UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 8-A
 
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Otelco Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Delaware   52-2126395
(State of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
505 Third Avenue East, Oneonta, AL   35121
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
 
Copy to:

Steven Khadavi, Esq.
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
51 West 52 nd Street
New York, NY 10019-6119

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
to be so registered
 
 
Name of each exchange on which
each class is to be registered
Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share
 
The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
     
     
     
     

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. x
 
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. o
 
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: Not applicable
 
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
 
 
 

 
 
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
 
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
 
General
 
On March 24, 2013, Otelco Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each of its direct and indirect subsidiaries (together with the Company, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”) in order to effectuate the Debtors’ joint prepackaged plan of reorganization (the “Plan”), a copy of which was included as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 2013 and which is incorporated herein by reference . On May 6, 2013, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order confirming the Plan. On May 24, 2013 (the “Effective Date”), the Debtors consummated their reorganization and the Plan became effective.
 
Pursuant to the Plan, on the Effective Date, all shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share, that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date and all of the Company’s 13% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2019 (the “Notes”) that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date were cancelled. This registration statement registers under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company’s new Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), which was issued pursuant to the Plan. The form of stock certificate for the Class A Common Stock is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
On the Effective Date, but prior to the distribution of the Class A Common Stock, the Company filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and adopted Fourth Amended and Restated By-laws (the “By-laws”). The following description of the Class A Common Stock does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified by the full terms of the Certificate of Incorporation and the By-laws, copies of which are attached to this registration statement as Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference. Additionally, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) may affect the capital stock of the Company.
 
Also on the Effective Date, pursuant to the Plan, the Company issued new Class B common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Class B Common Stock”) .
 
Authorized Capitalization
 
The Company’s authorized capital stock consists of 10,250,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), of which 10,000,000 shares are designated as Class A Common Stock and 250,000 shares are designated as Class B Common Stock.
 
Description of Capital Stock
 
Dividend Rights
 
Subject to applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, the rights, if any, of the holders of any class or series of stock having a preference over or the right to participate with the Class A Common Stock with respect to the payment of dividends and other distributions, and the rights of the holders of Class B Common Stock to participate in such dividends or other distributions pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, dividends and other distributions may be declared and paid on the Class A Common Stock out of the assets of the Company that are by law available therefor, at the times and in the amounts as the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”) in its discretion may determine.
 
If the Company declares and pays any dividend or other distribution on shares of Class A Common Stock, the holders of the shares of Class B Common Stock will be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of the assets of the Company that are by law available therefor, dividends or other distributions in respect of each share of Class B Common Stock, in the same amount per share as the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock.
 
 
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If dividends are declared on the Class A Common Stock or the Class B Common Stock that are payable in shares of Common Stock, or securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Stock, the dividends payable to the holders of Class A Common Stock will be paid only in shares of Class A Common Stock (or securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Class A Common Stock), the dividends payable to the holders of Class B Common Stock will be paid only in shares of Class B Common Stock (or securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Class B Common Stock), and such dividends will be paid in the same number of shares (or fraction thereof) on a per share basis of the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, respectively (or securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, the same number of shares (or fraction thereof) on a per share basis of the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, respectively). In no event will the shares of either Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock be split, divided, combined or reclassified unless the outstanding shares of the other class is proportionately split, divided, combined or reclassified.
 
Conversion Rights
 
Holders of Class A Common Stock do not have conversion rights.
 
If (a) all of the outstanding obligations of the Company under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date (the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, as borrower, the other credit parties signatory thereto, as credit parties, the lenders signatory thereto from time to time (the “Lenders”), as lenders, and General Electric Capital Corporation (the “Agent”), as agent and lender, have been satisfied in full (including the cash collateralization of any outstanding letters of credit) and (b) all of the commitments of the Lenders under the Credit Agreement have been terminated, then each share of Class B Common Stock will automatically and without further action be converted into one share of Class A Common Stock.
 
Voting Rights
 
Each holder of Class A Common Stock is entitled to one vote for each share of Class A Common Stock held.
 
Except as set forth below, and except as required by applicable law, the holders of Class B Common Stock are not entitled to vote. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, so long as any shares of Class B Common Stock remain outstanding, the Company may not, either directly or indirectly, by amendment, merger, consolidation or otherwise, take any of the following actions without (in addition to any other vote required by applicable law) the approval of the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, given separately as a class:
 
·       adversely modify the rights, powers, preferences or privileges of, or the restrictions provided for the benefit of, the Class B Common Stock;
 
·       prior to (a) the indefeasible payment in full of all of the outstanding obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreement (including the cash collateralization of any outstanding letters of credit) and (b) the termination of all commitments of the Lenders under the Credit Agreement, modify the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation relating to the composition of the Board of Directors ;
 
·       create or authorize any additional class or series of capital stock of the Company having rights, powers, preferences or privileges that are senior or equal to the Class B Common Stock;
 
·       increase the authorized number of shares of the Common Stock;
 
·       modify any existing security of the Company having rights, powers, preferences or privileges that are equal to the Class B Common Stock, such that, after such modification, such security has rights, powers, preferences or privileges that are senior to the Class B Common Stock;
 
·       modify any existing security of the Company having rights, powers, preferences or privileges that are junior to the Class B Common Stock, such that, after such modification, such security has rights, powers, preferences or privileges that are either equal or senior to the Class B Common Stock;
 
 
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·       increase the number of authorized shares under a stock incentive plan, or adopt a new equity incentive plan for the Company’s directors, employees or consultants;
 
·       authorize or effect the declaration or payment of any dividend on any shares of Common Stock or, except as permitted by the Stockholders’ Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date (the “Stockholders’ Agreement”), by and among the Company and the holders of the Class B Common Stock, the redemption or repurchase of any shares of Common Stock;
 
·       except in certain limited circumstances, effect a merger, reorganization, sale of control or any transaction in which all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and/or its subsidiaries are sold to a third party; or
 
·       alter or amend the covenant in the Certificate of Incorporation that generally requires the Company to sell all of its equity interests or substantially all of its assets within 180 days after the occurrence of certain triggering events (each, a “Triggering Event”) .
 
The By-laws generally provide that the holders of a majority of the voting power of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company entitled to vote at a stockholders meeting will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. When a quorum is present, except as set forth below, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power present in person or by proxy is required to take action, unless otherwise specified by applicable law or the Certificate of Incorporation.
 
Notwithstanding the above, the election of directors of the Company will be determined by a plurality vote. P rior to (a) the indefeasible payment in full of all of the outstanding obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreement (including the cash collateralization of any outstanding letters of credit) and (b) the termination of all commitments of the Lenders under the Credit Agreement, the Board of Directors will be comprised of seven members and will consist of (1) four individuals who will be elected by the holders of Class A Common Stock (the “Class A Directors”) and (2) three individuals who will be elected by the holders of Class A Common Stock and who do not have any material business or close personal relationships with or any history or any material business or close relationships with any or all of the Agent, the Lenders, the holders of the Notes, the management of the Company, the Company or any of their respective affiliates (the “Special Directors”); provided that the Special Directors must be acceptable to the holders of at least a majority of the Class B Common Stock in respect of experience, qualifications, disinterestedness, independence and integrity. Following (x) the indefeasible payment in full of all of the outstanding obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreement (including the cash collateralization of any outstanding letters of credit) and (y) the termination of all commitments of the Lenders under the Credit Agreement, the number of members of the Board of Directors will be fixed from time to time by resolution of a majority of the entire Board of Directors and all members of the Board of Directors will be elected by the holders of Class A Common Stock.
 
Holders of shares of Common Stock have no cumulative voting rights.
 
Liquidation Rights
 
In the event of the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, holders of shares of Common Stock will be entitled to all assets remaining after payment of all debts and other liabilities.
 
Preemptive, Subscription and Redemption Rights
 
Holders of Class A Common Stock do not have preemptive, subscription or redemption rights.
 
Except as set forth in the Stockholders’ Agreement, holders of Class B Common Stock do not have preemptive, subscription or redemption rights.
 
 
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Bring-Along Rights
 
The Certificate of Incorporation provides that, at any point following the occurrence of a Triggering Event, i n the event that one or more holders of Class B Common Stock, acting together or pursuant to a common plan or arrangement, dispose of 50% or more of the shares of Class B Common Stock then owned by all holders of Class B Common Stock, then the selling holders may, at their option, require the other stockholders of the Company to dispose of all or, if applicable, a pro rata portion of the shares of Common Stock held by them for the same consideration per share and otherwise on the same terms and conditions upon which the selling holders effect the disposition of their shares.
 
Anti-Takeover Effects of Various Provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, the By-laws and the DGCL
 
The Certificate of Incorporation, the By-laws and the DGCL contain provisions that may have some anti-takeover effects and may delay, defer or prevent a tender offer or takeover attempt that a stockholder might consider in his, her or its best interest, including those attempts that might result in a premium over the market price for shares held by stockholders.
 
No Cumulative Voting
 
The DGCL provides that stockholders are denied the right to cumulate votes in the election of directors unless a corporation’s certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. The Certificate of Incorporation does not expressly address cumulative voting and the By-laws provide that no stockholder will be allowed to cumulate his, her or its votes with respect to the election of directors .
 
No Stockholder Action by Written Consent; Calling of Special Meeting of Stockholders
 
The Certificate of Incorporation prohibits stockholder action by written consent. The By-laws also provide that special meetings of stockholders may be called only by the Board of Directors pursuant to (a) a resolution approved by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors or (b) a request by holders of at least a majority in voting power of all the outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Company entitled to vote at that special meeting.
 
