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): April 30, 2019 (April 29, 2019)
OCH-ZIFF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | 001-33805 | 26-0354783 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
9 West 57th Street, New York, New York | 10019 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
212-790-0000
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Introductory Note
On December 6, 2018, Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC (the Company) announced it intended to change its U.S. federal income tax classification from a partnership to a corporation and that it intended to subsequently convert (the Conversion) from a limited liability company into a corporation (the Corporation). On April 2, 2019, the Company announced that its change in tax classification was effective as of April 1, 2019, while remaining a limited liability company under Delaware law.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
The Conversion was unanimously approved by the Companys Nominating, Corporate Governance and Conflicts Committee and then by the Companys full Board of Directors on April 29, 2019. Under the Companys Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (as amended, the LLC Agreement), no vote of the members is required or will be sought for the Conversion.
Plan of Conversion
On April 29, 2019, to implement the Conversion, the Company filed with the Delaware Secretary of State the Certificate of Conversion to a Corporation of the Company (the Certificate of Conversion) and Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the Certificate of Incorporation). The Company anticipates the Conversion will become effective at 12:01 a.m. (Eastern Time) on May 9, 2019 (the Effective Time). Following the Conversion, the Corporation will be named Och-Ziff Capital Management Group Inc. As noted in the Form 8-K filed on February 8, 2019, the name will be further amended no later than December 31, 2019 to no longer use the names Och, Ziff and Och-Ziff.
At the Effective Time, the Company will convert to the Corporation pursuant to a plan of conversion (the Plan of Conversion), and the Certificate of Incorporation and the By-Laws of the Corporation (the By-Laws) will become effective.
The foregoing description of the Plan of Conversion, Certificate of Conversion, Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibits 99.1, 99.2, 99.3 and 99.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, respectively, which are incorporated herein by reference.
Common Stock of the Corporation
On April 29, 2019, the Company notified the New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE) that the Certificate of Conversion had been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. At the Effective Time, (i) each Class A share, representing Class A limited liability company interests of the Company (Class A Common Shares), outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be converted into one issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable share of Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Corporation (Class A Common Stock) and (ii) each Class B share, representing Class B shares of the Company (Class B Common Shares), outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be converted into one issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable share of Class B common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Corporation (Class B Common Stock and, together with the Class A Common Stock, Common Stock). The Company will request that, as of the open of trading on May 9, 2019, the NYSE cease trading of the Class A Common Shares and commence trading of the Class A Common Stock on the NYSE under the existing ticker symbol OZM. No action by the current holders of Class A Common Shares or Class B Common Shares is currently anticipated and no new CUSIP numbers will be issued.
Rights of Stockholders
The Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws provide the Corporations stockholders following the Conversion with substantially the same rights and obligations that members have in the LLC Agreement. Following the Conversion, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws, the holders of Common Stock will be entitled to vote on all matters on which stockholders of a corporation are generally entitled to vote on under the Delaware General Corporation Law (the DGCL), including the election of the board of directors of the Corporation. Holders of Class A Common Stock will be entitled to one vote per share of Class A Common Stock. Holders of Class B Common Stock will be entitled to one vote per share of the Class B Common Stock, subject to any terms of the Governance Agreement, entered into by and among the Company, Och-Ziff Holding Corporation, Och-Ziff Holding LLC, OZ Management LP, OZ Advisors LP, OZ Advisors II LP and Daniel S. Och dated as of February 7, 2019. The Class B Common Stock is non-economic and shall not be entitled to (i) dividends from the Corporation or (ii) receive any assets of the Corporation in the event of any dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation.
Directors and Executive Officers
The directors and executive officers of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time will become the directors and executive officers of the Corporation at the Effective Time. In addition, the committees of the board, and the membership thereof, immediately prior to the Effective Time, will be replicated at the Corporation at the Effective Time.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Forward-Looking Statements
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that reflect the Companys current views with respect to, among other things, the transactions described herein; its effect on the Company, including on the Companys cash flows, balance sheet and earnings; the Companys ability to create value; the Companys growth prospects; the anticipated benefits of converting from a limited liability company into a corporation and the Companys ability to complete the Companys conversion from a limited liability company into a corporation on a timely basis or at all; and future events and financial performance. The Company generally identifies forward-looking statements by terminology such as outlook, believe, expect, potential, continue, may, will, should, could, seek, approximately, predict, intend, plan, estimate, anticipate, opportunity, comfortable, assume, remain, maintain, sustain, achieve, see, think, position or the negative version of those words or other comparable words.
Any forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K are based upon historical information and on the Companys current plans, estimates and expectations. The inclusion of this or other forward-looking information should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that the future plans, estimates or expectations contemplated by the Company will be achieved.
The Company cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, estimates, risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the following: global economic, business, market and geopolitical conditions; U.S. and foreign regulatory developments relating to, among other things, financial institutions and markets, government oversight and fiscal and tax policy; the outcome of third-party litigation involving the Company; the consequences of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act settlements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) and the U.S. Department of Justice; and whether the Company realizes all or any of the anticipated benefits from the transactions described herein; whether the transactions described herein result in any increased or unforeseen costs, indemnification obligations or have an impact on the Companys ability to retain or compete for professional talent or investor capital; conditions impacting the alternative asset management industry; the Companys ability to retain existing investor capital; the Companys ability to successfully compete for fund investors, assets, professional talent and investment opportunities; the Companys ability to retain its active executive managing directors, managing directors and other investment professionals; the Companys successful formulation and execution of its business and growth strategies; the Companys ability to appropriately manage conflicts of interest and tax and other regulatory factors relevant to the Companys business; and assumptions relating to the Companys operations, investment performance, financial results, financial condition, business prospects, growth strategy and liquidity.
If one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if the Companys assumptions or estimates prove to be incorrect, the Companys actual results may vary materially from those indicated in these statements. These factors are not and should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements and risks that are included in the Companys filings with the SEC, including but not limited to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, dated March 15, 2019, as well as may be updated from time to time in the Companys other SEC filings. There may be additional risks, uncertainties and factors that the Company does not currently view as material or that are not known. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement because of new information, future developments or otherwise.
This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer of any Company fund.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
OCH-ZIFF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC | ||
(Registrant) | ||
By: |
/s/ Thomas M. Sipp |
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Thomas M. Sipp | ||
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Managing Director |
April 30, 2019
Exhibit 99.1
PLAN OF CONVERSION
This PLAN OF CONVERSION (this Plan of Conversion ) sets forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Company ), shall effect a conversion into a Delaware corporation (the Conversion ) to be known as Och-Ziff Capital Management Group Inc., pursuant to Section 18-216 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the Act ) and Section 265 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the DGCL ).
RECITALS
WHEREAS , the Company is a limited liability company duly formed and validly existing under the laws of the State of Delaware;
WHEREAS , Section 11.1 of the Companys Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (as amended, the LLC Agreement ) provides that, if the Board of Directors of the Company (the Board ) determines, in its sole discretion, for any reason, that it is not in the best interests of the Company to be characterized as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Board may take whatever steps are needed to cause the Company to be treated as an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes (capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the LLC Agreement);
WHEREAS , the Board had determined that the Company should change its classification from a partnership to a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and the Company had made an election to be classified as an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3(c);
WHEREAS , Section 10.3(d) of the LLC Agreement provides that the Board is permitted, without approval of the Companys Members, to convert the Company into a new limited liability entity if, among other things, (i) the sole purpose of such conversion is to effect a mere change in the legal form of the Company into another limited liability entity or a form of entity required to effectuate the provisions of Section 11.1 of the LLC Agreement and (ii) the governing instruments of the new entity provide the Members and the Board with substantially the same rights and obligations as contained in the LLC Agreement;
WHEREAS , in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.3(d) of the LLC Agreement, the Board has determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of the Company that the Company be converted into and thereafter become, and continue to exist as, a Delaware corporation pursuant to Section 18-216 of the Act and Section 265 of the DGCL;
WHEREAS , Section 5.20 of the LLC Agreement permits a process pursuant to which Special Approval may be obtained with respect to any transaction, activity, arrangement or circumstance that may involve a potential conflict of interest, if (i) it has been specifically approved by a majority of the members of the Conflicts Committee acting in good faith, or (ii) it complies, as determined by the Conflicts Committee, with any rules or guidelines established by the Conflicts Committee with respect to categories of transactions, activities, arrangements or circumstances that are deemed approved by the Conflicts Committee;
WHEREAS , the Conflicts Committee, after due and careful consideration, (i) has unanimously determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of the Company that the Company be converted into and thereafter become, and continue to exist as, a corporation in accordance with Section 18-216 of the Act and Section 265 of the DGCL, (ii) has provided its Special Approval of such Conversion pursuant to Section 5.20 of the LLC Agreement and (iii) has unanimously approved, and recommended that the Board approve, such Conversion;
WHEREAS , the Board has determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of the Company that the Company be converted into and thereafter become, and continue to exist as, a corporation in accordance with Section 18-216 of the Act and Section 265 of the DGCL;
WHEREAS , pursuant to Section 18-404(d) of the Act, the Board has, by written consent in lieu of a meeting, duly approved, authorized, adopted, ratified and confirmed the Conversion pursuant to Section 18-216 of the Act and Section 265 of the DGCL, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Plan of Conversion.
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, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company agrees as follows:
1. Conversion . At the Effective Time (as defined below), the Company will be converted into a Delaware corporation, pursuant to Section 18-216 of the Act and Section 265 of the DGCL, under the name Och-Ziff Capital Management Group Inc. (the Corporation ) and will, for all purposes of the laws of the State of Delaware, be deemed to be the same entity as the Company. The Company will not be required to wind up its affairs or pay its liabilities and distribute its assets, and the Conversion will not be deemed to constitute a dissolution of the Company and will constitute a continuation of the existence of the Company in the form of a Delaware corporation.
2. Effective Time . On April 29, 2019, the Company shall file the Certificate of Conversion, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A , and the Certificate of Incorporation, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the Certificate of Incorporation ), with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to Section 265 of the DGCL. The Conversion shall become effective at 12:01 a.m. (Eastern time) on May 9, 2019 (such time of effectiveness, the Effective Time ).
3. Governing Documents . (i) At the Effective Time the Certificate of Formation shall be cancelled and the LLC Agreement shall be terminated and be of no further force or effect and (ii) from and after the Effective Time, the Certificate of Incorporation, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B , and the By-Laws of the Corporation, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the By-Laws ), will govern the affairs of the Corporation and the conduct of its business, until thereafter amended in accordance with the DGCL and their respective terms.
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4. Conversion of Shares . At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Conversion and without any action on the part of the Company, the Board or any Member: (i) each Class A Share of the Company issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically converted into one share of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation; and (ii) each Class B Share of the Company issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically converted into one share of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation.
5. Board of Directors . Each member of the board of directors of the Company as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be a director of the Corporation from and after the Effective Time, each of whom shall serve as directors of the Corporation until such time as their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified, or until such directors earlier removal, resignation, death or disability, in each case, in accordance with the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation and the By-Laws. Richard G. Ketchum shall be Chairman of the board of directors of the Corporation immediately upon the Effective Time.
6. Officers . Each officer of the Company as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be an officer of the Corporation from and after the Effective Time, and shall retain the same title with the Corporation from and after the Effective Time as he or she had with the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time, each of whom shall serve until such time as their respective successors have been designated by the Board, or until such officers earlier removal, resignation, death or disability, in each case, in accordance with the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation and the By-Laws.
7. Effects of Conversion . Immediately upon the Effective Time, the Conversion shall have the effects set forth in 18-216(h) of the Act and Section 265(f) of the DGCL, including, without limitation, all of the rights, privileges and powers of the Company, and all property, real, personal and mixed, and all debts due to the Company, as well as all other things and causes of action belonging to the Company, will remain vested in the Corporation and will be the property of the Corporation and the title to any real property vested by deed or otherwise in the Company will not revert or be in any way impaired by reason of the Act or the DGCL. Following the Conversion, all rights of creditors and all liens upon any property of the Company will be preserved unimpaired, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the Company will remain attached to the Corporation, and may be enforced against the Corporation to the same extent as if said debts, liabilities and duties had originally been incurred or contracted by the Corporation. The rights, privileges, powers and interests in property of the Company, as well as the debts, liabilities and duties of the Company, will not be deemed, as a consequence of the Conversion, to have been transferred to the Corporation for any purpose of the laws of the State of Delaware.
8. Further Assurances . If at any time the Corporation, or its successors or assigns, shall consider or be advised that any further assignments or assurances in law or any other acts are necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Plan of Conversion, the Company and its directors and authorized officers shall be deemed to have granted to the Corporation an irrevocable power of attorney to execute and deliver all such proper deeds, assignments and assurances in law and to do all acts necessary or proper to vest, perfect or confirm title to and possession of such rights, properties or assets in the Corporation and otherwise to carry out the purposes of this Plan of Conversion, and the directors and authorized officers of the Corporation are fully authorized in the name of the Company or otherwise to take any and all such action.
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9. Governing Law . This Plan of Conversion shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provisions or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any other jurisdictions other than the State of Delaware.
10. Amendment or Termination . This Plan of Conversion may be amended or terminated at any time before the Effective Time by action of the Board.
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Exhibit A
Certificate of Conversion
[See attached]
Exhibit B
Certificate of Incorporation
[See attached]
Exhibit C
By-Laws
[See attached]
Exhibit 99.2
CERTIFICATE OF CONVERSION
TO A CORPORATION
OF
OCH-ZIFF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC
Pursuant to Sections 103 and 265 of the
General Corporation law of the State of Delaware
April 29, 2019
1. The date on which the limited liability company was first formed was the 6 th day of June, 2007.
2. The name of the limited liability company immediately prior to the filing of this Certificate of Conversion is Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC.
3. The name of the corporation into which the limited liability company shall be converted, as set forth in its Certificate of Incorporation, is Och-Ziff Capital Management Group Inc. (the Corporation).
4. The limited liability company is a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware.
5. This Certificate of Conversion shall be effective at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on May 9, 2019.
[ Signature page follows. ]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the limited liability company has caused this Certificate of Conversion to be executed in its name as of the date first written above.
OCH-ZIFF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC |
By: |
/s/ Thomas M. Sipp |
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Name: | Thomas M.Sipp | |
Title: |
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Managing Director |
Exhibit 99.3
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
OCH-ZIFF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT GROUP INC.
