EXHIBIT 3.1
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
LINDSAY CORPORATION
(Original certificate filed January 7, 1974)
This Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which restates and integrates and further amends the
Certificate of Incorporation, has been duly adopted in accordance with Sections 242 and 245 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Lindsay Corporation.
SECOND: The address of the Corporations registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation
Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name of the
Corporations registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.
THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation shall be to engage in any lawful act or activity for which
corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
FOURTH: The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have
authority to issue is twenty-seven million (27,000,000), divided into two classes as follows: (i)
two million (2,000,000) shares of the par value of One Dollar ($1.00) each shall be Preferred Stock
(hereinafter referred to as Preferred Stock), and (ii) twenty-five million (25,000,000) shares of
the par value of One Dollar ($1.00) each shall be Common Stock (hereinafter referred to as Common
Stock).
The designations, voting powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special
rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions of the above classes of stock shall be as
follows:
I.
PREFERRED STOCK
1. The Board of Directors is expressly authorized at any time, and from time to time, to provide
for the issuances of shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series with such designations,
preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights and qualifications,
limitations or restrictions thereof as shall be stated and expressed in the resolution or
resolutions providing for the issue thereof adopted by the Board of Directors (a Preferred Stock
Designation), and as are not stated and expressed in this Restated Certificate of Incorporation
(the Certificate of Incorporation) or any amendment thereto, including, but not limited to,
determination of any of the following:
(a) the distinctive serial designation and the number of shares constituting a series;
(b) the dividend rate or rates, whether dividends shall be cumulative and, if so, from
what date, the payment date or dates for dividends, and the participating or other special
rights, if any, with respect to dividends;
(c) the voting powers, full or limited, if any, of the shares of such series;
(d) whether the shares shall be redeemable and, if so, the price or prices at which,
and the terms and conditions on which, the shares may be redeemed;
(e) the amount or amounts payable upon the shares in the event of voluntary or
involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation prior to any payment
or distribution of the assets of the Corporation to any class or classes, or to any series
of any class or classes, of stock of the Corporation ranking junior to the Preferred Stock;
(f) whether the shares shall be entitled to the benefit of a sinking or retirement fund
to be applied to the purchase or redemption of shares of a series and, if so entitled, the
amount of such fund and the manner of its application, including the price or prices at
which the shares may be redeemed or purchased through the application of such fund;
(g) whether the shares shall be convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any
other class or classes or of any other series of the same or any other class or classes of
stock of the Corporation or any other corporation, and if so convertible or exchangeable,
the conversion price or prices, or the rates of exchange, and the adjustments thereof, if
any, at which such conversion or exchange may be made, and any other terms and conditions of
such conversion or exchange; and
(h) any other preferences, privileges and powers, and relative, participating, optional
or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such series, as
the Board of Directors may deem advisable and as shall not be inconsistent with the
provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation.
2. Shares of Preferred Stock which have been issued and reacquired in any manner by the Corporation
(excluding, until the Corporation elects to retire them, shares which are held as treasury shares
but including shares redeemed, shares purchased and retired and shares which have been converted
into shares of Common Stock) shall have the status of authorized but unissued shares of Preferred
Stock and may be reissued.
II.
COMMON STOCK
1. Except as otherwise required by law or this Certificate of Incorporation, each holder of shares
of Common Stock shall have one (1) vote for each share thereof standing registered in such holders
name on the books of the Corporation on the date, if any, fixed for the purpose of determining
voting rights on all matters voted on by the stockholders.
2. Subject to the preferential rights of the Preferred Stock, the holders of the Common Stock shall
be entitled to receive, to the extent permitted by law, such dividends as may be declared from time
to time by the Board of Directors.
3. In the event of the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, distribution of assets or
winding up of the Corporation, after distribution in full of the preferential amount to be
distributed to the holders of shares of the Preferred Stock, holders of the Common Stock shall be
entitled to receive all the remaining assets of the Corporation of whatever kind available for
distribution to stockholders, ratably in proportion to the number of shares of Common Stock held by
them respectively.
III.
OTHER PROVISIONS
1. Subject to the protective conditions and restrictions of any outstanding Preferred Stock, any
amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation which shall increase or decrease the authorized
capital stock of any class or classes may be adopted by the affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares of the voting stock of the Corporation.
2. In any case in which the vote of shares of a particular class is required by law or this
Certificate of Incorporation, every holder of shares of such class shall have full voting rights
with respect thereto, whether or not such holder is also interested in the subject matter of the
vote as a holder of shares.
3. No holder of the shares of stock of any class of this Corporation shall hereafter have any
preemptive right to purchase or subscribe to any additional share of stock of any class or any
security of this Corporation, whether now or hereafter authorized or issued. All such securities
may be issued and disposed of by the Board of Directors to such recipients thereof for such lawful
considerations, and on such terms, as the Board of Directors, in its discretion may determine,
without first offering the same, or any part thereof, to the holders of shares of stock of any
class of this Corporation.
FIFTH: A. Number, Election and Terms of Directors. Subject to the rights of the holders of any
series of Preferred Stock to elect additional directors under specified circumstances, the number
of directors shall be fixed from time to time exclusively by the Board of Directors pursuant to a
resolution adopted by a majority of the Whole Board (as defined in Article EIGHTH). The directors,
other than those who may be elected by the holders of any series of Preferred Stock under specified
circumstances, shall be divided, with respect to the time for which they severally hold office,
into three classes whose size shall be as nearly equal as possible, with the term of office of the
first class to expire at the 1988 annual meeting of stockholders, the term of office of the second
class to expire at the 1989 annual meeting of stockholders and the term of office of the third
class to expire at the 1990 annual meeting of stockholders, with each director to hold office until
his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified. At each annual meeting of
stockholders, commencing with the 1988 annual meeting, (i) directors elected to succeed those
directors whose terms then expire shall be elected for a term of office to expire at the third
succeeding annual
meeting of stockholders after their election, with each director to hold office until his or her
successor shall have been duly elected and qualified and (ii), if authorized by a resolution of the
Board of Directors, directors may be elected by the stockholders to fill any vacancy on the Board
of Directors, regardless of how such vacancy was created.
B. Stockholder Nomination of Director Candidates and Introduction of Business. Advance notice of
stockholder nominations for the election of directors and of business to be brought by stockholders
before any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be given in the manner provided in
the By-Laws of the Corporation.
C. Newly Created Directorships and Vacancies. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series
of Preferred Stock, and unless the Board of Directors otherwise determines, newly created
directorships resulting from expansion of the size of the Board, death, resignation, retirement,
disqualification, removal from office or other cause may be filled by a majority vote of the
directors then in office, though less than a quorum, and directors so chosen shall hold office for
a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders at which the term of office of the class to
which such new director shall have been elected expires and until such directors successor shall
have been duly elected and qualified. No decrease in the number of authorized directors
constituting the entire Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
D. Removal. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, any director,
or the entire Board of Directors, may be removed from office at any time, but only for cause and
only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty-six and two thirds percent (66-2/3%)
of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the Voting Stock), voting together as a
single class.
E. Amendment, Repeal or Alteration. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Certificate of
Incorporation or any provision of law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in
addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of any particular class or series of the capital
stock of the Corporation required by law, this Certificate of Incorporation or any Preferred Stock
Designation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty-six and two thirds percent
(66-2/3%) of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of the Voting Stock, voting
together as a single class, shall be required to alter, amend or repeal this Article FIFTH.
SIXTH: In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by law, the Board of Directors
is expressly authorized to make, alter, amend and repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation, subject to
the power of the holders of the capital stock of the Corporation to alter, amend and repeal the
By-Laws; provided, however, that, with respect to the powers of holders of capital stock to alter,
amend and repeal By-Laws of the Corporation, notwithstanding any other provision of this
Certificate of Incorporation or any provision of law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or
no vote, but in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of any particular class or series
of the capital stock of the Corporation required by law, this Certificate of Incorporation or any
Preferred Stock Designation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty-six and two
thirds (66-2/3%) of the voting power of all the then-outstanding shares of the Voting Stock, voting
together as a single class, shall be required to (i) alter, amend or repeal any provision of the
By-Laws or (ii) alter, amend or repeal any provisions of this proviso to this Article SIXTH.
