Exhibit 3.4
BY-LAWS
OF
ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Amended and Restated as of May 21, 2009
BY-LAWS
OF
ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
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ARTICLE I Office and Records
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ARTICLE II Meetings of Stockholders
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ARTICLE III Board of Directors
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ARTICLE IV Meetings of the Board
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ARTICLE V Committees of the Board
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ARTICLE VI Compensation of Directors
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ARTICLE VII Officers
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ARTICLE VIII Powers of Execution
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ARTICLE IX Indemnification
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ARTICLE X Stock Certificates and Transfer Thereof
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ARTICLE XI Checks, Drafts, Bank Accounts, Etc
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ARTICLE XII Miscellaneous
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BY-LAWS
OF
ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
ARTICLE I
OFFICE AND RECORDS
1.1. The Corporation shall maintain a registered office in Delaware, and may maintain such
other offices and keep its books, documents and records at such places within or without Delaware
as may from time to time be designated by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (hereinafter
the Board or the Board of Directors).
ARTICLE II
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
2.1. All meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be held at such place or
places, if any, within or without the State of Delaware, as may from time to time be fixed by the
Board of Directors, or as shall be specified or fixed in the respective notices or waivers of
notice thereof.
2.2. The Annual Meeting of Stockholders shall be held on such date and at such time as may be
fixed by the Board and stated in the notice thereof, for the purpose of electing directors and for
the transaction of only such other business as is properly brought before the meeting in accordance
with these By-Laws.
2.3. Special meetings of the stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called at any
time by a majority of the Board, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the
President, but such special meetings may not be called by any other person or persons. The
business transacted at a special meeting shall be confined to the purposes specified in the notice
thereof. Special meetings shall be held at such date and at such time as the Board may designate.
2.4. Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a notice
of meeting of stockholders shall be given that shall state the place, if any, date and hour of the
meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes thereof. Unless otherwise
provided by law, the Restated Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, the notice of any such
meeting shall be given not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of such meeting
to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting.
2.5. Unless otherwise provided by law, the Restated Certificate of Incorporation or these
By-Laws, the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of
the Corporation entitled to vote at the meeting, present either in person or by proxy, shall
constitute a quorum at such meeting. Whether or not a quorum is present, the holders of a majority
in voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to
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vote at the meeting, present in person or by proxy, may adjourn the meeting from time to time
to another time or place, at which time, if a quorum is present, any business may be transacted
which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally scheduled. Notice need not be given
of the adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the
adjournment is taken, unless the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days or, if after the
adjournment, a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, in which event a notice of the
adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.
2.6. Except as otherwise provided by or pursuant to the provisions of the Restated Certificate
of Incorporation, each stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting shall be entitled, for each
share held of record on the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such
meeting, to one vote for each share of stock held by such stockholder who has voting power on the
question. Except as otherwise provided by these By-Laws, each director shall be elected by the
vote of a majority of the votes cast with respect to that directors election at any meeting for
the election of directors at which a quorum is present, provided that if, as of the tenth (10th)
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 2.6 of these By-Laws, a majority of votes cast shall mean
that the number of votes cast for a directors election exceeds the number of votes cast
against that directors election (with abstentions and broker nonvotes not counted as a vote
cast either for or against that directors election).
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, contingent
on (i) that person not receiving a majority of the votes cast in an election that is not a
Contested Election, and (ii) acceptance of that resignation by the Board of Directors 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, or such other committee designated by
the Board of Directors pursuant to these 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 committees 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 ninety
(90) days following certification of the election results. The committee in making its
recommendation and the Board of Directors in making its decision each may consider any factors and
other information that they consider appropriate and relevant.
All other matters presented to the stockholders at a meeting at which a quorum is present
shall, unless otherwise provided by the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, these By-laws, the
rules and regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the Corporation, or applicable law or
pursuant to any regulation applicable to the Corporation or its securities, be decided by the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the shares of capital stock of the
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Corporation entitled to vote at the meeting present in person or represented by proxy at the
meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter.
Elections of directors need not be by ballot; provided however, that by resolution duly
adopted, a vote by ballot may be required.
2.7. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may authorize another
person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted
upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A proxy shall
be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with
an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A stockholder may revoke any proxy
which is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person or by delivering to the
Secretary of the Corporation a revocation of the proxy or a new proxy bearing a later date.
2.8. The Corporation may, and shall if required by law, in advance of any meeting of
stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors of election, who may be employees of the Corporation,
to act at the meeting or any adjournment thereof and to make a written report thereof. The
Corporation may designate one or more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who
fails to act. In the event that no inspector so appointed or designated is able to act at a
meeting of stockholders, the person presiding at the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors
to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties,
shall take and sign an oath to execute faithfully the duties of inspector with strict impartiality
and according to the best of his or her ability. The inspector or inspectors so appointed or
designated shall (i) ascertain the number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation outstanding
and the voting power of each such share, (ii) determine the shares of capital stock of the
Corporation represented at the meeting and the validity of proxies and ballots, (iii) count all
votes and ballots, (iv) determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of
any challenges made to any determination by the inspectors, and (v) certify their determination of
the number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation represented at the meeting and such
inspectors count of all votes and ballots. Such certification and report shall specify such other
information as may be required by law. In determining the validity and counting of proxies and
ballots cast at any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, the inspectors may consider such
information as is permitted by applicable law. No person who is a candidate for an office at an
election may serve as an inspector at such election.
2.9.
Notice of Stockholder Business and Nominations
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(A)
Annual Meetings of Stockholders
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(1) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors and the proposal of other
business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders only
(a) pursuant to the Corporations notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto), (b) by or at the
direction of the Board of Directors or (c) by any stockholder of the Corporation who (i) was a
stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Section 2.9 and at the
time of the annual meeting, (ii) is entitled to vote at the meeting
and (iii) complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.9 as to such
business or nomination; clause (c) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make
nominations or
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submit other business (other than matters properly brought under Rule 14a-8 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) and included in the Corporations
notice of meeting) before an annual meeting of stockholders.
