UNITED STATES

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): March 10, 2011

 

 

MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-34791   83-0406195

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

c/o MagnaChip Semiconductor S.A., 74, rue de Merl,

B.P. 709, L-2017 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

  Not Applicable
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (352) 45-62-62

MagnaChip Semiconductor LLC

Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On March 10, 2011, MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (the “ Company ”), entered into an underwriting agreement (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”) with Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., and Goldman, Sachs & Co., as representatives of the underwriters named therein, in connection with the underwritten initial public offering (the “ Offering ”) of 9,500,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“ Common Stock ”), of the Company, consisting of 950,000 newly-issued shares of Common Stock (the “ Primary Shares ”) sold by the Company, and 8,550,000 shares of Common Stock (the “ Secondary Shares ”) sold by certain stockholders of the Company (the “ Selling Stockholders ”). All of the shares of Common Stock offered and sold pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement were sold in the form of the Company’s depositary shares (the “ Depositary Shares ”), each of which represents a fractional ownership interest in a Primary Share and a Secondary Share, at an initial price to the public of $14.00 per share. As part of the Offering, the Company and Selling Stockholders granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 142,500 shares of Common Stock from the Company and up to an additional 1,282,500 shares of Common Stock from the Selling Stockholders, all in the form of Depositary Shares. The Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of Common Stock by the Selling Stockholders. Assuming no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, the net proceeds of the Offering, after underwriting discounts and expenses, to the Company will be approximately $1.6 million.

The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants among the parties as of the date of entering into such Underwriting Agreement; and these representations, warranties and covenants are not factual information to investors about the Company or the underwriters. The Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-165467) declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2011 (the “ Registration Statement ”) and is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the material terms of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.

The shares of Common Stock were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the Registration Statement For information concerning other material relationships between the Company and the underwriter parties to the Underwriting Agreement, see the section entitled “Underwriting” in the Company’s prospectus, dated March 10, 2011, contained in the Registration Statement.

In addition, on March 10, 2011, in connection with the Offering, the Company entered into a Deposit Agreement (the “ Deposit Agreement ”) with American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (the “ Depositary ”) as Depositary, Custodian and Registrar, and the holders and beneficial owners of Depositary Shares.

The Deposit Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants between the Company and the Depositary with respect to the deposit of Common Stock with the Depositary and issuance of Depositary Shares thereunder, together with the respective relative rights of holders of Depositary Shares as shown on the books and records of the Depositary, the issuance of depositary receipts evidencing such Depositary Shares and the circumstances of termination and release of the underlying shares of Common Stock represented by such Depositary Shares. The Deposit Agreement is filed as Exhibit 4.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the material terms of the Deposit Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.

The Depositary also serves as transfer agent and registrar for the Company’s Common Stock and Depositary Shares.


Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The disclosure under Item 5.03 below is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(e)

On March 10, 2011, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (the “ Equity Incentive Plan ”) and the 2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”). The Equity Incentive Plan provides for the granting of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and other stock-based or cash-based awards or dividend equivalent rights to key employees, directors and consultants having a service relationship with the Company, its subsidiaries and certain of its affiliates. The ESPP provides for employees to be able to purchase the Company’s Common Stock during specified purchase periods and prices set forth therein. The Equity Incentive Plan and ESPP are filed as exhibits 10.25 and 10.26 to Registration Statement and are incorporated herein by reference. The description of the material terms of the Equity Incentive Plan and ESPP are qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibits.

 

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

On February 16, 2011, the former members of MagnaChip Semiconductor LLC (“ MagnaChip LLC ”), predecessor to the Company, approved the conversion of MagnaChip LLC from a Delaware limited liability company to a Delaware corporation as permitted under Title 8, Section 265 of the Delaware General Corporation Law and Title 6, Section 18-216 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “ Conversion ”). As part of the Conversion, which was effective on March 10, 2011, the Company filed a Certificate of Conversion (the “Certificate of Conversion”) with the State of Delaware and adopted a new Certificate of Incorporation (the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”) and Bylaws (the “ Bylaws ”). The members were issued one share of Common Stock in exchange for each eight (8) units of MagnaChip LLC in the Conversion. Pursuant to the Conversion, the Company changed its name to “MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation.”

The Certificate of Conversion, the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws are filed as Exhibit 3.1, Exhibit 3.2 and Exhibit 3.3 hereto, respectively, and such exhibits are incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On March 10, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the Offering described in Item 1.01 above. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. See Exhibit Index immediately following the signature page hereto.


SIGNATURE

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

 

Date: March 10, 2011     MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    By:  

/s/ John McFarland

    Name:    John McFarland
    Title:    Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary


Exhibit

No.

  

Description of Exhibit

  1.1    Form of Underwriting Agreement (1)
  3.1    Certificate of Conversion of MagnaChip Semiconductor LLC
  3.2    Certificate of Incorporation of MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation
  3.3    Bylaws of MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation
  4.2    Deposit Agreement, dated as of March 10, 2011, among MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as the depositary, custodian and registrar, and the holders and beneficial owners of depositary shares
  10.25    MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (1)
  10.26    MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation 2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (1)
99.1    Press release for MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation dated March 10, 2011 announcing the pricing of the initial public offering of MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation

 

Footnotes:

(1) Previously filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 9 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on February 18, 2011 (Registration No. 333-165467).

Exhibit 3.1

CERTIFICATE OF CONVERSION

FROM A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY TO A CORPORATION

Pursuant to Title 8, Section 265 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the undersigned, on behalf of MagnaChip Semiconductor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, executed the following Certificate of Conversion:

 

  1. The date on which MagnaChip Semiconductor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, was first formed is November 26, 2003 under the name System Semiconductor Holding LLC.

 

  2. The jurisdiction in which MagnaChip Semiconductor LLC was first formed is the state of Delaware.

 

  3. The jurisdiction immediately prior to the filing of this Certificate of Conversion is the state of Delaware.

 

  4. MagnaChip Semiconductor LLC is the name of the limited liability company immediately prior to the filing of this Certificate of Conversion.

 

  5. MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation is the name of the corporation as set forth in its Certificate of Incorporation filed in accordance with Section 265(b)(2) of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

  6. The Conversion effectuated hereby shall be effective at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time on March 10, 2011.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned being duly authorized to sign on behalf of the converting limited liability company have executed this Certificate on this 8 th day of March, 2011.

 

MagnaChip Semiconductor LLC

/s/ John McFarland

By: John McFarland

Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel

          and Secretary

Exhibit 3.2

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

a Delaware Corporation

ARTICLE FIRST

The name of the Corporation is MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (the “ Corporation ”).

ARTICLE SECOND

The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is 615 S. DuPont Highway, in the City of Dover, County of Kent. The name of the registered agent at that address is National Corporate Research, Ltd.

ARTICLE THIRD

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware (“ DGCL ”).

ARTICLE FOURTH

(a) The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 155,000,000 shares consisting of:

(i) 150,000,000 shares of Common Stock, with a par value of $0.01 per share (the “ Common Stock ”); and

(ii) 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, with a par value of $0.01 per share (the “ Preferred Stock ”).

(b) The Board of Directors is authorized, subject to any limitations prescribed by law, to provide for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series and, by filing a certificate of designations (“ Preferred Stock Designations ”) pursuant to the DGCL, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the voting rights, if any, designation, powers, preferences and rights of each such series and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereon. The number of authorized shares of Preferred 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 outstanding shares of Common Stock, without a vote of the holders of the Preferred Stock, or of any series thereof, unless a vote of any such holders is required pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation or Preferred Stock Designations.

(c) The holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each such share on each matter properly submitted to the stockholders on which the holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to vote. No stockholder of the Corporation shall be entitled to exercise any right of cumulative voting. Except as may otherwise be provided in this Certificate of Incorporation, in one or more Preferred Stock Designations (excluding the right to elect, in the aggregate, a majority or more of directors of the Corporation) or by applicable law, at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders the Common Stock shall have the exclusive right to vote for the election of directors and on all other matters properly submitted to a vote of the stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as otherwise required by law or this Certificate of Incorporation (including a Preferred Stock Designation), holders of Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any amendment to any Preferred Stock Designation) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred


Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Preferred Stock Designation).

(d) Subject to the rights of the holders of Preferred Stock, the holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such dividends and other distributions (payable in cash, property or capital stock of the Corporation) when, as and if declared thereon by the Board of Directors from time to time out of any assets or funds of the Corporation legally available therefor and shall share equally on a per share basis in such dividends and distributions.

(e) In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation, and subject to the rights of the holders of Preferred Stock in respect thereof, the holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive all the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, ratably in proportion to the number of shares of Common Stock held by them.

(f) Upon the effectiveness of the filing of the Certificate of Conversion of MagnaChip Semiconductor LLC to the Corporation and this Certificate of Incorporation, (i) each Common Unit of MagnaChip Semiconductor LLC (the “ Common Units ”) will be converted into 1/8 th fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock without any action required on the part of the former holders of such Common Units (with any resulting fractional shares from the conversion being rounded up to the nearest whole share on a book-entry account by book-entry account basis). The Certificate of Conversion and this Certificate of Incorporation shall become effective at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time on March 10, 2011.

ARTICLE FIFTH

The following provisions are inserted for the management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, and for further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Corporation and of its directors and stockholders:

(a) The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. In addition to the powers and authority expressly conferred upon them by statute or by this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Corporation, the Board of Directors is hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of the DGCL, this Certificate of Incorporation and any Bylaws adopted by the stockholders; provided , however , that no Bylaws hereafter adopted by the stockholders shall invalidate any prior act of the Board of Directors that would have been valid if such Bylaws had not been adopted.

(b) The number of directors shall initially be seven (7) and, thereafter, shall be fixed from time to time exclusively by the Board of Directors.

(c) The directors of the Corporation need not be elected by written ballot unless the Bylaws so provide.

ARTICLE SIXTH

(a) On or after the closing date of the first sale of the Corporation’s Common Stock (which may be evidenced by depositary shares) pursuant to a firmly underwritten registered public offering (the “ IPO ”), any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and may not be effected by any consent

 

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in writing by such stockholders. At all times prior to such IPO, any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting and without prior notice, if a consent in writing, setting forth the actions so taken, is signed by the holders of outstanding shares having not less than the minimum number of votes which would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. All such consents shall be filed with the Secretary of the Corporation and shall be maintained in the corporate records. Prompt notice of the taking of a corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing.

ARTICLE SEVENTH

In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred upon it by law, the Board of Directors is expressly empowered to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation. The stockholders shall also have power to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation. Any adoption, amendment, alteration or repeal of the Bylaws of the Corporation by the stockholders shall require, in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Corporation required by law or by this Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66  2 / 3 %) of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

ARTICLE EIGHTH

No person who is or was a director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted by the DGCL as the same exists or hereafter may be amended.

If the DGCL is hereafter amended to authorize the further elimination or limitation of the liability of a director, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.

Any repeal or amendment of this Article EIGHTH by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article EIGHTH will, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to further limit or eliminate the liability of directors) and shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.

ARTICLE NINTH

The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Preferred Stock Designation) in any manner now or hereafter prescribed by this Certificate of Incorporation and the DGCL; and all rights, preferences and privileges herein conferred upon stockholders, directors or any other person by and pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation in its present form or as hereafter amended are granted subject to the right reserved in this Article; provided , however , that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation or any provision of law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, and in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of the stock of this Corporation required by law or this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Preferred Stock Designation), the affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66  2 / 3 %) of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation

 

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entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend, alter, change or repeal or adopt any provision as part of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with the purpose and intent of, this Article NINTH, Article FIFTH, Article SIXTH, Article SEVENTH, Article EIGHTH or Article TENTH.

ARTICLE TENTH

Non-employee directors of the Corporation and each non-employee stockholder holding, together with its Affiliates, more than five percent (5%) of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, and their Affiliates (collectively, the “ Non-Employee Directors and Stockholders ”): (a) may have participated, directly or indirectly, and may continue to participate (including, without limitation, in the capacity of investor, manager, officer and employee) in businesses that are similar to or compete with the business (or proposed business) of the Corporation; (b) may have interests in, participate with, aid and maintain seats on the board of directors of other such entities; and (c) may develop opportunities for such entities (collectively, the “ Position ”). In such Position, the Non-Employee Directors and Stockholders may encounter business opportunities that the Corporation or its stockholders may desire to pursue. To the fullest extent permitted by Section 122(17) of the DGCL, the Non-Employee Directors and Stockholders and any of their respective officers, directors, agents, stockholders, members, partners, employees, affiliates or subsidiaries shall have no duty to refrain from engaging directly or indirectly in a corporate opportunity in the same or similar activities or line of business as the Corporation (and all corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, associations and other entities in which the Corporation beneficially owns directly or indirectly 50 percent or more of the outstanding voting stock, voting power, partnership interests or similar voting interests (collectively, “ Related Entities ”)) engages in or proposes to engage in, and the Corporation, on behalf of itself and its Related Entities, renounces any interest or expectancy of the Corporation and its Related Entities in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, business opportunities, that are from time to time presented to any of such persons or entities, even if the opportunity is one that the Corporation or its Related Entities might reasonably be deemed to have pursued or had the ability or desire to pursue if granted the opportunity to do so. To the fullest extent permitted by Section 122(17) of the DGCL, the Non-Employee Stockholders and Directors and any of their respective officers, directors, agents, stockholders, members, partners, employees, affiliates or subsidiaries shall also have no obligation to the Corporation, the stockholders of the Corporation or to any other Person to present any such business opportunity to the Corporation before presenting and/or developing such opportunity with any other Persons, other than such opportunities specifically presented to any such Non-Employee Director or Stockholder for the Corporation’s benefit in his or her capacity as a Non-Employee Director or Stockholder of the Corporation. In any case where an opportunity is not specifically presented to a stockholder or director for the Corporation’s benefit, to the extent a court might hold that the pursuit of the opportunity for the benefit of a person other than the Corporation is a breach of a duty to the Corporation, the stockholders of the Corporation and the Corporation hereby waive any and all claims and causes of action that such stockholders and/or the Corporation believes that it may have for such activities. Any person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any shares of stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article TENTH. Neither the alteration, amendment or repeal of this Article TENTH nor the adoption of any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article TENTH shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Article TENTH in respect of any business opportunity first identified or any other matter occurring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for this Article TENTH, would accrue or arise, prior to such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption. For purposes of this Article TENTH, “ Affiliate ” means any person who directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the person specified. For purposes of the definition of Affiliate, “ control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct, or to cause the direction of, the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.

 

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ARTICLE ELEVENTH

The incorporator of the Corporation is John McFarland, whose mailing address is c/o MagnaChip Semiconductor, Inc., 20400 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Suite 370, Cupertino, CA 95014.

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The undersigned sole incorporator hereby acknowledges that the foregoing Certificate of Incorporation is the act and deed of such incorporator and that the facts stated therein are true.

 

Date: March 8, 2011      

/s/ John McFarland

      John McFarland, Sole Incorporator

Exhibit 3.3

BYLAWS OF

MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

(the “ Corporation ”)

ARTICLE I

STOCKHOLDERS

1.1 Place of Meetings . All meetings of stockholders shall be held at such place (if any) within or without the State of Delaware as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer.

