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): | February 23, 2012 |
Anixter International Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-10212 | 94-1658138 |
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(State or other jurisdiction |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
2301 Patriot Blvd, Glenview , Illinois | 60026 | |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: | 224-521-8000 |
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On February 23, 2012, the Board of Directors of Anixter International Inc. (the "Company"), upon the recommendation of the Nominating & Governance Committee, amended the Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company to provide for a majority vote standard in the election of directors. The amendments took effect upon adoption by the Board of Directors. The Board amended Section 1 of Article III of the Amended and Restated By-laws to provide that in all uncontested elections of directors of the Company (i.e., an election where the only nominees are those recommended by the Board), to be elected as a director, a nominee must receive a majority of the votes cast with respect to that nominee’s election by shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting of stockholders and entitled to vote on the election of directors. The amendment states that a "majority of the votes cast" means that the number of shares voted "for" a nominee’s election exceeds the number of votes cast "against" that nominee’s election. The amendment further provides that in all contested elections of directors of the Company, the vote of a plurality of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting of stockholders and entitled to vote on the election of directors will be required to elect directors. Sections 2 and 9 of Article II of the Amended and Restated By-laws were also amended for purposes of consistency. Prior to the amendments, nominees for director were elected in all circumstances by a plurality vote.
In connection with the amendments to the Amended and Restated By-laws, the Board also amended, effective February 23, 2012, the Corporate Governance Guidelines of the Company to require an incumbent director who fails to receive a majority of votes cast with respect to his or her election in an uncontested election to tender his or her resignation. Such resignation will be considered by the Nominating & Governance Committee, which will make a recommendation to the Board whether to accept or reject the resignation. The Board will act on the recommendation no later than 90 days following the date of the stockholders’ meeting, and the Company will publicly disclose the Board’s decision in a Form 8-K. The amended Corporate Governance Guidelines can be found on the Company’s website at http://investors.anixter.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=87282&p=irol-govhighlights.
A copy of the Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company, effective February 23, 2012, is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
3.1 Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company, effective February 23, 2012.
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.
Anixter International Inc. | ||||
February 24, 2012 | By: |
Theodore A. Dosch
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Name: Theodore A. Dosch | ||||
Title: Executive Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit Index
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3.1
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Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company, effective February 23, 2012 |
EXHIBIT 3.1
Anixter International Inc.
Amended and Restated By-laws Effective February 23, 2012
Article I
Section 1.
Registered Office.
The registered office shall be in the City of
Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware.
Section 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 or the business of the corporation may require.
Article II
Section 1.
Place of Meetings.
All meetings of the stockholders for the election of
Directors shall be held in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, at such place as may be fixed
from time to time by the Board of Directors, or at such other place either within or without the
State of Delaware as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in
the notice of the meeting. Meetings of stockholders for any other purpose may be held at such time
and place within or without the State of Delaware, as shall be stated in the notice of the meeting
or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof.
Section 2.
Annual Meetings.
Annual meetings of stockholders shall be held at such
date and time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the
notice of the meeting. At such meeting the stockholders shall elect a Board of Directors and
transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.
Section 3.
Notice of Annual Meeting.
Except as provided by law, written notice of the
annual meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each stockholder
entitled to vote at such meeting not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the date of the
meeting.
Section 4.
List of Stockholders.
The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of
the corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten 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. 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 days prior to the
meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be
specified in the notice of meeting, or if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be
held. The list shall 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 who is present.
Section 5.
Special Meetings.
Special meetings of the stockholders, for any purpose or
purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation, may be
called by the President and shall be called by the President or Secretary at the request in writing
of a majority of the Board of Directors, or at the request in writing of stockholders owning a
majority in amount of the entire capital stock of the corporation issued and outstanding and
entitled to vote. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting.
Section 6.
Notice of Special Meeting.
Except as provided by law, written notice of a
special meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for
which the meeting is called, shall be given not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the
date of the meeting, to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting.
Section 7.
Business Transacted at Special Meeting.
Business transacted at any special
meeting of stockholders shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice.
Section 8.
Quorum.
The holders of one-half of the stock issued and outstanding and
entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at
all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business except as otherwise provided by
statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or
represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, present
in person or represented by proxy, shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time,
without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or
represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented any
business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified.
If the adjournment is for more than thirty days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is
fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each
stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.
