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Wisconsin
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001-34806
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39-1152983
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(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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(Commission File
Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange
on which registered
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Class A Common Stock, par value $0.025 per share
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QUAD
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The New York Stock Exchange
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Item 5.03
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Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
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Item 5.07
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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•
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The election of all nine directors to the Company’s Board of Directors for a one-year term to expire at the Company’s 2020 annual meeting of shareholders;
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To approve an amendment to the Company’s Articles to increase the total number of authorized shares of the Company’s class A common stock; and
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To approve an amendment to the Quad/Graphics, Inc. 2010 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
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For
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Withheld
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Broker Non-Votes
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Name
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Votes
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Percentage
(1)
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Votes
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Percentage
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Votes
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Percentage
(2)
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Mark A. Angelson
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159,642,274
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99.4
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%
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968,663
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0.6
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%
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5,054,300
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N/A
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Douglas P. Buth
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156,776,110
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97.6
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%
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3,834,827
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2.4
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%
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5,054,300
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N/A
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John C. Fowler
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148,281,846
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92.3
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%
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12,329,091
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7.7
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%
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5,054,300
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N/A
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Stephen M. Fuller
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159,373,717
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99.2
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%
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1,237,220
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0.8
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%
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5,054,300
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N/A
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Christopher B. Harned
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148,424,984
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92.4
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%
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12,185,953
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7.6
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%
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5,054,300
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N/A
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J. Joel Quadracci
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149,996,824
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93.4
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%
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10,614,113
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6.6
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%
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5,054,300
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N/A
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Kathryn Quadracci Flores
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148,722,715
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92.6
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%
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11,888,222
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7.4
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%
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5,054,300
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N/A
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Jay O. Rothman
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151,083,325
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94.1
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%
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9,527,612
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5.9
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%
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5,054,300
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N/A
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John S. Shiely
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159,112,778
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99.1
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%
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1,498,159
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0.9
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%
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5,054,300
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N/A
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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Votes
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Percentage
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Votes
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Percentage
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Votes
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Percentage
(2)
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Votes
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Percentage
(2)
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29,028,281
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96.6
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%
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1,028,591
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3.4
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%
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39,785
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N/A
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—
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N/A
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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Votes
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Percentage
(1)
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Votes
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Percentage
(1)
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Votes
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Percentage
(2)
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Votes
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Percentage
(2)
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164,596,861
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99.4
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%
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1,028,591
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0.6
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%
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39,785
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N/A
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—
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N/A
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-Votes
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Votes
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Percentage
(1)
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Votes
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Percentage
(1)
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Votes
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Percentage
(1)
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Votes
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Percentage
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153,101,707
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95.3
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%
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7,474,855
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4.7
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%
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34,375
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—
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%
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5,054,300
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N/A
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Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(a)
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Not applicable.
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(b)
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Not applicable.
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(c)
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Not applicable.
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(d)
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Exhibits
. The following exhibit is being filed herewith.
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Date:
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May 24, 2019
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QUAD/GRAPHICS, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Jennifer J. Kent
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Jennifer J. Kent
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Executive Vice President of Administration,
General Counsel and Secretary
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(a)
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one hundred five million (105,000,000) shares designated as “Class A Common Stock,” with a par value of Two and One-Half Cents ($.025) per share;
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(b)
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eighty million (80,000,000) shares designated as “Class B Common Stock,” with a par value of Two and One-Half Cents ($.025) per share;
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(c)
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twenty million (20,000,000) shares designated as “Class C Common Stock,” with a par value of Two and One-Half Cents ($.025) per share; and
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(d)
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five hundred thousand (500,000) shares designated as “Preferred Stock,” with a par value of One Cent ($.01) per share.
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(a)
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The holders of the Class A Common Stock, the Class B Common Stock and the Class C Common Stock shall be entitled to receive, when and as declared by the Board of Directors, such dividends, including share distributions (as defined in subparagraph (A)(l)(b)), as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors subject to any limitations of applicable law of the State of Wisconsin and to the rights of the holders of the Preferred Stock, and provided that dividends are paid pro rata to the holders of all classes of Common Stock and provided further that, in the event of a share distribution, such pro rata distribution shall be made in accordance with subparagraph (A)(l)(b).
