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): | January 26, 2011 |
Woodward, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 0-8408 | 36-1984010 |
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(State or other jurisdiction |
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(Commission |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
1000 East Drake Road, Fort Collins, Colorado | 80525 | |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: | 970-482-5811 |
Woodward Governor Company
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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))
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On January 26, 2011, Woodward, Inc. (formerly known as Woodward Governor Company) (the Company) filed a Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company with the Delaware Secretary of State to change its name to Woodward, Inc. Also on January 26, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Company approved amendments to the Companys Bylaws to reflect the name change. The Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company is filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and is hereby incorporated by reference. The Bylaws of the Company, as amended and restated on January 26, 2011, are filed as Exhibit 3.2 hereto and are hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On January 26, 2011, the Company held its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the 2010 Annual Meeting). The stockholders considered five proposals, each of which is described more fully in the Companys proxy statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting. The sixth proposal described in the Companys proxy statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting, a stockholder proposal to eliminate supermajority voting, was not voted upon at the 2010 Annual Meeting because neither the proponent, nor a representative on behalf of the proponent, attended the 2010 Annual Meeting to present the stockholder proposal. Set forth below are the final voting results on each matter submitted to a vote of the Companys stockholders for the 2010 Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1. Election of three directors for a three-year term to expire in 2014:
For
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
29,852,603
23,877,583
8,249,594
28,335,828
25,394,358
8,249,594
27,853,088
25,877,098
8,249,594
Proposal 2. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Companys independent
registered public accounting firm:
60,891,927
862,338
225,515
Proposal 3. Amendment to the Companys Certificate of Incorporation to effect a name change:
59,129,675
2,707,559
142,546
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Proposal 4. Advisory vote on executive compensation:
49,705,591
3,320,017
704,578
8,249,594
Proposal 5. Advisory vote regarding frequency of stockholder advisory votes on executive
compensation:
30,171,876
1,930,738
20,766,543
861,029
8,249,594
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On January 26, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing its name change. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is hereby incorporated by reference.
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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.
Woodward, Inc. | ||||
January 27, 2011 | By: |
A. Christopher Fawzy
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Name: A. Christopher Fawzy | ||||
Title: Corporate Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | Description | |
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3.1
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Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation | |
3.2
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Bylaws of Woodward, Inc., as amended and restated on January 26, 2011 | |
99.1
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Press Release of Woodward, Inc., dated January 26, 2011 |
EXHIBIT 3.1
Certificate of Amendment
Of
Restated Certificate of Incorporation
Of
Woodward Governor Company
Pursuant to Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, Woodward Governor Company, a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (hereinafter referred to as the Corporation or the Company ), does hereby certify:
(1) That the original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of Delaware on November 18, 1976.
(2) That the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of Delaware on April 27, 2006.
(3) That at the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Corporation held on April 21, 2010, resolutions were duly adopted setting forth a proposed amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, declaring the amendment to be advisable, and directing that the proposed amendment be considered at the next annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation.
(4) That the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Corporation setting forth the proposed amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation and effectuating such amendment, subject to approval by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, are as follows:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED , that the [Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation] be amended by striking the text of Article FIRST thereof in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following:
The name of the Company is Woodward, Inc.;
FURTHER RESOLVED , that the Board recommends that the stockholders of the Company approve the Amendment at their next annual meeting which is to be held on January 21, 2011 or on such other date as determined by the Board in accordance with the Companys Bylaws (the Annual Meeting );
FURTHER RESOLVED , that the Amendment shall be presented to the Companys stockholders for a vote at the Annual Meeting; and
FURTHER RESOLVED , that upon approval of the Amendment by the Companys stockholders, any officer of the Company, be and hereby is, authorized and directed to execute a Certificate of Amendment to the Charter (the Certificate of Amendment ) in the name and on behalf of the Company, setting forth the Amendment, and to cause the Certificate of Amendment to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and any other governmental agency to give it validity and effect.
(5) That thereafter, pursuant to the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, the stockholders of the Corporation at the annual meeting of the Corporation held on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 duly adopted said amendments by the affirmative vote of the holders of in excess of two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon.
(6) That said amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, WOODWARD GOVERNOR COMPANY has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be executed by Thomas A. Gendron, its President and Chief Executive Officer, this 26 th day of January 2011.
WOODWARD GOVERNOR COMPANY
By
/s/ Thomas A. Gendron
Thomas A. Gendron, President and
Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT 3.2
BYLAWS
ARTICLE I
Section 1.1
Registered Office
. The registered office of Woodward, Inc. (the
Corporation
)
is in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware.
Section 1.2
Other Offices
. The Corporation may also have offices at such other places,
both within and without the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors may from time to time
determine.
ARTICLE II
Section 2.1
Place of Meetings
. Meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation must be
held at such places, either within or without the State of Delaware, as are designated from time to
time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly executed waiver
of notice thereof. The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that the meeting
will not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as
provided under the Delaware General Corporation Law (the
DGCL
). If a meeting of stockholders by
remote communication is authorized by the Board of Directors, stockholders and proxy holders not
physically present but attending by remote communication will be deemed present in person, subject
to compliance with such guidelines and procedures as the Board of Directors may adopt.
Section 2.2
Annual Meetings
. Annual meetings of stockholders for the election of directors
must be held on such dates and at such times as are designated from time to time by the Board of
Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting. At each annual meeting, the stockholders may
vote for election, in accordance with Section 3.1 of these Bylaws, of those directors belonging to
the class or classes of directors to be elected at such meeting, and may transact such other
business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
Section 2.3
Special Meetings
. Except as otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of
Incorporation, special meetings of stockholders must be called by the Secretary at the request
(i) of the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of
authorized directors (whether or not there exist any vacancies in previously authorized
directorships at the time any such resolution is presented to the Board of Directors for adoption),
(ii) in writing, of the Chairman of the Board, if there be one, or (iii) in writing, of holders of
at least two-thirds of the total voting power of all outstanding shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation, and may not be called absent such a request. Such request must state the purpose or
purposes of the proposed meeting and, in the case of a request by holders of outstanding shares,
must be delivered personally or sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to
the Secretary of the Corporation. Business transacted at all special meetings of stockholders must
be confined to the matters set forth in the notice. The Board of Directors must determine the date,
time and place of any special meeting, which must, in the case of Section 2.3(ii) or (iii), be held
not less than thirty (30) nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the date of the receipt
of the request. Upon determination of the date, time and place of the meeting, the officer
receiving the request must cause notice to be given to the stockholders entitled to vote, in
accordance with the provisions of Section 2.4 below. Nothing contained in this Section 2.3 is to
be construed as limiting, fixing or affecting the time when a meeting of stockholders called by
action of the Board of Directors may be held.
