SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 


 

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)            May 11, 2004

 


 

Radian Group Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)

 


 

Delaware   1-11356   23-2691170

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

1601 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA   19103
(Address of principal executive offices)   (zip code)

 

(215) 564-6600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 



ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

 

(c) Exhibits

 

3.1   Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Radian Group Inc.
3.2   Bylaws of Radian Group Inc.
10   Radian Group Inc. Equity Compensation Plan (Amended and Restated as of May 11, 2004).

 

ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

 

On May 11, 2004, the stockholders of Radian Group Inc. approved the Company’s amended and restated Certificate of Incorporation, and an amended and restated Equity Compensation Plan, and on the same day the Company’s board of directors approved the Company’s amended and restated Bylaws, of a copy of each of which is attached as an exhibit hereto.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

   

RADIAN GROUP INC.

Date: May 12, 2004

  By:  

/s/ Howard S. Yaruss


       

Howard S. Yaruss

       

Secretary

 

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EXHIBIT 3.1

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

OF

 

RADIAN GROUP INC.

 

Radian Group Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

 

FIRST: The original Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on December 6, 1991, under the name “CMAC Investment Corporation.” The initial Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on October 20, 1992 under the name “CMAC Investment Corporation.” Certificates of Designation were filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware of October 29, 1992 and on May 1, 1998 under the name “CMAC Investment Corporation.” A Certificate of Merger was filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on June 9, 1999, merging Amerin Corporation, a Delaware corporation, with and into CMAC Investment Corporation under the name “Radian Group Inc.,” and further amending and restating the Certificate of Incorporation. A Certificate of Amendment was filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on June 14, 2001 under the name “Radian Group Inc.” A Certificate of Designations was filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on October 7, 2002 under the name “Radian Group Inc.”

 

SECOND: The Corporation now desires to further amend and restate its existing Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, incorporating all subsequent amendments and designations and further amending such certificate.

 

THIRD: The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 245 and 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware by the directors and stockholders of the Corporation.

 

FOURTH: The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation so adopted reads in full as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and is hereby incorporated herein by this reference.

 

[Signatures appear on following page.]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate to be signed by the following officers of the Corporation this 11th day of May, 2004.

 

RADIAN GROUP INC.

By:

 

/s/ Frank P. Filipps


   

Frank P. Filipps, Chairman and

   

Chief Executive Officer

 

ATTEST:

 

By:

 

/s/ Howard S. Yaruss


   

Howard S. Yaruss, Executive Vice President,

   

Secretary and General Counsel


Exhibit A

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

OF

 

RADIAN GROUP INC.

 

FIRST: CORPORATE NAME. The name of the corporation is Radian Group Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the “Corporation”).

 

SECOND: REGISTERED OFFICE. The registered office of the Corporation is to be located at Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, in the County of New Castle, in the State of Delaware. The name of its registered agent at that address is The Corporation Trust Company.

 

THIRD: CORPORATE PURPOSE. The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

FOURTH: CAPITAL STOCK.

 

4.1 Authorized Shares. The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock which the Corporation shall be authorized to issue is two hundred twenty million (220,000,000) shares of capital stock, of which two hundred million (200,000,000) shares shall be Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (“Common Stock”), and twenty million (20,000,000) shares shall be Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per share (“Preferred Stock”).

 

The designations, powers, privileges and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, in respect of each class of capital stock of the Corporation are as follows:

 

4.2 Common Stock.

 

  (a) General. The voting, dividend and liquidation rights of the holders of the Common Stock are subject to and qualified by the rights of the holders of the Preferred Stock of any series as may be designated by the Board of Directors in accordance with this Article FOURTH.

 

  (b) Voting. Each holder of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share thereof held by such holder for the election of directors and on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation.

 

       The number of authorized shares of Common Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the


affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

  (c) Dividends. Dividends may be declared and paid on the Common Stock from assets lawfully available therefore as and when determined by the Board of Directors, subject to any preferential dividend rights of any then outstanding Preferred Stock.

 

  (d) Liquidation. Upon the dissolution or liquidation of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, holders of Common Stock will be entitled to receive all assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, subject to any preferential rights of any then outstanding Preferred Stock.

 

4.3 Authority of Board of Directors to Fix Terms of Preferred Stock. The Preferred Stock authorized by this Certificate of Incorporation may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall have the full authority permitted by law to establish one or more series and the number of shares constituting each such series and to fix by resolution full or limited, multiple or fractional, or no voting rights, and such designations, preferences, qualifications, privileges, limitations, restrictions, options, conversion rights and other special or relative rights of any series of the Preferred Stock that may be desired. Subject to the limitation on the total number of shares of Preferred Stock which the Corporation has authority to issue hereunder, the Board of Directors is also authorized to increase or decrease the number of shares of any series, subsequent to the issue of that series, but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding. In case the number of shares of any series shall be so decreased, the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the status which they had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series.

 

FIFTH: Board of Directors.

 

5.1 Number; Election. The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall consist of such number of directors, which number shall not be less than 9 or more than 14, as shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors. Notwithstanding the original length of the term to which any director of the Corporation was elected prior to the filing of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, the terms of office of all directors who hold office immediately prior to the closing of the polls for the election of directors at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation held in 2005 shall expire at such time. At each annual meeting of stockholders beginning with the annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation held in 2005, the Board of Directors shall not be classified, and the directors of the Corporation, other than those who may be elected by the holders of any then outstanding Preferred Stock, shall be elected by the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting, and shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors shall have been elected and qualified, subject to their prior death, resignation or removal from office.


5.2 Qualifications. No person shall be appointed or elected a director of the Corporation unless:

 

  (a) such person is elected to fill a vacancy in the Board of Directors (including any vacancy resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors) by a vote of the majority of the Board of Directors then in office, and any director so elected shall hold office until the next election of the Board of Directors and until a successor shall have been elected and qualified, subject to such director’s prior death, resignation or removal from office; or

 

  (b) the name of such person, together with such consents and information concerning present and prior occupations, transactions with the Corporation or its subsidiaries and other matters as may at the time be required by or pursuant to the By-laws, shall have been filed with the Secretary of the Corporation no later than a time determined by or pursuant to the By-laws immediately preceding the annual or special meeting at which such person intends to be a candidate for director.

 

5.3 Removal of Directors. Directors of the Corporation may only be removed for cause by a vote of the holders of shares entitled to cast a majority of the votes which all stockholders are entitled to cast at an election of directors. No decrease or increase in the size of the Board of Directors shall shorten or otherwise affect the term of any incumbent director.

 

5.4 Elections of Directors. Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless the By-laws of the Corporation shall so provide.

 

SIXTH: BY-LAWS. The Board of Directors shall have the power, in addition to the stockholders, to make, alter, or repeal the By-laws of the Corporation.

 

SEVENTH: LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS. A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, notwithstanding any provision of law imposing such liability, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as the same exists or hereafter may be amended, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. If the Delaware General Corporation Law is hereafter amended or supplemented to authorize corporate action further limiting or eliminating the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director to the Corporation or its stockholders shall be limited or eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as so amended or supplemented from time to time. Any repeal or modification of this Article SEVENTH shall be prospective only, and shall not adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification.


EIGHTH: INDEMNIFICATION. The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, indemnify any and all past, present and future directors and officers of the Corporation from and against any and all costs, expenses (including attorneys’ fees), damages, judgments, penalties, fines, punitive damages, excise taxes assessed with respect to an employee benefit plan and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any action, suit or proceeding, whether by or in the right of the Corporation, a class of its security holders or otherwise, in which the director or officer may be involved as a party or otherwise, by reason of the fact that such person was serving as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan. The right of indemnification provided in this Article EIGHTH shall not be exclusive, and shall be in addition to any rights to which any person may otherwise be entitled by law, under the By-laws of the Corporation, or under any agreement, vote of stockholders or directors, or otherwise. Any repeal or modification of this Article EIGHTH shall be prospective only, and shall not adversely affect the rights of any person referred to in this Article EIGHTH for or with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

 

NINTH: AMENDMENTS. The Corporation reserves the right to 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 are granted subject to this reservation

 

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EXHIBIT 3.2

 

B Y L A W S

 

OF

 

RADIAN GROUP INC.

 

(a Delaware corporation)

 

ARTICLE I

 

Offices and Fiscal Year

 

SECTION 1.01. Registered Office.—The registered office of the corporation shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware until otherwise established by resolution of the board of directors, and a certificate certifying the change is filed in the manner provided by statute.

 

SECTION 1.02. Other Offices.—The corporation may also have offices at such other places within or without the State of Delaware as the board of directors may from time to time determine or the business of the corporation requires.

 

SECTION 1.03. Fiscal Year.—The fiscal year of the corporation shall end on the 31st day of December in each year.

