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): | December 31, 2007 |
CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-12505 | 31-1481870 |
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(State or other jurisdiction |
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(Commission |
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of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
800 MANOR PARK DRIVE, P.O.BOX 28183, COLUMBUS, Ohio | 43228-0183 | |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: | 614-870-5000 |
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On December 31, 2007, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Core Molding Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") amended and restated the Company’s by-laws (the "Amended and Restated By-Laws") effective as of such date. The amendments amended Sections 1, 2 and 3 of Article VI of the Company’s current By-Laws (the "Current By-Laws") in order to provide for the issuance and transfer of uncertificated shares of the Company’s capital stock, thereby enabling the Company to participate in the Direct Registration System (the "DRS"), as required by Rules 778 and 135 of the AMEX Company Guide. The DRS allows for book-entry ownership of stock or other securities without the issuance of physical certificates. A conforming amendment was also made to the Current By-Laws to reflect the Company’s current name as "Core Molding Technologies, Inc."
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended and Restated Bylaws, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is filed herewith:
Exhibit 3.1 Amended and Restated By-Laws
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||||
January 4, 2008 | By: |
Herman F. Dick, Jr.
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Name: Herman F. Dick, Jr. | ||||
Title: Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |
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Amended and Restated By-Laws |
CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Core Molding Technologies, Inc. (hereinafter called the Corporation) may establish or
discontinue, from time to time, such offices and places of business within or without the State of
Delaware as the Board of Directors may deem proper for the conduct of the Corporations business.
ARTICLE II
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1.
Annual Meeting
. The annual meeting of the holders of shares of such classes or
series of stock as are entitled to notice thereof and to vote thereat pursuant to the provisions of
the Certificate of Incorporation (hereinafter called the Annual Meeting of Stockholders) for the
purpose of electing directors and transacting such other business as may come before it shall be
held in each year at such time, on such day and at such place, within or without the State of
Delaware, as shall be designated by the Board of Directors.
Section 2.
Special Meetings
. In addition to such meetings as are provided for by law or by
the Certificate of Incorporation, special meetings of the holders of any class or series or of all
classes or series of the Corporations stock may be called at any time (i) by the Board of
Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire
Board of Directors or (ii) by the Secretary of the Corporation upon the written request of the
holders of 20% or more of the Corporations common stock and may be held at such time, on such day
and at such place, within or without the State of Delaware, as shall be designated by the Board of
Directors or the holders of common stock requesting such a meeting.
Section 3.
Notice of Meetings
. Except as otherwise provided by law, written notice of each
meeting of stockholders shall be given either by delivering a notice personally or mailing a notice
to each stockholder of record entitled to vote thereat. If mailed, the notice shall be directed to
the stockholder in a postage-prepaid envelope at his address as it appears on the stock books of
the Corporation. Notice of each meeting of stockholders shall be in such form as is approved by
the Board of Directors and shall state the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, the
date and time when and the place where it is to be held, and shall be delivered personally or
mailed not more than sixty (60) days and not less than ten (10) days before the day of the meeting.
Except as otherwise provided by law, the business which may be transacted at any such meeting of
stockholders shall consist of and be limited to the purpose or purposes so stated in such notice.
The Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or the Transfer Agent of the Corporation shall, after
giving such notice, make an affidavit stating that notice has been given, which shall be filed with
the minutes of such meeting.
Section 4.
Waiver of Notice
. Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of
law or of the Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws, a waiver thereof in writing or by
facsimile, telegraph, cable or other form of recorded communication, signed by the person entitled
to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice.
Attendance of a person at a meeting of stockholders shall constitute a waiver of notice of such
meeting, except when the person attends such meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the
beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully
called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any meeting of
stockholders need b specified in any waiver of notice unless so required by the Certificate of
Incorporation.
Section 5.
Organization
. The Chairman of the Board shall act as chairman at all meetings of
stockholders at which he is present, and as such chairman shall call such meetings of stockholders
to order and preside thereat. If the Chairman of the Board shall be absent from any meeting of
stockholders, the duties otherwise provided in this Section 5 of Article II to be performed by him
at such meeting shall be performed at such meeting by the officer prescribed by Section 5 of
Article V. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as secretary at all meetings of the
stockholders, but in his absence the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person present to act
as secretary of the meeting.
