UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 5, 2013
Capital Senior Living Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-13445 | 75-2678809 | |||
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
14160 Dallas Parkway Suite 300 Dallas, Texas |
75254 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(972) 770-5600
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On March 5, 2013, Capital Senior Living Corporation (the Company ) entered into an amendment (the Rights Plan Amendment ) with Computershare Shareowner Services LLC, formerly known as Mellon Investor Services LLC (the Rights Agent ), to the Rights Agreement, dated as of February 25, 2010 (the Rights Agreement ), between the Company and Rights Agent. Pursuant to the Rights Plan Amendment, the expiration date for the preferred stock purchase rights (the Rights ) previously authorized and declared by the Companys Board of Directors (the Board ) in connection the Rights Agreement has been extended until the close of business on the earlier of (i) March 5, 2016 or (ii) March 5, 2014 if and only if the Companys stockholders do not approve the Rights Plan Amendment prior to such date. In addition, the Rights Plan Amendment changes the purchase price for each one one-thousandth of one share of the Companys Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock pursuant to the exercise of a Right from $22.00 to $72.00, subject to adjustment. The Rights Plan Amendment also makes certain changes to the qualified offer provision of the Rights Agreement, which include (y) clarifying that a qualified offer may be subject to a condition based upon the occurrence of a material adverse effect and (z) shortening the timeframes pursuant to which (1) stockholders representing at least 10% of the Companys common stock may request that the Board call a special meeting of stockholders to exempt the qualified offer from the Rights Agreement and (2) the Board must then call and hold such a special meeting. Other than as set forth above, no substantive changes were made to the Rights Agreement.
The Board has resolved that the Rights Plan Amendment be submitted to a vote of the Companys stockholders at the Companys 2013 annual meeting, with the outcome of such stockholder vote to have the effects specified in the Rights Agreement, as amended.
The foregoing description of the Rights Plan Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Rights Agreement and the Rights Plan Amendment, copies of which are filed herewith as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, and each of which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
The information included under Item 1.01 above is incorporated into this Item 3.03 by reference.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers.
(e) Adoption of Compensatory Plan .
On March 5, 2013, the Compensation Committee of the Board (the Compensation Committee ) approved the Companys 2013 Incentive Compensation Plan (the Plan ). The Plan provides performance bonus opportunities to the Companys executive management, including certain eligible named executive officers (collectively, the Participants ), based upon achievement of corporate and individual goals established by the Compensation Committee for the year ending December 31, 2013.
Pursuant to the Plan, the Companys Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer are eligible to receive a target cash performance bonus equal to 75%, 53% and 45%, respectively, of their base salaries for 2013 based upon the Companys achievement of three corporate goals for the year ending December 31, 2013.
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First, of that target cash bonus percentage attributable to the achievement of corporate goals, 34%, 26% and 23% for our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, is based on the Companys achievement of a Cash Flow From Operations ( CFFO ) per outstanding share target for 2013. Achievement of 90% of the target level of CFFO per share will result in 90% of the portion of the award subject to such performance target being earned by the Participants. If this threshold level of CFFO per share performance is attained, but the target level is not attained, the earned portion of the award subject to CFFO per share performance will be prorated between 90% and 100% based upon the actual CFFO per share results reported in 2013. |
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Second, of that target cash bonus percentage attributable to the achievement of corporate goals, 28%, 18% and 15% for our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, is based on the Companys achievement of an Adjusted EBITDAR target for 2013. Achievement of 90% of the target level of Adjusted EBITDAR will result in 90% of the portion of the award subject to such performance target being earned by the Participants. If this threshold level of Adjusted EBITDAR performance is attained, but the target level is not attained, the earned portion of the award subject to Adjusted EBITDAR performance will be prorated between 90% and 100% based upon the actual Adjusted EBITDAR results reported in 2013. |
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Third, of that target cash bonus percentage attributable to the achievement of corporate goals, 13%, 9% and 7% for our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, is based upon a target aggregate transaction value with respect to senior housing communities acquired by the Company during 2013. 33% of the portion of the award subject to the aggregate value of transactions performance target will be earned by the Participants upon the upon the Companys acquisition of senior housing communities valued in the aggregate at 50% of the target amount, and 66% of the portion of the award subject to the aggregate value of transactions performance target will be earned by the Participants upon the upon the Companys acquisition of senior housing communities valued in the aggregate at 75% of the target amount. |
In addition, the Companys Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer are eligible to receive a target cash performance bonus equal to 25%, 17% and 15%, respectively, of their base salaries for 2013 based upon the achievement of certain objective individual goals for the year ending December 31, 2013, which are within such Participants sphere of influence.
Under the Plan, the Companys Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer are also eligible to receive additional cash performance bonuses of up to 50%, 35%, and 30%, respectively, of their base salaries for 2013 if the CFFO per outstanding share target for the year ending December 31, 2013 is exceeded by between 5% and 25%.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On March 5, 2013, the Board adopted and approved certain amendments (the Bylaws Amendments ) to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the Bylaws ). The Board determined to amend and restate the Bylaws in their entirety (as amended and restated, the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws ), effective as of such date. The Bylaws Amendments included in the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws provide that, with respect to an uncontested election of directors, a nominee for director will be elected to the Board by the holders of a majority of stock which was actually voted. An uncontested election of directors means any meeting of the Companys stockholders at which the number of nominees to be voted upon at such meeting does not exceed the number of directors to be elected, and a vote of the holders of a majority of stock which was actually voted means that the number of shares voted for a nominees election must exceed the number of votes cast withhold authority for or against such nominees election (with abstentions and broker non-votes not counted as votes cast either for or withhold authority for or against such nominees election). In addition, the Bylaws Amendments included in the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws update and clarify the powers and responsibilities of the Companys Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer. The Bylaws Amendments included in the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws also update several provisions that are no longer applicable to the Company.
The foregoing description of the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
In connection with the adoption of the Bylaws Amendments, on March 5, 2013 the Board amended the Companys Corporate Governance Guidelines to provide that, for uncontested elections of directors, as a condition to nomination by the Board of an incumbent director, such nominee shall submit an irrevocable resignation to the Board. Any such nominee who receives a greater number of votes withholding authority for or against such nominees election than votes for such nominees election (with abstentions and broker non-votes not counted as votes cast either for or withhold authority for or against such nominees election), and who remains on the Board as a holdover director, will have his or her irrevocable resignation considered by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board (the Nominating Committee ). The Nominating Committee will make a recommendation to the Board as to the treatment of any such nominee that did not receive the requisite majority vote, and thereafter, the Board will determine whether to accept the Nominating Committees recommendation. If such nominees resignation is accepted by the Board, then such director will immediately cease to be a member of the Board upon such acceptance.
The amended Corporate Governance Guidelines are available on the Companys website at www.capitalsenior.com in the Investor Relations section under Corporate Governance Documents. Information contained on the Companys website is not incorporated by reference into this Form 8-K and is not a part of this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits .
Exhibit No. |
Description |
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3.1 | Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Capital Senior Living Corporation. | |
4.1 | Rights Agreement, dated as of February 25, 2010, between Capital Senior Living Corporation and Mellon Investor Services LLC, now known as Computershare Shareowner Services LLC, including all exhibits thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Companys Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2010). | |
4.2 | First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of March 5, 2013, between Capital Senior Living Corporation and Computershare Shareowner Services LLC, formerly known as Mellon Investor Services LLC). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 8, 2013 | Capital Senior Living Corporation | |||||
By: | /s/ Ralph A. Beattie | |||||
Name: | Ralph A. Beattie | |||||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Description |
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3.1 | Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Capital Senior Living Corporation. | |
4.1 | Rights Agreement, dated as of February 25, 2010, between Capital Senior Living Corporation and Mellon Investor Services LLC, now known as Computershare Shareowner Services LLC, including all exhibits thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Companys Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2010). | |
4.2 | First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of March 5, 2013, between Capital Senior Living Corporation and Computershare Shareowner Services LLC, formerly known as Mellon Investor Services LLC). |
Exhibit 3.1
SECOND
AMENDED AND RESTATED
BYLAWS
OF
CAPITAL SENIOR LIVING CORPORATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PREAMBLE |
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ARTICLE ONE: OFFICES |
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1.1 |
Registered Office and Agent | 1 | ||||
1.2 |
Other Offices | 1 | ||||
ARTICLE TWO: STOCKHOLDERS |
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2.1 |
Annual Meetings | 1 | ||||
2.2 |
Special Meetings | 1 | ||||
2.3 |
Place of Meetings | 2 | ||||
2.4 |
Notice | 2 | ||||
2.5 |
Voting List | 2 | ||||
2.6 |
Voting of Shares | 2 | ||||
2.7 |
Quorum | 2 | ||||
2.8 |
Majority Vote; Withdrawal of Quorum; Certain Director Elections | 3 | ||||
2.9 |
Method of Voting; Proxies | 3 | ||||
2.10 |
Closing of Transfer Records; Record Date | 3 | ||||
2.11 |
Officers Duties at Meeting | 4 | ||||
2.12 |
Action Without Meeting | 4 | ||||
ARTICLE THREE: DIRECTORS |
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3.1 |
Management | 4 | ||||
3.2 |
Number; Election; Term; Qualification | 4 | ||||
3.3 |
Changes in Number | 5 | ||||
3.4 |
Removal | 5 | ||||
3.5 |
Vacancies | 5 | ||||
3.6 |
Place of Meetings | 5 | ||||
3.7 |
First Meeting | 5 | ||||
3.8 |
Regular Meetings | 5 | ||||
3.9 |
Special Meetings; Notice | 5 | ||||
3.10 |
Quorum; Majority Vote | 6 | ||||
3.11 |
Procedure; Minutes | 6 | ||||
3.12 |
Presumption of Assent | 6 | ||||
3.13 |
Compensation | 6 | ||||
3.14 |
Action Without Meeting | 6 |
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ARTICLE FOUR: COMMITTEES |
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4.1 |
Designation | 7 | ||||
4.2 |
Number; Qualification; Term | 7 | ||||
4.3 |
Authority | 7 | ||||
4.4 |
Committee Changes | 8 | ||||
4.5 |
Regular Meetings | 8 | ||||
4.6 |
Special Meetings | 8 | ||||
4.7 |
Quorum; Majority Vote | 8 | ||||
4.8 |
Minutes | 8 | ||||
4.9 |
Compensation | 8 | ||||
4.10 |
Responsibility | 8 | ||||
ARTICLE FIVE: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO MEETINGS |
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5.1 |
Notice | 8 | ||||
5.2 |
Waiver of Notice | 9 | ||||
5.3 |
Telephone and Similar Meetings | 9 | ||||
ARTICLE SIX: OFFICERS AND OTHER AGENTS |
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6.1 |
Number; Titles; Election; Term; Qualification | 9 | ||||
6.2 |
Removal | 9 | ||||
6.3 |
Vacancies | 10 | ||||
6.4 |
Authority | 10 | ||||
6.5 |
Compensation | 10 | ||||
6.6 |
Chairman of the Board or Co-Chairmen of the Board | 10 | ||||
6.7 |
Chief Executive Officer | 10 | ||||
6.8 |
President and Chief Operating Officer | 10 | ||||
6.9 |
Chief Financial Officer | 10 | ||||
6.10 |
Vice Presidents | 10 | ||||
6.11 |
Treasurer | 11 | ||||
6.12 |
Assistant Treasurers | 11 | ||||
6.13 |
Secretary | 11 | ||||
6.14 |
Assistant Secretary | 11 | ||||
ARTICLE SEVEN: CERTIFICATES AND STOCKHOLDERS |
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7.1 |
Certificated and Uncertificated Shares | 11 | ||||
7.2 |
Certificates for Certificated Shares | 12 | ||||
7.3 |
Issuance | 12 | ||||
7.4 |
Consideration for Shares | 12 | ||||
7.5 |
Lost, Stolen, or Destroyed Certificates | 12 |
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7.6 |
Transfer of Shares | 13 | ||||
7.7 |
Registered Stockholders | 13 | ||||
7.8 |
Legends | 13 | ||||
7.9 |
Regulations | 13 | ||||
ARTICLE EIGHT: CERTAIN AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS |
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8.1 |
Material Transaction | 13 | ||||
ARTICLE NINE: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
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9.1 |
Dividends | 14 | ||||
9.2 |
Books and Records | 14 | ||||
9.3 |
Fiscal Year | 14 | ||||
9.4 |
Seal | 14 | ||||
9.5 |
Attestation by the Secretary | 14 | ||||
9.6 |
Resignation | 14 | ||||
9.7 |
Securities of Other Corporations | 14 | ||||
9.8 |
Amendment of Bylaws | 15 | ||||
9.9 |
Invalid Provisions | 15 | ||||
9.10 |
Headings; Table of Contents | 15 |
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SECOND
AMENDED AND RESTATED
BYLAWS
OF
CAPITAL SENIOR LIVING CORPORATION
A Delaware Corporation
PREAMBLE
These bylaws are subject to, and governed by, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the certificate of incorporation of Capital Senior Living Corporation (the Corporation). In the event of a direct conflict between the provisions of these bylaws and the mandatory provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or the provisions of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, such provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, as the case may be, will be controlling.
ARTICLE ONE: OFFICES
1.1 Registered Office and Agent . The registered office and registered agent of the Corporation shall be as designated from time to time by the appropriate filing by the Corporation in the office of the Secretary of State of Delaware.
1.2 Other Offices . The Corporation may also have offices at such other places, both within and without the State of Delaware, as the board of directors may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE TWO: STOCKHOLDERS
2.1 Annual Meetings . An annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation shall be held during each calendar year on such date and at such time as shall be designated from time to time by the board of directors and stated in the notice of the meeting, if not a legal holiday in the place where the meeting is to be held, and, if a legal holiday in such place, then on the next business day following, at the time specified in the notice of the meeting. At such meeting, the stockholders shall elect directors and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
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2.2 Special Meetings . Unless otherwise prescribed by statute and subject to any rights of holders of Preferred Stock, a special meeting of the stockholders may be called at any time only by the chairman or a co-chairman of the board of directors, or by a majority of the members of the board of directors then in office, and shall be called by the president at the request of stockholders possessing at least twenty-five percent of the voting power of all issued and outstanding voting stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the notice of special meeting may be conducted at such special meeting.
2.3 Place of Meetings . The annual meeting of stockholders may be held at any place within or without the State of Delaware designated by the board of directors. Special meetings of stockholders may be held at any place within or without the State of Delaware designated by the person or persons calling such special meeting as provided in Section 2.2 above. Meetings of stockholders shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation unless another place is designated for meetings in the manner provided herein.
2.4 Notice . Except as otherwise provided by law, written or printed notice stating the place, day, and hour of each meeting of the stockholders and, in case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting by or at the direction of the president, the secretary, or the person calling the meeting, to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting.
2.5 Voting List . At least ten days before each meeting of stockholders, the secretary shall prepare a complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, including the address of each stockholder and the number of voting shares held by each stockholder. For a period of ten days prior to such meeting, such list shall be kept on file at the registered office or principal place of business of the Corporation and shall be subject to inspection by any stockholder during ordinary business hours. Such list shall be produced at such meeting, and at all times during such meeting shall be subject to inspection by any stockholder. The original stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine such list.
2.6 Voting of Shares . Treasury shares and shares of the Corporations own stock owned by another corporation the majority of the voting stock of which is owned or controlled by the Corporation shall not be shares entitled to vote or to be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares. Shares standing in the name of another domestic or foreign corporation of any type or kind may be voted by such officer, agent, or proxy as the bylaws of such corporation may authorize or, in the absence of such authorization, as the board of directors of such corporation may determine. Shares held by an administrator, executor, guardian, or conservator may be voted by him, either in person or by proxy, without transfer of such shares into his name so long as such shares form a part of the estate served by him and are in the possession of such estate. Shares held by a trustee may be voted by him, either in person or by proxy, only after the shares have been transferred into his name as trustee. Shares standing in the name of a receiver may be voted by such receiver, and shares held by or under the control of a receiver may be voted by such receiver without transfer of such shares into his name if authority to do so is contained in the court order by which such receiver was appointed. A stockholder whose shares are pledged shall be entitled to vote such shares until they have been transferred into the name of the pledgee, and thereafter, the pledgee shall be entitled to vote such shares.
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2.7 Quorum . The holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of stockholders, except as otherwise provided by law, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of stockholders, a majority of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, who are present in person or represented by proxy, may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. At any reconvening of an adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented by proxy, any business may be transacted which could have been transacted at the original meeting, if a quorum has been present or represented. If the adjournment is for more than thirty days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.
