As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30, 2014 Registration No. 333-

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

KIMBALL ELECTRONICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Articles)
Indiana
 
35-2047713
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

1600 Royal Street
Jasper, Indiana
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 

47549-1001
(Zip Code)
KIMBALL ELECTRONICS, INC. 2014 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)

John H. Kahle
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Kimball Electronics, Inc.
1600 Royal Street, Jasper, Indiana 47549
(Name and address of agent for service)

(812) 482-1600
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

______________________________  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer  o                                                                                        Accelerated filer  o  
Non-accelerated filer  x  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)           Smaller reporting company  o







CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount to be Registered
(2)
Proposed Maximum Offering Price
Per Share (3)
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (3)
Amount of Registration Fee
Common Stock (1)
4,500,000
$8.66
$38,970,000
$4,528

(1)
Covers 4,500,000 shares of common stock (the “Common Stock”) of Kimball Electronics, Inc. that may be offered or issued pursuant to Kimball Electronics, Inc. 2014 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “2014 Incentive Plan”).
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of additional shares of Common Stock that may be offered or issued under or in connection with the 2014 Incentive Plan to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee and computed in accordance with Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act, on the basis of the book value of the Common Stock as of June 30, 2014.








PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in Items 1 and 2 of Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants of the Kimball Electronics, Inc. 2014 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “2014 Incentive Plan”), as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Such documents are not required to be, and are not (except for the 2014 Incentive Plan attached as Exhibit 4.3 hereto), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) either as part of this Registration Statement or as a prospectus or prospectus supplement pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
All references to “we,” “us,” “our,” “the Registrant,” “the Company,” or “Kimball” in this Registration Statement mean Kimball Electronics, Inc., an Indiana corporation, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents By Reference.
The following documents filed by us with the Commission are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:

(a)
our Registration Statement on Form 10 (Commission File No. 001-36454) initially filed with the Commission on May 12, 2014, as amended (the “Form 10”), including the description of our common stock, no par value (the “Common Stock”), contained therein; and
(b)
our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on October 7, 2014, October 10, 2014, and October 17, 2014 (as amended on October 23, 2014) except for any information that is deemed to have been “furnished” and not “filed” with the Commission.

All reports and other documents subsequently filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of the filing of such reports and documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated herein by reference modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, we are not incorporating by reference any information furnished under Items 2.02 and 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K, including the related exhibits, nor any information deemed to have been furnished and not filed with the Commission.

Item 4.      Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.      Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.






Item 6.      Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Chapter 37 of the Indiana Business Corporation Law (“IBCL”) authorizes every Indiana corporation to indemnify its officers and directors under certain circumstances against liability incurred in connection with proceedings to which the officers or directors are made a party by reason of their relationship to the corporation. Officers and directors may be indemnified where they have acted in good faith, and in the case of official action, they reasonably believed the conduct was in the corporation’s best interests, and in all other cases, they reasonably believed the action taken was not against the best interests of the corporation, and in the case of criminal proceedings they either had reasonable cause to believe the action was lawful or there was no reasonable cause to believe the action was unlawful. Chapter 37 of the IBCL also requires every Indiana corporation to indemnify any of its officers or directors (unless limited by the corporation’s articles of incorporation) who were wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any such proceeding against reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding. Under certain circumstances, a corporation may also pay for or reimburse the reasonable expenses incurred by an officer or director who is a party to a proceeding in advance of final disposition of the proceeding. Chapter 37 of the IBCL states that the indemnification provided for therein is not exclusive of any other rights to which a person may be entitled under the corporation’s articles of incorporation, or bylaws or resolutions of the corporation’s board of directors or shareholders.
Our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation provide for indemnification, to the fullest extent permitted by the IBCL, of our directors, officers and other employees against liability and reasonable expenses that may be incurred by them in connection with proceedings in which they are made a party by reason of their relationship to us.
Item 7.      Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
See the Exhibit Index attached hereto.
Item 9.      Undertakings.
(a)    The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
i.
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
ii.
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information in the registration statement; and
iii.
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement.
provided, however , that subparagraphs (i) and (ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by these subparagraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b)    The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Exchange Act ) that is incorporated by





reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)    Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit, or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer, or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.





SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Jasper, State of Indiana, on October 30, 2014 .
 
 
KIMBALL ELECTRONICS, INC.
 
 
 
 
By: 
/s/ DONALD D. CHARRON
 
 
Donald D. Charron
 
 
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints John H. Kahle and Michael K. Sergesketter, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place or stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his or her substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant on October 21, 2014 and in the capacities indicated.
Signature
 
Title
Date
 
/s/ DONALD D. CHARRON
 
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

October 21, 2014

Donald D. Charron
 
/s/ MICHAEL K. SERGESKETTER
 
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
October 21, 2014

Michael K. Sergesketter
 
/s/ MARK D. HODELL
 
Corporate Controller
(functioning as Principal Accounting Officer)
October 21, 2014

Mark D. Hodell
 
/s/ DOUGLAS A. HABIG
 
Director

October 21, 2014

Douglas A. Habig
 
/s/ JOHN H. KAHLE
 
Director

October 21, 2014

John H. Kahle
 
/s/ ROBERT F. SCHNEIDER
 
Director

October 21, 2014

Robert F. Schneider
 
/s/ GEOFFREY L. STRINGER
 
Director

October 21, 2014

Geoffrey L. Stringer
 
/s/ JAMES C. THYEN
 
Director

October 21, 2014

James C. Thyen
 
/s/ CHRISTINE M. VUJOVICH
 
Director

October 21, 2014

Christine M. Vujovich 
 






EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
 
Exhibit
4.1
 
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Kimball Electronics, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on October 23, 2014 (File No. 001-36454))
4.2
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Kimball Electronics, Inc.
4.3
 
Kimball Electronics, Inc. 2014 Stock Option and Incentive Plan
5.1
 
Opinion of Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
23.1
 
Consent of Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP (included in exhibit 5.1)
23.2
 
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
24.1
 
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement)





Exhibit 4.2


AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS
OF
KIMBALL ELECTRONICS, INC.
ARTICLE I
Location of Offices
1.1     Principal Office . The headquarters and principal office of the Corporation shall be located in Jasper, Indiana.
1.2     Other Offices . The Corporation may have and maintain such other offices as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate or the business of the Corporation shall require.
ARTICLE II
The Shareholders
2.1     Annual Meetings . Annual meetings of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held each year on such date, at such hour and at such place within or without the State of Indiana as shall be designated by the Board of Directors. In the absence of designation, the meeting shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation.
2.2     Special Meetings . Special meetings of the shareholders of the Corporation may be called at any time only by the Board of Directors, the Chair of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President. The Board of Directors, the Chair of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President, as the case may be, calling a special meeting of shareholders shall set the date, time and place of such meeting, which may be held within or without the State of Indiana. Shareholders of the Corporation shall not be authorized to call a special meeting of the shareholders.
2.3     Notices . A written notice, stating the date, time, and place of any meeting of the shareholders, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which such meeting is called, shall be delivered, mailed or sent by electronic transmission by the Secretary of the Corporation, to each shareholder of record of the Corporation entitled to notice of or to vote at such meeting no fewer than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting. Notice of shareholders’ meetings, if mailed, shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to each shareholder at his or her address shown in the Corporation’s current record of shareholders.
A shareholder or his or her proxy may at any time waive notice of a meeting if the waiver is in writing and is delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the Corporation’s records. A shareholder’s attendance at a meeting, whether in person or by proxy, (a) waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder or his proxy at the beginning of the meeting objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting, and (b) waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder or his proxy objects to considering the matter when it is presented. Each shareholder who has, in the manner above provided, waived notice or objection to notice of a shareholders’ meeting shall be conclusively presumed to have been given due notice of such meeting, including the purpose or purposes thereof.