Section 6.
Stockholders Entitled to Vote
. The Board of Directors may fix a date not more than
sixty (60) days nor less than ten (10) days prior to the date of any meeting of stockholders as a
record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such
meeting and any adjournment thereof, and in such case such stockholders and only such stockholders
as shall be stockholder of record on the date so fixed shall be entitled to notice of, and to vote
at, such meeting and adjournment thereof, notwithstanding any transfer of any stock on the books of
the Corporation after any such record date fixed as aforesaid. The Secretary shall prepare and
make or cause to be prepared and made, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders,
a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting, arranged in alphabetical
order and showing the address of each such stockholder and the number of shares registered in the
name of each such stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for
any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten
(10) days prior to the meeting, either at a place, specified in the notice of the meeting, within
the city where the meeting is to be held, or, if not so specified, at the place where the. meeting
is to be held. Such list shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during
the whole time thereof, and subject to the inspection of any stockholder who may be present.
Section 7.
Quorum and Adjournment
. Except as otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate
of Incorporation, the holders of a majority of the shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting
on any matter present in person or by proxy without regard to class or series shall constitute a
quorum at any meetings of the stockholders with respect to such matter. In the absence of a
quorum, the holders of a majority of such shares of stock present in person or by proxy may adjourn
any meeting, from time to time until a quorum shall be present. At any such adjourned meeting at
which a quorum may be present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at
the meeting as originally called. No notice of any adjourned meeting need be given other than by
announcement at the meeting that is being adjourned, provided that if the adjournment is for more
than thirty (30) days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned
meeting, then a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record
entitled to vote at the meeting.
Section 8.
Order of Business
. The order of business at all meetings of stockholders shall be
as determined by the chairman of the meeting or as is otherwise determined by the vote of the
holders of a majority of the shares of stock present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote
without regard to class or series at the meeting.
Section 9.
Nominations
. Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock or
any other class of capital stock of the Corporation (other than the Common Stock) then outstanding,
nominations for the election of directors may be made by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
entire Board of Directors or by any stockholder of record entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors. However, any stockholder of record entitled to vote generally in the
election of directors may nominate one or more persons for election as directors at a meeting only
if written notice of such stockholders intent to make such nomination or nominations has been
given, either by personal delivery or by United States mail, postage prepaid, to the Secretary of
the Corporation not less than 50 days nor more than 75 days prior to the meeting;
provided
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that
in the event that less than 60 days notice or prior public disclosure of the date of
the meeting is given or made to stockholders, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so
received not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such
notice of the date of meeting was mailed or such public disclosure was made, whichever first
occurs. Each such notice to the Secretary shall set forth: (i) the name and address of record of
the stockholder who intends to make the nomination; (ii) a representation that the stockholder is a
holder of record of shares of the Corporations capital stock entitled to vote at such meeting and
intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person or persons specified
in the notice; (iii) the name, age, business and residence addresses, and principal occupation or
employment of each proposed nominee; (iv) a description of all arrangements or understandings
between the stockholder and each proposed nominee and any other person or persons (naming such
person or persons) pursuant to which the nomination or nominations are to be made by the
stockholder; (v) such other information regarding each proposed nominee as would be required to be
included in a proxy statement filed pursuant to the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission; and (vi) the written consent of each proposed nominee to serve as a director of the
Corporation if so elected. The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other
information as may reasonably be required by the Corporation to determine the eligibility of such
proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation. The presiding officer of the meeting
may, if the facts warrant, determine that a nomination was not made in accordance with the
foregoing procedure, and if he should so determine, he shall so declare to the meeting and the
defective nomination shall be disregarded.
Section 10.
