UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 30, 2014
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OCLARO, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

000-30684
(Commission file number)

20-1303994
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 
2560 Junction Avenue, San Jose, California 95134
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)
 
 
(408) 383-1400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Adoption of updated Executive Severance and Retention Agreement

On July 30, 2014, Oclaro, Inc. (the “Company”) adopted an updated form of Executive Severance and Retention Agreement (the “Retention Agreement”). In general, the updated form of Retention Agreement clarifies, but is not intended to increase or decrease, the severance benefits available under the Company’s existing form of executive severance and retention agreement.

Subject to the conditions of the Retention Agreement, on an executive’s death or involuntary termination by the Company without Cause (as defined in the Retention Agreement), an executive (or his or her heirs) will receive a lump sum cash payment equal to (i) a pro rata bonus, based on the number of days employed in the applicable bonus period, equal to 50% of such executive’s average bonus earned in the last three full fiscal years (the “Average Bonus”) plus (ii) (x) 0.67 multiplied by the executive’s annual base salary (excluding certain reductions)(the “Reference Salary”) plus (y) 1/12 of the executive’s Reference Salary for each whole year of the executive’s employment by the Company. Subject to the conditions of the Retention Agreement, on an executive’s death, involuntary termination by the Company without Cause or resignation for Good Reason within 30 days before, on, or within 12 months after a Change in Control (as each term is defined in the Retention Agreement), the executive’s then outstanding and unvested compensatory equity awards will become fully vested and the executive (or his or her heirs) will receive a lump sum cash payment equal to 100% of his or her Average Bonus plus 150% of the executive’s Reference Salary plus $72,000, which may, but is not required to, be used to obtain continued health insurance coverage. As a condition to receiving severance benefits, each executive must sign a release of claims.

Each of the following executive officers of the Company have previously signed the Company’s existing form of executive severance and retention agreement: Jim Haynes, Yves LeMaitre, Pete Mangan, Adrian Meldrum and David Teichmann. If any such officer signs the updated form of Retention Agreement, the updated form will supersede and replace the existing agreement. In addition, the Company expects to sign the updated form of Retention Agreement with the following executive officers: Dr. Adam Carter and Dr. Richard Craig.

The above description of the Retention Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Retention Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On July 30, 2014, the Board adopted the Company’s Amended and Restated By-laws (“Restated Bylaws”), effective immediately. The Restated By-Laws consolidate all amendments to the Company’s prior amended and restated by-laws (the “Prior Bylaws”) into one instrument for ease of reference. Except for a few minor corrections, the Restated Bylaws merely restate and integrate, but do not further amend, the Prior Bylaws.

On July 30, 2014, the Board adopted the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (“Restated Certificate”). The Restated Certificate was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on July 31, 2014. The Restated Certificate consolidates all amendments to the Company’s prior amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Prior Certificate”) into one instrument for ease of





reference. The Restated Certificate merely restates and integrates, but does not further amend, the Prior Certificate.

The above descriptions of the Restated Bylaws and the Restated Certificate do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Restated Certificate and Restated Bylaws, which are filed as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.      Description

3.1          Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
3.2          Amended and Restated By-laws
10.1          Executive Severance and Retention Agreement






SIGNATURE

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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
OCLARO, INC.  
 
 
Date: August 1, 2014
By:
/s/ David L. Teichmann
 
 
 
David L. Teichmann
 
 
 
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
 



OCLARO, INC.
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
Under Section 245
of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware

Oclaro, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ General Corporation Law ”), does hereby certify as follows:
1. The name of this corporation is Oclaro, Inc. and that this corporation was originally incorporated pursuant to the General Corporation Law on June 29, 2004 under the name Bookham, Inc.
2. This Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted in accordance with Section 245 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware and only restates and integrates and does not further amend the provisions of the Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation as heretofore restated, amended and supplemented. There is no discrepancy between those provisions and the provisions of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
3. The text of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended, is hereby restated to read in full, as set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto, and Exhibit A is incorporated herein by reference.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , this Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been executed by a duly authorized officer of this corporation on this 30th day of July, 2014.
By:          /S/ GREG DOUGHERTY         
Greg Dougherty, Chief Executive Officer




EXHIBIT A
OCLARO, INC.
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Oclaro, Inc.
SECOND: The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.
THIRD: The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted by the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
FOURTH: The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 176,000,000 shares, consisting of (i) 175,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (“ Common Stock ”), and (ii) 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share (“ Preferred Stock ”).
The following is a statement of the designations and the powers, privileges and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof in respect of each class of capital stock of the Corporation.
A.
COMMON STOCK .
1. General . The voting, dividend and liquidation rights of the holders of the Common Stock are subject to and qualified by the rights of the holders of the Preferred Stock of any series as may be designated by the Board of Directors upon any issuance of the Preferred Stock of any series.
2. Voting . The holders of the Common Stock shall have voting rights at all meetings of stockholders, each such holder being entitled to one vote for each share thereof held by such holder; provided , however , that, except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation (which, as used herein, shall mean the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, as amended from time to time, including the terms of any certificate of designations of any series of Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together as a class with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation. There shall be no cumulative voting.
The number of authorized shares of Common Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.







3. Dividends . Dividends may be declared and paid on the Common Stock from funds lawfully available therefor as and when determined by the Board of Directors and subject to any preferential dividend or other rights of any then outstanding Preferred Stock.
4. Liquidation . Upon the dissolution or liquidation of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, holders of Common Stock will be entitled to receive all assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, subject to any preferential or other rights of any then outstanding Preferred Stock.
A.
PREFERRED STOCK .
Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series, each of such series to have such terms as stated or expressed herein and in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such series adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation as hereinafter provided. Any shares of Preferred Stock which may be redeemed, purchased or acquired by the Corporation may be reissued except as otherwise provided by law.
Authority is hereby expressly granted to the Board of Directors from time to time to issue the Preferred Stock in one or more series, and in connection with the creation of any such series, by resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of the shares thereof, to determine and fix the number of shares of such series and such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including without limitation thereof, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges and liquidation preferences, as shall be stated and expressed in such resolutions, all to the full extent now or hereafter permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the resolutions providing for issuance of any series of Preferred Stock may provide that such series shall be superior or rank equally or be junior to the Preferred Stock of any other series to the extent permitted by law.
The number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
FIFTH: Except as otherwise provided herein, the Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute and this Certificate of Incorporation, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.
SIXTH: In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred upon it by the laws of the State of Delaware, and subject to the terms of any series of Preferred Stock, the Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the Corporation’s By-laws. The affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present shall be required to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the Corporation’s By-laws. The Corporation’s By-laws also may be adopted, amended, altered or repealed by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the

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votes which all the stockholders would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors or class of directors, in addition to any other vote required by this Certificate of Incorporation. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws of the Corporation, and notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage may be specified by law, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the votes which all the stockholders would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors or class of directors shall be required to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provision inconsistent with, this Article SIXTH.
SEVENTH: Except to the extent that the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware prohibits the elimination or limitation of liability of directors for breaches of fiduciary duty, no director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, notwithstanding any provision of law imposing such liability. No amendment to or repeal of this provision shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director of the Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment or repeal.
EIGHTH: The Corporation shall provide indemnification as follows:
1. Actions, Suits and Proceedings Other than by or in the Right of the Corporation . The Corporation shall indemnify each person who was or is a party or 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 he or she is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at the request of the Corporation, as a director, officer, partner, employee or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including any employee benefit plan) (all such persons being referred to hereafter as an “Indemnitee”), or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee 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, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee 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.
2. Actions or Suits by or in the Right of the Corporation . The Corporation shall indemnify any Indemnitee who was or is a party to or 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 Indemnitee is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at the request

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of the Corporation, as a director, officer, partner, employee or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including any employee benefit plan), or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) and, to the extent permitted by law, amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made under this Section 2 in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation, unless, and only to the extent, that the Court of Chancery of Delaware shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of such liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses (including attorneys’ fees) which the Court of Chancery of Delaware shall deem proper.
3. Indemnification for Expenses of Successful Party . Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Article, to the extent that an Indemnitee has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article EIGHTH, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, or on appeal from any such action, suit or proceeding, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection therewith. Without limiting the foregoing, if any action, suit or proceeding is disposed of, on the merits or otherwise (including a disposition without prejudice), without (i) the disposition being adverse to Indemnitee, (ii) an adjudication that Indemnitee was liable to the Corporation, (iii) a plea of guilty or nolo contendere by Indemnitee, (iv) an adjudication that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and (v) with respect to any criminal proceeding, an adjudication that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful, Indemnitee shall be considered for the purposes hereof to have been wholly successful with respect thereto.
4. Notification and Defense of Claim . As a condition precedent to an Indemnitee’s right to be indemnified, such Indemnitee must notify the Corporation in writing as soon as practicable of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation involving such Indemnitee for which indemnity will or could be sought. With respect to any action, suit, proceeding or investigation of which the Corporation is so notified, the Corporation will be entitled to participate therein at its own expense and/or to assume the defense thereof at its own expense, with legal counsel reasonably acceptable to Indemnitee. After notice from the Corporation to Indemnitee of its election so to assume such defense, the Corporation shall not be liable to Indemnitee for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit, proceeding or investigation, other than as provided below in this Section 4. Indemnitee shall have the right to employ his or her own counsel in connection with such action, suit, proceeding or investigation, but the fees and expenses of such counsel incurred after notice from the Corporation of its assumption of the defense thereof shall be at the expense of Indemnitee unless (i) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized by the Corporation, (ii) counsel to Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest or position on any significant issue between the Corporation and Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such action, suit, proceeding or investigation or (iii) the Corporation shall not in