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(b)
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If at any time a distribution is to be paid in Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock (a “share distribution”), such share distribution may be declared and distributed only as follows:
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(i)
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Shares of one class of Common Stock (the “first class”) may be distributed on shares of that class, provided that there is declared and paid a simultaneous distribution of shares of the other classes of Common Stock (the “second and third classes”) to the respective holders of the second and third classes, where such simultaneous distribution shall consist of a number of shares of the respective second and third classes equal on a per share basis to the number of shares of the first class which are distributed to holders of the first class.
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(ii)
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Notwithstanding subsection (l)(b)(i) of Section A of this Article III and subject to any limitations of the law of the State of Wisconsin or as set forth herein, shares of the first class may be distributed on shares of the second and third classes, provided that there is declared and paid a simultaneous distribution of shares of the first class to
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(c)
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The corporation shall not combine or subdivide shares of the first class without making a simultaneous combination or subdivision of shares of the second and third classes which is equal on a per share basis to the combination or subdivision of the shares of the first class.
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(a)
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Except as provided in subparagraph (A)(2)(b) of this Article III, the holders of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock shall in all matters vote together as a single class subject to any voting rights which may be granted to holders of Preferred Stock, provided that the holders of Class A Common Stock shall have one vote per share, the holders of Class B Common Stock shall have ten votes per share and the holders of Class C Common Stock shall have ten votes per share.
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(b)
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The holders of Class A Common Stock, the holders of Class B Common Stock and the holders of Class C Common Stock shall be entitled to vote as separate classes on such other matters as may be required by the law of the State of Wisconsin to be submitted to such holders voting as separate classes.
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Notwithstanding anything in this subparagraph (A)(2) to the contrary but subject to any voting rights which may be granted to holders of Preferred Stock, the holders of any class of Common Stock shall have exclusive voting power on all matters at any time when no other classes of Common Stock are issued and outstanding.
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(a)
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Voluntary Conversion
. Each holder of Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock may at any time or from time to time, in such holder’s sole discretion and at such holder’s option, convert any whole number of shares of or all of such holder’s Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock into fully paid and nonassessable Class A Common Stock at the rate (subject to adjustment as hereinafter provided) of one (1) share of Class A Common Stock for each share of Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock
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(b)
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Adjustment of Conversion Ratio; No Fractional Shares
. In the event that, prior to the conversion of all shares of Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock into Class A Common Stock, any one class of Common Stock is changed into, exchanged for or reclassified into a different number of shares of outstanding securities of the corporation, or any other corporation or entity, without such action being taken on a proportionate basis with respect to the other classes of Common Stock, whether such change, exchange or reclassification occurs through a reorganization, recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, merger, consolidation or otherwise, then the conversion rate specified above and in clause (A)(4)(b)(iii) of this Article III shall be appropriately and equitably adjusted by the Board of Directors to reflect such action.
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(a)
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Definitions
. For purposes of this paragraph (A)(4), the following definitions shall apply:
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(i)
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“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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(ii)
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“Family Group” shall mean (1) Betty E. Quadracci, (2) the issue (within the meaning of Section 851.13 of the Wisconsin Statutes) of Betty E. Quadracci, (3) a spouse of an issue of Betty E. Quadracci, 4) a widow or widower of an issue of Betty E. Quadracci, (5) the estate of any individual described in (1)–(4), (6) any trust created by will or inter-vivos for so long as the sole current beneficiaries of such trust are one or more individuals described in (1)-(4), (7) any entity for so long as such entity is wholly owned and controlled by any one or more individuals described in (1)-(4), (8) any entity described in Section 4947(a)(1) or (2) of the Code and (9) any entity to which contributions would be deductible under Sections 2522 or 2055 of the Code.