April 29, 2019
FIRST : The name of the Corporation is Och-Ziff Capital Management Group Inc. (hereinafter, the Corporation ). The Corporations business may be conducted in accordance with applicable law under any other name or names, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the Board of Directors ). The words Inc., corporation, or similar words or letters shall be included in the Corporations name where necessary for the purpose of complying with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as set forth in Title 8 of the Delaware Code (the GCL ). The Board of Directors may change the name of the Corporation at any time and from time to time in accordance with the GCL and shall notify the Corporations stockholders of such change as required by the GCL or other applicable law.
SECOND : The registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware shall be located at Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801, and the registered agent for service of process on the Corporation in the State of Delaware at such registered office shall be The Corporation Trust Company. The principal office of the Corporation shall be located at 9 West 57th Street, New York, New York 10019 or such other place as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate by notice to the stockholders. The Corporation may maintain offices at such other place or places within or outside the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors determines to be necessary or appropriate.
THIRD : The purpose of the Corporation is to (a) promote, conduct or engage in, directly or indirectly, any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the GCL, (b) acquire, hold and dispose of interests in any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity and, in connection therewith, to exercise all of the rights and powers conferred upon the Corporation with respect to its interests therein and (c) conduct any and all activities related or incidental to the foregoing purposes. The Corporation shall be empowered to do any and all acts and things necessary and appropriate for the furtherance and accomplishment of the purposes described in this Article THIRD, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 11 of Article VII of the By-Laws of the Corporation (the By-Laws ). The Corporations term shall be perpetual, and the existence of the Corporation as a separate legal entity shall continue, unless and until it is dissolved in accordance with the provisions of the GCL.
FOURTH : The Corporation is authorized to issue up to 100 million shares of Class A common stock, each having a par value of $0.01 (the Class A Common Stock ), 75 million shares of Class B common stock, each having a par value of $0.01 (the Class B Common Stock ), and 250 million shares of preferred stock, each having a par value of $0.01 (the Preferred Stock ). All shares issued pursuant to, and in accordance with the requirements of, this Article FOURTH shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares in the Corporation, except to the extent otherwise provided in the GCL or this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Share Designation).
The Corporation may issue shares, and options, rights, warrants and appreciation rights relating to shares or other share-based awards, for any purpose at any time and from time to time to such Persons for such consideration (which may be cash, property, services or any other lawful consideration) and on such terms and conditions as the Board of Directors shall determine in accordance with the GCL, all without the approval of any stockholders to the extent permitted by applicable law, notwithstanding any provision of clauses (1) or (2) of Article EIGHTEENTH. Each share shall have the rights and be governed by the provisions set forth in this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Share Designation). Except to the extent expressly provided in this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Share Designation), no shares shall entitle any stockholder to any preemptive, preferential, or similar rights with respect to the issuance of shares.
The shares of Class A Common Stock and the shares of Class B Common Stock shall entitle the record holders thereof to one vote per share on any and all matters submitted for the consent or approval of stockholders generally and the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock shall vote together as a single class on all matters and, to the extent that the holders of Class A Common Stock shall vote together with the holders of any other class, classes or series of stock of the Corporation, the holders of Class B Common Stock shall also vote together with the holders of such other class, classes or series of stock on an equivalent basis as the holders of the Class A Common Stock, in each case, other than to the extent otherwise required by applicable law.
Unless otherwise required by law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws, or permitted by the rules of any stock exchange on which the Corporations shares are listed and traded, any question brought before any meeting of the stockholders, other than the election of directors, shall be decided by the vote of the holders of a majority of the total number of votes of the Corporations capital stock represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on such question, voting as a single class.
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The Corporation and the Class B Shareholders have entered into that certain Class B Shareholders Agreement, dated as of November 13, 2007 (the Class B Shareholders Agreement ), which sets forth certain agreements among them, including with respect to limitations on the transfer of the shares of Class B Common Stock. The Corporation, the Class B Shareholders and certain subsidiaries of the Corporation have entered into exchange agreements providing for the exchange by the Class B Shareholders of their Och-Ziff Operating Group Units, for cash or shares of Class A Common Stock and the corresponding cancellation of an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock held by such Class B Shareholders.
In addition to the shares of Class A Common Stock and the shares of Class B Common Stock, and without the consent or approval of any stockholders to the extent permitted by applicable law, Preferred Stock may be issued by the Corporation in one or more series, with such designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties (which may be junior to, equivalent to, or senior or superior to, any existing classes of shares), as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors and reflected in a written action or actions approved by the Board of Directors (each, a Share Designation ), including (i) the right to share Corporation profits and losses or items thereof; (ii) the right to share in Corporation distributions, the dates distributions will be payable and whether distributions with respect to such series or class will be cumulative or non-cumulative; (iii) rights upon dissolution and liquidation of the Corporation; (iv) whether, and the terms and conditions upon which, the Corporation may redeem the shares; (v) whether such shares are issued with the privilege of conversion or exchange and, if so, the conversion or exchange price or prices or rate or rates, or any adjustments thereto, the date or dates on which, or the period or periods during which, the shares will be convertible or exchangeable and all other terms and conditions upon which the conversion or exchange may be made; (vi) the terms and conditions upon which such shares will be issued, evidenced by certificates and assigned or transferred; (vii) the terms and amounts of any sinking fund provided for the purchase or redemption of such shares; (viii) whether there will be restrictions on the issuance of shares of the same series or any other class or series; and (ix) the right, if any, of the holder of each such share to vote on Corporation matters, including matters relating to the relative rights, preferences and privileges of such shares. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Share Designation, the Board of Directors may at any time increase or decrease the authorized number of shares of Preferred Stock of any series, but not (i) below the number of shares of Preferred Stock of such series then outstanding or (ii) above the total number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock (together with all other authorized shares of Preferred Stock).
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To the extent permitted by the GCL, the Board of Directors may, without the consent or approval of any stockholders, amend this Certificate of Incorporation and make any filings under the GCL or otherwise to the extent the Board of Directors determines that it is necessary or desirable in order to reflect any Share Designations of Preferred Stock pursuant to this Article FOURTH.
FIFTH : No Class B Shareholder may, directly or indirectly, transfer any shares of Class B Common Stock, except pursuant to a Permitted Transfer or as otherwise permitted by (x) the Class B Shareholder Committee as provided in the Class B Shareholders Agreement (prior to the Transition Date (as defined in the Governance Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2019, among the Corporation, Och-Ziff Corp., Och-Ziff Holding LLC, OZ Management LP, OZ Advisors LP, OZ Advisors II LP and Daniel S. Och)) or (y) the Board of Directors (on or after the Transition Date). A legend will be affixed to any certificates representing the shares of Class B Common Stock stating that such shares of Class B Common Stock are subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in this Certificate of Incorporation.
SIXTH : Subject to applicable law, the Board of Directors may, at any time and from time to time, declare, make and pay distributions of cash or other assets to the stockholders in accordance with the GCL. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, the Corporation shall not make or pay any distributions of cash or other assets with respect to the shares of Class B Common Stock (including upon any liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation) except for distributions consisting only of additional shares of Class B Common Stock paid proportionally with respect to each outstanding share of Class B Common Stock. Each distribution in respect of any shares shall be paid by the Corporation, directly or through the Transfer Agent or through any other Person or agent, only to the record holder of such shares as of the record date set for such distribution. Such payment shall constitute full payment and satisfaction of the Corporations liability in respect of such payment, regardless of any claim of any Person who may have an interest in such payment by reason of an assignment or otherwise. No stockholder shall have the right to demand that the Corporation distribute any assets to such stockholder at any time.
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SEVENTH : The name and mailing address of the Sole Incorporator is as follows:
Name |
Address |
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Carrie Pugh |
P.O. Box 636 | |
Wilmington, DE 19899 | ||
The powers of the Sole Incorporator shall terminate upon the filing of this Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
EIGHTH : The following provisions are inserted for the management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, and for further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Corporation and of its directors and stockholders:
(1) The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.
(2) The number of directors of the Corporation shall be as from time to time fixed by, or in the manner provided in, the By-Laws. Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the By-Laws so provide.
(3) No director shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the directors duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the GCL, (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit or (v) for fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct. Any repeal or modification of this Article EIGHTH by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.
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(4) In addition to the powers and authority hereinbefore or by statute expressly conferred upon them, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of the GCL, this Certificate of Incorporation, and any By-Laws adopted by the stockholders; provided, however, that no By-Laws hereafter adopted by the stockholders shall invalidate any prior act of the directors which would have been valid if such By-Laws had not been adopted.
NINTH : Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the By-Laws may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the GCL) outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the By-Laws.
TENTH : Unless otherwise required by law, special meetings of stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, may be called only by the Board of Directors, except if any Class B Shareholders collectively own a majority of Outstanding Voting Shares, such Class B Shareholders (or their designee(s), including the Class B Shareholder Committee) may call a special meeting of stockholders. Other than as set forth in the preceding sentence, the ability of the stockholders to call a special meeting of stockholders is hereby specifically denied.
ELEVENTH : Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, and the ability of the stockholders to consent in writing to the taking of any action is hereby specifically denied.
TWELFTH : The Board of Directors shall initially consist of seven members. The names of the persons who are to serve as the initial directors of the Corporation until the first annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified are: Daniel S. Och, Allan S. Bufferd, Marcy Engel, Michael D. Fascitelli, Richard G. Ketchum, Georganne C. Proctor and Robert Shafir. The mailing address for each of the initial directors is 9 West 57th Street, New York, New York 10019.
THIRTEENTH : The directors shall be divided into three classes, designated Class I, Class II and Class III. Each class shall consist, as nearly as may be possible, of one-third of the total number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors. The Class I directors shall initially be Allan S. Bufferd and Robert Shafir, the Class II directors shall initially be Marcy Engel, Michael D. Fascitelli and Georganne C. Proctor and the Class III directors shall initially be Daniel S. Och and Richard G. Ketchum. The term of the initial Class I directors
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shall terminate on the date of the 2020 annual meeting; the term of the initial Class II directors shall terminate on the date of the 2021 annual meeting; and the term of the initial Class III directors shall terminate on the date of the 2019 annual meeting. At each succeeding annual meeting of stockholders beginning in 2019, successors to the class of directors whose term expires at that annual meeting shall be elected for a three-year term. If the number of directors is changed, any increase or decrease shall be apportioned among the classes so as to maintain the number of directors in each class as nearly equally as possible, and any additional director of any class elected to fill a vacancy resulting from an increase in such class shall hold office for a term that shall coincide with the remaining term of that class, but in no case will a decrease in the number of directors shorten the term of any incumbent director.
FOURTEENTH : Any Director or the whole Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, at any time, by the affirmative vote of holders of a Share Majority, given at an annual meeting or at a special meeting of stockholders called for that purpose. The vacancy in the Board of Directors caused by any such removal shall be filled by the Board of Directors as provided in the By-Laws.
FIFTEENTH : The Corporation shall indemnify the Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation), by reason of the fact that such Indemnified Person is or was a director, officer or tax matters partner of the Corporation or its predecessor, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation or its predecessor as an officer, director, member, manager, partner, tax matters partner, fiduciary or trustee of another Person (including any Subsidiary) (provided that a Person shall not be an Indemnified Person by reason of providing, on a fee-for-services basis, trustee, fiduciary or custodial services), or is or was any Person the Board of Directors designates as an Indemnified Person for purposes of this Certificate of Incorporation, to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by applicable law, as now or hereafter in effect, and such right to indemnification shall continue as to a Person who has ceased to be an Indemnified Person and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and personal and legal representatives, in each case, if such Indemnified Person acted in a manner not constituting fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct; provided, however, that, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any Indemnified Person (or his or her heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives) in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such Person unless such proceeding (or
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part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors. The right to indemnification conferred by this Article FIFTEENTH shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in defending or otherwise participating in any proceeding in advance of its final disposition upon receipt by the Corporation of an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person receiving advancement to repay the amount advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnified Person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation under this Article FIFTEENTH.
The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation similar to those conferred in this Article FIFTEENTH to Indemnified Persons.
The rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses conferred in this Article FIFTEENTH shall not be exclusive of any other right which any Person may have or hereafter acquire under this Certificate of Incorporation, the By-Laws, any statute, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
Any repeal or modification of this Article FIFTEENTH by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses of an Indemnified Person existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to any acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.
Indemnified Person means (a) any Person who is or was a director, officer or tax matters partner of the Corporation or its predecessor, (b) any Person who is or was serving at the request of the Corporation or its predecessor as an officer, director, member, manager, partner, tax matters partner, fiduciary or trustee of another Person (including any subsidiary); provided, that a Person shall not be an Indemnified Person by reason of providing, on a fee-for-services basis, trustee, fiduciary or custodial services, and (c) any Person the Board of Directors designates as an Indemnified Person for purposes of this Certificate of Incorporation.
SIXTEENTH : The Corporation hereby renounces, to the fullest extent permitted by Section 122 (17) of the GCL, any interest or expectancy of the Corporation in, or in being offered, an opportunity to participate in, any Business Opportunity. A Business Opportunity is any matter, transaction or interest that is presented to, or acquired, created or developed by, or which otherwise comes into the possession of, any director of the Corporation who is not an employee of the
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Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, Covered Persons ), unless such matter, transaction or interest is presented to, or acquired, created or developed by, or otherwise comes into the possession of, a Covered Person solely in such Covered Persons capacity as a director of the Corporation. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Corporation hereby waives any claim against a Covered Person, and agrees to indemnify all Covered Persons against any claim, that is based on fiduciary duties, the corporate opportunity doctrine or any other legal theory which could limit any Covered Person from pursuing or engaging in any Business Opportunity. Directors shall have no obligation hereunder or as a result of any duty expressed or implied by law to present Business Opportunities to the Corporation that may become available to affiliates of such director. None of any Group Member, any stockholder or any other Person shall have any rights by virtue of a directors duties as a director, this Certificate of Incorporation or any Group Member Agreement in any business ventures of any director.