 

ARTICLE II

 

Notice - Waivers - Meetings

 

SECTION 2.01. Notice, What Constitutes.—Whenever, under the provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“GCL”) or the certificate of incorporation or of these By-laws, notice is required to be given to any director or stockholder, it shall not be construed to require personal notice, but such notice may be given in writing, by mail or by telegram (with messenger service specified), electronic transmission or courier service, charges prepaid, or by telephone or facsimile transmission to the address (or to the e-mail address, facsimile or telephone number) of the person appearing on the books of the corporation, or in the case of directors, supplied to the corporation for the purpose of notice. If the notice is sent by mail, telegram or courier service, it shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail or with a telegraph office or courier service for delivery to that person or, in the case of electronic transmission, when sent, or in the case of facsimile transmission, when received.

 

SECTION 2.02. Notice of Meetings of Board of Directors.—Notice of a regular meeting of the board of directors need not be given. Notice of every special meeting of


the board of directors shall be given to each director in person or by telephone or in writing at least 24 hours (in the case of notice in person or by telephone, electronic transmission or facsimile transmission) or 48 hours (in the case of notice by telegram, courier service or express mail) or five days (in the case of notice by first class mail) before the time at which the meeting is to be held. Every such notice shall state the time and place of the meeting. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the board need be specified in a notice of the meeting.

 

SECTION 2.03. Notice of Meetings of Stockholders.—Written notice of the place, date and hour of every meeting of the stockholders, whether annual or special, shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting not less than ten nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting. Every notice of a special meeting shall state the purpose or purposes thereof. If the notice is sent by mail, it shall be deemed to have been given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at the address of the stockholder as it appears on the records of the corporation.

 

SECTION 2.04. Waivers of Notice.

 

(a) Written Waiver.—Whenever notice is required to be given under any provisions of the GCL or the certificate of incorporation or these By-laws, a written waiver, signed by the person or persons entitled to the notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors, or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice of such meeting.

 

(b) Waiver by Attendance.—Attendance of a person at a meeting, either in person or by proxy, shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting was not lawfully called or convened.

 

SECTION 2.05. Exception to Requirements of Notice.

 

(a) General Rule.—Whenever notice is required to be given, under any provision of the GCL or of the certificate of incorporation or these By-laws, to any person with whom communication is unlawful, the giving of such notice to such person shall not be required and there shall be no duty to apply to any governmental authority or agency for a license or permit to give such notice to such person. Any action or meeting which shall be taken or held without notice to any such person with whom communication is unlawful shall have the same force and effect as if such notice had been duly given.

 

(b) Stockholders Without Forwarding Addresses.—Whenever notice is required to be given, under any provision of the GCL or the certificate of incorporation or these By-laws, to any stockholder to whom (i) notice of two consecutive annual meetings, and all notices of meetings or of the taking of action by written consent without a meeting to


such person during the period between such two consecutive annual meetings, or (ii) all, and at least two, payments (if sent by first class mail) of dividends or interest on securities during a 12 month period, have been mailed addressed to such person at his address as shown on the records of the corporation and have been returned undeliverable, the giving of such notice to such person shall not be required. Any action or meeting which shall be taken or held without notice to such person shall have the same force and effect as if such notice had been duly given. If any such person shall deliver to the corporation a written notice setting forth the person’s then current address, the requirement that notice be given to such person shall be reinstated.

 

SECTION 2.06. Conference Telephone Meetings.—One or more directors may participate in a meeting of the board, or of a committee of the board, by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other. Participation in a meeting pursuant to this section shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

 

ARTICLE III

 

Meetings of Stockholders

 

SECTION 3.01. Place of Meeting.—All meetings of the stockholders of the corporation shall be held at such place within or without the State of Delaware as shall be designated by the board of directors in the notice of such meeting.

 

SECTION 3.02. Annual Meeting.—The board of directors may fix and designate the date and time of the annual meeting of the stockholders. At said meeting the stockholders then entitled to vote shall elect directors and shall transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.

 

SECTION 3.03. Special Meetings.—Special meetings of the stockholders of the corporation may be called at any time by the chairman of the board, a majority of the board of directors or the holders of a majority of the total number of shares of common stock of the corporation then-outstanding. At any time, upon the written request of any person or persons who have duly called a special meeting, which written request shall state the purpose or purposes of the meeting, it shall be the duty of the secretary to fix the date of the meeting which shall be held at such date and time as the secretary may fix, not less than ten nor more than 60 days after the receipt of the request, and to give due notice thereof. If the secretary shall neglect or refuse to fix the time and date of such meeting and give notice thereof, the person or persons calling the meeting may do so.

 

SECTION 3.04. Quorum, Manner of Acting and Adjournment.

 

(a) Quorum.—The holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders except as otherwise provided by the GCL, by the certificate of incorporation


or by these By-laws. If a quorum is not present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present or represented. At any such adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present or represented, the corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original 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.

 

(b) Manner of Acting.—Directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. In all matters other than the election of directors, the affirmative vote of the majority of shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote thereon shall be the act of the stockholders, unless the question is one upon which, by express provision of the applicable statute, the certificate of incorporation or these By-laws, a different vote is required in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of the question. The stockholders present in person or by proxy at a duly organized meeting can continue to do business until adjournment, notwithstanding withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum.

 

(c) Stockholder Proposals.—Nominations by stockholders of persons for election to the board of directors of the corporation may be made at an annual meeting in compliance with Section 4.13 hereof. The proposal of other business to be considered by the stockholders at an annual meeting of stockholders may be made (i) pursuant to the corporation’s notice of meeting, (ii) by or at the direction of the board of directors, or (iii) by any stockholder of the corporation pursuant to timely notice in writing to the secretary of the corporation. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall be delivered to or mailed to, and received by, the secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not less than 60 days prior to the meeting; provided, however, that in the event that less than 75 days’ notice or prior public disclosure of the date of the meeting is given or made to stockholders, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the 15th day following the day on which such notice of the date of the meeting was mailed or such public disclosure was made. Such stockholder’s notice to the secretary shall set forth (a) as to the stockholder giving notice and the beneficial owner, if any on whose behalf the proposal is made, (i) their name and record address, and (ii) the class and number of shares of capital stock of the corporation which are beneficially owned by each of them, and (b) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such stockholder giving notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made. Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the corporation’s notice of meeting. Only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this section.


(d) The chairman of the meeting may, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that any proposal made at the meeting was not made in accordance with the foregoing procedures and, in such event, the proposal shall be disregarded. Any decision by the chairman of the meeting shall be conclusive and binding upon all stockholders of the corporation for any purpose.

 

SECTION 3.05. Organization.—At every meeting of the stockholders, the chairman of the board, if there be one, or in the case of a vacancy in the office or absence of the chairman of the board, one of the following persons present in the order stated: the vice chairman, if one has been appointed, the president, the vice presidents in their order of rank or seniority, a chairman designated by the board of directors or a chairman chosen by the stockholders entitled to cast a majority of the votes which all stockholders present in person or by proxy are entitled to cast, shall act as chairman, and the secretary, or, in the absence of the secretary, an assistant secretary, or in the absence of the secretary and the assistant secretaries, a person appointed by the chairman, shall act as secretary.

 

SECTION 3.06. Voting.

 

(a) General Rule.—Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote, in person or by proxy, for each share of capital stock having voting power held by such stockholder.

 

(b) Voting and Other Action by Proxy.—

 

(1) A stockholder may execute a writing authorizing another person or persons to act for the stockholder as proxy. Such execution may be accomplished by the stockholder or the authorized officer, director, employee or agent of the stockholder 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. A stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act for the stockholder as proxy by transmitting or authorizing the transmission of a telegram, cablegram, or other means of electronic transmission 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 if such telegram, cablegram or other means of electronic transmission sets forth or is submitted with information from which it can be determined that the telegram, cablegram or other electronic transmission was authorized by the stockholder.

 

(2) No proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period.

 

(3) A duly executed proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only so long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A proxy may be made irrevocable regardless of whether the interest with which it is coupled is an interest in the stock itself or an interest in the corporation generally.


SECTION 3.07. Voting Lists.—The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting. The list shall be arranged in alphabetical order, showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten days prior to the meeting either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall 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.

 

SECTION 3.08. Inspectors of Election.

 

(a) Appointment.—All elections of directors shall be by written ballot; the vote upon any other matter need not be by ballot. In advance of any meeting of stockholders the board of directors may appoint one or more inspectors, who need not be stockholders, to act at the meeting and to make a written report thereof. The board of directors may designate one or more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is able to act at a meeting of stockholders, the person presiding at the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the person’s best ability.

