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) November 10, 2016

 

 

SBA Communications Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Florida   000-30110   65-0716501

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

8051 Congress Avenue

Boca Raton, FL

  33487
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (561) 995-7670

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 


EXPLANATORY NOTE

As further described below, on January 13, 2017, in connection with its election to be subject to tax as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax purposes, SBA Communications Corporation, a Florida corporation (the “Predecessor Registrant”) merged with and into its wholly owned subsidiary, SBA Communications REIT Corporation, a Florida corporation (the “Company”), with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Merger”). The Merger occurred pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 10, 2016 (the “Merger Agreement”), which was approved by the requisite vote of shareholders at a special meeting of the shareholders of the Predecessor Registrant held on January 12, 2017, as further described below. At 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on January 13, 2017, the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), the Company changed its name to “SBA Communications Corporation.” Immediately after the Merger, the Company succeeded to and continued the business and assumed the obligations of the Predecessor Registrant immediately prior to the Merger.

At the Effective Time, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the outstanding shares of the Predecessor Registrant’s Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Predecessor Common Stock”), were converted into the right to receive an equal number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), which have all the same rights and benefits, except that they are subject to share ownership limitations and transfer restrictions as described below.

The issuance of the shares of Common Stock was registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-213949), which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on December 5, 2016. Shares of Common Stock trade on the same exchange, the NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”), and under the same symbol, “SBAC,” as the shares of Predecessor Common Stock. The form of stock certificate for the Common Stock is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.2.

This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed for the purpose of establishing the Company as the successor issuer to the Predecessor Registrant pursuant to Rule 12g-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and to disclose events required to be disclosed on Form 8-K with respect to the Predecessor Registrant prior to the Effective Time and the Company as of the Effective Time. Pursuant to Rule 12g-3(a) under the Exchange Act, the shares of Common Stock of the Company, as successor issuer, are deemed registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Merger Agreement

On November 10, 2016, the Company entered into the Merger Agreement with the Predecessor Registrant, which provided for the Merger.

Supplemental Indentures

On January 13, 2017, in connection with the Merger, the Company, the Predecessor Registrant and US Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), entered into the following supplemental indentures (the “Supplemental Indentures”):

 

    Supplemental Indenture to the indenture dated as of July 1, 2014 (“2014 Indenture”), with respect to the 2014 Indenture and the Predecessor Registrant’s 4.875% Senior Notes due 2022 (“2014 Notes”); and

 

    Supplemental Indenture to the indenture dated as of August 15, 2016 (“2016 Indenture”), with respect to the 2016 Indenture and the Predecessor Registrant’s 4.875% Senior Notes due 2024 (“2016 Notes”).


Pursuant to the Supplemental Indentures, as of the Effective Time, the Company assumed all of the obligations of the Predecessor Registrant under the 2014 Indenture and the 2014 Notes, and the 2016 Indenture and the 2016 Notes.

The description of the Merger, Merger Agreement and Supplemental Indentures contained in this Item 1.01 does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1, and the Supplemental Indentures, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 4.24A and 4.26A, and incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference. The information included under Items 2.01, 3.03 and 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference.

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as of the Effective Time, the Predecessor Registrant was merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation. The Merger was consummated by the filing of articles of merger, effective as of 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on January 13, 2017 (the “Articles of Merger”), with the Department of State of the State of Florida. A copy of the Articles of Merger is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The description of the Merger and the Merger Agreement contained in this Item 2.01 does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information included under Item 1.01 under the heading “Merger Agreement” and Items 3.03 and 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 2.01 by reference.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

As a result of the Merger, as of the Effective Time, the Company assumed, by operation of law, all of the prior debts, liabilities, obligations and duties of the Predecessor Registrant, and such debts, liabilities, obligations and duties may be enforced against the Company to the same extent as if the Company had itself incurred or contracted all such debts, liabilities, obligations and duties. For more information concerning these debts, liabilities, obligations and duties, see generally the Predecessor Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2016, June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016 and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed prior to the date hereof.

The information included under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.

Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

As further described in Item 3.03, at the Effective Time, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the outstanding shares of Predecessor Common Stock were converted into the right to receive an equal number of shares of Common Stock. Shares of Common Stock trade on the same exchange, the NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”), and under the same symbol, “SBAC,” as the shares of Predecessor Common Stock. In anticipation of the Merger, the Predecessor Registrant requested that NASDAQ file a Form 25 with the SEC to remove the shares of Predecessor Common Stock from listing on NASDAQ effective January 17, 2017. The new listing of shares of Common Stock on NASDAQ is effective as of January 17, 2017. The Predecessor Registrant expects to file a Form 15 with the SEC to terminate the registration of shares of Predecessor Common Stock.

Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

As further discussed in Item 5.07, the Merger Agreement was approved by the holders of Predecessor Common Stock at a special meeting of the shareholders of the Predecessor Registrant held on January 12, 2017.

As described above, as of the Effective Time, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each outstanding share of Predecessor Common Stock automatically converted into one share of Common Stock. The issuance of the shares of Common Stock was registered under the Securities Act pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on


Form S-4 (File No. 333-213949), which was declared effective by the SEC on December 5, 2016. Shares of Common Stock trade on the same exchange, NASDAQ, and under the same symbol, “SBAC,” as the shares of Predecessor Common Stock. The form of stock certificate for the Common Stock is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.2. The Common Stock is subject to share ownership limitations and transfer restrictions as described below.

Holders of Predecessor Common Stock physical certificates will receive a letter of transmittal in the mail containing instructions for surrendering their certificates representing the Predecessor Common Stock from Computershare Inc. (the “Exchange Agent”). Holders of Predecessor Common Stock certificates who properly submit an executed letter of transmittal and surrender their certificates to the Exchange Agent will receive a certificate representing shares of Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Predecessor Common Stock reflected in the surrendered certificate. The surrendered certificate will thereafter be cancelled. Holders currently holding Predecessor Common Stock in uncertificated book-entry form will receive a notice of the completion of the Merger and their shares of Common Stock received in connection with the Merger will continue to exist in uncertificated form.

As a result of the Merger, as of the Effective Time, the rights of the holders of Common Stock are governed by the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the “Amended and Restated Articles”) and the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (“Amended and Restated Bylaws”). To facilitate the Company’s continued compliance with the REIT rules under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”), the Amended and Restated Articles contains ownership limitations and transfer restrictions on the Company’s capital stock, including a provision that generally prohibits any shareholder from owning more than 9.8% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or any other class or series of the Company’s capital stock. These limitations and restrictions are subject to waiver or modification by the board of directors of the Company.

The description of the Common Stock contained in this Item 3.03 does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the description of the Common Stock contained in the “Description of Capital Stock” attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and incorporated herein by reference. In addition, the foregoing description of the Common Stock is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended and Restated Articles and the Amended and Restated Bylaws, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.3, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.

The information included under Items 1.01 and 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is also incorporated into this Item 3.03 by reference.

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

Directors and Officers

The board of directors and executive officers of the Predecessor Registrant immediately prior to the Merger became the board of directors and executive officers, respectively, of the Company immediately following the Merger, and each director and executive officer has continued his or her directorship or employment, as the case may be, with the Company under the same terms and position or positions as his or her directorship or employment with the Predecessor Registrant immediately prior to the Effective Time. The Company’s directors will be subject to re-election in accordance with the Amended and Restated Articles. In addition, the standing committees of the board of directors of the Company (Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Corporate Governance) are the same standing committees of the board of directors of the Predecessor Registrant, and the membership of each committee remains unchanged.

Assumption of Employee Stock Plans and Awards

As a result of the Merger, as of the Effective Time, the Company assumed the Predecessor Registrant’s equity incentive plans and related award agreements with respect to awards outstanding under such plans, including the SBA Communications Corporation 2001 Equity Participation Plan, as amended and restated, the SBA Communications Corporation 2010 Performance and Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, and the SBA Communications Corporation 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (together, the “Plans”). As of the Effective Time, all rights of participants to acquire shares of Predecessor Common Stock under any Plan were automatically converted into rights to acquire an equal number of shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Plans and the applicable award agreements.


The Predecessor Registrant maintained a number of compensation and benefit plans, arrangements and policies for its directors, officers and employees. None of these plans, compensation arrangements or policies were affected by the Merger and the Company assumed any and all of the Predecessor Registrant’s obligations under each of the plans, compensation arrangements and policies by operation of law in the Merger. In addition, the employment agreements and indemnification agreements between the Predecessor Registrant and each of Messrs. Stoops, Cavanagh, Bagwell and Hunt were assumed by the Company in connection with the Merger and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. None of the Company’s directors, officers or employees received any additional or special compensation (either in the form of cash, deferred compensation or equity awards) as a result of the Merger.

For more information concerning the Plans, compensation arrangements, policies and employment agreements, see generally the Predecessor Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 (including the portions of the Predecessor Registrant’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for the Predecessor Registrant’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the SEC on April 1, 2016 that are incorporated by reference therein), Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2016, June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016, and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed prior to the date hereof.

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

The Company’s Amended and Restated Articles and Amended and Restated Bylaws became effective immediately prior to the Effective Time. At the Effective Time, the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles and Amended and Restated Bylaws were further amended, pursuant to the Articles of Merger, to change the Company’s name from “SBA Communications REIT Corporation” to “SBA Communications Corporation.”

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation

The Company’s Amended and Restated Articles, at the Effective Time, are the same as the Predecessor Registrant’s fourth amended and restated articles of incorporation, as amended, except that the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles contain the share ownership limitations and transfer restrictions discussed above in Item 3.03. The share ownership limitations and transfer restrictions are in place to facilitate the Company’s continued compliance with the rules applicable to REITs.

Amended and Restated Bylaws

The Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, at the Effective Time, are the same as the Predecessor Registrant’s amended and restated bylaws.

The information included under Item 3.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K regarding the Amended and Restated Articles and Amended and Restated Bylaws is also incorporated into this Item 5.03 by reference.

The description contained in this Item 5.03 does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended and Restated Articles and Amended and Restated Bylaws, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.3, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.

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

On January 12, 2017, the Predecessor Registrant held a special meeting of its shareholders. At the special meeting, its shareholders voted on (1) the approval of the Merger Agreement between the Company and the Predecessor Registrant, which is being implemented in connection with the election to be subject to tax as a REIT commencing with the taxable year ending December 31, 2016 and (2) the adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary, for further solicitation of proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the originally scheduled time of the special meeting to approve the foregoing proposal. The results of the votes are set forth below.


Proposal 1

The Predecessor Registrant’s shareholders approved the Merger Agreement, by the votes set forth in the table below.

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Vote

105,571,724    30,027    16,918    0

Proposal 2

The Predecessor Registrant’s shareholders approved an adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary, for further solicitation of proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the originally scheduled time of the special meeting to approve the foregoing proposal, by the votes set forth in the table below.

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Vote

99,533,375    6,054,722    30,572    0

It was not necessary to adjourn the special meeting as there were sufficient votes at the originally scheduled time of the special meeting to approve the Merger Agreement. The Merger was completed on January 13, 2017.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and between SBA Communications Corporation and SBA Communications REIT Corporation, dated November 10, 2016
3.1    Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of SBA Communications Corporation, effective as of January 13, 2017
3.2    Articles of Merger, effective as of January 13, 2017
3.3    Amended and Restated Bylaws of SBA Communications Corporation, effective as of January 13, 2017
4.1    Description of Capital Stock
4.2    Form of Common Stock Certificate
4.24A    Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 13, 2017, between SBA Communications Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, to the Indenture dated as of July 1, 2014, between SBA Communications Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association
4.26A    Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 13, 2017, between SBA Communications Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, to the Indenture dated as of August 15, 2016, between SBA Communications Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association
99.1    Press release issued by SBA Communications Corporation on January 17, 2017


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.

 

SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Brendan T. Cavanagh
  Brendan T. Cavanagh
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: January 17, 2017


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and between SBA Communications Corporation and SBA Communications REIT Corporation, dated November 10, 2016
3.1    Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of SBA Communications Corporation, effective as of January 13, 2017
3.2    Articles of Merger, effective as of January 13, 2017
3.3    Amended and Restated Bylaws of SBA Communications Corporation, effective as of January 13, 2017
4.1    Description of Capital Stock
4.2    Form of Common Stock Certificate
4.24A    Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 13, 2017, between SBA Communications Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, to the Indenture dated as of July 1, 2014, between SBA Communications Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association
4.26A    Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 13, 2017, between SBA Communications Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, to the Indenture dated as of August 15, 2016, between SBA Communications Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association
99.1    Press release issued by SBA Communications Corporation on January 17, 2017

Exhibit 2.1

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of November 10, 2016, by and between SBA Communications Corporation, a Florida corporation (“ SBA ”), and SBA Communications REIT Corporation, a Florida corporation (“ SBA REIT ”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS , the Board of Directors of SBA has approved SBA to take all necessary steps for SBA to qualify as a “real estate investment trust” (“ REIT ”) for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2016 (the REIT Conversion ”);

WHEREAS, the merger of SBA with and into SBA REIT pursuant to this Agreement is being implemented in connection with the REIT Conversion;

WHEREAS, as a result of the Merger (as defined in Section 1.1) SBA REIT will be renamed “SBA Communications Corporation” and will succeed to and continue to operate the existing business of SBA;

WHEREAS , Section 607.1101 of the Florida Business Corporation Act (the “ FBCA ”), authorizes the merger of a Florida corporation with and into another corporation;

WHEREAS, for federal income tax purposes it is intended that the Merger qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”); and

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of SBA and the Board of Directors of SBA REIT each has determined that the Merger and this Agreement are advisable and in the best interests of each such corporation and its shareholders and each has adopted this Agreement and approved the Merger on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, recommended that their respective shareholders vote for the approval of the Agreement and directed that this Agreement be submitted to a vote of their shareholders.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

THE MERGER; CLOSING; EFFECTIVE TIME; EFFECTS OF MERGER

1.1 The Merger . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time (as defined in Section 1.3) and in accordance with Section 607.1106 of the FBCA, SBA shall be merged with and into SBA REIT and the separate corporate existence of SBA shall thereupon cease (the “ Merger ”) and SBA REIT shall be the surviving corporation of the Merger (sometimes hereinafter referred to as the “ Surviving Corporation ”) and the separate existence of SBA REIT will continue unaffected by the Merger.

1.2 The Closing . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the closing of the Merger (the “ Closing ”) shall take place at such time, date and place as the parties may agree but in no event prior to the satisfaction or waiver, where permitted, of the conditions set forth in Section 3.1 hereof. The date on which the Closing occurs is hereinafter referred to as the “Closing Date.”

1.3 Effective Time . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, following the Closing, the parties hereto shall, at such time as they deem advisable, cause articles of merger (the “ Articles of Merger ”) to be executed and filed with the Department of State of the State of Florida and make all other filings or recordings required by Florida law in connection with the Merger. The Merger shall become effective upon the filing of the Articles of Merger with the Department of State of the State of Florida or at such later time as SBA and SBA REIT shall agree and specify in the Articles of Merger (the “ Effective Time ”).

 

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1.4 Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws .

(a) The amended and restated articles of incorporation of SBA REIT, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the articles of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation, except that Article I shall be amended to read as follows:

ARTICLE I : The name of the Corporation (hereinafter the “Corporation”) is SBA Communications Corporation.”

(b) The amended and restated Bylaws of SBA REIT, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the by-laws of the Surviving Corporation until the same shall thereafter be altered, amended or repealed, except that the name of the corporation therein shall be amended to “SBA Communications Corporation.”

1.5 Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation.   From and after the Effective Time, the directors and officers of SBA serving as directors or officers of SBA immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation, and each director and officer will continue his or her directorship or employment, as the case may be, with the Surviving Corporation under the same terms as his or her directorship or employment with SBA.

1.6 Effects of Merger.   The Merger shall have the effects specified in the FBCA and this Agreement.

ARTICLE II

EFFECT ON CAPITAL STOCK; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES

2.1 Effect on Capital Stock.   At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any further action on the part of SBA, SBA REIT or the shareholders of such corporations, the following shall occur:

(a) The outstanding shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of SBA (“ SBA Common Stock ”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into the right to receive the same number of validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Surviving Corporation (“ Surviving Corporation Common Stock ”).

(b) All shares of SBA Common Stock shall no longer be outstanding and shall be canceled and shall cease to exist. At the Effective Time, each certificate (“ Certificate ”) formerly representing shares of SBA Common Stock shall thereafter only represent the right to receive the consideration payable in respect of such shares under Section 2.1(a).

(c) Each share of SBA Common Stock held in SBA’s treasury at the Effective Time shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, cease to be outstanding, shall be canceled without payment of any consideration therefor and shall cease to exist.

(d) Each share of SBA REIT Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of SBA REIT or the holder of such shares, cease to be outstanding, shall be canceled without payment of any consideration therefor and shall cease to exist.

2.2 Dividends Declared Prior to the Effective Time.   SBA’s obligations with respect to any dividends or other distributions to the shareholders of SBA that have been declared by SBA but not paid prior to the Effective Time will be assumed by the Surviving Corporation in accordance with the terms thereof.

2.3 SBA Stock Plans.   At the Effective Time, the rights and obligations of SBA under the SBA Communications Corporation 2001 Equity Participation Plan as amended and restated, the SBA Communications

 

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Corporation 2010 Performance and Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and the SBA Communications Corporation 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (including all amendments or modifications, collectively, the “ Plans ”) and related and other agreements will be assumed by the Surviving Corporation in accordance with the terms thereof, and all rights of the parties thereto and the participants therein to acquire shares of SBA Common Stock on the terms and conditions of the Plans and such agreements will be converted into rights to acquire shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock, in each case, to the extent set forth in, and in accordance with, the terms of such Plans and related other agreements. The number of shares available for grant under each Plan is set forth in Schedule 2.3.

2.4 Exchange of Certificates.

(a) As of the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with Computershare, the transfer agent and registrar for the shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock and the exchange agent for purposes of the Merger (the “ Exchange Agent ”), for the benefit of the holders of Certificates, shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock, in an amount sufficient to effect the exchange of all Certificates for shares of SBA Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.1(a). In addition, the Surviving Corporation shall deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with the Exchange Agent, for the benefit of holders of Certificates as necessary from time to time after the Effective Time, any dividends or other distributions payable pursuant to Section 2.4(c).

(b) As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail to each holder of record of a Certificate (i) a letter of transmittal which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificate shall pass, only upon delivery of the Certificate to the Exchange Agent and shall be in such form and have such other provisions as the Surviving Corporation may reasonably specify, and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates in exchange for certificates evidencing shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock. Upon surrender of a Certificate for cancellation to the Exchange Agent together with such letter of transmittal, duly executed and completed in accordance with the instructions thereto, the Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled, and the holder of such Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor (A) a certificate evidencing the number of shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock which such holder has the right to receive in respect of the Certificate surrendered pursuant to the provisions of this Article II and (B) the payment of any dividends and other distributions that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to Section 2.4(c). No interest shall be paid or accrued on any Merger consideration or on unpaid dividends and distributions payable to holders of Certificates. In the event of a surrender of a Certificate representing shares of SBA Common Stock in exchange for a certificate evidencing shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock in the name of a person other than the person in whose name such shares of SBA Common Stock are registered, a certificate evidencing the proper number of shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock may be issued to such a transferee if the Certificate evidencing such securities is presented to the Exchange Agent, accompanied by all documents required by the Exchange Agent or the Surviving Corporation to evidence and effect such transfer and to evidence that any applicable transfer taxes have been paid.

(c) No dividends or other distributions declared by the Surviving Corporation in respect of Surviving Corporation Common Stock, the record date for which is at or after the Effective Time, shall be paid by the Exchange Agent to any holder of any unsurrendered Certificate until such Certificate is surrendered for exchange in accordance with this Article II. Subject to the effect of applicable laws, following surrender of any such Certificate, the Exchange Agent shall release to the holder of the certificates representing whole shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock issued in exchange therefor, without interest, (A) at the time of such surrender, the previously reserved amount equal to the dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time theretofore payable with respect to such whole shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock that had been held by the Exchange Agent for the benefit of such holder, and (B) at the appropriate payment date, the dividends or other distributions payable with respect to such whole shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock with a record date after the Effective Time but with a payment date subsequent to surrender.

 

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(d) At and after the Effective Time, there shall be no transfers on the stock transfer books of SBA of shares of SBA Common Stock which were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, Certificates are presented to the Surviving Corporation, they shall be canceled and exchanged for certificates representing shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Article II.

(e) Any former shareholders of SBA who have not complied with this Article II within one year after the Effective Time shall thereafter look only to the Surviving Corporation for release of (A) their previously reserved shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock deliverable in respect of each share of SBA Common Stock such stockholder holds as determined pursuant to this Agreement and (B) any dividends or other distributions paid on such shares for the benefit of such shareholders, without any interest thereon.

(f) In the event any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by the Surviving Corporation, the posting by such person of a bond in such reasonable amount as the Surviving Corporation may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such Certificate, the Exchange Agent or the Surviving Corporation will issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate the shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock deliverable in respect thereof pursuant to this Agreement.

(g) None of SBA, the Surviving Corporation, the Exchange Agent or any other person shall be liable to any former holder of shares or securities of SBA for any amount properly delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar laws.

ARTICLE III

CONDITIONS

3.1 Conditions as to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger.   The respective obligations of each party to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent not prohibited by law), of the following conditions at or prior to the Closing Date:

(a) This Agreement shall have been duly approved by the requisite vote of the shareholders of SBA and SBA REIT.

(c) SBA shall have received from its tax counsel an opinion to the effect that the Merger qualifies as a reorganization within the meaning of section 368(a) of the Code, and that each of SBA and SBA REIT is a party to a reorganization within the meaning of section 368(b) of the Code.

(d) SBA REIT shall have amended and restated its Articles of Incorporation to read substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A .

(e) SBA REIT shall have amended and restated its Bylaws to read substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B .

(g) The shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock issuable to shareholders of SBA pursuant to this Agreement shall have been approved for listing on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, subject to official notice of issuance.

(h) The Registration Statement on Form S-4 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by SBA REIT in connection with the Merger shall have become effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and shall not be the subject of any stop order or proceeding seeking a stop order.

 

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(i) SBA’s Board of Directors shall have determined, in its sole discretion, that no legislation, or proposed legislation with a reasonable possibility of being enacted, would have the effect of substantially (i) impairing the ability of the Surviving Corporation to qualify as a REIT, (ii) increasing the federal tax liabilities of SBA or the Surviving Corporation resulting from the REIT Conversion, or (iii) reducing the expected benefits to the Surviving Corporation resulting from the REIT Conversion.

(j) SBA shall have received all governmental approvals and third-party consents required to be obtained by SBA or its subsidiaries in connection with the Merger and the transactions constituting the REIT Conversion, except where the failure to obtain such approvals or consents would not reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

ARTICLE IV

DEFERRAL AND TERMINATION

4.1 Deferral.   Consummation of the Merger may be deferred by the Board of Directors of SBA or any authorized officer of SBA following the special meeting of the shareholders of SBA if said Board of Directors or authorized officer determines that such deferral would be advisable and in the best interests of SBA and its shareholders.

4.2 Termination of Agreement.   This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time, before or after the approval of this Agreement by the shareholders of SBA, by either (i) the mutual written consent of the Board of Directors of SBA and the Board of Directors of SBA REIT or (ii) the Board of Directors of SBA in its sole discretion.

4.3 Effect of Termination and Abandonment.   In the event of termination of this Agreement and abandonment of the Merger pursuant to this Article IV, this Agreement shall forthwith become null and void and have no effect and no party hereto (or any of its affiliates, directors, partners, officers or shareholders) shall have any liability or further obligation to any other party to this Agreement.

ARTICLE V

GENERAL PROVISIONS

5.1 Further Assurances.   Each of SBA and SBA REIT shall use its best efforts to take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the Merger under the FBCA. If, at any time after the Effective Time, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest, perfect or confirm of record or otherwise in the Surviving Corporation its right, title or interest in, to or under any of the rights, properties or assets of the Surviving Corporation or SBA, SBA REIT, its officers or other authorized persons of the Surviving Corporation are authorized to take any such necessary or desirable actions including the execution, in the name and on behalf of the Surviving Corporation or SBA, of all such deeds, bills of sale, assignments and assurances.

5.2 No Appraisal Rights.   The holders of shares of SBA Common Stock are not entitled under applicable law to dissenters’ or appraisal rights as a result of the Merger or REIT Conversion.

5.3 Entire Agreement.   This Agreement, the Exhibits hereto, and any documents delivered by the parties in connection herewith constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the parties with respect thereto. No addition to or modification of any provision of this Agreement shall be binding upon any party hereto unless made in writing and signed by all parties hereto.

 

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5.4 Amendment.   This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto at any time before or after approval of this Agreement by the shareholders of SBA, but after such shareholder approval, no amendment shall be made which by law requires the further approval of such shareholders without obtaining such further approval. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto.

5.5 Governing Law.   This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida.

5.6 Counterparts.   This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof, each signed by less than all, but together signed by all of the parties hereto.

5.7 Headings.   Headings of the Articles and Sections of this Agreement are for the convenience of the parties only, and shall be given no substantive or interpretive effect whatsoever.

5.8 Incorporation.   All Exhibits attached hereto and referred to herein are hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof for all purposes as if fully set forth herein.

5.9 Severability.   Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable.

5.10 Waiver of Conditions.   The conditions to each of the parties’ obligations to consummate the Merger are for the sole benefit of such party and may be waived by such party in whole or in part to the extent permitted by applicable law.

5.11 No Third-Party Beneficiaries.   This Agreement is not intended to confer upon any person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement and caused the same to be duly delivered on their behalf on the day and year first written above.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION,

a Florida corporation

By:

 

/s/ Jeffrey A. Stoops

Name:

Title:

 

Jeffrey A. Stoops

Chief Executive Officer and President

SBA COMMUNICATIONS REIT CORPORATION, a Florida corporation

By:

 

/s/ Jeffrey A. Stoops

Name:

Title:

 

Jeffrey A. Stoops

Chief Executive Officer and President

 

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Index of Exhibits and Schedules

 

Exhibit A    Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
Exhibit B    Amended and Restated Bylaws
Schedule 2.3*    SBA Stock Plans

 

* Pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K, Schedule 2.3 has been omitted. The registrant hereby agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of such schedule to the SEC on a confidential basis upon request.

 

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Exhibit A

AMENDED AND RESTATED

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OF

SBA COMMUNICATIONS REIT CORPORATION


FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OF

SBA COMMUNICATIONS REIT CORPORATION

SBA Communications REIT Corporation (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the Florida Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), does hereby certify that:

1. The original Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Florida on September 21, 2016.

2. The Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation set forth herein have been duly adopted by unanimous written consent of the Board of Directors, dated [●], 2016, and by written consent of the sole shareholder of the Corporation, dated [●], 2016, in accordance with Sections 607.1003, 607.1006 and 607.1007 of the Act and the number of votes cast was sufficient for approval.

3. The Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as follows:

ARTICLE I.

Name, Principal Place of Business and

Registered Agent and Office

The name of the Corporation is SBA Communications REIT Corporation. The principal place of business of this Corporation shall be 8051 Congress Avenue, Boca Raton, Florida 33487. The mailing address of this Corporation shall be 8051 Congress Avenue, Boca Raton, Florida 33487, Attention: Legal Department.

The street address of the registered office of this Corporation is 11380 Prosperity Farms Road, #221E, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410. The name of the registered agent of this Corporation at such address is Corporate Creations Network Inc.

ARTICLE II.

Purpose and Powers

The purpose for which the Corporation is organized is to engage in or transact any and all lawful activities or business (including, without limitation or obligation, qualifying for taxation under Sections 856 through 860, or any successor sections, of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor law, as a “real estate investment trust”) for which a corporation may be incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida. The Corporation shall have all of the corporate powers enumerated in the Act.

ARTICLE III.

Capital Stock

 

A. AUTHORIZED SHARES

The total number of shares of all classes of stock that the Corporation shall have the authority to issue is Four Hundred and Thirty Million (430,000,000) shares, of which Thirty Million (30,000,000) shares shall be

 

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Preferred Stock, having a par value of $0.01 per share (“Preferred Stock”) and Four Hundred Million (400,000,000) shares shall be classified as Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Class A Common Stock”). The Board of Directors is expressly authorized to provide for the classification and reclassification of any unissued shares of Class A Common Stock or Preferred Stock and the issuance thereof in one or more classes or series without the approval of the shareholders of the Corporation.

 

B. PROVISIONS RELATING TO CLASS A COMMON STOCK

3.1 Relative Rights . The Class A Common Stock shall be subject to all of the rights, privileges, preferences and priorities of the Preferred Stock as set forth in the certificate of designations filed to establish the respective series of Preferred Stock.

3.2 Voting Rights . Each holder of shares of Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to attend all special and annual meetings of the shareholders of the Corporation. On all matters upon which shareholders are entitled or permitted to vote, every holder of Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to cast one (1) vote in person or by proxy for each outstanding share of Class A Common Stock standing in such holder’s name on the transfer books of the Corporation.

3.3 Dividends . Whenever there shall have been paid, or declared and set aside for payment, to the holders of shares of any class of stock having preference over the Class A Common Stock as to the payment of dividends, the full amount of dividends and of sinking fund or retirement payments, if any, to which such holders are respectively entitled in preference to the Class A Common Stock, then the holders of record of the Class A Common Stock, and any class or series of stock entitled to participate therewith as to dividends, shall be entitled to receive dividends, when, as, and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of any assets legally available for the payment of dividends thereon. Dividends declared on Class A Common Stock shall be payable in Class A Common Stock.

3.4 Dissolution, Liquidation, Winding Up . In the event of any dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of record of the Class A Common Stock then outstanding, and all holders of any class or series of stock entitled to participate therewith, in whole or in part, as to distribution of assets, shall become entitled to participate equally on a per share basis in the distribution of any assets of the Corporation remaining after the Corporation shall have paid or provided for payment of all debts and liabilities of the Corporation, and shall have paid, or set aside for payment, to the holders of any class of stock having preference over the Common Stock in the event of dissolution, liquidation or winding up, the full preferential amounts (if any) to which they are entitled.

 

C. PREFERRED STOCK

3.5 Issuance, Designations, Powers, etc . The Board of Directors expressly is authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by the Act and the provisions of these Articles of Incorporation, to provide, by resolution for the issuance from time to time of the shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the designation, powers, preferences and other rights of the shares of each such series and to fix the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereon, including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following:

(a) The number of shares constituting that series and the distinctive designation of that series;

(b) The dividend rate on the shares of that series, whether dividends shall be cumulative, and, if so, from which date or dates, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of dividends on shares of that series;

(c) Whether that series shall have voting rights, in addition to the voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights;

 

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(d) Whether that series shall have conversion privileges, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion, including provision for adjustment of the conversion rate in such events as the Board of Directors shall determine;

(e) Whether or not the shares of that series shall be redeemable, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such redemption, including the dates upon or after which they shall be redeemable, and the amount per share payable in case of redemption, which amount may vary under different conditions and at different redemption dates;

(f) Whether that series shall have a sinking fund for the redemption or purchase of shares of that series, and, if so, the terms and amount of such sinking fund;

(g) The rights of the shares of that series in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of shares of that series; and

(h) Any other relative powers, preferences, and rights of that series, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions on that series.

3.6 Dissolution, Liquidation, Winding Up . In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of Preferred Stock of each series shall be entitled to receive only such amount or amounts as shall have been fixed by the resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for the issuance of such series.

ARTICLE IV.

Restrictions on Transfer and Ownership of Shares of Stock

4.1 Definitions . For the purpose of this Article IV, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Beneficial Ownership . The term “Beneficial Ownership” shall mean ownership of Capital Stock by a Person, whether the interest in the shares of Capital Stock is held directly or indirectly (including by a nominee), and shall include interests that would be treated as owned through the application of Section 544 of the Code, as modified by Sections 856(h)(1)(B) and 856(h)(3) of the Code. The terms “Beneficial Owner,” “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” shall have the correlative meanings.

Business Day . The term “Business Day” shall mean any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions in New York City are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close.

Capital Stock . The term “Capital Stock” shall mean all classes or series of stock of the Corporation, including, without limitation, Class A Common Stock and Preferred Stock.

Charitable Beneficiary . The term “Charitable Beneficiary” shall mean one or more beneficiaries of the Trust as determined pursuant to Section 4.3(f), provided that each such organization must be described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Code and contributions to each such organization must be eligible for deduction under each of Sections 170(b)(1)(A), 2055 and 2522 of the Code.

