UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 15 , 2015

 

AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

001-10865

 

04-2742593

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

1100 Winter Street

 

 

Waltham, Massachusetts

 

02451

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(617) 498-3300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in fiscal Year.

 

On December 15, 2015, the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“ AMAG ” or the “ Company ”) adopted amended and restated by-laws (the “ A&R By-laws ”) that will go into effect immediately. The A&R By-laws amend Section 1.9 to change the voting standard for the election of directors from a plurality of the votes cast to a majority of the votes cast in uncontested elections (the “ Majority Vote Standard ”). A majority of the votes cast means that the number of votes cast “for” a director must exceed the number of votes cast “against” that director. In contested elections, the voting standard will continue to be a plurality of votes cast.  In connection with the Majority Vote Standard, the Company also amended its Corporate Governance Guidelines (the “ Guidelines ”) to provide for, among other things, a director resignation policy requiring that each director tender his or her resignation if he or she fails to receive the required number of votes for re-election, as discussed in further detail under Item 8.01 below.  Therefore, the A&R By-laws amend Section 1.2 to provide that a stockholder nomination for a director election must include a statement that the nominee will tender an irrevocable resignation, effective upon his or her failure to receive the required vote and upon acceptance of such resignation by the Board, in accordance with the Guidelines.

 

The A&R By-laws also include a new Section 6.9 entitled “Exclusive Jurisdiction of Delaware Courts.”  Pursuant to Section 115 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, Section 6.9 designates the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware as the sole and exclusive forum, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and unless the Company consents to the selection of an alternative forum, for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of AMAG, (ii) any action asserting a claim of a breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of AMAG to AMAG or AMAG’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law, AMAG’s Certificate of Incorporation or AMAG’s A&R By-laws or (iv) any action asserting a claim against AMAG governed by the internal affairs doctrine. The A&R By-laws also incorporate the previously disclosed standalone Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s By-laws adopted on March 31, 2015, which, among other things, removed a requirement contained in the By-laws that the Company’s president be a member of the Board.

 

The foregoing description of the new by-law provisions does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the A&R By-laws filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which Exhibit is incorporated herein by reference and which Exhibit is a marked copy highlighting changes to the Company’s By-laws in effect prior to the approval of the A&R By-laws.

 

Item 8.01

Other Events.

 

As noted above, on December 15, 2015, AMAG amended its Guidelines to, among other things, incorporate a director resignation policy such that the Guidelines provide that (i) the Board shall nominate for election (or re-election) only candidates who tender irrevocable resignations, which will be effective upon the failure to receive the required vote at the next annual meeting at which they face election and Board acceptance of such resignation, and (ii) the Board shall fill vacancies on the Board only with candidates who execute the same form of resignation tendered by other directors in accordance with the resignation policy.

 

The Guidelines were also amended to provide that if an incumbent director is not elected by a majority of votes cast, the Governance and Risk Committee (formerly referred to as the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee) shall promptly consider his or her resignation, and make a recommendation to the Board as to whether to accept or reject the resignation, or whether other action should be taken. The Board will act on the Governance and Risk Committee’s recommendation within 30 days following certification of the stockholder vote.

 

The Guidelines also provide that the Board intends to promptly disclose its decision whether to accept a director’s resignation and an explanation of the factors it considered in making its decision, including by means of a Current Report on Form 8-K furnished or filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  A copy of the Guidelines will be available on or about the date hereof on the corporate governance page of AMAG’s website (www.amagpharma.com) by following the “investors” hyperlink.

 

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

3.1

 

Amended and Restated By-laws of AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Joseph D. Vittiglio, Esq.

 

 

Name: Joseph D. Vittiglio, Esq.

 

 

Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

 

 

Date:

December 17, 2015

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

 

 

 

3.1

 

Amended and Restated By-laws of AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

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Exhibit 3.1

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

BY-LAWS

 

OF

 

AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

 

(Amended and Restated as of November 25, 2008 December 15, 2015 )

 

ARTICLE 1

 

STOCKHOLDERS

 

1.1                                Place Of Meetings .  All meetings of stockholders shall be held at such place within or without the State of Delaware as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or the President or, if not so designated, at the registered office of the corporation.