SEVENTEENTH : At all times prior to the Consent Termination Date, notwithstanding anything in this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws to the contrary, unless the Corporation receives the prior written consent (or prior written waiver, as the case may be) of the Class B Shareholder Committee (prior to the Transition Date) acting pursuant to and in accordance with its authority under the Class B Shareholders Agreement or the Board of Directors (on or after the Transition Date) (the Class B Consent ), the Corporation shall adhere to the following:
(a) The Corporation and its Subsidiaries (other than an Och-Ziff Operating Group Entity or one of its Subsidiaries) shall not contribute cash or other assets to the Och-Ziff Operating Group Entities that are not Equity Proceeds; provided, however, that if the Class B Consent has been obtained with respect to such a contribution, unless such Class B Consent specifies an alternative structure, (i) such contribution shall be made concurrently with a contribution to each of the other Och-Ziff Operating Group Entities in accordance with Section 11(f) of Article VII of the By-Laws, (ii) in lieu of the Och-Ziff Operating Group Entities issuing any equity securities in exchange for such contribution, the Corporation and its Subsidiaries shall cause each of such Och-Ziff Operating Group Entities to concurrently effect a combination of their outstanding Class A Common Stock such that, after giving effect to such combination, the aggregate number of outstanding Class A Units is equal to the product of (1) the number of Class A Units outstanding immediately prior to giving effect to such combination and (2) a fraction, (x) the numerator of which is the number of Class B Units that such Och-Ziff Operating Group Entity has outstanding immediately prior to such contribution, and (y) the denominator of which is the sum of (1) the number of
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Class B Units outstanding immediately prior to such contribution, and (2) a number of Class B Units that have an aggregate value equal to the aggregate value of the cash or other assets contributed, and (iii) concurrently with the combination of Class A Units described in clause (ii), the Corporation shall effect a combination of shares of Class B Common Stock in the same ratio as such combination of Class A Units; provided, further, that, for purposes of determining the value of Class B Units, the aggregate value of one Class B Unit in each of the Och-Ziff Operating Group Entities shall be deemed to equal the fair market value of a share of Class A Common Stock on the date of such contribution, which shall be (A) the closing price of a share of Class A Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the trading day immediately prior to the date of such contribution, or (B) if the Board of Directors determines otherwise, another value reasonably determined by the Board of Directors.
(b) Except as provided in clause (a) of Article SEVENTEENTH, (i) the Corporation shall not (w) effect a split or subdivision of its shares of Class A Common Stock or shares of Class B Common Stock, (x) effect a reverse share split or combination of its shares of Class A Common Stock or shares of Class B Common Stock, (y) make a pro rata distribution of its shares of Class A Common Stock or shares of Class B Common Stock to the respective holders of such class of shares, or (z) effect any other recapitalization or reclassification of its shares of Class A Common Stock or shares of Class B Common Stock, and (ii) the Corporation shall not permit any Och-Ziff Operating Group Entity to (w) effect a split or subdivision of its Class A Units or Class B Units, (x) effect a reverse share split or combination of its Class A Units or Class B Units, (y) make a pro rata distribution of its Class A Units or Class B Units to the respective holders of such class of units, or (z) effect any other recapitalization or reclassification of its Class A Units or Class B Units, unless, in each case, similar transactions are effected concurrently with respect to both the shares of Class A Common Stock and shares of Class B Common Stock of the Corporation, and the Class A Units and Class B Units of each Och-Ziff Operating Group Entity such that, after giving effect to such transactions, (1) the ratio of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock to outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock is maintained, (2) the ratio of outstanding Class A Units to outstanding Class B Units is maintained for each Och-Ziff Operating Group Entity and (3) the Corporation has the same number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as each Och-Ziff Operating Group Entity has Class B Units outstanding.
(c) If, as a result of an exchange pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries acquires any Class A Units issued by the Och-Ziff Operating Group Entities, the Corporation and its Subsidiaries shall cause all such Class A Units to be converted into an equal number of Class B Units issued by the Och-Ziff Operating Group Entities, unless otherwise determined or canceled.
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EIGHTEENTH : (1) Except as provided in clause (2) of this Article EIGHTEENTH and clause (3) of this Article EIGHTEENTH, the Board of Directors may amend any of the terms of this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws but only in compliance with the terms, conditions and procedures set forth in this clause (1) of this Article EIGHTEENTH. If the Board of Directors desires to amend any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws other than, with respect to the By-Laws, pursuant to Section 3 of Article IX of the By-Laws, then it shall first adopt a resolution setting forth the amendment proposed, declaring its advisability, and then, to the extent required by the GCL, (i) call a special meeting of the stockholders entitled to vote in respect thereof for the consideration of such amendment or (ii) direct that the amendment proposed be considered at the next annual meeting of the stockholders. Amendments to this Certificate of Incorporation may be proposed only by or with the consent of the Board of Directors. Such special or annual meeting shall be called and held upon notice in accordance with the By-Laws. The notice shall set forth such amendment in full or a brief summary of the changes to be effected thereby, as the Board of Directors shall deem advisable. At the meeting, a vote of stockholders entitled to vote thereon shall be taken for and against the proposed amendment. A proposed amendment shall be effective upon its approval by a Share Majority, unless a greater percentage is required under this Certificate of Incorporation, the By-Laws, applicable law or the rules and regulations of any securities exchange or quotation system on which the Corporations securities are listed or quoted for trading.
(2) Notwithstanding clause (1) of this Article EIGHTEENTH, the affirmative vote of the holders of Outstanding Voting Shares representing at least two-thirds of the total votes that may be cast by all Outstanding Voting Shares in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to alter or amend any provision of this paragraph or clause (3)(b) of this Article EIGHTEENTH.
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(3) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (1) of this Article EIGHTEENTH, no provision of this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws that establishes a percentage of Outstanding Voting Shares required to take any action shall be amended, altered, changed, repealed or rescinded in any respect that would have the effect of reducing such voting percentage unless such amendment is approved by the affirmative vote of holders of Outstanding Voting Shares whose aggregate Outstanding Voting Shares constitute not less than the voting requirement sought to be reduced. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (1) of this Article EIGHTEENTH, but subject to the provisions of clause (2) of this Article EIGHTEENTH, no amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws may adversely affect the rights or preferences of any shares in a manner that is disproportionate to all other outstanding shares of the same class or series, without the consent of each stockholder holding any such disproportionately affected share or shares (provided, however, nothing in this clause (3)(b) of this Article EIGHTEENTH shall be interpreted to require the consent of any holder that may be adversely affected by any amendment for reasons other than such holders ownership of shares or such holders rights or obligations as a stockholder of the Corporation). (c) Without limitation of the Board of Directors authority to adopt amendments to this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws without the approval of any stockholders as contemplated in clause (1) of this Article EIGHTEENTH, notwithstanding the provisions of clause (1) of this Article EIGHTEENTH, (i) any amendment that would have a material adverse effect on the rights or preferences of any class or series of shares in relation to other classes or series of shares must be approved by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the class or series affected (provided, however, nothing in this clause (3)(c)(i) of this Article EIGHTEENTH shall be interpreted to require the consent of the holders of any class or series of shares that may be adversely affected by any amendment for reasons other than such holders ownership of shares or such holders rights or obligations as stockholders of the Corporation), and (ii) any amendment of this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws affecting the rights of the Class B Shareholder Committee shall require Class B Consent.
NINETEENTH : For purposes of this Certificate of Incorporation:
Class A Unit means a unit of equity interest in an Och-Ziff Operating Group Entity denominated as a Class A Common Unit, and may consist of interests in a limited partnership, limited liability company or other entity.
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Class B Shareholder shall mean the record owner of any shares of Class B Common Stock, including any Person who became the record owner of any shares of Class B Common Stock through an original issuance effected in compliance with the Corporations limited liability company agreement prior to consummating the Corporations conversion from a Delaware limited liability company into a Delaware corporation and any Person who became or becomes the record owner of any shares of Class B Common Stock pursuant to a Permitted Transfer, but shall not include any other Person who may otherwise acquire or possess shares of Class B Common Stock or rights with respect to shares of Class B Common Stock or other interests in shares of Class B Common Stock.
Class B Shareholder Committee shall mean the Class B Shareholder Committee established pursuant to the Class B Shareholders Agreement.
Class B Unit means a unit of equity interest in an Och-Ziff Operating Group Entity denominated as a Class B Common Unit, and may consist of interests in a limited partnership, limited liability company or other entity.
Consent Termination Date shall mean the date on which no shares of Class B Common Stock remain outstanding.
Control means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. For the purpose of this definition, the terms controlling, controlled by, and under common control with have correlative meanings.
Corporation Convertible Securities shall mean securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares or other equity securities of the Corporation.
Corporation Exercisable Securities shall mean equity securities, including, without limitation, shares, options, rights, warrants or other securities exercisable to purchase shares or other equity securities of the Corporation.
Equity Proceeds shall mean the cash proceeds, assets or other consideration received from the issuance of Corporation Convertible Securities or Corporation Exercisable Securities, if any, and from the exercise of any Corporation Exercisable Securities, if any, but excluding any Corporation Convertible Securities surrendered for conversion or exchange.
Exchange Agreement means one or more exchange agreements providing for the exchange of Och-Ziff Operating Group Units (or other securities issued by members of the Och-Ziff Operating Group) for cash or shares of Class A Common Stock, and the corresponding cancellation of applicable shares of Class B Common Stock, if any, as contemplated by the Registration Statement, as such agreements are amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.
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Group Member means the Corporation and each Subsidiary of the Corporation.
Group Member Agreement means the partnership agreement of any Group Member that is a limited or general partnership, the limited liability company agreement of any Group Member that is a limited liability company, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws or similar organizational documents of any Group Member that is a corporation, other than the Corporation, the joint venture agreement or similar governing document of any Group Member that is a joint venture and the governing or organizational or similar documents of any other Group Member that is a Person other than a limited or general partnership, limited liability company, corporation or joint venture, as such may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.
Och-Ziff Corp. means Och-Ziff Holding Corporation, a corporation formed under the laws of the State of Delaware and the general partner of the Och-Ziff Operating Group, and any successor general partner thereof.
Och-Ziff Operating Group means the Persons directly Controlled by Och-Ziff Corp.
Och-Ziff Operating Group Entity shall mean a member of Och-Ziff Operating Group.
Och-Ziff Operating Group Units means, collectively, a unit or units of interest representing limited partnership interests or other similar interests in each of the entities within the Och-Ziff Operating Group.
Outstanding means, with respect to shares, all shares that are issued by the Corporation and reflected as outstanding on the Corporations books and records as of the date of determination.
Permitted Transfer means a transfer of shares of Class B Common Stock in connection with a transfer of Och-Ziff Operating Group Units that is permitted under (and effected in compliance with) the Group Member Agreements and is otherwise made in compliance with applicable securities laws; provided, that such transfer of shares of Class B Common Stock is made to the same transferee as the transferee of the Och-Ziff Operating Group Units; and provided, further, that the number of shares of Class B Common Stock transferred is equal to the number of Och-Ziff Operating Group Units transferred to such transferee.
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Person means an individual or a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, estate, unincorporated organization, association (including any group, organization, co-tenancy, plan, board, council or committee), governmental entity or other entity (or series thereof).
Registration Statement means the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-144256) as it has been or as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, filed by the Corporation with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time and any successor to such statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, to register the offering and sale of the Class A shares in the initial public offering of the predecessor to the Corporation.
Share Majority means a majority of the total votes that may be cast in the election of directors by holders of all Outstanding Voting Shares.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, as of any date of determination, any other Person as to which such Person owns or otherwise controls, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the voting shares or other similar interests or a sole general partner interest or managing member or similar interest of such Person.
Transfer Agent means, with respect to any class or series of shares, such bank, trust company or other Person (including the Corporation or one of its affiliates) as shall be appointed from time to time by the Corporation to act as registrar and transfer agent for such class or series of shares; provided that if no Transfer Agent is specifically designated for such class or series of shares, the Corporation shall act in such capacity.
Voting Shares means the shares of Class A Common Stock, the shares of Class B Common Stock and any other class or series of shares issued after the date hereof that entitles the record holder thereof to vote on any matter submitted for consent or approval of stockholders under the DGCL, this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws.
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This Certificate of Incorporation shall become effective at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on May 9, 2019.
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I, THE UNDERSIGNED, being the Sole Incorporator hereinbefore named, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the GCL, do make this Certificate, hereby declaring and certifying that this is my act and deed and the facts herein stated are true, and accordingly have hereunto set my hand as of the date first written above.
/s/ Carrie Pugh |
Carrie Pugh |
Sole Incorporator |
[ Signature Page to Certificate of Incorporation of Och-Ziff Capital Management Group Inc. ]
Exhibit 99.4
BY-LAWS
OF
OCH-ZIFF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT GROUP INC.
A Delaware Corporation
Effective May 9, 2019
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OFFICES |
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Registered Office, Registered Agent and Other Offices |
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Place of Meetings |
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Annual Meetings |
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Special Meetings |
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Notice |
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Adjournments |
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Quorum |
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Section 7. |
Voting |
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Proxies |
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Section 9. |
Nature of Business at Meetings of Stockholders and Nomination of Directors |
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Section 10. |
List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote |
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Record Date |
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Stock Ledger |
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Section 13. |
Conduct of Meetings |
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Section 14. |
Inspectors of Election |
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Section 15. |
No Cumulative Voting Rights |
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Section 16. |
Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials |
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DIRECTORS |
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Number and Election of Directors |
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Vacancies |
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Section 3. |
Duties and Powers |
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Section 4. |
Meetings |
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Section 5. |
Organization |
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Section 6. |
Resignations of Directors |
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Section 7. |
Quorum |
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Section 8. |
Actions of the Board by Written Consent |
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Section 9. |
Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone |
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Committees |
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Compensation |
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Interested Directors |
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General |
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Removal and Resignation |
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Section 3. |
Voting Securities Owned by the Corporation |
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Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer |
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Senior Officers |
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Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer |
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Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer |
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Secretary and Assistant Secretary |
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Shares of Stock |
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Lost or Mutilated Certificates |
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Transfers |
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Dividend Record Date |
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Record Owners |
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Book-Entry Transfer of Shares |
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Splits and Combinations |
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Notices |
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Waivers of Notice |
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Disbursements |
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Fiscal Year |
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Corporate Seal |
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Title to Corporation Assets |
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Construction |
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Incorporation |
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Acquisitions by Och-Ziff Corp |
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Records and Accounting |
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Class B Shareholders Agreement and Governance Agreement |
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BY-LAWS
OF
OCH-ZIFF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT GROUP INC.