Advance Notice Requirements for Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations
 
The B y-laws provide that stockholders seeking to bring business before or to nominate candidates for election as directors at an annual meeting of stockholders must provide timely notice of their proposal in writing to the Company’s corporate secretary. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered or mailed and received at the Company’s principal executive offices not less than 90 or more than 120 days in advance of the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting of stockholders is advanced by more than 20 days, or delayed by more than 70 days, from such anniversary date, to be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered or mailed and received not earlier than the 120 th day prior to such annual meeting of stockholders and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90 th day prior to such annual meeting of stockholders or the 10 th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such annual meeting of stockholders is first made by the Company. The By-laws also specify requirements as to the form and content of a stockholder’s notice. Stockholder nominations for the election of directors at a special meeting must be received by the Company’s corporate secretary at the principal executive offices of the Company by the close of business on the later of 10 days following the day on which public disclosure of the date of the special meeting was made or 90 days prior to the date that meeting is proposed to be held.
 
Director Voting
 
Generally, each director of the Company will be entitled to one vote on every matter to be voted on by the Board of Directors. However, the By-laws provided that, following the occurrence of a Triggering Event, but prior to the indefeasible payment in full of all of the outstanding obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreement (including the cash collateralization of any outstanding letters of credit) and the termination of all commitments of the Lenders under the Credit Agreement, (a) each Class A Director will be entitled to one vote on every matter to be voted on by the Board of Directors and (b) each Special Director will be entitled to two votes on every matter to be voted on by the Board of Directors; provided, that if there is a vacancy among the Special Directors, then the votes of the remaining Special Directors will be increased on a pro rata basis to provide the Special Directors with an aggregate of six votes on all matters to be voted on by the Board of Directors.
 
 
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Prior to the indefeasible payment in full of all of the outstanding obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreement (including the cash collateralization of any outstanding letters of credit) and the termination of all commitments of the Lenders under the Credit Agreement, in addition to any other vote required by applicable law, the Company may not file any voluntary bankruptcy proceeding without the approval of the Special Directors holding at least two-thirds of the votes then entitled to be cast by all of the Special Directors.
 
Limitations on Liability and Indemnification of Officers, Directors and Employees
 
The DGCL authorizes corporations to limit or eliminate the personal liability of directors to corporations and their stockholders for monetary damages for certain breaches of directors’ fiduciary duties as directors. The Certificate of Incorporation contains a provision eliminating the personal liability of the Company’s directors to the Company or any of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
 
The By-laws generally provide that the Company must indemnify its officers, directors and employees and advance expenses to the Company’s officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
 
The By-laws also expressly authorize the Company to, and the Company does, carry directors’ and officers’ insurance for its officers, directors and certain employees for some liabilities.
 
Authorized but Unissued Shares
 
The authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock will be available for future issuance without the approval of the Company’s stockholders. The Company may use additional shares for a variety of corporate purposes, including future public offerings to raise additional capital, corporate acquisitions and employee benefit plans.
 
Approval Rights of the Holders of Class B Common Stock
 
As described in greater detail above, so long as any shares of Class B Common Stock remain outstanding, the Company may not take certain actions without the approval of the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock.
 
As also described above, the Special Directors must be acceptable to the holders of at least a majority of the Class B Common Stock in respect of experience, qualifications, disinterestedness, independence and integrity.
 
Newly Created Directorships and Vacancies on the Board of Directors
 
Any newly created directorships resulting from an increase in the authorized number of directors and any vacancies on the Board of Directors may be filled solely by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining members of the Board of Directors, even if less than a quorum, or, if no members of the Board of Directors remain, by a vote of the stockholders of the Company, it being understood that any Special Director must be acceptable to the holders of at least a majority of the Class B Common Stock in respect of experience, qualifications, disinterestedness, independence and integrity.
 
Adoption, Amendment and Repeal of By-laws
 
The Certificate of Incorporation grants the Board of Directors the authority to adopt, amend and repeal By-laws, in any manner not inconsistent with the laws of the State of Delaware or the Certificate of Incorporation, without any action on the part of the stockholders of the Company.
 
The Certificate of Incorporation also provides that, subject to the voting rights of the holders of Class B Common Stock described above, By-laws may be adopted, amended or repealed by a vote of stockholders representing no less than two-thirds of the voting power of all the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote thereon.
 
Notwithstanding the above, if shares of Class B Common Stock are issued and outstanding, the provisions of the By-laws described in the second sentence of the first paragraph of “Director Voting” above may not be amended or repealed by the stockholders of the Company or the Board of Directors, except by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock.
 
 
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Delaware Anti-Takeover Statute
 
The Company is subject to Section 203 of the DGCL. Subject to specific exceptions, Section 203 of the DGCL provides that the Company may not engage in certain “business combinations” with any “interested stockholder” for a three-year period after the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder, unless:
 
·       prior to such time, the Board of Directors approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;
 
·       upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the Company outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding certain shares; or
 
·       at or subsequent to that time, the business combination is approved by the Board of Directors and authorized by the affirmative vote of holders of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock of the Company that is not owned by the interested stockholder.
 
Generally, a “business combination” includes a merger, asset or stock sale or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. Subject to certain exceptions, an “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with that person’s affiliates and associates, owns, or within the previous three years did own, 15% or more of the voting stock of the Company.
 
Under certain circumstances, Section 203 of the DGCL would make it more difficult for a person who would be an interested stockholder to effect various business combinations with the Company for a three-year period. The provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL may encourage companies interested in acquiring the Company to negotiate in advance with the Board of Directors because the stockholder approval requirement would be avoided if the Board of Directors approves either the business combination or the transaction that results in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder. Section 203 of the DGCL also may make it more difficult to accomplish transactions that stockholders may otherwise deem to be in their best interests.
 
Transfer Agent and Registrar
 

Wells Fargo Shareowner Services is the transfer agent and registrar for the Common Stock.
 

Item 2. Exhibits.
 
Exhibit
No.
 
Description
     
2.1
 
Joint Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization for Otelco Inc. and Its Affiliated Debtors, as confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court on May 6, 2013 ( filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference)
     
3.1
 
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Otelco Inc.
     
3.2
 
Fourth Amended and Restated By-laws of Otelco Inc.
     
4.1
 
Form of stock certificate for Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share

 
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SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
 
 
Otelco Inc.
(Registrant)
 
       
       
Date: May 24, 2013   
By:
/s/  Curtis L. Garner, Jr.  
   
Curtis L. Garner, Jr.
 
   
Chief Financial Officer
 
       
 
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Exhibit 3.1
 
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
 
OF
 
OTELCO INC.
a Delaware corporation
 
Otelco Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), hereby adopts this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation pursuant to the provisions of Sections 242, 245 and 303 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
 
1.           The present name of the Corporation is Otelco Inc.  The Corporation was originally formed as a Delaware limited liability company under the name Rural LEC Acquisition LLC.
 
2.           The original Certificate of Formation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 20, 1998. The Corporation converted to a Delaware corporation on December 21, 2004 and filed its original Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and changed its name to Otelco Inc. on that date.
 
3.            This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which has been duly adopted in accordance with Sections 242, 245 and 303 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, is being filed as required by that certain Joint Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization for the Corporation and its Affiliated Debtors, dated as of May 6, 2013 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time), as filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “ Court ”) on May 6, 2013 (Case No. 13-10593) and confirmed by the Court on May 6, 2013.
 
4.           The original Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended and restated by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”).
 
ARTICLE I
 
The name of the Corporation is Otelco Inc.
 
ARTICLE II
 
The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is 615 South DuPont Highway, City of Dover, County of Kent, Delaware 19901. The name of the registered agent of the Corporation at such address is National Corporate Research, Ltd.
 
 
 

 
 
ARTICLE III
 
The nature of the business or purposes to be con­ducted or promoted by the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
 
ARTICLE IV
 
A.   Authorized Classes of Stock and Number of Shares . The total number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 10,250,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of which 10,000,000 shares are designated as Class A common stock (the “ Class A Common Stock ”) and 250,000 shares are designated as Class B common stock (the “ Class B Common Stock ” and together with the Class A Common Stock, the “ Common Stock ”).
 
B.   Class A Common Stock .
 
1.   Dividend Rights . Subject to applicable law, this Certificate of Incorporation, the rights, if any, of the holders of any class or series of stock having a preference over or the right to participate with the Class A Common Stock with respect to the payment of dividends or other distributions, and the rights of the holders of Class B Stock to participate in such dividends or other distributions pursuant to Article IV.C.1, dividends and other distributions of cash, capital stock or property may be declared and paid on the Class A Common Stock out of the assets of the Corporation that are by law available therefor, at the times and in the amounts as the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “ Board of Directors ”) in its discretion may determine. All dividends and other distributions paid pursuant to this Article IV.B.1 shall be paid pro rata to the holders entitled thereto.
 
2.   Liquidation Rights . Upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the Corporation shall be distributed to the holders of Common Stock on a pro rata basis.
 
3.   Voting Rights . Each holder of Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Class A Common Stock held, shall be entitled to notice of stockholder meetings in accordance with the Bylaws of the Corporation (the “ Bylaws ”) and shall be entitled to vote upon such matters and in such manner as is otherwise provided herein or as may be provided by applicable law.
 
 
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C.   Class B Common Stock .
 
1.   Dividend Rights . If the Corporation declares and pays any dividend or other distribution on shares of Class A Common Stock as provided for in Article IV.B.1, the holders of the shares of Class B Common Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of the assets of the Corporation that are by law available therefor, dividends or other distributions in respect of each share of Class B Common Stock, in the same amount per share as the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock.  The Corporation shall not declare and pay any dividend or other distribution on shares of Class A Common Stock as provided for in Article IV.B.1, unless it simultaneously declares and pays an equivalent per share dividend or other distribution to the holders of the shares of Class B Common Stock.  All dividends and other distributions paid pursuant to this Article IV.C.1 shall be paid pro rata to the holders entitled thereto. Notwithstanding any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation, if dividends are declared on the Class A Common Stock or the Class B Common Stock that are payable in shares of Common Stock, or securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Stock, the dividends payable to the holders of Class A Common Stock shall be paid only in shares of Class A Common Stock (or securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Class A Common Stock), the dividends payable to the holders of Class B Common Stock shall be paid only in shares of Class B Common Stock (or securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Class B Common Stock), and such dividends shall be paid in the same number of shares (or fraction thereof) on a per share basis of the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, respectively (or securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, the same number of shares (or fraction thereof) on a per share basis of the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, respectively). In no event shall the shares of either Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock be split, divided, combined or reclassified unless the outstanding shares of the other class shall be proportionately split, divided, combined or reclassified.
 