 

1.2                                Annual Meeting .

 

(1)                                  The annual meeting of the stockholders of the corporation, for the purpose of election of directors and for such other business, other than the election of directors, as may lawfully come before it, shall be held on such date and at such time as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors.  Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors of the corporation and the proposal of business, other than the election of directors, to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders: (i) pursuant to the corporation’s notice of meeting of stockholders; (ii) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors; or (iii) by any stockholder of the corporation who was a stockholder of record at the time of giving the stockholder’s notice provided for in the following paragraph, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complied with the notice procedures set forth in Section 1.2; provided, however , that clause (iii) above shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations and submit other business (other than matters properly brought under Rule 14-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ 1934 Act ”) and included in the corporation’s notice of meeting of stockholders) before an annual meeting of stockholders.

 

(2)                                  At an annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting.  For director nominations or other business, other than director nominations, to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (iii) of Section 1.2(1) of these Bylaws, (i) the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the corporation, (ii) such other business must be a proper matter for stockholder action under the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended (“ DGCL ”), (iii) if the stockholder, or the beneficial owner on whose behalf any such proposal or nomination is made, has provided the corporation with a Solicitation Notice (as defined in clause (iii) of the last sentence of this Section 1.2(2)), such stockholder or

 



 

beneficial owner must, in the case of a proposal, have delivered a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the corporation’s voting shares required under applicable law to carry any such proposal, or, in the case of a nomination or nominations, have delivered a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of a percentage of the corporation’s voting shares reasonably believed by such stockholder or beneficial owner to be sufficient to elect the nominee or nominees proposed to be nominated by such stockholder, and must, in either case, have included in such materials the Solicitation Notice, and (iv) if no Solicitation Notice relating thereto has been timely provided pursuant to this section, the stockholder or beneficial owner proposing such business or nomination must not have solicited a number of proxies sufficient to have required the delivery of such a Solicitation Notice under this Section 1.2.  To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not later than the close of business on the ninetieth (90 th ) day nor earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120 th ) day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however , that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced more than thirty (30) days prior to or delayed by more than thirty (30) days after the anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120 th ) day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90 th ) day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth (10 th ) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made.  In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment of an annual meeting commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.  Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth: (A) as to each person whom the stockholder proposed to nominate for election or reelection as a director all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors in an election contest, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the 1934 Act and Rule 14a-4(d) thereunder (including such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected) and a statement that such person will tender an irrevocable resignation, effective upon such person’s failure to receive the required vote for election at the next meeting at which such person would face election (or reelection) and upon acceptance of such resignation by the Board of Directors, in accordance with the Corporation’s Corporate Governance Guidelines ; (B) as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, other than the election of directors, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such stockholder and any Stockholder Associated Person; and (C) as to the stockholder giving the notice and any Stockholder Associated Person (i) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the corporation’s books, and of such Stockholder Associated Person, (ii) the class and number of shares of the corporation which are owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and such Stockholder Associated Person, (iii) whether either such stockholder or Stockholder Associated Person intends to deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of, in the case of the proposal, at least the percentage of the corporation’s voting shares required under applicable law to carry the proposal or, in the

 

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case of a nomination or nominations, a sufficient number of holders of the corporation’s voting shares to elect such nominee or nominees (an affirmative statement of such intent, a “ Solicitation Notice ”), (iv) whether and the extent to which any hedging or other transaction or series of transactions has been entered into by or on behalf of, or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any short position or any borrowing or lending of shares) has been made, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to or manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or to increase or decrease the voting power of, such stockholder or any such Stockholder Associated Person with respect to any share of stock of the Corporation, and (v) all contracts, arrangements, understandings and relationships with respect to the stockholders’ investment in the corporation, including with other stockholders, potential investors in the corporation and potential transaction advisers such as financial advisers, legal counsel and proxy solicitation firms.