 

(b) Duties.—The inspectors shall ascertain the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, shall determine the shares represented at the meeting and the validity of proxies and ballots, shall count all votes and ballots, shall determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspectors, and shall certify their determination of the number of shares represented at the meeting and their count of all votes and ballots. The inspectors may appoint or retain other persons or entities to assist the inspectors in the performance of the duties of the inspectors.

 

(c) Polls.—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. No ballot, proxies or votes, nor any revocations thereof or changes thereto, shall be accepted by the inspectors after the closing of the polls unless the Court of Chancery upon application by a stockholder shall determine otherwise.

 

(d) Reconciliation of Proxies and Ballots.—In determining the validity and counting of proxies and ballots, the inspectors shall be limited to an examination of the proxies, any envelopes submitted with those proxies, any information transmitted in


accordance with section 3.06, ballots and the regular books and records of the corporation, except that the inspectors may consider other reliable information for the limited purpose of reconciling proxies and ballots submitted by or on behalf of banks, brokers, their nominees or similar persons which represent more votes than the holder of a proxy is authorized by the record owner to cast or more votes than the stockholder holds of record. If the inspectors consider other reliable information for the limited purpose permitted herein, the inspectors at the time they make their certification pursuant to subsection (b) shall specify the precise information considered by them including the person or persons from whom they obtained the information, when the information was obtained, the means by which the information was obtained and the basis for the inspectors’ belief that such information is accurate and reliable.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

Board of Directors

 

SECTION 4.01. Powers.—All powers vested by law in the corporation shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed under the direction of, the board of directors.

 

SECTION 4.02. Number.—Subject to the provisions of the certificate of incorporation, the board of directors shall consist of such number of directors as may be determined only by resolution adopted by of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present.

 

SECTION 4.03. Term of Office. Subject to the provisions of the certificate of incorporation, directors of the corporation shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors shall have been elected and qualified, except in the event of death, resignation or removal.

 

SECTION 4.04. Vacancies.

 

(a) Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled by resolution adopted by a majority of the directors then in office, present at a meeting at which a quorum is present, and a director so chosen shall hold office until the next annual election of directors and until a successor is duly elected and qualified. If there are no directors in office, then an election of directors may be held in the manner provided by statute.

 

(b) Whenever the holders of any class or classes of stock or series thereof are entitled to elect one or more directors by the provisions of the certificate of incorporation, vacancies and newly created directorships of such class or classes or series may be filled by a majority of the directors elected by such class or classes or series thereof then in office, or by a sole remaining director so elected.


(c) If, at the time of filling any vacancy or any newly created directorship, the directors then in office shall constitute less than a majority of the entire board (as constituted immediately prior to any such increase), the Court of Chancery may, upon application of any stockholder or stockholders holding at least ten percent of the total number of the shares at the time outstanding having the right to vote for such directors, summarily order an election to be held to fill any such vacancies or newly created directorship, or to replace the directors chosen by the directors then in office.

 

SECTION 4.05. Resignations.—Any director may resign at any time upon written notice to the chairman, president or secretary of the corporation. The resignation shall be effective upon receipt thereof by the corporation or at such subsequent time as shall be specified in the notice of resignation and, unless otherwise specified in the notice, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

 

SECTION 4.06. Organization.—At every meeting of the board of directors, the chairman of the board, if there be one, or, in the case of a vacancy in the office or absence of the chairman of the board, one of the following officers present in the order stated: the vice chairman of the board, if there be one, the president, the vice presidents in their order of rank and seniority, or a chairman chosen by a majority of the directors present, shall preside, and the secretary, or, in the absence of the secretary, an assistant secretary, or in the absence of the secretary and the assistant secretaries, any person appointed by the chairman of the meeting, shall act as secretary.

 

SECTION 4.07. Place of Meeting.—Meetings of the board of directors, both regular and special, shall be held at such place within or without the State of Delaware as the board of directors may from time to time determine, or as may be designated in the notice of the meeting.

 

SECTION 4.08. Regular Meetings.—Regular meetings of the board of directors shall be held without notice at such time and place as shall be designated from time to time by resolution of the board of directors.

 

SECTION 4.09. Special Meetings.—Special meetings of the board of directors shall be held whenever called by the chairman or by three or more of the directors.

 

SECTION 4.10. Quorum, Manner of Acting and Adjournment.

 

(a) General Rule.—At all meetings of the board of directors a majority of the entire board of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The vote of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the board of directors, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by the GCL or by the certificate of incorporation. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the board of directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present.


(b) Unanimous Written Consent.—Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the board of directors may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the board consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the board.

 

SECTION 4.11. Committees of the Board.

 

(a) Establishment.—The board of directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the entire board, establish an Executive Committee and one or more other committees, each committee to consist of one or more directors. The board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee and the alternate or alternates, if any, designated for such member, the member or members of the committee present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another director to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.

 

(b) Powers.—The Executive Committee, if established, and any such other committee, to the extent provided in the resolution establishing such committee, shall have and may exercise all the power and authority of the board of directors in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation and may authorize the seal of the corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it; but no such committee shall have such power or authority in reference to amending the certificate of incorporation (except that a committee may, to the extent authorized in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of shares of stock adopted by the board of directors as provided in Section 151(a) of the GCL, fix the designation and any of the preferences or rights of such shares relating to dividends, redemption, dissolution, any distribution of assets of the corporation or the conversion into, or the exchange of such shares for, shares of any other class or classes or any other series of the same or any other class or classes of stock of the corporation or fix the number of shares of any series of stock or authorize the increase or decrease of shares of any series), adopting an agreement of merger or consolidation under Section 251, 252, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 263 or 264 of the GCL, recommending to the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the corporation’s property and assets, recommending to the stockholders a dissolution of the corporation or a revocation of a dissolution, or amending the By-laws of the corporation. The Executive Committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend, to authorize the issuance of stock and to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Section 253 of the GCL. Such committee or committees shall have such name or names as may be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the board of directors. Each committee so formed shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the board of directors when required.

 

(c) Committee Procedures.—The term “board of directors” or “board,” when used in any provision of these By-laws relating to the organization or procedures of or the manner of taking action by the board of directors, shall be construed to include and refer to the Executive Committee or other committee of the board.


SECTION 4.12. Compensation of Directors.—Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation, the board of directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors. The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the board of directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the board of directors or a stated salary as director. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Members of special or standing committees may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.

 

SECTION 4.13. Qualifications and Election of Directors.

 

(a) All directors of the corporation shall be natural persons of full age, but need not be residents of Delaware or stockholders of the corporation. Except in the case of vacancies, directors shall be elected by the stockholders. No person who has reached 72.5 years of age may be elected or appointed to a term of office as a director of the corporation. The term of office of any director elected or appointed in conformity with the preceding sentence shall continue (to the extent provided in the certificate of incorporation and these Bylaws) after such director reaches 72.5 years of age.

 

(b) Nominations of persons for election to the board of directors of the corporation may be made at a meeting of stockholders by or at the direction of the board of directors.

 

(c) Nominations of persons for election to the board of directors of the corporation may also be made by any stockholder of the corporation entitled to vote for the election of directors at a meeting of stockholders who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 4.13 (c). Such nominations shall be made pursuant to timely notice in writing to the secretary of the corporation. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall be delivered to or mailed to, and received by, the secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not less than 60 days prior to the meeting; provided, however, that in the event that less than 75 days’ notice or prior public disclosure of the date of the meeting is given or made to stockholders, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the 15th day following the day on which such notice of the date of the meeting was mailed or such public disclosure was made. Such stockholder’s notice to the secretary shall set forth (a) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a director, (i) the name, age, business address and residence address of the person, (ii) the principal occupation or employment of the person, (iii) the class and number of shares of capital stock of the corporation which are beneficially owned by the person, and (iv) any other information relating to the person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations for proxies for election of directors pursuant to the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and (b) as to the stockholder giving the notice (i) the name and record address of the stockholder and (ii) the class and number of shares of capital stock of the corporation which are beneficially owned by the


stockholder. The corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as may reasonably be required by the corporation to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the corporation. No person shall be eligible for election as a director by the stockholders of the corporation unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth herein.

 

(d) The chairman of the meeting may, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that any nomination made at the meeting was not made in accordance with the foregoing procedures and, in such event, the nomination shall be disregarded. Any decision by the chairman of the meeting shall be conclusive and binding upon all stockholders of the corporation for any purpose.