Section 9.
Vote Requirements.
When a quorum is present at any meeting, the vote of
the majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the
subject matter shall decide any question brought before such meeting, unless the question is one
upon which by express provision of the statutes or of the Certificate of Incorporation a different
vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of
such question, or unless the question brought before the meeting is election of Directors, in which
case Directors shall be elected in accordance with Section 1 of Article III of these By-laws.
Section 10.
Vote in Person or by Proxy.
Each stockholder shall at every meeting of
the stockholders be entitled to one vote in person or by proxy for each share of the capital stock
having voting power held by such stockholder, but no proxy shall be voted on after three years from
its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period.
Section 11.
Action without Meeting.
Stockholders may not take action by written
consent in lieu of a meeting.
Section 12.
Nomination of Directors
. Only persons who are nominated in
accordance with the following procedures shall be eligible for election as Directors. The
nomination for election to the Board of Directors of the corporation at a meeting of stockholders
may be made by the Board of Directors or by any stockholder (i) who is a stockholder of record on
the date of the giving of notice provided for in this Section 12 and on the record date for the
determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and (ii) who complies with the
notice procedures set forth in this Section 12. Nominations, other than those made by or on
behalf of the Board of Directors, for the election of Directors at an annual meeting of
stockholders shall be made by notice in writing delivered or mailed by first class United States
mail, postage prepaid, to the Secretary, and received at the principal executive offices of the
corporation not less than ninety days nor more than one hundred twenty days prior to the
anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders;
provided
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however
, that if the annual meeting is not held within thirty days before or after such
anniversary date, then such nomination shall have been delivered to or mailed and received by the
Secretary not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the date on which the
notice of the annual meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting was
made, whichever occurs first. Nominations, other than those made by or on behalf of the Board of
Directors, for the election of Directors at a special meeting of stockholders shall be made by
notice in writing delivered to or mailed and received by the Secretary not later than the close of
business on the tenth day following the date on which the notice of the special meeting was mailed
or public disclosure of the date of the special meeting was made, whichever occurs first. Such
notice shall set forth (a) as to each proposed nominee (i) the name, age, business address and, if
known, residence address of each such nominee, (ii) the principal occupation or employment of each
such nominee, (iii) the class and number of shares of stock of the corporation which are
beneficially owned by each such nominee, and (iv) any other information concerning the nominee
that must be disclosed as to nominees in proxy solicitations pursuant to Regulation 14A under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including such persons written consent to be named
as a nominee and to serve as a Director if elected; and (b) as to the stockholder giving the
notice (i) the name and address, as they appear on the corporations books, of such stockholder
and (ii) the class and number of shares of the corporation which are beneficially owned by such
stockholder. 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 chairman of the meeting may, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting
that a nomination was not made in accordance with the foregoing procedure, and if he or she should
so determine, he or she shall so declare to the meeting and the defective nomination shall be
disregarded.
Section 13.
Notice of Business at Annual Meetings
. At an annual meeting of the
stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the
meeting. To be properly brought before an annual meeting, business must be (a) specified in the
notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of
Directors, (b) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board
of Directors, or (c) otherwise properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder (i) who
is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of notice provided for in this Section 13 and
on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at such annual meeting,
and (ii) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 13. For business to be
properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, if such business relates to the
election of Directors of the corporation, the procedures in Section 12 of this Article II must be
complied with. If such business relates to any other matter, the stockholder must have given
timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary. To be timely, a stockholders notice shall be
made in writing, delivered or mailed by first class United States mail, postage prepaid, to the
Secretary, and received at the principal executive offices of the corporation not less than ninety
days nor more than one hundred twenty days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately
preceding annual meeting of stockholders;
provided
,
however
, that if the annual
meeting is not held within thirty days before or after such anniversary date, then for the notice
by the stockholder to be timely it must be so received not later than the close of business on the
tenth day following the date on which the notice of the annual meeting was mailed or public
disclosure of the date of the annual meeting was made, whichever occurs first. To be in proper
written form, a stockholders notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to each matter the
stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting (a) a brief description of the business
desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at
the annual meeting, (b) the name and address, as they appear on the corporations books, of the
stockholder proposing such business, (c) the class and number of shares of the corporation which
are beneficially owned by the stockholder, (d) any material interest of the stockholder in such
business and (e) a representation that such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at
the annual meeting to bring such business before the meeting. Notwithstanding anything in these
By-laws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at any annual meeting except in accordance
with the procedures set forth in this Section 13, except that any stockholder proposal which
complies with Rule 14a-8 of the proxy rules, or any successor provision, promulgated under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is to be included in the corporations proxy
statement for an annual meeting of stockholders shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of
this Section 13.