 

(3)                                  Notwithstanding anything in the third sentence of Section 1.2(2) of these Bylaws to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors of the corporation is increased so that immediately after the meeting one or more nominees shall become a director for the first time and there is no public announcement naming all of such nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors made by the corporation at least one hundred (100) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 1.2 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth (10 th ) day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the corporation.

 

(4)                                  Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.2 shall be eligible to serve as directors and only such business, other than the election of directors, shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.2.  Except as otherwise provided by law, the chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made, or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in these Bylaws and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with these Bylaws, to declare that such defective proposal or nomination shall not be presented for stockholder action at the meeting and shall be disregarded.

 

(5)                                  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.2, in order to include information with respect to a stockholder proposal in the proxy statement and form of proxy for a stockholders’ meeting, a stockholder must also comply with all applicable requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to matters set forth in this Section 1.2.  Nothing in these Bylaws shall be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the 1934 Act.

 

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(6)                                  For purposes of this Section 1.2, “ public announcement ” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service , Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act; and “ Stockholder Associated Person ” of any stockholder shall mean (i) any person controlling, directly or indirectly, or acting in concert with, such stockholder, (ii) any beneficial owner of shares of stock of the Corporation owned of record or beneficially by such stockholder and (iii) any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Stockholder Associated Person.

 

1.3                                Special Meetings .  Special meetings of stockholders may be called at any time by the President or by the Board of Directors.  Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to matters relating to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice of meeting.

 

1.4                                Notice Of Meetings .  Except as otherwise provided by law, written notice of each meeting of stockholders, whether annual or special, shall be given not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting.  The notices of all meetings shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting.  The notice of a special meeting shall state, in addition, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.  If mailed, notice is given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at his address as it appears on the records of the corporation.

 

1.5                                Voting List .  The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the corporation shall prepare, at least 10 days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder.  Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting, at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held.  The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time of the meeting, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.

 

1.6                                Quorum .  Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, the holders of a majority of the shares of the capital stock of the corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

 

1.7                                Adjournments .  Any meeting of stockholders may be adjourned to any other time and to any other place at which a meeting of stockholders may be held under these By-Laws either by the chairman of the meeting or the stockholders present or represented at the meeting and entitled to vote, although less than a quorum, or, if no stockholder is present, by any officer entitled to preside at or to act as Secretary of such meeting.  It shall not be necessary to notify any stockholder of any adjournment of less than 30 days if the time and place of the adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which adjournment is taken, unless after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting.  At the adjourned meeting, the corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting.

 

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1.8                                Voting And Proxies .  Each stockholder shall have one vote for each share of stock entitled to vote held of record by such stockholder and a proportionate vote for each fractional share so held, unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation.  Each stockholder of record entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders, or to express consent or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, may vote or express such consent or dissent in person or may authorize another person or persons to vote or act for him by written proxy executed by the stockholder or his authorized agent and delivered to the Secretary of the corporation.  No such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from the date of its execution, unless the proxy expressly provides for a longer period.

 

1.9                                Action At Meeting .  When a quorum is present at any meeting, the holders of a majority of the stock present or represented and voting on a matter (or if there are two or more classes of stock entitled to vote as separate classes, then in the case of each such class, the holders of a majority of the stock of that class present or represented and voting on a matter) shall decide any matter to be voted upon by the stockholders at such meeting, except when a different vote is required by express provision of law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws.  Any election by stockholders shall be determined by a plurality of the votes cast by the stockholders entitled to vote at the election. A nominee for director shall be elected to the Board of Directors if the votes cast for such nominee’s election exceed the votes cast against such nominee’s election; provided, however, that directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at any meeting of stockholders for which (i) the Secretary of the Corporation receives a notice that a stockholder has nominated a person for election to the Board of Directors in compliance with the advance notice requirements for stockholder nominees for director set forth in these By-Laws and (ii) such nomination has not been withdrawn by such stockholder on or prior to the tenth (10 th ) day preceding the date the Corporation first mails its notice of meeting for such meeting to the stockholders.  If directors are to be elected by a plurality of the votes cast, stockholders shall not be permitted to vote against a nominee.  For the purposes of this Section 1.9, Broker Non-Votes represented at the meeting but not permitted to vote on a particular matter shall not be counted, with respect to the vote on such matter, in the number of votes cast, votes cast affirmatively, or votes cast negatively.