(hereinafter called the Corporation)
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section 1. Registered Office, Registered Agent and Other Offices . The registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware shall be located at Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, and the registered agent for service of process on the Corporation in the State of Delaware at such registered office shall be The Corporation Trust Company. The principal office of the Corporation shall be located at 9 West 57th Street, New York, New York 10019 or such other place as the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the Board of Directors) may from time to time designate by notice to the stockholders. The Corporation may maintain offices at such other place or places within or outside the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors determines to be necessary or appropriate.
ARTICLE II
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1. Place of Meetings . The Board of Directors shall designate the place of meeting, either within or without the State of Delaware, for any annual meeting of stockholders or for any special meeting of stockholders. If no designation is made by the Board of Directors, the place of meeting shall be the principal office of the Corporation.
Section 2. Annual Meetings . All acts of stockholders to be taken hereunder, or under the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, as amended and restated from time to time (the Certificate of Incorporation), the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL) or otherwise, shall be taken in the manner provided in this Article II. An annual meeting of the stockholders for the election of directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Board of Directors shall specify. Subject to the provisions of the DGCL or if otherwise authorized by the Board of Directors, and subject to such guidelines and procedures as the Board of Directors may adopt in accordance with the DGCL, stockholders and proxyholders not physically present at a meeting of stockholders may by means of remote communication participate in such meeting and be deemed present in person and vote at such meeting. A failure to hold the annual meeting of stockholders at the designated time or to elect a sufficient number of directors to conduct the business of the Corporation shall not affect otherwise valid acts of the Corporation or result in a forfeiture or dissolution of the Corporation. If the annual meeting for election of directors is not held on the date designated therefor, the directors shall cause the meeting to be held as soon as is convenient. If there is a failure to hold the annual meeting for a
period of 30 days after the date designated for the annual meeting, or if no date has been designated, for a period of 13 months after the last annual meeting, the Delaware Court of Chancery may summarily order a meeting to be held upon the application of any stockholder or director. The Delaware Court of Chancery may issue such orders as may be appropriate, including orders designating the time and place of such meeting, the Record Date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote, and the form of notice of such meeting.
Section 3. Special Meetings . Unless otherwise required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, special meetings of stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, may be called only by the Board of Directors, except if one or more Class B Shareholders collectively own a majority of Outstanding Voting Shares, such Class B Shareholders (or their designee(s), including the Class B Shareholder Committee) may call a special meeting of stockholders (a Class B Called Special Meeting). Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. At a special meeting of stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall be specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto), subject to Section 9 of this Article II.
Section 4. Notice . Notice, stating the place, day and hour of any annual or special meeting of the stockholders, as determined by the Board of Directors, and (i) in the case of a special meeting of stockholders, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, as determined by the Board of Directors or, for any Class B Called Special Meeting, by the Class B Shareholders as contemplated by Article II Section 3, if applicable, or (ii) in the case of an annual meeting of stockholders, those matters that the Board of Directors, at the time of giving the notice, intends to present for action by the stockholders, shall be delivered by the Corporation not less than 10 calendar days nor more than 60 calendar days before the date of the meeting, in a manner and otherwise in accordance with Article VI Section 1 to each Record Holder, as of the applicable Record Date for such meeting, of shares entitled to vote at such meeting. Such further notice shall be given as may be required by Delaware or applicable federal law or any exchange on which any shares are then listed. The notice of any meeting of the stockholders at which directors are to be elected shall include the name of any nominee or nominees who, at the time of the notice, the Board of Directors intends to present for election. Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporations notice of meeting. Any previously scheduled meeting of the stockholders may be postponed, and any special meeting of the stockholders may be canceled, by resolution of the Board of Directors upon public notice given prior to the date previously scheduled for such meeting of the stockholders.
Section 5. Adjournments . Any meeting of the stockholders may be adjourned by the chairman of the meeting from time to time to reconvene at the same or some other place and at such time and date as announced at such meeting. When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting and a new Record Date need not be fixed, if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, unless such adjournment shall be for more than 30 days or if a new Record Date and notice is required under applicable law or these By-Laws. At the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days or if a new Record Date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given in accordance with this Article II.
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Section 6. Quorum . Unless otherwise required by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, at any meeting of the stockholders, the holders of a majority of the Outstanding Voting Shares of the class or classes or series of the Corporations capital stock entitled to vote at such meeting represented in person or by proxy shall constitute a quorum of such class or classes or series unless any such action by the stockholders requires approval by holders of a greater percentage of Outstanding Voting Shares, in which case the quorum shall be such greater percentage. The submission of matters to stockholders for approval and the election of directors shall occur only at a meeting of the stockholders duly called and held in accordance with these By-Laws at which a quorum is present; provided, however, that the stockholders present at a duly called or held meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum, if any action taken (other than adjournment) is approved by the percentage of Outstanding Voting Shares required under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws.
Section 7. Voting . All matters (other than the election of directors) submitted to stockholders for approval shall be determined by a majority of the votes cast affirmatively or negatively by stockholders holding Outstanding Voting Shares unless a greater percentage is required with respect to such matter under applicable law, under the rules of any National Securities Exchange on which the shares are listed for trading, or under the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, in which case the approval of stockholders holding Outstanding Voting Shares that in the aggregate represent at least such greater percentage shall be required. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, and subject to Section 11 of this Article II, each stockholder represented at a meeting of the stockholders shall be entitled to cast one (1) vote for each share of the capital stock entitled to vote thereat held by such stockholder. Such votes may be cast in person or by proxy as provided in Section 8 of this Article II. All elections of directors will be by written ballots; if authorized by the Board of Directors, such requirement of a written ballot shall be satisfied by a ballot submitted by electronic transmission, provided that any such electronic transmission must either set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be reasonably determined that the electronic transmission was authorized by the stockholder or proxyholder.
Section 8. Proxies . Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of the stockholders may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder as proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted upon after three years from its date, unless such proxy provides for a longer period. Without limiting the manner in which a stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder as proxy, the following shall constitute a valid means by which a stockholder may grant such authority:
(i) A stockholder may execute a writing authorizing another person or persons to act for such stockholder as proxy. Execution may be accomplished by the stockholder or such stockholders authorized officer, director, employee or agent signing such writing or causing such persons signature to be affixed to such writing by any reasonable means, including, but not limited to, by facsimile signature.
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(ii) A stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder as proxy by transmitting or authorizing the transmission of an electronic transmission (including email) to the person who will be the holder of the proxy or to a proxy solicitation firm, proxy support service organization or like agent duly authorized by the person who will be the holder of the proxy to receive such transmission, provided that any such electronic transmission must either set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be determined that the electronic transmission was authorized by the stockholder. If it is determined that such electronic transmissions are valid, the inspectors or, if there are no inspectors, such other persons making that determination shall specify the information on which they relied.
Any copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of the writing or transmission authorizing another person or persons to act as proxy for a stockholder may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or transmission could be used; provided , however , that such copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission.
Section 9. Nature of Business at Meetings of Stockholders and Nomination of Directors . (a) Subject to Article III of these By-Laws and the nominating rights of the Class B Shareholder Committee under the Class B Shareholders Agreement, nominations of Persons for election to the Board of Directors of the Corporation and the proposal of business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders (i) pursuant to the Corporations notice of meeting delivered pursuant to Article II Section 4 of these By-Laws, (ii) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, or (iii) by any holder of Outstanding Voting Shares who is entitled to vote at the meeting, who complied with the notice procedures set forth in paragraphs (b) (or (b) and (c)), as applicable, of this Section 9 and who is a Record Holder of Outstanding Voting Shares as of the applicable Record Date for such meeting and at the time such notice is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation.
(b) For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to Article II Section 9(a), the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a stockholders notice shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than ninety (90) days nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the anniversary of the date on which the Corporation first made publicly available (whether by mailing, by filing with the Commission or by posting on an internet web site) its proxy materials for the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that if any annual meeting is to be held on a date that is more than thirty (30) days before or after the anniversary of the previous years annual meeting, notice by the stockholder in order to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting is first made (which may be the date on which proxy materials for such meeting are first mailed). In no event shall the public announcement or postponement of an annual meeting commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholders notice as described in this Section 9(b). Such stockholders notice shall set forth: (A) with respect to nominations for election or reelection of directors, as to each Person
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whom the stockholder proposes to nominate, all information relating to such Person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors, or is otherwise required, in each case, pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act, including rules with respect to contested elections thereunder and including such Persons written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected; (B) as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such stockholder and the Beneficial Owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made and (C) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the Beneficial Owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made, the name and address of such stockholder and of any such Beneficial Owner, as they appear on the Corporations books, and the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation which are owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and any such Beneficial Owner. Proposals for actions must be a proper matter for stockholder action under these By-Laws and the DGCL.
(c) Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of Article II Section 9(b) to the contrary, if the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors is increased and there is no public announcement naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors made by the Corporation at least 90 days prior to the anniversary of the date on which the Corporation first made publicly available (whether by mailing, by filing with the Commission or by posting on an internet web site) its proxy materials for the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders, then a stockholders notice required by this Section 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 (10th) day following the day on which a public announcement regarding such increase is first made by the Corporation.
(d) Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporations notice of meeting pursuant to Article II Section 4 of these By-Laws. Nominations of Persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporations notice of meeting (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (ii) by any holder of Outstanding Voting Shares who is entitled to vote at the meeting, who complied with the notice procedures set forth in paragraph (b) or (b) and (c), as applicable, of this Section 9 and has otherwise complied with Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act, including rules with respect to contested elections thereunder. Nominations by stockholders of Persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at such a special meeting of stockholders if the stockholders notice as required by Article II Section 9(b) shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation not earlier than the 90th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of (x) the 70th day prior to such special meeting or (y) the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting.
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(e) Except to the extent otherwise provided in Article III with respect to vacancies and subject to the rights of the Class B Shareholder Committee to nominate Persons for election to the Board of Directors, only Persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section shall be eligible to serve as directors and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 9. Except as otherwise provided herein or required by law, 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 in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 9 and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with this Section 9, to declare that such defective proposal or nomination shall be disregarded.
(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 9, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 9. Nothing in this Section 9 shall be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporations proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act (or any successor provision of law).
Section 10. List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote . The officer of the Corporation who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of the stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the principal place of business of the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the Corporation. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then the list shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting.
Section 11. Record Date . For purposes of determining the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of the stockholders, the Board of Directors may set a Record Date, which shall not be less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting (subject to compliance with any rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on which the shares are listed for trading). If no Record Date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the Record Date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given. A determination of Record Holders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment or postponement of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new Record Date for the adjourned or postponed meeting. Only those Record Holders of Outstanding Voting Shares
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on the Record Date set pursuant to this Section 11 shall be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, a meeting of stockholders or to act with respect to matters as to which the holders of the Outstanding Voting Shares have the right to vote or to act. All references in these By-Laws to votes of, or other acts that may be taken by, the Outstanding Voting Shares shall be deemed to be references to the votes or acts of the Record Holders of such Outstanding Voting Shares on such Record Date. With respect to Outstanding Voting Shares that are held for a Persons account by another Person (such as a broker, dealer, bank, trust company or clearing corporation, or an agent of any of the foregoing), in whose name such Outstanding Voting Shares are registered, such other Person shall, in exercising the voting rights in respect of such Outstanding Voting Shares on any matter, and unless the arrangement between such Persons provides otherwise, vote such Outstanding Voting Shares in favor of, and at the direction of, the Person who is the Beneficial Owner, and the Corporation shall be entitled to assume it is so acting without further inquiry.
Section 12. Stock Ledger . The stock ledger of the Corporation shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list required by Section 10 of this Article II or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of the stockholders.
Section 13. Conduct of Meetings . To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board of Directors shall have full power and authority concerning the manner of conducting any meeting of the stockholders, including the determination of Persons entitled to vote, the existence of a quorum, the satisfaction of the requirements of this Article II, the conduct of voting, the validity and effect of any proxies and the determination of any controversies, votes or challenges arising in connection with or during the meeting or voting. The Board of Directors shall designate a Person to serve as chairman of any meeting and shall further designate a Person to take the minutes of any meeting. All minutes shall be kept with the records of the Corporation maintained by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may make such other regulations consistent with applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation and these By-Laws as it may deem advisable concerning the conduct of any meeting of the stockholders, including regulations in regard to the appointment of proxies, the appointment and duties of inspectors of votes, the submission and examination of proxies and other evidence of the right to vote.
Section 14. Inspectors of Election . The Corporation may, and to the extent required by law, shall, in advance of any meeting of stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting and make a written report thereof. The Corporation may designate one or more alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is able to act at a meeting of stockholders, the chairman of the meeting may, and to the extent required by law, shall, appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability. Every vote taken by ballots shall be counted by a duly appointed inspector or inspectors.
Section 15. No Cumulative Voting Rights . Neither the holders of shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Class A Common Stock), nor the holders of shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Class B Common Stock), nor any other shares of capital stock of the Corporation, shall have cumulative voting rights.
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Section 16. Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials . Pursuant to and subject to the provisions of Rule 14a-16 under the Exchange Act, the Corporation may, but is not required to, utilize a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, as described in such rule, in conjunction with proxy material posted to an Internet site, in order to furnish any proxy or related material to stockholders pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act.
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 1. Number and Election of Directors . The Board of Directors shall consist of not fewer than one nor more than fifteen members, the exact number of which shall initially be seven and thereafter from time to time fixed by the Board of Directors, provided that for so long as the Class B Shareholder Committee shall have the right to designate nominees to the Board of Directors under the Class B Shareholders Agreement, the number of directors may not be increased beyond seven without Class B Consent. The directors shall be divided into three (3) classes, designated Class I, Class II and Class III. Each class shall consist, as nearly as may be possible, of one-third of the total number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors. The initial division of the Board of Directors into classes shall be as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation. The term of the initial Class I directors shall terminate on the date of the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders; the term of the initial Class II directors shall terminate on the date of the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders; and the term of the initial Class III directors shall terminate on the date of the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders or, in each case, upon such directors earlier death, resignation or removal. At each succeeding annual meeting of stockholders beginning in 2019, successors to the class of directors whose term expires at that annual meeting of stockholders shall be elected for a three-year term and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. If the number of directors is changed, any increase or decrease shall be apportioned among the classes so as to maintain the number of directors in each class as nearly equal as possible, and any additional director of any class elected to fill a vacancy resulting from an increase in such class or from the removal from office, death, disability, resignation or disqualification of a director or other cause shall hold office for a term that shall coincide with the remaining term of that class, but in no case will a decrease in the number of directors have the effect of removing or shortening the term of any incumbent director. Directors need not be stockholders. The directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at the annual meeting of stockholders, except as provided in Section 2 of this Article III, and each director elected shall hold office until the third succeeding meeting next after such directors election and until such directors successor is duly elected and qualified, or until such directors death or until such director resigns or is removed in the manner provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws.