Section 2.4
Notice of Meetings
. Except as otherwise provided by law, written notice of all
meetings must be given stating the date, time and place of the meeting, the means of remote
communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in
person and vote at such meeting, and in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for
which the meeting is called. Except as otherwise provided by the DGCL, the written notice of any
meeting must be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at that meeting not less than ten (10)
nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting.
Section 2.5
Quorum
. Except as otherwise provided by law, by the Certificate of
Incorporation or by these Bylaws, a majority of the shares entitled to vote, present in person or
represented by proxy, constitutes a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders. Withdrawal of any
stockholders present or represented by proxy at any meeting of stockholders will not cause failure
of a duly constituted quorum at that meeting. Shares of the Corporations own stock belonging to
the Corporation or to another corporation, if a majority of the shares entitled to vote in the
election of directors of such other corporation is held, directly or indirectly, by the
Corporation, are neither entitled to vote nor may they be counted for quorum purposes; provided,
however, that the foregoing does not limit the right of any corporation to vote stock, including
but not limited to its own stock, held by it in a fiduciary capacity. The Chairman of the meeting
or the stockholders present in person or represented by proxy, by vote of a majority of the shares
represented, may adjourn the meeting despite the absence of a quorum.
Section 2.6
Adjournments
. Any meeting of stockholders, whether annual or special, may be
adjourned from time to time either by the Chairman of the meeting or by the vote of a majority of
the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting. When a meeting is adjourned
to another time or place, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and the
place thereof, and the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy
holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, are announced at the
meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact
any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting. 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, a notice of the adjourned meeting must be given to each stockholder of record
entitled to vote at the meeting.
Section 2.7
Voting
.
(a) Record Name
. Except as otherwise provided by law, only persons in whose names shares
entitled to vote stand on the stock records of the Corporation on the record date for determining
the stockholders entitled to vote at a meeting will be entitled to vote at such meeting.
(b) Votes Per Share; Cumulative Voting
. Unless otherwise provided by law or by the
Certificate of Incorporation, each stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders is
entitled to one (1) vote for each share of stock held by such stockholder which has voting power
upon the matter in question. In the election of directors, and for any other action, voting need
not be by written ballot unless the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of all classes
or stock entitled to vote thereon present in person or by proxy at such meeting or the Chairman of
the meeting so determine. In accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of
Common Stock of the Corporation are entitled to cumulative voting rights in the election of
directors, which means that in each election of directors each holder of Common Stock is entitled
to cast as many votes as the number of shares of Common Stock held by such holder multiplied by the
number of directors to be elected and may cast all such votes for the election of one nominee or
distribute such votes among two (2) or more nominees as such holder chooses.
(c) Vote Required
. Directors must be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at an election
by the holders of shares entitled to vote thereon. The affirmative vote of the holders of
two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Corporation is required (i) for the
adoption of any amendment, alteration, change or repeal of any provision of the Certificate of
Incorporation, (ii) for the adoption of any agreement for the merger or consolidation of the
Corporation with or into any other corporation, (iii) to authorize any sale, lease or exchange of
all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, (iv) to authorize the dissolution of the
Corporation, (v) to remove a director for cause, or (vi) for the stockholders of the Corporation to
adopt, amend or repeal these Bylaws. Such affirmative vote is required notwithstanding the fact
that no vote may be required, or that some lesser percentage may be specified, by law or in any
agreement to which the Corporation is a party. All other elections and questions must, unless
otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, be decided by the vote
of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote thereon present in
person or by proxy at the meeting.
Section 2.8
Proxies
. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may
authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy, which proxy must be filed
with the Secretary of the Corporation at or before the meeting at which it is to be used, but no
such proxy may be voted or acted upon after three (3) years from its date, unless the proxy
provides for a longer period. A stockholder may execute a writing authorizing another person or
persons to act for such stockholder as proxy. Execution may be accomplished by the stockholder or
such stockholders authorized officer, director, employee or agent signing such writing or causing
such persons signature to be affixed to such writing by any reasonable means including, but not
limited to, by facsimile signature. A stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act
for such stockholder as proxy by transmitting or authorizing the transmission of a telegram,
cablegram, or other means of electronic transmission to the person who will be the holder of the
proxy or to a proxy solicitation firm, proxy support service organization or like agent duly
authorized by the person who will be the holder of the proxy to receive such transmission, provided
that any such telegram, cablegram or other means of electronic transmission must either set forth
or be submitted with information from which it can be determined that the telegram, cablegram or
other electronic transmission was authorized by the stockholder. If it is determined that such
telegrams, cablegrams or other electronic transmissions are valid, the inspectors, or if there are
no inspectors, such other persons making that determination must specify the information upon which
they relied. Any copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of the writing
or transmission created pursuant to Section 212(c) of the DGCL may be substituted or used in lieu
of the original writing or transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or
transmission could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile telecommunication or other
reproduction must be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission. A
duly executed proxy is irrevocable if it 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, which is not irrevocable, by attending the meeting and voting in person or by
filing with the Secretary an instrument in writing revoking the proxy or another duly executed
proxy bearing a later date.
Section 2.9
List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote
. The officer who has charge of the stock
ledger must 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 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. Nothing in this section requires the
Corporation to include electronic mail addresses or other electronic contact information on that
list. The list must be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the
meeting for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting: (i) on a reasonably
accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list
is provided with the notice of the meeting; or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the
principal place of business of the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation determines to
make the list available on an electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to
ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the Corporation. If the meeting
is to be held at a place, the list must also be produced and kept at the time and place of the
meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder of the Corporation
who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, the list
must also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a
reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list must be
provided with the notice of the meeting.
Section 2.10
Stock Ledger
. The stock ledger of the Corporation is the only evidence as to
who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list of stockholders required by
Section 2.9 or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of
stockholders.
Section 2.11
Notice of Stockholder Nominations and Other Business
.
