UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 23, 2013

 

 

UNUM GROUP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-11294   62-1598430
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

1 Fountain Square

Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(423) 294-1011

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

 

 

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

As described in Item 5.07 below, at the annual meeting of shareholder of Unum Group (the “Company”) held on May 23, 2013 (the “Annual Meeting”), shareholders approved the Company’s Annual Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). A description of the principal features of the Plan is set forth under the heading “Approval of the Annual Incentive Plan” on pages 88 through 91 of the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2013, which description is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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

As described in Item 5.07 below, at the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders adopted an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide for the elimination of the classification of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) over a three-year period beginning in 2014. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation became effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of Delaware on May 23, 2013. A copy of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

On May 23, 2013, the Board, acting upon the recommendation of the Governance Committee, adopted amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”), which became effective upon the filing of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of Delaware on May 23, 2013. Set forth below is a description of the amendments, which is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Bylaws, as amended, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

   

Article II, Sections 2 and 3 have been amended to provide the Board with explicit authority to postpone, reschedule or cancel meetings of shareholders previously scheduled by the Board, to contemplate the holding of meetings by means of remote communications and to provide that meeting notices may need to be given within time periods prescribed by law or Company documents, rather than anytime within 10 to 60 days before the meeting.

 

   

Article II, Section 4 has been amended to authorize the chairman of a meeting of shareholders to adjourn the meeting, whether or not a quorum is present, and to provide that shareholders present at a meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough shareholders to leave less than a quorum.

 

   

Article II, Section 5 has been amended to emphasize that the voting standard generally applicable to items of business brought before a meeting of shareholders does not apply to the election of directors, which is governed by Article III, Section 1 of the Bylaws.

 

   

Article II, Section 6 has been amended to clarify the persons to whom certain requirements apply for proper submission of notice of business to be brought before a meeting.

 

   

Article II, Section 9 has been amended to clarify that the chairman of a meeting of shareholders has authority to determine and declare whether any nominations or other business was not properly brought before the meeting, and to add a new subsection relating to the appointment of inspectors of election for meetings of shareholders.

 

   

Article III, Section 1 has been amended to define when director elections are contested, to conform with declassification amendments adopted under the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, to clarify the procedure for the submission of resignations for any incumbent director who does not receive the requisite vote in a non-contested election, and to provide that, under the voting standard that applies in the case of a non-contested election, broker non-votes, like abstentions, will not count as a vote “for” or “against” a director.


   

Article III, Section 2 has been amended to require that shareholder notices of proposed director nominees describe interests in any principal competitor of the Company and include the written consent of a proposed nominee to abide by the Company’s corporate governance and confidentiality policies, if elected, and not to enter into any voting agreement related to the Company.

 

   

Article III, Section 3 has been amended to indicate that vacancies and newly created directorships will be filled in the manner prescribed in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

 

   

Article III, Section 6 has been amended to clarify that, at any adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

 

   

Article III, Section 9 has been amended to remove a Board resolution requirement that no longer applies to the Company.

 

   

Article IV, Section 2 has been amended to clarify that the removal of an officer is without prejudice to the rights of the Company under any contract to which the officer is a party.

 

   

Article V, Section 5 has been amended to clarify procedures relating to the fixing of record dates by the Board, including with respect to separate record dates for determining shareholders entitled to notice of a meeting of shareholders and those entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

   

Article VIII, Sections 1 and 2 have been amended to clarify that the indemnification and advancement rights are to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law.

 

   

Article VIII, Section 5 has been amended to revise and clarify the procedure for indemnification and advancement claims.

 

   

In various sections of the Bylaws, amendments were made to more closely track applicable statutory language and to provide for gender neutrality and other non-substantive changes.

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its Annual Meeting on May 23, 2013. Matters submitted to shareholders at the Annual Meeting and voting results were as follows:

Item 1 – Election of Directors . The Company’s shareholders elected the four director nominees listed below for three-year terms expiring in 2016, based upon the following voting results:

 

Nominee

  For     Against     Abstained     Broker Non-Votes  
E. Michael Caulfield     229,844,635        585,706        184,093        8,740,067   
Ronald E. Goldsberry     227,158,249        3,271,462        184,159        8,740,067   
Kevin T. Kabat     223,671,378        6,757,320        184,581        8,740,067   
Michael J. Passarella     229,970,895        459,926        183,613        8,740,067   

Also continuing as directors of the Company after the meeting were: Pamela H. Godwin, Timothy F. Keaney, Thomas Kinser, Gloria C. Larson, A. S. (Pat) MacMillan, Jr., Edward J. Muhl, William J. Ryan and Thomas R. Watjen.


Item 2 – Adoption of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to Declassify the Board of Directors. The Company’s shareholders adopted an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to declassify the Board of Directors, based upon the following voting results:

 

For   Against   Abstained   Broker Non-Votes
229,582,613   503,151   528,238   8,740,499

Item 3 – Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation. The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, based upon the following voting results:

 

For   Against   Abstained   Broker Non-Votes
174,843,695   55,357,056   413,682   8,740,067

Item 4 – Vote on Approval of the Annual Incentive Plan. The Company’s shareholders approved the Company’s Annual Incentive Plan, based upon the following voting results:

 

For   Against   Abstained   Broker Non-Votes
223,546,179   6,818,269   249,553   8,740,499

Item 5 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013, based upon the following voting results:

 

For   Against   Abstained   Broker Non-Votes
237,013,458   2,172,167   168,876  

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits . The following exhibits are filed with this report:

 

  3.1

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Unum Group, effective May 23, 2013.

 

  3.2

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Unum Group, effective May 23, 2013.

 

  10.1

Annual Incentive Plan of Unum Group.

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.

 

   

Unum Group

(Registrant)

Date: May 24, 2013     By:   /s/ Susan N. Roth
     

Name:

  Susan N. Roth
     

Title:

 

Vice President, Transactions, SEC

and Corporate Secretary


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

  3.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Unum Group, effective May 23, 2013.
  3.2    Amended and Restated Bylaws of Unum Group, effective May 23, 2013.
10.1    Annual Incentive Plan of Unum Group.

Exhibit 3.1

 

LOGO

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

UNUM GROUP

The present name of the corporation is Unum Group. The corporation was incorporated under the name “Provident Companies, Inc.” by the filing of its original certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 22, 1995. This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation restates and integrates and further amends the provisions of the corporation’s restated certificate of incorporation as heretofore amended (the “Existing Certificate of Incorporation”). This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The Existing Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

FIRST: The name of the corporation is Unum Group (the “Corporation”).

SECOND: The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the state of Delaware is 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, in the city of Wilmington, county of New Castle. The name of the Corporation’s registered agent at that address is Corporation Service Company.

THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware as set forth in Title 8 of the Delaware Code (the “GCL”).

FOURTH: A. The total number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 750,000,000 shares, consisting of 725,000,000 shares of Common Stock par value $.10 per share (the “Common Stock”) and 25,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $.10 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).

B. Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more classes or series as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”), each such class or series to be distinctly designated. Except in respect of the particulars fixed by the Board of Directors for classes or series provided for by the Board of Directors as permitted hereby, all shares of Preferred Stock shall be of equal rank and shall be identical. All shares of any one series of Preferred Stock so designated by the Board of Directors shall be alike in every particular, except that shares of any one series issued at different times may differ as to the dates from which dividends thereon shall be cumulative. The voting rights, if any, of each such class or series and the preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each such class or series and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other classes or series at any time outstanding; and the Board of Directors of the Corporation is hereby expressly granted authority to fix, by resolutions duly adopted prior to the issuance of any shares of a particular class or series of Preferred Stock so designated by the Board of Directors, the voting powers of stock of such class or series, if any, and the designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights and the


qualifications, limitations and restrictions of such class or series, including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following:

(1) The distinctive designation of, and the number of shares of Preferred Stock which shall constitute, such class or series, and such number may be increased (except where otherwise provided by the Board of Directors) or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) from time to time by like action of the Board of Directors;

(2) The rate and time at which, and the terms and conditions upon which, dividends, if any, on Preferred Stock of such class or series shall be paid, the extent of the preference or relation, if any, of such dividends to the dividends payable on any other class or classes, or series of the same or other classes of stock and whether such dividends shall be cumulative or non-cumulative;

(3) The right, if any, of the holders of Preferred Stock of such class or series to convert the same into, or exchange the same for, shares of any other class or classes or of any series of the same or any other class or classes of stock and the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange;

(4) Whether or not Preferred Stock of such class or series shall be subject to redemption, and the redemption price or prices and the time or times at which, and the terms and conditions upon which, Preferred Stock of such class or series may be redeemed;

(5) The rights, if any, of the holders of Preferred Stock of such class or series upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation of the Corporation;

(6) The terms of the sinking fund or redemption or purchase account, if any, to be provided for the Preferred Stock of such class or series; and

(7) The voting powers, if any, of the holders of such class or series of Preferred Stock.

C. Except as otherwise provided in this Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors shall have authority to authorize the issuance, from time to time without any vote or other action by the stockholders, of any or all shares of stock of the Corporation of any class or series at any time authorized, and any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any such shares, and any options, rights or warrants to purchase or acquire any such shares, in each case to such persons and on such terms (including as a dividend or distribution on or with respect to, or in connection with a split or combination of, the outstanding shares of stock of the same or any other class) as the Board of Directors from time to time in its discretion lawfully may determine; provided, however, that the consideration for the issuance of shares of stock of the Corporation having par value (unless issued as such a dividend or distribution or in connection with such a split or combination) shall not be less than such par value. Shares so issued shall be fully paid stock, and the holders of such stock shall not be liable to any further call or assessments thereon.

D. Except as provided in this Certificate of Incorporation, each holder of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held by such holder.

FIFTH: A. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.

B. The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than three nor more than fifteen directors. The exact number of directors shall be determined from time to time by resolution

 

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adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors, subject to Article III, Section 11 of the By-Laws of the Corporation.

C. Subject to the rights of the holders of any Preferred Stock to elect directors:

(1) Until the election of directors at the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders (each annual meeting of stockholders, an “Annual Meeting”), the Board of Directors shall be divided into three classes of directors, designated as Class I, Class II and Class III, each of which shall consist, as nearly as possible, of one-third of the total number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors. Subject to Sections C(2), C(3) and D of this Article FIFTH, each class of directors shall be elected for a three-year term, and the terms of each class shall be staggered so that only one class of directors will be elected at each Annual Meeting.

(2) At each Annual Meeting commencing with the 2014 Annual Meeting, successors to the class of directors whose terms expire at that Annual Meeting shall be elected for a one-year term.

(3) From and after the election of directors at the 2016 Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors shall cease to be classified.

D. If prior to the 2016 Annual Meeting the number of directors is increased in accordance with the terms of this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws, then, except to the extent that an increase in the authorized number of directors occurs in connection with the rights of the holders of Preferred Stock to elect additional directors, any newly created directorship resulting from such increase shall be apportioned among the classes so as to maintain the number of directors in each class as nearly equal as possible, and any additional director elected to fill such newly created directorship shall hold office for a term that shall coincide with the remaining term of the class of directors into which such director was elected. From and after the 2016 Annual Meeting, any additional director elected to fill a newly created directorship resulting from an increase in the number of directors shall hold office for a term expiring at the next Annual Meeting. In no case will a decrease in the number of directors shorten the term of any incumbent director.