If an annual or special shareholders’ meeting is adjourned to a different date, time, or place, notice need not be given of the new date, time, or place if the new date, time, or place is announced at the meeting before adjournment, unless a new record date is or must be established for the adjourned meeting.
2.4     Organization .
(a) Meetings of shareholders shall be presided over by the Chair of the Board of Directors, if any, or in the Chair of the Board’s absence by the Chief Executive Officer, or in the Chief Executive Officer’s absence by a person designated by the Board of Directors, or in the absence of a person so designated by the Board of Directors, by a chairman chosen at the meeting by the shareholders. The Secretary, or in his or her absence, an Assistant Secretary, or in the absence of the Secretary and all Assistant Secretaries, a person whom the chairman of the meeting shall appoint, shall act as Secretary of the meeting and keep a record of the proceedings thereof.
(b) The Board of Directors shall be entitled to make such rules or regulations for the conduct of meetings of shareholders as it shall deem necessary, appropriate or convenient. Subject to such rules and regulations of the Board of Directors, if any, the chairman of the meeting 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 necessary, appropriate or convenient for the proper conduct of the meeting, including, without limitation, establishing an agenda or order of business for the meeting, rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present, limitations on participation in the meeting to shareholders of record of the Corporation, their duly authorized and constituted proxies and such other persons as the chairman of the meeting shall permit, restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof, limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants and regulation of the opening and closing of the polls for balloting and matters which are to be voted on by ballot.
2.5     Business of Shareholder Meetings . At each annual meeting, the shareholders shall elect the directors and shall conduct only such other business as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought before an annual meeting, all business, including nominations of candidates for and the election of Directors, must be (a) specified in the notice of the meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (b) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (c) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a shareholder of the Corporation who (i) was a shareholder of record at the time of giving the notice provided for in this Section 2.5 or in Section 2.6 of these By-Laws, as applicable, (ii) is entitled to vote at the meeting, and (iii) complied with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.5 or in Section 2.6 of these By-Laws, as applicable.
For business other than nominations of candidates for and the election of Directors to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a shareholder pursuant to clause (c) of the preceding paragraph, the shareholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive office of the Corporation. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice shall be delivered not less than 90 days nor more than 110 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced by more than 30 days or delayed by more than 60 days from such anniversary date, notice by the shareholder, to be timely, must be so delivered not earlier than the 110th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement (as defined herein) of the date of such meeting is first made.

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Such shareholder’s notice shall set forth as to each matter the shareholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting (x) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such shareholder and any Shareholder Associated Person (as defined below in this Section 2.5); (y) as to the shareholder giving the notice and any Shareholder Associated Person (i) the name and address of such shareholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, and the name and address of any Shareholder Associated Person, (ii) the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or of record by such shareholder and by any Shareholder Associated Person as of the date such notice is given, (iii) any derivative positions held or beneficially held by the shareholder and by any Shareholder Associated Person and whether and the extent to which any hedging or other transaction or series of transactions has been entered into by or on behalf of, or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any short position or any borrowing or lending of shares) has been made, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to or manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or to increase or decrease the voting power of, such shareholder or any Shareholder Associated Person with respect to the Corporation’s securities, and (iv) a representation that such shareholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business; and (z) if the shareholder intends to solicit proxies in support of such shareholder’s proposal, a representation to that effect.
Notwithstanding anything in these By-Laws to the contrary and not including nominations of candidates for and the election of Directors, which are governed by Section 2.6 of these By-Laws, no business shall be conducted at any annual meeting except in accordance with this Section 2.5, and the Chair of the Board or other person presiding at an annual meeting of shareholders may refuse to permit any business to be brought before an annual meeting without compliance with the foregoing procedures or if the shareholder solicits proxies in support of such shareholder’s proposal without such shareholder having made the representation required by clause (z) of the preceding paragraph of this Section 2.5. If a shareholder does not appear or send a qualified representative to present his or her proposal at such annual meeting, the Corporation need not present such proposal for a vote at such meeting, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.5, a shareholder seeking to include a proposal in a proxy statement that has been prepared by the Corporation to solicit proxies for an annual meeting shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”) and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 2.5.
In no event shall the adjournment of a meeting commence a new time period for the giving of a shareholder’s notice as described above.
For the purposes of this Section 2.5, “ public announcement ” shall mean 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 Sections 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. “ Shareholder Associated Person ” of any shareholder means (i) any person controlling, directly or indirectly, or acting in concert with, such shareholder, (ii) any beneficial owner of shares of stock of the Corporation owned of record or beneficially by such shareholder and (iii) any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Shareholder Associated Person.
2.6     Notice of Shareholder Nominations . Nominations of persons for election as Directors may be made by the Board of Directors or by any shareholder who is a shareholder of record at the time of giving the notice of nomination provided for in this Section 2.6 and who is entitled to vote in the election

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of Directors. Any shareholder of record entitled to vote in the election of Directors at a meeting may nominate a person or persons for election as Directors only if timely written notice of such shareholder’s intent to make such nomination is given to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive office of the Corporation in accordance with the procedures for bringing nominations before an annual meeting set forth in this Section 2.6. To be timely, a shareholder’s notice shall be delivered (x) with respect to an election to be held at an annual meeting of shareholders, not less than 90 days nor more than 110 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced by more than 30 days or delayed by more than 60 days from such anniversary date, notice by the shareholder, to be timely, must be so delivered not earlier than the 110th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement (as defined in Section 2.5 of these By-Laws) is first made of the date of such meeting, and (y) with respect to an election to be held at a special meeting of shareholders, not earlier than the 110th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such special meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees to be elected at such meeting.
Such shareholder’s notice shall set forth: (a) the name and address of the shareholder who intends to make the nomination as they appear on the Corporation’s books, the person or persons to be nominated and the name and address of any Shareholder Associated Person (as defined in Section 2.5 of these By-Laws); (b) a representation that the shareholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting in such election and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person or persons specified in the notice; (c) (i) the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are owned beneficially or of record by such shareholder and by any Shareholder Associated Person as of the date such notice is given and (ii) any derivative positions held or beneficially held by the shareholder and by any Shareholder Associated Person and whether and the extent to which any hedging or other transaction or series of transactions has been entered into by or on behalf of, or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any short position or any borrowing or lending of shares) has been made, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to or manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or to increase or decrease the voting power of, such shareholder or any Shareholder Associated Person as of the date such notice is given with respect to the Corporation’s securities; (d) a description of all arrangements or understandings between or among the shareholder, any Shareholder Associated Person, each nominee and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nomination or nominations are to be made by the shareholder; (e) such other information regarding each nominee proposed by such shareholder as would have been required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of Directors in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A (or any successor provision) under the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder; (f) the consent of each nominee to serve as a Director if so elected; and (g) if the shareholder intends to solicit proxies in support of such shareholder’s nominee(s), a representation to that effect. The Corporation may require any person or persons to be nominated to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require to determine the eligibility of such person or persons to serve as a Director of the Corporation.
The chairman of any meeting of shareholders to elect Directors and the Board of Directors may refuse to acknowledge the nomination of any person not made in compliance with the foregoing procedure or if the shareholder solicits proxies in support of such shareholder’s nominee(s) without such shareholder having made the representation required by clause (g) of the preceding paragraph. If a shareholder does not appear or send a qualified representative to present his or her nomination at such

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meeting, the Corporation need not present such nomination for a vote at such meeting, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such nomination may have been received by the Corporation.
2.7     Voting . Except as otherwise provided by the Indiana Business Corporation Law or the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation, each share of Common Stock of the Corporation that is outstanding at the record date established for any annual or special meeting of shareholders and is outstanding at the time of and represented in person or by proxy at the annual or special meeting, shall entitle the record holder thereof, or his proxy, to one (1) vote on each matter voted on at the meeting. A majority of the votes of the Corporation’s stock cast at any such meeting shall be sufficient for the adoption or rejection of any question presented (other than the election of the Board of Directors) unless otherwise provided by law or by the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation.
2.8     Quorum . Unless the Indiana Business Corporation Law provides otherwise, at all meetings of shareholders, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on a matter, represented in person or by proxy, constitutes a quorum for action on the matter. Action may be taken at a shareholders’ meeting only on matters with respect to which a quorum exists; provided, however, that any meeting of shareholders, including annual and special meetings and any adjournments thereof, may be adjourned to a later date although less than a quorum is present. Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting.
2.9     Record Date . Only such persons shall be entitled to notice of or to vote, in person or by proxy, at any shareholders’ meeting as shall appear as shareholders upon the books of the Corporation as of such record date as the Board of Directors shall determine, which date may not be earlier than the date seventy (70) days immediately preceding the meeting. In the absence of such determination, the record date shall be the fiftieth (50th) day immediately preceding the date of such meeting. Unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, shareholders shall be determined as of the close of business on the record date.
2.10     Record Ownership . The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of any share or shares of stock of the Corporation, as recorded on the stock record or transfer books of the Corporation, as the holder of record and as the holder and owner in fact thereof and, accordingly, shall not be required to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share(s) on the part of any other person, firm, partnership, corporation or association, whether or not the Corporation shall have express or other notice thereof, save as is otherwise expressly required by law, and the term “ shareholder ” as used in these By-Laws means one who is a holder of record of shares of the Corporation.
2.11     Proxies . A shareholder may vote his or her shares either in person or by proxy. A shareholder may authorize a person or persons to act for the shareholder as proxy (including authorizing the person to receive, or to waive, notice of any shareholders’ meeting within the effective period of such proxy) by executing a writing, transmitting or authorizing the transmission of an electronic submission or in any manner permitted by law. An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the Secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes and is effective for eleven (11) months unless a shorter or longer period is expressly provided in the appointment. The proxy’s authority may be limited to a particular meeting or may be general and authorize the proxy to represent the shareholder at any meeting of shareholders held within the time provided in the appointment. Subject to the Indiana Business Corporation Law and to any express limitation on the proxy’s authority contained in the writing or electronic submission, the Corporation is entitled to accept the proxy’s vote or other action as that of the shareholder making the appointment.