(2) Without qualification, for nominations or any other business to be properly brought before
an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (c) of paragraph (A)(1) of this Section 2.9,
the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the
Corporation and any such proposed business other than the nominations of persons for election to
the Board of Directors must constitute a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a
stockholders 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 (90
th
) day, nor
earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120
th
) day, prior to
the first anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting (provided, however, that in the event
that the date of the annual meeting is more than thirty (30) days before or more than sixty (60)
days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder must be so delivered not earlier than
the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120
th
) day prior to such annual
meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90
th
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day prior to such annual meeting or , if the first public announcement of the date of such annual
meeting is less than one hundred (100) days prior to the date of such annual meeting, the tenth
(10
th
) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is
first made by the Corporation). In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual
meeting or the public announcement thereof commence a new time period (or extend any time period)
for the giving of a stockholders notice as described above. To be in proper form, a stockholders
notice must: (a) set forth, as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if
any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (i) the name and address of such
stockholder, as they appear on the Corporations books, and of such beneficial owner, if any; (ii)
(A) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation which are, directly or indirectly,
owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, (B) any option,
warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right, or similar right with an exercise or
conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class or series
of shares of the Corporation or with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any
class or series of shares of the Corporation, whether or not such instrument or right shall be
subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of capital stock of the Corporation or
otherwise (a Derivative Instrument) directly or indirectly owned beneficially by such stockholder
and any other direct or indirect opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any
increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation, (C) any proxy, contract,
arrangement, understanding, or relationship pursuant to which such stockholder has a right to vote
any shares of any security of the Company, (D) any short interest in any security of the Company
(for purposes of this Section 2.9 a person shall be deemed to have a short interest in a security
if such person directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding,
relationship or otherwise, has the opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any
decrease in the value of the subject security), (E) any rights to dividends on the shares of the
Corporation owned beneficially by such stockholder that are separated or separable from the
underlying shares of the Corporation, (F) any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation
or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in
which such stockholder is a general partner or,
directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner and (G) any
performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee)
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that such stockholder is entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares
of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments, if any, as of the date of such notice, including
without limitation any such interests held by members of such stockholders immediate family
sharing the same household (which information shall be supplemented by such stockholder and
beneficial owner, if any, not later than 10 days after the record date for the meeting to disclose
such ownership as of the record date); (iii) any other information relating to such stockholder and
beneficial owner, if any, that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other
filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the
proposal and/or for the election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and (iv) a representation
whether the stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, intends or is part of a group which
intends (y) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage
of the Corporations outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or elect
the nominee and/or (z) otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposal
or nomination, (b) if the notice relates to any business other than a nomination of a director or
directors that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, set forth (i) a brief
description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting (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 of such stockholder and
beneficial owner, if any, in such business and (ii) a description of all agreements, arrangements
and understandings between such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, and any other person or
persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such
stockholder; (c) set forth, as to each person, if any, whom the stockholder proposes to nominate
for election or reelection to the Board of Directors (i) all information relating to such person
that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in
connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors in a contested election pursuant
to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (including
such persons written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as
a director if elected) and (ii) a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other
material monetary agreements, arrangements and understandings during the past three years, and any
other material relationships, between or among such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, and
their respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the one hand,
and each proposed nominee, and his or her respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in
concert therewith, on the other hand, including, without limitation all information that would be
required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 404 promulgated under Regulation S-K if the stockholder
making the nomination and any beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination is made, if any, or
any affiliate or associate thereof or person acting in concert therewith, were the registrant for
purposes of such rule and the nominee were a director or executive officer of such registrant; and
(d) with respect to each nominee for election or reelection to the Board of Directors, include a
completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement required by paragraph 2 of this
Section 2.9. The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as
may reasonably be required by the Corporation to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee
to serve as an independent director of the Corporation or that could be material to a reasonable
stockholders understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such nominee.
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(3) Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of paragraph (A)(2) of this Section 2.9 to
the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors at
an annual meeting is increased and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming the
nominees for the additional directorships at least one hundred (100) days prior to the first
anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting, a stockholders notice required by this Section
2.9 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for the additional
directorships, 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 (10
th
) 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
Corporations notice of meeting. 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
Corporations notice of meeting (1) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (2)
provided that the Board of Directors 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 of
giving of notice provided for in this Section 2.9 and at the time of the special meeting, (ii) is
entitled to vote at the meeting, and (iii) complies with the notice procedures set forth in this
Section 2.9 as to such nomination. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of
stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board of Directors, 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 Corporations notice of meeting,
if the stockholders notice required by paragraph (A)(2) of this Section 2.9 with respect to any
nomination (including the completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement required
by paragraph 2 of this Section 2.9) 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
(120
th
) day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on
the later of the ninetieth (90
th
) day prior to such special meeting or if the first
public announcement of the date of such special meeting is less than one hundred (100) days prior
to the date of such special meeting, the tenth (10
th
) 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 of Directors to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall any adjournment or
postponement of a special meeting or the public announcement thereof commence a new time period (or
extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholders notice as described above.
(C)
General
. (1) Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the
procedures set forth in this Section 2.9 shall be eligible to be elected at an annual or special
meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to serve as directors 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 2.9. Except as otherwise provided by law, the
Restated 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 2.9 (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
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solicited) or did not so solicit, as the case may be, proxies in support of such stockholders
nominee or proposal in compliance with such stockholders representation as required by clause
(A)(2)(a)(iv) of this Section 2.9) and (b) if any proposed nomination or business was not made or
proposed in compliance with this Section 2.9, to declare that such nomination shall be disregarded
or that such proposed business shall not be transacted. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions
of this Section 2.9, 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 2.9,
to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person 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.