2.8 Majority Vote; Withdrawal of Quorum; Certain Director Elections . If a quorum is present in person or represented by proxy at any meeting, the vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, present in person or represented by proxy, shall decide any questions brought before such meeting, unless the question is one on which, by express provision of law, the certificate of incorporation, or these bylaws, a different vote is required, in which event such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question. With respect to an uncontested election of directors, a nominee for director shall be elected to the Board by the holders of a majority of stock which was actually voted. For purposes of uncontested elections of directors, an uncontested election means any meeting of the stockholders at which the number of nominees to be voted upon at such meeting does not exceed the number of directors to be elected, and a vote of the holders of a majority of stock which was actually voted means that the number of shares voted for a directors election must exceed the number of votes cast withhold authority for or against that directors election, with abstentions and broker nonvotes not counted as votes cast either for or withhold authority for or against that directors election. The stockholders present at a duly convened meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding any withdrawal of stockholders which may leave less than a quorum remaining.
2.9 Method of Voting; Proxies . Every stockholder of record shall be entitled at every meeting of stockholders to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote, for every share standing in his name on the stock ledger of the Corporation except to the extent that the voting rights of the shares of any class or classes are increased, limited, or denied by the certificate of incorporation. Such stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to the identity of stockholders entitled to vote. At any meeting of stockholders, every stockholder having the right to vote may vote either in person or by a proxy executed in writing by the stockholder or by his duly authorized attorney-in-fact. Each such proxy shall be filed with the secretary of the Corporation before, or at the time of, the meeting. No proxy shall be valid after 3 years from the date of its execution, unless otherwise provided in the proxy. If no date is stated on a proxy, such proxy shall be presumed to have been executed on the date of the meeting at which it is to be voted. Each proxy shall be revocable unless the proxy form conspicuously states that the proxy is irrevocable and the proxy is coupled with an interest.
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2.10 Closing of Transfer Records; Record Date . For the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to notice of, or to vote at, any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to receive a distribution (other than a distribution involving a purchase or redemption by the Corporation of any of its own shares) or a share dividend, or in order to make a determination of stockholders for any other proper purpose, the board of directors may provide that the stock ledger of the Corporation shall be closed for a stated period but not to exceed in any event sixty days. If the stock ledger is closed for the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of stockholders, such records shall be closed for at least ten days immediately preceding such meeting. In lieu of closing the stock ledger, the board of directors may fix in advance a date as the record date for any such determination of stockholders, such date in any case to be not more than sixty days and, in case of a meeting of stockholders, not less than ten days prior to the date on which the particular action requiring such determination of stockholders is to be taken. If the stock ledger is not closed and if no record date is fixed for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of stockholders or entitled to receive a distribution (other than a distribution involving a purchase or redemption by the Corporation of any of its own shares) or a share dividend, the date next preceding the date on which the notice of the meeting is mailed or the date on which the resolution of the board of directors declaring such distribution or share dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of stockholders. When a determination of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders has been made as provided in this Section 2.10, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof except where the determination has been made through the closing of the stock ledger and the stated period of closing has expired.
2.11 Officers Duties at Meetings . The chief executive officer or chief operating officer shall preside at, and the secretary shall prepare minutes of, each meeting of stockholders, and in the absence of either such officer, his duties shall be performed by some person or persons elected by the vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, present in person or represented by proxy.
2.12 Action Without Meeting . Any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may only be taken upon the vote of the stockholders at an annual or special meeting duly called and may not be taken by written consent, unless such consent is unanimous. Any such unanimous consent shall have the same force and effect, as of the date stated therein, as a vote of such stockholders and may be stated as such in any document filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware or in any certificate or other document delivered to any person. The consent may be in one or more counterparts so long as each stockholder signs one of the counterparts. The signed consent or consents of stockholders shall be placed in the minute books of the Corporation.
ARTICLE THREE: DIRECTORS
3.1 Management . The powers of the Corporation shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of, the board of directors.
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3.2 Number; Election; Term; Qualification . The number of directors which shall constitute the board of directors shall be not less than three. The first board of directors shall consist of the number of directors named in the certificate of incorporation. Thereafter, the number of directors which shall constitute the entire board of directors and whether such board is classified shall be determined by the provisions of the certificate of incorporation or if not so provided in the certificate of incorporation, as determined by resolution of the board of directors at any meeting thereof or by the stockholders at any meeting thereof, but shall never be less than three. At each annual meeting of stockholders, directors shall be elected to hold office for a term of office expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders at which the term of office of the class, if any, to which they have been elected expires and until their successors are elected and qualified. No director need be a stockholder, a resident of the State of Delaware, or a citizen of the United States.
3.3 Changes in Number . No decrease in the number of directors constituting the entire board of directors shall have the effect of shortening the term of any incumbent director. Any directorship to be filled by reason of an increase in the number of directors may be filled only by a majority vote of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, for a term of office expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders at which the term of office of the class, if any, to which they have been elected expires. Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the holders of any class or series of shares are entitled to elect one or more directors by the provisions of the certificate of incorporation, any newly created directorship(s) of such class or series to be filled by reason of an increase in the number of such directors may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors elected by such class or series then in office or by a sole remaining director so elected.
3.4 Removal . Any director or the entire board of directors may be removed only for cause and only by the vote of the holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at the election of directors. For purposes hereof, cause shall mean gross neglect or willful misconduct in the performance of his duties as a director.
3.5 Vacancies . Any vacancy occurring in the board of directors may be filled only by a majority vote of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum of the board of directors. A director elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected to serve for the unexpired term of his predecessor in office. Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the holders of any class or series of shares are entitled to elect one or more directors, any vacancies in such directorship(s) may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors elected by such class or series then in office or by a sole remaining director so elected.
3.6 Place of Meetings . The board of directors may hold its meetings in such place or places within or without the State of Delaware as the board of directors may from time to time determine.
3.7 First Meeting . Each newly elected board of directors may hold its first meeting for the purpose of organization and the transaction of business, if a quorum is present, immediately after and at the same place as the annual meeting of stockholders, and notice of such meeting shall not be necessary.
3.8 Regular Meetings . Regular meetings of the board of directors may be held without notice at such times and places as may be designated from time to time by resolution of the board of directors and communicated to all directors.
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3.9 Special Meetings; Notice . Special meetings of the board of directors shall be held whenever called by the president or by any director. The person calling any special meeting shall cause notice of such special meeting, including therein the time and place of such special meeting, to be given to each director at least two days before such special meeting. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any special meeting of the board of directors need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of any special meeting.
3.10 Quorum; Majority Vote . At all meetings of the board of directors, a majority of the entire board of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If a quorum is not present at a meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than an announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present. The act of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is in attendance shall be the act of the board of directors, unless the act of a greater number is required by law, the certificate of incorporation, or these bylaws.
3.11 Procedure; Minutes . At meetings of the board of directors, business shall be transacted in such order as the board of directors may determine from time to time. The board of directors shall appoint at each meeting a person to preside at the meeting and a person to act as secretary of the meeting. The secretary of the meeting shall prepare minutes of the meeting which shall be delivered to the secretary of the Corporation for placement in the minute books of the Corporation.
3.12 Presumption of Assent . A director of the Corporation who is present at any meeting of the board of directors at which action on any matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent to such action with the person acting as secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward any dissent by certified or registered mail to the secretary of the Corporation immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a director who voted in favor of such action.
3.13 Compensation . Directors, in their capacity as directors, may receive, by resolution of the board of directors, a fixed sum and expenses of attendance, if any, for attending meetings of the board of directors or a stated salary. No director shall be precluded from serving the Corporation in any other capacity or receiving compensation therefor.
3.14 Action Without Meeting. Any action which may be taken, or which is required by law, the certificate of incorporation, or these bylaws to be taken, at a meeting of the board of directors or any committee may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall have been signed by all of the members of the board of directors or committee, as the case may be, entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof, and such consent shall have the same force and effect, as of the date stated therein, as a vote of such members of the board of directors or committee, as the case may be, and may be stated as such in any document or instrument filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware or in any certificate or other document delivered to any person. The consent may be in one or more counterparts so long as each director or committee member signs one of the counterparts. The signed consent shall be placed in the minute books of the Corporation.