2.   Liquidation Rights . Upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the Corporation shall be distributed to the holders of Common Stock on a pro rata basis.
 
3.   Voting Rights .  Except as otherwise required by applicable law or set forth in this Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of Class B Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote.
 
4.   Automatic Conversion of Class B Common Stock .  If (a) all of the outstanding Obligations (as defined below) of the Corporation under the Amended Credit Agreement (as defined below) have been satisfied in full (including the cash collateralization of any outstanding letters of credit) and (b) all of the Commitments (as defined below) of the Lenders (as defined below) under the Amended Credit Agreement have been terminated in accordance with the provisions of Section 7 of the Amended Credit Agreement, then each share of Class B Common Stock as of the date of such satisfaction in full of all Obligations and termination of all Commitments shall automatically and without further action be converted into one share of Class A Common Stock.  The Corporation will publicly disclose the date and time that such Obligations have been satisfied and such Commitments have been terminated.
 
a.   Amended Credit Agreement ” means that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2013, among the Corporation, the other persons designated therein as “Credit Parties,” General Electric Capital Corporation, acting as agent on behalf of itself as a lender and the other lenders signatory thereto from time to time, as amended from time to time.
 
b.   Commitments ” has the meaning specified in the Amended Credit Agreement.
 
 
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c.   Lenders ” has the meaning specified in the Amended Credit Agreement.
 
d.   Obligations ” has the meaning specified in the Amended Credit Agreement.
 
ARTICLE V
 
A.   In the event that either (1) the Corporation’s Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement), at the end of any Fiscal Quarter (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement), is more than 4.25:1.0 or (2) an Event of Default (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) shall have occurred under Section 8.1(a) of the Amended Credit Agreement (the events described in the foregoing subsections (1) and (2) are referred to herein as a “ Trigger Event ” or “ Trigger Events ”), the Corporation and its Subsidiaries (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) shall within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the occurrence of a Trigger Event (the “ Initial Outside Date ”), effectuate the sale of their assets or equity interests (a “ Liquidity Transaction ”). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Credit Party’s (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) determination as to whether to consummate any Liquidity Transaction shall be determined by the Credit Party’s board of directors in the exercise of such board of directors’ reasonable business judgment, which determination and business judgment shall take into consideration the board of directors’ fiduciary duties and its obligations, if any, to the Credit Party’s stockholders and creditors.
 
B.   In furtherance of the Liquidity Transaction under Article V.A, (1) on or prior to the date which is forty-five (45) days after the occurrence of a Trigger Event, the Credit Parties shall engage a nationally recognized investment banker selected by the Corporation (the “ Investment Bank ”) that is reasonably satisfactory to the Requisite Lenders (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) and who has been retained pursuant to an engagement letter whose final form has been disclosed to the Agent (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement), and has been executed in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, (2) on or prior to the date which is seventy-five (75) days after the occurrence of a Trigger Event, the Corporation shall have distributed to prospective buyers and prospective investors (or to the Investment Bank for distribution to such buyers and investors) a confidential information memorandum for the potential Liquidity Transaction in customary form and in a form approved by the Investment Bank, (3) on or prior to the date which is one hundred thirty (130) days after the occurrence of a Trigger Event, the Corporation shall have received final bids related to the Liquidity Transaction, (4) on or prior to the date which is one hundred forty-five (145) days after the occurrence of a Trigger Event, the Corporation shall have selected the final bidder or bidders for the Liquidity Transaction, and (5) on or prior to the Initial Outside Date, the Liquidity Transaction shall have been consummated. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Credit Party’s determination as to whether to consummate any Liquidity Transaction shall be determined by the Credit Party’s board of directors in the exercise of such board of directors’ reasonable business judgment, which determination and business judgment shall take into consideration the board of directors’ fiduciary duties and its obligations, if any, to the Credit Party’s stockholders and creditors.  If (i) Governmental Authorization (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) for the Liquidity Transaction has not been obtained or (ii) the waiting period (and extensions thereof) applicable to the Liquidity Transaction under the Hart-Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976 have not expired or been early terminated by the Initial Outside Date and the Corporation is working in good faith to obtain such approval, expiration or termination, as the case may be, the Corporation may extend the Initial Outside Date for a period of up to one hundred twenty (120) days by giving notice of such extension to the Agent or alternatively, if stockholder approval of the Liquidity Transaction has not been obtained by the Initial Outside Date and the Corporation is working in good faith to obtain such approval, provided the Corporation has executed a definitive, written agreement memorializing the Liquidity Transaction, on or prior to the date which is one hundred eighty (180) days after the occurrence of a Trigger Event, the Corporation may extend the Initial Outside Date f or a period of forty-five (45) days by giving notice of such extension to the Agent.  The Initial Outside Date may be extended solely to the extent necessary to enable the Corporation to obtain the applicable Governmental Authorization, stockholder approval or expiration or termination for the Liquidity Transaction and in no event shall the Initial Outside Date be extended by more than one hundred twenty (120) days in the aggregate.
 
 
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C.   Subject to the execution by the Agent and its advisors and the Corporation of a mutually acceptable confidentiality agreement and applicable law, the Corporation will at all times keep the Agent and its advisors reasonably informed as to the status of the pursuit of a Liquidity Transaction and will in any event provide current and frequent (no less frequently than twice per month and in any event promptly following the occurrence of a material event in connection with the pursuit of a Liquidity Transaction) updates of the amount, number and status of all bids, the range of values of the Corporation reflected in bids or refinancing proposals, the timing and occurrence of visits by representatives of prospective buyers or investors, copies of all management presentations and sale memorandum submitted to prospective buyers or investors, copies of letters of intent or final commitment letters submitted by prospective buyers and investors and copies of all draft and final material documents for the Liquidity Transaction, provided, that until delivery of final letters of intent or final commitment letters, as the case may be, the Corporation may redact the names (and other identifying information) of the prospective buyers and investors, at which time the Corporation shall disclose the name of the prospective buyer or investor providing such final document.  At the written request of the Agent or the Requisite Lenders, the Corporation will participate in conference calls (at times to be mutually agreed with the Corporation, such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) with the Lenders and the Agent regarding the progress of the pursuit of the Liquidity Transaction; provided, such calls shall not occur more than twice per month and any such call shall constitute the fulfillment of the requirement to keep the Lenders informed as to the status of the pursuit of a Liquidity Transaction required by this Article V.C, but shall not be deemed to fulfill any document delivery requirements under this Article V.C. All requests for information by the Lenders relative to the Liquidity Transaction shall be made either through the Agent or at such conference calls.
 
D.   Without limitation of the foregoing , the Corporation shall be deemed to have fulfilled its twice per month reporting obligations under Article V.C if the Corporation on a twice per month basis from and after the occurrence of a Trigger Event, shall deliver to the Agent, which reports and information are subject to the Agent’s and each Lender’s confidentiality requirements pursuant to Section 11.8 of the Amended Credit Agreement and applicable law, an updated chart prepared by the Corporation or the Investment Bank, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, for each prospective buyer and investor (whose names and other identifying information may be redacted until delivery of a final letter of intent or commitment letter, as the case may be, in which the name and other identifying information of the prospective buyer or investor providing such final document shall be disclosed) that has been contacted by the Investment Bank, (1) whether and/or when a teaser letter was sent to any such prospective buyer or investor, (2) whether and/or when the prospective buyer or investor entered into a confidentiality agreement, (3) whether and/or when a sale memorandum was delivered to any such prospective buyer, (4) whether and/or when the prospective buyer or investor delivered a written indication of interest (or any revised version), (5) whether and/or when the prospective buyer or investor delivered a letter of intent or commitment letter or term sheet (or any revised version), (6) to the extent such information is contained in similar charts prepared by the Investment Bank for distribution to representatives of the Credit Parties, the dates and, to the extent not prohibited by an agreement or by applicable law, the substance of communications between any representatives of the Credit Parties and representatives of the prospective buyer or investor and (7) to the extent such information is contained in similar charts prepared by the Investment Bank for distribution to representatives of the Credit Parties, any other material information relating to the status of the prospective buyer’s or investor’s participation in the sale process.
 
 
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ARTICLE VI
 
A.   In the event that one or more Class B Common Holders (the “ Selling Holders ”) acting together or pursuant to a common plan or arrangement proposes to Dispose of fifty percent (50%) or more of the Shares of Class B Common Stock then owned by all Class B Common Holders to a Bona Fide Purchaser, then the Selling Holders may, at their option, require each of the other Stockholders (the “ Non-Selling Holders ”) to Dispose of all or, if applicable, a pro rata portion of the Shares held by them (the “ Bring-Along Right ”) to such Bona Fide Purchaser for the same consideration per share and otherwise on the same terms and conditions upon which the Selling Holders effect the Disposition of their Shares. The Bring-Along Right described in this Article VI.A shall only be exercisable by Class B Common Holders following the occurrence of a Trigger Event.
 