(2) For purposes of this Section 2.9, public announcement shall include 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 and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
(3) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.9, 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 2.9; provided, however, that any
references in these By-Laws to the Exchange Act or the rules promulgated thereunder are not
intended to and shall not limit the requirements applicable to nominations or proposals to any
other business to be considered pursuant to Section 2.9. Nothing in this Section 2.9 shall be
deemed to affect any rights (a) of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals or nominations in
the Corporations proxy statement pursuant to applicable rules and regulations promulgated under
the Exchange Act or (b) of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors pursuant
to any applicable provisions of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws.
2.10. Submission of Questionnaire, Representation and Agreement. To be eligible to be a
nominee for election or reelection as a director of the Corporation, a person must deliver (in
accordance with the time periods prescribed for delivery of notice under Section 1 of this By-Law)
to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation a written
questionnaire with respect to the background and qualification of such person and the background of
any other person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made (which questionnaire shall
be provided by the Secretary upon written request) and a written representation and agreement (in
the form provided by the Secretary upon written request) that such person (A) is not and will not
become a party to (1) any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given any
commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such person, if elected as a director of
the Corporation, will act or vote on any issue or
question (a Voting Commitment) that has not been disclosed to the Corporation or (2) any
Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such persons ability to comply, if elected
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as a director of the Corporation, with such persons fiduciary duties under applicable law,
(B) is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any
person or entity other than the Corporation with respect to any direct or indirect compensation,
reimbursement or indemnification in connection with service or action as a director that has not
been disclosed therein, and (C) in such persons individual capacity and on behalf of any person or
entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made, would be in compliance, if elected as a
director of the Corporation, and will comply with all applicable publicly disclosed corporate
governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality and stock ownership and trading policies and
guidelines of the Corporation.
2.11. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger shall prepare and make, at least ten (10)
days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at
the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the
number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the
examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting at least ten (10) days prior
to the meeting (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information
required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of meeting or (ii) during ordinary
business hours at the principal place of business of the Corporation. The list of stockholders
must also be open to examination at the meeting as required by applicable law. Except as otherwise
provided by law, the stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders
entitled to examine the list of stockholders required by this Section 2.11 or to vote in person or
by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.
2.12. The date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which
the stockholders will vote at a meeting shall be announced at the meeting by the person presiding
over the meeting. 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 for 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.
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ARTICLE III
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
3.1. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of
a Board of Directors. The authorized number of directors shall be determined from time to time by
resolution adopted by affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors.
Any director may resign at any time by giving notice in writing or by electronic transmission
to the Board, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the
Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect on the date of receipt of such
notice or at any later time specified therein; and the acceptance of such resignation, unless
otherwise required by the terms thereof, shall not be necessary to make it effective.
3.2. The Board of Directors may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such
lawful acts and things as are not by the laws of Delaware or by the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.
ARTICLE IV
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD
4.1. The first meeting of the Board of Directors after the Annual Meeting of Stockholders may
be held without notice, either immediately after said meeting of stockholders and at the place
where it was held, or at such other time and place, whether within or without Delaware, as shall be
fixed by the Board of Directors, or by the consent of all the directors.
4.2. Regular meetings of the Board may be held without notice at such time and place, whether
within or without Delaware, as shall from time to time be determined by the Board.
4.3. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be called at the request in writing of
the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President or of any three directors.
Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. Such meetings may be
held at any place, whether within or without Delaware. Notice of each such meeting shall be given
to each director at least forty-eight (48) hours before the meeting. Such notice shall set forth
the time and place at which the meeting is to be held and the purpose or purposes thereof. No such
notice of any given meeting need be given to any director who files a waiver of notice thereof with
the Secretary, either before or after the meeting.
4.4. A quorum for the transaction of business at meetings of the Board of Directors shall
consist of the directors entitled to cast a majority of the votes of the directors then in office.
In the absence of a quorum at any duly scheduled or duly called meeting, a majority of the
directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement
at the meeting, until a quorum is present, at which time any business may be transacted which might
have been transacted at the meeting as originally scheduled. Except in cases in which the Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, these By-Laws or applicable law
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otherwise provides, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the directors present at a
meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board.
4.5. Members of the Board, or any committee designated by the Board, may participate in a
meeting thereof by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of
which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting
pursuant to these By-Laws shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
Unless otherwise restricted by the Restated Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, any
action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board, or of any committee thereof,
may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or such 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 such
committee in accordance with applicable law.
ARTICLE V
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
5.1.
General
.
(A) The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority vote of the Board,
designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of two or more directors. The Board
may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any
absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. Any such committee shall have and
may exercise such powers as are designated in the resolution of the Board or set forth in these
By-Laws.
(B) Resignations of members of a committee shall be effective upon delivery unless the
resignation specifies a later effective date or an effective date determined upon the happening of
an event or events. Any member of a committee may be removed at any time, with or without cause,
by a majority vote of the Board.
(C) Regular meetings of a committee may be held without notice at such time and place as shall
from time to time be determined by the committee. Special meetings of a committee shall be called
at the request of the Chairman of the committee or of any two members of the committee. Notice of
each special meeting of a committee shall be given by the Secretary of the Corporation or by the
directors or directors calling such meeting to each member of the committee. No such notice of any
meeting need be given to any member of a committee who attends the meeting or who files a waiver of
notice thereof with the Secretary, either before or after the meeting.