SEVENTH: Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, (A) any action
required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at an
annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and may not be effected by any consent
in writing by such stockholders and (B) special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be
called only by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Whole
Board. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation or any provision
of law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any affirmative
vote of the holders of any particular class or series of the capital stock of the Corporation
required by law, this Certificate of Incorporation or any Preferred Stock Designation, the
affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty-six and two thirds (66-2/3%) of the voting power
of all of the then-outstanding shares of the Voting Stock, voting together as a single class, shall
be required to alter, amend or repeal this Article SEVENTH.
EIGHTH: A. (1) In addition to any affirmative vote required by law, by this Certificate of
Incorporation or by any Preferred Stock Designation, and except as otherwise expressly provided in
Section B of this Article EIGHTH:
(i) any merger or consolidation of the Corporation or any Subsidiary (as hereinafter
defined) with (a) any Interested Stockholder (as hereinafter defined) or (b) any other
corporation (whether or not itself an Interested Stockholder) which is, or after such merger
or consolidation would be, an Affiliate (as hereinafter defined) of any Interested
Stockholder; or
(ii) any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition (in one
transaction or a series of transactions) to or with any Interested Stockholder or any
Affiliate of any
Interested Stockholder of any assets of the Corporation or any Subsidiary having an
aggregate Fair Market Value (as hereinafter defined) of $200,000 or more; or
(iii) the issuance or transfer by the Corporation or any Subsidiary (in one transaction
or a series of transactions) of any securities of the Corporation or any Subsidiary to any
Interested Stockholder or any Affiliate of any Interested Stockholder in exchange for cash,
securities or other property (or a combination thereof) having an aggregate Fair Market
Value (as hereinafter defined) of $200,000 more; or
(iv) the adoption of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the
Corporation proposed by or on behalf of any Interested Stockholder or any Affiliate of any
Interested Stockholder; or
(v) any reclassification of securities (including any reverse stock split), or
recapitalization of the Corporation, or any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with
any of its Subsidiaries or any other transaction (whether or not with or into or otherwise
involving any Interested Stockholder) which has the effect, directly or indirectly, of
increasing the proportionate share of the outstanding shares of any class of equity or
convertible securities of the Corporation or any Subsidiary which is Beneficially Owned (as
hereinafter defined) by any Interested Stockholder or any Affiliate of any Interested
Stockholder;
shall require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty-six and two thirds percent
(66-2/3%) of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of the Voting Stock, voting
together as a single class. Such affirmative vote shall be required notwithstanding any other
provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation or any provision of law or of any agreement with
any national quotation system or national securities exchange or otherwise which might otherwise
permit a lesser vote or no vote.
(2) The term Business Combination as used in this Article EIGHTH shall mean any transaction which
is referred to in any one or more of subparagraphs (i) through (v) of paragraph (1) of this Section
A.
(B) The provisions of Section A of this Article EIGHTH shall not be applicable to any particular
Business Combination, and such Business Combination shall require only such affirmative vote as is
required by law, any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation and any Preferred Stock
Designation, if, in the case of a Business Combination that does not involve any cash or other
consideration being received by the stockholders of the Corporation, solely in their respective
capacities as stockholders of the Corporation, the condition specified in the following paragraph
(1) is met or, in the case of any other Business Combination that does involve consideration being
received by the stockholders of the Corporation, solely in their respective capacities as
stockholders of the Corporation, the conditions specified in either of the following paragraph (1)
or paragraph (2) are met:
(1) The Business Combination shall have been approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors (as
hereinafter defined); provided however, that this condition shall not be capable of satisfaction
unless there are at least three Continuing Directors.
(2) All of the following conditions shall have been met:
(i) The consideration to be received by holders of shares of a particular class (or
series) of outstanding capital stock (including Common Stock and other than Excluded
Preferred Stock (as hereinafter defined)) shall be in cash or in the same form as the
Interested Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has previously paid for shares of such class
(or series) of capital stock. If the Interested Stockholder or any of its Affiliates have
paid for shares of any class (or series) of capital stock with varying forms of
consideration, the form of consideration to be received per share by holders of shares of
such class (or series) of capital stock shall be either cash or the form used to acquire the
largest number of shares of such class (or series) of capital stock previously acquired by
the Interested Stockholder.
(ii) The aggregate amount of (x) the cash and (y) the Fair Market Value (as hereinafter
defined), as of the date (the Consummation Date) of the consummation of the Business
Combination, of the consideration other than cash to be received per share by holders of
Common Stock in such Business Combination shall be at least equal to the higher of the
following (in each case appropriately adjusted in the event of any stock dividend, stock
split, combination of shares or similar event):
(a) the highest per share price (including any brokerage commissions, transfer
taxes and soliciting dealers fees) paid by the Interested Stockholder or any of its
Affiliates for any shares of Common Stock acquired by them within the two-year
period immediately prior to the date of the first public announcement of the
proposal of the Business Combination (the Announcement Date) or in any transaction
in which the Interested Stockholder became an Interested Stockholder, whichever is
higher, plus interest compounded annually from the first date on which the
Interested Stockholder became an Interested Stockholder (the Determination Date)
through the Consummation Date at the publicly announced base rate of interest
of such major bank headquartered in the City of Chicago as may be selected by the
Continuing Directors from time to time in effect in the City of Chicago, less the
aggregate amount of any cash dividends paid, and the Fair Market Value of any
dividends paid in other than cash, on each share of Common Stock from the
Determination Date through the Consummation Date in any amount up to but not
exceeding the amount of interest so payable per share of Common Stock; and
(b) the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the Announcement Date or
the Determination Date, whichever is higher.
(iii) The aggregate amount of (x) the cash and (y) the Fair Market Value, as of the
Consummation Date, of the consideration other than cash to be received per share by holders
of shares of any class (or series), other than Common Stock or Excluded Preferred Stock, of
outstanding capital stock shall be at least equal to the highest of the following (in each
case appropriately adjusted in the event of any stock dividend, stock
split, combination of shares or similar event), it being intended that the requirements of this paragraph (2)(iii)
shall be required to be met with respect to every such class (or series) of outstanding
capital stock whether or not the Interested Stockholder or any of its Affiliates has
previously acquired any shares of a particular class (or series) of capital stock:
(a) the highest per share price (including any brokerage commissions, transfer
taxes and soliciting dealers fees) paid by the Interested Stockholder or any of its
Affiliates for any shares of such class (or series) of capital stock acquired by
them within the two-year period immediately prior to the Announcement Date or in any
transaction in which it became an Interested Stockholder, whichever is higher, plus
interest compounded annually from the Determination Date through the Consummation
Date at the publicly announced base rate of interest of such major bank
headquartered in the City of Chicago as may be selected by the Continuing Director
from time to time in effect in the City of Chicago, less the aggregate amount of any
cash dividends paid, and the Fair Market Value of any dividends paid in other than
cash, on each share of such class (or series) of capital stock from the
Determination Date through the Consummation Date in an amount up to but not
exceeding the amount of interest so payable per share of such class (or series) of
capital stock;
(b) the Fair Market Value per share of such class (or series) of capital stock
on the Announcement Date or on the Determination Date, whichever is higher; and
(c)
the highest preferential amount per share, if any, to which the holders of shares of such class (or series) of capital stock would be entitled in the event of
any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the
Corporation.
(iv) After such Interested Stockholder has become an Interested Stockholder and prior
to the consummation of such Business Combination: (a) except as approved by a majority of
the Continuing Directors, there shall have been no failure to declare and pay at the regular
date therefor any full quarterly dividends (whether or not cumulative) on any outstanding
Preferred Stock; (b) there shall have been (I) no reduction in the annual rate of dividends
paid on the Common Stock (except as necessary to reflect any subdivision of the Common
Stock), except as approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors, and (II) an increase
in such annual rate of dividends as necessary to reflect any reclassification (including any
reverse stock split), recapitalization, reorganization or any similar transaction which has
the effect of reducing the number of outstanding shares of the Common Stock, unless the
failure so to increase such annual rate is approved by a majority of the Continuing
Directors; and (c) neither such Interested Stockholder nor any of its Affiliates shall have
become the beneficial owner of any additional shares of Voting Stock except as part of the
transaction which results in such Interested Stockholder becoming an Interested Stockholder;
provided, however, that no approval by Continuing Directors shall satisfy the requirements
of this subparagraph (iv) unless at the time of such approval there are at least three
Continuing Directors.