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2.12     Written Consents . Any action required or permitted to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without a meeting if the action is taken by all the shareholders entitled to vote on the action. The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents, in one or more counterparts, describing the action taken, signed by all the shareholders entitled to vote on the action, and, within 60 days of the earliest date on which a shareholder signs the written consent, delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken under this Section 2.12 is effective when the last shareholder signs the written consent, unless the consent specifies a different prior or subsequent effective date, in which case the action is effective on or as of the specified date. Executed written consents returned to the Corporation by facsimile transmission may be relied upon as, and shall have the same effect as, originals of such written consents. A written consent signed under this Section 2.12 shall have the same effect as a unanimous vote of all shareholders and may be described as such in any document.
2.13     Participation Other than in Person . Any or all shareholders may participate in an annual or special meeting of shareholders by, or through the use of, any means of communication, such as conference telephone, by which all shareholders participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A shareholder participating in a meeting by such means shall be deemed to be present in person at the meeting.
ARTICLE III
Directors
3.1     General Powers . All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of, the Board of Directors, except as may otherwise be provided by law or in the Articles of Incorporation.
3.2     Chair of the Board . The Chair of the Board shall be elected by the Board of Directors and shall be a member of the Board of Directors. The Chair of the Board shall, if present, preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and shall have such powers and perform such duties as are assigned to the Chair of the Board by the Board of Directors.
3.3     Number; Election and Terms; Qualifications .
(a)    The number of Directors of the Corporation shall not be less than three (3) nor more than twelve (12), with the actual number of Directors being fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors.
(b)    The Board of Directors shall be divided into three (3) classes, designated as Class I, Class II and Class III, respectively, as nearly equal in number as possible. No decrease in the number of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
(c) Each Director shall serve for a term ending on the date of the third annual meeting of shareholders following the annual meeting at which such Director was elected; provided that (i) each Director initially appointed to Class I shall serve for an initial term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2015, (ii) each Director initially appointed to Class II shall serve for an initial term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2016, and (iii) each Director initially appointed to Class III shall serve for an initial term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2017. The foregoing notwithstanding, each Director shall serve until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, unless such Director shall resign, become disqualified, disabled or otherwise be removed.

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(d) At each annual election beginning at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2015, the successors to the class of Directors whose term then expires shall be elected to the same class as the Directors they succeed, unless, by reason of any intervening changes in the authorized number of directors, the Board of Directors shall designate one or more directorships whose term then expires as directorships of another class in order more nearly to achieve equality in number of Directors among the classes. In the event of failure to hold an annual meeting of shareholders or to hold such election thereat, Directors may be elected at any special meeting of shareholders called for the purpose of electing Directors. At such election, the Chair of the Board or the Secretary may appoint inspectors or judges who shall report to the meeting upon the validity of all proxies received, count the votes cast and make a report thereof to the shareholders’ meeting, and, in the absence of any such appointments, the Secretary of the Corporation shall report to the meeting upon the validity of all proxies received, count the votes cast and make a report thereof at the shareholders’ meeting.
(e) Directors need not be shareholders of the Corporation or residents of this or any other state in the United States.
3.4     Removal . Members of the Board of Directors may be removed only in the manner provided for in the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation.
3.5     Vacancies . Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors, from whatever cause arising, shall be filled by selection of a successor by a majority vote of the remaining members (even if less than a quorum) of the Board of Directors. The term of a Director elected or selected to fill a vacancy shall expire at the end of the term for which such Director’s predecessor was elected, or if the vacancy arises because of an increase in the size of the Board of Directors, at the end of the term specified at the time of election or selection.
3.6     Annual and Regular Meetings . The Board of Directors shall meet annually, without notice, immediately following the annual meeting of the shareholders, for the purpose of transacting such business as properly may come before the meeting. Other regular meetings of the Board of Directors, in addition to said annual meeting, shall be held on such dates, at such times and at such places as shall be fixed by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors and specified in a notice of each such regular meeting, or otherwise communicated to the Directors. The Board of Directors may at any time alter the date for the next regular meeting of the Board of Directors.
3.7     Special Meetings; Waivers . Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chair of the Board the Chief Executive Officer or by one quarter (1/4) of the whole authorized number of Directors, upon not less than forty-eight (48) hours’ notice given to each Director of the date, time, and place of the meeting, which notice need not specify the purpose or purposes of the special meeting. Notice of any meeting of the Board may be waived in writing at any time if the waiver is signed by the Director entitled to the notice and is filed with the minutes or corporate records. A Director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to the Director of the meeting, unless the Director at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon the Director’s arrival) objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.
3.8     Quorum and Vote Required to Take Action . A majority of the whole Board of Directors shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business, except the filling of vacancies. If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of the Directors present shall be the act of the Board of Directors, unless the act of a greater number is required by the Indiana Business Corporation Law, the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation or these By-Laws.

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3.9     Written Consents . Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if the action is taken by all members of the Board. The action must be evidenced by one (1) or more written consents, in one or more counterparts, describing the action taken, signed by each Director, and included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken under this Section 3.9 is effective when the last Director signs the written consent, unless the written consent specifies a different prior or subsequent effective date, in which case the action is effective on or as of the specified date. Executed written consents returned to the Corporation by facsimile or other electronic transmission may be relied upon as, and shall have the same effect as, originals of such written consents. A written consent signed under this Section 3.9 shall have the same effect as a unanimous vote of all members of the Board and may be described as such in any document.
3.10     Participation Other Than in Person . The Board of Directors may permit any or all Directors to participate in a regular or special meeting by, or through the use of, any means of communication, such as conference telephone, by which all Directors participating may simultaneously, hear each other during the meeting. A Director participating in a meeting by such means shall be deemed to be present in person at the meeting.
3.11     Compensation . Each Director shall receive such compensation for service as a Director as may be fixed by the Board of Directors from time to time.
ARTICLE IV
Committees
4.1     Compensation and Governance Committee . The Board of Directors may appoint one (1) or more Directors to a Compensation and Governance Committee. The duties of the Compensation and Governance Committee shall include assisting the Board in discharging its responsibilities relating to (a) the establishment of the compensation philosophy and the setting of the compensation of the Corporation’s officers and non-employee members of the Board of Directors, and (b) Board composition, qualification and nomination of candidates to serve on the Board, and corporate governance.
4.2     Audit Committee . The Board of Directors may appoint one (1) or more Directors to an Audit Committee. The duties of the Audit Committee shall include representing and assisting the Board in overseeing (a) the Corporation’s accounting and financial reporting practices and policies and internal control over financial reporting, (b) the integrity of the Corporation’s financial statements and the independent audit thereof, (c) the Corporation’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (d) the performance of the Corporation’s internal audit and compliance function and independent auditors, (e) the independent auditors’ qualifications and independence, and (f) the Board’s process for overseeing the Company’s exposure to major risks.
4.3     Other Committees . The Board of Directors may create one (1) or more committees in addition to any Compensation and Governance Committee or Audit Committee, and appoint members of the Board of Directors to serve on them, by resolution of the Board of Directors adopted by a majority of all the Directors in office when the resolution is adopted. The committee may exercise the authority of the Board of Directors to the extent specified in the resolution. Each committee may have one (1) or more members, and all the members of each such committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.
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such changes in the context of these By-Laws as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the Board of Directors and its members, except that the time of regular meeting of committees may be determined either by resolution of the Board of Directors or by resolution of the committee, and special meetings of committees may also be called by resolution of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may adopt rules for government of any committee not inconsistent with the provisions of these By-Laws.
ARTICLE V
Officers
5.1     Positions . The officers of the Corporation shall include the Chair of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, and the Secretary. The Board of Directors may also elect a Vice Chair of the Board, a President, a Treasurer, a Controller, a Chief Accounting Officer, one or more Executive Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers, and such other officers or assistant officers as it may from time to time determine by resolution creating the office and defining the duties thereof.
5.2     Election and Term of Office . The officers of the Corporation shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board of Directors held after each annual meeting of the shareholders and need not be selected from among the members of the Board of Directors. The Chief Executive Officer may be a member of the Board of Directors. Any two (2) or more offices may be held by the same person. All officers shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and, with respect to officers appointed by the Chief Executive Officer, also at the pleasure of the Chief Executive Officer, and shall hold office from the date of their election until the next succeeding annual meeting of the Board of Directors or until their successors are elected and shall qualify.
5.3     Removal; Vacancies . The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause. Vacancies in any offices, however occurring, may be filled by the Board of Directors at any meeting of the Board of Directors.
5.4     Chair of the Board . The Chair of the Board shall, if present, preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and of the shareholders and shall have such powers and perform such duties as are customary to that office and as are assigned to the Chair of the Board by the Board of Directors.
5.5     Vice Chair of the Board . In the absence of the Chair of the Board, the Vice Chair of the Board, if elected, shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and of the shareholders and shall have such powers and perform such duties as are customary to that office and as are assigned to the Vice Chair of the Board by the Chair of the Board or the Board of Directors.
5.6     Chief Executive Officer . The Chief Executive Officer shall be the chief executive and principal policymaking officer of the Corporation. Subject to the authority of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer shall formulate the major policies to be pursued in the administration of the Corporation’s affairs. The Chief Executive Officer shall study and make reports and recommendations to the Board of Directors with respect to major activities of the Corporation and shall see that the established policies are placed into effect and carried out. In the absence of the Chair of the Board and the Vice Chair of the Board, if elected, the Chief Executive Officer shall preside at meetings of the shareholders and, if a Director, at meetings of the Board of Directors.
5.7     President . Subject to the provisions of Section 5.4, the President shall exercise the powers and perform the duties which ordinarily appertain to such office and shall manage and operate the