 

1.10                         Action Without Meeting .  Any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the corporation may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote on such action were present and voted.  Prompt notice of the taking of corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing.

 

ARTICLE 2

 

DIRECTORS

 

2.1                                General Powers .  The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a Board of Directors, who may exercise all of the powers of the

 

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corporation except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws.  In the event of a vacancy in the Board of Directors, the remaining directors, except as otherwise provided by law, may exercise the powers of the full Board until the vacancy is filled.

 

2.2                                Number; Election; Tenure And Qualification .  The number of directors which shall constitute the whole Board shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors, but in no event shall be less than one.  Each director shall be elected by the stockholders at the annual meeting and shall hold office until the next annual meeting and until his successor is elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.  Directors need not be stockholders of the corporation.

 

2.3                                Enlargement Of The Board .  The number of the Board of Directors may be increased at any time by vote of a majority of the directors then in office.

 

2.4                                Vacancies .  Unless and until filled by the stockholders, any vacancy in the Board of Directors, however occurring, including a vacancy resulting from an enlargement of the Board, may be filled by vote of a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.  A director elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected for the unexpired term of his predecessor in office, and a director chosen to fill a position resulting from an increase in the number of directors shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

2.5                                Resignation .  Any director may resign by delivering his written resignation to the corporation at its principal office or to the President or Secretary.  Such resignation shall be effective upon receipt unless it is specified to be effective at some other time or upon the happening of some other event.

 

2.6                                Regular Meetings .  Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors; provided that any director who is absent when such a determination is made shall be given notice of the determination.  A regular meeting of the Board of Directors may be held without notice immediately after and at the same place as the annual meeting of stockholders.  Notice to any such director not attending the meeting shall be given orally, in person, or in writing, by telephone, including a voice-messaging system or other system designed to record and communicate messages, or by facsimile sent to his business or home address, or by electronic mail or other electronic means directed as instructed by such director, or by written notice mailed to his business or home address.

 

2.7                                Special Meetings .  Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time and place, within or without the State of Delaware, designated in a call by the Chairman of the Board, President, two or more directors, or by one director in the event that there is only a single director in office.

 

2.8                                Notice Of Special Meetings .  Notice of any special meeting of directors shall be given to each director by the Secretary or by the officer or one of the directors calling the meeting.  Notice shall be given to each director orally, in person, or in writing, by telephone,

 

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including a voice-messaging system or other system designed to record and communicate messages, or by facsimile sent to his business or home address, or by electronic mail or other electronic means directed as instructed by such director at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting, or by written notice mailed to his business or home address at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting.  A notice or waiver of notice of a meeting of the Board of Directors need not specify the purposes of the meeting.

 

2.9                                Meetings By Telephone Conference Calls .  Directors or any members of any committee designated by the directors may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

 

2.10                         Quorum .  A majority of the number of directors fixed pursuant to Section 2.2 shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the Board of Directors.  In the event one or more of the directors shall be disqualified to vote at any meeting, then the required quorum shall be reduced by one for each such director so disqualified; provided, however , that in no case shall less than one-third (1/3) of the number so fixed constitute a quorum.  In the absence of a quorum at any such meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

 

2.11                         Action At Meeting .  At any meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present, the vote of a majority of those present shall be sufficient to take any action, unless a different vote is specified by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws.

 

2.12                         Action By Consent .  Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the Board or committee, as the case may be, consent to the action in writing or by electronic transmission, and the written consents or electronic transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee.  Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.

 

2.13                         Removal .  Any one or more or all of the directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors.

 

2.14                         Committees .  The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole Board, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the corporation.  The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee.  In the absence or disqualification of a member of the committee, the member or members of the committee present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.  Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors and subject to the

 

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provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation and may authorize the seal of the corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it.  Each such committee shall keep minutes and make such reports as the Board of Directors may from time to time request.  Except as the Board of Directors may otherwise determine, any committee may make rules for the conduct of its business, but unless otherwise provided by the directors or in such rules, its business shall be conducted as nearly as possible in the same manner as is provided in these By-Laws for the Board of Directors.