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(iii)
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“Purchase Price” shall mean, per share of Class B Common Stock on a particular date, the last sales price of a share of the Class A Common Stock on such date on the national securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is then traded, or if no sales of Class A Common Stock occur on the date in question, on the last preceding date on which there was a sale on such exchange. If the Class A Common Stock is not listed on a national securities exchange, but are traded in an over-the-counter market, the Purchase Price shall
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(iv)
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“Transfer” shall mean any direct or indirect sale, gift, assignment or other transfer of any ownership or voting interest in any share of Common Stock, including, without limitation:
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(1)
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any sale, contract to sell, sale by the holder of any option or contract to purchase, purchase of any option or contract to sell, grant of any option, right or warrant to purchase, loan or other direct or indirect transfer or disposal of: (a) any shares of Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock; (b) any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock; or (c) any shares of Class A Common Stock into which the shares of Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock are convertible; or
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(2)
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entry into any swap or other arrangement (including contracting to sell, selling, transferring, granting any kind of option to purchase, making any short sale or otherwise disposing of any shares) that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any shares of any class of Common Stock.
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(3)
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the classification of a share as marital property or community property under applicable state laws (so long as the transferor holder of shares in whose name the share is recorded on the
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(4)
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any pledges; provided, however, unless and until a holder shall have notified the corporation in writing of such pledge, the corporation shall not be bound to recognize the interest of any pledgee in such share, and provided further that the pledgee shall acquire no rights in such share greater than the rights of the pledgor therein. No sale or other Transfer of a share pledged by a holder, upon foreclosure or other enforcement of such pledge, shall be valid or effective unless at least five days’ advance notice of such sale or other Transfer shall have been given in writing to the corporation. The occurrence of such foreclosure sale or other Transfer pursuant to due notice to the corporation shall be subject to purchase under the option provided in subparagraph (A)(4)(b)(ii) of this Article III. If such share shall be purchased by the corporation pursuant to such subparagraph, then the Purchase Price shall be paid over to the pledgor, the pledgee and/or the foreclosure purchaser as their respective interests may appear;
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any conversion of any shares of Class B Common Stock or Class C Common Stock into Class A Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation;
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(6)
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the exchange or conversion of shares of Common Stock pursuant to any transaction consummated pursuant to the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law (or other then applicable state business corporation law) that is approved by the shareholders of the corporation; or
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the giving of a revocable proxy or consent in response to a public proxy or consent solicitation pursuant to, and in accordance with, the applicable rules and regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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(b)
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Class B Common Stock
. Shares of Class B Common Stock of the corporation may not be sold or otherwise Transferred except in accordance with the provisions of this subparagraph (A)(4)(b).
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(i)
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Certain Voluntary Transfers
. Shares of Class B Common Stock may be Transferred by any holder to the corporation or to a member of the Family Group during lifetime or at death.
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(ii)
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Certain Involuntary Transfers
. Whenever a shareholder of Class B Common Stock has any notice or knowledge of any attempted, impending or consummated foreclosure sale or other involuntary Transfer of any of his, her or its Class B Common Stock (except for Transfers resulting from the death of a shareholder), whether by court order or otherwise, he, she or it shall give immediate written notice thereof to the corporation. Whenever the corporation has any other notice or knowledge of any such attempted, impending or consummated foreclosure sale or other involuntary Transfer, it shall give written notice thereof to the shareholder. In either case, the shareholder agrees to disclose forthwith to the corporation all pertinent information in his, her or its possession relating thereto. For a period of fifteen (15) days after the receipt by the corporation or the giving by the corporation of such notice, the corporation shall have the right (the “Option”) to elect to purchase all or any portion of such Class B Common Stock at the Purchase Price as of the date of such notice, and shall signify its acceptance by written notice to that effect to the shareholder or recordholder. Failing such notice, or to the extent that the notice shall specify for purchase less than the entire number of shares of such Class B Common Stock, the Option shall lapse. If there are any shares of Class B Common Stock not purchased by the corporation pursuant to the Option, the unpurchased shares of Class B Common Stock shall be automatically converted pursuant to clause (A)(4)(b)(iii).
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Automatic Conversion
. Upon any Transfer in violation of this subparagraph (A)(4)(b), each share of Class B Common Stock so Transferred shall be and be deemed to be, without further deed or act on the part of any holder or transferee, immediately and automatically converted into fully paid and nonassessable Class A Common Stock at the rate (subject to adjustment as provided above) of one (1) share of Class A Common Stock for each share of Class B Common Stock, and stock certificates, if any, formerly representing outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock shall thereupon and thereafter be deemed to represent a like number of shares of Class A Common Stock.