(a) Proper Business; Nominations
. No business may be transacted at an annual meeting of
stockholders, other than business that is: (i) specified in the notice of meeting (or any
supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized
committee thereof); (ii) otherwise properly brought before the annual meeting by or at the
direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof); or (iii) otherwise
properly brought before the annual meeting by any stockholder. In addition to any other applicable
requirements, for nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by
a stockholder: (i) such stockholder must be a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of
the notice provided for in this Section 2.11 and on the record date for the determination of
stockholders entitled to vote at such annual meeting; (ii) such stockholder must provide timely
notice in writing to the Corporations Secretary pursuant to the procedures set forth in this
Section 2.11; (iii) such other business must be a proper matter for stockholder action under the
DGCL; (iv) if the stockholder, or the beneficial owner on whose behalf any such nomination or
proposal is made, provides the Corporation with a Solicitation Notice (as defined in this
Section 2.11), such stockholder or beneficial owner must in the case of a proposal, have delivered
a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporations
voting shares required under applicable law to carry any such proposal, or, in the case of a
nomination or nominations, have delivered a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of a
percentage of the Corporations voting shares reasonably believed by such stockholder or beneficial
owner to be sufficient to elect the nominee or nominees proposed to be nominated by such
stockholder, and must, in either case, have included in those materials the Solicitation Notice;
and (v) if no Solicitation Notice relating thereto has been timely provided pursuant to this
Section 2.11, the stockholder or beneficial owner proposing such business or nomination must not
have solicited a number of proxies sufficient to have required the delivery of such a Solicitation
Notice.
(b) Timeliness
. To be timely, a stockholders notice to the Secretary (other than a request
for inclusion of a proposal in the Corporations proxy statement pursuant to Rule l4a-8 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
Exchange Act
)) must be delivered to, or mailed and received
at, the Corporations principal executive offices (addressed to the attention of the Secretary) not
less than ninety (90) days nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the anniversary
date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders. Provided, however, that in the
event that the annual meeting is called for a date that is not within thirty (30) days before or
after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder in order to be timely must be delivered to,
or mailed and received at, the Corporations principal executive offices not later than the close
of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such notice of the date of the
annual meeting was mailed or such public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting was made,
whichever first occurs, or no less than ninety (90) days nor more than one hundred twenty (120)
days prior to the annual meeting. In the event that the number of a class of directors to be
elected is increased and there is no public announcement naming all of the nominees for director or
specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors made by the Corporation at least one
hundred (100) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting, a
stockholders notice required by this Section 2.11 will also be considered timely, but only with
respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if the notice is delivered to,
or mailed and received at, the Corporations principal executive offices (addressed to the
attention of the Secretary) not later than ten (10) days following the day on which the Corporation
makes such public announcement.
(c) Information Required
. The stockholders notice pursuant to this Section 2.11 must include
all of the following: (i) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election
or reelection as a director all of the 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 Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act and Rule 14a-11
thereunder (including such nominees written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a
nominee and to serving as a director if elected); (ii) as to any other business that the
stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be
brought before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any
material interest in such business of such stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose
behalf the proposal is made; (iii) the name and record address of such stockholder and such
beneficial owner; (iv) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation
that are owned beneficially or of record by such stockholder and beneficial owner; (v) a
description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and any other person or
persons (including their names) in connection with the nomination or proposal of such business by
such stockholder; (vi) whether such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the
annual meeting to bring such business before the meeting; and (vii) whether such stockholder or
beneficial owner intends to deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of, in the case
of a proposal, at least the percentage of the Corporations voting shares required under applicable
law to carry the proposal or, in the case of a nomination or nominations, a sufficient number of
holders of the Corporations voting shares to elect such nominee or nominees (an affirmative
statement of such intent, a Solicitation Notice).
(d) Inclusion in Company Proxy Statement
. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
Section 2.11, in order to include information with respect to a stockholder proposal in the
Corporations proxy statement and form of proxy for a stockholders meeting, a stockholder must
provide notice as required by the regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act. Nothing in these
Bylaws is deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the
Corporations proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act or any successor rule.
(e) Special Meeting Nominations
. At any special meeting of the stockholders, only such
business may be conducted as is brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporations notice of
meeting. In the event that a special meeting of the stockholders is called for the purpose of
electing one or more directors, nominations of a person or persons for election may be made (i) by
or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (ii) by a stockholder who complies with the
procedures in this Section 2.11 if such stockholder is a stockholder of record on the date of the
giving of the notice provided for in this Section 2.11 and on the record date for the determination
of stockholders entitled to vote at such special meeting and such stockholder provides timely
notice in writing to the Corporations Secretary (including all of the information required by
paragraph (c) of this Section 2.11) not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day
following the day on which such notice of the date of the special meeting was mailed or such public
disclosure of the date of the special meeting was made, whichever first occurs, or no less than
ninety (90) days nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the special meeting.
(f) Determination of Proper Business
. Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with
the procedures set forth in this Section 2.11 will be eligible to serve as directors and only such
business may be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as is brought before the meeting in
accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.11; provided, however, that once
business has been properly brought before a meeting in accordance with such procedures, nothing in
this Section 2.11 will be deemed to preclude discussion by any stockholder of any such business
(subject to any rules for the orderly conduct of the meeting as may be adopted by the Chairman of
the meeting or the Board of Directors). The Chairman of the meeting and the Board of Directors
each has the power 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 2.11 and, if any
proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with this Section 2.11, to declare that such
defective proposal be disregarded and not presented for stockholder action.
(g) No New Time Period
. In no event will the public announcement of an adjournment or
postponement of an annual or special meeting commence a new time period for the giving of a
stockholders notice.
(h) Public Announcement
. For the purposes of this Section 2.11, a public announcement
includes disclosure in a press release issued to a national news service, in a document publicly
filed by the Corporation with, or furnished on Form 8-K to, the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to the Exchange Act, or other method deemed to be a public announcement under the rules
and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(i) Delivery
. For purposes of this Section 2.11, delivery of a proxy statement or delivery of
a form of a proxy includes sending a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials in
accordance with Rules 14a-16 under the Exchange Act.
Section 2.12
Inspectors of Election
.