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business and affairs of the Corporation in conformity with the policies established by the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer, or as may be provided for in these By-Laws. In connection with the performance of the President’s duties, the President shall keep the Chair of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer fully informed as to all phases of the Corporation’s activities. In the absence of the Chair of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer, the President shall preside at meetings of the shareholders and, if a Director, at meetings of the Board of Directors.
5.8     Chief Financial Officer . The Chief Financial Officer shall be the chief financial officer of the Corporation and shall perform all of the duties customary to that office. The Chief Financial Officer shall be responsible for all of the Corporation’s financial affairs, subject to the supervision and direction of the Chief Executive Officer, and shall have and perform such further powers and duties as the Board of Directors may, from time to time, prescribe and as the Chief Executive Officer may, from time to time, delegate to the Chief Financial Officer.
5.9     Secretary . Subject to the authority of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer and the President, the Secretary shall have the custody of the corporate seal and records of the Corporation and charge of all the records of the Corporation. The Secretary shall act as secretary at meetings of the shareholders (subject to Section 2.4 of these By-Laws) and at meetings of the Board of Directors and enter the minutes of such meetings in a book provided for that purpose and shall attend to publishing, giving and serving all official notices of the Corporation. The Secretary shall perform all of the other duties customary to that office and such other duties as may be assigned to the Secretary.
5.10     Assistant Secretaries . In the absence or disability of the Secretary, the Assistant Secretaries shall act with all the powers of the Secretary. They shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to them.
5.11     Executive Vice Presidents . Each Executive Vice President, if any, shall have such powers and perform such duties as the Board of Directors may, from time to time, prescribe and as the Chief Executive Officer or the President may, from time to time, delegate to such Executive Vice President.
5.12     Vice Presidents . Each Vice President, if any, shall have such powers and perform such duties as the Board of Directors may, from time to time, prescribe and as the Chief Executive Officer, the President or other superior officers within the Corporation may, from time to time, delegate to such Vice President.
5.13     Treasurer . The Treasurer, if any, shall be responsible for the treasury functions of the Corporation, subject to the supervision of the Chief Financial Officer.
5.14     Assistant Treasurers . In the absence or disability of the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurers shall act with all the powers of the Treasurer. They shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to them.
5.15     Controller . The Controller, if any, shall perform all of the duties customary to that office, subject to the supervision and direction of the Chief Financial Officer or other superior officers within the Corporation.
5.16     Chief Accounting Officer . Subject to the authority of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President and the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Accounting Officer shall have general supervision of the accounting of the Corporation. The Chief Accounting Officer shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to the Chief Accounting Officer.

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ARTICLE VI
Contracts, Checks and Loans
6.1     Negotiable Instruments . The Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Chief Financial Officer may authorize the use of facsimile signatures for certain types of accounts maintained by the corporation or with respect to checks or drafts which are less than a designated amount. The Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer or the Treasurer also may authorize employees of particular business units of the corporation to sign or authorize checks, drafts, other negotiable instruments and electronic funds transfers up to a designated dollar amount if the Corporation’s Audit and Management Group (or any successor to such Group) certifies that such business unit meets such standards regarding internal control as may be specified by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Chief Financial Officer. Except as so authorized, all checks, drafts, other negotiable instruments and electronic funds transfers shall be made in the name of the Corporation and signed or authorized by one officer or employee of the Corporation and countersigned or counterauthorized by a different officer or employee of the Corporation. The Chief Executive Officer, the President and the Chief Financial Officer each are authorized and empowered to designate in writing both officer and non-officer employees of the Corporation who shall be empowered to sign or countersign checks, drafts, and negotiable instruments for and on behalf of the Corporation, and any such written designation shall have the same force and binding legal effect on the Corporation as a resolution of the Board of Directors so empowering such officer or non-officer employees. Any such written designation may be revoked at any time by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Chief Financial Officer, and, in their absence or unavailability, any member of the Board of Directors may revoke such written designation.
6.2     Contracts and Documents . The Chair of the Board, the Vice Chair of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President may, in the Corporation’s name, sign all deeds, leases, contracts or similar documents that may be authorized by the Board of Directors unless otherwise directed by the Board of Directors or otherwise provided herein or in the Articles of Incorporation or as otherwise required by law. The Chair of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President is authorized and empowered to designate in writing both officer and non-officer employees of the Corporation who shall be empowered to sign contracts or other documents for and on behalf of the Corporation, and any such written designation shall have the same force and binding legal effect on the Corporation as a resolution of the Board of Directors so empowering such officer or non-officer employees. Any such written designation may be revoked at any time by the Chair of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President, and, in their absence or unavailability, any member of the Board of Directors may revoke such written designation.
ARTICLE VII
Stock
7.1     Stock Certificates . All shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of stock shall be issued, recorded and transferred exclusively in uncertificated book-entry form in accordance with a direct registration program operated by a clearing agency registered under Section 17A of the Exchange Act. Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated shares, 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 the Indiana Business Corporation Law or a statement that the Corporation will furnish without charge to each shareholder who so requires the powers, designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitation or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.

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7.2     Transfers . Transfers of shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the stock record of the Corporation by the holder of record thereof or by his attorney thereunto authorized by the power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or the transfer agent thereof and upon receipt of proper transfer instructions from the registered owner of such shares, or from a duly authorized attorney or from an individual presenting proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer the stock.
7.3     Stock Records . The stock records of the Corporation shall be kept at its principal office, unless the Corporation appoints a transfer agent or registrar, in which case the Corporation shall keep at its principal office a complete and accurate shareholders’ list giving the names and addresses of all shareholders and the number and class of shares held by each, which shall be updated periodically as determined by the Secretary, but not less frequently than quarterly, and which shall be updated as of each record date established with respect to a meeting of shareholders or other shareholder action. If a transfer agent is appointed by the Corporation, shareholders shall give written notice of any changes in their addresses from time to time to the transfer agent.
7.4     Beneficial Owners . The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and to hold liable for calls and assessments a person registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by law.
ARTICLE VIII
Seal
The Corporation shall have a corporate seal which shall be as follows: A circular disc, on the outer margin of which shall appear the corporate name and State of Incorporation, with the words “Corporate Seal” through the center, so mounted that it may be used to impress these words in raised letters upon paper.
ARTICLE IX
Miscellaneous
9.1     Indiana Business Corporation Law . The provisions of the Indiana Business Corporation Law, as amended, applicable to all matters relevant to, but not specifically covered by, these By-Laws are hereby, by reference, incorporated in and made a part of these By-Laws.
9.2     Fiscal Year . The fiscal year of the Corporation shall begin with the first day of July and terminate on the thirtieth day of June of each year.
9.3     Election to be Governed by Indiana Code § 23-1-42 . The Corporation shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 42 of the Indiana Business Corporation Law, as amended. In addition, any or all control shares acquired in a control share acquisition shall be subject to redemption by the Corporation if either:
(a)    no acquiring person statement has been filed with the corporation with respect to such control share acquisition in accordance with Ind. Code § 23‑1‑42‑6, or
(b)    the control shares are not accorded full voting rights by the corporation's shareholders as provided in Ind. Code § 23‑1‑42‑9.