B.   If the Selling Holders desire to exercise their rights pursuant to Article VI.A, the Selling Holders shall deliver to the Corporation, and the Corporation shall within ten (10) days thereafter deliver to the Non-Selling Holders written notice (“ Sale Notice ”) setting forth the identity of the Bona Fide Purchaser and the consideration per share to be paid by such Bona Fide Purchaser and the other terms and conditions of such Disposition.  Such Sale Notice must be delivered at least ten (10) days prior to the closing of the proposed Disposition.  At the closing of the Disposition by the Selling Holders of their Shares, each of the Non-Selling Holders shall deliver to the Bona Fide Purchaser a certificate or certificates, if any, evidencing such Non-Selling Holder’s pro rata portion of Shares to be Disposed of, together with an appropriate assignment separate from certificate duly executed in a proper form to effect the Disposition of such Shares from the Non-Selling Holders to the Bona Fide Purchaser on the books and records of the Corporation, provided , that the Bona Fide Purchaser delivers to such Non-Selling Holders for their Shares the same consideration per Share and otherwise on the same terms and conditions upon which the Selling Holders effect the Disposition of their Shares.  If any Non-Selling Holder shall fail to deliver such certificate(s) and assignment to the Bona Fide Purchaser, the consideration payable to such Non-Selling Holder shall be paid to a depositary on behalf of such Non-Selling Holder, and upon such payment the Corporation shall cancel the Shares of such Non-Selling Holder on the records of the Corporation and cause a notation to be made on its books and records to reflect that the Shares of such Non-Selling Holder have been cancelled and represent only the right to receive the consideration payable in such Disposition upon surrender of his, her or its Share certificate(s) and assignment.  For purposes of this Article VI:  (1) all options, warrants and other rights to acquire securities that are “in the money” shall be treated as the number of Shares issuable upon the full exercise thereof, less such number of Shares the aggregate fair market value of which (based on the value attributed in such Disposition) would be required to pay the aggregate exercise price therefor and (2) all options, warrants and other rights to acquire securities that are not “in the money” shall be cancelled effective on the closing of the Disposition contemplated hereunder; provided , however , that all options and other rights to acquire securities granted pursuant to a Stock Incentive Plan shall be treated in accordance with the terms of such plan.  In addition to the foregoing, in the event any Disposition is structured as a merger, at the discretion of the Selling Holders and the Bona Fide Purchaser, each holder of Common Stock subject to the Bring-Along Right shall be required, if such merger requires Stockholders to vote thereupon or consent thereto, (x) to consent to the Disposition by voting all of the shares of Common Stock held by such Non-Selling Holder in favor of, or to consent to, any such Disposition, and (y) if applicable, not to exercise any appraisal or similar rights with respect to such Disposition.
 
 
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C.   If, within one-hundred eighty (180) days after the Selling Holders’ delivery of the Sale Notice required pursuant to Article VI.B. (or such longer period in order to obtain necessary regulatory approvals), the Selling Holders have not completed the Disposition of their Shares and that of the Non-Selling Holders in accordance herewith, the Selling Holders shall return to the Non-Selling Holders the certificates and assignments of certificates with respect to the Non-Selling Holders’ Shares which the Non-Selling Holder delivered pursuant to this Article VI.  Upon the Non-Selling Holder’s receipt of such materials, all the restrictions on Disposition contained in this Agreement with respect to the Shares owned by the Stockholders shall again be in effect.
 
D.   All Dispositions of Shares to be made pursuant to this Article VI shall be subject to the following terms:
 
1.   the Non-Selling Holders shall deliver to the Bona Fide Purchaser the certificates evidencing the Shares being Disposed of, free and clear of Encumbrances, together with duly executed stock transfer powers in favor of the Bona Fide Purchaser or its nominees and such other documents, including evidence of ownership and authority, as the Bona Fide Purchaser may reasonably request;
 
2.   except as otherwise specifically set forth herein, the Non-Selling Holders shall not be required to make any representations or warranties to any Person in connection with such Disposition, including any representations or warranties with respect to the Corporation or any Credit Party, except as to (i) good title to the Shares being Disposed of, (ii) the absence of Encumbrances with respect to the Shares being Disposed of, (iii) its valid existence and good standing (if applicable), (iv) the authority for, and validity and binding effect of (as against such Non-Selling Holder), any agreement entered into by such Non-Selling Holder in connection with such Disposition, (v) the fact that such Non-Selling Holder’s Disposition will not conflict with or result in a breach of or constitute a default under, or violation of, its governing documents or any indenture, lease, loan or other agreement or instrument by which he, she or it is bound or affected, (vi) all required material consents to such Non-Selling Holder’s Disposition and material governmental approvals having been obtained (excluding any securities laws) and (vii) the fact that no broker’s commission is payable by the Non-Selling Holder as a result of Non-Selling Holder’s conduct in connection with the Disposition; and
 
 
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3.   the Non-Selling Holders shall not be required to enter into any non-solicitation or non-competition agreement in connection with such Disposition.
 
E.   As used in this Article VI, the following defined terms have the meanings indicated below:
 
1.   Affiliate ” means any Person who or which, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, any specified Person.
 
2.    “ Bona Fide Purchaser ” means any Person who or which has delivered a good faith written offer to purchase all or any portion of a Stockholder’s Shares other than an Affiliate of such Stockholder.
 
3.     Capital Stock ” means, collectively, the shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and any class or series of common stock or preferred stock of the Corporation authorized after the date hereof, or any other class or series of stock resulting from successive changes or reclassifications of any class or series of common stock or preferred stock of the Corporation.
 
4.   Class A Common Holder ” means a holder of Class A Common Stock, individually, and any subsequent transferee of his, her or its shares of Class A Common Stock.
 
5.   Class B Common Holder ” means a holder of Class B Common Stock, individually, and any subsequent transferee of his, her or its shares of Class B Common Stock.
 
6.   Dispose ” or “ Disposition ” (and any derivatives thereof) means (i) a voluntary or involuntary sale, assignment, mortgage, grant, pledge, hypothecation, exchange, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of a Stockholder’s Shares, and (ii) any agreement, contract or commitment to do any of the foregoing.  Any such Disposition may be structured as a merger of an affiliate of a Bona Fide Purchaser with and into the Corporation at the discretion of the Selling Holders and the Bona Fide Purchaser.
 
7.   Encumbrance ” or “ Encumber ” means any lien, claim, charge, pledge, mortgage, encumbrance, security interest, preferential arrangement, restriction on voting or alienation of any kind, adverse interest or the interest of a third party under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or other title retention agreement.
 
 
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8.    “ Person ” means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, firm, association, unincorporated organization or other entity.
 
9.    “ Shares ” means, with respect to any Stockholder, (i) the shares of Capital Stock held at any time by such Stockholder, (ii) any option, warrant or other right held at any time by any Stockholder, exercisable for shares of Capital Stock, and (iii) any security held at any time by such Stockholder, convertible or exchangeable for Capital Stock.
 
10.   Stock Incentive Plan ” means each of the Corporation’s stock option or equity incentive plan(s) now in existence or, with the consent of the Board of Directors, as amended or to be established in the future.
 
11.    “ Stockholder ” means each holder of Shares, individually. “Stockholders” means all holders of Shares.
 
F.   Each certificate, if any, representing Shares shall bear the following legend until such time as the Shares represented thereby are no longer subject to the provisions of this Article VI:
 
“THE SALE, TRANSFER, ENCUMBRANCE AND OTHER DISPOSITION OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF THE CORPORATION, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT NO COST BY WRITTEN REQUEST MADE BY THE HOLDER OF RECORD OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION.”
 
G.   Notwithstanding any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation, the rights and obligations under this Article VI shall automatically terminate and this Article VI shall have no effect if (i) all of the outstanding Obligations of the Corporation under the Amended Credit Agreement have been paid in full (including the cash collateralization of any outstanding letters of credit) and (ii) all of the Commitments of the Lenders under the Amended Credit Agreement have been terminated in accordance with the provisions of Section 7 of the Amended Credit Agreement.
 
ARTICLE VII
 
The Corporation is to have a perpetual existence.
 
ARTICLE VIII
 
In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the laws of the State of Delaware, except as otherwise provided in this Certificate of Incorpo­ration, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized and empowered to make, repeal, alter, amend or rescind any or all of the Bylaws in any manner without any action on the part of the stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, but subject to Article IX.C.2, the stockholders may make, repeal, alter, amend or rescind any or all of the Bylaws in any manner pursuant to a vote of at least two-thirds of the voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote thereon; provided , however , that, in addition to any other vote required by law, the last sentence in Section 3.6(e) of the Bylaws may not be altered, amended or repealed by the stockholders or the Board of Directors except by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock if shares of Class B Common Stock are issued and outstanding.
 
 
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ARTICLE IX
 
A.   Number and Election of Directors .
 
1.   Prior to (a) the indefeasible payment in cash in full of the Corporation’s Obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement (including the cash collateralization of any outstanding letters of credit) and (b) the termination of all of the Commitments of the Lenders under the Amended Credit Agreement, t he Board of Directors shall be comprised of seven members and shall consist of (i) four individuals who shall be elected by the holders of Class A Common Stock (the “ Class A Directors ”) and (ii) three individuals who shall be elected by the holders of Class A Common Stock and who do not have any material business or close personal relationships with or any history of any material business or close relationships with any or all of the Agent, the Lenders, the holders of Subordinated Debt (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement (as such term is defined in the Amended Credit Agreement)), the management of the Corporation, the Corporation or any of their respective affiliates (the “ Special Directors ”); provided that such Special Directors must be acceptable to the holders of at least a majority the Class B Common Stock in respect of experience, qualifications, disinterestedness, independence and integrity; provided   further that, unless and until all shares of Class B Common Stock have been converted into shares of Class A Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of Article IV.C.4, with respect to any individual elected to replace a Special Director, such individual must be acceptable to the holders of at least a majority the Class B Common Stock in respect of qualifications, experience, integrity, independence and disinterestedness.
 
2.   Following (a) the indefeasible payment in cash in full of the Corporation’s Obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement (including the cash collateralization of any outstanding letters of credit) and (b) the termination of all of the Commitments of the Lenders under the Amended Credit Agreement, the number of members of the Board of Directors shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of a majority of the entire Board of Directors and, except as otherwise set forth in the Bylaws, all members of the Board of Directors shall be elected by the holders of the Class A Common Stock.
 