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ARTICLE FOUR: COMMITTEES
4.1 Designation . The board of directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the entire board of directors, designate one or more committees.
4.2 Number; Qualification; Term . Each committee shall consist of one or more directors appointed by resolution adopted by a majority of the entire board of directors. The number of committee members may be increased or decreased from time to time by resolution adopted by a majority of the entire board of directors. Each committee member shall serve as such until the earliest of (i) the expiration of his term as director, (ii) his resignation as a committee member or as a director, or (iii) his removal, as a committee member or as a director.
4.3 Authority . Each committee, to the extent expressly provided in the resolution establishing such committee, shall have and may exercise all of the authority of the board of directors in the management of the business and property of the Corporation, including, without limitation, the power and authority to declare a dividend and to authorize the issuance of shares of the Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, no committee shall have the authority of the board of directors in reference to:
(a) | amending the certificate of incorporation; |
(b) | approving a plan of merger; |
(c) | recommending to the stockholders the sale, lease, or exchange of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Corporation otherwise than in the usual and regular course of its business; |
(d) | recommending to the stockholders a voluntary dissolution of the Corporation or a revocation thereof; |
(e) | amending, altering, or repealing these bylaws or adopting new bylaws; |
(f) | filling vacancies in the board of directors or of any committee; |
(g) | filling any directorship to be filled by reason of an increase in the number of directors; |
(f) | electing or removing officers of the Corporation or members or alternate members of any committee; |
(g) | fixing the compensation of any committee member; or |
(h) | altering or repealing any resolution of the board of directors that by its terms provides that it shall not be amendable or repealable. |
4.4 Committee Changes . The board of directors shall have the power at any time to fill vacancies in, to change the membership of, and to discharge any committee. However, a committee member may be removed by the board of directors, only if, in the judgment of the board of directors, the best interests of the Corporation will be served thereby.
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4.5 Regular Meetings . Regular meetings of any committee may be held without notice at such time and place as may be designated from time to time by the committee and communicated to all members thereof.
4.6 Special Meetings . Special meetings of any committee may be held whenever called by any committee member. The committee member calling any special meeting shall cause notice of such special meeting, including therein the time and place of such special meeting, to be given to each committee member at least two days before such special meeting. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any special meeting of any committee need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of any special meeting.
4.7 Quorum; Majority Vote . At meetings of any committee, a majority of the number of members designated by the board of directors as comprising the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If a quorum is not present at a meeting of any committee, a majority of the members present may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than an announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present. The act of a majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is in attendance shall be the act of a committee, unless the act of a greater number is required by law, the certificate of incorporation, or these bylaws.
4.8 Minutes . Each committee shall cause minutes of its proceedings to be prepared and shall report the same to the board of directors upon the request of the board of directors. The minutes of the proceedings of each committee shall be delivered to the secretary of the Corporation for placement in the minute books of the Corporation.
4.9 Compensation . Committee members may, by resolution of the board of directors, be allowed a fixed sum and expenses of attendance, if any, for attending any committee meetings or a stated salary.
4.10 Responsibilit y. The designation of any committee and the delegation of authority to it shall not operate to relieve the board of directors or any director of any responsibility imposed upon it or such director by law.
ARTICLE FIVE: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO MEETINGS
5.1 Notice . Whenever by law, the certificate of incorporation, or these bylaws, notice is required to be given to any committee member, director, or stockholder and no provision is made as to how such notice shall be given, it shall be construed to mean that any such notice may be given (a) in person, (b) in writing, by mail, postage prepaid, addressed to such committee member, director, or stockholder at his address as it appears on the books of the Corporation or, in the case of a stockholder, the share transfer records of the Corporation, or (c) by any other method permitted by law. Any notice required or permitted to be given by mail shall be deemed to be delivered and given at the time when the same is deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, and addressed as aforesaid. Any notice required or permitted to be given by telegram, telex, cable, telecopier, or similar means shall be deemed to be delivered and given at the time transmitted with all charges prepaid and addressed as aforesaid.
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5.2 Waiver of Notice . Whenever by law, the certificate of incorporation, or these bylaws, any notice is required to be given to any committee member, stockholder, or director of the Corporation, a waiver thereof in writing signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time notice should have been given, shall be equivalent to the giving of such notice. Attendance of a committee member, stockholder, or director at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where such person attends for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
5.3 Telephone and Similar Meetings . Stockholders, directors, or committee members may participate in and hold a meeting by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which persons participating in the meeting can hear each other. Participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting, except where a person participates in the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
ARTICLE SIX: OFFICERS AND OTHER AGENTS
6.1 Number; Titles; Election; Term; Qualification . The officers of the Corporation shall be a president and a secretary. The Corporation may also have a chairman of the board or co-chairmen of the board, a chief executive officer, a chief operating officer, a chief financial officer, one or more vice presidents (and, in the case of each vice president, with such descriptive title, if any, as the board of directors shall determine), a treasurer, one or more assistant treasurers, one or more assistant secretaries, and such other officers and such agents as the board of directors may from time to time elect or appoint. Such officers shall have the powers and duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors. The board of directors shall elect a president and secretary at its first meeting at which a quorum shall be present after the annual meeting of stockholders or whenever a vacancy exists. The board of directors then, or from time to time, may also elect or appoint one or more other officers or agents as it shall deem advisable. Each officer and agent shall hold office for the term for which he is elected or appointed and until his successor has been elected or appointed and qualified. Any person may hold any number of offices. No officer or agent need be a stockholder, a director, a resident of the State of Delaware, or a citizen of the United States.
6.2 Removal . Any officer or agent elected or appointed by the board of directors may be removed by the board of directors whenever in its judgment the best interest of the Corporation will be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed. Election or appointment of an officer or agent shall not of itself create contract rights.
6.3 Vacancies . Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation may be filled by the board of directors.
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6.4 Authority . Officers shall have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the Corporation as are provided in these bylaws or as may be determined by resolution of the board of directors not inconsistent with these bylaws.
6.5 Compensation . The compensation, if any, of officers and agents shall be fixed from time to time by the board of directors; provided, that the board of directors may by resolution delegate to any one or more officers of the Corporation the authority to fix such compensation.
6.6 Chairman of the Board or Co-Chairmen of the Board . If elected by the board of directors, the chairman of the board or co-chairmen of the board shall have such powers and duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors.
6.7 Chief Executive Officer . The chief executive officer of the Corporation shall have the general control, management and supervision of the business and affairs of the Corporation and all of its assets, properties, operations, executive and other officers and employees. In general, the chief executive officer shall have and be permitted to exercise all of the powers and responsibilities usually appertaining to the office of chief executive officer of a corporation. The chief executive officer shall report to the Corporations board of directors and shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors.
6.8 President and Chief Operating Officer . The president and chief operating officer of the Corporation shall have general oversight of the management, marketing and development of the Corporations properties, with all such powers with respect to such properties and operations as may be reasonably incident to such responsibilities. The president and chief operating officer shall report to the Corporations chief executive officer and the Corporations board of directors and shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors.
6.9 Chief Financial Officer . The chief financial officer of the Corporation shall be the principal accounting and financial officer of the Corporation and shall have the general control, management and supervision of all matters pertaining to the accounts and finances of the Corporation, including its internal accounting controls and procedures, audited and unaudited financial statements, books of account, payment and collection procedures, bank accounts and deposits, and other related matters. In general, the chief financial officer shall have and be permitted to exercise all of the powers and responsibilities usually appertaining to the office of chief financial officer of a corporation. The chief financial officer shall report to the Corporations chief executive officer and the Corporations board of directors and shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors.
6.10 Vice Presidents . Each vice president shall have such powers and duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or as may be delegated from time to time by the president, the chief executive officer or the chief operating officer and (in the order as designated by the board of directors, or in the absence of such designation, as determined by the length of time each has held the office of vice president continuously) shall exercise the powers of the president during that officers absence or inability to act. As between the Corporation and third parties, any action taken by a vice president in the performance of the duties of the president shall be conclusive evidence of the absence or inability to act of the president at the time such action was taken.