E. A director shall hold office until the Annual Meeting for the year in which his or her term expires and until his or her successor shall be elected and shall qualify, subject, however, to the director’s prior death, resignation, disqualification or removal from office.

F. The stockholders shall have the right to remove any or all of the directors at any time, but only by the affirmative vote of the holders of eighty percent (80%) of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of all outstanding shares of Voting Stock (as hereinafter defined) voting together as a single class; provided, however, that until the 2016 Annual Meeting, directors may be removed only for cause.

G. Any vacancy on the Board of Directors that results from a newly created directorship or for any other reason shall be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and may not be filled by any other person or persons. Any director elected to fill a vacancy not resulting from an increase in the number of directors shall have the same remaining term as that of his or her predecessor.

H. Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the holders of any one or more classes or series of Preferred Stock issued by the Corporation shall have the right, voting separately by class or series, to elect directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, the election, term of office, filling of vacancies and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of this Certificate of Incorporation applicable thereto (including the

 

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resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section B of Article FOURTH), and such directors so elected shall not be divided into classes pursuant to Section C of this Article FIFTH unless expressly provided by such terms. Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the By-Laws so provide.

I. The Board of Directors may from time to time determine whether, to what extent, at what times and places and under what conditions and regulations the accounts, books and papers of the Corporation, or any of them, shall be open to the inspection of the stockholders, and no stockholder shall have any right to inspect any account, book or document of the Corporation, except as and to the extent expressly provided by law with reference to the right of stockholders to examine the original or duplicate stock ledger, or otherwise expressly provided by law, or except as expressly authorized by resolution of the Board of Directors.

J. In addition to the powers and authority hereinbefore or by statute expressly conferred upon them, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of the statutes of Delaware, this Certificate of Incorporation, and the By-Laws.

K. Except as may be otherwise determined by the Board of Directors in fixing the terms of any class or series of Preferred Stock pursuant to Article FOURTH hereof, no action shall be taken by stockholders of the Corporation except at an annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and the right of stockholders to act by written consent in lieu of a meeting is specifically denied.

SIXTH: A. The Board of Directors shall have concurrent power with the stockholders as set forth in this Certificate of Incorporation to make, alter, amend, change, add to or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation.

B. Subject to Article III, Section 11 of the By-Laws, the Board of Directors may amend the By-Laws of the Corporation upon the affirmative vote of the number of directors which shall constitute, under the terms of the By-Laws, the action of the Board of Directors. Stockholders may not amend the By-Laws of the Corporation except upon the affirmative vote of at least eighty percent (80%) of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of all outstanding shares of Voting Stock voting together as a single class.

SEVENTH: A. In addition to any affirmative vote required by law, this Certificate of Incorporation, the By-Laws of the Corporation or otherwise, except as otherwise expressly provided in Section B of this Article SEVENTH, the Corporation shall not engage, directly or indirectly, in any Business Combination (as hereinafter defined) with an Interested Stockholder (as hereinafter defined) without the affirmative vote of (i) not less than eighty percent (80%) of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of all outstanding shares of Voting Stock voting together as a single class, and (ii) not less than a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of all outstanding shares of Voting Stock which are beneficially owned by persons other than such Interested Stockholder voting together as a single class. Such affirmative vote shall be required notwithstanding the fact that no vote may be required, or that a lesser percentage or separate class vote may be specified, by law or in any agreement with any national securities exchange or otherwise.

B. The provisions of Section A of this Article SEVENTH shall not be applicable to any particular Business Combination, and such Business Combination shall require only such affirmative vote, if any, as is required by law, this Certificate of Incorporation, the By-Laws or the Corporation, or otherwise, if such Business Combination shall have been approved by a majority (whether such approval is made prior to or subsequent to the acquisition of beneficial

 

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ownership of Voting Stock that caused the Interested Stockholder to become an Interested Stockholder) of the Continuing Directors (as hereinafter defined).

C. For the purposes of this Certificate of Incorporation:

(1) The term “Business Combination” shall mean:

(a) any merger or consolidation of this Corporation or any Subsidiary (as hereinafter defined) with (i) any Interested Stockholder or (ii) any other corporation (whether or not itself an Interested Stockholder) which is or after such merger or consolidation would be an Affiliate or Associate of an Interested Stockholder; or

(b) any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) between the Corporation or any Subsidiary and any Interested Stockholder or any Affiliate or Associate of any Interested Stockholder involving any assets or securities of the Corporation, any Subsidiary or any Interested Stockholder or any Affiliate or Associate of any Interested Stockholder the value of which would constitute, immediately prior to such transaction, a Substantial Part (as hereinafter defined) of the assets of the Corporation; or

(c) the adoption of any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of, or similar transaction involving, the Corporation proposed by or on behalf of an Interested Stockholder or any Affiliate or Associate of any Interested Stockholder; or

(d) any reclassification of securities (including any reverse stock split), or recapitalization of the Corporation, or any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any of its Subsidiaries or any other transaction (whether or not with or otherwise involving an Interested Stockholder) that has the effect, directly or indirectly, of increasing the proportionate share of any class or series of Capital Stock, or any securities convertible into Capital Stock or into equity securities of any Subsidiary, that is beneficially owned by any Interested Stockholder or any Affiliate or Associate of any Interested Stockholder; or

(e) any agreement, contract or other arrangement providing for any one or more of the actions specified in the foregoing clauses (a) to (d).

(2) The term “Capital Stock” shall mean all capital stock of the Corporation authorized to be issued from time to time under Article FOURTH of this Certificate of Incorporation, and the term “Voting Stock” shall mean all Capital Stock which by its terms may be voted on all matters submitted to stockholders of the Corporation generally.

(3) The term “person” shall mean any individual, firm, corporation or other entity and shall include any group comprised of any person and any other person with whom such person or any Affiliate or Associate of such person has any agreement, arrangement or understanding, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of Capital Stock.

(4) The term “Interested Stockholder” shall mean any person (other than the Corporation or any Subsidiary and other than any profit-sharing, employee stock ownership or other employee benefit plan of the Corporation or any Subsidiary or any trustee of or fiduciary with respect to any such plan or any trust or any other entity formed for the purposes of holding Voting Stock for the purpose of funding any such

 

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plan or funding other employee benefits for employees of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, in each case when acting in such capacity) who (a) is the beneficial owner of Voting Stock representing fifteen percent (15%) or more of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of all then outstanding shares of Voting Stock; or (b) is an Affiliate or Associate of the Corporation and at any time within the two-year period immediately prior to the date in question was the beneficial owner of Voting Stock representing fifteen percent (15%) or more of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of all then outstanding share of Voting Stock.

(5) A person shall be a “beneficial owner” of any Capital Stock (a) which such person or any of its Affiliates or Associates beneficially owns, directly or indirectly; (b) which such person or any of its Affiliates or Associates has, directly or indirectly, (i) the right to acquire (whether such right is exercisable immediately or subject only to the passage of time), pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise, or (ii) the right to vote pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding; or (c) which are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any other person with which such person or any of its Affiliates or Associates has any agreement, arrangement or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of any shares of Capital Stock. For the purposes of determining whether a person is an Interested Stockholder pursuant to Paragraph 4 of this Section C, the number of shares of Capital Stock deemed to be outstanding shall include shares deemed beneficially owned by such person through application of Paragraph 5 of this Section C, but shall not include any other shares of Capital Stock that may be issuable pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon exercise of conversion rights, warrants or options, or otherwise.

(6) The terms “Affiliate” and “Associate” shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), (the term “registrant” in Rule 12b-2 meaning in this case the Corporation).

(7) The term “Subsidiary” means any corporation of which a majority of any class of equity security is beneficially owned by the Corporation; provided, however, that for the purposes of the definition of Interested Stockholder set forth in Paragraph 4 of this Section C, the term “Subsidiary” shall mean only a corporation of which a majority of each class of equity security is beneficially owned by the Corporation.

(8) The term “Continuing Director” means any member of the Board of Directors, while such person is a member of the Board of Directors, who is not an Affiliate or Associate or representative of the Interested Stockholder and was a member of the Board of Directors prior to the time that the Interested Stockholder became an Interested Stockholder, and any successor of a Continuing Director, while such successor is a member of the Board of Directors, who is not an Affiliate or Associate or representative of the Interested Stockholder and is recommended or elected to succeed the Continuing Director by a majority of Continuing Directors. In order for a Business Combination or other action to be approved, or a fact or other matter to be determined, “by a majority of the Continuing Directors” hereunder, there must be one or more Continuing Directors then serving on the Board of Directors.

(9) The term “Substantial Part” means assets having an aggregate Fair Market Value (as hereinafter defined) in excess of ten percent (10%) of the book value of the total consolidated assets of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries as of the end of the Corporation’s most recent fiscal year ending prior to the time the stockholders of

 

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the Corporation would be required to approve or authorize the Business Combination involving assets constituting any such Substantial Part.

(10) The term “Fair Market Value” means (a) in the case of cash, the amount of such cash; (b) in the case of stock, the highest closing sale price, during the 30-day period immediately preceding the date in question, of a share of such stock on the Composite Tape for New York Stock Exchange, Inc. Listed Stocks, or, if such stock is not quoted on the Composite Tape, on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., or , if such stock is not listed on such exchange, on the principal United States securities exchange registered under the Act on which such stock is listed, or if such stock is not listed on any such exchange, the highest closing bid quotation with respect to a share of such stock, during the 30-day period preceding the date in question, on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System or any similar system then in use, or if no such quotations are available, the fair market value on the date in question of a share of such stock as determined by a majority of the Continuing Directors in good faith; and (c) in the case of property other than cash or stock, the fair market value of such property on the date in question as determined in good faith by a majority of the Continuing Directors.

D. A majority of the Continuing Directors shall have the power and duty to determine for the purposes of this Article SEVENTH, on the basis of information known to them after reasonable inquiry, (a) whether a person is an Interested Stockholder, (b) the number of shares of Capital Stock or other securities beneficially owned by any person, (c) whether a person is an Affiliate or Associate of another and (d) whether the assets that are the subject of any Business Combination have, or the consideration to be received for the issuance or transfer of securities by this Corporation or any Subsidiary in any Business Combination has, an aggregate Fair Market Value in excess of the amount set forth in Paragraph 1(b) of Section C of this Article SEVENTH. Any such determination made in good faith shall be binding and conclusive on all parties.

E. Nothing contained in this Article SEVENTH shall be construed to relieve any Interested Stockholder from any fiduciary obligation imposed by law.

EIGHTH: When considering a merger, consolidation, Business Combination or similar transaction, the Board of Directors, committees of the Board of Directors, individual directors and individual officers may, in considering the best interests of the Corporation and its stockholders, consider the effects of any such transaction upon the employees, customers and suppliers of the Corporation, and upon communities in which offices of the Corporation are located.