Section 2. Vacancies . Unless otherwise required by law and subject to Article III Section 1 and the Class B Shareholders Agreement, any vacancy on the Board of Directors that results from newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, provided that a quorum is present, and any other vacancies may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. Any director of any class elected to fill a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors of such
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class shall hold office for a term that shall coincide with the remaining term of that class and until such directors successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. Any director elected to fill a vacancy not resulting from an increase in the number of directors shall have the same remaining term as that of such directors predecessor and until such directors successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. If there are no directors in office, then an election of directors shall be held in the manner provided by the DGCL and these By-Laws.
Section 3. Duties and Powers . Except as otherwise expressly provided in these By-Laws, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a Board of Directors. As provided in Article IV, Section 1, the Board of Directors shall have the power and authority to appoint Officers of the Corporation. No stockholder, by virtue of its status as such, shall have any management power over the business and affairs of the Corporation or actual or apparent authority to enter into, execute or deliver contracts on behalf of, or to otherwise bind, the Corporation. In addition to the powers that now or hereafter can be granted to directors under the DGCL and to all other powers granted under any other provision of these By-Laws, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board of Directors shall have full power and authority to do, and to direct the Officers and other duly authorized employees, agents and representatives of the Corporation to do, all things on such terms as it determines to be necessary or appropriate to conduct the business of the Corporation, to exercise all powers set forth in Article THIRD of the Certificate of Incorporation and to effectuate the purposes set forth in Article THIRD of the Certificate of Incorporation, subject to any required approvals pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, these By-Laws, the Class B Shareholders Agreement or otherwise, including the following:
(a) the making of any expenditures, the lending or borrowing of money, the assumption or guarantee of, or other contracting for, indebtedness and other liabilities, the issuance of evidences of indebtedness, including indebtedness that is convertible into shares, and the incurring of any other obligations;
(b) the making of tax, regulatory and other filings, or rendering of periodic or other reports to governmental or other agencies having jurisdiction over the business or assets of the Corporation;
(c) the acquisition, disposition, mortgage, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or exchange of any or all of the assets of the Corporation or the merger or other combination of the Corporation with or into another Person (subject, however, to any prior approval of stockholders that may be required by the Certificate of Incorporation, these By-Laws or pursuant to applicable law);
(d) the use of the assets of the Corporation (including cash on hand) for any purpose consistent with applicable law and the terms of the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, including the financing of the conduct of the operations of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries; the lending of funds to other Persons (including other Group Members); the repayment of obligations of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries; and the making of capital contributions to any of its Subsidiaries;
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(e) the negotiation, execution and performance of any contracts, conveyances or other instruments (including instruments that limit the liability of the Corporation under contractual arrangements to all or particular assets of the Corporation);
(f) the declaration and payment of distributions of cash or other assets to stockholders;
(g) the selection and dismissal of Officers, employees, agents, outside attorneys, accountants, consultants and contractors and the determination of their compensation and other terms of employment or hiring, and the creation and operation of employee benefit plans, employee programs and employee practices;
(h) the maintenance of insurance for the benefit of the Group Members and the Indemnified Persons;
(i) the formation of, or acquisition or disposition of an interest in, and the contribution of property and the making of loans to, any limited or general partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company or other entity or arrangement;
(j) the control of any matters affecting the rights and obligations of the Corporation, including the bringing and defending of actions at law or in equity and otherwise engaging in the conduct of litigation, arbitration or remediation, and the incurring of legal expense and the settlement of claims and litigation;
(k) the indemnification of any Person against liabilities and contingencies to the extent permitted by law;
(l) the entering into of listing agreements with any National Securities Exchange and the delisting of some or all of the shares from, or requesting that trading be suspended on, any such exchange;
(m) the issuance, sale or other disposition, and the purchase or other acquisition, of shares or options, rights, warrants or appreciation rights relating to shares;
(n) the undertaking of any action in connection with the Corporations interest or participation in any Group Member;
(o) the registration of any offer, issuance, sale or resale of shares or other securities issued or to be issued by the Corporation under the Securities Act and any other applicable securities laws (including any resale of shares or other securities by stockholders or other securityholders); and
(p) the execution and delivery of agreements with Affiliates of the Corporation, including to render services to a Group Member.
In exercising its authority under these By-Laws, the Board of Directors may, but shall be under no obligation to, take into account the tax consequences to any stockholder of any action taken (or not taken) by it.
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Section 4. Meetings . The Board of Directors and any committee thereof may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or without the State of Delaware. A regular meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held without any other notice than these By-Laws, immediately after, and at the same place (if any) as, each annual meeting of stockholders, unless otherwise determined by the Chairman of the Board of Directors (the Chairman of the Board). The Board of Directors may, by resolution, provide the time and place (if any) for the holding of additional regular meetings without any other notice (including any notice to stockholders) than such resolution. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the Secretary of the Corporation shall act as Secretary at all regular meetings of the Board of Directors and in the Secretarys absence a temporary Secretary or Assistant Secretary shall be appointed by the chairman of the meeting. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by any member of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or, upon a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary on twenty-four (24) hours notice to each director, either personally or by telephone or by mail or electronic transmission (including by email), or on such shorter notice as the person or persons calling such meeting may deem necessary or appropriate in the circumstances; special meetings shall be called by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary in like manner and on like notice on the written request of two (2) directors. Notice of any such meeting need not be given to any director, however, if waived by such director in writing or by electronic transmission (including by email), or if such director shall be present at such meeting.
Section 5. Organization . The Board of Directors may elect one of its members as Chairman of the Board. At each meeting of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or, in the Chairman of the Boards absence, a director chosen by a majority of the directors present, shall act as chairman of the meeting. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as secretary at each meeting of the Board of Directors. In case the Secretary shall be absent from any meeting of the Board of Directors, an Assistant Secretary shall perform the duties of secretary at such meeting; and in the absence from any such meeting of the Secretary and all the Assistant Secretaries, the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting. At each meeting of a committee of the Board of Directors, the chairman of such committee or, in such chairmans absence, a committee member chosen by a majority of the committee members present, shall act as chairman of the committee meeting.
Section 6. Resignations of Directors . Any director may resign at any time by giving notice of such directors resignation in writing or by electronic transmission to the Chairman of the Board, if there be one, the Chief Executive Officer and the Secretary of the Corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein, or if the time when it shall become effective shall not be specified therein, then it shall take effect immediately upon its receipt by the Corporation. Unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation by the Board of Directors shall not be necessary to make it effective. The vacancy in the Board of Directors caused by any such resignation shall be filled by the Board of Directors as provided in Article III Section 2.
Section 7. Quorum . Except as otherwise required by law, or the Certificate of Incorporation or the rules and regulations of any securities exchange or quotation system on which the Corporations securities are listed or quoted for trading, at all meetings of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof, a majority of the directors then in office or a majority of the
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directors constituting such committee, as the case may be, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, the act of a majority of the directors or committee members present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors or such committee, as applicable, and each director or committee member, as applicable, shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted for approval at such meeting of the Board of Directors or committee thereof, as applicable. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the time and place of the adjourned meeting, until a quorum shall be present.
Section 8. Actions of the Board by Written Consent . Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting by the Board of Directors or any committee thereof, as the case may be, may be taken without a meeting if a consent thereto is signed or transmitted electronically, as the case may be, by all members of the Board of Directors or of such committee, as the case may be, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or such committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.
Section 9. Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone . Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, members of the Board of Directors, or any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all Persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
Section 10. Committees . The Board of Directors may, by resolution or resolutions passed by a majority of the then total number of members of the Board of Directors, designate one or more committees consisting of one or more directors of the Corporation, which, to the extent permitted by law and provided in such resolution or resolutions, shall have and may exercise, subject to the provisions of these By-Laws, the DGCL and the Certificate of Incorporation, the powers and authority of the Board of Directors granted hereunder; but no such committee shall have the power to fill vacancies in the Board of Directors or any committee or in their respective membership, to approve or adopt, or recommend to the stockholders, any action or matter, other than the election or removal of directors, expressly required by these By-Laws, the DGCL and the Certificate of Incorporation, to be submitted to stockholders for their approval, or to authorize the issuance of shares, except that such a committee may, to the extent permitted by law and provided in such resolutions, (a) grant and authorize options and other rights with respect to the shares pursuant to and in accordance with any plan or authorizing resolutions approved by the Board of Directors and (b) function as the pricing committee with respect to any offering of shares authorized by the Board of Directors. Each member of a committee must meet the requirements for membership, if any, imposed by applicable law and the rules and regulations of any securities exchange or quotation system on which the securities of the Corporation are listed or quoted for trading. Such committee or committees shall have such name or names as may be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors. A majority of all the members of any such committee may determine its action and
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fix the time and place, if any, of its meetings and specify what notice thereof, if any, shall be given, unless the Board of Directors shall otherwise provide. The Board of Directors shall have power to change the members of any such committee at any time to fill vacancies, and to discharge any such committee, either with or without cause, at any time. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as Secretary of any committee, unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors or the committee. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee, or if none be so appointed the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and proceedings and report the same to the Board of Directors at the next meeting thereof.
Section 11. Compensation . Unless otherwise expressly provided by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, none of the directors shall, as such or in his or her capacity as a member of any committee of the Board of Directors, receive any stated remuneration for such directors services; but the Board of Directors may at any time and from time to time by resolution provide that a specified sum shall be paid to any director, payable in cash or securities, either as such directors annual remuneration as such director or member of any special or standing committee of the Board of Directors or as remuneration for such directors attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or any such committee. The Board of Directors may also likewise provide that the Corporation shall reimburse each director for any expenses paid by such director on account of such directors attendance at any meeting. Nothing in this Section 11 shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving remuneration therefor.
Section 12. Interested Directors . No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors or officers, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association or other organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are directors or officers or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board of Directors or committee thereof which authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because any such directors or officers vote is counted for such purpose if: (i) the material facts as to the directors or officers relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the committee, and the Board of Directors or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; or (ii) the material facts as to the directors or officers relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (iii) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof or the stockholders. Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee which authorizes the contract or transaction.
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ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS
Section 1. General . The Board of Directors shall have the power and authority to appoint such officers with such titles, authority and duties as determined by the Board of Directors. Such Persons so designated by the Board of Directors shall be referred to as Officers. Unless provided otherwise by resolution of the Board of Directors, the Officers shall have the titles, power, authority and duties described in this Article IV. The Officers of the Corporation may include a Chairman of the Board, a Vice Chairman, a Chief Executive Officer, a Chief Operating Officer, a Chief Financial Officer, a Chief Legal Officer, a Chief Compliance Officer, one or more Executive Managing Directors, one or more Presidents or Co-Presidents, one or more Vice Presidents (who may be further classified by such descriptions as executive, senior, assistant or otherwise, as the Board of Directors shall determine), a Secretary, one or more Assistant Secretaries, a Treasurer and one or more Assistant Treasurers. Officers shall be appointed by the Board of Directors, which shall consider that subject at its first meeting after every annual meeting of stockholders and as necessary to fill vacancies. Each Officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. Any number of offices may be held by the same Person. The compensation of Officers elected by the Board of Directors shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof or by such Officers as may be designated by resolution of the Board of Directors.
Section 2. Removal and Resignation . Any Officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation. Any Officer, agent or employee of the Corporation may be removed by the Board of Directors with or without cause at any time, subject to the approval rights granted to the Class B Shareholders pursuant to the Class B Shareholders Agreement. The Board of Directors may delegate to such Officers as determined by the Board of Directors the power of removal as to Officers, agents and employees who have not been appointed by the Board of Directors. Such removal shall be without prejudice to a Persons contract rights, if any, but the appointment of any Person as an Officer, agent or employee of the Corporation shall not of itself create contract rights.
Section 3. Voting Securities Owned by the Corporation . Unless otherwise directed by the Board of Directors, powers of attorney, proxies, waivers of notice of meeting, consents and other instruments relating to securities owned by the Corporation may be executed in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation by the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer or any other officer authorized to do so by the Board of Directors, and the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and any other officer authorized by the Board of Directors shall have power to vote and otherwise act on behalf of the Corporation, in person or by proxy, at any meeting of stockholders for, or with respect to, any action of equity holders of any other entity in which the Corporation may hold securities and otherwise to exercise any and all rights and powers which the Corporation may possess by reason of its ownership of securities in such other entities.
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Section 4. Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer . The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation unless the Board of Directors elects another Officer as Chief Executive Officer. Subject to the oversight of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer shall have general executive charge, management and control of the properties, business and operations of the Corporation with all such powers as may be reasonably incident to such responsibilities; he or she may employ and discharge employees and agents of the Corporation except such as shall be appointed by the Board of Directors, and he or she may delegate these powers; and he or she may agree upon and execute all leases, contracts, evidences of indebtedness and other obligations in the name of the Corporation, and shall have such other powers and duties as designated in accordance with these By-Laws and as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors. If elected by a majority of directors then in office, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors; and shall have such other powers and duties as designated in these By-Laws and as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors.
Section 5. Senior Officers . Unless the Board of Directors otherwise determines, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and every President and Co-President shall have the authority to agree upon and execute all leases, contracts, evidences of indebtedness and other obligations in the name of the Corporation, subject to the limitations set forth herein. Unless the Board of Directors otherwise determines, in the absence of the Chairman of the Board of Directors or if there be no Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors may designate the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, a President or a Co-President to preside at all meetings of the stockholders and (should he or she be a director) of the Board of Directors. The Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and each President and Co-President shall have such other powers and duties as designated in accordance with these By-Laws and as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors. In the absence of a Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, President or Co-President, or in the event of an inability or refusal of the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and all Presidents and Co-Presidents to act, an Executive Managing Director or a Vice President designated by the Board of Directors shall perform the duties of a President, and when so acting shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon a President. In the absence of a designation by the Board of Directors of an Executive Managing Director or a Vice President to perform the duties of a President, or in the event of his or her absence or inability or refusal to act, the Executive Managing Director or Vice President who is present and who is senior in terms of uninterrupted time as an Executive Managing Director or Vice President of the Corporation shall so act. An Executive Managing Director or Vice President shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe. Unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, each Executive Managing Director or Vice President will have authority to act within his or her respective areas and to sign contracts relating thereto.