(D) Unless the Board of Directors otherwise provides, each committee designated by the Board
may adopt, amend and repeal rules for the conduct of its business. In the absence of a provision
by the Board, a provision in the rules of such committee or a provision in the By-Laws to the
contrary, a majority of the entire number of members of such committee (not including any alternate
members unless such alternate members are attending
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such meeting for members of the committee that are absent from such meeting) shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business, and the vote of a majority of the members present at a
meeting at the time of such vote if a quorum is then present shall be the act of such committee.
If the Board has not designated alternate members of a committee, or if all such alternates are
absent or disqualified from voting, the member or members of the committee present at any meeting
and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may in the absence
or disqualification of any member of the committee unanimously appoint another member of the Board
of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of such absent or disqualified member.
(E) Each committee may designate a chairman of such committee by majority vote of the
committees full membership, unless designation of a chairman is otherwise specified in these
By-Laws or provided by resolution of the Board of Directors.
(F) Each committee shall keep regular minutes of proceedings, copies of which shall be made
available to each member of the Board of Directors.
5.2.
Executive Committee
.
The Board of Directors may designate an Executive Committee. During the intervals between
meetings of the Board, the Committee shall advise and aid the officers of the Corporation in all
matters concerning its interests and the management of its business, and generally perform such
duties as may be directed by the Board of Directors from time to time. The Committee shall have
and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and
affairs of the Corporation while the Board is not in session, and may authorize the seal of the
Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it; but the Committee shall not have
power or authority in reference to amending the Restated Certificate of Incorporation or adopting
an agreement of merger or consolidation, recommending to the stockholders the sale, lease or
exchange of all or substantially all of the Corporations property and assets, recommending to the
stockholders a dissolution of the Corporation or a revocation of a dissolution, amending the
By-Laws, filling newly created directorships and vacancies on the Board or any committee, or
(unless expressly authorized by resolution of the Board) declaring a dividend or authorizing the
issuance of stock.
5.3.
Audit Committee.
The Board of Directors shall designate annually an Audit Committee consisting of not less than
three directors as it may from time to time determine, none of whom shall be officers or employees
of the Corporation. The committee shall review with the independent accountants the Corporations
financial statements, basic accounting and financial policies and practices, adequacy of controls,
standard and special tests used in verifying the Corporations statements of account and in
determining the soundness of the Corporations financial condition, and the committee shall report
to the Board the results of such reviews; review the policies and practices pertaining to
publication of quarterly and annual statements to assure consistency with audited results and the
implementation of policies and practices recommended by the independent
accountants; ensure that suitable independent audits are made of the operations and results of
subsidiary corporations and affiliates; and monitor compliance with the Corporations code of
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business conduct and ethics. The committee shall have such other duties, functions and powers
as the Board may from time to time prescribe.
5.4.
Compensation and Benefits Committee.
The Board of Directors shall designate annually a Compensation and Benefits Committee
consisting of not less than two directors as it may from time to time determine, none of whom shall
be officers or employees of the Corporation. The committee shall administer the Corporations
executive compensation plans and programs. In addition, the committee shall consider proposals
with respect to the creation of and changes to executive compensation plans and will review
appropriate criteria for establishing certain performance measures under applicable Corporation
plans and programs. The committee shall have such other duties, functions and powers as the Board
may from time to time prescribe.
5.5.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
The Board of Directors shall designate annually a Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee consisting of not less than two directors as it may from time to time determine, none of
whom shall be officers or employees of the Corporation. The committee shall have responsibilities
relating to corporate governance and criteria for Board selection. The committee shall develop and
recommend to the Board a set of corporate governance principles or guidelines applicable to the
Corporation, identify individuals qualified to become members of the Board, consistent with
criteria approved by the Board, select, or recommend that the Board select, the director nominees
for the next annual meeting of stockholders, and consider any nominations submitted by the
stockholders to the Secretary in accordance with these By-Laws, the Corporations corporate
governance guidelines or applicable law. The committee shall have such other duties, functions and
powers as the Board may from time to time prescribe.
ARTICLE VI
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
6.1. Each director shall, in consideration of his serving as a director, be paid by the
Corporation such reasonable compensation as shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the
Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee, together with travel, food, lodging and other
expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board, provided that no director who is also an
employee of the Corporation shall be entitled to receive any compensation for his services as a
director.
6.2. Members of committees of the Board of Directors may receive such reasonable compensation
for their services as may be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors,
provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any member of any committee
from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.
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ARTICLE VII
OFFICERS
7.1.
General
.
(A) The officers of the Corporation shall consist of such of the following as the Board of
Directors shall from time to time elect or appoint, or as the Chief Executive Officer may from time
to time appoint pursuant to Section 7.2 of this Article VII: a Chief Executive Officer, a Chairman
of the Board, a Vice Chairman of the Board, a President, a Chief Operating Officer, a Chief
Financial Officer, one or more Vice Presidents (one or more of whom may be designated Executive
Vice President, one or more of whom may be designated Group Vice President and one or more of whom
may be designated Senior Vice President), a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Controller, and a General
Counsel. The principal officers (except those who may be appointed by the Chief Executive Officer
as provided in Section 7.2 of this Article VII), if determined by the Board of Directors, shall be
elected each year at the first meeting of the Board of Directors after the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Corporation. Two or more offices may be held by the same person. Officers of
the Corporation may simultaneously serve as officers of subsidiaries or divisions thereof. The
Chairman of the Board shall be chosen by the directors from their own number and may be an officer
of the Corporation as the Board may determine. The salaries of the principal officers of the
Corporation shall be fixed by the Board or a committee of the Board.
(B) The Board may appoint such other officers, assistant officers and agents as it shall deem
necessary, who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform
such duties as shall be determined by the Board.
(C) Any elected or appointed officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the
Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary of the Corporation. Such
resignation shall take effect upon the date of its receipt or at such later time as may be
specified therein, and unless otherwise required by the terms thereof, no acceptance of such
resignation shall be necessary to make it effective.