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A redemption pursuant to Section 9.3(a) above may be made at any time during the period ending 60 days after the last acquisition of control shares by the acquiring person. A redemption pursuant to Section 9.3(b) above may be made at any time during the period ending two (2) years after the shareholder vote with respect to the granting of voting rights to such control shares. Any redemption pursuant to this Section 9.3 shall be made at the fair value of the control shares and pursuant to such procedures for such redemption as may be set forth in these By-laws or adopted by resolution of the Board of Directors.
As used in this Section 9.3, the terms “ control shares ,” “ control share acquisition ,” “ acquiring person statement ” and “ acquiring person ” shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in Ind. Code § 23‑1‑42.
9.4     Election to be Governed by Indiana Code § 23-1-43 . Effective upon the registration of any class of the Corporation’s shares under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, the Corporation shall be governed by the provisions of Ind. Code § 23-1-43 regarding business combinations.
9.5     Amendments . These By-Laws may be rescinded, changed, or amended, and provisions hereof may be waived, only at any meeting of the Board of Directors by the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire number of Directors at the time, except as otherwise required by the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation or by the Indiana Business Corporation Law.
9.6     Definition of Articles of Incorporation . The term “ Articles of Incorporation ” as used in these By-Laws means the articles of incorporation of the Corporation as from time to time are in effect.
9.7     Forum Selection . Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Indiana state and U.S. federal courts located in the State of Indiana shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s shareholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any director, officer or other employee of the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the Indiana Business Corporation Law or the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws, or (iv) any action against the Corporation or any director, officer or other employee of the Corporation asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this bylaw.
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These Amended and Restated By-Laws were adopted by the Board of Directors on October 3, 2014.


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Exhibit 4.3
KIMBALL ELECTRONICS, INC.
2014 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN

1. Plan Purpose . The purpose of the Kimball Electronics, Inc. 2014 Stock Option and Incentive Plan is (i) to align the personal interests of Plan Participants with those of the shareholders of the Company, (ii) to encourage key individuals to accept or continue employment or service with the Company and its subsidiaries, and (iii) to furnish incentive to such key individuals to improve operations and increase profits by providing such key individuals the opportunity to acquire Common Stock of the Company or to receive monetary payments based on the value of such Common Stock. It is intended that certain Awards granted under the Plan will qualify as performance-based compensation within the meaning of section 162(m) of the Code, to the extent applicable.
2. Definitions . The following definitions are applicable to the Plan:
Affiliate ” means any “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” of the Company as such terms are defined in Code sections 424(e) and (f), respectively.
Award ” means the grant by the Committee of Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Unrestricted Shares, Restricted Shares, Restricted Share Units, Performance Shares, Performance Units, Exchange Rights or any combination thereof, as provided in the Plan.
Award Agreement ” means the written agreement setting forth the terms and provisions applicable to each Award granted under the Plan.
Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and its interpretive regulations.
Committee ” means the Committee appointed by the Board pursuant to Section 3 hereof.
Common Stock ” means shares of common stock, no par value per share, of the Company as constituted on the effective date of the Plan, and any other shares into which such Common Stock shall thereafter be changed by reason of a recapitalization, merger, consolidation, split-up, combination, exchange of shares or the like.
Company ” means Kimball Electronics, Inc., an Indiana corporation.
Continuous Service ” means, in the case of an Employee, the absence of any interruption or termination of service as an Employee of the Company or an Affiliate; and in the case of an individual who is not an Employee, the absence of any interruption or termination of the service relationship between the individual and the Company or an Affiliate. Service will not be considered interrupted in the case of sick leave, military leave or any other leave of absence approved by the




Company or in the case of a Participant’s transfer between the Company and an Affiliate or any successor to the Company.
Director ” means any individual who is a member of the Board.
Disability ” means, with respect to a Participant, a physical or mental impairment that would entitle the Participant to benefits under the Company’s long-term disability plan.
EBITDA ” means earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
Economic Profit ” means net income of the Company less the Company’s cost of capital. Economic Profit shall be calculated under this Plan in the same manner in which it is calculated for purposes of the Company’s Profit Sharing Incentive Bonus Plan.
Employee ” means any person, including an officer, who is employed by the Company or any Affiliate.
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exercise Pri ce” means the price per Share at which the Shares subject to an Option may be purchased upon exercise of the Option.
Incentive Stock Option ” means an option to purchase Shares granted by the Committee pursuant to the terms of the Plan that is intended to qualify under Code section 422.
Market Value ” means, with respect to any Share of Common Stock, the closing sales price of one Share for the market trading day on the date of the determination (or if no sales of Shares were reported on that date, on the last trading day on which sales of Shares were reported) on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”), or, if the Shares are not then listed on NASDAQ, on the principal exchange on which the Shares are then listed for trading, or, if no Shares are then listed for trading on any exchange, the mean between the last reported “bid” and “asked” prices of one Share, as reported by an over-the-counter market or by any other customary financial reporting service or system then in use, for the market trading day on the date of determination (or if there were no “bid” or “asked” prices reported on that date, on the last trading day on which “bid” and “asked” prices were reported), or, if no such reported prices are available, the fair market value on such date of one Share as the Committee shall determine consistently with the standards for determining fair market value under Code section 409A and its interpretive regulations.
Non-Qualified Stock Option ” means an option to purchase Shares granted by the Committee pursuant to the terms of the Plan, which option is not intended to qualify under Code section 422.
Option ” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option. “Participant” means any individual selected by the Committee to receive an Award.
Performance Cycle ” means the period of time, designated by the Committee, over which Performance Shares or Performance Units may be earned.

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Performance Shares ” means Shares awarded pursuant to Section 15 hereof.
Performance Unit ” means an equity-related unit of interest awarded pursuant to Section 15 hereof, other than a Performance Share.
Plan ” means the Kimball Electronics, Inc. 2014 Stock Option and Incentive Plan.
Reorganization ” means the liquidation or dissolution of the Company, or any merger, share exchange, consolidation or combination of the Company (other than a merger, share exchange, consolidation or combination in which the Company is the continuing entity and which does not result in the outstanding Shares being converted into or exchanged for different securities, cash or other property or any combination thereof), or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.
Restricted Period ” means the period of time selected by the Committee for the purpose of determining when restrictions are in effect under Section 13 hereof with respect to Restricted Shares.
Restricted Shares ” means Shares that have been contingently awarded to a Participant by the Committee subject to the restrictions referred to in Section 13 hereof, so long as such restrictions are in effect.
Restricted Share Unit ” means an Award, granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 14 hereof, of a right to receive a payment in the future based on the value of Common Stock.
Retirement ” means, with respect to a Participant, termination of Continuous Service, for any reason other than death, after the Participant has attained the minimum retirement age under the governmental retirement system for the applicable country (age 62 in the United States).
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Shares ” means the shares of Common Stock.
Stock Appreciation Rights ” means an Award granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 12 hereof.
Unrestricted Shares ” means Shares awarded to a Participant by the Committee without any restrictions.
3. Administration . The Plan will be administered by a Committee of the Board, which will consist of three or more members of the Board, each of whom will be an independent director within the meaning of the rules and regulations of NASDAQ, a “non-employee director” as provided under Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, and an “outside director” as provided under Code section 162(m). The members of the Committee will be appointed by the Board. Except as limited by the express provisions of the Plan, the Committee will have sole and complete authority and discretion to (a) select Participants and grant Awards; (b) determine the number of Shares to be subject to types of Awards generally, as well as to individual Awards granted under the Plan; (c) determine the terms and conditions upon which Awards will be granted under the Plan; (d) prescribe the form

