EXHIBIT 10.1
FNB DIRECTOR FORM
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (this Agreement) dated as of
, 2008 between F.N.B.
Corporation, a Florida corporation (FNB) and
(the Indemnitee):
Recitals
:
WHEREAS, many experienced candidates are becoming increasingly reluctant to serve on the board
of directors of publicly held corporations unless the corporations provide adequate protection
through insurance and indemnification agreements against claims and actions against such directors
arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of such corporations; and
WHEREAS, the current difficulties in the marketplace generally of obtaining adequate insurance
coverage and uncertainties relating to indemnification arising from recent decisions of the Court
of Chancery of the State of Delaware have increased the difficulty of attracting and retaining such
directors; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of FNB has determined that the inability to retain their
current directors because of potential liability considerations would be detrimental to the best
interests of FNB and its shareholders and that FNB should act to assure its directors that such
protection will remain available in the future; and
WHEREAS, it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for FNB to indemnify its directors to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, subject only to the limited exceptions contained in
this Agreement, so that its directors will continue to serve FNB free from undue concern that they
will not be so indemnified.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, FNB and
the Indemnitee, intending to be legally bound hereby, covenant and agree as follows:
1.
Indemnification
. In consideration of the Indemnitees continued service as a
director of FNB, FNB shall indemnify the Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law in effect on the date hereof or as such laws may from time to time be amended in furtherance of
such indemnification, subject only to the limited exceptions set forth in this Agreement or as
required by law.
2.
Proceedings Other Than an Action by or in the Right of FNB
. The Indemnitee shall
be entitled to the indemnification rights provided in this Section 2 if the Indemnitee is a party
to or is threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding, as defined in Section 17 of this
Agreement, other than an action by or in the right of FNB , by reason of the fact that the
Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of FNB or is or was serving
at the request of FNB as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of any other
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise or
entity or by reason of anything done or not done by the Indemnitee in any such capacity. Pursuant
to this Section 2, the Indemnitee shall be indemnified against reasonable costs and expenses,
including attorneys fees, judgments, damages, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding, including,
but not limited to, the investigation, defense or appeal thereof, if the Indemnitee acted in good
faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of FNB , and, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, the Indemnitee had no reasonable
cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
3.
Actions by or in the Right of FNB
. The Indemnitee shall be entitled to the
indemnification rights provided in this Section 3 if the Indemnitee is a person who was or is made
a party or is threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding brought by or in the right of FNB to
procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the Indemnitee is or was a director,
officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of FNB or is or was serving at the request of FNB as a
director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of any other corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise or entity by reason of anything done or
not done by the Indemnitee in any such capacity. Pursuant to this Section 3, the Indemnitee shall
be indemnified against reasonable costs and expenses, including attorneys fees, actually and
reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding, including, but not
limited to, the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal thereof, if the Indemnitee acted in
good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of FNB , except that indemnification is not authorized where there has been an
adjudication of liability as to the Indemnitee, unless a court determines in view of all of the
circumstances, that such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses.
4.
Indemnification for Costs and Expenses of Successful Party
. Notwithstanding the
other provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that the Indemnitee has served as a witness on
behalf of FNB or has been successful on the merits or otherwise, including, without limitation, the
dismissal of a Proceeding without prejudice, in defense of any Proceeding referred to in Sections 2
or 3 of this Agreement, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the Indemnitee shall
be indemnified against reasonable costs and expenses, including attorneys fees, actually and
reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee or on the Indemnitees behalf in connection therewith.
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5.
Partial Indemnification
. If the Indemnitee is only partially successful in the
defense, investigation, settlement or appeal of any Proceeding described in Sections 2 or 3 of this
Agreement, and as a result is not entitled under Section 6 of this Agreement to indemnification by
FNB for the reasonable costs and expenses, including attorneys fees, judgments, penalties, fines
and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee, FNB shall
nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee pursuant to Section 6 to the extent the Indemnitee has been
partially successful.
6.
Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification
. When seeking indemnification
under any section of this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit a written request for
indemnification to FNB . Such request shall include documentation or information that is
reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary for FNB to make a determination of
the Indemnitees entitlement to indemnification. Determination of the Indemnitees entitlement to
indemnification pursuant to this Agreement shall be determined by: (a) the Board of Directors of
FNB by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of Disinterested Directors as defined in Section 17
of this Agreement; (b) if such a quorum is not obtainable or, even if obtainable, if the Board of
Directors of FNB by the majority vote of Disinterested Directors so directs, by Independent Counsel
as defined in Section 17 of this Agreement in a written opinion to such Board of Directors, a copy
of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee or (c) by the shareholders of FNB. Such Independent
Counsel shall be selected by FNBs Board of Directors and shall be reasonably acceptable to the
Indemnitee. Upon failure of FNBs Board of Directors so to select such Independent Counsel or upon
failure of the Indemnitee so to accept, such Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Chairman
of the law firm of Duane Morris LLP. Such determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be
made not later than 60 days after receipt by FNB of a written request for indemnification. Any
reasonable costs or expenses, including attorneys fees, incurred by the Indemnitee in connection
with a request for indemnification under this Agreement shall be borne by FNB provided that it is
ultimately determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification. If the person making
such determination shall determine that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification as to part,
but not all, of the application for indemnification, such person shall reasonably prorate such
partial indemnification among such claims, issues or matters.
7.
Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings
. The Secretary of FNB or other
officer designated by FNBs Board of Directors, shall, promptly upon receipt of the Indemnitees
request for indemnification, advise FNBs Board of Directors in writing, or such other person or
persons empowered to make the determination as provided in Section 6 of this Agreement, that the
Indemnitee has made such request for indemnification. Upon making such request for
indemnification, the Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification hereunder, and
FNB shall have the burden of proof in the making of any determination contrary to such presumption.
If the person or persons so empowered to make such determination shall fail to make the requested
indemnification within 60 days
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after receipt by FNB of such request, the requisite determination of entitlement to
indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and the Indemnitee shall be absolutely entitled
to such indemnification, absent actual and material fraud in the request for indemnification. The
termination of any Proceeding described in Sections 2 or 3 of this Agreement by judgment, order,
settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of
itself: (a) create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner
that the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of FNB and,
with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that
his or her conduct was unlawful or (b) otherwise adversely affect the rights of the Indemnitee to
indemnification except as may be expressly provided herein.
8.
Advancement of Expenses and Costs
. Subject to the exceptions set forth in Section
10, all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Indemnitee, including attorneys fees,
retainers and advances of disbursements required of the Indemnitee, in defending a Proceeding shall
be paid by FNB in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding at the request of the
Indemnitee within 20 days after the receipt by FNB of a statement or statements from the Indemnitee
requesting such advance or advances from time to time. The Indemnitees entitlement to such costs
and expenses shall include those costs and expenses incurred in connection with any proceeding by
the Indemnitee seeking an adjudication pursuant to this Agreement. Such statement or statements
shall reasonably evidence the costs and expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection therewith
and shall include or be accompanied by a written undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to
repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be
indemnified against such costs and expenses by FNB as provided by this Agreement or otherwise.
9.
Remedies of the Indemnitee in Cases of Determination Not to Indemnify or to Advance
Expenses
. In the event that a determination is made that the Indemnitee is not entitled to
indemnification hereunder or if payment has not been timely made following a determination of
entitlement to indemnification pursuant to Sections 6 and 7 of this Agreement, or if expenses are
not advanced pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to a final
adjudication in an appropriate court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any other court of
competent jurisdiction of the Indemnitees entitlement to such indemnification or advance. Such
judicial proceeding shall be made de novo, and the Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced in seeking
further relief by reason of a determination, if so made, that the Indemnitee is not entitled to
indemnification. If a determination is made or deemed to have been made pursuant to the terms of
Section 6 of this Agreement that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, FNB shall be bound
by such determination and shall be precluded from asserting that such determination has not been
made or that the procedure by which such determination was made is not valid, binding and
enforceable. FNB further agrees to stipulate in any such proceeding that FNB is bound by all the
provisions of this Agreement and is precluded from making any assertion to
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the contrary. If the court shall determine that the Indemnitee is entitled to any
indemnification hereunder, FNB shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses, including attorneys
fees, actually incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such adjudication, including, but not
limited to, any appellate proceedings.
10.
Exceptions and Modifications to Indemnification
.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, unless
otherwise determined by the Board of Directors of FNB by a majority vote of the Disinterested
Directors, the Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification or advancement of expenses from
FNB under this Agreement in any of the following circumstances: (i) any Proceeding initiated by or
on behalf of the Indemnitee against FNB other than a Proceeding brought solely to seek the remedies
set forth in Section 9 for a Proceeding not initiated by the Indemnitee, or any counterclaim,
cross-claim, affirmative defense or similar claim of FNB in connection with such Proceeding or (ii)
any Proceeding initiated by FNB against the Indemnitee other than as provided in Section 3 of this
Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, in the
event that any insurance policy obtained by FNB would provide coverage for any liability, cost or
expense for which indemnification or advancement of expenses is sought by the Indemnitee under this
Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall be modified to the extent necessary to conform
this Agreement to the requirements of such insurance policy so as to provide coverage to the
Indemnitee to the fullest extent possible, including but not limited to, any requirement relating
to incurring defense costs and retaining legal counsel.
11.
Other Rights to Indemnification
. The indemnification and advancement of costs and
expenses, including attorneys fees, provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of
any other rights to which the Indemnitee may now or in the future be entitled under any provision
of FNBs Certificate of Incorporation or ByLaws or any agreement, vote of shareholders or
Disinterested Directors, provision of law or otherwise.
12.
Attorneys Fees and Other Expenses to Enforce Agreement
. In the event that the
Indemnitee is subject to or intervenes in any Proceeding in which the validity or enforceability of
this Agreement is at issue or seeks an adjudication to enforce the Indemnitees rights under, or to
recover damages for breach of, this Agreement, if the Indemnitee prevails in whole or in part in
such Proceeding, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to recover from FNB and shall be indemnified by
FNB against, any actual expenses for attorneys fees and disbursements reasonably incurred by the
Indemnitee.