NINTH: Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation (and notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage or separate class vote may be specified by law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation), (i) the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than eighty percent (80%) of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of all outstanding shares of Voting Stock, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend or repeal, or adopt any provisions inconsistent with, Articles FIFTH and SIXTH, and (ii) the affirmative vote of the holders of (x) not less than eighty percent (80%) of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of all outstanding shares of Voting Stock voting together as a single class, and (y) not less than a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of all outstanding shares of Voting Stock which are beneficially owned by persons other than Interested Stockholders, if any, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend or repeal, or adopt any provisions inconsistent with Articles SEVENTH and NINTH; provided, however, that, with respect to Articles FIFTH, SIXTH, SEVENTH, and NINTH such special voting requirements shall not apply to, and such special votes shall not be required for, any amendment, repeal or adoption

 

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recommended by the Board of Directors if a majority of the directors then in office are persons who would be eligible to serve as Continuing Directors.

TENTH: No director shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any of its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Any repeal of modification of this Article TENTH by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right of protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

ELEVENTH: Subject to the provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation, the Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or thereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be executed by its duly authorized officer on this 23rd day of May, 2013.

 

UNUM GROUP

By:

 

/s/ Thomas R. Watjen

Name:

 

     Thomas R. Watjen

Office:

 

     President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 3.2

 

LOGO

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

UNUM GROUP

(hereinafter called the “Corporation”)

ARTICLE I

OFFICES

SECTION 1. Registered Office . The registered office of the Corporation shall be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware.

SECTION 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.

ARTICLE II

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

SECTION 1. Place of Meetings . Meetings of the stockholders for the election of directors or for any other purpose shall be held at such time and place, if any, either within or without the State of Delaware as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof. The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting may be held solely by means of remote communication as authorized by paragraph (a)(2) of Section 211 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

SECTION 2. Annual Meetings . The Annual Meetings of Stockholders shall be held 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 meetings, at which meetings the stockholders shall elect in accordance with Article III Section 1 of these By-laws the directors to be elected at such meetings, and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meetings. The Board of Directors may postpone, reschedule or cancel any annual meeting of stockholders previously scheduled by the Board of Directors. Written notice of the Annual Meeting stating the place, if any, date and hour of the meeting, the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (if such date is different from the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting) shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting, unless otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws, not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting.

SECTION 3. Special Meetings . Unless otherwise prescribed by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, Special Meetings of Stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, may be called by (i) the Chairman, if there be one, (ii) the Chief Executive Officer or (iii) the

 

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President, and shall be called by any such officer at the request in writing of a majority of the Board of Directors. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. The Board of Directors may postpone, reschedule or cancel any special meeting of stockholders previously scheduled by the Board of Directors. Written notice of a Special Meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting, the means of remote communications, if any, which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (if such date is different from the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting) and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called shall be given, unless otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws, not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting. Only such business shall be conducted at a Special Meeting of Stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting.

SECTION 4. Quorum; Adjournment . Except as otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business. The chairman of the meeting of stockholders may adjourn meetings of the stockholders from time to time whether or not there is a quorum. In addition, if a quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, by a majority in voting power thereof, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed. If the adjournment is for more than thirty days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting (in which instance the Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting), a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at the meeting (and, if the record date for notice is different, notice of the adjourned meeting shall also be given to the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting). The foregoing provisions shall be subject to the voting rights of holders of any Preferred Stock of the Corporation and any quorum requirements relating thereto. The stockholders present at a duly called meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum.

SECTION 5. Voting . Unless otherwise required by law, applicable stock exchange rules or regulations, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, any question brought before any meeting of stockholders, other than for the election of directors which is governed by Article III, Section 1 of these By-laws, shall be decided by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of stock represented and entitled to vote thereat and each stockholder represented at a meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to cast one vote for each share of the capital stock entitled to vote thereat held by such stockholder. Such votes may be cast in person or by proxy but no proxy shall be voted upon after three years from its date, unless such proxy provides for a longer period. Unless required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation or determined by the Board of Directors, in its discretion, or the officer of the Corporation presiding at a meeting of stockholders, in his or her discretion, votes cast at such meeting need not be cast by written ballot.

 

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SECTION 6. Proper Business at Annual Meetings . At any annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before such meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 6. To be properly brought before an annual meeting, business, other than for nominations for the election of directors which is governed by Article III, Section 1 of these By-laws, must be specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, or otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, or otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder. For business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation, must be a stockholder of the Corporation of record at the time of the delivery of said notice, must be entitled to vote at the meeting, must otherwise comply with the provisions of this Section 6 and any such proposed business must constitute a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Corporation, not later than the close of business on the seventy-fifth (75th) day, nor earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day, prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; (provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than thirty (30) days before or more than seventy (70) days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder must be so delivered, or mailed and received not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the seventy-fifth (75th) day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation). In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. A stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth: (a) as to each matter the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting, (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting, including the complete text of any resolutions to be presented at the meeting with respect to such business (and in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend the By-laws of the Corporation, the language of the proposed amendment) and (ii) the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting; and (b) as to the stockholder giving the notice and any stockholder associated person (as defined below) on whose behalf the proposal is made, (i) the name and address of record of the stockholder proposing such business and any stockholder associated person on whose behalf the proposal is made, (ii) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or of record by the stockholder and any stockholder associated person (and such notice shall include documentary evidence of such stockholder’s or any stockholder associated person’s record and beneficial ownership of such stock), (iii) any material interest including, but not limited to, any direct or indirect financial interest, of the stockholder and any stockholder associated person in such business, (iv) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the proposal between or among such stockholder and/or a stockholder associated person, any of their respective affiliates or associates, and any others acting in concert with any of the foregoing, (v) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any derivative or short positions, profit interests, options, warrants, convertible securities, stock appreciation or similar rights, hedging transactions, and borrowed or loaned shares) that has been entered into as of the date of the stockholder’s notice by, or on behalf of, such stockholder and such stockholder associated person, whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in underlying shares of capital stock of the Corporation, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to, manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of, such stockholder or such stockholder associated

 

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person, with respect to securities of the Corporation, (vi) a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of shares of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business, (vii) a representation whether the stockholder or any stockholder associated person intends or is part of a group which intends (A) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal and/or (B) otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposal, and (viii) any other information relating to such stockholder and stockholder associated person required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or for the election of directors in an election contest pursuant to and in accordance with Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The foregoing notice requirements of this Section 6 shall be deemed satisfied by a stockholder if the stockholder has notified the Corporation of his, her or its intention to present a proposal at an annual meeting in compliance with applicable rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act and such stockholder’s proposal has been included in a proxy statement that has been prepared by the Corporation to solicit proxies for such annual meeting. The chairman of an annual meeting shall, if the facts warrant, have the power and duty to determine and declare to the meeting that such business was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with these provisions, and if the chairman of the annual meeting should so determine, he or she shall so declare to the meeting and any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6, unless otherwise required by law, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present proposed business, such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation. For purposes of this Section 6, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.

For purposes of this Section 6, a “stockholder associated person” of any stockholder shall mean (1) any person controlling, directly or indirectly, or acting in concert with such stockholder, (2) any beneficial owner of shares of stock of the Corporation owned of record or beneficially by such stockholder, and (3) any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such stockholder associated person.

For purposes of this Section 6, “public announcement” shall include disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press, Bloomberg News or other national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 6; provided however, that any references in these bylaws to the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit any

 

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requirements applicable to proposals as to any business to be considered pursuant to this Section 6, and compliance with this Section 6 shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to submit business (other than, as provided in the penultimate sentence of the first paragraph of this Section 6, business brought properly under and in compliance with Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act, as may be amended from time to time). Nothing in this Section 6 shall be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to applicable rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act.

SECTION 7. List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote . The officer of the Corporation who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (provided, however, if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is fewer than ten (10) days before the date of the meeting, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth day before the meeting date), arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten days prior to the meeting, (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of meeting or (ii) during ordinary business hours at the principal place of business of the Corporation. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder of the Corporation who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting.

SECTION 8. Stock Ledger . The stock ledger of the Corporation shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list required by Section 7 of this Article II or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

SECTION 9. Organization .

(a) Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board, if any, or in his or her absence by the Vice Chairman of the Board, if any, or in his or her absence by the Chief Executive Officer, or in his or her absence by the President, or in his or her absence by a Vice President, or in the absence of the foregoing persons by a chairman designated by the Board of Directors, or in the absence of such designation by a chairman chosen at the meeting. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his or her absence the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

(b) The date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at a meeting shall be announced at the meeting by the person presiding over the meeting. The Board of Directors may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of the meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board of Directors, the chairman of any meeting of stockholders shall have the right and authority to convene and (for any or no reason) to recess and/or adjourn the meeting, to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the

 

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judgment of such chairman, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the chairman of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (ii) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (iii) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the chairman of the meeting shall determine; (iv) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof and (v) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. The chairman of the meeting of stockholders, in addition to making any other determinations that may be appropriate to the conduct of the meeting, shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a nomination or matter or business was not properly brought before the meeting and if such chairman should so determine, such chairman shall so declare to the meeting and any such matter or business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted or considered. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the chairman of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.

(c) The Corporation may, and shall if required by law, in advance of any meeting of stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors of election, who may be employees of the Corporation, to act at the meeting or any adjournment thereof and to make a written report thereof. The Corporation may designate one or more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. In the event that no inspector so appointed or designated is able to act at a meeting of stockholders, the chairman of the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath to execute faithfully the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability. The inspector or inspectors so appointed or designated shall (i) ascertain the number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation outstanding and the voting power of each such share, (ii) determine the shares of capital stock of the Corporation represented at the meeting and the validity of proxies and ballots, (iii) count all votes and ballots, (iv) determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspectors, and (v) certify their determination of the number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation represented at the meeting and such inspectors’ count of all votes and ballots. Such certification and report shall specify such other information as may be required by law. In determining the validity and counting of proxies and ballots cast at any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, the inspectors may consider such information as is permitted by applicable law. No person who is a candidate for an office at an election may serve as an inspector at such election.

ARTICLE III

DIRECTORS

SECTION 1. Number and Election of Directors . The number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors in the manner prescribed in the Certificate of Incorporation. Except as provided in Section 3 of this Article, the directors to be elected at each Annual Meeting of Stockholders at which a quorum is present shall be elected by a majority of the votes cast at such Annual Meeting of Stockholders, provided that if the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected (a “Contested Election”), the directors shall be elected by a plurality of the shares represented in person or by proxy at such meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors, and each director so elected shall hold office until the Annual Meeting for the year

 

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in which his or her term expires and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal from office. For purposes of this Section, a majority of the votes cast means that the number of votes “for” a director must exceed 50% of the votes cast with respect to that director. Votes “against” will count as votes cast with respect to that director, but “abstentions” and “broker non-votes” will not count as votes cast with respect to that director. Within 10 days after each meeting for the election of directors, if any incumbent director did not receive a majority of the votes cast in an election that is not a Contested Election, the director shall submit an irrevocable letter of resignation to the Board, which shall become effective upon acceptance by the Board. The Governance Committee will make a recommendation to the Board whether to accept or reject the resignation, or whether other action should be taken. The Governance Committee, in making its decision, may consider any factors and other information that it considers appropriate and relevant. Any director not elected by a majority of the votes cast in an election that is not a Contested Election who is also a member of the Governance Committee shall not participate in the Committee’s recommendation to the Board. The Board will act on the Governance Committee’s recommendation and publicly disclose its decision and the rationale behind it within 90 days from the date of the certification of the election results. The Board, in making its decision, may consider any factors and other information that it considers appropriate and relevant. Any director not elected by a majority of the votes cast in an election that is not a Contested Election shall not participate in the Board’s decision. No person elected or re-elected a director shall, after such person’s seventy-second (72nd) birthday, serve as a director of the Corporation beyond the date of the Corporation’s annual meeting immediately following such birthday. Directors need not be stockholders.

