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Delaware
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1-5805
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13-2624428
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. employer
identification no.)
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270 Park Avenue, New York, New York
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10017
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Exhibit No.
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Description of Exhibit
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3.1
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99.1
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JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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(Registrant)
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By:
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/s/ Molly Carpenter
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Molly Carpenter
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Corporate Secretary
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Dated:
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January 30, 2018
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ARTICLE I
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Meetings of Stockholders
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1
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Section 1.01. Annual Meeting
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1
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Section 1.02. Special Meetings
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1
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Section 1.03. Notice of Meetings
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4
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Section 1.04. Quorum
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5
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Section 1.05. Organization
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6
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Section 1.06. Voting
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6
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Section 1.07. List of Stockholders
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8
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Section 1.08. Inspectors
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8
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Section 1.09. Notice of Stockholder Business and Director Nominations
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8
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Section 1.10. Stockholder Nominations included in the Corporation's Proxy Materials
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13
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Section 1.11. Conduct of Meetings
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25
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Section 1.12. Action Without Meeting
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25
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ARTICLE II
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Board of Directors
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25
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Section 2.01. Number
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25
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Section 2.02. Vacancies
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26
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Section 2.03. Annual Meeting
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26
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Section 2.04. Regular Meetings
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26
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Section 2.05. Special Meetings
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26
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Section 2.06. Quorum
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27
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Section 2.07. Rules and Regulations
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27
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Section 2.08. Compensation
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27
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Section 2.09. Majority Voting for Directors
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27
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Section 2.10. Action Without Meeting
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28
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ARTICLE III
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Committees
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28
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Section 3.01. Executive Committee
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28
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Section 3.02. Audit Committee
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29
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Section 3.03. Other Committees
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29
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ARTICLE IV
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Officers and Agents
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30
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Section 4.01. Officers
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30
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Section 4.02. Clerks and Agents
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30
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Section 4.03. Term of Office
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30
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Section 4.04. Chairman of the Board
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30
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Section 4.05. Chief Executive Officer
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30
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Section 4.06. President
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31
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Section 4.07. Vice Chairman of the Board
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31
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Section 4.08. Chief Financial Officer
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31
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Section 4.09. Controller
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31
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Section 4.10. Secretary
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32
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Section 4.11. Assistant Corporate Secretary
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32
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Section 4.12. General Auditor
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32
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Section 4.13. Powers and Duties of Other Officers
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32
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ARTICLE V
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Proxies re Stock or Other Securities of Other Entities
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32
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ARTICLE VI
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Shares and Their Transfer
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33
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Section 6.01. Certificates for Stock; Uncertificated Shares
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33
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Section 6.02. Transfers of Stock
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33
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Section 6.03. Regulations
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34
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Section 6.04. Lost, Stolen, Destroyed and Mutilated Certificates
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34
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Section 6.05. Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record
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34
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ARTICLE VII
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Corporate Seal
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35
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ARTICLE VIII
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Fiscal Year
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35
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ARTICLE IX
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Indemnification
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Section 9.01. Right to Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses
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36
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Section 9.02. Contracts and Funding
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36
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Section 9.03. Definitions
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36
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Section 9.04. Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses Not Exclusive Right
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36
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Section 9.05. Claims for Indemnification or Advancement of Expenses; Procedures
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37
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Section 9.06 Amendment or Repeal
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38
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ARTICLE X
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By-laws
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38
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Section 10.01. Inspection
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38
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Section 10.02. Amendments
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38
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Section 10.03. Construction
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ARTICLE XI
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Emergency By-laws
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38
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Section 11.01. Emergency By-laws
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39
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Section 11.02. Meetings
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39
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Section 11.03. Quorum
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39
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Section 11.04. Amendments
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39
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Section 11.05. Management Contingency Plan
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39
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Section 11.06. Liability
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39
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Section 11.07. Repeal or Change
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39
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Section 11.08. Termination of Emergency
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39
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(a)
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General
. A special meeting of stockholders may be called at any time by the Board, the Chairman of the Board (herein called the "Chairman"), the Chief Executive Officer, the President or a Vice Chairman of the Board or otherwise as provided by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "General Corporation Law"), the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the "Certificate of Incorporation") or these By-laws. Any such special meeting shall be held on such date and at such time and place, if any, designated by the Board. Subject to subsection (b) of this Section 1.02, a special meeting of stockholders shall be called by the Board upon the written request or requests of stockholders who are stockholders of record of the Corporation at the time a request is delivered holding shares representing in the aggregate at least twenty percent (20%) of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Corporation which shares are determined to be “Net Long Shares” in accordance with Section 1.02(b)(1) (the "Requisite Percent").