3.   Unless and except to the extent that the Bylaws so require, the election of directors of the Corporation need not be by written ballot.
 
B.   Director Voting .
 
1.   Subject to Article IX.B.2, each director of the Corporation shall be entitled to one vote on every matter to be voted upon by the Board of Directors.
 
 
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2.   Following the occurrence of a Trigger Event, but prior to the indefeasible payment in cash in full of the Corporation’s Obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement (including the cash collateralization of any outstanding letters of credit) and the termination of all of the Commitments of the Lenders under the Amended Credit Agreement , (a) the Class A Directors shall each be entitled to one (1) vote on every matter to be voted upon by the Board of Directors and (b) the Special Directors shall each be entitled to two (2) votes on every matter to be voted upon by the Board of Directors; provided that if there is a vacancy among the Special Directors, then the votes of the remaining Special Directors shall be increased on a pro rata basis such that the Special Directors shall be entitled to cast six (6) votes in the aggregate on every matter to be voted upon by the Board of Directors.
 
C.   Approval Rights .
 
1.   Prior to (a) the indefeasible payment in cash in full of the Corporation’s Obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement (including the cash collateralization of any outstanding letters of credit) and (b) the termination of all of the Commitments of the Lenders under the Amended Credit Agreement, in addition to any other vote required by applicable law, the Corporation shall not file any voluntary bankruptcy proceeding without the approval of the Special Directors holding at least two-thirds (2/3) of the votes then entitled to be cast by all of the Special Directors.
 
2.   So long as any shares of Class B Common Stock remain outstanding, the Corporation shall not either directly or indirectly, by amendment, merger, consolidation or otherwise, do any of the following without (in addition to any other vote required by applicable law) the written consent or affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, given in writing or by vote at a meeting, consenting or voting (as the case may be) separately as a class:
 
a.   adversely amend, alter, repeal or change (by amendment, merger, consolidation or otherwise) the rights, powers, preferences or privileges of, or the restrictions provided for the benefit of, the Class B Common Stock;
 
b.   amend, alter or repeal (by amendment, merger, consolidation or otherwise) Article IX.A.1 of this Certificate of Incorporation;
 
c.   create, or authorize the creation (by reclassification or otherwise) of, any additional class or series of capital stock of the Corporation having rights, powers, preferences or privileges senior or pari passu to the Class B Common Stock;
 
d.   increase the authorized number of shares of the Common Stock;
 
 
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e.   (i) reclassify, alter or amend any existing security of the Corporation that is pari passu with the Class B Common Stock in respect of the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the payment of dividends or other distributions or rights of redemption, if such reclassification, alteration or amendment would render such other security senior to the Class B Common Stock in respect of any such right, preference or privilege or (ii) reclassify, alter or amend any existing security of the Corporation that is junior to the Class B Common Stock in respect of the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the payment of dividends or other distributions or rights of redemption, if such reclassification, alteration or amendment would render such other security senior to or pari passu with the Class B Common Stock in respect of any such right, preference or privilege;
 
f.   increase the number of authorized shares under the Corporation’s Stock Incentive Plan, or adopt any new equity incentive plan for the Corporation’s directors, employees, or consultants;
 
g.   authorize or effect the declaration or payment of any dividend on any shares of Common Stock or, except as permitted by the Stockholders’ Agreement, the redemption or repurchase of any shares of Common Stock;
 
h.   effect any merger, corporate reorganization, sale of control or any transaction in which all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation and/or its subsidiaries are sold to a third party; provided , however , that the written consent or affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock shall not be required in connection with (i) the consolidation or merger of any subsidiary of the Corporation with and into the Corporation or (ii) the merger of the Corporation with any affiliate of the Corporation incorporated solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Corporation in another jurisdiction; or
 
i.   alter or amend the Sale Covenant.
 
ARTICLE X
 
No action required to be taken or which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of the holders of the Corporation’s capital stock may be taken without a meeting, and the power of the holders of the Corporation’s capital stock to consent in writing, without a meeting, to the taking of any action is specifically denied.
 
ARTICLE XI
 
Subject to any express provisions or restrictions contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, the Corporation may amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorpora­tion, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders, directors or others hereunder are subject to such reservation.
 
 
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ARTICLE XII
 
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, a director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director. No repeal or modification of any of the foregoing provisions of this Article XII, by amendment of this Article XII or by operation of law, or adoption of any provision in this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article XII, shall adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such repeal or modification.
 
 
ARTICLE XIII
 
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Corporation is authorized to provide indemnification of (and advancement of expenses to) directors, officers, employees and other agents of the Corporation (and any other persons to which Delaware law permits the Corporation to provide indemnification), through Bylaw provisions, agreements with any such director, officer, employee, agent or other person, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. No repeal or modification of any of the foregoing provisions of this Article XIII, by amendment of this Article XIII or by operation of law, or adoption of any provision in this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article XIII, shall adversely affect any right or protection of a director, officer, employee, agent or other person existing at the time of, or increase the liability of any director, officer, employee, agent or other person with respect to any acts or omissions of such director, officer, agent or other person occurring prior to, such repeal or modification.
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation as of this 24 th day of May, 2013.
 
  OTELCO INC.,
a Delaware corporation
     
 
By:
     /s/ Curtis L. Garner, Jr.
    Name:  Curtis L. Garner, Jr.
    Title:    Chief Financial Officer
     
 
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Exhibit 3.2
 
FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
 
BY-LAWS OF
 
OTELCO INC.
 
ARTICLE I
 
OFFICES
 
1.1           Registered Office.
 
 The registered office of Otelco Inc. (the “ Corporation ”) in the State of Delaware shall be at 615 South DuPont Highway, City of Dover, County of Kent, Delaware 19901, and the registered agent in charge thereof shall be National Corporate Research, Ltd.
 
1.2           Principal Office.
 
 The principal office for the transaction of the business of the Corporation shall be at such place as may be established by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “ Board ”). The Board is granted full power and authority to change said principal office from one location to another.
 
1.3           Other Offices.
 
  The Corporation may also have an office or offices at any other place or places within or outside the State of Delaware.
 
ARTICLE II
 
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
 
2.1           Annual Meetings.
 
 The annual meeting of the stockholders for the election of directors, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting, shall be held at such place, date and hour as shall be fixed by the Board and designated in the notice or waiver of notice thereof.
 
2.2           Special Meetings.
 
 A special meeting of the stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called by the Board pursuant to (a) a resolution adopted by a majority of the members of the Board or (b) a request by holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such special meeting (the “ Voting Stock ”), in each case to be held at such place, date and hour as shall be designated in the notice or waiver of notice thereof; provided , however , that if and to the extent that any special meeting of stockholders may be called by any other person or persons specified in any provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (as amended, restated and/or supplemented, including by way of a designation of one or more series of Preferred Stock pursuant to a certificate of designations, rights and preferences thereof, the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”) or any amendment thereto, or any certificate filed under Section 151(g) of the Delaware Statute (as defined below), then such special meeting may also be called by the person or persons in the manner, at the times and for the purposes so specified.
 
 
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2.3           Notice of Meetings.
 
Except as otherwise required by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws, notice of each annual or special meeting of the stockholders shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the day on which the meeting is to be held, by delivering written notice thereof to such stockholder personally, or by mailing a copy of such notice, postage prepaid, directly to such stockholder at his, her or its address as it appears in the records of the Corporation, or by transmitting such notice thereof to such stockholder at such address by telegraph, cable or other telephonic transmission. Every such notice shall state the place, the date and hour of the meeting, and, in case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail, postage pre-paid, directed to the stockholder at such address as appears on the records of the Corporation. Notice of any meeting of stockholders shall not be required to be given to any stockholder who shall attend such meeting in person or by proxy, or who shall, in person or by attorney thereunto authorized, waive such notice in writing, either before or after such meeting. Except as otherwise provided in these By-laws, neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any meeting of the stockholders need be specified in any such notice or waiver of notice. Notice of any adjourned meeting of stockholders shall not be required to be given, except when expressly required by law.
 
2.4           Quorum.
 
At each meeting of the stockholders, except where otherwise provided by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws, the holders of a majority of the voting power of the issued and outstanding Voting Stock, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; provided , however , that the stockholders present at a duly called or held meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to transact business until adjournment notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum, if any action taken (other than adjournment) is approved by at least a majority of the shares required to constitute a quorum. In the absence of a quorum, a majority in voting interest of the stockholders present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote, or, in the absence of all the stockholders entitled to vote, any officer entitled to preside at, or act as secretary of, such meeting, shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than an announcement at the meeting until stockholders holding the requisite amount of stock to constitute a quorum shall be present or represented. At any such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called. The chairman of the meeting may determine that a quorum is present based upon any reasonable evidence of the presence in person or by proxy of stockholders holding a majority of the voting power of the Voting Stock, including, without limitation, evidence from any record of stockholders who have signed a register indicating their presence at the meeting. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, or if, after the adjournment, a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.
 
2.5           Organization.
 
(a)      Unless otherwise determined by the Board, at each meeting of the stockholders, one of the following shall act as chairman of the meeting and preside thereat, in the following order of precedence:
 
(i)           the Chairman, if any;
 
(ii)          the Chief Executive Officer;
 
(iii)         the President;
 
(iv)         any director, officer or stockholder of the Corporation designated by the Board to act as chairman of such meeting and to preside thereat if the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer and the President shall be absent from such meeting; or
 
(v)          a stockholder of record who shall be chosen chairman of such meeting by a majority in voting interest of the stockholders present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereat.
 
(b)      The Secretary or, if he or she shall be presiding over such meeting in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.5 or if he or she shall be absent from such meeting, the person (who shall be an Assistant Secretary, if an Assistant Secretary has been appointed and is present) whom the chairman of such meeting shall appoint, shall act as secretary of such meeting and keep the minutes thereof.
 