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Legend
. Any certificate for shares of Class B Common Stock shall bear a conspicuous legend on its face reading as follows:
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(c)
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Class C Common Stock
. Shares of Class C Common Stock may not be owned, sold, pledged, encumbered or otherwise Transferred or disposed of except in accordance with the provisions of this subparagraph (A)(4)(c).
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(i)
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Ownership
. Shares of Class C Common Stock shall be owned only by (1) the Quad/Graphics, Inc. Tax Credit Stock Ownership Plan or any successor thereto which otherwise meets the requirements of the following clause (2); and (2) any other employee benefit plan as defined in Section (3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, which is intended to satisfy the qualification requirements of Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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(ii)
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Repurchase Rights
. Each holder of Class C Common Stock shall have the continuous right to have the Class C Common Stock held by such holder repurchased by the corporation for cash or its equivalent at the Purchase Price. A holder of Class C Common Stock desiring to exercise the repurchase rights hereunder shall first give written notice thereof to the secretary of the corporation stating (1) the holder’s intent to exercise the repurchase rights; (2) the number of shares to be repurchased by the corporation; and (3) the date of the proposed repurchase (which shall not be less than ninety (90) days after receipt of such written notice by the corporation). Such written notice shall be accompanied by the certificate or certificates representing the Class C Common Stock to be repurchased, duly endorsed, together with executed stock transfer instruments sufficient to effect the repurchase of said Class C Common Stock.
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(iii)
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Repayment in the Event a Repurchase Limitation Applies
. In the event the corporation is unable to pay the full amount of the Purchase Price for all shares tendered because of limitations imposed by the Wisconsin Statutes or by any loan or similar agreement to which it
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(iv)
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Legend
. Any certificate for shares of Class C Common Stock shall bear a conspicuous legend on its face reading as follows:
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(1)
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The Board of Directors is authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by the laws of the State of Wisconsin and the provisions of this Section (B) of Article III, to provide for the issuance of Preferred Stock from time to time in one or more series with such distinctive serial designations as may be stated or expressed herein or in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such shares adopted from time to time by the Board of Directors, to establish or change the number of shares to be included in each such series and to fix the designation, relative rights, preferences and limitations of the shares of each such series. The authority of the Board of Directors of the corporation with respect to each series shall include, but not be limited to, determination of the following:
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(a)
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The number of shares constituting that series and the distinctive designations of that series;
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(b)
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The dividend rate or rates on the shares of that series and/or the method of determining such rate or rates and the timing of dividend payments on the shares of such series;
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(c)
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Whether and to what extent the shares of that series shall have voting rights;
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(d)
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Whether the shares of that series shall be convertible into shares of stock of any other series, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion, including the price or prices and the rate or rates of conversion and the terms of adjustment thereof;
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(e)
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Whether or not the shares of that series shall be redeemable, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such redemption, including the date or dates upon or after which they shall be redeemable and the amount per share payable in case of redemption, which amount may vary under different conditions and at different redemption dates;
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(f)
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The rights of the shares of that series in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the corporation;
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(g)
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The obligation, if any, of the corporation to retire shares of that series pursuant to a sinking fund; and
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(h)
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Any other relative rights, preferences and limitations of that series.
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(2)
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To the extent permitted by law, any shares of the Preferred Stock retired by purchase, redemption, through conversion or through the operation of any sinking fund account for the purchase or redemption of shares, shall thereafter have the status of authorized but unissued shares of the Preferred Stock, and may thereafter be reissued as part of the same series or may be reclassified and reissued by the Beard of Directors in the same manner as any other authorized but unissued shares of the Preferred Stock.
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(3)
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In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the corporation, the holders of shares of each series of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive out of the assets of the corporation in money or money’s worth the preferential amount, if any, specified in the particular series for each share at the time outstanding together with all accrued but unpaid dividends thereon, before any of such assets shall be paid or distributed to holders of the Common Stock. The holders of the Preferred Stock shall have no rights to participate with the holders of the Common Stock in the assets of the corporation available for distribution to shareholders in excess of the preferential amount, if any, fixed for
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(4)
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Preferred Stock shall be entitled to only such voting rights as are fixed by the Board of Directors pursuant to paragraph (B)(l)(c) of this Article III.
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