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(b)
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Stockholder Requested Special Meetings.
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(1)
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To be valid, the written request or requests for a special meeting of stockholders (each, a "Special Meeting Request" and, collectively, the "Special Meeting Requests") must be signed and dated by stockholders (or their duly authorized agents) representing the Requisite Percent and delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation (the "Secretary") and shall include: (i) a statement of the specific purpose or purposes of the special meeting and the matters proposed to be acted on at the special meeting, the text of any proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and, in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend the By-laws of the Corporation, the text of the proposed amendment), the reasons for conducting such business at the special meeting, and any material interest in such business of the stockholders requesting the special meeting and the beneficial owners, if any, on whose behalf the Special Meeting Request(s) are being made; (ii) as to the stockholders requesting the special meeting and the beneficial owners, if any, on whose behalf the Special Meeting Request(s) are being made, the information required by clause (a)(3)(iii) of Section 1.09 of these By-laws to be set forth in a stockholder's notice required by Section 1.09(a)(2) and (3) of these By-laws; (iii) such other information, if applicable, required to be set forth in a stockholder's notice required by Section 1.09(a)(2) and (3) of these By-laws (including, but not limited to, such other information required to be set forth in connection with a stockholder's director nomination); (iv) an acknowledgement by the stockholders requesting the special meeting and the beneficial owners, if any, on whose behalf the Special Meeting Request(s) are being made that any reduction in the number of Net Long Shares with respect to which a Special Meeting Request relates following the delivery of such Special Meeting Request to the Secretary shall constitute a revocation of such Special Meeting Request to the extent of such reduction; and (v) documentary evidence that the stockholders requesting the special meeting own the Requisite Percent as of the date on which the Special Meeting Request(s) are delivered to the Secretary; provided, however, that if the stockholders are not the beneficial owners of the shares representing the Requisite Percent, then to be valid, the Special Meeting Request(s) must also include documentary evidence (or, if not simultaneously provided with the Special Meeting Request(s), such documentary evidence must be delivered to the Secretary within 10 days after the date on which the Special Meeting Request(s) are delivered to the Secretary) that the beneficial owners on whose behalf the Special Meeting Request(s) are made beneficially own the Requisite Percent as of the date on which such Special Meeting Request(s) are delivered to the Secretary. For purposes of this Section 1.02 and for determining the Requisite Percent, Net Long Shares shall be limited to the number of shares beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any stockholder or beneficial
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Except as provided in the next sentence, a special meeting validly requested by stockholders shall be held at such date, time and place within or without the State of Delaware as may be fixed by the Board; provided, however, that the date of any such special meeting shall be not more than 90 days after the Special Meeting Request is delivered to the Secretary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a special meeting requested by stockholders shall not be held if (i) the Special Meeting Request relates to an item of business that is not a proper subject for stockholder action under applicable law, (ii) the Special Meeting Request is delivered during the period commencing 90 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the notice of annual meeting for the immediately preceding annual meeting and ending on the earlier of (x) the date of the next annual meeting and (y) 30 calendar days after the first anniversary of the date of the immediately preceding annual meeting, (iii) an identical or substantially similar item (as determined in good faith by the Board, a "Similar Item"), other than the election of directors, was presented at a meeting of the stockholders held not more than 12 months before the Special Meeting Request is delivered, (iv) a Similar Item was presented at a meeting of the stockholders held not more than 90 days before the Special Meeting Request is delivered (and, for purposes of this clause (iv), the election of directors shall be deemed a "Similar Item" with respect to all items of business involving the election or removal of directors) or (v) a Similar Item is included in the Corporation’s notice as an item of business to be brought before a stockholder meeting that has been called by the time the Special Meeting Request is delivered but not yet held. For purposes of this clause (2), the date of delivery of the Special Meeting Request shall be the first date on which valid Special Meeting Requests constituting the Requisite Percent have been delivered to the Corporation.
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Business transacted at a special meeting requested by stockholders shall be limited to the purpose or purposes stated in the Special Meeting Request(s) for such special meeting; provided, however, that nothing herein shall prohibit the Board from submitting additional matters to stockholders at any such special meeting.