 
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2.6          Order of Business.
 
The date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at a meeting shall be announced at the meeting by the chairman of the meeting. The Board may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of the meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board, the chairman of such meeting of stockholders shall have the right and authority to convene and to adjourn the meeting, determine the order of business to be transacted at such meeting, to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such chairman, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board or prescribed by the chairman of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (a) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (b) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (c) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the chairman of the meeting shall determine; (d) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (e) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. The chairman at any meeting of stockholders, in addition to making any other determinations that may be appropriate to the conduct of the meeting, shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a matter or business was not properly brought before the meeting and if such chairman should so determine, such chairman shall so declare to the meeting and any such matter or business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted or considered. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board or the person presiding over the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.
 
2.7           Voting.
 
(a)           Except as otherwise provided by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws, at each meeting of the stockholders, every stockholder of the Corporation shall be entitled, in person or by proxy, to that number of votes provided for in the Certificate of Incorporation in respect of each share of Voting Stock held by him, her or it and registered in his, her or its name, as applicable, on the books of the Corporation on the date fixed pursuant to Section 6.7 as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting. Persons holding stock in a fiduciary capacity shall be entitled to vote the shares so held. A person whose stock is pledged shall be entitled to vote, unless, in the transfer by the pledgor on the books of the Corporation, he, she or it has expressly empowered the pledgee to vote thereon, in which case only the pledgee or his, her or its proxy may represent such stock and vote thereon. If shares or other securities having voting power stand in the record of two or more persons, whether fiduciaries, members of a partnership, joint tenants, tenants in common, tenants by the entirety or otherwise, or if two or more persons have the same fiduciary relationship respecting the same shares, unless the Secretary shall be given written notice to the contrary and furnished with a copy of the instrument or order appointing them or creating the relationship wherein it is so provided, their acts with respect to voting shall have the following effect:
 
(i)           if only one votes, his, her or its act binds all;
 
(ii)          if more than one votes, the act of the majority so voting binds all; and
 
(iii)         if more than one votes, but the vote is evenly split on any particular matter, such shares shall be voted in the manner provided by law.
 
(b)           If the instrument so filed shows that any such tenancy is held in unequal interests, a majority or even split for the purposes of this Section 2.7 shall be a majority or even split in interest. The Corporation shall not vote directly or indirectly any share of its own capital stock. Any vote of stock may be given by the stockholder entitled thereto in person or by his, her or its proxy appointed by an instrument in writing in the manner set forth in subparagraph (c) of this Section 2.7, subscribed by such stockholder or by his, her or its attorney thereunto authorized, delivered to, and filed by, the secretary of the meeting; provided , however , that no proxy shall be voted after three years from its date, unless said proxy provides for a longer period. At all meetings of the stockholders, all matters (except where other provision is made by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such matter) shall be decided by the vote of a majority in voting interest of the stockholders present in person or by proxy at such meeting and entitled to vote thereon, a quorum being present. Unless demanded by a stockholder present in person or by proxy at any meeting and entitled to vote thereon, the vote on any question need not be by ballot. Upon a demand by any such stockholder for a vote by ballot upon any question, such vote by ballot shall be taken. On a vote by ballot, each ballot shall be signed by the stockholder voting, or by his, her or its proxy, if there be such proxy, and shall state the number of shares voted.
 
(c)           Without limiting the manner in which a stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder as proxy pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ Delaware Statute ”), the following shall constitute a valid means by which a stockholder may grant such authority: (i) a stockholder may execute a writing authorizing another person or persons to act for such stockholder as proxy, and execution of the writing may be accomplished by the stockholder or the stockholder’s authorized officer, director, employee or agent signing such writing or causing his or her signature to be affixed to such writing by any reasonable means including, but not limited to, by facsimile signature; or (ii) a stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder as proxy by transmitting or authorizing the transmission of a telegram, cablegram or other means or electronic transmissions to the person who will be the holder of the proxy or to a proxy solicitation firm, proxy support service organization or like agent duly authorized by the person who will be the holder of the proxy to receive such transmission, provided that any such telegram, cablegram or other means of electronic transmission must either set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be determined that the telegram, cablegram or other transmissions are valid. If it is determined that such telegrams, cablegrams or other electronic transmissions are valid, the inspectors, or if there are no inspectors, such other persons making that determination shall specify the information upon which they relied.
 
 
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Any copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of writing or transmission created pursuant to the preceding paragraph of this Section 2.7 may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or transmission for any and 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 for the entire original writing or transmission.
 
2.8           Inspection.
 
(a)           The chairman of the meeting may at any time appoint one or more inspectors to serve at any meeting of the stockholders. Any inspector may be removed, and a new inspector or inspectors appointed, by the Board at any time. Such inspectors shall decide upon the qualifications of voters, accept and count votes, declare the results of such vote and subscribe and deliver to the secretary of the meeting a certificate stating the number of shares of stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereon and the number of shares voted for and against the question, respectively. The inspectors need not be stockholders of the Corporation, and any director or officer of the Corporation may be an inspector on any question other than a vote for or against his or her election to any position with the Corporation or on any other matter in which he or she may be directly interested. Before acting as herein provided, each inspector   shall subscribe an oath to faithfully execute the duties of an inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability.
 
(b)           The inspector shall perform his or her duties and shall make all determinations in accordance with the Delaware Statute including, without limitation, Section 231 of the Delaware Statute.
 
2.9           List of Stockholders.
 
It shall be the duty of the Secretary or other officer of the Corporation who shall have charge of its stock ledger to prepare and make, at least 10 days before every meeting of the stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, 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 any such meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least 10 days prior to such meeting, at the principal executive offices of the Corporation. Such list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.
 
2.10         Transaction of Business.
 
(a)             Annual Meetings of Stockholders .
 
(i)           Nominations of persons for election to the Board and the proposal of business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders only (A) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) delivered pursuant to Section 2.3 of these By-laws, (B) by or at the direction of the Board or (C) by any stockholder of the Corporation who is entitled to vote at the meeting, who has complied with the notice procedures set forth in subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of this Section 2.10(a) and who was a stockholder of record at the time such notice is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation.
 
(ii)          For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (C) of Section 2.10(a)(i), the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation, and, in the case of business other than nominations, such other business must be a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days 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 by more than 20 days, or delayed by more than 70 days, from such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the 120th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation. Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth (A) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a director all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), including such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected; (B) as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend the By-laws of the Corporation, the language of the proposed amendment), the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; and (C) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (1) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, and of such beneficial owner, (2) the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, and that such shares have been held for the period required by any applicable law, (3) a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business or nomination and (4) a representation whether the stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, intends or is part of a group which intends (x) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or elect the nominee and/or (y) otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposal or nomination. The foregoing notice requirements shall be deemed satisfied by a stockholder if the stockholder has notified the Corporation of his, her or its intention to present a proposal at an annual meeting in compliance with Rule 14a-8 (or any successor thereof) promulgated under the Exchange Act and such stockholder’s proposal has been included in a proxy statement that has been prepared by the Corporation to solicit proxies for such annual meeting. The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation.
 
 
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(iii)           Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of Section 2.10(a)(ii) to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board at an annual meeting is increased and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board made by the Corporation at least 100 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice required by this by-law 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 day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.
 
(b)            Special Meetings of Stockholders . Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting as set forth in the Corporation’s notice of meeting pursuant to Section 2.3 of these By-laws. Nominations of persons for election to the Board may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting (i) by or at the direction of the Board or (ii) by any stockholder of the Corporation who is entitled to vote at the meeting, who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this by-law and who is a stockholder of record at the time such notice is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation. Nominations by stockholders of persons for election to the Board may be made at such a special meeting of stockholders if the stockholder’s notice as required by Section 2.10(a)(ii) of this by-law shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the later of the 90 th day prior to such special meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board to be elected at such meeting.
 
(c)            General .
 
(i)           Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this by-law shall be eligible to serve as directors elected by the Corporation’s stockholders and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this by-law. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws, the chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made in accordance with the procedures set forth in this by-law and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with this by-law, to declare that such defective nomination shall be disregarded or that such proposed business shall not be transacted. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this by-law, if the nominating or proposing stockholder (or a qualified representative of the nominating or proposing stockholder) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present a nomination or business, such nomination shall be disregarded and such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation.
 
(ii)           For purposes of this Section 2.10, “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 Exchange Act.
 
(iii)          For purposes of this by-law, no adjournment nor notice of adjournment of any meeting shall be deemed to constitute a new notice of such meeting for purposes of this Section 2.10, and in order for any notification required to be delivered by a stockholder pursuant to this Section 2.10 to be timely, such notification must be delivered within the periods set forth above with respect to the originally scheduled meeting.
 
(iv)          Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this by-law, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this by-law. Nothing in this by-law shall be deemed to affect any rights of (A) stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or (B) the holders of any series of preferred stock to elect directors pursuant to any applicable provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to such series).
 
 
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ARTICLE III
 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
3.1           General Powers.
 
The business, property and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board, which may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by applicable law or by the Certificate of Incorporation directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.
 
3.2           Number and Term of Office.
 
The number of directors shall be as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation. Each director shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death or resignation or removal.
 
3.3           Election of Directors.
 
At each meeting of the stockholders for the election of directors at which a quorum is present, the persons receiving the greatest number of votes, up to the number of directors to be elected, of the stockholders present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon shall be the directors; provided , however , that for purposes of such vote no stockholder shall be allowed to cumulate his, her or its votes. Unless an election by ballot shall be demanded as provided in Section 2.7, election of directors may be conducted in any manner approved at such meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any election of directors at a meeting of the stockholders, whether by ballot or as otherwise provided herein, shall be in compliance with Article IX.A. of the Certificate of Incorporation.
 