The chairman of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting
that business was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the provisions of
this Section 13, and if he or she should so determine, the chairman shall so declare to the
meeting and any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted.
Article III
Section 1.
Number and Election.
The number of Directors which shall constitute the
whole Board shall be the number at any given time determined by the Board. In all uncontested
elections of Directors of the corporation (i.e., an election where the only nominees are those
recommended by the Board), to be elected as a Director, a nominee must receive a majority of the
votes cast with respect to that nominees election by shares present in person or represented by
proxy at the meeting of stockholders and entitled to vote on the election of Directors. For
purposes of the preceding sentence, a majority of the votes cast shall mean that the number of
shares voted for a nominees election exceeds the number of votes cast against that nominees
election. In all contested elections of Directors of the corporation, the vote of a plurality of
the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting of stockholders and entitled to
vote on the election of Directors will be required to elect Directors. Each Director elected shall
hold office until his successor is elected and qualified.
Section 2.
Vacancies.
Vacancies 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 though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining Director, and the Directors so chosen
shall hold office until the next annual election and until their successors are duly elected and
qualified, unless sooner displaced. If there are no Directors in office, then an election of
Directors may be held in the manner provided by statute. If, at the time of filling any vacancy or
any newly created directorship, the Directors then in office shall constitute less than a majority
of the whole Board (as constituted immediately prior to any such increase), the Court of Chancery
may, upon application of any stockholder or stockholders holding at least ten percent of the total
number of the shares at the time outstanding having the right to vote for such Directors, summarily
order an election to be held to fill any such vacancies or newly created directorships, or to
replace the Directors chosen by the Directors then in office.
Section 3.
Authority of Board of Directors.
The business of the corporation shall be
managed by its 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 By-laws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.
Section 4.
Meetings of the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors of the
corporation may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or without the State of
Delaware. A meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held immediately following the annual
meeting of stockholders.
Section 5.
Regular Meetings.
Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held
at such times and places as are fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board. No notice need
be given for regular meetings.
Section 6.
Special Meetings.
Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called
by the President on not less than two days prior notice to each Director, either personally, by
mail or by electronic transmission. Special meetings shall be called by the President or Secretary
in like manner and on like notice on the written request of two Directors.
Section 7.
Quorum.
At all meetings of the Board of Directors a majority of the total
number of Directors shall constitute 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 shall be the act of the
Board of Directors, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by statute or by the
Certificate of Incorporation. If a quorum shall not be 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 shall be present.
Section 8.
Action without Meeting.
Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of
Incorporation or these By-laws, 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 or Committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic
transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed
with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or Committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if
the minutes are maintained in paper form and in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in
electronic form.
Section 9.
Committees of Directors.
The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed
by a majority of the whole Board of Directors, designate one or more Committees, each Committee to
consist of two or more of the Directors of the corporation. 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. Any such Committee, to the extent provided in
the resolution, shall have and may exercise the powers of the Board of Directors in the management
of the business and affairs of the corporation, and may authorize the seal of the corporation to be
affixed to all papers which may require it; provided, however, that in the absence or
disqualification of any member of such Committee or Committees, the member or members thereof
present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a
quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in
the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Such Committee or Committees shall have such
name or names as may be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board of
Directors.
Section 10.
Meetings of Committees.
Each Committee may hold meetings, regular and/or
special, either within or without the State of Delaware. No notice need be given for regular
meetings of a Committee. Any special meeting of a Committee shall be held on not less than two
days prior notice to each member of such Committee, either personally, by mail or by electronic
transmission.
Section 11.
Minutes of Committee Meetings.
Each Committee shall keep regular minutes
of its meetings and report the same to the Board of Directors when required.
Section 12.
Compensation of Directors.
The Directors may be paid such compensation as
the Board of Directors shall deem advisable.
Section 13.