 

2.15                         Compensation Of Directors .  Directors may be paid such compensation for their services and such reimbursement for expenses of attendance at meetings as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.  No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the corporation or any of its parent or subsidiary corporations in any other capacity and receiving compensation for such service.

 

ARTICLE 3

 

OFFICERS

 

3.1                                Enumeration .  The officers of the corporation shall consist of a President, a Secretary, a Treasurer and such other officers with such other titles as the Board of Directors shall determine, including a Chairman of the Board, a Vice-Chairman of the Board, and one or more Vice Presidents, Assistant Treasurers, and Assistant Secretaries.  The Board of Directors may appoint such other officers as it may deem appropriate.

 

3.2                                Election .  The President, Treasurer and Secretary shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at its first meeting following the annual meeting of stockholders.  Other officers may be appointed by the Board of Directors at such meeting or at any other meeting.

 

3.3                                Qualification The President shall be a director.  No officer need be a stockholder .  Any two or more offices may be held by the same person or a director.  Any person may occupy more than one office of the Corporation at any time .

 

3.4                                Tenure .  Except as otherwise provided by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws, each officer shall hold office until his successor is elected and qualified, unless a different term is specified in the vote choosing or appointing him, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

3.5                                Resignation And Removal .  Any officer may resign by delivering his written resignation to the corporation at its principal office or to the President or Secretary.  Such resignation shall be effective upon receipt unless it is specified to be effective at some other time or upon the happening of some other event.

 

The Board of Directors, or a committee duly authorized to do so, may remove any officer with or without cause.  Except as the Board of Directors may otherwise determine, no officer who resigns or is removed shall have any right to any compensation as an officer for any period following his resignation or removal, or any right to damages on account of such removal,

 

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whether his compensation be by the month or by the year or otherwise, unless such compensation is expressly provided in a duly authorized written agreement with the corporation.

 

3.6                                Vacancies .  The Board of Directors may fill any vacancy occurring in any office for any reason and may, in its discretion, leave unfilled for such period as it may determine any offices other than those of President, Treasurer and Secretary.  Each such successor shall hold office for the unexpired term of his predecessor and until his successor is elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

3.7                                Chairman Of The Board And Vice-Chairman Of The Board .  If the Board of Directors appoints a Chairman of the Board, he shall perform such duties and possess such powers as are assigned to him by the Board of Directors.  If the Board of Directors appoints a Vice-Chairman of the Board, he shall, in the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chairman of the Board and shall perform such other duties and possess such other powers as may from time to time be vested in him by the Board of Directors.

 

3.8                                President .  The President shall be the chief operating officer of the corporation.  He shall also be the chief executive officer of the corporation unless such title is assigned to a Chairman of the Board .  The President shall, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors, have  general charge and supervision of the business of the corporation.  Unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, he shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors (except as provided in Section 3.7 above).  The President such powers and  shall perform such  other duties  and shall have such other powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time  prescribe designate .

 

3.9                                Vice Presidents .  Any Vice President shall perform such duties and possess such powers as the Board of Directors or the President may from time to time prescribe.  In the event of the absence, inability or refusal to act of the President, the Vice President (or if there shall be more than one, the Vice Presidents in the order determined by the Board of Directors) shall perform the duties of the President and when so performing shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President.  The Board of Directors may assign to any Vice President the title of Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or any other title selected by the Board of Directors.

 

3.10                         Secretary And Assistant Secretaries .  The Secretary shall perform such duties and shall have such powers as the Board of Directors or the President may from time to time prescribe.  In addition, the Secretary shall perform such duties and have such powers as are incident to the office of the secretary, including without limitation the duty and power to give notices of all meetings of stockholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors, to attend all meetings of stockholders and the Board of Directors and keep a record of the proceedings, to maintain a stock ledger and prepare lists of stockholders and their addresses as required, to be custodian of corporate records and the corporate seal and to affix and attest to the same on documents.