1.2 Annual Meeting . The annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting shall be held on a date to be fixed by the Board of Directors at the time and place to be fixed by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting. In lieu of holding an annual meeting of stockholders at a designated place, the Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that any annual meeting of stockholders may be held solely by means of remote communication pursuant to Section 1.13.

1.3 Special Meetings . Except as otherwise required by applicable law or as provided in the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, special meetings of stockholders may be called at any time by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or by holders of at least 25% of the voting power of all then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, for any purpose or purposes prescribed in the notice of the meeting and shall be held at such place (if any), on such date and at such time as the Board of Directors may fix. In lieu of holding a special meeting of stockholders at a designated place, the Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that any special meeting of stockholders may be held solely by means of remote communication. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be confined to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice of meeting.

1.4 Notice of Meetings . Written notice of each meeting of stockholders, whether annual or special, shall be given not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date on which the meeting is to be held, to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting, except as otherwise provided herein or as required by law (meaning here and hereafter, as required from time to time by the Delaware General Corporation Law (“ DGCL ”) or the Certificate of Incorporation). The notice of any meeting shall state the place, if any, date and hour of the meeting, and the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting and the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, if such date is different from the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting, shall be given in the manner permitted by Section 5.9 to each stockholder entitled to vote thereat as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting. The notice of a special meeting shall state, in addition, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, and the business transacted at such meeting shall be limited to the matters so stated in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto). Any meeting of stockholders as to which notice has been given may be postponed, and any special meeting of stockholders as to which notice has been given may be cancelled, by the Board of Directors upon public announcement (as defined in Section 1.10(a)) given before the date previously scheduled for such meeting.

1.5 Voting List . The Secretary shall prepare, or shall cause the officer or agent who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation to prepare, at least 10 days before each meeting of stockholders (provided, however, if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than 10 days before the meeting date, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the


tenth day before the meeting date), a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order for each class of stock and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Nothing contained in this Section 1.5 shall require the Corporation to include electronic mail addresses or other electronic contact information on such list. Such list shall be open to the examination of any such stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting, in the manner provided by law. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time of the meeting, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. If the Corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the Corporation. If a meeting of stockholders is to be held solely by means of remote communication as permitted by Section 1.13, then such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of meeting. The stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the list required by this Section 1.5 or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders and the number of shares held by each of them.

1.6 Quorum . Except as otherwise provided by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the holders of a majority of the voting power of all outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Where a separate class vote by a class or classes or series is required, a majority of the voting power of all outstanding shares of such class or classes or series present in person or represented by proxy shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter. If a quorum shall not be present or represented by proxy at any meeting of the stockholders, the chairman of the meeting may adjourn the meeting from time to time in the manner provided in Section 1.7 until a quorum shall attend. The stockholders present at a duly convened meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum. Shares of its own stock belonging to the Corporation or to another corporation, if a majority of the voting power of the shares entitled to vote in the election of directors of such other corporation is held, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation, shall neither be entitled to vote nor be counted for quorum purposes; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not limit the right of the Corporation or any such other corporation to vote shares held by it in a fiduciary capacity.

1.7 Adjournments . Any meeting of stockholders may be adjourned to any other time and to any other place at which a meeting of stockholders may be held under these Bylaws by the chairman of the meeting or, in the absence of such person, by any officer entitled to preside at or to act as secretary of such meeting, or by the holders of a majority of the shares of stock present or represented at the meeting and entitled to vote, although less than a quorum. When a meeting is adjourned to another place, date or time, written notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the date, time, and place, if any, thereof, and the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting, are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken; provided, however, that if the date of any adjourned meeting is more than 30 days after the date for which the meeting was originally noticed, or if a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, written notice of the place, if any, date, and time of the adjourned meeting and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting, shall be given in conformity herewith. At the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting.

1.8 Voting and Proxies . Except as may otherwise be provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, in one or more Preferred Stock Designations (excluding the right to elect, in the aggregate,

 

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a majority or more of directors of the Corporation) or by applicable law, each stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock held of record by such stockholder which has voting power upon the matter in question. Each stockholder of record entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may authorize another person or persons to vote or act for such stockholder by proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. Every proxy must be authorized in a manner permitted by Section 212 of the DGCL or any successor provision. A proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A stockholder may revoke any proxy that is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person or by delivering to the Secretary of the Corporation a revocation of the proxy or a new later dated proxy. Voting at meetings of stockholders need not be by written ballot. At all meetings of stockholders for the election of Directors at which a quorum is present, a plurality of the votes cast shall be sufficient to elect. All other elections and questions presented to the stockholders at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall, unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, the rules or regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the corporation, or applicable law or pursuant to any regulation applicable to the corporation or its securities, be decided by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the shares of stock of the Corporation which are present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote thereon. Any copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of the writing or transmission authorizing another person or persons to act as proxy for a stockholder may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or transmission could be used; provided that such copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission.

1.9 Action at Meeting .

(a) At any meeting of stockholders for the election of one or more directors at which a quorum is present, the election shall be determined by a plurality of the votes cast by the stockholders entitled to vote at the election.

(b) All other matters shall be determined by a majority of the votes cast by the stockholders present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the matter (or if there are two or more classes of stock entitled to vote as separate classes, then in the case of each such class, a majority of the votes cast by the stockholders of each such class present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the matter shall decide such matter), provided that a quorum is present, except when a different vote is required by express provision of law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.

(c) The Board of Directors may, and to the extent required by law, shall, in advance of any meeting of stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors of election, who may be employees of the Corporation or otherwise serve the Corporation in other capacities, to act at the meeting or any adjournment thereof and make a written report thereof. The Board of Directors may designate one or more persons as an alternate inspector to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is appointed by the Board of Directors, the chairman of the meeting may, and to the extent required by law, 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 to faithfully execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability. The inspectors shall ascertain and report the number of outstanding shares and the voting power of each; determine the number of shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and the validity of proxies and ballots; count all votes and ballots and report the results; determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspectors; and certify their

 

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determination of the number of shares represented at the meeting and their count of all votes and ballots. No person who is a candidate for an office at an election may serve as an inspector at such election. Each report of an inspector shall be in writing and signed by the inspector or by a majority of them if there is more than one inspector acting at such meeting. If there is more than one inspector, the report of a majority shall be the report of the inspectors.

1.10 Notice of Stockholder Business . The provisions set forth in this Section 1.10 shall only be effective upon the closing of the first sale of the Corporation’s Common Stock (which may be evidenced by depositary shares) pursuant to a firmly underwritten registered public offering (the “ IPO ”).

(a) At an annual or special meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought before an annual meeting, business must be (i) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (ii) properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, or (iii) properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder of record. For business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, it must be a proper matter for stockholder action under the DGCL, and the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a stockholder proposal to be presented at an annual meeting shall be received at the Corporation’s principal executive offices not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day, nor later than the close of business on the 90th day, prior to the first anniversary of the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting as first specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting (without regard to any postponements or adjournments of such meeting after such notice was first sent), except that if no annual meeting was held in the previous year or the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days earlier or later than such anniversary date, notice by the stockholders to be timely must be received not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to the annual meeting or the 10th day following the date on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, for purposes of determining whether a stockholder’s notice shall have been received in a timely manner for the annual meeting of stockholders in 2012, to be timely, a stockholder’s notice must have been received not later than the close of business on January 24, 2012 nor earlier than the opening of business on January 3, 2012. “ Public announcement ” for purposes hereof shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(c) of these Bylaws. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. For business to be properly brought before a special meeting by a stockholder, the business must be limited to the purpose or purposes set forth in a request under Section 1.3.

(b) A stockholder’s notice to the Secretary of the Corporation shall set forth as to each matter the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting and the text of the proposal or business, including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and, in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend the bylaws of the Corporation, the language of the proposed amendment, (ii) the name and address, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, of the stockholder proposing such business and the names and addresses of the beneficial owners, if any, on whose behalf the business is being brought, (iii) a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at the meeting on the date of such notice and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose the business specified in the notice, (iv) any material interest of the stockholder and such other beneficial owner in such business, and (v) the following information regarding the ownership interests of the stockholder or such other beneficial owner, which shall be supplemented in writing by the stockholder not later than 10 days after the record date for the meeting to disclose such interests as of the record date: (A) the class and number of shares of the Corporation that are owned beneficially and of record by the stockholder and such other beneficial owner; (B) any option, warrant, convertible security, stock

 

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appreciation right, or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class or series of shares of the Corporation or with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares of the Corporation, whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of capital stock of the Corporation or otherwise (a “ Derivative Instrument ”) directly or indirectly owned beneficially by such stockholder and any other direct or indirect opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation; (C) any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship pursuant to which such stockholder has a right to vote any shares of any security of the Corporation; (D) any short interest in any security of the Corporation (for purposes of this Section 1.10 and Section 2.15, a person shall be deemed to have a short interest in a security if such person directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has the opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any decrease in the value of the subject security); (E) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by such stockholder that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation; (F) any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such stockholder is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner; and (G) any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) to which such stockholder is entitled based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments, if any, as of the date of such notice, including, without limitation, any such interests held by members of such stockholder’s immediate family sharing the same household.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.10, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “ Exchange Act ”) and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 1.10.

(d) Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, the notice requirements set forth in subsections (a) and (b) above shall be deemed satisfied by a stockholder if the stockholder has notified the Corporation of his or her intention to present a proposal at an annual meeting in compliance with applicable rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act and such stockholder’s proposal has been included in a proxy statement that has been prepared by the Corporation to solicit proxies for such annual meeting. No business shall be conducted at the annual meeting of stockholders except business brought before the annual meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.10 and Section 1.9, provided , however , that once business has been properly brought before the annual meeting in accordance with such procedures, nothing in this Section 1.10 shall be deemed to preclude discussion by any stockholder of any such business. If the Board of Directors or the chairman of the annual meeting determines that any business or stockholder proposal was not made in accordance with the provisions of this Section 1.10 or that the information provided in a stockholder’s notice does not satisfy the information requirements of this Section 1.10, such proposal shall not be presented for action at the annual meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.10, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present the proposed business, such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such matter may have been received by the Corporation.

1.11 Conduct of Business . At every meeting of the stockholders, the Chairman of the Board, or, in his or her absence, the President, or, in his or her absence, such other person as may be appointed by the Board of Directors, shall act as chairman. The Secretary of the Corporation or a person designated by the chairman of the meeting shall act as secretary of the meeting. Unless otherwise approved by the chairman of the meeting, attendance at the stockholders’ meeting is restricted to stockholders of record,

 

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persons authorized in accordance with Section 1.8 of these Bylaws to act by proxy, and officers of the Corporation.

The chairman of the meeting shall call the meeting to order, establish the agenda, and conduct the business of the meeting in accordance therewith or, at the chairman’s discretion, it may be conducted otherwise in accordance with the wishes of the stockholders in attendance. The date and time of the opening and closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at the meeting shall be announced at the meeting.

The chairman shall also conduct the meeting in an orderly manner, rule on the precedence of, and procedure on, motions and other procedural matters, and exercise discretion with respect to such procedural matters with fairness and good faith toward all those entitled to take part. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the chairman of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure. Without limiting the foregoing, the chairman may (a) restrict attendance at any time to bona fide stockholders of record and their proxies and other persons in attendance at the invitation of the presiding officer or Board of Directors, (b) restrict use of audio or video recording devices at the meeting, and (c) impose reasonable limits on the amount of time taken up at the meeting on discussion in general or on remarks by any one stockholder. Should any person in attendance become unruly or obstruct the meeting proceedings, the chairman shall have the power to have such person removed from the meeting.

1.12 Stockholder Action Without Meeting . Effective upon the closing date of the IPO, any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such stockholders. At all times prior to the closing of the IPO, any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting and without prior notice, if a consent in writing, setting forth the actions so taken, is signed by the holders of outstanding shares having not less than the minimum number of votes which would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. All such consents shall be filed with the Secretary of the Corporation and shall be maintained in the corporate records. Prompt notice of the taking of a corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing.

An electronic transmission consenting to an action to be taken and transmitted by a stockholder, or by a proxy holder or other person authorized to act for a stockholder, shall be deemed to be written, signed and dated for the purpose of this Section 1.12, provided that such electronic transmission sets forth or is delivered with information from which the Corporation can determine (i) that the electronic transmission was transmitted by the stockholder or by a person authorized to act for the stockholder and (ii) the date on which such stockholder or authorized person transmitted such electronic transmission. The date on which such electronic transmission is transmitted shall be deemed to be the date on which such consent was signed. No consent given by electronic transmission shall be deemed to have been delivered until such consent is reproduced in paper form and until such paper form shall be delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the books in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded.

1.13 Meetings by Remote Communication . If authorized by the Board of Directors, and subject to such guidelines and procedures as the Board of Directors may adopt, stockholders and proxy holders not physically present at a meeting of stockholders may, by means of remote communication, participate in the meeting and be deemed present in person and vote at the meeting, whether such meeting is to be held at a designated place or solely by means of remote communication, provided that (i) the Corporation shall implement reasonable measures to verify that each person deemed present and

 

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permitted to vote at the meeting by means of remote communication is a stockholder or proxy holder, (ii) the Corporation shall implement reasonable measures to provide such stockholders and proxy holders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the stockholders, including an opportunity to read or hear the proceedings of the meeting substantially concurrently with such proceedings, and (iii) if any stockholder or proxy holder votes or takes other action at the meeting by means of remote communication, a record of such vote or other action shall be maintained by the Corporation.

ARTICLE II

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2.1 General Powers . The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a Board of Directors, who may exercise all of the powers of the Corporation except as otherwise provided by law or the Certificate of Incorporation. In the event of a vacancy in the Board of Directors, the remaining directors, except as otherwise provided by law, may exercise the powers of the full Board of Directors until the vacancy is filled.

2.2 Number and Term of Office .

(a) Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors under specified circumstances, the number of directors shall initially be seven (7) and, thereafter, shall be fixed from time to time exclusively by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of authorized directors (whether or not there exist any vacancies in previously authorized directorships at the time any such resolution is presented to the Board of Directors for adoption).

(b) Effective upon the closing of the IPO, other than those who may be elected by the holders of any series of Preferred Stock under specified circumstances, the directors shall be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as possible and designated Class I, Class II and Class III. The initial division of the Board of Directors into classes shall be made by the Board of Directors. The term of the initial Class I Directors shall terminate at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2012; the term of the initial Class II Directors shall terminate at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2013; and the term of the initial Class III Directors shall terminate at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2014. At each succeeding annual meeting of stockholders beginning in 2015, successors to the class of directors whose term expires at that annual meeting shall be elected for a three-year term. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, if the number of directors is changed, any increase or decrease shall be apportioned by the Board of Directors among the classes so as to maintain the number of directors in each class as nearly equal as possible, but in no case will a decrease in the number of directors shorten the term of any incumbent director.