The Chairman of the Board
. The Board of Directors at its first meeting
after each annual meeting of stockholders, or at such other time as it may determine, shall choose
a Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board shall preside at meetings of the Board, shall
be the Chairman of the Executive Committee, and shall have such other powers and duties as shall
from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors.
Article IV
Section 1.
Form of Notice.
Whenever, under the provisions of the statutes or of the
Certificate of Incorporation or of these By-laws, notice is required to be given to any Director or
stockholder, it shall not be construed to mean personal notice, but such notice may be given in
writing by mail, addressed to such Director or stockholder at his address as it appears on the
records of the corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be
given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail. Notice to Directors
may also be given personally and by electronic transmission.
Section 2.
Waiver of Notice.
Whenever any notice is required to be given under the
provisions of the statutes or of the Certificate of Incorporation or of these By-laws, a waiver
thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice, or a waiver thereof by
electronic transmission by the person or persons entitled to such notice, whether before or after
the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto.
Article V
Section 1.
Officers.
The officers of the corporation shall be chosen by the Board of
Directors and shall be a President, a Chief Financial Officer, one or more Vice-Presidents, a
Secretary, a Treasurer, a Controller, and a General Counsel
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The Board of Directors may designate
certain Vice-Presidents as executive or senior Vice-Presidents and may affix such functional
designations to Vice-Presidential titles as it shall deem appropriate. The Board of Directors may
also choose one or more Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Controllers, and
Associate General Counsels. Any number of offices may be held by the same person unless the
Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws otherwise provide. The Board of Directors may
authorize and approve the terms of employment contracts with officers covering the duties, term,
compensation, and other terms of the employment of officers.
Section 2.
Appointment of Other Officers.
The Board of Directors may appoint such
other officers and agents as it shall deem necessary who shall hold their offices for such terms
and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by
the Board of Directors.
Section 3.
Compensation of Officers.
The compensation of all officers of the
corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors.
Section 4.
Terms of Office.
The officers of the corporation shall hold office until
their successors are chosen and qualify. Any officer elected or appointed by the Board of
Directors may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of
Directors. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the corporation shall be filled by the Board of
Directors.
Section 5.
The President.
The President shall be Chief Executive Officer of the
corporation and shall have all powers ordinarily exercised by the President and Chief Executive
Officer of a corporation and such other powers and duties as shall from time to time be assigned to
him by the Board of Directors. The President may execute on behalf of the corporation stock
certificates, bonds, contracts, deeds, mortgages, or other instruments authorized by the Board of
Directors, except in cases where the signing or execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by
the Board or by these By-laws to some other officer or agent of the corporation or such documents
or instruments shall be required by law to be signed or executed otherwise, and the President may
affix the seal of the corporation to any instrument requiring the same. In the performance of all
the duties hereunder, the President shall be subject to the supervision of, and shall report to,
the Board of Directors.
Section 6.
Chief Financial Officer
. The Chief Financial Officer shall have general
supervision of the financial operations of the corporation. The Chief Financial Officer shall also
perform such duties and have such other powers as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board
of Directors or the President.
Section 7.
The Vice-Presidents.
The Vice-Presidents shall perform such duties and
have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the President may from time to time prescribe.
Section 8.
The Secretary.
The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of
Directors and its Committees and all meetings of the stockholders and record all the proceedings of
all such meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be
given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors and its Committees,
and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as may be prescribed by the Board of
Directors or President, or other officer who either shall designate, under whose supervision he
shall be. The Secretary shall have custody of the corporate seal of the corporation and the
Secretary or Assistant Secretary shall have the authority to affix the same to any instrument
requiring it and when so affixed, it may be attested by the Secretarys signature or by the
signature of such 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 by the signature of
such officer.
Section 9.
The Assistant Secretary.
The Assistant Secretary, or if there be more than
one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order determined by the Board of Directors (or if there be no
such determination, then in the order of their election), shall, in the absence of the Secretary,
or at the Secretarys request, or in the event of the Secretarys inability or refusal to act, or
if the office of Secretary is vacant, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary
and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors, the
President or the Secretary may from time to time prescribe.
Section 10.
The Treasurer.
The Treasurer shall have the custody of the corporate
funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in
books belonging to the corporation and shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the
name and to the credit of the corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of
Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse the funds of the corporation as may be ordered by the
Board of Directors, or as he may deem appropriate, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements,
and shall render to the President and the Board of Directors, at its regular meetings, or when the
Board of Directors so requires, an account of all transactions of the Treasurer.