 

SECTION 4.14. Voting of Stock. Unless otherwise ordered by the board of directors, each of the chairman of the board, the principal executive officer (as identified in the corporation’s most recent report filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission) and the principal accounting officer (as identified in the corporation’s most recent report filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission) shall have full power and authority, on behalf of the corporation, to attend and to act and vote, in person or by proxy, at any meeting of the stockholders of any company in which the corporation may hold stock, and at any such meeting shall possess and may exercise any and all of the rights and powers incident to the ownership of such stock which, as the owner thereof, the corporation might have possessed and exercised if present. The board of directors, by resolution adopted from time to time, may confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

SECTION 4.15. Endorsement of Securities for Transfer. Each of the chairman of the board, the principal executive officer and the principal accounting officer shall have the power to endorse and deliver for sale, assignment or transfer certificates for stock, bonds or other securities, registered in the name of or belonging to the corporation, whether issued by the corporation or by any other corporation, government, state or municipality or agency thereof; and the board of directors from time to time may confer like power upon any other officer, agent or person by resolution adopted from time to time. Every such endorsement shall be countersigned by the treasurer or an assistant treasurer.

 

SECTION 4.16. Lead Director. The directors will elect one of their numbers to serve as Lead Director. The Lead Director will assume such duties as the directors may designate from time to time. Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 8.06, this Section 4.16 may only be altered, amended or repealed (a) by vote of the stockholders at a duly organized annual or special meeting of stockholders in accordance with the certificate of incorporation, or (b) by vote of 75% of the entire board of directors at any regular or special meeting of directors.


ARTICLE V

 

Officers

 

SECTION 5.01. Number, Qualifications and Designation.—The officers of the corporation shall be chosen by the board of directors and shall be a president, one or more vice presidents, a secretary, a treasurer, and such other officers as may be elected in accordance with the provisions of section 5.03 of this Article. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. Officers may, but need not, be directors or stockholders of the corporation. The board of directors may elect from among the members of the board a chairman of the board and a vice chairman of the board.

 

SECTION 5.02. Election and Term of Office.—The officers of the corporation, except those elected by delegated authority pursuant to section 5.03 of this Article, shall be elected annually by the board of directors, and each such officer shall hold office for a term of one year and until a successor is elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. Any officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the corporation.

 

SECTION 5.03. Subordinate Officers, Committees and Agents.—The board of directors may from time to time elect such other officers and appoint such committees, employees or other agents as it deems necessary, who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as are provided in these By-laws, or as the board of directors may from time to time determine. The board of directors may delegate to any officer or committee the power to elect subordinate officers and to retain or appoint employees or other agents, or committees thereof, and to prescribe the authority and duties of such subordinate officers, committees, employees or other agents.

 

SECTION 5.04. The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board.—The chairman of the board, or in the absence of the chairman, the vice chairman of the board, if there be one, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the board of directors, and shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to them by the board of directors.

 

SECTION 5.05. The Chairman of the Board.—The chairman of the board shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall have general supervision over the business and operations of the corporation, subject, however, to the control of the board of directors, and shall perform all duties incident to his office which may be required by law and all such other duties as are properly required of him by the board of directors. He shall make reports to the board of directors and the stockholders, and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the board of directors and of any committee thereof are carried into effect.

 

SECTION 5.06. The President.—The president shall be the chief operating officer of the corporation and shall perform such duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the board of directors or by the chairman of the board.


SECTION 5.07. The Vice Presidents.—The vice presidents shall perform the duties of the chairman of the board and president in his absence and such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to them by the board of directors or by the chairman of the board.

 

SECTION 5.08. The Secretary.—The secretary, or an assistant secretary, shall attend all meetings of the stockholders and of the board of directors and shall record the proceedings of the stockholders and of the directors and of committees of the board in a book or books to be kept for that purpose; shall see that notices are given and records and reports properly kept and filed by the corporation as required by law; shall be the custodian of the seal of the corporation and see that it is affixed to all documents to be executed on behalf of the corporation under its seal; and, in general, shall perform all duties incident to the office of secretary, and such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the board of directors or the chairman of the board.

 

SECTION 5.09. The Treasurer.—The treasurer, or an assistant treasurer, shall have or provide for the custody of the funds or other property of the corporation; shall collect and receive or provide for the collection and receipt of moneys earned by or in any manner due to or received by the corporation; shall deposit all funds in his or her custody as treasurer in such banks or other places of deposit as the board of directors may from time to time designate; whenever so required by the board of directors, shall render an account showing his or her transactions as treasurer and the financial condition of the corporation; and, in general, shall discharge such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the board of directors or the chairman of the board.

 

SECTION 5.10. Officers’ Bonds.—No officer of the corporation need provide a bond to guarantee the faithful discharge of the officer’s duties unless the board of directors shall by resolution so require a bond in which event such officer shall give the corporation a bond (which shall be renewed if and as required) in such sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the board of directors for the faithful performance of the duties of office.

 

SECTION 5.11. Salaries.—The salaries of the officers and agents of the corporation elected by the board of directors shall be fixed from time to time by the board of directors.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

Certificates of Stock, Transfer, Etc.

 

SECTION 6.01. Form and Issuance.

 

(a) Issuance.—The shares of the corporation shall be represented by certificates unless the board of directors shall by resolution provide that some or all of any class or series of stock shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until the certificate is surrendered to the corporation.


Notwithstanding the adoption of any resolution providing for uncertificated shares, every holder of stock represented by certificates and upon request every holder of uncertificated shares shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the corporation by, the chairman or vice chairman of the board of directors, or the president or vice president, and by the treasurer or an assistant treasurer, or the secretary or an assistant secretary, representing the number of shares registered in certificate form.

 

(b) Form and Records.—Stock certificates of the corporation shall be in such form as approved by the board of directors. The stock record books and the blank stock certificate books shall be kept by the secretary or by any agency designated by the board of directors for that purpose. The stock certificates of the corporation shall be numbered and registered in the stock ledger and transfer books of the corporation as they are issued.

 

(c) Signatures.—Any of or all the signatures upon the stock certificates of the corporation may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed, or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon, any share certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar, before the certificate is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if the signatory were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of its issue.

 

SECTION 6.02. Transfer.—Transfers of shares shall be made on the share register or transfer books of the corporation upon surrender of the certificate therefor, endorsed by the person named in the certificate or by an attorney lawfully constituted in writing. No transfer shall be made which would be inconsistent with the provisions of Article 8, Title 6 of the Delaware Uniform Commercial Code-Investment Securities.

 

SECTION 6.03. Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Mutilated Certificates.—The board of directors may direct a new certificate of stock or uncertificated shares to be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the board of directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates, or the legal representative of the owner, to give the corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify against any claim that may be made against the corporation on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares.

 

SECTION 6.04. Record Holder of Shares.—The corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and to hold liable for calls and assessments a person registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of Delaware.


SECTION 6.05. Determination of Stockholders of Record.

 

(a) Meetings of Stockholders.—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 of directors 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 of directors, and which record date shall not be more than 60 nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting. If no record date is fixed by the board of directors, 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 unless the board of directors fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

 

(b) Consent of Stockholders.—In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the board of directors 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 of directors, and which date shall not be more than ten days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the board of directors. If no record date has been fixed by the board of directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the board of directors is required by the GCL, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the corporation by delivery to its registered office in Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to a corporation’s registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. If no record date has been fixed by the board of directors and prior action by the board of directors is required by the GCL, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the day on which the board of directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.

 

(c) Dividends.—In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights of 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 of directors 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 of directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.


ARTICLE VII

 

Indemnification of Directors, Officers and

Other Authorized Representatives

 

SECTION 7.01. Indemnification of Authorized Representatives in Third Party Proceedings.—The corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is an authorized representative of the corporation, and who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party to any third party proceeding, by reason of the fact that such person was or is an authorized representative of the corporation, against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such third party proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal third party proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct was unlawful. The termination of any third party proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not of itself create a presumption that the authorized representative did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal third party proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such conduct was unlawful.

 

SECTION 7.02. Indemnification of Authorized Representatives in Corporate Proceedings.—The corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is an authorized representative of the corporation and who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any corporate proceeding, by reason of the fact that such person was or is an authorized representative of the corporation, against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such corporate proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such corporate proceeding was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such authorized representative is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

 

SECTION 7.03. Mandatory Indemnification of Authorized Representatives.—To the extent that an authorized representative or other employee or agent of the corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any third party or corporate proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.


SECTION 7.04. Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification.—Any indemnification under section 7.01, 7.02 or 7.03 of this Article (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the authorized representative or other employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because such person has either met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in section 7.01 or 7.02 or has been successful on the merits or otherwise as set forth in section 7.03 and that the amount requested has been actually and reasonably incurred. Such determination shall be made:

 

(1) by the board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such third party or corporate proceeding; or

 

(2) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or even if btainable, a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion; or

 

(3) by the stockholders.