(D) Any elected or appointed officer may be removed, with or without cause, by the Board at
any regular or special meeting of the Board, and in the case of an officer appointed pursuant to
Section 7.2 of this Article VII, may be so removed by the Chief Executive officer. Any such
removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights of such officer, if any, with the
Corporation, but the election or appointment of any officer shall not itself create contractual
rights.
(E) Unless he resigns, dies or is removed prior thereto, each officer of the Corporation shall
hold office until his successor has been elected or appointed and has qualified.
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7.2.
Chief Executive Officer.
(A) The Board of Directors shall designate the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation.
(B) He shall preside at meetings of the stockholders or directors in the absence or disability
of the Chairman of the Board and the Vice Chairman, if any.
(C) All other officers of the Corporation shall be subordinate to the Chief Executive Officer
and shall from time to time report to him as he may direct. He shall have general supervision and
direction of the business of the Corporation and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the
Board are carried into effect.
(D) The Chief Executive Officer shall have authority to sign and acknowledge in the name and
on behalf of the Corporation all stock certificates, contracts or other documents and instruments,
except where the signing thereof shall be expressly delegated to some other officer or agent by the
Board or required by law to be otherwise signed or executed and, unless otherwise provided by law
or by the Board may authorize any officer, employee or agent of the corporation to sign, execute
and acknowledge in his place and stead all such documents and instruments; he shall fix the
compensation of officers of the Corporation, other than his own compensation, and the compensation
of officers of its principal operating subsidiaries reporting directly to him unless such authority
is otherwise reserved to the Board or a committee thereof; and he shall approve proposed employee
compensation and benefit plans of subsidiary companies not involving the issuance or purchase of
capital stock of the Corporation. He shall have the power to appoint and remove any Vice
President, Controller, Secretary or Treasurer of the Corporation; provided that officers subject to
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, shall be elected by the Board. He
shall also have the power to appoint and remove such associate or assistant officers of the
Corporation with such titles and duties as he may from time to time deem necessary or appropriate.
He shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned
to him by the Board or the Executive Committee of the Board.
(E) The Chief Executive Officer shall have such power and authority as is usual, customary and
desirable to perform all the duties of the office (including, but not limited to, the approval of
payments or arrangements made in connection with the Corporations debt, interest, tax,
contractual, and regulatory obligations) necessary to, and consistent with, the businesses of the
Corporation and its subsidiaries. The Chief Executive Officer (and other officers of the
Corporation as delegated by the Chief Executive Officer or as authorized in these By-Laws) may
delegate the foregoing authorization to other officers, employees, and agents of the Corporation by
either written authorization (including powers of attorney) or otherwise, unless such authorization
is expressly reserved for the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or other officer,
as applicable.
(F) In the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board and the Lead Director, or at
their request, the Chief Executive Officer may preside at any meeting of the
stockholders or of the Board and, in such circumstances, may exercise any of the other powers
or perform any of the other duties of the Chairman of the Board.
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7.3.
Chairman of the Board.
(A) The Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the
directors.
(B) He shall be a member and chairman of the Executive Committee.
(C) He shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed from
time to time by the Board of Directors.
7.4.
Vice Chairman of the Board.
(A) If the Board designates a Vice Chairman of the Board, he shall preside at meetings of the
stockholders or directors in the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board.
(B) He shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed from
time to time by the Board of Directors.
7.5.
President.
The President shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed from time to
time by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer. Subject to the foregoing, the
President shall have direct management responsibility for the general business and affairs of the
Corporation, and over all subordinate officers, agents and employees of the Corporation, and he
shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be incident to the office of president of a
corporation, those duties assigned to him by other provisions of the By-Laws, and such other duties
as may from time to time be assigned to him either directly or indirectly by the Board, the
Chairman of the Board, or Chief Executive Officer, including the power to sign and acknowledge in
the name and on behalf of the Corporation all stock certificates, deeds, mortgages, bonds,
contracts or other documents and instruments except when the signing thereof shall be expressly
delegated to some other officer or agent by the Board, the Chairman of the Board or the Chief
Executive Officer or required by law to be otherwise signed or executed and, unless otherwise
provided by law or by the Board, may delegate to any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation
authority to sign, execute and acknowledge in his place and stead all such documents and
instruments.
7.6.
Chief Operating Officer.
If the Board designates a Chief Operating Officer, such officer shall have such powers and
perform such duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors or the Chief
Executive Officer. Subject to the foregoing, the Chief Operating Officer shall have direct
management responsibility for the general business operations of the Corporation, and he shall have
such powers and perform such duties as may be incident to the office of chief operating officer of
a corporation, those duties assigned to him by other provisions of the By-Laws, and such other
duties as may from time to time be assigned to him either directly or indirectly by the
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Board, the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer or the President. Subject to
delegations by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 7.2 of this Article VII, the Chief
Operating Officer may sign or execute, in the name of the Corporation, all stock certificates,
deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts or other documents and instruments, except in cases where the
signing or execution thereof shall be required by law or shall have been expressly delegated by the
Board or these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation.
7.7.
Chief Financial Officer.
(A) The Chief Financial Officer shall have responsibility for development and administration
of the Corporations financial plans and all financial arrangements, its cash deposits and
short-term investments, its accounting policies and its federal and state tax returns. The Chief
Financial Officer shall also be responsible for the Corporations internal control procedures and
for its relationship with the financial community. The Chief Financial Officer shall perform all
the duties incident to the office of chief financial officer of a corporation, those duties
assigned to him by other provisions of these By-laws and such other duties as may be assigned to
him either directly or indirectly by the Board, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive
Officer, the President, or the Chief Operating Officer, or as may be provided by law.