Section 11.
The Assistant Treasurer.
The Assistant Treasurer, or if there shall be
more than one, the Assistant Treasurers in the order determined by the Board of Directors (or if
there be no such determination, then in the order of their election), shall, in the absence of the
Treasurer, or at the Treasurers request, or, in the event of his inability or refusal to act,
perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer and shall perform such other duties and
have such other powers as the Board of Directors, the President, the Chief Financial Officer or the
Treasurer may from time to time prescribe.
Section 12.
The Controller.
The Controller shall perform such duties and exercise
such powers as are ordinarily performed or exercised by the Controller of a corporation and shall
perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors, the President or
the Chief Financial Officer may from time to time prescribe.
Section 13.
The Assistant Controller.
The Assistant Controller, or if there be more
than one, the Assistant Controllers in the order determined by the Board of Directors (or if there
be no such determination, then in order of their election), shall, in the absence of the Controller
or at the Controllers request, or in the event of his inability or refusal to act, perform the
duties and exercise the powers of the Controller and shall perform such other duties and have such
other powers as the Board of Directors, the President, the Chief Financial Officer or the
Controller may from time to time prescribe.
Section 14.
The General Counsel.
The General Counsel shall be the Chief Legal Officer
of the corporation and shall act as legal advisor to the Board of Directors and officers. The
General Counsel shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as are ordinarily performed or
exercised by the General Counsel of a corporation and shall perform such other duties and have such
other powers as the Board of Directors or the President, or other officer who either shall
designate, may from time to time prescribe.
Section 15.
The Associate General Counsel.
The Associate General Counsel, or if there
be more than one, the Associate General Counsels either in the order determined by the Board of
Directors (or if there be no such determination, then in the order of their election) or with such
allocations of the duties and powers to, between or among them as may be fixed in a manner
authorized by the Board of Directors, shall in the absence of the General Counsel, or at the
General Counsels request, or in the event of his inability or refusal to act, or if the office of
General Counsel is vacant, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the General Counsel and
shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors, the President
or the General Counsel may from time to time prescribe.
Article VI
Section 1.
Form.
Shares of stock of the corporation may be represented by stock
certificates or uncertificated, as provided by the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware.
Every holder of stock in the corporation shall be entitled to have a
certificate, signed in the name of the corporation by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, or
the President or a Vice-President and the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or
Assistant Secretary of the corporation, certifying the number of shares owned by him in the
corporation.
Section 2.
Signatures on Stock Certificates.
Where a certificate is countersigned (i)
by a transfer agent other than the corporation or its employee, or (ii) by a registrar other than
the corporation or its employee, the signatures of the officers of the corporation may be
facsimiles. In case any officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a
certificate shall have ceased to be such officer before such certificate is issued, it may be
issued by the corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer at the date of issue.
Section 3.
Lost Certificates.
The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate or
certificates to 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. When
authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the Board of Directors may, in its
discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost,
stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates, or his legal representative, to give the
corporation a bond in such sum 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 4.
Transfers of Stock.
Except as otherwise established by rules
and regulations adopted by the Board of Directors, and subject to applicable law, shares of stock
may be transferred on the books of the corporation (a) in the case of shares of stock represented
by a certificate, by the surrender to the corporation or the transfer agent of the corporation of
a certificate representing such shares properly endorsed or accompanied by a written assignment or
power of attorney properly executed, or (b) in the case of uncertificated shares, on proper
instructions from the holder of record of such shares or the holders legal representative, in
either case with such proof of authority or the authenticity of signature as the corporation or
its transfer agent may reasonably require.
Section 5.
Fixing Record Date.
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, or to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or 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 stock or for the purpose
of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall
not be more than sixty nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty
days prior to any other action. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of
or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided,
however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
Section 6.
Registered Stockholders.
The corporation shall be 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 to hold liable for calls and assessments a person
registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be 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 shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of
Delaware.
Article VII
Section 1.
Dividends.
Dividends upon the capital stock of the corporation, subject
to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, if any, may be declared by the Board of
Directors at any regular or special meeting, pursuant to law. Dividends may be paid in cash, in
property, or in shares of the capital stock, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation.
Section 2.
Checks.