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on the date fixed pursuant to the provisions of Article VI, Section 6.05 of these By-laws as the record date for the determination of stockholders who shall be entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting, or
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if no such record date shall have been so fixed, then at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice of the meeting shall be given.
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if more than one shall vote, but the vote shall be evenly split on any particular matter, then, except as otherwise required by the General Corporation Law, each faction may vote the shares in question proportionally.
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(a)
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Business and Director Nominations to be Considered at Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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(1)
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Nominations of persons for election to the Board and the proposal of business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders only (i) pursuant to the Corporation's notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) for such annual meeting, (ii) by or at the direction of
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(2)
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For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (iii) of paragraph (a)(1) of this Section 1.09, (i) the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary and (ii) 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 offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 90th day nor earlier than the 120th day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year's annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the 120th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or the 10th 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 above.
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(3)
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The stockholder’s notice referenced in paragraph (a)(2) of this Section 1.09 shall set forth (i) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-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 Exchange Act and/or Rule 14a-11 (as if such rule were still in effect) thereunder (including such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected); (ii) 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 in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend the By-laws of the Corporation, the language 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; (iii) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (A) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, and of such beneficial
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(4)
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Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of paragraph (a)(2) of this Section 1.09 to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board at an annual meeting is increased and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming the nominees for the additional directorships or specifying the size of the increased Board at least 90 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year's annual meeting, a stockholder's notice required by this Section 1.09 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for the additional directorships created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.
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For nominations to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (iv) of paragraph (a)(1) of this Section 1.09, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (d) of Section 1.10 of these By-laws and satisfy all other requirements of Section 1.10 of these By-laws.
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Business and Director Nominations to be Considered at Special Meetings of Stockholders.
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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.
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Nominations of persons for election to the Board 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 or stockholders pursuant to Section 1.02(b) hereof; or (ii) provided that the Board or stockholders pursuant to Section 1.02(b) hereof has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the Corporation who (A) is a stockholder of record at the time the notice provided for in this Section 1.09 is delivered to the Secretary, (B) shall be entitled to vote at the meeting, and (C) complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.09. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more persons to the Board, any such stockholder entitled to vote in such election of directors may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position(s) as specified in the Corporation's notice of meeting, if the stockholder's notice required by paragraph (a)(2) of this Section 1.09 shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal offices of the Corporation not earlier than the 90th day prior to such special meeting, and not later than the close of business on the later of the 60th day and prior to such special meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board for election at such meeting. 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.
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(c)
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General.
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Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.09 or in Section 1.10 of these By-laws (or who are elected or appointed to the Board pursuant to Article II, Section 2.02 of these By-laws) shall be eligible to serve as directors of the Corporation and
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Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws, the chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty (a) to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.09 or Section 1.10 of these By-laws
(including whether the stockholder or beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made solicited (or is part of a group which solicited) 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)(3)(iii)(F) of this Section 1.09, and whether the stockholder or beneficial owner, if any, provided the supplemental information required by the last sentence of clause (a)(3) of this Section 1.09) and (b) if any proposed nomination or business was not made or proposed in compliance with this Section 1.09 or Section 1.10 of these By-laws, to declare that such nomination shall be disregarded or that such proposed business shall not be transacted. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.09 and the provisions of Section 1.10 in these By-laws, 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 1.09 and Section 1.10 of these By-laws, 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.
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For purposes of this Section 1.09, "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 (“SEC”) pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.09, 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 1.09 and Section 1.10 of these By-laws. Nothing in this Section 1.09 shall be deemed to affect any rights (i) of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation's proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act (or any successor rule) or (ii) of the holders of any series of preferred stock to elect directors pursuant to applicable provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation.