Vote of Stockholders
. Except as otherwise required by law or by the Certificate
of Incorporation or by the By-Laws, all action by stockholders shall be taken at a stockholders
meeting. Every stockholder of record, as determined pursuant to Section 6 of this Article II, and
who is entitled to vote, shall, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Certificate of
Incorporation with respect to any class or series of the Corporations capital stock, be entitled
at every meeting of the stockholders to one vote for every share of stock standing in his name on
the books of the Corporation. Every stockholder entitled to vote may authorize another person or
persons to act for him by proxy duly appointed by an instrument in writing, subscribed by such
stockholder and executed not more than three (3) years prior to the meeting, unless the instrument
provides for a longer period. The attendance at any meeting of stockholders of a stockholder who
may theretofore have given a proxy shall not have the effect of revoking such proxy unless such
stockholder shall in writing so notify the secretary of the meeting prior to the voting of the
proxy. Election of directors shall be by written ballot but, unless otherwise provided by law, no
vote on any question upon which a vote of the stockholders may be taken need be by ballot unless
the chairman of the meeting shall determine that it shall be by ballot. In a vote by ballot each
ballot shall state the number of shares voted and the name of the stockholder or proxy voting.
Except as otherwise provided in Sections 12 and 13 of Article III or by the Certificate of
Incorporation, each director shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in
person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors.
Except as provided in the foregoing sentence and except as otherwise provided by law or by the
Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of a majority of shares present in person or
represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject shall be the act of the
stockholders.
Section 11.
Shares Entitled to More or Less than One Vote
. If any class or series of the
Corporations capital stock shall be entitled to more or less than one vote for any share, on any
matter, every reference in the By-Laws to a majority or other proportion of stock shall refer to
such majority or other proportion of the votes of such stock.
ARTICLE III
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1.
Election and Term
. Except as otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of
Incorporation, and subject to the provisions of Sections 11, 12 and 13 of this Article III,
directors shall be elected at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to serve until the next succeeding
Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualify or until their
earlier resignation or removal.
Section 2.
Number
. The number of directors may be fixed from time to time by resolution of
the Board of Directors but shall not be less than three (3) nor more than seven (7).
Section 3.
General Powers
. The business, properties and affairs of the Corporation shall be
managed by, or under the direction of, the Board of Directors, which, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, shall have power to elect and appoint officers of the Corporation, to
appoint and direct agents, to grant general or limited authority to officers, employees and agents
of the Corporation to make, execute and deliver contracts and other instruments and documents in
the name and on behalf of the Corporation and over its seal, without specific authority in each
case, and to appoint committees of the Board of Directors in addition to those appointed pursuant
to Article IV hereof, the membership of which may consist of one or more directors. The Board of
Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, including
those appointed pursuant to Article IV hereof, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at
any meeting of the committee. In addition, the Board of Directors may exercise all the powers of
the Corporation and do all lawful acts and things which are not reserved to the stockholders by law
or by the Certificate of Incorporation.
Section 4.
Place of Meetings
. Meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any place,
within or without the State of Delaware, from time to time designated by the Board of Directors.
Section 5.
Regular Meetings
. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such
times as may be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors and no notice shall be required
for any regular meeting. Except as otherwise provided by law, any business may be transacted at
any regular meeting of the Board of Directors.
Section 6.
Special Meetings; Notice and Waiver of Notice
. Special meetings of the Board of
Directors shall be called by the Secretary on the request of the Chairman of the Board, the
President or on the request in writing of any director stating the purpose or purposes of such
meeting. Notice of any special meeting shall be in form approved by the Chairman of the Board or
the President, as the case may be. Notices of special meetings shall be mailed to each director,
addressed to him at his residence or usual place of business, not later than two (2) days before
the day on which the meeting is to be held, or shall be sent to him at such place by telegraph,
cable or other form of recorded communication or be delivered personally or by telephone, not later
than the day before such day of meeting. Notice of any meeting of the Board of Directors need not
be given to any director if he shall sign a written waiver thereof either before or after the time
stated therein, or if he shall attend a meeting, except when he attends such meeting for the
express purpose of objecting, the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business
because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at,
nor the purpose of, any special meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in any notice
or written waiver of notice unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or by the
By-Laws. Unless limited by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by the By-Laws, any and all
business may be transacted at any special meeting and any special meeting may be held at the time,
if any, specified by the President or the director calling the special meeting.