(v) After such Interested Stockholder has become an Interested Stockholder, such
Interested Stockholder and any of its Affiliates shall not have received the benefit,
directly or indirectly (except proportionately, solely in such Interested Stockholders or
Affiliates capacity as a stockholder of the Corporation), of any loans, advances,
guarantees, pledges or other financial assistance or any tax credits or other tax advantages
provided by the Corporation, whether in anticipation of or in connection with such Business
Combination or otherwise.
(vi) A proxy or information statement describing the proposed Business Combination and
complying with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations thereunder (or any subsequent provisions replacing such Act, rules or
regulations) shall be mailed to all stockholders of the Corporation at least 30 days prior
to the consummation of such Business Combination (whether or not such proxy or information
statement is required to be mailed pursuant to such Act or subsequent provisions).
(vii) Such Interested Stockholder shall have supplied the Corporation with such
information as shall have been requested pursuant to Section E of this Article EIGHTH within
the time period set forth therein.
C. For the purposes of this Article EIGHTH:
(1) A person means any individual, limited partnership, general partnership, corporation or other
firm or entity.
(2) Interested Stockholder means any person (other than the Corporation or any Subsidiary) who or
which:
(i) is the beneficial owner (as hereinafter defined), directly or indirectly, of ten
percent or more of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock; or
(ii) is an Affiliate or an Associate of the Corporation and at any time within the
two-year period immediately prior to the date in question was the beneficial owner, directly
or indirectly, of ten percent or more of the voting power of the then-outstanding Voting
Stock; or
(iii) is an assignee of or has otherwise succeeded to any shares of Voting Stock which
were at any time within the two-year period immediately prior to the date in question
beneficially owned by any Interested Stockholder, if such assignment or succession shall
have occurred in the course of a transaction or series of transactions not involving a
public offering within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Interested Stockholder shall not include (a) DEKALB Energy
Company if DEKALB Energy Company is the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of ten percent or
more of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock on the date that the Corporation first has
more than 100 stockholders or (b) any transferee of all or substantially all of the Voting Stock of
the Corporation beneficially owned by DEKALB Energy Company on such date, if such transferee would
otherwise be an Interested Stockholder solely by virtue of owning such transferred Voting Stock.
(3) A person shall be a beneficial owner of, or shall Beneficially Own, any Voting Stock:
(i) which such person or any of its Affiliates or Associates (as hereinafter defined)
beneficially owns, directly or indirectly within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect on August 31, 1988; or
(ii) which such person or any of its Affiliates or Associates has (a) the right to
acquire (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time),
pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding or upon the exercise of conversion
rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise, or (b) the right to vote
pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding (but neither such person nor any
such Affiliate or Associate shall be deemed to be the beneficial owner of any shares of
Voting Stock solely by reason of a revocable proxy granted for a particular meeting of
stockholders, pursuant to a public solicitation of proxies for such meeting, and with
respect to which shares neither such person nor any such Affiliate or Associate is otherwise
deemed the beneficial owner); or
(iii) which are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, within the meaning of Rule
13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect on August 31, 1988, by any
other person with which such person or any of its Affiliates or Associates has any
agreement, arrangement or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting (other
than solely by reason of a revocable proxy as described in subparagraph (ii) of this
paragraph (3)) or disposing of any shares of Voting Stock;
provided, however, that in the case of any employee stock ownership or similar plan of the
Corporation or of any Subsidiary in which the beneficiaries thereof possess the right to vote any
shares of Voting Stock held by such plan, no such plan nor any trustee with respect thereto (or any
Affiliate of such trustee), solely by reason of such capacity
of such trustee, shall be deemed, for any purposes hereof, to beneficially own any shares of Voting
Stock held under any such plan.
(4) For the purposes of determining whether a person is an Interested Stockholder pursuant to
paragraph (2) of this Section C, the number of shares of Voting Stock deemed to be outstanding
shall include shares deemed owned through application of paragraph (3) of this Section C but shall
not include any other unissued shares of Voting Stock which may be issuable pursuant to any
agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon exercise of conversion rights, warrants or
options, or otherwise.
(5) Affiliate or Associate shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule
12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as in effect
on August 31, 1988.
(6) Subsidiary means any corporation, limited partnership, general partnership or other firm or
entity of which a majority of any class of equity security or other equity interest is owned,
directly or indirectly, by the Corporation; provided, however, that for the purposes of the
definition of Interested Stockholder set forth in paragraph (2) of this Section C, the term
Subsidiary shall mean only a corporation, limited partnership, general partnership or other firm
or entity of which a majority of each class of equity security or other equity interest is owned,
directly or indirectly, by the Corporation.
(7) Continuing Director means any member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation who is
unaffiliated with the Interested Stockholder and was a member of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation prior to the time that the Interested Stockholder became an Interested Stockholder, and
any director who is thereafter chosen to fill any vacancy on the Board of Directors or who is
elected and who, in either event, is unaffiliated with the Interested Stockholder and in connection
with his or her initial assumption of office is recommended for appointment or election by a
majority of Continuing Directors then on the Board of Directors.
(8) Fair Market Value means: (i) in the case of stock, the highest closing bid quotation with
respect to a share of such stock during the 30-day period preceding the date in question on the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System or any system then in
use, or if no such quotations are available, the highest closing sale price during the 30-day
period immediately preceding the date in question of a share of such stock on the principal United
States securities exchange registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on which such stock
is listed, or, if such stock is not listed on any such exchange, the fair market value on the date
in question of a share of such stock as determined by the Board of Directors of the Corporation;
and (ii) in the case of property other than cash or stock, the fair market value of such property
on the date in question as determined by the Board of Directors of the Corporation in accordance
with Section D of this Article EIGHTH.
(9) In the event of any Business Combination in which the Corporation survives, the phrase
consideration other than cash to be received as used in paragraphs (2)(ii) and (2)(iii) of
Section B of this Article EIGHTH shall include the shares of Common Stock and/or the shares of any
other class (or series) of outstanding capital stock of the Corporation retained by the holders of
such shares.
(10) Whole Board means the total number of directors which this Corporation would have if there
were no vacancies.
(11) Excluded Preferred Stock means any series of Preferred Stock with respect to which the
Preferred Stock Designation creating such series expressly provides that the provisions of this
Article EIGHTH shall not apply.
D. A majority of the Whole Board, but only if a majority of the Whole Board shall then consist of
Continuing Directors or, if a majority of the Whole Board shall not then consist of Continuing
Directors, a majority of the then Continuing Directors, shall have the power and duty to determine,
on the basis of information known to them after reasonable inquiry, all facts necessary to
determine compliance with this Article EIGHTH, including, without limitation, (i) whether a person
is an Interested Stockholder, (ii) the number of shares of Voting Stock beneficially owned by any
person, (iii) whether a person is an Affiliate or Associate of another, (iv) whether the applicable
conditions set forth in paragraph (2) of Section B have been met with respect to any Business
Combination, and (v) the Fair Market Value of stock or other property in accordance with paragraph
(8) of Section C of this Article EIGHTH.
E. A majority of the Whole Board shall have the right to demand, but only if a majority of the
Whole Board shall then consist of Continuing Directors, or, if a majority of the Whole Board shall
not then consist of Continuing Directors, a majority of the then Continuing Directors shall have
the right to demand that any person who it is reasonably believed is an Interested Stockholder (or
holds of record shares of Voting Stock Beneficially Owned by any Interested Stockholder) supply
this Corporation with complete information as to (i) the record owner(s) of all shares Beneficially
Owned by such person who it is reasonably believed is an Interested Stockholder, (ii) the number
of, and class or series of, shares Beneficially Owned by such person who it is reasonably believed
is an Interested Stockholder and held of record by each such record owner and the number(s) of the
stock certificate(s) evidencing such shares, and (iii) any other factual matter relating to the
applicability or effect of this Article
EIGHTH, as may be reasonably requested of such person, and such person shall furnish such
information within 10 days after receipt of such demand.
F. Nothing contained in this Article EIGHTH shall be construed to relieve any Interested
Stockholder from any fiduciary obligation imposed by law.
G. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation or any provision of
law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any affirmative vote
of the holders of any particular class or series of the Voting Stock required by law, this
Certificate of Incorporation or any Preferred Stock Designation, the affirmative vote of the
holders of at least sixty-six and two thirds (66-2/3%) of the voting power of all of the
then-outstanding shares of the Voting Stock, voting together as a single class, shall be required
to alter, amend or repeal this Article EIGHTH.