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13.
Successors and Assigns
. This Agreement shall be binding upon FNB and its
successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Indemnitee and the Indemnitees
spouse, assigns, heirs, devisees, executors, administrators or other legal representatives.
14.
Severability
. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability
of the remaining provisions of this Agreement, including without limitation, all portions of any
paragraphs of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, that are not themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable, shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby and (b) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this
Agreement, including, without limitation, all portions of any paragraph of this Agreement
containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that are not themselves
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested
by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.
15.
Counterparts
. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same agreement.
16.
Headings
. The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for
convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the
construction of this Agreement.
17.
Definitions and Interpretations
. For purposes of this Agreement:
(a) The term Corporation shall include any constituent corporation, including any
constituent of a constituent, absorbed in a consolidation or merger that, if its separate existence
continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, so that any person who is
or was a director of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such
constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the
provisions of this Agreement with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person
would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.
(b) The term Disinterested Director shall mean a director of FNB who is not or was not a
party to a Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is being sought by the Indemnitee.
(c) The term fines shall include any penalties and any excise or similar taxes assessed on a
person with respect to an employee benefit plan.
(d) The term Independent Counsel shall mean any person who, under the applicable standards
of professional conduct then prevailing, would not have a conflict of
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interest in representing either FNB or the Indemnitee in an Proceeding to determine the
Indemnitees right to indemnification under this Agreement.
(e) The term other enterprise shall include employee benefit plans, including but not
limited to, any employee benefit plans of FNB .
(f) The term Proceeding shall mean any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative in nature, including any
counterclaim.
(g) Service by the Indemnitee at the request of FNB shall include, but is not limited to,
any service that imposes duties on, or involves services by, the Indemnitee with respect to an
employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries, including acting as a fiduciary thereof.
(h) A person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in
the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to
have acted in a manner not opposed to the best interests of FNB as referred to in Sections 2 and
3 of this Agreement.
(i) Service by the Indemnitee as a partner, trustee, manager or member of management or
similar committee of a partnership, joint venture, trust or limited liability company, or as a
director, officer, manager, partner, trustee or manager of an entity that is a partner, trustee,
member or joint venturer, shall be considered service as a director or officer of the partnership,
joint venture, trust, limited liability company or other enterprise.
18.
Modification and Waiver
. No supplement, modification or amendment of this
Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by all of the parties hereto. No waiver of
any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to or shall constitute a waiver of any
other provisions hereof, whether or not similar, nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing
waiver.
19.
Notice by the Indemnitee
. The Indemnitee agrees promptly to notify FNB in writing
upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other
document relating to any matter that may be subject to indemnification covered hereunder, either
civil, criminal or investigative.
20.
Notices
. All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall
be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (a) delivered by hand and receipted
for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed or if (b)
mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the
date on which it is so mailed:
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If to the Indemnitee, to the address set forth on the signature page to this Agreement.
If to FNB to:
F.N.B. Corporation
One F.N.B. Boulevard
Hermitage, PA 16148
Attention: Robert V. New, Jr., President
and Chief Executive Officer
or to such other address as may have been furnished to the Indemnitee by FNB or to FNB by the
Indemnitee.
21.
Governing Law
. FNB and the Indemnitee agree that this Agreement shall be governed
by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the day and year first
above written.
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F.N.B. CORPORATION
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Robert V. New, Jr., President
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EXHIBIT 10.2
OFFICERS FORM
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (this Agreement) dated as of
, 2008 among F.N.B.
Corporation, a Florida corporation (FNB), First National Bank of Pennsylvania, a national banking
association (FNBPA) and
(the Indemnitee):
Recitals
:
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of FNB and FNBPA have determined that the inability to retain
the officers who serve it and FNBPA because of potential liability considerations would be
detrimental to the best interests of FNB and FNBPA and their respective shareholders and that FNB
and FNBPA should act to assure their respective officers that such protection will remain available
in the future; and
WHEREAS, it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for FNB and FNBPA to obligate themselves
contractually to indemnify their respective officers to the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, subject only to the limited exceptions contained in this Agreement, so that their respective
officers will continue to serve FNB and FNBPA free from undue concern that they will not be so
indemnified.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, FNB,
FNBPA and the Indemnitee, intending to be legally bound hereby, covenant and agree as follows:
1.
Indemnification
. In consideration of the Indemnitees continued service as an
officer of FNB or FNBPA, FNB and FNBPA, jointly and severally, shall indemnify the Indemnitee to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law in effect on the date hereof or as such laws may
from time to time be amended in furtherance of such indemnification, subject only to the limited
exceptions set forth in this Agreement or as required by law.
2.
Proceedings Other Than an Action by or in the Right of FNB or FNBPA
. The
Indemnitee shall be entitled to the indemnification rights provided in this Section 2 if the
Indemnitee is a party to or is threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding, as defined in
Section 17 of this Agreement, other than an action by or in the right of FNB or FNBPA, by reason of
the fact that the Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of FNB or
FNBPA or is or was serving at the request of FNB or FNBPA as a director, officer, employee, agent
or fiduciary of any other corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust
or other enterprise or entity or by reason of anything
done or not done by the Indemnitee in any such capacity. Pursuant to this Section 2, the
Indemnitee shall be indemnified against reasonable costs and expenses, including attorneys fees,
judgments, damages, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding, including, but not limited to, the
investigation, defense or appeal thereof, if the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner the
Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of FNB and FNBPA, and,
with respect to any criminal Proceeding, the Indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe his
conduct was unlawful.
3.
Actions by or in the Right of FNB or FNBPA
. The Indemnitee shall be entitled to
the indemnification rights provided in this Section 3 if the Indemnitee is a person who was or is
made a party or is threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding brought by or in the right of
FNB or FNBPA to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the Indemnitee is or was
a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of FNB or FNBPA or is or was serving at the
request of FNB or FNBPA as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of any other
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise or
entity by reason of anything done or not done by the Indemnitee in any such capacity. Pursuant to
this Section 3, the Indemnitee shall be indemnified against reasonable costs and expenses,
including attorneys fees, actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with
such Proceeding, including, but not limited to, the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal
thereof, if the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of FNB or FNBPA, as the case may be, except that
indemnification is not authorized where there has been an adjudication of liability as to the
Indemnitee, unless a court determines in view of all of the circumstances, that such person is
fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses.
4.
Indemnification for Costs and Expenses of Successful Party
. Notwithstanding the
other provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that the Indemnitee has served as a witness on
behalf of FNB or FNBPA or has been successful on the merits or otherwise, including, without
limitation, the dismissal of a Proceeding without prejudice, in defense of any Proceeding referred
to in Sections 2 or 3 of this Agreement, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the
Indemnitee shall be indemnified against reasonable costs and expenses, including attorneys fees,
actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee or on the Indemnitees behalf in connection
therewith.
5.
Partial Indemnification
. If the Indemnitee is only partially successful in the
defense, investigation, settlement or appeal of any Proceeding described in Sections 2 or 3 of this
Agreement, and as a result is not entitled under Section 6 of this Agreement to indemnification by
FNB or FNBPA for the reasonable costs and expenses, including attorneys fees, judgments,
penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
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reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee, FNB and FNBPA shall nevertheless indemnify the
Indemnitee pursuant to Section 6 to the extent the Indemnitee has been partially successful.
6.
Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification
. When seeking indemnification
under any section of this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall submit a written request for
indemnification to FNB and FNBPA. Such request shall include documentation or information that is
reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary for FNB and FNBPA to make a
determination of the Indemnitees entitlement to indemnification. Determination of the
Indemnitees entitlement to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement shall be determined by: (a)
the Board of Directors of FNB or FNBPA, as the case may be, by a majority vote of a quorum
consisting of Disinterested Directors as defined in Section 17 of this Agreement; (b) if such a
quorum is not obtainable or, even if obtainable, if the Board of Directors of FNB or FNBPA, as the
case may be, by the majority vote of Disinterested Directors so directs, by Independent Counsel as
defined in Section 17 of this Agreement in a written opinion to such Board of Directors, a copy of
which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee or (c) by the shareholders of FNB or FNBPA, as the case
may be. Such Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Board of Directors of FNB or FNBPA, as
the case may be, and shall be reasonably acceptable to the Indemnitee. Upon failure of FNBs Board
of Directors so to select such Independent Counsel or upon failure of the Indemnitee so to accept,
such Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Chairman of the law firm of Duane Morris LLP.
Such determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be made not later than 60 days after
receipt by FNB or FNBPA of a written request for indemnification. Any reasonable costs or
expenses, including attorneys fees, incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with a request for
indemnification under this Agreement shall be borne by FNB and FNBPA, as the case may be, provided
that it is ultimately determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification. If the person
making such determination shall determine that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification as to
part, but not all, of the application for indemnification, such person shall reasonably prorate
such partial indemnification among such claims, issues or matters.
7.
Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings
. The Secretary of FNB or FNBPA, or
such other officer, if any, as shall have been designated by their respective Board of Directors,
shall, promptly upon receipt of the Indemnitees request for indemnification, advise FNBs or
FNBPAs Board of Directors, as the case may be, in writing, or such other person or persons
empowered to make the determination as provided in Section 6 of this Agreement, that the Indemnitee
has made such request for indemnification. Upon making such request for indemnification, the
Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification hereunder, and FNB or FNBPA, as the
case may be, shall have the burden of proof in the making of any determination contrary to such
presumption. If the person or persons so empowered to make such determination shall fail to make
the requested indemnification within 60 days after receipt by FNB or FNBPA, as the case may be, of
such request, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to
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have been made and the Indemnitee shall be absolutely entitled to such indemnification, absent
actual and material fraud in the request for indemnification. The termination of any Proceeding
described in Sections 2 or 3 of this Agreement by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or
upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself: (a) create a presumption
that the Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner that the Indemnitee reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of FNB or FNBPA, as the case may be, and,
with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that
his or her conduct was unlawful or (b) otherwise adversely affect the rights of the Indemnitee to
indemnification except as may be expressly provided herein.