Before any meeting of stockholders, the Board of
Directors must appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting and make a written report of
the meeting. The Board of Directors may designate one or more persons as alternate inspectors to
replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is able to act at a meeting
of stockholders, the Chairman of the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors. No nominee for
the office of director may be appointed inspector. Each inspector, before entering upon the
discharge of the duties of inspector, must take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties
of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of such inspectors ability. The
duties of these inspectors are as follows:
(i)
Ascertain the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each;
(ii)
Determine the shares represented at a meeting and the validity of proxies and ballots;
(iii)
Count all votes and ballots;
(iv)
Determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any
challenges made to any determination by the inspectors; and
(v)
Certify their determination of the number of shares represented at the meeting, and their
count of all votes and ballots.
The inspector(s) may appoint or retain other persons or entities to assist the inspectors in the
performance of the duties of the inspectors.
Section 2.13
Action without Meeting
. In accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation,
no action may be taken by the stockholders except at an annual or special meeting of stockholders
called in accordance with these Bylaws, and no action may be taken by the stockholders by written
consent.
Section 2.14
Organization
.
(a) Chair and Secretary of Meeting
. Except as otherwise determined by the Board of Directors,
at every meeting of stockholders, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, or, if a Chairman has not
been appointed or is absent, the Chief Executive Officer, or, if the Chief Executive Officer is
absent, the President, or, if the President is absent, a Chairman of the meeting chosen by a
majority of shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote,
acts as Chairman. The Secretary, or, if the Secretary is absent, an Assistant Secretary or other
person directed to do so by the Chairman of the meeting, acts as secretary of the meeting.
(b) Stockholder Meeting Rules
. The Board of Directors of the Corporation is entitled to make
such rules or regulations for the conduct of meetings of stockholders as it deems necessary,
appropriate or convenient. Subject to such rules and regulations of the Board of Directors, if any,
the Chairman of the meeting has the right and authority to prescribe such rules, regulations and
procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such Chairman, are necessary, appropriate
or convenient for the proper conduct of the meeting, including, without limitation, establishing an
agenda or order of business for the meeting, rules and procedures for maintaining order at the
meeting and the safety of those present, limitations on participation in such meeting to
stockholders of record of the Corporation and their duly authorized and constituted proxies and
such other persons as the Chairman may permit, restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time
fixed for the commencement thereof, limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by
participants and regulation of the opening and closing of the polls for balloting on matters which
are to be voted on by ballot. The date and time of the opening and closing of the polls for each
matter upon which the stockholders will vote at the meeting must be announced at the meeting.
Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the Chairman of the meeting,
meetings of stockholders are not required to be held in accordance with rules of parliamentary
procedure.
ARTICLE III
Section 3.1
Number and Term of Office
. The Board of Directors is divided into three (3)
classes, designated Class I, Class II and Class III. Each class must be as nearly equal in number
as possible. The number of directors which constitutes the whole Board of Directors must not be
less than six (6), the exact number of directors and the exact number of directors in each class to
be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors. At each annual meeting,
successors to the class of directors whose term expired at that annual meeting are elected for a
three-year term. If the number of directors has changed, any increase or decrease must be
apportioned among the classes so as to maintain the number of directors in each class as nearly
equal as possible, and any additional director of any class elected to fill a vacancy resulting
from an increase in such class holds office for a term that coincides with the remaining term of
that class, but in no case will a decrease in the number of directors shorten the term of any
incumbent director. A director holds office until the annual meeting of stockholders for the year
in which his or her term expires and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, subject,
however, to prior death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the holders of any one or more classes or series of
preferred stock issued by the Corporation, if any, have the right, voting separately by class or
series, to elect directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, the election, term of
office, filling of vacancies and other features of such directorships is governed by the terms of
the Certificate of Incorporation applicable thereto, and such directors so elected will not be
divided into classes pursuant to this Section 3.1 unless expressly provided by such terms.
Section 3.2
Nominations
. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may
be made at any annual meeting of stockholders, or at any special meeting of stockholders called for
the purpose of electing directors: (a) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (b) by
any stockholder of the Corporation who: (i) is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of
the notice provided for in Section 2.11 and on the record date for the determination of
stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting; and (ii) timely complies with all of the procedures
set forth in Section 2.11. No person is eligible for election as a director unless nominated as
set forth in this Section 3.2. If either the Chairman of the meeting or the Board of Directors
determines that a nomination was not made as set forth in this Section 3.2, the Chairman must
declare to the meeting that the nomination was defective and that such defective nomination must be
disregarded.
Section 3.3
Vacancies
. Vacancies in the Board of Directors and newly created directorships
resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled by a majority of
the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by the sole remaining director. Any
director elected to fill a vacancy holds office for the remaining term of the class in which the
vacancy occurs or is created.
Section 3.4
Removal
. Any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed from
office at any time, but only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of
two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Corporation.
Section 3.5
Resignation
. Any director may resign at any time by delivering his or her
notice in writing or by electronic transmission to the Secretary, such resignation to specify
whether it will be effective at a particular time, upon receipt by the Secretary or at the pleasure
of the Board of Directors. If no such specification is made, it is deemed effective at the
pleasure of the Board of Directors. A resignation that is conditioned upon the director failing to
receive a specified vote for reelection as a director may provide that it is irrevocable. When one
or more directors resigns from the Board of Directors, effective at a future date, a majority of
the directors then in office, including those who have so resigned, may fill such vacancy or
vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect when such resignation or resignations become effective.
Section 3.6
Duties and Powers
. The business and affairs of the Corporation are managed by
or under the direction of the Board of Directors which may exercise all such powers of the
Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Certificate of
Incorporation or by these Bylaws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.
Section 3.7
Meetings
. The Board of Directors may hold meetings, both regular and special,
either within or without the State of Delaware. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be
held without call or notice at such time and at such place as may from time to time be determined
by the Board of Directors. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the
Chairman or any two directors. Notice thereof stating the place, date and hour of the meeting must
be given to each director either by mail not less than forty-eight (48) hours before the date of
the meeting, by telephone (including a voice messaging or other system or technology designed to
record and communicate messages), electronic mail or other electronic means, facsimile or telegram
on twenty-four (24) hours notice.
Section 3.8
Quorum
. Except as may be otherwise specifically provided by law, the
Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, at all meetings of the Board of Directors a majority
of the exact number of directors fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors in accordance
with the Certificate of Incorporation and these Bylaws constitutes a quorum for the transaction of
business, and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a
quorum is the act of the Board of Directors. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the
Board of Directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time,
without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present.