(B) He shall, when requested, counsel with and advise the other officers of the Corporation
and shall perform such other duties as such officer may agree with the Chief Executive Officer or
as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
7.8.
Executive Vice President.
If the Board designates one or more Executive Vice Presidents, such officer or officers shall
have such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of
Directors or the Chief Executive Officer and shall be vested with all the powers and authorized to
perform all the duties of the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board and the
President in the absence or disability of all of said officers. Each Executive Vice President
shall have all the powers and duties granted and delegated to each Group Vice President, Senior
Vice President and Vice President by these By-Laws.
7.9.
Group Vice President.
If the Board designates one or more Group Vice Presidents, such officer or officers shall have
general direction of and supervision over such operating offices of the Corporation or over such
departments of the Corporation and its subsidiaries as the Board of Directors or the Chief
Executive Officer may prescribe. Each Group Vice President shall have all the powers and duties
granted and delegated to each Vice President (other than the Executive Vice Presidents) by these
By-Laws and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed from
time to time by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer. In the absence or
disability of the President and the Executive Vice Presidents, each Group Vice President shall be
vested with all the powers and authorized to perform all the duties of said officers.
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7.10.
General Counsel
.
If the Board designates a General Counsel, the General Counsel shall be the principal legal
officer of the Corporation. He shall have general direction of and supervision over the legal
affairs of the Corporation and shall advise the Board of Directors and officers of the Corporation
on all legal matters. He shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be
prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.
7.11.
Senior Vice President
.
If the Board designates one or more Senior Vice Presidents, such officer or officers shall
have such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of
Directors or the Chief Executive Officer. In the absence or disability of the President, the
Executive Vice Presidents and the Group Vice Presidents, each Senior Vice President shall be vested
with all the powers and authorized to perform all the duties of said officers.
7.12.
Vice President
.
Each Vice President shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed from
time to time by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer. In the absence or
disability of the President, the Executive Vice Presidents, the Group Vice Presidents and the
Senior Vice Presidents, each Vice President shall be vested with all the powers and authorized to
perform all the duties of said officers.
7.13.
Secretary
.
The Secretary shall attend all sessions of the Board and all meetings of the stockholders and
record all votes and the minutes of all proceedings in a book to be kept for that purpose. He
shall perform like duties for committees of the Board when required. He shall give, or cause to be
given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors, when notice is
required by these By-Laws. He shall have custody of the seal of the Corporation, and, when
authorized by the Board of Directors, or when any instrument requiring the corporate seal to be
affixed shall first have been signed by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the
Vice Chairman of the Board, the President or any Vice President, shall affix the seal to such
instrument and shall attest the same by his signature. He shall have such other powers and perform
such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors or the Chief
Executive Officer.
7.14.
Assistant Secretary
.
If the Board appoints one or more Assistant Secretaries, each Assistant Secretary shall be
vested with all the powers and authorized to perform all the duties of the Secretary at the request
of or in the absence or disability of the Secretary. The performance of any act or the execution
of any instrument by an Assistant Secretary in any instance in which such performance or execution
would customarily have been accomplished by the Secretary shall constitute conclusive evidence of
the request, absence or disability of the Secretary. Each Assistant
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Secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board
of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, or the Secretary.
7.15.
Treasurer
.
(A) The Treasurer shall have custody of the corporate funds and securities, and he shall keep
full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation and
shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the
Corporation, in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors.
(B) He shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as ordered by the Board, taking proper
vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of
Directors, at the regular meetings of the Board, or whenever they may require it, an account of all
his transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation.
(C) If required by the Board of Directors, he shall give the Corporation a bond in a sum and
with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board, for the faithful performance of the duties of
his office, and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his death, resignation,
retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of
whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Corporation.
(D) He shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed from
time to time by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer.
7.16.
Assistant Treasurer
.
If the Board appoints one or more Assistant Treasurers, each Assistant Treasurer shall be
vested with all the powers and authorized to perform all the duties of the Treasurer at the request
of or in the absence or disability of the Treasurer. The performance of any act or the execution
of any instrument by an Assistant Treasurer in any instance in which such performance or execution
would customarily have been accomplished by the Treasurer shall constitute conclusive evidence of
the request, absence or disability of the Treasurer. Each Assistant Treasurer shall perform such
other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive
Officer, the Chief Financial Officer or the Treasurer.
7.17.
Controller
.
If determined by the Board of Directors, the Controller shall be the principal accounting
officer of the Corporation. He shall maintain adequate records of all assets, liabilities and
transactions of the Corporation and shall be responsible for the design, installation and
maintenance of accounting and cost systems and procedures throughout the Corporation. He shall
have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the
Board of Directors, the Chief Financial Officer or the Chief Executive Officer.
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7.18.
Assistant Controller
.
If the Board appoints one or more Assistant Controllers, each Assistant Controller shall be
vested with all the powers and authorized to perform all duties of the Controller at the request of
or in the absence or disability of the Controller. The performance of any act or the execution of
any instrument by an Assistant Controller in any instance in which such performance or execution
would customarily have been accomplished by the Controller shall constitute conclusive evidence of
the request, absence or disability of the Controller. Each Assistant Controller shall perform such
other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive
Officer, the Chief Financial Officer or the Controller.
7.19.
Duties of Officers May be Delegated
.
In case of the absence of any officer of the Corporation, or for any other reason that the
Board may deem sufficient, the Board, or the Chief Executive Officer with respect to officers
appointed pursuant to Section 7.2, may delegate, for the time being, the powers or duties, or any
of them, of such officer to any other officer, or to any director.