Code . The term “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations and rulings promulgated thereunder, all as from time to time in effect, or any successor law, regulations and rulings, and any reference to any statutory, regulatory or ruling provision shall be deemed to be a reference to any successor statutory, regulatory or ruling provision.

 

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Constructive Ownership . The term “Constructive Ownership” shall mean ownership of Capital Stock by a Person, whether the interest in the shares of Capital Stock is held directly or indirectly (including by a nominee), and shall include interests that would be treated as owned actually or constructively through the application of Section 318(a) of the Code, as modified by Section 856(d)(5) of the Code. The terms “Constructive Owner,” “Constructively Owns” and “Constructively Owned” shall have the correlative meanings.

Excepted Holder . The term “Excepted Holder” shall mean (i) any Person that holds, as of the Initial Date, Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of shares of Capital Stock in excess of the Stock Ownership Limit; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, no individual (within the meaning of Section 542(a)(2) of the Code as modified by Section 856 of the Code) that holds, as of the Initial Date, Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of shares of Capital Stock in excess of the Stock Ownership Limit will be an Excepted Holder pursuant to this clause (i), and (ii) any other Person for whom an Excepted Holder Limit is created by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 4.2(g).

Excepted Holder Limit . The term “Excepted Holder Limit” shall mean (i) with respect to any Excepted Holder who is an Excepted Holder by virtue of clause (i) of the definition of Excepted Holder above, a percentage equal to the percentage of the outstanding shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned and/or Constructively Owned, as applicable, by such Excepted Holder as of the Initial Date, which percentage will be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 4.2(h), and (ii) with respect to any other Excepted Holder, provided that the affected Excepted Holder agrees to comply with the requirements established by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 4.2(g), the percentage limit established for such Excepted Holder by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 4.2(g), which percentage will be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 4.2(h).

Exchange Act . The term “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Initial Date . The term “Initial Date” shall mean the effective time of the merger of SBA Communications Corporation with and into the Corporation pursuant to that Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of November 10, 2016 by and between SBA Communications Corporation and the Corporation.

Market Price . The term “Market Price” on any date shall mean, with respect to any class or series of outstanding shares of Capital Stock, the Closing Price for such Capital Stock on such date. The “Closing Price” on any date shall mean the last reported sale price for such Capital Stock, regular way, or, in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices, regular way, for such Capital Stock, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted to trading on the NASDAQ or, if such Capital Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on the NASDAQ, as reported on the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed on the principal national securities exchange on which such Capital Stock is listed or admitted to trading or, if such Capital Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the last quoted price, or, if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the principal automated quotation system that may then be in use or, if such Capital Stock is not quoted by any such organization, the average of the closing bid and asked prices as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in such Capital Stock selected by the Board of Directors or, in the event that no trading price is available for such Capital Stock, the fair market value of the Capital Stock, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.

Non-Transfer Event . The term “Non-Transfer Event” shall mean any event or other change in circumstances other than a purported Transfer, including, without limitation, any redemption of any shares of Capital Stock.

NASDAQ . The term “NASDAQ” shall mean the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC.

Person . The term “Person” shall mean an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, estate, trust (including a trust qualified under Sections 401(a) or 501(c)(17) of the Code), a portion of a trust

 

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permanently set aside for or to be used exclusively for the purposes described in Section 642(c) of the Code, association, private foundation within the meaning of Section 509(a) of the Code, joint stock company or other entity and also includes a group as that term is used for purposes of Section 13(d)(3) or Rule 13d-5(b) of the Exchange Act, and a group to which an Excepted Holder Limit applies.

Prohibited Owner . The term “Prohibited Owner” shall mean, with respect to any purported Transfer (or Non-Transfer Event), any Person who, but for the provisions of Section 4.2(a), would Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock in violation of the provisions of 4.2(a)(i) and, if appropriate in the context, shall also mean any Person who would have been the record owner of the shares of Capital Stock that the Prohibited Owner would have so owned.

REIT . The term “REIT” shall mean a real estate investment trust within the meaning of Section 856 of the Code.

Restriction Termination Date . The term “Restriction Termination Date” shall mean the first day after the Initial Date on which the Corporation determines pursuant to Article VI A. that it is no longer in the best interests of the Corporation to attempt to, or continue to, qualify as a REIT or that compliance with the restrictions and limitations on Beneficial Ownership, Constructive Ownership and Transfers of shares of Capital Stock set forth herein is no longer required in order for the Corporation to qualify as a REIT.

Stock Ownership Limit . The term “Stock Ownership Limit” shall mean not more than 9.8 percent (i) in value of the aggregate of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock, or (ii) in value or number of shares, whichever is more restrictive, of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, excluding any outstanding shares of Capital Stock not treated as outstanding for federal income tax purposes, subject to the Board of Directors’ power under Section 4.2(h) hereof to increase or decrease such percentage.

Transfer . The term “Transfer” shall mean any issuance, sale, distribution, transfer, gift, assignment, devise or other disposition, as well as any other event that causes any Person to acquire or possess beneficial ownership (determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code), Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership, or any agreement to take any such actions or cause any such events, of Capital Stock or the right to vote (other than revocable proxies or consents given to such Person in response to a public proxy or consent solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, the applicable rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act) or receive dividends on Capital Stock, including (a) the granting or exercise of any option (or any disposition of any option), (b) any disposition of any securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock or any interest in Capital Stock or any exercise of any such conversion or exchange right and (c) Transfers of interests in other entities that result in changes in beneficial ownership (determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code), Beneficial Ownership, or Constructive Ownership of Capital Stock; in each case, whether voluntary or involuntary, whether owned of record, beneficially owned (determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code), Constructively Owned or Beneficially Owned and whether by operation of law or otherwise. The terms “Transferring” and “Transferred” shall have the correlative meanings.

TRS . The term “TRS” means a taxable REIT subsidiary (within the meaning of Section 856 (l) of the Code) of the Corporation.

Trust . The term “Trust” shall mean a trust for the benefit of a Charitable Beneficiary, as described in Section 4.2(a)(ii)(1) and Section 4.3.

Trustee . The term “Trustee” shall mean the Person unaffiliated with the Corporation and any Prohibited Owner, that is appointed by the Corporation to serve as trustee of the Trust, and any successor trustee.

 

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4.2 Capital Stock .

(a) Ownership Limitations . During the period commencing on the Initial Date and prior to the Restriction Termination Date:

(i) Basic Restrictions.

(1) No Person, other than an Excepted Holder, shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock in excess of the Stock Ownership Limit. No Excepted Holder shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock in excess of the Excepted Holder Limit for such Excepted Holder.

(2) No Person shall Beneficially Own shares of Capital Stock to the extent that such Beneficial Ownership of Capital Stock would result in the Corporation being “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year).

(3) No Person shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock to the extent such Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership would otherwise cause the Corporation to fail to qualify as a REIT including, but not limited to, Beneficial or Constructive Ownership to the extent that such Beneficial or Constructive Ownership would result in the Corporation owning (actually or Constructively) an interest in a tenant (other than a TRS) that is described in Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code. For this purpose, a tenant from whom the Corporation (or an entity owned or controlled by the Corporation) derives (and is expected to continue to derive) a sufficiently small amount of revenue such that, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, rent from such tenant would not adversely affect the Corporation’s ability to qualify as a REIT, shall not be treated as a tenant of the Corporation.

(4) No Person shall Beneficially Own shares of Capital Stock to the extent such Beneficial Ownership of Capital Stock would result in the Corporation failing to qualify as a “domestically controlled qualified investment entity” within the meaning of Section 897(h) of the Code.

(5) No Person shall Beneficially Own shares of Capital Stock to the extent such Beneficial Ownership of Capital Stock would result in the Corporation being “predominantly held” (within the meaning of Section 856(h)(3)(D) of the Code) by “qualified trusts” (within the meaning of Section 856(h)(3)(E) of the Code).

(6) Notwithstanding any other provisions contained herein, any Transfer of shares of Capital Stock (whether or not such Transfer is the result of a transaction entered into through the facilities of the NASDAQ or any other national securities exchange or automated inter-dealer quotation system) that, if effective, would result in the Capital Stock being beneficially owned by less than 100 Persons (determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code) shall be void ab initio, and the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in such shares of Capital Stock. The number and value of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock (or any class or series thereof) held by any Person or individual (within the meaning of Section 542(a)(2) of the Code as modified by Section 856(h) of the Code) shall be determined by the Board of Directors in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive for all purposes hereof. For purposes of determining the percentage ownership of Capital Stock (or any class or series thereof) by any Person or individual (within the meaning of Section 542(a)(2) of the Code as modified by Section 856(h) of the Code), shares of Capital Stock that may be acquired upon conversion, exchange or exercise of any securities of the Corporation directly or constructively held by such Person or individual, but not Capital Stock issuable with respect to the conversion, exchange or exercise of securities for the Corporation held by other Persons, shall be deemed to be outstanding prior to conversion, exchange or exercise.

(ii) Transfer in Trust . If any Transfer of shares of Capital Stock (whether or not such Transfer is the result of a transaction entered into through the facilities of the NASDAQ or any other national securities exchange or automated inter-dealer quotation system) or Non-Transfer Event occurs on or after the Initial Date

 

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which, if effective, would result in any Person Beneficially Owning or Constructively Owning shares of Capital Stock in violation of clauses (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of Section 4.2(a)(i):

(1) then that number of shares of Capital Stock the Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of which otherwise would cause such Person to violate clauses (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of Section 4.2(a)(i) (rounded up to the nearest whole share) shall be automatically transferred to a Trust for the benefit of a Charitable Beneficiary, as described in Section 4.3, effective as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the date of such Transfer or Non-Transfer Event (which effective date will in no event be earlier than the Initial Date), and such Person shall acquire no rights in such shares of Capital Stock; or

(2) if the transfer to the Trust described in clause (1) of Section 4.2(a)(ii) above would not be effective for any reason to prevent the violation of clauses (1), (2), (3), (4) or (5) of Section 4.2(a)(i), then the Transfer of that number of shares of Capital Stock that otherwise would cause any Person to violate clauses (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of Section 4.2(a)(i) shall be void ab initio, and the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in such shares of Capital Stock.

(3) In determining which shares of Capital Stock are to be transferred to a Trust in accordance with this Section 4.2(a)(ii) and Section 4.3 hereof, shares shall be so transferred to a Trust in such manner that minimizes the aggregate value of the shares that are transferred to the Trust (except to the extent that the Board of Directors determines that the shares transferred to the Trust shall be those directly or indirectly held or Beneficially Owned or Constructively Owned by a Person or Persons that caused or contributed to the application of this Section 4.2(a)(ii)), and to the extent not inconsistent therewith, on a pro rata basis.

(4) To the extent that, upon a transfer of shares of Capital Stock pursuant to this Section 4.2(a)(ii), a violation of Section 4.2(a)(i) would nonetheless be continuing (for example where the ownership of shares of Capital Stock by a single Trust would result in the Capital Stock being beneficially owned (determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code) by less than 100 persons), the shares of Capital Stock shall be transferred to that number of Trusts, each having a distinct Trustee and a Charitable Beneficiary or Beneficiaries that are distinct from those of each other Trust, such that there is no violation of Section 4.2(a)(i).

(b) Remedies for Breach . If the Board of Directors shall at any time determine in good faith that a Transfer or Non-Transfer Event has taken place that results in a violation of Section 4.2(a)(i) or that a Person intends to acquire or has attempted to acquire Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of any shares of Capital Stock in violation of Section 4.2(a)(i) (whether or not such violation is intended), the Board of Directors shall take such action as it deems advisable to refuse to give effect to or to prevent such Transfer or Non-Transfer Event, including, without limitation, causing the Corporation to redeem shares of Capital Stock, refusing to give effect to such Transfer on the books of the Corporation or instituting proceedings to enjoin such Transfer or Non-Transfer Event; provided, however, that any Transfer or attempted Transfer in violation of Section 4.2(a)(i) (or Non-Transfer Event that results in a violation of Section 4.2(a)(i)) shall automatically result in the transfer to the Trust described above and, where applicable, such Transfer (or Non-Transfer Event) shall be void ab initio as provided above irrespective of any action (or non-action) by the Board of Directors.

(c) Notice of Restricted Transfer . Any Person who acquires or attempts or intends to acquire Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of shares of Capital Stock that will or may violate Section 4.2(a)(i) or any Person who would have owned shares of Capital Stock that resulted in a transfer to the Trust pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.2(a)(ii) shall immediately give written notice to the Corporation of such event, or in the case of such a proposed or attempted transaction, give at least 15 days prior written notice, and shall provide to the Corporation such other information as the Corporation may request in order to determine the effect, if any, of such Transfer on the Corporation’s qualification as a REIT.

 

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(d) Owners Required to Provide Information . From the Initial Date and prior to the Restriction Termination Date:

(i) every owner of more than five percent (or such lower percentage as required by the Code or the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder) in number or value of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock, within 30 days after the end of each taxable year, shall give written notice to the Corporation stating the name and address of such owner, the number of shares of Capital Stock held by such owner and other shares of the Capital Stock Beneficially Owned or Constructively Owned by such owner and a description of the manner in which such shares are held. Each such owner shall provide to the Corporation such additional information as the Corporation may request in order to determine the effect, if any, of such Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership on the Corporation’s qualification as a REIT and to ensure compliance with the Stock Ownership Limit; and

(ii) each Person who is a Beneficial Owner or Constructive Owner of Capital Stock and each Person (including the shareholder of record) who is holding Capital Stock for a Beneficial Owner or Constructive Owner shall provide to the Corporation such information as the Corporation may request, in good faith, in order to determine the Corporation’s qualification as a REIT and to comply with requirements of any taxing authority or governmental authority or to determine such compliance and to ensure compliance with the Stock Ownership Limit.

(e) Remedies Not Limited . Subject to Article VI A., nothing contained in this Section 4.2 shall limit the authority of the Board of Directors to take such other action as it deems necessary or advisable to protect the Corporation and the interests of its shareholders in preserving the Corporation’s qualification as a REIT.

(f) Ambiguity . In the case of an ambiguity in the application of any of the provisions of this Section 4.2, Section 4.3 or any definition contained in Section 4.1, the Board of Directors shall have the power to determine the application of the provisions of this Section 4.2 or Section 4.3 or any such definition with respect to any situation based on the facts known to it. In the event Section 4.2 or Section 4.3 requires an action by the Board of Directors and the Articles of Incorporation fails to provide specific guidance with respect to such action, the Board of Directors shall have the power to determine the action to be taken so long as such action is not contrary to the provisions of Sections 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3. Absent a decision to the contrary by the Board of Directors (which the Board of Directors may make in its sole and absolute discretion), if a Person would have (but for the remedies set forth in Section 4.2(a)) acquired Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Capital Stock in violation of Section 4.2(a), such remedies (as applicable) shall apply first to the shares of Capital Stock that, but for such remedies, would have been actually owned by such Person, and second to shares of Capital Stock which, but for such remedies, would have been Beneficially Owned or Constructively Owned (but not actually owned) by such Person, pro rata among the Persons who actually own such shares of Capital Stock based upon the relative number of the shares of Capital Stock held by each such Person. In addition, any approvals, determinations or other actions which may be taken by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3, may, to the extent permissible under the Act and applicable law, be delegated by the Board of Directors to any duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors or other designee of the Board of Directors.

(g) Exceptions .

(i) Subject to Section 4.2(a), the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, may exempt (prospectively or retroactively) a Person from the Stock Ownership Limit, and may establish or increase (prospectively or retroactively) an Excepted Holder Limit for such Person if the Board of Directors obtains such representations, warranties and undertakings as the Board of Directors may deem appropriate in order to conclude that granting the exemption and/or establishing or increasing the Excepted Holder Limit will not cause the Corporation to lose its status as a REIT.

(ii) Prior to granting any exception and/or establishing or increasing the Excepted Holder Limit pursuant to Section 4.2(g)(i), the Board of Directors may require a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service, or

 

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an opinion of counsel, in either case in form and substance satisfactory to the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, as it may deem necessary or advisable in order to determine or ensure the Corporation’s qualification as a REIT. Notwithstanding the receipt of any ruling or opinion, the Board of Directors may impose such conditions or restrictions as it deems necessary or advisable in connection with granting such exception.

(iii) Subject to Section 4.2(a)(i)(3), an underwriter or placement agent that participates in a public offering or a private placement of Capital Stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock) may Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock) in excess of the Stock Ownership Limit, but only to the extent necessary to facilitate such public offering or private placement.

(h) Change in Stock Ownership Limit and Excepted Holder Limit .

(i) The Board of Directors may from time to time, in its sole discretion, increase or decrease the Stock Ownership Limit; provided, however, that a decreased Stock Ownership Limit will not be effective for any Person whose percentage ownership of Capital Stock is in excess of such decreased Stock Ownership Limit, until such time as such Person’s percentage of Capital Stock (or any class or series thereof, as applicable) equals or falls below the Stock Ownership Limit, but until such time as such Person’s percentage of Capital Stock (or any class or series thereof, as applicable) falls below such decreased Stock Ownership Limit, any further acquisition of Capital Stock (or any class or series thereof, as applicable) by such Person will be in violation of the Stock Ownership Limit, and, provided further, that the new Stock Ownership Limit would not allow five or fewer individuals (as defined in Section 542(a)(2) of the Code, as modified by Section 856(h) of the Code and taking into account all Excepted Holders) to Beneficially Own more than 49.9% in value of the outstanding Capital Stock.

(ii) The Board of Directors may only reduce the Excepted Holder Limit for an Excepted Holder (a) with the written consent of such Excepted Holder at any time, or (b) pursuant to the terms and conditions of the agreements and undertakings entered into with such Excepted Holder in connection with the establishment of the Excepted Holder Limit for that Excepted Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything contained herein to the contrary, the Board of Directors also may reduce the Excepted Holder Limit then applicable to one or more particular Excepted Holders if such reduction is, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, necessary or advisable in enabling the Corporation to maintain its qualification as a REIT or is otherwise in the best interest of the Corporation; provided, however, that any such decreased Excepted Holder Limit will not be effective for any Person whose percentage ownership of Capital Stock (or any class or series thereof, as applicable) is in excess of such decreased Excepted Holder Limit until such time as such Person’s percentage of Capital Stock (or any class or series thereof, as applicable) equals or falls below such decreased Excepted Holder Limit, but until such time as such Person’s percentage of Capital Stock (or any class or series thereof, as applicable) falls below such decreased Excepted Holder Limit, any further acquisition of Capital Stock (or any class or series thereof, as applicable) by such Person will be in violation of such decreased Excepted Holder Limit. No Excepted Holder Limit shall be reduced to a percentage that is less than the Stock Ownership Limit.

(i) Legend . Each certificate for shares of Capital Stock, if certificated, shall bear a legend that substantially describes the restrictions on transfer and ownership set forth in this Article IV, or instead of such legend, the certificate may reference such restrictions and state that the Corporation will furnish a statement about restrictions on transferability and ownership to any shareholder on request and without charge. In the case of any shares of Capital Stock that are uncertificated, such restrictions, or a reference to such restrictions and a statement that the Corporation will furnish a statement about restrictions on transferability and ownership set forth in this Article IV to any shareholder on request and without charge, will be contained in the notice or notices sent as required by applicable law.

4.3 Transfer of Capital Stock in Trust .

(a) Ownership in Trust . Upon any purported Transfer or Non-Transfer Event described in Section 4.2(a)(i) that would result in a transfer of shares of Capital Stock to a Trust, such shares of Capital Stock shall be

 

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deemed to have been transferred to the Trustee as trustee of a Trust for the exclusive benefit of one or more Charitable Beneficiaries. Such transfer to the Trustee shall be deemed to be effective as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the purported Transfer or Non-Transfer Event that results in the transfer to the Trust pursuant to Section 4.2(a)(ii) (which effective date will in no event be earlier than the Initial Date). The Trustee shall be appointed by the Corporation and shall be a Person unaffiliated with the Corporation and any Prohibited Owner. Each Charitable Beneficiary shall be designated by the Corporation as provided in Section 4.3(f).

(b) Status of Shares Held by the Trustee . Shares of Capital Stock held by the Trustee shall continue to be issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation. The Prohibited Owner shall have no rights in the shares of Capital Stock held by the Trustee. The Prohibited Owner shall not benefit economically from ownership of any shares held in trust by the Trustee, shall have no rights to dividends or other distributions and shall not possess any rights to vote or other rights attributable to the shares held in the Trust.

(c) Dividend and Voting Rights . The Trustee shall have all voting rights and rights to dividends or other distributions with respect to shares of Capital Stock held in the Trust, which rights shall be exercised for the exclusive benefit of the Charitable Beneficiary. Any dividend or other distribution paid to a Prohibited Owner prior to the discovery by the Corporation that the shares of Capital Stock have been transferred to the Trustee shall be paid with respect to such shares of Capital Stock by the Prohibited Owner to the Trustee upon demand and any dividend or other distribution authorized but unpaid shall be paid when due to the Trustee. Any dividend or distribution so paid to the Trustee shall be held in trust for the Charitable Beneficiary. The Prohibited Owner shall have no voting rights with respect to shares held in the Trust and, subject to the Act, effective as of the date that the shares of Capital Stock have been transferred to the Trustee, the Trustee shall have the authority (at the Trustee’s sole discretion) (i) to rescind as void any vote cast by a Prohibited Owner prior to the discovery by the Corporation that the shares of Capital Stock have been transferred to the Trustee and (ii) to recast such vote in accordance with the desires of the Trustee acting for the benefit of the Charitable Beneficiary; provided, however, that if the Corporation has already taken irreversible corporate action, then the Trustee shall not have the authority to rescind and recast such vote. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article IV, until the Corporation has received notification that shares of Capital Stock have been transferred into a Trust, the Corporation shall be entitled to rely on its share transfer and other shareholder records for purposes of preparing lists of shareholders entitled to vote at meetings, determining the validity and authority of proxies and otherwise conducting votes of shareholders.

(d) Sale of Shares by Trustee . Within 20 days after receiving notice from the Corporation that shares of Capital Stock have been transferred to the Trust, the Trustee of the Trust shall sell the shares held in the Trust to a person, designated by the Trustee, whose ownership of the shares will not violate the ownership limitations set forth in Section 4.2(a)(i). Upon such sale, the interest of the Charitable Beneficiary in the shares sold shall terminate and the Trustee shall distribute the net proceeds of the sale to the Prohibited Owner and to the Charitable Beneficiary as provided in this Section 4.3(d). The Prohibited Owner shall receive the lesser of (i) the price paid by the Prohibited Owner for the shares or, if the Prohibited Owner did not give value for the shares in connection with the event causing the shares to be held in the Trust (e.g., in the case of a gift, devise or other such transaction or a Non-Transfer Event), the Market Price of the shares on the day of the event causing the shares to be held in the Trust and (ii) the price per share received by the Trustee (net of any commissions and other expenses of sale) from the sale or other disposition of the shares held in the Trust. The Trustee may reduce the amount payable to the Prohibited Owner by the amount of dividends and distributions paid to the Prohibited Owner and owned by the Prohibited Owner to the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.3(c). Any net sales proceeds in excess of the amount payable to the Prohibited Owner shall be immediately paid to the Charitable Beneficiary. If, prior to the discovery by the Corporation that shares of Capital Stock have been transferred to the Trustee, such shares are sold by a Prohibited Owner, then (a) such shares shall be deemed to have been sold on behalf of the Trust and (b) to the extent that the Prohibited Owner received an amount for such shares that exceeds the amount that such Prohibited Owner was entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 4.3(d), such excess shall be paid to the Trustee upon demand.

 

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(e) Purchase Right in Stock Transferred to the Trustee . Shares of Capital Stock transferred to the Trustee shall be deemed to have been offered for sale to the Corporation, or its designee, at a price per share equal to the lesser of (i) the price per share in the transaction that resulted in such transfer to the Trust (or, in the case of a devise or gift or other such transaction or Non-Transfer Event, the Market Price at the time of such devise or gift or Non-Transfer Event) and (ii) the Market Price on the date the Corporation, or its designee, accepts such offer. The Corporation may reduce the amount payable to the Prohibited Owner by the amount of dividends and distributions paid to the Prohibited Owner and owed by the Prohibited Owner to the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.3(c). The Corporation may pay the amount of such reduction to the Trustee for the benefit of the Charitable Beneficiary. The Corporation shall have the right to accept such offer until the Trustee has sold the shares held in the Trust pursuant to Section 4.3(d). Upon such a sale to the Corporation or its designee, the interest of the Charitable Beneficiary in the shares sold shall terminate and the Trustee shall distribute the net proceeds of the sale to the Prohibited Owner and any dividends or other distributions held by the Trustee shall be paid to the Charitable Beneficiary.

(f) Designation of Charitable Beneficiaries . By written notice to the Trustee, the Corporation shall designate one or more nonprofit organizations to be the Charitable Beneficiary of the interest in the Trust such that (i) the shares of Capital Stock held in the Trust would not violate the restrictions set forth in Section 4.2(a)(i) in the hands of such Charitable Beneficiary and (ii) each such organization must be described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Code and contributions to each such organization must be eligible for deduction under each of Sections 170(b)(1)(A), 2055 and 2522 of the Code.

4.4 Transactions . Nothing in this Article IV shall preclude the settlement of any transaction entered into through the facilities of the NASDAQ or any other national securities exchange or automated inter-dealer quotation system. The fact that the settlement of any transaction occurs shall not negate the effect of any other provision of this Article IV and any transferee in such a transaction shall be subject to all of the provisions and limitations set forth in this Article IV.

4.5 Enforcement . The Corporation is authorized specifically to seek equitable relief, including injunctive relief, to enforce the provisions of this Article IV.

4.6 Non-Waiver . No delay or failure on the part of the Corporation or the Board of Directors in exercising any right under this Article IV shall operate as a waiver of any right of the Corporation or the Board of Directors, as the case may be, except to the extent specifically waived in writing.

4.7 Severability . If any provision of this Article IV or any application of any such provision is determined to be invalid by any federal or state court having jurisdiction over the issues, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected and other applications of such provisions shall be affected only to the extent necessary to comply with the determination of such court.

ARTICLE V.

Existence

The Corporation shall exist perpetually unless sooner dissolved according to law.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

Management of the Corporation

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

 

A. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. In addition to the powers and authority expressly conferred upon them by Statute or by these Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Corporation, 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. If the Corporation elects to qualify for federal income tax treatment as a REIT, the Board of Directors shall use its reasonable best efforts to take such actions as are necessary or appropriate to preserve the qualification of the Corporation as a REIT; however, if the Board of Directors determines that it is no longer in the best interests of the Corporation to continue to be qualified as a REIT, the Board of Directors may revoke or otherwise terminate the Corporation’s REIT election pursuant to Section 856(g) of the Code. The Board of Directors also may determine that compliance with any restriction or limitation on stock ownership and transfers set forth in this Article IV hereof is no longer required for REIT qualification.

 

B.    SPECIAL MEETINGS CALLED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR SHAREHOLDERS

Special Meetings of Shareholders of the Corporation may be called by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of authorized directors (whether or not there exist any vacancies in previously authorized directorships at the time any such resolution is presented to the Board for adoption), or by the holders of not less than fifty percent (50%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue at the proposed special meeting if such holders of stock sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which the special meeting is to be held.

ARTICLE VII.

Number of Directors; Vacancies

 

A.    NUMBER OF DIRECTORS AND COMPOSITION OF BOARD

The initial number of directors of the Corporation shall be one (1). The number of directors may be either increased or diminished from time to time in the manner provided in the Bylaws, but shall never be less than one (1) nor more than twenty-five (25). At the Initial Date, the Board of Directors shall initially be composed of the directors of SBA Communications Corporation then in office as of the Initial Date.

 

B.    CLASSIFICATION OF BOARD

The Board of Directors shall be divided into three classes, Class I, Class II and Class III, with the number of directors in each Class being as nearly equal as possible. Each director shall serve for a term ending on the date of the third annual meeting following the annual meeting at which such director was elected; provided, however, that the directors assigned to Class III shall serve for a term ending on the date of the first annual meeting next following the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders of SBA Communications Corporation, the directors assigned to Class I shall serve for a term ending on the date of the second annual meeting next following the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders of SBA Communications Corporation, and the directors assigned to Class II shall serve for a term ending on the date of the third annual meeting next following the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders of SBA Communications Corporation.

 

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Any increase or decrease in the number of directors shall be so apportioned among the classes as to make all classes as nearly equal in number as possible.

Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this Article, each director shall serve until his successor is elected and qualified or until his death, retirement, resignation or removal. Should a vacancy occur or be created, the remaining directors (even though less than a quorum) may fill the vacancy for the full term of the class in which the vacancy occurs or is created.

 

C.    VACANCIES

A director shall hold office until the annual meeting of the shareholders and until his successors shall be elected, subject, however, to the director’s prior death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, any vacancy on the Board of Directors, howsoever resulting (including vacancies created as a result of a resolution of the Board of Directors increasing the authorized number of directors), may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.

ARTICLE VIII.

Indemnification

Provided the person proposed to be indemnified satisfies the requisite standard of conduct for permissive indemnification by a corporation as specifically set forth in the applicable provisions of the Act (currently, Section 607.0850(7) of the Florida Statutes), as the same may be amended from time to time, the Corporation shall indemnify its officers and directors, and may indemnify its employees and agents, to the fullest extent provided, authorized, permitted or not prohibited by the provisions of the Act and the Bylaws of the Corporation, as the same may be amended and supplemented, from and against any and all of the expenses or liabilities incurred in defending a civil or criminal proceeding, or other matters referred to in or covered by said provisions, including advancement of expenses prior to the final disposition of such proceedings and amounts paid in settlement of such proceedings, both as to action in his or her official capacity and as to action in another capacity while an officer, director, employee or other agent. The indemnification provided for herein shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or Disinterested Directors or otherwise. Such indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs and personal representatives of such a person. Except as otherwise required by law, an adjudication of liability shall not affect the right to indemnification for those indemnified.

ARTICLE IX.

Amendment

The Corporation reserves the right to amend or repeal any provision contained in these Articles of Incorporation in the manner prescribed by the laws of the State of Florida and all rights conferred upon shareholders are granted subject to this reservation; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles of Incorporation or any provision of law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any votes of the holders of any class or series of the stock of this Corporation required by law or by these Articles of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (66 2/3%) of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class shall be required to amend or repeal any of Articles VI, VII, VIII and IX.

These Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation shall become effective at 11:58 p.m. Eastern Time on [                ], 2017.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, for the purposes of amending and restating the Articles of Incorporation of this Corporation under the laws of the State of Florida the undersigned has executed these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation this [    ] day of [                ], 2017.

 

SBA COMMUNICATIONS REIT CORPORATION

/s/ [    ]

[    ]

[Title]

 

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Exhibit B

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

SBA COMMUNICATIONS REIT CORPORATION


FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF

SBA COMMUNICATIONS REIT CORPORATION

ARTICLE I.

MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS

Section 1. Annual Meeting . The annual meeting of the shareholders of this Corporation shall be held annually at the time and place designated by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Business transacted at the annual meeting shall include the election of directors of the Corporation, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, and all other duties and powers conferred upon the shareholders by the laws of the State of Florida.

Section 2. Special Meetings . Special meetings of the shareholders shall be held when directed by the Board of Directors through a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of authorized directors (whether or not any vacancies of previously authorized directorships exist at the time the Board is presented with such resolution), or when requested in writing by the holders of not less than fifty percent (50%) of all the shares entitled to vote on any issue at the meeting. The call for the meeting shall be issued by the Secretary or the shareholders requesting the special meeting, unless the President, the Board of Directors or such shareholders designate another person to do so.

Section 3. Place . Meetings of shareholders may be held within or outside of the State of Florida. If no place is designated in the notice for a meeting of shareholders, the place of meeting shall be the principal office of the Corporation.

Section 4. Notice . Except as provided in the Florida Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), written notice stating the place, day and hour of the meeting, and in the case of a special meeting, or as otherwise provided by law, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting either personally, by electronic means, by mail, or by other methods of delivery. Such notice shall be given at least ten (10) but not more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting, by the Secretary or, in the case of a special meeting duly called by the shareholders, the shareholders requesting the special meeting, unless the President, the Board of Directors or such shareholders designate another person to do so. If the notice is mailed at least thirty (30) days before the date of the meeting, it may be done by a class of United States mail other than first class. Such notice is deemed delivered when deposited in the United States mail addressed to the shareholder at his or her address as it appears on the books of the Corporation, with postage prepaid thereon, or when electronically transmitted to the shareholder in a manner authorized by the shareholder.