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(5)
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For purposes of this Section 1.09, any reference to the Board shall include any properly constituted committee thereof, to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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(a)
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Inclusion of Nominees in Proxy Statement. Subject to the provisions of this Section 1.10, if expressly requested in the relevant Nomination Notice (as defined below), the Corporation shall include in its proxy statement for any annual meeting of stockholders:
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(1)
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the names of any person or persons nominated for election, which shall also be included on the Corporation’s form of proxy and ballot, by any Eligible Holder (as defined below) or group of up to 20 Eligible Holders that has (individually and collectively, in the case of a group) satisfied, as determined by the Board, all applicable conditions and complied with all applicable procedures set forth in this Section 1.10 (such Eligible Holder or group of Eligible Holders being a “Nominating Stockholder” and each person so nominated, a “Nominee”);
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(2)
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disclosure about each Nominee and the Nominating Stockholder required under the rules of the SEC or other applicable law to be included in the proxy statement
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(3)
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any statement in support of the Nominee’s (or Nominees’, as applicable) election to the Board included by the Nominating Stockholder in the Nomination Notice for inclusion in the proxy statement (subject, without limitation, to Section 1.10(e)(2)), provided that such statement does not exceed 500 words and fully complies with Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Rule 14a-9 (the “Statement”); and
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(4)
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any other information that the Corporation or the Board determines, in their discretion, to include in the proxy statement relating to the nomination of the Nominee(s), including, without limitation, any statement in opposition to the nomination, any of the information provided pursuant to this Section 1.10 and any solicitation materials or related information with respect to the Nominees(s).
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(b)
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Maximum Number of Nominees.
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(1)
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The Corporation shall not be required to include in the proxy statement for an annual meeting of stockholders more Nominees than that number of directors constituting the greater of (i) two and (ii) 20% of the total number of directors of the Corporation on the last day on which a Nomination Notice may be submitted pursuant to this Section 1.10 (rounded down to the nearest whole number) (the “Maximum Number”). The Maximum Number for a particular annual meeting of stockholders shall be reduced by: (i) the number of Nominees who are subsequently withdrawn or that the Board itself decides to nominate for election at such annual meeting of stockholders and (ii) the number of incumbent directors who had been Nominees with respect to any of the preceding two annual meetings of stockholders and whose reelection at the upcoming annual meeting of stockholders is being recommended by the Board. In the event that one or more vacancies for any reason occurs on the Board after the deadline for submitting a Nomination Notice as set forth in Section 1.10(d) below but before the date of the Corporation’s applicable annual meeting of stockholders, and the Board resolves to reduce the size of the Board in connection therewith, the Maximum Number shall be calculated based on the number of directors in office as so reduced.
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If the number of Nominees pursuant to this Section 1.10 for any annual meeting of stockholders exceeds the Maximum Number then, promptly upon notice from the Corporation, each Nominating Stockholder will select one Nominee for inclusion in the proxy statement until the Maximum Number is reached, going in order of the amount (largest to smallest) of the ownership position as disclosed in each Nominating Stockholder’s Nomination Notice, with the process repeated if the Maximum Number is not reached after each Nominating Stockholder has selected one Nominee. If, after the deadline for submitting a Nomination Notice as set forth in Section 1.10(d), a Nominating Stockholder ceases to satisfy the eligibility requirements in this Section 1.10, as determined by the Board, or withdraws its nomination or a Nominee ceases
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Eligibility of Nominating Stockholder.
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An “Eligible Holder” is a person who has either (i) been a record holder of the shares of the Corporation’s common stock used to satisfy the eligibility requirements in this Section 1.10(c) continuously for the three-year period specified in Subsection (2) below or (ii) provides to the Secretary of the Corporation, within the time period referred to in Section 1.10(d), evidence of continuous ownership of such shares for such three-year period from one or more securities intermediaries in a form that the Board determines would be deemed acceptable for purposes of a shareholder proposal under Rule 14a-8(b)(2) under the Exchange Act (or any successor rule).
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An Eligible Holder or group of up to 20 Eligible Holders may submit a nomination in accordance with this Section 1.10 only if the person or group (in the aggregate) has continuously owned at least the Minimum Number (as defined below) of shares of the Corporation’s common stock throughout the three-year period preceding and including the date of submission of the Nomination Notice, and continues to own at least the Minimum Number of such shares through the date of the Corporation’s applicable annual meeting of stockholders. Two or more funds or accounts that are (i) under common management and investment control, (ii) under common management and funded primarily by the same employer (or by a group of related employers that are under common control) or (iii) a “group of investment companies,” as such term is defined in Section 12(d)(1)(G)(ii) of the Investment Company Act, as amended, shall be treated as one Eligible Holder if such Eligible Holder shall provide together with the Nomination Notice documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Board that demonstrates the satisfaction of any of the foregoing criteria. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event of a nomination by a group of Eligible Holders, any and all requirements and obligations for an individual Eligible Holder that are set forth in this Section 1.10, including the minimum holding period, shall apply to each member of such group; provided, however, that the Minimum Number shall apply to the ownership
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The “Minimum Number” of shares of the Corporation’s common stock means 3% of the number of outstanding shares of common stock calculated as of the most recent date for which the total number of outstanding shares of common stock of the Corporation is given in any filing by the Corporation with the SEC prior to the submission of the Nomination Notice.