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6.11 Treasurer . The treasurer shall have custody of the Corporations funds and securities, shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements, and shall deposit all moneys and valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depository or depositories as may be designated by the board of directors. The treasurer shall audit all payrolls and vouchers of the Corporation, receive, audit, and consolidate all operating and financial statements of the Corporation and its various departments, shall supervise the accounting and auditing practices of the Corporation, and shall have charge of matters relating to taxation. Additionally, the treasurer shall have the power to endorse for deposit, collection, or otherwise all checks, drafts, notes, bills of exchange, and other commercial paper payable to the Corporation and to give proper receipts and discharges for all payments to the Corporation. The treasurer shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or as may be delegated from time to time by the president.
6.12 Assistant Treasurers . Each assistant treasurer shall have such powers and duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or as may be delegated from time to time by the president. The assistant treasurers (in the order as designated by the board of directors or, in the absence of such designation, as determined by the length of time each has held the office of assistant treasurer continuously) shall exercise the powers of the treasurer during that officers absence or inability to act. As between the Corporation and third parties, any action taken by an assistant treasurer in the performance of the duties of the treasurer shall be conclusive evidence of the absence or inability to act of the treasurer at the time such action was taken.
6.13 Secretary . The secretary shall maintain minutes of all meetings of the board of directors, of any committee, and of the stockholders or consents in lieu of such minutes in the Corporations minute books, and shall cause notice of such meetings to be given when requested by any person authorized to call such meetings. The secretary may sign with the chief executive officer, in the name of the Corporation, all contracts of the Corporation and affix the seal of the Corporation thereto. The secretary shall have charge of the certificate books, share transfer records, stock ledgers, and such other stock books and papers as the board of directors may direct, all of which shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection by any director at the office of the Corporation during business hours. The secretary shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or as may be delegated from time to time by the president.
6.14 Assistant Secretary . The board of directors may elect an assistant secretary. The assistant secretary shall have all of the same powers and duties as the secretary and may act in place of the secretary in all matters. The assistant secretary may sign with the chief operating officer, in the name of the Corporation, all contracts of the Corporation and affix the seal of the Corporation thereto.
ARTICLE SEVEN: CERTIFICATES AND STOCKHOLDERS
7.1 Certificated and Uncertificated Shares . The shares of the Corporation may be either certificated shares or uncertificated shares. As used herein, the term certificated shares means shares represented by instruments in bearer or registered form, and the term uncertificated shares means shares not represented by instruments and the transfers of which are registered upon books maintained for that purpose by or on behalf of the Corporation.
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7.2 Certificates for Certificated Shares . The certificates representing certificated shares of stock of the Corporation shall be in such form as shall be approved by the board of directors in conformity with law. The certificates shall be consecutively numbered, shall be entered as they are issued in the books of the Corporation or in the records of the Corporations designated transfer agent, if any, and shall state upon the face thereof: (a) that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Delaware; (b) the name of the person to whom issued; (c) the number and class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which such certificate represents; (d) the par value of each share represented by such certificate, or a statement that the shares are without par value; and (e) such other matters as may be required by law. The certificates shall be signed by two separate persons holding such officerships of the Corporation as are designated by the board of directors to sign the certificates. Any of or all of the signatures on the certificates may be facsimile. The certificates may be sealed with the seal of the Corporation or a facsimile thereof.
7.3 Issuance . Shares with or without par value may be issued for such consideration and to such persons as the board of directors may from time to time determine, except in the case of shares with par value the consideration must be at least equal to the par value of such shares. Shares may not be issued until the full amount of the consideration has been paid. After the issuance of uncertificated shares, the Corporation or the transfer agent of the Corporation shall send to the registered owner of such uncertificated shares a written notice containing the information required to be stated on certificates representing shares of stock as set forth in Section 7.2 above and such additional information as may be required by Article 8 of the Delaware Uniform Commercial Code as currently in effect and as the same may be amended from time to time hereafter.
7.4 Consideration for Shares . The consideration for the issuance of shares shall consist of money paid, labor done (including services actually performed for the Corporation), or property (tangible or intangible) actually received. In the absence of fraud in the transaction, the judgment of the board of directors as to the value of consideration received shall be conclusive. When consideration as provided by law has been paid, the shares shall be deemed to have been issued and shall be considered fully paid and nonassessable. The consideration received for shares shall be allocated by the board of directors, in accordance with law, between stated capital and surplus accounts.
7.5 Lost, Stolen, or Destroyed Certificates . The Corporation shall issue a new certificate or certificates in place of any certificate representing shares previously issued if the registered owner of the certificate:
(a) | Claim . Makes proof by affidavit, in form and substance satisfactory to the board of directors or any proper officer, that a previously issued certificate representing shares has been lost, destroyed, or stolen; |
(b) | Timely Request . Requests the issuance of a new certificate before the Corporation has notice that the certificate has been acquired by a purchaser for value in good faith and without notice of an adverse claim; |
(c) | Bond . If required by the board of directors or any proper officer, in its or such officers discretion, delivers to the Corporation a bond or indemnity agreement in such form, with such surety or sureties, and with such fixed or open penalty, as the board of directors or such officer may direct, in its or such officers discretion, to indemnify the Corporation (and its transfer agent and registrar, if any) against any claim that may be made on account of the alleged loss, destruction, or theft of the certificate; and |
(d) | Other Requirements . Satisfies any other reasonable requirements imposed by the board of directors. |
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7.6 Transfer of Shares . Shares of stock of the Corporation shall be transferable only on the books of the Corporation by the stockholders thereof in person or by their duly authorized attorneys or legal representatives. With respect to certificated shares, upon surrender to the Corporation or the transfer agent of the Corporation for transfer of a certificate representing shares duly endorsed and accompanied by any reasonable assurances that such endorsements are genuine and effective as the Corporation may require and after compliance with any applicable law relating to the collection of taxes, the Corporation or its transfer agent shall, if it has no notice of an adverse claim or if it has discharged any duty with respect to any adverse claim, issue one or more new certificates to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate, and record the transaction upon its books. With respect to uncertificated shares, upon delivery to the Corporation or the transfer agent of the Corporation of an instruction originated by an appropriate person (as prescribed by Article 8 of the Delaware Uniform Commercial Code as currently in effect and as the same may be amended from time to time hereafter) and accompanied by any reasonable assurances that such instruction is genuine and effective as the Corporation may require and after compliance with any applicable law relating to the collection of taxes, the Corporation or its transfer agent shall, if it has no notice of an adverse claim or has discharged any duty with respect to any adverse claim, record the transaction upon its books, and shall send to the new registered owner of such uncertificated shares, and, if the shares have been transferred subject to a registered pledge, to the registered pledgee, a written notice containing the information required to be stated on certificates representing shares of stock set forth in Section 7.2 above and such additional information as may be required by Article 8 of the Delaware Uniform Commercial Code as currently in effect and as the same may be amended from time to time hereafter.
7.7 Registered Stockholders . The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the stockholder of record as the stockholder in fact of any shares and, accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have actual or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by law.
7.8 Legends . The board of directors shall cause an appropriate legend to be placed on certificates representing shares of stock as may be deemed necessary or desirable by the board of directors in order for the Corporation to comply with applicable federal or state securities or other laws.
7.9 Regulations . The board of directors shall have the power and authority to make all such rules and regulations as it may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer, registration, or replacement of certificates representing shares of stock of the Corporation.
ARTICLE EIGHT: CERTAIN AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS
8.1 Material Transaction . Any material transaction (or series of related transactions) between the Corporation and any director, officer or stockholder of the Corporation holding 5 % or more of the voting shares of the Corporation (5% stockholder) or any corporation, partnership, association or other organization in which any such director, officer or 5 % stockholder is an officer, director or is directly or indirectly financially interested must be approved by a majority of the disinterested directors upon such directors determination that the terms of the transaction are no less favorable to the Corporation than those that could have been obtained from third parties. The determination of whether a transaction (or series of related transactions) is material shall be made by a majority of the disinterested directors.
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ARTICLE NINE: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
9.1 Dividends . Subject to provisions of applicable statutes and the certificate of incorporation, dividends may be declared by and at the discretion of the board of directors at any meeting and may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of stock of the Corporation.
9.2 Books and Records . The Corporation shall keep complete and correct books and records of account and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its stockholders, the board of directors, and any committee. The Corporation shall keep at its registered office or principal place of business, or at the office of its transfer agent or registrar, a record of the original issuance of shares issued by the Corporation and a record of each transfer of those shares that have been presented to the Corporation for registration of transfer, giving the names and addresses of all past and current stockholders and the number and class of the shares held by each of such stockholders.