 

SECTION 7.05. Advancing Expenses.—Expenses actually and reasonably incurred in defending a third party or corporate proceeding shall be paid on behalf of an authorized representative by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such third party or corporate proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the authorized representative to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that the authorized representative is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this Article. The financial ability of any authorized representative to make a repayment contemplated by this section shall not be a prerequisite to the making of an advance. Expenses incurred by other employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the board of directors deems appropriate.

 

SECTION 7.06. Definitions.—For purposes of this Article:

 

(1) “authorized representative” shall mean any and all directors and officers of the corporation and any person designated as an authorized representative by the board of directors of the corporation (which may, but need not, include any person serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise);

 

(2) “corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued;


(3) “corporate proceeding” shall mean any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor or investigative proceeding by the corporation;

 

(4) “criminal third party proceeding” shall include any action or investigation which could or does lead to a criminal third party proceeding;

 

(5) “expenses” shall include attorneys’ fees and disbursements;

 

(6) “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan;

 

(7) “not opposed to the best interests of the corporation” shall include actions taken in good faith and in a manner the authorized representative reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan;

 

(8) “other enterprises” shall include employee benefit plans;

 

(9) “party” shall include the giving of testimony or similar involvement;

 

(10) “serving at the request of the corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer or employee of the corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer or employee with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries; and

 

(11) “third party proceeding” shall mean any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the corporation.

 

SECTION 7.07. Insurance.—The corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against the person and incurred by the person in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article.

 

SECTION 7.08. Scope of Article.—The indemnification of authorized representatives and advancement of expenses, as authorized by the preceding provisions of this Article, shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be


entitled under any agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in an official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to this Article shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be an authorized representative and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

 

SECTION 7.09. Reliance on Provisions.—Each person who shall act as an authorized representative of the corporation shall be deemed to be doing so in reliance upon rights of indemnification provided by this Article.

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

General Provisions

 

SECTION 8.01. Dividends.—Subject to the restrictions contained in the GCL and any restrictions contained in the certificate of incorporation, the board of directors may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of capital stock of the corporation.

 

SECTION 8.02. Contracts.—Except as otherwise provided in these By-laws, the board of directors may authorize any officer or officers including the chairman and vice chairman of the board of directors, or any agent or agents, to enter into any contract or to execute or deliver any instrument on behalf of the corporation and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Any officer so authorized may, unless the authorizing resolution otherwise provides, delegate such authority to one or more subordinate officers, employees or agents, and such delegation may provide for further delegation.

 

SECTION 8.03. Corporate Seal.—The corporation shall have a corporate seal, which shall have inscribed thereon the name of the corporation, the year of its organization and the words “Corporate Seal, Delaware”. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced.

 

SECTION 8.04. Deposits.—All funds of the corporation shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as the board of directors may approve or designate, and all such funds shall be withdrawn only upon checks signed by such one or more officers or employees as the board of directors shall from time to time determine.

 

SECTION 8.05. Corporate Records.

 

(a) Examination by Stockholders.—Every stockholder shall, upon written demand under oath stating the purpose thereof, have a right to examine, in person or by agent or attorney, during the usual hours for business, for any proper purpose, the stock


ledger, list of stockholders, books or records of account, and records of the proceedings of the stockholders and directors of the corporation, and to make copies or extracts therefrom. A proper purpose shall mean a purpose reasonably related to such person’s interest as a stockholder. In every instance where an attorney or other agent shall be the person who seeks the right to inspection, the demand under oath shall be accompanied by a power of attorney or such other writing which authorizes the attorney or other agent to so act on behalf of the stockholder. The demand under oath shall be directed to the corporation at its registered office in Delaware or at its principal place of business. Where the stockholder seeks to inspect the books and records of the corporation, other than its stock ledger or list of stockholders, the stockholder shall first establish (1) that the stockholder has complied with the provisions of this section respecting the form and manner of making demand for inspection of such documents; and (2) that the inspection sought is for a proper purpose. Where the stockholder seeks to inspect the stock ledger or list of stockholders of the corporation and has complied with the provisions of this section respecting the form and manner of making demand for inspection of such documents, the burden of proof shall be upon the corporation to establish that the inspection sought is for an improper purpose.

 

(b) Examination by Directors.—Any director shall have the right to examine the corporation’s stock ledger, a list of its stockholders and its other books and records for a purpose reasonably related to the person’s position as a director.

 

SECTION 8.06. Amendment of By-laws.—These By-laws may be altered, amended or repealed or new By-laws may be adopted either (a) by vote of the stockholders at a duly organized annual or special meeting of stockholders in accordance with the certificate of incorporation, or (b) by vote of two-thirds of the entire board of directors at any regular or special meeting of directors if such power is conferred upon the board of directors by the certificate of incorporation.

EXHIBIT 10

 

RADIAN GROUP INC.

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN

 

(Amended and Restated as of May 11, 2004)

 

The purpose of the Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) of Radian Group Inc. (the “Company”) is to promote the interests of the Company by providing incentives to (i) designated officers and other employees of the Company or an Affiliate (as defined herein), and (ii) non-employee members of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), to encourage them to acquire a proprietary interest, or to increase their proprietary interest, in the Company. The Company believes that the Plan will cause participants to contribute materially to the growth of the Company, thereby benefiting the Company’s stockholders. For purposes of the Plan, the term “Affiliate” shall mean a person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, the Company; and the terms “Parent Corporation” and “Subsidiary Corporation” shall have the meanings set forth in subsections (e) and (f) of Section 424 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

 

1. Administration

 

The Plan shall be administered and interpreted by a committee of the Board (the “Committee”); provided, however, that grant decisions made hereunder shall be made by at least two persons, each of whom may be (i) ”outside directors” as defined under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, and (ii) “non-employee directors” as defined under Rule 16b-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Board may appoint a subcommittee for this purpose, in which case references herein to the “Committee” shall mean the subcommittee as appropriate. The Committee shall have the sole authority to determine (i) who is eligible to receive Grants (as defined in Section 2 below) under the Plan, (ii) the type, size and terms of each Grant under the Plan (subject to Section 4 below), (iii) the time when each Grant will be made and the duration of any exercise or restriction period; (iv) any restrictions on resale applicable to the shares to be issued or transferred pursuant to the Grant; and (v) any other matters arising under the Plan. The Committee may, in its discretion or in accordance with a directive from the Board, waive any provisions of any Grant, provided such waiver is not inconsistent with the terms of this Plan as then in effect. The Committee may, if it so desires, base any of the foregoing determinations upon the recommendations of management of the Company. A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum thereof, and the actions of a majority of the Committee at a meeting at which a quorum is present, or actions unanimously approved in writing by all members of the Committee, shall be actions of the Committee. The Committee shall have full power and authority to administer and interpret the Plan and to adopt or amend such rules, regulations, agreements and instruments as it may deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan. The Committee’s interpretations of the Plan and all determinations made by the Committee pursuant to the powers vested in it hereunder shall be conclusive and binding on all persons having any interest in the Plan or in any Grants under the Plan. No person acting under this subsection shall be held liable for any action or determination made with respect to the Plan or any Grant under the Plan, except for the willful misconduct or gross negligence of such person.

 

2. Grants

 

Incentives under the Plan shall consist of Incentive Stock Options (as defined in Section 5(b) below), Nonqualified Stock Options (as defined in Section 5(b) below), Restricted Stock Grants (as defined in Section 6 below), SARs (as defined in Section 7 below), and Phantom Stock (as defined in Section 8 below) (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Grants”). All Grants shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and to such other terms and conditions of any nature as the Committee deems appropriate and specifies in writing to the participant (the “Grant Letter”), as long as they are not inconsistent with the Plan. The Committee shall approve the form and provisions of each Grant Letter. Grants under any section of the Plan need not be uniform as among the participants receiving the same type of Grant, and Grants under two or more sections of the Plan may be combined in one Grant Letter.


3. Shares Subject to the Plan

 

(a) The aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock, par value $0.001 (“Common Stock”), of the Company that may be issued or transferred under the Plan is 9,400,000, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 3(b) below. The maximum number of shares of Common Stock for which any Grantee may be granted options (and related stock appreciation rights) under the Plan is limited to 150,000 for any calendar year, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 3(b) below. The shares may be authorized but unissued shares or reacquired shares. If and to the extent that options or SARs granted under the Plan terminate, expire or are canceled without having been exercised (including shares canceled as part of an exchange of Grants), or if any shares of restricted stock or Phantom Stock are forfeited, the shares subject to such Grant shall again be available for subsequent Grants under the Plan.

