ARTICLE 1
OFFICES AND RECORDS
Section 1.01. Delaware Office. The principal office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware shall be located in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle.
Section 1.02. Other Offices. The Corporation may have such other offices, either within or without the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may from time to time require.
Section 1.03. Books and Records. The books and records of the Corporation may be kept at the Corporation’s principal offices or at such other locations inside or outside the State of Delaware as may from time to time be designated by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE 2
STOCKHOLDERS
Section 2.01. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be held at such date, place and time as may be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors.
Section 2.02. Special Meeting. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock of the Corporation (the “Preferred Stock”) or any other series or class of stock as set forth in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, special meetings of the stockholders may be called at any time only by the Secretary at the direction of the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors.
Section 2.03. Place of Meeting. The Board of Directors may designate the place of meeting for any meeting of the stockholders. If no designation is made by the Board of Directors, the place of meeting shall be the principal office of the Corporation, which will be 2500 Lake Cook Road, Riverwoods, Illinois.
Section 2.04. Notice of Meeting. A notice of meeting, stating the place, day and hour of the meeting and, in the case of special meetings, the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is called, shall be prepared and delivered by the Corporation not less than ten days nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting, either personally, or by mail, or, to the extent and in the manner permitted by applicable law, electronically, to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. Such further notice shall be given as may be required by law. Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting. Any previously scheduled meeting of the stockholders may be postponed, and (unless the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation otherwise provides) any special meeting of the stockholders may be canceled, by resolution of the Board of Directors upon public notice given prior to the time previously scheduled for such meeting of stockholders.
Section 2.05. Quorum and Adjournment. Except as otherwise provided by law or by the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Voting Stock”), represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of stockholders, except that when specified business is to be voted on by a class or series voting as a class, the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of such class or series shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of such business. The Chairman of the Board or the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of Voting Stock so represented may adjourn the meeting from time to time, whether or not there is such a quorum (or, in the case of specified business to be voted on by a class or series, the Chairman of the Board or the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of such class or series so represented may adjourn the meeting with respect to such specified business). No notice of the time and place of adjourned meetings need be given except as required by law. The stockholders present at a duly organized meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum.
Section 2.06. Proxies. At all meetings of stockholders, a stockholder may vote by proxy as may be permitted by law; provided, that no proxy shall be voted after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. Any proxy to be used at a meeting of stockholders must be filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or his or her representative at or before the time of the meeting.
Section 2.07. Notice of Stockholder Business and Nominations.
(a)
Annual Meetings of Stockholders. (i) Nominations of persons for election
to the Board of Directors of the Corporation and the proposal of business to be
considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders
only (A) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting delivered pursuant to
Section 2.04 of these Amended and Restated Bylaws (or any supplement thereto),
(B) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (C) by any stockholder
of the Corporation who is entitled to vote at the meeting, who complied with the
notice procedures set forth in clauses (ii) and 0 of this Section 2.07(a) and
who was a stockholder of record on the date such notice is delivered to the
Secretary of the Corporation.