9.3 Fiscal Year . The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by the board of directors. |
9.4 Seal . The seal, if any, of the Corporation shall be in such form as may be approved from time to time by the board of directors. If the board of directors approves a seal, the affixation of such seal shall not be required to create a valid and binding obligation against the Corporation.
9.5 Attestation by the Secretary . With respect to any deed, deed of trust, mortgage, or other instrument executed by the Corporation through its duly authorized officer or officers, the attestation to such execution by the secretary of the Corporation shall not be necessary to constitute such deed, deed of trust, mortgage, or other instrument a valid and binding obligation against the Corporation unless the resolutions, if any, of the board of directors authorizing such execution expressly state that such attestation is necessary.
9.6 Resignation . Any director, committee member, officer, or agent may resign by so stating at any meeting of the board of directors or by giving written notice to the board of directors, the president, or the secretary. Such resignation shall take effect at the time specified in the statement made at the board of directors meeting or in the written notice, but in no event may the effective time of such resignation be prior to the time such statement is made or such notice is given. If no effective time is specified in the resignation, the resignation shall be effective immediately. Unless a resignation specifies otherwise, it shall be effective without being accepted.
9.7 Securities of Other Corporations . The president or any vice president of the Corporation shall have the power and authority to transfer, endorse for transfer, vote, consent, or take any other action with respect to any securities of another issuer which may be held or owned by the Corporation and to make, execute, and deliver any waiver, proxy, or consent with respect to any such securities.
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9.8 Amendment of Bylaws . The power to amend or repeal these bylaws or to adopt new bylaws is vested in the board of directors; provided that any proposed amendment to or repeal of the penultimate sentence of Section 3.2 hereof or Article 8 hereof must be approved by a majority of the directors of the Corporation who are not employees of the Corporation, and in each case subject to the right of the stockholders to amend or repeal these bylaws by the affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds of the shares entitled to vote in the election of directors.
9.9 Invalid Provisions . If any part of these bylaws is held invalid or inoperative for any reason, the remaining parts, so far as is possible and reasonable, shall remain valid and operative.
9.10 Headings; Table of Contents . The headings and table of contents used in these bylaws are for convenience only and do not constitute matter to be construed in the interpretation of these bylaws.
The undersigned, the secretary of the Corporation, hereby certifies that the foregoing Second Amended and Restated Bylaws were adopted by the board of directors of the Corporation as of March 5, 2013.
/s/ David R. Brickman |
David R. Brickman, Secretary |
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Exhibit 4.2
EXECUTION VERSION
FIRST AMENDMENT TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of March 5, 2013 (this Amendment ), is between Capital Senior Living Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company ), and Computershare Shareowner Services LLC, f/k/a Mellon Investor Services LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company (the Rights Agent ).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS , the Board of Directors of the Company (the Board ) previously adopted a Rights Agreement, dated as of February 25, 2010 (the Rights Agreement ), between the Company and the Rights Agent;
WHEREAS , on February 24, 2010, the Board declared a dividend distribution of one preferred share purchase right (a Right ) for each outstanding share of the Companys common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Common Stock ), outstanding as of the close of business on March 8, 2010 (the Record Date ), and authorized the issuance of one Right for each share of Common Stock that becomes outstanding between the Record Date and the earliest of the Distribution Date, the Redemption Date and the Final Expiration Date (each of such terms as defined in the Rights Agreement) and under certain other circumstances;
WHEREAS , the Companys stockholders approved the Rights Agreement at the Companys 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders;
WHEREAS , the Rights are set to expire at the close of business on March 8, 2013;
WHEREAS , pursuant to Section 27 of the Rights Agreement, prior to the time at which the Rights cease to be redeemable, the Company may, and the Rights Agent will if the Company so directs, supplement or amend any provision of the Rights Agreement, without the approval of any holders of Rights or shares of Common Stock;
WHEREAS , as of the date of this Amendment, the Rights are redeemable pursuant to Section 23 of the Rights Agreement;
WHEREAS , the Board has determined to amend the Rights Agreement in certain respects; and
WHEREAS , the Company has delivered to the Rights Agent a certificate stating that this Amendment complies with Section 27 of the Rights Agreement and has directed the Rights Agent to amend the Rights Agreement as set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the Company and the Rights Agent hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Certain Definitions . Capitalized terms used in this Amendment but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Rights Agreement.
Section 2. Amendments to Rights Agreement .
(a) Final Expiration Date . Section 1(r) of the Rights Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
(r) Final Expiration Date shall mean the close of business on the earlier of (i) March 5, 2016 or (ii) March 5, 2014 if and only if Stockholder Approval has not been obtained on or prior to such date.
(b) Purchase Price . The reference to $22.00 as the initial Purchase Price appearing in Section 7(b) of the Rights Agreement is hereby replaced with the reference to $72.00.
(c) Stockholder Approval . The reference to this Agreement appearing in Section 1(rr) of the Rights Agreement is hereby replaced with that certain First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated March 5, 2013, between the Company and the Rights Agent.
(d) Qualifying Offer Definition .
(i) Section 1(z)(vi) of the Rights Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following (words bolded and italicized solely for purposes of illustrating the changes):
(vi) an offer that is subject to only the minimum tender condition described below in Section 1(z)(ix) and other customary terms and conditions (the Customary Conditions ), which Customary Conditions may include a condition based upon the occurrence of a material adverse event, but which Customary Conditions shall not include any financing, funding or similar conditions or any requirements with respect to the offeror or its agents being permitted any due diligence with respect to the books, records, management, accountants or other outside advisors of the Company;
(ii) Section 1(z)(vii) of the Rights Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following (words bolded and italicized solely for purposes of illustrating the changes):
(vii) an offer pursuant to which the Company has received an irrevocable, legally binding written commitment of the offeror, subject to the Customary Conditions , that the offer will remain open for at least 90 calendar days and, if a Special Meeting is duly requested in accordance with Section 23(b) , for at least ten Business Days after but not including the date of the Special Meeting or, if no Special Meeting is held within 60 calendar days following receipt of the Special Meeting Notice in accordance with Section 23(b) , for at least ten Business Days following such 60 calendar day period;
(iii) Section 1(z)(viii) of the Rights Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following (words bolded and italicized solely for purposes of illustrating the changes):
(viii) an offer pursuant to which the Company has received an irrevocable, legally binding written commitment of the offeror, subject to the Customary Conditions , that, in addition to the minimum time periods specified above in Section 1(z)(vii) , the offer, if it is otherwise to expire prior thereto, will be extended for at least 20 Business Days after any increase in the consideration being offered or after any bona fide alternative offer is commenced within the meaning of Rule 14d-2(a) under the Exchange Act; provided, however, that such offer need not remain open, as a result of Section 1(z)(vii) and this Section 1(z)(viii) , beyond (A) the time that any other offer satisfying the criteria for a Qualified Offer is then required to be kept open under such Section 1(z)(vii) and this Section 1(z)(viii) or (B) the expiration date, as such date may be extended by public announcement (with prompt written notice to the Rights Agent) in compliance with Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act, of any other tender offer for the Common Stock with respect to which the Board has agreed to redeem the Rights immediately prior to acceptance for payment of Common Stock thereunder (unless such other offer is terminated prior to its expiration without any Common Stock having been purchased thereunder) or (C) one Business Day after the stockholder vote with respect to approval of any Definitive Acquisition Agreement has been officially determined and certified by the inspectors of elections;
(iv) Section 1(z)(xi) of the Rights Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following (words bolded and italicized solely for purposes of illustrating the changes):
(xi) an offer pursuant to which the Company and its stockholders have received an irrevocable, legally binding written commitment of the offeror, subject to the Customary Conditions , that no amendments will be made to the offer to reduce the consideration being offered or to otherwise change the terms of the offer in a way that is adverse to a tendering stockholder;
(v) Subsection (2) of the definition of fully financed set forth in Section 1(z) of the Rights Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following (words bolded and italicized solely for purposes of illustrating the changes):
(2) cash or cash equivalents then available to the offeror, set apart and maintained solely for the purpose of funding the offer with an irrevocable, legally binding written commitment being provided by the offeror to the Board, subject to the Customary Conditions , to maintain such availability until the offer is consummated or withdrawn,
(e) Qualifying Offer Timeframes . The first and second sentences of Section 23(b) of the Rights Agreement are hereby deleted and replaced in their entirety with the following (words bolded and italicized solely for purposes of illustrating the changes):
(b) If the Company receives a Qualified Offer and the Board has not redeemed the outstanding Rights or exempted such Qualified Offer from the terms of this Agreement or called a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of voting on whether or not to exempt such Qualified Offer from the terms of this Agreement, in each case by the end of 60 calendar days following the commencement of such Qualified Offer, and if the Company receives, not earlier than 60 calendar days nor later than 90 calendar days following the commencement of such Qualified Offer, a written notice complying with the terms of this Section 23(b) (the Special Meeting Notice ), properly executed by the holders of record (or their duly authorized proxy) of 10% or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding (excluding shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Person making the Qualified Offer and such Persons Affiliates and Associates), directing the Board to submit to a vote of stockholders at a special meeting of the stockholders of the Company (a Special Meeting ) a resolution authorizing the redemption of all, but not less than all, of the then-outstanding Rights at the Redemption Price (the Redemption Resolution ), then the Board shall take such actions as are necessary or desirable to cause the Redemption Resolution to be submitted to a vote of stockholders within 60 calendar days following receipt by the Company of the Special Meeting Notice (the Special Meeting Period ), including by including a proposal relating to adoption of the Redemption Resolution in the proxy materials of the Company for the Special Meeting; provided, however, that if the Company, at any time during the Special Meeting Period and prior to a vote on the Redemption Resolution, enters into a Definitive Acquisition Agreement, the Special Meeting Period may be extended (and any Special Meeting called in connection therewith may be cancelled) if the Redemption Resolution will be separately submitted to a vote at the same meeting as the Definitive Acquisition Agreement or if the Board has irrevocably determined to redeem the Rights or terminate this Agreement in connection with the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Definitive Acquisition Agreement. For purposes of a Special Meeting Notice, the record date for determining eligible holders of record of the Common Stock shall be the 60 th calendar day following the commencement of a Qualified Offer.