 

(b) If any change is made to the Common Stock (whether by reason of merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, or exchange of shares or any other change in capital structure made without receipt of consideration), then unless such event or change results in the termination of all outstanding Grants under the Plan, the Committee shall preserve the value of the outstanding Grants by adjusting the maximum number and class of shares issuable under the Plan to reflect the effect of such event or change in the Company’s capital structure, and by making appropriate adjustments to the number and class of shares, the exercise price of each outstanding Grant and otherwise, except that any fractional shares resulting from such adjustments shall be eliminated by rounding any portion of a share equal to .500 or greater up, and any portion of a share equal to less than .500 down, in each case to the nearest whole number.

 

4. Eligibility for Participation

 

Officers and other employees of the Company or an Affiliate, and non-employee members of the Board, shall be eligible to participate in the Plan (hereinafter referred to individually as an “Eligible Participant” and collectively as “Eligible Participants”). Only Eligible Participants who are officers or other employees of the Company or a Parent Corporation or Subsidiary Corporation shall be eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options. All Eligible Participants shall be eligible to receive Nonqualified Stock Options, Restricted Stock Grants, SARs and Phantom Stock. The Committee shall select from among the Eligible Participants those who will receive Grants (the “Grantees”) and shall determine the number of shares of Common Stock subject to each Grant. The Committee may, if it so desires, base any such selections or determinations upon the recommendations of management of the Company. Nothing contained in the Plan shall be construed to limit in any manner whatsoever the right of the Company to grant rights or options to acquire Common Stock or awards of Common Stock otherwise than pursuant to the Plan.

 

5. Stock Options

 

(a) Number of Shares . The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine the number of shares of Common Stock that will be subject to each option.

 

(b) Type of Option and Option Price.

 

(1) The Committee may grant options qualifying as incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code (“Incentive Stock Options”) and other stock options (“Nonqualified Stock Options”), in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein, or may grant any combination of Incentive Stock Options and Nonqualified Stock Options (hereinafter referred to collectively as “Stock Options”). The option price per share of each Stock Option shall not be less than the fair market value (as defined herein) of a share of Common Stock on the date of grant (subject to the following sentence). If the Grantee of an Incentive Stock Option is the owner of Common Stock (as determined under section 424(d) of the Code) who possesses more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or a Parent Corporation or Subsidiary Corporation, the option price per share in the case of an Incentive Stock Option shall not be less than 110% of the fair market value of a share of Common Stock on the date of grant.


(2) For all valuation purposes under the Plan, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock shall be the closing price at which the Common Stock shall have been sold regular way on the New York Stock Exchange on the date as of which such value is being determined or, if no sales occurred on such day, then on the next preceding day on which there were such sales, or, if at any time the Common Stock shall not be listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the fair market value as determined by the Committee on the basis of available prices for such Common Stock or in such manner as may be authorized by applicable regulations under the Code.

 

(c) Exercise Period . The Committee shall determine the option exercise period of each Stock Option. The exercise period shall not exceed ten years from the date of grant. However, if the Grantee of an Incentive Stock Option is the owner of Common Stock (as determined under Section 424(d) of the Code) who possesses more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or a Parent Corporation or Subsidiary Corporation, the exercise period shall not exceed five years. Notwithstanding any determinations by the Committee regarding the exercise period of any Stock Option, all outstanding Stock Options shall become immediately exercisable upon a Change of Control of the Company (as defined in Section 10 below).

 

(d) Vesting of Options and Restrictions on Shares . The vesting period for Stock Options shall commence on the date of grant and shall end on the date or dates, determined by the Committee, that shall be specified in the Grant Letter; provided, however, that unless otherwise specified in the Grant Letter, each Stock Option shall vest and become exercisable in cumulative installments to the extent of 25% of the number of shares originally covered thereby on and after the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant of the Stock Option, if the Grantee is an employee of the Company or a Parent Corporation or Subsidiary Corporation (or an Affiliate, in the case of a Nonqualified Stock Option), or a non-employee member of the Board in the case of a Nonqualified Stock Option, on such anniversary. The Committee may impose upon the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of a Stock Option such restrictions as it deems appropriate and specifies in the Grant Letter. During any period in which such restrictions apply, the provisions of Section 6(d) below shall be applicable to such shares, and the Committee, in such circumstances as it deems equitable, may determine that all such restrictions shall lapse. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, all outstanding Stock Options shall become immediately exercisable upon the earliest to occur of the following, if at such time the Grantee is an employee of the Company or a Parent Corporation or Subsidiary Corporation (or an Affiliate, in the case of a Nonqualified Stock Option), or a non-employee member of the Board in the case of a Nonqualified Stock Option: (i) the Grantee’s normal retirement date, (ii) five years from the date of the Grant, (iii) the Grantee’s death or Disability, or (iv) the occurrence of a Change of Control of the Company (as defined in Section 10 below). For purposes of this Plan, “Disability” shall mean a physical or mental impairment of sufficient severity that the Grantee is both eligible for and in receipt of benefits under the long-term disability program maintained by the Company.

 

(e) Manner of Exercise . A Grantee may exercise a Stock Option by delivering a duly completed notice of exercise to the Secretary of the Company. Unless other arrangements satisfactory to the Company are made, no shares of Common Stock shall be issued on the exercise of a Stock Option unless paid for in full at the time of purchase. Payment for shares of Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of a Stock Option shall be made in cash or, with the consent of the Committee, in whole or in part in such shares of Common Stock held for at least six months valued at the then fair market value thereof. Stock certificates for the shares of Common Stock so paid will be issued and delivered to the person entitled thereto only at the Company’s office in Philadelphia, PA. No person shall have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any share of Common Stock covered by a Stock Option unless and until such person shall have become the holder of record of such share, and, except as otherwise permitted in Section 3(b) hereof, no adjustment shall be made for dividends (ordinary or extraordinary, whether in cash, securities or other property or distributions or other rights) in respect of such share for which the record date is prior to the date on which such person shall have become the holder of record thereof.


(f) Termination of Employment, Retirement, Disability or Death.

 

(1) (A) If a Grantee is an employee and ceases to be an Eligible Participant for any reason other than retirement, Disability or death, any Stock Option which is otherwise exercisable by the Grantee shall terminate unless exercised by the Grantee within 90 days after the date on which the Grantee ceases to be an Eligible Participant (or within such other period of time, which may be longer or shorter than 90 days, specified in the Grant Letter), but in any event no later than the date of expiration of the option exercise period. (B) In the event of the Disability or death of such Grantee, any Stock Option which was otherwise exercisable by such Grantee shall terminate unless exercised by the Grantee (or the Grantee’s personal representative) within one year after the date on which the Grantee ceases to be an Eligible Participant (or within such other period of time, which may be longer or shorter than one year, specified in the Grant Letter), but in any event no later than the date of expiration of the option exercise period. (C) In the event of the retirement of such Grantee, any Stock Option which was otherwise exercisable by such Grantee at the date of retirement may be exercised by the Grantee at any time prior to the normal expiration of the option exercise term. The term “retirement” as used herein shall mean a Grantee’s retirement as defined under the Company’s Pension Plan.

 

(2) If a Grantee is a non-employee director and ceases to be an Eligible Participant due to Grantee’s failure to be nominated for reelection to the Board or failure to be reelected after nomination, any Stock Option which is otherwise exercisable by the Grantee shall terminate unless exercised by the Grantee within 90 days after the date on which the Grantee ceases to be an Eligible Participant (or within such other period of time, which may be longer or shorter than 90 days, as may be specified in the Grant Letter), but in any event no later than the date of expiration of the option exercise period. In the event of a voluntary departure from the Board, Disability or death of such Grantee, any Stock Option which was otherwise exercisable by such Grantee at the date of such voluntary departure from the Board, Disability or death, may be exercised by the Grantee (or the Grantee’s personal representative) at any time prior to the normal expiration of the option exercise term.

 

(g) Limits on Incentive Stock Options . Each Grant of an Incentive Stock Option shall provide that:

 

(1) the Stock Option is not transferable by the Grantee, except, in the case of an individual Grantee, by will or the laws of descent and distribution;

 

(2) the Stock Option is exercisable only by the Grantee, except as otherwise provided herein or in the Grant Letter in the event of the death of an individual Grantee; and

 

(3) the aggregate fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of the Grant with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by a Grantee during any calendar year under the Plan and under any other stock option plan of the Company shall not exceed $100,000.

 

(h) Exchange Act Limitation. Unless the Grantee could otherwise transfer Common Stock issued pursuant to the Stock Option without incurring liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, at least six months must elapse from the date of acquisition of the Stock Option until the date of disposition of the Common Stock issued upon exercise thereof.

 

(i) Replacement Options. If a Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan may be exercised by a Grantee by means of a stock-for-stock swap method of exercise as provided in 5(e) above, then the Committee may, in its sole discretion, authorize the Grantee to automatically receive a replacement Stock Option pursuant to this part of the Plan. This replacement option shall cover a number of shares determined by the Committee. The per share exercise price of the replacement option shall equal the then current fair market value of a share of Stock, and shall have a term extending to the expiration date of the original


Stock Option. The Committee shall have the right, in its sole discretion and at any time, to discontinue the automatic grant of replacement options if it determines the continuance of such grants to no longer be in the best interest of the Company.