(ii) For nominations or other business to
be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause
(C) of paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 2.07, the stockholder must have given
timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation and, in the
case of business other than nominations, such other business must otherwise be a
proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall
be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the
Corporation not later than the close of business on the ninetieth day, nor
earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth day prior to the
first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however,
that (1) if the date of the annual meeting is advanced by more than thirty days,
or delayed by more than ninety days, from such anniversary date, notice by the
stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the close of
business on the one hundred twentieth day prior to such annual meeting and not
later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth day prior to such
annual meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement
of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation or (2) if no annual
meeting was held in the preceding year, notice by the stockholders to be timely
must be so delivered not later than the close of business on the tenth day
following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is
first made by the Corporation. In no event shall the public announcement of an
adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting commence a new time period (or
extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described in
this Section 2.07(a). Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth (A) as to each
person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director, all
information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in
solicitations of proxies for election of directors in an election contest, or is
otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), including such person’s
written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to
serving as a director if elected; (B) as to any other business that the
stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the
business desired to be brought before the meeting, the text of the proposal or
business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and
if such business includes a proposal to amend the Amended and Restated Bylaws of
the Corporation, the text of the proposed amendment), the reasons for conducting
such business at the meeting, and any material interest in such business of such
stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is
made; and (C) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner,
if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (1) the name and
address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, and of
such beneficial owner, (2) the class or series and number of shares of the
Corporation that are owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and
such beneficial owner, (3) a description of any agreement, arrangement or
understanding with respect to the nomination or proposal between or among such
stockholder and such beneficial owner, any of their respective affiliates or
associates, and any others acting in concert with any of the foregoing, (4) a
description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any
derivative or short positions, profit interests, options, warrants, stock
appreciation or similar rights, hedging transactions, and borrowed or loaned
shares) that has been entered into as of the date of the stockholder’s notice
by, or on behalf of, such stockholder and such beneficial owners, the effect or
intent of which is to mitigate loss to, manage risk or benefit of share price
changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of, such stockholder or
such beneficial owner, with respect to shares of stock of the Corporation, (5) a
representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the
Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or
by proxy at the meeting to propose such business or nomination, and (6) a
representation as to whether the stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any,
intends or is part of a group that intends (a) to deliver a proxy statement
and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s
outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or elect the
nominee and/or (b) otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of
such proposal or nomination. The foregoing notice requirements of this Section
2.07 shall be deemed satisfied by a stockholder if the stockholder has notified
the Corporation of the stockholder’s intention to present a proposal or
nomination at an annual meeting in compliance with applicable rules and
regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act and such stockholder’s proposal
or nomination has been included in a proxy statement that has been prepared by
the Corporation to solicit proxies for such annual meeting. The Corporation may
require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as it may
reasonably require to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to
serve as a director of the Corporation and the impact that such service would
have on the ability of the Corporation to satisfy the requirements of laws,
rules, regulations and listing standards applicable to the Corporation or its
directors.
(iii) Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of
clause (ii) of this Section 2.07(a) to the contrary, if the number of directors
to be elected to the Board of Directors of the Corporation is increased
effective at the annual meeting and the public announcement by the Corporation
naming the nominees for the additional directorships is not made by the close of
business on the one hundredth day prior to the first anniversary of the
preceding year’s annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice required by this Section
2.07 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any
new directorships created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the
Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than
the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which such public
announcement is first made by the Corporation.
(b) Special Meetings
of Stockholders. Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting
of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the
Corporation’s notice of meeting pursuant to Section 2.04 of these Amended and
Restated Bylaws. Subject to the rights of the holders of Preferred Stock,
nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a
special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to
the Corporation’s notice of meeting (i) by or at the direction of the Board of
Directors or (ii) provided that the Board of Directors has determined that
directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the
Corporation who is entitled to vote at the meeting, who complies with the notice
procedures set forth in this Section 2.07 and who is a stockholder of record at
the time such notice is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation. If the
Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing
one or more directors to the Board of Directors, any stockholder entitled to
vote in such election may nominate such number of persons for election to such
position(s) as are specified in the Corporation’s Notice of Meeting, if the
stockholder’s notice as required by clause (ii) of Section 2.07(a) of these
Amended and Restated Bylaws shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal
executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of business on
the one hundred twentieth day prior to such special meeting and not later than
the close of business on the later of the ninetieth day prior to such special
meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the
date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of
Directors to be elected at such meeting is first made by the Corporation. In no
event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of a
special meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the
giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.
(c) General.
Article 1 Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set
forth in this Bylaw shall be eligible to be elected as directors at an annual or
special meeting of stockholders and only such business shall be conducted at a
meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in
accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.07. Except as
otherwise provided by law, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
or these Amended and Restated Bylaws, the Chairman of the Board shall have the
power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be
brought before the meeting was made or proposed in accordance with the
procedures set forth in this Section 2.07 (including whether the stockholder or
beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (or
is part of a group which solicited) did or did not so solicit, as the case may
be, proxies in support of such stockholder’s nominee or proposal in compliance
with such stockholder’s representation as required by clause (a)(ii)(C)(6) of
this Section 2.07) and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in
compliance with this Section 2.07, to declare that such defective proposal or
nomination shall be disregarded. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of
this Section 2.07, unless otherwise required by law, if the stockholder (or a
qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual or
special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present a nomination or
proposed business, such nomination shall be disregarded and such proposed
business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of
such vote may have been received by the Corporation. For purposes of this
Section 2.07, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a
person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder
or must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic
transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy
at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or
electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic
transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.