Section 7.
Organization of Meetings
. The Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings
of the Board of Directors at which he is present. If the Chairman of the Board shall be absent
from any meeting of the Board of Directors, the duties otherwise provided in this Section 7 of
Article III to be performed by him at such meeting shall be performed at such meeting by the
officer prescribed by Section 5 of Article V. If no such officer is present at such meeting, one
of the directors present shall be chosen by the members of the Board of Directors present to
preside at such meeting. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as the secretary at all
meetings of the Board of Directors, and in his absence a temporary secretary shall be appointed by
the chairman of the meeting.
Section 8.
Quorum and Manner of Acting
. At every meeting of the Board of Directors one-third
(1/3) of the total number of directors constituting the whole Board of Directors shall constitute a
quorum but in no event shall a quorum be constituted by less than two (2) directors. Except as
otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, or by Section 13 of this Article
III, or by Section 1 or Section 8 of Article IV, or by Article X, the act of a majority of the
directors present at any such meeting, at which a quorum is present, shall be the act of the Board
of Directors. In the absence of a quorum, a majority of the directors present may adjourn any
meeting, from time to time until a quorum is present. No notice of any adjourned meeting need be
given other than by announcement at the meeting that is being adjourned. Members of the Board of
Directors or any committee thereof may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or of
such committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of
which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation by a member
of the Board of Directors in a meeting pursuant to this Section 8 of Article III shall constitute
his presence in person at such meeting.
Section 9.
Voting
. On any question on which the Board of Directors shall vote, the names of
those voting and their votes shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting if any member of the
Board of Directors so requests at the time.
Section 10.
Action without Meeting
. Except as otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate
of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of
Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if prior to such action all
members of the Board of Directors or of such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in
writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of
Directors or the committee.
Section 11.
Resignations
. Any director may resign at any time upon written notice of
resignation to the Corporation. Any resignation shall be effective immediately unless a date
certain is specified for it to take effect, in which event it shall be effective upon such date,
and acceptance of any resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective, irrespective of
whether the resignation is tendered subject to such acceptance.
Section 12.
Removal of Directors
. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of
Preferred Stock or any other class of capital stock of the Corporation (other than the Common
Stock) then outstanding, any director, or the entire Board of Directors, may be removed from office
at any time, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of the holders of record of outstanding
shares representing at 1east 80% of the voting power of all the shares of capital stock of the
Corporation then entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a
single class.
Section 13.
Vacancies
. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock
or any other class of capital stock of the Corporation (other than the Common Stock) then
outstanding, any vacancies in the Board of Directors for any reason, including by reason of any
increase in the number of directors, shall be filled only by the Board of Directors, acting by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office, although less than a
quorum, and any directors so elected shall hold office until the next election and until their
successors are elected and qualify.
Section 14.
Directors Compensation
. Any and all directors may receive such reasonable
compensation for their services as such, whether in the form of salary or a fixed fee for
attendance at meetings, with expenses, if any, as the Board of Directors may from time to time
determine. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the
Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.
ARTICLE IV
COMMITTEES
Section 1.
Constitution and Powers
. The Board of Directors may, by resolution adopted by
affirmative vote of a majority of the whole Board of Directors, appoint one or more committees of
the Board of Directors, which committees shall have such powers and duties as the Board of
Directors shall properly determine.
Section 2.
Place of Meetings
. Meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors may be held
at any place, within or without the State of Delaware, from time to time designated by the Board of
Directors or such committee.
Section 3.
Meetings; Notice and Waiver of Notice
. Regular meetings of any committee of the
Board of Directors shall be held at such times as may be determined by resolution either of the
Board of Directors or of such committee and no notice shall be required for any regular meeting.