8.
Advancement of Expenses and Costs
. Subject to the exceptions set forth in Section
10, all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Indemnitee, including attorneys fees,
retainers and advances of disbursements required of the Indemnitee, in defending a Proceeding shall
be paid by FNB or FNBPA, as the case may be, in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding
at the request of the Indemnitee within 20 days after the receipt by FNB or FNBPA, as the case may
be, of a statement or statements from the Indemnitee requesting such advance or advances from time
to time. The Indemnitees entitlement to such costs and expenses shall include those costs and
expenses incurred in connection with any proceeding by the Indemnitee seeking an adjudication
pursuant to this Agreement. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the costs and
expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection therewith and shall include or be accompanied by
a written undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay such amount if it is ultimately
determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified against such costs and expenses by
FNB or FNBPA, as the case may be, as provided by this Agreement or otherwise.
9.
Remedies of the Indemnitee in Cases of Determination Not to Indemnify or to Advance
Expenses
. In the event that a determination is made that the Indemnitee is not entitled to
indemnification hereunder or if payment has not been timely made following a determination of
entitlement to indemnification pursuant to Sections 6 and 7 of this Agreement, or if expenses are
not advanced pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to a final
adjudication in an appropriate court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any other court of
competent jurisdiction of the Indemnitees entitlement to such indemnification or advance. Such
judicial proceeding shall be made de novo, and the Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced in seeking
further relief by reason of a determination, if so made, that the Indemnitee is not entitled to
indemnification. If a determination is made or deemed to have been made pursuant to the terms of
Section 6 of this Agreement that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, FNB and FNBPA shall
be bound by such determination and shall be precluded from asserting that such determination has
not been made or that the procedure by which such determination was made is not valid, binding and
enforceable. FNB and FNBPA further agree to stipulate in any such proceeding that FNB and FNBPA
are bound by all the provisions of this Agreement
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and is precluded from making any assertion to the contrary. If the court shall determine that
the Indemnitee is entitled to any indemnification hereunder, FNB or FNBPA, as the case may be,
shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses, including attorneys fees, actually incurred by the
Indemnitee in connection with such adjudication, including, but not limited to, any appellate
proceedings.
10.
Exceptions and Modifications to Indemnification
.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, unless
otherwise determined by the Board of Directors of FNB or FNBPA, as the case may be, by a majority
vote of the Disinterested Directors, the Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification or
advancement of expenses from FNB and FNBPA under this Agreement in any of the following
circumstances: (i) any Proceeding initiated by or on behalf of the Indemnitee against FNB or
FNBPA, as the case may be, other than a Proceeding brought solely to seek the remedies set forth in
Section 9 for a Proceeding not initiated by the Indemnitee, or any counterclaim, cross-claim,
affirmative defense or similar claim of FNB or FNBPA, as the case may be, in connection with such
Proceeding or (ii) any Proceeding initiated by FNB or FNBPA, as the case may be, against the
Indemnitee other than as provided in Section 3 of this Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, in the
event that any insurance policy obtained by FNB or FNBPA, as the case may be, would provide
coverage for any liability, cost or expense for which indemnification or advancement of expenses is
sought by the Indemnitee under this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall be modified
to the extent necessary to conform this Agreement to the requirements of such insurance policy so
as to provide coverage to the Indemnitee to the fullest extent possible, including but not limited
to, any requirement relating to incurring defense costs and retaining legal counsel.
11.
Other Rights to Indemnification
. The indemnification and advancement of costs and
expenses, including attorneys fees, provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of
any other rights to which the Indemnitee may now or in the future be entitled under any provision
of FNBs Certificate of Incorporation or FNBPAs Articles of Association or the respective Bylaws
of FNB or FNBPA, as the case may be, or any agreement, vote of shareholders or Disinterested
Directors, provision of law or otherwise.
12.
Attorneys Fees and Other Expenses to Enforce Agreement
. In the event that the
Indemnitee is subject to or intervenes in any Proceeding in which the validity or enforceability of
this Agreement is at issue or seeks an adjudication to enforce the Indemnitees rights under, or to
recover damages for breach of, this Agreement, if the Indemnitee prevails in whole or in part in
such Proceeding, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to recover from FNB and FNBPA and shall be
indemnified by FNB and FNBPA against, any actual expenses for attorneys fees and disbursements
reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee.
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13.
Successors and Assigns
. This Agreement shall be binding upon FNB and FNBPA and
their respective successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the Indemnitee and the
Indemnitees spouse, assigns, heirs, devisees, executors, administrators or other legal
representatives.
14.
Severability
. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability
of the remaining provisions of this Agreement, including without limitation, all portions of any
paragraphs of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, that are not themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable, shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby and (b) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this
Agreement, including, without limitation, all portions of any paragraph of this Agreement
containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that are not themselves
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested
by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.
15.
Counterparts
. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same agreement.
16.
Headings
. The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for
convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the
construction of this Agreement.
17.
Definitions and Interpretations
. For purposes of this Agreement:
(a) The term Corporation shall include any constituent corporation, including any
constituent of a constituent, absorbed in a consolidation or merger that, if its separate existence
continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, so that any person who is
or was a director of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such
constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the
provisions of this Agreement with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person
would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.
(b) The term Disinterested Director shall mean a director of FNB or FNBPA, as the case may
be, who is not or was not a party to a Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is being
sought by the Indemnitee.
(c) The term fines shall include any penalties and any excise or similar taxes assessed on a
person with respect to an employee benefit plan.
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(d) The term Independent Counsel shall mean any person who, under the applicable standards
of professional conduct then prevailing, would not have a conflict of interest in representing
either FNB, FNBPA or the Indemnitee in an Proceeding to determine the Indemnitees right to
indemnification under this Agreement.
(e) The term other enterprise shall include employee benefit plans, including but not
limited to, any employee benefit plans of FNB or FNBPA.
(f) The term Proceeding shall mean any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative in nature, including any
counterclaim.
(g) Service by the Indemnitee at the request of FNB or FNBPA shall include, but is not
limited to, any service that imposes duties on, or involves services by, the Indemnitee with
respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries, including acting as a
fiduciary thereof.
(h) A person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in
the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to
have acted in a manner not opposed to the best interests of FNB or FNBPA as referred to in
Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement.
(i) Service by the Indemnitee as a partner, trustee, manager or member of management or
similar committee of a partnership, joint venture, trust or limited liability company, or as a
director, officer, manager, partner, trustee or manager of an entity that is a partner, trustee,
member or joint venturer, shall be considered service as a director or officer of the partnership,
joint venture, trust, limited liability company or other enterprise.
18.
Modification and Waiver
. No supplement, modification or amendment of this
Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by all of the parties hereto. No waiver of
any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to or shall constitute a waiver of any
other provisions hereof, whether or not similar, nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing
waiver.
19.
Notice by the Indemnitee
. The Indemnitee agrees promptly to notify FNB and FNBPA
in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment,
information or other document relating to any matter that may be subject to indemnification covered
hereunder, either civil, criminal or investigative.
20.
Notices
. All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall
be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (a) delivered by hand and receipted
for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed or if (b)
mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the
date on which it is so mailed:
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If to the Indemnitee, to the address set forth on the signature page to this Agreement.
If to FNB or FNBPA to:
F.N.B. Corporation
One F.N.B. Boulevard
Hermitage, PA 16148
Attention: Robert V. New, Jr., President
and Chief Executive Officer
or to such other address as may have been furnished to the Indemnitee by FNB or FNBPA or to FNB or
FNBPA by the Indemnitee, as the case may be.
21.
Governing Law
. FNB, FNBPA and the Indemnitee agree that this Agreement shall be
governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the day and year first
above written.
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EXHIBIT 10.3
BYLAWS OF F.N.B. CORPORATION
A Florida Corporation
Amended and Restated on September 11, 2008
ARTICLE I
Shareholders
Section 1.01
Place and Time of Meeting
.
All meetings of the shareholders shall be
held at such place, time and purpose as may be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors
and stated in the notice of meeting.
Section 1.02
Annual Meeting
. The regular annual meeting (Annual Meeting) of the
shareholders for the election of directors and the transaction of whatever other business may
properly come before the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation, on the
third Wednesday of May of each year, if not a legal holiday, and, if a legal holiday, then on the
next succeeding business day, or at such other time, date and place as the Board of Directors (the
Board) may designate from time to time. Notice of such meeting shall be given not less than 10
nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting, addressed to each shareholder entitled to
vote at the meeting at his/her address appearing on the books of the Corporation. The shareholders
may transact such other business as is properly brought before the Annual Meeting and is in
compliance with the advance notice provisions of these Bylaws.
Section 1.03
Special Meetings
.
(a)
Generally
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(i) Special meetings of the shareholders may be called at any time by the Chairman of the
Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President of the Corporation and shall be
called by the Secretary of the Corporation in writing at the request of the Board of Directors
acting pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Board or by shareholders holding not
less than 10% of all votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the
proposed special meeting who sign, date and deliver to the Secretary of the Corporation one or more
written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which it is to be held.
(ii) Special meetings shall be held on such date and at such time and place as may be fixed by
the Board. Except as otherwise required by law or by the Articles of Incorporation, written notice
of the date, time, place and purpose or purposes of every special meeting of shareholders shall be
given not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting, addressed to each
shareholder entitled to vote at the meeting at his/her address appearing on the books of the
Corporation.
(iii) Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of shareholders as shall
have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporations notice of meeting and in
accordance with Section 1.11 of these Bylaws. If the Corporations notice of the special meeting
provides for the election of directors, the only persons who may be nominated for such election are
candidates who are nominated pursuant to (i) the Corporations notice of meeting (ii) by or at the
discretion of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or (iii) by any shareholder of record of
the Corporation who satisfies the requirements of Section 1.11(a) of these Bylaws.