Section 5. Notice of Adjourned Meetings . When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, it shall not be necessary to give any notice of the adjourned meeting if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and at the adjourned meeting any business may be transacted that might have been transacted on the original date of the meeting. If, however, after the adjournment, the Board of Directors fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as provided in Article I, Section 4 of these Bylaws to each shareholder of record on the new record date entitled to vote at such meeting.

Section 6. Waiver of Notice of Shareholders’ Meetings . Whenever any notice is required to be given to any shareholder, a waiver thereof in writing signed by the shareholder or shareholders entitled to such notice, whether before, during or after the time of the meeting stated therein and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records, shall be equivalent to the giving of such notice. Attendance by a shareholder at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of: (a) lack of notice or defective notice of such meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting objects to holding the meeting; or (b) lack of defective notice of a particular matter at a meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the person objects to considering that particular matter when it is presented. Unless otherwise required by the Articles of Incorporation, neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the shareholders need be specified in any written waiver of notice.

 

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Section 7. Fixing Record Date . For the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of, or to vote at, any meeting of shareholders or any adjournment thereof, or to demand a special meeting, or to receive payment of any distribution, or in order to make a determination of shareholders for any other purpose, the Board of Directors may fix in advance a date as the record date for any determination of shareholders, such date in any case to be not more than seventy (70) days prior to the date on which the particular action requiring such determination of shareholders is to be taken. A determination of shareholders entitled to notice of, or to vote at, any meeting of shareholders shall apply to any adjournment thereof, unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the date fixed for the original meeting.

Section 8. Voting Record . After fixing a record date for a meeting of shareholders, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of such meeting, arranged by voting group, with the address of, and the number and class and series, if any, of the shares held by, each shareholder. The shareholders’ list must be available for inspection by any shareholder for a period of ten (10) days prior to the meeting or such shorter time as exists between the record date and the meeting and continuing through the meeting at the Corporation’s principal office, at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held, or at the office of the Corporation’s transfer agent or registrar. Any shareholder of the Corporation or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect the shareholders’ list (subject to the requirements of the Act), during regular business hours and at the shareholder’s expense, during the period it is available for inspection. The Corporation shall make the shareholders’ list available at the meeting of shareholders, and any shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled to inspect the list at any time during the meeting or any adjournment.

If the requirements of this Section have not been substantially complied with, the meeting shall be adjourned until such time as the Corporation complies with such requirements on demand of any shareholder in person or by proxy who failed to get such access. If no such demand is made, failure to comply with the requirements of this Section shall not affect the validity of any action taken at such meeting.

Section 9. Shareholder Quorum and Voting . Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation or by the Act, a majority of the shares entitled to vote on the matter by each voting group, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of shareholders, but in no event shall a quorum consist of less than one-third of the shares of each voting group entitled to vote. If less than a majority of outstanding shares entitled to vote are represented at a meeting, a majority of the shares so represented may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. After a quorum has been established at any shareholders’ meeting, the subsequent withdrawal of shareholders, so as to reduce the number of shares entitled to vote at the meeting below the number required for a quorum, shall not affect the validity of any action taken at the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting, unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting. When a specified item of business is required to be voted on by a class or series of stock, a majority of the shares of such class or series shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of such item of business by that class or series.

Section 10. Votes Per Share . Except as otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation, the terms of any outstanding Preferred Stock or by the Act, each outstanding share, regardless of class, shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of shareholders.

Section 11. Manner of Action . If a quorum is present, action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group is approved if the votes cast within the voting group “for” the action exceed the votes cast “against” the action, unless a greater or lesser number of affirmative votes is required by the Articles

 

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of Incorporation, these Bylaws or by law. Abstentions and, if applicable, broker non-votes (i.e., shares held by a broker, bank or other nominee that does not have authority, either express or discretionary, to vote on a particular matter and are not voted) (“Broker Non-Votes”), are not counted as votes “for” or “against” any action.

Section 12. Voting for Directors . Except as provided in Article II, Section 6 of these Bylaws, each director shall be elected by the vote of the majority of the votes cast with respect to the director at any meeting of shareholders for the election of directors at which a quorum is present; provided, however, that directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at any meeting of shareholders for which (i) the Secretary of the Corporation receives a notice that a shareholder has nominated a person for election to the Board of Directors in compliance with the requirements for shareholder nominees for director set forth in Article I, Section 19 or 20 of these Bylaws, (ii) such nomination has not been withdrawn by such shareholder on or before the tenth day before the Corporation first makes available to shareholders (either by mailing or making available on the internet) its notice of meeting for such meeting and (iii) as a result of such shareholder nomination, the number of nominees exceeds the number of board positions that are being elected at such meeting (a “Contested Election”). If directors are to be elected by a plurality of the votes cast, shareholders may withhold their vote with respect to a director, but shall not be permitted to vote against a nominee. Unless otherwise and affirmatively provided for in the Articles of Incorporation, cumulative voting is not authorized.

For purposes of this Section, a majority of the votes cast means that the number of shares voted “for” a director must exceed the number of votes cast “against” that director. Abstentions and, if applicable, Broker Non-Votes, are not counted as votes “for” or “against” a director. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors shall, from time to time, establish procedures under which any director who is not elected by a majority of the votes cast in an election that is not a Contested Election shall tender his or her resignation to the Board of Directors. Considering such factors as it deems relevant, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will make a recommendation to the Board of Directors as to whether to accept or reject the resignation, or whether other action should be taken. Considering the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s recommendation and such other factors as it deems relevant, the Board of Directors shall, exercising its business judgment, determine whether to accept or reject the resignation, or whether other action should be taken. The Board of Directors will publicly disclose its decision within 90 days from the date of the certification of the election results.

Section 13. Voting of Shares . A shareholder may vote at any duly called and noticed meeting of shareholders of the Corporation, either in person or by proxy. Shares standing in the name of another corporation, domestic or foreign, may be voted by the officer, agent or proxy designated by the bylaws of the corporate shareholder or, in the absence of any applicable bylaw, by such person as the board of directors of the corporate shareholder may designate. Proof of such designation may be made by presentation of a certified copy of the bylaws or other instrument of the corporate shareholder. In the absence of any such designation or, in the case of a conflicting designation by the corporate shareholder, the chairman of the board, the president, any vice president, the secretary and the treasurer of the corporate shareholder shall be presumed to possess, in that order, authority to vote such shares.

Shares held by an administrator, executor, guardian, personal representative or conservator may be voted by him or her, either in person or by proxy, without a transfer of such shares into his or her name. Shares standing in the name of a trustee may be voted by him or her, either in person or by proxy, but no trustee shall be entitled to vote shares held by him or her without a transfer of such shares into his or her name or the name of his or her nominee.

Shares held by or under the control of a receiver, a trustee in bankruptcy proceedings or an assignee for the benefit of creditors may be voted by such person without the transfer thereof into his or her name.

If a share or shares stand of record in the names of two or more persons, whether as fiduciaries, members of a partnership, joint tenants, tenants in common, tenants by the entirety or otherwise, or if two or more persons

 

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have the same fiduciary relationship with respect to the same shares, unless the Secretary of the Corporation is given notice to the contrary and is furnished with a copy of the instrument or order appointing them or creating the relationship wherein it is so provided, then acts with respect to voting shall have the following effect: (a) if only one votes, in person or by proxy, that act binds all; (b) if more than one votes, in person or by proxy, the act of the majority so voting binds all; (c) if more than one votes, in person or by proxy, but the vote is evenly split on any particular matter, each faction is entitled to vote the share or shares in question proportionally; or (d) if the instrument or order so filed shows that any such tenancy is held in unequal interest, a majority or a vote evenly split for purposes hereof shall be a majority or a vote evenly split in interest. The principles of this paragraph shall apply, insofar as possible, to execution of proxies, waivers, consents, or objections and for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of a quorum.

Section 14. Proxies . Any shareholder of the Corporation, other person entitled to vote on behalf of a shareholder pursuant to the Act, or attorney-in-fact for such persons, may vote the shareholder’s shares in person or by proxy. Any shareholder of the Corporation may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him or her by signing an appointment form, either personally or by an attorney-in-fact. An executed telegram or cablegram appearing to have been transmitted by such person, or a photographic, photostatic, or equivalent reproduction of an appointment form, shall be deemed a sufficient appointment form.

An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary of the Corporation or such other officer or agent which is authorized to tabulate votes, and shall be valid for up to eleven (11) months, unless a longer period is expressly provided in the appointment form.

The death or incapacity of the shareholder appointing a proxy does not affect the right of the Corporation to accept the proxy’s authority unless notice of the death or incapacity is received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes before the proxy exercises his authority under the appointment.

An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

Section 15. Voting Trusts . One or more shareholders may create a voting trust, conferring on a trustee the right to vote or otherwise act for them, by signing an agreement setting out the provisions of the trust and transferring their shares to the trustee. When a voting trust agreement is signed, the trustee shall prepare a list of the names and addresses of all owners of beneficial interest in the trust, together with the number and class of shares each transferred to the trust, and deliver copies of the list and agreement to the Corporation’s principal office. After filing a copy of the list and agreement in the Corporation’s principal office, such copies shall be open to inspection by any shareholder of the Corporation, subject to the requirements of the Act, or to any beneficiary of the trust under the agreement during business hours. The trustee must also deliver a copy of each extension of the voting trust agreement, and a list of beneficial owners under such extended agreement, to the Corporation’s principal office.

Section 16. Shareholders’ Agreements . Two or more shareholders may provide for the manner in which they will vote their shares, and providing for such other matters as are permitted by the Act, by signing an agreement for that purpose. When a shareholders’ agreement is signed, the shareholders who are parties thereto shall deliver copies of the agreement to the Corporation’s principal office. After filing a copy of the agreement in the Corporation’s principal office, such copies shall be open to inspection by any shareholder of the Corporation, subject to the requirements of the Act, or any party to the agreement during business hours.

Section 17. Inspectors of Election . Prior to each meeting of shareholders, the Board of Directors or the President may appoint one or more Inspectors of Election. Upon his appointment, each such Inspector shall take and sign an oath to faithfully execute the duties of Inspector at such meeting with strict impartiality and to the best of his ability. Such Inspector(s) shall determine the number of shares outstanding, the number of shares present at the meeting and whether a quorum is present at such meeting. The Inspector(s) shall receive votes and

 

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ballots and shall determine all challenges and questions as to the right to vote and shall thereafter count and tabulate all votes and ballots and determine the result. Such Inspector(s) shall do such further acts as are proper to conduct the elections of directors and the vote on other matters with fairness to all shareholders. The Inspector(s) shall make a certificate of the results of the elections of directors and the vote on other matters. No Inspector shall be a candidate for election as a director of the Corporation.

Section 18. Action by Shareholders Without a Meeting . Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the shareholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote if the action is taken by the holders of outstanding shares of each voting group entitled to vote thereon having not less than the minimum number of votes with respect to each voting group that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all voting groups and shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. In order to be effective, the action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, dated and signed by approving shareholders having the requisite number of votes of each voting group entitled to vote thereon, and delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its principal office in Florida, its principal place of business, the Secretary of the Corporation, or another office or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of shareholders are recorded. No written consent shall be effective to take such corporate action unless, within sixty (60) days of the date of the earliest dated consent delivered in the manner required by this Section, written consents signed by the number of holders required to take such action are delivered to the Corporation as set forth in this Section. Only shareholders of record on the record date shall be entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting.

Any written consent may be revoked prior to the date that the Corporation receives the required number of consents to authorize the proposed action. No revocation is effective unless in writing and until received by the Corporation at its principal office in Florida or its principal place of business, or received by the Secretary or other officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of shareholders are recorded.

Within ten (10) days after obtaining such authorization by written consent, notice shall be given to those shareholders who have not consented in writing or who are not entitled to vote on the action. The notice shall fairly summarize the material features of the authorized action and, if the action is one for which dissenters’ rights are provided under the Articles of Incorporation or by law, the notice shall contain a clear statement of the right of shareholders dissenting therefrom to be paid the fair value of their shares upon compliance with applicable law.

A consent signed as required in this Section has the effect of a meeting vote and may be described as such in any document.

Whenever action is taken as set forth in this Section, the written consent of the shareholders consenting thereto or the written reports of inspectors appointed to tabulate such consents shall be filed with the minutes of proceedings of shareholders.

Section 19. Notifications of Nominations and Proposed Business .

(a) General . Subject to the rights of holders of any class or series of stock having a preference over the Common Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation,

 

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  (ii) the proposal of other business

to be brought before any shareholder meeting may be made by (x) the Board of Directors or proxy committee appointed by the Board of Directors or (y) any shareholder of the Corporation who (i) is entitled to vote at the

 

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meeting, (ii) has given timely notice in proper written form pursuant to this Section 19 of his or her intent to make such nomination or nominations or to propose such business and (iii) was a shareholder of record at the time of giving of such notice and at the time of the meeting; provided, that except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 20 of these Bylaws, clause (y) shall be the exclusive means for a shareholder to make nominations or submit other business. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice must be delivered to or mailed and received by the Secretary of the Corporation as set forth in paragraph (c) with respect to an annual meeting or as set forth in paragraph (d) with respect to a special meeting.

(b) Required Information .

(i) To be in proper written form, a shareholder’s notice (whether given pursuant to Section 19(c) or Section 19(d)) to the Secretary shall set forth as to the shareholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made:

1) the name and address (business and residential) of the shareholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made,

2) the number of shares of the Corporation that are owned of record or beneficially owned (as such term is defined by Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act (the “Exchange Act”)) and any other ownership interest in the shares of the Corporation, whether economic or otherwise, including any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right, or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class or series of shares of the Corporation or with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares of the Corporation, whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of capital stock of the Corporation or otherwise directly or indirectly owned beneficially by such person and any other direct or indirect opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any increase or decrease in the value of the shares of the Corporation (“Synthetic Equity Interests”) (which information shall be supplemented not later than ten (10) days after the record date for the meeting to disclose such ownership as of the record date and not later than five (5) days prior to the meeting to disclose such ownership as of ten (10) days prior to the meeting),

3) the date such shares or Synthetic Equity Interests were acquired and the investment intent of such acquisition,

4) a representation that the shareholder was a shareholder of record at the time of giving of notice, will be a shareholder of record at the time of the annual or special meeting, is entitled to vote at the meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person or propose the business specified in the notice,

5) a representation as to whether the shareholder or the beneficial owner, if any, intends, or is part of a group which intends, to (a) deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or elect the nominee and/or (b) otherwise solicit proxies from shareholders in support of such proposal or nomination, and

6) any other information relating to such shareholder and beneficial owner, if any, that would be required to be included in a proxy statement filed pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission or as may be reasonably required by the Board of Directors.

(ii) If the notice relates to any business other than a nomination of a director or directors that the shareholder proposes to bring before the meeting, the notice shall set forth:

1) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material direct or indirect interest of such shareholder and beneficial owner, if any, in such business,

 

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2) a description of all agreements, arrangements and understandings between such shareholder and beneficial owner, if any, and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such shareholder, and

3) such other information as would be required to be included in a proxy statement, filed pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, had the matter been proposed or intended to be proposed by the Board of Directors or as may be reasonably requested by the Board of Directors.

(iii) If the notice relates to the nomination of a director or directors, the notice shall set forth as to each person whom the shareholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection to the Board of Directors:

1) the name, age and address (business and residential) of the proposed nominee;

2) a complete biography or statement of the proposed nominee’s qualifications, including principal occupation or employment of such person (present and for the past five (5) years), education, work experience, knowledge of the Corporation’s industry, membership on the board of directors of another corporation and civic activity);

3) the number of shares of the Corporation that are owned of record or beneficially owned (as such term is defined by Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) by the proposed nominee and any other ownership interest in the shares of the Corporation, including all Synthetic Equity Interests (which information shall be supplemented not later than ten (10) days after the record date for the meeting to disclose such ownership as of the record date and not later than five (5) days prior to the meeting to disclose such ownership as of ten (10) days prior to the meeting) held by the proposed nominee;

4) the date such shares or Synthetic Equity Interests were acquired and the investment intent of such acquisition;

5) a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material monetary agreements, arrangements and understandings during the past three years, and any other material relationships, between or among such shareholder and beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is being made, and their respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the one hand, and each proposed nominee, on the other hand, including, without limitation, all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 404 promulgated under Regulation S-K if the shareholder making the nomination and the beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination is made, if any, or any affiliate or associate thereof or person acting in concert therewith, were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and the nominee were a director or executive officer of such registrant,

6) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the shareholder and the proposed nominee and/or any other person or persons pursuant to which the nomination is to be made by the shareholder or that relates directly or indirectly to such nominee’s service on the Board of Directors;

7) such other information regarding the proposed nominee as would be required to be included in a proxy statement filed pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including information with respect to a candidate’s independence as defined under the laws, rules and regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Nasdaq and such other information as the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors may reasonably request to determine the candidate’s qualifications to serve on any of the standing committees of the Board of Directors or to qualify as an “audit committee financial expert”;

8) the candidate’s consent to serve as a director of the Corporation if elected;

 

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9) a statement from the candidate that the candidate will, if elected, promptly following the failure of the candidate to receive a majority vote in any re-election that requires a majority vote, tender an irrevocable resignation, which will be effective upon acceptance of such resignation by the Board of Directors; and

10) a statement from the candidate that he is not currently an “Ineligible Director Candidate” as that term is defined in Section 20(h)(iii) below.

(c) Annual Meetings . For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a shareholder pursuant to this Section 19, the shareholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation and such other business must otherwise be a proper matter for shareholder action. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth day nor earlier than the close of business on the one hundred fiftieth 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 days before or more than seventy days after the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, notice by the shareholder must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred fiftieth day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the one hundred twentieth day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation). 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 shareholder’s notice as described above. Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of this paragraph (c) to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors of the Corporation at an annual meeting is increased and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors at least one hundred thirty days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a shareholder’s notice required by this Section 19 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.

(d) Special Meetings . Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of shareholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of shareholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting (1) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (2) provided that the Board of Directors has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any shareholder of the Corporation who is a shareholder of record at the time the notice provided for in this Section 19 is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation and at the time of the special meeting, who shall be entitled to vote at the meeting and upon such election and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 19. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of shareholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board of Directors, any such shareholder 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 shareholder’s notice required by paragraph (a) of this Section 19 shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred fiftieth day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth day prior to such special meeting, or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board 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 shareholder’s notice as described above.

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comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

(f) Exchange Act Compliance . Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 19, a shareholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the laws, rules and regulations promulgated thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 19; provided, however, that any references in these Bylaws to the Exchange Act or the rules promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit the requirements applicable to nominations or proposals as to any other business to be considered pursuant to this Section 19. Nothing in this Section 19 shall be deemed to affect any rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors under specified circumstances.

(g) General . Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 19 or Section 20 shall be eligible to serve as directors and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of shareholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 19. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 19 and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with this Section 19, to declare that such defective proposal or nomination shall be disregarded.

Section 20. Shareholder Nominations Included in the Corporation’s Proxy Materials.

(a) In addition to any persons nominated for election to the Board of Directors by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof, subject to the provisions of this Section 20, the Corporation shall (i) include in its proxy materials for any annual meeting of shareholders (A) the name of any person (other than an Ineligible Director Candidate) nominated for election (the “Shareholder Nominee”) by any record holder of shares of common stock of the Corporation at the time the Notice of Nomination (as defined below) is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation, (i) who is entitled to vote at the annual meeting upon such election, (ii) whose shares will be used to meet the eligibility requirements set forth Section 20(c)(i) and (iii) who has satisfied the conditions and complied with the procedures set forth in this Section 20 (a “Nominator”) or by a group of up to ten (10) such shareholders (a “Nominator Group”) that has satisfied the conditions and complied with the procedures set forth in this Section 20 applicable to a Nominator Group; provided that, in the case of a Nominator Group, each member thereof (each a “Group Member”) shall have satisfied the conditions and complied with the procedures set forth in this Section 20 applicable to Group Members and shall not have been a member of another Nominator Group during the preceding ninety (90) days, and (B) the Nomination Statement (as defined below) furnished by such Nominator or Nominator Group and (ii) include such Shareholder Nominee’s name on any ballot distributed at such annual meeting and on the Corporation’s proxy card (or any other format through which the Corporation permits proxies to be submitted) distributed in connection with such annual meeting.

(b) At each annual meeting of shareholders, the Nominator or Nominator Group, as the case may be, may nominate one or more Shareholder Nominees for election at an annual meeting pursuant to and in accordance with this Section 20; provided that the total number of Shareholder Nominees nominated by the Nominator or Nominator Group shall not exceed the Maximum Number; provided, further, that if either (i) the Corporation has received notice pursuant to Section 19 of these Bylaws that a shareholder intends to nominate one or more nominees for election at such meeting, (ii) any director then in office was nominated by a shareholder pursuant to Section 19, or (iii) the Corporation has entered into, or will enter into, an agreement or other arrangement with one or more shareholder(s) to avoid any person being formally proposed as a board candidate pursuant to Section 19, then no nominations shall be permitted to be made pursuant to this Section 20 by any shareholder.

 

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(c) To nominate any such Shareholder Nominee, the Nominator or Nominator Group, as the case may be, shall:

(i) have maintained a Net Long Beneficial Ownership (as defined below) of five percent (5%) or more of the Corporation’s outstanding common stock continuously for at least three years as of the date the Notice of Nomination is submitted to the Corporation and continue to hold the same Net Long Beneficial Ownership through the date of the annual meeting to which the nomination related, and

(ii) within the time period applicable to notice of shareholder proposals made at the annual meeting pursuant to Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act, submit to the Secretary of the Corporation the following:

1) a written notice of the nomination of such Shareholder Nominee that includes (A) with respect to the Nominator and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made, or, in the case of a Nominator Group, with respect to each Group Member and any beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination is made, all of the information required by Section 19(b)(i) of these Bylaws and (B) with respect to each such Shareholder Nominee, all of the information required by Section 19(b)(iii) of these Bylaws (such written notice, the “Notice of Nomination”);

2) if the Nominator or Nominator Group so elects, a statement for inclusion in the Corporation’s proxy statement in support of each Shareholder Nominee’s election to the Board of Directors, which statement shall not exceed five hundred (500) words with respect to each Shareholder Nominee (the “Nomination Statement”);

3) a representation by each Nominator or, in the case of a Nominator Group, each Group Member, that all of the facts, statements and other information included in all communications by the Nominator or Nominator Group (including any Group Member) with the Corporation, including without limitation the Notice of Nomination and the Nomination Statement, are and will be true and correct in all material respects (and shall not omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading);

4) a representation by each Nominator or, in the case of a Nominator Group, each Group Member, that the Nominator or Nominator Group (including any Group Member) has no intent to cause or to contribute to the causation of a Change of Control of the Corporation;

5) an executed agreement, in a form deemed satisfactory by the Board of Directors pursuant to which the Nominator (or, in the case of a Nominator Group, each Group Member) agrees to:

a) comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations arising out of or related to the nomination of each Shareholder Nominee pursuant to this Section 20;

b) assume all liability and indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation and each of its directors, officers, employees, agents and Affiliates, individually, against any liability, loss or damages in connection with any threatened or pending action, suit or proceeding, whether legal, administrative or investigative, against the Corporation or any of its directors, officers, employees, agents or Affiliates arising out of or related to any nomination submitted by the Nominator or Nominator Group pursuant to this Section 20;

c) during the period commencing with the submission of the Notice of Nomination and ending on the later of (1) the first anniversary of the annual meeting to which the Notice of Nomination related or (2) the date on which any Shareholder Nominee previously nominated by such Nominator or any Group Member is no longer serving on the Board of Directors, not nominate any individual to be a director of the Corporation other than in accordance with this Section 20 or conduct any solicitation, including, but not limited to, pursuant to Rule 14a-2(b) of the Exchange Act, with respect to an election of directors; and

 

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d) furnish to the Corporation the updated information required by the second sentence of Section 20(d) below; and

6) a letter of resignation signed by each Shareholder Nominee, which letter shall specify that such Shareholder Nominee’s resignation is irrevocable and that it shall become effective upon a determination by the Board of Directors or any committee thereof (excluding, for purposes of such determination, such Shareholder Nominee) that (x) any of the information provided to the Corporation by the Nominator, the Nominator Group, any Group Member or the Shareholder Nominee in respect of the nomination of such Shareholder Nominee pursuant to this Section 20 is or was untrue in any material respect (or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading) or (y) the Nominator, the Nominator Group or any Group Member or any Affiliate thereof shall have breached any of its obligations under this Section 20.

(d) In the event that any information included in the Nomination Statement, or any other communications by the Nominator, Nominator Group or any Group Member with the Corporation ceases to be true and correct in all material respects, or omits a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made and as of such later date, not misleading, each Nominator, Nominator Group or Group Member, as the case may be, shall promptly (and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours of discovering that such information has ceased to be true and correct in all material respects, or omits a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made and as of such later date, not misleading) notify the Corporation of any such defect in such previously provided information and of the information that is required to correct any such defect. All such information required to be included in the Notice of Nomination shall be updated (i) as of the record date for notice of the annual meeting at which the Shareholder Nominee(s) is (are) nominated for election to the Board of Directors (which record date shall be included in a public announcement released on or prior to the date thereof) within five (5) business days after such record date by notice in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation and (ii) ten (10) days prior to the annual meeting or adjournment or postponement thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, if any Nominator, Nominator Group or Group Member has failed to comply with the requirements of this Section 20, the Board of Directors or the chairman of the meeting shall declare the nomination of the Shareholder Nominee(s) by such Nominator or Nominator Group to be invalid, and such nomination shall be disregarded.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 20, (1) the Corporation may omit from its proxy materials any information, including all or any portion of the Nomination Statement, if the Board of Directors in good faith determines that the disclosure of such information would violate any applicable law, rule or regulation, (2) the Corporation may exclude from its proxy materials any Shareholder Nominee pursuant to this Section 20 if the Board of Directors in good faith determines that such Shareholder Nominee’s election to the Board of Directors or any committee thereof would result in the Corporation violating or failing to be in compliance with any applicable law, rule or regulation to which the Corporation is subject, including any rules or regulations of any stock exchange on which the Corporation’s shares are traded, and (3) unless otherwise required by law, if a Nominator, any Group Member or the Shareholder Nominee does not appear at the meeting of shareholders to present any nomination submitted pursuant to this Section 20, such nomination shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation.

(f) In the event that any Nominator or Nominator Group submits a nomination at an annual meeting and either (1) such Nominator or any Group Member had nominated (or been a Group Member of a Nominator Group that had nominated) a nominee for election to a board of directors pursuant to this Section 20 or other proxy access bylaw within the past three years from the date of such annual meeting and such nominee shall not have received at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the total votes eligible to be cast in favor of such nominee’s election or such nominee withdrew from or became ineligible or unavailable for election to the board of directors, or (2) such Shareholder Nominee shall have been nominated for election by another person, other than the Nominator or Nominator Group, pursuant to this Section 20 or other proxy access bylaw within the past three years from the date of such annual meeting and such Shareholder Nominee shall not have received at least

 

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twenty-five percent (25%) of the total votes eligible to be cast in favor of such Shareholder Nominee’s election or such Shareholder Nominee withdrew from or became ineligible or unavailable for election to the board of directors, then such nomination shall be disregarded. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 20(f) shall not prevent any shareholder from nominating any person to the Board of Directors pursuant to and in accordance with Section 19 of these bylaws.

(g) In the event that the aggregate number of nominations submitted by the Nominator(s) or Nominator Group(s) pursuant to this Section 20 exceeds the Maximum Number, each eligible Nominator or Nominator Group will select one Shareholder Nominee for inclusion in the Corporation’s proxy statement until the Maximum Number is reached, going in order of the amount of the Net Long Beneficial Ownership of the Corporation’s common stock held by such Nominator or Nominator Group on the date that the applicable Notice of Nomination was first submitted to the Corporation, unless the Corporation knows or has reason to believe in good faith that such information is not complete or accurate with respect to any such Nominator or Nominator Group, in which case the Corporation shall use reasonable efforts to determine the ownership of such Nominator or Nominator Group and use the amount it determines in good faith to be accurate or as accurate as practicable under the circumstances. If the Maximum Number is not reached after each Nominator or Nominator Group has selected one Shareholder Nominee, this selection process will continue as many times as necessary, following the same order each time, until the maximum number is reached.

(h) Definitions. For purposes of this Section 20, the following definitions shall apply:

(i) “Affiliate” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto under the General Laws, Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act;

(ii) “Change of Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: (1) the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, taken as a whole, to any “person”, (2) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation; or (3) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” becomes the “beneficial owner” (as, such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a person shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the outstanding stock of the Corporation;

(iii) “Ineligible Director Candidate” means any person (A) who is or becomes a party to any compensatory, payment or other agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation in connection with service as a director of the Corporation, including any agreement to indemnify such person for obligations arising as a result of his service on the Board of Directors, (B) who is receiving or will receive any compensation or other payment from any person or entity other than the Corporation in connection with service as a director of the Corporation, (C) who is not independent under the listing standards of each principal U.S. national securities exchange upon which the common stock of the Corporation is listed, any applicable rules of the Securities Exchange Commission and any publicly disclosed standards used by the Board of Directors in determining and disclosing independence of the Corporation’s directors, in each case as determined by the Board of Directors, (D) whose election as a member of the Board of Directors would cause the Corporation to be in violation of these Bylaws, the Articles of Incorporation, the rules and listing standards of the principal U.S. exchanges upon which the common stock of the Corporation is traded, or any applicable law, rule or regulation, (E) who is an employee, officer or director or who has been, within the past three (3) years, an officer or director of an entity whose principal business is the owning and/or leasing of wireless communication towers, (F) who is a named subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses) or has been convicted in such a criminal proceeding within the past ten (10) years, or (G) who has provided information to the Corporation in respect of such nomination that was untrue in

 

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any material respect or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statement made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, as determined by the Board of Directors or any committee thereof.

(iv) “Maximum Number” means a number of Shareholder Nominees that may be nominated pursuant to this Section 20 at any annual meeting equal to: (A) the greater of (1) one director or (2) that number of directors representing twenty percent (20%) of the total number of directors then serving (rounded down to the nearest whole number) less (B) the sum of (x) the number of directors in office on such date who were originally nominated pursuant to Section 20 at any of the three (3) most recent annual meetings and (y) the number of directors in office on such date who were originally nominated, or will be nominated, by the Board of Directors pursuant to an agreement or other arrangement with one or more shareholders to avoid such person being formally proposed as a board candidate pursuant to this Section 20; provided, however , that for so long as the Corporation has a classified board, in no case shall the number of Shareholder Nominees for any annual meeting exceed one-half (1/2) of the number of directors to be elected at such annual meeting (rounded down to the nearest whole number). The Maximum Number of nominees shall be zero if the number of nominees referred to in clause (B) of this paragraph shall equal or exceed the number of positions on the Board of Directors referred to in clause (A) of this paragraph. If for any reason one or more vacancies occur on the Board of Directors after the date all nominations are due under this Section 20 but before the date the proxy statement is mailed and the Board of Directors elects to reduce the size of the Board of Directors in connection therewith, the maximum number of Shareholder Nominees eligible for inclusion in the Corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to this Section 20 shall be calculated based on the number of directors as so reduced.

(v) “Net Long Beneficial Ownership” (and its correlative terms), when used to describe the nature of a person’s ownership of common stock of the Corporation, shall mean those shares of common stock of the Corporation as to which the person in question possesses (a) the full unhedged power to vote or direct the voting of such shares, (b) the full unhedged economic incidents of ownership of such shares (including the full right to profits and the full risk of loss), and (c) the full unhedged power to dispose of or direct the disposition of such shares; provided that the number of shares calculated in accordance with clauses (a), (b) and (c) shall not include any shares (i) sold by such person or any of its Affiliates in any transaction that has not been settled or closed, (ii) borrowed by such person or any of its Affiliates for any purposes or purchased by such person or any of its Affiliates pursuant to an agreement to resell or (iii) subject to any option, warrant, forward contract, swap, contract of sale, other derivative or other agreement or understanding sold or acquired by such person or any of its Affiliates, whether any such instrument is to be settled with shares or with cash based on the notional amount of shares subject thereto, in any such case which has, or is intended to have, the purpose or effect of (A) reducing in any manner, to any extent or at any time in the future, such person’s or Affiliates’ full rights to vote or direct the voting and full rights to dispose or direct the disposition of any of such shares, and/or (B) offsetting any gain or loss arising from the full economic ownership of such shares by such person or Affiliate.

ARTICLE II.