Section 3.9
Actions without Meeting
. Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of
Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the
Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of the
Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic
transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or electronic transmissions
are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or such committee thereof.
Such filing must be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and must be in
electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.
Section 3.10
Meetings by Electronic Communications Equipment
. Unless otherwise provided by
the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, members of the Board of Directors, or any
committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of the Board of
Directors or such committee by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment
by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation
in a meeting pursuant to this Section 3.10 constitutes presence in person at such meeting.
Section 3.11
Conduct of Meetings
. The Chairman of the Board of Directors or in his or her
absence a chairman chosen by a majority at the meeting presides at meetings of the Board of
Directors. The Secretary acts as secretary of the meeting, but in his or her absence, the Chairman
of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.
Section 3.12
Remuneration
. The directors may be paid such remuneration, if any, as the
Board of Directors may from time to time determine. Any remuneration so payable to a director who
is also an officer or employee of the Corporation or who is counsel or solicitor to the Corporation
or otherwise serves it in a professional capacity must, unless the Board of Directors otherwise
determines, be in addition to such directors salary as such officer or employee or to his or her
professional fees, as the case may be. In addition, the Board of Directors may by resolution from
time to time award special remuneration out of the funds of the Corporation to any director who
performs any special work or service for, or undertakes any special mission on behalf of, the
Corporation outside of the work or service ordinarily required of a director of the Corporation.
The directors may also be paid such sums in respect of their out-of-pocket expenses incurred in
attending meetings of the Board of Directors or otherwise in respect of the performance by them of
their duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. Confirmation by the
stockholders of any such remuneration or payment is not required.
Section 3.13
Interested Directors
. No contract or transaction between the Corporation and
one or more of its directors or officers, or between the Corporation and any other corporation,
partnership, association or other organization in which one or more of its directors or officers
are directors or officers, or have a financial interest, is void or voidable solely for this
reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of
the Board of Directors or committee thereof which authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely
because his or her vote is counted for such purpose if: (a) the material facts as to his or her
relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the
Board of Directors or the committee, and the Board of Directors or committee in good faith
authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested
directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; or (b) the material facts
as to his or her relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or
are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is
specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (c) the contract or transaction
is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified by the Board of
Directors, a committee thereof or the stockholders. Common or interested directors may be counted
in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee,
which authorizes the contract or transaction.
Section 3.14
Committees
.
(a) Executive Committee
. The Board of Directors may appoint an Executive Committee to consist
of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Executive Committee, to the extent
permitted by law, these Bylaws, the Executive Committee Charter or other resolutions of the Board
of Directors will have and may exercise, when the Board of Directors is not in session, all the
powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the
Corporation, including, without limitation, the power to declare a dividend or to authorize the
issuance of stock, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which
may require it; but such committee will not have the power or authority to (i) approve or adopt, or
recommend to the stockholders, any action or matter expressly required by the DGCL to be submitted
to stockholders for approval, or (ii) adopt, amend or repeal any bylaw of the Corporation.
(b) Other Committees
. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, appoint such other
committees as may be permitted by law. Such other committees appointed by the Board of Directors
must consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation and will have such powers and
perform such duties as may be prescribed by the resolution or resolutions creating such committees,
but in no event will any such committee have the powers denied to the Executive Committee in these
Bylaws.
(c) Term
. The Board of Directors may at any time increase or decrease the number of members
of a committee or terminate the existence of a committee. The membership of a committee member will
terminate on the date of his or her death or voluntary resignation from the committee or from the
Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may at any time for any reason remove any individual
committee member and the Board of Directors may fill any committee vacancy created by death,
resignation, removal or increase in the number of members of the committee. The Board of Directors
may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any
absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee.
(d) Meetings
. Unless the Board of Directors otherwise provides, each committee designated by
the Board may make, alter and repeal rules of the conduct of its business. In the absence of such
rules, each committee must conduct its business in the same manner as the Board of Directors
conducts its business pursuant to these Bylaws.
ARTICLE IV
Section 4.1
General
.
(a) Board Elected Officers
. The officers of the Corporation elected by the Board of Directors
are a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Chief Financial Officer, a Secretary, one (1) or more
Vice Presidents and such other officers as the Board of Directors may deem expedient, and those
officers are to be elected in such manner and hold their offices for such terms as the Board of
Directors may prescribe. The Board of Directors may elect the Chairman of the Board of Directors
as an officer of the Corporation, provided that the Chairman will not be regarded as an officer of
the Corporation unless the Board of Directors so determines at the time of election in accordance
with these Bylaws. The same person may hold any number of offices, unless otherwise prohibited by
law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws. The officers of the Corporation need not be
stockholders of the Corporation nor, except in the case of the Chairman of the Board, need such
officers be directors of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time, in its
discretion, assign titles, powers, duties and reporting arrangements for any elected officer. The
salaries and other compensation of the officers of the Corporation may be fixed by or in the manner
designated by the Board of Directors.
(b) Other Officers
. In addition to the officers elected by the Board of Directors in
accordance with Section 4.1(a), the Corporation may have one or more appointed Vice Presidents,
Assistant Secretaries or other officers, who will also be officers of the Corporation (each an
Appointed Officer
). Appointed Officers are appointed by the Chief Executive Officer. The Chief
Executive Officer may from time to time, in his or her discretion, assign titles, powers, duties,
scope of job responsibilities and reporting arrangements for any Appointed Officer, consistent with
Section 4.2 below.
Section 4.2
Tenure and Duties of Officers
.
(a) Tenure
. All officers hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until
their successors are duly elected and qualified, unless sooner removed. Any officer elected by the
Board of Directors may be removed at any time by the Board of Directors. If the office of any
elected officer becomes vacant for any reason, the vacancy may be left vacant or be filled by the
Board of Directors. Any Appointed Officer may be removed at any time by the Board of Directors or
the Chief Executive Officer. If the office of any Appointed Officer becomes vacant for any reason,
the vacancy may be left vacant or be filled by the Chief Executive Officer. Nothing in these
Bylaws is to be construed as creating any kind of contractual right to employment with the
Corporation.
(b) Duties
. The officer(s) bearing the titles set forth below will have the powers and duties
set forth below unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors.