SECTION 2. Nomination Procedures . Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the following procedures shall be eligible for election as Directors. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors of the Corporation may be made at a meeting of stockholders by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, by any nominating committee or person appointed by the Board of Directors or by any stockholder of the Corporation entitled to vote for the election of Directors at the meeting and who complies with the provisions of this Section 2. Such nominations, other than those made by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or by any nominating committee or person appointed by the Board of Directors, shall be made pursuant to timely notice in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation by a stockholder of the Corporation of record at the time of the delivery of said notice who is entitled to vote at the meeting and must otherwise comply with the provisions of this Section 2. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the seventy-fifth (75th) day, nor earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day, prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting (provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than thirty (30) days before or more than seventy (70) days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder must be so delivered, or mailed and received not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the seventy-fifth (75th) day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation). In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth: (a) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a director, (i) the name, age, business address and residence address of the person, (ii) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation which

 

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are owned beneficially and of record by the person or persons, (iii) a description of all arrangements, understandings or relationships between the stockholder and each nominee and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nomination or nominations are to be made by the stockholder or with whom the stockholder is affiliated, associated or otherwise acting in concert or as a group, (iv) all information required by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Biographical Affidavit and attachments, as amended or replaced, (v) such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected, (vi) such person’s written consent that he or she will adhere to the Corporation’s corporate governance and confidentiality policies, if elected, (vii) such person’s written consent that he or she will not enter into any voting agreements related to the Corporation, if elected, and (viii) any other information relating to the person that is required to be disclosed in a proxy statement on Schedule 14A for solicitation of proxies for election of Directors under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), and pursuant to any other applicable laws or rules or regulations of any governmental authority or of any national securities exchange or similar body overseeing any trading market on which shares of the Corporation are traded; (b) as to the stockholder giving the notice and any stockholder associated person (as defined below) on whose behalf the nomination is made, (i) the name and address of record of the stockholder and its principals (as hereinafter defined) and any stockholder associated person, on whose behalf the nomination is made, and the name and address of record of any person that owns or controls, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of any class of securities or interests in such stockholder or stockholder associated person, (ii) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or of record by the stockholder and any stockholder associated person (and such notice shall include documentary evidence of such stockholder’s or any stockholder associated person’s record and beneficial ownership of such stock), (iii) a list of all stockholder proposals and director nominations made by the stockholder during the prior 10 years, (iv) a list of all litigation filed against principals of the stockholder during the prior 10 years asserting a breach of fiduciary duty or a breach of loyalty, (v) a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of shares of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person or persons specified in the notice (vi) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the proposal between or among such stockholder and/or such stockholder associated person, any of their respective affiliates or associates, and any others acting in concert with any of the foregoing, (vii) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any derivative or short positions, profit interests, options, warrants, convertible securities, stock appreciation or similar rights, hedging transactions, and borrowed or loaned shares) that has been entered into as of the date of the stockholder’s notice by, or on behalf of, such stockholder and such stockholder associated person, whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in underlying shares of capital stock of the Corporation, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to, manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of, such stockholder or such stockholder associated person, with respect to securities of the Corporation, (viii) all information required by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Biographical Affidavit and attachments, as amended or replaced, and (ix) a representation whether the stockholder or any stockholder associated person intends or is part of a group which intends (A) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or elect the nominee and/or (B) otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposal or nomination; and (c) a description of any direct or indirect interest of such stockholder or such stockholder associated person in any principal competitor of the Corporation. A principal of a stockholder shall be the chief executive officer (or the equivalent) of the stockholder and any individual who owns 10% or more, directly or

 

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indirectly, of any class of securities or interests in the stockholder and is employed by the stockholder. No person shall be eligible for election as a Director of the Corporation unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth herein. The chairman of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, have the power and duty to determine and declare to the meeting that a nomination was not made in accordance with the foregoing procedure, and if the chairman of the meeting should so determine, he or she shall so declare to the meeting and the defective nomination shall be disregarded.

The foregoing notice requirements of this Section 2 shall be deemed satisfied by a stockholder with respect to nominations brought before the meeting and included in the Corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to and in accordance with any applicable rule or regulation promulgated under the Exchange Act. The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as the Corporation may reasonably require to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation.

In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board of Directors, any such stockholder entitled to vote in such election of directors may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position(s) as specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting, if the stockholder’s notice required by the first paragraph of this Section 2 shall be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the seventy-fifth (75th) day prior to such special meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of a special meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

Notwithstanding anything in the first paragraph of this Section 2 to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors of the Corporation at the annual meeting is increased effective after the time period for which nominations would otherwise be due under the first paragraph of this Section 6 and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming the nominees for the additional directorships at least one hundred (100) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 2 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for the additional directorships, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2, unless otherwise required by law, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present a nomination, such nomination shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation. For purposes of this Section 2, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.

 

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For purposes of this Section 2, a “stockholder associated person” of any stockholder shall mean (1) any person controlling, directly or indirectly, or acting in concert with such stockholder, (2) any beneficial owner of shares of stock of the Corporation owned of record or beneficially by such stockholder, and (3) any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such stockholder associated person.

For purposes of this Section 2, “public announcement” shall include disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press, Bloomberg News or other national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 2; provided however, that any references in these bylaws to the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit any requirements applicable to nominations to be considered pursuant to this Section 2, and compliance with paragraphs this Section 2 shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations. Nothing in this Section 2 shall be deemed to affect any rights (a) of stockholders to request inclusion of nominations in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to applicable rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act or (b) of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors pursuant to any applicable provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation.

SECTION 3. Vacancies . Vacancies and newly created directorships shall be filled in the manner prescribed in the Certificate of Incorporation.

SECTION 4. Duties and Powers . The business of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors which may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.

SECTION 5. Meetings . The Board of Directors of the Corporation may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or without the state of Delaware. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time and at such place as may from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman, if there be one, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or any three directors. Notice thereof stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each director either by mail not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the date of the meeting, by telephone, telegram or by other means of electronic transmission on twenty-four (24) hours’ notice, or on shorter notice as the person or persons calling such meeting may deem necessary or appropriate in the circumstances.

SECTION 6. Quorum . Except as may be otherwise specifically provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, 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 and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is

 

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a quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.

SECTION 7. Actions of Board . Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if all the members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.

SECTION 8. Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone or Similar Communications Equipment . Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this Section 8 shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

SECTION 9. Committees . The Board of Directors may designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of any such committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, and in the absence of a designation by the Board of Directors of an alternate member to replace the absent or disqualified member, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he, she or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any absent or disqualified member. Any committee, to the extent allowed by law and provided in the resolution establishing such committee, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it, but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to the following matter: (i) approving or adopting, or recommending to the stockholders, any action or matter (other than the election or removal of directors) expressly required by statute to be submitted to stockholders for approval or (ii) adopting amending or repealing any bylaw. Each committee shall keep regular minutes and report to the Board of Directors when required. The Corporation hereby elects to be governed by paragraph (2) of Section 141(c) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

SECTION 10. Interested Directors . No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors or officers, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association, or other organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are directors or officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board of Directors or committee thereof which authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because his, her or their votes are counted for such purpose if (i) the material facts as to his, her or their relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the

 

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committee, and the Board of Directors or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; or (ii) the material facts as to his, her or their relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the shareholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the shareholders; or (iii) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified, by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof or the shareholders. Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee which authorizes the contract or transaction.

ARTICLE IV

OFFICERS

SECTION 1. General . The officers of the Corporation shall be chosen by the Board of Directors and shall be a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The Board of Directors, in its discretion, may also choose a Chairman of the Board of Directors (who must be a director) and one or more Vice-Presidents, Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers and other officers. Any number of offices may be held by the same person, unless otherwise prohibited by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws. The officers of the Corporation need not be stockholders of the Corporation nor, except in the case of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, need such officers be directors of the Corporation.

SECTION 2. Election . The Board of Directors shall elect the officers of the Corporation who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors; and all officers of the Corporation shall hold office until their successors are chosen and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal from office. Any officer elected by the Board of Directors may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Corporation under any contract to which such officer is a party. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation shall be filled by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 3. Voting Securities Owned by the Corporation . Powers of attorney, proxies, waivers of notice of meeting, consents and other instruments relating to securities owned by the Corporation may be executed in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or any Vice-President and any such officer may, in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, take all such action as any such officer may deem advisable to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of security holders of any corporation in which the Corporation may own securities and at any such meeting shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and power incident to the ownership of such securities and which, as the owner thereof, the Corporation might have exercised and possessed if present. The Board of Directors may, by resolution, from time to time confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

SECTION 4. Chairman of the Board of Directors . The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors. Except where by law the signature of the Chief Executive Officer or the President is required, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall possess the same power as the Chief Executive Officer or the President to sign all contracts, certificates and other instruments of the Corporation which may be authorized by the Board of Directors. During the absence or disability of the Chief Executive Officer and the President, the Chairman of

 

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the Board of Directors shall exercise all the powers and discharge all the duties of the Chief Executive Officer or the President. The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall also perform such other duties and may exercise such other powers as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by these By-Laws or by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 5. Chief Executive Officer . The Chief Executive Officer shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, have general supervision of the business of the Corporation and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect. The Chief Executive Officer shall execute all bonds, mortgages, contracts and other instruments of the Corporation requiring a seal, under the seal of the Corporation, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and except that the other officers of the Corporation may sign and execute documents when so authorized by these By-Laws, the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President. In the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, or if there be none, the Chief Executive Officer shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors. The Chief Executive Officer shall also perform such other duties and may exercise such other powers as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by these By-Laws or by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 6. President . The President shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer, have general supervision of the business of the Corporation and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect. The President shall execute all bonds, mortgages, contracts and other instruments of the Corporation requiring a seal, under the seal of the Corporation, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and except that the other officers of the Corporation may sign and execute documents when so authorized by these By-Laws, the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President. In the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer, or if neither shall exist, the President shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors. The President shall also perform such other duties and may exercise such other powers as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by these By-Laws or by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 7. Vice-Presidents . At the request of the Chief Executive Officer or the President or in the event of either of their absences or inability or refusal to act (and if there be no Chairman of the Board of Directors), the Vice-President or the Vice-Presidents if there is more than one (in the order designated by the Board of Directors) shall perform the duties of the Chief Executive Officer and President, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the Chief Executive Officer and President. Each Vice-President shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors from time to time may prescribe. If there be no Chairman of the Board of Directors and no Vice-President, the Board of Directors shall designate the officer of the Corporation who, in the absence of the Chief Executive Officer and President or in the event of the inability or refusal of the Chief Executive Officer and President to act, shall perform the duties of the Chief Executive Officer and President, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the Chief Executive Officer and President.