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fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of such action, suit, proceeding or investigation, in each of which cases the fees and expenses of counsel for Indemnitee shall be at the expense of the Corporation, except as otherwise expressly provided by this Article. The Corporation shall not be entitled, without the consent of Indemnitee, to assume the defense of any claim brought by or in the right of the Corporation or as to which counsel for Indemnitee shall have reasonably made the conclusion provided for in clause (ii) above. The Corporation shall not be required to indemnify Indemnitee under this Article EIGHTH for any amounts paid in settlement of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation effected without its written consent. The Corporation shall not settle any action, suit, proceeding or investigation in any manner which would impose any penalty or limitation on Indemnitee without Indemnitee’s written consent. Neither the Corporation nor Indemnitee will unreasonably withhold or delay its consent to any proposed settlement.
5. Advance of Expenses . Subject to the provisions of Section 6 of this Article EIGHTH, in the event that the Corporation does not assume the defense pursuant to Section 4 of this Article EIGHTH of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation of which the Corporation receives notice under this Article, any expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in defending an action, suit, proceeding or investigation or any appeal therefrom shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such matter; provided, however, that the payment of such expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in advance of the final disposition of such matter shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee to repay all amounts so advanced in the event that it shall ultimately be determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article; and further provided that no such advancement of expenses shall be made under this Article EIGHTH if it is determined (in the manner described in Section 6) that (i) Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, or (ii) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. Such undertaking shall be accepted without reference to the financial ability of Indemnitee to make such repayment.
6. Procedure for Indemnification . In order to obtain indemnification or advancement of expenses pursuant to Section 1, 2, 3 or 5 of this Article EIGHTH, an Indemnitee shall submit to the Corporation a written request. Any such advancement of expenses shall be made promptly, and in any event within 30 days after receipt by the Corporation of the written request of Indemnitee, unless the Corporation determines within such 30-day period that Indemnitee did not meet the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1, 2 or 5 of this Article EIGHTH, as the case may be. Any such indemnification, unless ordered by a court, shall be made with respect to requests under Section 1 or 2 only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination by the Corporation that the indemnification of Indemnitee is proper because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or 2, as the case may be. Such determination shall be made in each instance (a) by a majority vote of the directors of the Corporation consisting of persons who are not at that time parties to the action, suit or proceeding in question (“disinterested directors”), whether or not a quorum, (b) by a committee of disinterested directors designated by majority vote of disinterested directors, whether or not a quorum, (c) if there are no disinterested directors, or if the disinterested directors so direct, by independent legal counsel (who may, to the extent permitted by law, be

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regular legal counsel to the Corporation) in a written opinion, or (d) by the stockholders of the Corporation.
7. Remedies . The right to indemnification or advancement of expenses as granted by this Article shall be enforceable by Indemnitee in any court of competent jurisdiction. Neither the failure of the Corporation to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Corporation pursuant to Section 6 of this Article EIGHTH that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct. Indemnitee’s expenses (including attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred in connection with successfully establishing Indemnitee’s right to indemnification, in whole or in part, in any such proceeding shall also be indemnified by the Corporation.
8. Limitations . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article, except as set forth in Section 7 of the Article EIGHTH, the Corporation shall not indemnify an Indemnitee pursuant to this Article EIGHTH in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such Indemnitee unless the initiation thereof was approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article, the Corporation shall not indemnify an Indemnitee to the extent such Indemnitee is reimbursed from the proceeds of insurance, and in the event the Corporation makes any indemnification payments to an Indemnitee and such Indemnitee is subsequently reimbursed from the proceeds of insurance, such Indemnitee shall promptly refund indemnification payments to the Corporation to the extent of such insurance reimbursement.
9. Subsequent Amendment . No amendment, termination or repeal of this Article or of the relevant provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or any other applicable laws shall affect or diminish in any way the rights of any Indemnitee to indemnification under the provisions hereof with respect to any action, suit, proceeding or investigation arising out of or relating to any actions, transactions or facts occurring prior to the final adoption of such amendment, termination or repeal.
10. Other Rights . The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by this Article shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which an Indemnitee seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any law (common or statutory), agreement or vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in Indemnitee’s official capacity and as to action in any other capacity while holding office for the Corporation, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director or officer, and shall inure to the benefit of the estate, heirs, executors and administrators of Indemnitee. Nothing contained in this Article shall be deemed to prohibit, and the Corporation is specifically authorized to enter into, agreements with officers and directors providing indemnification rights and procedures different from those set forth in this Article. In addition, the Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by its Board of Directors, grant indemnification rights to other employees or agents of the Corporation or other persons serving the Corporation and such rights may be equivalent to, or greater or less than, those set forth in this Article.

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11. Partial Indemnification . If an Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Article to indemnification by the Corporation for some or a portion of the expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with any action, suit, proceeding or investigation and any appeal therefrom but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement to which Indemnitee is entitled.
12. Insurance . The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including any employee benefit plan) against any expense, liability or loss incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
13. Savings Clause . If this Article or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each Indemnitee as to any expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any action, suit, proceeding or investigation, whether civil, criminal or administrative, including an action by or in the right of the Corporation, to the fullest extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Article that shall not have been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
14. Definitions . Terms used herein and defined in Section 145(h) and Section 145(i) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in such Section 145(h) and Section 145(i).
NINTH: This Article is inserted for the management of the business and for the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation.
1. General Powers . The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.
2. Number of Directors; Election of Directors . Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, the number of directors of the Corporation shall be established by the Board of Directors. Election of directors need not be by written ballot, except as and to the extent provided in the By-laws of the Corporation.
3. Classes of Directors . Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, the Board of Directors shall be and is divided into three classes: Class I, Class II and Class III.
4. Terms of Office . Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, each director shall serve for a term ending on the date of the third annual meeting following the annual meeting at which such director was elected; provided, that each director initially appointed to Class I shall serve for a term expiring at the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2005; each director initially appointed to Class II shall serve for

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a term expiring at the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2006; and each director initially appointed to Class III shall serve for a term expiring at the Corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2007; provided further, that the term of each director shall continue until the election and qualification of his successor and be subject to his earlier death, resignation or removal.
5. Quorum . The greater of (a) a majority of the directors at any time in office and (b) one-third of the number of directors fixed pursuant to Section 2 of this Article NINTH shall constitute a quorum. If at any meeting of the Board of Directors there shall be less than such a quorum, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.
6. Action at Meeting . Every act or decision done or made by a majority of the directors present at a meeting duly held at which a quorum is present shall be regarded as the act of the Board of Directors unless a greater number is required by law or by this Certificate of Incorporation.
7. Removal . Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock, directors of the Corporation may be removed only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the votes which all the stockholders would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors or class of directors.
8. Vacancies . Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock, any vacancy or newly created directorships in the Board of Directors, however occurring, shall be filled only by vote of a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director and shall not be filled by the stockholders. A director elected to fill a vacancy shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such director shall have been chosen, subject to the election and qualification of a successor and to such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.
9. Stockholder Nominations and Introduction of Business, Etc . Advance notice of stockholder nominations for election of directors and other business to be brought by stockholders before a meeting of stockholders shall be given in the manner provided by the By‑laws of the Corporation.
10. Amendments to Article . Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-laws of the Corporation, and notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage may be specified by law, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the votes which all the stockholders would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors or class of directors shall be required to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provision inconsistent with, this Article NINTH.
TENTH: Stockholders of the Corporation may not take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-laws of the Corporation, and notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage may be specified by law, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the votes which all the stockholders would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors or

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class of directors shall be required to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provision inconsistent with, this Article TENTH.
ELEVENTH: Special meetings of stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer, but such special meetings may not be called by any other person or persons. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to matters relating to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice of meeting. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-laws of the Corporation, and notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage may be specified by law, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the votes which all the stockholders would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors or class of directors shall be required to amend or repeal, or to adopt any provision inconsistent with, this Article ELEVENTH.
TWELFTH: Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as it may be amended from time to time, shall not apply to the Corporation.


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AMENDED AND RESTATED
BY-LAWS
OF

OCLARO, INC.



TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE I
STOCKHOLDERS
1

1.1

Place of Meetings
1

1.2

Annual Meeting
1

1.3

Special Meetings
1

1.4

Notice of Meetings
1

1.5

Voting List
1

1.6

Quorum
2

1.7

Adjournments
2

1.8

Voting and Proxies
2

1.9

Action at Meeting
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1.10

Nomination of Directors
3

1.11

Notice of Business at Annual Meetings
5

1.12

Conduct of Meetings
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1.13

No Action by Consent in Lieu of a Meeting
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ARTICLE II
DIRECTORS
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2.1

General Powers
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2.2

Number, Election and Qualification
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2.3

Classes of Directors
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2.4

Terms of Office
8

2.5

Quorum
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2.6

Action at Meeting
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2.7

Removal
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2.8

Vacancies
9

2.9

Resignation
9

2.10

Regular Meetings
9

2.11

Special Meetings
9

2.12

Notice of Special Meetings
9

2.13

Meetings by Conference Communications Equipment
9

2.14

Action by Consent
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2.15

Committees
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2.16

Compensation of Directors
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2.17

Conduct of Meetings
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ARTICLE III
OFFICERS
10

3.1

Titles
10

3.2

Election
11

3.3

Qualification
11

3.4

Tenure
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3.5

Resignation and Removal
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3.6

Vacancies
11

3.7

Chairman of the Board
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3.8

President; Chief Executive Officer
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3.9

Vice Presidents
12

3.10

Secretary and Assistant Secretaries
12

3.11

Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers
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3.12

Salaries
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ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL STOCK
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4.1

Issuance of Stock
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4.2

Stock Certificates; Uncertificated Shares
13

4.3

Transfers
14

4.4

Lost Stolen or Destroyed Certificates
14

4.5

Record Date
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ARTICLE V
GENERAL PROVISIONS
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5.1

Fiscal Year
15

5.2

Corporate Seal
15

5.3

Waiver of Notice
15

5.4

Voting of Securities
15

5.5

Evidence of Authority
15

5.6

Certificate of Incorporation
15

5.7

Severability
15

5.8

Pronouns
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ARTICLE I
STOCKHOLDERS
1.1      Place of Meetings . All meetings of stockholders shall be held at such place as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President or, if not so designated, at the principal office of the corporation.
1.2      Annual Meeting . The annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting shall be held on a date and at a time designated by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President (which date shall not be a legal holiday in the place where the meeting is to be held). If no annual meeting is held in accordance with the foregoing provisions, a special meeting may be held in lieu of the annual meeting, and any action taken at that special meeting shall have the same effect as if it had been taken at the annual meeting, and in such case all references in these By-laws to the annual meeting of the stockholders shall be deemed to refer to such special meeting.
1.3      Special Meetings . Special meetings of stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President, but such special meetings may not be called by any other person or persons. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to matters relating to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice of meeting.
1.4      Notice of Meetings . Except as otherwise provided by law, notice of each meeting of stockholders, whether annual or special, shall be given not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting, Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given to stockholders, any notice shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to (in a manner consistent with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware) by the stockholder to whom the notice is given. The notices of all meetings shall state the place, date and time of the meeting and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting. The notice of a special meeting shall state, in addition, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called If notice is given by mail, such notice shall be deemed given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at such stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the corporation. If notice is given by electronic transmission, such notice shall be deemed given at the time specified in Section 232 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
1.5      Voting List . The Secretary shall prepare, at least 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. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting: (a) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with notice of the meeting, or (b) during ordinary business hours, at the principal place of business of the corporation. The list shall also be

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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.
1.6      Quorum . Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws, the holders of a majority in voting power of the shares of the capital stock of the corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person, present by means of remote communication in a manner, if any, authorized by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. A quorum, once established at a meeting, shall not be broken by the withdrawal of enough votes to leave less than a quorum.
1.7      Adjournments . Any meeting of stockholders may be adjourned from time to time and to any other time and to any other place at which a meeting of stockholders may be held under these By-laws by the stockholders present or represented at the meeting and entitled to vote, although less than a quorum, or, if no stockholder is present, by any officer entitled to preside at or to act as secretary of such meeting. It shall not be necessary to notify any stockholder of any adjournment of less than 30 days if the time and place of the adjourned meeting, and the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting, are announced at the meeting at which adjournment is taken, unless after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting. At the adjourned meeting, the corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting.
1.8      Voting and Proxies . Each stockholder shall have one vote for each share of stock entitled to vote held of record by such stockholder and a proportionate vote for each fractional share so held, unless otherwise provided by law or the Certificate of Incorporation. Each stockholder of record entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may vote in person (including by means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting) or may authorize another person or persons to vote for such stockholder by a proxy executed or transmitted in a manner permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware by the stockholder or such stockholder’s authorized agent and delivered (including by electronic transmission) to the Secretary of the corporation. No such proxy shall be voted upon after three years from the date of its execution, unless the proxy expressly provides for a longer period.
1.9      Action at Meeting . When a quorum is present at any meeting, any matter other than the election of directors to be voted upon by the stockholders at such meeting shall be decided by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the shares of stock present or represented and voting on such matter (or if there are two or more classes of stock entitled to vote as separate classes, then in the case of each such class, the holders of a majority in voting power of the shares of stock of that class present or represented and voting on such matter), except when a different vote is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws. When a quorum is present at any meeting, any election by stockholders of directors shall be determined by a plurality of the votes cast by the stockholders entitled to vote on the election.

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1.10      Nomination of Directors .
(a)      Except for (1) any directors entitled to be elected by the holders of preferred stock, (2) any directors elected in accordance with Section 2.9 hereof by the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy or newly-created directorships or (3) as otherwise required by applicable law or stock market regulation, only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures in this Section 1.10 shall be eligible for election as directors. Nomination for election to the Board of Directors at a meeting of stockholders may be made (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (ii) by any stockholder of the corporation who (x) complies with the notice procedures set forth in Section 1.10(b) and (y) is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of such notice and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting.
(b)      To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be received in writing by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation as follows: (i) in the case of an election of directors at an annual meeting of stockholders, not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided however, that (x) in the case of the annual meeting of stockholders of the corporation to be held in 2005 or (y) in the event that the date of the annual meeting in any other year is advanced by more than 20 days, or delayed by more than 60 days, from the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a stockholders’ notice must be so received not earlier than the 120 th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of (A) the 90 th day prior to such annual meeting and (B) the tenth day following the day on which notice of the date of such annual meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date of such annual meeting was made, whichever first occurs; or (ii) in the case of an election of directors at a special meeting of stockholders, provided that the Board of Directors has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, not earlier than the 120 th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of (x) the 90 th day prior to such special meeting and (y) the tenth day following the day on which notice of the date of such special meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date of such special meeting was made, whichever first occurs. In no event shall the adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting (or the public announcement thereof) commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice.
The stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth: (A) as to each proposed nominee (1) such person’s name, age, business address and, if known, residence address, (2) such person’s principal occupation or employment, (3) the class and number of shares of stock of the corporation which are beneficially owned by such person, and (4) any other information concerning such person that must be disclosed as to nominees in proxy solicitations pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”); (B) as to the stockholder giving the notice (1) such stockholder’s name and address, as they appear on the corporation’s books, (2) the class and number of shares of stock of the corporation which are owned, beneficially and of record, by such stockholder, (3) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and each proposed nominee and any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the nomination(s) are to be made by such stockholder, (4) a representation that such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person(s) named in its notice and (5) a representation whether the stockholder intends or is part of a group which

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intends (x) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to elect the nominee and/or (y) otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such nomination; and (C) as to the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is being made (1) such beneficial owner’s name and address, (2) the class and number of shares of stock of the corporation which are beneficially owned by such beneficial owner, (3) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such beneficial owner and each proposed nominee and any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the nomination(s) are to be made and (4) a representation whether the beneficial owner intends or is part of a group which intends (x) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the corporation’s outstanding capital stock requirement to elect the nominee and/or (y) otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such nomination. In addition, to be effective, the stockholder’s notice must be accompanied by the written consent of the proposed nominee to serve as a director if elected. The corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as may reasonably be required to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the corporation. A stockholder shall not have complied with this Section l.10(b) if the stockholder (or beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made) solicits or does not solicit, as the case may be, proxies in support of such stockholder’s nominee in contravention of the representations with respect thereto required by this Section 1.10.
(c)      The chairman of any meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination was made in accordance with the provisions of this Section 1.10 (including whether the stockholder or beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made solicited (or is part of a group which solicited) or did not so solicit, as the case may be, proxies in support of such stockholder’s nominee in compliance with the representations with respect thereto required by this Section 1.10), and if the chairman should determine that a nomination was not made in accordance with the provisions of this Section 1.10, the chairman shall so declare to the meeting and such nomination shall be disregarded.
(d)      Except as otherwise required by law, nothing in this Section 1.10 shall obligate the corporation or the Board of Directors to include in any proxy statement or other stockholder communication distributed on behalf of the corporation or the Board of Directors information with respect to any nominee for director submitted by a stockholder.
(e)      Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.10, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the corporation to present a nomination, such nomination shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the corporation. For purposes of this Section 1.10, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be authorized by a written instrument executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such written instrument or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the written instrument or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.