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For purposes of this Section 1.10, an Eligible Holder “owns” only those outstanding shares of the Corporation as to which the Eligible Holder possesses both: (i) the full voting and investment rights pertaining to the shares and (ii) the full economic interest in (including the opportunity for profit and risk of loss on) such shares; provided that the number of shares calculated in accordance with clauses (i) and (ii) shall not include any shares: (A) sold by such Eligible Holder or any of its affiliates in any transaction that has not yet been settled or closed, (B) purchased by such Eligible Holder or any of its affiliates in a transaction that has not yet been settled or closed, (C) borrowed by such Eligible Holder or any of its affiliates for any purpose or purchased by such Eligible Holder or any of its affiliates pursuant to an agreement to resell or subject to any other obligation to resell to another person, or (D) subject to any option, warrant, forward contract, swap, contract of sale, other derivative or similar agreement entered into by such Eligible Holder or any of its affiliates, whether any such instrument or agreement is to be settled with shares or with cash based on the notional amount or value of outstanding shares of the Corporation, in any such case which instrument or agreement has, or is intended to have, the purpose or effect of: (x) reducing in any manner, to any extent or at any time in the future, such Eligible Holder’s or any of its affiliates’ full right to vote or direct the voting of any such shares, and/or (y) hedging, offsetting, or altering to any degree, gain or loss arising from the full economic ownership of such shares by such Eligible Holder or any of its affiliates. An Eligible Holder “owns” shares held in the name of a nominee or other intermediary so long as the Eligible Holder retains the right to instruct how the shares are voted with respect to the election of directors and possesses the full economic interest in the shares. An Eligible Holder’s ownership of shares shall be deemed to continue during any period in which the Eligible
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No Eligible Holder shall be permitted to be in more than one group constituting a Nominating Stockholder, and if any Eligible Holder appears as a member of more than one group, it shall be deemed to be a member of the group that has the largest net long position as reflected in the Nomination Notice.
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(d)
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Nomination Notice. To nominate a Nominee, the Nominating Stockholder must, no earlier than 150 calendar days and no later than the close of business 120 calendar days before the anniversary of the date that the Corporation mailed its proxy statement for the prior year’s annual meeting of stockholders, submit to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive office of the Corporation all of the following information and documents (collectively, the “Nomination Notice”); provided, however, that if (and only if) the applicable annual meeting of stockholders is not scheduled to be held within a period that commences 30 days before such anniversary date and ends 30 days after such anniversary date (an annual meeting date outside such period being referred to herein as an “Other Meeting Date”), the Nomination Notice shall be given in the manner provided in this Section 1.10(d) by the later of the close of business on the date that is 180 days prior to such Other Meeting Date or the tenth day following the date such Other Meeting Date is first publicly announced or disclosed:
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(1)
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a Schedule 14N (or any successor form) relating to the Nominee, completed and filed with the SEC by the Nominating Stockholder as applicable, in accordance with SEC rules;
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(2)
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a written notice, in a form deemed satisfactory by the Board, of the nomination of such Nominee that includes the following additional information, agreements, representations and warranties by the Nominating Stockholder (including, in the case of a group, each Eligible Holder included in the group):
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(i)
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the information required with respect to the nomination of directors pursuant to Section 1.09(a)(3)(i) and (iii)(A)-(E) of these By-laws;
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(ii)
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the details of any relationship that existed within the past three years and that would have been described pursuant to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14N (or any successor item) if it existed on the date of submission of the Schedule 14N;
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(iii)
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a representation and warranty that the Nominating Stockholder acquired the securities of the Corporation in the ordinary course of business and did not acquire, and is not holding, securities of the Corporation for the purpose or with the effect of influencing or changing control of the Corporation;
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(iv)
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a representation and warranty that the Nominee’s candidacy or, if elected, membership on the Board would not violate applicable state or federal law or the rules of the principal national securities exchange on which the Corporation’s shares of common stock are traded;
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(v)
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a representation and warranty that the Nominee: (A) does not have any direct or indirect relationship with the Corporation that will cause the Nominee to be deemed not independent pursuant to the Corporation’s Corporate Governance Principles as most recently published on its website and otherwise qualifies as independent under the rules of the principal national securities exchange on which the Corporation’s shares of common stock are traded; (B) meets the audit committee independence requirements under the rules of the principal national securities exchange on which the Corporation’s shares of common stock are traded; (C) is a “non-employee director” for the purposes of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act (or any successor rule); (D) is an “outside director” for the purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (or any successor provision); and (E) is not and has not been subject to any event specified in Rule 506(d)(1) of Regulation D (or any successor rule) under the Securities Act of 1933 or Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K (or any successor rule) under the Exchange Act, without reference to whether the event is material to an evaluation of the ability or integrity of the Nominee;
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(vi)