(b)
Shareholder Requested Special Meetings
.
(i) Any written demand by shareholders of the Corporation for a special meeting of
shareholders shall be signed and dated by each shareholder (or his or her duly authorized agent)
who is requesting the special meeting and shall set forth a statement of the specific purpose or
purposes of the meeting. The shareholders requesting a special meeting may revoke their demand at
any time by written revocation, signed and dated by each shareholder (or his or her duly authorized
agent) delivered to the Secretary.
(ii) A special meeting requested by shareholders shall not be held if either (A) the Board has
called or calls for an annual meeting of shareholders and the purpose of such annual meeting
includes (among any other matters properly brought before the meeting) the purpose specified in the
request, or (B) an annual or special meeting that included the purpose specified in the request was
held not more than 12 months before the request to call the special meeting was received by the
Corporation.
Section 1.04
Record Date for Meetings and Other Purposes
. The Board of Directors
may fix a time, not more than 70 days prior to the date of any meeting of the shareholders, or the
date fixed for the payment of any dividend or distribution, or the date for the allotment of rights
or the date when any change or conversion or exchange of shares will be made or go into effect, as
the record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to notice of, or to vote at,
such meeting, or to receive any such allotment of rights or to exercise the rights in respect to
any such change or conversion or exchange of shares. In such case, only such shareholders as shall
be shareholders of record on the date so fixed shall be entitled to notice of, or to vote at, such
meeting, or to receive payment of such dividend, or to receive such allotment of rights or to
exercise such rights, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books
of the Corporation after any record date fixed as aforesaid. A determination of shareholders of
record shall be effective for any adjournment of the meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a
new record ate, which it must do if a meeting is adjourned to a date more than 120 days after the
date fixed for the original meeting of shareholders.
Section 1.05
Quorum for Meetings
. Except as otherwise required by law or in the
Articles of Incorporation, a majority of the shares entitled to be cast on a matter, whether in
person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting for the transaction of such business.
Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes
for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting, unless a new record date
is or must be set for that adjourned meeting. The subsequent withdrawal of enough shareholders to
leave less than a quorum after a quorum has been established at a meeting shall not affect the
validity of any action taken at the meeting or any adjournment thereof. In the absence of a
quorum, any meeting may be adjourned from time to time by the approval of a majority of the voting
power of the outstanding shares present and entitled to vote at such meeting, even if less than a
quorum.
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Whenever the holders of any class or series of shares are entitled to vote separately on a
specified item of business, the provisions of this Section shall apply in determining the presence
of a quorum of such class or series for the transaction of such specified item of business.
Section 1.06
Presiding Officer and Secretary
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(a) At each meeting of the shareholders, (A) the Chairman of the Board, or (B) if the Chairman
of the Board shall be absent therefrom, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, or (C) if
the Chief Executive Officer shall not be present, the President of the Corporation, or (D) if the
President also shall be absent, the Lead Director of the Corporation, or (E) if the Lead Director
also shall be absent, a Vice President of the Corporation, or (F) if each Vice President of the
Corporation also shall be absent therefrom, any person chosen by the holders of a majority of the
voting power of the shares of the Corporations stock entitled to vote and who are present in
person or by proxy, shall act as chairman of the meeting and preside at such meeting. If neither
the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary shall be present, the appointee of the person presiding at
the meeting shall act as secretary of the meeting.
(b) The chairman of the meeting of shareholders shall determine the order of the business and
the procedure at such meeting, including such regulation of the manner of voting and the conduct of
discussion as the chairman of the meeting determines, in his or her sole discretion, to be in
order. The chairman of the meeting shall have the power to adjourn the meeting to another place,
date and time. The time of the opening and closing of the polls for each matter upon which the
shareholders will vote at the meeting shall be announced at the meeting.
Section 1.07
Judge of Election
. The Board may, in advance of any shareholders
meeting, appoint one or three Judges of Election to act at the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
Each Judge of Election, before conducting his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath of office
to execute faithfully the duties of Judge of Election with strict impartiality and to the best of
his or her ability. If a Judge of Election is not so appointed, the person presiding at the
shareholders meeting pursuant to Section 1.06 of this Article I may, and on the request of any
shareholder entitled to vote thereat shall, make such appointment. In case any person appointed as
a Judge of Election fails to appear or act, the vacancy may be filled by appointment made by the
Board in advance of the meeting or at the meeting by the person presiding at the meeting. No
person shall be elected a director at a meeting at which he has served as a Judge of Election.
The Judge of Election shall determine the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of
each, the number of shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum, the validity and
effect of proxies, and shall receive votes, hear and determine all challenges and questions arising
in connection with the right to vote, count and tabulate all votes, determine the result, and do
such acts as are proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all shareholders. If
there are three Judges of Election the act of a majority thereof shall govern. On request of the
person presiding at the meeting or any shareholder entitled to vote thereat, the Judge of Election
shall make a report in writing of the determination as to any challenge, question or matter. Any
such report shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated, and shall be filed with the
minutes of the meeting.
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Section 1.08
Voting
. Whenever directors are to be elected by the shareholders, they
shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast in person or by proxy at the meeting of
shareholders by the holders of shares entitled to vote for such directors.
Whenever any action other than the election of directors is proposed to be taken by vote of
the shareholders, except as otherwise expressly required by law, in the Articles of Incorporation
or in these Bylaws, it shall be authorized by a majority of the votes cast in person or by proxy at
the meeting of shareholders by the holders of shares entitled to vote thereon.
Except as otherwise provided by the Articles of Incorporation, each shareholder of the
Corporation entitled to vote on any matter at any meeting of shareholders shall be entitled to one
vote for every such share standing in such shareholders name on the record date for the meeting.
At any election of directors, the election shall be by ballot and shall be authorized by a
plurality of votes cast, and the Judge or Judges of Election or, if none, the secretary of the
meeting, shall tabulate the ballots and certify the results of such vote.
Section 1.09
Voting by Proxy
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At any meeting of shareholders, every shareholder
entitled to vote may vote his or her shares in person or by proxy authorized by an appointment form
or by an electronic transmission permitted by the Florida Business Corporation Act (FBCA) filed
in accordance with the procedure established for the meeting. Any copy, facsimile
telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of the writing or transmission created pursuant to
this Section 1.09 may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or transmission for
any and for all purposes for which the original writing or transmission could be used, provided
that such copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction
of the entire original writing or transmission. Every proxy shall be filed with the Secretary of
the Corporation or his or her delegate. An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder
unless the appointment form or electronic transmission conspicuously states that it is irrevocable
and the appointment is coupled with an interest, notwithstanding any other agreement or any
provision in the proxy to the contrary, but the revocation of a proxy shall not be effective until
written notice thereof has been given to the Secretary of the Corporation. A proxy shall not be
revoked by the death or incapacity of the maker, unless written notice of the death or incapacity
is received by the Secretary of the Corporation before the proxy exercises his or her authority
under the appointment. No proxy shall be valid after 11 months after its date, unless otherwise
provided in the proxy.
Section 1.10
Shareholders List
. The officer or agent having charge of the stock
transfer books for shares of the Corporation shall make, at least 10 days before each meeting of
the shareholder, a complete alphabetical list of the shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting,
with their addresses and the number of shares held by each shareholder, which list shall be
maintained in written or electronic form and shall be kept on file either at the Corporations
principal office or at the place specified in the notice of the meeting and shall be subject to
inspection by any shareholder for any purpose germane to the meeting during the usual business
hours for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting. Such list shall be produced and kept
at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and may be inspected by any
shareholder who is present. The shareholder list shall be prima facie evidence of the identity of
the shareholders entitled to examine the shareholders list or vote at a meeting of shareholders.
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Section 1.11
Shareholder Proposals
(a)
Relating to Nominations for and Election of Directors
:
(1) A shareholder may nominate one or more candidates for election as a director at any
meeting of shareholders at which directors are to be elected. Nominations of persons for election
to the Board may be made by any shareholder of the Corporation who (A) is a shareholder of record
at the time of giving the notice provided for in these Bylaws and at the time of the annual or
special meeting, as the case may be, (B) is entitled to vote at the meeting, and (C) complies with
the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.11(a). Section 1.11(a) shall be the exclusive
means for a shareholder to make nominations before a meeting of shareholders.
(2) A nomination by a shareholder shall be preceded by a notice in writing, delivered in
person or by first class United States mail postage prepaid or by reputable overnight delivery
service, to the Board to the attention of the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal office
of the Corporation, within the time limits specified in this Section 1.11(a). In no event shall
any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or a special meeting or the announcement
thereof commence a new time period for the giving of a shareholders notice as described in
Sections 1.11(a)(3) and (4).
(3) In the case of an annual meeting of shareholders, any such written nomination must be
received by the Secretary of the Corporation not less than 90 calendar days nor more than 120
calendar days before the first anniversary of the date on which the Corporation first mailed its
proxy statement to shareholders for the annual meeting of shareholders in the immediately preceding
year; provided, however, that in the case of an annual meeting of shareholders that is called for a
date that is not within 30 calendar days before or after the first anniversary date of the Annual
Meeting in the immediately preceding year, any such written proposal of nomination must be received
by the Board within 5 business days after the earlier of the date the Corporation shall have mailed
notice to its shareholders, issued a press release, filed a periodic report with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) or otherwise publicly disseminated notice that an annual meeting of
shareholders will be held.