(i) Chairman of the Board of Directors
. The Chairman of the Board of Directors presides at
all meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors, unless the Board of Directors
determines otherwise. The Chairman of the Board of Directors must perform such other duties and
will have such other powers as the Board of Directors designates from time to time.
(ii) Chief Executive Officer
. The Chief Executive Officer has, subject to the oversight of
the Board of Directors, general supervision, direction and control of the business and the
officers, employees and agents of the Corporation. In the absence of the Chairman of the Board,
the Chief Executive Officer, if such officer is a director, presides at all meetings of the Board
of Directors, unless the Board of Directors determines otherwise. The Chief Executive Officer must
perform such other duties and will have such other powers as the Board of Directors designates from
time to time.
(iii) President
. Subject to the oversight of the Board of Directors and the supervision,
control and authority of the Chief Executive Officer, the President has general supervision,
direction and control of the business and the officers, employees and agents of the Corporation.
The President must perform such other duties and will have such other powers as the Board of
Directors designates from time to time.
(iv) Vice Presidents
. The Vice Presidents (however designated and whether elected by the
Board of Directors or appointed by the Chief Executive Officer) have the powers and must perform
the duties that pertain to, or relate to, such Vice Presidents designated job or business function
and will have such other powers and must perform such other duties as the Board of Directors or the
Chief Executive Officer designates from time to time.
(v) Secretary
. The Secretary must keep, or cause to be kept, a book of minutes of all
meetings of directors, committees of directors and stockholders. The Secretary must give, or cause
to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the Board of
Directors, and must perform such other duties and will have such other powers as the Board of
Directors designates from time to time. If the Secretary is unable, or refuses, to cause to be
given notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors,
and if there is no Assistant Secretary, then either the Board of Directors or the Chairman of the
Board may choose another officer to cause such notice to be given. The Secretary has custody of
the seal of the Corporation, and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary, if there is one, has the
authority to affix the same to any instrument requiring it and, when so affixed, such seal may be
attested by the signature of the Secretary or by the signature of any Assistant Secretary. The
Board of Directors may give general authority to any other officer to affix the seal of the
Corporation and to attest the affixing of his or her signature. The Secretary must see that all
books, reports, statements, certificates or other documents and records required by law to be kept
or filed are properly kept or filed, as the case may be. It is the duty of the Assistant
Secretaries to assist the Secretary in the performance of the Secretarys powers and duties and
generally to have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be delegated to them by
the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.
(vi) Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
. Each of the Chief Financial Officer and the
Treasurer controls, audits and arranges the financial affairs of the Corporation, consistent with
the responsibilities delegated to each of them by the Corporations Chief Executive Officer or
President. The Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer, as the case may be, receives and deposits all
monies belonging to the Corporation and pays out the same only in such manner as the Board of
Directors may from time to time determine, and will have such other powers and must perform such
other duties as the Board of Directors may require.
(c) Resignation
. Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of
Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Secretary.
Any such resignation will take effect on the date of receipt of such notice or at any later time
specified therein; and unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation is
not necessary to make it effective. Any such resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if
any, of the Corporation under any contract to which the officer is a party.
ARTICLE V
Section 5.1
Execution of Corporate Instruments
.
(a) Determination by Board
. The Board of Directors may, in its discretion, determine the
method and designate the signatory officer or officers, or other person or persons, to execute on
behalf of the Corporation any corporate instrument or document, or to sign on behalf of the
Corporation the corporate name without limitation, or to enter into contracts on behalf of the
Corporation, except where otherwise provided by law or these Bylaws, and such execution or
signature will be binding upon the Corporation.
(b) Absence of Board Determination
. Unless otherwise specifically determined by the Board of
Directors or otherwise required by law or these Bylaws, formal contracts of the Corporation,
promissory notes, deeds of trust, mortgages and other evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation
and other corporate instruments or documents must be executed, signed or endorsed by the Chief
Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or the Secretary, or by
any Vice President (only with regard to such corporate instruments that pertain to or relate to
such Vice Presidents job or business function).
(c) Checks and Drafts
. All checks and drafts drawn on banks or other depositaries on funds to
the credit of the Corporation or in special accounts of the Corporation must be signed by such
person or persons as are authorized by the Board of Directors.
(d) No Authority
. Unless authorized or ratified by the Board of Directors or within the
agency power of an officer, no officer, agent or employee has any power or authority to bind the
Corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any
purpose or for any amount.
Section 5.2
Voting Securities Owned by the Corporation
. Powers of attorney, proxies,
waivers of notice of meeting, consents and other instruments relating to securities owned by the
Corporation may be executed in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation by the Chief Executive
Officer, the President or the Chief Financial Officer and any such officer may, in the name of and
on behalf of the Corporation, take all such action as any such officer may deem advisable to vote
in person or by proxy at any meeting of security holders of any corporation in which the
Corporation may own securities and at any such meeting possess and may exercise any and all rights
and powers incident to the ownership of such securities and which, as the owner thereof, the
Corporation might have exercised and possessed if present. The Board of Directors may, by
resolution, from time to time confer like powers upon any other person or persons.
ARTICLE VI
Section 6.1
Form and Execution of Certificates
. The shares of the Corporation will be
represented by certificates, provided that the Board of Directors may provide by resolution or
resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of the Corporations stock may be
uncertificated. Certificates for the shares of stock of the Corporation, if any, are to be in such
form as is consistent with the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law. Every holder of
stock in the Corporation represented by certificate is entitled to have a certificate signed by or
in the name of the Corporation by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice
President, and by the Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or Assistant Secretary,
certifying the number of shares owned by such holder in the Corporation. Any or all of the
signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar
who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate ceases 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. Any certificate may also contain such legend or other statement as may be
required by law or by any agreement between the Corporation and the issuee thereof.
Section 6.2
Lost Certificates
. A new certificate or uncertificated shares may be issued in
place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been
lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the
certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. The Corporation may require, as a condition
precedent to the issuance of a new certificate or uncertificated shares, the owner of such lost,
stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates, or the owners legal representative, to agree to
indemnify the Corporation in such manner as it requires or to give the Corporation a surety bond in
such form and amount as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the
Corporation with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
Section 6.3
Transfer Agents and Registrars
. The Board of Directors may from time to time
appoint one or more transfer agents and registrars in one or more cities; may require all
certificates evidencing shares of stock of the Corporation to bear the signature of a transfer
agent and registrar; and may provide that such certificates may be transferable in more than one
city.