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(f)      For purposes of this Section 1.10, “public disclosure” shall include disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
1.11      Notice of Business at Annual Meetings .
(a)      At any 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 (1) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (2) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, or (3) properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder For business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, (i) if such business relates to the nomination of a person for election as a director of the corporation, the procedures in Section 1.10 must be complied with and (ii) if such business relates to any other matter, the business must constitute a proper matter under Delaware law for stockholder action and the stockholder must (x) have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 1.11(b) and (y) be a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of such notice and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at such annual meeting.
(b)      To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be received in writing by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that (x) in the case of the annual meeting of stockholders of the corporation to be held in 2005 or (y) in the event that the date of the annual meeting in any other year is advanced by more than 20 days, or delayed by more than 60 days, from the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice must be so received not earlier than the 120th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of (A) the 90th day prior to such annual meeting and (B) the tenth day following the day on which notice of the date of such annual meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date of such annual meeting was made, whichever first occurs. In no event shall the adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting (or the public announcement thereof) commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice.
The stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to each matter the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting (1) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting, the text relating to the business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend the By-laws, the language of the proposed amendment), and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting, (2) the name and address, as they appear on the corporation’s books, of the stockholder proposing such business, and the name and address of the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made, (3) the class and number of shares of stock of the corporation which are owned, of record and beneficially, by the stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, (4) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder or such beneficial owner, if any, and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder and

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any material interest of the stockholder or such beneficial owner, if any, in such business, (5) a representation that such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the annual meeting to bring such business before the meeting and (6) a representation whether the stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, intends or is part of a group which intends (x) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal and/or (y) otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposal. Notwithstanding anything in these By-laws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at any annual meeting of stockholders except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.11; provided 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 corporation’s proxy statement for an annual meeting of stockholders shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of this Section 1.11. A stockholder shall not have complied with this Section 1.11(b) if the stockholder (or beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made) solicits or does not solicit, as the case may be, proxies in support of such stockholder’s proposal in contravention of the representations with respect thereto required by this Section 1.11.
(c)      The chairman of any meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether business was properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the provisions of this Section 1.11 (including whether the stockholder or beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made solicited (or is part of a group which solicited) or did not so solicit, as the case may be, proxies in support of such stockholder’s proposal in compliance with the representation with respect thereto required by this Section 1.11), and if the chairman should determine that business was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the provisions of this Section 1.11, the chairman shall so declare to the meeting and such business shall not be brought before the meeting.
(d)      Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.11, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual meeting of stockholders of the corporation to present business, such business shall not be considered, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the corporation. For purposes of this Section 1.11, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be authorized by a written instrument executed by the such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as a proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such written instrument or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the written instrument or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.
(e)      For purposes of this Section 1.11, “public disclosure” shall include disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

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1.12      Conduct of Meetings .
(a)      Meetings of the stockholders shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board, if any, or in the Chairman’s absence by the director selected by the independent directors to serve as the lead independent director of the Board of Directors (the “Lead Director”), if any, or in the Lead Director’s absence, by the Vice Chairman of the Board, if any, or in the Vice Chairman’s absence by the Chief Executive Officer, or in the Chief Executive Officer’s absence, by the President, or in the President’s absence by a Vice President, or in the absence of all of the foregoing persons by a chairman designated by the Board of Directors, or in the absence of such designation by a chairman chosen by vote of the stockholders at the meeting. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in the Secretary’s absence the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.
(b)      The Board of Directors may adopt by resolution such rules, regulations and procedures for the conduct of any meeting of stockholders of the corporation as it shall deem appropriate including, without limitation, such guidelines and procedures as it may deem appropriate regarding the participation by means of remote communication of stockholders and proxyholders not physically present at a meeting. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules, regulations and procedures as adopted by the Board of Directors, the chairman of any meeting of stockholders shall have 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 appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the chairman of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (ii) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (iii) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders of record of the corporation, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as shall be determined; (iv) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (v) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the chairman of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.
(c)      The chairman of the meeting shall announce at the meeting when the polls for each matter to be voted upon at the meeting will be opened and closed. If no announcement is made, the polls shall be deemed to have opened when the meeting is convened and closed upon the final adjournment of the meeting. After the polls close, no ballots, proxies or votes or any revocations or changes thereto may be accepted.
(d)      In advance of any meeting of stockholders, the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President shall appoint one or more inspectors or election to act at the meeting and make a written report thereof. One or more other persons may be designated as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is present, ready and willing to act at a meeting of stockholders, the chairman of the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Unless otherwise required by law, inspectors may be officers, employees or agents of the corporation. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of such inspector’s duties, shall take and sign

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an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of such inspector’s ability. The inspector shall have the duties prescribed by law and shall take charge of the polls and, when the vote in completed, shall make a certificate of the result of the vote taken and of such other facts as may be required by law.
1.13      No Action by Consent in Lieu of a Meeting . Stockholders of the corporation may not take any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting.
ARTICLE II
DIRECTORS
2.1      General Powers . The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a Board of Directors, who may exercise all of the powers of the corporation except as otherwise provided by law or the Certificate of Incorporation.
2.2      Number Election and Qualification . Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, the number of directors of the corporation shall be established by the Board of Directors. Election of directors need not be by written ballot. Directors need not be stockholders of the corporation.
2.3      Classes of Directors . Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, the Board of Directors shall be and is divided into three classes: Class I, Class II and Class III. The allocation of directors among classes shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.
2.4      Terms of Office . Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors, each director shall serve for a term ending on the date of the third annual meeting following the annual meeting at which such director was elected; provided , that each director initially appointed to Class I shall serve for a term expiring at the corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2005; each director initially appointed to Class II shall serve for a term expiring at the corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2006; and each director initially appointed to Class III shall serve for a term expiring at the corporation’s annual meeting of stockholders held in 2007; provided further , that the term of each director shall continue until the election and qualification of a successor and be subject to such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.
2.5      Quorum . The greater of (a) a majority of the directors at any time in office and (b) one-third of the number of directors fixed by the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum. If at any meeting of the Board of Directors there shall be less than such a quorum, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.
2.6      Action at Meeting . Every act or decision done or made by a majority of the directors present at a meeting duly held at which a quorum is present shall be regarded as the act of the Board of Directors unless a greater number is required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation.

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2.7      Removal . Subject to the rights of holder of any series of Preferred Stock, directors of the corporation may be removed only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 75% of the votes which all the stockholders would be entitled to cast in any annual election of directors or class of directors.
2.8      Vacancies . Subject to the rights of holder of any series of Preferred Stock, any vacancy or newly-created directorships on the Board of Directors, however occurring, shall be filled only by vote of a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director and shall not be filled by the stockholders. A director elected to fill a vacancy shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such director shall have been chosen, subject to the election and qualification of a successor or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.
2.9      Resignation . Any director may resign by delivering a resignation in writing or by electronic transmission to the corporation at its principal office or to the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Secretary. Such resignation shall be effective upon receipt unless it is specified to be effective at some later time or upon the happening of some later event.
2.10      Regular Meetings . Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time and place as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors; provided that any director who is absent when such a determination is made shall be given notice of the determination. A regular meeting of the Board of Directors may be held without notice immediately after and at the same place as the annual meeting of stockholders.
2.11      Special Meetings . Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time and place designated in a call by the Chairman of the Board, by the Lead Director (if a Lead Director has been so selected and is serving in such capacity prior to the meeting), the Chief Executive Officer, the President, two or more directors, or by one director in the event that there is only a single director in office.
2.12      Notice of Special Meetings . Notice of any special meeting of directors shall be given to each director by the Secretary or by the officer or one of the directors calling the meeting. Notice shall be duly given to each director (a) in person or by telephone at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting, (b) by sending written notice via reputable overnight courier, telecopy or electronic mail, or delivering written notice by hand, to such director’s last known business, home or electronic mail address at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting, or (c) by sending written notice via first-class mail to such director’s last known business or home address at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting. A notice or waiver of notice of a meeting of the Board of Directors need not specify the purposes of the meeting.
2.13      Meetings by Conference Communications Equipment . Directors may participate in meetings of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