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a representation and warranty that the Nominating Stockholder satisfies the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 1.10(c) and has provided evidence of ownership to the extent required by Section 1.10(c)(1);
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(vii)
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a representation and warranty that the Nominating Stockholder intends to continue to satisfy the eligibility requirements described in Section 1.10(c) through the date of the applicable annual meeting of stockholders;
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(viii)
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a statement as to the Nominating Stockholder’s intentions with respect to maintaining qualifying ownership of the Minimum Number of shares for at least one year following the applicable annual meeting of stockholders;
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(ix)
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details of any position of the Nominee as an officer or director of any competitor (that is, any entity that produces products or provides services that compete with or are alternatives to the principal products produced or services provided by the Corporation or its affiliates) of the Corporation, within the three years preceding the submission of the Nomination Notice;
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(x)
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details of any shares of the Corporation owned by the Nominee that are (A) pledged by the Nominee or otherwise subject to a lien, charge or other encumbrance or (B) subject to any option, warrant, forward contract, swap, contract of sale, other derivative or similar agreement entered into by such Nominee, whether any such instrument or agreement is to be settled with shares or with cash based on the notional amount or value of outstanding shares of the Corporation, in any such case which instrument or agreement has, or is intended to have, the purpose or effect of (x) reducing in any manner, to any extent or at any time in the future, such Nominee’s full right to vote or direct the voting of any such shares, and/or (y) hedging, offsetting, or altering to any degree, gain or loss arising from the full economic ownership of such shares by such Nominee;
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(xi)
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a representation and warranty that the Nominating Stockholder has not nominated and will not nominate for election to the Board at the applicable annual meeting of stockholders any person other than its Nominee(s);
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(xii)
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a representation and warranty that the Nominating Stockholder will not engage in a “solicitation” within the meaning of Rule 14a-1(l) (without reference to the exception in Section 14a-1(l)(2)(iv)) (or any successor rules) under the Exchange Act in support of the election of any individual as a director at the applicable annual meeting of stockholders, other than its Nominee(s) or any nominee of the Board;
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(xiii)
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a representation and warranty that the Nominating Stockholder will not use any proxy card other than the Corporation’s proxy card in soliciting stockholders in connection with the election of a director of the Corporation at the applicable annual meeting of stockholders;
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(xiv)
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if desired, a Statement; and
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(xv)
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in the case of a nomination by a group, the designation by all Eligible Holders included in the group of one such Eligible Holder that is authorized to act on behalf of all Eligible Holders included in the group with respect to matters relating to the nomination, including withdrawal of the nomination;
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(3)
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an executed agreement, in a form deemed satisfactory by the Board, pursuant to which the Nominating Stockholder (in the case of a group, including, and binding upon, each Eligible Holder included in the group) agrees:
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(i)
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to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in connection with the nomination, solicitation and election of a Nominee;
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(ii)
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to file any written solicitation or other communication with the Corporation’s stockholders relating to one or more of the Corporation’s directors or director nominees or any Nominee with the SEC, regardless of whether any such filing is required under any rule or regulation or whether any exemption from filing is available for such materials under any rule or regulation;
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(iii)
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to assume all liability stemming from an action, suit or proceeding concerning any actual or alleged legal or regulatory violation arising out of any communication by the Nominating Stockholder or any of its Nominees with the Corporation, its stockholders or any other person in connection with the nomination or election of one or more of the Corporation’s directors, including, without limitation, the Nomination Notice;
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(iv)
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to indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation and each of its directors, officers and employees individually against any liability, loss, damages, expenses or other costs (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with any threatened or pending action, suit or proceeding, whether legal, administrative or investigative, against the Corporation or any of its directors, officers or employees arising out of or relating to a failure or alleged failure of the Nominating Stockholder or any of its Nominees to comply with, or any breach or alleged breach of, its respective obligations, agreements or representations under this Section 1.10; and
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(v)
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in the event that (A) any information included in the Nomination Notice or in any other communication by the Nominating Stockholder (including with respect to any Eligible Holder included in a group), any of its Nominees or any of their respective agents or representatives with the Corporation, its stockholders or any other person in connection with the nomination or election of a Nominee ceases to be true and accurate in all material respects (or omits a material fact necessary to make the statements made not misleading) or (B) the Nominating Stockholder (including any Eligible Holder included in a group) has failed to continue to satisfy the eligibility requirements described in Section 1.10(c), to promptly (and in any event within 48 hours of discovering such misstatement, omission or failure) notify the Corporation and, in the case of clause (A), any other recipient of such communication (together with the information required to correct the misstatement or omission); and