(ii) For purposes of this
Bylaw, “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported
by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news
service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities
and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.07, a
stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set
forth in this Section 2.07; provided, however, that any references in these
Bylaws to the Exchange Act or the rules promulgated thereunder are not intended
to and shall not limit any requirements (including paragraphs (a)(i)(C) and (b)
of this Section 2.07) applicable to stockholder nominations or proposals as to
any other business to be considered pursuant to this Section 2.07 and compliance
with paragraphs (a)(i)(C) and (b) of this Section 2.07 shall be the exclusive
means for a stockholder to make nominations or submit proposals for any other
business to be considered at an annual or special meeting of stockholders (other
than, as provided in the penultimate sentence of (a)(ii), matters brought
properly under and in compliance with Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act, as may be
amended from time to time). Nothing in this Section 2.07 shall be deemed to
affect any rights (a) of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the
Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to applicable rules and regulations under
the Exchange Act or (b) of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, or any
other series or class of stock as set forth in the Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, to elect directors pursuant to any applicable
provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
Section
2.08. Procedure for Election of Directors; Voting. Except as otherwise
provided by law or pursuant to any regulation applicable to the Corporation or
its securities, the rules or regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the
Corporation, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or these
Amended and Restated Bylaws, all matters other than the election of directors
submitted to the stockholders at any meeting shall be decided by the affirmative
vote of a majority of the voting power of the shares present in person or
represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote thereon, and where a
separate vote by class is required, a majority of the voting power of the shares
of that class present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and
entitled to vote thereon.
The vote on any matter, including the election of
directors, shall be by written ballot. Each ballot shall be signed by the
stockholder voting, or by such stockholder’s proxy, and shall state the number
of shares voted.
Section 2.09. Inspector of Elections; Opening and
Closing of Polls; Conduct of Meetings. (a) The Board of Directors by
resolution shall appoint one or more inspectors, which inspector or inspectors
may not be directors, officers or employees of the Corporation, to act at the
meeting and make a written report thereof. One or more persons may be designated
as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no
inspector or alternate has been appointed to act, or if all inspectors or
alternates who have been appointed are unable to act, at a meeting of
stockholders, the Chairman of the Board shall appoint one or more inspectors to
act at the meeting. Each inspector, before discharging his or her duties, shall
take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict
impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability. The inspectors
shall have the duties prescribed by the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware.
(b) The Chairman of the Board shall fix and announce at the
meeting the date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each
matter upon which the stockholders will vote at the meeting.
(c) The Board
of Directors may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct
of the meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the
extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board of
Directors, the person presiding over any meeting of stockholders shall have the
right and authority to convene and to adjourn the meeting, to prescribe such
rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of
such presiding person, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting.
Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors
or prescribed by the presiding person of the meeting, may include, without
limitation, the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda or order of
business for the meeting; (ii) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the
meeting and the safety of those present; (iii) limitations on attendance at or
participation in the meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation, their
duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the presiding
person of the meeting shall determine; (iv) restrictions on entry to the meeting
after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (v) limitations on the
time allotted to questions or comments by participants. The presiding person at
any meeting of stockholders, in addition to making any other determinations that
may be appropriate to the conduct of the meeting, shall, if the facts warrant,
determine and declare to the meeting that a matter or business was not properly
brought before the meeting and if such presiding person should so determine,
such presiding person shall so declare to the meeting and any such matter or
business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted or
considered. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the
person presiding over the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be
required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.