NINTH: A. A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty by such person as a director;
provided that the provisions of this Article Ninth shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a
director, (i) for any breach of the directors duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its
stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct
or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit. If the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware is amended to authorize corporate
action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a
director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as so amended. No amendment to (which amendment
would have the effect of increasing the liability or alleged liability of any director of the
corporation) or repeal of this Section A shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or
alleged liability of any director of the Corporation for or with respect to any act or omission of
such director occurring prior to such amendment or repeal.
B. (1) The Corporation may indemnify any person (A) to the fullest extent permitted by law;
including indemnification under statutory and case law; or (B) pursuant to agreements or contracts
with such person.
(2) The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was
a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of
the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against him and incurred
by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Corporation
would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of the Delaware
General Corporation Law.
TENTH: The Board of Directors of the Corporation, in determining what action it shall take or
recommend with respect to any offer or proposal of another person or entity to (a) make a tender,
exchange or similar offer for any equity security of the Corporation, (b) merge or consolidate the
Corporation with another corporation, (c) purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all of
the properties and assets of the Corporation, or (d) otherwise gain control of the Corporation,
shall, in the exercise of its judgment in determining what is in the best interest of the
Corporation and its stockholders, consider all relevant factors including, without limitation, the
following: (i) the social, legal and economic effect of the offer or proposal on the employees,
dealers, distributors, customers, suppliers and others doing business with or otherwise affected by
the Corporation and its subsidiaries and on the communities in which the Corporation and its
subsidiaries carry on their business activities; (ii) the consideration being proposed in the offer
or proposal in relation to (A) the then current market price of the Corporations equity
securities, (B) the future value of the Corporation as an independent corporation and (C) the then
current value of the Corporation in a freely negotiated transaction; the judgment of the Board of
Directors in making the determination in this subsection (ii) may be based in part on economic and
market conditions, business prospects, internal or independent studies and such other economic
factors and information as the directors shall in good faith deem relevant; and (iii) relevant
aspects of other acquisitions made by such person or entity and their course of dealing with
acquired businesses including the effect thereof on the business and reputation of the acquired
businesses and their products and the effect of such acquisitions on employees and other persons
affected by the acquired businesses and on the communities in which such acquired businesses carry
on their business activities.
ELEVENTH: The Corporation reserves the right to amend, change or repeal any provision contained in
this Certificate of Incorporation, and any other provisions authorized by the laws of the State of
Delaware at the time in force may be added or inserted, in the manner now or hereafter provided
herein or by statute, except to the extent otherwise provided herein, and all rights, preferences
and privileges of whatsoever nature conferred upon stockholders, directors or any other persons
whomsoever by and pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation in its present form or as amended
are granted subject to the rights reserved in this Article ELEVENTH.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Lindsay Corporation has caused this Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be
signed by its President as of the 11
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day of December 2006.
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LINDSAY CORPORATION
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By:
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Richard W. Parod
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Richard W. Parod, President
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and Chief Executive Officer
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BYLAWS OF LINDSAY CORPORATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
(Amended and Restated by Board of Directors Effective December 11, 2006)
EXHIBIT 3.2
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ARTICLE I
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OFFICES
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SECTION 1.1.
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Registered Office
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SECTION 1.2.
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Other Offices
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ARTICLE II
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MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
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SECTION 2.1.
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Annual Meeting
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SECTION 2.2.
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No Stockholder Consent; Special Meetings
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SECTION 2.3.
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Place of Meetings
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SECTION 2.4.
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Notice of Meetings
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SECTION 2.5.
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Stockholder List
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SECTION 2.6.
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Quorum
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SECTION 2.7.
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Proxies
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SECTION 2.8.
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Voting
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SECTION 2.9.
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Voting of Certain Shares
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SECTION 2.10.
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Treasury Stock
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SECTION 2.11.
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Stockholder Introduction of Business and Nomination of Director Candidates
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ARTICLE III
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DIRECTORS
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SECTION 3.1.
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Number, Term of Office and Election
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SECTION 3.2.
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Resignations, Vacancies and Removal
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Management of Affairs of Company
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SECTION 3.4.
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Regular Meetings
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Special Meetings
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Notice of Special Meetings
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Quorum
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Presumption of Assent
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SECTION 3.9.
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Action Without Meeting
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SECTION 3.10.
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Presiding Officer
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SECTION 3.11.
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Committee of Directors
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Executive Committee
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Fees and Compensation of Directors
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Reliance Upon Records
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SECTION 3.15.
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Age Limitation
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SECTION 3.16.
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Indemnification Agreements
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ARTICLE IV
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NOTICES
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SECTION 4.1.
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Manner of Notice
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SECTION 4.2.
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Waiver of Notice
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ARTICLE V
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OFFICERS
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SECTION 5.1.
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Offices and Official Positions
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Election and Term of Office
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Removal and Resignation
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SECTION 5.4.
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Vacancies
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SECTION 5.5.
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Chairman of the Board
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SECTION 5.6.
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President
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SECTION 5.7.
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Chairman of the Executive Committee
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SECTION 5.8.
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Vice Presidents
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SECTION 5.9.
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Secretary
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SECTION 5.10.
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Treasurer
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
(continued)
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SECTION 5.11.
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Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries
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SECTION 5.12.
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Controller
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SECTION 5.13.
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Compensation
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ARTICLE VI
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DIVISIONS
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SECTION 6.1.
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Divisions of the Company
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SECTION 6.2.
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Official Positions Within A Division
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ARTICLE VII
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CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS
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SECTION 7.1.
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Contracts and Other Instruments
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Loans
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Checks, Drafts, etc
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Deposits
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ARTICLE VIII
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CERTIFICATES OF STOCK AND THEIR TRANSFER
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SECTION 8.1.
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Certificate of Stock
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Transfer of Stock
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Restrictions on Transfer
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SECTION 8.5.
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No Fractional Share Certificates
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Closing Transfer Books or Fixing Record Date
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Stockholders of Record
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ARTICLE IX
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
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SECTION 9.1.
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Fiscal Year
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Seal
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ARTICLE X
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AMENDMENTS
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SECTION 10.1.
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Amendments
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BY-LAWS
OF
LINDSAY CORPORATION
(Amended and Restated by Board of Directors Effective December 11, 2006)
ARTICLE I
Offices
SECTION 1.1.
Registered Office
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The registered office of the Company in the State of
Delaware shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, and the name of the resident
agent in charge thereof is The Corporation Trust Company.
SECTION 1.2.
Other Offices
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The Company may also have offices at such other places
both within and without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time
determine or the business of the Company may require.
ARTICLE II
Meetings of Stockholders
SECTION 2.1.
Annual Meeting
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The annual meeting of the stockholders shall be held on
the fourth Tuesday in January in each year, but may be adjusted by direction of the Board of
Directors given not less than 20 days prior to the date herein fixed, for the purpose of electing
directors and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. If the
election of directors shall not be held on the day herein designated for the annual meeting, or at
any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors shall cause such election to be held at a special
meeting of the stockholders as soon thereafter as convenient.
SECTION 2.2.
No Stockholder Consent; Special Meetings
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Subject to the rights of the
holders of any class or series of stock having a preference over the Common Stock of the Company as
to dividends or upon liquidation (Preferred Stock), any action required or permitted to be taken
by the stockholders of the Company must be effected at an annual or special meeting of stockholders
of the Company and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such stockholders. Subject to
the rights of the holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock, special meetings of
stockholders of the Company may be called only by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution
adopted by a majority of the Whole Board (as such term is defined in Article EIGHTH of the
Companys Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the Certificate of Incorporation)).
SECTION 2.3.
Place of Meetings
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All meetings of the stockholders for the election of
directors shall be held at such place, within or without the State of Delaware, as the Board of
Directors shall by resolution designate as the place of such meeting. Meetings of stockholders for
any other purpose may be held at such place within or without the State of Delaware and at such
time as shall be determined by the Chairman of the Board, or in his absence, by the Secretary and
stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof.
SECTION 2.4.
Notice of Meetings
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Written or printed notice stating the place, date
and hour of each annual or special meeting of the stockholders and, in the case of a special
meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given not less than ten
(10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting, to each stockholder of record
entitled to vote at such stockholders address as it appears on the records of the Company.
SECTION 2.5.