DIRECTORS

Section 1. Functions . Except as provided in the Articles of Incorporation or by law, all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of this Corporation shall be managed under the direction of, the Board of Directors.

Section 2. Number . The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall consist of a number of persons fixed by a resolution of the Board of Directors from time to time; provided, however, that the Board of Directors shall not consist of less than one (1) person, and not more than twenty- five (25) persons.

Section 3. How Selected . Unless appointed to fill a vacancy, directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of shareholders or at a special meeting, in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

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Section 4. Qualifications . Directors must be natural persons over the age of 18 years old, but need not be residents of the State of Florida or shareholders of this Corporation.

Section 5. Resignation . Any director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Corporation, the Board of Directors or its Chairman. Such resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date, in which event the Board of Directors may fill the pending vacancy before the effective date if the Board of Directors provides that the successor does not take office until the effective date.

Section 6. Vacancies . A director shall hold office until the annual meeting of the shareholders and until his successors shall be elected and shall qualify, subject, however, to the director’s prior death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, or removal from office. Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors, including any vacancy created by reason of an increase in the number of directors, may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, or by the sole remaining director.

Section 7. Regular Meetings . An annual regular meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held without notice as soon as practicable after the annual meeting of shareholders for the purpose of the election of officers and the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting, and at such other time and place as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may, with or without notice, at any time and from time to time, decide the time and place, either within or outside of the State of Florida, for the holding of the annual regular meeting or additional regular meetings of the Board of Directors. Meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board, the President of the Corporation, or a majority of the Board of Directors.

Section 8. Special Meetings . Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board, the President of the Corporation, or a majority of the Board of Directors. The person or persons authorized to call special meetings of the Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or outside of the State of Florida, as the place for holding any special meeting of the Board of Directors called by them. If no designation is made, the place of meeting shall be the principal office of the Corporation in the State of Florida.

Notice of any special meeting of the Board of Directors may be given by any reasonable means, whether oral or written, and at any reasonable time prior to such meeting. The reasonableness of any notice given in connection with any special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be determined in light of all of the pertinent circumstances. It shall be presumed that notice of any special meeting given at least two (2) days prior to such special meeting, either orally (by telephone or in person), or by written notice delivered personally or mailed to each director at his or her business or residence address, is reasonable. If mailed, such notice of any special meeting shall be deemed to be delivered on the second day after it is deposited in the United States mail, so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. If notice is given by electronic transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when the notice is delivered by the electronic device. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose or purposes of, any special meetings of the Board of Directors need be specified in the notice or in any written waiver of notice of such meeting.

Section 9. Waiver of Notice of Meeting . Notice of a meeting of the Board of Directors need not be given to any director who signs a written waiver of notice either before, during or after the meeting. Attendance of a director at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting and waiver of any and all objections to the place of the meeting, the time of the meeting and the manner in which it has been called or convened, except when a director states, at the beginning of the meeting or promptly upon arrival at the meeting, any objection to the transaction of business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

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reason, a vacancy occurs in the Board of Directors, a quorum shall consist of a majority of the remaining directors until the vacancy has been filled. The act of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present when the vote is taken shall be the act of the Board of Directors.

A majority of the directors present, whether or not a quorum exists, may adjourn any meeting of the Board of Directors to another time and place. Notice of any such adjourned meeting shall be given to the directors who were not present at the time of the adjournment and, unless the time and place of the adjourned meeting are announced at the time of the adjournment, to the other directors.

Section 11. Presumption of Assent . A director of this Corporation who is present at a meeting of its Board of Directors, or a committee of the Board of Directors, at which action on any corporate matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken, unless he or she (i) objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his or her arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting specified business at the meeting, or (ii) votes against such action or abstains from the action taken; or (iii) has his or her dissent entered into the minutes of the meeting or filed with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or immediately thereafter, unless the dissenting director voted in favor of such action.

Section 12. Meetings of the Board of Directors by Means of a Conference Telephone or Similar Communications . Members of the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of such Board by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment if all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time. Participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting.

Section 13. Action Without a Meeting . Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by all of the directors of this Corporation, or all the members of the committee, as the case may be. Action taken under this Section is effective when the last director or member of the committee signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date. Such consent shall have the same effect as a meeting vote and may be described as such in any document.

Section 14. Compensation . Each director may be paid his expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and a committee thereof, and may be paid a stated salary as a director or a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors (or a committee thereof) or both, as may from time to time be determined by action of the Board of Directors. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.

Section 15. Director Conflicts of Interests . No contract or other transaction between this Corporation and one or more of its directors or any other corporation, firm, association or entity in which one or more of the directors of this Corporation are directors or officers or are financially interested shall be either void or voidable because of such relationship or interest, or because such director or directors of this Corporation are present at the meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof which authorizes, approves or ratifies such contract or transaction, or because his or their vote(s) are counted for such purpose, if:

(a) The fact of such relationship or interest is disclosed or known to the Board of Directors or committee which authorizes, approves or ratifies the contract or transaction by a vote or consent sufficient for the purpose without counting the vote(s) or written consent(s) of such interested director(s); or

(b) The fact of such relationship or interest is disclosed or known to the shareholders entitled to vote and they authorize, approve or ratify such contract or transaction by vote taken at an annual or special meeting of shareholders; or

(c) The contract or transaction is fair and reasonable as to the Corporation at the time it is authorized by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof or the shareholders.

 

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Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof which authorizes, approves or ratifies such contract or transaction.

ARTICLE III.

COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 1. Committees . The Board of Directors or the Chairman of the Board may designate from among its members committees from time to time for such purposes and with such powers as the Board or Chairman may determine.

Section 2. Term . The term of each committee appointed shall continue until the next annual meeting of shareholders following its appointment, at which time the existence of the committee shall automatically terminate unless the committee is reappointed in the annual meeting of directors held immediately thereafter; provided, however, that the existence of any committee may be terminated at any time by affirmative action of the Board.

Section 3. Meetings . Each committee shall hold as many meetings as are necessary to continue or complete the performance of its duties.

Section 4. Record of Meetings . Each committee shall keep or cause to be kept minutes of each meeting held, and each set of minutes shall include a description of all matters considered and all decisions, if any, made. The minutes of all meetings held since the time of the last preceding regular Board of Directors meeting shall be filed with the Chairman of the Board at or prior to the next regular meeting of the Board of Directors, and copies of the minutes shall be presented to the Board of Directors as part of the committee’s reports.

ARTICLE IV.

OFFICERS

Section 1. Officers . If so appointed by the Board of Directors, the officers of this Corporation shall consist of a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and such other officers as appointed by the Board of Directors. Any two (2) or more offices may be held by the same person; however, such a person shall, when acting on behalf of the Corporation in his capacity as an officer of the Corporation, designate in which capacity or capacities he is acting and shall be deemed to act only in the capacity(ies) so designated.

Section 2. Appointment and Term of Office . The officers of the Corporation shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board held after the shareholders’ annual meeting. If the appointment of officers does not occur at this meeting, the appointment shall occur as soon thereafter as practicable. Each officer shall hold office until a successor has been duly appointed and qualified, or until an earlier resignation, removal from office, or death.

Section 3. Removal of Officers . Any officer of the Corporation may be removed from his or her office or position at any time, with or without cause, by a majority vote of the Board of Directors. Any officer or assistant officer, if appointed by another officer pursuant to authority, if any, received from the Board of Directors, may likewise be removed by such officer.

Section 4. Resignation . Any officer of the Corporation may resign at any time from his or her office or position by delivering notice to the Corporation, the Board of Directors or its Chairman. Such resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date. If a resignation is made effective at a later date and the Corporation accepts the future effective date, the Board of Directors may fill the pending vacancy before the effective date if the Board provides that the successor does not take office until the effective date.

 

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Section 5. Duties . If so appointed by the Board of Directors, the officers of this Corporation shall have the following duties:

(a) President . Unless otherwise designated by the Board of Directors, the President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, in general, supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and shall preside at all meetings of the shareholders, the Board of Directors and all committees of the Board of Directors on which he or she may serve. In addition, the President shall have the following powers and duties.

(1) He or she may cause to be called special meetings of the shareholders and directors in accordance with these Bylaws.

(2) He or she shall appoint and remove, employ and discharge, and fix the compensation of all servants, agents, employees and clerks of the Corporation, other than the duly elected officers, subject to policies adopted by the Board of Directors.

(3) He or she shall sign and make all contracts and agreements in the name of the Corporation, and see that they are properly carried out.

(4) He or she shall see that the books, reports, statements, and certificates of the Corporation are properly kept, made, and filed according to law.

(5) He or she shall sign all certificates of stock, notes, drafts, or bills of exchange, warrants or other orders for the payment of money duly drawn by the treasurer.

(6) He or she shall enforce these Bylaws and perform all of the duties incident to the position and office, and which are required by law.

(7) He or she shall solely and personally be responsible for collecting, accounting for, and paying all taxes imposed upon the Corporation by any governmental authority, whether municipal, county, state or federal. This power is personal and exclusive to the Chief Executive Officer and may not be delegated by him or her or regulated by the Board, nor shall it descend to any other officer.

(b) Vice President . One or more Vice Presidents may be designated by that title or such additional title or titles as the Board of Directors may determine. The duties of the Vice Presidents shall be as follows:

During the absence and inability of the President to perform his or her duties or exercise his powers, as set forth in these Bylaws or in the acts under which this Corporation is organized, the same shall be performed and exercised by a Vice President (in such order of seniority as may be determined by the Board of Directors or, failing such determination, as may be designated by the Chairman of the Board); and when so acting, he or she shall have the powers and be subject to all responsibilities hereby given to or imposed upon the President. The Vice Presidents shall have such powers and perform such duties as usually pertain to their office, or as are assigned to them by the President or the Board of Directors.

(c) Secretary . The Secretary shall have such powers and perform such duties as are incident to the Office of Secretary of a Corporation, or as are assigned to him or her by the President or the Board of Directors, including the following:

(1) He or she shall keep the resolutions, forms of written consent, minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors and of the shareholders, and other official records of the Corporation in appropriate books.

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(3) He or she shall be custodian of the records and of the corporate seal, and affix the latter when required to authenticate the records of the Corporation.

(4) He or she shall keep the stock and transfer books in the manner prescribed by law, so as to show at all times the amount of capital stock, the manner and the time the same was paid in, the names of the owners thereof, alphabetically arranged, their respective places of residences, their post office addresses, the number of shares owned by each, the time at which each person became such owner, and the amount paid thereon; and keep such stock and transfer books open daily during the business hours and at the main office of the Corporation, subject to the inspection of such shareholders as are authorized to inspect the same, as provided in Article I, Section 8 of these Bylaws.

(5) He or she shall sign all certificates of stock.

(6) He or she shall present to the Board of Directors all communications addressed to him or her officially by the President or any officer or shareholder of the Corporation.

(7) He or she shall attend to all correspondence and perform all the duties incident to the Office of Secretary.

(8) In the absence of an appointment of a Treasurer, the duties of the Treasurer.

(d) Treasurer . The Treasurer shall have custody of all corporate funds and financial records, shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or the President.

Section 6. Other Officers, Employees, and Agents . Each and every other officer, employee, and agent of the Corporation shall possess, and may exercise, such power and authority, and shall perform such duties, as may from time to time be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors, the officer appointing him or her, and such officer or officers who may from time to time be designated by the Board to exercise supervisory authority.

ARTICLE V.

SHARES OF STOCK

Section 1. Certificates for Shares . The Board of Directors shall determine whether shares of the Corporation shall be uncertificated or certificated. If certificated shares are issued, certificates representing shares in the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or by facsimile) by the President or Vice President and the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary and may be sealed with the seal of the Corporation or a facsimile thereof. A certificate which has been signed by an officer or officers who later shall have ceased to be such officer when the certificate is issued shall nevertheless be valid. Upon receipt of the consideration for which the Board of Directors has authorized for the issuance of the shares, such shares so issued shall be fully paid and nonassessable.

Each share certificate representing shares shall state upon the face thereof: (a) the name of the Corporation; (b) that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Florida; (c) the name of the person or persons to whom issued; (d) the number and class of shares, and the designation of the series, if any, which such certificate represents; and (e) if different classes of shares or different series within a class are authorized, a summary of the designation, relative rights, preferences, and limitations applicable to each class and the variations in rights, preferences, and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series), or in the alternative, that the Corporation will provide the shareholder with a full statement of this information on request and without charge.

 

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Section 2. Issuance of Shares . All certificates issued shall be registered and numbered in the order in which they are issued. They shall be issued in consecutive order, and on the face of each share shall be entered the name of the person owning the shares represented by the certificate, the number of shares represented by the certificate, and the date of issuance of the certificate. Upon issuance, the certificate shall be signed by the President or a Vice President, and countersigned by the Secretary or an assistant secretary, and sealed with the seal of the Corporation. No certificate shall be issued for any share until such share is fully paid.

Section 3. Transfer of Shares; Ownership of Shares . Transfers of shares of stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the stock transfer books of the Corporation, and only after the surrender to the Corporation of the certificates representing such shares, if any, by the person in whose name the shares stand on the books of the Corporation, or his duly authorized legal representative. In all cases of transfer, the former certificate must be surrendered and canceled before a new certificate will be issued. In case of transfer by an attorney-in-fact, the power of attorney, duly executed and acknowledged, shall be deposited with the Secretary of the Corporation.

Section 4. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates . The Corporation shall issue a new stock certificate in the place of any certificate previously issued if the holder of record of the certificate: (a) makes proof in affidavit form that it has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken; (b) requests the issuance of a new certificate before the Corporation has notice that the certificate has been acquired by a purchaser for value in good faith and without notice of any adverse claim; (c) at the discretion of the Board of Directors, gives bond in such form and amount as the Corporation may require, to indemnify the Corporation, the transfer agent and registrar against any claim that may be made on account of the alleged loss, destruction or theft of such certificate; and (d) satisfies any other reasonable requirements imposed by the Corporation.

ARTICLE VI.

ACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF OTHER CORPORATIONS

Unless otherwise directed by the Board of Directors, the President or a designee of the President shall have the power to vote and to otherwise act on behalf of the Corporation, in person or by proxy, at any meeting of shareholders on, or with respect to, any action of shareholders of any other corporation in which this Corporation may hold securities and to otherwise exercise any and all rights and powers which this Corporation may possess by reason of its ownership of securities in other corporations.

ARTICLE VII.

DIVIDENDS

Section 1. Declaration . The Board of Directors may by resolution or vote declare such dividends as are permitted pursuant to Florida law, and which are not otherwise prohibited by any other applicable law or regulation, whenever in their opinion the condition of the Corporation’s affairs will render it expedient for such dividends to be declared; provided, however that no such dividends shall be declared when the Corporation is insolvent, when such payment would render the Corporation insolvent, or when the declaration or payment thereof would be contrary to applicable laws, rules or regulations or to any restrictions contained in the Articles of Incorporation.

Section 2. Types . The following types of dividends may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors:

(a) Dividends in cash or property; provided, however, that such dividends may be paid only out of the unreserved and unrestricted earned surplus of the Corporation.

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(c) Dividends paid in the Corporation’s own authorized but unissued shares out of any unreserved and unrestricted surplus of the Corporation upon the following conditions:

(1) If the dividend is payable in its own shares having a par value, such shares shall be issued at not less than the par value, and there shall be transferred to stated capital at the time such dividend is paid an amount of surplus equal to the aggregate par value of the shares to be issued as a dividend;

(2) If a dividend is payable in its own shares without par value, such shares shall be issued at such stated value as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors by a resolution adopted at the time such dividend is declared, and there shall be transferred to stated capital at the time such dividend is paid an amount of surplus equal to the aggregate stated value so fixed in respect to such shares, and the amount per share so transferred to stated capital shall be disclosed to the shareholders receiving such dividend concurrently with the payment thereof.

(d) No dividend payable in shares of any class shall be paid to the holders of the shares of any other class unless the Articles of Incorporation so provide, or such payment is authorized by the affirmative vote or the written consent of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of the class in which the payment is to be made.

ARTICLE VIII.

INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS

Section 1. Insurance . The Board of Directors of the Corporation, in its discretion, shall have authority on behalf of the Corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, partner, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this Article. The provisions of the following sections of this Article VIII shall apply only in the event that no such insurance is in effect or, if such insurance is in effect, only to the extent that matters for which indemnification by the Corporation is permitted by such sections are not within the coverage of such insurance.

Section 2. Action Against a Party Because of Corporation Position . The Corporation shall indemnify each officer or director, and may indemnify, in its sole discretion, any employee or agent who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending, or completed claim, action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (other than an action by, or in the right of, the Corporation) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, partner, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, including any appeal thereof, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he 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 conduct was unlawful. The termination of any claim, action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

Section 3. Action by or in the Right of Corporation . The Corporation shall indemnify any officer or director, and may indemnify, at its sole discretion, any employee or agent who was or is a party, or is threatened to be

 

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made a party, to any threatened, pending, or completed claim, action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, partner, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with the defense or settlement of such claim, action, or suit, including any appeal thereof, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue, or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his or her duty to the Corporation unless, and only to the extent that, the court in which such claim, action or suit 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 indemnity for such expenses which such court shall deem proper.

Section 4. Reimbursement if Successful . To the extent that the director, officer, employee, or agent of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any claim, action, suit, or proceeding referred to in Section 2 or Section 3 of this Article VIII, or in defense of any claim, issue, or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith, notwithstanding that he had not been successful (on the merits or otherwise) on any other claim, issue, or matter in any such claim, action, suit or proceeding.

Section 5. Authorization . Any indemnification under Section 2 or Section 3 of this Article VIII (unless ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because he or she met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 2 or Section 3 of this Article VIII. Such determination shall be made:

(a) By a majority vote of a quorum of the Board of Directors; however, for the purposes of this Subsection, a quorum shall consist of directors who are or were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding;

(b) If such quorum is not obtainable, or even if obtainable, by a majority vote of a committee duly designated by the Board of Directors (in which directors who are parties may participate) consisting solely of two or more directors who were not at the time parties to the proceeding;

(c) By independent legal counsel who are (i) selected by the Board of Directors prescribed in paragraph (a) or the committee prescribed in paragraph (b); or (ii) if a quorum of the directors cannot be obtained for paragraph (a) and the committee cannot be designated under paragraph (b), selected by majority vote of the full Board of Directors (in which directors who are parties may participate); or

(d) By the shareholders by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of shareholders who are or were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or, if no such quorum is obtainable, by a majority vote of shareholders who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding.

Section 6. Advance Reimbursement . Expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit, or proceeding shall be paid to officers and directors, and, in its sole discretion, may be paid to agents and employees by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding, upon a preliminary determination, following one of the procedures set forth in Section 5 of this Article VIII, that the director, officer, employee or agent met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 2 or Section 3 of this Article VIII, or as authorized by the Board of Directors in the specific case and, in either event, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer, employee or agent to repay such amount unless it shall ultimately be determined that he is entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article.

Section 7. Further Indemnification . Indemnification as provided in this Article shall not be deemed exclusive. The Corporation shall make any other further indemnification of any of its directors, officers,

 

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employees or agents that may be authorized under any statute, rule or law, provision of Articles of Incorporation, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, except an indemnification against gross negligence or willful misconduct. Where such other provision provides broader rights of indemnification than these Bylaws, such other provision shall control.

Section 8. Continuing Right of Indemnification . Indemnification as provided in this Article shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, or agent, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person.

ARTICLE IX.

BOOKS AND RECORDS

Section 1. Books and Records . This Corporation shall maintain accurate accounting records and shall keep records of minutes of all meetings of its shareholders and Board of Directors, a record of all actions taken by the Board of Directors without a meeting and a record of all actions taken by a committee of the Board of Directors in place of the Board of Directors on behalf of the Corporation. The Corporation’s books and records may be inspected by any shareholder upon reasonable written notice to the Corporation, provided his or her request is made in good faith and for a proper purpose.

This Corporation or its agent shall also maintain a record of its shareholders in a form that permits preparation of a list of names and addresses of all shareholders in alphabetical order by classes of shares showing the number and series of shares held by each.

This Corporation shall keep a copy of the following records: (a) its Articles or Restated Articles of Incorporation and all amendments thereto currently in effect; (b) its Bylaws or Restated Bylaws and all amendments thereto currently in effect; (c) written communications to all shareholders generally or all shareholders of a class or series within the past three years, including the financial statements furnished for the past three years; (d) a list of the names and business street addresses of its current directors and officers; and (e) its most recent annual report delivered to the Department of State.

Any books, records and minutes may be in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable time.

Section 2. Annual Financial Information . Unless modified by a resolution of the shareholders within one hundred twenty (120) days of the close of each fiscal year, this Corporation shall furnish each shareholder annual financial statements which may be consolidated or combined statements of the Corporation and one or more of its subsidiaries, as appropriate, that include a balance sheet as of the end of such fiscal year, an income statement for that year, and a statement of cash flows for that year. If financial statements are prepared for the Corporation on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles, the annual financial statements must also be prepared on that basis.

If the annual financial statements are reported upon by a certified public accountant, his, her, or its report must accompany the statements. If not, the statements must be accompanied by a statement of the President or the person responsible for this Corporation’s accounting records: (a) stating his, her or its reasonable belief whether the statements were prepared on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles and, if not, describing the basis of preparation; and (b) describing any respects in which the statements were not prepared in accordance with any basis of accounting consistent with the statements prepared for the preceding year.

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one hundred twenty (120) days after the close of each fiscal year or within such additional time thereafter as is reasonably necessary to enable the Corporation to prepare its financial statements if, for reasons beyond its control, the Corporation is unable to prepare its financial statements within the prescribed period. Thereafter, on written request from a shareholder who has not been furnished the statements, the Corporation shall furnish him or her the latest financial statements.

ARTICLE X.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Board of Directors shall provide for a corporate seal which may be facsimile, engraved, printed or an impression seal which shall be circular in form and shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the words “seal” and “Florida” and the year of incorporation.

ARTICLE XI.

AMENDMENTS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed and new Bylaws may be adopted, by either a majority of members of the Board of Directors or a majority vote of the shareholders; provided that (i) the Board of Directors may not alter, amend or repeal any Bylaw adopted by shareholders if the shareholders specifically provide that such Bylaw is not subject to amendment or repeal by the directors; and (ii) in the case of any amendment of these Bylaws by shareholder action, two-thirds (66 2/3%) of the shareholders, acting only by voting at a special meeting, will be required to amend any provision in Articles I, II, Article VIII, or this Article XI.

 

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Exhibit 3.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OF

SBA COMMUNICATIONS REIT CORPORATION

SBA Communications REIT Corporation (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the Florida Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), does hereby certify that:

1. The original Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Florida on September 21, 2016.

2. The Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation set forth herein have been duly adopted by unanimous written consent of the Board of Directors, dated October 3, 2016, and by written consent of the sole shareholder of the Corporation, dated October 3, 2016, in accordance with Sections 607.1003, 607.1006 and 607.1007 of the Act and the number of votes cast was sufficient for approval.

3. The Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as follows:

ARTICLE I.

Name, Principal Place of Business and

Registered Agent and Office

The name of the Corporation is SBA Communications REIT Corporation. The principal place of business of this Corporation shall be 8051 Congress Avenue, Boca Raton, Florida 33487. The mailing address of this Corporation shall be 8051 Congress Avenue, Boca Raton, Florida 33487, Attention: Legal Department.

The street address of the registered office of this Corporation is 11380 Prosperity Farms Road, #221E, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410. The name of the registered agent of this Corporation at such address is Corporate Creations Network Inc.

ARTICLE II.

Purpose and Powers

The purpose for which the Corporation is organized is to engage in or transact any and all lawful activities or business (including, without limitation or obligation, qualifying for taxation under Sections 856 through 860, or any successor sections, of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor law, as a “real estate investment trust”) for which a corporation may be incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida. The Corporation shall have all of the corporate powers enumerated in the Act.

ARTICLE III.

Capital Stock

 

A. AUTHORIZED SHARES

The total number of shares of all classes of stock that the Corporation shall have the authority to issue is Four Hundred and Thirty Million (430,000,000) shares, of which Thirty Million (30,000,000) shares shall be

 

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Preferred Stock, having a par value of $0.01 per share (“Preferred Stock”) and Four Hundred Million (400,000,000) shares shall be classified as Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Class A Common Stock”). The Board of Directors is expressly authorized to provide for the classification and reclassification of any unissued shares of Class A Common Stock or Preferred Stock and the issuance thereof in one or more classes or series without the approval of the shareholders of the Corporation.

 

B. PROVISIONS RELATING TO CLASS A COMMON STOCK

3.1 Relative Rights . The Class A Common Stock shall be subject to all of the rights, privileges, preferences and priorities of the Preferred Stock as set forth in the certificate of designations filed to establish the respective series of Preferred Stock.

3.2 Voting Rights . Each holder of shares of Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to attend all special and annual meetings of the shareholders of the Corporation. On all matters upon which shareholders are entitled or permitted to vote, every holder of Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to cast one (1) vote in person or by proxy for each outstanding share of Class A Common Stock standing in such holder’s name on the transfer books of the Corporation.

3.3 Dividends . Whenever there shall have been paid, or declared and set aside for payment, to the holders of shares of any class of stock having preference over the Class A Common Stock as to the payment of dividends, the full amount of dividends and of sinking fund or retirement payments, if any, to which such holders are respectively entitled in preference to the Class A Common Stock, then the holders of record of the Class A Common Stock, and any class or series of stock entitled to participate therewith as to dividends, shall be entitled to receive dividends, when, as, and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of any assets legally available for the payment of dividends thereon. Dividends declared on Class A Common Stock shall be payable in Class A Common Stock.

3.4 Dissolution, Liquidation, Winding Up . In the event of any dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of record of the Class A Common Stock then outstanding, and all holders of any class or series of stock entitled to participate therewith, in whole or in part, as to distribution of assets, shall become entitled to participate equally on a per share basis in the distribution of any assets of the Corporation remaining after the Corporation shall have paid or provided for payment of all debts and liabilities of the Corporation, and shall have paid, or set aside for payment, to the holders of any class of stock having preference over the Common Stock in the event of dissolution, liquidation or winding up, the full preferential amounts (if any) to which they are entitled.

 

C. PREFERRED STOCK

3.5 Issuance, Designations, Powers, etc . The Board of Directors expressly is authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by the Act and the provisions of these Articles of Incorporation, to provide, by resolution for the issuance from time to time of the shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the designation, powers, preferences and other rights of the shares of each such series and to fix the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereon, including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following:

(a) The number of shares constituting that series and the distinctive designation of that series;

(b) The dividend rate on the shares of that series, whether dividends shall be cumulative, and, if so, from which date or dates, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of dividends on shares of that series;

(c) Whether that series shall have voting rights, in addition to the voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights;

 

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(d) Whether that series shall have conversion privileges, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion, including provision for adjustment of the conversion rate in such events as the Board of Directors shall determine;

(e) Whether or not the shares of that series shall be redeemable, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such redemption, including the dates upon or after which they shall be redeemable, and the amount per share payable in case of redemption, which amount may vary under different conditions and at different redemption dates;

(f) Whether that series shall have a sinking fund for the redemption or purchase of shares of that series, and, if so, the terms and amount of such sinking fund;

(g) The rights of the shares of that series in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of shares of that series; and

(h) Any other relative powers, preferences, and rights of that series, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions on that series.

3.6 Dissolution, Liquidation, Winding Up . In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of Preferred Stock of each series shall be entitled to receive only such amount or amounts as shall have been fixed by the resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors providing for the issuance of such series.

ARTICLE IV.

Restrictions on Transfer and Ownership of Shares of Stock

4.1 Definitions . For the purpose of this Article IV, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Beneficial Ownership . The term “Beneficial Ownership” shall mean ownership of Capital Stock by a Person, whether the interest in the shares of Capital Stock is held directly or indirectly (including by a nominee), and shall include interests that would be treated as owned through the application of Section 544 of the Code, as modified by Sections 856(h)(1)(B) and 856(h)(3) of the Code. The terms “Beneficial Owner,” “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” shall have the correlative meanings.

Business Day . The term “Business Day” shall mean any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions in New York City are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close.

Capital Stock . The term “Capital Stock” shall mean all classes or series of stock of the Corporation, including, without limitation, Class A Common Stock and Preferred Stock.

Charitable Beneficiary . The term “Charitable Beneficiary” shall mean one or more beneficiaries of the Trust as determined pursuant to Section 4.3(f), provided that each such organization must be described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Code and contributions to each such organization must be eligible for deduction under each of Sections 170(b)(1)(A), 2055 and 2522 of the Code.

Code . The term “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations and rulings promulgated thereunder, all as from time to time in effect, or any successor law, regulations and rulings, and any reference to any statutory, regulatory or ruling provision shall be deemed to be a reference to any successor statutory, regulatory or ruling provision.

 

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Constructive Ownership . The term “Constructive Ownership” shall mean ownership of Capital Stock by a Person, whether the interest in the shares of Capital Stock is held directly or indirectly (including by a nominee), and shall include interests that would be treated as owned actually or constructively through the application of Section 318(a) of the Code, as modified by Section 856(d)(5) of the Code. The terms “Constructive Owner,” “Constructively Owns” and “Constructively Owned” shall have the correlative meanings.

Excepted Holder . The term “Excepted Holder” shall mean (i) any Person that holds, as of the Initial Date, Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of shares of Capital Stock in excess of the Stock Ownership Limit; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, no individual (within the meaning of Section 542(a)(2) of the Code as modified by Section 856 of the Code) that holds, as of the Initial Date, Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of shares of Capital Stock in excess of the Stock Ownership Limit will be an Excepted Holder pursuant to this clause (i), and (ii) any other Person for whom an Excepted Holder Limit is created by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 4.2(g).

Excepted Holder Limit . The term “Excepted Holder Limit” shall mean (i) with respect to any Excepted Holder who is an Excepted Holder by virtue of clause (i) of the definition of Excepted Holder above, a percentage equal to the percentage of the outstanding shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned and/or Constructively Owned, as applicable, by such Excepted Holder as of the Initial Date, which percentage will be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 4.2(h), and (ii) with respect to any other Excepted Holder, provided that the affected Excepted Holder agrees to comply with the requirements established by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 4.2(g), the percentage limit established for such Excepted Holder by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 4.2(g), which percentage will be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 4.2(h).

Exchange Act . The term “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Initial Date . The term “Initial Date” shall mean the effective time of the merger of SBA Communications Corporation with and into the Corporation pursuant to that Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of November 10, 2016 by and between SBA Communications Corporation and the Corporation.

Market Price . The term “Market Price” on any date shall mean, with respect to any class or series of outstanding shares of Capital Stock, the Closing Price for such Capital Stock on such date. The “Closing Price” on any date shall mean the last reported sale price for such Capital Stock, regular way, or, in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices, regular way, for such Capital Stock, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted to trading on the NASDAQ or, if such Capital Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on the NASDAQ, as reported on the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed on the principal national securities exchange on which such Capital Stock is listed or admitted to trading or, if such Capital Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the last quoted price, or, if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the principal automated quotation system that may then be in use or, if such Capital Stock is not quoted by any such organization, the average of the closing bid and asked prices as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in such Capital Stock selected by the Board of Directors or, in the event that no trading price is available for such Capital Stock, the fair market value of the Capital Stock, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.

Non-Transfer Event . The term “Non-Transfer Event” shall mean any event or other change in circumstances other than a purported Transfer, including, without limitation, any redemption of any shares of Capital Stock.

NASDAQ . The term “NASDAQ” shall mean the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC.

Person . The term “Person” shall mean an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, estate, trust (including a trust qualified under Sections 401(a) or 501(c)(17) of the Code), a portion of a trust

 

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permanently set aside for or to be used exclusively for the purposes described in Section 642(c) of the Code, association, private foundation within the meaning of Section 509(a) of the Code, joint stock company or other entity and also includes a group as that term is used for purposes of Section 13(d)(3) or Rule 13d-5(b) of the Exchange Act, and a group to which an Excepted Holder Limit applies.

Prohibited Owner . The term “Prohibited Owner” shall mean, with respect to any purported Transfer (or Non-Transfer Event), any Person who, but for the provisions of Section 4.2(a), would Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock in violation of the provisions of 4.2(a)(i) and, if appropriate in the context, shall also mean any Person who would have been the record owner of the shares of Capital Stock that the Prohibited Owner would have so owned.

REIT . The term “REIT” shall mean a real estate investment trust within the meaning of Section 856 of the Code.