(f) Notices. The Rights Agent notice information in Section 26 of the Rights Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
Computershare Shareowner Services LLC
600 N. Pearl Street, Suite 1010
Dallas, Texas 75201
With a copy to:
Computershare Shareowner Services LLC
Newport Office Center VII
480 Washington Blvd.
Jersey City, NJ 07310
Attention: Legal Department
Section 3. Amendments to the Form of Right Certificate . The first sentence of the first paragraph of the Form of Right Certificate, which is attached as Exhibit B to the Rights Agreement, is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following: This certifies that , or registered assigns, is the registered owner of the number of Rights set forth above, each of which entitles the owner thereof, subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Rights Agreement dated as of February 25, 2010 (as amended, the Rights Agreement ) between CAPITAL SENIOR LIVING CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the Company ), and MELLON INVESTOR SERVICES LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company, now known as COMPUTERSHARE SHAREOWNER SERVICES LLC (the Rights Agent ), to purchase from the Company at any time after the Distribution Date (as such term is defined in the Rights Agreement) and prior to the close of business (as such term is defined in the Rights Agreement) on the Final Expiration Date (as defined in the Rights Agreement) at the office of the Rights Agent, or its successors as Rights Agent, designated for such purposes, one one-thousandth of one fully paid and non-assessable share of the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (the Preferred Stock ) of the Company, at a purchase price of $72.00 per one one-thousandth of one share (the Purchase Price ), upon presentation and surrender of this Right Certificate with the Form of Election to Purchase duly executed.
Section 4. Amendments to the Summary of Rights to Purchase Preferred Stock .
(a) The reference to $22.00 appearing in the first paragraph of the Summary of Rights to Purchase Preferred Stock, which is attached as Exhibit C to the Rights Agreement (the Summary of Rights ), is hereby replaced with the reference to $72.00.
(b) The first and second sentences of the first paragraph of the Summary of Rights are hereby deleted and replaced in their entirety with the following: On February 24, 2010, the Board of Directors of CAPITAL SENIOR LIVING CORPORATION (the Company ) declared a dividend distribution of one preferred stock purchase right (a Right ) for each outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the Common Stock ) payable on March 9, 2010 to the stockholders of record on March 8, 2010 (the Record Date ), and authorized the issuance of one Right for each share of Common Stock that becomes outstanding after the Record Date, but before the earliest of the Distribution Date (as defined below), the Final Expiration Date (as defined below) or the date on which the Rights are redeemed.
(c) The last sentence of the first paragraph of the Summary of Rights is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following: The description and terms of the Rights are set forth in a Rights Agreement dated February 25, 2010 (as amended, the Rights Agreement ), between the Company and Mellon Investor Services LLC, now known as Computershare Shareowner Services LLC, as Rights Agent (the Rights Agent ).
(d) The second paragraph of the Summary of Rights is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following: A copy of the Rights Agreement has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 26, 2010. A copy of the First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated March 5, 2013, between the Company and the Rights Agent (the First Amendment ), has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 8, 2013. Copies of the Rights Agreement and First Amendment are available free of charge from the Rights Agent. The following summary description of the Rights does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Rights Agreement and the First Amendment, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
(e) The second sentence of the fifth paragraph of the Summary of Rights is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following: The Rights will expire on the earlier of (i) March 5, 2016 or (ii) March 5, 2014, if and only if Stockholder Approval has not been obtained on or prior to such date (as applicable, the Final Expiration Date ) unless the Final Expiration Date is extended or unless earlier redeemed or exchanged by the Company, in each case as described below.
(f) The reference to ninety (90) days in the 13 th paragraph of the Summary of Rights is hereby replaced with the reference to sixty (60) calendar days.
(g) The reference to one hundred twenty (120) days in the 14 th paragraph of the Summary of Rights is hereby replaced with the reference to ninety (90) calendar days.
Section 5. Delivery of Summary of Rights . Promptly following the date of this Amendment, the Rights Agent, on behalf of the Company and at the Companys sole cost and expense, if provided with all necessary information and documents, will send a copy of the Summary of Rights to Purchase Preferred Stock as modified pursuant to this Amendment, in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex A , along with an accompanying cover letter, by first class, postage-prepaid mail or other means used by the Company to deliver proxy statements, to each holder of record of the Common Stock as of the close of business on the date of this Amendment at the address of such holder shown on the records of the Company.
Section 6. Remaining Terms; Controlling Agreement . All other provisions of the Rights Agreement that are not expressly amended hereby shall continue in full force and effect. From and after the execution and delivery of this Amendment, any references to the Rights Agreement in the Rights Agreement and other agreements or instruments shall be deemed to refer to the Rights Agreement as amended pursuant to this Amendment. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Amendment and the Rights Agreement, this Amendment shall control.
Section 7. Severability . If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Amendment is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Amendment shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.
Section 8. Governing Law . This Amendment shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of New York and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of such state applicable to contracts to be made and performed entirely within such state.
Section 9. Descriptive Headings . Descriptive headings of the sections of this Amendment are inserted for convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.
Section 10. Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed and attested, all as of the day and year first above written.
Attest: | CAPITAL SENIOR LIVING CORPORATION | |||||||
By: |
/s/ David R. Brickman |
By: |
/s/ Lawrence A. Cohen |
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Name: | David R. Brickman | Name: | Lawrence A. Cohen | |||||
Title: |
Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||||
COMPUTERSHARE SHAREOWNER SERVICES LLC (f/k/a Mellon Investor Services LLC) | ||||||||
By: |
/s/ Lennie Kaufman |
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Name: |
Lennie Kaufman Title: Regional Manager Investor Services |
[Signature Page to First Amendment to Rights Agreement]
Annex A
Summary of Rights
[ See attached .]
CAPITAL SENIOR LIVING CORPORATION
SUMMARY OF RIGHTS TO PURCHASE PREFERRED STOCK
On February 24, 2010, the Board of Directors of CAPITAL SENIOR LIVING CORPORATION (the Company ) declared a dividend distribution of one preferred stock purchase right (a Right ) for each outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the Common Stock ) payable on March 9, 2010 to the stockholders of record on March 8, 2010 (the Record Date ), and authorized the issuance of one Right for each share of Common Stock that becomes outstanding after the Record Date, but before the earliest of the Distribution Date (as defined below), the Final Expiration Date (as defined below) or the date on which the Rights are redeemed. Each Right entitles the registered holder to purchase from the Company one one-thousandth of a share of the Companys Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (the Preferred Stock ) at a price of $72.00 per one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock (the Purchase Price ), subject to adjustment. The description and terms of the Rights are set forth in a Rights Agreement dated February 25, 2010 (as amended, the Rights Agreement ), between the Company and Mellon Investor Services LLC, now known as Computershare Shareowner Services LLC, as Rights Agent (the Rights Agent ).