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and terms of Award Agreements; (e) establish procedures and regulations for the administration of the Plan; (f) interpret the Plan; and (g) make all determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may delegate to certain executive officers of the Company selected by the Committee the authority to grant Awards to Employees or consultants of the Company or its Affiliates, subject to specified volume limitations and other conditions determined by the Committee. The Committee may not delegate authority to grant Awards to any “Officer,” as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act.
A majority of the Committee will constitute a quorum, and the acts of a majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, or acts approved in writing by all members of the Committee without a meeting, will be acts of the Committee. All determinations and decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan will be final, conclusive, and binding on all persons, and will be given the maximum deference permitted by law.
4. Participants . The Committee may select from time to time Participants in the Plan from those Directors, Employees or consultants of the Company or its Affiliates who, in the opinion of the Committee, have the capacity for contributing in a substantial measure to the successful performance of the Company or its Affiliates, and in the case of consultants, are natural persons who provide services to the Company or any Affiliate, other than in connection with a capital raising transaction or promoting or maintaining a market in the Company’s Common Stock.
5. Substitute Options . In the event the Company or an Affiliate consummates a transaction described in Code section 424(a), persons who become Employees or Directors on account of such transaction may be granted Options in substitution for Options granted by the former employer. The Committee, in its sole discretion and consistent with Code section 424(a) shall determine the number and Exercise Price of the substitute Options.
6. Shares Subject to Plan and Limitations on Grants . Subject to adjustment by the operation of Section 16 hereof:
(a) The maximum number of Shares that may be issued with respect to Awards made under the Plan is Four Million and Five Hundred Thousand (4,500,000) Shares.
(b) The maximum number of Shares that may be issued with respect to Incentive Stock Options under the Plan is Four Million and Five Hundred Thousand (4,500,000) Shares.
(c) Limits on Awards to Individual Participants. The maximum number of Shares that may be granted under the Plan to any Participant in any single calendar year under all forms of Awards will not exceed Four Hundred Thousand (400,000) Shares. No Participant may be granted, in any single calendar year, Options and/or Stock Appreciation Rights to purchase more than Four Hundred Thousand (400,000) Shares of Common Stock.
(d) The Shares with respect to which Awards may be made under the Plan may either be authorized and unissued Shares or issued Shares heretofore or hereafter reacquired and

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held as treasury Shares. Any Award that expires, terminates or is surrendered for cancellation, or with respect to Restricted Shares, which is forfeited (so long as any cash dividends paid on such Shares are also forfeited), may be subject to new Awards under the Plan with respect to the number of Shares as to which an expiration, termination, cancellation or forfeiture has occurred. Additionally, Shares that are withheld by the Company or delivered by the Participant to the Company in order to satisfy payment of the Exercise Price or any tax withholding obligation and Shares granted pursuant to an Award Agreement which is subsequently settled in cash rather than Shares, may be subject to new Awards under the Plan.
7. General Terms and Conditions of Options .
(a) The Committee will have full and complete authority and discretion, except as expressly limited by the Plan, to grant Options and to prescribe the terms and conditions (which need not be identical among Participants) of the Options. Each Option will be evidenced by an Award Agreement that will specify: (i) the Exercise Price, (ii) the number of Shares subject to the Option, (iii) the expiration date of the Option, (iv) the manner, time and rate (cumulative or otherwise) of exercise of the Option, (v) the restrictions, if any, to be placed upon the Option or upon Shares that may be issued upon exercise of the Option, (vi) the conditions, if any, under which a Participant may transfer or assign Options, and (vii) any other terms and conditions as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine.
(b) The Committee shall not, without the further approval of the shareholders of the Company, authorize the amendment of any outstanding Option Award Agreement to reduce the Exercise Price. Furthermore, no Option shall be cancelled and replaced with an Option having a lower Exercise Price without further approval of the shareholders of the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision under the Plan, the Exercise Price for any Option awarded under the Plan may not be less than the Market Value of the Shares on the date of grant.
8. Exercise of Options .
(a) Except as provided in Section 18 hereof, an Option granted under the Plan will be exercisable only by the Participant, and except as provided in Section 9 hereof or as otherwise set forth in the Award Agreement, no Option may be exercised unless at the time the Participant exercises the Option, the Participant has maintained Continuous Service since the date of the grant of the Option.
(b) To exercise an Option under the Plan, the Participant must give written notice to the Company specifying the number of Shares with respect to which the Participant elects to exercise the Option together with full payment of the Exercise Price. The date of exercise will be the date on which the notice is received by the Company. Payment may be made (i) in cash (including check, bank draft, wire transfer or money order), (ii) by tendering Shares already owned by the Participant for at least six (6) months prior to the date of exercise and having a Market Value on the date of exercise equal to part or all of the Exercise Price, (iii) by the delivery of a certificate of ownership in which the Participant certifies ownership of Shares already owned by the Participant for at least six (6) months prior to the date of exercise and having a Market Value on the date of exercise equal to part or all of the Exercise Price (in which case the Company shall withhold the

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number of Shares certified from the number delivered pursuant to such exercise), (iv) by payment through a broker under a cashless exercise program implemented by the Company in connection with the Plan, or (v) by any other means determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.
9. Termination of Options . Unless otherwise specifically provided elsewhere in the Plan or by the Committee in the Award Agreement or any amendment thereto, Options will terminate as provided in this Section.
(a) Unless sooner terminated under the provisions of this Section, Options will expire on the earlier of the date specified in the Award Agreement or the expiration of ten (10) years from the date of grant.
(b) If the Continuous Service of a Participant is terminated by the Company for any reason whatsoever, or is terminated by the Participant for any reason other than death, Disability or Retirement, all rights under any Options granted to the Participant will terminate immediately upon the Participant’s cessation of Continuous Service.
(c) In the event of the Participant’s death or Disability, the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiary, as the case may be, may exercise outstanding Options to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise the Options at the date of cessation of Continuous Service, but only within the one-year period immediately succeeding the Participant’s cessation of Continuous Service by reason of death or Disability, and in no event after the applicable expiration date of the Options.
(d) In the event of the Participant’s Retirement, all of the Participant’s outstanding Options shall vest immediately and become exercisable, but only within the two-year period immediately succeeding the date of Retirement, and in no event after the applicable expiration date of the Options.
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of the foregoing paragraphs of this Section 9, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, establish different terms and conditions pertaining to the effect of the cessation of Continuous Service, to the extent permitted by applicable federal and state law and in no event after the applicable expiration date of the Options.
10. Restrictive Covenants . In its discretion, the Committee may condition the grant of any Option under the Plan upon the Participant agreeing to reasonable covenants in favor of the Company and/or any Affiliate (including, without limitation, covenants not to compete, not to solicit employees and customers, and not to disclose confidential information) that may have effect following the termination of employment with the Company or any Affiliate, and after the Option has been exercised, including, without limitation, the requirement to disgorge any profit, gain or other benefit received upon exercise of the Option prior to any breach of any covenant.
11. Incentive Stock Options .
(a) Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Participants who are Employees. Any provisions of the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) no Incentive Stock

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Option will be granted after the earlier of ten (10) years from the date the Plan, as amended and restated, is approved by the Company’s shareholders or the termination date of the Plan as set forth in Section 26 hereof, (ii) no Incentive Stock Option will be exercisable more than ten (10) years from the date the Incentive Stock Option is granted, (iii) the Exercise Price of any Incentive Stock Option will not be less than the Market Value per Share on the date such Incentive Stock Option is granted, (iv) any Incentive Stock Option will not be transferable by the Participant to whom such Incentive Stock Option is granted other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and will be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by such Participant, (v) no Incentive Stock Option will be granted that would permit a Participant to acquire, through the exercise of Incentive Stock Options in any calendar year, under all plans of the Company and its Affiliates, Shares having an aggregate Market Value (determined as of the time any Incentive Stock Option is granted) in excess of $100,000 (determined by assuming that the Participant will exercise each Incentive Stock Option on the date that such Option first becomes exercisable), and (vi) no Incentive Stock Option may be exercised more than three (3) months after the Participant’s cessation of Continuous Service for any reason other than death or Disability. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of any Participant who, at the date of grant, owns shares possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of capital stock of the Company or any Affiliate, the Exercise Price of any Incentive Stock Option will not be less than 110% of the Market Value per Share on the date such Incentive Stock Option is granted and such Incentive Stock Option shall not be exercisable more than five years from the date such Incentive Stock Option is granted.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, if for any reason an Option granted under the Plan that is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option fails to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, such Option will be deemed to be a Non-Qualified Stock Option, and such Option will be deemed to be fully authorized and validly issued under the Plan.
12. Stock Appreciation Rights . The Committee may, in its discretion, grant Stock Appreciation Rights in connection with all or any part of an Option granted under the Plan. Each Stock Appreciation Right shall be subject to such terms and conditions consistent with the Plan as the Committee shall determine from time to time and as may be set forth in an Award Agreement, including the following:
(a) A Stock Appreciation Right may be made part of an Option at the time of its grant or at any time thereafter during the Option term.
(b) Each Stock Appreciation Right will entitle the holder to elect to receive, in lieu of exercising the Option to which it relates, an amount (in cash or in Common Stock, or a combination thereof, all in the sole discretion of the Committee) equal to 100% of the excess of:
(i )      the Market Value per Share of the Common Stock on the date of exercise of such right, multiplied by the number of Shares with respect to which the right is being exercised, over
(ii)     the aggregate Exercise Price for such number of Shares.