Section 6. Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer . The Chief Legal Officer and the Chief Compliance Officer shall have responsibility for the legal affairs and compliance matters, respectively, of the Corporation and shall have such other powers and duties as designated in these By-Laws and as from time to time may be assigned to the Chief Legal Officer or Chief Compliance Officer, respectively, by the Board of Directors. The Chief Legal Officer and the Chief Compliance Officer shall perform all acts incident to their positions, subject to the control of the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors.
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Section 7. Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer . The Treasurer (or Chief Financial Officer in the absence of a Treasurer) shall have responsibility for the custody and control of all the funds and securities of the Corporation and shall have such other powers and duties as designated in these By-Laws and as from time to time may be assigned to the Treasurer by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall perform all acts incident to the position of Treasurer, subject to the control of the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors. Each Assistant Treasurer shall have the usual powers and duties pertaining to his or her office, together with such other powers and duties as designated in these By-Laws and as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors. The Assistant Treasurers shall exercise the powers of the Treasurer during that officers absence or inability or refusal to act. An Assistant Treasurer shall also perform such other duties as the Treasurer or the Board of Directors may assign to him or her.
Section 8. Secretary and Assistant Secretary . The Secretary shall issue all authorized notices for, and shall keep minutes of, all meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors. The Secretary shall have charge of the corporate books and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe. In the absence or inability to act of the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary may perform all the duties and exercise all the powers of the Secretary. The performance of any such duty shall, in respect of any other person dealing with the Corporation, be conclusive evidence of his or her power to act. An Assistant Secretary shall also perform such other duties as the Secretary or the Board of Directors may assign to him or her.
Section 9. Other Officers . The Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of any officer to any other officers or agents, notwithstanding any provision hereof.
ARTICLE V
STOCK
Section 1. Shares of Stock . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, unless the Board of Directors shall determine otherwise in respect of one or more classes or series of shares or as may be required by the Depository with respect to any specific class or series of shares, shares shall not be evidenced by physical Certificates. No stockholder shall have the right to require the Corporation to issue physical Certificates representing shares for any reason, except as may be required by applicable law. If the Board of Directors authorizes the issuance of shares to any Person in the form of physical Certificates, the Corporation shall issue one or more Certificates in the name of such Person evidencing the number of such shares being so issued. Certificates shall be executed on behalf of the Corporation by any two Authorized Signatories. If and to the extent a Transfer Agent has been appointed with respect to any class or series of shares, no Certificate representing such class or series of shares shall be valid for any purpose until it has been countersigned by the Transfer Agent; provided, however, that if the Board of Directors elects to issue shares in global form, the Certificates representing shares shall be valid upon receipt of a certificate from the Transfer Agent certifying that the shares have been duly registered in accordance with the directions of the Corporation. Any or all of the signatures required on the Certificate may be by facsimile. If any Officer or Transfer Agent who shall have
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signed or whose facsimile signature shall have been placed upon any such Certificate shall have ceased to be such Officer or Transfer Agent before such Certificate is issued by the Corporation, such Certificate may nevertheless be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such Person were such Officer or Transfer Agent at the date of issue. Certificates for any class or series of shares shall be consecutively numbered and shall be entered on the books and records of the Corporation as they are issued and shall exhibit the holders name and number and type of shares. The use of facsimile signatures affixed in the name and on behalf of the Transfer Agent and registrar of the Corporation on certificates representing shares is expressly permitted by these By-Laws.
Section 2. Lost or Mutilated Certificates . If any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Corporation or the Transfer Agent, the appropriate Officers on behalf of the Corporation shall execute, and the Transfer Agent shall countersign and deliver in exchange therefor, a new Certificate evidencing the same number and class or series of shares as the Certificate so surrendered. The appropriate Officers on behalf of the Corporation shall execute, and the Transfer Agent shall countersign and deliver, a new Certificate in place of any Certificate previously issued if the Record Holder of the Certificate: (i) makes proof by affidavit, in form and substance satisfactory to the Corporation, that a previously issued Certificate has been lost, destroyed or stolen; (ii) requests the issuance of a new Certificate before the Corporation has notice that the Certificate has been acquired by a purchaser for value in good faith and without notice of an adverse claim; (iii) if requested by the Corporation, delivers to the Corporation a bond, in form and substance satisfactory to the Corporation, with surety or sureties and with fixed or open penalty as the Corporation may direct to indemnify the Corporation and the Transfer Agent against any claim that may be made on account of the alleged loss, destruction or theft of the Certificate; and (iv) satisfies any other reasonable requirements imposed by the Corporation. If a stockholder fails to notify the Corporation within a reasonable time after he has notice of the loss, destruction or theft of a Certificate, and a transfer of the shares represented by the Certificate is registered before the Corporation or the Transfer Agent receives such notification, the stockholder shall be precluded from making any claim against the Corporation or the Transfer Agent for such transfer or for a new Certificate. As a condition to the issuance of any new Certificate under this Section 2, the Corporation may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Transfer Agent) reasonably connected therewith.
Section 3. Transfers . The Corporation shall keep or cause to be kept on behalf of the Corporation a register (which may be in electronic form) that will provide for the registration and transfer of shares. The Board of Directors may appoint a Transfer Agent to act as registrar and transfer agent for the purpose of registering any class or series of shares and transfers of such class or series of shares as herein provided. For shares represented by Certificates, upon surrender of a Certificate for registration of transfer of any shares evidenced by a Certificate, the appropriate Officers of the Corporation shall execute and deliver, and in the case of shares for which a Transfer Agent has been appointed, the Transfer Agent shall countersign and deliver, in the name of the holder or the designated transferee or transferees, as required pursuant to the Record Holders instructions, one or more new Certificates evidencing the same aggregate number and type of shares as were evidenced by the Certificate so surrendered, provided that a transferor shall provide the address and facsimile number for each
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such transferee as contemplated by Article VI Section 1. The Corporation shall not recognize any transfer of shares evidenced by Certificates until the Certificates evidencing such shares are surrendered for registration of transfer. No charge shall be imposed by the Corporation for such transfer; provided, that as a condition to the issuance of shares, whether or not such shares are evidenced by Certificates, the Corporation may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed with respect thereto.
Section 4. Dividend Record Date . In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a Record Date, which Record Date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the Record Date is adopted, and which Record Date shall be not more than sixty (60) days prior to such action. If no Record Date is fixed, the Record Date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.
Section 5. Record Owners . The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the Record Holder as the owner of a share and, accordingly, shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share on the part of any other Person, regardless of whether the Corporation shall have actual or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by law or any applicable rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on which such shares are listed for trading. Without limiting the foregoing, when a Person (such as a broker, dealer, bank, trust company or clearing corporation or an agent of any of the foregoing) is acting as nominee, agent or in some other representative capacity for another Person in acquiring and/or holding shares, as between the Corporation on the one hand, and such other Persons on the other, such representative Person shall be the Record Holder of such shares.
Section 6. Book-Entry Transfer of Shares . Nothing contained in these By-Laws shall preclude electronic book-entry only transfer of shares or the settlement of any transactions involving shares entered into through the facilities of the Depository or any National Securities Exchange on which such shares are listed for trading.
Section 7. Splits and Combinations . (a) Subject to the provisions of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation, Article VII Section 11 of these By-Laws and paragraph (d) of this Article V Section 7, the Corporation may make a pro rata distribution of shares of any class or series to all Record Holders of such class or series of shares, or may effect a subdivision or combination of shares of any class or series so long as, after any such event, each stockholder shall have the same proportionate ownership of such class or series of shares of capital stock of the Corporation as before such event, and any amounts calculated on a per share basis or stated as a number of shares are proportionately adjusted.
(b) Whenever such a distribution, subdivision or combination of shares is declared, the Board of Directors shall select a Record Date as of which the distribution, subdivision or combination shall be effective and shall send notice thereof at least 20 days prior to such Record Date to each Record Holder as of a date not less than 10 days prior to the date of such notice. The Board of Directors also may cause a firm of independent public accountants selected by it to calculate the number of shares to be held by each Record Holder after giving effect to such distribution, subdivision or combination. The Board of Directors shall be entitled to rely on any certificate provided by such firm as conclusive evidence of the accuracy of such calculation.
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(c) Promptly following any such distribution, subdivision or combination, the Corporation may issue Certificates to the Record Holders of shares evidenced by Certificates as of the applicable Record Date representing the new number of shares held by such Record Holders, or the Board of Directors may adopt such other procedures that it determines to be necessary or appropriate to reflect such changes. If any such combination results in a smaller total number of shares Outstanding, the Corporation shall require, as a condition to the delivery to a Record Holder of such new Certificate, the surrender of any Certificate that was held by such Record Holder immediately prior to the applicable Record Date.
(d) The Corporation shall not issue fractional shares upon any distribution, subdivision or combination of shares.
ARTICLE VI
NOTICES
Section 1. Notices . Any notice, demand, request, report or proxy materials required or permitted to be given or made to a stockholder under these By-Laws shall be in writing and shall be deemed given or made when delivered in person or when sent by first class United States mail or by other means of written or electronic communication to the stockholder at the address described below. Any notice, payment or report to be given or made to a stockholder hereunder shall be deemed conclusively to have been given or made, and the obligation to give such notice or report or to make such payment shall be deemed conclusively to have been fully satisfied, upon sending of such notice, payment or report to the Record Holder of such shares at his address as shown on the records of the Transfer Agent or as otherwise shown on the records of the Corporation, regardless of any claim of any Person who may have an interest in such shares by reason of any assignment or otherwise. An affidavit or certificate of making of any notice, payment or report in accordance with the provisions of this Section 1 executed by the Corporation, the Transfer Agent or the mailing organization shall be prima facie evidence of the giving or making of such notice, payment or report. If any notice, payment or report addressed to a Record Holder at the address of such Record Holder appearing on the books and records of the Transfer Agent or the Corporation is returned by the United States Postal Service marked to indicate that the United States Postal Service is unable to deliver it, such notice, payment or report and any subsequent notices, payments and reports shall be deemed to have been duly given or made without further mailing (until such time as such Record Holder or another Person notifies the Transfer Agent or the Corporation of a change in his address) if they are available for the stockholder at the principal office of the Corporation for a period of one year from the date of the giving or making of such notice, payment or report to the other stockholders. Any notice to the Corporation shall be deemed given if received by the Secretary at the principal office of the Corporation designated pursuant to Article I Section 1. The Board of Directors and the Officers may rely and shall be protected in relying on any notice or other document from a stockholder or other Person if believed by it to be genuine.
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Section 2. Waivers of Notice . Whenever any notice is required by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person or persons entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto. Attendance of a person at a meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where the person attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any annual or special meeting of stockholders or any regular or special meeting of the directors or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice unless so required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws.
ARTICLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1. Disbursements . All checks or demands for money and notes of the Corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or such other person or persons as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate.
Section 2. Fiscal Year . The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be a calendar year ending December 31, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors.
Section 3. Corporate Seal . The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the year of its organization and the words Corporate Seal, Delaware. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise.
Section 4. Title to Corporation Assets . Title to Corporation assets, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, shall be deemed to be owned by the Corporation as an entity, and no stockholder, director or officer, individually or collectively, shall have any ownership interest in such Corporation assets or any portion thereof. Title to any or all of the Corporation assets may be held in the name of the Corporation or one or more nominees, as the Board of Directors may determine. All Corporation assets shall be recorded as the property of the Corporation in its books and records, irrespective of the name in which record title to such Corporation assets is held.
Section 5. Construction . Unless the context requires otherwise: (a) any pronoun used in these By-Laws shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa; (b) references to Articles and Sections refer to Articles and Sections of these By-Laws; and (c) the term include or includes means includes, without limitation, and including means including, without limitation.
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Section 6. Incorporation . The Corporation has been converted to, and incorporated as, a corporation pursuant to the provisions of the DGCL. Except as expressly provided to the contrary in the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, the rights, duties, liabilities and obligations of the stockholders and the administration, dissolution and termination of the Corporation shall be governed by the DGCL. All shares shall constitute personal property of the owner thereof for all purposes and a stockholder has no interest in specific Corporation property.
Section 7. Acquisitions by Och -Ziff Corp . The Corporation shall not allow Och-Ziff Corp. to acquire an interest, directly or indirectly, in any entity without the prior written approval of the Class B Shareholder Committee (prior to the Transition Date (as defined in the Governance Agreement)) or the Board of Directors (on or after the Transition Date) if Class B Shareholders would be required to contribute funds in order for such Persons to maintain their respective ownership percentages in such entity.
Section 8. Records and Accounting . The Board of Directors shall keep or cause to be kept at the principal office of the Corporation appropriate books and records with respect to the Corporations business, including all books and records necessary to provide to the stockholders any information expressly required to be provided pursuant to these By-Laws or under applicable law. Although stockholders may request access to such information in accordance with applicable law, the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, shall determine the time, place and manner upon which information shall be made available to stockholders to the extent permitted by law. Any books and records maintained by or on behalf of the Corporation in the regular course of its business, including the record of the stockholders, books of account and records of Corporation proceedings, may be kept on, or be in the form of, computer disks, hard drives, punch cards, magnetic tape, photographs, micrographics or any other information storage device; provided, that the books and records so maintained are convertible into clearly legible written form within a reasonable period of time.
Section 9. Class B Shareholders Agreement and Governance Agreement . The provisions of these By-Laws are subject to, and limited by, the provisions of the Class B Shareholders Agreement and the Governance Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2019 (the Governance Agreement), among the Corporation, Och-Ziff Corp., Och-Ziff Holding LLC, OZ Management LP, OZ Advisors LP, OZ Advisors II LP and Daniel S. Och, copies of which are available at the primary offices of the Corporation and copies of which shall be provided to any holder of shares of the Corporation, upon written request delivered to the Corporations Secretary.