A copy of the Rights Agreement has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 26, 2010. A copy of the First Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated March 5, 2013, between the Company and the Rights Agent (the First Amendment ), has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 8, 2013. Copies of the Rights Agreement and First Amendment are available free of charge from the Rights Agent. The following summary description of the Rights does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Rights Agreement and the First Amendment, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
Until the close of business on the Distribution Date, the Rights will be evidenced, with respect to any of the Common Stock certificates outstanding as of the Record Date, by such Common Stock certificate (or in the case of uncertificated shares of Common Stock, by the registration of such shares on the transfer books of the Company) with a copy of this Summary of Rights. The Distribution Date will be the earlier to occur of:
(i) | the tenth calendar day following a public announcement that a person or group of affiliated or associated persons (an Acquiring Person ) has acquired beneficial ownership of 20% or more of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock (the Share Acquisition Date ); and |
(ii) | the tenth business day (or such later date as may be determined by action of the Board of Directors of the Company prior to such time as any such person or group becomes an Acquiring Person) after the date of the commencement of, or first public announcement of the intent to commence, by any such person or group, a tender or exchange offer the consummation of which would result in any such person or group becoming an Acquiring Person. |
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The Rights Agreement provides that, until the Distribution Date (or earlier redemption or expiration of the Rights), the Rights will be transferable only in connection with the transfer of the Common Stock. Until the Distribution Date (or earlier redemption or expiration of the Rights), new Common Stock certificates issued, or, in the case of newly issued uncertificated shares of Common Stock, confirmations and account statements sent, after the Record Date, upon transfer or new issuance of the Common Stock, will contain a notation incorporating the Rights Agreement by reference. Until the Distribution Date (or earlier redemption or expiration of the Rights), the surrender for transfer of any of the Common Stock certificates outstanding as of the Record Date, even without a copy of this Summary of Rights, will also constitute the transfer of the Rights associated with the Common Stock represented by such certificate. As soon as practicable following the Distribution Date, separate certificates evidencing the Rights ( Right Certificates ) will be mailed to holders of record of the Common Stock as of the close of business on the Distribution Date and such separate Right Certificates alone will evidence the Rights.
The Rights are not exercisable until the Distribution Date. The Rights will expire on the earlier of (i) March 5, 2016 or (ii) March 5, 2014, if and only if Stockholder Approval has not been obtained on or prior to such date (as applicable, the Final Expiration Date ) unless the Final Expiration Date is extended or unless earlier redeemed or exchanged by the Company, in each case as described below.
Each share of Preferred Stock purchasable upon exercise of the Rights will be entitled, when, as and if declared, to a dividend payment per share equal to an aggregate dividend of 1,000 times the dividend declared per share of Common Stock. In the event of liquidation, the holders of the Preferred Stock will receive a preferential liquidation payment of $1.00 per share (plus any accrued and unpaid dividends), but will be entitled to receive an aggregate liquidation payment equal to 1,000 times the payment made on one share of Common Stock.
Each share of Preferred Stock will have 1,000 votes voting together with the Common Stock. Finally, in the event of any merger, consolidation or other transaction in which shares of Common Stock are exchanged, each share of Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive 1,000 times the amount received per one share of Common Stock. The Rights are protected by customary anti-dilution provisions. Because of the nature of the Preferred Stock dividend, liquidation and voting rights, the value of the one one-thousandth interest in a share of Preferred Stock purchasable upon exercise of each Right should approximate the value of one share of Common Stock.
The Purchase Price payable, and the number of shares of the Preferred Stock or other securities or property issuable, upon exercise of the Rights are subject to adjustment from time to time to prevent dilution (i) in the event of a stock dividend on, or a subdivision, combination or reclassification of the Preferred Stock, (ii) upon the grant to holders of the Preferred Stock of certain rights or warrants to subscribe for shares of the Preferred Stock or convertible securities at less than the current market price of the Preferred Stock or (iii) upon the distribution to holders of the Preferred Stock of evidences of indebtedness or assets (excluding regular periodic cash dividends out of earnings or retained earnings at a rate not in excess of 125% of the rate of the last cash dividend theretofore paid or dividends payable in the Preferred Stock) or of subscription rights or warrants (other than those referred to above).
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The number of outstanding Rights and the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of each Right are also subject to adjustment in the event of a stock split of the Common Stock or a stock dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock or subdivisions, consolidations or combinations of the Common Stock occurring, in any such case, prior to the Distribution Date.
In the event that the Company is acquired in a merger or other business combination transaction or 50% or more of its assets or earning power are sold after a person or group has become an Acquiring Person, proper provision will be made so that each holder of a Right will thereafter have the right to receive, upon the exercise thereof at the Purchase Price, that number of shares of the senior voting stock of the acquiring company that at the time of such transaction would have a market value of two times the Purchase Price. In the event that any person or group of affiliated or associated persons becomes an Acquiring Person, proper provision will be made so that each holder of a Right, other than Rights that were or are beneficially owned by the Acquiring Person (which will thereafter be null and void), will thereafter have the right to receive upon exercise that number of shares of the Common Stock having a market value of two times the Purchase Price.
With certain exceptions, no adjustment in the Purchase Price will be required until cumulative adjustments require an adjustment of at least 1% in such Purchase Price. No fractional shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock will be issued (other than fractions that are integral multiples of one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock, which may, at the election of the Company, be evidenced by depositary receipts) and, in lieu thereof, an adjustment in cash will be made based on the market price of the Preferred Stock or Common Stock, as applicable, on the last trading date prior to the date of exercise.
At any time after any person or group becomes an Acquiring Person and prior to the acquisition by such person or group of 50% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Board of Directors of the Company may exchange the Rights (other than Rights owned by such person or group that will have become null and void) in whole or in part, at an exchange ratio of one share of Common Stock (or, if there is an insufficient number of issued but not outstanding or authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to permit such exchange, then one one-thousandth of a Preferred Share) per Right (subject to adjustment).
At any time prior to 5:00 p.m. Dallas, Texas time on the earlier of (i) the Share Acquisition Date and (ii) the Final Expiration Date, the Board of Directors of the Company may redeem the Rights in whole, but not in part, at a price of $0.001 per Right (the Redemption Price ). In addition, if a Qualified Offer (as described below) is made, the record holders of 10% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock may direct the Board of Directors of the Company to call a special meeting of stockholders to consider a resolution authorizing a redemption of all Rights. If the special meeting is not held within sixty (60) days of being called or if, at the special meeting, the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock outstanding (other than shares held by the offeror and its affiliated and associated persons) vote in favor of the redemption of the Rights, then the Board of Directors of the Company will redeem the Rights or take such other action as may be necessary to prevent the Rights from interfering with the consummation of the Qualified Offer.
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A Qualified Offer is an offer determined by a majority of the independent directors on the Board of Directors of the Company to be a fully financed offer for all outstanding shares of Common Stock at a per-share offer price that exceeds the greatest of certain price thresholds specified in the Rights Agreement and that the Board of Directors of the Company, upon the advice of a nationally recognized investment banking firm, does not deem to be either unfair or inadequate. A Qualified Offer is conditioned upon a minimum of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Common Stock not held by the offeror (and its affiliated and associated persons) being tendered and not withdrawn, with a commitment to acquire all shares of Common Stock not tendered for the same consideration. If the Qualified Offer includes non-cash consideration, such consideration must consist solely of freely tradeable common stock of a publicly traded company, and the Board of Directors of the Company and its representatives must be given access to conduct a due diligence review of the offeror to determine whether the consideration is fair and adequate. A Qualified Offer must also remain open for at least ninety (90) days following commencement.
Immediately upon the action of the Board of Directors of the Company to redeem or exchange the Rights, the Company shall make announcement thereof, and upon such action, the right to exercise the Rights will terminate and the only right of the holders of Rights will be to receive the Redemption Price, or the shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock exchangeable for the Rights, as applicable.
Until a Right is exercised, the holder thereof, as such, will have no rights as a stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, liquidation rights, the right to vote or to receive dividends.
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