All checks or demands for money and notes of the corporation
shall be signed by such officer or officers or such other person or persons as the Board of
Directors may from time to time designate.
Section 3.
Fiscal Year.
The fiscal year of the corporation shall be fixed by
resolution of the Board of Directors.
Section 4.
Seal.
The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the
corporation, the year of its organization and the words Corporate Seal, Delaware. The seal may
be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced otherwise.
Section 5.
Electronic Transmissions
. For purposes of these By-laws, 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, and
that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such recipient through an automated process.
Article VIII
Section 1.
Amendment of By-laws.
These By-laws may be altered, amended or repealed
or new by-laws may be adopted by the stockholders or by the Board of Directors at any regular
meeting of the stockholders or of the Board of Directors or at any special meeting of the
stockholders or of the Board of Directors if notice of such alteration, amendment, repeal, or
adoption of new by-laws be contained in the notice of such special meeting.
Article IX
Section 1.
Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other Than Those by or in
the Right of the Corporation.
Subject to Section 3 of this Article IX, 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 she or he is or was a director or officer, or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by her or him in connection with such action, suit
or proceeding if she or he acted in good faith and in a manner she or he reasonably believed to be
in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe her or his 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 she or he reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to
any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that her or his conduct was
unlawful.
Section 2.
Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the
Corporation.
Subject to Section 3 of this Article IX, 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 she or he is or was a director or officer of the corporation, or is or
was serving at the request of the corporation as a director or officer of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys fees)
actually and reasonably incurred by her or him in connection with the defense or settlement of
such action or suit if she or he acted in good faith and in a manner she or he reasonably believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation; except that no indemnification
shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been
adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery
or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that,
despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such
person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of
Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
Section 3.
Authorization of Indemnification.
Any indemnification under this Article
IX (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 or officer is proper in the
circumstances because she or he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1
or Section 2, of this Article IX, as the case may be. Such determination shall be made (i) by the
Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to
such action, suit or proceeding, or (ii) by a committee of such directors designated by majority
vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (iii) if there are no such directors, or
if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (iv) by the
stockholders. To the extent, however, that a 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, she or he shall be indemnified against
expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred by her or him in connection
therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.
Section 4.
Good Faith Defined.
For purposes of any determination under Section 3 of
this Article IX, a person shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner she or he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, or, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe her or his
conduct was unlawful, if her or his action is based on the records or books of account of the
corporation or another enterprise, or on information supplied to her or him 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 4 shall mean any other corporation or any partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise of which such person is or was serving at the request of
the corporation as a director or officer. The provisions of this Section 4 shall not be deemed to
be exclusive or to limit in any way the circumstances in which a person may be deemed to have met
the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or 2 of this Article IX, as the case may
be.
Section 5.
Indemnification by a Court.
Notwithstanding any contrary determination in
the specific case under Section 3 of this Article IX, and notwithstanding the absence of any
determination thereunder, any 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 1
and 2 of this Article IX. 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
she or he has met the applicable standards of conduct set forth in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article
IX, as the case may be. Notice of any application for indemnification pursuant to this Section 5
shall be given to the corporation promptly upon the filing of such application.
Section 6.
Expenses Payable in Advance.
Expenses incurred in defending or
investigating a threatened or pending action, suit or proceeding may 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 she or he is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in
this Article IX.
Section 7.
Non-exclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.
The
indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to this Article IX
shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or
advancement of expenses may be entitled under any by-law, 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 her or his 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 1 and 2 of this Article IX shall be made to
the fullest extent permitted by law. The provisions of this Article IX shall not be deemed to
preclude the indemnification of any person who is not specified in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article
IX 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 8.
Insurance.
The corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf
of any person who is or was a director or officer of the corporation, or is or was serving at the
request of the corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against her or him and incurred
by her or him in any such capacity, or arising out of her or his status as such, whether or not the
corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify her or him against such liability
under the provisions of this Article IX.
Section 9.
Meaning of Corporation for Purposes of Article IX.
For purposes of this
Article IX, references to the corporation shall include, in addition to the resulting
corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a
consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and
authority to indemnify its directors or officers so that any person who is or was a director or
officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent
corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article IX with
respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as she or he would have with respect to such
constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.
Section 10.
Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.
The
indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this section
shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has
ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and
administrators of such a person.
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