Stockholder List
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At least 10 days before every meeting of stockholders,
the Secretary shall prepare a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting,
arranged in alphabetical
order, and showing the address of each such stockholder and the number of
shares having the right to vote registered in the name of each such stockholder. Such list shall
be open to examination by any stockholder of the Company during ordinary business hours, for any
purpose germane to the meeting, for a period of at least ten days prior to the
meeting, at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held or at the corporate office
of the Company, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so
specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall be produced and kept at
the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and subject to the inspection of
any such stockholder who may be present.
SECTION 2.6.
Quorum
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The holders of a majority of the stock issued and outstanding
and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall be requisite for,
and shall constitute, a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders of the Company for the
transaction of business, except as otherwise provided by statute or these By-Laws. If a quorum
shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the stockholders entitled
to vote thereat present in person or represented by proxy shall have power to adjourn the meeting
from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting if the adjournment is for
thirty days or less or unless after the adjournment a new record date is fixed, until a quorum
shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or
represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as
originally noticed.
SECTION 2.7.
Proxies
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At every meeting of the stockholders, each stockholder having
the right to vote thereat shall be entitled to vote in person or by proxy. Such proxy shall be
appointed by an instrument in writing subscribed by such stockholder and bearing a date not more
than three years prior to such meeting, unless such proxy provides for a longer period, and shall
be filed with the Secretary of the Company before, or at the time of, the meeting.
SECTION 2.8.
Voting
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At every meeting of the stockholders, each stockholder shall be
entitled to one vote for each share of stock entitled to vote thereat which is registered in the
name of such stockholder on the books of the Company. When a quorum is present at any meeting of
the stockholders, the vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present in person or
represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the meeting shall be sufficient for the transaction of
any business, unless otherwise provided by statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these
By-Laws.
SECTION 2.9.
Voting of Certain Shares
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Shares standing in the name of another
corporation, domestic or foreign, and entitled to vote may be voted by such officer, agent, or
proxy as the by-laws of such corporation may prescribe or, in the absence of such provision, as the
Board of Directors of such corporation may determine. Shares standing in the name of a deceased
person, a minor or an incompetent and entitled to vote may be voted by his administrator, executor,
guardian or conservator, as the case may be, either in person or by proxy. Shares standing in the
name of a trustee and entitled to vote may be voted by such trustee, either in person or by proxy
to the full extent provided by Delaware law. Shares standing in the name of a receiver and
entitled to vote may be voted by such receiver. A stockholder, some or all of whose shares
otherwise entitled to vote are pledged, shall be entitled to vote such pledged shares unless, in
the transfer of such pledged shares on the books of the Company, such stockholder or pledgor has
expressly empowered the pledgee to vote thereon, in which case only the pledgee, or the pledgees
proxy, may represent such stock and vote thereon. Shares standing in the name of two or more
persons and shares with two or more persons having the same fiduciary relationship respecting such
shares shall be voted in accordance with the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware.
SECTION 2.10.
Treasury Stock
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Shares of this Companys stock held by this Company, or
by another corporation of which a majority of the shares entitled to vote in the election of
directors of such corporation is held by this Company, shall not be voted at any meeting and shall
not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares. Nothing in this section
shall be construed as limiting the right of this Company to vote shares of its own stock held by it
in a fiduciary capacity.
SECTION 2.11.
Stockholder Introduction of Business and Nomination of Director
Candidates
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(a) At any annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall
have been brought before the meeting (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (ii)
by any stockholder of
the Company who is entitled to vote with respect thereto and who complies
with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.11(a), or, with respect to the nomination of
directors, Section 2.11(c). For business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a
stockholder, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of
the Company. To be timely, a stockholders notice must be delivered or mailed to and received at
the principal executive offices of the Company not less than 30 days prior to the date of the
annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that less than 40 days notice or prior public
disclosure of the date of the
meeting is given or made to stockholders, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be
received not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such
notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed or such public disclosure was made. A
stockholders notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to each matter such stockholder proposes
to bring before the annual meeting (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought
before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting, (ii)
the name and address, as they appear on the Companys books, of the stockholder proposing such
business, (iii) the class and number of shares of the Companys capital stock that are beneficially
owned by such stockholder, and (iv) any material interest of such stockholder in such business.
Notwithstanding anything in the By-Laws to the contrary, no business shall be brought before or
conducted at an annual meeting except in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.11(a).
The officer of the Company or other person presiding over the annual meeting shall, if the facts so
warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that business was not properly brought before the
meeting in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.11(a) and, if he should so determine,
he shall so declare to the meeting and any such business so determined to be not properly brought
before the meeting shall not be transacted.
(b) At any special meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall
have been brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors.
(c) Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in these
By-Laws shall be eligible for election as directors. Nominations of persons for election to the
Board of Directors of the Company may be made at a meeting of stockholders at which directors are
to be elected only (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (ii) by any stockholder
of the Company entitled to vote for the election of directors at the meeting who complies with the
notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.11(c). Such nominations, other than those made by or
at the direction of the Board of Directors, shall be made by timely notice in writing to the
Secretary of the Company. To be timely, a stockholders notice shall be delivered or mailed to and
received at the principal executive offices of the Company not less than 30 days prior to the date
of the meeting; provided, however, that in the event that less than 40 days notice or prior public
disclosure of the date of the meeting is given or made to stockholders, notice by the stockholder
to be timely must be so received not later that the close of business on the 10th day following the
day on which such notice of the date of the meeting was mailed or such public disclosure was made.
Such stockholders notice shall set forth (i) as to each person whom such 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, or is otherwise
required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (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) as to the stockholder giving the notice (x) the
name and address, as they appear on the Companys books, of such stockholder and (y) the class and
number of shares of the Companys capital stock that are beneficially owned by such stockholder.
At the request of the Board of Directors any person nominated by the Board of Directors for
election as a director shall furnish to the Secretary of the Company that information required to
be set forth in a stockholders notice of nomination which pertains to the nominee. No person
shall be eligible for election as a director of the Company unless nominated in accordance with the
provisions of Section 2.11(c). The officer of the Company or other person presiding at the meeting
shall, if the facts so warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a nomination was not made
in accordance with such provisions and, if he should so determine, he shall so declare to the
meeting and the defective nomination shall be disregarded.
ARTICLE III
Directors
SECTION 3.1.
Number, Term of Office and Election
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(a) Subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock to elect
additional directors under specified circumstances, the number of directors shall be fixed from
time to time exclusively by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority
of the Whole Board.
(b) The directors, other than those who may be elected by the holders of any class or series
of Preferred Stock, shall be divided, with respect to the time for which they severally hold
office, into three classes, whose size shall be as equal as possible.
(c) The term of office of the first class shall expire at the 1988 annual meeting of
stockholders, the term of office of the second class shall expire at the 1989 annual meeting of
stockholders, and the term of office of the third class shall expire at the 1990 annual meeting of
stockholders, with each director to hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly
elected and qualified. When creating a new directorship through expansion of the size of the
Board, the Board shall designate the class depending upon the commencement of the term of office of
the new director. At each annual meeting of stockholders, commencing with the 1988 annual meeting,
(i) directors elected to succeed those directors whose terms then expire shall be elected for a
term of office to expire at the third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders after their
election, with each director to hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly elected
and qualified and (ii) if authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors, directors may be
elected by the stockholders to fill any vacancy on the Board of Directors regardless of how such
vacancy shall have been created.
(d) Directors need not be stockholders of this Company nor residents of the State of Delaware.
SECTION 3.2.
Resignations, Vacancies and Removal
.
(a) Any director may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors or
to the Chairman of the Board. Any such resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of
such notice or at any later time specified therein; and, unless otherwise specified therein, the
acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
(b) Subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock, and unless
the Board of Directors otherwise determines by resolution, newly created directorships resulting
from any increase in the authorized number of directors or any vacancies in the Board of Directors
resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or other cause
may be filled by a majority vote of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, and
directors so chosen shall hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders at
which the term of office of the class to which they have been elected expires and until such
directors successor shall have been duly elected and qualified. No decrease in the number of
authorized directors constituting the Whole Board shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
(c) Subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock, any
director, or the entire Board of Directors, may be removed from office at any time, but only for
cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty-six and two thirds percent
(66-2/3%) of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the Voting Stock), voting together as a
single class.
SECTION 3.3.
Management of Affairs of Company
.