Restriction Termination Date . The term “Restriction Termination Date” shall mean the first day after the Initial Date on which the Corporation determines pursuant to Article VI A. that it is no longer in the best interests of the Corporation to attempt to, or continue to, qualify as a REIT or that compliance with the restrictions and limitations on Beneficial Ownership, Constructive Ownership and Transfers of shares of Capital Stock set forth herein is no longer required in order for the Corporation to qualify as a REIT.

Stock Ownership Limit . The term “Stock Ownership Limit” shall mean not more than 9.8 percent (i) in value of the aggregate of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock, or (ii) in value or number of shares, whichever is more restrictive, of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, excluding any outstanding shares of Capital Stock not treated as outstanding for federal income tax purposes, subject to the Board of Directors’ power under Section 4.2(h) hereof to increase or decrease such percentage.

Transfer . The term “Transfer” shall mean any issuance, sale, distribution, transfer, gift, assignment, devise or other disposition, as well as any other event that causes any Person to acquire or possess beneficial ownership (determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code), Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership, or any agreement to take any such actions or cause any such events, of Capital Stock or the right to vote (other than revocable proxies or consents given to such Person in response to a public proxy or consent solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, the applicable rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act) or receive dividends on Capital Stock, including (a) the granting or exercise of any option (or any disposition of any option), (b) any disposition of any securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock or any interest in Capital Stock or any exercise of any such conversion or exchange right and (c) Transfers of interests in other entities that result in changes in beneficial ownership (determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code), Beneficial Ownership, or Constructive Ownership of Capital Stock; in each case, whether voluntary or involuntary, whether owned of record, beneficially owned (determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code), Constructively Owned or Beneficially Owned and whether by operation of law or otherwise. The terms “Transferring” and “Transferred” shall have the correlative meanings.

TRS . The term “TRS” means a taxable REIT subsidiary (within the meaning of Section 856 (l) of the Code) of the Corporation.

Trust . The term “Trust” shall mean a trust for the benefit of a Charitable Beneficiary, as described in Section 4.2(a)(ii)(1) and Section 4.3.

Trustee . The term “Trustee” shall mean the Person unaffiliated with the Corporation and any Prohibited Owner, that is appointed by the Corporation to serve as trustee of the Trust, and any successor trustee.

 

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4.2 Capital Stock .

(a) Ownership Limitations . During the period commencing on the Initial Date and prior to the Restriction Termination Date:

(i) Basic Restrictions.

(1) No Person, other than an Excepted Holder, shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock in excess of the Stock Ownership Limit. No Excepted Holder shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock in excess of the Excepted Holder Limit for such Excepted Holder.

(2) No Person shall Beneficially Own shares of Capital Stock to the extent that such Beneficial Ownership of Capital Stock would result in the Corporation being “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year).

(3) No Person shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock to the extent such Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership would otherwise cause the Corporation to fail to qualify as a REIT including, but not limited to, Beneficial or Constructive Ownership to the extent that such Beneficial or Constructive Ownership would result in the Corporation owning (actually or Constructively) an interest in a tenant (other than a TRS) that is described in Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code. For this purpose, a tenant from whom the Corporation (or an entity owned or controlled by the Corporation) derives (and is expected to continue to derive) a sufficiently small amount of revenue such that, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, rent from such tenant would not adversely affect the Corporation’s ability to qualify as a REIT, shall not be treated as a tenant of the Corporation.

(4) No Person shall Beneficially Own shares of Capital Stock to the extent such Beneficial Ownership of Capital Stock would result in the Corporation failing to qualify as a “domestically controlled qualified investment entity” within the meaning of Section 897(h) of the Code.

(5) No Person shall Beneficially Own shares of Capital Stock to the extent such Beneficial Ownership of Capital Stock would result in the Corporation being “predominantly held” (within the meaning of Section 856(h)(3)(D) of the Code) by “qualified trusts” (within the meaning of Section 856(h)(3)(E) of the Code).

(6) Notwithstanding any other provisions contained herein, any Transfer of shares of Capital Stock (whether or not such Transfer is the result of a transaction entered into through the facilities of the NASDAQ or any other national securities exchange or automated inter-dealer quotation system) that, if effective, would result in the Capital Stock being beneficially owned by less than 100 Persons (determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code) shall be void ab initio, and the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in such shares of Capital Stock. The number and value of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock (or any class or series thereof) held by any Person or individual (within the meaning of Section 542(a)(2) of the Code as modified by Section 856(h) of the Code) shall be determined by the Board of Directors in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive for all purposes hereof. For purposes of determining the percentage ownership of Capital Stock (or any class or series thereof) by any Person or individual (within the meaning of Section 542(a)(2) of the Code as modified by Section 856(h) of the Code), shares of Capital Stock that may be acquired upon conversion, exchange or exercise of any securities of the Corporation directly or constructively held by such Person or individual, but not Capital Stock issuable with respect to the conversion, exchange or exercise of securities for the Corporation held by other Persons, shall be deemed to be outstanding prior to conversion, exchange or exercise.

(ii) Transfer in Trust . If any Transfer of shares of Capital Stock (whether or not such Transfer is the result of a transaction entered into through the facilities of the NASDAQ or any other national securities exchange or automated inter-dealer quotation system) or Non-Transfer Event occurs on or after the Initial Date

 

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which, if effective, would result in any Person Beneficially Owning or Constructively Owning shares of Capital Stock in violation of clauses (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of Section 4.2(a)(i):

(1) then that number of shares of Capital Stock the Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of which otherwise would cause such Person to violate clauses (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of Section 4.2(a)(i) (rounded up to the nearest whole share) shall be automatically transferred to a Trust for the benefit of a Charitable Beneficiary, as described in Section 4.3, effective as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the date of such Transfer or Non-Transfer Event (which effective date will in no event be earlier than the Initial Date), and such Person shall acquire no rights in such shares of Capital Stock; or

(2) if the transfer to the Trust described in clause (1) of Section 4.2(a)(ii) above would not be effective for any reason to prevent the violation of clauses (1), (2), (3), (4) or (5) of Section 4.2(a)(i), then the Transfer of that number of shares of Capital Stock that otherwise would cause any Person to violate clauses (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of Section 4.2(a)(i) shall be void ab initio, and the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in such shares of Capital Stock.

(3) In determining which shares of Capital Stock are to be transferred to a Trust in accordance with this Section 4.2(a)(ii) and Section 4.3 hereof, shares shall be so transferred to a Trust in such manner that minimizes the aggregate value of the shares that are transferred to the Trust (except to the extent that the Board of Directors determines that the shares transferred to the Trust shall be those directly or indirectly held or Beneficially Owned or Constructively Owned by a Person or Persons that caused or contributed to the application of this Section 4.2(a)(ii)), and to the extent not inconsistent therewith, on a pro rata basis.

(4) To the extent that, upon a transfer of shares of Capital Stock pursuant to this Section 4.2(a)(ii), a violation of Section 4.2(a)(i) would nonetheless be continuing (for example where the ownership of shares of Capital Stock by a single Trust would result in the Capital Stock being beneficially owned (determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code) by less than 100 persons), the shares of Capital Stock shall be transferred to that number of Trusts, each having a distinct Trustee and a Charitable Beneficiary or Beneficiaries that are distinct from those of each other Trust, such that there is no violation of Section 4.2(a)(i).

(b) Remedies for Breach . If the Board of Directors shall at any time determine in good faith that a Transfer or Non-Transfer Event has taken place that results in a violation of Section 4.2(a)(i) or that a Person intends to acquire or has attempted to acquire Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of any shares of Capital Stock in violation of Section 4.2(a)(i) (whether or not such violation is intended), the Board of Directors shall take such action as it deems advisable to refuse to give effect to or to prevent such Transfer or Non-Transfer Event, including, without limitation, causing the Corporation to redeem shares of Capital Stock, refusing to give effect to such Transfer on the books of the Corporation or instituting proceedings to enjoin such Transfer or Non-Transfer Event; provided, however, that any Transfer or attempted Transfer in violation of Section 4.2(a)(i) (or Non-Transfer Event that results in a violation of Section 4.2(a)(i)) shall automatically result in the transfer to the Trust described above and, where applicable, such Transfer (or Non-Transfer Event) shall be void ab initio as provided above irrespective of any action (or non-action) by the Board of Directors.

(c) Notice of Restricted Transfer . Any Person who acquires or attempts or intends to acquire Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of shares of Capital Stock that will or may violate Section 4.2(a)(i) or any Person who would have owned shares of Capital Stock that resulted in a transfer to the Trust pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.2(a)(ii) shall immediately give written notice to the Corporation of such event, or in the case of such a proposed or attempted transaction, give at least 15 days prior written notice, and shall provide to the Corporation such other information as the Corporation may request in order to determine the effect, if any, of such Transfer on the Corporation’s qualification as a REIT.

 

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(d) Owners Required to Provide Information . From the Initial Date and prior to the Restriction Termination Date:

(i) every owner of more than five percent (or such lower percentage as required by the Code or the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder) in number or value of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock, within 30 days after the end of each taxable year, shall give written notice to the Corporation stating the name and address of such owner, the number of shares of Capital Stock held by such owner and other shares of the Capital Stock Beneficially Owned or Constructively Owned by such owner and a description of the manner in which such shares are held. Each such owner shall provide to the Corporation such additional information as the Corporation may request in order to determine the effect, if any, of such Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership on the Corporation’s qualification as a REIT and to ensure compliance with the Stock Ownership Limit; and

(ii) each Person who is a Beneficial Owner or Constructive Owner of Capital Stock and each Person (including the shareholder of record) who is holding Capital Stock for a Beneficial Owner or Constructive Owner shall provide to the Corporation such information as the Corporation may request, in good faith, in order to determine the Corporation’s qualification as a REIT and to comply with requirements of any taxing authority or governmental authority or to determine such compliance and to ensure compliance with the Stock Ownership Limit.

(e) Remedies Not Limited . Subject to Article VI A., nothing contained in this Section 4.2 shall limit the authority of the Board of Directors to take such other action as it deems necessary or advisable to protect the Corporation and the interests of its shareholders in preserving the Corporation’s qualification as a REIT.

(f) Ambiguity . In the case of an ambiguity in the application of any of the provisions of this Section 4.2, Section 4.3 or any definition contained in Section 4.1, the Board of Directors shall have the power to determine the application of the provisions of this Section 4.2 or Section 4.3 or any such definition with respect to any situation based on the facts known to it. In the event Section 4.2 or Section 4.3 requires an action by the Board of Directors and the Articles of Incorporation fails to provide specific guidance with respect to such action, the Board of Directors shall have the power to determine the action to be taken so long as such action is not contrary to the provisions of Sections 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3. Absent a decision to the contrary by the Board of Directors (which the Board of Directors may make in its sole and absolute discretion), if a Person would have (but for the remedies set forth in Section 4.2(a)) acquired Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Capital Stock in violation of Section 4.2(a), such remedies (as applicable) shall apply first to the shares of Capital Stock that, but for such remedies, would have been actually owned by such Person, and second to shares of Capital Stock which, but for such remedies, would have been Beneficially Owned or Constructively Owned (but not actually owned) by such Person, pro rata among the Persons who actually own such shares of Capital Stock based upon the relative number of the shares of Capital Stock held by each such Person. In addition, any approvals, determinations or other actions which may be taken by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3, may, to the extent permissible under the Act and applicable law, be delegated by the Board of Directors to any duly authorized committee of the Board of Directors or other designee of the Board of Directors.

(g) Exceptions .

(i) Subject to Section 4.2(a), the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, may exempt (prospectively or retroactively) a Person from the Stock Ownership Limit, and may establish or increase (prospectively or retroactively) an Excepted Holder Limit for such Person if the Board of Directors obtains such representations, warranties and undertakings as the Board of Directors may deem appropriate in order to conclude that granting the exemption and/or establishing or increasing the Excepted Holder Limit will not cause the Corporation to lose its status as a REIT.

(ii) Prior to granting any exception and/or establishing or increasing the Excepted Holder Limit pursuant to Section 4.2(g)(i), the Board of Directors may require a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service, or

 

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an opinion of counsel, in either case in form and substance satisfactory to the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, as it may deem necessary or advisable in order to determine or ensure the Corporation’s qualification as a REIT. Notwithstanding the receipt of any ruling or opinion, the Board of Directors may impose such conditions or restrictions as it deems necessary or advisable in connection with granting such exception.

(iii) Subject to Section 4.2(a)(i)(3), an underwriter or placement agent that participates in a public offering or a private placement of Capital Stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock) may Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock) in excess of the Stock Ownership Limit, but only to the extent necessary to facilitate such public offering or private placement.

(h) Change in Stock Ownership Limit and Excepted Holder Limit .

(i) The Board of Directors may from time to time, in its sole discretion, increase or decrease the Stock Ownership Limit; provided, however, that a decreased Stock Ownership Limit will not be effective for any Person whose percentage ownership of Capital Stock is in excess of such decreased Stock Ownership Limit, until such time as such Person’s percentage of Capital Stock (or any class or series thereof, as applicable) equals or falls below the Stock Ownership Limit, but until such time as such Person’s percentage of Capital Stock (or any class or series thereof, as applicable) falls below such decreased Stock Ownership Limit, any further acquisition of Capital Stock (or any class or series thereof, as applicable) by such Person will be in violation of the Stock Ownership Limit, and, provided further, that the new Stock Ownership Limit would not allow five or fewer individuals (as defined in Section 542(a)(2) of the Code, as modified by Section 856(h) of the Code and taking into account all Excepted Holders) to Beneficially Own more than 49.9% in value of the outstanding Capital Stock.

(ii) The Board of Directors may only reduce the Excepted Holder Limit for an Excepted Holder (a) with the written consent of such Excepted Holder at any time, or (b) pursuant to the terms and conditions of the agreements and undertakings entered into with such Excepted Holder in connection with the establishment of the Excepted Holder Limit for that Excepted Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything contained herein to the contrary, the Board of Directors also may reduce the Excepted Holder Limit then applicable to one or more particular Excepted Holders if such reduction is, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, necessary or advisable in enabling the Corporation to maintain its qualification as a REIT or is otherwise in the best interest of the Corporation; provided, however, that any such decreased Excepted Holder Limit will not be effective for any Person whose percentage ownership of Capital Stock (or any class or series thereof, as applicable) is in excess of such decreased Excepted Holder Limit until such time as such Person’s percentage of Capital Stock (or any class or series thereof, as applicable) equals or falls below such decreased Excepted Holder Limit, but until such time as such Person’s percentage of Capital Stock (or any class or series thereof, as applicable) falls below such decreased Excepted Holder Limit, any further acquisition of Capital Stock (or any class or series thereof, as applicable) by such Person will be in violation of such decreased Excepted Holder Limit. No Excepted Holder Limit shall be reduced to a percentage that is less than the Stock Ownership Limit.

(i) Legend . Each certificate for shares of Capital Stock, if certificated, shall bear a legend that substantially describes the restrictions on transfer and ownership set forth in this Article IV, or instead of such legend, the certificate may reference such restrictions and state that the Corporation will furnish a statement about restrictions on transferability and ownership to any shareholder on request and without charge. In the case of any shares of Capital Stock that are uncertificated, such restrictions, or a reference to such restrictions and a statement that the Corporation will furnish a statement about restrictions on transferability and ownership set forth in this Article IV to any shareholder on request and without charge, will be contained in the notice or notices sent as required by applicable law.

4.3 Transfer of Capital Stock in Trust .

(a) Ownership in Trust . Upon any purported Transfer or Non-Transfer Event described in Section 4.2(a)(i) that would result in a transfer of shares of Capital Stock to a Trust, such shares of Capital Stock shall be

 

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deemed to have been transferred to the Trustee as trustee of a Trust for the exclusive benefit of one or more Charitable Beneficiaries. Such transfer to the Trustee shall be deemed to be effective as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the purported Transfer or Non-Transfer Event that results in the transfer to the Trust pursuant to Section 4.2(a)(ii) (which effective date will in no event be earlier than the Initial Date). The Trustee shall be appointed by the Corporation and shall be a Person unaffiliated with the Corporation and any Prohibited Owner. Each Charitable Beneficiary shall be designated by the Corporation as provided in Section 4.3(f).

(b) Status of Shares Held by the Trustee . Shares of Capital Stock held by the Trustee shall continue to be issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation. The Prohibited Owner shall have no rights in the shares of Capital Stock held by the Trustee. The Prohibited Owner shall not benefit economically from ownership of any shares held in trust by the Trustee, shall have no rights to dividends or other distributions and shall not possess any rights to vote or other rights attributable to the shares held in the Trust.

(c) Dividend and Voting Rights . The Trustee shall have all voting rights and rights to dividends or other distributions with respect to shares of Capital Stock held in the Trust, which rights shall be exercised for the exclusive benefit of the Charitable Beneficiary. Any dividend or other distribution paid to a Prohibited Owner prior to the discovery by the Corporation that the shares of Capital Stock have been transferred to the Trustee shall be paid with respect to such shares of Capital Stock by the Prohibited Owner to the Trustee upon demand and any dividend or other distribution authorized but unpaid shall be paid when due to the Trustee. Any dividend or distribution so paid to the Trustee shall be held in trust for the Charitable Beneficiary. The Prohibited Owner shall have no voting rights with respect to shares held in the Trust and, subject to the Act, effective as of the date that the shares of Capital Stock have been transferred to the Trustee, the Trustee shall have the authority (at the Trustee’s sole discretion) (i) to rescind as void any vote cast by a Prohibited Owner prior to the discovery by the Corporation that the shares of Capital Stock have been transferred to the Trustee and (ii) to recast such vote in accordance with the desires of the Trustee acting for the benefit of the Charitable Beneficiary; provided, however, that if the Corporation has already taken irreversible corporate action, then the Trustee shall not have the authority to rescind and recast such vote. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article IV, until the Corporation has received notification that shares of Capital Stock have been transferred into a Trust, the Corporation shall be entitled to rely on its share transfer and other shareholder records for purposes of preparing lists of shareholders entitled to vote at meetings, determining the validity and authority of proxies and otherwise conducting votes of shareholders.

(d) Sale of Shares by Trustee . Within 20 days after receiving notice from the Corporation that shares of Capital Stock have been transferred to the Trust, the Trustee of the Trust shall sell the shares held in the Trust to a person, designated by the Trustee, whose ownership of the shares will not violate the ownership limitations set forth in Section 4.2(a)(i). Upon such sale, the interest of the Charitable Beneficiary in the shares sold shall terminate and the Trustee shall distribute the net proceeds of the sale to the Prohibited Owner and to the Charitable Beneficiary as provided in this Section 4.3(d). The Prohibited Owner shall receive the lesser of (i) the price paid by the Prohibited Owner for the shares or, if the Prohibited Owner did not give value for the shares in connection with the event causing the shares to be held in the Trust (e.g., in the case of a gift, devise or other such transaction or a Non-Transfer Event), the Market Price of the shares on the day of the event causing the shares to be held in the Trust and (ii) the price per share received by the Trustee (net of any commissions and other expenses of sale) from the sale or other disposition of the shares held in the Trust. The Trustee may reduce the amount payable to the Prohibited Owner by the amount of dividends and distributions paid to the Prohibited Owner and owned by the Prohibited Owner to the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.3(c). Any net sales proceeds in excess of the amount payable to the Prohibited Owner shall be immediately paid to the Charitable Beneficiary. If, prior to the discovery by the Corporation that shares of Capital Stock have been transferred to the Trustee, such shares are sold by a Prohibited Owner, then (a) such shares shall be deemed to have been sold on behalf of the Trust and (b) to the extent that the Prohibited Owner received an amount for such shares that exceeds the amount that such Prohibited Owner was entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 4.3(d), such excess shall be paid to the Trustee upon demand.

 

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(e) Purchase Right in Stock Transferred to the Trustee . Shares of Capital Stock transferred to the Trustee shall be deemed to have been offered for sale to the Corporation, or its designee, at a price per share equal to the lesser of (i) the price per share in the transaction that resulted in such transfer to the Trust (or, in the case of a devise or gift or other such transaction or Non-Transfer Event, the Market Price at the time of such devise or gift or Non-Transfer Event) and (ii) the Market Price on the date the Corporation, or its designee, accepts such offer. The Corporation may reduce the amount payable to the Prohibited Owner by the amount of dividends and distributions paid to the Prohibited Owner and owed by the Prohibited Owner to the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.3(c). The Corporation may pay the amount of such reduction to the Trustee for the benefit of the Charitable Beneficiary. The Corporation shall have the right to accept such offer until the Trustee has sold the shares held in the Trust pursuant to Section 4.3(d). Upon such a sale to the Corporation or its designee, the interest of the Charitable Beneficiary in the shares sold shall terminate and the Trustee shall distribute the net proceeds of the sale to the Prohibited Owner and any dividends or other distributions held by the Trustee shall be paid to the Charitable Beneficiary.

(f) Designation of Charitable Beneficiaries . By written notice to the Trustee, the Corporation shall designate one or more nonprofit organizations to be the Charitable Beneficiary of the interest in the Trust such that (i) the shares of Capital Stock held in the Trust would not violate the restrictions set forth in Section 4.2(a)(i) in the hands of such Charitable Beneficiary and (ii) each such organization must be described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Code and contributions to each such organization must be eligible for deduction under each of Sections 170(b)(1)(A), 2055 and 2522 of the Code.

4.4 Transactions . Nothing in this Article IV shall preclude the settlement of any transaction entered into through the facilities of the NASDAQ or any other national securities exchange or automated inter-dealer quotation system. The fact that the settlement of any transaction occurs shall not negate the effect of any other provision of this Article IV and any transferee in such a transaction shall be subject to all of the provisions and limitations set forth in this Article IV.

4.5 Enforcement . The Corporation is authorized specifically to seek equitable relief, including injunctive relief, to enforce the provisions of this Article IV.

4.6 Non-Waiver . No delay or failure on the part of the Corporation or the Board of Directors in exercising any right under this Article IV shall operate as a waiver of any right of the Corporation or the Board of Directors, as the case may be, except to the extent specifically waived in writing.

4.7 Severability . If any provision of this Article IV or any application of any such provision is determined to be invalid by any federal or state court having jurisdiction over the issues, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected and other applications of such provisions shall be affected only to the extent necessary to comply with the determination of such court.

ARTICLE V.

Existence

The Corporation shall exist perpetually unless sooner dissolved according to law.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

Management of the Corporation

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

 

A. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. In addition to the powers and authority expressly conferred upon them by Statute or by these Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Corporation, 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. If the Corporation elects to qualify for federal income tax treatment as a REIT, the Board of Directors shall use its reasonable best efforts to take such actions as are necessary or appropriate to preserve the qualification of the Corporation as a REIT; however, if the Board of Directors determines that it is no longer in the best interests of the Corporation to continue to be qualified as a REIT, the Board of Directors may revoke or otherwise terminate the Corporation’s REIT election pursuant to Section 856(g) of the Code. The Board of Directors also may determine that compliance with any restriction or limitation on stock ownership and transfers set forth in this Article IV hereof is no longer required for REIT qualification.

 

B.    SPECIAL MEETINGS CALLED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR SHAREHOLDERS

Special Meetings of Shareholders of the Corporation may be called by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of authorized directors (whether or not there exist any vacancies in previously authorized directorships at the time any such resolution is presented to the Board for adoption), or by the holders of not less than fifty percent (50%) of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue at the proposed special meeting if such holders of stock sign, date and deliver to the Corporation’s Secretary one or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which the special meeting is to be held.

ARTICLE VII.

Number of Directors; Vacancies

 

A.    NUMBER OF DIRECTORS AND COMPOSITION OF BOARD

The initial number of directors of the Corporation shall be one (1). The number of directors may be either increased or diminished from time to time in the manner provided in the Bylaws, but shall never be less than one (1) nor more than twenty-five (25). At the Initial Date, the Board of Directors shall initially be composed of the directors of SBA Communications Corporation then in office as of the Initial Date.

 

B.    CLASSIFICATION OF BOARD

The Board of Directors shall be divided into three classes, Class I, Class II and Class III, with the number of directors in each Class being as nearly equal as possible. Each director shall serve for a term ending on the date of the third annual meeting following the annual meeting at which such director was elected; provided, however, that the directors assigned to Class III shall serve for a term ending on the date of the first annual meeting next following the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders of SBA Communications Corporation, the directors assigned to Class I shall serve for a term ending on the date of the second annual meeting next following the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders of SBA Communications Corporation, and the directors assigned to Class II shall serve for a term ending on the date of the third annual meeting next following the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders of SBA Communications Corporation.

 

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Any increase or decrease in the number of directors shall be so apportioned among the classes as to make all classes as nearly equal in number as possible.

Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this Article, each director shall serve until his successor is elected and qualified or until his death, retirement, resignation or removal. Should a vacancy occur or be created, the remaining directors (even though less than a quorum) may fill the vacancy for the full term of the class in which the vacancy occurs or is created.

 

C.    VACANCIES

A director shall hold office until the annual meeting of the shareholders and until his successors shall be elected, subject, however, to the director’s prior death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, any vacancy on the Board of Directors, howsoever resulting (including vacancies created as a result of a resolution of the Board of Directors increasing the authorized number of directors), may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.

ARTICLE VIII.

Indemnification

Provided the person proposed to be indemnified satisfies the requisite standard of conduct for permissive indemnification by a corporation as specifically set forth in the applicable provisions of the Act (currently, Section 607.0850(7) of the Florida Statutes), as the same may be amended from time to time, the Corporation shall indemnify its officers and directors, and may indemnify its employees and agents, to the fullest extent provided, authorized, permitted or not prohibited by the provisions of the Act and the Bylaws of the Corporation, as the same may be amended and supplemented, from and against any and all of the expenses or liabilities incurred in defending a civil or criminal proceeding, or other matters referred to in or covered by said provisions, including advancement of expenses prior to the final disposition of such proceedings and amounts paid in settlement of such proceedings, both as to action in his or her official capacity and as to action in another capacity while an officer, director, employee or other agent. The indemnification provided for herein shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or Disinterested Directors or otherwise. Such indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs and personal representatives of such a person. Except as otherwise required by law, an adjudication of liability shall not affect the right to indemnification for those indemnified.

ARTICLE IX.

Amendment

The Corporation reserves the right to amend or repeal any provision contained in these Articles of Incorporation in the manner prescribed by the laws of the State of Florida and all rights conferred upon shareholders are granted subject to this reservation; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles of Incorporation or any provision of law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any votes of the holders of any class or series of the stock of this Corporation required by law or by these Articles of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (66 2/3%) of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class shall be required to amend or repeal any of Articles VI, VII, VIII and IX.

These Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation shall become effective at 11:58 p.m. Eastern Time on January 13, 2017.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, for the purposes of amending and restating the Articles of Incorporation of this Corporation under the laws of the State of Florida the undersigned has executed these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation this 13th day of January, 2017.

 

SBA COMMUNICATIONS REIT CORPORATION

/s/ Jeffrey A. Stoops

Jeffrey A. Stoops

Chief Executive Officer and President

 

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Exhibit 3.2

ARTICLES OF MERGER

OF

SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

a Florida corporation

WITH AND INTO

SBA COMMUNICATIONS REIT CORPORATION

a Florida corporation

The following articles of merger are submitted in accordance with the Florida Business Corporation Act, pursuant to section 607.1104, Florida Statutes.

FIRST:     THE SURVIVING PARTY

The name and jurisdiction of the surviving corporation (the “Surviving Corporation”):

 

Name and Street Address

   Jurisdiction      Document
Number
 
SBA Communications REIT Corporation      Florida         P16000077513   
8051 Congress Avenue      
Boca Raton, FL 33487      

SECOND:    THE MERGING PARTY

The name and jurisdiction of each merging corporation (the “Merging Corporation”):

 

Name and Street Address

   Jurisdiction      Document
Number
 

SBA Communications Corporation

     Florida         P96000103330   

8051 Congress Avenue

     

Boca Raton, FL 33487

     

THIRD:     The Merging Corporation is hereby merged with and into the Surviving Corporation and the separate existence of the Merging Corporation shall cease. The Surviving Corporation is the surviving entity in the merger. A copy of the Agreement and Plan of Merger is attached hereto as Exhibit A and made a part hereof by reference as if fully set forth herein.

FOURTH:     The merger shall become effective at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on January 13, 2017 (the “Effective Time”).

FIFTH:      In accordance with applicable Florida law, the Agreement and Plan of Merger was approved by the Shareholders of the Merging Corporation on January 12, 2017.

SIXTH :     In accordance with applicable Florida law, the Agreement and Plan of Merger was adopted by the Board of Directors of the Surviving Corporation on October 3, 2016.

SIXTH:      The Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation, which shall be further amended pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger to reflect the name of the Surviving Corporation as “SBA Communications Corporation” as of the Effective Time.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered these Articles of Merger as of January 13, 2017.

SURVIVING PARTY:

 

        SBA COMMUNICATIONS REIT CORPORATION,  a

        Florida corporation

        By:  

/s/ Jeffrey A. Stoops

        Name:   Jeffrey A. Stoops
        Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

MERGING PARTY:

 

SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION,  a Florida

corporation

        By:  

/s/ Jeffrey A. Stoops

        Name:   Jeffrey A. Stoops
        Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

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EXHIBIT A

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER


AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of November 10, 2016, by and between SBA Communications Corporation, a Florida corporation (“ SBA ”), and SBA Communications REIT Corporation, a Florida corporation (“ SBA REIT ”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS , the Board of Directors of SBA has approved SBA to take all necessary steps for SBA to qualify as a “real estate investment trust” (“ REIT ”) for federal income tax purposes for the taxable year commencing January 1, 2016 (the REIT Conversion ”);

WHEREAS, the merger of SBA with and into SBA REIT pursuant to this Agreement is being implemented in connection with the REIT Conversion;

WHEREAS, as a result of the Merger (as defined in Section 1.1) SBA REIT will be renamed “SBA Communications Corporation” and will succeed to and continue to operate the existing business of SBA;

WHEREAS , Section 607.1101 of the Florida Business Corporation Act (the “ FBCA ”), authorizes the merger of a Florida corporation with and into another corporation;

WHEREAS, for federal income tax purposes it is intended that the Merger qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”); and

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of SBA and the Board of Directors of SBA REIT each has determined that the Merger and this Agreement are advisable and in the best interests of each such corporation and its shareholders and each has adopted this Agreement and approved the Merger on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, recommended that their respective shareholders vote for the approval of the Agreement and directed that this Agreement be submitted to a vote of their shareholders.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

THE MERGER; CLOSING; EFFECTIVE TIME; EFFECTS OF MERGER

1.1 The Merger . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time (as defined in Section 1.3) and in accordance with Section 607.1106 of the FBCA, SBA shall be merged with and into SBA REIT and the separate corporate existence of SBA shall thereupon cease (the “ Merger ”) and SBA REIT shall be the surviving corporation of the Merger (sometimes hereinafter referred to as the “ Surviving Corporation ”) and the separate existence of SBA REIT will continue unaffected by the Merger.

1.2 The Closing . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the closing of the Merger (the “ Closing ”) shall take place at such time, date and place as the parties may agree but in no event prior to the satisfaction or waiver, where permitted, of the conditions set forth in Section 3.1 hereof. The date on which the Closing occurs is hereinafter referred to as the “Closing Date.”

1.3 Effective Time . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, following the Closing, the parties hereto shall, at such time as they deem advisable, cause articles of merger (the “ Articles of Merger ”) to be executed and filed with the Department of State of the State of Florida and make all other filings or recordings required by Florida law in connection with the Merger. The Merger shall become effective upon the filing of the Articles of Merger with the Department of State of the State of Florida or at such later time as SBA and SBA REIT shall agree and specify in the Articles of Merger (the “ Effective Time ”).

 

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1.4 Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws .

(a) The amended and restated articles of incorporation of SBA REIT, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the articles of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation, except that Article I shall be amended to read as follows:

ARTICLE I : The name of the Corporation (hereinafter the “Corporation”) is SBA Communications Corporation.”

(b) The amended and restated Bylaws of SBA REIT, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the by-laws of the Surviving Corporation until the same shall thereafter be altered, amended or repealed, except that the name of the corporation therein shall be amended to “SBA Communications Corporation.”

1.5 Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation.   From and after the Effective Time, the directors and officers of SBA serving as directors or officers of SBA immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation, and each director and officer will continue his or her directorship or employment, as the case may be, with the Surviving Corporation under the same terms as his or her directorship or employment with SBA.

1.6 Effects of Merger.   The Merger shall have the effects specified in the FBCA and this Agreement.

ARTICLE II

EFFECT ON CAPITAL STOCK; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES

2.1 Effect on Capital Stock.   At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any further action on the part of SBA, SBA REIT or the shareholders of such corporations, the following shall occur:

(a) The outstanding shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of SBA (“ SBA Common Stock ”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into the right to receive the same number of validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Surviving Corporation (“ Surviving Corporation Common Stock ”).