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2.14      Action by Consent . 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 to the action in writing or by electronic transmission, and the written consents or electronic transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee
2.15      Committees . The Board of Directors may designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one 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. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members of the committee present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members 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. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors and subject to the provisions of law, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority 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. Each such committee shall keep minutes and make such reports as the Board of Directors may from time to time request. Except as the Board of Directors may otherwise determine, any committee may make rules for the conduct of its business, but unless otherwise provided by the directors or in such rules, its business shall be conducted as nearly as possible in the same manner as is provided in these By-laws for the Board of Directors.
2.16      Compensation of Directors . Directors may be paid such compensation for their services and such reimbursement for expenses of attendance at meetings as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the corporation or any of its parent or subsidiary entities in any other capacity and receiving compensation for such service.
2.17      Conduct of Meetings . Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board; or in the Chairman’s absence, by the Lead Director (if a Lead Director has been selected and is serving in such capacity prior to the meeting); or in the Lead Director’s absence, by a chairman chosen at the meeting. Executive sessions of the Board of Directors shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board, if such Chairman of the Board is an independent director, or, if such Chairman of the Board is not an independent director, by the Lead Director (if a Lead Director has been selected and is serving in such capacity prior to the meeting); or in the Lead Director’s absence, by a chairman chosen by the independent directors participating in such executive session. At any meeting of the Board of Directors, business shall be transacted in such order and manner as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
ARTICLE III
OFFICERS
3.1      Titles . The officers of the corporation shall consist of a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Secretary, a Treasurer and such other officers with such other titles as

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the Board of Directors shall determine, including a Chairman of the Board, a Vice Chairman of the Board, and one or more Vice Presidents, Assistant Treasurers, and Assistant Secretaries. The Board of Directors may appoint such other officers as it may deem appropriate.
3.2      Election . The Chief Executive Officer, President, Treasurer and Secretary shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at its first meeting following the annual meeting of stockholders. Other officers may be appointed by the Board of Directors at such meeting or at any other meeting.
3.3      Qualification . No officer need be a stockholder. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.
3.4      Tenure . Except as otherwise provided by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-laws, each officer shall hold office until such officer’s successor is elected and qualified, unless a different term is specified in the resolution electing or appointing such officer, or until such officer’s earlier death, resignation or removal.
3.5      Resignation and Removal . Any officer may resign by delivering a written resignation to the corporation at its principal office or to the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Secretary. Such resignation shall be effective upon receipt unless it is specified to be effective at some later time or upon the happening of some later event.
Any officer may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by vote of a majority of the directors then in office.
Except as the Board of Directors may otherwise determine, no officer who resigns or is removed shall have any right to any compensation as an officer for any period following such officer’s resignation or removal, or any right to damages on account of such removal, whether such officer’s compensation be by the month or by the year or otherwise, unless such compensation is expressly provided for in a duly authorized written agreement with the corporation.
3.6      Vacancies . The Board of Directors may fill any vacancy occurring in any office for any reason and may, in its discretion, leave unfilled for such period as it may determine any offices other than those of Chief Executive Officer, President, Treasurer and Secretary. Each such successor shall hold office for the unexpired term of such officer’s predecessor and until a successor is elected and qualified, or until such officer’s earlier death, resignation or removal.
3.7      Chairman of the Board . The Board of Directors may appoint from its members a Chairman of the Board, who need not be an employee or officer of the corporation. If the Board of Directors appoints a Chairman of the Board, such Chairman shall perform such duties and possess such powers as are assigned by the Board of Directors and, if the Chairman of the Board is also designated as the corporation’s Chief Executive Officer, shall have the powers and duties of the Chief Executive Officer prescribed in Section 3.8 of these By-laws.
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President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the corporation. The Chief Executive Officer shall have general charge and supervision of the business of the corporation subject to the direction of the Board of Directors. The President shall perform such other duties and shall have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer (if the President is not the Chief Executive Officer) may from time to time prescribe. In the event of the absence, inability or refusal to act of the Chief Executive Officer or the President (if the President is not the Chief Executive Officer), the Vice President (or if there shall be more than one, the Vice Presidents in the order determined by the Board of Directors) shall perform the duties of the Chief Executive Officer and when so performing such duties shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the Chief Executive Officer.
3.9      Vice Presidents . Any Vice President shall perform such duties and possess such powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer may from time to time prescribe. The Board of Directors may assign to any Vice President the title of Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President or any other title selected by the Board of Directors.
3.10      Secretary and Assistant Secretaries . The Secretary shall perform such duties and shall have such powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer may from time to time prescribe. In addition, the Secretary shall perform such duties and have such powers as are incident to the office of the secretary, including without limitation the duty and power to give notices of all meetings of stockholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors, to attend all meetings of stockholders and the Board of Directors and keep a record of the proceedings, to maintain a stock ledger and prepare lists of stockholders and their addresses as required, to be custodian of corporate records and the corporate seal and to affix and attest to the same on documents.
Any Assistant Secretary shall perform such duties and possess such powers as the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary may from time to time prescribe. In the event of the absence, inability or refusal to act of the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary (or if there shall be more than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order determined by the Board of Directors) shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary.
In the absence of the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary at any meeting of stockholders or directors, the chairman of the meeting shall designate a temporary secretary to keep a record of the meeting.
3.11      Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers . The Treasurer shall perform such duties and shall have such powers as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer. In addition, the Treasurer shall perform such duties and have such powers as are incident to the office of treasurer, including without limitation the duty and power to keep and be responsible for all funds and securities of the corporation, to deposit funds of the corporation in depositories selected in accordance with these By-laws, to disburse such funds as ordered by the Board of Directors, to make proper accounts of such funds, and to render as required by the Board of Directors statements of all such transactions and of the financial condition of the corporation.

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The Assistant Treasurers shall perform such duties and possess such powers as the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the Treasurer may from time to time prescribe. In the event of the absence, inability or refusal to act of the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer (or if there shall be more than one, the Assistant Treasurers in the order determined by the Board of Directors) shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer.
3.12      Salaries . Officers of the corporation shall be entitled to such salaries, compensation or reimbursement as shall be fixed or allowed from time to time by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL STOCK
4.1      Issuance of Stock . Subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, the whole or any part of any unissued balance of the authorized capital stock of the corporation or the whole or any part of any shares of the authorized capital stock of the corporation held in the corporation’s treasury may be issued, sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by vote of the Board of Directors in such manner, for such lawful consideration and on such terms as the Board of Directors may determine.
4.2      Stock Certificates; Uncertificated Shares . The shares of the corporation shall 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 its stock shall be uncertificated shares. Every holder of stock of the corporation represented by certificates shall be entitled to have a certificate, in such form as may be prescribed by law and by the Board of Directors, representing the number of shares held by such holder registered in certificate form. Each such certificate shall be signed in a manner that complies with Section 158 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
Each certificate for shares of stock which are subject to any restriction on transfer pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, these By-laws, applicable securities laws or any agreement among any number of stockholders or among such holders and the corporation shall have conspicuously noted on the face or back of the certificate either the full text of the restriction or a statement of the existence of such restriction.
If the corporation shall be authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, the powers, designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall be set forth in full or summarized on the face or back of each certificate representing shares of such class or series of stock, provided that in lieu of the foregoing requirements there may be set forth on the face or back of each certificate representing shares of such class or series of stock a statement that the corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests a copy of the full text of the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.

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Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated stock, the corporation shall send to the registered owner thereof a written notice containing the information required to be set forth or stated on certificates pursuant to Sections 151, 202(a) or 218(a) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or, with respect to Section 151 of General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, a statement that the corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.
4.3      Transfers . Shares of stock of the corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by law and in these By-laws. Transfers of shares of stock of the corporation shall be made only on the books of the corporation or by transfer agents designated to transfer shares of stock of the corporation. Subject to applicable law, shares of stock represented by certificates shall be transferred only on the books of the corporation by the surrender to the corporation or its transfer agent of the certificate representing such shares properly endorsed or accompanied by a written assignment or power of attorney properly executed, and with such proof of authority or the authenticity of signature as the corporation or its transfer agent may reasonably require. Except as may be otherwise required by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-laws, the corporation shall be entitled to treat the record holder of stock as shown on its books as the owner of such stock for all purposes, including the payment of dividends and the right to vote with respect to such stock, regardless of any transfer, pledge or other disposition of such stock until the shares have been transferred on the books of the corporation in accordance with the requirements of these By-laws.
4.4      Lost Stolen or Destroyed Certificates . The corporation may issue a new certificate of stock in place of any previously issued certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon such terms and conditions as the Board of Directors may prescribe, including the presentation of reasonable evidence of such loss, theft or destruction and the giving of such indemnity and posting of such bond as the Board of Directors may require for the protection of the corporation or any transfer agent or registrar.
4.5      Record Date . The Board of Directors may fix in advance a date as a record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action. Such record date shall not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting, nor more than 60 days prior to any other action to which such record date relates.
If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day before the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day before the day on which the meeting is held. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating to such purpose.