 

Any Assistant Secretary shall perform such duties and possess such powers as the Board of Directors, the President or the Secretary may from time to time prescribe.  In the event of the

 

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absence, inability or refusal to act of the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary, (or if there shall be more than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order determined by the Board of Directors) shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary.

 

In the absence of the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary at any meeting of stockholders or directors, the person presiding at the meeting shall designate a temporary secretary to keep a record of the meeting.

 

3.11                         Treasurer And Assistant Treasurers .  The Treasurer shall perform such duties and shall have such powers as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Board of Directors or the President.  In addition, the Treasurer shall perform such duties and have such powers as are incident to the office of treasurer, including without limitation the duty and power to keep and be responsible for all funds and securities of the corporation, to deposit funds of the corporation in depositories selected in accordance with these By-Laws, to disburse such funds as ordered by the Board of Directors, to make proper accounts of such funds, and to render as required by the Board of Directors statements of all such transactions and of the financial condition of the corporation.

 

The Assistant Treasurer shall perform such duties and possess such powers as the Board of Directors, the President or the Treasurer may from time to time prescribe.  In the event of the absence, inability or refusal to act of the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer (or if there shall be more than one, the Assistant Treasurers in the order determined by the Board of Directors), shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer.

 

3.12                         Bonded Officers .  The Board of Directors may require any officer to give the corporation a bond in such sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Board of Directors upon such terms and conditions as the Board of Directors may specify, including without limitation a bond for the faithful performance of his duties and for the restoration to the corporation of all property in his possession or under his control belonging to the corporation.

 

3.13                         Salaries .  Officers of the corporation shall be entitled to such salaries, compensation or reimbursement as shall be fixed or allowed from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

ARTICLE 4

 

CAPITAL STOCK

 

4.1                                Issuance Of Stock .  Unless otherwise voted by the stockholders and subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, the whole or in part of any unissued balance of the authorized capital stock of the corporation or the whole or any part of any unissued balance of the authorized capital stock of the corporation held in its treasury may be issued, sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by vote of the Board of Directors in such manner, for such consideration and on such terms as the Board of Directors may determine.

 

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4.2                                Certificates Of Stock .  The corporation is authorized to issue certificated or uncertificated shares of capital stock, at the election of the Board of Directors; provided that each holder of stock of the corporation shall be entitled upon request to receive a certificate, in such form as may be prescribed by law and by the Board of Directors, certifying the number and class of shares owned by such stockholder in the corporation.  Any such request for certificated shares shall be made to the corporation’s transfer agent pursuant to the procedures established by such transfer agent from time to time.  Each such certificate shall be signed by, or in the name of the corporation by, the Chairman or Vice-Chairman, if any, of the Board of Directors, or the President or a Vice President, and the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the corporation.  Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile.

 

Each certificate for shares of stock which are subject to any restriction on transfer pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, the By-Laws, applicable securities laws or any agreement among any number of shareholders or among such holders and the corporation shall have conspicuously noted on the face or back of the certificate either the full text of the restriction or a statement of the existence of such restriction.

 

4.3                                Transfers .  Subject to the restrictions, if any, stated or noted on the stock certificates, shares of stock may be transferred on the books of the corporation by the surrender to the corporation or its transfer agent of the certificate representing such shares properly endorsed or accompanied by a written assignment or power of attorney properly executed, and with such proof of authority or the authenticity of signature as the corporation or its transfer agent may reasonably require.  Except as may be otherwise required by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws, the corporation shall be entitled to treat the record holder of stock as shown on its books as the owner of such stock for all purposes, including the payment of dividends and the right to vote with respect to such stock, regardless of any transfer, pledge or other disposition of such stock until the shares have been transferred on the books of the corporation in accordance with the requirements of these By-Laws.

 

4.4                                Lost, Stolen Or Destroyed Certificates .  The corporation may issue a new certificate of stock in place of any previously issued certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed, upon such terms and conditions as the Board of Directors may prescribe, including the presentation of reasonable evidence of such loss, theft or destruction and the giving of such indemnity as the Board of Directors may require for the protection of the corporation or any transfer agent or registrar.