2.3 Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships . Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding and effective only upon the closing of the IPO, newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or any vacancies in the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or other cause (including removal from office by a vote of the stockholders) may be filled only by a majority vote of the directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by the sole remaining director (and not by stockholders), and directors so chosen shall hold office for a term expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders at which the term of office of the class to which they have been elected expires or until such director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified; subject, however, to such director’s earlier death,

 

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resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal. No decrease in the number of authorized directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.

2.4 Resignation . Any director may resign by delivering notice in writing or by electronic transmission to the President, Chairman of the Board or Secretary. Such resignation shall be effective upon receipt unless it is specified to be effective at some other time or upon the happening of some other event.

2.5 Removal . Prior to the closing of the IPO and subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, any directors, or the entire Board of Directors, may be removed from office at any time, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all of the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class. After the closing of an IPO and subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, for so long as Section 2.2(b) is in effect, any or all of the directors may be removed from office at any time, but only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the voting power of all then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

2.6 Regular Meetings . Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors; provided that any director who is absent when such a determination is made shall be given notice of the determination. A regular meeting of the Board of Directors may be held without notice immediately after and at the same place as the annual meeting of stockholders.

2.7 Special Meetings . Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer and shall be called by the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary upon the written request of at least two directors, and shall be held at such time, date and place as may be determined by the person calling the meeting or, if called upon the request of directors or the sole director, as specified in such written request.

2.8 Notice of Special Meetings . Notice of any special meeting of directors shall be given to each director, as provided in Section 5.9, by whom it is not waived by the Secretary or by the officer or one of the directors calling the meeting. Notice shall be duly given to each director by (i) giving notice to such director in person or by telephone, electronic transmission or voice message system at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting, (ii) sending a facsimile to his or her last known facsimile number, or delivering written notice by hand to his or her last known business or home address, at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting, or (iii) mailing written notice to his or her last known business or home address at least three days in advance of the meeting. A notice or waiver of notice of a meeting of the Board of Directors need not specify the purposes of the meeting. Unless otherwise indicated in the notice thereof, any and all business may be transacted at a special meeting.

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

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the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present. Interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or at a meeting of a committee which authorizes a particular contract or transaction.

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

2.12 Action by Written Consent . Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent to the action in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writings or electronic transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.

2.13 Committees . The Board of Directors may designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation, with such lawfully delegated powers and duties as it therefor confers, to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors 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, the member or members of the committee present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he, she or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors and subject to the provisions of the DGCL, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it. Each such committee shall keep minutes and make such reports as the Board of Directors may from time to time request. Except as the Board of Directors may otherwise determine, any committee may make rules for the conduct of its business, but unless otherwise provided by such rules, its business shall be conducted as nearly as possible in the same manner as is provided in these Bylaws for the Board of Directors.

2.14 Compensation of Directors . Directors may be paid such compensation for their services and such reimbursement for expenses of attendance at meetings as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation or any of its parent or subsidiary corporations in any other capacity and receiving compensation for such service. Members of committees of the Board of Directors may be allowed like compensation and reimbursement of expenses for service on the committee.

2.15 Nomination of Director Candidates . The provisions set forth in this Section 2.15 shall only be effective upon the closing of the IPO.

(a) Subject to the rights of holders of any class or series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, nominations for the election of Directors at an annual meeting may be made by (i) the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof or (ii) any stockholder entitled to vote in the election of Directors generally who complies with the procedures set forth in this Bylaw and who is a stockholder of record at the time notice is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation. Any stockholder entitled to vote in the election of Directors generally may nominate one or more persons for election as Directors at an annual meeting only if timely notice of such stockholder’s intent to make such nomination

 

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or nominations has been given in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a stockholder nomination for a director to be elected at an annual meeting shall be received at the Corporation’s principal executive offices not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day, nor later than the close of business on the 90th day, prior to the first anniversary of the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting as first specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting (without regard to any postponements or adjournments of such meeting after such notice was first sent), except that if no annual meeting was held in the previous year or the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days earlier or later than such anniversary date, notice by the stockholders to be timely must be received not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to the annual meeting or the 10th day following the date on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, for purposes of determining whether a stockholder’s notice shall have been received in a timely manner for the annual meeting of stockholders in 2012, to be timely, a stockholder’s notice must have been received not later than the close of business on January 24, 2012 nor earlier than the opening of business on January 3, 2012. Each such notice shall set forth (i) the name and address, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, of the stockholder who intends to make the nomination and the names and addresses of the beneficial owners, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is being made and of the person or persons to be nominated, (ii) a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote for the election of Directors on the date of such notice and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person or persons specified in the notice, (iii) the following information regarding the ownership interests of the stockholder or such other beneficial owner, which shall be supplemented in writing by the stockholder not later than 10 days after the record date for the meeting to disclose such interests as of the record date: (A) the class and number of shares of the Corporation that are owned beneficially and of record by the stockholder and such other beneficial owner; (B) any Derivative Instrument directly or indirectly owned beneficially by such stockholder and any other direct or indirect opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation; (C) any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship pursuant to which such stockholder has a right to vote any shares of any security of the Corporation; (D) any short interest in any security of the Corporation; (E) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by such stockholder that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation; (F) any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such stockholder is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner; and (G) any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) to which such stockholder is entitled based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments, if any, as of the date of such notice, including, without limitation, any such interests held by members of such stockholder’s immediate family sharing the same household, (iv) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the stockholder or such beneficial owner and each nominee and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nomination or nominations are to be made by the stockholder, (v) a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material monetary agreements, arrangements and understandings during the past three years, and any other material relationships, between or among such stockholder and such other beneficial owner, if any, and their respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the one hand, and each proposed nominee, and his or her respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the other hand, including, without limitation all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 404 promulgated under Regulation S-K if the stockholder making the nomination and any beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination is made, if any, or any affiliate or associate thereof or person acting in concert therewith, were the “ registrant ” for purposes of such rule and the nominee were a director or executive officer of such registrant, (vi) such other information regarding each nominee proposed by such stockholder as would be required to be included in a proxy statement filed pursuant to the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, had the nominee been nominated, or intended to be nominated, by the Board of Directors, and (vii) the consent of each nominee

 

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to serve as a director of the Corporation if so elected. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. Notwithstanding the third sentence of this Section 2.15(a), in the event that the number of Directors to be elected at an annual meeting is increased and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming the nominees for the additional directorships at least 100 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting as first specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting (without regard to any postponements or adjournments of such meeting after such notice was first sent), a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 2.15(a) shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for the additional directorships, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.

(b) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof or (ii) by any stockholder of the Corporation who is entitled to vote at the meeting, who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Bylaw and who is a stockholder of record at the time such notice is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board of Directors, any such stockholder may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be), for election to such position(s) as are specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting, if the stockholder’s notice as required by Section 2.15(a) shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the 120th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such special meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of a special meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

(c) For purposes of these Bylaws, “ public announcement ” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed or furnished by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.15, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Bylaw.

(e) Only persons nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.15 shall be eligible to serve as directors. Except as otherwise provided by law, the chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty (a) to determine whether a nomination was made in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.15 and (b) if any proposed nomination was not made in compliance with this Section 2.15, to declare that such nomination shall be disregarded.

(f) If the chairman of the meeting for the election of Directors determines that a nomination of any candidate for election as a Director at such meeting was not made in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Section 2.15, such nomination shall be void; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 2.15 shall be deemed to limit any voting rights upon the occurrence of dividend arrearages provided to holders of Preferred Stock pursuant to the Preferred Stock Designation for any series of Preferred Stock.

 

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ARTICLE III

OFFICERS

3.1 Enumeration . The officers of the Corporation elected by the Board of Directors shall consist of a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Chief Financial Officer and such other officers with such other titles as the Board of Directors shall determine, including, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, a Chairman of the Board and one or more Vice Presidents and Assistant Secretaries. The Board of Directors may appoint such other officers as it may deem appropriate.

3.2 Election . Officers shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at its first meeting following the annual meeting of stockholders. Officers may be appointed by the Board of Directors at any other meeting.

3.3 Qualification . No officer need be a stockholder. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.

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

3.5 Resignation and Removal . Any officer may resign by delivering his or her written resignation to the Corporation at its principal office or to the Chief Executive Officer or Secretary. Such resignation shall be effective upon receipt unless it is specified to be effective at some other time or upon the happening of some other event. Any officer elected by the Board of Directors may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the Board of Directors.

3.6 Chairman of the Board . The Board of Directors may appoint a Chairman of the Board. If the Board of Directors appoints a Chairman of the Board, he or she shall perform such duties and possess such powers as are assigned to him by the Board of Directors. Unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, he or she shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board must be a director of the Corporation.

3.7 Chief Executive Officer . The Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation shall, subject to the ultimate authority of the Board of Directors, have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the chief executive officer of a corporation, including general supervision, direction and control of the business and the officers of the Corporation. He or she shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and, in the absence or nonexistence of a Chairman of the Board, at all meetings of the Board of Directors. He or she shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or these Bylaws. He or she shall have power to sign stock certificates, contracts and other instruments of the Corporation which are authorized and shall have general supervision and direction of all of the other officers, employees and agents of the Corporation.

3.8 President . Subject to the ultimate authority of the Board of Directors and such supervisory powers as may be given by these Bylaws or the Board of Directors to the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer, if such titles be held by other officers, the President shall have general supervision, direction and control of the business and supervision of other officers of the Corporation. Unless otherwise designated by the Board of Directors, the President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. The President shall have such other powers and duties as may be

 

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prescribed by the Board of Directors or these Bylaws. He or she shall have power to sign stock certificates, contracts and other instruments of the Corporation which are authorized and shall have general supervision and direction of all of the other officers, employees and agents of the Corporation, other than the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer.

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

3.10 Secretary and Assistant Secretaries . The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the stockholders, the Board of Directors and (as required) committees of the Board of Directors and shall record the proceedings of such meetings in books to be kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer or the President. The Secretary shall have custody of the corporate seal of the Corporation and the Secretary, or any Assistant Secretary, shall have authority to affix the same to any instrument requiring it, and when so affixed, it may be attested by his or her signature or by the signature of such Assistant Secretary. The Board of Directors may give general authority to any other officer to affix the seal of the Corporation and to attest the affixing thereof by his or her signature. The Secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office of the Corporation or at the office of the Corporation’s transfer agent or registrar, if one has been appointed, a stock ledger, or duplicate stock ledger, showing the names of the stockholders and their addresses, the number and classes of shares held by each and, with respect to certificated shares, the number and date of certificates issued for the same and the number and date of certificates cancelled.

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

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

3.11 Treasurer . The Treasurer shall perform such duties and have such powers as are incident to the office of treasurer, including without limitation, the duty and power to keep and be responsible for all funds and securities of the Corporation, to maintain the financial records of the Corporation, to deposit funds of the Corporation in depositories as authorized, to disburse such funds as authorized, to make proper accounts of such funds, and to render as required by the Board of Directors accounts of all such transactions and of the financial condition of the Corporation.

3.12 Chief Financial Officer . The Chief Financial Officer shall perform such duties and shall have such powers as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer. Unless otherwise designated by the Board of Directors, the Chief Financial Officer shall be the Treasurer of the Corporation.

 

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

3.14 Delegation of Authority . The Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of any officer to any other officers or agents, notwithstanding any provision hereof.

ARTICLE IV

CAPITAL STOCK

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

4.2 Certificates of Stock . The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates, provided that the Board of Directors may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any class or series of its stock shall be uncertificated shares; provided, however, that no such resolution shall apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation. Every holder of stock of the Corporation represented by certificates shall be entitled to have a certificate, in such form as may be prescribed by law and by the Board of Directors, certifying the number and class of shares owned by him in the Corporation. Each such certificate shall be signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, (a) the Chairman of the Board, if any, the Chief Executive Officer, President or a Vice President, and (b) the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation. Any or all the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, such certificate may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such person were such officer, transfer agent or registrar on the date of issue.

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

4.3 Transfers .

(a) If a certificate representing shares of the Corporation is presented to the Corporation with a stock power or other indorsement requesting the registration of transfer of such shares or an instruction is presented to the Corporation requesting the registration of transfer of uncertificated shares, the Corporation shall register the transfer as requested if:

(i) in the case of certificated shares, the certificate representing such shares has been surrendered;

(ii) (A) with respect to certificated shares, the indorsement is made by the person specified by the certificate as entitled to such shares; (B) with respect to uncertificated shares, an instruction is made by the registered owner of such uncertificated shares; or (C) with respect to certificated shares or uncertificated shares, the indorsement or instruction is made by any other appropriate person or by an agent who has actual authority to act on behalf of the appropriate person;

 

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(iii) the Corporation has received a guarantee of signature of the person signing such indorsement or instruction or such other reasonable assurance that the indorsement or instruction is genuine and authorized as the Corporation may request;

(iv) the transfer does not violate any enforceable restriction on transfer imposed by the Corporation; and

(v) such other conditions for such transfer as shall be provided for under applicable law have been satisfied.

(b) Whenever any transfer of shares shall be made for collateral security and not absolutely, the Corporation shall so record such fact in the entry of transfer if, when the certificate for such shares is presented to the Corporation for transfer or, if such shares are uncertificated, when the instruction for registration of transfer thereof is presented to the Corporation, both the transferor and transferee request the Corporation to do so.

4.4 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates .

(a) If an owner of a certificate representing shares claims that such certificate has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Corporation shall issue a new certificate representing such shares or such shares in uncertificated form if the owner: (i) requests such a new certificate before the Corporation has notice that the certificate representing such shares has been acquired by a protected purchaser; (ii) if requested by the Corporation, delivers to the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against the Corporation on account of the alleged loss, wrongful taking or destruction of such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares; and (iii) satisfies other reasonable requirements imposed by the Corporation.

(b) If a certificate representing shares has been lost, apparently destroyed or wrongfully taken, and the owner fails to notify the Corporation of that fact within a reasonable time after the owner has notice of such loss, apparent destruction or wrongful taking and the Corporation registers a transfer of such shares before receiving notification, the owner shall be precluded from asserting against the Corporation any claim for registering such transfer or a claim to a new certificate representing such shares or such shares in uncertificated form.

4.5 Registered Stockholders . Before due presentment for registration of transfer of a certificate representing shares of the Corporation or of an instruction requesting registration of transfer of uncertificated shares, the Corporation may treat the registered owner as the person exclusively entitled to inspect for any proper purpose the stock ledger and the other books and records of the Corporation, vote such shares, receive dividends or notifications with respect to such shares and otherwise exercise all the rights and powers of the owner of such shares, except that a person who is the beneficial owner of such shares (if held in a voting trust or by a nominee on behalf of such person) may, upon providing documentary evidence of beneficial ownership of such shares and satisfying such other conditions as are provided under applicable law, also inspect the books and records of the Corporation.

4.6 Regulations . The Board of Directors shall have power and authority to make such additional rules and regulations, subject to any applicable requirement of law, as the Board of Directors may deem necessary and appropriate with respect to the issue, transfer or registration of transfer of shares of stock or certificates representing shares. The Board of Directors may appoint one or more transfer agents or registrars and may require for the validity thereof that certificates representing shares bear the signature of any transfer agent or registrar so appointed.