Special meetings of any committee shall be called by the secretary thereof upon request of any
member thereof. Notice of any special meeting of any committee shall be in form approved by the
Chairman of the Board or the President, as the case may be. Notices of special meetings shall be
mailed to each member, addressed to him at his residence or usual place of business, not later than
two (2) days before the day on which the meeting is to be held, or shall be sent to him at such
place by telegraph, cable or any other form of recorded communication, or be delivered personally
or by telephone, not later than the day before such day of meeting. Neither the business to be
transacted at, nor the purpose of, any special meeting of any committee, need be specified in any
notice or written waiver of notice unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or the
By-Laws. Notices of any such meeting need not be given to any member of any committee, however, if
waived by him as provided in Section 6 of Article III, and the provisions of such Section 6 with
respect to waiver of notice of meetings of the Board of Directors shall apply to meetings of any
committee as well.
Section 4.
Organization of Meetings
. The most senior officer of the Corporation present, if
any be members of the committee and, if not, the director present who has served the longest as a
director, except as otherwise expressly provided by the Board of Directors or the committee, shall
preside at all meetings of any committee. The Secretary of the Corporation, except as otherwise
expressly provided by the Board of Directors, shall act as secretary at all meetings of any
committee and in his absence a temporary secretary shall be appointed by the chairman of the
meeting.
Section 5.
Quorum and Manner of Acting
. One-third (1/3) of the members of any committee then
in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of a majority of
those present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of such committee. In
the absence of a quorum, a majority of the members of any committee present, or, if two or fewer
members shall be present, any member of the committee present or the Secretary, may adjourn any
meeting froth time to time, until a quorum is present. No notice of any adjourned meeting need be
given other than by announcement at the meeting that is being adjourned. The provisions of Section
8 of Article Ill with respect to participation in a meeting of a committee of the Board of
Directors and the provisions of Section 10 of Article III with respect to action taken by a
committee of the Board of Directors without a meeting shall apply to participation in meetings of
and action taken by any committee.
Section 6.
Voting
. On any question on which any committee shall vote, the names of those
voting and their votes shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting if any member of such
committee so requests.
Section 7.
Records
. All committees shall keep minutes of their acts and proceedings, which
shall be submitted at the next regular meeting of the Board of Directors unless sooner submitted at
an organization or special meeting of the Board of Directors, and any action taken by the Board of
Directors with respect thereto shall be entered in the minutes of the Board of Directors.
Section 8.
Vacancies
. Any vacancy among the appointed members or alternate members of any
committee of the Board of Directors may be filled by affirmative vote of a majority of the whole
Board of Directors.
Section 9.
Members Compensation
. Members of all committees may receive such reasonable
compensation for their services as such, whether in the form of salary or a fixed fee for
attendance at meetings, with expenses, if any, as the Board of Directors may from time to time
determine. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any member of any committee
from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.
ARTICLE V
THE OFFICERS
Section 1.
Officers Qualifications
. The elected officers of the Corporation shall be a
Chairman of the Board, a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary and a Treasurer and
may also include such other officers as the Board of Directors may deem appropriate. The elected
officers shall be elected by the Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board shall be selected
from the directors. Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers and such other officers as may be
deemed necessary or appropriate may be appointed by the Board of Directors.
Section 2.
Terms of Office; Vacancies
. So far as is practicable, all elected officers shall
be elected at the organization meeting of the Board of Directors in each year, and except as
otherwise provided in Section 3, and subject to the provisions of Section 5, of this Article V,
shall hold office until the organization meeting of the Board of Directors in the next subsequent
year and until their respective successors are elected and qualify or until their earlier
resignation or removal. All appointed officers shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board of
Directors and the Chairman of the Board. If any vacancy shall occur in any office, the Board of
Directors may elect or appoint a successor to fill such vacancy for the remainder of the term.
Section 3.
Resignations
. Any officer may resign at any time, upon written notice of
resignation to the Corporation. Any resignation shall be effective immediately unless a date
certain is specified for it to take effect, in which event it shall be effective upon such date,
and acceptance of any resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective, irrespective of
whether the resignation is tendered subject to such acceptance.