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(4)
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an executed agreement, in a form deemed satisfactory by the Board, by the Nominee:
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(i)
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to provide to the Corporation such other information, including completion of the Corporation’s director questionnaire, as it may reasonably request;
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(ii)
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that the Nominee has read and agrees, if elected, to adhere to the Corporation’s Corporate Governance Principles and Code of Conduct and any other Corporation policies and guidelines applicable to directors in each case as in effect from time to time (including, but not limited to, any provision therein requiring a director to offer his or her resignation in specified circumstances); and
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(iii)
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that the Nominee is not and will not become a party to (A) any compensatory, payment or other financial agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation in connection with service or action as a director of the Corporation that
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(5)
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an irrevocable letter of resignation, in a form deemed satisfactory by the Board, executed by the Nominee in advance of the Corporation’s applicable annual meeting of stockholders resigning his or her candidacy for director election and, if applicable at the time the determination set forth in either of clauses (i) and (ii) below is made by the Board, resigning from his or her position as a director, which shall in each case become effective upon a determination by the Board that (i) the information provided to the Corporation with respect to such Nominee pursuant to this Section 1.10 was untrue in any material respect or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or (ii) that such Nominee, or the Nominating Stockholder who nominated such Nominee, committed a material violation or breach of any obligation, agreement, representation or warranty of such Nominee or Nominating Stockholder under this Section 1.10; provided that such resignation letter shall expire upon the certification of the voting results of the Corporation’s applicable annual meeting of stockholders.
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(e)
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Exceptions.
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(1)
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 1.10, the Corporation may omit from its proxy statement any Nominee and any information concerning such Nominee (including a Nominating Stockholder’s Statement) and no vote on such Nominee will occur (notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been
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(i)
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the Corporation receives a notice, whether or not subsequently withdrawn, pursuant to Section 1.09(a)(2) of these By-laws that a stockholder intends to nominate a candidate for director at the applicable annual meeting of stockholders;
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(ii)
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another person is engaging in a “solicitation” within the meaning of Rule 14a-1(l) under the Exchange Act in support of the election of any individual as a director at the applicable annual meeting of stockholders other than a nominee of the Board and other than as permitted by this Section 1.10;
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(iii)
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the Nominating Stockholder or the Eligible Holder that is designated to act on behalf of a group of Eligible Holders, as applicable, or any qualified representative thereof, does not appear at the applicable annual meeting of stockholders to present the nomination submitted pursuant to this Section 1.10, the Nominating Stockholder withdraws its nomination or the chairman of the meeting declares that such nomination shall be disregarded pursuant to Section 1.09(c)(2) of these By-laws;
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(iv)
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the Board of Directors determines that such Nominee’s nomination or election to the Board would result in the Corporation violating or failing to be in compliance with the Corporation’s bylaws or certificate of incorporation or any applicable law, rule or regulation to which the Corporation is subject, including any rules or regulations of the principal national securities exchange on which the Corporation’s shares of common stock are traded;
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(v)
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the Nominee was nominated for election to the Board pursuant to this Section 1.10 at one of the Corporation’s two preceding annual meetings of stockholders and either (A) withdrew or became ineligible or (B) received a vote of less than 20% of the Corporation’s shares of common stock entitled to vote for such Nominee;
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(vi)
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(A) the Nominee has been, within the past three years, an officer or director of a competitor, as defined for purposes of Section 8 of the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914, as amended, (B) the Nominee’s election as a member of the Board would cause the Corporation to seek, or assist in the seeking of, advance approval or to obtain, or assist in the obtaining of, an interlock waiver pursuant to the rules or regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or (C) the Nominee is a director, trustee, officer or employee with management functions for any depository institution, depository institution holding company or entity that has been designated as a Systemically Important Financial Institution, each as defined in the Depository Institution Management Interlocks Act, provided, however, that this clause (C) shall apply only so long as the
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(vii)
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the Corporation is notified, or the Board determines, that a Nominating Stockholder or such Nominee has failed to continue to satisfy the eligibility requirements described in this Section 1.10, any of the representations and warranties made in the Nomination Notice ceases to be true and accurate in all material respects (or omits a material fact necessary to make the statements made not misleading), the Nominee becomes unwilling or unable to serve on the Board or any material violation or breach occurs of the obligations, agreements, representations or warranties of the Nominating Stockholder or the Nominee under this Section 1.10.