Section 6.4
Transfers
. Transfers of record of shares of stock of the Corporation may be
made only upon its books by the holders thereof, in person or by attorney duly authorized, and, in
the case of stock represented by certificate, upon the surrender of a properly endorsed certificate
or certificates for a like number of shares. The Corporation has the power to enter into and
perform any agreement with any number of stockholders of any one or more classes of stock of the
Corporation to restrict the transfer of shares of stock of the Corporation of any one or more
classes owned by such stockholders in any manner not prohibited by the DGCL.
Section 6.5
Fixing Record Dates
.
(a) For Notice and Meetings
. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders
entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the
Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which record date must not precede the date
upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which
record date must, subject to applicable law, not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10)
days before the date of such meeting. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the
record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of
stockholders must be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice 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. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at
a meeting of stockholders applies to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the
Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
(b) For Other Purposes
. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled
to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the
stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of
stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a
record date, which record date must not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the
record date is adopted, and which record date must be not more than sixty (60) days prior to such
action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such
purpose must be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the
resolution relating thereto.
Section 6.6
Registered Stockholders
. The Corporation is entitled to recognize the
exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends,
and to vote as such owner, and is not bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or
interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person whether or not it has express or
other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of Delaware.
ARTICLE VII
Section 7.1
Written Notice
. Whenever written notice is required by law, the Certificate of
Incorporation or these Bylaws, to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder,
such notice may be given by mail, addressed to such director, member of a committee or stockholder,
at his or her address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon
prepaid, and such notice is deemed to be given at the time when the same is deposited in the United
States mail.
Section 7.2
Notice by Electronic Transmission to Stockholders
. Without limiting the manner
by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders
given by the Corporation under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation, or
these Bylaws is effective if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the
stockholder to whom the notice is given. Any such consent is revocable by the stockholder by
written notice to the Corporation. Any such consent is deemed revoked if (i) the Corporation is
unable to deliver by electronic transmission two (2) consecutive notices given by the Corporation
in accordance with such consent and (ii) such inability becomes known to the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or to the transfer agent, or other person responsible for
the giving of notice; provided, however, the inadvertent failure to treat such inability as a
revocation will not invalidate any meeting or other action. Notice given pursuant to this section
is deemed given: (i) if by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a 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 a
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 the agent of the Corporation that
the notice has been given by a form of electronic transmission is, in the absence of fraud, prima
facie evidence of the facts stated therein. For purposes of these Bylaws, electronic
transmission 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.
Section 7.3
Notice to Stockholders Sharing an Address
. Without limiting the manner by
which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders given
by the Corporation is effective if given by a single written notice to stockholders who share an
address if consented to by the stockholders at that address to whom notice is given. Any consent
is revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the Corporation. A stockholder who fails to
object in writing to the Corporation, within sixty (60) days of having been given written notice by
the Corporation of its intention to send the single notice will be deemed to have consented to
receiving the single notice.
Section 7.4
Waiver
. Whenever any notice is required by the DGCL, the Certificate of
Incorporation or these Bylaws, a written waiver, signed by the person entitled to notice, or a
waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the
time stated therein, is deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting
constitutes a waiver of notice of that meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the
express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business
because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at,
nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors or members of a
committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice or any waiver by
electronic transmission unless so required by the certificate of incorporation.
ARTICLE VIII
Section 8.1
Dividends
. Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation, subject to the
provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law, if any, may be declared by the
Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting, and may be paid in cash, in property, or in
shares of the capital stock. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any
funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from
time to time, in its absolute discretion, deems proper as a reserve or reserves to meet
contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the
Corporation, or for any proper purpose, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such
reserve.
Section 8.2
Fiscal Year
. The fiscal year of the Corporation must be fixed by resolution of
the Board of Directors.
Section 8.3
Corporate Seal
. The corporate seal, if any, must have inscribed thereon the
name of the Corporation and is to be in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Board
of Directors.
ARTICLE IX
Section 9.1
Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings Other Than Those by or in the
Right of the Corporation
. Subject to Section 9.3, the Corporation must 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, employee, fiduciary or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against costs, charges (including attorneys
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or
her in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a
manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by
judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of
nolo
contendere
or its
equivalent, will not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and
in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of
the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to
believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.
Section 9.2
Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the
Corporation
. Subject to Section 9.3, the Corporation must 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, employee, fiduciary or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against costs,
charges, expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred
by him or her (including attorneys fees) in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he
or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the best interests of the Corporation; except that no indemnification may be made in respect of any
claim, issue or matter as to which such person is adjudged to be liable for gross negligence or
misconduct in the performance of his or her duty to the Corporation unless and only to the extent
that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought
determines upon application that, despite the adjudication of such liability but in view of all the
circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such
costs which the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court deems proper.
Section 9.3
Authorization of Indemnification
. Any indemnification under this Article IX
(unless ordered by a court) may be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case
upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former director or officer is proper in
the circumstances because such director or officer has met the applicable standard of conduct set
forth in Sections 9.1 or 9.2, as the case may be. Such determination must be made with respect to
a person who is a director or officer at the time of such determination: (i) by a majority vote of
the directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a
quorum; (ii) by a committee of such directors designated by majority vote of such directors, even
though less than a quorum; (iii) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by
independent legal counsel in a written opinion; or (iv) by the stockholders. To the extent,
however, that a present or former director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the
merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding described above, or in defense of
any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she must be indemnified against expenses (including
attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection therewith, without
the necessity of authorization in the specific case.
Section 9.4
Good Faith Defined
. For purposes of any determination under Section 9.3, a
person is deemed to have 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, or, with respect to any criminal action
or proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful, if such
persons action is based on the records or books of account of the Corporation or another
enterprise, or on information supplied to him or her by the officers of the Corporation or another
enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Corporation or
another enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Corporation or another
enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert
selected with reasonable care by the Corporation or another enterprise. The term another
enterprise as used in this Section 9.4 means any other corporation or any partnership, joint
venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which such person is or was serving at
the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent. The provisions of this
Section 9.4 are not exclusive nor do they limit in any way the circumstances in which a person may
be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections 9.1 or 9.2, as the
case may be.