Section 4.
Officers Holding More Than One Office
. Any officer may hold two or more offices
the duties of which can be consistently performed by the same person.
Section 5.
The Chairman of the Board
. The Chairman of the Board, shall act as chairman at all
meetings of the stockholders at which he is present, as provided in Section 5 of Article II, and,
as provided in Section 7 of Article III, he shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors
at which he is present. In the absence of the Chairman of the Board, his duties shall be performed
and his authority may be exercised by the President, and, in the absence of the Chairman of the
Board and the President, such duties shall be performed and such authority may be exercised by such
officer as may have been designated by the most senior officer of the Corporation who has made any
such designation, with the right reserved to the Board of Directors to make the designation or
supersede any designation so made.
Section 6.
The President
. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the
Corporation. He shall direct, coordinate and control the Corporations business and activities and
its operating expenses and capital expenditures, and shall have general authority to exercise all
the powers necessary for the chief executive officer of the Corporation, all in accordance with
basic policies established by and subject to the control of the Board of Directors. He shall
implement the general directives, plans and policies formulated by the Board of Directors pursuant
to the By-Laws, and shall establish operating and administrative plans and policies and direct and
coordinate the Corporations organizational components. Subject to the direction and control of
the Board of Directors, he shall have general authority to execute bonds, deeds and contracts in
the name and on behalf of the Corporation and responsibility for the employment or appointment of
such employees, agents and officers (except officers to be elected by the Board of Directors
pursuant to Section 1 of this Article V) as may be required to carry on the ordinary operations of
the business and authority to fix compensation of such employees, agents and officers as provided
in Section 11 of this Article V. Subject to the direction and control of the Board of Directors,
he shall have authority to suspend or to remove any employee or agent of the Corporation (other
than officers). As provided in Section 5 of this Article V, in the absence of the Chairman of the
Board, the President shall perform all the duties and exercise the authority of the Chairman of the
Board. In the absence of the President, his duties shall be performed and his authority may be
exercised by the Chairman of the Board. In the absence of the President and the Chairman of the
Board, the duties of the President shall be performed and his authority may be exercised by such
officer as may have been designated by the most senior officer of the Corporation who has made any
such designation, with the right reserved to the Board of Directors to make the designation or
supersede any designation so made.
Section 7.
The Vice Presidents
. The several Vice Presidents, if any, shall perform such
duties and may exercise such authority as may from time to time be conferred upon them by the Board
of Directors, or the Chairman of the Board or the President pursuant to power delegated to them by
the Board of Directors.
Section 8.
The Secretary
. The Secretary shall attend to the giving of notice of all meetings
of stockholders and of the Board of Directors and committees thereof, and, as provided in Section 5
of Article II and Section 7 of Article III, shall keep minutes of all proceedings at meetings of
the stockholders and of the Board of Directors at which he is present, as well as of all
proceedings at all meetings of committees of the Board of Directors at which he has served as
secretary, and where some other person has served as secretary thereto, the Secretary shall
maintain custody of the minutes of such proceedings. As provided in Section 2 of Article VII, he
shall have charge of the corporate seal and shall have authority to attest any and all instruments
or writings to which the same may be affixed. He shall keep an account for all books, documents,
papers and records of the Corporation, except those for which some other officer or agent is
properly accountable. He shall generally perform all the duties usually appertaining to the office
of secretary of a corporation. In the absence of the Secretary, such person as shall be designated
by the Chairman of the Board shall perform his duties.
Section 9.
The Treasurer
. The Treasurer shall have the care and custody of all the funds of
the Corporation and shall deposit the same in such banks or other depositories as the Board of
Directors or any officer or officers, or any officer and agent jointly, thereunto duly authorized
by the Board of Directors, shall, from time to time, direct or approve. Except as otherwise
provided by the Board of Directors or in the Corporations plan of organization, he shall keep a
full and accurate account of all moneys received and paid on account of the Corporation, shall
render a statement of his accounts whenever the Board of Directors shall require, shall perform all
other necessary acts and duties in connection with the administration of the financial affairs of
the Corporation and shall generally perform all the duties usually appertaining to the office of
the treasurer of a corporation. Whenever required by the Board of Directors he shall give bonds
for the faithful discharge of his duties in such sums and with such sureties as the Board of
Directors shall approve. In the absence of the Treasurer, such person as shall be designated by
the Chairman of the Board shall perform his duties.