(4) Such written nomination shall set forth: (A) the name and address of the shareholder who
intends to make the nomination and, if any, the beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination is
made (collectively, the Nominating Shareholder), (B) as to the Nominating Shareholder, (i) the
number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are owned beneficially by it within the
meaning of SEC Rule 13d-3, (ii) any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship
pursuant to which such Nominating Shareholder has a right to vote any shares of any security of the
Corporation, and (iii) any performance-related fees that such Nominating Shareholder is entitled to
based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation, as of the date of such
notice, including without limitation any such interests held by members of the Nominating
Shareholders immediate family sharing the same household (which information shall be supplemented
by the Nominating Shareholder not later than 10 days after the record date for the meeting to
disclose such ownership as of the record date), and (iv) any other information relating to the
Nominating Shareholder that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings
required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for the election of directors in a
contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of
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1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;
and (C) as to each proposed nominee, (i) all information relating to such person that would be
required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection
with solicitations of proxies for election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section
14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (including such
persons written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a
director if elected), (ii) a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material
monetary agreements, arrangements and understandings during the past three years and any other
material relationships between or among such Nominating Shareholder and its affiliates and
associates or others acting in concert therewith, on the one hand, and each proposed nominee, and
his or her respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the
other hand, including without limitation all information that would be required to be disclosed
pursuant to Rule 404 promulgated under Regulation S-K of the Exchange Act, as if the Nominating
Shareholder or any affiliate or associate thereof or person acting in concert therewith, were the
registrant for purposes of such rule and the nominee were a director or executive officer of such
registrant; and (iii) a completed and signed questionnaire (which will be provided by the Secretary
upon written request) with respect to the background and qualifications of such proposed nominee.
The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as may
reasonably be required by the Corporation to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to
serve as an independent director of the Corporation or that could be material to a reasonable
shareholders understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such nominee.
(5) If a written nomination submitted to the Secretary of the Corporation fails, in the
reasonable judgment of the Board or the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board,
to contain the information specified in subsection (4) above or is otherwise deficient, the
Secretary shall, as promptly as is practicable under the circumstances, provide written notice to
the Nominating Shareholder of such failure or deficiency in the written nomination and such
Nominating Shareholder shall have 5 business days from receipt of such notice to submit a revised
written proposal of nomination that corrects such failure or deficiency in all material respects.
(6) Nominations by a shareholder of candidates for election to the Board by shareholders may
be made only if the shareholder complies with the procedures of this Section 1.11(a), and any
candidate proposed by a shareholder not nominated in accordance with such provisions shall not be
considered or acted upon for election as a director at such meeting of shareholders.
(b)
Relating to Matters Other Than Nominations for and Elections of Directors
:
(1) A shareholder of the Corporation may only bring a matter (other than a nomination of a
candidate for election as a director, which is covered by subsection (a) of this Section 1.11) (a
Shareholder Matter) before an annual or special meeting of shareholders of the Corporation who
(i) is a shareholder of record both at the time of giving notice provided for in these Bylaws and
at the time of the annual or special meeting, as applicable, (ii) is entitled to vote at the
meeting, and (iii) complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.11(b). This
Section 1.11(b) shall be the exclusive means for a shareholder to bring a Shareholder Matter
before an annual or special meeting of shareholders other than Shareholder Matters properly brought
under Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.
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(2) A shareholder shall only present a Shareholder Matter by providing written notice
thereof in accordance with the same requirements in Sections 1.11(a)(2) and (3).
(3) Such notice of presentation of a Shareholder Matter shall set forth, with respect to
the shareholder who intends to propose the Shareholder Matter (the Proposing Shareholder), the
same information required of the Nominating Shareholder in Sections 1.11(a)(4)(A) and (B). In
addition, such notice shall set forth (A) reasonably detailed description of the Shareholder
Matter, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest of the
Proposing Shareholder, if any, in such Shareholder Matter, and (B) a description of all agreements,
arrangements and understandings entered into between such Proposing Shareholder and any other
person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of the Shareholder Matter
by such Proposing Shareholder.
(4) If a written notice of presentation of a matter submitted to the Board fails, in the
reasonable judgment of the Board, to contain the information specified in subsection (3) above
hereof or is otherwise deficient, the Secretary of the Corporation shall, as promptly as is
practicable under the circumstances, provide written notice to the shareholder who submitted the
written notice of presentation of a Shareholder Matter of such failure or deficiency in the written
notice of presentation of a matter and such shareholder shall have 5 business days from receipt of
such notice to submit a revised written notice of presentation of a Shareholder Matter that
corrects such failure or deficiency in all material respects.
(5) Only Shareholder Matters submitted in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this
Section 1.11(b) shall be eligible for presentation at such meeting of shareholders, and any
Shareholder Matter not submitted to the Board in accordance with such provisions shall not be
considered or acted upon at such meeting of shareholders.
(c)
Compliance with Federal Securities Law Requirements
;
Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 1.11(a) and (b), a Nominating Shareholder or
Proposing Shareholder, as the case may be, also shall comply with all applicable requirements of
the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in
this Section 1.11; provided, however, that any references in these Bylaws to the Exchange Act or
the rules promulgated thereunder are not intended to, and shall not, limit the requirements
applicable to nominations or proposals as to any other business to be considered pursuant to
Sections 1.11(a) or (b). Nothing in this Section 1.11 shall be deemed to affect any rights (1) of
shareholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporations proxy statement pursuant to
Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or (2) of the holders of any series of preferred stock of the
Corporation if and to the extent provided for under law, the Articles of Incorporation of the
Corporation or these Bylaws.
ARTICLE II
Board of Directors
Section 2.01
Powers
. All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the
authority of the Board of Directors. Without limiting the foregoing general powers conferred in
the preceding sentence and the powers conferred by the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation
and these Bylaws, it is hereby expressly declared that the Board has the power (i) to appoint a
person or
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persons to vote shares of another corporation held and owned by the Corporation and (ii) to
appoint any person, firm or corporation to accept and hold in trust for the Corporation, any
property belonging to the Corporation or in which it is interested, and to authorize any such
person, firm or corporation to execute any documents and perform any duties that may be requisite
in relation to any trust.
Section 2.02
Number and Qualification of Directors
. The entire Board shall consist
of that number of directors, not less than 5 nor more than 25, as shall from time to time be
prescribed by the Board. Directors shall be natural persons, at least 21 years of age but need not
be citizens or residents of Florida.
Section 2.03
Classification of Directors
. The Board shall be divided into three
classes, designated Class I, Class II and Class III. Each class shall consist, as nearly as may be
possible, of one-third of the total number of directors constituting the entire Board.
At each annual meeting of the shareholders, successors to the class of directors whose term
expires at the annual meeting shall be elected for a 3-year term so that the term of office of one
class of directors shall expire each year.
Section 2.04
Nomination of Directors
. Prior to each annual meeting, and subject to
the power accorded to it under Section 2.01 of this Article, the Board shall nominate candidates to
succeed the directors of the Class whose terms will expire at such meeting and shall disclose the
identity and credentials of such nominees to the shareholders by means of a proxy statement filed
and disseminated pursuant to Regulation 14A adopted under the Exchange Act (or any successor
regulation or statute).
Section 2.05
Term of Directors
. Each director shall hold office for the term for
which he/she is elected and thereafter until his/her successor is duly elected and takes office or
until his/her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.
Section 2.06
Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships
. Unless otherwise provided
in the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, any vacancy occurring in the Board, however
caused (including any vacancy created as a result of any increase in the number of directors) may
be filled by the Board by the affirmative vote of a majority of the incumbent directors or by a
sole remaining director. If one or more directors shall resign from the Board effective at a
future date, a majority of directors then in office, including the director or those directors who
have so resigned, shall have the power to fill such vacancy or vacancies, to take effect when such
resignation or resignations shall become effective. Each person so elected shall be a director
until he or she is elected or his or her successor is elected by the shareholder at the Annual
Meeting.
If the number of directors is changed, any increase or decrease shall be apportioned among the
classes so as to maintain the number of directors in each class as nearly equal as possible, and
any additional director of any class elected to fill a vacancy resulting from an increase in such
class shall hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders, but in no case will a
decrease in the number of directors shorten the term of any incumbent director.
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Section 2.07
Resignations
. Any director may resign by written notice delivered to
the Secretary. A resignation shall be effective upon receipt or at such subsequent time as shall
be specified in the notice of resignation.
Section 2.08.
Retirement
.
No director shall be eligible to be nominated to a new
term if he or she will be age 72 or older at the time of the Annual Meeting; provided, however,
that any director who was first elected to the Corporations initial Board following its
incorporation in 1974 and who has been continuously serving on the Board since shall not be subject
to the mandatory retirement age set forth herein.
Section 2.09
Meetings
. Meetings of the Board, regular or special, may be held at any
place as the Board from time to time may fix or as shall be specified in the respective notice or
waivers of notice thereof. An organization meeting of the Board for the appointment of officers
shall be held as soon after the annual meeting of the shareholders on a date which is practicable.
The Board may fix dates, times and places for regular meetings of the Board and no notice of such
meetings need be given. Special meetings of the Board shall be held whenever called by the Chairman
of the Board, the President, Chief Executive Officer, or a majority of the members of the Board.
Notice of each such meeting shall be given by the Secretary or the person calling the meeting to
each director either personally or by mailing the same not later than the second day before the
meeting, or by facsimile transmission, e-mail, telegraphing, cabling, telephoning or personal
delivery or communication of same no later than the day before the meeting. Notice of a meeting
need not be given to any director who signs a waiver of notice whether before or after the meeting,
or who attends the meeting without protesting prior to the conclusion of the meeting the lack of
notice to such director. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any meeting
of the Board need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting. Notice of an
adjourned meeting need not be given if the date, time and place are fixed at the meeting which was
adjourned and if the period of adjournment does not exceed 10 days in any one adjournment.
Section 2.10.
Quorum
. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, the presence, in
person or by telephonic or similar communications equipment, of a majority of the members of the
Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the acts of a majority of the
directors present at a duly convened meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the acts of the
Board of Directors, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by the FBCA, by the Articles
of Incorporation of the Corporation or by these Bylaws. If a quorum shall not be present, in
person or by telephonic or similar communications equipment, at any meeting of the Board of
Directors, the directors present may adjourn, postpone or continue the meeting from time to time,
without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.
Section 2.11.