Section 2.10. Confidential Stockholder Voting. All proxies, ballots
and votes, in each case to the extent they disclose the specific vote of an
identified stockholder, shall be tabulated and certified by an independent
tabulator, inspector of elections and/or other independent parties and shall not
be disclosed to any director, officer or employee of the Corporation; provided,
however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any and all proxies, ballots, and
voting tabulations may be disclosed: (a) as necessary to meet legal requirements
or to assist in the pursuit or defense of legal action; (b) if the Corporation
concludes in good faith that a bona fide dispute exists as to the authenticity
of one or more proxies, ballots or votes, or as to the accuracy of any
tabulation of such proxies, ballots or votes; (c) in the event of a proxy,
consent or other solicitation in opposition to the voting recommendation of the
Board of Directors; or (d) if the stockholder requests, or consents to
disclosure of the stockholder’s vote or writes comments on the stockholder’s
proxy card or ballot.
ARTICLE 3
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Section 3.01. General Powers. The business and affairs of the
Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of its Board of
Directors. In addition to the powers and authorities by these Amended and
Restated Bylaws expressly conferred upon them, the Board of Directors may
exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and
things as are not by law or by the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation or by these Amended and Restated Bylaws required to be exercised
or done by the stockholders.
Section 3.02. Number, Tenure and
Qualifications. (a) Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of
Preferred Stock, or any other series or class of stock as set forth in the
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, to elect directors
(“Preferred Stock Directors”) under specified circumstances, the number of
directors shall be fixed from time to time exclusively pursuant to a resolution
adopted by the Board of Directors, but shall consist of not less than three nor
more than fifteen directors (exclusive of Preferred Stock Directors). However,
no decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall
shorten the term of any incumbent director.
(b) Except as otherwise provided
in this Section 3.02, each director shall be elected by the vote of the majority
of the votes cast with respect to that director’s election at any meeting for
the election of directors at which a quorum is present, provided that if, as of
the tenth day preceding the date the Corporation first mails its notice of
meeting for such meeting to the stockholders of the Corporation, the number of
nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected (a “Contested Election”),
the directors shall be elected by the vote of a plurality of the votes cast. For
purposes of this Section 3.02, a majority of votes cast shall mean that the
number of votes cast “for” a director’s election exceeds the number of votes
cast “against” that director’s election (with “abstentions” and “broker
nonvotes” not counted as a vote cast either “for” or “against” that director’s
election).
(c) In order for any incumbent director to become a nominee of
the Board of Directors for further service on the Board of Directors, such
person must submit an irrevocable resignation, provided that such resignation
shall be effective if (i) that person shall not receive a majority of the votes
cast in an election that is not a Contested Election, and (ii) the Board of
Directors shall accept that resignation in accordance with the policies and
procedures adopted by the Board of Directors for such purpose. In the event an
incumbent director fails to receive a majority of the votes cast in an election
that is not a Contested Election, the nominating and governance committee of the
Board of Directors, or such other committee designated by the Board of Directors
pursuant to Section 3.09 of these Amended and Restated Bylaws, shall make a
recommendation to the Board of Directors as to whether to accept or reject the
resignation of such incumbent director, or whether other action should be taken.
The Board of Directors shall act on the resignation, taking into account the
committee’s recommendation, and publicly disclose (by a press release and filing
an appropriate disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission) its
decision regarding the resignation and, if such resignation is rejected, the
rationale behind the decision within 90 days following certification of the
election results.
(d) If the Board of Directors accepts a director’s
resignation pursuant to this Section 3.02, or if a nominee for director is not
elected and the nominee is not an incumbent director, then the Board of
Directors may fill the resulting vacancy pursuant to Article 7 of the Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or may decrease the size of the Board
of Directors pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3.02.
Section 3.03.
Regular Meetings. The Board of Directors may, by resolution, provide the
time and place for the holding of regular meetings without other notice than
such resolution. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation shall act as secretary at
all regular meetings of the Board of Directors and in the absence of the
Secretary and any Assistant Secretary, a temporary secretary shall be appointed
by the chairman of the meeting.
Section 3.04. Special Meetings.
Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be called at the request of the
Chairman of the Board, or a majority of the Board of Directors. The person or
persons authorized to call special meetings of the Board of Directors may fix
the place and time of the meetings. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of
Directors, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation shall act
as secretary at all special meetings of the Board of Directors and in the
absence of the Secretary and any Assistant Secretary, a temporary secretary
shall be appointed by the chairman of the meeting.
Section 3.05.