Section 10.
Additional Duties and Authority
. In addition to the foregoing specifically
enumerated duties and authority, the several officers of the Corporation shall perform such other
duties and may exercise such further authority as the Board of Directors may, from time to time,
determine, or as may be assigned to them by any superior officer.
Section 11.
Compensation
. Except as fixed or controlled by the Board of Directors or
otherwise, compensation of all officers and employees shall be fixed by the Chairman of the Board
or by the President, in each case within the limits approved by the Board of Directors, or by other
officers of the Corporation exercising authority granted to them by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE VI
STOCK AND TRANSFERS OF STOCK
Section 1.
Certificated and Uncertificated Stock
. The capital stock of the Corporation may be
certificated or uncertificated, as provided under the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware. Any stockholder, upon written request to the Transfer Agent or Registrar of the
Corporation, shall be entitled to a certificate representing shares of capital stock of the
Corporation. Such certificates shall be signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, the
Chairman of the Board or the President, and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or by the
Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, and sealed with the seal of the Corporation. Any signature on
a certificate may be a facsimile, engraved or printed. Such seal may be a facsimile, engraved or
printed. In case any such 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 by the Corporation, it may nevertheless be issued by
the Corporation with the same effect as if such officer, Transfer Agent or Registrar had not ceased
to be such at the date of its issue. Any certificates representing the capital stock of the
Corporation shall be in such form as shall be approved by the Board of Directors.
Section 2.
Transfers of Stock
. Transfers of stock shall be made on the books of the
Corporation by the holder of record thereof, or by the holders attorney lawfully constituted in
writing, and either (a) in the case of stock represented by a certificate, upon surrender for
cancellation of any such certificate for such shares, duly endorsed or accompanied by proper
evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, or (b) in the case of uncertificated
stock, upon proper instructions from the holder of record of such shares or the holders attorney
lawfully constituted in writing, and with such proof of the authenticity of the signatures as the
Corporation or its agents may reasonably require and with all required stock transfer tax stamps
affixed thereto and cancelled or accompanied by sufficient funds to pay such taxes.
Section 3.
Lost Certificates
. In case any stock represented by a certificate shall be lost,
stolen or destroyed, the Board of Directors, in its discretion, or any officer or officers
thereunto duly authorized by the Board of Directors, may authorize the issue of a substitute
certificate in place of the certificate so lost, stolen or destroyed; provided, however, that, in
each such case, the applicant for a substitute certificate shall furnish evidence to the
Corporation, which it determines in its discretion is satisfactory, of the loss, theft or
destruction of such certificate and of the ownership thereof, and also such security or indemnity
as may be required by it.
Section 4.
Determination of Holders of Record for Certain Purposes
. In order to determine the
stockholders or other holders of securities entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other
distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any
change, conversion or exchange of capital stock or other securities or for the purpose of any other
lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, not more than sixty (60)
days prior to the date of payment of such dividend or other distribution or allotment of such
rights or the date when any such rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock
or securities may be exercised, and in such case only holders of record on the date so fixed shall
be entitled to receive payment of such dividend or other distribution or to receive such allotment
of rights, or to exercise such rights, notwithstanding any transfer of any stock or other
securities on the books of the Corporation after any such record date fixed as aforesaid.
ARTICLE VII
CORPORATE SEAL
Section 1.
Seal
. The seal of the Corporation shall be in the form of a circle and shall bear
the name of the Corporation and in the center of the circle the words Corporate Seal, Delaware
and the figures 1996.
Section 2.