The property and business of the
Company shall be managed by its Board of Directors, which may exercise all such powers of the
Company and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Certificate of
Incorporation or by these By-Laws directed or required to be exercised or done by stockholders.
In case the Company shall transact any business or enter into any contract with a director, or with
any firm of which one or more of its directors are members, or with any trust, firm, corporation or
association in which any director is a stockholder, director or officer or otherwise interested,
such directors shall be severally under the duty of disclosing all material facts as to their
interest to the remaining directors promptly if and when such interested directors shall become
advised of the circumstances; and no such contract or transaction shall be void or voidable solely
by reason of such disclosed interest or solely because such interested director was present at or
participated in the meeting of the board or committee thereof which authorized the contract or
transaction, or solely because his or their votes are counted for such purpose, if the board or
committee thereof in good faith authorized such contract or transaction by a vote sufficient for
such purpose without counting the vote of such interested director or directors. In the case of
continuing relationships in the normal course of business, such disclosure shall be deemed
effective, when once given, as to all transactions and contracts subsequently entered into.
SECTION 3.4.
Regular Meetings
.
An annual meeting of the Board of Directors shall be
held, without other notice than this By-Law, immediately after, and at the same place as, the
annual meeting of the stockholders. The Board of Directors may provide, by resolution, the time
and place, either within or without the State of Delaware, for the holding of additional regular
meetings without other notice than such resolution.
SECTION 3.5.
Special Meetings
.
Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be
called by the Chairman of the Board or any two directors to be held at such time and place, either
within or without the State of Delaware, as shall be designated by the call and specified in the
notice of such meeting; and notice thereof shall be given as provided in Section 3.6 of these
By-Laws.
SECTION 3.6.
Notice of Special Meetings
.
Except as otherwise prescribed by statute,
written notice of the time and place of each special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be
given at least three days prior to the time of holding the meeting. Any director may waive notice
of any meeting. The attendance of a director at any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of
such meeting, except when a director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the
transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Unless
otherwise provided by statute or these By-Laws, neither the business to be transacted at, nor the
purpose of, any special meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in any notice, or
waiver of notice, of such meeting. (See also Articles IV and X of these By-Laws).
SECTION 3.7.
Quorum
.
At each meeting of the Board of Directors, the presence of not
less than a majority of the directors then in office shall be necessary and sufficient to
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of a majority of the directors
present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors,
except as may be otherwise specifically provided by statute. If a quorum shall not be present at
any meeting of directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time,
without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present. In
determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the directors or a committee thereof for the
purpose of authorizing a contract or transaction between the Company and one or more of its
directors, or between the Company and any other corporation, partnership, association, or other
organization in which one or more of its directors are directors or officers, or have a financial
interest, such interested directors may be counted in determining a quorum.
SECTION 3.8.
Presumption of Assent
.
Unless otherwise provided by statute, a director
of the Company who is present at a meeting of the Board of Directors at which action is taken on
any corporate matter shall be conclusively presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his
dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent
to such action with the person acting as Secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or
shall forward such dissent by registered mail to the Secretary of the Company immediately after the
adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a director who voted in favor
of such action.
SECTION 3.9.
Action Without Meeting
.
Any action required or permitted to be taken at
any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting,
if all members of the Board or of such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing
and such writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or such
committee.
SECTION 3.10.
Presiding Officer
.
The presiding officer of any meeting of the Board of
Directors shall be the Chairman of the Board, or in his absence the Chairman of the Audit
Committee, or in his absence any other director elected Chairman by vote of a majority of the
directors present at the meeting.
SECTION 3.11.
Committee of Directors
.
The Board of Directors may, by resolution
passed by a majority of the Whole Board, designate one or more committees, each committee to
consist of two or more directors of the Company, which to the extent provided in the resolution
shall have and may exercise the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business
and affairs of the Company, and may authorize the seal of the Company to be affixed to all papers
which may require it. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate
members of any such committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member thereof. In the
absence or disqualification of any member of such committee or committees and appointed alternates
who have had notice of such meeting, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not
disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint
another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or
disqualified member. Such committee or committees shall have such name or names as may be
determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 3.12.
Executive Committee
.
The Board of Directors may, in its discretion, by
resolution passed by a majority of the Whole Board, designate an Executive Committee of the Board
of Directors, which committee shall consist of at least three directors and shall have and exercise
such of the authority of the Board of
Directors when the Board is not in session in the management of the Company as shall be
delegated to it from time to time by the Board of Directors. The creation of the Executive
Committee and the delegation thereto of authority shall not operate to relieve the Board of
Directors or any member thereof of any responsibility imposed upon it or him by law. The directors
may designate one or more directors as alternate members of the Executive Committee who may replace
any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the Executive Committee. If established, the
Executive Committee shall consider and report to the Board of Directors such matters as shall be
referred to the Executive Committee by the Board from time to time.
SECTION 3.13.
Fees and Compensation of Directors
.
By resolution of the Board of
Directors, directors who are not employees of the Company may receive an annual retainer fee for
serving as a director and may receive meeting fees for attendance at each regular or special
meeting of the Board of Directors or any standing or special committees of the Board of Directors.
An additional annual retainer fee may be paid to the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the
Chairman of any standing or special committee of the Board of Directors. Directors may also
receive a per diem payment for their services on behalf of the Company and may receive annual or
special grants of stock, stock options or other forms of incentive compensation which will provide
directors with an equity interest in the Company. Members of the Board of Directors shall also be
allowed their reasonable traveling expenses when actually engaged in the business of the Company.
Nothing contained herein shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the Company in
any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.
SECTION 3.14.
Reliance Upon Records
.
Every director of the Company, or member of any
committee designated by the Board of Directors pursuant to authority conferred by Section 3.11 or
Section 3.12 of these By-Laws, shall, in the performance of his duties, be fully protected in
relying in good faith upon the books of account or reports made to the Company by any of its
officials, or by an independent certified public accountant, or by an appraiser selected with
reasonable care by the Board of Directors or by any such committee, or in relying in good faith
upon other records of the Company including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
those as to the value and amount of assets, liabilities and/or net profits of the Company, or any
other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of surplus or other funds from which dividends
might properly be declared or paid, or with which the Companys stock might properly be purchased
or redeemed.
SECTION 3.15.
Age Limitation
.
If a director becomes 70 years old during his term of
office, he shall retire from the Board of Directors effective no later than the annual meeting
following his 70th birthday at which his term of office ends and may not be renominated to serve
for another term. If any director retires because of the age limitation contained herein, the
vacancy resulting therefrom shall be filled by a vote of the stockholders at the annual meeting at
which the vacancy occurs.
SECTION 3.16.
Indemnification Agreements
.
The Board of Directors may authorize the
Company to enter into agreements providing persons who serve as directors, officers, employees,
agents or consultants of the Company or as officers or directors of other corporations,
partnerships or other business enterprises at the request or direction of the Company with
indemnification against liabilities and costs in accordance with the indemnification provisions of
the Companys Certificate of Incorporation and as otherwise permitted by Section 145(f) of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
ARTICLE IV
Notices
SECTION 4.1.
Manner of Notice
.
Whenever under the provisions of the statutes or these
By-Laws notice is required to be given to any director, member of any committee designated by the
Board of Directors pursuant to authority conferred by Sections 3.11 or 3.12 of these By-Laws or
stockholder, it shall not be construed to require personal delivery, and such notice may be given
in writing by depositing it, in a sealed envelope, in the United States mails, air mail or first
class, postage prepaid, addressed to (or by delivering it to an express mail service for delivery
to) such director, member or stockholder either at the address of such director, member or
stockholder as it appears on the books of the Company or, in the case of such a director or member,
at his business address (or by email or facsimile message at his email address or fax number, as it
appears on the books of the Company); and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when
it is thus deposited in the United States mails (or delivered to the express mail service or, in
the case of such a director or member, when sent by email or facsimile message).
SECTION 4.2.
Waiver of Notice
.
Whenever any notice is required to be given under the
provisions of the statutes, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these By-Laws, a waiver thereof in
writing signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time
stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto.
ARTICLE V
Officers
SECTION 5.1.
Offices and Official Positions
.
The officers of the Company shall be a
Chairman of the Board, President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a
Controller and such Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers, and other officers as the Board of
Directors may determine. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person, except the
offices of President and Secretary. The Chairman of the Board shall be a director of the Company.