3.4           Resignation.
 
Any director may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board, the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Secretary. Such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein or, if the time be not specified, upon receipt thereof. Unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
 
3.5           Newly Created Directorships and Vacancies.
 
Any newly created directorships resulting from an increase in the authorized number of directors and any vacancies occurring in the Board shall be filled solely by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining members of the Board, although less than a quorum, or, if no members of the Board remain, by a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation; provided , however , that any newly created directorship or vacancy shall be filled in compliance with Article IX.A. of the Certificate of Incorporation. A director so elected shall be elected to hold office until the earliest of the expiration of the term of office of the director whom he or she has replaced, his or her successor being elected and qualified and his or her earlier death or resignation or removal.
 
3.6           Meetings.
 
(a)            Annual Meetings . As soon as practicable after each annual election of directors, the Board shall meet for the purpose of organization and the transaction of other business, unless it shall have transacted all such business by written consent pursuant to Section 3.7.
 
(b)            Other Meetings . Other meetings of the Board shall be held at such times and places as the Board, the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or any director shall from time to time determine.
 
(c)            Notice of Meetings . Notice shall be given to each director of each meeting, including the time, place and purpose of such meeting. Notice of each such meeting shall be mailed to each director, addressed to him or her at his or her residence or usual place of business, at least forty eight (48) hours before the date on which such meeting is to be held, or shall be sent to him or her at such place by telegraph, cable, wireless or other form of recorded communication, or be delivered personally or by telephone, not later than the day before the day on which such meeting is to be held. A written waiver of notice, signed by the person entitled thereto, whether before or after the time of the meeting stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Notice of any meeting need not be given to any director who shall attend such meeting in person (except when the director 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), or who shall waive notice thereof, before or after such meeting, in writing or by electronic transmission.
 
 
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(d)            Place of Meetings . The Board may hold its meetings at such place or places within or outside the State of Delaware as the Board may from time to time determine, or as shall be designated in the respective notices or waivers of notice thereof.
 
(e)            Quorum and Manner of Acting . A majority of the total number of directors then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the vote of a majority of those directors present at any such meeting at which a quorum is present shall be necessary for the passage of any resolution or act of the Board, except as otherwise expressly required by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws. In the absence of a quorum for any such meeting, a majority of the directors present thereat may adjourn such meeting from time to time until a quorum shall be present. Notice of any adjourned meeting need not be given. Subject to the following sentence, each director shall be entitled to one vote on every matter to be voted upon by the Board. Following the occurrence of a Trigger Event (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation), but prior to the indefeasible payment in cash in full of the Corporation’s obligations under that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2013 (the “ Amended Credit Agreement ”), among the Corporation, the other persons designated therein as “Credit Parties,” General Electric Capital Corporation, acting as agent on behalf of itself as a lender and the other lenders signatory thereto from time to time, as amended from time to time, including cash collateralization of any outstanding letters or credit, and the termination of all commitments of the Corporation under the Amended Credit Agreement, (i) the Class A Directors (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation) shall each be entitled to one vote on every matter to be voted upon by the Board and (ii) the Special Directors (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation) shall each be entitled to two votes on every matter to be voted upon by the Board; provided that if there is a vacancy among the Special Directors, then the votes of the remaining Special Directors shall be increased on a pro rata basis such that the Special Directors shall be entitled to six votes in the aggregate on every matter to be voted upon by the Board. Notwithstanding anything in these By-laws to the contrary, if one or more directors shall have more or less than one vote per director on any matter, every reference in these By-laws to a majority or other proportion of the directors shall refer to a majority or other proportion of the votes of the directors.
 
(f)            Organization . At each meeting of the Board, one of the following shall act as chairman of the meeting and preside thereat, in the following order of precedence:
 
(i)           the Chairman, if any;
 
(ii)          the Chief Executive Officer (if a director);
 
(iii)         the President (if a director); or
 
(iv)         any director designated by a majority of the directors present.
 
The Secretary or, in the case of his or her absence, an Assistant Secretary, if an Assistant Secretary has been appointed and is present, or any person whom the chairman of the meeting shall appoint shall act as secretary of such meeting and keep the minutes thereof.
 
3.7           Directors’ Consent in Lieu of Meeting.
 
Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all the directors then in office or all members of such committee, as the case may be, and such consent is filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board or committee.
 
3.8           Action by Means of Conference Telephone or Similar Communications Equipment.
 
Any one or more members of the Board may participate in a meeting of the Board by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting by such means shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
 
 
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3.9           Committees.
 
Except as otherwise provided by applicable law, the Board may, by resolution or resolutions passed by a majority of the whole Board, designate one or more committees, each such committee to consist of at least one or more directors of the Corporation, which to the extent provided in said resolution or resolutions shall have and may exercise the powers of the Board 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, such committee or committees to have such name or names as may be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board. 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. Upon the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, if the Board has not designated one or more alternates (or if such alternate(s) is then absent or disqualified), the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member or alternate. A majority of all the members of any such committee may determine its action and fix the time and place of its meetings, unless the Board shall otherwise provide. The Board shall have the power to change the members of any such committee at any time, to fill vacancies and to discharge any such committee, either with or without cause, at any time.
 
3.10         Fees and Compensation.
 
Each director and each member of a committee of the Board shall receive such fees and reimbursement of expenses incurred on behalf of the Corporation or in attending meetings as the Board may from time to time determine. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefore.
 
ARTICLE IV
 
OFFICERS
 
4.1           Executive Officers.
 
The principal officers of the Corporation shall be a Chairman, if one is appointed (and any references to the Chairman shall not apply if a Chairman has not been appointed), a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Chief Financial Officer and a Secretary, and may include such other officers as the Board may appoint pursuant to Section 4.3. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.
 
4.2           Authority and Duties.
 
All officers, as between themselves and the Corporation, shall have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the Corporation as may be provided in these By-laws or, to the extent so provided, by the Board.
 
4.3           Other Officers.
 
The Corporation may have such other officers, agents and employees as the Board may deem necessary, including one or more Assistant Secretaries and one or more Vice Presidents, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority and perform such duties as the Board, the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer or the President may from time to time determine. The Board may delegate to any principal officer the power to appoint and define the authority and duties of, or remove, any such officers, agents or employees. The officers of the Corporation need not be stockholders of the Corporation, nor, except in the case of the Chairman of the Board, need such officers be directors of the Corporation.
 
4.4           Term of Office, Resignation, Removal and Disability.
 
(a)           All officers shall be elected or appointed by the Board and shall hold office for such term as may be prescribed by the Board. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor has been elected or appointed and qualified or until his or her earlier death or resignation or removal in the manner hereinafter provided.
 
(b)           Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board, the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Secretary. Such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein or, if the time be not specified, at the time it is accepted by action of the Board. Except as aforesaid, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
 
(c)           All officers and agents elected or appointed by the Board shall be subject to removal, with or without cause, at any time by the Board.
 
 
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(d)           Unless otherwise provided in these By-laws, in the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation, the Board may, during such period, delegate such officer’s powers and duties to any other officer or to any director and the person to whom such powers and duties are delegated shall, for the time being, hold such office.
 
4.5           Vacancies.
 
If the office of Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer or Secretary becomes vacant for any reason, the Board shall fill such vacancy, and if any other office becomes vacant, the Board may fill such vacancy. Any officer so appointed or elected by the Board shall serve only until such time as the unexpired term of his or her predecessor shall have expired, unless reelected or reappointed by the Board.
 
4.6           The Chairman.
 
The Chairman shall give counsel and advice to the Board and the officers of the Corporation on all subjects concerning the welfare of the Corporation and the conduct of its business and shall perform such other duties as the Board may from time to time determine. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, he or she shall preside at meetings of the Board and of the stockholders at which he or she is present and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board are carried into effect.
 
4.7           The Chief Executive Officer.
 
The Chief Executive Officer shall be responsible for the general direction of the business and affairs of the Corporation, subject to the authority of the Board and the Chairman, and shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to him or her by the Board, the Chairman, or as prescribed by applicable law or these By-laws.
 
4.8           The President.
 
The President shall be the chief operating and administrative officer of the Corporation, subject to the authority of the Board, the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer. After the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer, he or she shall direct the policies and management of the Corporation. The President shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the Board, the Chairman or the Chief Executive Officer, or as otherwise prescribed by applicable law or these By-laws.
 
4.9           The Secretary.
 
The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, attend all meetings of the Board and all meetings of the stockholders and shall record all votes and the minutes of all proceedings in a book to be kept for that purpose. He or she may give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board, the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer or the President, under whose supervision he or she shall act. He or she shall keep in safe custody the seal of the Corporation and affix the same to any duly authorized instrument requiring it and, when so affixed, it shall be attested by his or her signature or by the signature, if appointed, of an Assistant Secretary. He or she shall perform all other duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the Board, the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer or the President.
 
4.10         The Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer.
 
The Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer shall have the care and custody of the corporate funds and other valuable effects, including securities, shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation and shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board. The Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer shall perform all other duties incident to the office of Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the Board, the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer or the President.
 
 
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ARTICLE V
 
CONTRACTS, CHECKS, DRAFTS, BANK ACCOUNTS, ETC.
 
 
5.1           Execution of Documents.
 
The Board shall designate, by either specific or general resolution, the officers, employees and agents of the Corporation who shall have the power to execute and deliver deeds, contracts, mortgages, bonds, debentures, checks, drafts and other orders for the payment of money and other documents for and in the name of the Corporation, and may authorize such officers, employees and agents to delegate such power (including authority to redelegate) by written instrument to other officers, employees or agents of the Corporation. Unless so designated or expressly authorized by these By-laws, no officer, employee or agent shall have any power or authority to bind the Corporation by any contract or engagement, to pledge its credit or to render it liable pecuniarily for any purpose or amount.
 
5.2           Deposits.
 
All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation or otherwise as the Board or Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer, or any other officer of the Corporation to whom power in this respect shall have been given by the Board, shall select.
 