Chairman of the Board
. As soon as practicable after the Annual
Meeting, the Board shall elect one of its members to be Chairman of the Board to serve at the
pleasure of the Board. The duties of the Chairman shall be to preside at all meetings of the Board
and to provide a proposed agenda for all such meetings. The Chairman shall also have and may
exercise such further powers and duties as from time to time may be determined by the Board.
Section 2.12.
Lead Director
.
As soon as practicable after the Annual Meeting the
Board shall appoint one its members who qualifies as an independent and outside director under the
Corporations Corporate Governance Guidelines and applicable rules of the SEC or exchange on
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which the Corporations stock is listed to be Lead Director and the Lead Director shall preside at
all executive session meetings of the Board, perform such duties and for a term as prescribed in
the Corporations Corporate Governance Guidelines. In the absence of the Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer and President, the Lead Director shall preside at all meetings of the Board.
Section 2.13.
Committees of the Board
.
(a) The Board, after consideration of the recommendations of the Chairman and by resolution
adopted by a majority of the entire Board, shall appoint from among its members an Audit Committee,
a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and a Compensation Committee, and may appoint an
Executive Committee and one or more other committees, each of which shall have at least 3 members.
(b) The Executive Committee, if so created, shall have and may exercise all of the powers and
authority of the Board between meetings of the Board except as limited by applicable law or by the
Board.
(c) The Audit Committee shall have those purposes and responsibilities assigned to it under
the Audit Committee Charter adopted by the Board. The members of the Audit Committee shall satisfy
the applicable Audit Committee membership, qualification and composition requirements established
by the SEC, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the New York Stock Exchange from time to
time.
(d) The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall have those purposes and
responsibilities assigned to it under the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter
adopted by the Board. The members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall
satisfy the applicable Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee membership, qualification and
composition requirements established by the SEC, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the
New York Stock Exchange from time to time.
(e) The Compensation Committee shall have those purposes and responsibilities assigned to it
under the Compensation Committee Charter adopted by the Board. The members of the Compensation
Committee shall satisfy the applicable Compensation Committee membership, qualification and
composition requirements established by the SEC, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the
New York Stock Exchange from time to time.
(f) The Board, after consideration of the recommendation of the Chairman and by resolution
adopted by a majority of the entire Board, may:
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(g) Actions taken at a meeting of each committee shall be kept in a record of its proceedings
which shall be reported to the Board at its next meeting following each committee meeting.
Section 2.14.
Notices and Meetings of Committees
. Meetings of any committee of the
Board, regular or special, may be held at any place as such committee from time to time may fix or
as shall be specified in the respective notice or waivers of notice thereof, but no notice of
regular meetings need be given. Special meetings of a committee may be held whenever called by the
Chairman of the Committee or the President or Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. Notice
of such special meeting shall be given to each member of such committee in the manner specified in
Section 2.09 of this Article II. Notice of the meeting need not be given to any member who signs a
waiver of notice whether before or after the meeting, or who attends the meeting without protesting
prior to the conclusion of the meeting the lack of notice to him/her. Neither the business to be
transacted at, nor the purposes of, any meeting of a committee need be specified in the notice or
waiver of notice of such meeting.
Section 2.15.
Quorum and Actions by Committee
. A majority of the members of each
committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The act of a majority of the
members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of any such committee.
Each committee shall have and may exercise such authority to the extent provided by these Bylaws,
applicable law or such committees charter or in the resolution creating such committee. Each
committee of the Board shall determine the procedural rules for meeting and conducting its business
and shall act in accordance therewith.
Section 2.16.
Resignations from Committees
. Any member of a committee may resign by
written notice to the Secretary. A resignation shall be effective upon receipt thereof by the
Secretary of the Board or at such subsequent time as shall be specified in the notice of
resignation.
Section 2.17.
Action of Board or Committees Without a Meeting
.
Any action required
or permitted to be taken pursuant to authorization voted at a meeting of the Board or any committee
thereof may be taken without a meeting if, prior or subsequent to such action, all members of the
Board or of such committee, as the case any be, consent thereto in writing and such written consent
is filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board or such committee.
Section 2.18.
Action of Board or Committees by Telephone Conference
. Directors may
participate in meetings of the Board or committees of the Board by means of conference telephone or
other similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting
may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting; provided, however, such participation is in
accordance with the Corporations policy. Such participation shall constitute presence in person
at the meeting and shall count toward the quorum required by Sections 2.10 and 2.15 of these
Bylaws.
Section 2.19.
Compensation of Directors
. The Board, or its delegate, the
Compensation Committee of the Board, by the affirmative vote of a majority of directors in office
and irrespective of any personal interest of any of them, may establish reasonable compensation of
directors for services to the Corporation and its subsidiaries as directors and as members of any
committee of the Board of the Corporation and its subsidiaries.
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Section 2.20.
Directors Liability
. To the fullest extent permitted by law, no
director of the Corporation shall be personally liable for monetary damages to the Corporation or
any other person for any statement, vote, decision or failure to act, regarding corporate
management or policy by a director, unless the director breached or failed to perform his or her
duties as a director and the directors breach of, or failure to perform, those duties constitutes:
(i) a violation of the criminal law, unless the director had reasonable cause to believe his or
her conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful, (ii)
a transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit, either directly or
indirectly, (iii) a circumstance under which the director has voted for or assented to a
distribution made in violation of the FBCA or the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation,
(iv) in a proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor or by
or in the right of a shareholder, conscious disregard for the best interest of the Corporation or
willful misconduct or (v) in a proceeding by or in the right of someone other than the Corporation
or a shareholder, recklessness or an act or omission which was committed in bad faith or with
malicious purpose or in a manner exhibiting wanton and willful disregard of human rights, safety or
property.
ARTICLE III
Officers
Section 3.01
Election and Term of Office
. Whether for the purpose of the
organization meeting, or filling vacancies of existing or newly created officer positions, each
executive vice president or other officers of the Corporation whose responsibilities include
participation in major policy making functions of the Corporation (Executive Officers) shall be
elected or appointed by the Board of Directors. Each Executive Officer shall hold office until a
successor shall have been duly elected by the Board and shall have qualified, or until the
expiration of such Executive Officers term in office if elected or appointed for a specific period
of time, or until his or her earlier death, retirement, termination, resignation or removal.
All senior vice presidents, Vice Presidents, Assistant Vice Presidents and other officers who
do not participate in major policy making functions of the Corporation shall be appointed by the
Chief Executive Officer. Such persons appointed by the Chief Executive Officer shall hold office
until a successor shall have been duly appointed and shall have been qualified, or until expiration
of such persons term in office if appointed for a specified period of time, or until his or her
earlier death, retirement, termination, resignation or removal.
Section 3.02
Chief Executive Officer
. The Board shall appoint a Chief Executive
Officer of the Corporation. The Chief Executive Officer shall have and may exercise all the powers
and duties pertaining, by law, regulation or practice, to the position of Chief Executive Officer
and shall have and may exercise such further powers and duties as from time to time may be
determined by the Board.
Section 3.03
President
. The Board shall appoint one of its members to be President
of the Corporation. The President shall also have and may exercise such further powers and duties
as from time to time may be determined by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer as the case may
be. In the absence of both the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer the President shall preside at
all meetings of the Board.
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Section 3.04
Executive Officers and Vice Presidents
. Each Executive Officer and Vice
President shall have and may exercise any and all powers and duties as may be determined by the
Board or the Chief Executive Officer as the case may be. One Vice President may be designated by
the Board, in the absence of the President, to perform all of the duties of the President.
Section 3.05
Chief Financial Officer
. The Chief Financial Officer shall perform all
the powers and duties of the office of the Chief Financial Officer and in general have overall
supervision of the financial operations of the Corporation. The Chief Financial Officer shall,
when requested, counsel with and advise the other officers of the Corporation and shall perform
such other duties as he may agree with the Chief Executive Officer or as the Board may from time to
time determine. The Chief Financial Officer shall report directly to the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 3.06
Secretary
. The Board shall appoint a Secretary who shall be the
Secretary of the Board of Directors and of the Corporation and shall be responsible for preparing
minutes of the directors and shareholders meetings and for authenticating records of the
Corporation. The Secretary of the Corporation shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors
and of the shareholders and shall keep accurate records thereof in one or more minute books kept
for that purpose, shall give, or cause to be given, the required notice of all meetings of the
shareholders and of the Board of Directors, shall keep in safe custody the corporate seal of the
Corporation and affix the same to any instrument requiring it, and when so affixed, it shall be
attested by his or her signature or by the signature of the Treasurer or any Assistant Secretary or
Assistant Treasurer of the Corporation. The Secretary also shall keep, or cause to be kept, the
stock certificate books, stock transfer books and stock ledgers of the Corporation, in which shall
be recorded all stock issues, transfers, the dates of same, the names and addresses of all
shareholders and the number of shares held by each, shall when necessary, for holders of
certificated shares, prepare new certificates upon the transfer of shares and the surrender of the
old certificates, shall cancel such surrendered certificates and shall perform such other duties as
maybe assigned to him or her by the Chief Executive Officer or President of the Corporation. The
Board or Chief Executive Officer may appoint one or more Assistant Secretaries who shall possess
the same power and duties as the Secretary and who shall assist the Secretary in the event of the
Secretarys absence, unavailability or disability. Each Assistant Secretary shall have and
exercise such further powers and duties as may be conferred upon, assigned to him or her by the
Board or Chief Executive Officer of the Secretary.
Section 3.07
Treasurer
. The Board shall appoint a Treasurer who shall have charge
of all funds and securities of the Corporation. The office Treasurer shall have and may exercise
any and all other powers and duties pertaining, by law, regulation or practice, to the office of
Treasurer. The Treasurer shall also have and may exercise such other powers and duties as may be
determined by the Board, the Chairman of the Board, the President or the Chief Executive Officer.