ARTICLE VIII
POWERS OF EXECUTION
8.1. All checks and other demands for money and notes and other instruments for the payment of
money shall be signed on behalf of the Corporation by such officer or officers or by such other
person or persons as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate. The signature of any
such officer or other person may be a facsimile if so authorized by the Board of Directors.
8.2. All contracts, deeds and other instruments to which the seal of the Corporation is
affixed shall be signed on behalf of the Corporation by the Chief Executive Officer, by the
President, by any Vice President, or by such other person or persons as the Board of Directors may
from time to time designate, and shall be attested by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary.
8.3. All other contracts, deeds and instruments shall be signed on behalf of the Corporation
by the Chief Executive Officer, by the President, by any Vice President, or by such other person or
persons as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer may from time to time designate.
8.4. The Chief Executive Officer or any other officer of the Corporation authorized by the
Board of Directors or by the Chief Executive Officer is authorized to vote, represent and exercise
on behalf of the Corporation all rights incident to any and all shares of any other corporation or
corporations standing in the name of the Corporation. The authority herein granted may be
exercised either by such person directly or by any other person authorized to do so by proxy or
power of attorney duly executed by the person having such authority.
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ARTICLE IX
INDEMNIFICATION
9.1.
Right to Indemnification
. The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended,
any person (a Covered Person) who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is
otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative (a proceeding), by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or
she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a
director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another Corporation or of a partnership, joint venture,
trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans,
against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys fees) reasonably
incurred by such Covered Person. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except as otherwise
provided in Section 9.3, the Corporation shall be required to indemnify a Covered Person in
connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such Covered Person only if the
commencement of such proceeding (or part thereof) by the Covered Person was authorized in the
specific case by the Board of Directors. The Corporation may, in its discretion and on terms as
the Corporation may determine, indemnify any person who was or is a party to or is threatened to be
made a party to a proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was or has agreed to become
an employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request
of the Corporation as an employee or agent of another Corporation, or of a partnership, joint
venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit
plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys fees) reasonably
incurred by such employee or agent.
9.2.
Prepayment of Expenses
. The Corporation shall to the fullest extent not
prohibited by applicable law pay the expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred by a Covered
Person in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition, provided, however, that, to
the extent required by law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the
proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Covered Person to repay all
amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the Covered Person is not entitled to
be indemnified under this Article IX or otherwise. The Corporation may, in its discretion, pay the
expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred by an employee or agent of the Corporation, such
expenses may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Corporation deems
appropriate.
9.3.
Claims
. If a claim for indemnification (following the final disposition of such
action, suit or proceeding) or advancement of expenses under this Article IX is not paid in full
within thirty (30) days after a written claim therefor by the Covered Person has been received by
the Corporation, the Covered Person may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and,
if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such
claim. In any such action the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the Covered Person
is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law.
9.4.
Nonexclusivity of Rights
. The rights conferred on any Covered Person by this
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Article IX shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such Covered Person may have or
hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, these
By-Laws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
9.5.
Other Sources
. The Corporations obligation, if any, to indemnify or to advance
expenses to any Covered Person who was or is serving at its request as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another Corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or
nonprofit entity shall be reduced by any amount such Covered Person may collect as indemnification
or advancement of expenses from such other Corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust,
enterprise or non-profit enterprise.
9.6.
Amendment or Repeal
. Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of
this Article IX shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any Covered Person
in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification.
9.7.
Other Indemnification and Prepayment of Expenses
. This Article IX shall not
limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner permitted by law, to indemnify
and to advance expenses to persons other than Covered Persons when and as authorized by appropriate
corporate action.
ARTICLE X
STOCK CERTIFICATES AND TRANSFER THEREOF
10.1.
Certificates of Stock; Uncertificated Shares
.
Every holder of stock in the corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate; provided
that the Board of Directors may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all
classes or series of its stock shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply
to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation.
Every holder of shares of the Corporation represented by certificates shall be entitled to a
certificate, signed by or in the name of the corporation by the Chief Executive Officer, the
President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer or any Vice President and by
the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the
corporation, certifying the number of shares, and the class and series thereof, owned by him in the
Corporation. Any and all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any
officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed
upon a certificate shall have 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. The Board or the Chief Executive
Officer shall determine the form of stock certificate of the Corporation.
10.2.
Transfers of Stock
.
Transfer of shares of the capital stock of the corporation shall be made only on the books
(whether physically or electronically) of the Corporation by the holder thereof, or by his attorney
duly authorized, and on surrender of the certificate or certificates for such shares duly endorsed
or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment, or authority to transfer (or, with
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respect to uncertificated shares, by delivery of duly executed instructions or any other
manner permitted by applicable law); provided, however, that such succession, assignment, or
transfer is not prohibited by the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, these By-Laws, applicable
law, or contract. A person in whose name shares of stock stand on the books of the Corporation
shall be deemed the owner thereof as regards the Corporation, and the Corporation shall not, except
as expressly required by statute, be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to, or
interest in, such shares on the part of any other person whether or not it shall have express or
other notice thereof.
10.3.
Transfer Agents and Registrars.
The Board, the Chairman of the Board, or the Chief Executive Officer, as appropriate, may
appoint responsible banks or trust companies from time to time to act as transfer agents and
registrars of the stock of the Corporation, as may be required by and in accordance with applicable
laws, rules and regulations. Except as otherwise provided by the Board, the Chairman of the Board,
or the Chief Executive Officer, as appropriate, in respect of temporary certificates, no
certificates for shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be valid unless countersigned by
a transfer agent and registered by one of such registrars.
10.4.
Additional Regulations.
The Board, the Chairman of the Board, or the Chief Executive Officer, as appropriate, may make
such additional rules and regulations as they may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer and
registration of certificates for shares of the capital stock of the Corporation.
10.5.
Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates.