5.3           Proxies with Respect to Stock or Other Securities of Other Corporations.
 
The Board shall designate the officers of the Corporation who shall have authority from time to time to appoint an agent or agents of the Corporation to exercise in the name and on behalf of the Corporation the powers and rights which the Corporation may have as the holder of stock or other securities in any other corporation, and to vote or consent with respect to such stock or securities. Such designated officers may instruct the person or persons so appointed as to the manner of exercising such powers and rights, and such designated officers may execute or cause to be executed in the name and on behalf of the Corporation and under its corporate seal or otherwise, such written proxies, powers of attorney or other instruments as they may deem necessary or proper in order that the Corporation may exercise its powers and rights.
 
ARTICLE VI
 
SHARES; SHARE ISSUANCE AND TRANSFER; FIXING RECORD DATE
 
6.1           Certificates for Shares.
 
Every owner of stock of the Corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate certifying the number and class of shares owned by him, her or it in the Corporation, which shall be in such form as shall be prescribed by the Board. Certificates shall be numbered and issued in consecutive order and shall be signed by, or in the name of, the Corporation by the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer or any Vice President, and by the Secretary (or an Assistant Secretary, if appointed). In case any officer or officers who shall have signed any such certificate or certificates shall cease to be such officer or officers of the Corporation, whether because of death, resignation or otherwise, before such certificate or certificates shall have been delivered by the Corporation, such certificate or certificates may nevertheless be adopted by the Corporation and be issued and delivered as though the person or persons who signed such certificate had not ceased to be such officer or officers of the Corporation.
 
6.2           Record.
 
A record in one or more counterparts shall be kept of the name of the person, firm or corporation owning the shares represented by each certificate for stock of the Corporation issued, the number of shares represented by each such certificate, the date thereof and, in the case of cancellation, the date of cancellation. Except as otherwise expressly required by applicable law, the person in whose name shares of stock stand on the stock record of the Corporation shall be deemed the owner thereof for all purposes regarding the Corporation, and the Corporation shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof.
 
6.3           Transfer and Registration of Stock.
 
Registration of transfers of shares of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation upon request of the registered holder thereof, or of his, her or its attorney thereunto authorized by power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary, and upon the surrender of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed or accompanied by a stock power duly executed. The Corporation shall provide that its books shall remain open at all times during which a class or series of the Corporation’s equity securities are publicly listed.
 
 
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6.4           Addresses of Stockholders.
 
Each stockholder shall designate to the Secretary an address at which notices of meetings and all other corporate notices may be served or mailed to him, her or it, and, if any stockholder shall fail to designate such address, corporate notices may be served upon him, her or it by mail directed to him, her or it at his, her or its post-office address, if any, as the same appears on the share record books of the Corporation or at his, her or its last known post-office address.
 
6.5           Lost, Destroyed and Mutilated Certificates.
 
The holder of any shares of the Corporation shall immediately notify the Corporation of any loss, destruction or mutilation of the certificate therefor, and the Board may, in its discretion, cause to be issued to him, her or it a new certificate or certificates for such shares, upon the surrender of the mutilated certificate or, in the case of loss or destruction of the certificate, upon satisfactory proof of such loss or destruction, and the Board may, in its discretion, require the owner of the lost or destroyed certificate or his, her or its legal representative to give the Corporation a bond in such sum and with such surety or sureties as it may direct to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss or destruction of any such certificate.
 
6.6           Regulations.
 
The Board may make such rules and regulations as it may deem expedient, not inconsistent with these By-laws, concerning the issue, transfer and registration of certificates for stock of the Corporation.
 
6.7           Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record.
 
(a)           In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board, and which record date shall be not more than 60 nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting. If no record date is fixed by the Board, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided , however , that the Board may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting pursuant to Section 2.4 hereof.
 
(b)           In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than 60 days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating thereto.
 
ARTICLE VII
 
SEAL
 
The Board may provide a corporate seal, which shall be in the form of a circle and shall bear the full name of the Corporation, the year of incorporation of the Corporation and the words and figures “Corporate Seal - Delaware.” In lieu of a corporate seal, a facsimile thereof may be impressed or affixed or reproduced.
 
 
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ARTICLE VIII
 
FISCAL YEAR
 
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be the first day of January through and including the last day of December unless otherwise determined by the Board.
 
ARTICLE IX
 
INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE
 
9.1          Right to Indemnification.
 
Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved (as a witness or otherwise) in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter, a “ proceeding ”), by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or an officer or an employee of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation or of a partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (hereinafter, an “ indemnitee ”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee or trustee or in any other capacity serving at the request of the Corporation, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than such law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such indemnitee in connection therewith; provided , however , that, except as provided in Section 9.3 with respect to proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the Corporation shall indemnify any such indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.
 
9.2          Right to Advancement of Expenses.
 
In addition to the right to indemnification conferred in Section 9.1, a director or an officer of the Corporation shall also have the right to be paid by the Corporation on an as-incurred basis the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition (hereinafter, an “ advancement of expenses ”); provided , however , that an advancement of expenses incurred by a director or an officer of the Corporation in his or her capacity as a director or officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such director or officer, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking (hereinafter an “ undertaking ”), by or on behalf of such director or officer, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this Section 9.2 or otherwise. All advances hereunder shall be interest free and shall be made without regard to a director’s or an officer’s financial ability to repay any amounts advanced.
 
9.3          Right of Indemnitee to Bring Suit.
 
If a claim under Section 9.1 or 9.2 is not paid in full by the Corporation within 60 days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, except in the case of a claim for an advancement of expenses, in which case the applicable period shall be 20 days, the indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim. To the fullest extent permitted by law, if successful in whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting or defending such suit. In any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to an advancement of expenses), it shall be a defense that the indemnitee has not met any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the Delaware Statute. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such suit that indemnification of the indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because the indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the Delaware Statute, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that the indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the indemnitee, be a defense to such suit. In any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Article IX or otherwise shall be on the Corporation.
 
 
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9.4          Non-Exclusivity of Rights.
 
The rights to indemnification and to advancement of expenses conferred in these By-laws shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
 
9.5          Insurance.
 
The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or any person who is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation or of a partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the Delaware Statute.
 
9.6          Indemnification of and Advancement of Expenses to Employees and Agents of the Corporation.
 
The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, grant rights to indemnification to any agent of the Corporation to the fullest extent of the provisions of this Article IX with respect to the indemnification of directors, officers and employees of the Corporation. The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, and to the full extent permitted by the Delaware Statute, grant rights to the advancement of expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation to the fullest extent of the provisions of this Article IX with respect to the advancement of expenses to directors and officers of the Corporation.
 
9.7          Nature of Rights.
 
The rights conferred upon indemnitees in this Article IX shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or trustee and shall inure to the benefit of the indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators. Any amendment, alteration or repeal of this Article IX that adversely affects any right of an indemnitee or his or her successors shall be prospective only and shall not limit, eliminate or impair 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 or repeal.
 
9.8          Indemnity Agreements.
 
The Corporation may enter into agreements with any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation providing for indemnification to the full extent permitted by the Delaware Statute.
 
ARTICLE X
 
AMENDMENT
 
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary and except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, these By-laws may be altered, amended or repealed, and new By-laws may be adopted (to the extent not inconsistent with the laws of the State of Delaware) by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding Voting Stock at a meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board who are present at any regular or special meeting of the Board; provided , however , that the last sentence in Section 3.6(e) may not be altered, amended or repealed except by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock if shares of Class B Common Stock are issued and outstanding.
 
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Exhibit 4.1
 
(IMAGE)
 
 
 

 
 
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ISSUED PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 1145 OF THE BANKRUPTCY REFORM ACT OF 1978, AS AMENDED (THE “BANKRUPTCY CODE”), AND MAY BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), PROVIDED THAT THE HOLDER IS NOT DEEMED TO BE AN UNDERWRITER AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION 1145(B) OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE. IF THE HOLDER IS DEEMED TO BE AN UNDERWRITER AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION 1145(B) OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE, THEN THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY ONLY BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED (1) PURSUANT TO (A) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SECURITIES THAT IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (B) AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF SECURITIES AND (2) IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS CERTIFICATE MUST BE SURRENDERED TO THE ISSUER (THE “COMPANY”) OR ITS TRANSFER AGENT AS A CONDITION PRECEDENT TO THE SALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE.
 
THE SALE, TRANSFER, ENCUMBRANCE AND OTHER DISPOSITION OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF THE COMPANY, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT NO COST BY WRITTEN REQUEST MADE BY THE HOLDER OF RECORD OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.
                 
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
               
       
UTMA – 
 
Custodian
 
TEN COM
as tenants in common
   
(Cust)
 
(Minor)
 
 
 
     
 
TEN ENT
as tenants by entireties
   
under Uniform Transfers to Minors
   
 
       
JT TEN
as joint tenants with right of survivorship
   
Act
 
   
and not as tenants in common   
     
(State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in above list.
 
For value received _____ hereby sell, assign, and transfer unto
 
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
 
   
 
(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE)
 
 
 
Shares
of the capital stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ____________________________________________  Attorney to transfer the said stock on  the  books of the  within-named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.
 
Dated
   
X
   
 
X
 
NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.
 
SIGNATURE GUARANTEED
ALL GUARANTEES MUST BE MADE BY A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION (SUCH AS A BANK OR BROKER) WHICH IS A PARTICIPANT IN THE SECURITIES TRANSFER AGENTS MEDALLION PROGRAM (“STAMP”), THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. MEDALLION SIGNATURE PROGRAM (“MSP”), OR THE STOCK EXCHANGES MEDALLION PROGRAM (“SEMP”) AND MUST NOT BE DATED. GUARANTEES BY A NOTARY PUBLIC ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE.