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): September 10, 2021 (September 9, 2021)

 

 

Jackson Financial Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-40274   98-0486152
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

1 Corporate Way

Lansing, Michigan

  48951
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(517) 381-5500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

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

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class

 

Trading

Symbol

 

Name of Each Exchange

on Which Registered

Class A Common Stock   JXN   New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


Item 2.03

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

On September 10, 2021, Jackson Financial Inc. (the “Company”) borrowed an aggregate principal amount of $2.35 billion as follows:

 

   

$1.6 billion under the $1.7 billion senior unsecured delayed draw term loan facility that matures on May 21, 2022 (the “2022 DDTL Facility”) and

 

   

$750 million under the $1.0 billion senior unsecured delayed draw term loan facility that matures on February 22, 2023 (the “2023 DDTL Facility”).

The 2022 DDTL Facility and the 2023 DDTL Facility, which we refer to collectively as the “DDTL Facilities,” are described in the Company’s registration statement on Form 10, as amended (File No. 001-40274) (the “Registration Statement”). Any commitments under the DDTL Facilities in excess of the amounts borrowed were terminated in accordance with the terms of the Term Loan Agreement (as defined below).

The DDTL Facilities are governed by the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of February 22, 2021 (the “Term Loan Agreement”), as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of July 19, 2021 (“Amendment No. 1”), by and among the Company, the banks party thereto and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as Administrative Agent. The descriptions of the Term Loan Agreement and Amendment No. 1 were previously reported in the Registration Statement under “Description of Certain Indebtedness.” The descriptions of the Term Loan Agreement and Amendment No. 1 are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Term Loan Agreement and Amendment No. 1, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, hereto and are incorporated by reference herein.

The Company intends to contribute a majority of the proceeds from the borrowings under the DDTL Facilities to Jackson National Life Insurance Company (“JNL”) (the “Capital Contribution”). On a pro forma basis adjusted for the Capital Contribution, JNL’s estimated risk based capital ratio as of June 30, 2021 would have been within the Company’s target range of 500% to 525%. With respect to the remaining amount of proceeds from the borrowings under the DDTL Facilities, the Company intends to (i) establish a minimum liquidity buffer of at least $250.0 million at the Company, and (ii) retain the balance of the proceeds of approximately $575.0 million at the Company. With respect to items (i) and (ii), such amounts are expected be used for general corporate purposes, including interest payments and debt repayment, holding company operating expenses, payment of dividends and other distributions to stockholders, which may include stock repurchases, and capital contributions, if needed, to our insurance company subsidiaries.

 

Item 3.03.

Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holdings.

On September 9, 2021, in connection with the separation and demerger of the Company from Prudential plc and the distribution by Prudential plc to its shareholders of shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company, the Company (i) amended and restated its amended and restated certificate of incorporation and (ii) the Company’s Second Amended and Restated By-laws became effective, forms of which were previously filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement. The descriptions of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Second Amended and Restated By-laws were previously reported in the Registration Statement under “Description of Capital Stock.” The descriptions of the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Second Amended and Restated By-laws


are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Second Amended and Restated By-laws, which are filed as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 5.03.

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

The description in Item 3.03 of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Second Amended and Restated By-laws is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

  3.1    Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Jackson Financial Inc.
  3.2    Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Jackson Financial Inc.
10.1    Term Loan Agreement, dated as of February  22, 2021, by and among Jackson Financial Inc., the banks party thereto and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 (Registration No. 001-40274) filed March 22, 2021).
10.2    Amendment No. 1, dated as of July 19, 2021, to the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of February  22, 2021, among Jackson Financial Inc., the banks party thereto and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9.1 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 (Registration No.  001-40274) filed July 29, 2021).


SIGNATURES

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

 

 

JACKSON FINANCIAL INC.
By:  

  /s/ Marcia Wadsten

 

Marcia Wadsten

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: September 10, 2021

Exhibit 3.1

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

JACKSON FINANCIAL INC.

Jackson Financial Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies as follows:

1.    The name of the Corporation is Jackson Financial Inc.

2.    The Corporation was incorporated under the name Brooke (Holdco1) Inc. by the filing of its original Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 28, 2006, as amended by the filing of that certain Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of Brooke (Holdco1) Inc. on May 3, 2011, and as further amended and restated by the filing of that certain Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Brooke (Holdco1) Inc. on July 17, 2020.

3.    This Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, which both restates and further amends the provisions of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and by the written consent of its stockholders in accordance with Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended and restated to read in full as follows:

FIRST: The name of the corporation (herein called the “Corporation”) is Jackson Financial Inc.

SECOND: The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle 19801. The name of the registered agent of the Corporation at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

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

FOURTH: The total number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 1,100,000,000, consisting of: (x) 1,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), issuable in two classes as hereinafter provided, and (y) 100,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), issuable in one or more series as hereinafter provided in paragraph 11 of this Article Fourth. The Common Stock shall be issuable in classes as follows:

 

  a.

900,000,000 shares of Common Stock shall be of a class designated as “Class A Common Stock” (the “Class A Common Stock”); and

 

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  b.

100,000,000 shares of Common Stock shall be of a class designated as “Class B Common Stock” (the “Class B Common Stock”).

 

  c.

Reclassification of Common Stock. Upon this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation becoming effective pursuant to the DGCL (the “Effective Time”), and without any further action of the Corporation or any stockholder, each share of Class A Common Stock (the “Existing Class A Common Stock”) issued and outstanding or held as treasury stock, in each case, immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically reclassified as and converted into (the “Class A Reclassification”) 104,960.3836276 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation (the “New Class A Common Stock”) and each share of Class B Common Stock (the “Existing Class B Common Stock”) issued and outstanding or held as treasury stock, in each case, immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically reclassified as and converted into (the “Class B Reclassification” and, together the Class A Reclassification, the “Reclassification”) 104,960.3836276 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation (the “New Class B Common Stock” and, together with the New Class A Common Stock, the “New Common Stock”), as applicable. No fractional shares of New Common Stock shall be issued upon the Reclassification. If any fraction of a share of New Common Stock would otherwise be issuable upon the Reclassification, the Corporation shall, in lieu of issuing any fractional shares of New Common Stock, pay to each stockholder who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share an amount in cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the fair market value per share of the New Common Stock, as determined by the board of directors of the Corporation, computed to the nearest whole cent. Each stock certificate and book-entry position that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, represented shares of Existing Class A Common Stock or Existing Class B Common Stock shall, from and after the Effective Time, automatically and without the necessity of presenting the same for exchange, represent that number of whole shares of New Class A Common Stock or New Class B Common Stock, respectively, into which the shares formerly represented by such certificate or book-entry position have been automatically reclassified and converted pursuant to the Reclassification.

The description of the Common Stock of the Corporation, and the relative rights, preferences and limitations thereof, or the method of fixing and establishing the same, are as hereinafter set forth in this Article Fourth. Each share of Class A Common Stock and each share of Class B Common Stock shall, except as otherwise provided in this Article Fourth, be identical in all respects and shall have equal rights, powers and privileges.

 

  1.

Definitions. The following words and expressions shall have the following meanings, respectively:

9.9% Stockholder” means a Person who, together with its Affiliates and Permitted Transferees, beneficially owns shares of Common Stock that entitle such Persons in the aggregate to at least nine and nine-tenths percent (9.9%) of the voting rights associated with the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock.

 

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Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person that, at the time of determination, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with such specified Person; provided, that in no event shall (i) any pooled investment vehicle, fund, managed account or other client to which Apollo Global Management, Inc. or any of its respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries provides investment advice or otherwise serves in a fiduciary capacity or (ii) any portfolio company in which the entities described in clause (i) directly or indirectly hold investments be deemed an Affiliate of Kate Investor.

Change of Control Transaction” means (i) the sale, lease, exchange, transfer, exclusive license (except any such licenses entered into in the ordinary course of business) or other disposition (other than liens and encumbrances created in the ordinary course of business, including liens or encumbrances to secure indebtedness for borrowed money that are approved by the board of directors, so long as no foreclosure occurs in respect of any such lien or encumbrance) of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s property and assets (which shall for such purpose include the property and assets of any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Corporation, taken as a whole); provided that any sale, lease, exchange, transfer, exclusive license (except any such licenses entered into in the ordinary course of business) or other disposition of property or assets exclusively between or among the Corporation and any wholly owned direct or indirect subsidiary or subsidiaries of the Corporation shall not be deemed a “Change of Control Transaction”; (ii) the merger, consolidation, business combination or other similar transaction of the Corporation with or into any other entity, other than a merger, consolidation, business combination or other similar transaction that would result in the Voting Securities outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent that constitute Equivalent Securities) more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the Voting Securities, as outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation, business combination or other similar transaction, and the stockholders of the Corporation immediately prior to the merger, consolidation, business combination or other similar transaction owning Voting Securities or voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent immediately following the merger, consolidation, business combination or other similar transaction in substantially the same proportions (vis-à-vis each other) as such stockholders owned the Voting Securities immediately prior to the transaction; or (iii) a recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction involving the Corporation, other than a recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction that would result in the Voting Securities outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent that constitute Equivalent Securities) more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power represented by the Voting Securities, as outstanding immediately after such recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction, and the stockholders of the Corporation immediately prior to the recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction owning Voting Securities or voting securities of the surviving entity or its parent immediately following the recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction in substantially the same proportions (vis-à-vis each other) as such stockholders owned the Voting Securities immediately prior to the transaction.

 

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Class A Convertible Securities” means Convertible Securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Class A Common Stock.

Class B Convertible Securities” means Convertible Securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Class B Common Stock.

Control” means, with respect to any Person, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of Voting Securities, by contract or otherwise. Control shall be presumed to exist if any Person, directly or indirectly, owns, controls, holds the power to vote or holds proxies representing ten percent (10%) or more of the voting securities of any other Person. The terms “Controlled,” “Controlled by,” “under common Control with” and “Controlling” shall have correlative meanings.

Convertible Securities” means (i) any securities of the Corporation (other than Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock) that are directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for, or that evidence the right to purchase, directly or indirectly, securities of the Corporation or any other Person, whether upon conversion, exercise, exchange, pursuant to anti-dilution provisions of such securities or otherwise, and (ii) any securities of any other Person that are directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for, or that evidence the right to purchase, directly or indirectly, securities of such Person or any other Person (including the Corporation), whether upon conversion, exercise, exchange, pursuant to anti-dilution provisions of such securities or otherwise.

Equivalent Securities” has the meaning set forth in Article Fourth, Section 5(b).

Kate Investor” has the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.

Permitted Transferee” has the meaning set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.

Person” means a natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated association or other legal entity.

Share Distribution” means a dividend or distribution (including a dividend or distribution made in connection with any stock-split, reclassification, recapitalization, dissolution, winding up or full or partial liquidation of the Corporation) payable in shares of any class or series of capital stock, Convertible Securities or other securities of the Corporation or any other Person.

Stockholders Agreement” means the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of July 17, 2020, by and among the Corporation, Prudential (US Holdco 1) Limited, Athene Life Re Ltd. and any Person who becomes a party thereto pursuant to Section 3.1(c) thereof.

Underlying Securities” means, with respect to any class or series of Convertible Securities, the class or series of securities into which such class or series of Convertible Securities are directly or indirectly convertible, or for which such Convertible Securities are directly or indirectly exchangeable, or that such Convertible Securities evidence the right to purchase or otherwise receive, directly or indirectly.

 

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Voting Securities” means the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock.

 

  2.

Voting Rights. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or required by applicable law, the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock shall vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or required by applicable law, on any matter that is submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation, each holder of shares of Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each such share, and each holder of shares of Class B Common Stock shall be entitled to one-tenth of one vote for each such share. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in a Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation (as defined herein), the number of authorized shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock or any class or series thereof may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL or any corresponding provision hereinafter enacted, and no vote of the holders of shares of Common Stock or shares of Preferred Stock voting separately as a class shall be required therefor. Except as may be required by the DGCL or as provided in herein or in a Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation, the holders of shares of Common Stock shall have the exclusive right to vote for the election of directors and for all other purposes, and the holders of shares of Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any matter or receive notice of any meeting of stockholders.

 

  3.

Conversion of Class B Common Stock.

(a) Automatic Conversion. At any time that a holder of shares of Class B Common Stock is not a 9.9% Stockholder, all of such holder’s shares of Class B Common Stock shall automatically convert into shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-to-one basis; provided that, if following such conversion, such holder would be a 9.9% Stockholder, the number of shares of Class B Common Stock that shall automatically convert into shares of Class A Common Stock shall equal the number that, when added to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock owned by such holder and its Affiliates and Permitted Transferees prior to such conversion and the number of shares of Class B Common Stock owned by such holder and its Affiliates and Permitted Transferees following such conversion, equals nine and nine-tenths percent (9.9%) of the total voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock following such conversion (rounded down to the nearest whole share).

(b) Conversion Upon Transfer. Shares of Class B Common Stock shall automatically convert into shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-to-one basis upon any Person other than Kate Investor or its Affiliates or Permitted Transferees becoming the owner of such shares.

 

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(c) Effect of Conversion. Any shares of Class B Common Stock converted pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation shall be retired and cancelled and may not be reissued as shares of such class, and the Corporation may thereafter take such appropriate action (without the need for stockholder action) as may be necessary to reduce the authorized number of shares of Class B Common Stock accordingly.

 

  4.

Dividends. Whenever a dividend other than a Share Distribution is paid to the holders of any class of Common Stock then outstanding, the Corporation shall also pay to the holders of each other class of Common Stock then outstanding an equal dividend per share on an equal priority, pari passu basis, unless different treatment of the shares of each such class is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock entitled to vote thereon and by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock entitled to vote thereon, each voting separately as a class. Dividends shall be payable only as and when declared by the board of directors of the Corporation out of assets of the Corporation legally available therefor.

 

  5.

Share Distribution. If at any time a Share Distribution is to be made with respect to shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock then outstanding, the Corporation will also pay a Share Distribution to the holders of shares of the other class of Common Stock then outstanding, and in all events, only as follows (unless different treatment of the shares of each such class is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock entitled to vote thereon and by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock entitled to vote thereon, each voting separately as a class):

(a) a Share Distribution may be declared and paid on an equal per share basis among the shares of Class A Common Stock and shares of Class B Common Stock consisting of (i) shares of Class A Common Stock or Class A Convertible Securities that are Equivalent Securities declared and paid to holders of shares of Class A Common Stock and (ii) shares of Class B Common Stock or Class B Convertible Securities that are Equivalent Securities declared and paid to holders of shares of Class B Common Stock (for the avoidance of doubt, shares of Class A Common Stock or Class A Convertible Securities may not be issued, paid or otherwise distributed to holders of Class B Common Stock or Class B Convertible Securities unless approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock entitled to vote thereon);

(b) a Share Distribution consisting of shares of any class or series of securities of the Corporation or any other Person, other than shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock (or Class A Convertible Securities or Class B Convertible Securities) may be declared and paid on the basis of a distribution of (i) identical securities, on an equal per share basis, to holders of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock or (ii) a separate class or series of securities to the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock and a different class or series of securities to the holders of shares of Class B Common Stock, on an equal per share basis to such holders of the

 

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shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock; provided that, in connection with a Share Distribution pursuant to clause (ii), such separate classes or series of securities (and, if the distribution consists of Convertible Securities, the Underlying Securities) do not differ in any respect other than their relative voting rights (and any other differences between the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock set forth in this Certificate of Incorporation, mutatis mutandis, and any other related differences in designations, conversion and share distribution provisions, as applicable), with holders of shares of Class B Common Stock receiving the class or series of securities having (or convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for securities having) lesser relative voting rights and the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock receiving securities of a class or series having (or convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for securities having) greater relative voting rights; provided that the highest relative voting rights are no more than ten (10) times greater than the lesser relative voting rights (such securities, “Equivalent Securities”); provided further that, unless otherwise approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock entitled to vote thereon, the class or series of securities received by the holders of Class A Common Stock shall provide for one (1) vote per share; or

(c) in the case of a Share Distribution consisting of shares of any class or series of securities of any other Person, such other Person shall have a certificate of incorporation or other constituent document with provisions substantially similar in all material respects to the provisions set forth in this Certificate of Incorporation (including provisions providing for the distribution of voting securities to holders of Class A Common Stock that have 10 times the voting power of any securities distributed to holders of Class B Common Stock), unless otherwise approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock entitled to vote thereon and by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock entitled to vote thereon, each voting separately as a class).

 

  6.

Treatment in a Change of Control or any Merger Transaction.

(a) Subject to subsection (c) of this Article Fourth, Section 6, in connection with any Change of Control Transaction, shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such Change of Control Transaction shall be treated equally, identically and ratably, on a per share basis, with respect to any consideration into which such shares are converted or any consideration paid or otherwise distributed to stockholders of the Corporation, unless different treatment of the shares of each such class is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock entitled to vote thereon and by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock entitled to vote thereon, each voting separately as a class.

(b) Subject to subsection (c) of this Article Fourth, Section 6, any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into any other entity, which is not a Change of

 

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Control Transaction, shall require approval by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock entitled to vote thereon and by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock entitled to vote thereon, each voting separately as a class, unless (i) the shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation are treated equally, identically and ratably, on a per share basis, including whether such shares remain outstanding and with respect to any consideration into which such shares are converted or any consideration paid or otherwise distributed to stockholders of the Corporation in respect thereof; or (ii) such shares are converted on a pro rata basis into shares of the surviving entity or its parent in such transaction having identical rights, powers and privileges to the shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock in effect immediately prior to such merger or consolidation, respectively; provided that if the voting power of the Class A Common Stock, including the voting power of the Class A Common Stock relative to the voting power of the Class B Common Stock, would be adversely affected by such merger or consolidation, the approval by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock shall be required.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, (i) for the avoidance of doubt, consideration to be paid to or received by a holder of shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock in connection with any Change of Control Transaction or any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into any other entity, which is not a Change of Control Transaction, pursuant to any employment, consulting, severance or similar services arrangement shall be deemed not to be “paid or otherwise distributed to stockholders” or consideration in respect of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation for purposes of this Article Fourth, Section 6, and (ii) to the extent all or part of the consideration into which shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock are converted or any consideration paid or otherwise distributed to stockholders of the Corporation in any Change of Control Transaction or any merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into any other entity, which is not a Change of Control Transaction, is in the form of securities of another corporation or other entity, then such securities shall be Equivalent Securities and the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock shall have their shares of Class A Common Stock converted into, or may otherwise be paid or distributed, such securities with a greater number of votes per share (but in no event greater than ten (10) times; provided that, unless otherwise approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock entitled to vote thereon, the class or series of securities received by the holders of Class A Common Stock shall provide for one (1) vote per share) than such securities into which shares of Class B Common Stock are converted, or which are otherwise paid or distributed to the holders of shares of Class B Common Stock (and the provisions governing the securities payable or otherwise distributable to the holders of shares of Class B Common Stock may also differ from the provision governing the securities payable or otherwise distributable to the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock in the same relative manner as the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock differ from each other as set forth in this Certificate of Incorporation, mutatis mutandis,

 

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and any other related differences in designations, conversion and share distribution provisions, as applicable), without any requirement that such different treatment be approved by the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, each voting separately as a class.

 

  7.

Reclassification. The Corporation shall not reclassify, subdivide or combine one class of Common Stock without reclassifying, subdividing or combining each other class of Common Stock in a manner that maintains the same proportionate equity ownership and voting rights between the holders of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and the holders of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock on the record date for such reclassification, split, subdivision or combination, unless different treatment of the shares of each such class is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock entitled to vote thereon and by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock entitled to vote thereon, each voting separately as a class; provided that if the voting power of the Class A Common Stock, including the voting power of the Class A Common Stock relative to the voting power of the Class B Common Stock, would be adversely affected by such reclassification, split, subdivision or combination, the approval by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock shall be required.

 

  8.

Liquidation and Dissolution. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and liabilities of the Corporation, the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock and the holders of shares of Class B Common Stock shall share equally, on a share for share basis, in the assets of the Corporation remaining for distribution to the holders of Common Stock, unless different treatment of the shares of each such class is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock entitled to vote thereon and by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock entitled to vote thereon, each voting separately as a class. Neither the consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other person or persons nor the sale, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation shall itself be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation within the meaning of this Article Fourth, Section 7.

 

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No Adverse Effect on the Class A Common Stock. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, the rights, powers, preferences and privileges of the shares of Class A Common Stock may not be adversely affected in any manner (whether by amendment, or through merger, recapitalization, consolidation or otherwise) without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock entitled to vote thereon.

 

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Reservation of Stock. The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Class A Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of Class B Common Stock, such number of shares

 

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  of Class A Common Stock as will from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock into shares of Class A Common Stock.

 

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Provisions Relating to the Preferred Stock.

(a)    The Preferred Stock may be issued at any time and from time to time in one or more series. The board of directors is hereby expressly authorized to provide, out of unissued shares of Preferred Stock that have not been designated as to series, for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series and, by resolution adopted in accordance with law and by filing a certificate of designation pursuant to the applicable provisions of the DGCL (hereinafter referred to as a “Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation”), to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the designation, powers (including voting powers, full or limited, if any), preferences and the relative participating, optional or other special rights thereof, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, of shares of each such series, including, without limitation, dividend rights, dividend rates, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption and liquidation preferences. The powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each series of Preferred Stock and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, if any, may be different from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding. Any shares of any series of Preferred Stock purchased, exchanged, converted or otherwise acquired by the Corporation, in any manner whatsoever, shall be retired and cancelled promptly after the acquisition thereof. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock, without designation as to series, and may be reissued as part of any series of Preferred Stock created by resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors, subject to the conditions and restrictions on issuance set forth in this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or in such resolution or resolutions.

(b)    The Common Stock shall be subject to the express terms of the Preferred Stock and any series thereof. Except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock, as such, shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or to a Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other series of Preferred Stock, to vote thereon pursuant to this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or a Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation or pursuant to the DGCL as currently in effect or as the same may hereafter be amended.

FIFTH: The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the board of directors.

SIXTH: In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the laws of the State of Delaware, the board of directors is expressly authorized to make, amend and repeal the by-laws of the Corporation, without the assent or vote of stockholders of the Corporation. In addition to any other vote otherwise required by law, the stockholders of the Corporation may make, amend and repeal the by-laws of the Corporation by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the total combined voting power of the outstanding shares of Common Stock entitled to vote at any annual or special meeting of stockholders.

 

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SEVENTH: A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of his or her fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. If the DGCL is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended. Any repeal or modification of the foregoing paragraph shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification.

EIGHTH: Any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of the stockholders and may not be taken by written consent of the stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, holders of one or more classes or series of Preferred Stock may, to the extent permitted by and pursuant to the terms of such class or series of Preferred Stock adopted by resolution or resolutions of the board of directors, act by written consent.

NINTH: Except as otherwise required by law and subject to any rights granted to holders of shares of any class or series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation for any purpose or purposes may be called only by the Chair of the board of directors, pursuant to a resolution of the board of directors adopted by at least a majority of the directors then in office or by the Secretary of the Corporation upon written request of one or more record holders representing ownership of 25% or more of the total combined voting power of the outstanding shares of Common Stock entitled to vote on the business to be brought before the proposed special meeting.

TENTH: The Corporation reserves the right to amend and repeal any provision contained in this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation in the manner from time to time prescribed by the laws of the State of Delaware, and all rights herein are granted subject to this reservation; provided that any amendment or repeal of Article Seventh shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director existing under this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation at the time of such amendment or repeal and shall not increase the liability of a director thereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such amendment or repeal.

ELEVENTH: Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Court of Chancery”) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (b) any action or proceeding asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director, officer, employee, agent or stockholder of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (c) any action or proceeding asserting a claim arising out of or

 

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pursuant to, or seeking to enforce any right, obligation or remedy under, any provision of the DGCL, or as to which the DGCL confers jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery (including, without limitation, any action asserting a claim arising out of or pursuant to this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the by-laws of the Corporation), or (d) any action or proceeding asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine. Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder. Any person or entity holding, owning, purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article Eleventh.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation this 9th day of September, 2021.

 

JACKSON FINANCIAL INC.
By:  

/s/ Marcia Wadsten

Name: Marcia Wadsten
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 3.2

 

 

 

JACKSON FINANCIAL INC.

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS

Effective as of September 9, 2021

 

 

 

 


JACKSON FINANCIAL INC.

BY-LAWS

Table of Contents

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I

 

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

 

Section 1.01.

 

Annual Meetings

     1  

Section 1.02.

 

Special Meetings

     1  

Section 1.03.

 

Notice of Meetings; Waiver of Notice

     1  

Section 1.04.

 

Quorum

     2  

Section 1.05.

 

Organization; Procedure; Inspection of Elections

     3  

Section 1.06.

 

Proxies

     4  

Section 1.07.

 

Voting

     4  

Section 1.08.

 

Voting Lists

     5  

Section 1.09.

 

Adjournment

     5  

Section 1.10.

 

Notice of Stockholder Proposals and Nominations

     5  

Section 1.11.

 

Participation in Meetings by Remote Communication

     10  
ARTICLE II

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Section 2.01.

 

General Powers

     11  

Section 2.02.

 

Number and Term of Office

     11  

Section 2.03.

 

Election of Directors

     11  

Section 2.04.

 

Resignations; Removals; Vacancies

     11  

Section 2.05.

 

Regular Meetings

     12  

Section 2.06.

 

Special Meetings

     12  

Section 2.07.

 

Quorum

     12  

Section 2.08.

 

Participation by Telephonic Communications

     12  

Section 2.09.

 

Voting

     12  

Section 2.10.

 

Notice of Meetings; Waiver of Notice

     12  

Section 2.11.

 

Adjournment

     12  

Section 2.12.

 

Action Without a Meeting

     13  

Section 2.13.

 

Regulations

     13  

Section 2.14.

 

Compensation

     13  

Section 2.15.

 

Reliance on Accounts and Reports, etc

     13  

Section 2.16.

 

Chairman of the Board

     13  

 

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ARTICLE III

 

COMMITTEES

 

Section 3.01.

 

Designation of Committees

     14  

Section 3.02.

 

Members and Alternate Members

     14  

Section 3.03.

 

Committee Procedures

     14  

Section 3.04.

 

Meetings and Actions of Committees

     14  

Section 3.05.

 

Resignations and Removals

     15  

Section 3.06.

 

Vacancies

     15  
ARTICLE IV

 

OFFICERS

 

Section 4.01.

 

Officers

     15  

Section 4.02.

 

Election

     15  

Section 4.03.

 

Compensation

     16  

Section 4.04.

 

Removal and Resignation; Vacancies

     16  

Section 4.05.

 

Authority and Duties of Officers

     16  

Section 4.06.

 

Chief Executive Officer and President

     16  

Section 4.07.

 

Vice Presidents

     17  

Section 4.08.

 

Secretary

     17  

Section 4.09.

 

Treasurer

     17  
ARTICLE V

 

CAPITAL STOCK

 

Section 5.01.

 

Certificates of Stock, Uncertificated Shares; Facsimile Signatures

     18  

Section 5.02.

 

Transfer of Stock

     18  

Section 5.03.

 

Registered Stockholders

     18  

Section 5.04.

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

     19  

Section 5.05.

 

Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates

     19  
ARTICLE VI

 

INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section 6.01.

 

Indemnification

     19  

Section 6.02.

 

Advance of Expenses

     20  

Section 6.03.

 

Procedure for Indemnification

     20  

Section 6.04.

 

Burden of Proof

     21  

Section 6.05.

 

Contract Right; Non-Exclusivity; Survival

     21  

Section 6.06.

 

Insurance

     21  

Section 6.07.

 

Employees and Agents

     22  

Section 6.08.

 

Interpretation; Severability

     22  

 

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ARTICLE VII

 

OFFICES

 

Section 7.01.

  Registered Office      22  

Section 7.02.

  Other Offices      22  
ARTICLE VIII

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 8.01.

  Facsimile and Electronic Signatures      22  

Section 8.02.

  Execution of Instruments      22  

Section 8.03.

  Voting as Stockholder      23  

Section 8.04.

  Fiscal Year      23  

Section 8.05.

  Seal      23  

Section 8.06.

  Books and Records; Inspection      23  

Section 8.07.

  Dividends      23  

Section 8.08.

  Reserves      24  

Section 8.09.

  Electronic Transmission      24  
ARTICLE IX

 

AMENDMENT & CONSTRUCTION

 

Section 9.01.

  Amendment      24  

Section 9.02.

  Construction      24  

 

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JACKSON FINANCIAL INC.

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS

As amended and restated effective September 9, 2021

ARTICLE I

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1.01. Annual Meetings. The annual meeting of the stockholders of Jackson Financial Inc. (the “corporation”) for the election of directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before such meeting shall be held either within or without the State of Delaware, on such date and at such place, if any, and at such time as are designated by resolution of the corporation’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and set forth in the notice or waiver of notice of the meeting. In lieu of holding an annual meeting of the stockholders at a designated place, the Board may, in its sole discretion, determine that any annual meeting of stockholders may be held solely by means of remote communication in accordance with Section 1.11 of these Amended and Restated By-laws (the “By-Laws”). The Board may postpone, reschedule or cancel any annual meeting of stockholders previously scheduled by the Board.

Section 1.02. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders of the corporation may be called only in the manner set forth in the certificate of incorporation of the corporation as then in effect (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “Certificate of Incorporation”). Notice of every special meeting of the stockholders of the corporation shall state the purpose or purposes of such meeting. Except as otherwise required by law, the business conducted at a special meeting of stockholders of the corporation shall be limited exclusively to the business set forth in the corporation’s notice of meeting, and the individual or group calling such meeting shall have exclusive authority to determine the business included in such notice. Any special meeting of the stockholders shall be held either within or without the State of Delaware, at such place, if any, and on such date and time, as shall be specified in the notice of such special meeting. In lieu of holding a special meeting of the stockholders at a designated place, the Board may, in its sole discretion, determine that any special meeting of stockholders may be held solely by means of remote communication in accordance with Section 1.11 of these By-Laws. The Board may postpone, reschedule or cancel any special meeting of stockholders previously scheduled by the Board.

Section 1.03. Notice of Meetings; Waiver of Notice.

(a) The Secretary or any Assistant Secretary shall cause notice of each meeting of stockholders to be given in writing in a manner permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time (the “DGCL”) not less than ten (10) days nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting, subject to such exclusions as are then permitted by the DGCL. The notice shall specify (i) the place, if any, date and time

 

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of such meeting, (ii) the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, (iii) the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, if such record date is different from the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting, (iv) in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which such meeting is called, and (v) such other information as may be required by law or as may be deemed appropriate by the Chair of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer and President, the Secretary of the corporation or the Board. If the stockholder list referred to in Section 1.08 of these By-Laws is made accessible on an electronic network, the notice of meeting must indicate how the stockholder list can be accessed. If the meeting of stockholders is to be held solely by means of electronic communications, the notice of meeting must provide the information required to access such stockholder list during the meeting.

(b) Notice to stockholders may be given by personal delivery, mail, or, with the consent of the stockholder entitled to receive notice, by facsimile or other means of electronic transmission. If mailed, such notice shall be delivered by postage prepaid envelope directed to each stockholder at such stockholder’s address as it appears in the records of the corporation and shall be deemed given when deposited in the United States mail. Notice given by electronic transmission pursuant to this subsection shall be deemed given: (i) if by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a facsimile telecommunication number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (ii) if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (iii) if by posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of (A) such posting and (B) the giving of such separate notice; and (iv) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder. An affidavit of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or of the transfer agent or other agent of the corporation that the notice has been given by personal delivery, by mail, or by a form of electronic transmission shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.

(c) A written waiver of notice of meeting signed by a stockholder entitled to notice or a waiver by electronic transmission by a stockholder entitled to notice, whether given before or after the meeting time stated in such notice, is deemed equivalent to notice. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders need be specified in a waiver of notice. Attendance of a stockholder at a meeting is a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the stockholder attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business at the meeting on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

Section 1.04. Quorum. At any meeting of the stockholders, the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of record of a majority of the total combined voting power of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at such meeting, except as otherwise required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation. Where a separate vote by a class or classes or

 

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series is required, a majority of the total combined voting power of the then-outstanding shares of such class or classes or series present in person or represented by proxy shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter.

Section 1.05. Organization; Procedure; Inspection of Elections.

(a) At every meeting of stockholders the presiding person shall be the Chair of the Board or, in the event of his or her absence or disability, the Chief Executive Officer and President or, in the event of his or her absence or disability, a presiding person chosen by resolution of the Board. The Secretary or, in the event of his or her absence or disability, the Assistant Secretary, if any, or, if there be no Assistant Secretary, in the absence of the Secretary, an appointee of the presiding person, shall act as secretary of the meeting. The date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at a meeting shall be announced at the meeting by the presiding person. The Board may make such rules or regulations for the conduct of meetings of stockholders as it shall deem necessary, appropriate or convenient. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board, the presiding person shall have the right and authority to convene and (for any or no reason) to recess or adjourn the meeting. Subject to any such rules and regulations, the presiding person of any meeting shall have the right and authority to prescribe rules, regulations and procedures for such meeting and to take all such actions as in the judgment of the presiding person are appropriate for the proper conduct of such meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board or prescribed by the presiding person of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (ii) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (iii) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders of record of the corporation, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the presiding person of the meeting shall determine; (iv) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (v) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. The presiding person at any meeting of stockholders, in addition to making any other determinations that may be appropriate to the conduct of the meeting, shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a matter or business was not properly brought before the meeting and if such presiding person should so determine, such presiding person shall so declare to the meeting and any such matter of business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted or considered. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board or the person presiding over the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.

(b) Preceding any meeting of the stockholders, the Board may, and when required by law shall, appoint one or more persons to act as inspectors of elections, and may designate one or more alternate inspectors. If no inspector or alternate so appointed by the Board is able to act, or if no inspector or alternate has been appointed and the appointment of an inspector is required by law, the person presiding at the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. No director or nominee for the office of director shall be appointed as an inspector of elections. Each inspector, before

 

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entering upon the discharge of the duties of an inspector, 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. The inspectors shall discharge their duties in accordance with the requirements of applicable law.

Section 1.06. Proxies.

(a) Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent to or dissent from corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy.

(b) A stockholder may authorize a valid proxy by executing a written instrument signed by such stockholder, or by causing his or her signature to be affixed to such writing by any reasonable means, including, but not limited to, by facsimile signature, or by transmitting or authorizing an electronic transmission (as defined in Section 8.09 of these By-Laws) setting forth an authorization to act as proxy to the person designated as the holder of the proxy, a proxy solicitation firm or a like authorized agent. Proxies by 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. Any copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of a writing or transmission created pursuant to this section 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 if such copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction is a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission.

(c) No proxy may be voted or acted upon after the expiration of three years from the date of such proxy, unless such proxy provides for a longer period. Every proxy is revocable at the pleasure of the stockholder executing it unless the proxy states that it is irrevocable and if, and only so long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A stockholder may revoke any proxy that is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person or by filing an instrument in writing revoking the proxy or by filing another duly executed proxy bearing a later date with the Secretary.

Section 1.07. Voting. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or by applicable law, every holder of record of shares entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders is entitled to one vote for each share outstanding in his, her or its name on the books of the corporation (i) at the close of business on the record date for such meeting or (ii) if no record date has been fixed, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice of the meeting is given, or if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. All matters at any meeting at which a quorum is present, except the election of directors, shall be decided by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the total combined voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the corporation present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter in question, unless otherwise expressly provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, the rules or regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the corporation, or any law or regulation applicable

 

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to the corporation or its securities, in which case such different or minimum vote shall be the applicable vote on the matter. Subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of preferred stock to elect additional directors under specific circumstances, as may be set forth in the certificate of designations for such class or series of preferred stock, the election of directors shall be decided by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a plurality of the total combined voting power of the outstanding shares of common stock present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote in an election of directors, unless otherwise expressly provided by the Certificate of Incorporation. The stockholders do not have the right to cumulate their votes for the election of directors.

Section 1.08. Voting Lists. The officer of the corporation who has charge of the stock ledger of the corporation shall prepare, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of the stockholders (and before any adjournment thereof for which a new record date has been set), 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, unless the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than ten (10) days before the meeting, then the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth day before the meeting date. This list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder for at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting and during the meeting for any purpose germane to the meeting as required by the DGCL or other applicable law. The list may be made available in any format, including on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting or 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. The stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled by this section to examine the list required by this section or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

Section 1.09. Adjournment. Any meeting of stockholders may be adjourned from time to time, by the presiding person of the meeting or by the vote of a majority of the total combined voting power of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, whether or not a quorum is present, to reconvene at the same or some other place, and notice need not be given of any such adjourned meeting if the place, if any, and date and time thereof (and the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting) are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, unless the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days or a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting after the adjournment, in which case notice of the adjourned meeting in accordance with Section 1.03 of these By-Laws shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. At the adjourned meeting, the corporation may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting.

Section 1.10. Notice of Stockholder Proposals and Nominations.

 

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(a) Annual Meetings of Stockholders.

(i) Nominations of persons for election to the Board and the proposal of business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders only (A) pursuant to the corporation’s notice of the meeting (or any supplement thereto) delivered pursuant to Section 1.04 of these By-Laws, (B) by or at the direction of the Board or a committee of the Board appointed by the Board for such purpose, or (C) by any stockholder of the corporation who is entitled to vote at the meeting, who complies with the notice procedures set forth in clauses (ii) and (iii) of this Section 1.10(a) and who is a stockholder of record at the time such notice is delivered to the Secretary and at the date of the meeting.

(ii) For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to subclause (C) of Section 1.10(a)(i) of these By-Laws, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary and, in the case of business other than nominations for persons for election to the Board, such other business must constitute a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a stockholder’s 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 and twenty (120) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting (which date shall, for purposes of the corporation’s first annual meeting of stockholders after its shares of common stock are first publicly traded, be deemed to have occurred on May 1, 2021); provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced by more than thirty (30) days or delayed by more than sixty (60) days from such anniversary date of the preceding year’s annual meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual meeting or the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth (A) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a director, all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors in an election contest, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to and in accordance with Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including such person’s 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 text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and, in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, the text of the proposed amendment), the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such stockholder and of 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 (1) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the corporation’s books, and of such beneficial owner; (2) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the corporation which are owned, directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner; (3) a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of the stock of the corporation at the time of giving the notice, will be entitled to vote at such meeting and will appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business or nomination; (4) a representation whether the stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, will be or is part of a group which will (x) deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or elect the nominee and/or (y) otherwise solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposal or nomination; and (5) a certification regarding whether such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, have complied with all applicable federal, state and other legal requirements in connection with the stockholder’s and/or beneficial owner’s acquisition of shares of capital stock or other securities of the corporation and/or the stockholder’s and/or beneficial owner’s acts or omissions as a stockholder of the corporation. Notice of a stockholder nomination or proposal shall also set forth, as to the stockholder giving

 

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the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (A) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the nomination or proposal and/or the voting of shares of any class or series of stock of the corporation between or among the stockholder giving notice, beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made, any of their respective affiliates or associates and/or other person or persons (including their names) acting in concert with any of the foregoing (collectively, the “proponent persons”); (B) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including, without limitation, regardless of the form of settlement, any derivative, long or short positions, profit interests, forwards, futures, swaps, options, warrants, convertible securities, stock appreciation or similar rights, hedging transactions and borrowed or loaned shares) to which any proponent person is a party, the effect or intent of which is to transfer to or from any proponent person, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security of the corporation, to increase or decrease the voting power of any proponent person with respect to shares of any class or series of stock of the corporation and/or to provide any proponent person, directly or indirectly, with the opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from, or to otherwise benefit economically from, any increase or decrease in the value of any security of the corporation (a “Derivative Instrument”); (C) to the extent not disclosed pursuant to the immediately preceding clause (B), the principal amount of any indebtedness of the corporation or any of its subsidiaries beneficially owned by such stockholder or by beneficial owner, if any, together with the title of the instrument under which such indebtedness was issued and a description of any Derivative Instrument entered into by or on behalf of such stockholder or such beneficial owner relating to the value or payment of any indebtedness of the

 

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corporation or any such subsidiary; and (D) any other information relating to such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or for the election of directors in an election contest pursuant to and in accordance with Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The foregoing notice requirements shall be deemed satisfied by a stockholder if the stockholder has notified the corporation of his or her intention to present a proposal at an annual meeting in compliance with Rule 14a–8 (or any successor thereof) promulgated under the Exchange Act, and such stockholder’s proposal has been included in a proxy statement that has been prepared by the Corporation to solicit proxies for such annual meeting. A stockholder providing notice of a proposed nomination for election to the Board or other business proposed to be brought before a meeting (whether given pursuant to this paragraph (a)(ii) or paragraph (b) of this Section 1.10 of these By-Laws) shall update and supplement such notice from time to time to the extent necessary so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice shall be true and correct (x) as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting and (y) as of the date that is fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, provided that if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting is less than fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, the information shall be supplemented and updated as of such later date. Any such update and supplement shall be delivered in writing to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not later than five (5) days after the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting (in the case of any update and supplement required to be made as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting), not later than ten (10) days prior to the date for the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof (in the case of any update or supplement required to be made as of fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting or adjournment or postponement thereof) and not later than five (5) days after the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, but no later than the date prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof (in the case of any update and supplement required to be made as of a date less than fifteen (15) days prior the date of the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof). The corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the corporation and to determine the independence of such director under the Exchange Act and rules and regulations thereunder and applicable stock exchange rules. In addition, a stockholder seeking to bring an item of business before the annual meeting shall promptly provide any other information reasonably requested by the corporation.

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election to the Board may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the corporation’s notice of meeting (1) by or at the direction of the Board or a Committee appointed by the Board for such purpose or (2) provided that the Board has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the corporation who is entitled to vote at the meeting, who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.10(b) and who is a stockholder of record at the time such notice is delivered to the Secretary and at the date of the meeting. In the event the corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors of the corporation, any stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting may nominate a person or persons, as the case may be, for election to such position(s) as specified by the corporation, if the stockholder’s notice as required by Section 1.10(a)(ii) of these By-Laws shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not earlier than the one hundred and twenty (120) days prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such special meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board to be elected at such meeting.

(c) General.

(i) Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.10 shall be eligible to serve as directors and only such business shall be conducted at an annual or special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.10. Except as otherwise provided by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, the presiding person of a meeting of stockholders shall have the power and duty (x) 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 1.10 (including whether the stockholder or beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made, solicited (or is part of a group which solicited) or did not so solicit, as the case may be, proxies in support of such stockholder’s nominee or proposal in compliance with such stockholder’s representation as required by clause (a)(ii)(C)(4) of this Section 1.10), and (y) if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with this Section 1.10, to declare that such defective nomination shall be disregarded or that such proposed business shall not be transacted.

(ii) If the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) making a nomination or proposal under this Section 1.10 does not appear at a meeting of stockholders to present such nomination or proposal, the nomination shall be disregarded and/or the proposed business shall not be transacted, as the case may be, notwithstanding that proxies in favor thereof may have been received by the corporation. For purposes of this Section 1.10, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or authorized by a

 

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writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.

(A) Whenever used in these By-Laws,public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(B) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.10, 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 1.10. Nothing in this Section 1.10 shall be deemed to affect any rights of (x) stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or (y) the holders of any series of preferred stock to elect directors pursuant to any applicable provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or of the relevant preferred stock certificate of designation.

(C) The announcement of an adjournment or postponement of an annual or special meeting does not commence a new time period (and does not extend any time period) for the giving of notice of a stockholder nomination or a stockholder proposal as described above.

Section 1.11. Participation in Meetings by Remote Communication. The Board, acting in its sole discretion, may establish guidelines and procedures in accordance with applicable provisions of the DGCL and any other applicable law for the participation by stockholders and proxyholders in a meeting of stockholders by means of remote communications, including by webcast, and may determine that any meeting of stockholders will not be held at any place but will be held solely by means of remote communication. Stockholders and proxyholders complying with such procedures and guidelines and otherwise entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be deemed present in person and entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders, whether such meeting is to be held at a designated place or solely by means of remote communication; provided that (i) the corporation shall implement reasonable measures to verify that each person deemed present and permitted to vote at the meeting by means of remote communication is a stockholder or proxyholder, (ii) the corporation shall implement reasonable measures to provide such stockholders and proxyholders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the stockholders, including an opportunity to read or hear the proceedings of the meeting substantially concurrently with such proceedings, and (iii) if any stockholder or proxyholder votes or takes other action at the meeting by means of remote communication, a record of such vote or other action shall be maintained by the corporation.

 

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ARTICLE II

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 2.01. General Powers. Except as may otherwise be provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the affairs and business of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board. The directors shall act only as a Board, and the individual directors shall have no power as such.

Section 2.02. Number and Term of Office. The number of directors shall be fixed, and may be altered from time to time, exclusively by resolution of the Board, but in no event may the number of directors of the corporation be less than one (1). Each director (whenever elected) shall hold office until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.

Section 2.03. Election of Directors. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.04 of these By-Laws, at each meeting of the stockholders for the election of directors, provided a quorum is present, the directors shall be elected as provided in Section 1.07 of these By-Laws.

Section 2.04. Resignations; Removals; Vacancies.

(a) Any director may resign at any time by submitting an electronic transmission or by delivering a written notice of resignation, signed by such director, to the Chair of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer and President, or the Secretary. Such resignation shall take effect upon delivery unless the resignation specifies a later effective date or an effective date determined upon the happening of a specified event.

(b) Subject to any rights granted to the holders of shares of any class or series of preferred stock then outstanding to remove directors elected by such class or series of preferred stock, any director may be removed at any time, either with or without cause, upon the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the total combined voting power of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote generally for the election of directors, acting at a stockholder meeting.

(c) Subject to any rights granted to the holders of shares of any class or series of preferred stock then outstanding to elect additional directors or fill vacancies in respect of such directors under specified circumstances, and except as otherwise provided by law, any vacancy in the Board that results from the death, disability, resignation or disqualification of any director, or an increase in the number of directors or the removal of any director, shall be filled by an affirmative vote of at least a majority of the directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. A director elected to fill a vacancy or a newly created directorship shall hold office until his or her successor has been elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

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Section 2.05. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at such places, on such dates and at such times as are determined from time to time by resolution of the Board.

Section 2.06. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board shall be held whenever called by the Chair of the Board (or, in the event of his or her absence or disability, by the Chief Executive Officer and President) or by a majority of the directors then in office, at such place, date and time as may be specified in the respective notices or waivers of notice of such meetings. Any business may be conducted at a special meeting.

Section 2.07. Quorum. At any meeting of the Board, the presence of a majority of the total authorized number of directors shall constitute a quorum for all purposes.

Section 2.08. Participation by Telephonic Communications. Members of the Board may participate in a meeting of the Board 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 shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

Section 2.09. Voting. Except as otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, the vote of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board.

Section 2.10. Notice of Meetings; Waiver of Notice.

(a) Notices of special meetings shall be given to each director, and notice of each resolution or other action affecting the date, time or place of one or more regular meetings shall be given to each director not present at the meeting adopting such resolution or other action, subject to Section 2.11 of these By-Laws. Notices shall be given personally, or by telephone confirmed by facsimile or email dispatched promptly thereafter, or by facsimile or email confirmed by a writing delivered by a recognized overnight courier service, directed to each director at the address from time to time designated by such director to the Secretary. Each such notice and confirmation must be given (received in the case of personal service or delivery of written confirmation) at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the time of a special meeting, and at least five (5) days prior to the initial regular meeting affected by such resolution or other action, as the case may be.

(b) A written waiver of notice of meeting signed by a director or a waiver by electronic transmission by a director, whether given before or after the meeting time stated in such notice, is deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a director at a meeting is a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business at the meeting on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

Section 2.11. Adjournment. A majority of the directors present may adjourn any meeting of the Board to another date, time or place, whether or not a quorum is present.

 

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No notice need be given of any adjourned meeting unless (a) the date, time and place of the adjourned meeting are not announced at the time of adjournment, in which case notice conforming to the requirements of Section 2.10 of these By-Laws applicable to special meetings shall be given to each director, or (b) the meeting is adjourned for more than twenty-four (24) hours, in which case the notice referred to in clause (a) shall be given to those directors not present at the announcement of the date, time and place of the adjourned meeting.

Section 2.12. Action Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and such writing or writings or electronic transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board. 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 2.13. Regulations. To the extent consistent with applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation and these By-Laws, the Board may adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct of meetings of the Board and for the management of the affairs and business of the corporation as the Board may deem appropriate. The Board may elect from among its members one or more vice-chairpersons to preside over meetings in the event of the absence or disability of the Chair of the Board, and to perform such other duties as may be designated by the Board.

Section 2.14. Compensation. The Board may by resolution determine the compensation of directors for their services and the expenses in the performance of such services for which a director is entitled to reimbursement.

Section 2.15. Reliance on Accounts and Reports, etc. A director, as such or as a member of any committee designated by the Board, shall in the performance of his or her duties be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the corporation and upon information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the corporation by any of the corporation’s officers or employees, or committees designated by the Board, or by any other person as to the matters the member reasonably believes are within such other person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the corporation.

Section 2.16. Chair of the Board. The Chair of the Board shall be appointed by a majority of the directors of the Board. The Chair shall have the power to call special meetings of stockholders and to call special meetings of the Board. If present, the Chair of the Board shall preside at meetings of the stockholders and of the Board. The Chair of the Board shall have such other powers and duties customarily and usually associated with the office of the Chair of the Board, as well as any additional powers and duties as may be from time to time assigned to him or her by the Board.

 

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ARTICLE III

COMMITTEES

Section 3.01. Designation of Committees. The Board shall designate such committees as may be required by applicable laws, regulations or stock exchange rules, and may designate such additional committees as it deems necessary or appropriate (each, a “committee” and collectively, the “committees”). Each committee shall consist of such number of directors, with such qualifications, as may be required by applicable laws, regulations or stock exchange rules, or as from time to time may be fixed by the Board and shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation to the extent delegated to such committee by the Board, but no committee shall have any power or authority as to (a) approving or adopting, or recommending to the stockholders, any action or matter (other than the election or removal of directors) expressly required by the DGCL to be submitted to stockholders for approval, (b) adopting, amending or repealing any of these By-Laws or (c) as may otherwise be excluded by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation. Any committee may be abolished or re-designated from time to time by the Board.

Section 3.02. Members and Alternate Members. The members of each committee and any alternate members shall be selected by the Board. The Board may provide that the members and alternate members serve at the pleasure of the Board. An alternate member may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. An alternate member shall be given all notices of committee meetings and may attend any meeting of the committee, but may count towards a quorum and vote only if a member for whom such person is an alternate is absent or disqualified. Each member or alternate member of any committee (whether designated at an annual meeting of the Board or to fill a vacancy on such committee or otherwise) shall hold office as a committee member or alternate member, as applicable, until his or her successor shall have been designated or until he or she shall cease to be a director, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.

Section 3.03. Committee Procedures. A quorum for each committee shall be a majority of its members, unless the committee has only one or two members, in which case a quorum shall be one member, or unless a greater quorum is established by the Board. The vote of a majority of the committee members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report to the Board when required. The Board may adopt other rules and regulations for the government of any committee not inconsistent with the provisions of these By-Laws, and each committee may adopt its own rules and regulations of government, to the extent not inconsistent with these By-Laws or rules and regulations adopted by the Board.

Section 3.04. Meetings and Actions of Committees. Meetings and actions of each committee shall be governed by, and held and taken in accordance with, the provisions of the following sections of these By-Laws, with such By-Laws being deemed to refer to the committee and its members in lieu of the Board and its members:

 

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(a) Section 2.05 (relating to regular meetings);

(b) Section 2.06 (relating to special meetings);

(c) Section 2.08 (relating to participating by telephonic communications);

(d) Section 2.10 (relating to notice and waiver of notice);

(e) Section 2.11 (relating to adjournment and notice of adjournment); and

(f) Section 2.12 (relating to action without a meeting).

Special meetings of committees may also be called by resolution of the Board.

Section 3.05. Resignations and Removals. Any member (and any alternate member) of any committee may resign from such position at any time by delivering notice of resignation in writing or by electronic transmission, signed by such member, to the Chair of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer and President, or the Secretary. Unless otherwise specified therein, such resignation shall take effect upon delivery. Any member (and any alternate member) of any committee may be removed from such position by the Board at any time, either for or without cause.

Section 3.06. Vacancies. If a vacancy occurs in any committee for any reason, the remaining members (and any alternate members) may continue to act if a quorum is present. A committee vacancy may only be filled by the Board subject to Section 3.02 of these By-Laws.

ARTICLE IV

OFFICERS

Section 4.01. Officers. The Board shall elect a Chief Executive Officer and President (which offices shall be held by the same person) and a Secretary as officers of the corporation. The Board may also elect a Treasurer, one or more Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers, and such other officers and agents as the Board may determine (including a Chief Financial Officer). In addition, the Board from time to time may delegate to any officer the power to appoint subordinate officers or agents and to prescribe their respective rights, terms of office, authorities and duties. Any action by an appointing officer may be superseded by action by the Board. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. No officer need be a director of the corporation.

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authority as provided in Section 4.01 (or, in the case of agents, as provided in Section 4.06) shall hold their offices for such terms as may be determined from time to time by the appointing officer. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor has been elected or appointed and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.

Section 4.03. Compensation. The salaries and other compensation of all officers and agents of the corporation shall be fixed by the Board or in the manner established by the Board.

Section 4.04. Removal and Resignation; Vacancies. Any officer may be removed for or without cause at any time by the Board. Any officer granted the power to appoint subordinate officers and agents as provided in Section 4.01 may remove any subordinate officer or agent appointed by such officer, for or without cause. Any officer or agent may resign at any time by delivering notice of resignation, either in writing signed by such officer or by electronic transmission, to the Chair of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer and President, or the Secretary. Unless otherwise specified therein, such resignation shall take effect upon delivery. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the corporation by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, may be filled by the Board or by the officer, if any, who appointed the person formerly holding such office.

Section 4.05. Authority and Duties of Officers. An officer of the corporation shall have such authority and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties (a) as may be required by law, (b) to the extent not inconsistent with law, as are specified in these By-Laws, (c) to the extent not inconsistent with law or these By-Laws, as may be specified by resolution of the Board and (d) to the extent not inconsistent with any of the foregoing, as may be specified by the appointing officer with respect to a subordinate officer appointed pursuant to delegated authority under Section 4.01.

Section 4.06. Chief Executive Officer and President. The Chief Executive Officer and President shall, unless otherwise provided by the Board, be the chief executive officer of the corporation, shall have general control and supervision of the policies and operations of the corporation and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board are carried into effect. Unless otherwise provided by the Board, he or she shall manage and administer the corporation’s business and affairs and shall also perform all duties and exercise all powers usually pertaining to the office of a chief executive officer or president of a corporation. He or she shall have the authority to sign, in the name and on behalf of the corporation, checks, orders, contracts, leases, notes, drafts and all other documents and instruments in connection with the business of the corporation. He or she shall have the authority to cause the employment or appointment of such employees or agents of the corporation as the conduct of the business of the corporation may require, to fix their compensation, and to remove or suspend any employee or any agent employed or appointed by any officer or to suspend any agent appointed by the Board. The Chief Executive Officer and President shall have the duties and powers of the Treasurer if no Treasurer is elected and shall have such other duties and powers as the Board may from time to time prescribe.

 

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Section 4.07. Vice Presidents. If one or more Vice Presidents have been elected, each Vice President shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as may be assigned to him or her from time to time by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer and President. In the event of absence or disability of the Chief Executive Officer and President, the duties of the Chief Executive Officer and President shall be performed, and his or her powers may be exercised, by such Vice President as shall be designated by the Board or, failing such designation, by the Vice President in order of seniority of election to that office.

Section 4.08. Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board, all meetings of the committees thereof and all meetings of the stockholders and record all the proceedings of the meetings in a book or books to be kept for that purpose or shall ensure that his or her designee attends each such meeting to act in such capacity. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, all notices required to be given by these By-Laws or by law; shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the may be assigned to him or her from time to time by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer and President; and shall have custody of the corporate seal of the corporation. The Secretary, or any Assistant Secretary, shall have authority to affix the corporate seal to any instrument requiring it, and when so affixed, it may be attested by his or her signature or by the signature of such Assistant Secretary. The Board may give general authority to any other officer to affix the seal of the corporation and to attest the affixing by his or her signature. Any Assistant Secretary, in the order determined by the Board, shall, in the event of the absence or disability of the Secretary, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board, the Chief Executive Officer and President, or the Secretary may from time to time prescribe.

Section 4.09. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the corporate funds and securities; shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the corporation; shall deposit all monies and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the corporation as may be ordered by the Chief Executive Officer and President, or the Board; shall cause the funds of the corporation to be disbursed when such disbursements have been duly authorized, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements; and from time to time shall render to the Chief Executive Officer and President, and the Board, at a regular meeting or when the Board so requires, an account of the corporation; and shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as may be assigned to him or her from time to time by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer and President. Any Assistant Treasurer, in the order determined by the Board, shall, in the absence or disability of the Treasurer, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board, the Chief Executive Officer and President, or the Treasurer from time to time prescribe.

 

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ARTICLE V

CAPITAL STOCK

Section 5.01. Certificates of Stock, Uncertificated Shares; Facsimile Signatures.

(a) The shares of the corporation shall be represented by certificates, except to the extent that the Board has provided by resolution that some or all of any or all classes or series of the stock of the corporation shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the corporation. Every holder of stock in the corporation represented by certificates shall be entitled to have, and the Board may in its sole discretion permit a holder of uncertificated shares to receive upon request, a certificate, signed by the appropriate officers of the corporation, representing the number and class of shares registered in certificate form. Such certificate shall be in such form as the Board may determine, to the extent consistent with applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation and these By-Laws.

(b) All signatures on the certificates referred to in Section 5.01(a) of these By-Laws may be in facsimile form, to the extent permitted by law. If any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed, or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon, a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if he or she were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

Section 5.02. Transfer of Stock.

(a) Transfers of certificated shares shall be made on the books of the corporation upon surrender to the corporation or the transfer agent of the corporation of a certificate for shares, duly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer and otherwise in compliance with applicable law. Transfers of uncertificated shares shall be made on the books of the corporation as provided by applicable law. Within a reasonable time after the transfer of uncertificated shares, the corporation shall send to the registered owner thereof a written notice containing the information required to be set forth or stated on certificates pursuant to Sections 151, 156, 202(a) or 218(a) of the DGCL. Subject to applicable law, the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and these By-Laws, the Board may prescribe such additional rules and regulations as it may deem appropriate relating to the issue, transfer and registration of shares of the corporation.

(b) The corporation may enter into agreements with stockholders to restrict the transfer of stock of the corporation in any manner not prohibited by the DGCL.

Section 5.03. Registered Stockholders. Prior to due surrender of a certificate for registration of transfer, or due delivery of instructions for the registration of transfer of uncertificated shares, the corporation may treat the registered owner as the person

 

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exclusively entitled to receive dividends and other distributions, to vote, to receive notice and otherwise to exercise all the rights and powers of the owner of the shares represented by such certificate, and the corporation shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or legal claim to or interest in such shares on the part of any other person, whether or not the corporation shall have notice of such claim or interests. If a transfer of shares is made for collateral security, and not absolutely, this fact shall be so expressed in the entry of the transfer if, when the certificates are presented to the corporation for transfer or uncertificated shares are requested to be transferred, both the transferor and transferee request the corporation to do so.

Section 5.04. Transfer Agent and Registrar. The Board may appoint one or more transfer agents and one or more registrars, and may require all certificates representing shares to bear the signature of any such transfer agents or registrars.

Section 5.05. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. A new certificate (or uncertificated shares, if authorized as contemplated by Section 5.01(a) of these By-Laws) may be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed only upon delivery to the corporation of an affidavit of the owner or owners (or their legal representatives) of such certificate, setting forth such allegation, and a bond or other undertaking as may be satisfactory to a financial officer of the corporation designated by the Board to indemnify the corporation against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of any such new certificate or uncertificated shares.

ARTICLE VI

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 6.01. Indemnification.

(a) In General. The corporation shall indemnify, to the full extent permitted by the DGCL and other applicable law, any 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 (each, a “proceeding”) by reason of the fact that (x) such person is or was serving or has agreed to serve as a director or officer of the corporation, (y) such person, while serving as a director or officer of the corporation, is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, manager or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise or (z) such person is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the corporation as a director, officer or manager of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted by such person in such capacity, and who satisfies the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL or other applicable law:

(i) in a proceeding other than a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and

 

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amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person or on such person’s behalf in connection with such proceeding and any appeal therefrom, or

(ii) in a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person or on such person’s behalf in connection with the defense or settlement of such proceeding and any appeal therefrom.

(b) Indemnification in Respect of Successful Defense. To the extent that a present or former director or officer of the corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any proceeding referred to in Section 6.01(a) of these By-Laws or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified by the corporation against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.

(c) Indemnification in Respect of Proceedings Instituted by Indemnitee. Section 6.01(a) of these By-Laws does not require the corporation to indemnify a present or former director or officer of the corporation in respect of a proceeding (or part thereof) instituted by such person on his or her own behalf, unless such proceeding (or part thereof) has been authorized by the Board or the indemnification requested is pursuant to the last sentence of Section 6.03 of these By-Laws.

Section 6.02. Advance of Expenses. The corporation shall advance all expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by a present or former director or officer in defending any proceeding prior to the final disposition of such proceeding upon written request of such person and delivery of an undertaking (which may be unsecured) by such person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation. The corporation may authorize any counsel for the corporation to represent (subject to applicable conflict of interest considerations) such present or former director or officer in any proceeding, whether or not the corporation is a party to such proceeding.

Section 6.03. Procedure for Indemnification. Any indemnification under Section 6.01 of these By-Laws or any advance of expenses under Section 6.02 of these By-Laws shall be made only against a written request therefor (together with supporting documentation) submitted by or on behalf of the person seeking indemnification or advance. Indemnification may be sought by a person under Section 6.01 of these By-Laws in respect of a proceeding only to the extent that both the liabilities for which indemnification is sought and all portions of the proceeding relevant to the determination of whether the person has satisfied any appropriate standard of conduct have become final. A person seeking indemnification or advance of expenses may seek to enforce such person’s rights to indemnification or advance of expenses (as the case may be) in the Delaware Court of Chancery to the extent all or any portion of a requested indemnification has not been granted within sixty (60) days of, or to the extent all or any portion of a requested advance of expenses has not been granted within twenty (20) days of, the submission of such request. All expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees)

 

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incurred by such person in connection with successfully establishing such person’s right to indemnification or advancement of expenses under this Article, in whole or in part, shall also be indemnified by the corporation.

Section 6.04. Burden of Proof.

(a) In any proceeding brought to enforce the right of a person to receive indemnification to which such person is entitled under Section 6.01 of these By-Laws, the corporation has the burden of demonstrating that the standard of conduct applicable under the DGCL or other applicable law was not met. A prior determination by the corporation (including its Board or any committee thereof, its independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct does not itself constitute evidence that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

(b) In any proceeding brought to enforce a claim for advances to which a person is entitled under Section 6.02 of these By-Laws, the person seeking an advance need only show that he or she has satisfied the requirements expressly set forth in Section 6.02 of these By-Laws.

Section 6.05. Contract Right; Non-Exclusivity; Survival.

(a) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by this Article shall be deemed to be separate contract rights between the corporation and each director and officer who serves in any such capacity at any time while these provisions as well as the relevant provisions of the DGCL are in effect, and no repeal or modification of any of these provisions or any relevant provisions of the DGCL shall adversely affect any right or obligation of such director or officer existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to any state of facts then or previously existing or any proceeding previously or thereafter brought or threatened based in whole or in part upon any such state of facts. Such “contract rights” may not be modified retroactively as to any present or former director or officer without the consent of such director or officer.

(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by this Article shall not be deemed exclusive of any other indemnification or advancement of expenses to which a present or former director or officer of the corporation seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled by any agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.

(c) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by this Article to any present or former director or officer of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such person.

Section 6.06. Insurance. The corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was or has agreed to become a director or officer of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person or on such person’s

 

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behalf in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article.

Section 6.07. Employees and Agents. The Board, or any officer authorized by the Board generally or in the specific case to make indemnification decisions, may cause the corporation to indemnify any present or former employee or agent of the corporation in such manner and for such liabilities as the Board may determine, up to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL and other applicable law.

Section 6.08. Interpretation; Severability. Terms defined in Sections 145(h) or 145(i) of the DGCL have the meanings set forth in such sections when used in this Article. If this Article or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each director or officer of the corporation as to costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement with respect to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including an action by or in the right of the corporation, to the fullest extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Article that shall not have been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

ARTICLE VII

OFFICES

Section 7.01. Registered Office. The registered office of the corporation in the State of Delaware shall be located at the location provided in the corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation.

Section 7.02. Other Offices. The corporation may maintain offices or places of business at such other locations within or without the State of Delaware as the Board may from time to time determine or as the business of the corporation may require.

ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 8.01. Facsimile and Electronic Signatures. In addition to the provisions for use of facsimile or electronic signatures elsewhere specifically authorized in these By-Laws, facsimile or electronic signatures of any officer or officers of the corporation may be used whenever and as authorized by the Board or a committee thereof.

Section 8.02. Execution of Instruments. Except as otherwise required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board or any officer of the corporation authorized by the Board may authorize any other officer or agent of the corporation to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name and on behalf of the corporation and such execution or signature shall be binding upon the corporation. Any such authorization must be in writing or by electronic transmission and may be general or limited to specific contracts or instruments.

 

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Section 8.03. Voting as Stockholder. Unless otherwise determined by resolution of the Board, the Chair of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer and President, or any Vice President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the corporation to attend any meeting of stockholders or securityholders of any entity in which the corporation may hold stock or other securities, and to act, vote (or execute proxies to vote) and exercise in person or by proxy all other rights, powers and privileges incident to the ownership of such stock or other securities at any such meeting, or through action without a meeting. The Board may by resolution from time to time confer such power and authority (in general or confined to specific instances) upon any other person or persons.

Section 8.04. Fiscal Year. Unless otherwise fixed by the Board, the fiscal year of the corporation shall commence on the first day of January of each year and shall terminate in each case on December 31.

Section 8.05. Seal. The seal of the corporation shall be circular in form and shall contain the name of the corporation, the year of its incorporation and the words “Corporate Seal” and “Delaware”. The form of such seal shall be subject to alteration by the Board. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed, affixed or reproduced or may be used in any other lawful manner.

Section 8.06. Books and Records; Inspection. Except to the extent otherwise required by law, the books and records of the corporation shall be kept at such place or places within or without the State of Delaware as may be determined from time to time by the Board.

Section 8.07. Dividends.

(a) Subject to any applicable provisions of law and the Certificate of Incorporation, dividends upon the shares of the corporation may be declared by the Board at any regular or special meeting of the Board and any such dividend may be paid in cash, property, or shares of the corporation’s stock.

(b) A member of the Board, or a member of any committee designated by the Board shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the corporation and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the corporation by any of its officers or employees, or committees of the Board, or by any other person as to matters the director reasonably believes are within such other person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the corporation, as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities and/or net profits of the corporation, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of surplus or other funds from which dividends might properly be declared and paid.

 

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Section 8.08. Reserves. The Board may set apart, out of any of the funds of the corporation available for dividends, a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and may abolish any such reserve.

Section 8.09. Electronic Transmission. “Electronic transmission”, as used in these By-Laws, means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.

ARTICLE IX

AMENDMENT & CONSTRUCTION

Section 9.01. Amendment. These By-Laws may be amended, altered or repealed:

(a) by resolution adopted by a majority of the Board at any special or regular meeting of the Board if, in the case of such special meeting only, notice of such amendment, alteration or repeal is contained in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting; or

(b) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the total combined voting power of the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at any regular or special meeting of the stockholders if, in the case of such special meeting only, notice of such amendment, alteration or repeal is contained in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting.

Section 9.02. Construction. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of these By-Laws as in effect from time to time and the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation as in effect from time to time, the provisions of such Certificate of Incorporation shall be controlling.

 

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