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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.
ARTICLE V
GENERAL PROVISIONS
5.1      Fiscal Year . Except as from time to time otherwise designated by the Board of Directors, the fiscal year of the corporation shall begin on the first day of January of each year and end on the last day of December in each year.
5.2      Corporate Seal . The corporate seal shall be in such form as shall be approved by the Board of Directors.
5.3      Waiver of Notice . Whenever notice is required to be given by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-laws, a written waiver signed by the person entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, whether before, at or after the time stated in such notice, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such 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.
5.4      Voting of Securities . Except as the Board of Directors may otherwise designate, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Treasurer may waive notice of, and act as, or appoint any person or persons to act as, proxy or attorney-in-fact for this corporation (with or without power of substitution) at any meeting of stockholders or securityholders of any other entity, the securities of which may be held by this corporation.
5.5      Evidence of Authority . A certificate by the Secretary, or an Assistant Secretary, or a temporary Secretary, as to any action taken by the stockholders, directors, a committee or any officer or representative of the corporation shall as to all persons who rely on the certificate in good faith be conclusive evidence of such action.
5.6      Certificate of Incorporation . All references in these By-laws to the Certificate of Incorporation shall be deemed to refer to the Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation, as amended and in effect from time to time.
5.7      Severability . Any determination that any provision of these By-laws is for any reason inapplicable, illegal or ineffective shall not affect or invalidate any other provision of these By-laws.
5.8      Pronouns . All pronouns used in these By-laws shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the person or persons may require.

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ARTICLE VI
AMENDMENTS
These By-laws may be altered, amended or repealed, in whole or in part, or new By-laws may be adopted by the Board of Directors or by the stockholders as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation.


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OCLARO, INC.
EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE AND RETENTION AGREEMENT

Oclaro, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and ______________ (the “ Executive ”) are entering into this Executive Severance and Retention Agreement effective as of the date below the signatures of the parties below (the “ Effective Date ”).

The Company and Executive wish to provide for agreed-upon severance arrangements if the Executive ceases to be an employee of the Company under certain circumstances prior to any change in control of the Company. The Company also recognizes that, as is the case with many publicly-held corporations, the possibility of a change in control of the Company exists and that such possibility, and the uncertainty and questions which it may raise among key personnel, may result in the departure or distraction of key personnel to the detriment of the Company and its stockholders. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) wishes to encourage the continued employment and dedication of the Company’s key personnel without distraction from the possibility of termination under certain circumstances or a change in control of the Company and related events and circumstances. Therefore, the Company and the Executive agree as follows:

1.     Key Definitions .

(a)    “ Accrued Obligations ” means all accrued but unpaid wages due to the Executive as of the date of termination, including salary, unused vacation, any prior period bonus approved by the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board, and expense reimbursements.

(b)    “ Cause ” means: (i) the Executive’s willful and continued failure to substantially perform Executive’s reasonable assigned duties as an employee of the Company (other than due to the Executive’s physical or mental illness or any failure after the Executive gives notice of resignation for Good Reason), and the failure is not cured within 30 days after the Chief Executive Officer (“ CEO ”) gives the Executive written notice that specifically identifies why the CEO believes the Executive has not substantially performed the Executive’s duties; or (ii) the Executive’s willful engagement in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company. No act or failure to act by the Executive shall be considered “willful” unless it is done, or omitted to be done, in bad faith and without reasonable belief that the Executive’s action or omission was in the best interests of the Company. The CEO must provide written notice to the Executive within 90 days after the occurrence of the acts or omissions constituting the basis for Cause. The Executive will be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard by the Board, with such hearing occurring at least 15 days, but not more than 30 days, after receipt of that notice. The Executive may, at the Executive’s election, be represented by counsel. The Board’s decision after that hearing will be final and binding on all parties.

(c)     “ Change in Control ” means one or more of events (including an event that constitutes a Change in Control under one trigger but is specifically exempted from another trigger):



 

(i)     the acquisition by a Person of beneficial ownership of any capital stock of the Company if, after such acquisition, such Person beneficially owns (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) 50% or more of either (x) the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “ Outstanding Company Common Stock ”) or (y) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “ Outstanding Company Voting Securities ”); provided, however , that for purposes of this subsection (i), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (1) any acquisition directly from the Company (excluding an acquisition pursuant to the exercise, conversion or exchange of any security exercisable for, convertible into or exchangeable for common stock or voting securities of the Company, unless the Person exercising, converting or exchanging such security acquired such security directly from the Company or an underwriter or agent of the Company), (2) any acquisition by the Company, (3) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, or (4) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with Section 1(c)(iii)(x) and (y) below;

(ii)     such time as the Continuing Directors do not constitute a majority of the Board (or, if applicable, the board of directors of a successor corporation to the Company);

(iii)    the consummation of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or statutory share exchange involving the Company or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company in one or a series of transactions (a “ Business Combination ”), unless, immediately following such Business Combination, each of the following two conditions is satisfied: (x) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, respectively, of the resulting or acquiring corporation in such Business Combination (which shall include, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) (such resulting or acquiring corporation is referred to herein as the “ Acquiring Corporation ”) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, respectively; and (y) no Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) maintained or sponsored by the Company or by the Acquiring Corporation) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 30% or more of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Acquiring Corporation, or of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination); or

(d) the approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

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However, if necessary for compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 409A, no transaction will be a Change in Control unless it is also a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets, as provided in Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-3(i)(5).

(d)    “ Continuing Director ” means, at any date, a member of the Board who: (i)  was a member of the Board on the Effective Date, or (ii) was nominated or elected after the Effective Date by at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or election, or whose election to the Board was recommended or endorsed by at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or election. However, an individual will not be a Continuing Director if he or she became a director as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents, by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board.

(e)    “ Change in Control Date ” means the first date on which a Change in Control occurs.

(f)    “ Change in Control Termination ” means (i) the termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company without Cause (and not due to Disability), (ii) the termination of the Executive’s employment on his or her death, or (iii) the termination of employment by the Executive in a resignation from all the positions he or she then holds with the Company due to Good Reason, but in each case, only if the termination occurs within 30 days before, on, or within 12 months after the Change in Control Date, and only if such termination constitutes a Separation from Service.

(g)    “ Disability ” means the Executive’s incapacity due to mental or physical illness which is determined to be total and permanent by a physician selected by the Company or its insurers and acceptable to the Executive or the Executive’s legal representative.

(h)    “ Expiration Date ” means:

(i)     the third anniversary of the Effective Date if no Qualifying Termination has occurred by that date;

(ii)     the date of termination of the Executive’s employment with the Company (or any successor entity) other than due to a Qualifying Termination;

(iii)     following a Qualifying Termination, the date of the fulfillment by the Company of all of its obligations under this Agreement; and

(iv)     the first anniversary of the Change in Control Date if no Change in Control Termination has occurred by that date.

(i)    “ Good Reason ” means the occurrence, without the Executive’s written consent, of any of the following events, but if and only (x) if the Executive has given written notice to the

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Board within 90 days after the occurrence of the events constituting the basis for Good Reason, (y) the Company has not reasonably corrected the events by the 30 th day after receipt of such notice, and (z) the Executive’s Separation from Service is effective within 60 days after the last day of the Company’s 30 day cure period (that is, within 90 days after the Executive gives written notice):

(i)     a material diminution in the Executive’s authority, duties or responsibilities as in effect immediately prior to the Measurement Date;

(ii)    a material diminution in the Executive’s base compensation as in effect immediately prior to the Measurement Date (or, if greater, the Executive’s base compensation as increased after the Measurement Date);

(iii)    a change by the Company in the location at which the Executive performs Executive’s principal duties for the Company to a new location that is both (1) outside a radius of 35 miles from the Executive’s principal residence immediately prior to the Measurement Date and (2) more than 20 miles from the location at which the Executive performed Executive’s principal duties for the Company immediately prior to the Measurement Date; or

(iv)    any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by the Company (or a successor entity) of this Agreement.

(j)    “ Measurement Date ” means earliest to occur of: (i) the Change in Control Date, (ii) the date of the execution by the Company of the definitive written agreement or instrument providing for the Change in Control, or (iii) the date the Board approves by resolution or written consent the Change in Control.

(k)    “ Person ” means an individual, entity or group within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”).

(l)    “ Qualifying Bonus ” means a cash bonus earned or paid based on achievement by the Executive of periodic variable compensation targets, and specifically excluding spot bonuses and retention bonuses.

(m)    “ Qualifying Termination ” means either (i) a termination by the Company without Cause (and not due to Disability) or due to the Executive’s death, in either case, that occurs more than 30 days before the Change in Control Date, or (ii) a Change in Control Termination.

(n)    “ Reference Salary ” means the annual base salary to be used for purposes of calculating the amount of severance payable under this Agreement. The Reference Salary will be the annual base salary in effect on the Separation from Service, but (1) disregarding any reduction in base salary that forms the basis for Good Reason, and (2) disregarding any temporary reduction in base salary that was implemented by the Board or Compensation Committee in 2013 (to the extent that reduction was not formally revoked). For example, if an Executive had an annual base salary of $300,00 at the close of calendar year 2012, and agreed in

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2013 to a temporary reduction to $250,000, and if his base salary remained at this level until calendar year 2015, at which point he had a Change in Control Termination due to a reduction in his salary to $200,000, his Reference Salary is $300,000.

(o)    “ Release Deadline ” means the 55 th day after the Separation from Service.

(p)    “ Separation from Service ” means a “separation from service” as defined under Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(h).