Otherwise, none of the officers need be a director, a stockholder of the Company or a resident of
the State of Delaware. The Board of Directors may from time to time establish, and abolish,
official positions within the divisions into which the business and operations of the Company are
divided, pursuant to Section 6.1 of these By-Laws, and assign titles and duties to such positions.
Those appointed to official positions within divisions may, but need not, be officers of the
Company. The Board of Directors shall appoint officers to official positions within a division and
may with or without cause remove from such a position any person appointed to it. In any event,
the authority incident to an official position within a division shall be limited to acts and
transactions within the scope of the business and operations of such division.
SECTION 5.2.
Election and Term of Office
.
The officers of the Company shall be
elected annually by the Board of Directors at their first meeting held after each regular annual
meeting of the stockholders.
If the election of officers shall not be held at such meeting of the
Board, such election shall be held at a regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors as
soon thereafter as may be convenient. Each officer shall hold office for such term or during the
pleasure of the Board of Directors as the Board of Directors shall specify, or until his death, or
until he shall resign, or shall have been removed in the manner hereinafter provided.
SECTION 5.3.
Removal and Resignation
.
Any officer may be removed, either with or
without cause, by a majority of the directors at the time in office at any regular or special
meeting of the Board. Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of
Directors, to the Chairman of the Board or to the Secretary of the Company. Any such resignation
shall take effect at the date of the receipt of such notice or at any later time specified therein;
and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary
to make it effective. Removal or resignation of any officer as set forth in these By-Laws shall
not affect rights and liabilities in any contract between the officer and the Company.
SECTION 5.4.
Vacancies
.
A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation,
removal, or any other cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of
Directors.
SECTION 5.5.
Chairman of the Board
.
The Chairman of the Board shall be a director of
the Company. He shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders, the Board of Directors and the
Executive Committee. In the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board, the Chairman of
the Audit Committee appointed by the Board of Directors shall assume these duties of the Chairman
of the Board. If the Chairman of the Board is the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, he shall
also have the following powers set forth in this Section 5.5. He shall have power to execute
deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts or other instruments of the Company, except where required by
law to be otherwise signed and executed and except where the signing and execution thereof shall be
expressly delegated by the Board of Directors or by the Chairman of the Board to some other officer
or agent of the Company. He shall have authority to designate the duties and powers of other
officers and delegate special powers and duties to specified officers, so long as such designation
shall not be inconsistent with the statutes, these By-Laws or action of the Board of Directors.
The Chairman of the Board may sign, with the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or the Treasurer
or an Assistant Treasurer, certificates for shares of stock of the Company, the issuance of which
shall have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors, and may vote, or give a proxy to any
other person to vote, all shares of the stock of any other corporation standing in the name of the
Company. Subject to the control of the Board of Directors, he shall have the overall supervision
of the business and direct the affairs and policy of the Company.
SECTION 5.6.
President
.
The President shall, in general, supervise and administer all
of the business and affairs of the Company. In the event of the absence or inability to act of the
Chairman of the Board, he shall perform all of the executive duties of the Chairman of the Board
and, when so acting, shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions upon, the
Chairman of the Board. He shall have authority to designate the duties and powers of other
officers and delegate special powers and duties to specified officers, so long as such designation
shall not be inconsistent with the statutes, these By-Laws or action of the Board of Directors or
the Chairman of the Board. He shall also have power to execute deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts
or other instruments of the Company except where required by law to be otherwise signed and
executed and except where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the
Board of Directors or by the Chairmen of the Board or by the President to some other officer or
agent of the Company. The President may sign, with the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or the
Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, certificates for shares of stock of the Company, the issuance
of which shall have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors, and may vote, or give a proxy
to any other person to vote, all shares of the stock of any other corporation standing in the name
of the Company.
SECTION 5.7.
Chairman of the Executive Committee
.
The Chairman of the Board shall be
the Chairman of the Executive Committee and shall preside at all meetings of the Executive
Committee.
SECTION 5.8.
Vice Presidents
.
In the absence or inability of the President, the Vice
Presidents in order of their rank by the Board of Directors or, if not ranked, the Vice President
designated by the Board of Directors or the Chairman of the Board shall perform all duties of the
President and, when so acting, shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions
upon, the President. Any Vice President may execute deeds,
mortgages, bonds, contracts or other
instruments of the Company except where required by law to be otherwise signed and executed and
except where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of
Directors or by the Chairman of the Board or by the President or by such Vice President to some
other officer or agent of the Company. The Vice Presidents shall have such other powers and
perform such other duties, not inconsistent with the statutes, these By-Laws, or action of the
Board of Directors, as from time to time may be prescribed for them, respectively by the Chairman
of the Board, if he is the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, or the President. Any Vice
President may sign, with the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary, certificates for shares of stock of the Company, the issuance of which shall have been
authorized by the Board of Directors, and may vote, or give a proxy to any other person to vote,
all shares of the stock of any other corporation standing in the name of the Company.
SECTION 5.9.
Secretary
.
The Secretary shall: (a) keep the minutes of the meetings of
the stockholders, the Board of Directors and Committees of directors, in one or more books provided
for that purpose; (b) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of
these By-Laws or as required by law; (c) have charge of the corporate records and of the seal of
the Company; (d) affix the seal of the Company, or cause it to be affixed, to all certificates for
shares prior to the issue thereof and to all documents the execution of which on behalf of the
Company under its seal is duly authorized by the Board of Directors or otherwise in accordance with
the provisions of these By-Laws; (e) keep a register of the post office address of each
stockholder, director and committee member, which shall from time to time be furnished to the
Secretary by such stockholder, director or member; (f) sign with the Chairman of the Board,
President, or a Vice President certificates for shares of stock of the Company, the issuance of
which shall have been authorized by resolution of the Board of Directors; and (g) in general,
perform all duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Chairman of the Board,
President or the Board of Directors. He may delegate such details of the performance of duties of
his office as may be appropriate in the exercise of reasonable care to one or more persons in his
stead.
SECTION 5.10.
Treasurer
.
The Treasurer shall: (a) be responsible to the Board of
Directors for the receipt, custody and disbursement of all funds and securities of the Company; (b)
receive and give receipts for moneys due and payable to the Company from any source whatsoever and
deposit all such moneys in the name of the Company in such banks, trust companies or other
depositories as shall from time to time be selected in accordance with the provisions of Section
7.4 of these By-Laws; (c) disburse the funds of the Company as ordered by the Board of Directors,
Chairman of the Board or President, or as required in the ordinary conduct of the business of the
Company; (d) render to the Chairman of the Board, President or Board of Directors, upon request, an
account of all his transactions as Treasurer and on the financial condition of the Company; (e) in
general, perform all the duties incident to the office of Treasurer and such other duties as from
time to time may be assigned to him by the Chairman of the Board, President, or Board of Directors
or these By-Laws; and (f) sign with the Chairman of the Board, President, or a Vice President
certificates for shares of stock of the Company, the issuance of which shall have been authorized
by resolution of the Board of Directors. He may delegate such details of the performance of duties
of his office as may be appropriate in the exercise of reasonable care to one or more persons in
his stead. If
required by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall give a bond for the faithful discharge
of his duties in such sum, and with such surety or sureties, as the Board of Directors shall
determine.
SECTION 5.11.
Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries
.
The Assistant
Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries shall, in the absence of the Treasurer or Secretary,
respectively, perform all functions and duties which such absent officer may delegate; but such
delegation shall in nowise relieve the absent officer from the responsibilities and liabilities of
his office. In addition, an Assistant Secretary or an Assistant Treasurer, as thereto authorized
by the Board of Directors, may sign with the Chairman of the Board, President, or a Vice President
certificates for shares of stock of the Company, the issuance of which shall have been authorized
by a resolution of the Board of Directors; and the Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers
shall, in general, perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the Secretary or the
Treasurer, respectively, or by the Chairman of the Board, President or Board of Directors. The
Assistant Treasurers shall, if required by the Board of Directors, give bonds for the faithful
discharge of their duties in such sums, and with such surety or sureties, as the Board of Directors
shall determine.
SECTION 5.12.
Controller
.