SECTION 8. Secretary . The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of stockholders and record all the proceedings thereat in a book or books to be kept for that purpose; the Secretary shall also perform like duties for the standing committees when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors, and shall

 

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perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or President, under whose supervision he or she shall be. If the Secretary shall be unable or shall refuse to cause to be given notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors, and if there be no Assistant Secretary, then either the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President may choose another officer to cause such notice to be given. The Secretary shall have custody of the seal of the Corporation and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary, if there be one, shall have authority to affix the same to any instrument requiring it and when so affixed, it may be attested by the signature of the Secretary or by the signature of any such Assistant Secretary. The Board of Directors may give general authority to any other officer to affix the seal of the Corporation and to attest the affixing by his or her signature. The Secretary shall see that all books, reports, statements, certificates and other documents and records required by law to be kept or filed are properly kept or filed, as the case may be.

SECTION 9. Treasurer . The Treasurer shall have the custody of the corporate funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation and shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the Chief Executive Officer, the President and the Board of Directors, at its regular meetings, or when the Board of Directors so requires, an account of all his or her transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation. If required by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond in such sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Board of Directors for the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his or her death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his or her possession or under his or her control belonging to the Corporation.

SECTION 10. Assistant Secretaries . Except as may be otherwise provided in these By-Laws, Assistant Secretaries, if there be any, shall perform such duties and have such powers as from time to time may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice-President, if there be one, or the Secretary, and in the absence of the Secretary or in the event of his or her disability or refusal to act, shall perform the duties of the Secretary, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the Secretary.

SECTION 11. Assistant Treasurers . Assistant Treasurers, if there be any, shall perform such duties and have such powers as from time to time may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice-President, if there be one, or the Treasurer, and in the absence of the Treasurer or in the event of his or her disability or refusal to act, shall perform the duties of the Treasurer, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the Treasurer. If required by the Board of Directors, an Assistant Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond in such sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Board of Directors for the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of his or her death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his or her possession or under his or her control belonging to the Corporation.

SECTION 12. Other Officers . Such other officers as the Board of Directors may choose shall perform such duties and have such powers as from time to time may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may delegate to any other officer of the Corporation the power to choose such other officers and to prescribe their respective duties and powers.

 

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ARTICLE V

STOCK

SECTION 1. Certificates of Stock, Uncertificated Shares . The shares of the Corporation may be either represented by certificates or uncertificated shares. Absent a specific request for a certificate by the registered owner or transferee thereof, all shares shall be uncertificated upon the original issuance thereof by the Corporation or upon the surrender of the certificate representing such shares to the Corporation. The provisions of this bylaw relating to uncertificated stock shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, every holder of stock represented by certificates and, upon request, every holder of uncertificated shares shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of, the Corporation, (i) by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or a Vice President, and (ii) by the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, representing the number of shares registered in certificate form. Such certificate shall be in such form as the Board of Directors may determine, to the extent consistent with applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation and these By-Laws. Within two business days, or such other time as may be required, after uncertificated shares have been registered, the Corporation or its transfer agent shall send to the registered owner thereof a written notice containing the information required to be set forth or stated on certificates pursuant to Sections 151, 156, 202(a) or 218(a) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and these By-Laws, the Board of Directors may prescribe such additional rules and regulations as it may deem appropriate relating to the issue, transfer and registration of shares of the Corporation.

SECTION 2. Signatures . Where a certificate is countersigned by (i) a transfer agent other than the Corporation or its employee, or (ii) a registrar other than the Corporation or its employee, any other signature on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he or she were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

SECTION 3. Lost Certificates . The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate or uncertificated shares to be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or uncertificated shares, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or the owner’s legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as the Board of Directors shall require and/or to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Corporation with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares.

SECTION 4. Transfer of Stock . Upon surrender to the Corporation or the transfer agent of the Corporation of a certificate for shares, duly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, the Corporation shall cancel the old certificate, issue or cause to be issued uncertificated shares or, if

 

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requested by the appropriate person, a new certificate to the person entitled thereto and record the transfer upon its books. Upon receipt by the Corporation or its transfer agent of proper transfer instructions from the registered owner of uncertificated shares, the Corporation shall cancel such uncertificated shares, issue or cause to be issued to the person entitled thereto new equivalent uncertificated shares (or, if requested by the appropriate person, a new certificate to the person entitled thereto), and record the transfer upon its books.

SECTION 5. Record Date .

(a) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall not be more than sixty days nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting. If the Board of Directors so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board of Directors determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the date on which notice is given, or, if notice if waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and in such case shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 5(a) at the adjourned meeting.

(b) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than sixty days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopted the resolutions relating thereto.

SECTION 6. Beneficial Owners . The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and to hold liable for calls and assessments a person registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by law.

 

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ARTICLE VI

NOTICES

SECTION 1. Notices . Whenever written notice is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, such notice may be given by mail, addressed to such director, member of a committee or stockholder, at the address of such director, member of a committee or stockholder as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail. Written notice may also be given personally or by telegram, telex, cable, facsimile, overnight courier or by other means of electronic transmission; provided, however, that notice to any stockholder by means of electronic transmission must be given in accordance with Section 232 (or any successor thereto) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, and except as prohibited by applicable law, any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under any provision of applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these By-Laws shall be effective if given by a single written notice to stockholders who share an address if consented to by the stockholders at that address to whom such notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the Corporation. Any stockholder who fails to object in writing to the Corporation within 60 days of having been given written notice by the Corporation of its intention to send the single notice permitted under this Section 1 shall be deemed to have consented to receiving such single written notice.

SECTION 2. Waivers of Notice . Whenever any notice is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at nor the purpose of any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors, or members of a committee of directors need be specified in a waiver of notice unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws.

ARTICLE VII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 1. Dividends . Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law, if any, may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting, and may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its absolute discretion, deems proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for any proper purpose, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve.

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SECTION 3. Fiscal Year . The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors.

SECTION 4. Corporate Seal . The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the year of its organization and the words “Corporate Seal, Delaware.” The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise.

ARTICLE VIII

INDEMNIFICATION

SECTION 1. Indemnification in Actions, Suits, or Proceedings Other Than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation . Subject to Section 3 of this Article VIII, the Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended each person who is or was, or is threatened to be made, a party to or witness in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, proceeding or claim, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than one by or in the right of the Corporation), by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer or employee of the Corporation or, while a director, officer or employee of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorney’s fees and expenses), judgments, fines, including ERISA excise taxes and penalties, and amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with defending, investigating, preparing to defend, or being or preparing to be a witness in, such action, suit, proceeding or claim, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit, proceeding or claim by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, that such person had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

SECTION 2. Indemnification in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation . Subject to Section 3 of this Article VIII, the Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended each person who is or was, or is threatened to be made, a party to or witness in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, proceeding or claim by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer or employee of the Corporation or, while a director, officer or employee of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorney’s fees and expenses) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with defending, investigating, preparing to defend, settling or being or preparing to be a witness in, such action, suit, proceeding or claim, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation; provided, however, that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any such claim or any issue or matter in any such action, suit or proceeding as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless (and only to the extent that) the Court of Chancery or the court in which such claim, action, suit or

 

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proceeding was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for such expenses and amounts which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

SECTION 3. Authorization of Indemnification .

(a) Any indemnification under this Article VIII (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the person seeking indemnification is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or 2 of this Article VIII, as the case may be. Such determination (and determinations under Sections 5 and 6 of this Article VIII) shall be made with respect to a person who is a director or officer of the Corporation at the time of such determination (i) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to the action, suit, proceeding or claim with respect to which indemnification is sought (“disinterested directors”), even though less than a quorum, or (ii) by a committee of such disinterested directors designated by majority vote of such disinterested directors, even though less than a quorum, or (iii) if there are no disinterested directors, or if such disinterested directors so direct, in a written opinion of independent legal counsel, or (iv) by the stockholders; provided, however, that if a Change in Control (as defined in this Section 3) has occurred and the person seeking indemnification so requests, such determination (and determination under Sections 5 and 6 of this Article VIII) shall be made in a written opinion rendered by independent legal counsel chosen by the person seeking indemnification and not reasonably objected to by the Board of Directors (whose fees and expenses shall be paid by the Corporation). To the extent, however, that a director, officer, employee or trustee or former director, officer, employee or trustee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit, proceeding or claim described above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorney’s fees and expenses) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.

(b) For purposes of the proviso to the second sentence of Section 3(a), “independent legal counsel” shall mean legal counsel other than an attorney, or a firm having associated with it an attorney, who has been retained by or who has performed services for the Corporation or the person seeking indemnification within the previous three years.

(c) A “Change in Control” shall mean a change in control of the Corporation of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 5(f) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Act, whether or not the Corporation is then subject to such reporting requirement; provided that, without limitation, such a change in control shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any “person” (as such term is used in sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Act) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing 35% or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding securities without the prior approval of at least two-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors in office immediately prior to such acquisition, or (ii) the Corporation is a party to a merger, consolidation, sale of assets or other reorganization, or proxy contest, as a consequence of which members of the Board of Directors in office immediately prior to such transaction or event constitute less than a majority of the Board of Directors thereafter, or (iii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors (including for this purpose any new director whose election or

 

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nomination for election by the Corporation’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of the period) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors.

SECTION 4. Good Faith Defined, Etc .

(a) For purposes of any determination under Section 3 of this Article VIII, a person shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful, if such person relied on the records or books of account of the Corporation or another enterprise, or on information supplied to him or her by the officers of the Corporation or another enterprise, or on information or records given or reports made to the Corporation or another enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Corporation or another enterprise. The term “another enterprise” as used in this Section 4(a) shall mean any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which such person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or trustee.

(b) References in this Article VIII to “penalties” include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; references in this Article VIII to “serving at the request of the Corporation” include any service as a director, officer or employee or former director, officer or employee of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such person with respect to an employee benefit plan or its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the participants or beneficiaries of such an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation.

(c) The provisions of this Section 4 shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the circumstances in which a person may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or 2 of this Article VIII, as the case may be.