 

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

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

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

ARTICLE V

GENERAL PROVISIONS

5.1 Fiscal Year . The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be as fixed by the Board of Directors.

5.2 Corporate Seal . The corporate seal shall be in such form as shall be approved by the Board of Directors. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed, affixed or otherwise reproduced.

5.3 Waiver of Notice . Whenever any notice whatsoever is required to be given by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these Bylaws, a waiver of such notice either in writing signed by the person entitled to such notice or such person’s duly authorized attorney, or by electronic transmission or any other method permitted under the DGCL, whether before, at or after the time stated in such waiver, or the appearance of such person or persons at such meeting in person or by proxy, shall be deemed equivalent to such notice. Attendance at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a person attends for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting was not lawfully called or convened.

5.4 Actions with Respect to Securities of Other Corporations . Except as the Board of Directors may otherwise designate, the Chief Executive Officer or President or any officer of the Corporation authorized by the Chief Executive Officer or President shall have the power to vote and otherwise act on behalf of the Corporation, in person or proxy, and may waive notice of, and act as, or appoint any person or persons to act as, proxy or attorney-in-fact to this Corporation (with or without power of substitution) at any meeting of stockholders or shareholders (or with respect to any action of stockholders) of any other corporation or organization, the securities of which may be held by this Corporation and otherwise to exercise any and all rights and powers which this Corporation may possess by reason of this Corporation’s ownership of securities in such other corporation or other organization.

 

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

5.6 Certificate of Incorporation . All references in these Bylaws to the Certificate of Incorporation shall be deemed to refer to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended and in effect from time to time.

5.7 Severability . Any determination that any provision of these Bylaws is for any reason inapplicable, illegal or ineffective shall not affect or invalidate any other provision of these Bylaws.

5.8 Pronouns . All pronouns used in these Bylaws shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the person or persons may require.

5.9 Notices .

(a) Whenever under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws notice is required to be given to any director, such notice shall be given either (i) in writing and sent by hand delivery, through the United States mail, or by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service for next day delivery, (ii) by means of facsimile telecommunication or other form of electronic transmission, or (iii) by oral notice given personally or by telephone. A notice to a director will be deemed given as follows: (i) if given by hand delivery, orally, or by telephone, when actually received by the director, (ii) if sent through the United States mail, when deposited in the United States mail, with postage and fees thereon prepaid, addressed to the director at the director’s address appearing on the records of the Corporation, (iii) if sent for next day delivery by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, when deposited with such service, with fees thereon prepaid, addressed to the director at the director’s address appearing on the records of the Corporation, (iv) if sent by facsimile telecommunication, when sent to the facsimile transmission number for such director appearing on the records of the Corporation, (v) if sent by electronic mail, when sent to the electronic mail address for such director appearing on the records of the Corporation, or (vi) if sent by any other form of electronic transmission, when sent to the address, location or number (as applicable) for such director appearing on the records of the Corporation.

(b) Whenever under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws notice is required to be given to any stockholder, such notice may be given (i) in writing and sent either by hand delivery, through the United States mail, or by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service for next day delivery, or (ii) by means of a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder, to the extent permitted by, and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 232 of the DGCL. A notice to a stockholder shall be deemed given as follows: (i) if given by hand delivery, when actually received by the stockholder, (ii) if sent through the United States mail, when deposited in the United States mail, with postage and fees thereon prepaid, addressed to the stockholder at the stockholder’s address appearing on the stock ledger of the Corporation, (iii) if sent for next day delivery by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, when deposited with such service, with fees thereon prepaid, addressed to the stockholder at the stockholder’s address appearing on the stock ledger of the Corporation, and (iv) if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given and otherwise meeting the requirements set forth above, (A) if by facsimile transmission, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice, (B) if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice, (C) if by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specified posting, upon the later of (1) such posting and (2) the giving of such

 

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separate notice, and (D) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder. A stockholder may revoke such stockholder’s consent to receiving notice by means of electronic communication by giving written notice of such revocation to the Corporation. Any such consent shall be deemed revoked if (1) the Corporation is unable to deliver by electronic transmission two consecutive notices given by the Corporation in accordance with such consent and (2) such inability becomes known to the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or to the Corporation’s transfer agent, or other person responsible for the giving of notice; provided, however, the inadvertent failure to treat such inability as a revocation shall not invalidate any meeting or other action.

(c) “Electronic transmission” means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process, including but not limited to transmission by telex, facsimile telecommunication, electronic mail, telegram and cablegram.

(d) Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively by the Corporation to stockholders, any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws shall be effective if given by a single written notice to stockholders who share an address if consented to by the stockholders at that address to whom such notice is given. A stockholder may revoke such stockholder’s consent by delivering written notice of such revocation to the Corporation. Any stockholder who fails to object in writing to the Corporation within 60 days of having been given written notice by the Corporation of its intention to send such a single written notice shall be deemed to have consented to receiving such single written notice.

(e) Whenever notice is required to be given, under the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, 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 that 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. If the action taken by the Corporation is such as to require the filing of a certificate with the Secretary of State of Delaware, the certificate shall state, if such is the fact and if notice is required, that notice was given to all persons entitled to receive notice except such persons with whom communication is unlawful.

(f) Whenever notice is required to be given by the Corporation, under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, to any stockholder to whom (1) notice of two consecutive annual meetings of stockholders and all notices of stockholder meetings or of the taking of action by written consent of stockholders without a meeting to such stockholder during the period between such two consecutive annual meetings, or (2) 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 stockholder at such stockholder’s address as shown on the records of the Corporation and have been returned undeliverable, the giving of such notice to such stockholder shall not be required. Any action or meeting that shall be taken or held without notice to such stockholder shall have the same force and effect as if such notice had been duly given. If any such stockholder shall deliver to the Corporation a written notice setting forth such stockholder’s then-current address, the requirement that notice be given to such stockholder shall be reinstated. If the action taken by the Corporation is such as to require the filing of a certificate with the Secretary of State of Delaware, the certificate need not state that notice was not given to persons to whom notice was not required to be given pursuant to Section 230(b) of the DGCL. The exception in subsection (1) of the first sentence of this paragraph to the requirement

 

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that notice be given shall not be applicable to any notice returned as undeliverable if the notice was given by electronic transmission.

(g) Whenever any notice is required to be given under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws, a written waiver of such notice, signed before or after the date of such meeting by the person or persons entitled to said notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to said notice, shall be deemed equivalent to such required notice. All such waivers shall be kept with the books of the Corporation. Attendance at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a person attends for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting was not lawfully called or convened.

5.10 Reliance Upon Books, Reports and Records . Each director, each member of any committee designated by the Board of Directors, and each officer of the Corporation shall, in the performance of his or her duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the books of account or other records of the Corporation as provided by law, including reports made to the Corporation by any of its officers, by an independent certified public accountant, or by an appraiser selected with reasonable care.

5.11 Time Periods . In applying any provision of these Bylaws which require that an act be done or not done a specified number of days prior to an event or that an act be done during a period of a specified number of days prior to an event, calendar days shall be used, the day of the doing of the act shall be excluded, and the day of the event shall be included.

5.12 Facsimile Signatures . In addition to the provisions for use of facsimile signatures elsewhere specifically authorized in these Bylaws, facsimile signatures of any officer or officers of the Corporation may be used whenever and as authorized by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof.

ARTICLE VI

AMENDMENTS

In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred upon it by law, the Board of Directors is expressly empowered to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation. The stockholders shall also have power to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation. Any adoption, amendment, alteration or repeal of the Bylaws of the Corporation by the stockholders shall require, in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Corporation required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66-2/3%) of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

ARTICLE VII

INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

7.1 Right to Indemnification . Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (“ proceeding ”), by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, or as a controlling person of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director or officer, or in any other capacity while serving as a director or officer, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent not prohibited by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, against

 

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all expenses, liability and loss (including, without limitation, attorney’s fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection therewith and such indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and administrators; provided , however , that except as provided in Section 7.2 of this Article VII, the Corporation shall indemnify any such person seeking indemnity in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof other than a mandatory counterclaim ) initiated by such person only if the proceeding (or part thereof other than a mandatory counterclaim) was authorized by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. The rights hereunder shall be contract rights and shall include the right to be paid expenses (including, without limitation, attorney’s fees) incurred in defending, testifying, or otherwise participating in any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition (hereinafter an “ advancement of expenses ”). The Corporation shall to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law pay the expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees) incurred by such Person in defending, testifying, or otherwise participating in any proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided , however , that if the DGCL requires, an advancement of expenses incurred by a director or officer of the Corporation in his or her capacity as a director or officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such person while a director or officer, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such director or officer, to repay all amounts so advanced if it should be determined ultimately by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal (hereinafter a “ final adjudication ”)that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified under this section or otherwise.

7.2 Right of Claimant to Bring Suit . If a claim under Section 7.1 is not paid in full by the Corporation within 60 days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, or 20 days in the case of a claim for advancement of expenses, the claimant may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim. If successful in whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the claimant shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting or defending such claim. In (a) any suit brought by the claimant to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by a claimant to enforce a right to an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that, and (b) in any suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Corporation shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final adjudication that, the claimant has not met any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the DGCL. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct. In any suit brought by the claimant to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the claimant is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Article VII or otherwise, shall be on the Corporation.

7.3 Indemnification of Employees and Agents . The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, grant rights to indemnification, and to the advancement of related expenses, to any employee or agent of the Corporation to the fullest extent of the provisions of this Article with respect to the indemnification of and advancement of expenses to directors and officers of the Corporation.

 

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7.4 Non-Exclusivity of Rights . The rights conferred on any person in this Article VII shall not be exclusive of any other right which such persons may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

7.5 Indemnification Contracts . The Board of Directors is authorized to enter into a contract with any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or 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, including employee benefit plans, providing for indemnification rights equivalent to or, if the Board of Directors so determines, greater than, those provided for in this Article VII.

7.6 Insurance . The Corporation may maintain insurance to the extent reasonably available, at its expense, to protect itself and any such director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any such expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL.

7.7 Effect of Amendment . Any repeal or amendment of this Article VII by the Board of Directors or the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in applicable law, or the adoption of any other provision of these Bylaws inconsistent with this Article VII, shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in applicable law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights to claimants on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and will not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing hereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.

7.8 Certain Definitions . For purposes of this Article VII, (a) references to “ other enterprise ” shall include any employee benefit plan; (b) references to “ fines ” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; (c) references to “ serving at the request of the Corporation ” shall include any service that imposes duties on, or involves services by, a person with respect to any employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries; and (d) a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “ not opposed to the best interest of the Corporation ” for purposes of Section 145 of the DGCL.

7.9 Contract Rights . The rights provided to claimants pursuant to this Article VII (a) shall be contract rights based upon good and valuable consideration, pursuant to which a claimant may bring suit as if the provisions of this Article VII were set forth in a separate written contract between the claimant and the Corporation, (b) shall fully vest at the time the claimant first assumes his or her position as a director or officer of the Corporation, (c) are intended to be retroactive and shall be available with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to the adoption of this Article VII, (d) shall continue as to a claimant who has ceased to be a director or officer of the Corporation, and (e) shall inure to the benefit of the claimant’s heirs, executors and administrators.

 

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Exhibit 4.2

 

 

DEPOSIT AGREEMENT

 

 

by and among

MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation

as Issuer,

AND

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC

as Depositary, Custodian and Registrar,

AND

THE HOLDERS AND BENEFICIAL OWNERS

OF DEPOSITARY SHARES

 

 

Dated as of March 10, 2011

 

 


DEPOSIT AGREEMENT

THIS DEPOSIT AGREEMENT, dated as of March 10, 2011, is by and among (i) MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation, a Delaware corporation, with a registered office address at c/o MagnaChip Semiconductor S.A., 74, rue de Merl, B.P. 709 L-2146 Luxembourg R.C.S., Luxembourg B97483, and its successors (the “ Company ”), (ii) American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, acting in its capacity as depositary, with a registered office address at 59 Maiden Lane, Plaza Level, New York, NY 10038 and any successor depositary, hereunder (the “ Depositary ”) and as Custodian and Registrar, and (iii) all Holders and Beneficial Owners of Depositary Shares (all such capitalized terms as hereinafter defined).

WITNESSETH THAT:

WHEREAS , in connection with the proposed initial public offering of securities of the Company to be effected pursuant to the Registration Statement (the “ IPO ”), the Company desires to establish a Depositary Share facility with the Depositary to provide for the deposit of Primary Shares and Secondary Shares and the creation of Depositary Shares, each of which shall represent a pro rata interest in the Primary Shares and Secondary Shares so deposited;

WHEREAS , the Depositary is willing to act as the Depositary for such Depositary Share facility upon the terms set forth in this Deposit Agreement;

WHEREAS , the Depositary Shares to be issued pursuant to the terms of this Deposit Agreement have been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange; and

WHEREAS , the Board of Directors of the Company (or an authorized committee thereof) has duly approved the establishment of a Depositary Share facility upon the terms set forth in this Deposit Agreement, the execution and delivery of this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Company, and the actions of the Company and the transactions contemplated herein;

NOW, THEREFORE , for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

All capitalized terms used, but not otherwise defined, herein shall have the meanings set forth below, unless otherwise clearly indicated:

SECTION 1.1 “ Affiliate ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term by the Commission under Regulation C promulgated under the Securities Act.

SECTION 1.2 “ Agent ” shall mean such entity or entities as the Depositary may appoint under Section 7.8 hereof, including the Custodian.

SECTION 1.3 “ Beneficial Owner ” shall mean as to any Depositary Share, any person or entity having a beneficial interest in any Depositary Shares. A Beneficial Owner need not be the Holder of the Depositary Shares. A Beneficial Owner may exercise any rights or receive any benefits hereunder solely through the Holder of the Depositary Shares in which such Beneficial Owner has an interest.


SECTION 1.4 “ Business Day ” shall mean each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not (a) a day on which banking institutions in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close and (b) a day on which the market(s) in which Depositary Shares are traded are closed.

SECTION 1.5 “ Commission ” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States or any successor governmental agency in the United States.

SECTION 1.6 “ Company ” shall mean MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

SECTION 1.7 “ Corporate Trust Office ” when used with respect to the Depositary, shall mean the corporate trust office of the Depositary at which at any particular time its depositary receipts business shall be administered, which, at the date of this Deposit Agreement, is located at 59 Maiden Lane, Plaza Level, New York, NY 10038.

SECTION 1.8 “ Custodian ” shall mean American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, the Company’s transfer agent and registrar (the “ Registrar ”), having its principal office at 6201 15 th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219, as the custodian for the purposes of this Deposit Agreement and the Custody Agreement (defined below), and any other firm or corporation which may hereinafter be appointed by the Depositary pursuant to the terms of Section 5.5 hereof as a successor or an additional custodian or custodians hereunder, as the context shall require.