(b) All shares of SBA Common Stock shall no longer be outstanding and shall be canceled and shall cease to exist. At the Effective Time, each certificate (“ Certificate ”) formerly representing shares of SBA Common Stock shall thereafter only represent the right to receive the consideration payable in respect of such shares under Section 2.1(a).

(c) Each share of SBA Common Stock held in SBA’s treasury at the Effective Time shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, cease to be outstanding, shall be canceled without payment of any consideration therefor and shall cease to exist.

(d) Each share of SBA REIT Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of SBA REIT or the holder of such shares, cease to be outstanding, shall be canceled without payment of any consideration therefor and shall cease to exist.

2.2 Dividends Declared Prior to the Effective Time.   SBA’s obligations with respect to any dividends or other distributions to the shareholders of SBA that have been declared by SBA but not paid prior to the Effective Time will be assumed by the Surviving Corporation in accordance with the terms thereof.

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Corporation 2010 Performance and Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and the SBA Communications Corporation 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended (including all amendments or modifications, collectively, the “ Plans ”) and related and other agreements will be assumed by the Surviving Corporation in accordance with the terms thereof, and all rights of the parties thereto and the participants therein to acquire shares of SBA Common Stock on the terms and conditions of the Plans and such agreements will be converted into rights to acquire shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock, in each case, to the extent set forth in, and in accordance with, the terms of such Plans and related other agreements. The number of shares available for grant under each Plan is set forth in Schedule 2.3.

2.4 Exchange of Certificates.

(a) As of the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with Computershare, the transfer agent and registrar for the shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock and the exchange agent for purposes of the Merger (the “ Exchange Agent ”), for the benefit of the holders of Certificates, shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock, in an amount sufficient to effect the exchange of all Certificates for shares of SBA Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.1(a). In addition, the Surviving Corporation shall deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with the Exchange Agent, for the benefit of holders of Certificates as necessary from time to time after the Effective Time, any dividends or other distributions payable pursuant to Section 2.4(c).

(b) As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail to each holder of record of a Certificate (i) a letter of transmittal which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificate shall pass, only upon delivery of the Certificate to the Exchange Agent and shall be in such form and have such other provisions as the Surviving Corporation may reasonably specify, and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates in exchange for certificates evidencing shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock. Upon surrender of a Certificate for cancellation to the Exchange Agent together with such letter of transmittal, duly executed and completed in accordance with the instructions thereto, the Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled, and the holder of such Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor (A) a certificate evidencing the number of shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock which such holder has the right to receive in respect of the Certificate surrendered pursuant to the provisions of this Article II and (B) the payment of any dividends and other distributions that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to Section 2.4(c). No interest shall be paid or accrued on any Merger consideration or on unpaid dividends and distributions payable to holders of Certificates. In the event of a surrender of a Certificate representing shares of SBA Common Stock in exchange for a certificate evidencing shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock in the name of a person other than the person in whose name such shares of SBA Common Stock are registered, a certificate evidencing the proper number of shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock may be issued to such a transferee if the Certificate evidencing such securities is presented to the Exchange Agent, accompanied by all documents required by the Exchange Agent or the Surviving Corporation to evidence and effect such transfer and to evidence that any applicable transfer taxes have been paid.

(c) No dividends or other distributions declared by the Surviving Corporation in respect of Surviving Corporation Common Stock, the record date for which is at or after the Effective Time, shall be paid by the Exchange Agent to any holder of any unsurrendered Certificate until such Certificate is surrendered for exchange in accordance with this Article II. Subject to the effect of applicable laws, following surrender of any such Certificate, the Exchange Agent shall release to the holder of the certificates representing whole shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock issued in exchange therefor, without interest, (A) at the time of such surrender, the previously reserved amount equal to the dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time theretofore payable with respect to such whole shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock that had been held by the Exchange Agent for the benefit of such holder, and (B) at the appropriate payment date, the dividends or other distributions payable with respect to such whole shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock with a record date after the Effective Time but with a payment date subsequent to surrender.

 

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(d) At and after the Effective Time, there shall be no transfers on the stock transfer books of SBA of shares of SBA Common Stock which were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, Certificates are presented to the Surviving Corporation, they shall be canceled and exchanged for certificates representing shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Article II.

(e) Any former shareholders of SBA who have not complied with this Article II within one year after the Effective Time shall thereafter look only to the Surviving Corporation for release of (A) their previously reserved shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock deliverable in respect of each share of SBA Common Stock such stockholder holds as determined pursuant to this Agreement and (B) any dividends or other distributions paid on such shares for the benefit of such shareholders, without any interest thereon.

(f) In the event any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by the Surviving Corporation, the posting by such person of a bond in such reasonable amount as the Surviving Corporation may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such Certificate, the Exchange Agent or the Surviving Corporation will issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate the shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock deliverable in respect thereof pursuant to this Agreement.

(g) None of SBA, the Surviving Corporation, the Exchange Agent or any other person shall be liable to any former holder of shares or securities of SBA for any amount properly delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar laws.

ARTICLE III

CONDITIONS

3.1 Conditions as to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger.   The respective obligations of each party to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent not prohibited by law), of the following conditions at or prior to the Closing Date:

(a) This Agreement shall have been duly approved by the requisite vote of the shareholders of SBA and SBA REIT.

(c) SBA shall have received from its tax counsel an opinion to the effect that the Merger qualifies as a reorganization within the meaning of section 368(a) of the Code, and that each of SBA and SBA REIT is a party to a reorganization within the meaning of section 368(b) of the Code.

(d) SBA REIT shall have amended and restated its Articles of Incorporation to read substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A .

(e) SBA REIT shall have amended and restated its Bylaws to read substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B .

(g) The shares of Surviving Corporation Common Stock issuable to shareholders of SBA pursuant to this Agreement shall have been approved for listing on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, subject to official notice of issuance.

(h) The Registration Statement on Form S-4 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by SBA REIT in connection with the Merger shall have become effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and shall not be the subject of any stop order or proceeding seeking a stop order.

 

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(i) SBA’s Board of Directors shall have determined, in its sole discretion, that no legislation, or proposed legislation with a reasonable possibility of being enacted, would have the effect of substantially (i) impairing the ability of the Surviving Corporation to qualify as a REIT, (ii) increasing the federal tax liabilities of SBA or the Surviving Corporation resulting from the REIT Conversion, or (iii) reducing the expected benefits to the Surviving Corporation resulting from the REIT Conversion.

(j) SBA shall have received all governmental approvals and third-party consents required to be obtained by SBA or its subsidiaries in connection with the Merger and the transactions constituting the REIT Conversion, except where the failure to obtain such approvals or consents would not reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

ARTICLE IV

DEFERRAL AND TERMINATION

4.1 Deferral.   Consummation of the Merger may be deferred by the Board of Directors of SBA or any authorized officer of SBA following the special meeting of the shareholders of SBA if said Board of Directors or authorized officer determines that such deferral would be advisable and in the best interests of SBA and its shareholders.

4.2 Termination of Agreement.   This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time, before or after the approval of this Agreement by the shareholders of SBA, by either (i) the mutual written consent of the Board of Directors of SBA and the Board of Directors of SBA REIT or (ii) the Board of Directors of SBA in its sole discretion.

4.3 Effect of Termination and Abandonment.   In the event of termination of this Agreement and abandonment of the Merger pursuant to this Article IV, this Agreement shall forthwith become null and void and have no effect and no party hereto (or any of its affiliates, directors, partners, officers or shareholders) shall have any liability or further obligation to any other party to this Agreement.

ARTICLE V

GENERAL PROVISIONS

5.1 Further Assurances.   Each of SBA and SBA REIT shall use its best efforts to take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the Merger under the FBCA. If, at any time after the Effective Time, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest, perfect or confirm of record or otherwise in the Surviving Corporation its right, title or interest in, to or under any of the rights, properties or assets of the Surviving Corporation or SBA, SBA REIT, its officers or other authorized persons of the Surviving Corporation are authorized to take any such necessary or desirable actions including the execution, in the name and on behalf of the Surviving Corporation or SBA, of all such deeds, bills of sale, assignments and assurances.

5.2 No Appraisal Rights.   The holders of shares of SBA Common Stock are not entitled under applicable law to dissenters’ or appraisal rights as a result of the Merger or REIT Conversion.

5.3 Entire Agreement.   This Agreement, the Exhibits hereto, and any documents delivered by the parties in connection herewith constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the parties with respect thereto. No addition to or modification of any provision of this Agreement shall be binding upon any party hereto unless made in writing and signed by all parties hereto.

 

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5.4 Amendment.   This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto at any time before or after approval of this Agreement by the shareholders of SBA, but after such shareholder approval, no amendment shall be made which by law requires the further approval of such shareholders without obtaining such further approval. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto.

5.5 Governing Law.   This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida.

5.6 Counterparts.   This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof, each signed by less than all, but together signed by all of the parties hereto.

5.7 Headings.   Headings of the Articles and Sections of this Agreement are for the convenience of the parties only, and shall be given no substantive or interpretive effect whatsoever.

5.8 Incorporation.   All Exhibits attached hereto and referred to herein are hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof for all purposes as if fully set forth herein.

5.9 Severability.   Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or affecting the validity or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable.

5.10 Waiver of Conditions.   The conditions to each of the parties’ obligations to consummate the Merger are for the sole benefit of such party and may be waived by such party in whole or in part to the extent permitted by applicable law.

5.11 No Third-Party Beneficiaries.   This Agreement is not intended to confer upon any person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement and caused the same to be duly delivered on their behalf on the day and year first written above.

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SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION,

a Florida corporation

By:

 

/s/ Jeffrey A. Stoops

Name:

Title:

 

Jeffrey A. Stoops

Chief Executive Officer and President

SBA COMMUNICATIONS REIT CORPORATION, a Florida corporation

By:

 

/s/ Jeffrey A. Stoops

Name:

Title:

 

Jeffrey A. Stoops

Chief Executive Officer and President

 

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Exhibit 3.3

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF

SBA COMMUNICATIONS REIT CORPORATION

ARTICLE I.

MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS

Section 1. Annual Meeting . The annual meeting of the shareholders of this Corporation shall be held annually at the time and place designated by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Business transacted at the annual meeting shall include the election of directors of the Corporation, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, and all other duties and powers conferred upon the shareholders by the laws of the State of Florida.

Section 2. Special Meetings . Special meetings of the shareholders shall be held when directed by the Board of Directors through a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of authorized directors (whether or not any vacancies of previously authorized directorships exist at the time the Board is presented with such resolution), or when requested in writing by the holders of not less than fifty percent (50%) of all the shares entitled to vote on any issue at the meeting. The call for the meeting shall be issued by the Secretary or the shareholders requesting the special meeting, unless the President, the Board of Directors or such shareholders designate another person to do so.

Section 3. Place . Meetings of shareholders may be held within or outside of the State of Florida. If no place is designated in the notice for a meeting of shareholders, the place of meeting shall be the principal office of the Corporation.

Section 4. Notice . Except as provided in the Florida Business Corporation Act (the “Act”), written notice stating the place, day and hour of the meeting, and in the case of a special meeting, or as otherwise provided by law, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting either personally, by electronic means, by mail, or by other methods of delivery. Such notice shall be given at least ten (10) but not more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting, by the Secretary or, in the case of a special meeting duly called by the shareholders, the shareholders requesting the special meeting, unless the President, the Board of Directors or such shareholders designate another person to do so. If the notice is mailed at least thirty (30) days before the date of the meeting, it may be done by a class of United States mail other than first class. Such notice is deemed delivered when deposited in the United States mail addressed to the shareholder at his or her address as it appears on the books of the Corporation, with postage prepaid thereon, or when electronically transmitted to the shareholder in a manner authorized by the shareholder.

Section 5. Notice of Adjourned Meetings . When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, it shall not be necessary to give any notice of the adjourned meeting if the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and at the adjourned meeting any business may be transacted that might have been transacted on the original date of the meeting. If, however, after the adjournment, the Board of Directors fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as provided in Article I, Section 4 of these Bylaws to each shareholder of record on the new record date entitled to vote at such meeting.

Section 6. Waiver of Notice of Shareholders’ Meetings . Whenever any notice is required to be given to any shareholder, a waiver thereof in writing signed by the shareholder or shareholders entitled to such notice, whether before, during or after the time of the meeting stated therein and delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records, shall be equivalent to the giving of such notice. Attendance by a shareholder at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of: (a) lack of notice or defective notice of such meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting objects to holding the meeting; or (b) lack of defective notice of a particular matter at a meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the person objects to considering that particular matter when it is presented. Unless otherwise required by the Articles of Incorporation, neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the shareholders need be specified in any written waiver of notice.

 

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Section 7. Fixing Record Date . For the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of, or to vote at, any meeting of shareholders or any adjournment thereof, or to demand a special meeting, or to receive payment of any distribution, or in order to make a determination of shareholders for any other purpose, the Board of Directors may fix in advance a date as the record date for any determination of shareholders, such date in any case to be not more than seventy (70) days prior to the date on which the particular action requiring such determination of shareholders is to be taken. A determination of shareholders entitled to notice of, or to vote at, any meeting of shareholders shall apply to any adjournment thereof, unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting, which it must do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the date fixed for the original meeting.

Section 8. Voting Record . After fixing a record date for a meeting of shareholders, the Corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all shareholders who are entitled to notice of such meeting, arranged by voting group, with the address of, and the number and class and series, if any, of the shares held by, each shareholder. The shareholders’ list must be available for inspection by any shareholder for a period of ten (10) days prior to the meeting or such shorter time as exists between the record date and the meeting and continuing through the meeting at the Corporation’s principal office, at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held, or at the office of the Corporation’s transfer agent or registrar. Any shareholder of the Corporation or his agent or attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect the shareholders’ list (subject to the requirements of the Act), during regular business hours and at the shareholder’s expense, during the period it is available for inspection. The Corporation shall make the shareholders’ list available at the meeting of shareholders, and any shareholder or his agent or attorney is entitled to inspect the list at any time during the meeting or any adjournment.

If the requirements of this Section have not been substantially complied with, the meeting shall be adjourned until such time as the Corporation complies with such requirements on demand of any shareholder in person or by proxy who failed to get such access. If no such demand is made, failure to comply with the requirements of this Section shall not affect the validity of any action taken at such meeting.

Section 9. Shareholder Quorum and Voting . Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Except as otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation or by the Act, a majority of the shares entitled to vote on the matter by each voting group, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of shareholders, but in no event shall a quorum consist of less than one-third of the shares of each voting group entitled to vote. If less than a majority of outstanding shares entitled to vote are represented at a meeting, a majority of the shares so represented may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. After a quorum has been established at any shareholders’ meeting, the subsequent withdrawal of shareholders, so as to reduce the number of shares entitled to vote at the meeting below the number required for a quorum, shall not affect the validity of any action taken at the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting, unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting. When a specified item of business is required to be voted on by a class or series of stock, a majority of the shares of such class or series shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of such item of business by that class or series.

Section 10. Votes Per Share . Except as otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation, the terms of any outstanding Preferred Stock or by the Act, each outstanding share, regardless of class, shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of shareholders.

Section 11. Manner of Action . If a quorum is present, action on a matter (other than the election of directors) by a voting group is approved if the votes cast within the voting group “for” the action exceed the votes cast “against” the action, unless a greater or lesser number of affirmative votes is required by the Articles

 

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of Incorporation, these Bylaws or by law. Abstentions and, if applicable, broker non-votes (i.e., shares held by a broker, bank or other nominee that does not have authority, either express or discretionary, to vote on a particular matter and are not voted) (“Broker Non-Votes”), are not counted as votes “for” or “against” any action.

Section 12. Voting for Directors . Except as provided in Article II, Section 6 of these Bylaws, each director shall be elected by the vote of the majority of the votes cast with respect to the director at any meeting of shareholders for the election of directors at which a quorum is present; provided, however, that directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at any meeting of shareholders for which (i) the Secretary of the Corporation receives a notice that a shareholder has nominated a person for election to the Board of Directors in compliance with the requirements for shareholder nominees for director set forth in Article I, Section 19 or 20 of these Bylaws, (ii) such nomination has not been withdrawn by such shareholder on or before the tenth day before the Corporation first makes available to shareholders (either by mailing or making available on the internet) its notice of meeting for such meeting and (iii) as a result of such shareholder nomination, the number of nominees exceeds the number of board positions that are being elected at such meeting (a “Contested Election”). If directors are to be elected by a plurality of the votes cast, shareholders may withhold their vote with respect to a director, but shall not be permitted to vote against a nominee. Unless otherwise and affirmatively provided for in the Articles of Incorporation, cumulative voting is not authorized.

For purposes of this Section, a majority of the votes cast means that the number of shares voted “for” a director must exceed the number of votes cast “against” that director. Abstentions and, if applicable, Broker Non-Votes, are not counted as votes “for” or “against” a director. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors shall, from time to time, establish procedures under which any director who is not elected by a majority of the votes cast in an election that is not a Contested Election shall tender his or her resignation to the Board of Directors. Considering such factors as it deems relevant, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will make a recommendation to the Board of Directors as to whether to accept or reject the resignation, or whether other action should be taken. Considering the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s recommendation and such other factors as it deems relevant, the Board of Directors shall, exercising its business judgment, determine whether to accept or reject the resignation, or whether other action should be taken. The Board of Directors will publicly disclose its decision within 90 days from the date of the certification of the election results.

Section 13. Voting of Shares . A shareholder may vote at any duly called and noticed meeting of shareholders of the Corporation, either in person or by proxy. Shares standing in the name of another corporation, domestic or foreign, may be voted by the officer, agent or proxy designated by the bylaws of the corporate shareholder or, in the absence of any applicable bylaw, by such person as the board of directors of the corporate shareholder may designate. Proof of such designation may be made by presentation of a certified copy of the bylaws or other instrument of the corporate shareholder. In the absence of any such designation or, in the case of a conflicting designation by the corporate shareholder, the chairman of the board, the president, any vice president, the secretary and the treasurer of the corporate shareholder shall be presumed to possess, in that order, authority to vote such shares.

Shares held by an administrator, executor, guardian, personal representative or conservator may be voted by him or her, either in person or by proxy, without a transfer of such shares into his or her name. Shares standing in the name of a trustee may be voted by him or her, either in person or by proxy, but no trustee shall be entitled to vote shares held by him or her without a transfer of such shares into his or her name or the name of his or her nominee.

Shares held by or under the control of a receiver, a trustee in bankruptcy proceedings or an assignee for the benefit of creditors may be voted by such person without the transfer thereof into his or her name.

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have the same fiduciary relationship with respect to the same shares, unless the Secretary of the Corporation is given notice to the contrary and is furnished with a copy of the instrument or order appointing them or creating the relationship wherein it is so provided, then acts with respect to voting shall have the following effect: (a) if only one votes, in person or by proxy, that act binds all; (b) if more than one votes, in person or by proxy, the act of the majority so voting binds all; (c) if more than one votes, in person or by proxy, but the vote is evenly split on any particular matter, each faction is entitled to vote the share or shares in question proportionally; or (d) if the instrument or order so filed shows that any such tenancy is held in unequal interest, a majority or a vote evenly split for purposes hereof shall be a majority or a vote evenly split in interest. The principles of this paragraph shall apply, insofar as possible, to execution of proxies, waivers, consents, or objections and for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of a quorum.

Section 14. Proxies . Any shareholder of the Corporation, other person entitled to vote on behalf of a shareholder pursuant to the Act, or attorney-in-fact for such persons, may vote the shareholder’s shares in person or by proxy. Any shareholder of the Corporation may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise act for him or her by signing an appointment form, either personally or by an attorney-in-fact. An executed telegram or cablegram appearing to have been transmitted by such person, or a photographic, photostatic, or equivalent reproduction of an appointment form, shall be deemed a sufficient appointment form.

An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary of the Corporation or such other officer or agent which is authorized to tabulate votes, and shall be valid for up to eleven (11) months, unless a longer period is expressly provided in the appointment form.

The death or incapacity of the shareholder appointing a proxy does not affect the right of the Corporation to accept the proxy’s authority unless notice of the death or incapacity is received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes before the proxy exercises his authority under the appointment.

An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment form conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest.

Section 15. Voting Trusts . One or more shareholders may create a voting trust, conferring on a trustee the right to vote or otherwise act for them, by signing an agreement setting out the provisions of the trust and transferring their shares to the trustee. When a voting trust agreement is signed, the trustee shall prepare a list of the names and addresses of all owners of beneficial interest in the trust, together with the number and class of shares each transferred to the trust, and deliver copies of the list and agreement to the Corporation’s principal office. After filing a copy of the list and agreement in the Corporation’s principal office, such copies shall be open to inspection by any shareholder of the Corporation, subject to the requirements of the Act, or to any beneficiary of the trust under the agreement during business hours. The trustee must also deliver a copy of each extension of the voting trust agreement, and a list of beneficial owners under such extended agreement, to the Corporation’s principal office.

Section 16. Shareholders’ Agreements . Two or more shareholders may provide for the manner in which they will vote their shares, and providing for such other matters as are permitted by the Act, by signing an agreement for that purpose. When a shareholders’ agreement is signed, the shareholders who are parties thereto shall deliver copies of the agreement to the Corporation’s principal office. After filing a copy of the agreement in the Corporation’s principal office, such copies shall be open to inspection by any shareholder of the Corporation, subject to the requirements of the Act, or any party to the agreement during business hours.

Section 17. Inspectors of Election . Prior to each meeting of shareholders, the Board of Directors or the President may appoint one or more Inspectors of Election. Upon his appointment, each such Inspector shall take and sign an oath to faithfully execute the duties of Inspector at such meeting with strict impartiality and to the best of his ability. Such Inspector(s) shall determine the number of shares outstanding, the number of shares present at the meeting and whether a quorum is present at such meeting. The Inspector(s) shall receive votes and

 

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ballots and shall determine all challenges and questions as to the right to vote and shall thereafter count and tabulate all votes and ballots and determine the result. Such Inspector(s) shall do such further acts as are proper to conduct the elections of directors and the vote on other matters with fairness to all shareholders. The Inspector(s) shall make a certificate of the results of the elections of directors and the vote on other matters. No Inspector shall be a candidate for election as a director of the Corporation.

Section 18. Action by Shareholders Without a Meeting . Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the shareholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote if the action is taken by the holders of outstanding shares of each voting group entitled to vote thereon having not less than the minimum number of votes with respect to each voting group that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all voting groups and shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. In order to be effective, the action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, dated and signed by approving shareholders having the requisite number of votes of each voting group entitled to vote thereon, and delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its principal office in Florida, its principal place of business, the Secretary of the Corporation, or another office or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of shareholders are recorded. No written consent shall be effective to take such corporate action unless, within sixty (60) days of the date of the earliest dated consent delivered in the manner required by this Section, written consents signed by the number of holders required to take such action are delivered to the Corporation as set forth in this Section. Only shareholders of record on the record date shall be entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting.

Any written consent may be revoked prior to the date that the Corporation receives the required number of consents to authorize the proposed action. No revocation is effective unless in writing and until received by the Corporation at its principal office in Florida or its principal place of business, or received by the Secretary or other officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of shareholders are recorded.

Within ten (10) days after obtaining such authorization by written consent, notice shall be given to those shareholders who have not consented in writing or who are not entitled to vote on the action. The notice shall fairly summarize the material features of the authorized action and, if the action is one for which dissenters’ rights are provided under the Articles of Incorporation or by law, the notice shall contain a clear statement of the right of shareholders dissenting therefrom to be paid the fair value of their shares upon compliance with applicable law.

A consent signed as required in this Section has the effect of a meeting vote and may be described as such in any document.

Whenever action is taken as set forth in this Section, the written consent of the shareholders consenting thereto or the written reports of inspectors appointed to tabulate such consents shall be filed with the minutes of proceedings of shareholders.

Section 19. Notifications of Nominations and Proposed Business .

(a) General . Subject to the rights of holders of any class or series of stock having a preference over the Common Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation,

 

  (i) nominations for the election of directors, and

 

  (ii) the proposal of other business

to be brought before any shareholder meeting may be made by (x) the Board of Directors or proxy committee appointed by the Board of Directors or (y) any shareholder of the Corporation who (i) is entitled to vote at the

 

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meeting, (ii) has given timely notice in proper written form pursuant to this Section 19 of his or her intent to make such nomination or nominations or to propose such business and (iii) was a shareholder of record at the time of giving of such notice and at the time of the meeting; provided, that except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 20 of these Bylaws, clause (y) shall be the exclusive means for a shareholder to make nominations or submit other business. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice must be delivered to or mailed and received by the Secretary of the Corporation as set forth in paragraph (c) with respect to an annual meeting or as set forth in paragraph (d) with respect to a special meeting.

(b) Required Information .

(i) To be in proper written form, a shareholder’s notice (whether given pursuant to Section 19(c) or Section 19(d)) to the Secretary shall set forth as to the shareholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made:

1) the name and address (business and residential) of the shareholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made,

2) the number of shares of the Corporation that are owned of record or beneficially owned (as such term is defined by Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act (the “Exchange Act”)) and any other ownership interest in the shares of the Corporation, whether economic or otherwise, including any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right, or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class or series of shares of the Corporation or with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares of the Corporation, whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of capital stock of the Corporation or otherwise directly or indirectly owned beneficially by such person and any other direct or indirect opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any increase or decrease in the value of the shares of the Corporation (“Synthetic Equity Interests”) (which information shall be supplemented not later than ten (10) days after the record date for the meeting to disclose such ownership as of the record date and not later than five (5) days prior to the meeting to disclose such ownership as of ten (10) days prior to the meeting),

3) the date such shares or Synthetic Equity Interests were acquired and the investment intent of such acquisition,

4) a representation that the shareholder was a shareholder of record at the time of giving of notice, will be a shareholder of record at the time of the annual or special meeting, is entitled to vote at the meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person or propose the business specified in the notice,

5) a representation as to whether the shareholder or the beneficial owner, if any, intends, or is part of a group which intends, to (a) deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or elect the nominee and/or (b) otherwise solicit proxies from shareholders in support of such proposal or nomination, and

6) any other information relating to such shareholder and beneficial owner, if any, that would be required to be included in a proxy statement filed pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission or as may be reasonably required by the Board of Directors.

(ii) If the notice relates to any business other than a nomination of a director or directors that the shareholder proposes to bring before the meeting, the notice shall set forth:

1) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material direct or indirect interest of such shareholder and beneficial owner, if any, in such business,

 

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2) a description of all agreements, arrangements and understandings between such shareholder and beneficial owner, if any, and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such shareholder, and

3) such other information as would be required to be included in a proxy statement, filed pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, had the matter been proposed or intended to be proposed by the Board of Directors or as may be reasonably requested by the Board of Directors.

(iii) If the notice relates to the nomination of a director or directors, the notice shall set forth as to each person whom the shareholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection to the Board of Directors:

1) the name, age and address (business and residential) of the proposed nominee;

2) a complete biography or statement of the proposed nominee’s qualifications, including principal occupation or employment of such person (present and for the past five (5) years), education, work experience, knowledge of the Corporation’s industry, membership on the board of directors of another corporation and civic activity);

3) the number of shares of the Corporation that are owned of record or beneficially owned (as such term is defined by Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) by the proposed nominee and any other ownership interest in the shares of the Corporation, including all Synthetic Equity Interests (which information shall be supplemented not later than ten (10) days after the record date for the meeting to disclose such ownership as of the record date and not later than five (5) days prior to the meeting to disclose such ownership as of ten (10) days prior to the meeting) held by the proposed nominee;

4) the date such shares or Synthetic Equity Interests were acquired and the investment intent of such acquisition;

5) a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material monetary agreements, arrangements and understandings during the past three years, and any other material relationships, between or among such shareholder and beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is being made, and their respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the one hand, and each proposed nominee, on the other hand, including, without limitation, all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 404 promulgated under Regulation S-K if the shareholder making the nomination and the beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination is made, if any, or any affiliate or associate thereof or person acting in concert therewith, were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and the nominee were a director or executive officer of such registrant,

6) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the shareholder and the proposed nominee and/or any other person or persons pursuant to which the nomination is to be made by the shareholder or that relates directly or indirectly to such nominee’s service on the Board of Directors;

7) such other information regarding the proposed nominee as would be required to be included in a proxy statement filed pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including information with respect to a candidate’s independence as defined under the laws, rules and regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Nasdaq and such other information as the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors may reasonably request to determine the candidate’s qualifications to serve on any of the standing committees of the Board of Directors or to qualify as an “audit committee financial expert”;

8) the candidate’s consent to serve as a director of the Corporation if elected;

 

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9) a statement from the candidate that the candidate will, if elected, promptly following the failure of the candidate to receive a majority vote in any re-election that requires a majority vote, tender an irrevocable resignation, which will be effective upon acceptance of such resignation by the Board of Directors; and

10) a statement from the candidate that he is not currently an “Ineligible Director Candidate” as that term is defined in Section 20(h)(iii) below.

(c) Annual Meetings . For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a shareholder pursuant to this Section 19, the shareholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation and such other business must otherwise be a proper matter for shareholder action. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth day nor earlier than the close of business on the one hundred fiftieth 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 days before or more than seventy days after the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, notice by the shareholder must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred fiftieth day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the one hundred twentieth day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation). 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 shareholder’s notice as described above. Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of this paragraph (c) to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors of the Corporation at an annual meeting is increased and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors at least one hundred thirty days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a shareholder’s notice required by this Section 19 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.

(d) Special Meetings . Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of shareholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of shareholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting (1) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (2) provided that the Board of Directors has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any shareholder of the Corporation who is a shareholder of record at the time the notice provided for in this Section 19 is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation and at the time of the special meeting, who shall be entitled to vote at the meeting and upon such election and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 19. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of shareholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board of Directors, any such shareholder 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 shareholder’s notice required by paragraph (a) of this Section 19 shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred fiftieth day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth day prior to such special meeting, or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board 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 shareholder’s notice as described above.

(e) Public Announcement . For purposes of this Section 19, “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by Business Wire, the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or

 

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comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

(f) Exchange Act Compliance . Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 19, a shareholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the laws, rules and regulations promulgated thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 19; provided, however, that any references in these Bylaws to the Exchange Act or the rules promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit the requirements applicable to nominations or proposals as to any other business to be considered pursuant to this Section 19. Nothing in this Section 19 shall be deemed to affect any rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors under specified circumstances.

(g) General . Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 19 or Section 20 shall be eligible to serve as directors and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of shareholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 19. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 19 and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with this Section 19, to declare that such defective proposal or nomination shall be disregarded.

Section 20. Shareholder Nominations Included in the Corporation’s Proxy Materials.

(a) In addition to any persons nominated for election to the Board of Directors by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof, subject to the provisions of this Section 20, the Corporation shall (i) include in its proxy materials for any annual meeting of shareholders (A) the name of any person (other than an Ineligible Director Candidate) nominated for election (the “Shareholder Nominee”) by any record holder of shares of common stock of the Corporation at the time the Notice of Nomination (as defined below) is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation, (i) who is entitled to vote at the annual meeting upon such election, (ii) whose shares will be used to meet the eligibility requirements set forth Section 20(c)(i) and (iii) who has satisfied the conditions and complied with the procedures set forth in this Section 20 (a “Nominator”) or by a group of up to ten (10) such shareholders (a “Nominator Group”) that has satisfied the conditions and complied with the procedures set forth in this Section 20 applicable to a Nominator Group; provided that, in the case of a Nominator Group, each member thereof (each a “Group Member”) shall have satisfied the conditions and complied with the procedures set forth in this Section 20 applicable to Group Members and shall not have been a member of another Nominator Group during the preceding ninety (90) days, and (B) the Nomination Statement (as defined below) furnished by such Nominator or Nominator Group and (ii) include such Shareholder Nominee’s name on any ballot distributed at such annual meeting and on the Corporation’s proxy card (or any other format through which the Corporation permits proxies to be submitted) distributed in connection with such annual meeting.

(b) At each annual meeting of shareholders, the Nominator or Nominator Group, as the case may be, may nominate one or more Shareholder Nominees for election at an annual meeting pursuant to and in accordance with this Section 20; provided that the total number of Shareholder Nominees nominated by the Nominator or Nominator Group shall not exceed the Maximum Number; provided, further, that if either (i) the Corporation has received notice pursuant to Section 19 of these Bylaws that a shareholder intends to nominate one or more nominees for election at such meeting, (ii) any director then in office was nominated by a shareholder pursuant to Section 19, or (iii) the Corporation has entered into, or will enter into, an agreement or other arrangement with one or more shareholder(s) to avoid any person being formally proposed as a board candidate pursuant to Section 19, then no nominations shall be permitted to be made pursuant to this Section 20 by any shareholder.

 

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(c) To nominate any such Shareholder Nominee, the Nominator or Nominator Group, as the case may be, shall:

(i) have maintained a Net Long Beneficial Ownership (as defined below) of five percent (5%) or more of the Corporation’s outstanding common stock continuously for at least three years as of the date the Notice of Nomination is submitted to the Corporation and continue to hold the same Net Long Beneficial Ownership through the date of the annual meeting to which the nomination related, and

(ii) within the time period applicable to notice of shareholder proposals made at the annual meeting pursuant to Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act, submit to the Secretary of the Corporation the following:

1) a written notice of the nomination of such Shareholder Nominee that includes (A) with respect to the Nominator and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made, or, in the case of a Nominator Group, with respect to each Group Member and any beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination is made, all of the information required by Section 19(b)(i) of these Bylaws and (B) with respect to each such Shareholder Nominee, all of the information required by Section 19(b)(iii) of these Bylaws (such written notice, the “Notice of Nomination”);

2) if the Nominator or Nominator Group so elects, a statement for inclusion in the Corporation’s proxy statement in support of each Shareholder Nominee’s election to the Board of Directors, which statement shall not exceed five hundred (500) words with respect to each Shareholder Nominee (the “Nomination Statement”);

3) a representation by each Nominator or, in the case of a Nominator Group, each Group Member, that all of the facts, statements and other information included in all communications by the Nominator or Nominator Group (including any Group Member) with the Corporation, including without limitation the Notice of Nomination and the Nomination Statement, are and will be true and correct in all material respects (and shall not omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading);

4) a representation by each Nominator or, in the case of a Nominator Group, each Group Member, that the Nominator or Nominator Group (including any Group Member) has no intent to cause or to contribute to the causation of a Change of Control of the Corporation;

5) an executed agreement, in a form deemed satisfactory by the Board of Directors pursuant to which the Nominator (or, in the case of a Nominator Group, each Group Member) agrees to:

a) comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations arising out of or related to the nomination of each Shareholder Nominee pursuant to this Section 20;

b) assume all liability and indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation and each of its directors, officers, employees, agents and Affiliates, individually, against any liability, loss or damages in connection with any threatened or pending action, suit or proceeding, whether legal, administrative or investigative, against the Corporation or any of its directors, officers, employees, agents or Affiliates arising out of or related to any nomination submitted by the Nominator or Nominator Group pursuant to this Section 20;

c) during the period commencing with the submission of the Notice of Nomination and ending on the later of (1) the first anniversary of the annual meeting to which the Notice of Nomination related or (2) the date on which any Shareholder Nominee previously nominated by such Nominator or any Group Member is no longer serving on the Board of Directors, not nominate any individual to be a director of the Corporation other than in accordance with this Section 20 or conduct any solicitation, including, but not limited to, pursuant to Rule 14a-2(b) of the Exchange Act, with respect to an election of directors; and

 

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d) furnish to the Corporation the updated information required by the second sentence of Section 20(d) below; and

6) a letter of resignation signed by each Shareholder Nominee, which letter shall specify that such Shareholder Nominee’s resignation is irrevocable and that it shall become effective upon a determination by the Board of Directors or any committee thereof (excluding, for purposes of such determination, such Shareholder Nominee) that (x) any of the information provided to the Corporation by the Nominator, the Nominator Group, any Group Member or the Shareholder Nominee in respect of the nomination of such Shareholder Nominee pursuant to this Section 20 is or was untrue in any material respect (or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading) or (y) the Nominator, the Nominator Group or any Group Member or any Affiliate thereof shall have breached any of its obligations under this Section 20.

(d) In the event that any information included in the Nomination Statement, or any other communications by the Nominator, Nominator Group or any Group Member with the Corporation ceases to be true and correct in all material respects, or omits a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made and as of such later date, not misleading, each Nominator, Nominator Group or Group Member, as the case may be, shall promptly (and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours of discovering that such information has ceased to be true and correct in all material respects, or omits a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made and as of such later date, not misleading) notify the Corporation of any such defect in such previously provided information and of the information that is required to correct any such defect. All such information required to be included in the Notice of Nomination shall be updated (i) as of the record date for notice of the annual meeting at which the Shareholder Nominee(s) is (are) nominated for election to the Board of Directors (which record date shall be included in a public announcement released on or prior to the date thereof) within five (5) business days after such record date by notice in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation and (ii) ten (10) days prior to the annual meeting or adjournment or postponement thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, if any Nominator, Nominator Group or Group Member has failed to comply with the requirements of this Section 20, the Board of Directors or the chairman of the meeting shall declare the nomination of the Shareholder Nominee(s) by such Nominator or Nominator Group to be invalid, and such nomination shall be disregarded.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 20, (1) the Corporation may omit from its proxy materials any information, including all or any portion of the Nomination Statement, if the Board of Directors in good faith determines that the disclosure of such information would violate any applicable law, rule or regulation, (2) the Corporation may exclude from its proxy materials any Shareholder Nominee pursuant to this Section 20 if the Board of Directors in good faith determines that such Shareholder Nominee’s election to the Board of Directors or any committee thereof would result in the Corporation violating or failing to be in compliance with any applicable law, rule or regulation to which the Corporation is subject, including any rules or regulations of any stock exchange on which the Corporation’s shares are traded, and (3) unless otherwise required by law, if a Nominator, any Group Member or the Shareholder Nominee does not appear at the meeting of shareholders to present any nomination submitted pursuant to this Section 20, such nomination shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation.

(f) In the event that any Nominator or Nominator Group submits a nomination at an annual meeting and either (1) such Nominator or any Group Member had nominated (or been a Group Member of a Nominator Group that had nominated) a nominee for election to a board of directors pursuant to this Section 20 or other proxy access bylaw within the past three years from the date of such annual meeting and such nominee shall not have received at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the total votes eligible to be cast in favor of such nominee’s election or such nominee withdrew from or became ineligible or unavailable for election to the board of directors, or (2) such Shareholder Nominee shall have been nominated for election by another person, other than the Nominator or Nominator Group, pursuant to this Section 20 or other proxy access bylaw within the past three years from the date of such annual meeting and such Shareholder Nominee shall not have received at least

 

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twenty-five percent (25%) of the total votes eligible to be cast in favor of such Shareholder Nominee’s election or such Shareholder Nominee withdrew from or became ineligible or unavailable for election to the board of directors, then such nomination shall be disregarded. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 20(f) shall not prevent any shareholder from nominating any person to the Board of Directors pursuant to and in accordance with Section 19 of these bylaws.

(g) In the event that the aggregate number of nominations submitted by the Nominator(s) or Nominator Group(s) pursuant to this Section 20 exceeds the Maximum Number, each eligible Nominator or Nominator Group will select one Shareholder Nominee for inclusion in the Corporation’s proxy statement until the Maximum Number is reached, going in order of the amount of the Net Long Beneficial Ownership of the Corporation’s common stock held by such Nominator or Nominator Group on the date that the applicable Notice of Nomination was first submitted to the Corporation, unless the Corporation knows or has reason to believe in good faith that such information is not complete or accurate with respect to any such Nominator or Nominator Group, in which case the Corporation shall use reasonable efforts to determine the ownership of such Nominator or Nominator Group and use the amount it determines in good faith to be accurate or as accurate as practicable under the circumstances. If the Maximum Number is not reached after each Nominator or Nominator Group has selected one Shareholder Nominee, this selection process will continue as many times as necessary, following the same order each time, until the maximum number is reached.

(h) Definitions. For purposes of this Section 20, the following definitions shall apply:

(i) “Affiliate” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto under the General Laws, Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act;

(ii) “Change of Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: (1) the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, taken as a whole, to any “person”, (2) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation; or (3) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” becomes the “beneficial owner” (as, such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a person shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the outstanding stock of the Corporation;

(iii) “Ineligible Director Candidate” means any person (A) who is or becomes a party to any compensatory, payment or other agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation in connection with service as a director of the Corporation, including any agreement to indemnify such person for obligations arising as a result of his service on the Board of Directors, (B) who is receiving or will receive any compensation or other payment from any person or entity other than the Corporation in connection with service as a director of the Corporation, (C) who is not independent under the listing standards of each principal U.S. national securities exchange upon which the common stock of the Corporation is listed, any applicable rules of the Securities Exchange Commission and any publicly disclosed standards used by the Board of Directors in determining and disclosing independence of the Corporation’s directors, in each case as determined by the Board of Directors, (D) whose election as a member of the Board of Directors would cause the Corporation to be in violation of these Bylaws, the Articles of Incorporation, the rules and listing standards of the principal U.S. exchanges upon which the common stock of the Corporation is traded, or any applicable law, rule or regulation, (E) who is an employee, officer or director or who has been, within the past three (3) years, an officer or director of an entity whose principal business is the owning and/or leasing of wireless communication towers, (F) who is a named subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses) or has been convicted in such a criminal proceeding within the past ten (10) years, or (G) who has provided information to the Corporation in respect of such nomination that was untrue in

 

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any material respect or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statement made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, as determined by the Board of Directors or any committee thereof.

(iv) “Maximum Number” means a number of Shareholder Nominees that may be nominated pursuant to this Section 20 at any annual meeting equal to: (A) the greater of (1) one director or (2) that number of directors representing twenty percent (20%) of the total number of directors then serving (rounded down to the nearest whole number) less (B) the sum of (x) the number of directors in office on such date who were originally nominated pursuant to Section 20 at any of the three (3) most recent annual meetings and (y) the number of directors in office on such date who were originally nominated, or will be nominated, by the Board of Directors pursuant to an agreement or other arrangement with one or more shareholders to avoid such person being formally proposed as a board candidate pursuant to this Section 20; provided, however , that for so long as the Corporation has a classified board, in no case shall the number of Shareholder Nominees for any annual meeting exceed one-half (1/2) of the number of directors to be elected at such annual meeting (rounded down to the nearest whole number). The Maximum Number of nominees shall be zero if the number of nominees referred to in clause (B) of this paragraph shall equal or exceed the number of positions on the Board of Directors referred to in clause (A) of this paragraph. If for any reason one or more vacancies occur on the Board of Directors after the date all nominations are due under this Section 20 but before the date the proxy statement is mailed and the Board of Directors elects to reduce the size of the Board of Directors in connection therewith, the maximum number of Shareholder Nominees eligible for inclusion in the Corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to this Section 20 shall be calculated based on the number of directors as so reduced.

(v) “Net Long Beneficial Ownership” (and its correlative terms), when used to describe the nature of a person’s ownership of common stock of the Corporation, shall mean those shares of common stock of the Corporation as to which the person in question possesses (a) the full unhedged power to vote or direct the voting of such shares, (b) the full unhedged economic incidents of ownership of such shares (including the full right to profits and the full risk of loss), and (c) the full unhedged power to dispose of or direct the disposition of such shares; provided that the number of shares calculated in accordance with clauses (a), (b) and (c) shall not include any shares (i) sold by such person or any of its Affiliates in any transaction that has not been settled or closed, (ii) borrowed by such person or any of its Affiliates for any purposes or purchased by such person or any of its Affiliates pursuant to an agreement to resell or (iii) subject to any option, warrant, forward contract, swap, contract of sale, other derivative or other agreement or understanding sold or acquired by such person or any of its Affiliates, whether any such instrument is to be settled with shares or with cash based on the notional amount of shares subject thereto, in any such case which has, or is intended to have, the purpose or effect of (A) reducing in any manner, to any extent or at any time in the future, such person’s or Affiliates’ full rights to vote or direct the voting and full rights to dispose or direct the disposition of any of such shares, and/or (B) offsetting any gain or loss arising from the full economic ownership of such shares by such person or Affiliate.

ARTICLE II.

DIRECTORS

Section 1. Functions . Except as provided in the Articles of Incorporation or by law, all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of this Corporation shall be managed under the direction of, the Board of Directors.

Section 2. Number . The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall consist of a number of persons fixed by a resolution of the Board of Directors from time to time; provided, however, that the Board of Directors shall not consist of less than one (1) person, and not more than twenty- five (25) persons.

Section 3. How Selected . Unless appointed to fill a vacancy, directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of shareholders or at a special meeting, in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

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Section 4. Qualifications . Directors must be natural persons over the age of 18 years old, but need not be residents of the State of Florida or shareholders of this Corporation.

Section 5. Resignation . Any director may resign at any time by delivering written notice to the Corporation, the Board of Directors or its Chairman. Such resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date, in which event the Board of Directors may fill the pending vacancy before the effective date if the Board of Directors provides that the successor does not take office until the effective date.

Section 6. Vacancies . A director shall hold office until the annual meeting of the shareholders and until his successors shall be elected and shall qualify, subject, however, to the director’s prior death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, or removal from office. Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors, including any vacancy created by reason of an increase in the number of directors, may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, or by the sole remaining director.

Section 7. Regular Meetings . An annual regular meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held without notice as soon as practicable after the annual meeting of shareholders for the purpose of the election of officers and the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting, and at such other time and place as may be determined by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may, with or without notice, at any time and from time to time, decide the time and place, either within or outside of the State of Florida, for the holding of the annual regular meeting or additional regular meetings of the Board of Directors. Meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board, the President of the Corporation, or a majority of the Board of Directors.

Section 8. Special Meetings . Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board, the President of the Corporation, or a majority of the Board of Directors. The person or persons authorized to call special meetings of the Board of Directors may designate any place, either within or outside of the State of Florida, as the place for holding any special meeting of the Board of Directors called by them. If no designation is made, the place of meeting shall be the principal office of the Corporation in the State of Florida.

Notice of any special meeting of the Board of Directors may be given by any reasonable means, whether oral or written, and at any reasonable time prior to such meeting. The reasonableness of any notice given in connection with any special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be determined in light of all of the pertinent circumstances. It shall be presumed that notice of any special meeting given at least two (2) days prior to such special meeting, either orally (by telephone or in person), or by written notice delivered personally or mailed to each director at his or her business or residence address, is reasonable. If mailed, such notice of any special meeting shall be deemed to be delivered on the second day after it is deposited in the United States mail, so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. If notice is given by electronic transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when the notice is delivered by the electronic device. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose or purposes of, any special meetings of the Board of Directors need be specified in the notice or in any written waiver of notice of such meeting.

Section 9. Waiver of Notice of Meeting . Notice of a meeting of the Board of Directors need not be given to any director who signs a written waiver of notice either before, during or after the meeting. Attendance of a director at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting and waiver of any and all objections to the place of the meeting, the time of the meeting and the manner in which it has been called or convened, except when a director states, at the beginning of the meeting or promptly upon arrival at the meeting, any objection to the transaction of business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

Section 10. Quorum and Voting . A majority of the number of directors fixed in the manner provided by these Bylaws shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; provided, however, that whenever, for any

 

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reason, a vacancy occurs in the Board of Directors, a quorum shall consist of a majority of the remaining directors until the vacancy has been filled. The act of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present when the vote is taken shall be the act of the Board of Directors.

A majority of the directors present, whether or not a quorum exists, may adjourn any meeting of the Board of Directors to another time and place. Notice of any such adjourned meeting shall be given to the directors who were not present at the time of the adjournment and, unless the time and place of the adjourned meeting are announced at the time of the adjournment, to the other directors.

Section 11. Presumption of Assent . A director of this Corporation who is present at a meeting of its Board of Directors, or a committee of the Board of Directors, at which action on any corporate matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken, unless he or she (i) objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his or her arrival) to holding the meeting or transacting specified business at the meeting, or (ii) votes against such action or abstains from the action taken; or (iii) has his or her dissent entered into the minutes of the meeting or filed with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or immediately thereafter, unless the dissenting director voted in favor of such action.

Section 12. Meetings of the Board of Directors by Means of a Conference Telephone or Similar Communications . Members of the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of such Board by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment if all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time. Participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting.

Section 13. Action Without a Meeting . Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by all of the directors of this Corporation, or all the members of the committee, as the case may be. Action taken under this Section is effective when the last director or member of the committee signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date. Such consent shall have the same effect as a meeting vote and may be described as such in any document.

Section 14. Compensation . Each director may be paid his expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and a committee thereof, and may be paid a stated salary as a director or a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors (or a committee thereof) or both, as may from time to time be determined by action of the Board of Directors. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.

Section 15. Director Conflicts of Interests . No contract or other transaction between this Corporation and one or more of its directors or any other corporation, firm, association or entity in which one or more of the directors of this Corporation are directors or officers or are financially interested shall be either void or voidable because of such relationship or interest, or because such director or directors of this Corporation are present at the meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof which authorizes, approves or ratifies such contract or transaction, or because his or their vote(s) are counted for such purpose, if:

(a) The fact of such relationship or interest is disclosed or known to the Board of Directors or committee which authorizes, approves or ratifies the contract or transaction by a vote or consent sufficient for the purpose without counting the vote(s) or written consent(s) of such interested director(s); or

(b) The fact of such relationship or interest is disclosed or known to the shareholders entitled to vote and they authorize, approve or ratify such contract or transaction by vote taken at an annual or special meeting of shareholders; or

(c) The contract or transaction is fair and reasonable as to the Corporation at the time it is authorized by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof or the shareholders.

 

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Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof which authorizes, approves or ratifies such contract or transaction.

ARTICLE III.

COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 1. Committees . The Board of Directors or the Chairman of the Board may designate from among its members committees from time to time for such purposes and with such powers as the Board or Chairman may determine.

Section 2. Term . The term of each committee appointed shall continue until the next annual meeting of shareholders following its appointment, at which time the existence of the committee shall automatically terminate unless the committee is reappointed in the annual meeting of directors held immediately thereafter; provided, however, that the existence of any committee may be terminated at any time by affirmative action of the Board.

Section 3. Meetings . Each committee shall hold as many meetings as are necessary to continue or complete the performance of its duties.

Section 4. Record of Meetings . Each committee shall keep or cause to be kept minutes of each meeting held, and each set of minutes shall include a description of all matters considered and all decisions, if any, made. The minutes of all meetings held since the time of the last preceding regular Board of Directors meeting shall be filed with the Chairman of the Board at or prior to the next regular meeting of the Board of Directors, and copies of the minutes shall be presented to the Board of Directors as part of the committee’s reports.

ARTICLE IV.

OFFICERS

Section 1. Officers . If so appointed by the Board of Directors, the officers of this Corporation shall consist of a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and such other officers as appointed by the Board of Directors. Any two (2) or more offices may be held by the same person; however, such a person shall, when acting on behalf of the Corporation in his capacity as an officer of the Corporation, designate in which capacity or capacities he is acting and shall be deemed to act only in the capacity(ies) so designated.

Section 2. Appointment and Term of Office . The officers of the Corporation shall be appointed annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board held after the shareholders’ annual meeting. If the appointment of officers does not occur at this meeting, the appointment shall occur as soon thereafter as practicable. Each officer shall hold office until a successor has been duly appointed and qualified, or until an earlier resignation, removal from office, or death.

Section 3. Removal of Officers . Any officer of the Corporation may be removed from his or her office or position at any time, with or without cause, by a majority vote of the Board of Directors. Any officer or assistant officer, if appointed by another officer pursuant to authority, if any, received from the Board of Directors, may likewise be removed by such officer.

Section 4. Resignation . Any officer of the Corporation may resign at any time from his or her office or position by delivering notice to the Corporation, the Board of Directors or its Chairman. Such resignation is effective when the notice is delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date. If a resignation is made effective at a later date and the Corporation accepts the future effective date, the Board of Directors may fill the pending vacancy before the effective date if the Board provides that the successor does not take office until the effective date.

 

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Section 5. Duties . If so appointed by the Board of Directors, the officers of this Corporation shall have the following duties:

(a) President . Unless otherwise designated by the Board of Directors, the President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, in general, supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and shall preside at all meetings of the shareholders, the Board of Directors and all committees of the Board of Directors on which he or she may serve. In addition, the President shall have the following powers and duties.

(1) He or she may cause to be called special meetings of the shareholders and directors in accordance with these Bylaws.

(2) He or she shall appoint and remove, employ and discharge, and fix the compensation of all servants, agents, employees and clerks of the Corporation, other than the duly elected officers, subject to policies adopted by the Board of Directors.

(3) He or she shall sign and make all contracts and agreements in the name of the Corporation, and see that they are properly carried out.

(4) He or she shall see that the books, reports, statements, and certificates of the Corporation are properly kept, made, and filed according to law.

(5) He or she shall sign all certificates of stock, notes, drafts, or bills of exchange, warrants or other orders for the payment of money duly drawn by the treasurer.

(6) He or she shall enforce these Bylaws and perform all of the duties incident to the position and office, and which are required by law.

(7) He or she shall solely and personally be responsible for collecting, accounting for, and paying all taxes imposed upon the Corporation by any governmental authority, whether municipal, county, state or federal. This power is personal and exclusive to the Chief Executive Officer and may not be delegated by him or her or regulated by the Board, nor shall it descend to any other officer.

(b) Vice President . One or more Vice Presidents may be designated by that title or such additional title or titles as the Board of Directors may determine. The duties of the Vice Presidents shall be as follows:

During the absence and inability of the President to perform his or her duties or exercise his powers, as set forth in these Bylaws or in the acts under which this Corporation is organized, the same shall be performed and exercised by a Vice President (in such order of seniority as may be determined by the Board of Directors or, failing such determination, as may be designated by the Chairman of the Board); and when so acting, he or she shall have the powers and be subject to all responsibilities hereby given to or imposed upon the President. The Vice Presidents shall have such powers and perform such duties as usually pertain to their office, or as are assigned to them by the President or the Board of Directors.

(c) Secretary . The Secretary shall have such powers and perform such duties as are incident to the Office of Secretary of a Corporation, or as are assigned to him or her by the President or the Board of Directors, including the following:

(1) He or she shall keep the resolutions, forms of written consent, minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors and of the shareholders, and other official records of the Corporation in appropriate books.

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(3) He or she shall be custodian of the records and of the corporate seal, and affix the latter when required to authenticate the records of the Corporation.

(4) He or she shall keep the stock and transfer books in the manner prescribed by law, so as to show at all times the amount of capital stock, the manner and the time the same was paid in, the names of the owners thereof, alphabetically arranged, their respective places of residences, their post office addresses, the number of shares owned by each, the time at which each person became such owner, and the amount paid thereon; and keep such stock and transfer books open daily during the business hours and at the main office of the Corporation, subject to the inspection of such shareholders as are authorized to inspect the same, as provided in Article I, Section 8 of these Bylaws.

(5) He or she shall sign all certificates of stock.

(6) He or she shall present to the Board of Directors all communications addressed to him or her officially by the President or any officer or shareholder of the Corporation.

(7) He or she shall attend to all correspondence and perform all the duties incident to the Office of Secretary.

(8) In the absence of an appointment of a Treasurer, the duties of the Treasurer.

(d) Treasurer . The Treasurer shall have custody of all corporate funds and financial records, shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or the President.

Section 6. Other Officers, Employees, and Agents . Each and every other officer, employee, and agent of the Corporation shall possess, and may exercise, such power and authority, and shall perform such duties, as may from time to time be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors, the officer appointing him or her, and such officer or officers who may from time to time be designated by the Board to exercise supervisory authority.

ARTICLE V.

SHARES OF STOCK

Section 1. Certificates for Shares . The Board of Directors shall determine whether shares of the Corporation shall be uncertificated or certificated. If certificated shares are issued, certificates representing shares in the Corporation shall be signed (either manually or by facsimile) by the President or Vice President and the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary and may be sealed with the seal of the Corporation or a facsimile thereof. A certificate which has been signed by an officer or officers who later shall have ceased to be such officer when the certificate is issued shall nevertheless be valid. Upon receipt of the consideration for which the Board of Directors has authorized for the issuance of the shares, such shares so issued shall be fully paid and nonassessable.

Each share certificate representing shares shall state upon the face thereof: (a) the name of the Corporation; (b) that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Florida; (c) the name of the person or persons to whom issued; (d) the number and class of shares, and the designation of the series, if any, which such certificate represents; and (e) if different classes of shares or different series within a class are authorized, a summary of the designation, relative rights, preferences, and limitations applicable to each class and the variations in rights, preferences, and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series), or in the alternative, that the Corporation will provide the shareholder with a full statement of this information on request and without charge.

 

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Section 2. Issuance of Shares . All certificates issued shall be registered and numbered in the order in which they are issued. They shall be issued in consecutive order, and on the face of each share shall be entered the name of the person owning the shares represented by the certificate, the number of shares represented by the certificate, and the date of issuance of the certificate. Upon issuance, the certificate shall be signed by the President or a Vice President, and countersigned by the Secretary or an assistant secretary, and sealed with the seal of the Corporation. No certificate shall be issued for any share until such share is fully paid.

Section 3. Transfer of Shares; Ownership of Shares . Transfers of shares of stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the stock transfer books of the Corporation, and only after the surrender to the Corporation of the certificates representing such shares, if any, by the person in whose name the shares stand on the books of the Corporation, or his duly authorized legal representative. In all cases of transfer, the former certificate must be surrendered and canceled before a new certificate will be issued. In case of transfer by an attorney-in-fact, the power of attorney, duly executed and acknowledged, shall be deposited with the Secretary of the Corporation.

Section 4. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates . The Corporation shall issue a new stock certificate in the place of any certificate previously issued if the holder of record of the certificate: (a) makes proof in affidavit form that it has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken; (b) requests the issuance of a new certificate before the Corporation has notice that the certificate has been acquired by a purchaser for value in good faith and without notice of any adverse claim; (c) at the discretion of the Board of Directors, gives bond in such form and amount as the Corporation may require, to indemnify the Corporation, the transfer agent and registrar against any claim that may be made on account of the alleged loss, destruction or theft of such certificate; and (d) satisfies any other reasonable requirements imposed by the Corporation.

ARTICLE VI.

ACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF OTHER CORPORATIONS

Unless otherwise directed by the Board of Directors, the President or a designee of the President shall have the power to vote and to otherwise act on behalf of the Corporation, in person or by proxy, at any meeting of shareholders on, or with respect to, any action of shareholders of any other corporation in which this Corporation may hold securities and to otherwise exercise any and all rights and powers which this Corporation may possess by reason of its ownership of securities in other corporations.

ARTICLE VII.

DIVIDENDS

Section 1. Declaration . The Board of Directors may by resolution or vote declare such dividends as are permitted pursuant to Florida law, and which are not otherwise prohibited by any other applicable law or regulation, whenever in their opinion the condition of the Corporation’s affairs will render it expedient for such dividends to be declared; provided, however that no such dividends shall be declared when the Corporation is insolvent, when such payment would render the Corporation insolvent, or when the declaration or payment thereof would be contrary to applicable laws, rules or regulations or to any restrictions contained in the Articles of Incorporation.

Section 2. Types . The following types of dividends may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors:

(a) Dividends in cash or property; provided, however, that such dividends may be paid only out of the unreserved and unrestricted earned surplus of the Corporation.

(b) Dividends in cash paid for out of current net profits or retained earnings in accordance with the provisions of Florida Statutes, or any successor statute.

 

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(c) Dividends paid in the Corporation’s own authorized but unissued shares out of any unreserved and unrestricted surplus of the Corporation upon the following conditions:

(1) If the dividend is payable in its own shares having a par value, such shares shall be issued at not less than the par value, and there shall be transferred to stated capital at the time such dividend is paid an amount of surplus equal to the aggregate par value of the shares to be issued as a dividend;

(2) If a dividend is payable in its own shares without par value, such shares shall be issued at such stated value as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors by a resolution adopted at the time such dividend is declared, and there shall be transferred to stated capital at the time such dividend is paid an amount of surplus equal to the aggregate stated value so fixed in respect to such shares, and the amount per share so transferred to stated capital shall be disclosed to the shareholders receiving such dividend concurrently with the payment thereof.

(d) No dividend payable in shares of any class shall be paid to the holders of the shares of any other class unless the Articles of Incorporation so provide, or such payment is authorized by the affirmative vote or the written consent of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of the class in which the payment is to be made.

ARTICLE VIII.

INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS

Section 1. Insurance . The Board of Directors of the Corporation, in its discretion, shall have authority on behalf of the Corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, partner, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this Article. The provisions of the following sections of this Article VIII shall apply only in the event that no such insurance is in effect or, if such insurance is in effect, only to the extent that matters for which indemnification by the Corporation is permitted by such sections are not within the coverage of such insurance.

Section 2. Action Against a Party Because of Corporation Position . The Corporation shall indemnify each officer or director, and may indemnify, in its sole discretion, any employee or agent who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending, or completed claim, action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (other than an action by, or in the right of, the Corporation) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, partner, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, including any appeal thereof, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he 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 conduct was unlawful. The termination of any claim, action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

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made a party, to any threatened, pending, or completed claim, action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, partner, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with the defense or settlement of such claim, action, or suit, including any appeal thereof, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue, or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his or her duty to the Corporation unless, and only to the extent that, the court in which such claim, action or suit 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 indemnity for such expenses which such court shall deem proper.

Section 4. Reimbursement if Successful . To the extent that the director, officer, employee, or agent of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any claim, action, suit, or proceeding referred to in Section 2 or Section 3 of this Article VIII, or in defense of any claim, issue, or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith, notwithstanding that he had not been successful (on the merits or otherwise) on any other claim, issue, or matter in any such claim, action, suit or proceeding.

Section 5. Authorization . Any indemnification under Section 2 or Section 3 of this Article VIII (unless ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because he or she met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 2 or Section 3 of this Article VIII. Such determination shall be made:

(a) By a majority vote of a quorum of the Board of Directors; however, for the purposes of this Subsection, a quorum shall consist of directors who are or were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding;

(b) If such quorum is not obtainable, or even if obtainable, by a majority vote of a committee duly designated by the Board of Directors (in which directors who are parties may participate) consisting solely of two or more directors who were not at the time parties to the proceeding;

(c) By independent legal counsel who are (i) selected by the Board of Directors prescribed in paragraph (a) or the committee prescribed in paragraph (b); or (ii) if a quorum of the directors cannot be obtained for paragraph (a) and the committee cannot be designated under paragraph (b), selected by majority vote of the full Board of Directors (in which directors who are parties may participate); or

(d) By the shareholders by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of shareholders who are or were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or, if no such quorum is obtainable, by a majority vote of shareholders who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding.

Section 6. Advance Reimbursement . Expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit, or proceeding shall be paid to officers and directors, and, in its sole discretion, may be paid to agents and employees by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding, upon a preliminary determination, following one of the procedures set forth in Section 5 of this Article VIII, that the director, officer, employee or agent met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 2 or Section 3 of this Article VIII, or as authorized by the Board of Directors in the specific case and, in either event, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer, employee or agent to repay such amount unless it shall ultimately be determined that he is entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article.

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employees or agents that may be authorized under any statute, rule or law, provision of Articles of Incorporation, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, except an indemnification against gross negligence or willful misconduct. Where such other provision provides broader rights of indemnification than these Bylaws, such other provision shall control.

Section 8. Continuing Right of Indemnification . Indemnification as provided in this Article shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, or agent, and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person.

ARTICLE IX.

BOOKS AND RECORDS

Section 1. Books and Records . This Corporation shall maintain accurate accounting records and shall keep records of minutes of all meetings of its shareholders and Board of Directors, a record of all actions taken by the Board of Directors without a meeting and a record of all actions taken by a committee of the Board of Directors in place of the Board of Directors on behalf of the Corporation. The Corporation’s books and records may be inspected by any shareholder upon reasonable written notice to the Corporation, provided his or her request is made in good faith and for a proper purpose.

This Corporation or its agent shall also maintain a record of its shareholders in a form that permits preparation of a list of names and addresses of all shareholders in alphabetical order by classes of shares showing the number and series of shares held by each.

This Corporation shall keep a copy of the following records: (a) its Articles or Restated Articles of Incorporation and all amendments thereto currently in effect; (b) its Bylaws or Restated Bylaws and all amendments thereto currently in effect; (c) written communications to all shareholders generally or all shareholders of a class or series within the past three years, including the financial statements furnished for the past three years; (d) a list of the names and business street addresses of its current directors and officers; and (e) its most recent annual report delivered to the Department of State.

Any books, records and minutes may be in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable time.

Section 2. Annual Financial Information . Unless modified by a resolution of the shareholders within one hundred twenty (120) days of the close of each fiscal year, this Corporation shall furnish each shareholder annual financial statements which may be consolidated or combined statements of the Corporation and one or more of its subsidiaries, as appropriate, that include a balance sheet as of the end of such fiscal year, an income statement for that year, and a statement of cash flows for that year. If financial statements are prepared for the Corporation on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles, the annual financial statements must also be prepared on that basis.

If the annual financial statements are reported upon by a certified public accountant, his, her, or its report must accompany the statements. If not, the statements must be accompanied by a statement of the President or the person responsible for this Corporation’s accounting records: (a) stating his, her or its reasonable belief whether the statements were prepared on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles and, if not, describing the basis of preparation; and (b) describing any respects in which the statements were not prepared in accordance with any basis of accounting consistent with the statements prepared for the preceding year.

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one hundred twenty (120) days after the close of each fiscal year or within such additional time thereafter as is reasonably necessary to enable the Corporation to prepare its financial statements if, for reasons beyond its control, the Corporation is unable to prepare its financial statements within the prescribed period. Thereafter, on written request from a shareholder who has not been furnished the statements, the Corporation shall furnish him or her the latest financial statements.

ARTICLE X.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Board of Directors shall provide for a corporate seal which may be facsimile, engraved, printed or an impression seal which shall be circular in form and shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the words “seal” and “Florida” and the year of incorporation.

ARTICLE XI.

AMENDMENTS

These Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed and new Bylaws may be adopted, by either a majority of members of the Board of Directors or a majority vote of the shareholders; provided that (i) the Board of Directors may not alter, amend or repeal any Bylaw adopted by shareholders if the shareholders specifically provide that such Bylaw is not subject to amendment or repeal by the directors; and (ii) in the case of any amendment of these Bylaws by shareholder action, two-thirds (66 2/3%) of the shareholders, acting only by voting at a special meeting, will be required to amend any provision in Articles I, II, Article VIII, or this Article XI.

 

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Exhibit 4.1

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

The following summarizes the material terms of the common stock and undesignated preferred stock of SBA Communications Corporation as set forth in our amended and restated articles of incorporation, which we refer to as our articles of incorporation, and our amended and restated bylaws, which we refer to as our bylaws. While we believe that the following description covers the material terms of our capital stock, the description may not contain all of the information that is important to you and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to applicable Florida law and to the articles of incorporation and bylaws.

Authorized Capital

Our authorized capital stock consists of 400,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share and 30,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. Our board of directors may designate series of preferred stock, remove any series of preferred stock, establish or modify the number of shares to be included in each such series, and fix the designation, powers, preferences, rights, restrictions and limitations of the shares of each such series of preferred stock without any further vote or action by our shareholders. Any issuance of preferred stock could be used to discourage, delay or make more difficult a change in control.

Pursuant to our articles of incorporation and by-laws, our board of directors is classified into three classes of directors, denoted as Class I, Class II and Class III.

Class A Common Stock

Voting Rights

Each share of Class A common stock is entitled to one vote. Unless otherwise required by Florida law, once a quorum is present, a majority of the votes cast is required to approve action on a matter other than the election of directors. Once a quorum is present, directors are elected by a majority of the votes cast in uncontested elections. In contested elections, directors are elected by a plurality of votes cast. Our articles of incorporation provide that the amendment of certain provisions of our articles of incorporation, including those related to the number of directors and director vacancies, indemnification and amendments to those provisions, require a vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares.

Convertibility

There are no conversion provisions applicable to the Class A common stock.

Dividends

Each share of Class A common stock is entitled to receive dividends if, as and when declared by the board of directors out of funds legally available for that purpose, subject to preferences that may apply to any preferred stock that we may issue in the future.

Liquidation Rights

In the event of our dissolution or liquidation, after satisfaction of all our debts and liabilities and distributions to the holders of any preferred stock that we may issue in the future, if any, of amounts to which they are preferentially entitled, the holders of Class A common stock will be entitled to share ratably in the distribution of assets to the shareholders.

Other Provisions

There are no cumulative, subscription or preemptive rights to subscribe for any additional securities which we may issue, and there are no redemption provisions, conversion provisions or sinking fund provisions applicable to the Class A common stock.

The rights and preferences of holders of Class A common stock are subject to the rights of any series of preferred stock which we may issue in the future.

 

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Preferred Stock

Our board of directors is authorized by our articles of incorporation to provide for the issuance of shares of preferred stock, in one or more series, to establish the number of shares to be included in each series, to fix the designation, rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the shares of each series and to increase or decrease the number of shares of any series of preferred stock, all without any further vote or action by our shareholders.

The prospectus supplement will specify as to each issuance of preferred stock:

 

    the maximum number of shares;

 

    the designation of the shares;

 

    annual dividend rate, if any, whether the dividend rate is fixed or variable, the date dividends will accrue, the dividend payment dates and whether dividends will be cumulative;

 

    the price and the terms and conditions for redemption, if any, including redemption at our option or at the option of the holders, including the time period for redemption, and any accumulated dividends or premiums;

 

    the liquidation preference, if any, and any accumulated dividends upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs;

 

    any sinking fund or similar provision, and, if so, the terms and provisions relating to the purpose and operation of the fund;

 

    the terms and conditions, if any, for conversion or exchange of shares into or for any other class or classes of our capital stock or any series of any other class or classes, or into or for any other series of the same class, or any other securities or assets, including the price or the rate of conversion or exchange and the method, if any, of adjustment;

 

    any preemption rights;

 

    any restriction on the repurchase or redemption of shares while there is any arrearage in the payment of dividends or sinking fund installments;

 

    the voting rights; and

 

    any or all other preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, privileges or qualifications, limitations or restrictions.

Preferred stock will be fully paid and nonassessable upon issuance. The preferred stock or any series of preferred stock may be represented, in whole or in part, by one or more global certificates, which will represent an aggregate number of shares equal to that of the preferred stock represented by the global certificate.

Each global certificate will:

 

    be registered in the name of a depositary or a nominee of the depositary identified in the prospectus supplement;

 

    be deposited with such depositary or nominee or a custodian for the depositary; and

 

    bear a legend regarding any restrictions on exchanges and registration of transfer and any other matters as may be provided for under the certificate of designations.

Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer

To facilitate our continued qualification as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”), our articles of incorporation contain ownership limitations and transfer restrictions on our capital stock. We refer to these ownership limitations and transfer restrictions as the “REIT Ownership and Transfer Restrictions.” All certificates representing shares of capital stock, if any, bear legends describing the REIT Ownership and Transfer Restrictions. Further, the REIT Ownership and Transfer Restrictions could delay, defer or prevent a transaction or a change in control that might involve a premium price for the Class A common stock or otherwise be in the best interest of the shareholders.

 

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For us to continue to qualify as a REIT under the Code, our capital stock must be beneficially owned by 100 or more persons during at least 335 days of a taxable year of 12 months or during a proportionate part of a shorter taxable year (other than the first year for which an election to be subject to tax as a REIT has been made). Also, not more than 50% of the value of the outstanding shares of our capital stock may be owned, directly or indirectly, by five or fewer “individuals” (as defined in the Code to include certain entities such as private foundations) during the last half of a taxable year (other than the first taxable year for which an election to be subject to tax as a REIT has been made). To satisfy these ownership requirements and other requirements for continued qualification as a REIT and to otherwise protect us from the consequences of a concentration of ownership among our shareholders, our articles of incorporation contain the REIT Ownership and Transfer Restrictions.

Relevant sections of our articles of incorporation provide that, subject to the exceptions and the constructive ownership rules described below, no person (as defined in our articles of incorporation) may beneficially or constructively own more than 9.8% in value of the aggregate of our outstanding shares of stock, including our common stock and preferred stock, or more than 9.8% in value or in number of shares (whichever is more restrictive) of the outstanding shares of our Class A common stock. We refer to these restrictions as the “ownership limits.”

Applicable constructive ownership rules under the Code are complex and may cause stock owned actually or constructively by a group of related individuals and/or entities to be treated as owned by one individual or entity. As a result, the acquisition of less than 9.8% in value of shares of our outstanding stock or less than 9.8% in value or number of the outstanding shares of our Class A common stock (including through the acquisition of an interest in an entity that owns, actually or constructively, any class or series of our stock) by an individual or entity could nevertheless cause that individual or entity, or another individual or entity, to own, constructively or beneficially, in excess of 9.8% in value of shares of our outstanding stock or in excess of 9.8% in value or number of the outstanding shares of our Class A common stock.

In addition to the ownership limits, our articles of incorporation prohibit any person from actually or constructively owning shares of our stock to the extent that such ownership would cause any of our income that would otherwise qualify as “rents from real property” for purposes of section 856(d) of the Code to fail to qualify as such.

Our board of directors may, in its sole discretion, exempt a person from the ownership limits and certain other limits on ownership and transfer of our stock described above, and may establish a different limit on ownership for any such person. However, the board of directors may not exempt any person whose ownership of outstanding stock in violation of these limits would result in our failing to qualify as a REIT. In order to be considered by the board of directors for exemption or a different limit on ownership, a person must make such representations and undertakings as are reasonably necessary to ascertain that such person’s beneficial or constructive ownership of our stock will not jeopardize our ability to continue to qualify as a REIT under the Code and must agree that any violation or attempted violation of such representations or undertakings (or other action that is contrary to the ownership limits and certain other REIT limits on ownership and transfer of our stock described above) will result in the shares of stock being automatically transferred to a trust as described below. As a condition of its waiver, the board of directors may require an opinion of counsel or IRS ruling satisfactory to the board of directors with respect to our qualification as a REIT and may impose such other conditions as it deems appropriate in connection with the granting of the exemption or a different limit on ownership.

In connection with the waiver of the ownership limits or at any other time, the board of directors may from time to time increase the ownership limits for one or more persons and decrease the ownership limits for all other persons; provided that the new ownership limits may not, after giving effect to such increase and under certain assumptions stated in our articles of incorporation, result in us being “closely held” within the meaning of section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interests are held during the last half of a taxable year). Reduced ownership limits will not apply to any person whose percentage ownership of our total shares of stock or of the shares of a class or series of our stock, as applicable, is in excess of such decreased ownership limits until such time as such person’s percentage of total shares of stock or of the shares of a class or series of stock, as applicable, equals or falls below the decreased ownership limits, but any further acquisition of shares of our stock or of the shares of a class or series of our stock, as applicable, in excess of such percentage ownership of shares of stock or of a class or series of stock will be in violation of the ownership limits.

Our articles of incorporation further prohibit:

 

    any person from transferring shares of our stock if such transfer would result in shares of our stock being beneficially owned by fewer than 100 persons (determined without reference to any rules of attribution); and

 

    any person from beneficially or constructively owning shares of our stock if such ownership would result in our failing to qualify as a REIT.

 

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The foregoing provisions on transferability and ownership will not apply if the board of directors determines that it is no longer in our best interests to attempt to qualify, or to continue to qualify, as a REIT.

Any person who acquires or attempts or intends to acquire beneficial or constructive ownership of shares of our stock that will or may violate the foregoing REIT Ownership and Transfer Restrictions will be required to give notice to us immediately (or, in the case of a proposed or attempted transaction, at least 15 days prior to such transaction) and provide us with such other information as we may request in order to determine the effect, if any, of such transfer on our qualification as a REIT.

Pursuant to our articles of incorporation, if there is any purported transfer of our stock or other event or change of circumstances that, if effective or otherwise, would violate any of the REIT Ownership and Transfer Restrictions described above, then the number of shares causing the violation (rounded up to the nearest whole share) will be automatically transferred to a trust for the exclusive benefit of a designated charitable beneficiary, except that any transfer that results in the violation of the restriction relating to our stock being beneficially owned by fewer than 100 persons will be automatically void and of no force or effect. The automatic transfer will be effective as of the close of business on the business day prior to the date of the purported transfer or other event or change of circumstances that requires the transfer to the trust. We refer below to the person that would have owned the shares if they had not been transferred to the trust as the purported transferee. Any ordinary dividend paid to the purported transferee, prior to our discovery that the shares had been automatically transferred to a trust as described above, must be repaid to the trustee upon demand. Our articles of incorporation also provide for adjustments to the entitlement to receive extraordinary dividends and other distributions as between the purported transferee and the trust. If the transfer to the trust as described above is not automatically effective, for any reason, to prevent violation of the applicable restriction contained in our articles of incorporation, then the transfer of the excess shares will be automatically void and of no force or effect. Any shares of our stock transferred to the trustee are deemed to be offered for sale to us or our designee at a price per share equal to the lesser of (i) the price per share in the transaction that resulted in such transfer to the trust or, if the purported transferee did not give value for the shares in connection with the event causing the shares to be held in trust (e.g., in the case of a gift, devise or other such transaction), the market price at the time of such event and (ii) the market price on the date we accept, or our designee accepts, such offer. We have the right to accept such offer until the trustee has sold the shares of our stock held in the trust pursuant to the clauses discussed below. Upon a sale to us, the interest of the charitable beneficiary in the shares sold terminates and the trustee must distribute the net proceeds of the sale to the purported transferee, except that the trustee may reduce the amount payable to the purported transferee by the amount of any ordinary dividends that we paid to the purported transferee prior to our discovery that the shares had been transferred to the trust and that is owed by the purported transferee to the trustee as described above. Any net sales proceeds in excess of the amount payable to the purported transferee shall be immediately paid to the charitable beneficiary, and any ordinary dividends held by the trustee with respect to such stock will be paid to the charitable beneficiary.

If we do not buy the shares, the trustee must, as soon as reasonably practicable (and, if the shares are listed on a national securities exchange, within 20 days) after receiving notice from us of the transfer of shares to the trust, sell the shares to a person or entity who could own the shares without violating the REIT Ownership and Transfer Restrictions described above. Upon such a sale, the trustee must distribute to the purported transferee an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the price paid by the purported transferee for the shares or, if the purported transferee did not give value for the shares in connection with the event causing the shares to be held in trust (e.g., in the case of a gift, devise or other such transaction), the market price of the shares on the day of the event causing the shares to be held in the trust, and (ii) the sales proceeds (net of commissions and other expenses of sale) received by the trustee for the shares. The trustee may reduce the amount payable to the purported transferee by the amount of any ordinary dividends that we paid to the purported transferee before our discovery that the shares had been transferred to the trust and that is owed by the purported transferee to the trustee as described above. Any net sales proceeds in excess of the amount payable to the purported transferee will be immediately paid to the charitable beneficiary, together with any ordinary dividends held by the trustee with respect to such stock. In addition, if prior to discovery by us that shares of our Class A common stock have been transferred to a trust, such shares of stock are sold by a purported transferee, then such shares will be deemed to have been sold on behalf of the trust and, to the extent that the purported transferee received an amount for or in respect of such shares that exceeds the amount that such purported transferee was entitled to receive as described above, such excess amount shall be paid to the trustee upon demand. The purported transferee has no rights in the shares held by the trustee. The trustee will be indemnified by us or from the proceeds of sales of stock in the trust for its costs and expenses reasonably incurred in connection with conducting its duties and satisfying its obligations under our articles of incorporation. The trustee will also be entitled to reasonable compensation for services provided as determined by agreement between the trustee and the board of directors, which compensation may be funded by us or the trust. If we pay any such indemnification or compensation, we are entitled on a first priority basis (subject to the trustee’s indemnification and compensation rights) to be reimbursed from the trust. To the extent the trust funds any such indemnification and compensation, the amounts available for payment to a purported transferee (or the charitable beneficiary) would be reduced. The trustee will be designated by us and must be unaffiliated with us and with any purported transferee. Prior to the sale of any shares by the trust, the trustee will receive, in trust for the beneficiary, all distributions paid by us with respect to the shares, and may also exercise all voting rights with respect to the shares.

 

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Pursuant to the Florida Business Corporation Act, effective as of the date that the shares have been transferred to the trust, the trustee will have the authority, at the trustee’s sole discretion:

 

    to rescind as void any vote cast by a purported transferee prior to our discovery that the shares have been transferred to the trust; and

 

    to recast the vote in accordance with the desires of the trustee acting for the benefit of the charitable beneficiary of the trust.

However, if we have already taken corporate action, then the trustee may not rescind and recast the vote.

In addition, if the board of directors determines that a proposed or purported transfer would violate the REIT Ownership and Transfer Restrictions, the board of directors may take such action as it deems advisable to refuse to give effect to or to prevent such violation, including but not limited to, causing us to repurchase shares of our stock, refusing to give effect to the transfer on our books or instituting proceedings to enjoin the transfer.

Within 30 days after the end of each REIT taxable year, every owner of 5% or more (or such lower percentage as required by the Code or the Treasury regulations thereunder) of the outstanding shares of any class or series of our stock, must, upon request, provide us written notice of the person’s name and address, the number of shares of each class and series of our stock that the person beneficially owns and a description of the manner in which the shares are held. Each such owner must also provide us with such additional information as we may request in order to determine the effect, if any, of such owner’s beneficial ownership on our qualification as a REIT and to ensure compliance with the ownership limits. In addition, each beneficial owner or constructive owner of our stock, and any person (including the shareholder of record) who is holding shares of our stock for a beneficial owner or constructive owner will, upon demand, be required to provide us with such information as we may request in good faith in order to determine our qualification as a REIT and to comply with the requirements of any taxing authority or governmental authority or to determine such compliance.

Anti-takeover Effects of our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws

Pursuant to our articles of incorporation, our board of directors is divided into three classes of directors, denoted as Class I, Class II and Class III. Newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or any vacancies in the board of directors shall be filled by a majority of the directors then in office. Our classified board of directors will have the result, unless directors are removed, that at least two annual meetings of shareholders will be required for a majority of shareholders to make a change in control of the board of directors.

Our articles of incorporation provide that our board of directors may provide further issuance of Preferred Stock, in one or more series, to establish the number of shares to be included in each series, to fix the designation, rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of the shares of each series and to increase or decrease the number of shares of any series of Preferred Stock, all without any further vote or action by our shareholders. The existence of authorized but unissued and unreserved Preferred Stock may enable our board of directors to issue shares to persons friendly to current management, which could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of our company by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise, and thereby protect the continuity of our management.

Our articles of incorporation and Bylaws do not provide for cumulative voting. Additionally, our Bylaws establish advance notice procedures with respect to shareholder proposals and nomination of candidates for election as directors other than nominations made by or at the direction of our board of directors or a committee of our board of directors. A combination of our cumulative voting policy and the advance notice procedures make it more difficult to effect a change in the composition of our board of directors.

 

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Indemnification

Both our articles of incorporation and Bylaws provide for indemnification of our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Florida Business Corporation Act. We also maintain and pay premiums on an insurance policy on behalf of our directors and officers covering losses from certain claims. In addition, we have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and certain officers that provide for the indemnification of our directors and certain officers, to the fullest extent permitted by the Florida Business Corporation Act, our articles of incorporation and our bylaws, against expenses incurred by such persons in connection with their service as (i) our director or officer, (ii) in any capacity with respect to any of our employee benefit plans, or (iii) as a director, partner, trustee, officer, employee or agent of any other entity at our request. In addition, the agreements provide for our obligation to advance expenses, under certain circumstances, and provide for additional procedural protections.

Transfer Agent

The transfer agent and registrar for our Class A common stock is Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

 

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Exhibit 4.2

 

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. SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATIONTHE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND OWNERSHIP THAT ARE SPECIFIED IN THE AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE CORPORATION. THE CORPORATION WILL FURNISH A FULL STATEMENT DESCRIBING THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND OWNERSHIP TO THE HOLDER OF THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ON REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE.The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:TEN COM—as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -Custodian(Cust) (Minor)TEN ENT—as tenants by the entireties under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act(State)JT TEN—as joint tenants with right of survivorship UNIF?TRF MIN ACT -Custodian (until age) and not as tenants in common (Cust) under Uniform Transfers to Minors Act(Minor) (State)Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEEFor value received, hereby sell, assign and transfer unto (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE) Shares represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the within-named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.Dated: 20_Signature(s) Guaranteed: Medallion Guarantee StampTHE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (Banks, Stockbrokers, Savings and Loan Associations and Credit Unions) WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15.Signature: Signature: Notice: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the certificate, in every particular, without alteration or enlargement, or any change whatever.The IRS requires that the named transfer agent (“we”) report the cost basis of certain shares or units acquired after January 1, 2011. If your shares or units are covered by the legislation, and you requested to sell or transfer the shares or units using a specific cost basis calculation method, then we have processed as you requested. If you did not specify a cost basis calculation method, then we have defaulted to the first in, first out (FIFO) method. Please consult your tax advisor if you need additional information about cost basis. If you do not keep in contact with the issuer or do not have any activity in your account for the time period specified by state law, your property may become subject to state unclaimed property laws and transferred to the appropriate state.

Exhibit 4.24.A

SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Trustee

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of January 13, 2017

TO THE INDENTURE

Dated as of July 1, 2014

$750,000,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

OF

4.875% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2022


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01    Definitions    1
ARTICLE 2
ASSUMPTION
Section 2.01    Assumption of Obligations    1
Section 2.02    Effect of Supplemental Indenture    2
ARTICLE 3
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 3.01    Trust Indenture Act Controls    2
Section 3.02    Governing Law    2
Section 3.03    Ratification of Indenture; No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements    2
Section 3.04    Severability    2
Section 3.05    Counterpart Originals    2
Section 3.06    Table of Contents, Headings, etc.    2
Section 3.07    Effectiveness    2
Section 3.08    Trustee’s Disclaimer    2


SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “ Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of January 13, 2017, among SBA Communications REIT Corporation, a Florida corporation (the “ Company ” or the “ Surviving Company ”), SBA Communications Corporation, a Florida corporation (the “ Predecessor Company ”), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”), to the Indenture, dated as of July 1, 2014 (the “ Indenture ”), between the Predecessor Company and the Trustee.

WHEREAS, the Predecessor Company has executed and delivered to the Trustee the Indenture providing for the issuance of the 4.875% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “ Notes ”);

WHEREAS, the Predecessor Company and the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 10, 2016 (the “ Merger Agreement ”), providing for the merger of the Predecessor Company with and into the Company (the “ Merger ”), with the Company as the entity surviving the Merger;

WHEREAS, Section 5.01 of the Indenture provides that the Predecessor Company shall not consolidate or merge with or into another corporation, Person or entity, unless the entity or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Predecessor Company) assumes all the obligations of the Predecessor Company under the Notes and the Indenture pursuant to a supplemental indenture;

WHEREAS, the Merger complies with the other provisions of Section 5.01 of the Indenture;

WHEREAS, Section 9.01(c) of the Indenture permits the Predecessor Company and the Trustee to amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes without the consent of any Holder of the Notes to provide for the assumption of the Predecessor Company’s obligations to Holders of Notes in the case of a merger or consolidation;

WHEREAS, effective as of 11:59 p.m. on January 13, 2017 (the “ Effective Time ”), the Predecessor Company will merge with the Company pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, and the Company will be the entity surviving the Merger and will be renamed “SBA Communications Corporation” at the Effective Time; and

WHEREAS, the Company and the Predecessor Company have requested that the Trustee execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture, and all requirements necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid, binding and enforceable instrument in accordance with its terms have been done and performed, and the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized in all respects.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01 Definitions. All defined terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Indenture. Additional terms are defined in the body of this Supplemental Indenture. In the event that any term or provision contained herein shall conflict with any term or provision contained in the Indenture, the terms and provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall govern.

ARTICLE 2

ASSUMPTION

Section 2.01 Assumption of Obligations. Effective as of the Effective Time, the Company, as the entity surviving the Merger, shall assume by this Supplemental Indenture all the obligations of the Predecessor Company under the Notes and the Indenture.

 

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Section 2.02 Effect of Supplemental Indenture. Effective as of the Effective Time, the Company shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the Effective Time, the provisions of the Indenture referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Surviving Company and not to the Predecessor Company), and may exercise every right and power of the Predecessor Company under the Indenture with the same effect as if the Surviving Company had been named as the Company therein.

ARTICLE 3

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 3.01 Trust Indenture Act Controls. If any provision of this Supplemental Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by TIA § 318(c), the imposed duties shall control.

Section 3.02 Governing Law. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

Section 3.03 Ratification of Indenture; No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements. The Indenture, as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed. This Supplemental Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company, the Predecessor Company or their respective Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Supplemental Indenture.

Section 3.04 Severability. In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 3.05 Counterpart Originals. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture and signature pages for all purposes.

Section 3.06 Table of Contents, Headings, etc. The Table of Contents and Headings of the Articles and Sections of this Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Supplemental Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

Section 3.07 Effectiveness. The provisions of Article 2 of this Supplemental Indenture shall become operative and effective upon the Effective Time.

Section 3.08 Trustee’s Disclaimer. The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Supplemental Indenture and shall not be responsible for any statement in the recitals of this Supplemental Indenture.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of January 13, 2017.

 

SBA COMMUNICATIONS REIT CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Brendan T. Cavanagh
Name:   Brendan T. Cavanagh
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Brendan T. Cavanagh
Name:   Brendan T. Cavanagh
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:   /s/ Michael C. Daly
Name:   Michael C. Daly
Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page to Supplemental Indenture for 4.875% Notes due 2022]

Exhibit 4.26.A

SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Trustee

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of January 13, 2017

TO THE INDENTURE

Dated as of August 15, 2016

$1,100,000,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

OF

4.875% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2024


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01    Definitions    1
ARTICLE 2
ASSUMPTION
Section 2.01    Assumption of Obligations    1
Section 2.02    Effect of Supplemental Indenture    2
ARTICLE 3
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 3.01    Trust Indenture Act Controls    2
Section 3.02    Governing Law    2
Section 3.03    Ratification of Indenture; No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements    2
Section 3.04    Severability    2
Section 3.05    Counterpart Originals    2
Section 3.06    Table of Contents, Headings, etc.    2
Section 3.07    Effectiveness    2
Section 3.08    Trustee’s Disclaimer    2


SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “ Supplemental Indenture ”), dated as of January 13, 2017, among SBA Communications REIT Corporation, a Florida corporation (the “ Company ” or the “ Surviving Company ”), SBA Communications Corporation, a Florida corporation (the “ Predecessor Company ”), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”), to the Indenture, dated as of August 15, 2016 (the “ Indenture ”), between the Predecessor Company and the Trustee.

WHEREAS, the Predecessor Company has executed and delivered to the Trustee the Indenture providing for the issuance of the 4.875% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “ Notes ”);

WHEREAS, the Predecessor Company and the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 10, 2016 (the “ Merger Agreement ”), providing for the merger of the Predecessor Company with and into the Company (the “ Merger ”), with the Company as the entity surviving the Merger;

WHEREAS, Section 5.01 of the Indenture provides that the Predecessor Company shall not consolidate or merge with or into another corporation, Person or entity, unless the entity or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than the Predecessor Company) assumes all the obligations of the Predecessor Company under the Notes and the Indenture pursuant to a supplemental indenture;

WHEREAS, the Merger complies with the other provisions of Section 5.01 of the Indenture;

WHEREAS, Section 9.01(c) of the Indenture permits the Predecessor Company and the Trustee to amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes without the consent of any Holder of the Notes to provide for the assumption of the Predecessor Company’s obligations to Holders of Notes in the case of a merger or consolidation;

WHEREAS, effective as of 11:59 p.m. on January 13, 2017 (the “ Effective Time ”), the Predecessor Company will merge with the Company pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, and the Company will be the entity surviving the Merger and will be renamed “SBA Communications Corporation” at the Effective Time; and

WHEREAS, the Company and the Predecessor Company have requested that the Trustee execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture, and all requirements necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid, binding and enforceable instrument in accordance with its terms have been done and performed, and the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture has been duly authorized in all respects.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01 Definitions. All defined terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Indenture. Additional terms are defined in the body of this Supplemental Indenture. In the event that any term or provision contained herein shall conflict with any term or provision contained in the Indenture, the terms and provisions of this Supplemental Indenture shall govern.

ARTICLE 2

ASSUMPTION

Section 2.01 Assumption of Obligations. Effective as of the Effective Time, the Company, as the entity surviving the Merger, shall assume by this Supplemental Indenture all the obligations of the Predecessor Company under the Notes and the Indenture.

 

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Section 2.02 Effect of Supplemental Indenture. Effective as of the Effective Time, the Company shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the Effective Time, the provisions of the Indenture referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Surviving Company and not to the Predecessor Company), and may exercise every right and power of the Predecessor Company under the Indenture with the same effect as if the Surviving Company had been named as the Company therein.

ARTICLE 3

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 3.01 Trust Indenture Act Controls. If any provision of this Supplemental Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by TIA § 318(c), the imposed duties shall control.

Section 3.02 Governing Law. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

Section 3.03 Ratification of Indenture; No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements. The Indenture, as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed. This Supplemental Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company, the Predecessor Company or their respective Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Supplemental Indenture.

Section 3.04 Severability. In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 3.05 Counterpart Originals. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture and signature pages for all purposes.

Section 3.06 Table of Contents, Headings, etc. The Table of Contents and Headings of the Articles and Sections of this Supplemental Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Supplemental Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

Section 3.07 Effectiveness. The provisions of Article 2 of this Supplemental Indenture shall become operative and effective upon the Effective Time.

Section 3.08 Trustee’s Disclaimer. The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Supplemental Indenture and shall not be responsible for any statement in the recitals of this Supplemental Indenture.

[signatures appear on following page]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of January 13, 2017.

 

SBA COMMUNICATIONS REIT CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Brendan T. Cavanagh
Name:   Brendan T. Cavanagh
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
By:   /s/ Brendan T. Cavanagh
Name:   Brendan T. Cavanagh
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:   /s/ Michael C. Daly
Name:   Michael C. Daly
Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page to Supplemental Indenture for 4.875% Notes due 2024]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SBA Communications Completes Merger in Connection with REIT Conversion

Boca Raton, Florida, January 17, 2017

SBA Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: SBAC) (“SBA”) announced today the completion of the previously announced merger of SBA Communications Corporation with and into SBA Communications REIT Corporation (“SBA REIT”), a wholly owned subsidiary of SBA. SBA completed the merger to facilitate its compliance with the rules governing real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) by ensuring the effective adoption of certain charter provisions that implement standard REIT ownership limitations and transfer restrictions related to its capital stock.

As a result of the merger, shareholders of SBA automatically became shareholders of SBA REIT, which changed its name from “SBA Communications REIT Corporation” to “SBA Communications Corporation” as of 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on January 13, 2017, the effective time of the Merger, and succeeded to and continued the business and assumed the obligations of SBA immediately prior to the merger. Shares of SBA Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, will continue to trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “SBAC,” effective January 17, 2017.

About SBA Communications Corporation

SBA Communications Corporation is a first choice provider and leading owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure in North, Central and South America. By “Building Better Wireless,” SBA generates revenue from two primary businesses—site leasing and site development services. SBA’s primary focus is the leasing of antenna space on its multi-tenant towers to a variety of wireless service providers under long-term lease contracts.

Information Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements, including statements concerning SBA’s plans regarding the effects of the adoption of certain charter provisions. These forward-looking statements may be affected by the risks and uncertainties in SBA’s business. This information is qualified in its entirety by cautionary statements and risk factor disclosures contained in SBA’s SEC filings, including SBA’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 26, 2016, SBA’s second quarter Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 9, 2016, and SBA’s third quarter Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2016.


SBA wishes to caution readers that certain important factors may have affected and could in the future affect SBA’s actual results and could cause SBA’s actual results for subsequent periods to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement made by or on behalf of SBA, including, but not limited to (1) that REIT qualification involves the application of highly technical and complex provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, as well as various factual determinations not entirely within SBA’s control and that SBA may fail to qualify as a REIT for the taxable year ending December 31, 2016, and, even if SBA does qualify as a REIT, it may be unable to maintain that qualification, (2) changes in legislation, the Treasury regulations, or Internal Revenue Service interpretations that could adversely impact SBA’s ability to elect to be taxed as a REIT or the benefits of being a REIT, and (3) the ability of SBA to realize the anticipated advantages and benefits of electing REIT status, including a potential reduction in cost of capital and the ability to expand its shareholder base. While SBA currently intends to elect to be taxed as a REIT commencing with its taxable year ending December 31, 2016, SBA reserves the right to cancel or defer the REIT election if the SBA Board of Directors determines that the REIT election is no longer in the best interests of SBA and its shareholders.

 

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Contacts:

Mark DeRussy, CFA

Capital Markets

561-226-9531

Lynne Hopkins

Corporate Communications

561-226-9431

Source: SBA Communications Corporation