2.      Term of Agreement . This Agreement, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder, shall take effect on the Effective Date and shall expire on the Expiration Date (such period, the “ Term ” of this Agreement).

3.      Accrued Obligations . On any termination of employment, whether or not it constitutes a Qualifying Termination, the Company will pay of the Accrued Obligations to the Executive promptly on or following the termination date.

4.      Conditions to Payment . To receive any payments or benefits under this Agreement, the Executive (or, in the case of death, the Executive’s heir or executor) must sign, and allow to become effective not later than the Release Deadline, a separation agreement and release in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company that contains, among other standard provisions, the form of release of claims in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A to this Agreement, (the “ Executive Release ”). In addition, the Executive must also continue to comply with his or her continuing obligations to the Company under applicable law and his or her confidential information and inventions assignment agreement.

5.     Qualifying Termination That is Not a “Change in Control Termination” . If the Executive suffers a Qualifying Termination that is not a Change in Control Termination, the Company will pay the Executive (or his or her heirs) the following severance benefits (the “ Ordinary Severance Benefits ”) in a single lump sum cash payment on or before the Release Deadline:

(a)    an amount (the “ Pro-Rata Bonus ”) equal to the product of (i) (x) the average of the Executive’s Qualifying Bonuses earned during the three full fiscal years before the Separation from Service (or the average of such lesser number of years for which the Executive earned a Qualifying Bonus) (“ Average Bonus ”) (y) divided by 2, and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days before the Separation from Service in the current bonus period applicable to the current Qualifying Bonus and the denominator of which is the total number of days in the current bonus period applicable to the current Qualifying Bonus; and

(b)     an amount, capped at 150% of the Executive’s Reference Salary, equal to the sum of (i) the Executive’s Reference Salary multiplied by 0.67, plus (ii) 1/12 of the Executive’s Reference Salary for each whole year of the Executive’s employment by the Company, as measured through the Separation from Service.


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For the avoidance of doubt, the Pro-Rata Bonus shall be determined by (a) including Qualifying Bonuses earned for the prior three fiscal years, regardless of whether such Qualifying Bonuses were paid during such fiscal year or at a later time, and (b) excluding any Qualifying Bonuses paid during any of such three fiscal years that were earned for any period prior to such three fiscal years.

6.     Change in Control Termination . If the Executive suffers a Change in Control Termination, the Company will pay the Executive (or his or her heirs) the following severance benefits (the “ Transaction Severance Benefits ”), with any cash benefits paid in a single lump sum on or before the Release Deadline:
 
(a)    Effective as of the Date of Termination, (i) each of the Executive’s then-outstanding stock options shall become immediately and fully vested and exercisable, (ii) each of the Executive’s then-outstanding restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards will become fully vested, (iii) unless otherwise expressly provided at the time of grant, each of the Executive’s then-outstanding performance-based restricted stock units as to which the performance period has not yet ended shall be deemed to have been earned at the target level of performance and will be fully vested, and (iv) notwithstanding any provision in any applicable option agreement to the contrary, each of Executive’s then-outstanding stock options shall continue to be exercisable by the Executive until the earliest of (x) the first anniversary of the Separation from Service, (y) the expiration of the original term of the option, or (z) on the Change in Control Date if options are not assumed or replaced by the successor entity.

(b)    The Company will pay an amount equal the sum of: (i) 150% of the Executive’s Reference Salary, (ii) the Average Bonus and (iii) $72,000 (which the Executive may, but is not required to, use to obtain continued health insurance coverage).

7.      Termination Due to Disability . If the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated by reason of the Executive’s Disability, the Company will pay the Executive (or his or her heirs) the Pro-Rata Bonus as his or her sole severance benefits (the “ Disability Severance Benefits ”), paid in a single lump sum on or before the Release Deadline.

8.     Taxes .

(a)     Better After Tax Provision . Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any payment or benefit to be paid or provided hereunder would be an “Excess Parachute Payment ,” within the meaning of Section 280G of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (the “ Code ”), or any successor provision thereto, but for the application of this sentence, then the payments and benefits to be paid or provided under this Agreement and all other agreements with the Company and any successor entity shall be reduced to the minimum extent necessary (but in no event to less than zero) so that no portion of any such payment or benefit, as so reduced, constitutes an Excess Parachute Payment; provided, however, that the foregoing reduction shall be made only if and to the extent that such reduction would result in an increase in the aggregate payments and benefits to be provided (i.e. a “best results provision”) determined on an after-tax basis (taking into account the excise tax imposed pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code, or any successor provision thereto, any tax imposed by any comparable provision of state

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law, and any applicable federal, state and local income taxes). The determination of whether any reduction in such payments or benefits to be provided is required under this paragraph shall be made by the Company’s independent accountants or another accounting or tax firm of national reputation, at the expense of the Company. The fact that Executive’s right to payments or benefits may be reduced by reason of the limitations contained in this paragraph shall not of itself limit or otherwise affect any other rights of Executive under this Agreement. In the event that any payment or benefit intended to be provided is required to be reduced, then the payments shall be reduced or eliminated in the following order: (i) any cash payments that do not constitute deferred compensation, (ii) any taxable benefits that do not constitute deferred compensation, (iii) any nontaxable benefits that do not constitute deferred compensation, (iv) any vesting of equity awards, in each case in reverse order beginning with payments or benefits that are to be paid the farthest in time from the date that triggers the applicability of the excise tax, and (v) lastly, any deferred compensation.

(b)     Section 409A . All of the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement are intended to be exempt from Code Section 409A as “short term deferrals” in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) and will be construed and administered as short term deferrals, with all payments made not later than the end of the applicable 2 ½ month period of the year following the year in which the payments and benefits became vested. If any of the payments or benefits constitute “deferred compensation” under Code Section 409A, and if the Executive is “specified employee” under Code Section 409A, then any such deferred compensation that is payable due to his or her Separation from Service within the first six months following the Separation from Service (other than due to death) will not be paid on the original schedule, but will instead be delayed, and paid in a lump sum on the date that is six months and one day following the Executive’s Separation from Service. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall have no liability to the Executive or to any other person if the payments and benefits provided in this Agreement that are intended to be exempt from or compliant with Code Section 409A are not so exempt or compliant.

(c)     Tax Withholding . All payments and benefits provided under this Agreement are subject to all applicable income and employment tax withholdings and ordinary deductions.

9.     Disputes .

(a)     Settlement of Disputes . All claims by the Executive for payments and benefits under this Agreement shall be directed to and determined by the Board and shall be in writing. Any denial by the Board of a claim for benefits under this Agreement shall be delivered to the Executive in writing and shall set forth the specific reasons for the denial and the specific provisions of this Agreement relied upon. The Board shall afford a reasonable opportunity to the Executive for a review of the decision denying a claim.

(b)     Expenses . The Company agrees to pay as incurred, to the full extent permitted by law, all legal, accounting and other fees and expenses which the Executive may reasonably incur as a result of any claim by the Company, the Executive or others regarding the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any guarantee of performance thereof (including as a result

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of any contest by the Executive regarding the amount of any payment or benefits pursuant to this Agreement), but only if the Executive prevails in the outcome of that claim.

(c)     Compensation During a Dispute . Subject to any limitations under Code Section 409A, if the Executive experiences a Change in Control Termination, and the Company or the successor entity challenges the Executive’s right to receive Transition Severance Benefits, the Company or the successor entity shall continue (i) to pay the Executive’s base salary in effect as of the Measurement Date and (ii) to pay an additional monthly stipend of $6,000 per month, until such dispute is resolved either by mutual written agreement of the parties or by final adjudication. Following the resolution of such dispute, the sum of the payments made to the Executive under this paragraph shall be deducted from any cash payment which the Executive is entitled to receive under this Agreement. If the payments received by the Executive exceed the amount of the cash payment to which the Executive is entitled under the Agreement, the Executive must repay the excess (without interest), within 60 days after the resolution of such dispute.

10.     Successors .

(a)     Successor to Company . The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place, provided that : (i) nothing in this Agreement shall oblige any successor to pay any further sums to the Executive after the Company has fulfilled its obligations to make payments to the Executive and/or the Expiration Date occurs; and (ii) the successor shall not be entitled to ignore the occurrence of a Change in Control to avoid any obligations under this Agreement. Failure of the Company to obtain an assumption of this Agreement at or prior to the effectiveness of the Change in Control shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall constitute Good Reason if the Executive elects to terminate employment. As used in this Agreement, “ Company ” shall mean the Company as defined above and any successor to its business or assets as aforesaid which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise.

(b)     Successor to Executive . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If the Executive should die while any amount would still be payable to the Executive or Executive’s family hereunder if the Executive had continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to the executors, personal representatives or administrators of the Executive’s estate.