The Controller shall: (a) be responsible to the Board of
Directors for the maintenance of adequate systems of internal accounting control over the Companys
operations, investments, subsidiaries, and other interests; (b) maintain adequate accounting books
and records, sufficient to meet
requirements as specified by the Board of Directors for their own
use, for internal use, or for properly constituted government agencies or regulatory bodies; (c)
establish and maintain information, reporting, budgeting and planning systems as requested by the
Chairman of the Board, Board of Directors, President, Vice President of Finance, or Chief Financial
Officer; (d) cooperate and assist in independent audits and/or internal audits of the Companys
books, records and operations as requested by the Board of Directors; and (e) in general, perform
all duties incident to the office of Controller and such other duties as from time to time may be
assigned to him by the Chairman of the Board, Board of Directors, President, Vice President of
Finance, Chief Financial Officer, or these By-Laws. He may delegate such details of the
performance of duties of his office as may be appropriate in the exercise of reasonable care to one
or more persons in his stead.
SECTION 5.13.
Compensation
.
The compensation of the officers shall be fixed from time
to time as may be authorized by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee appointed by
the Board of Directors. No officer shall be prevented from receiving such compensation by reason
of the fact that he is also a director of the Company. The Company shall not make any personal
loans or extensions of credit to any officer or director of the Company.
ARTICLE VI
Divisions
SECTION 6.1.
Divisions of the Company
.
The Board of Directors shall have the power to
create and establish such operating divisions of the Company as they may from time to time deem
advisable.
SECTION 6.2.
Official Positions Within A Division
.
The Chairman of the Board, if he
is the Chief Executive Officer, or the President may appoint individuals who are not officers of
the Company to, and may, with or without cause, remove them from, official positions established
within a division, but not filled, by the Board of Directors. (See also Section 5.1 of these
By-Laws.)
ARTICLE VII
Contracts, Loans, Checks and Deposits
SECTION 7.1.
Contracts and Other Instruments
.
The Board of Directors may authorize
any officer or officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any
instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Company, or of any division thereof, and such
authority may be general or confined in specific instances.
SECTION 7.2.
Loans
.
No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Company, or any
division thereof, and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in the name of the Company, or
any division thereof, unless authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors. Such authority
may be general or confined to specific instances. When the Board of Directors gives such
authorization, it may authorize any officer or officers, agent or agents, to execute and deliver
any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Company or any division thereof.
SECTION 7.3.
Checks, Drafts, etc
.
All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment
of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the Company, or any
division thereof, shall be signed by such officer or officers, agent or agents of the Company, and
in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 7.4.
Deposits
.
All funds of the Company, or any division thereof, not
otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Company in such banks,
trust companies or other depositories as the Board of Directors may select.
ARTICLE VIII
Certificates of Stock and Their Transfer
SECTION 8.1.
Certificate of Stock
.
The certificates of stock of the Company shall be
in such form as may be determined by the Board of Directors, shall be numbered and shall be entered
in the books of the Company as they are issued. They shall exhibit the holders name and number of
shares and shall be signed by the Chairman of the Board, President or a Vice President and the
Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary. If any stock
certificate is signed (a) by a transfer agent or an assistant transfer agent or (b) by a transfer
clerk acting on behalf of the Company and a registrar, the signature of any such officer may be
facsimile. In case any such officer whose facsimile signature has thus been used on any such
certificate shall cease to be such officer, whether because of death, resignation or otherwise,
before such certificate has been delivered by the Company, such certificate may nevertheless be
delivered by the Company, as though the person whose facsimile signature has been used thereon had
not ceased to be such officer. All certificates properly surrendered to the Company for transfer
shall be cancelled, and no new certificate shall be issued to evidence transferred shares until the
former certificate for at least a like number of shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled
and the Company reimbursed for any applicable taxes on the transfer, except that in the case of a
lost, destroyed or mutilated certificate a new one may be issued therefor upon such terms, and with
such indemnity (if any) to the Company, as the Board of Directors may prescribe specifically or in
general terms or by delegation to the transfer agent. (See Section 8.2 of these By-Laws).
SECTION 8.2.
Lost or Destroyed Certificates
.
The Board of Directors in individual
cases, or by general resolution or by delegation to the transfer agent, may direct a new
certificate or certificates to be issued by the Company to replace a certificate or certificates
alleged to have been lost or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person
claiming the certificate of stock to be lost or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new
certificate or certificates, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition
precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost or destroyed certificates, or his
legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as it shall require and/or to give the
Company a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against
the Company with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost or destroyed.
SECTION 8.3.
Transfer of Stock
.
Upon surrender to the Company or the transfer agent
of the Company of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of
succession, assignment or authority to transfer, and upon payment of applicable taxes with respect
to such transfer, it shall be the duty of the Company, subject to such rules and regulations as the
Board of Directors may from time to time deem advisable concerning the transfer and registration of
certificates for shares of capital stock of the Company, to issue a new certificate to the person
entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books. Transfers
of shares shall be made only on the books of the Company by the registered holder thereof or by his
attorney or successor duly authorized as evidenced by documents filed with the Secretary or
transfer agent of the Company.
SECTION 8.4.
Restrictions on Transfer
.
Any stockholder may enter into an agreement
with other stockholders or with the Company providing for reasonable limitation or restriction on
the right of such stockholder to transfer shares of common stock of the Company held by him,
including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, agreements granting to such other
stockholders or to the Company the right to purchase for a given period of time any of such shares
on terms equal to terms offered such stockholder by any third party. Any such limitation or
restriction on the transfer of shares of this Company may be set forth on certificates representing
shares of capital stock or notice thereof may be otherwise given to the Company or the transfer
agent, in which case the Company or the transfer agent shall not transfer such shares upon the
books of the Company without receipt of satisfactory evidence of compliance with the terms of such
limitation or restriction; provided, however, no such restriction, unless noted conspicuously on
the security, shall be effective against anyone found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
other than a person with actual knowledge of the restriction.
SECTION 8.5.
No Fractional Share Certificates
.
Certificates shall not be issued
representing fractional shares of stock.
SECTION 8.6.
Closing Transfer Books or Fixing Record Date
.
The Board of Directors may
close the stock transfer books of the Company for a period not exceeding sixty days preceding the
date of any meeting of stockholders, or the date for the payment of any dividend, or the date for
the allotment of rights, or the date when any change, or conversion or exchange of capital stock
shall go into effect, or in connection with obtaining the consent of stockholders for any purpose.
In lieu of closing the stock transfer books as aforesaid, the Board of Directors may fix in advance
a date, not exceeding sixty days preceding the date of any meeting of stockholders, or the date for
the payment of any dividend, or the date for the allotment of rights, or the date when any change
or conversion or exchange of capital stock shall go into effect, or a date in connection with
obtaining such consent, as a record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to
notice of, and to vote at, any such meeting, and adjournment thereof, or entitled to receive
payment of any such dividend, or to any such allotment of rights, or to exercise the rights in
respect of any such change, conversion or exchange of capital stock, or to give such consent, and
in such case such stockholders and only such stockholders as shall be stockholders of record on the
date so fixed shall be entitled to such notice of, and to vote at, such meeting and any adjournment
thereof, or to receive payment of such dividend, or to receive such allotment of rights, or to
exercise such rights, or to give such consent, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of
any stock on the books of the Company after any such record date fixed as aforesaid.
SECTION 8.7.
Stockholders of Record
.
The Company shall be entitled to treat the
holder of record of any share or shares of 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 or shares
on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof,
except as otherwise provided by the laws of Delaware.
ARTICLE IX
General Provisions
SECTION 9.1.
Fiscal Year
.
The fiscal year of the Company shall begin on September 1
of each year and end on August 31 of the next succeeding calendar year.
SECTION 9.2.
Seal
.
The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the
Company and the words CORPORATE SEAL and DELAWARE; and it shall otherwise be in the form
approved by the Board of Directors. Such seal may be used by causing it, or a facsimile thereof,
to be impressed or affixed or reproduced, or otherwise.
ARTICLE X
Amendments
SECTION 10.1.
Amendments
.
These By-Laws may be amended, added to, rescinded or
repealed at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of the stockholders, provided notice of the
proposed change was given in the notice of the meeting or, in the case of a meeting of the Board of
Directors, in a notice given not less than two days
prior to the meeting; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any other provisions of these
By-Laws or any provision of law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, in the case
of a meeting of the stockholders, but in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of any
particular class or series of the Voting Stock required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation,
any Preferred Stock Designation (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation) or these By-Laws,
the affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty-six and two thirds percent (66-2/3%) of the
voting power of all the then-outstanding shares of the Voting Stock, voting together as a single
class, shall be required to amend, add to, rescind or repeal any provision of these By-Laws.