 

4.5                                Record Date .  The Board of Directors may fix in advance a date as a record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or to express consent (or dissent) to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action.  Such record date shall not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting, nor more than 60 days prior to any other action to which such record date relates.

 

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day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day before the day on which the meeting is held.  The record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board of Directors is necessary, shall be the day on which the first written consent is expressed.  The record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating to such purpose.

 

A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however , that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

 

ARTICLE 5

 

(Intentionally Omitted)

 

ARTICLE 6

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

6.1                                Fiscal Year .  Except as from time to time otherwise designated by the Board of Directors, the fiscal year of the corporation shall begin on the first day of January in each year and end on the last day of December in each year.

 

6.2                                Corporate Seal .  The corporate seal shall be in such form as shall be approved by the Board of Directors.

 

6.3                                Execution Of Instruments .  The President or the Treasurer shall have power to execute and deliver on behalf and in the name of the corporation any instrument requiring the signature of an officer of the corporation, except as otherwise provided in these By-Laws, or where the execution and delivery of such an instrument shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors to some other officer or agent of the corporation.

 

6.4                                Waiver Of Notice .  Whenever any notice whatsoever is required to be given by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws, a waiver of such notice either in writing signed by the person entitled to such notice or such person’s duly authorized attorney, or by telegraph, cable, or electronic transmission or any other available method, whether before, at or after the time stated in such waiver, or the appearance of such person or persons at such meeting in person or by proxy, shall be deemed equivalent to such notice; provided that a shareholder shall not be deemed to have received notice if that shareholder attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

 

6.5                                Voting Of Securities .  Except as the directors may otherwise designate, the President or Treasurer may waive notice of, and act as, or appoint any person or persons to act as, proxy or attorney-in-fact for this corporation (with or without power of substitution) at, any

 

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meeting of stockholders or shareholders or any other corporation or organization, the securities of which may be held by this corporation.

 

6.6                                Evidence Of Authority .  A certificate by the Secretary, or an Assistant Secretary, or a temporary Secretary, as to any action taken by the stockholders, directors, a committee or any officer or representative of the corporation shall as to all persons who rely on the certificate in good faith be conclusive evidence of such action.

 

6.7                                Certificate Of Incorporation .  All references in these By-Laws to the Certificate of Incorporation shall be deemed to refer to the Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation, as amended and in effect from time to time.

 

6.8                                Transactions With Interested Parties .  No contract or transaction between the corporation and one or more of the directors or officers, or between the corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association, or other organization in which one or more of the directors or officers are directors or officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officers is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee of the Board of Directors which authorizes the contract or transaction or solely because his or their votes are counted for such purpose, if:

 

(1)                                  The material facts as to his relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the committee, and the Board or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum;

 

(2)                                  The material facts as to his relationship or interest, and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or

 

(3)                                  The contract or transaction is fair as to the corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified, by the Board of Directors, a committee of the Board of Directors, or the stockholders.

 

Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee which authorizes the contract or transaction.

 

6.9                                Exclusive Jurisdiction of Delaware Courts. Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws, or (iv) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation governed by the internal affairs doctrine.

 

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6.10                         6.9 Severability .  Any determination that any provision of these By-Laws is for any reason inapplicable, illegal or ineffective shall not affect or invalidate any other provision of these By-Laws.

 

6.11                         6.10 Pronouns .  All pronouns used in these By-Laws shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the person or persons may require.

 

6.12                         6.11 Electronic Transmission .  Any vote, notification or other action to be made by the corporation or its officers, directors, agents or stockholders may be taken via an electronic transmission or other similar method of communication to the fullest extent permitted by DGCL.

 

ARTICLE 7

 

AMENDMENTS

 

7.1                                By The Board Of Directors .  These By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed or new by-laws may be adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at any regular or specific meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present.

 

7.2                                By The Stockholders .  These By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed or new by-laws may be adopted by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of the capital stock of the corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at any regular meeting of stockholders, or at any special meeting of stockholders, provided notice of such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of new by-laws shall have been stated in the notice of such special meeting.

 

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