Notice. Notice of any special meeting shall be mailed to each director at
his or her business or residence not later than three days before the day on
which such meeting is to be held or shall be sent to either of such places by
telegraph or facsimile or other electronic transmission, or be communicated to
each director personally or by telephone (including without limitation to a
representative of the director or to the director’s electronic voice message
system), not later than the day before such day of meeting. Neither the business
to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the
Board of Directors need be specified in the notice of such meeting, except for
amendments to these Amended and Restated Bylaws as provided pursuant to Section
8.01 hereof. A meeting may be held at any time without notice if all the
directors are present (except as otherwise provided by law) or if those not
present waive notice of the meeting in accordance with Section 6.04 hereof,
either before or after such meeting.
Section 3.06. Action Without
Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the
Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if
all members of the Board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in
writing or by electronic transmission and the writing or writings or electronic
transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the
Board or committee.
Section 3.07. Conference Telephone Meetings.
Members of the Board of Directors, or any committee thereof, may participate in
a meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee by means of conference
telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons
participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a
meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
Section 3.08.
Quorum. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the
total number of directors specified in the resolution pursuant to Section 3.02
of these Amended and Restated Bylaws which the Corporation would have if there
were no vacancies (such total number of Directors, the “entire Board of
Directors”) shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. At all
meetings of the committees of the Board of Directors, the presence of 50% or
more of the total number of members (assuming no vacancies) shall constitute a
quorum. The act of the directors or committee members present at any meeting at
which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors or such
committee, as the case may be, except as otherwise provided in the Delaware
General Corporation Law, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
or these Amended and Restated Bylaws. If a quorum shall not be present at any
meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee, a majority of the directors
or members, as the case may be, present thereat may adjourn the meeting from
time to time without further notice other than announcement at the meeting.
Section 3.09. Committees. (a) The Corporation shall have three
standing committees: the nominating and governance committee, the audit
committee and the compensation committee. Each such standing committee shall
consist of such number of directors of the Corporation and shall have such
powers and authority as shall be determined by resolution of the Board of
Directors.
(b) In addition, the Board of Directors may designate one or more
additional committees, with each such committee consisting of such number of
directors of the Corporation and having such powers and authority as shall be
determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.
(c) All acts done by any
committee within the scope of its powers and authority pursuant to these Amended
and Restated Bylaws and the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors in
accordance with the terms hereof shall be deemed to be, and may be certified as
being, done or conferred under authority of the Board of Directors. The
Secretary or any Assistant Secretary is empowered to certify that any resolution
duly adopted by any such committee is binding upon the Corporation and to
execute and deliver such certifications from time to time as may be necessary or
proper to the conduct of the business of the Corporation.
(d) Regular
meetings of committees shall be held at such times as may be determined by
resolution of the Board of Directors or the committee in question and no notice
shall be required for any regular meeting other than such resolution. A special
meeting of any committee shall be called by resolution of the Board of
Directors, or by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary upon the request of the
chairman or a majority of the members of such committee. Notice of special
meetings shall be given to each member of the committee in the same manner as
that provided for in Section 3.05 of these Amended and Restated Bylaws
Section 3.10 Committee Members. (a) Each member of any committee of
the Board of Directors shall hold office until such member’s successor is
elected and has qualified, unless such member sooner dies, resigns or is
removed.
(b) The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as
alternate members of any committee to fill any vacancy on a committee and to
fill a vacant chairmanship of a committee, occurring as a result of a member or
chairman leaving the committee, whether through death, resignation, removal or
otherwise.
Section 3.11. Committee Secretary. Each committee may
elect a secretary for such committee. Unless otherwise determined by the
committee, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation shall act
as secretary at all regular meetings and special meetings of the committee, and
in the absence of the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary a temporary secretary
shall be appointed by the chairman of the meeting.
Section 3.12.
Compensation. The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of
attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid
compensation as director, lead director or chairman of any committee. Members of
special or standing committees may be allowed compensation and payment of
expenses..
ARTICLE 4
CHAIRMAN AND OFFICERS
Section 4.01. General. The Board shall elect a Chairman of the Board;
a Chief Executive Officer; a President; a Chief Financial Officer; a General
Counsel; a Secretary; one or more Assistant Secretaries; a Treasurer; one or
more Assistant Treasurers; and such other officers as in the judgment of the
Board of Directors may be necessary or desirable, including one or more
Executive Vice Presidents, one or more Senior Vice Presidents and one or more
Vice Presidents. All officers chosen by the Board of Directors shall have such
powers and duties as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to
the specific provisions of this Article 4. Such officers shall also have powers
and duties as from time to time may be conferred by the Board of Directors or
any committee thereof. Any number of offices may be held by the same person,
unless otherwise prohibited by law, the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation or these Amended and Restated Bylaws. The officers of the
Corporation need not be stockholders or directors of the Corporation, except
that the Chief Executive Officer shall be a member of the Board of Directors.
Section 4.02. Election and Term of Office. The elected officers of
the Corporation shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at the
regular meeting of the Board of Directors held after each annual meeting of the
stockholders. If the election of officers shall not be held at such meeting,
such election shall be held as soon thereafter as convenient. Each officer shall
hold office until his successor shall have been duly elected and shall have
qualified or until his death or until he shall resign or be removed.
Section
4.03. Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board may be, but need
not be, a person other than the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. The
Chairman of the Board may be, but need not be, an officer or employee of the
Corporation. The Chairman of the Board, if present, shall preside at all
meetings of the Board of Directors and at all meetings of the stockholders of
the Corporation. In the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board, the
duties of the Chairman of the Board shall be performed and the authority of the
Chairman of the Board may be exercised by a director designated for this purpose
by the Board of Directors.
Section 4.04. Chief Executive Officer. The
Chief Executive Officer shall be a member of the Board of Directors. The Chief
Executive Officer shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and
shall supervise, coordinate and manage the Corporation’s business and activities
and supervise, coordinate and manage its operating expenses and capital
allocation, shall have general authority to exercise all the powers necessary
for the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall perform such other
duties and have such other powers as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors
or these Amended and Restated Bylaws, all in accordance with basic policies as
established by and subject to the oversight of the Board of Directors.
Section 4.05. President. The President shall have general authority
to exercise all the powers necessary for the President of the Corporation and
shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as may be prescribed
by the Board of Directors or these Amended and Restated Bylaws, all in
accordance with basic policies as established by and subject to the oversight of
the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 4.06.
Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall have
responsibility for the financial affairs of the Corporation and shall exercise
supervisory responsibility for the performance of the duties of the Treasurer.
The Chief Financial Officer shall perform such other duties and have such other
powers as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or these Amended and
Restated Bylaws, all in accordance with basic policies as established by and
subject to the oversight of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive
Officer.
Section 4.07. General Counsel. The General Counsel shall
have responsibility for the legal affairs of the Corporation. The General
Counsel shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as may be
prescribed by the Board of Directors or these Amended and Restated Bylaws, all
in accordance with basic policies as established by and subject to the oversight
of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 4.08.
Vacancies. A newly created office and a vacancy in any office because of
death, resignation, or removal may be filled by the Board of Directors for the
unexpired portion of the terms at any meeting of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE 5
STOCK CERTIFICATES AND TRANSFERS
Section 5.01. Stock Certificates and Transfers. (a) The interest of
each stockholder of the Corporation shall be evidenced by certificates for
shares of stock in such form as the appropriate officers of the Corporation may
from time to time prescribe; provided that the Board of Directors may provide by
resolution or resolutions that all or some of all classes or series of the stock
of the Corporation shall be represented by uncertificated shares. Every holder
of stock represented by certificates shall be entitled to have a certificate
signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by the Chairman of the Board, the
Chief Executive Officer, the President or any Vice President and by the
Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary
of the Corporation representing the number of shares registered in certificate
form. Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the rights and obligations
of the holders of uncertificated stock and the rights and obligations of the
holders of certificates representing stock of the same class and series shall be
identical.
(b) Any or all of the signatures on the certificates (if any)
representing the stock of the Corporation may be facsimile. In case any officer,
transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been
placed upon a certificate has ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or
registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation
with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at
the date of issue.