Section 9.5
Indemnification by a Court
. Notwithstanding any contrary determination in the
specific case under Section 9.3, and notwithstanding the absence of any determination thereunder,
any present or former director or officer may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction in the
State of Delaware for indemnification to the extent otherwise permissible under Sections 9.1 and
9.2. The basis of such indemnification by a court shall be a determination by such court that
indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such director or
officer has met the applicable standards of conduct set forth in Sections 9.1 or 9.2, as the case
may be. Neither a contrary determination in the specific case under Section 9.3 nor the absence of
any determination thereunder shall be a defense to such application or create a presumption that
the director or officer seeking indemnification has not met any applicable standard of conduct.
Notice of any application for indemnification pursuant to this Section 9.5 must be given to the
Corporation promptly upon the filing of such application. If successful, in whole or in part, the
director or officer seeking indemnification will also be entitled to be paid the expense of
prosecuting such application.
Section 9.6
Expenses Payable in Advance
. Expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred by
a director or officer in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action,
suit or proceeding must be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such
action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or
officer to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that such director or officer is not
entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article IX. Such expenses
(including attorneys fees) incurred by former directors and officers or other employees and agents
may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Corporation deems appropriate.
Section 9.7
Nonexclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses
. The
indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to this Article IX are
not exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses
may be entitled under any Bylaw, agreement, contract, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors or pursuant to the direction (howsoever embodied) of any court of competent jurisdiction
or otherwise, both as to action in his or her official capacity and as to action in another
capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the Corporation that indemnification of
the persons specified in Sections 9.1 and 9.2 must be made to the fullest extent permitted by law.
The provisions of this Article IX do not preclude the indemnification of any person who is not
specified in Sections 9.1 or 9.2 but whom the Corporation has the power or obligation to indemnify
under the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or otherwise.
Section 9.8
Insurance
. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of
any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was
serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan 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 or the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of
this Article IX.
Section 9.9
Certain Definitions
. For purposes of this Article IX, references to the
Corporation include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation
(including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its
separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors and
officers, so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation,
or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan
or other enterprise, will stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article IX with
respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he or she would have with respect to such
constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. For purposes of this Article IX,
references to fines include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee
benefit plan; and references to serving at the request of the Corporation 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 he or she
reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee
benefit plan will be deemed to have acted in a manner not opposed to the best interests of the
Corporation as referred to in this Article IX.
Section 9.10
Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses
. The indemnification
and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article IX will, unless
otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation and inure to the benefit of the heirs,
executors and administrators of such a person.
Section 9.11
Limitation on Indemnification
. Notwithstanding anything contained in this
Article IX to the contrary, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification (which will
be governed by Section 9.5), the Corporation is not obligated to indemnify any present or former
director or officer in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person
unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors
of the Corporation.
Section 9.12
Indemnification of Employees and Agents
. The Corporation may, to the extent
authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, provide rights to indemnification and to
the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation similar to those conferred
in this Article IX to directors and officers of the Corporation.
Section 9.13
Enforceability
. The provisions of this Article IX are applicable to all
actions, suits or proceedings pending at the time or commenced after the adoption of this
Article IX, whether arising from acts or omissions to act occurring, or based on claims asserted,
before or after the adoption of this Article IX. If this Article IX or any portion hereof is
invalidated on any ground by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the Corporation must
nevertheless indemnify each director or officer of the Corporation as to costs, charges and
expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in any judgment or
settlement with respect to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative
or investigative, including any action by or in the right of the Corporation, to the full extent
permitted by any applicable portion of this Article IX that is not invalidated and to the full
extent permitted by applicable law.
ARTICLE X
Section 10.1
Bylaw Amendments
. The Board of Directors has the concurrent power with the
stockholders to adopt, amend or repeal these Bylaws; provided, however, that (i) these Bylaws may
not be adopted, amended or repealed by the stockholders except by the affirmative vote of the
holders of two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Corporation; and (ii) no
Bylaw may be adopted by the stockholders which impairs or impedes the power of the Board of
Directors under paragraph A of Article SEVENTH of the Certificate of Incorporation of the
Corporation.
OF
WOODWARD, INC.
Amended and Restated on January 26, 2011
OFFICES
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
EXECUTION OF CORPORATE INSTRUMENTS AND VOTING OF SECURITIES
OWNED BY THE CORPORATION
SHARES OF STOCK
NOTICES
GENERAL PROVISIONS
INDEMNIFICATION
AMENDMENTS
EXHIBIT 99.1
News Release
Woodward Governor Company
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
1000 East Drake Road
Fort Collins, Colorado 80525, USA
Tel: 970-482-5811
Fax: 970-498-3058
CONTACT:
Business Communications
815-639-6282
Woodward Name Change Approved;
NASDAQ Trading Symbol to Change
Fort Collins, Colo., January 26, 2011Woodward Governor Company (NASDAQ: WGOV) announced today that the companys stockholders approved a change in the company name from Woodward Governor Company to Woodward, Inc. at the companys annual meeting of stockholders. Following this approval, Woodward filed an amendment with the Delaware Secretary of State to effect the name change.
Woodward believes that the name Woodward, Inc. better reflects the companys current business activities considering the advancements the company has made beyond governors into energy control solutions.
We are excited about our new company name, as it respects our heritage and represents our future in energy control and optimization solutions, said Thomas A. Gendron, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Woodward expects to change its NASDAQ trading symbol to WWD, effective Monday, January 31, 2011, subject to NASDAQ approval.
About Woodward
Woodward is an independent designer, manufacturer, and service provider of energy control and
optimization solutions used in global infrastructure equipment. We serve the aerospace and defense,
power generation and distribution, and transportation markets. Our systems and components optimize
the performance of commercial aircraft; military aircraft, ground vehicles and other equipment; gas
and steam turbines; wind turbines; reciprocating engines; and electrical power systems. The
companys innovative fluid energy, combustion control, electrical energy, and motion control
systems help customers offer cleaner, more reliable, and more efficient equipment. Our customers
include leading original equipment manufacturers and end users of their products. Woodward is
headquartered in Fort Collins, Colo., USA. Visit our website at www.woodward.com.
The statements in this release concerning the companys future intentions are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements include but are not limited to Woodwards expectation to change its NASDAQ trading symbol to WWD, subject to NASDAQ approval. Actual results could differ materially from forward-looking statements and the company has no obligation to update these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements are described in Woodwards Annual Report and Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2010, and any subsequently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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