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(c) Each Stock Appreciation Right will be exercisable at the time, in the manner and to the extent the Option to which it relates is exercisable.
(d) Upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, the Option (or portion thereof) with respect to which such right is exercised shall be surrendered and shall not thereafter be exercisable.
(e) Exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right will reduce the number of Shares purchasable pursuant to the related Option and available for issuance under the Plan to the extent of the number of Shares with respect to which the right is exercised, whether or not any portion of the payment made upon exercise of such right is made in Common Stock.
13. Terms and Conditions of Unrestricted Shares and Restricted Shares . The Committee will have full and complete authority, subject to the limitations of the Plan, to grant Awards of Unrestricted Shares and Restricted Shares and to prescribe the terms and conditions (which need not be identical among Participants) in respect of the Awards. Unless the Committee otherwise specifically provides in the Award Agreement, an Award of Restricted Shares will be subject to the following provisions:
(a) At the time of an Award of time-based Restricted Shares, the Committee will establish for each Participant a time-based Restricted Period during which, or at the expiration of which, the Restricted Shares will vest if the Participant remains in Continuous Service. The vesting of Restricted Shares may also be conditioned upon the attainment of specified Performance Goals (as defined in Section 15 hereof) within specified Performance Cycles. Subject to paragraph (g) of this Section, the Participant will have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to the Restricted Shares, including, but not limited to, the right to receive all dividends paid on the Restricted Shares and the right to vote the Restricted Shares. The Committee will have the authority, in its discretion, to accelerate the time at which any or all of the time-based restrictions will lapse with respect to any Restricted Shares prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, or to remove any or all time-based restrictions, whenever it may determine that such action is appropriate by reason of changes in applicable tax or other laws or other changes in circumstances occurring after the commencement of the Restricted Period.
(b) If a Participant ceases Continuous Service for any reason other than death, Disability or Retirement, before the Restricted Shares have vested, a Participant’s rights with respect to the unvested portion of the Restricted Shares will terminate and be returned to the Company.
(c) If a Participant ceases Continuous Service by reason of death, Disability or Retirement before any time-based Restricted Period has expired, the Restricted Shares will become fully vested.
(d) The Committee, in its sole discretion, may establish guidelines providing that if a Participant ceases Continuous Service before the end of a Performance Cycle by reason of death, Disability or Retirement, the Participant will be entitled to a prorated payment, following the close of the applicable Performance Cycle, with respect to any performance-based Restricted Shares that were earned during the Performance Cycle.

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(e) Each certificate issued in respect to Restricted Shares will be registered in the name of the Participant and deposited by the Participant, together with a stock power endorsed in blank, with the Company and will bear the following (or a similar) legend:
“The transferability of this certificate and the shares represented hereby are subject to the terms and conditions (including forfeiture) contained in the Kimball Electronics, Inc. 2014 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, and an Award Agreement entered into between the registered owner and Kimball Electronics, Inc. Copies of the Plan and Award Agreement are on file in the office of the Secretary of Kimball Electronics, Inc.”
(f) At the time of an Award of Restricted Shares, the Participant will enter into an Award Agreement with the Company in a form specified by the Committee agreeing to the terms and conditions of the Award.
(g) At the time of an Award of Restricted Shares, the Committee may, in its discretion, determine that the payment to the Participant of cash dividends declared or paid on the Restricted Shares by the Company, or a specified portion thereof, will be deferred until the lapsing of the restrictions imposed with respect to the Restricted Shares, and will be held by the Company for the account of the Participant until such time. In the event of deferral, there will be credited at the end of each year (or portion thereof) interest on the amount of the account at the beginning of the year at a rate per annum as the Committee, in its discretion, may determine. Payment of deferred dividends, together with accrued interest, will be made at the end of the applicable Restricted Period as originally established, and any Committee decision, under paragraph (a) of this Section, to accelerate the lapse of time-based restrictions on Restricted Shares will not accelerate the payment of deferred dividends and accrued interest. In addition, distributions in the form of Common Stock shall be subject to the same restrictions as the underlying Restricted Shares.
(h) At the expiration of the restrictions imposed by this Section, the Company will redeliver to the Participant the certificate(s) and stock powers, deposited with the Company pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section and the Shares represented by the certificate(s) will be free of all restrictions.
(i) No Award of Restricted Shares may be assigned, transferred or encumbered.
14. Terms and Conditions of Restricted Share Units . The Committee will have full and complete authority, subject to the limitations of the Plan, to grant Awards of Restricted Share Units and to prescribe the terms and conditions (which need not be identical among Participants) in respect of the Awards, which shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Unless the Committee otherwise specifically provides in the Award Agreement, an Award of Restricted Share Units will be subject to the following provisions:
(a) At the time of an Award of Restricted Share Units, the Committee will establish for each Participant the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Award and any time-based period or periods at which the Award will be paid. Payment of the Award may also be

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conditioned upon the attainment of specified Performance Goals (as defined in Section 15 hereof) within specified Performance Cycles.
(b) If a Participant ceases Continuous Service for any reason other than death, Disability or Retirement before the payment date of any portion of the Restricted Share Units, a Participant’s rights with respect to the unvested portion of the Restricted Share Units will terminate.
(c) Subject to Section 24 hereof, if a Participant ceases Continuous Service by reason of death, Disability or Retirement before the vesting and payment date of any time-based portion of the Restricted Share Units, the time-based Restricted Share Units will become fully vested and payable.
(d) Subject to Section 24 hereof, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may establish guidelines providing that if a Participant ceases Continuous Service before the end of a Performance Cycle by reason of death, Disability or Retirement, the Participant will be entitled to a prorated payment, following the close of the applicable Performance Cycle, with respect to any performance-based Restricted Share Units that were earned during the Performance Cycle.
(e) The Committee shall determine whether payment shall be made in cash, Common Stock, or a combination of the two. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, payment will be equal to the number of Restricted Share Units payable multiplied by (i) the Market Value of a share of Common Stock at the time of vesting, plus (ii) the sum of all dividends credited on a share of Common Stock during the period commencing on the date of the Restricted Share Unit Award and ending on the date of vesting.
(f) Subject to the terms of Section 22 hereof for any Restricted Share Units intended to qualify as performance-based compensation, the Committee may, in its sole discretion when it finds that such an action would be in the best interests of the Company, waive in whole or in part any or all remaining time-based restrictions with respect to the Restricted Share Units of a Participant who terminates employment before the Restricted Share Units are fully vested. If the Committee waives any such restrictions, the affected Restricted Share Units will continue to be paid at the time originally established under paragraph (a) of this Section, without acceleration.
(g) Restricted Share Units are not transferable, except that a Participant may designate a beneficiary to receive any amount payable with respect to Restricted Share Units on the Participant’s death.
15. Performance Shares and Performance Units .
(a) The Committee, in its sole discretion, may from time to time authorize the grant of Performance Shares and Performance Units upon the achievement of performance goals (which may be cumulative and/or alternative) within a designated Performance Cycle as may be established, in writing, by the Committee based on any one or any combination of the following business criteria (the “Performance Goals”): (i) Economic Profit; (ii) earnings per share; (iii) return on equity; (iv) return on assets; (v) operating income; (vi) market value per share; (vii) EBITDA;