SECTION 1.9 “ Deliver ” and “ Delivery ” shall mean, when used in respect of Depositary Shares, Depositary Receipts, Deposited Securities and Shares, the electronic delivery of such security by means of book-entry transfer, including, without limitation, through DRS/Profile. With respect to Depositary Receipts, the terms “execute,” “issue,” “register,” “surrender,” “transfer” or “cancel” refer to applicable entries or movements to or within DRS/Profile.

SECTION 1.10 “ Deposit Agreement ” shall mean this Deposit Agreement, as the same may from time to time be amended and supplemented in accordance with the terms hereof.

SECTION 1.11 “ Depositary ” shall mean American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, in its capacity as depositary under the terms of this Deposit Agreement, and any successor depositary hereunder.

SECTION 1.12 “ Depositary Receipt(s) ” shall mean the statements issued by the Depositary evidencing the Depositary Shares issued under the terms of this Deposit Agreement, as such Depositary Receipts may be amended from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement, which shall be deemed to incorporate all of the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement. References to Depositary Receipts shall not include physical certificated Depositary Receipts but shall only include Depositary Shares issued through DRS/Profile, the ownership of which is recorded in the DRS/Profile system. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if required by DTC, a physical, certificated global Depositary Receipt representing all of the Depositary Shares to be sold in each closing of the IPO may be issued to DTC or its nominee in a form acceptable to the Company and the Depositary in accordance with DTC’s eligibility requirements.

SECTION 1.13 “ Deposited Securities ” as of any time shall mean Shares at such time deposited or deemed to be deposited under this Deposit Agreement. The Deposited Securities shall

 

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consist of Secondary Shares and Primary Shares, and the ratio of Secondary Shares to Primary Shares shall be 0.9:0.1.

SECTION 1.14 “ Depositary Share(s) ” shall mean the securities represented by the rights and interests in the Deposited Securities granted to the Holders and Beneficial Owners pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement and evidenced by the Depositary Receipts. Each Depositary Share shall represent the right to receive (x) 0.9 of one Share included within the Secondary Shares Account (and, in the case of the exercise of the Overallotment Option, the Secondary Shares Overallotment Account, if any), representing an aggregate of 8,550,000 Secondary Shares of the Company (or up to 9,832,500 Secondary Shares of the Company in the case of the exercise of the Overallotment Option, if any), and (y) 0.1 of one Share included within the Primary Shares Account (and, in the case of the exercise of the Overallotment Option, the Primary Shares Overallotment Account, if any), representing an aggregate of 950,000 Primary Shares of the Company (or up to 1,092,500 Primary Shares of the Company in the case of the exercise of the Overallotment Option, if any).

SECTION 1.15 “ Depositary Share Record Date ” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.2 hereof.

SECTION 1.16 “ Dollars ” and “ $ ” shall refer to the lawful currency of the United States.

SECTION 1.17 “ DRS/Profile ” shall mean the system for the uncertificated registration of ownership of securities pursuant to which ownership of Depositary Shares is maintained on the books of the Depositary (or ownership of Shares is maintained on the books of the Registrar) without the issuance of a physical certificate and transfer instructions may be given to allow for the automated transfer of ownership between the books of DTC and the Depositary. Ownership of Depositary Shares held in DRS/Profile is evidenced by periodic statements, or Depositary Receipts, issued by the Depositary to the Holders entitled thereto.

SECTION 1.18 “ DTC ” shall mean The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, the central book-entry clearinghouse and settlement system for securities traded in the United States, and any successor thereto.

SECTION 1.19 “ Exchange Act ” shall mean the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as from time to time amended.

SECTION 1.20 “ Holder ” shall mean the person in whose name a Depositary Share is registered on the books of the Depositary (as Registrar) maintained for such purpose. A Holder may or may not be a Beneficial Owner. A Holder shall be deemed to have all requisite authority to act on behalf of those Beneficial Owners of the Depositary Shares registered in such Holder’s name as evidenced by a Depositary Receipt.

SECTION 1.21 “ Indemnified Person ” and “ Indemnifying Person ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.5 hereof.

SECTION 1.22 “ Overallotment Option ” shall mean the option held by the underwriters to acquire Depositary Shares of the Company pursuant to the underwriting agreement, dated March 10, 2011, among the Company, the Selling Stockholders, and Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein.

SECTION 1.23 “ Primary Shares ” shall mean Shares sold by the Company in its IPO.

 

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SECTION 1.24 “ Primary Shares Account ” shall mean the DRS/Profile account established by the Depositary and Custodian, for purposes of this Agreement and facilitating the closing of the IPO, to maintain the ownership of the Primary Shares to be sold in the initial closing of the IPO via uncertificated registration on the books of the Custodian without the issuance of a physical certificate.

SECTION 1.25 “ Primary Shares Overallotment Account ” shall mean the DRS/Profile account established by the Depositary and Custodian, for purposes of this Agreement and facilitating the closing of the IPO, to maintain the ownership of the Primary Shares to be sold in the Overallotment Option, via uncertificated registration on the books of the Custodian without the issuance of a physical certificate.

SECTION 1.26 “ Registration Statement ” shall mean the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on March 15, 2010, as amended (Registration No. 333-165467), in connection with the Company’s initial public offering.

SECTION 1.27 “ Restricted Securities ” shall mean Shares, or Depositary Shares representing such Shares, which (i) have been acquired directly or indirectly from the Company or any of its Affiliates in a transaction or chain of transactions not involving any public offering and subject to resale limitations under the Securities Act or the rules issued thereunder, or (ii) are held by an officer or director (or persons performing similar functions) or other Affiliate of the Company, or (iii) are subject to other restrictions on sale or deposit under the laws of the United States, Delaware, or under a stockholders’ agreement or similar agreement, stockholders’ lock-up agreement or the Company’s Bylaws or under the regulations of an applicable securities exchange unless, in each case, such Shares are being sold to persons other than an Affiliate of the Company in a transaction (x) covered by an effective resale registration statement or (y) exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (as hereinafter defined), and the Shares are not, when held by such person, Restricted Securities.

SECTION 1.28 “ Secondary Shares ” shall mean Shares sold by the Selling Stockholders in the Company’s IPO.

SECTION 1.29 “ Secondary Shares Account ” shall mean the DRS/Profile account established by the Depositary and Custodian, for purposes of this Agreement and facilitating the closing of the IPO, to maintain the ownership of the Secondary Shares, to be sold in the initial closing of the IPO, via uncertificated registration on the books of the Custodian without the issuance of a physical certificate.

SECTION 1.30 “ Secondary Shares Overallotment Account ” shall mean the DRS/Profile account established by the Depositary and Custodian, for purposes of this Agreement and facilitating the closing of the IPO, to maintain the ownership of the Secondary Shares, to be sold in the Overallotment Option, via uncertificated registration on the books of the Custodian without the issuance of a physical certificate.

SECTION 1.31 “ Securities Act ” shall mean the United States Securities Act of 1933, as from time to time amended.

SECTION 1.32 “ Selling Stockholders ” shall mean the Selling Stockholders listed on the final prospectus used to sell the Secondary Shares.

SECTION 1.33 “ Shares ” shall mean shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share. References to Shares shall include evidence of rights to receive Shares, whether or not stated in the particular instance; provided , however , that in no event shall Shares include evidence of rights to

 

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receive Shares with respect to which the full purchase price has not been paid or Shares as to which pre-emptive rights have theretofore not been validly waived or exercised.

SECTION 1.34 “ United States ” or “ U.S. ” shall mean the United States of America.

ARTICLE II.

APPOINTMENT OF DEPOSITARY; FORM OF DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS;

DEPOSIT OF SHARES; EXECUTION AND DELIVERY, TRANSFER AND SURRENDER OF

DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS

SECTION 2.1 Appointment of Depositary . The Company hereby appoints the Depositary as exclusive depositary for the Deposited Securities and hereby authorizes and directs the Depositary to act in accordance with the terms set forth in this Deposit Agreement. Each Holder and each Beneficial Owner, upon acceptance of any Depositary Shares (or any interest therein) issued in accordance with the terms of this Deposit Agreement, shall be deemed for all purposes to (a) be a party to and bound by the terms of this Deposit Agreement and (b) appoint the Depositary its attorney-in-fact, with full power to delegate, to act on its behalf and to take any and all actions contemplated in this Deposit Agreement, to adopt any and all procedures necessary to comply with applicable law and to take such action as the Depositary in its sole discretion may deem necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this Deposit Agreement (the taking of such actions to be the conclusive determinant of the necessity and appropriateness thereof).

SECTION 2.2 Form of Depositary Receipts and Transferability of Depositary Shares .

(a) Depositary Receipts shall be un-certificated and references to Depositary Receipts shall only include Depositary Shares issued through DRS/Profile. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if required by DTC, a physical, certificated global Depositary Receipt representing all of the Depositary Shares to be sold in each closing of the IPO may be issued to DTC or its nominee in a form acceptable to the Company and the Depositary in accordance with DTC’s eligibility requirements. The Depositary shall maintain books on which each Depositary Share issued through DRS/Profile as hereinafter provided and the transfer of each such Depositary Share shall be registered. Holders and Beneficial Owners shall be bound by the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement even though their Depositary Receipts are issued through book-entry registration.

(b) Legends . The Depositary Receipts may be endorsed with, or have incorporated in the text thereof, such legends or recitals not inconsistent with the provisions of the Deposit Agreement as may be (i) necessary to enable the Depositary and the Company to perform their respective obligations hereunder, (ii) required to comply with any applicable laws or regulations, or with the rules and regulations of any securities exchange or market upon which Depositary Shares may be traded, listed or quoted, or to conform with any usage with respect thereto or (iii) required by any book-entry system in which the Depositary Shares are held. Holders and Beneficial Owners shall be deemed, for all purposes, to have notice of, and to be bound by, the terms and conditions of the legends set forth, in the case of Holders, on the Depositary Receipt registered in the name of the applicable Holders or, in the case of Beneficial Owners, on the Depositary Receipt representing the Depositary Shares owned by such Beneficial Owners.

(c) Subject to the limitations contained herein, title to Depositary Shares, upon delivery to the Depositary of proper instruments of transfer, shall be transferable by delivery with the same effect as in the case of a negotiable instrument under the laws of the State of New York; provided, however, that the Depositary, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, may treat the Holder thereof as

 

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the absolute owner thereof for the purpose of determining the person entitled to distribution of dividends or other distributions or to any notice provided for in this Deposit Agreement and for all other purposes and neither the Depositary nor the Company will have any obligation or be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to any holder of a Depositary Share, unless such holder is the Holder thereof.

SECTION 2.3 Deposits .

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement and applicable law, Shares may be deposited by the Company and the Selling Stockholders. Every deposit of Shares shall be accompanied by the following: (A) appropriate instruments of transfer or endorsement, in a form satisfactory to the Depositary, (B) such certifications and payments (including, without limitation, the Depositary’s fees and related charges) and evidence of such payments (including, without limitation, stamping or otherwise marking such Shares by way of receipt) as may be required by the Depositary in accordance with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement, and (C) if the Depositary so requires, a written order directing the Depositary to execute and deliver to, or upon the written order of, the person or persons stated in such order a Depositary Receipt or Depositary Receipts for the number of Depositary Shares representing the Shares so deposited. No Secondary Share shall be accepted for deposit unless accompanied by a Custody Agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, Custodian and the Depositary (the “ Custody Agreement ”). Without limitation of the foregoing, the Depositary shall not knowingly accept for deposit under this Deposit Agreement any Shares or other Deposited Securities that will not be registered on behalf of the Company and the Selling Stockholders under the Company’s Registration Statement. The Depositary shall use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with reasonable written instructions of the Company that the Depositary shall not accept for deposit hereunder any Shares specifically identified in such instructions at such times and under such circumstances as may reasonably be specified in such instructions in order to facilitate the Company’s compliance with the securities laws in the United States and other jurisdictions; provided that the Company shall indemnify the Depositary and the Custodian for any claims and losses arising from not accepting the deposit of any Shares identified in the Company’s instructions.

(b) As soon as practicable after receipt of any permitted deposit hereunder and compliance with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement, the Depositary, as Registrar of the Deposited Securities and the Depositary Shares, shall register the Shares (as soon as transfer and registration can be accomplished) in the name of the Depositary. Deposited Securities shall be held by the Depositary for the account of the Holders and Beneficial Owners, at such place or places as the Depositary shall determine.

SECTION 2.4 Initial Issuance of Depositary Shares . After the deposit of any Shares pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof, the Depositary, subject to this Deposit Agreement, shall issue the Depositary Shares representing the Shares so deposited to or upon the order of the person or persons named in the applicable Custody Agreement, if a Selling Stockholder, and otherwise in the name of the Company. The Depositary may, but shall have no obligation, to deliver a Depositary Receipt to the initial Holder in connection with such Holder’s deposit of Deposited Securities.

SECTION 2.5 Transfer of Depositary Shares; Combination and Split-up of Depositary Shares .

(a) Transfer . The Depositary, subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, shall register transfers of Depositary Shares on its books, upon surrender by Delivery to the Depositary of such Depositary Shares and upon receipt by the Depositary of proper instruments of transfer (including signature guarantees in accordance with standard industry practice) and duly stamped as may be required by the laws of the State of New York and of the United States and any other applicable law. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, the Depositary shall Deliver a new Depositary Receipt or Depositary Receipts and Deliver the same to or upon the order of the

 

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person entitled thereto evidencing the same aggregate number of Depositary Shares as those evidenced by the Depositary Shares surrendered.

(b) Combination and Split Up . The Depositary, subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement shall, upon surrender by Delivery to the Depositary of Depositary Shares for the purpose of effecting a split-up or combination of such Depositary Shares, deliver a new Depositary Receipt or Depositary Receipts for any authorized number of Depositary Shares requested, evidencing the same aggregate number of Depositary Shares as the Depositary Shares surrendered.

SECTION 2.6 Withdrawal of Deposited Securities . Upon surrender by Delivery to the Depositary of Depositary Shares for the purpose of withdrawal of the Deposited Securities represented thereby, and upon payment of all applicable taxes and governmental charges payable in connection with such surrender and withdrawal, and subject to the terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, the Company’s Bylaws and any other provisions of or governing the Deposited Securities and other applicable laws, the Holder of such Depositary Shares shall be entitled to Delivery, to him or upon his order, of the Deposited Securities at the time represented by the Depositary Shares so surrendered. Notwithstanding any provision of the Deposit Agreement to the contrary, the Holders of Depositary Shares are entitled to surrender outstanding Depositary Shares to withdraw the Deposited Securities at any time subject only to (i) temporary delays caused by closing the transfer books of the Depositary or the Company, (ii) the payment of fees, taxes, governmental charges and similar charges and (iii) where deemed necessary or advisable by the Company or the Depositary in good faith, compliance with any U.S. or foreign laws or governmental regulations or the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Depositary Shares are listed or governmental regulations relating to the Depositary Shares or to the withdrawal of the Deposited Securities.