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(2)
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 1.10, the Corporation may omit from its proxy statement, or may supplement or correct, any information, including all or any portion of the statement in support of the Nominee(s) included in the Nomination Notice, if the Board determines that:
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(i)
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such information is not true in all material respects or omits a material statement necessary to make the statements made not misleading;
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(ii)
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such information directly or indirectly impugns the character, integrity or personal reputation of, or directly or indirectly makes charges concerning improper, illegal or immoral conduct or associations, without factual foundation, with respect to any person; or
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(iii)
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the inclusion of such information in the proxy statement would otherwise violate the SEC proxy rules or any other applicable law, rule or regulation.
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(a)
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record all the proceedings of the meetings of the stockholders, the Board and the Executive Committee in one or more books kept for that purpose;
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(b)
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see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these By-laws or as required by law;
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(c)
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be custodian of the seal of the Corporation; and he may see that such seal or a facsimile thereof is affixed to any documents the execution of which on behalf of the Corporation is duly authorized and may attest such seal when so affixed; and
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(d)
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in general, perform all duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be prescribed by the Board, the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or a Vice Chairman of the Board.
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(a)
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In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board, and which record date shall not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting. If no record is fixed by the Board, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
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(b)
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In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board, and which date shall not be more than 10 days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board. If no record date has been fixed by the Board, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board is required by the General Corporation Law, shall be the first date on which signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the Corporation's registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. If no record date has been fixed by the Board and prior action by the Board is required by the General Corporation Law, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution taking such prior action.
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(c)
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In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than 60 days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating thereto.
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(a)
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Advancement of Expenses.
All reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding shall be advanced to the Indemnitee by the Corporation within 30 days after the receipt by the Corporation of a statement or statements from the Indemnitee requesting such advance or advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the expenses incurred by the Indemnitee. In addition, such statement or statements shall, to the extent required by law at the time of such advance, and otherwise except as may be determined by or under the authority of the General Counsel, include or be accompanied by a written undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay the amounts advanced if it should ultimately be determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified against such expenses. Notwithstanding the absence of such a written undertaking, acceptance of any such advancement of expenses shall constitute such an undertaking by the Indemnitee.
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(b)
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Written Request for Indemnification.
To obtain indemnification under this Article IX, an Indemnitee shall submit to the Secretary a written request, including such documentation and information as is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification (the "Supporting Documentation"). The determination of the Indemnitee's entitlement to indemnification shall be made within a reasonable time after receipt by the Corporation of the written request for indemnification together with the Supporting Documentation.
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(c)
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Procedure for Determination.
Where the Indemnitee is a current or former director or a current officer of the Corporation, the Indemnitee's entitlement to indemnification under this Article IX shall be determined (i) by the Board by a majority vote of a quorum (as defined in Article II of these By-laws) consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (ii) if such quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (iii) by the stockholders, but only if a majority of the disinterested directors, if they constitute a quorum of the Board, presents the issue of entitlement to indemnification to the stockholders for their determination. Where the Indemnitee is not a current or former director or a current officer of the Corporation, the Indemnitee's entitlement to indemnification under this Article IX may be determined by the General Counsel. For purposes of this Article IX, the term "officer," when used with respect to
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Investor Contact:
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Jason Scott
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Media Contact:
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Joseph Evangelisti
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212-270-7325
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212-270-7438
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