The Board, the Chairman of the Board, or the Chief Executive Officer may provide for the
issuance of new certificates or uncertificated shares of stock to replace certificates of stock
lost, stolen or destroyed, or alleged to be lost, stolen or destroyed, upon such terms and in
accordance with such procedures as the Board or the Chief Executive Officer shall deem proper and
prescribe.
10.6.
Registered Stockholders
.
The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of any share or shares of
capital stock as the holder in fact thereof, and accordingly shall not be bound to recognize any
equitable or other claim to or interest in such share on the part of any other person, whether or
not it shall have express or other notice thereof, save as expressly provided by the laws of
Delaware.
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ARTICLE XI
CHECKS, DRAFTS, BANK ACCOUNTS, ETC.
11.1.
Checks, Drafts, Etc.; Loans.
All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidences of
indebtedness issued in the name of the Corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers,
agent or agents of the Corporation and in such manner as shall, from time to time, be determined by
resolution of the Board or the Executive Committee. No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the
Corporation unless authorized by the Board or the Executive Committee. Such authority may be
general or confined to specific circumstances. No loans shall be made by the Corporation to any
officer unless specifically approved by the Board, and such loan would not violate any applicable
laws.
11.2.
Deposits.
All funds of the Corporation shall be deposited, from time to time, to the credit of the
Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board, the Chairman of the
Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer or the Treasurer may select, or as
may be selected by such other officer or officers, agent or agents of the Corporation to whom such
power may, from time to time, be delegated by the Board; and for the purpose of such deposit, the
Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President,
any Vice President, the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer, or any other officer or agent to whom
such power may be delegated by the Board, may endorse, assign and deliver checks, drafts and other
order for the payment of money which are payable to the order of the Corporation.
11.3.
Safe Deposit Boxes
.
The Corporation may rent such safe deposit boxes, and may deposit therein such securities,
documents and articles, as the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive
Officer, the Chief Financial Officer or the Treasurer may designate from time to time. Access to
such safe deposit boxes shall be granted only (i) to any two of the following officers of the
Corporation attending together: Chief Executive Officer, President, a Vice President, Secretary,
Treasurer and Controller, or (ii) to any one of the foregoing officers and either an Assistant
Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer, attending together.
11.4.
Custodian Accounts
.
Any or all of the securities owned by this Corporation may be deposited with such custodian or
custodians as the Board of Directors may designate from time to time. The custodian shall not be
authorized to negotiate such securities or to take any other action with respect thereto except
upon written directions signed (i) by any two of the following officers of the Corporation: Chief
Executive Officer, President, a Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Controller, or (ii) by any
one of the foregoing officers and either an Assistant Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer.
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ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS
12.1.
Date for Determining Stockholders of Record
.
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, or entitled to receive payment of any
dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or 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 by the Board, and which record date: (1) in the
case of determination of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders or
adjournment thereof, shall, unless otherwise required by law, not be more than sixty (60) nor less
than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting; and (2) in the case of any other action, shall
not be more than sixty (60) days prior to such other action. If no record date is fixed: (1) 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; and (2) the record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose
shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating
thereto. 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.
12.2.
Dividends
.
(A) Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation may be declared by the Board of
Directors at any regular or special meeting as provided by the laws of Delaware and the Restated
Certificate of Incorporation.
(B) Before payment of any dividend or making any distribution of profits, there may be set
aside out of the surplus or net profits of the Corporation such sum or sums as the directors from
time to time, in their absolute discretion, deem proper as a reserve fund to meet contingencies, or
for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for
such other purposes as the directors shall deem conducive to the interests of the Corporation.
(C) Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock of
the Corporation.
12.3.
Seal
.
The Corporation may have a corporate seal which shall have inscribed thereon the name of the
Corporation, the year of its organization and the words Corporate Seal, Delaware. The corporate
seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or in any other
manner reproduced.
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12.4.
Notices
.
(A) To Directors. Except as otherwise provided herein or permitted by applicable law, notices
to directors may be given by personal delivery, mail, telegram, express courier service (including,
without limitation, FedEx or UPS), facsimile transmission (directed to the facsimile transmission
number at which the director has consented to receive notice), electronic mail (directed to the
electronic mail address at which the director has consented to receive notice), or other form of
electronic transmission pursuant to which the director has consented to receive notice
.
(B) To Stockholders. Notice to stockholders may be given by personal delivery, mail, or, with
the consent of the stockholder entitled to receive notice, by facsimile or other means of
electronic transmission. If mailed, such notice shall be delivered by postage prepaid envelope
directed to each stockholder at such stockholders address as it appears in the records of the
Corporation and shall be deemed given when deposited in the United States mail. Notice given by
electronic transmission pursuant to this subsection shall be deemed given: (1) if by facsimile
telecommunication, when directed to a facsimile telecommunication number at which the stockholder
has consented to receive notice; (2) if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail
address at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (3) if by posting on an
electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon
the later of (A) such posting and (B) the giving of such separate notice; and (4) if by any other
form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder. An affidavit of the Secretary
or an Assistant Secretary or of the transfer agent or other agent of the Corporation that the
notice has been given by personal delivery, by mail, or by a form of electronic transmission shall,
in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
12.5.
Amendments to By-Laws
.
Except as otherwise provided by law, these By-Laws or the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, these By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed (i) at any regular or special
meeting of the stockholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of
the shares of capital stock of the Corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat
or (ii) at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors by affirmative vote of a
majority of the directors; provided, however, that notice of the proposed alteration or amendment
shall have been contained in the notice of the meeting.
12.6.
Fiscal Year
.
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be the calendar year.
12.7.
Construction of Words
.
All references and uses herein of the masculine pronouns he, his or chairman shall have
equal applicability to and shall also mean their feminine counterpart pronouns, such as she,
her or chairwoman.
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