Depositary Shares surrendered for such purposes shall, if so required by the Depositary, be accompanied by proper instruments of transfer in blank, and if the Depositary so requires, the Holder thereof shall execute and deliver to the Depositary a written order directing the Depositary to cause the Deposited Securities being withdrawn to be Delivered to or upon the written order of a person or persons designated in such order. Thereupon, the Depositary shall Deliver (without unreasonable delay) (subject to Sections 2.7, 3.1, 3.2 and 5.7 hereof, and to the other terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, to the Company’s Bylaws, to the provisions of or governing the Deposited Securities and to applicable laws, now or hereafter in effect) to or upon the written order of the person or persons designated in the order delivered to the Depositary as provided above, the Deposited Securities represented by such Depositary Shares, together with any certificate or other proper documents of or relating to title of the Deposited Securities as may be legally required, as the case may be, to or for the account of such person.

At the request, risk and expense of any Holder so surrendering Depositary Shares, and for the account of such Holder, the Depositary shall forward (to the extent permitted by law) any cash or other property (other than securities) held in respect of, and any certificate or certificates and other proper documents of or relating to title to, the Deposited Securities to the Depositary for delivery at the Corporate Trust Office of the Depositary, and for further delivery to such Holder. Such direction shall be given by letter or, at the request, risk and expense of such Holder, by cable or facsimile transmission. Upon receipt by the Depositary, the Depositary may make delivery to such person or persons entitled thereto at the Corporate Trust Office of the Depositary of any dividends or cash distributions with respect to the Deposited Securities represented by such Depositary Shares, or of any proceeds of sale of any dividends, distributions or rights, which may at the time be held by the Depositary.

 

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SECTION 2.7 Limitations on Delivery, Transfer, etc. of Depositary Shares; Suspension of Delivery, Transfer, etc.

(a) Additional Requirements . As a condition precedent to the delivery, registration, registration of transfer, split-up, subdivision, combination or surrender of any Depositary Shares, the delivery of any distribution thereon or withdrawal of any Deposited Securities, the Depositary may require (i) payment from the Company on behalf of any depositor of Shares (or with respect to the surrender of any Depositary Shares or withdrawal of any Deposited Securities, from the depositor of Shares) of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any tax or other governmental charge and any stock transfer or registration fee with respect thereto (including any such tax or charge and fee with respect to Shares being deposited or withdrawn), or as separately agreed from time to time between the Company and the Depositary, (ii) the production of proof satisfactory to it as to the identity and genuineness of any signature or any other matter contemplated by Section 3.1 hereof and (iii) compliance with (A) any laws or governmental regulations relating to the delivery of Depositary Shares or to the withdrawal or delivery of Deposited Securities and (B) such reasonable regulations as the Depositary may establish consistent with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement and applicable law.

(b) Additional Limitations . The issuance of Depositary Shares against deposits of Shares generally or against deposits of particular Shares may be suspended, or the issuance of Depositary Shares against the deposit of particular Shares may be withheld, or the registration of transfer of Depositary Shares in particular instances may be refused, or the registration of transfers of Depositary Shares generally may be suspended, during any period when the transfer books of the Depositary are closed or if any such action is deemed necessary or advisable by the Depositary or the Company, in good faith, at any time or from time to time because of any requirement of law, any government or governmental body or commission or any securities exchange on which the Depositary Shares or Shares are listed, or under any provision of this Deposit Agreement or provisions of, or governing, the Deposited Securities, or any meeting of stockholders of the Company or for any other reason.

SECTION 2.8 Lost Receipts, etc . To the extent the Depositary has issued Depositary Receipts in physical certificated form, in case any Depositary Receipt shall be mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen, unless the Depositary has notice that such Depositary Receipt has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, subject to Section 5.6 hereof, the Depositary shall execute and deliver a new Depositary Receipt (which, in the discretion of the Depositary may be issued through DRS/Profile unless specifically requested otherwise) in exchange and substitution for such mutilated Depositary Receipt upon cancellation thereof, or in lieu of and in substitution for such destroyed, lost or stolen Depositary Receipt. Before the Depositary shall execute and deliver a new Receipt in substitution for a destroyed, lost or stolen Depositary Receipt, the Holder thereof shall have (a) filed with the Depositary (i) a request for such execution and delivery before the Depositary has notice that the Depositary Receipt has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser and (ii) a sufficient indemnity bond in form and amount acceptable to the Depositary and (b) satisfied any other reasonable requirements imposed by the Depositary.

SECTION 2.9 Cancellation and Destruction of Surrendered Depositary Receipts; Maintenance of Records . All Depositary Receipts surrendered to the Depositary shall be cancelled by the Depositary. The Depositary is authorized to destroy Depositary Receipts so cancelled in accordance with its customary practices. Cancelled Receipts shall not be entitled to any benefits under this Deposit Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

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ARTICLE III.

CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF HOLDERS

AND BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF DEPOSITARY SHARES

SECTION 3.1 Proofs, Certificates and Other Information . Any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Holder and any Beneficial Owner may be required, and every Holder and Beneficial Owner agrees, from time to time to provide to the Depositary such proof of citizenship or residence, taxpayer status, payment of all applicable taxes or other governmental charges, exchange control approval, legal or beneficial ownership of Depositary Shares and Deposited Securities, compliance with applicable laws and the terms of this Deposit Agreement and the provisions of, or governing, the Deposited Securities or other information; to execute such certifications and to make such representations and warranties, and to provide such other information and documentation as the Depositary may deem necessary or proper or as the Company may reasonably require by written request to the Depositary consistent with its obligations hereunder. The Depositary, as Registrar, may withhold the delivery or registration of transfer of any Depositary Shares or the distribution or sale of any dividend or distribution of rights or of the proceeds thereof, or the delivery of any Deposited Securities, until such proof or other information is filed or such certifications are executed, or such representations and warranties are made, or such other documentation or information provided, in each case to the Depositary’s and the Company’s satisfaction. Each Holder and Beneficial Owner agrees to provide any information requested by the Company or the Depositary pursuant to this paragraph. Nothing herein shall obligate the Depositary to (i) obtain any information for the Company if not provided by the Holders or Beneficial Owners or (ii) verify or vouch for the accuracy of the information so provided by the Holders or Beneficial Owners.

SECTION 3.2 Liability for Taxes and Other Charges . If any present or future tax or other governmental charge shall become payable by the Depositary or the Custodian with respect to any Depositary Receipt or any Deposited Securities or Depositary Shares, such tax or other governmental charge shall be payable by the Holders and Beneficial Owners to the Depositary and such Holders and Beneficial Owners shall be deemed liable therefor. The Company, the Custodian and/or the Depositary may withhold or deduct from any distributions made in respect of Deposited Securities and may sell for the account of a Holder and/or Beneficial Owner any or all of the Deposited Securities and apply such distributions and sale proceeds in payment of such taxes (including applicable interest and penalties) or charges, with the Holder and the Beneficial Owner remaining fully liable for any deficiency. In addition to any other remedies available to it, the Depositary and the Custodian may refuse the deposit of Shares, and the Depositary may refuse to issue Depositary Shares, to deliver Depositary Receipts, register the transfer, split-up or combination of Depositary Shares and the withdrawal of Deposited Securities, until payment in full of such tax, charge, penalty or interest is received. Every Holder and Beneficial Owner agrees to indemnify the Depositary, the Company, the Custodian, and each of their respective agents, officers, directors, employees and Affiliates for, and to hold each of them harmless from, any claims with respect to taxes (including applicable interest and penalties thereon) arising from any tax benefit obtained for such Holder and/or Beneficial Owner. The obligations of Holders and Beneficial Owners of Depositary Shares under this Section 3.2 shall survive any transfer of Depositary Shares, any surrender of Shares and withdrawal of Deposited Securities, or the termination of this Deposit Agreement.

SECTION 3.3 Representations and Warranties on Deposit of Shares . Each depositor depositing Shares under the Deposit Agreement shall be deemed thereby to represent and warrant that (i) such Shares are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable and were legally obtained by such person, (ii) all preemptive (and similar) rights, if any, with respect to such Shares have been validly waived or exercised, (iii) the person making such deposit is duly authorized so to do, (iv) the Shares presented for deposit are free and clear of any lien, encumbrance, security interest, charge, mortgage or adverse claim, and are not, and the Depositary Shares issuable upon such deposit will not be, Restricted Securities and

 

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(v) the Shares presented for deposit have not been stripped of any rights or entitlements. Such representations and warranties shall survive the deposit and withdrawal of Shares, the issuance and cancellation of Depositary Shares in respect thereof and the transfer of such Depositary Shares. If any such representations or warranties are false in any way, the Company and the Depositary shall be authorized, at the cost and expense of the person depositing Shares, to take any and all actions necessary to correct the consequences thereof.

SECTION 3.4 Compliance with Information Requests . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Deposit Agreement, the Bylaws of the Company and applicable law, each Holder and Beneficial Owner agrees to (a) provide such information as the Company or the Depositary may request pursuant to law (including, without limitation, relevant Delaware law, any applicable law of the United States, the Bylaws of the Company, any resolutions of the Company’s Board of Directors adopted pursuant to such Bylaws, the requirements of any markets or exchanges upon which the Shares or Depositary Shares are listed or traded, or to any requirements of any electronic book-entry system by which the Depositary Shares may be transferred), and (b) be bound by and subject to applicable provisions of the laws of Delaware, the Bylaws of the Company and the requirements of any markets or exchanges upon which the Depositary Shares or Shares are listed or traded, or pursuant to any requirements of any electronic book-entry system by which the Depositary Shares or Shares may be transferred, to the same extent as if such Holder and Beneficial Owner held Shares directly, in each case irrespective of whether or not they are Holders or Beneficial Owners at the time such request is made. The Depositary agrees to use its reasonable efforts to forward upon the request of the Company, and at the Company’s expense, any such request from the Company to the Holders and to forward to the Company any such responses to such requests received by the Depositary.

ARTICLE IV.

THE DEPOSITED SECURITIES

SECTION 4.1 Cash Distributions . Whenever the Depositary receives any cash dividend or other cash distribution on any Deposited Securities, or receives proceeds from the sale of any Shares, rights, securities or other entitlements under the terms hereof, received in Dollars, the Depositary will distribute promptly the amount thus received (net of taxes and governmental charges withheld) to the Holders of record as of the Depositary Share Record Date in proportion to the number of Depositary Shares held by such Holders respectively as of the Depositary Share Record Date. The Depositary shall distribute only such amount, however, as can be distributed without attributing to any Holder a fraction of one cent. Any such fractional amounts shall be rounded to the nearest whole cent and so distributed to Holders entitled thereto.

If the Company or the Depositary is required to withhold and does withhold from any cash dividend or other cash distribution in respect of any Deposited Securities an amount on account of taxes, duties or other governmental charges, the amount distributed to Holders on the Depositary Shares representing such Deposited Securities shall be reduced accordingly. Such withheld amounts shall be forwarded by the Company or the Depositary to the relevant governmental authority. Evidence of payment thereof by the Company shall be forwarded by the Company to the Depositary upon request. The Depositary shall forward to the Company or its agent such information from its records as the Company may reasonably request to enable the Company or its agent to file necessary reports with governmental agencies, such reports necessary to obtain benefits under the applicable tax treaties for the Holders and Beneficial Owners of Depositary Shares.

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shall find it necessary or convenient, the Depositary shall fix a record date (the “ Depositary Share Record Date ”), as close as practicable to the record date fixed by the Company with respect to the Shares, for the determination of the Holders who shall be entitled to receive such distribution, to give instructions for the exercise of voting rights at any such meeting, or to give or withhold such consent, or to receive such notice or solicitation or to otherwise take action, or to exercise the rights of Holders with respect to such changed number of Shares represented by each Depositary Share. Subject to applicable law and the provisions of Section 4.1 hereof and to the other terms and conditions of this Deposit Agreement, only the Holders of record at the close of business in New York on such Depositary Share Record Date shall be entitled to receive such distribution, to give such voting instructions, to receive such notice or solicitation, or otherwise take action.

SECTION 4.3 Voting of Deposited Securities . Subject to the next sentence, as soon as practicable after receipt of notice of any meeting at which the holders of Shares are entitled to vote, or of solicitation of consents or proxies from holders of Shares or other Deposited Securities, the Depositary shall fix the Depositary Share Record Date in respect of such meeting or solicitation of consent or proxy. The Depositary shall, if requested by the Company in writing in a timely manner (the Depositary having no obligation to take any further action if the request shall not have been received by the Depositary at least 30 days prior to the date of such vote or meeting) and at the Company’s expense and provided no U.S. legal prohibitions exist, mail by regular, ordinary mail delivery (or by electronic mail or as otherwise may be agreed between the Company and the Depositary in writing from time to time) or otherwise distribute to Holders as of the Depositary Share Record Date: (a) such notice of meeting or solicitation of consent or proxy; (b) a statement that the Holders at the close of business on the Depositary Share Record Date will be entitled, subject to any applicable law, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and the provisions of or governing the Deposited Securities (which provisions, if any, shall be summarized in pertinent part by the Company), to instruct the Depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights, if any, pertaining to the Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by such Holder’s Depositary Shares; and (c) a brief statement as to the manner in which such instructions may be given. Voting instructions may be given only in respect of a number of Depositary Shares representing an integral number of Shares or other Deposited Securities. Upon the timely receipt of written instructions of a Holder of Depositary Shares on the Depositary Share Record Date of voting instructions in the manner specified by the Depositary, the Depositary shall endeavor, insofar as practicable and permitted under applicable law, the provisions of this Deposit Agreement, the Company’s Bylaws and the provisions of or governing the Deposited Securities, to vote or cause the Depositary to vote the Shares and/or other Deposited Securities (in person or by proxy) represented by Depositary Shares evidenced by such Depositary Receipt in accordance with such voting instructions.

Neither the Depositary nor the Custodian shall, under any circumstances, exercise any discretion as to voting, and neither the Depositary nor the Custodian shall vote, or attempt to exercise the right to vote, or in any way make use of for purposes of establishing a quorum or otherwise, the Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by Depositary Shares except pursuant to and in accordance with such written instructions from Holders.

There can be no assurance that Holders or Beneficial Owners generally or any Holder or Beneficial Owner in particular will receive the notice described above with sufficient time to enable the Holder to return voting instructions to the Depositary in a timely manner.

Notwithstanding the above, save for applicable provisions of the law of Delaware, and in accordance with the terms of Section 5.3 hereof, the Depositary shall not be liable for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities or the manner in which such vote is cast or the effect of any such vote.

 

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SECTION 4.4 Available Information . The Company is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and accordingly files certain information with the Commission. These reports and documents can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington D.C. 20549, U.S.A.

SECTION 4.5 Reports . The Depositary shall make available during normal business hours on any Business Day for inspection by Holders at its Corporate Trust Office any reports and communications, including any proxy soliciting materials, received from the Company which are both (a) received by the Depositary as the holder of the Deposited Securities and (b) made generally available to the holders of such Deposited Securities by the Company. The Depositary shall, at the expense of the Company and in accordance with Section 5.6 hereof, also mail by regular, ordinary mail delivery or by electronic transmission (if agreed by the Company and the Depositary) and unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Company and the Depositary, to Holders copies of such reports when furnished by the Company pursuant to Section 5.5 hereof.

SECTION 4.6 List of Holders . Promptly upon written request by the Company, the Depositary shall, at the expense of the Company, furnish to it a list, as of a recent date, of the names, addresses and holdings of Depositary Shares by all persons in whose names Depositary Shares are registered on the books of the Depositary.

SECTION 4.7 Taxation; Withholding . The Depositary will forward to the Company or its agents such information from its records as the Company may reasonably request to enable the Company or its agents to file necessary tax reports with governmental authorities or agencies. The Depositary or the Company and its agents may, but shall not be obligated to, file such reports as are necessary to reduce or eliminate applicable taxes on dividends and on other distributions in respect of Deposited Securities under applicable tax treaties or laws for the Holders and Beneficial Owners. Holders and Beneficial Owners of Depositary Shares may be required from time to time, and in a timely manner, to file such proof of taxpayer status, residence and beneficial ownership (as applicable), to execute such certificates and to make such representations and warranties, or to provide any other information or documents, as the Depositary may deem necessary or proper to fulfill the Depositary’s obligations under applicable law. The Holders and Beneficial Owners shall indemnify the Depositary, the Company and any of their respective directors, employees, agents and Affiliates against, and hold each of them harmless from, any claims by any governmental authority with respect to taxes, additions to tax, penalties or interest arising out of any refund of taxes, reduced rate of withholding at source or other tax benefit obtained.

The Company shall remit to the appropriate governmental authority or agency any amounts required to be withheld by the Company and owing to such governmental authority or agency. Upon any such withholding, the Company shall remit to the Depositary information about such taxes or governmental charges withheld or paid, and, if so requested, the tax receipt (or other proof of payment to the applicable governmental authority) therefor, in each case, in a form satisfactory to the Depositary. The Depositary shall, to the extent required by U.S. law, report to Holders: (i) any taxes withheld by it; and (ii) any taxes withheld by the Company, subject to information being provided to the Depositary by the Company. The Depositary shall not be required to provide the Holders with any evidence of the remittance by the Company (or its agents) of any taxes withheld, or of the payment of taxes by the Company, except to the extent the evidence is provided by the Company to the Depositary. The Depositary shall not be liable for the failure by any Holder or Beneficial Owner to obtain the benefits of credits on the basis of non-U.S. tax paid against such Holder’s or Beneficial Owner’s income tax liability.

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may by public or private sale dispose of all or a portion of such property (including Shares and rights to subscribe therefor) in such amounts and in such manner as the Depositary deems necessary and practicable to pay such taxes or charges and the Depositary shall distribute the net proceeds of any such sale after deduction of such taxes or charges to the Holders entitled thereto in proportion to the number of Depositary Shares held by them respectively.

The Depositary is under no obligation to provide the Holders and Beneficial Owners with any information about the tax status of the Company. The Depositary shall not incur any liability for any tax consequences that may be incurred by Holders and Beneficial Owners on account of their ownership of the Depositary Shares.

ARTICLE V.

THE DEPOSITARY, THE CUSTODIAN AND THE COMPANY

SECTION 5.1 Maintenance of Office and Transfer Books by the Registrar . Until termination of this Deposit Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Depositary, as Registrar of the Deposited Securities and the Depositary Shares, shall maintain in the Borough of Brooklyn, the City of New York, an office and facilities for the execution and delivery, registration, registration of transfers, combination and split-up of Depositary Shares, the surrender of Depositary Shares and the delivery and withdrawal of Deposited Securities in accordance with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement.

The Depositary shall keep books for the registration of Depositary Shares and transfers of Depositary Shares which at all reasonable times shall be open for inspection by the Company, provided that such inspection shall not be, to the Depositary’s knowledge, for the purpose of communicating with Holders of such Depositary Shares in the interest of a business or object other than the business of the Company or other than a matter related to this Deposit Agreement or the Depositary Shares.

The Depositary may close the transfer books with respect to the Depositary Shares, at any time or from time to time, when deemed necessary or advisable by it in connection with the performance of its duties hereunder.

If any Depositary Shares are listed on one or more stock exchanges or automated quotation systems in the United States, the Depositary shall act as Registrar for registration of Depositary Shares and transfers, combinations and split-ups, and to countersign and Depositary Receipts representing such Depositary Shares in accordance with any requirements of such exchanges or systems.

If any Depositary Shares are listed on one or more securities exchanges, markets or automated quotation systems, (i) the Depositary shall be entitled to, and shall, take or refrain from taking such action(s) as it may deem necessary or appropriate to comply with the requirements of such securities exchange(s), market(s) or automated quotation system(s) applicable to it, notwithstanding any other provision of this Deposit Agreement; and (ii) upon the reasonable request of the Depositary, the Company shall provide the Depositary such information and assistance as may be reasonably necessary for the Depositary to comply with such requirements, to the extent that the Company may lawfully do so.

SECTION 5.2 Exoneration . Neither the Depositary, the Custodian or the Company shall be obligated to do or perform any act which is inconsistent with the provisions of this Deposit Agreement or shall incur any liability (i) if the Depositary, the Custodian or the Company or their respective controlling persons or agents shall be prevented or forbidden from, or delayed in, doing or performing any act or thing required by the terms of this Deposit Agreement, by reason of any provision of any present or future law or regulation of the United States or any state thereof or any other country, or of any other

 

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governmental authority or regulatory authority or stock exchange, or on account of the possible criminal or civil penalties or restraint, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or any provision of or governing any Deposited Securities, or by reason of any act of God or war or other circumstances beyond its control (including, without limitation, nationalization, expropriation, currency restrictions, work stoppage, strikes, civil unrest, revolutions, rebellions, explosions and computer failure), (ii) by reason of any exercise of, or failure to exercise, any discretion provided for in this Deposit Agreement or in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or provisions of or governing Deposited Securities, (iii) for any action or inaction of the Depositary, the Custodian or the Company or their respective controlling persons or agents in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Holder, any Beneficial Owner or authorized representative thereof, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information, (iv) for the inability by a Holder or Beneficial Owner to benefit from any distribution, offering, right or other benefit which is made available to holders of Deposited Securities but is not, under the terms of this Deposit Agreement, made available to Holders of Depositary Shares or (v) for any special, consequential, indirect or punitive damages for any breach of the terms of this Deposit Agreement or otherwise.

The Depositary, its controlling persons, its agents, the Custodian and the Company, its controlling persons and its agents may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, opinion or other document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.

No disclaimer of liability under the Securities Act is intended by any provision of this Deposit Agreement.

SECTION 5.3 Standard of Care . The Company and the Depositary and their respective agents assume no obligation and shall not be subject to any liability under this Deposit Agreement or any Depositary Shares to any Holder(s) or Beneficial Owner(s) or other persons, except in accordance with Section 5.5 hereof, provided, that the Company and the Depositary and their respective agents agree to perform their respective obligations specifically set forth in this Deposit Agreement or the applicable Depositary Receipts without gross negligence or bad faith.

Without limitation of the foregoing, neither the Depositary, nor the Company, nor any of their respective controlling persons, or agents, shall be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any action, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Depositary Shares, which in its opinion may involve it in expense or liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to it against all expenses (including fees and disbursements of counsel) and liabilities be furnished as often as may be required (and no Custodian shall be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary).

The Depositary and its agents shall not be liable for any failure to carry out any instructions to vote any of the Deposited Securities, or for the manner in which any vote is cast or the effects of any vote. The Depositary shall not incur any liability for any failure to determine that any distribution or action may be lawful or reasonably practicable, for the content of any information submitted to it by the Company for distribution to the Holders or for any inaccuracy of any translation thereof, for any investment risk associated with acquiring an interest in the Deposited Securities, for the validity or worth of the Deposited Securities or for any tax consequences that may result from the ownership of Depositary Shares, Shares or Deposited Securities, for the credit-worthiness of any third party, for allowing any rights to lapse upon the terms of this Deposit Agreement or for the failure or timeliness of any notice from the Company, or for any action or non action by it in reliance upon the opinion, advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person representing Shares for

 

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deposit, any Holder or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. The Depositary and its agents shall not be liable for any acts or omissions made by a successor depositary whether in connection with a previous act or omission of the Depositary or in connection with any matter arising wholly after the removal or resignation of the Depositary, provided that in connection with the issue out of which such potential liability arises the Depositary performed its obligations without gross negligence or bad faith while it acted as Depositary.

SECTION 5.4 Removal of the Depositary; Appointment of Successor Depositary . The Depositary may at any time be removed by the Company by written notice of such removal, which removal shall be effective upon the appointment by the Company of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as hereinafter provided, save that, any amounts, fees, costs or expenses owed to the Depositary hereunder or in accordance with any other agreements otherwise agreed in writing between the Company and the Depositary from time to time shall be paid to the Depositary prior to such removal. In case at any time the Depositary acting hereunder shall be removed, the Company shall use its best efforts to appoint a successor depositary, which shall be a bank or trust company having an office in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York. Every successor depositary shall be required by the Company to execute and deliver to its predecessor and to the Company an instrument in writing accepting its appointment hereunder, and thereupon such successor depositary, without any further act or deed (except as required by applicable law), shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor. The predecessor depositary, upon payment of all sums due to it and on the written request of the Company, shall (i) execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor all rights and powers of such predecessor hereunder (other than as contemplated in Sections 5.5 and 5.6 hereof), (ii) duly assign, transfer and deliver all right, title and interest to the Deposited Securities to such successor, and (iii) deliver to such successor a list of the Holders of all outstanding Depositary Shares and such other information relating to Depositary Shares and Holders thereof as the successor may reasonably request. Any such successor depositary shall promptly mail notice of its appointment to such Holders.

Any corporation or other entity into which the Depositary may be merged or converted or with which it may be merged or consolidated, or any other entity to which all or a majority of all of its depositary business may be transferred by sale of assets or otherwise, shall be the Depositary under this Agreement without further act or consent of any party hereto.

SECTION 5.5 The Custodian . The Custodian or its successors in acting hereunder shall be subject at all times and in all respects to the direction of the Depositary for the Deposited Securities for which the Custodian acts as custodian. If any Custodian resigns or is discharged from its duties hereunder with respect to any Deposited Securities and no other Custodian has previously been appointed hereunder, the Depositary shall promptly appoint a substitute custodian, with the prior written consent of the Company. The Depositary shall require such resigning or discharged Custodian to deliver the Deposited Securities held by it, together with all such records maintained by it as Custodian with respect to such Deposited Securities as the Depositary may request, to the Custodian designated by the Depositary. With the prior written consent of the Company, the Depositary may appoint an additional entity to act as Custodian with respect to any Deposited Securities, or discharge the Custodian with respect to any Deposited Securities and appoint a substitute custodian, which shall thereafter be Custodian hereunder with respect to the Deposited Securities. After any such change, the Depositary shall give notice thereof in writing to all Holders. Upon the appointment of any successor depositary, any Custodian then acting hereunder shall, unless otherwise instructed by the Depositary, continue to be the Custodian of the Deposited Securities without any further act or writing and shall be subject to the direction of the successor depositary. The successor depositary so appointed shall, nevertheless, on the written request of any Custodian, execute and deliver to such Custodian all such instruments as may be proper to give to such Custodian full and complete power and authority to act on the direction of such successor depositary.

 

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SECTION 5.6 Notices and Reports . On or before the first date on which the Company gives notice, by publication or otherwise, of any meeting of holders of Shares or other Deposited Securities, or of any adjourned meeting of such holders, or of the taking of any action by such holders other than at a meeting, or of the taking of any action in respect of any cash or other distributions or the offering of any rights in respect of Deposited Securities, the Company shall transmit to the Depositary and the Custodian a copy of the notice thereof in English but otherwise in the form given or to be given to holders of Shares or other Deposited Securities. The Company shall also furnish to the Custodian and the Depositary a summary of any applicable provisions or proposed provisions of the Company’s Bylaws that may be relevant or pertain to such notice of meeting or be the subject of a vote thereat.

The Company will also transmit to the Depositary (a) any other notices, reports and communications which are made generally available by the Company to holders of its Shares or other Deposited Securities and (b) the Company’s annual and other reports prepared in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Commission. The Depositary shall arrange, at the request of the Company and at the Company’s expense, for the mailing of copies thereof to all Holders, or by any other means as agreed between the Company and the Depositary (at the Company’s expense) or make such notices, reports and other communications available for inspection by all Holders, provided that, the Depositary shall have received evidence sufficiently satisfactory to it, including in the form of an opinion of local and/or U.S. counsel or counsel of other applicable jurisdiction, furnished at the expense of the Company, as the Depositary in its discretion so requests, that the distribution of such notices, reports and any such other communications to Holders from time to time is valid and does not or will not infringe any local, U.S. or other applicable jurisdiction regulatory restrictions or requirements if so distributed and made available to Holders. The Company will timely provide the Depositary with the quantity of such notices, reports, and communications, as requested by the Depositary from time to time, in order for the Depositary to effect such mailings. The Company has delivered to the Depositary a copy of the Company’s Bylaws along with the provisions of or governing the Shares and any other Deposited Securities issued by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, in connection with the Shares, and promptly upon any amendment thereto or change therein, the Company shall deliver to the Depositary and the Custodian a copy of such amendment thereto or change therein. The Depositary may rely upon such copy for all purposes of this Deposit Agreement.

The Depositary will make available a copy of any such notices, reports or communications issued by the Company and delivered to the Depositary for inspection by the Holders of the Receipts evidencing the Depositary Shares representing such Shares governed by such provisions at the Depositary’s Corporate Trust Office, at the office of the Custodian and at any other designated transfer office.

SECTION 5.7 Indemnification . The Company agrees to indemnify the Depositary, the Custodian and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Affiliates against, and hold each of them harmless from, any direct losses, liabilities, taxes, costs, demands and any charges or expenses of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses and, in each case, fees and expenses of counsel, in each case, irrevocable value added tax and any similar tax charged or otherwise imposed in respect thereof) (collectively referred to as “ Losses ”) which the Depositary or any agent thereof may incur or which may be made against it as a result of or in connection with its appointment or the exercise of its powers and duties under this Agreement or that may arise (a) out of or in connection with any offer, issuance, sale, resale, transfer, deposit or withdrawal of Depositary Shares, the Shares, or other Deposited Securities, as the case may be, (b) out of or in connection with any offering documents in respect thereof or (c) out of or in connection with acts performed or omitted, including, but not limited to, any delivery by the Depositary on behalf of the Company of information regarding the Company in connection with this Deposit Agreement, the Depositary Receipts, the Depositary Shares, the Shares, or any Deposited Securities, in any such case

 

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(i) by the Depositary, the Custodian or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Affiliates, except to the extent any such Losses are due to the gross negligence or bad faith of any of them, or (ii) by the Company or any of its directors, officers, employees, agents and Affiliates; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity shall not apply or be of any effect to the extent any such Losses are due to the gross negligence or bad faith of the Depositary, the Custodian or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Affiliates and arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission of information in any document or other conveyance of information in connection with the offer, issuance, sale, resale, transfer, deposit or withdrawal of any Depositary Shares, Shares, or other Deposited Securities made in reliance upon and in conformity with information regarding the Depositary provided by the Depositary. The Depositary agrees to indemnify the Company and any of its respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Affiliates against and hold each of them harmless from any direct Losses which may arise out of acts performed or omitted to be performed by the Depositary due to the gross negligence or bad faith of the Depositary or any of their respective directors, officers or employees, agents and/or Affiliates. In no event shall the Depositary or any of its directors, officers, employees, agents and/or Affiliates have any liability for any incidental, special, indirect or consequential damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data or cost of cover to the Company, Holders, Beneficial Owners or any other person.

Any person seeking indemnification hereunder (an “ Indemnified Person ”) shall notify the person from whom it is seeking indemnification (the “ Indemnifying Person ”) of the commencement of any indemnifiable action or claim promptly after such Indemnified Person becomes aware of such commencement (provided that the failure to make such notification shall not affect such Indemnified Person’s rights to indemnification except to the extent the Indemnifying Person is materially prejudiced by such failure) and shall consult in good faith with the Indemnifying Person as to the conduct of the defense of such action or claim that may give rise to an indemnity hereunder, which defense shall be reasonable under the circumstances. No Indemnified Person shall compromise or settle any action or claim that may give rise to an indemnity hereunder without the consent of the Indemnifying Person, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

The obligations and provisions set forth in this Section shall survive the termination of this Deposit Agreement and the succession or substitution of any party hereto.

SECTION 5.8 Fees and Charges of Depositary . The Company agrees to pay the Depositary compensation for all services rendered by it in the performance of its duties under this Deposit Agreement in accordance with the fee schedule attached hereto as Schedule I .

SECTION 5.9 Ownership Restrictions . Each Holder and Beneficial Owner acknowledges and agrees that each Depositary Share, and the terms upon which it is held by such Holder or Beneficial Owner, are subject to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, and that so long as the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws provide a means by which the Company may require Holders or Beneficial Owners to take certain actions with respect to their holdings, beneficial ownership or control over the Company’s securities, such Holders or Beneficial Owners will be bound by such obligations. The Company and the Depositary may implement such other procedures as necessary in order to conform the rights and responsibilities of Holders or Beneficial Owners to ensure monitoring, compliance and enforcement of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws. The Company shall inform Holders and Beneficial Owners and the Depositary of any other limitations on ownership of Shares that the Holders and Beneficial Owners may be subject to by reason of the number of Depositary Shares held under the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company or applicable Delaware law, as such restrictions may be in force from time to time.

 

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The Company may, in its sole discretion, but subject to applicable law, instruct the Depositary to take action with respect to the ownership interest of any Holder or Beneficial Owner pursuant to the Company’s Bylaws, including but not limited to, the removal or limitation of voting rights or the mandatory sale or disposition on behalf of a Holder or Beneficial Owner of the Shares represented by the Depositary Shares held by such Holder or Beneficial Owner in excess of such limitations, if and to the extent such disposition is permitted by applicable law and the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws; provided that any such measures are practicable and can be undertaken without undue burden or expense. The Depositary shall have no liability for any actions taken in accordance with such instructions.

SECTION 5.10 Representations and Warranties of the Depositary . The Depositary represents and warrants to the Company that the Depositary (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization; (ii) is duly qualified to engage in activities contemplated by the Depositary Agreement; (iii) has duly authorized, executed and delivered the Depositary Agreement and, to the knowledge of the Depositary, the Depositary Agreement constitutes the legally valid and binding obligation of the Depositary enforceable against the Depositary in accordance with its terms; (iv) is in compliance, with respect to acting as a trustee under such Depositary Agreement, with all applicable laws and regulations in its performance of its obligations under the Deposit Agreement and (v) has the requisite organizational and legal power and authority to perform its obligations under the Depositary Agreement.

ARTICLE VI.

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

SECTION 6.1 Amendment/Supplement . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 6.1 and applicable law, the Depositary Shares outstanding at any time, the provisions of this Deposit Agreement may at any time and from time to time be amended or supplemented by written agreement between the Company and the Depositary in any respect which they may deem necessary or desirable and not materially prejudicial to the Holders without the consent of the Holders or Beneficial Owners. Any amendment or supplement which shall impose or increase any fees or charges (other than charges in connection with taxes and other governmental charges, delivery and other such expenses payable by Holders or Beneficial Owners), or which shall otherwise materially prejudice any substantial existing right of Holders or Beneficial Owners, shall not, however, become effective as to outstanding Depositary Shares until 10 days after notice of such amendment or supplement shall have been given to the Holders of outstanding Depositary Shares. The parties hereto agree that any amendments or supplements which (i) are reasonably necessary (as agreed by the Company and the Depositary) in order to ensure that the Depositary Shares or the Shares are to be traded solely in electronic book-entry form and (ii) do not in either such case impose or increase any fees or charges to be borne by Holders, shall be deemed not to materially prejudice any substantial rights of Holders or Beneficial Owners. Every Holder and Beneficial Owner at the time any amendment or supplement so becomes effective shall be deemed, by continuing to hold such Depositary Share or Shares, to consent and agree to such amendment or supplement and to be bound by the Deposit Agreement as amended and supplemented thereby. In no event shall any amendment or supplement impair the right of the Holder to surrender Depositary Shares evidenced by such Depositary Receipts and receive therefor the Deposited Securities represented thereby, except in order to comply with mandatory provisions of applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any governmental body should adopt new laws, rules or regulations which would require amendment or supplement of the Deposit Agreement to ensure compliance therewith, the Company and the Depositary may amend or supplement the Deposit Agreement and any Depositary Receipts at any time in accordance with such changed laws, rules or regulations. Such amendment or supplement to the Deposit Agreement in such circumstances may become effective before a notice of such amendment or supplement is given to

 

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Holders or within any other period of time as required for compliance with such laws, rules or regulations.

SECTION 6.2 Termination . On April 24, 2011, this Deposit Agreement shall terminate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Depositary may, at any time at the written direction of the Company, terminate this Deposit Agreement by mailing notice of such termination to the Holders of all Depositary Shares then outstanding at least five (5) Business Days prior to the date fixed in such notice for such termination, provided that, the Depositary shall be reimbursed by the Company for any amounts, fees, costs or expenses owed to it in accordance with the terms of this Deposit Agreement and in accordance with any other agreements as otherwise agreed in writing between the Company and the Depositary from time to time, prior to such termination shall take effect. Each Holder of Depositary Shares on such termination date shall be credited with a number of Shares equal to the number of Depositary Shares held by such Holder on that date, such Shares shall consist of the number of Primary Shares and Secondary Shares represented by the Depositary Shares held by such Holder and the Depositary Shares will be canceled.

On and after the date of termination of this Deposit Agreement, the Holder will, upon surrender by Delivery to the Depositary of Depositary Shares, upon the payment of the charges of the Depositary for the surrender of Depositary Shares referred to in Section 2.6 hereof and subject to the conditions and restrictions therein set forth, and upon payment of any applicable taxes or governmental charges, be entitled to delivery, to him or upon his order, of the amount of Deposited Securities represented by such Depositary Shares. Upon the termination of this Deposit Agreement, the Company shall be discharged from all obligations under this Deposit Agreement except for its obligations to the Depositary hereunder.

ARTICLE VII.

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 7.1 Counterparts . This Deposit Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Copies of this Deposit Agreement shall be maintained with the Depositary and shall be open to inspection by any Holder during business hours.

SECTION 7.2 No Third-Party Beneficiaries . This Deposit Agreement is for the exclusive benefit of the parties hereto (and their successors) and shall not be deemed to give any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim whatsoever to any other person, except to the extent specifically set forth in this Deposit Agreement. Nothing in this Deposit Agreement shall be deemed to give rise to a partnership or joint venture among the parties hereto nor establish a fiduciary or similar relationship among the parties. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that (i) the Depositary and its Affiliates may at any time have multiple banking relationships with the Company and its Affiliates, (ii) the Depositary and its Affiliates may be engaged at any time in transactions in which parties adverse to the Company or the Holders or Beneficial Owners may have interests and (iii) nothing contained in this Agreement shall (a) preclude the Depositary or any of its Affiliates from engaging in such transactions or establishing or maintaining such relationships, or (b) obligate the Depositary or any of its Affiliates to disclose such transactions or relationships or to account for any profit made or payment received in such transactions or relationships.

SECTION 7.3 Severability . In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Deposit Agreement should be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein or therein shall in no way be affected, prejudiced or disturbed thereby.

 

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SECTION 7.4 Holders and Beneficial Owners as Parties; Binding Effect . The Holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time of Depositary Shares shall be parties to the Deposit Agreement and shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions hereof and of any Depositary Receipt by acceptance hereof or any beneficial interest therein.

SECTION 7.5 Notices . Any and all notices to be given to the Company shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or sent by mail, air courier or cable, telex, facsimile transmission or electronic transmission, confirmed by letter, addressed to MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation, c/o MagnaChip Semiconductor Inc., 20400 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Suite 370, Cupertino, CA 95014, Attention: General Counsel, facsimile: 408-625-5990, or to any other address which the Company may specify in writing to the Depositary, with a copy to Jones Day, 1755 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303, Attention: Micheal Reagan, facsimile: 650-739-3900.

Any and all notices to be given to the Depositary shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or sent by mail, air courier or cable, telex, facsimile transmission or by electronic transmission (if agreed by the Company and the Depositary), at the Company’s expense, unless otherwise agreed in writing between the Company and the Depositary, confirmed by letter, addressed to American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, 6201 15 th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11219, Attention: Carlos Pinto, facsimile: 718-921-8355, with a copy to Attn: General Counsel, facsimile: 718-331-1852, or to any other address which the Depositary may specify in writing to the Company.

Any and all notices to be given to any Holder shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or sent by mail or cable, telex, facsimile transmission or by electronic transmission (if agreed by the Company and the Depositary), at the Company’s expense, unless otherwise agreed in writing between the Company and the Depositary, addressed to such Holder at the address of such Holder as it appears on the transfer books for Depositary Shares of the Depositary, or, if such Holder shall have filed with the Depositary a written request that notices intended for such Holder be mailed to some other address, at the address specified in such request. Notice to Holders shall be deemed to be notice to Beneficial Owners for all purposes of this Deposit Agreement.

Delivery of a notice sent by mail, air courier or cable, telex, facsimile or electronic transmission shall be deemed to be effective at the time when a duly addressed letter containing the same (or a confirmation thereof in the case of a cable, telex, facsimile or electronic transmission) is deposited, postage prepaid, in a post-office letter box or delivered to an air courier service. The Depositary or the Company may, however, act upon any cable, telex, facsimile or electronic transmission received by it from the other or from any Holder, notwithstanding that such cable, telex, facsimile or electronic transmission shall not subsequently be confirmed by letter as aforesaid, as the case may be.

SECTION 7.6 Governing Law and Jurisdiction . This Deposit Agreement and the Depositary Receipts shall be interpreted in accordance with, and all rights hereunder and thereunder and provisions hereof and thereof shall be governed by, the laws of the State of New York without reference to the principles of choice of law thereof. Except as set forth in this Section 7.6, the Company and the Depositary agree that the federal or state courts in the City of New York shall have non-exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine any suit, action or proceeding and to settle any dispute between them that may arise out of or in connection with this Deposit Agreement and, for such purposes, each irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts. The provisions of this Section 7.6 shall survive any termination of this Deposit Agreement, in whole or in part.

SECTION 7.7 Assignment . Subject to the provisions of Section 5.4 hereof, this Deposit Agreement may not be assigned by either the Company or the Depositary.

 

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SECTION 7.8 Agents . The Depositary shall be entitled, in its sole but reasonable discretion, to appoint one or more Agents of which it shall have control for the purpose, inter alia , of making distributions to the Holders or otherwise carrying out its obligations under this Agreement.

SECTION 7.9 Titles . All references in this Deposit Agreement to exhibits, Articles, sections, subsections, and other subdivisions refer to the exhibits, Articles, sections, subsections and other subdivisions of this Deposit Agreement unless expressly provided otherwise. The words “this Deposit Agreement,” “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and words of similar import refer to the Deposit Agreement as a whole as in effect between the Company, the Depositary and the Holders and Beneficial Owners of Depositary Shares and not to any particular subdivision unless expressly so limited. Pronouns in masculine, feminine and neuter gender shall be construed to include any other gender, and words in the singular form shall be construed to include the plural and vice versa unless the context otherwise requires. Titles to sections of this Deposit Agreement are included for convenience only and shall be disregarded in construing the language contained in this Deposit Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION and AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, LLC have duly executed this Deposit Agreement as of the day and year first above set forth and all Holders and Beneficial Owners shall become parties hereto upon acceptance by them of Depositary Shares evidenced by Depositary Receipts issued in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ John McFarland

Name:   John McFarland
Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, LLC
By:  

/s/ David Brill

Name:   David Brill
Title:   General Counsel


Schedule I

Fee Schedule

 

Depositary Services

   $ 5,000.00.   

Exhibit 99.1

LOGO

MagnaChip Semiconductor Prices Initial Public Offering

CUPERTINO, Calif. & SEOUL, South Korea, March 10, 2011 – MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (“MagnaChip Semiconductor”) (NYSE: MX) today announced the initial public offering of 9,500,000 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $14.00 per share. All of the shares of common stock sold in this offering will be sold in the form of depositary shares. Each depositary share represents an ownership interest in one share of common stock. Of the 9,500,000 shares being offered, 950,000 shares are being offered by MagnaChip Semiconductor and 8,550,000 shares are being offered by selling stockholders. In addition, MagnaChip Semiconductor and the selling stockholders have granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 142,500 and 1,282,500 shares, respectively, to cover over-allotments, if any.

The depositary shares will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on March 11, 2011 under the ticker symbol “MX.”

Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co. are serving as joint-bookrunners and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and UBS Securities LLC are serving as co-managers in the offering.

A registration statement relating to this offering was filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2011. This offering is being made solely by means of a written prospectus forming part of the effective registration statement. A copy of the prospectus relating to this offering may be obtained from:

 

   

Barclays Capital Inc. c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, Attention: Integrated Distribution Services, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, by telephone at 888-603-5847 or by e-mail at Barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com;

 

   

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Attention: Prospectus Department, 100 Plaza One, Jersey City, New Jersey 07311, or by telephone at 800-503-4611 or by email at prospectus.cpdg@db.com;

 

   

Goldman, Sachs & Co., Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282, by telephone at 1-866-471-2526, by fax at 212-902-9316 or by e-mail at prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About MagnaChip Semiconductor

Headquartered in South Korea, MagnaChip Semiconductor is a Korea-based designer and


manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products for high volume consumer applications. MagnaChip Semiconductor believes it has one of the broadest and deepest range of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor platforms in the industry, supported by its 30-year operating history, large portfolio of registered and pending patents and extensive engineering and manufacturing process expertise.

 

CONTACTS:     

In the United States:

Robert Pursel

Director of Investor Relations

Tel. 408-625-1262

robert.pursel@magnachip.com

    

In Korea:

Chankeun Park

Senior Manager, Public Relations

Tel. +82-3-6903-3195

chankeun.park@magnachip.com

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