Section 10. Invalidity of Provisions . If any provision of these By-Laws is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected thereby.
Section 11. Relationship with the Och -Ziff Operating Group . At all times prior to the Consent Termination Date, notwithstanding anything in the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws to the contrary, unless the Corporation receives the prior written consent (or prior written waiver, as the case may be) of the Class B Shareholder Committee (prior to the Transition Date) acting pursuant to and in accordance with its authority under the Class B Shareholders Agreement or the Board of Directors (on or after the Transition Date) (the Class B Consent), the Corporation shall adhere to the following:
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(a) The Corporation and its Subsidiaries (other than the Och-Ziff Operating Group and its Subsidiaries) shall not, directly or indirectly, enter into or conduct any business activity or transaction, or hold any assets other than (i) business conducted and assets held by the Och-Ziff Operating Group and its Subsidiaries, (ii) the ownership, acquisition and disposition of equity interests in Subsidiaries of the Corporation, (iii) the management of the business of the Och-Ziff Operating Group, either directly or through Subsidiaries, (iv) making loans and incurring indebtedness that is not prohibited under this Section 11, (v) the offering, sale, syndication, private placement or public offering of shares, bonds, other securities or other interests in compliance with this Section 11, (vi) subject to Section 11(b), any financing or refinancing of any type related to the Och-Ziff Operating Group, its Subsidiaries or any of their assets or activities, (vii) any activity or transaction contemplated by the Class B Shareholders Agreement, any Registration Rights Agreements, the Underwriting Agreement, the Tax Receivable Agreement or the Exchange Agreement, and (viii) such activities as are incidental to the foregoing.
(b) The Corporation and its Subsidiaries (other than the Och-Ziff Operating Group and its Subsidiaries) shall not incur or guarantee any indebtedness other than (i) indebtedness incurred in connection with an exchange under the Exchange Agreement, and (ii) indebtedness to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries.
(c) The Corporation and its Subsidiaries (other than the Och-Ziff Operating Group and its Subsidiaries) shall not own any assets or take title to assets (other than temporarily in connection with an acquisition prior to contributing such assets to the Och-Ziff Operating Group) other than equity interests in Subsidiaries permitted under this Section 11, loans, debt securities or other evidence of indebtedness permitted under this Section 11, and such cash and cash equivalents, bank accounts or similar instruments or accounts as the Board of Directors deems reasonably necessary for the Corporation and its Subsidiaries to pay their expenses and other liabilities, and carry out their respective responsibilities contemplated under these By-Laws.
(d) The Corporation shall, directly or indirectly through any combination of direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiaries, maintain at all times ownership of 100% of the outstanding equity interests in Och-Ziff Corp. and shall not dispose of any interest in Och-Ziff Corp. or the Och-Ziff Operating Group. The Corporation and its Subsidiaries shall cause Och-Ziff Corp. to maintain at all times ownership of, and control the voting of, all outstanding Class B Units in the Och-Ziff Operating Group Entities, and shall not permit any Person (other than Och-Ziff Corp. or another direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Corporation) to possess or exercise a right or ability to remove, replace, appoint or elect the general partner, managing member or similar Person of any Och-Ziff Operating Group Entity. The Corporation and its Subsidiaries (other than the Och-Ziff Operating Group and its Subsidiaries), including Och-Ziff Corp., shall not own any interest in any Person other than (i) the Och-Ziff Operating Group Entities or (ii) a wholly owned Subsidiary that, directly or indirectly through other wholly owned Subsidiaries, owns an interest in the Och-Ziff Operating Group Entities.
(e) If the Corporation issues any equity securities, including, without limitation, shares, options, rights, warrants or other securities exercisable to purchase shares or other equity securities of the Corporation (Corporation Exercisable Securities) or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares or other equity securities of the Corporation (Corporation Convertible Securities), after the date hereof:
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(i) The Corporation shall immediately contribute to Och-Ziff Corp. the cash proceeds, assets or other consideration received from the issuance of such securities, if any, and from the exercise of any Corporation Exercisable Securities, if any, but excluding any Corporation Convertible Securities surrendered for conversion or exchange (collectively, the Equity Proceeds);
(ii) The Corporation and its Subsidiaries shall cause Och-Ziff Corp. to immediately contribute to the Och-Ziff Operating Group Entities the Equity Proceeds received by Och-Ziff Corp. (allocated among the Och-Ziff Operating Group Entities in accordance with their relative equity values at the time, as reasonably determined by the Board of Directors);
(iii) The Corporation and its Subsidiaries shall cause each Och-Ziff Operating Group Entity to issue to Och-Ziff Corp., in exchange for the Equity Proceeds contributed to them, if any (it being understood that such issuance shall occur even if there are no Equity Proceeds), (x) in the case of an issuance of shares of Class A Common Stock, a number of Class B Units equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued, and (y) in the case of an issuance of any other equity securities by the Corporation, a new class or series of units or other equity securities with designations, preferences and other rights, terms and provisions that are substantially the same as those of such other equity securities issued by the Corporation (with any dollar amounts adjusted to reflect the portion of the total amount of cash proceeds, assets or other consideration received by the Corporation that is contributed to such Och-Ziff Operating Group Entity) equal in number to the number of such other equity securities issued by the Corporation;
(iv) If the Corporation issues any Corporation Exercisable Securities, then upon the exercise of any such Corporation Exercisable Securities, the Corporation shall cause Och-Ziff Corp. to exercise an equal number of the equivalent equity securities that were issued by each of the Och-Ziff Operating Group Entities to Och-Ziff Corp. in connection with the original issuance of such Corporation Exercisable Securities (on the same basis);
(v) If the Corporation issues any Corporation Convertible Securities, then upon the conversion or exchange of such Corporation Convertible Securities, the Corporation shall cause Och-Ziff Corp. to convert or exchange (as the case may be) an equal number of the equivalent equity securities that were issued by each of the Och-Ziff Operating Group Entities to Och-Ziff Corp. in connection with the original issuance of such Corporation Convertible Securities (on the same basis);
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(vi) If the Corporation issues any equity securities that are subject to vesting or forfeiture provisions, then the equivalent equity securities that are issued by the Och-Ziff Operating Group Entities to Och-Ziff Corp. in connection with the issuance of such Corporation equity securities shall be subject to vesting or forfeiture on the same basis, and if any of the Corporation equity securities vest or are forfeited, an equal number of the equivalent equity securities issued by each of the Och-Ziff Operating Group Entities shall automatically vest or be forfeited; and
(vii) If the Corporation issues any equity securities that, in accordance with their terms, are subject to redemption, then upon the redemption of such Corporation equity securities, the Corporation shall cause each of the Och-Ziff Operating Group Entities to redeem an equal number of the equivalent equity securities that were issued to Och-Ziff Corp. in connection with the original issuance of such Corporation equity securities (on the same basis).
(f) The Corporation and its Subsidiaries (other than the Och-Ziff Operating Group Entities and their Subsidiaries) shall not make any capital contribution to any Och-Ziff Operating Group Entity unless a capital contribution is concurrently made to all of the Och-Ziff Operating Group Entities and the values of the capital contributions to all Och-Ziff Operating Group Entities are proportional to their relative equity values at the time, as reasonably determined by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that the contribution to each Och-Ziff Operating Group Entity may consist of a different type of asset.
(g) The Corporation shall not permit any Och-Ziff Operating Group Entity to issue any equity securities to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Och-Ziff Operating Group Entities and their Subsidiaries) unless each other Och-Ziff Operating Group Entity concurrently issues to the Corporation and its Subsidiaries (excluding the Och-Ziff Operating Group Entities and their Subsidiaries) equity securities that are equal in number to, and have substantially the same terms and provisions as, the equity securities issued by such Och-Ziff Operating Group Entity. Nothing in this Section shall preclude the issuance of units by any Och-Ziff Operating Group Entity or its Subsidiary to another Och-Ziff Operating Group Entity or its Subsidiary in exchange for cash or other assets.
(h) The Corporation shall not cause the Och-Ziff Operating Group Entities to establish record dates for the payment of distributions unless they coincide with the Record Dates for distributions paid by the Corporation.
(i) The Corporation shall not permit the Och-Ziff Operating Group Entities to repurchase or redeem any equity securities from the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries (excluding the Och-Ziff Operating Group Entities and their Subsidiaries) except pursuant to Section 11(e)(vii).
(j) For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 11 shall be interpreted in a manner that would reduce, diminish or supersede any of the rights or privileges of the Class B Shareholder Committee under the Class B Shareholders Agreement.
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Section 12. Reports . As soon as practicable, but in no event later than 120 days after the close of each fiscal year of the Corporation, the Board of Directors shall cause to be made available to each Record Holder of a share, as of a date selected by the Board of Directors, an annual report containing financial statements of the Corporation for such fiscal year of the Corporation, presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, including a balance sheet and statements of operations, equity and cash flows, such statements to be audited by a registered public accounting firm selected by the Board of Directors. As soon as practicable, but in no event later than 90 days after the close of each Quarter except the last Quarter of each fiscal year, the Board of Directors shall cause to be made available to each Record Holder of a share, as of a date selected by the Board of Directors, a report containing unaudited financial statements of the Corporation and such other information as may be required by applicable law, regulation or rule of any National Securities Exchange on which the shares are listed for trading, or as the Board of Directors determines to be necessary or appropriate. If the Corporation publicly files such reports with the Commission, then such reports shall be deemed to be made available to the Record Holders pursuant to this Section 12.
Section 13. Tax Returns . The Corporation shall use commercially reasonable efforts to timely file all returns of the Corporation that are required for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes.
Section 14. Definitions . The following definitions shall be for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary, applied to the terms used in these By-Laws.
Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person in question.
Authorized Signatories shall mean the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, and any other Person authorized by resolution adopted by a majority of the Board of Directors to act on behalf of and in the name of the Corporation.
Beneficial Owner of a security is a Person who directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise has or shares: (i) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, such security and/or (ii) investment power, which includes the power to dispose, or to direct the disposition of, such security. The terms Beneficially Own and Beneficial Ownership shall have correlative meanings.
Business Day means Monday through Friday of each week, except that a legal holiday recognized as such by the government of the United States of America or the State of New York shall not be regarded as a Business Day.
Certificate means a certificate in global form in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Depository or in such other form as may be adopted by the Board of Directors, issued by the Corporation evidencing ownership of one or more shares.
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Class B Shareholder shall mean the record owner of any shares of Class B Common Stock who (i) becomes the record owner of any shares of Class B Common Stock through an original issuance effected in compliance with the limited liability company agreement of the Corporations predecessor prior to consummating the Corporations conversion from a Delaware limited liability company into a Delaware corporation or (ii) becomes the record owner of any shares of Class B Common Stock pursuant to a Permitted Transfer, but shall not include any other Person who may otherwise acquire or possess shares of Class B Common Stock or rights with respect to shares of Class B Common Stock or other interests in shares of Class B Common Stock.
Class B Shareholder Committee shall mean the Class B Shareholders Committee established pursuant to the Class B Shareholders Agreement.
Class B Shareholders Agreement shall mean the Class B Shareholders Agreement, dated as of November 13, 2007, by and among the Corporation and the Class B Shareholders, as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
Class B Unit means a unit of equity interest in an Och-Ziff Operating Group Entity denominated as a Class B Common Unit, and may consist of interests in a limited partnership, limited liability company or other entity.
Commission means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Consent Termination Date shall mean the date on which no shares of Class B Common Stock remain outstanding.
Control means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. For the purpose of this definition, the terms controlling, controlled by, and under common control with have correlative meanings.
Depository means, with respect to any shares issued in global form, The Depository Trust Company and its successors and permitted assigns.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time and any successor to such statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Exchange Agreement means one or more exchange agreements providing for the exchange of Och-Ziff Operating Group Units (or other securities issued by members of the Och-Ziff Operating Group) for cash or shares of Class A Common Stock, and the corresponding cancellation of applicable shares of Class B Common Stock, if any, as contemplated by the Registration Statement, as such agreements are amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.
Group Member means the Corporation and each Subsidiary of the Corporation.
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Group Member Agreement means the partnership agreement of any Group Member that is a limited or general partnership, the limited liability company agreement of any Group Member that is a limited liability company, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws or similar organizational documents of any Group Member that is a corporation, other than the Corporation, the joint venture agreement or similar governing document of any Group Member that is a joint venture and the governing or organizational or similar documents of any other Group Member that is a Person other than a limited or general partnership, limited liability company, corporation or joint venture, as such may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.
IPO Closing Date means the first date on which Class A shares of the predecessor to the Corporation were delivered by the predecessor to the Corporation to the Underwriters pursuant to the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement.
National Securities Exchange means an exchange registered with the Commission under Section 6(a) of the Exchange Act or any successor thereto.
Och-Ziff Corp. means Och-Ziff Holding Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and the general partner of the Och-Ziff Operating Group, and any successor general partner thereof.
Och-Ziff Operating Group means the Persons directly Controlled by Och-Ziff Corp.
Och-Ziff Operating Group Entity means a member of Och-Ziff Operating Group.
Och-Ziff Operating Group Units means, collectively, a unit or units of interest representing limited partnership interests or other similar interests in each of the entities within the Och-Ziff Operating Group.
Outstanding means, with respect to shares, all shares that are issued by the Corporation and reflected as outstanding on the Corporations books and records as of the date of determination.
Permitted Transfer means a transfer of shares of Class B Common Stock in connection with a transfer of Och-Ziff Operating Group Units that is permitted under (and effected in compliance with) the Group Member Agreements and is otherwise made in compliance with applicable securities laws; provided, that such transfer of shares of Class B Common Stock is made to the same transferee as the transferee of the Och-Ziff Operating Group Units; and provided, further, that the number of shares of Class B Common Stock transferred is equal to the number of Och-Ziff Operating Group Units transferred to such transferee.
Person means an individual or a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, estate, unincorporated organization, association (including any group, organization, co-tenancy, plan, board, council or committee), governmental entity or other entity (or series thereof).
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Quarter means, unless the context requires otherwise, a fiscal quarter of the Corporation.
Record Date means the date established by the Corporation for determining (a) the identity of the Record Holders entitled to notice of, or to vote at, any meeting of stockholders or entitled to exercise rights in respect of any lawful action of stockholders or (b) the identity of Record Holders entitled to receive any report or distribution or to participate in any offer.