(c) The shares of the stock of the Corporation
represented by certificates shall be transferred on the books of the Corporation
by the holder thereof in person or by his attorney, upon surrender for
cancellation of certificates for the same number of shares, with an assignment
and power of transfer endorsed thereon or attached thereto, duly executed, with
such proof of the authenticity of the signature as the Corporation or its agents
may reasonably require. Upon receipt of proper transfer instructions from the
registered owner of uncertificated shares such uncertificated shares shall be
canceled and issuance of new equivalent uncertificated shares or certificated
shares (if authorized) shall be made to the person entitled thereto and the
transaction shall be recorded upon the books of the Corporation. Within a
reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated stock, the
Corporation shall send to the registered owner thereof a written notice
containing the information required to be set forth or stated on certificates
pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law or, unless otherwise provided
by the Delaware General Corporation Law, a statement that the Corporation will
furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers,
designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special
rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications,
limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.
Section 5.02.
Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. No certificate for shares of
stock in the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to
have been lost, destroyed or stolen, except on production of such evidence of
such loss, destruction or theft and on delivery to the Corporation of a bond of
indemnity in such amount, upon such terms and secured by such surety, as the
Board of Directors or its designee may in its or his discretion require.
ARTICLE 6
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 6.01. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be
as specified by the Board of Directors.
Section 6.02. Dividends. The
Board of Directors may from time to time declare, and the Corporation may pay,
dividends on its outstanding shares in the manner and upon the terms and
conditions provided by law and its Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation.
Section 6.03. Seal. The corporate seal shall have
thereon the name of the Corporation and shall be in such form as may be approved
from time to time by the Board of Directors or by any officer authorized to do
so by the Board of Directors.
Section 6.04. Waiver of Notice.
Whenever any notice is required to be given to any stockholder or director of
the Corporation under the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons
entitled to such notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person
entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be
deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice. Neither the business to be
transacted at, nor the purpose of, any annual or special meeting of the
stockholders or any meeting of the Board of Directors or committee thereof need
be specified in any waiver of notice of such meeting.
Section 6.05.
Audits. The accounts, books and records of the Corporation shall be
audited upon the conclusion of each fiscal year by an independent certified
public accountant.
Section 6.06. Resignations. Any director or any
officer, whether elected or appointed, may resign at any time upon notice of
such resignation to the Corporation.
Section 6.07. Indemnification and
Insurance. (a) Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be
made a party to or is involved in any manner in any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative
or investigative (hereinafter a “proceeding”), by reason of the fact that he or
she or a person of whom he or she is the legal representative is or was a
director or officer of the Corporation or a director or officer of a Subsidiary,
shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent
permitted from time to time by the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, if permitted by
applicable law, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such
amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than
said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment) or any
other applicable laws as presently or hereafter in effect, and such
indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or
officer and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and
administrators; provided, however, that the Corporation shall indemnify any such
person seeking indemnification in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof)
initiated by such person only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was
authorized by the Board of Directors or is a proceeding to enforce such person’s
claim to indemnification pursuant to the rights granted by this Bylaw. The
Corporation shall pay the expenses incurred by such person in defending any such
proceeding in advance of its final disposition upon receipt (unless the
Corporation upon authorization of the Board of Directors waives such requirement
to the extent permitted by applicable law) of an undertaking by or on behalf of
such person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such
person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in
this Bylaw or otherwise.
(b) The indemnification and the advancement of
expenses incurred in defending a proceeding prior to its final disposition
provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Bylaw shall not be exclusive of any
other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute,
provision of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, other
provision of these Amended and Restated Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders
or Disinterested Directors or otherwise. No repeal, modification or amendment
of, or adoption of any provision inconsistent with, this Section 6.07, nor to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any modification of law, shall
adversely affect any right or protection of any person granted pursuant hereto
existing at, or with respect to any events that occurred prior to, the time of
such repeal, amendment, adoption or modification.
(c) The Corporation may
maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any person who is or
was a director, officer, partner, member, employee or agent of the Corporation
or a Subsidiary or of another corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability
or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such
person against such expense, liability or loss under the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware.