The office Treasurer of the Corporation shall also have the custody of the Corporations funds and
securities, shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging
to the Corporation, shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the
credit of the Corporation in such depositories as shall be designated by the Chief Executive
Officer or President of the Corporation, shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be
ordered by the Chief Executive Officer or President or the Board of Directors, taking proper
vouchers for such disbursements, shall render to the Chief Executive Officer or President and the
Board of Directors, at the regular meetings of the Board of Directors or whenever they may require
it, an account of all his or her transactions as Treasurer and shall have the right to affix the
seal of the Corporation to any
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instrument requiring it, and to attest to the same by his or her signature and, if so required
by the Board of Directors, he or she shall give bond in such sum and with such surety as the Board
of Directors may from time to time direct.
Section 3.08
Compensation
. The salaries, other compensation, bonuses and awards
of the Chief Executive Officer, President and Executive Officers and eligible senior officers of
the Corporation shall be fixed in accordance with the Corporations policies, procedures and
practices as are otherwise prescribed from time to time by the Corporations Compensation Committee
or described in the charter of the Corporations Compensation Committee. The salaries, other
compensation, bonuses and awards of all other officers and employees shall be fixed by the
Corporations Chief Executive Officer or his or her delegate.
Section 3.09
Resignation
.
Any officer may resign at any time, subject to any
rights or obligations under any existing contracts between the officer and the Corporation, by
giving written notice to the Corporation. An officers resignation shall take effect at the time
specified in such notice, and unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such
resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Section 3.10
Termination or Removal
. The Chief Executive Officer, President of
the Corporation Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer may be terminated or removed at
any time by the Board of Directors. The Chief Executive Officer or delegate thereof has authority
to terminate or remove any Executive Officer, other than those persons identified in this Section
3.09, Senior Vice President, Vice President, Assistant Vice President or other employee.
ARTICLE IV
Shares of the Corporation
Section 4.01
Certificated or Uncertificated Shares
(a) Shares of any or all of the Corporations classes or series of capital stock may be
evidenced by certificates for shares of stock, in such form as the Board of Directors may from time
to time prescribe, or may be issued in uncertificated form. The issuance of shares in
uncertificated form shall not affect shares already represented by a certificate until the
certificate is surrendered to the Corporation. Except as expressly provided by law, there shall be
no differences in the rights and obligations of shareholders based on whether or not their shares
are represented by certificates.
(b) Each certificate for shares of the Corporations capital stock shall be numbered and
registered in a share register as it is issued, shall bear the name of the Corporation and that the
Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Florida, the name of the person to whom the
certificate is issued and the number and class of shares represented thereby and the designation of
the series, if any, the certificate represents, shall be signed by the Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer or President or any Vice President of the Corporation and shall be countersigned by the
Secretary, any Assistant Secretary or the Treasurer of the Corporation or any other person
authorized by the Board of Directors and shall bear the seal of the Corporation, which seal may be
a facsimile, engraved or printed. The Board of Directors may appoint one or more transfer agents
and one or more registrars with respect to the certificates representing shares of stock of the
Corporation, and may require all such certificates to bear the signature of either or both. Where
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signed by a transfer agent or a registrar, the signature of any corporate officer on such
certificate may be a facsimile engraved or printed. In case any officer who has signed, or whose
facsimile signature has been placed on, any share certificate shall have ceased to be such officer
because of death, resignation or otherwise before the certificate is issued, the certificate may
nevertheless be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if the officer has not ceased to
be such at the date of its issue.
(c) Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated shares, the
Corporation shall send to the registered owner thereof a written notice containing the information
required to be set forth or stated on stock certificates pursuant to the FBCA.
Section 4.02
Transfers
.
Transfers of shares of capital stock of the Corporation
shall be made only on the stock record of the Corporation by the holder of record thereof or by his
attorney thereunder authorized by the power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary
of the Corporation or the transfer agent thereof, and (i) in the case of certificated shares, only
on surrender of the certificate or certificates representing such shares, properly endorsed or
accompanied by a duly executed stock transfer power, or (ii) in the case of uncertificated shares,
upon receipt of proper transfer instructions from the registered owner of such uncertificated
shares, or from a duly authorized attorney or from an individual presenting proper evidence of
succession, assignment or authority to transfer the shares. The Board of Directors may make such
additional rules and regulations as it may deem expedient concerning the issue and transfer of
certificates representing shares of capital stock of the Corporation.
Section 4.03
Lost Certificates
.
Should any shareholder of the Corporation allege
the loss, theft or destruction of one or more certificates for shares of the Corporation and
request the issuance by the Corporation of a substitute certificate or uncertificated shares
therefore, the Board of Directors may direct that a new certificate of the same tenor and for the
same number of shares or uncertificated shares be issued to such person upon such persons making
of an affidavit in form satisfactory to the Board of Directors setting forth the facts in
connection therewith, provided that, prior to the receipt of such request, the Corporation shall
not have either registered a transfer of such certificate or received notice that such certificate
has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser. When authorizing such issuance of a new certificate or
uncertificated shares, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition, precedent
to the issuance of such certificate or uncertificated shares, require the owner of such lost,
stolen or destroyed certificate, or his heirs or legal representatives, as the case may be, to
advertise the same in such manner as the Board of Directors shall require and/or to give the
Corporation a bond in such form and for such sum and with such surety or sureties, with fixed or
open penalty, as shall be satisfactory to the Board of Directors, as indemnity for any liability or
expense that it may incur by reason of the original certificate remaining outstanding.
ARTICLE V
Notices; Computing Time Periods
Section 5.01
Method and Contents of Notice
. Whenever, under the provisions of
the FBCA, the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation or these Bylaws, written notice is
required to be given to any shareholder, it may be communicated in person or by sending a copy
thereof through the mail, postage prepaid or by electronic mail, to his or her address appearing on
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Corporation or supplied by him or her to the Corporation for the purpose of notice. If the
notice is sent by mail to a shareholder, it shall be effective upon deposit into the United States
mail, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholders address shown in the
Corporations current record of shareholders. Such notice shall specify the date, time and place
of the meeting, if any, and, in the case of a special meeting of the shareholders, a description
of business to be transacted.
Section 5.02
Exception to Requirement for Notice
. Notices or other communications
shall not be sent, unless otherwise directed by the Board, to any shareholder with whom the
Corporation has been unable to communicate for more than 24 consecutive months because
communications to the shareholder are returned unclaimed or the shareholder has otherwise failed to
provide the Corporation with a current address. Whenever the shareholder provides the Corporation
with a current address, the Corporation shall commence sending notices and other communications to
the shareholder in the same manner as to other shareholders.
Section 5.03
Waiver of Notice
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(a)
Meetings of the Board of Directors
. Notice of a meeting of the Board of Directors
or any committee thereof need not be given to any director who signs a waiver of notice either
before or after the meeting. Attendance of any director, whether in person or by proxy, at any
meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting and a waiver of any and all objections
to the place of the meeting, the time of the meeting or the manner in which it has been called or
convened, except when a director states, at the beginning of the meeting or promptly upon arrival
at the meeting, any objection to the transaction of business because the meeting was not lawfully
called or convened.
(b)
Meeting of Shareholders
. A shareholder may waive any notice required by the
FBCA, the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws before or after the date and time stated in the
notice. The waiver must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and be
delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A
shareholders attendance at a meeting: (i) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice
of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting objects to holding the
meeting or transacting business at the meeting and (ii) waives objection to consideration of a
particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purposes described in the meeting notice
unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.
Section 5.04
Computing Time Periods
. In computing the number of days for purposes of
these Bylaws, all days shall be counted, including Saturdays, Sundays or holidays; provided,
however that if the final day of any time period falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, then the
final day shall be deemed to be the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or holiday. In
computing the number of days for the purpose of giving notice of any meeting, the date upon which
the notice is given shall be counted but the day set for the meeting shall not be counted.
ARTICLE VI
Miscellaneous
Section 6.01
Seal
. The seal of the Corporation shall be in such form as may be
approved from time to time by the Board. The Corporation may use the seal by causing it or a
facsimile to be affixed or impressed or reproduced in any manner.
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Section 6.02
Signing Authority
. The Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive
Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, the Secretary or any Executive
Officer or Vice President of the Corporation each shall have full power and authority, in the name
and on behalf of the Corporation, under the seal of the Corporation or otherwise, to execute,
acknowledge, verify and deliver any and all checks, notes, drafts, acceptances, bills of exchange
and other orders or obligations to pay money, agreements, contracts, instruments, indentures,
mortgages, deeds, conveyances, transfers, certificates, declarations, receipts, discharges,
releases, satisfactions, settlements, petitions, schedules, accounts, affidavits, stocks, bonds,
undertakings, proxies and other instruments or documents, all as may be incidental or related to
the operation of the Corporation and subject to such limitations or restrictions of the scope of
authority as the Board, the President or the Chief Executive Officer may impose. Any such
agreement, instrument or document may also be executed, acknowledged and delivered in the name and
on behalf of the Corporation, under seal of the Corporation or otherwise, by such other officers,
employees or agents of the Corporation as the Board, the President or Chief Executive Officer, or
their delegate may from time to time authorize. In each such case, the authority so conferred
shall be subject to such limitations as the Board, the President or the Chief Executive Officer of
the delegate may impose. Any officer, employee or agent authorized hereunder to execute,
acknowledge and deliver any such agreement, instrument or document is also authorized to cause the
Secretary, any Assistant Secretary or any other authorized person to affix the seal of the
Corporation thereto and to attest it. The provisions of this Section are supplementary to any
other provision of these Bylaws.
Any account, deposit, brokerage, loan or otherwise, may be opened at the direction of any
Executive Officer or above. Any institution or entity opening any such account may rely on this
authority in good faith and open such account without any further action on the part of the
Corporation. This authorization in no way limits or impairs the ability of any other authorized
officer to open accounts of the Corporation.
Section 6.03
Fiscal Year
. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be the calendar
year.
Section 6.04
Offices
. The registered office of the Corporation in Florida shall be
established from time to time by the Board, and a record of any change to the registered office
shall be duly filed with the State of Florida in the manner provided by law. The principal office
of the Corporation shall be in Hermitage, Pennsylvania or such other location as the Board may from
time to time designate. The Corporation may also have offices at such other places as the Board
may from time to time determine or as the business of the Corporation may require.