Record Holder or holder means (a) with respect to any shares of Class A Common Stock, the Person in whose name such shares are registered on the books of the Corporation or the Transfer Agent, as applicable, as of the opening of business on a particular Business Day, and (b) with respect to any shares of any other class, the Person in whose name such shares are registered on the books that the Corporation or the Transfer Agent, as applicable, has caused to be kept as of the opening of business on such Business Day.
Registration Rights Agreement means one or more Registration Rights Agreements providing for the registration of shares of Class A shares of the predecessor to the Corporation entered into among the Corporation and certain holders of Och-Ziff Operating Group Units on or prior to the first date on which Class A shares of the predecessor to the Corporation were delivered by the Corporation on or prior to the IPO Closing Date.
Registration Statement means the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-144256) as it has been or as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, filed by the Corporation with the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time and any successor to such statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, to register the offering and sale of the Class A shares in the initial public offering of the predecessor to the Corporation.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time and any successor to such statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Share Majority means a majority of the total votes that may be cast in the election of directors by holders of all Outstanding Voting Shares.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, as of any date of determination, any other Person as to which such Person owns or otherwise controls, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the voting shares or other similar interests or a sole general partner interest or managing member or similar interest of such Person.
Tax Receivable Agreement means the Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as of January 12, 2009, by and among the Och-Ziff Operating Group Entities and certain partners of the Och-Ziff Operating Group Entities, as amended.
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Transfer Agent means, with respect to any class or series of shares, such bank, trust company or other Person (including the Corporation or one of its Affiliates) as shall be appointed from time to time by the Corporation to act as registrar and transfer agent for such class or series of shares; provided that if no Transfer Agent is specifically designated for such class or series of shares, the Corporation shall act in such capacity.
Underwriter means each Person named as an underwriter in the Underwriting Agreement who was obligated to purchase Class A shares of the predecessor to the Corporation pursuant thereto.
Underwriting Agreement means the Underwriting Agreement entered into by the Corporation and the Underwriters providing for the sale of Class A shares of the predecessor to the Corporation in the initial public offering.
Voting Shares means the shares of Class A Common Stock, the shares of Class B Common Stock and any other class or series of shares issued after the date hereof that entitles the Record Holder thereof to vote on any matter submitted for consent or approval of stockholders under the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws.
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 1. Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation . Subject to Section 3 of this Article VIII, the Corporation shall indemnify any Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation), by reason of the fact that such Indemnified Person is or was a director, officer or tax matters partner of the Corporation or its predecessor, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation or its predecessor as an officer, director, member, manager, partner, tax matters partner, fiduciary or trustee of another Person (including any Subsidiary) (provided that a Person shall not be an Indemnified Person by reason of providing, on a fee-for-services basis, trustee, fiduciary or custodial services), or is or was any Person the Board of Directors designates as an Indemnified Person for purposes of these By-Laws, against expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such Indemnified Person acted in good faith and in a manner such Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation and in a manner not constituting fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such Indemnified Persons conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Indemnified Person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such Indemnified Person
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reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation and in a manner not constituting fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such Indemnified Persons conduct was unlawful.
Section 2. Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation . Subject to Section 3 of this Article VIII, the Corporation shall indemnify any Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such Indemnified Person is or was a director, officer or tax matters partner of the Corporation or its predecessor, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation or its predecessor as an officer, director, member, manager, partner, tax matters partner, fiduciary or trustee of another Person (including any Subsidiary) (provided that a Person shall not be an Indemnified Person by reason of providing, on a fee-for-services basis, trustee, fiduciary or custodial services), or is or was any Person the Board of Directors designates as an Indemnified Person for purposes of these By-Laws, against expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such Indemnified Person acted in good faith and in a manner such Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation and in a manner not constituting fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct; except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such Indemnified Person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in which such 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 Indemnified Person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
Section 3. Authorization of Indemnification . Any indemnification under this Article VIII (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the Indemnified Person is proper in the circumstances because such Indemnified Person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or Section 2 of this Article VIII, as the case may be. Such determination shall be made, with respect to an Indemnified Person who is a director or officer at the time of such determination, (i) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (ii) by a committee of such directors designated by a majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (iii) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion or (iv) by the stockholders. Such determination shall be made, with respect to any other Indemnified Person, by any person or persons having the authority to act on the matter on behalf of the Corporation. To the extent, however, that an Indemnified Person has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding described above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such Indemnified Person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.
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Section 4. Good Faith Defined . For purposes of any determination under Section 3 of this Article VIII, an Indemnified Person shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner such Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation and in a manner not constituting fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe such Indemnified Persons conduct was unlawful, if such Indemnified Persons action is based on the records or books of account of the Corporation or another enterprise, or on information supplied to such Indemnified Person by the officers of the Corporation or another enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Corporation or another enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Corporation or another enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Corporation or another enterprise. The provisions of this Section 4 shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the circumstances in which an Indemnified Person may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or Section 2 of this Article VIII, as the case may be.
Section 5. Indemnification by a Court . Notwithstanding any contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article VIII, and notwithstanding the absence of any determination thereunder, any Indemnified Person may apply to the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or any other court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware for indemnification to the extent otherwise permissible under Section 1 or Section 2 of this Article VIII. The basis of such indemnification by a court shall be a determination by such court that indemnification of the Indemnified Person is proper in the circumstances because such Indemnified Person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or Section 2 of this Article VIII, as the case may be. Neither a contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article VIII nor the absence of any determination thereunder shall be a defense to such application or create a presumption that the Indemnified Person seeking indemnification has not met any applicable standard of conduct. Notice of any application for indemnification pursuant to this Section 5 shall be given to the Corporation promptly upon the filing of such application. If successful, in whole or in part, the Indemnified Person seeking indemnification shall also be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such application.
Section 6. Expenses Payable in Advance . Expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred by an Indemnified Person in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnified Person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article VIII. Such expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred by Indemnified Persons that are former directors or officers or other employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Corporation deems appropriate.
Section 7. Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses . The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article VIII shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under the Certificate of Incorporation, these By-Laws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or
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otherwise, both as to action in such Indemnified Persons official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. The provisions of this Article VIII shall not be deemed to preclude the indemnification of any Person who is not specified in Section 1 or Section 2 of this Article VIII but whom the Corporation has the power or obligation to indemnify under the provisions of the DGCL, or otherwise.
Section 8. Insurance . The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any Indemnified Person against any liability asserted against such Indemnified Person and incurred by such Indemnified Person in any capacity as an Indemnified Person, or arising out of such Persons status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such Person against such liability under the provisions of this Article VIII.
Section 9. Certain Definitions . For purposes of this Article VIII, references to the Corporation shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors or officers, so that any Person who is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article VIII with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such Person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. The term another enterprise as used in this Article VIII shall mean any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which such Person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent. For purposes of this Article VIII, references to fines shall include any excise taxes assessed on a Person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to serving at the request of the Corporation shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director or officer with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a Person who acted in good faith and in a manner such Person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation as referred to in this Article VIII. For purposes of these By-Laws, references to Indemnified Person shall mean (a) any Person who is or was a director, officer or tax matters partner of the Corporation or its predecessor, (b) any Person who is or was serving at the request of the Corporation or its predecessor as an officer, director, member, manager, partner, tax matters partner, fiduciary or trustee of another Person (including any Subsidiary); provided , that a Person shall not be an Indemnified Person by reason of providing, on a fee-for-services basis, trustee, fiduciary or custodial services, and (c) any Person the Board of Directors designates as an Indemnified Person for purposes of these By-Laws.
Section 10. Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses . The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article VIII shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a Person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a Person.
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Section 11. Limitation on Indemnification . Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article VIII to the contrary, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification (which shall be governed by Section 5 of this Article VIII), the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any Indemnified Person (or his or her heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives) or advance expenses in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such Person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
Section 12. Indemnification of Employees and Agents . The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation similar to those conferred in this Article VIII to Indemnified Persons.
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENTS
Section 1. General . Except as provided in Sections 2, 3 and 4 of this Article IX, the Board of Directors may amend any of the terms of these By-Laws but only in compliance with the terms, conditions and procedures set forth in this Section 1. If the Board of Directors desires to amend any provision of these By-Laws other than pursuant to Section 3 of this Article IX, then it shall first adopt a resolution setting forth the amendment proposed, declaring its advisability, and then (i) call a special meeting of the stockholders entitled to vote in respect thereof for the consideration of such amendment or (ii) direct that the amendment proposed be considered at the next annual meeting of the stockholders. Such special or annual meeting shall be called and held upon notice in accordance with these By-Laws. The notice shall set forth such amendment in full or a brief summary of the changes to be effected thereby, as the Board of Directors shall deem advisable. At the meeting, a vote of stockholders entitled to vote thereon shall be taken for and against the proposed amendment. A proposed amendment shall be effective upon its approval by a Share Majority, unless a greater percentage is required under the Certificate of Incorporation, these By-Laws, applicable law or the rules and regulations of any securities exchange or quotation system on which the Corporations securities are listed or quoted for trading.
Section 2. Super-Majority Amendments . Notwithstanding Section 1 of this Article IX, the affirmative vote of the holders of Outstanding Voting Shares representing at least two-thirds of the total votes that may be cast by all Outstanding Voting Shares in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to alter or amend any provision of this Section 2 or Section 4(b) of this Article IX.
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Section 3. Amendments to be Adopted Solely by the Board of Directors . Notwithstanding Section 1 of this Article IX, the Board of Directors, without the approval of any stockholder, may amend any provision of these By-Laws, and execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record whatever documents may be required in connection therewith, to reflect:
(a) a change in the name of the Corporation, the location of the principal place of business of the Corporation, the registered agent of the Corporation or the registered office of the Corporation;
(b) a change that the Board of Directors determines in its sole discretion to be necessary or appropriate to address changes, proposed changes or differing interpretations with respect to any of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in effect from time to time, Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, administrative rulings or pronouncements of the Internal Revenue Service and judicial decisions;
(c) a change that, in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors, it determines (i) does not adversely affect the stockholders (including adversely affecting the holders of any particular class or series of shares as compared to other holders of other classes or series of shares) in any material respect, (ii) to be necessary or appropriate to satisfy any requirements, conditions or guidelines contained in any opinion, directive, order, ruling or regulation of any federal or state agency or judicial authority or contained in any federal or state statute (including the DGCL), (iii) to be necessary, desirable or appropriate to facilitate the trading of the shares (including, without limitation, the division of any class or classes or series of Outstanding shares into different classes or series to facilitate uniformity of tax consequences within such classes or series of shares) or comply with any rule, regulation, guideline or requirement of any National Securities Exchange on which shares are or will be listed for trading, compliance with any of which the Board of Directors deems to be in the best interests of the Corporation and the stockholders, (iv) is required to effect the intent of the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws or is otherwise contemplated by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, or (v) is required to comply with the Class B Shareholders Agreement, the Amended and Restated Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as of January 12, 2009, by and among the Corporation, Och-Ziff Corp., Och-Ziff Holding LLC and the Och-Ziff Operating Group, as amended, any exchange agreement that the Corporation is party to or any registration rights agreement that the Corporation is party to, in each case, as in effect on the date hereof and as such agreements may be amended from time to time;
(d) a change in the fiscal year or taxable year of the Corporation and any other changes that the Board of Directors determines to be necessary or appropriate as a result of a change in the fiscal year or taxable year of the Corporation including, if the Board of Directors shall so determine in its sole discretion, a change in the definition of Quarter and the dates on which distributions are to be made by the Corporation;
(e) an amendment that the Board of Directors determines, based on the advice of counsel, to be necessary or appropriate to prevent the Corporation or its directors, officers, trustees or agents from in any manner being subjected to the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, or plan asset regulations adopted under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, regardless of whether such are substantially similar to plan asset regulations currently applied or proposed by the United States Department of Labor;
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(f) an amendment that the Board of Directors determines to be necessary or appropriate in connection with the authorization or issuance of any class or series of shares pursuant to Article FOURTH of the Certificate of Incorporation;
(g) any amendment expressly permitted in the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws to be made by the Board of Directors acting alone;
(h) an amendment effected, necessitated or contemplated by a merger agreement approved in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws;
(i) an amendment that the Board of Directors determines to be necessary or appropriate to reflect and account for the formation by the Corporation of, or investment by the Corporation in, any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity, in connection with the conduct by the Corporation of activities permitted by the terms of Article THIRD of the Certificate of Incorporation;
(j) a merger, conversion or conveyance approved in accordance with the requirements of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation and these By-Laws; or
(k) any other amendments substantially similar to the foregoing.
Section 4. Amendment Requirements .
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1 and Section 3 of this Article IX, no provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws that establishes a percentage of Outstanding Voting Shares required to take any action shall be amended, altered, changed, repealed or rescinded in any respect that would have the effect of reducing such voting percentage unless such amendment is approved by the affirmative vote of holders of Outstanding Voting Shares whose aggregate Outstanding Voting Shares constitute not less than the voting requirement sought to be reduced.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1 and Section 3 of this Article IX, but subject to the provisions of Section 2 of this Article IX, no amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws may (i) adversely affect the rights or preferences of any shares in a manner that is disproportionate to all other outstanding shares of the same class or series, without the consent of each stockholder holding any such disproportionately affected share or shares (provided, however, nothing in this Section 4(b) shall be interpreted to require the consent of any holder that may be adversely affected by any amendment for reasons other than such holders ownership of shares or such holders rights or obligations as a stockholder of the Corporation) or (ii) change the term of the Corporation.
(c) Without limitation of the Board of Directors authority to adopt amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws without the approval of any stockholders as contemplated in Section 1 of this Article IX, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1 of this Article IX, (i) any amendment that would have a material adverse effect on the rights or preferences of any class or series of shares in relation to other classes or series of shares must be approved by the holders of a majority of the Outstanding shares of the class or series affected (provided, however, nothing in this Section 4(c)(i) shall be interpreted to require the
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consent of the holders of any class or series of shares that may be adversely affected by any amendment for reasons other than such holders ownership of shares or such holders rights or obligations as stockholders of the Corporation), and (ii) any amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws affecting the rights of the Class B Shareholder Committee shall require Class B Consent.
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Adopted as of: April 29, 2019
Last Amended as of: N/A
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