SECTION 5. Right to Indemnification Upon Application; Procedure Upon Application; Etc . Except as otherwise provided in Section 2 of this Article VIII:

(a) If a claim for indemnification under this Article VIII (following the final disposition of such proceeding) is not paid in full within 60 days after receipt by the Corporation of a claim by a director, officer, employee or trustee or former director, officer, employee or trustee, or if such claim for any advancement of expenses under Section 6 of this Article VIII is not paid in full within 30 days after receipt by the Corporation of a statement or statements requesting such amounts to be advanced by a director, officer or employee or former director, officer or employee, such person shall thereupon (but not before) be entitled to file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim. If successful in whole or in part, such person shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim to the fullest extent permitted by law. In any such action, the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that such person is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law. Neither the absence of any prior determination that indemnification is proper in the circumstances, nor a prior determination that indemnification is not proper in the circumstances, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the director, officer, employee or trustee or former director, officer, employee or trustee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

 

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(b) If any person is entitled under any provision of this Article VIII to indemnification by the Corporation for some or a portion of expenses, judgments, fines, penalties or amounts paid in settlement incurred by him, but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify such person for the portion of such expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts to which he or she is entitled.

SECTION 6. Expenses Payable in Advance . Expenses (including attorney’s fees and expenses) incurred by a director, officer, employee or trustee or a former director, officer, employee or trustee in defending, investigating, preparing to defend, or being or preparing to be a witness in, a threatened or pending action, suit, proceeding or claim against him or her, whether civil or criminal, may be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit, proceeding or claim upon receipt by the Corporation of a written request therefor and a written undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer, employee or trustee or former director, officer, employee or trustee to repay such amounts if it shall be determined in accordance with Section 3 of this Article VIII that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation.

SECTION 7. Certain Persons Not Entitled to Indemnification . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article VIII, no person shall be entitled to indemnification under this Article VIII or to advances under Section 6 of this Article VIII with respect to any action, suit, proceeding or claim brought or made by him or her against the Corporation, other than an action, suit, proceeding or claim seeking, or defending such person’s right to, indemnification and/or expense advances pursuant to this Article VIII or otherwise.

SECTION 8. Non-Exclusivity and Survival of Indemnification . The provisions of this Article VIII shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the person seeking indemnification or expense advances may be entitled under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws, agreement, contract, or vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or pursuant to the direction (howsoever embodied) of any court of competent jurisdiction, or otherwise, both as to action in his or her official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. The provisions of this Article VIII shall not be deemed to limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner permitted by law, to indemnify or advance expenses to persons not specified in Section I or 2 of this Article VIII when and as authorized by appropriate corporate action. The provisions of this Article VIII shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or trustee and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such person.

SECTION 9. Insurance . The Corporation may purchase and maintain at its expense insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer or employee of the Corporation or, while a director, officer or employee of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any liability or expense asserted against or incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify him or her against such liability or expense under the provisions of this Article VIII or the provisions of Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The Company shall not be obligated under this Article VIII to make any payment in connection with any claim made against any person if and to the extent that such person has actually received payment therefor under any insurance policy or policies.

 

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SECTION 10. Successors; Meaning of “Corporation” . This Article VIII shall be binding upon and enforceable against any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Corporation. For purposes of this Article VIII, but subject to the provisions of any agreement relating to any merger or consolidation of the kind referred to in clause (i) below or of any agreement relating to the acquisition of any corporation of the kind referred to in clause (ii) below, references to “the Corporation” shall include (i) any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger with the Corporation which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers and employees, so that any person who is or was a director, officer or employee of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article VIII with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he or she would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued; and (ii) any corporation of which at least a majority of the voting power (as represented by its outstanding stock having voting power generally in the election of directors) is owned directly or indirectly by the Corporation.

SECTION 11. Severability . The provisions of this Article VIII shall be severable in the event that any provision hereof (including any provision within a single section, subsection, clause, paragraph or sentence) is held invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction. In the event of any such holding, the remaining provisions of this Article VIII shall continue in effect and be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

SECTION 12. Contract Right; Effect of Amendment . The right to indemnification and advancement conferred in this Article VIII shall be a contract between the Corporation and each person who is covered by this Article VIII while these By-Laws are in effect. Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article VIII shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any person who is covered by this Article VIII in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article VIII, any right or protection provided hereunder shall be deemed to vest at the time that the act or omission occurred, irrespective of when and whether a proceeding challenging such act or omission is first threatened or commenced.

ARTICLE IX

AMENDMENTS

SECTION 1. Power to Amend . The Board of Directors shall have concurrent power with the stockholders as set forth in the By-Laws and the Certificate of Incorporation to make, alter, amend, change, add to or repeal the By-Laws.

SECTION 2. Required Vote . The Board of Directors may amend the By-Laws upon the affirmative vote of the number of directors which shall constitute, under the terms of the By-Laws, the action of the Board of Directors. Stockholders may not amend the By-Laws except upon the affirmative vote of at least eighty percent (80%) of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of all outstanding shares of Voting Stock (as such term is defined in the Certificate of Incorporation) voting together as a single class.

 

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Exhibit 10.1

ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN

ARTICLE 1

Background, Purpose and Design

1.1. Background . Unum Group hereby adopts, effective as of January 1, 2013, the Annual Incentive Plan, an annual incentive bonus plan for its officers and employees (the “ Plan ”).

1.2. Purpose . The purpose of the Plan is to motivate the Participants to perform in a way that will enable the Company to reach or exceed its goals.

1.3. Subparts of the Plan . The Plan consists of two subparts: (i) the Executive Officer Incentive Plan, under which Incentive Awards to designated executive officers are based upon the achievement of objectively determinable corporate performance goals measured over a period of up to twelve months; and (ii) the Employee Incentive Plan, under which Incentive Awards to employees or officers who are not participants in the Executive Officer Incentive Plan are based upon the achievement of corporate and/or individual performance goals measured over a period of up to twelve months.

ARTICLE 2

Definitions

2.1. Definitions . Certain terms of the Plan have defined meanings set forth in this Article 2 and which shall govern unless the context in which they are used clearly indicates that some other meaning is intended.

Act. The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

Beneficiary . Any person or persons designated by a Participant, in accordance with procedures established under Article 8.1 of the Plan, to receive benefits hereunder in the event of the Participant’s death.

Board . The Board of Directors of the Company.

Cause . The term “Cause” with respect to a Participant shall have the meaning assigned such term in any separate employment, change of control or severance agreement between the Participant and the Company or any Subsidiary as then in effect. In the absence of such other agreement or definition, the term “ Cause ” as used herein and for the purposes of this Plan shall mean the occurrence of one or more of the following with respect to a Participant:

(1) The continued failure of the Participant to perform substantially his or her duties with the Company or one of its affiliates (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Participant by the Board, in the event the Participant is the CEO, or by the CEO or other appropriate manager of the Participant, in the event the Participant is not the CEO, which in each case specifically identifies the manner in which


the Board, CEO or other appropriate manager, as the case may be, believes that the Participant has not substantially performed the Participant’s duties, or

(2) The willful engaging by the Participant in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company, or

(3) Conviction of a felony or a guilty or nolo contendere plea by the Participant with respect thereto.

For purposes of this Cause definition, no act or failure to act, on the part of a Participant, shall be considered “willful” unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by the Participant in bad faith or without reasonable belief that the Participant’s action or omission was in the best interests of the Company. Any act, or failure to act, based upon authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board or (with respect to Participants other than the CEO) upon the instructions of the CEO, or based upon the advice of counsel for the Company, shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by the Participant in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. The cessation of employment of a Participant in the Executive Officer Incentive Plan shall not be deemed to be for Cause unless and until there shall have been delivered to the Participant a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the entire membership of the Board at a meeting of the Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice is provided to the Participant and the Participant is given an opportunity, together with counsel, to be heard before the Board) finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board, the Participant is guilty of the conduct described in subparagraph (1) or (2) above, and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

CEO . The chief executive officer of the Company.

Change in Control . The occurrence of one or more of the following events:

(1) During any period of two consecutive years, individuals who, at the beginning of such period, constitute the Board (the “ Incumbent Directors ”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided that any person becoming a director and whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Directors then on the Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for director, without written objection to such nomination) shall be an Incumbent Director; provided , however , that no individual initially elected or nominated as a director of the Company as a result of an actual or threatened election contest (as described in Rule 14a-11 under the Act) (“ Election Contest ”) or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any “person” (as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the Act and as used in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Act) other than the Board (“ Proxy Contest ”), including by reason of any agreement intended to avoid or settle any Election or Contest or Proxy Contest, shall be deemed an Incumbent Director;

(2) Any person is or becomes a “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 20%

 

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(30% with respect to deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities eligible to vote for the election of the Board (the “ Company Voting Securities ”); provided , however , that the event described in this paragraph (2) shall not be deemed to be a Change in Control of the Company by virtue of any of the following acquisitions: (A) by the Company or any Subsidiary, (B) by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary, (C) by an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (D) pursuant to a Non-Qualifying Transaction (as defined in paragraph (3)), or (E) a transaction (other than one described in paragraph (3) below) in which Company Voting Securities are acquired from the Company, if a majority of the Incumbent Directors approves a resolution providing expressly that the acquisition pursuant to this clause (E) does not constitute a Change in Control of the Company under this paragraph (2);

(3) The consummation of a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar form of corporate transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that requires the approval of the Company’s stockholders, whether for such transaction or the issuance of securities in the transaction (a “ Reorganization ”), or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to an entity that is not an affiliate of the Company (a “ Sale ”), unless immediately following such Reorganization or Sale: (A) more than 50% of the total voting power of (x) the corporation resulting from such Reorganization or the corporation which has acquired all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (in either case, the “ Surviving Corporation ”), or (y) if applicable, the ultimate parent corporation that directly or indirectly has beneficial ownership of 100% of the voting securities eligible to elect directors of the Surviving Corporation (the “ Parent Corporation ”), is represented by the Company Voting Securities that were outstanding immediately prior to such Reorganization or Sale (or, if applicable, is represented by shares into which such Company Voting Securities were converted pursuant to such Reorganization or Sale), and such voting power among the holders thereof is in substantially the same proportion as the voting power of such Company Voting Securities among the holders thereof immediately prior to the Reorganization or Sale, (B) no person (other than any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Surviving Corporation or the Parent Corporation) is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 20% (30% with respect to deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code) or more of the total voting power of the outstanding voting securities eligible to elect directors of the Parent Corporation (or, if there is no Parent Corporation, the Surviving Corporation), and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Parent Corporation (or, if there is no Parent Corporation, the Surviving Corporation) following the consummation of the Reorganization or Sale were Incumbent Directors at the time of the Board’s approval of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such Reorganization or Sale (any Reorganization or Sale which satisfies all of the criteria specified in (A), (B) and (C) above shall be deemed to be a “ Non-Qualifying Transaction ”); or

(4) The stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because any person acquires beneficial ownership of more than 20% (30% with respect to deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code) of the Company Voting Securities as a result of the acquisition of Company Voting Securities by the Company which reduces the number of Company Voting Securities outstanding; provided , that if after such acquisition by the Company such person becomes the beneficial owner of additional Company Voting Securities that increases the percentage of outstanding Company Voting Securities beneficially owned by such person, a Change in Control of the Company shall then occur.

Code . The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

Committee . The Human Capital Committee of the Board or, to the extent that the Human Capital Committee shall have delegated authority to the CEO or the Chair of the Committee as permitted in Article 3, the term “ Committee ” shall mean the CEO or such Chair, as the case may be (it being understood that, in the case of any Incentive Award granted hereunder intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee shall consist solely of two or more “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code).