 

6. Restricted Stock Grants

 

The Committee may issue shares of Common Stock to an Eligible Participant pursuant to an incentive or long range compensation plan, program or contract approved by the Committee (a “Restricted Stock Grant”). The following provisions are applicable to Restricted Stock Grants:

 

(a) General Requirements . Shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to Restricted Stock Grants will be issued for or in consideration for cash or services rendered having a value, as determined by the Board, at least equal to the par value thereof. All conditions and restrictions imposed under each Restricted Stock Grant, and the period of years during which the Restricted Stock Grant will remain subject to such restrictions, shall be set forth in the Grant Letter and designated therein as the “Restriction Period.” All restrictions imposed under any Restricted Stock Grant shall lapse on such date or dates as the Committee may approve until the restrictions have lapsed as to 100% of the shares, except that upon a Change of Control of the Company, all restrictions on the transfer of the shares which have not been forfeited prior to such date shall immediately lapse and all such shares shall become fully vested. In addition, the Committee, in circumstances that it deems equitable, may determine as to any or all Restricted Stock Grants, that all the restrictions shall lapse, notwithstanding any Restriction Period.

 

(b) Number of Shares . The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine the number of shares of Common Stock that will be granted in each Restricted Stock Grant.

 

(c) Requirement of Relationship with Company . If the Grantee’s relationship with the Company (as an employee or non-employee member of the Board, as the case may be) terminates during the period designated in the Grant Letter as the Restriction Period, the Restricted Stock Grant shall terminate as to all shares covered by the Grant as to which restrictions on transfer have not lapsed, and such shares shall be immediately returned to the Company. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for complete or partial exceptions to the provisions of this Section 6(c).

 

(d) Restrictions on Transfer and Legend on Stock Certificate . During the Restriction Period, a Grantee may not sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of the shares of Common Stock to which such Restriction Period applies except to a Successor Grantee pursuant to Section 9 below. Each certificate representing a share of Common Stock issued or transferred under a Restricted Stock Grant shall contain a legend giving appropriate notice of the restrictions in the Grant. The Grantee shall be entitled to have the legend removed from the stock certificate or certificates representing any such shares as to which all restrictions have lapsed.

 

(e) Shareholder Rights. Except as provided in this Section 6, the Grantee shall have, with respect to shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to a Restricted Stock Grant, all of the rights of a shareholder, including the right to vote the shares and the right to receive any cash dividends.

 

7. Stock Appreciation Rights

 

(a) General Provisions . Stock Appreciation Rights (“SARs”) may be granted in conjunction with all or part of any Stock Option granted under the Plan. In the case of a Nonqualified Stock Option, such rights may be granted either at or after the time of grant of such Stock Option. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, such rights may be granted only at the time of grant of such Stock Option. The exercise price of each SAR shall be equal to (i) the exercise price or option price of the related Stock Option or (ii) the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as of the date of grant of such Stock Appreciation Right, but only in such circumstances where the SAR is granted subsequent to the date of grant of the related Stock Option and an exercise price established in accordance with clause (i) above would result in the disallowance of the Company’s expense deduction pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code.


(b) Number of SARs . The number of SARs granted to a Grantee which shall be exercisable during any given period of time shall not exceed the number of shares of Common Stock which the Grantee may purchase upon the exercise of the related Stock Option during such period. Upon the exercise of a Stock Option, the SARs relating to the Common Stock covered by the Stock Option shall terminate. Upon the exercise of any SARs, the related Stock Option shall terminate to the extent of an equal number of shares of Common Stock.

 

(c) Settlement Amount . Upon a Grantee’s exercise of some or all of the Grantee’s SARs, the Grantee shall receive in settlement of such SARs an amount equal to the stock appreciation (as defined herein) for the number of SARs exercised, payable in cash, Common Stock or a combination thereof. The “stock appreciation” for an SAR is the difference between the option price specified for the related Stock Option (or the exercise price otherwise determined under (a), above) and the fair market value of the underlying Common Stock on the date of exercise of the SAR.

 

(d) Settlement Election . Upon the exercise of any SARs, the Grantee shall have the right to elect the portions of the settlement amount that the Grantee desires to receive in cash and shares of Common Stock, respectively. For purposes of calculating the number of shares of Common Stock to be received upon settlement, shares of Common Stock shall be valued at their fair market value on the date of exercise of the SARs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall have the right (i) to disapprove a Grantee’s election to receive such settlement in whole or in part in cash, and to require that shares of Common Stock be delivered in lieu of cash or (ii) to require that settlement be made in cash if the Company does not or may not in the future have sufficient shares authorized for issuance. If shares of Common Stock are to be received upon exercise of an SAR, cash shall be delivered in lieu of any fractional share.

 

(e) Exercise . Any SAR is exercisable only during the period when the Stock Option to which it is related is also exercisable.

 

8. Phantom Stock

 

(a) General Provisions. The Committee may grant Phantom Stock in such amounts as it deems appropriate. Phantom Stock shall give the Grantee the right to receive shares of Common Stock on a conversion date specified by the Committee. The Committee may establish conditions on the conversion of Phantom Stock and restrictions on vesting, if any, as it deems appropriate. The period of years during which a Phantom Stock Grant will be subject to any vesting restrictions shall be set forth in the Grant Letter and designated as the “Restriction Period”. All vesting restrictions imposed under a Phantom Stock Grant shall lapse on such date or dates as the Committee may approve, except that upon a Change of Control of the Company, all restrictions shall immediately lapse and the Phantom Stock shall become fully vested. In addition, the Committee, in circumstances that it deems equitable, may determine as to any or all Phantom Stock Grants that the Grants shall not be subject to vesting restrictions, or that the restrictions shall lapse notwithstanding any Restriction Period. Each share of Phantom Stock shall be granted at full value with no exercise price.

 

(b) Number of Shares of Phantom Stock; Accounts. The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine the number of shares that will be granted pursuant to each Phantom Stock Grant. The Company shall credit to a bookkeeping account established on its records all shares of Phantom Stock credited to a Grantee.

 

(c) Requirement of Relationship with Company. Except as provided in the Grant Letter, if the Grantee’s relationship with the Company (as an employee or non-employee member of the Board, as the case may be) terminates during any period designated in the Grant Letter as the Restriction Period, the Phantom Stock Grant shall terminate as to all shares covered by the Grant as to which vesting restrictions have not lapsed, and such shares shall be forfeited. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for complete or partial exceptions to the provisions of this Section 8(c).


(d) Dividend Equivalents. The Company shall credit dividend equivalents on Phantom Stock as and when dividends are payable on Common Stock. Dividend equivalents shall be converted to additional shares of Phantom Stock on the dividend payment date and credited to the Grantee’s accounts.

 

(e) Conversion . On the date specified in the Grant Letter as the conversion date for the Grantee’s Phantom Stock, the Grantee shall receive in settlement of such Phantom Stock a number of shares of common Stock equal to the Phantom Stock then credited to the Grantee’s account. Payment shall be made in whole shares of Common Stock, with fractional shares paid in cash.

 

(f) No Rights as a Shareholder. A Grantee shall not have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any Phantom Stock, and Grantees shall be unsecured creditors of the Company with respect to Phantom Stock Grants.

 

9. Transferability of Options and Grants

 

(a) Restrictions on Transferability . Only a Grantee (or, in the case of an individual Grantee, his or her authorized legal representative) may exercise rights under a Grant except as otherwise stated herein and in Section 9(b) below. No individual Grantee may transfer those rights except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or, in the case of a Nonqualified Stock Option, if permitted by the Committee in its sole discretion, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined under the Code or Title I of ERISA or the rules thereunder or pursuant to Section 9(b) below. Upon the death of an individual Grantee, the personal representative or other person entitled to succeed to the rights of the Grantee (“Successor Grantee”) may exercise such rights. A Successor Grantee shall furnish proof satisfactory to the Company of such person’s right to receive the Grant under the Grantee’s will or under the applicable laws of descent and distribution.

 

(b) Nonqualified Stock Options. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may provide that a Grantee may transfer Nonqualified Stock Options to family members, one or more trusts for the benefit of family members, or one or more partnerships of which family members are the only partners, according to such terms as the Committee may determine; provided that the Grantee receives no consideration for the transfer of an Option and the transferred Option shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable to the Option immediately before the transfer.