(d) The Corporation may, to the extent authorized
from time to time by the Board of Directors, grant rights to indemnification,
and rights to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in defending any
proceeding in advance of its final disposition, to any person who is or was an
employee or agent (other than a director or officer) of the Corporation or a
Subsidiary and to any person who is or was serving at the request of the
Corporation or a Subsidiary as a director, officer, partner, member, employee or
agent of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee
benefit plans maintained or sponsored by the Corporation or a Subsidiary, to the
fullest extent of the provisions of this Bylaw with respect to the
indemnification and advancement of expenses of directors and officers of the
Corporation.
(e) If any provision or provisions of this Bylaw shall be held
to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (1) the
validity, the legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this
Bylaw (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph or clause of
this Bylaw containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable)
shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (2) to the fullest
extent possible, the provisions of this Bylaw (including, without limitation,
each such portion of any paragraph of this Bylaw containing any such provision
held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give
effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or
unenforceable.
(f) For purposes of these Amended and Restated Bylaws:
(1) “Disinterested Director” means a director of the Corporation who is not
and was not a party to the proceeding or matter in respect of which
indemnification is sought by the claimant.
(2) “Subsidiary” means any
corporation, trust, limited liability company or other non-corporate business
enterprise in which the Corporation directly or indirectly holds ownership
interests representing (A) more than 50% of the voting power of all outstanding
ownership interests of such entity (other than directors’ qualifying shares, in
the case of a corporation) or (B) the right to receive more than 50% of the net
assets of such entity available for distribution to the holders of outstanding
ownership interests upon a liquidation or dissolution of such entity.
(g)
Any notice, request, or other communication required or permitted to be given to
the Corporation under this Bylaw shall be in writing and either delivered in
person or sent by telecopy, telex, telegram, overnight mail or courier service,
or certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to
the Secretary or the General Counsel or any designee of the Secretary or the
General Counsel and shall be effective only upon receipt by such officer or
designee.
ARTICLE 7
CONTRACTS, PROXIES, ETC.
Section 7.01. Contracts. . Except as otherwise required by law, the
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or these Amended and Restated
Bylaws, any contracts or other instruments may be executed and delivered in the
name and on the behalf of the Corporation by such officer or officers of the
Corporation as the Board of Directors may from time to time direct. Such
authority may be general or confined to specific instances as the Board may
determine. Subject to the control and direction of the Board of Directors, the
Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, the General
Counsel and the Treasurer may enter into, execute, deliver and amend bonds,
promissory notes, contracts, agreements, deeds, leases, guarantees, loans,
commitments, obligations, liabilities and other instruments to be made or
executed for or on behalf of the Corporation. Subject to any restrictions
imposed by the Board of Directors, such officers of the Corporation may delegate
such powers to others under his or her jurisdiction, it being understood,
however, that any such delegation of power shall not relieve such officer of
responsibility with respect to the exercise of such delegated power.
Section
7.02. Proxies. Unless otherwise provided by resolution adopted by the
Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President may from time
to time appoint an attorney or attorneys or agent or agents of the Corporation,
in the name and behalf of the Corporation, to cast the votes which the
Corporation may be entitled to cast as the holder of stock or other securities
in any other corporation or entity, any of whose stock or other securities may
be held by the Corporation, at meetings of the holders of the stock or other
securities of such other corporation or entity, or to consent in writing, in the
name of the Corporation as such holder, to any action by such other corporation
or entity, and may instruct the person or persons so appointed as to the manner
of casting such vote or giving such consent, and may execute or cause to be
executed in the name and on behalf of the Corporation and under its corporate
seal or otherwise, all such written proxies or other instruments as he may deem
necessary or proper in the premises.
ARTICLE 8
AMENDMENTS
Section 8.01. Amendments. These Amended and Restated Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed, in whole or in part, or new Amended and Restated Bylaws may be adopted by the stockholders or by the Board of Directors at any meeting thereof; provided, however, that notice of such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of new Amended and Restated Bylaws is contained in the notice of such meeting of stockholders or in the notice of such meeting of the Board of Directors and, in the latter case, such notice is given not less than twenty-four hours prior to the meeting. Unless a higher percentage is required by the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation as to any matter which is the subject of these Amended and Restated Bylaws, all such amendments must be approved by either the holders of eighty percent (80%) of the Voting Stock or by a majority of the Board of Directors.