Company . Unum Group, a Delaware corporation, and its corporate successors.

Disability . Disability of a Participant means the Participant is (1) unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or that can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (2) by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Company. The Committee may require such medical or other evidence as it deems necessary to judge the nature and permanency of the Participant’s condition.

Employee Incentive Plan . The portion of the Plan, set forth in Article 6, pursuant to which employees or officers who are not Participants in the Executive Officer Incentive Plan for a given Plan Year may earn Incentive Awards based on the achievement of goals measured over a period of up to twelve months.

Executive Compensation . The Executive Compensation division of the Human Resources Department of the Company.

Executive Officer Incentive Plan . The portion of the Plan, set forth in Article 5, pursuant to which the CEO and other executive officers designated by the Committee may earn Incentive Awards based on the achievement of performance goals measured over a period of up to twelve months.

Incentive Award . A cash award granted pursuant to Article 5 or 6 of the Plan.

Job Requalification . A termination of employment due to the fact that it may be necessary for the Company to require the applicable Participant to attain greater skill levels to

 

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retain his or her position and, for business reasons, the Company determines there is not sufficient time or the Participant does not have sufficient ability for the Participant to develop these skills. A Job Requalification can also occur when a position changes or evolves such that the Participant is no longer qualified to perform the job functions of such position (as determined by the Company).

Participant . An employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries participating in the Plan.

Plan . This Annual Incentive Plan, dated effective as of January 1, 2013, together with any subsequent amendments hereto.

Plan Year . January 1 to December 31 of the applicable year.

Retirement . Retirement of a Participant shall mean voluntary termination of employment after having attained age 55 and at least 5 years of service with the Company or a Subsidiary.

Subsidiary . Any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity of which a majority of the outstanding voting stock or voting power is beneficially owned directly or indirectly by the Company.

ARTICLE 3

Administration of the Plan

3.1. General . The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.

3.2. Actions and Interpretations by the Committee . For purposes of administering the Plan, the Committee may from time to time adopt rules, regulations, guidelines and procedures for carrying out the provisions and purposes of the Plan and make such other determinations, not inconsistent with the Plan, as the Committee may deem appropriate. The Committee’s interpretation of the Plan, any awards granted under the Plan, and all decisions and determinations by the Committee with respect to the Plan are and shall be final, binding, and conclusive on all parties. Each member of the Committee is entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to that member by any officer or other employee of the Company, the Company’s independent certified public accountants, Company counsel or any executive compensation consultant or other professional retained by the Company or the Committee to assist in the administration of the Plan. No member of the Committee, the Board of Directors, or any delegate as the case may be, shall be liable for any act under the Plan done in good faith.

3.3. Authority of the Committee . Except as provided below in this Section 3.3, the Committee has the exclusive power, authority and discretion to:

(a) designate Participants;

(b) establish the goals and target awards under the Executive Officer and Employee Incentive Plans for each Plan Year and determine whether or to what extent performance goals were achieved in a given Plan Year;

 

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(c) determine the amount of actual awards under the Executive Officer Incentive Plan for each Plan Year, or determine, under the Employee Incentive Plan, the amount of actual awards or the methodology for determination and the aggregate amount of awards, subject to the terms of the Plan;

(d) increase, reduce or eliminate any Incentive Award payable under the Employee Incentive Plan, regardless of the achievement of performance goals;

(e) reduce or eliminate any Incentive Award payable under the Executive Officer Incentive Plan, regardless of the achievement of performance goals;

(f) decide all other matters that must be determined in connection with an Incentive Award;

(g) establish, adopt or revise any rules, regulations, guidelines or procedures as it may deem necessary or advisable to administer the Plan;

(h) make all other decisions and determinations that may be required under the Plan or as the Committee deems necessary or advisable to administer the Plan;

(i) amend, modify or terminate the Plan as provided herein; and

(j) adopt such modifications, procedures, and subplans as may be necessary or desirable (i) to effectuate the compensation incentive objectives of the Company or (ii) to comply with provisions of the laws of non-U.S. jurisdictions in which the Company or any affiliate may operate, in order to assure the viability of the benefits of awards granted to Participants located in such other jurisdictions and to meet the objectives of the Plan; provided , however , that any such modifications, procedures and subplans shall not apply with respect to participation in the Executive Officer Incentive Plan if they would cause Incentive Awards thereunder to fail to qualify as “performance-based” compensation as defined in Section 162(m) of the Code.

Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent or be deemed to prevent the Committee or the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective affiliates from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements for, or paying or providing any other or additional amounts or benefits to, its employees.

To the extent permitted under Delaware law, the Committee may expressly delegate to the CEO or the Chair of the Committee (the “ Chair ”) some or all of the Committee’s authority under subsections (a) through (d) above with respect to the Employee Incentive Plan, pursuant to guidelines approved by the Committee. To the extent of such delegated authority, references herein to “Committee” shall refer to the CEO or the Chair, as the case may be. In addition, the Committee, may, in its discretion, delegate its general administrative duties under the Plan to an officer or employee or committee composed of officers or employees of the Company, but may not delegate its authority to construe and interpret the Plan. The acts of the CEO, the Chair and any other persons acting under such delegated authority shall be treated hereunder as acts of the Committee and the delegates shall report to the Committee regarding the delegated duties and responsibilities.

 

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ARTICLE 4

Eligibility and Participation; Change in Control

4.1. General . Participation in the Plan is limited to such officers or employees, or categories of employees, of the Company as may be designated by the Committee from time to time. Participation in one Plan Year does not guarantee participation in any subsequent Plan Year.

4.2. New Hires . If a person is hired on or before September 30 of a Plan Year and is selected for participation in the Plan for such Plan Year, then, unless the Committee provides otherwise, he or she will become a Participant in the Plan as of the date of hire and (without limiting the other provisions of this Article 4) payment, if any, in respect of the Incentive Award will be prorated in an amount equal to the product of (i) the amount earned in respect of the Incentive Award according to the terms and conditions of this Plan, and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the Plan Year on and after the date of hire and the denominator of which is the number of days in such Plan Year. If an employee’s date of hire occurs after September 30, such employee shall not be eligible to become a Participant for the Plan Year in which the employee’s date of hire occurs.

4.3. Promotions . Subject to the penultimate sentence of this Section 4.3 and without limiting the other provisions of this Article 4, if a Participant is promoted on or before November 30 of a Plan Year from one job level to a higher job level, such Participant will be eligible to receive payment in respect of his or her Incentive Award for the Plan Year in which the promotion occurs in an amount equal to the sum of (i) the product of (A) the amount earned in respect of the Incentive Award according to the terms and conditions of this Plan (based on the Participant’s job level immediately before the promotion) and (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the Plan Year before the date of promotion during which the employee is a Participant in this Plan and the denominator of which is the number of days in such Plan Year, and (ii) the product of (C) the amount earned in respect of the Incentive Award according to the terms and conditions of this Plan (based on the Participant’s job level immediately after the promotion) and (D) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the Plan Year on and after the date of promotion and the denominator of which is the number of days in such Plan Year; provided , that if a Participant is promoted multiple times on or before November 30 of a Plan Year, the calculation of his or her Incentive Award for the Plan Year will account for all job levels held during the Plan Year based on the number of days in the Plan Year during which each job level was held; provided further , however , that any promotion occurring after November 30 of a Plan Year will not be factored into the Incentive Award calculation for such Plan Year, such Incentive Award instead being calculated as if the promotion had not occurred. If a person is promoted on or before November 30 of a Plan Year and is selected by the Committee to participate in the Plan as a result of such promotion, then, unless the Committee provides otherwise, he or she will become a Participant in the Plan as of the date of the promotion and payment, if any, in respect of the Incentive Award will (without limiting the other provisions of this Article 4) equal the product of (1) the amount earned in respect of the Incentive Award according to the terms and conditions of this Plan (based on the Participant’s job level immediately after the date of promotion), and (2) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the Plan Year on and after the date of promotion and the denominator of which is the number of days in such Plan Year. If a person is promoted after

 

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November 30 and is not a Participant in this Plan prior to such promotion, such person shall not be eligible to become a Participant for the Plan Year in which such promotion occurs.

4.4. Demotions . If a Participant is demoted during the Plan Year, the Committee may, at any time before payment in respect of Incentive Awards granted for the Plan Year in which such demotion occurs generally is made to other Participants and without limiting the other provisions of this Article 4, determine whether and the extent to which the Participant’s eligibility to receive payment in respect of his or her Incentive Award terminates or survives. The Committee may (without limitation) determine that the payment, if any, in respect of the demoted Participant’s Incentive Award will (without limiting the other provisions of this Article 4) equal the product of (1) the amount earned in respect of the Incentive Award according to the terms and conditions of this Plan (based on the Participant’s job level immediately before the date of demotion), and (2) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the Plan Year before the date of demotion during which the employee is a Participant in this Plan and the denominator of which is the number of days in such Plan Year.

4.5. Death, Disability, Retirement, Position Elimination and Job Requalification . Subject to Section 4.7 below:

(a) In the event of death, Disability or Retirement of a Participant during the applicable Plan Year on or after the last business day of March during such Plan Year, the Participant or the Participant’s Beneficiary, as applicable, will receive a prorated payment in respect of the Participant’s Incentive Award (subject to the terms and conditions of Section 4.5(c)).

(b) In the event a Participant incurs a termination of employment by reason of the elimination of his or her position or a Job Requalification in each case during the applicable Plan Year on or after the last business day of June during such Plan Year, the Participant will receive a prorated payment in respect of the Participant’s Incentive Award (subject to the terms and conditions of Section 4.5(c)).

(c) For purposes of Sections 4.5(a) and (b), and without limiting the other provisions of this Article 4, the prorated payment, if any, received in respect of an Incentive Award equals the product of (1) the amount earned in respect of the Incentive Award according to the terms and conditions of this Plan, and (2) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the Plan Year preceding the date of death, Disability, Retirement or termination of employment by reason of the elimination of a Participant’s position or a Job Requalification and the denominator of which is the number of days in such Plan Year. In each case, the Participant will be entitled to all or a portion of the prorated payment, if any, calculated according to the immediately preceding sentence only after taking into account manager recommendations as to the applicable Participant’s individual performance. Such prorated payments will in all cases be calculated and paid after the end of the Plan Year at the time that Participants generally receive payments of Incentive Awards under this Plan. Amounts paid on behalf of a deceased Participant will be paid to the Participant’s Beneficiary. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event of the Participant’s termination of employment by reason of Disability or Retirement, or in the event of the Participant’s death, in each case before the

 

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last business day of March of a Plan Year, or in the case of a Participant’s termination of employment by reason of the elimination of his or her position or a Job Requalification in each case before the last business day of June of a Plan Year, the Participant will forfeit any right to an Incentive Award for that Plan Year.