11.     Notice . All notices, instructions and other communications given hereunder or in connection herewith shall be in writing (including electronic writing). Any such notice, instruction or communication shall be (a) sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid (which will be effective five days after it is sent), (b) sent prepaid via a reputable nationwide overnight courier service, in each case addressed to the Company, at 2560 Junction Avenue, San Jose, CA 95134, Attn: General Counsel, and to the Executive at the Executive’s address most recently on file with the Company (which will be effective one day

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after it is sent), (c) hand delivered to the CEO or the Executive, as applicable, or (d) sent, using the delivery confirmation feature, to the Company email address for the CEO or the Executive (but only so long as the Executive has access to his or her Company email account) (which will be effective on receipt of the email confirmation). Either party may give any notice, instruction or other communication hereunder using any other means, but no such notice, instruction or other communication shall be deemed to have been duly delivered unless and until it actually is received by the party for whom it is intended.

12.     Miscellaneous .

(a)     Employment by Subsidiary . For purposes of this Agreement, the Executive’s employment with the Company shall not be deemed to have terminated solely as a result of the Executive continuing to be employed by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

(b)     Severability . The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

(c)     Injunctive Relief . The Company and the Executive agree that any breach of this Agreement by the Company is likely to cause the Executive substantial and irrevocable damage and therefore, in the event of any such breach, in addition to such other remedies which may be available, the Executive shall have the right to specific performance and injunctive relief.

(d)     Exclusive Severance Benefits . The making of the payments and the provision of the benefits by the Company to the Executive under this Agreement shall constitute the entire obligation of the Company to the Executive as a result of the termination of Executive’s employment. The Executive shall not be entitled to additional severance or termination payments or benefits as a result of such termination of employment under any other plan, program, policy, practice, contract or agreement of the Company or its subsidiaries.

(e)     Mitigation . The Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment or benefits provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise. Further, the amount of any payment or benefits provided for in this Agreement shall not be reduced by any compensation earned by the Executive as a result of employment by another employer, by retirement benefits, by offset against any amount claimed to be owed by the Executive to the Company or otherwise.

(f)     Not an Employment Contract . The Executive acknowledges that this Agreement does not constitute a contract of employment or impose on the Company any obligation to retain the Executive as an employee. This Agreement does not prevent the Executive or the Company from terminating employment at any time.

(g)     Governing Law . The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of California, without regard to conflicts of law principles.

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(h)     Waivers . No waiver by either party at any time of any breach of, or compliance with, any provision of this Agreement to be performed by the other party shall be deemed a waiver of that or any other provision at any subsequent time.

(i)     Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but both of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

(j)     Entire Agreement . This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and supersedes all prior agreements, promises, covenants, arrangements, communications, representations or warranties, whether oral or written, by any officer, employee or representative of any party hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. Any prior agreement of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein[, including the Executive Severance and Retention Agreement dated [________],] is hereby terminated and cancelled.

(k)     Amendments . This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument executed by both the CEO and the Executive.

(l)     Executive’s Acknowledgements . The Executive acknowledges that Executive: (i) has read this Agreement; (ii) has been represented in the preparation, negotiation, and execution of this Agreement by legal counsel of the Executive’s own choice or has voluntarily declined to seek such counsel; (iii) understands the terms and consequences of this Agreement; and (iv) understands that by executing this Agreement, the Employee forever waives and forfeits all rights under any prior agreements relating to the subject matter herein.


OCLARO, INC.

___________________________________
[NAME, TITLE]

EXECUTIVE

___________________________________
[NAME]

___________________________________
[DATE]


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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF EXECUTIVE RELEASE AGREEMENT

This Release Agreement (the “Agreement”) is between Oclaro, Inc. (“Company”) and ___________ (“Executive”).

RECITAL
The Company and Executive have entered into an Executive Severance and Retention Agreement dated                                    , 20             (“ESRA”), providing for the execution of this release as a condition to receipt of benefits under the ESRA.

1. Consideration .
 
a. The Recital set forth above is incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth. All capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the same meaning as those contained in the ESRA, except where expressly defined otherwise.

b. Executive expressly acknowledges and agrees that as of the date this Agreement is signed, Executive has received all compensation Executive has earned while employed by the Company, save and except for base salary which has accrued since Executive’s last paycheck from the Company. Executive further acknowledges and agrees that as of the date this Agreement is signed, Executive has submitted for reimbursement all claims which he has for reimbursement of expenses Executive has incurred in connection with the performance of Executive’s duties for the Company, and that Executive has no dispute with the Company pertaining to any expense reports and reimbursements submitted to or received from the Company.

2.  Release . As of the date Executive signs this Agreement, Executive waives all claims Executive might have against the Company (or any person or entity that could be made liable through the Company, including such persons as officers, directors, partners, members, managers, employees, representatives, agents, assigns, investors, stockholders, insurers, purchasers, successors, assigns, and others) arising out of or relating in any manner to Executive’s prior or current relationship, or change of relationship, with the Company, that are presently known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, that arise from any omissions, acts, facts, or damages that have occurred up until and including the Effective Date of this Agreement. As used throughout this Agreement, “claims” means and includes all claims for breach of contract, fraud, discrimination on any prohibited basis (including, but not limited to, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, medical condition, marital status, or veteran status), breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, violation of any statute, defamation, breach of any benefit plan provision, breach of any California Labor Code provision, breach of any Business & Professions Code provision, breach of any securities laws or regulations, breach of any Corporations Code provision, interference with contract, interference with economic advantage, violation of ERISA, violation of any wage and hour laws (including any applicable wage orders and regulations) and any other claim arising out of or relating in any manner to the parties’ former or current relationship, or change of that relationship.

Executive specifically waives the provisions of Civil Code section 1542 which provides:

A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor.

The Company and Executive agree that this release does not apply to claims which cannot be waived as a matter of law or public policy (including, by way of example, claims for unemployment insurance benefits, or claims arising under the Workers Compensation Act). This Agreement does not extend to any obligations incurred under this Agreement. This release does not release claims that cannot be released as a matter of law, including, but not limited to, Executive’s right to file a charge with or participate in a charge by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or any other local, state, or federal administrative body or government agency that is authorized to enforce or administer laws related to employment, against the Company (with the understanding that any such filing or participation does not give Executive the right to recover any monetary damages against the Company; Executive’s release of claims herein bars Executive from recovering such monetary relief from the Company). In

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addition to the foregoing, Executive expressly represents and warrants that Executive has not and will not assign any claim released in this Agreement to any other person or entity. Executive will indemnify and defend the Company for all liabilities (including costs, attorneys fees, damages, settlements, compromises, judgments, penalties, interest, and any other sums) it incurs arising in whole or part from Executive’s untrue representation and warranty.

3. Acknowledgment of Waiver of Claims under ADEA . Executive acknowledges that he/she is waiving and releasing any rights he/she may have under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), and that this waiver and release is knowing and voluntary. Executive agrees that this waiver and release does not apply to any rights or claims that may arise under the ADEA after the Effective Date of this Agreement. Executive acknowledges that the consideration given for this waiver and release is in addition to anything of value to which Executive was already entitled. Executive further acknowledges that he/she has been advised by this writing that: (a) he/she should consult with an attorney prior to executing this Agreement; (b) he/she has twenty-one (21) days within which to consider this Agreement; (c) he/she has seven (7) days following his/her execution of this Agreement to revoke this Agreement; (d) this Agreement shall not be effective until after the revocation period has expired; and (e) nothing in this Agreement prevents or precludes Employee from challenging or seeking a determination in good faith of the validity of this waiver under the ADEA, nor does it impose any condition precedent, penalties, or costs for doing so, unless specifically authorized by federal law. In the event Executive signs this Agreement and returns it to the Company in less than the 21-day period identified above, Executive hereby acknowledges that he/she has freely and voluntarily chosen to waive the time period allotted for considering this Agreement. Executive acknowledges and understands that revocation must be accomplished by a written notification to the person executing this Agreement on the Company’s behalf that is received prior to the Effective Date. The parties agree that changes, whether material or immaterial, do not restart the running of the 21-day period.

4.  Miscellaneous . This Agreement is the complete agreement between the Company and Executive concerning the subject matters discussed herein, and supersedes all previous discussions, understandings, and agreements between them concerning said matters, except as otherwise expressly stated in this Agreement. This Agreement is governed by California law (except to the extent its conflict of laws principles would apply the law of a different jurisdiction), is entered into and performed entirely in Santa Clara County, San Jose, California. If any provision of this is found invalid by any court having jurisdiction, the remainder of this Agreement shall be fully valid and enforceable. Executive and the Company understand this is a binding, legal agreement. This Agreement is binding on the parties’ respective heirs, successors, assigns, and representatives.

5. Effective Date. Executive understands that this Agreement shall be null and void if not executed by him/her within twenty one (21) days. Each Party has seven (7) days after that Party signs this Agreement to revoke it. This Agreement will become effective on the eighth (8th) day after Executive signed this Agreement, so long as it has been signed by the Parties and has not been revoked by either Party before that date (the “Effective Date”).
 
 
 
 
“Executive”
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DATED:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Signature
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Print Name
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
“Company”
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oclaro, Inc.
 
DATED:
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Signature
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Print Name, Title
 


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