 

10. Change of Control of the Company

 

As used herein, a “Change of Control” shall be deemed to have taken place if (i) any Person (except for an employee or his or her family, the Company or any employee benefit plan of the Company or of any Affiliate, or any Person or entity organized, appointed or established by the Company for or pursuant to the terms of any such employee benefit plan), together with all Affiliates and Associates of such Person shall become the Beneficial Owner in the aggregate of 20% or more of the shares of the Company then outstanding and entitled to vote for directors generally, (ii) any Person (except an employee and his or her family), together with all Affiliates and Associates of such Person, purchases substantially all of the assets of the Company, or (iii) during any twenty-four (24) month period, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof, unless the election, or the nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the directors who were not directors at the beginning of such period was approved by a vote of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the directors in office at the time of such election or nomination who were directors at the beginning of such period. For purposes of this definition, “Affiliate” and “Associate” shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act; “Person” shall mean any individual, firm, corporation, partnership or other entity; and “Beneficial Owner” shall mean:

 

(i) that such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates, directly or indirectly, has the right to acquire (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) or upon


the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, rights, warrants or options, or otherwise; provided , however , that a Person shall not be deemed the “Beneficial Owner” of securities tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates until such tendered securities are accepted for payment, purchase or exchange;

 

(ii) that such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates, directly or indirectly, has the right to vote or dispose of or has “beneficial ownership” of (as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), including without limitation, pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing); provided , however , that a Person shall not be deemed the “Beneficial Owner” of any security under this subsection (ii) as a result of an oral or written agreement, arrangement or understanding to vote such security if such agreement, arrangement or understanding (A) arises solely from a revocable proxy given in response to a public proxy or consent solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, the applicable provisions of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, and (B) is not then reportable by such Person on Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act (or any comparable successor report); or

 

(iii) where voting securities are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any other Person (or any Affiliate or Associate thereof) with which such Person (or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates) has any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting (except pursuant to a revocable proxy described in the proviso to subsection (ii) above) or disposing of any voting securities of the Company;

 

provided , however , that nothing in this definition shall cause a Person engaged in business as an underwriter of securities to be the “Beneficial Owner” of any securities acquired through such Person’s participation in good faith in a firm commitment underwriting until expiration of forty (40) days after the date of such acquisition.

 

11. Dissolution, Liquidation or Winding Up

 

If the Company is to be dissolved or liquidated, then, at least ten days prior to the effective date of such event, the Company shall give each Grantee with any outstanding Grants written notice of such event. Each such Grantee shall thereupon have the right to exercise in full any installments of such Grants not previously exercised (whether or not the right to exercise such installments has accrued pursuant to such Grants), within ten days after such written notice is sent by the Company. Any installments of such Grants not so exercised shall thereafter lapse and be of no further force or effect.

 

12. Shareholder Approval

 

The Plan is subject to and no Options shall be exercisable hereunder until after approval of the Plan by holders of a majority of the shares of the stock of the Company present or represented by a proxy in a separate vote at a duly held meeting of the stockholders of the Company within twelve months after the date of the adoption of the Plan by the Board.

 

13. Amendment and Termination of the Plan and Grants

 

(a) Amendment . The Board may amend or terminate the Plan at any time, subject to the following limitations:

 

(1) the approval by the stockholders of the Company and approval by the Committee shall be required in respect of any amendment to the extent then required by applicable law or by the regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or the New York Stock Exchange or any other applicable exchange; and


(2) the Board shall not amend the Plan without stockholder approval if such amendment would cause the Plan, any Grant or the exercise of any right under the Plan to fail to comply with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act (or any successor provision), or if such amendment would cause the Plan or the Grant or exercise of an Incentive Stock Option to fail to comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code including, without limitation, a reduction of the option price set forth in Section 5(b) above or an extension of the period during which an Incentive Stock Option may be exercised as set forth in Section 5(c) above.

 

(b) Termination of Plan . The Plan shall terminate on December 31, 2006, unless earlier terminated by the Board or unless extended by the Board with the approval of the stockholders.

 

(c) Termination and Amendment of Outstanding Grants.

 

(1) General . A termination or amendment of the Plan that occurs after a Grant is made shall not result in the termination or amendment of the Grant unless the Grantee consents or unless the Committee acts under Section 21(b) below. The termination of the Plan shall not impair the power and authority of the Committee with respect to an outstanding Grant. Whether or not the Plan has terminated, an outstanding Grant may be terminated or amended under Section 21(b) below or may be amended by agreement of the Company and the Grantee which is consistent with the Plan.

 

(2) No Repricing . Neither the Company, the Board nor the Committee shall, without the further approval of the stockholders of the Company either prior or subsequent to such action, authorize (i) the amendment of any outstanding Grant to reduce the exercise price per share of such Grant, or (ii) the cancellation and replacement of such Grant in exchange for a Grant having a lower exercise price per share, except for an exchange in connection with a merger, consolidation, acquisition, reorganization, spin-off or other corporate transaction. This Section 13(c)(2) is intended to prohibit the repricing of “underwater” Grants and shall not be construed to prohibit the adjustments provided for in Section 3(b) of this Plan.

 

14. Funding of the Plan

 

The Plan shall be unfunded. The Company shall not be required to establish any special or separate fund or to make any other segregation of assets to assure the payment of any Grants under the Plan. In no event shall interest be paid or accrued on any Grant, including unpaid installments of Grants.

 

15. Rights of Eligible Participants

 

Nothing in the Plan shall entitle any Eligible Participant or other person to any claim or right to any Grant under the Plan. Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving any Eligible Participant or Grantee any rights to be retained by the Company in any capacity, whether as an employee, non-employee member of the Board, independent contractor, consultant or otherwise.

 

16. Withholding of Taxes

 

The Company shall have the right to deduct from all Grants paid in cash any federal, state or local taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to such Grants paid in cash. In the case of Grants paid in Common Stock, the Company shall have the right to require the Grantee to pay to the Company the amount of any taxes which the Company is required to withhold in respect of such Grants or to take whatever action it deems necessary to protect the interests of the Company in respect of such tax liabilities, including, without limitation, withholding a portion of the shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable pursuant to the Plan. The Company’s obligation to issue or transfer shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of a Stock Option, SAR, or Phantom Stock Grant or the acceptance of a Restricted Stock Grant shall be conditioned upon the Grantee’s compliance with the requirements of this section to the satisfaction of the Committee.


17. Agreements with Grantees

 

Each Grant made under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Grant Letter containing such terms and conditions as the Committee shall approve.

 

18. Requirements for Issuance of Shares

 

No Common Stock shall be issued or transferred under the Plan unless and until all applicable legal requirements have been complied with to the satisfaction of the Committee. The Committee shall have the right to condition any Stock Option, Restricted Stock Grant, SAR or Phantom Stock Grant on the Grantee’s undertaking in writing to comply with such restrictions on any subsequent disposition of the shares of Common Stock issued or transferred thereunder as the Committee shall deem necessary or advisable as a result of any applicable law, regulation or official interpretation thereof, and certificates representing such shares may be legended to reflect any such restrictions.

 

19. Headings

 

The section headings of the Plan are for reference only. In the event of a conflict between a section heading and the content of a section of the Plan, the content of the section shall control.

 

20. Effective Dates

 

(a) Effective Date of the Plan. The Plan shall be effective as of January 1, 1995, subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders within 12 months after such effective date.

 

(b) Effectiveness of Section 16 Provisions. The provisions of the Plan that refer to, or are applicable to persons subject to, Section 16 of the Exchange Act shall be effective, if at all, upon the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act, and shall remain in effect thereafter for so long as the Common Stock is registered under the Exchange Act.

 

21. Miscellaneous

 

(a) Substitute Grants . The Committee may make a Grant to an employee, a non-employee director, or an independent contractor or consultant of another corporation, if such person shall become an Eligible Participant by reason of a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or property, reorganization or liquidation involving the Company or an Affiliate and such other corporation. Any such Grant shall be made in substitution for a stock option or restricted stock grant granted by the other corporation (“Substituted Stock Incentives”), but the terms and conditions of the substitute Grant may vary from the terms and conditions required by the Plan and from those of the Substituted Stock Incentives. The Committee shall prescribe the provisions of the substitute Grants.

 

(b) Compliance with Law . The Plan, the exercise of Grants and the obligations of the Company to issue or transfer shares of Common Stock under Grants shall be subject to all applicable laws and required approvals by any governmental or regulatory agencies. With respect to persons subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, it is the intent of the Company that the Plan and all transactions under the Plan shall comply with all applicable conditions of Rule 16b-3 or any successor provisions under the Exchange Act. The Committee may revoke any Grant if it is contrary to law or modify any Grant to bring it into compliance with any valid and mandatory government regulations. The Committee may also adopt rules regarding the withholding of taxes on payments to Grantees. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, agree to limit its authority under this section.