4.6. Other Terminations of Employment . Except as provided in Section 4.7, in the event of a Participant’s termination of employment during a Plan Year (or after the end of a Plan Year and before the time the Committee has approved the level of payment in respect of Incentive Awards granted for such Plan Year) other than by reason of death, Disability, Retirement, the elimination of his or her position or a Job Requalification, the Participant will forfeit any right to an Incentive Award for that Plan Year. For terminations that occur after the time the Committee approves the level of payment in respect of Incentive Awards granted for a Plan Year, but before payment is made in respect of such Incentive Awards, payment will be made as though the termination of employment had not occurred. Solely for purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship shall be treated as continuing while the Participant is on military leave, sick leave, or other bona fide leave of absence if the period of such leave does not exceed six months, or if longer, so long as the individual retains a right to reemployment, or is otherwise protected, with the service recipient under an applicable statute or by contract. A termination of employment shall not occur in a circumstance in which a Participant transfers employment from the Company to one of its Subsidiaries, transfers employment from a Subsidiary to the Company, or transfers employment from one Subsidiary to another Subsidiary.

4.7. Change in Control . In the event of a Change in Control, the Committee shall determine the level of payment, if any, in respect of outstanding Incentive Awards that would have been attained if the Plan Year had ended as of the end of the month immediately preceding the month in which the Change in Control occurs based on actual performance through the end of the month immediately preceding the month in which the Change in Control occurs (the “ CIC Vested Awards ”). Thereafter:

(a) Each Participant who is actively employed (within the meaning of this Article 4) at the end of the Plan Year in which the Change in Control occurs shall be entitled to payment in respect of his or her Incentive Award in an amount equal to the greater of his or her CIC Vested Award and the amount, if any, earned in respect of the Incentive Award based on actual performance for the entire Plan Year.

(b) If the Plan is terminated during a Plan Year in which a Change in Control occurs upon or after such Change in Control, each Participant who is actively employed (within the meaning of this Article 4) at the time of such Plan termination shall be entitled to payment in respect of his or her Incentive Award in an amount equal to the greater of his or her CIC Vested Award and the amount, if any, earned in respect of the Incentive Award based on actual performance through the date of termination of the Plan.

(c) If a Participant’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause during a Plan Year in which a Change in Control occurs upon or after such Change in Control, such Participant shall be entitled to payment in respect of his or her Incentive Award in an amount equal to the greater of his or her CIC Vested Award and the amount, if any, earned in respect of the Incentive Award based on actual performance through the date of termination of employment.

 

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ARTICLE 5

Executive Officer Incentive Plan

5.1. Eligibility . Only the CEO and such other executive officers of the Company, if any, as shall be designated by the Committee are eligible to participate in the Executive Officer Incentive Plan. The Executive Officer Incentive Plan is designed with the intent that Incentive Awards earned hereunder are eligible to be fully deductible by the Company in accordance with the deduction limits of Section 162(m) of the Code.

5.2. Incentive Awards . Subject to Section 5.3 below, each Participant in the Executive Officer Incentive Plan shall be eligible to receive an Incentive Award not to exceed $8 million in the event that the Company attains statutory after-tax operating earnings at least equal to $250 million for the prior fiscal year ending on December 31, which is the approximate amount required to cover dividends to stockholders and interest on recourse debt of the Company. Within ninety (90) days after the commencement of the Plan Year for which Incentive Awards are granted under the Executive Officer Incentive Plan, the Committee will confirm the performance goal applicable to such Incentive Awards.

5.3. Negative Discretion . The Committee may not increase the amount payable under the Plan or with respect to an Incentive Award pursuant to Section 5.2, but retains the discretionary authority to reduce the amount. The Committee may establish factors to consider in implementing its discretion, including, but not limited to, corporate or business unit performance against budgeted financial goals ( e.g. , operating income or revenue), achievement of non-financial goals, economic and relative performance considerations and assessments of individual performance.

5.4. Certification of Results and Payout . As soon as possible after the audited results for the Company are available for the applicable Plan Year, the Committee will certify the level of attainment, if any, of the performance goals applicable to Incentive Awards for such Plan Year and calculate the resulting levels of payment in respect of Incentive Awards under the Executive Officer Incentive Plan. The Committee shall adjust any performance goals during or after the Plan Year to mitigate the unbudgeted impact of unusual or non-recurring gains and losses, accounting changes, acquisitions, divestitures or “extraordinary items” within the meaning of generally accepted accounting principles and that were not foreseen at the time such performance goals were established; provided , that such adjustments would not, in the reasonable judgment of the Committee, prevent an award intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code from qualifying as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. Incentive Awards earned by Participants under the Executive Officer Incentive Plan will be paid in cash within thirty (30) days after the level of attainment of the applicable performance criteria has been certified by the Committee pursuant to this Section 5.4 and the amount has been approved by the Committee, and in all cases (except as otherwise approved by the Committee) Incentive Awards shall be paid no later than March 15 of the year following the year in which the Incentive Award is earned.

 

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ARTICLE 6

Employee Incentive Plan

6.1. Eligibility . The Committee may designate any officer or employee, or any category of employees, of the Company or its Subsidiaries as a Participant or Participants, as applicable, in the Employee Incentive Plan for any Plan Year; provided , that no person who is a Participant in the Executive Officer Incentive Plan for a Plan Year may be a Participant in the Employee Incentive Plan for that same Plan Year.

6.2. Incentive Awards . Each Participant in the Employee Incentive Plan shall be eligible to receive an Incentive Award in connection with a particular Plan Year based on an individual’s contribution to the business of the Company, as determined by the Committee, which contribution may be assessed on nonobjective as well as objective measures.

6.3. Establishment of Performance Goals . Within ninety (90) days after the commencement of the Plan Year for which Incentive Awards are granted under the Employee Incentive Plan (or such later date as the Committee shall determine), the Committee will set the performance goal(s) applicable to such Incentive Awards. Such performance goals may, but need not, be the same as the performance goals under the Executive Officer Incentive Plan and may be different for different Participants within the Employee Incentive Plan. For example, the Committee may choose to use corporate performance goals in conjunction with individual performance goals for certain Participants and may set different performance goals for different Participants or classes of Participants in the Employee Incentive Plan.

6.4. Establishment of Incentive Award Targets . Within ninety (90) days after the commencement of the Plan Year for which Incentive Awards are granted under the Employee Incentive Plan (or such later date as the Committee shall determine), the Committee will determine the levels of payment ( e.g. , based on threshold, target, and maximum levels of attainment of the applicable performance goal(s)) in respect of such Incentive Awards, which may be set as either percentages of base salary or a range of dollar amounts. Such levels may, but need not, be the same with respect to each Participant or from Plan Year to another Plan Year. The Committee may, to the extent applicable, establish the weightings applicable to each Participant’s Incentive Award attributable to the level of attainment of the applicable performance goals. If established, such weightings shall be expressed as a percentage of the target-level payment in respect of the Incentive Award that can be earned based on the level of attainment of the applicable performance goal.

6.5. Determination of Awards and Payout . As soon as reasonably practicable after the completion of the applicable Plan Year, the Committee will certify the level of attainment, if any, of the performance goals applicable to Incentive Awards for such Plan Year and calculate the resulting levels of payment in respect of Incentive Awards under the Employee Incentive Plan. The Committee shall have the right, for any reason, to increase, reduce or eliminate any Incentive Award earned under the Employee Incentive Plan, notwithstanding the achievement of (or failure to achieve) a specified performance goal. Incentive Awards earned by Participants under the Employee Incentive Plan will be paid in cash within thirty (30) days after the level of attainment of the applicable performance criteria has been certified by the Committee pursuant to this Section 6.5 and the amount has been approved by the Committee, and in all cases (except as

 

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otherwise approved by the Committee) Incentive Awards shall be paid no later than March 15 of the year following the year in which the Incentive Award is earned.

ARTICLE 7

Amendment, Modification and Termination

7.1. Amendment, Modification and Termination . The Committee may at any time and from time to time alter, amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan in whole or in part; provided , however , that no amendment that requires stockholder approval in order for Incentive Awards granted under the Executive Officer Incentive Plan to continue to be eligible to qualify as performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code shall be effective unless the same shall be approved by the Committee and the requisite vote of the Company’s stockholders.

ARTICLE 8

General Provisions

8.1. Payment Recipient . All amounts payable under the Plan shall be paid to the appropriate Participant; provided , however , that a Participant may, by written instruction during the Participant’s lifetime on a form prescribed by Executive Compensation, designate one or more primary Beneficiaries to receive the amount payable hereunder following the Participant’s death, and may designate the proportions in which such Beneficiaries are to receive such payments. A Participant may change such designations from time to time, and the last written designation filed with the Committee prior to the Participant’s death shall control. A Beneficiary designation shall not be considered effective unless made on a form prescribed by Executive Compensation and which is delivered to Executive Compensation. If any Participant shall fail to designate a Beneficiary or shall designate a Beneficiary who shall fail to survive the Participant, the Beneficiary shall be the Participant’s beneficiary designated or otherwise determined under the employer-sponsored group life insurance plan covering the Participant, as amended from time to time.

8.2. Non-Assignability . None of the rights under the Plan shall be subject to the claim of any creditor of any Participant or Beneficiary, or to any legal process by any creditor of such Participant or Beneficiary, and none of them shall have any right to alienate, commute, anticipate, pledge, assign or encumber any of the rights under the Plan except to the extent expressly provided herein to the contrary.

8.3. No Right to Continued Employment . Participation in the Plan shall not give any employee any right to remain in the Company’s employ. The Plan is not to be construed as a contract of employment for any period and does not alter the at-will status of any Participant.

8.4. Participant’s Rights Unsecured; Waiver and Release . The benefits payable under the Plan shall be paid by the Company each year out of the Company’s general assets. To the extent a Participant acquires the right to receive a payment under the Plan, such right shall be no greater than that of an unsecured general creditor of the Company. In consideration of the granting of the award, Participants may be required to execute an agreement which, among other things, waives and releases all claims, whether known or unknown, that the Participant may have

 

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against the Company, its affiliates, directors, officers, agents or employees arising out of or related to the Participant’s employment, except for those claims against the benefit plans of the Company. The waiver shall include such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee in its discretion; provided that any such waiver and release shall comply with applicable laws and regulations, and, provided , further , that the Committee may direct that no waiver and release shall be obtained.

8.5. Income Tax Withholding and Offset . The Company shall have the authority and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local taxes (including the Participant’s FICA obligation) required by law to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of the Plan and will offset against the remainder any advances, loans, debts, sales deficits or similar amounts a Participant owes the Company or any Subsidiaries or for which the Company or any Subsidiaries may be responsible.

8.6. Governing Law . This Plan, and the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder, will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

8.7. Titles and Headings . The titles and headings of the Sections in the Plan are for convenience of reference only, and in the event of any conflict, the text of the Plan, rather than such titles or headings, shall control.

8.8. Gender and Number . Except where otherwise indicated by the context, any masculine term used herein also shall include the feminine; the plural shall include the singular and the singular shall include the plural.

The foregoing is hereby acknowledged as being the Annual Incentive Plan, as adopted as of January 1, 2013, subject to the approval by the stockholders of the Company at the 2013 annual stockholders’ meeting.

 

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