Affixing and Attesting
. The seal of the Corporation shall be in the custody of the
Secretary, who shall have power to affix it to the proper corporate instruments and documents, and
who shall attest it. In his absence, it may be affixed and attested by an Assistant Secretary, or
by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or by any other person or persons as may be designated
by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 1. The Corporation shall indemnify 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 (other than an action by or in the right of the
Corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the
Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, member,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
against expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding
if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such persons conduct was unlawful. The termination
of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of
nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did
not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to the best interest of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding,
had reasonable cause to believe that such persons conduct was unlawful.
Section 2. The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the
Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a
director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a
director, officer or member of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such
person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in
good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Corporation, except that no such indemnification shall be made in respect of any
claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the
Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of Delaware or the court in
which such suit or action was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the
adjudication of liability but in consideration of all the circumstances of the case, such person is
fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such court shall deem proper.
Section 3. The Corporation may, to the extent deemed advisable by the Board of Directors,
indemnify any person who is or was an employee or agent (other than a director or officer) of the
Corporation if such person would be entitled to such indemnity under the provisions of Section 1 or
2 if such person had been a director or officer of the Corporation.
Section 4. To the extent that a person shall be successful on the merits or otherwise in
defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Sections 1, 2 or 3 or in defense of any
claim, issue or mailer therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including
attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.
Section 5. Any indemnification under Sections 1, 2 or 3 (unless ordered by a court) shall be
made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that
indemnification of the director, officer, member, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances
because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections 1 and 2. Such
determination shall be made (1) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such
action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (2) if there are no such directors,
of if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (3) by the
stockholders.
Section 6. Expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred by an officer or director in
defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding shall be
paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon
receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay such amount if it
shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the
Corporation as authorized in this Article VIII. Such expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred
by other employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Board
of Directors deems appropriate.
Section 7. The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant
to, this Article VIII shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking
indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any statute, By-Law, agreement,
vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such persons
official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall, unless
otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a
director, officer, member, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs,
executors, and administrators of such person.
Section 8. The Corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf
of any person who was or is a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was
serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, member, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability
asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of
such persons 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 VIII or of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
Section 9. For the purposes of this Article VIII, references to the Corporation shall
include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any
constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger and the Corporation which, if
its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to (or in fact did)
indemnify its directors, officers, employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the
request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, member, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same
position under the provisions of this Article with respect to the resulting or surviving
corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate
existence had continued.
Section 10. For purposes of this Article VIII, references to other enterprises shall include
employee benefit plans, references to fines shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person
with respect to any employee benefit plan, and references to serving at the request of the
Corporation shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation
which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee, or agent with
respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries, and a person who acted in
good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the
participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a
manner not opposed to the best interest of the Corporation as referred to in this Article VIII.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 1.
Fiscal Year
. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be the calendar year ending
December 31, or such other fiscal year as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors.
Section 2.
Signatures on Negotiable Instrument
. All bills, notes, checks or other instruments
for the payment of money shall be signed or countersigned by such officers or agents and in such
manner as, from time to time, may be prescribed by resolution (whether general or special) of the
Board of Directors, or may be prescribed by any officer or officers, or any officer and agent
jointly, thereunto duly authorized by the Board of Directors.
Section 3.
References to Article and Section Numbers and to the By-Laws and the Certificate of
Incorporation
. Whenever in the By-Laws reference is made to an Article or Section number, such
reference is to the number of an Article or Section of the By-Laws. Whenever in the By-Laws
reference is made to the By-Laws, such reference is to these By-Laws of the Corporation, and
whenever reference is made to the Certificate of Incorporation, such reference is to the
Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, including all documents deemed by the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware to constitute a part thereof.
ARTICLE X
AMENDMENTS
The By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed at any Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or at
any special meeting of holders of shares of stock entitled to vote thereon, provided that in the
case of a special meeting notice of such proposed alteration, amendment or repeal be included in
the notice of meeting, by a vote of the holders of two-thirds of the shares of stock present in
person or by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote thereon, or by the Board of Directors at any
valid meeting by affirmative vote of two-thirds of the entire Board of Directors.
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(As Amended through December 31, 2007)