Section 6.05
Subsidiaries Proxy
. The Chief Executive Officer or any officer
delegated in writing has the express authority to act as the Corporations proxy in voting the
shares of the Corporations wholly owned subsidiaries for purposes of electing the boards of
directors of such subsidiaries.
ARTICLE VII
Indemnification
Section 7.01
Indemnification
.
The Corporation shall indemnify any director or
officer of the Corporation and any director or officer of its subsidiaries against expenses,
including legal fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably
incurred by him or her to
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the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by law in connection with any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit, investigation or proceeding, whether derivative or nonderivative, and
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, brought or threatened to be brought
against him or her by reason or his or her performance or status as a director or officer of the
Corporation, any of its subsidiaries or any other entity in which he or she was serving at the
request of the Corporation or in any other capacity on behalf of the Corporation, its parent or any
of its subsidiaries if such officer or director acted in good faith and in a manner he or she
reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct
was unlawful.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of any threatened, pending or completed action or
suit by or in the right of the Corporation, no indemnification shall be made in respect of any
claim, issue or matter as to which such officer or director shall have been adjudged to be liable
to the Corporation unless and only to the extent the court in which such action or suit was brought
shall determine upon application that despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the
circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such
expenses which the court shall deem proper.
The Board of Directors by resolution adopted in each specific instance may similarly indemnify
any person other than a director or officer of the Corporation for liabilities incurred by him in
connection with services rendered by him or her for or at the request of the Corporation or any of
its subsidiaries.
The provisions of this Section 7.01 shall be applicable to all actions, suits, investigations
or proceedings commenced after its adoption, whether such arise out of acts or omissions which
occurred prior or subsequent to such adoption and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to
be a director or officer or to render services for or at the request of the Corporation, whether or
not the action, suit, investigation or proceeding first arose after such person ceased to be a
director or officer, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of
such a person. The rights of indemnification provided for herein shall not be deemed the exclusive
rights to which any such director, officer or other person may be entitled.
Section 7.02
Authorization and Determination of Indemnification
. Any indemnification
under this Article VII unless ordered by a court, shall be made by the Corporation only as
authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer
or other person is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of
conduct as specified in Section 7.01. A person shall be deemed to have met such applicable
standard of conduct if his or her action is based in good faith on the records or books of account
of the Corporation or another enterprise, or on information supplied to him or her by the officers
of the Corporation or another enterprise in the course of his or her duties, or on the advice of
legal counsel for the Corporation or another enterprise or on information or records given or
reports made to the Corporation or another enterprise by an independent certified public accountant
or by an appraiser or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Corporation or another
enterprise.
Such determination shall be made (i) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum
consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, (ii) if such a
quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, by majority vote of a committee duly designated
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the Board of Directors consisting solely of two or more directors not at the time parties to such
action, suit or proceeding, (iii) by independent legal counsel selected by the Board of Directors
prescribed in paragraph (i) or the committee prescribed in paragraph (ii) hereof or, if a quorum of
the directors cannot be obtained for paragraph (i) and the committee cannot be designated under
paragraph (ii), selected by majority vote of the full board of directors in which directors who are
parties may participate or (iv) by the shareholders. To the extent, however, that a director,
officer or other person has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action,
suit or proceeding described above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she
shall be indemnified against expenses, including attorneys fees, actually and reasonably incurred
by him in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.
The provisions of this Section 7.02 shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way
the circumstances in which a person may be deemed to have met such applicable standard or conduct.
Section 7.03
Advances
. Expenses incurred in defending or investigating a threatened
or pending action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final
disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of
the director, officer or other person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined
that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article
VII.
Section 7.04
Scope and Alteration of Indemnification Provisions
. The indemnification
and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, the other sections of this Article
VII shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or
advancement of expenses may be entitled under any Bylaw, indemnity or other agreement, contract,
vote of the shareholders or disinterested directors or pursuant to the direction, howsoever
embodied, of any court of competent jurisdiction or otherwise, both as to action in his official
capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the
Corporation that indemnification of, and advancement of expenses to, the persons specified in
Section 7.01 shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by the FBCA.
To this end, the provisions of this Article VII shall be deemed to have been amended for the
benefit of such persons effective immediately upon any modification of the FBCA that expands or
enlarges the power or obligation or corporations organized under such law to indemnify, or advance
expenses to, such persons. The provisions of this Article VII shall not be deemed to preclude the
indemnification of, or advancement of expenses to, any person who is not specified in this Section
7.04 or Section 7.01 but whom the Corporation has the power or obligation to indemnify, or to
advance expenses for, under the provisions of the FBCA.
Section 7.05
Insurance
. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf
of any person who is or was a director, officer or employee of the Corporation, or is or was
serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer or employee of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted
against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her
status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify
him or her against such liability under the provisions of this Article VII.
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Section 7.06
Definitions
.
For purposes of this Article VII, references to the
Corporation shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation,
including any constitution of a constituent, absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its
separate existence has continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors,
officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer or employee
of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent
corporation as a director, officer or employee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article
VII with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he or she would have with respect to
such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.
The term another enterprise as used in this Article VII shall mean any other corporation or
any partnership, joint venture, trust or other entity of which such person is or was serving at the
request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent and shall include employee
benefit plans.
Section 7.07
Nature of Rights to Indemnification
. The rights of indemnification and
advancement of expenses conferred upon directors and officers of the Corporation in this Article
VII shall be contract rights. Any amendment, alteration or repeal of this Article VII that
adversely affects any right of a person indemnified under this Article VII shall be prospective
only and shall not limit or eliminate any such right with respect to any proceeding involving any
occurrence or alleged occurrence of any action or omission to act that took place prior to such
amendment.
ARTICLE VIII
Amendments
Section 8.01
Amendment; Repeal.
These Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed
by an affirmative vote of the holders of at least 75% of the outstanding shares of the Corporation
entitled to vote thereon at any annual or special meeting duly convened after notice to the
shareholders of that purpose or by the affirmative vote of 75% of the members of the Board of
Directors at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors duly convened after notice to
the Board of Directors of that purpose unless the shareholders, in amending or repealing the Bylaws
generally or a particular Bylaw provision, provide expressly that the Board of Directors may not
amend or repeal the Bylaws or such Bylaw provision.
ARTICLE IX
Emergency Bylaws
Section 9.01
Emergency Bylaws
.
This Article IX shall be operative during any
emergency resulting from an attack on the United States or on a locality in which the Corporation
conducts its business or customarily holds meetings of its Board or its shareholders, or during any
nuclear or atomic disaster or other event which creates a state of disaster of sufficient severity
to prevent the normal conduct and management of the affairs and business of the Corporation (an
emergency), notwithstanding any different or conflicting provisions in these Bylaws or in the
Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation. To the extent not inconsistent with this Article IX,
the preceding Articles of these Bylaws shall remain in effect during such emergency, and upon
termination of such
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emergency, the provisions of this Article IX shall cease to be operative unless and until
another such emergency shall occur.
Section 9.02
Meetings
.
During any emergency, a meeting of the Board of Directors may
be called by any officer or director of the Corporation. Notice shall be given by such person or
by any officer of the Corporation. The notice shall specify the place of the meeting, which shall
be the principal office of the Corporation if feasible and otherwise any other place specified in
the notice. The notice shall also specify the time of the meeting. Notice may be given only to
such of the directors as it may be feasible to reach at the time and by such means as may be
feasible at the time, including publication or radio. If given by mail, messenger, telephone, or
electronic delivery, the notice shall be addressed to the directors at their residences or business
addresses, or such other places as the person giving the notice shall deem most suitable. Notice
shall be given at least 2 days before the meeting if feasible in the judgment of the person giving
the notice and otherwise on any shorter time he or she may deem necessary.
Section 9.03
Quorum
.
During any such emergency, at any meeting of the Board, a quorum
shall consist of one-third of the number of directors fixed at the time pursuant to Article II of
the Bylaws. If the directors present at any particular meeting shall be fewer than the number
required for such quorum, other persons present, to the number necessary to make up such quorum,
shall be deemed directors for such particular meeting as determined by the following provisions and
in the following order of priority:
(a) The Corporations Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Legal
Officer, Corporate Secretary, Corporate Treasurer and Corporate Controller in that order; and
(b) All Executive Officers of the Corporation in order of their seniority of first election to
such office, or if two or more shall have been first elected to such office on the same day, in the
order of their seniority in age; and
(c) All Vice Presidents of the Corporation in order of their seniority of first election to
such office, or if two or more shall have been first elected to such office on the same day, in the
order of their seniority in age; and
(d) Any other persons that are designated on a list that shall have been approved by the Board
before the emergency, such persons to be taken in such order of priority and subject to such
conditions as may be provided in the resolution approving the list.
Section 9.04
Lines of Management Succession
.
The Board, during as well as before any
such emergency, may provide and from time to time modify lines of succession in the event that
during such an emergency any or all officers or agents of the Corporation shall for any reason be
rendered incapable of discharging their duties.
Section 9.05
Office Relocation
.
The Board, during as well as before any such
emergency, may, effective in the emergency, change the principal office or designate several
alternative head offices or regional offices, or authorize the officers to do so.
Section 9.06
Liability
.
No officer, director or employee of the Corporation acting in
accordance with this Article VII shall be liable except for willful misconduct.
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Section 9.07
Repeal or Amendment
.
At any meeting called in accordance with Section
9.02 of this Article IX, the Board may modify or add to the provisions of this Article IX so as to
make any provision that may be practical or necessary for the circumstances of the emergency.
ARTICLE X
Interpretation of Bylaws
Section 10.01
Interpretation
. All words, terms and provisions of these Bylaws shall
be interpreted and defined by and in accordance with the FBCA as the same may be amended from time
to time hereafter.
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