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(viii) cash flow; (ix) net income (before or after taxes); (x) revenues; (xi) cost reduction goals; (xii) market share; and (xiii) total return to shareholders.
(b) In the case of Performance Units, the Committee shall determine the value of Performance Units under each Award.
(c) As determined in the discretion of the Committee, Performance Goals may differ among Participants and/ or relate to performance on a Company-wide or divisional basis.
(d) At such time as it is certified, in writing, by the Committee that the Performance Goals established by the Committee have been attained or otherwise satisfied within the Performance Cycle, the Committee will authorize the payment of Performance Shares or Performance Units in the form of cash or Shares registered in the name of the Participant, or a combination of cash and Shares, equal to the value of the Performance Shares or Performance Units at the end of the Performance Cycle. Payment shall be made in a lump sum within two and one-half months following the close of the applicable Performance Cycle.
(e) The grant of an Award of Performance Shares or Performance Units will be evidenced by an Award Agreement containing the terms and conditions of the Award as determined by the Committee. To the extent required under Code section 162(m), the business criteria under which Performance Goals are determined by the Committee will be resubmitted to shareholders for reapproval no later than the first shareholder meeting that occurs in the fifth year following the year in which shareholders previously approved the Plan.
(f) If the Participant ceases Continuous Service before the end of a Performance Cycle for any reason other than Disability, death or Retirement, the Participant will forfeit all rights with respect to any Performance Shares or Performance Units that were being earned during the Performance Cycle. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may establish guidelines providing that if a Participant ceases Continuous Service before the end of a Performance Cycle by reason of Disability, death or Retirement, the Participant will be entitled to a prorated payment, following the close of the applicable Performance Cycle, with respect to any Performance Shares or Performance Units that were earned during the Performance Cycle.
16. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization . In the event of any change in the outstanding Shares subsequent to the effective date of the Plan by reason of any reorganization, recapitalization, stock split, stock dividend, combination or exchange of shares, merger, consolidation or any change in the corporate structure or Shares of the Company, such adjustments will be made in the maximum aggregate number and class of Shares as to which Awards may be granted under the Plan, the individual limits set forth in Section 6(c) hereof, the number and class of Shares subject to outstanding Awards, the Exercise Price, grant price or other price of Shares subject to outstanding Awards, any performance conditions relating to Shares, the Market Value of Shares or per-Share results, and other terms and conditions of outstanding Awards, as may be determined to be proportionate and equitable by the Committee to prevent the dilution or enlargement of Awards and to preserve the availability of Shares (or other securities) for future grants under the Plan; provided, however, that the number of Shares subject to any Award will always be rounded down to a whole number. The Committee’s determination with respect to any adjustments will be

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conclusive. Any Shares or other securities received, as a result of any of the foregoing, by a Participant with respect to Restricted Shares will be subject to the same restrictions and the certificate(s) or other instruments representing or evidencing the Shares or other securities will be legended and deposited with the Company in the manner provided in Section 13 hereof. To the extent that any adjustment will affect an Award that constitutes deferred compensation subject to Code section 409A, or that would cause an Award to become deferred compensation subject to Code section 409A, the Committee will adjust the Award in a manner that will not constitute the grant of a new stock right or a change in the form of payment under Code section 409A and its interpretive regulations.
17. Effect of Reorganization . Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in the Award Agreement, Awards will be affected by a Reorganization as follows:
(a) If the Reorganization is a dissolution or liquidation of the Company then (i) the time-based restrictions on Restricted Shares will lapse and (ii) each outstanding Option Award will terminate, but each Participant to whom the Option was granted will have the right, immediately prior to the dissolution or liquidation, to exercise the Option in full, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 11 hereof, and the Company will notify each Participant of such right within a reasonable period of time prior to any dissolution or liquidation.
(b) If the Reorganization is a merger, share exchange, consolidation or combination, upon the effective date of the Reorganization:
(i)     e ach Participant will be entitled, upon exercise of an Option in accordance with all of the terms and conditions of the Plan, to receive in lieu of Shares, such shares or other securities or consideration as the holders of Shares are entitled to receive pursuant to the terms of the Reorganization (the “Acquisition Consideration”);
(ii)     each Participant will be entitled, upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right in accordance with all the terms and conditions of the Plan, to receive the difference between (A) the aggregate fair market value, on the applicable date, of the Acquisition Consideration receivable upon such Reorganization by a holder of the number of Shares which might have been obtained upon exercise of the Option to which the Stock Appreciation Right relates (or any portion thereof) immediately prior to such Reorganization and (B) the aggregate Exercise Price of such Option (or portion thereof);
(iii)     each holder of Performance Shares or Performance Units (with respect to Shares, if any, covered by such Award) will be entitled to receive on the date set forth in such Award, the Acquisition Consideration receivable upon such Reorganization by a holder of the number of Shares which are covered by such Award; and (iv) each holder of Restricted Shares or Restricted Share Units will be entitled to receive such shares or other securities or consideration as the holders of Shares received upon such Reorganization, which, in the case of Restricted Shares will be subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 13 hereof (unless the Committee

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accelerates the lapse of such restrictions) and the certificate(s) or other instruments representing or evidencing any shares or other securities shall be legended and deposited with the Company in the manner provided in Section 13 hereof.
Despite any other provision of this Section 17 to the contrary, for Awards of Performance Shares, Performance Units, Restricted Shares, or Restricted Share Units that are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code section 162(m), a Reorganization shall not cause accelerated vesting or payment with respect to those Awards unless the Reorganization constitutes a “change of ownership or control” for purposes of Code section 162(m) and its interpretive regulations; and for Awards of Performance Units or Restricted Share Units that constitute “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Code section 409A, a Reorganization shall not cause accelerated payment with respect to those Awards unless the Reorganization constitutes a “change in the ownership or effective control” or a “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets” of the Company, within the meaning of Code section 409A and its interpretive regulations.
The adjustments contained in this Section and the manner of application of such provisions will be determined solely by the Committee.
18. Assignments and Transfers . No Award nor any right or interest of a Participant in any Award under the Plan may be assigned, encumbered or transferred otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, set forth in an Award Agreement at the time of grant or thereafter, that the Award (other than Incentive Stock Options) may be transferred to members of the Participant’s immediate family, to one or more trusts solely for the benefit of such immediate family members and to partnerships in which such family members or trusts are the only partners. For this purpose, immediate family means the Participant’s spouse, parents, children, step-children, grandchildren and legal dependents. Any transfer of an Award under this provision will not be effective until notice of such transfer is delivered to the Company.
19. No Implied Rights . No officer, Director, Employee or other person will have a right to be selected as a Participant nor, having been so selected, to be selected again as a Participant, and no officer, Director, Employee or other person will have any claim or right to be granted an Award under the Plan or under any other incentive or similar plan of the Company or any Affiliate. Neither the Plan nor any action taken under the Plan will be construed as giving any Employee any right to be retained in the employ of the Company or any Affiliate.
20. Delivery and Registration of Shares . The Company’s obligation to deliver Shares with respect to an Award will, if the Committee requests, be conditioned upon the receipt of a representation as to the investment intention of the Participant to whom such Shares are to be delivered, in such form as the Committee will determine to be necessary or advisable to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act or any other applicable federal or state securities laws. It may be provided that any representation requirement will become inoperative upon a registration of the Shares or other action eliminating the necessity of the representation under the Securities Act or other applicable federal or state securities laws. The Company will not be required to deliver any Shares under the Plan prior to (a) the admission of such Shares to listing on any stock exchange or quotation system on which Shares may then be listed or quoted, and (b) the completion of any

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registration or other qualification of the Shares under any state or federal law, rule or regulation, as the Company determines to be necessary or advisable.
21. Income Tax Withholding . In order to comply with all applicable federal, state or local income tax laws or regulations, the Company may take such action as it deems appropriate to ensure that all applicable federal, state or local payroll, withholding, income or other taxes, which are the sole and absolute responsibility of a Participant, are withheld or collected from such Participant. In order to assist a Participant in paying all federal and state taxes to be withheld or collected upon exercise or receipt of (or the lapse of restrictions relating to) an Award, the Committee, in its discretion and subject to such additional terms and conditions as it may adopt, may permit the Participant to satisfy such tax obligation by (i) electing to have the Company withhold a portion of the Shares otherwise to be delivered upon exercise or receipt of (or the lapse of restrictions relating to) such Award with a Market Value equal to the amount of such taxes (but only to the extent of the minimum amount required to be withheld under applicable laws or regulations) or (ii) delivering to the Company Shares other than Shares issuable upon exercise or receipt of (or the lapse of restrictions relating to) such Award with a Market Value equal to the amount of such taxes (but only to the extent of the minimum amount required to be withheld under applicable laws or regulations). The election, if any, must be made on or before the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is determined.
22. Waiver of Restrictions and Requirements . Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Committee may permit the lapse or waiver of restrictions with respect to Restricted Share Units or Restricted Shares or the satisfaction of any requirements or goals with respect to Performance Units or Performance Shares. With respect, however, to Restricted Share Units, Restricted Shares, Performance Units, or Performance Shares that are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Code section 162(m), the Committee may not take any action under this Section that will cause those Restricted Share Units, Restricted Shares, Performance Units, or Performance Shares to fail to qualify as performance-based compensation.
23. Termination, Amendment and Modification of Plan, Award Agreements and Award s. The Board may at any time terminate, and may at any time and from time to time and in any respect amend or modify the Plan, any Award Agreement or any outstanding Awards; provided, however, that to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, Code section 162(m), or Code section 422 (or any other applicable law or regulation, including requirements of any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Company’s common stock is listed or quoted), shareholder approval of any Plan amendment will be obtained in the manner and to the degree as is required by the applicable law or regulation; and provided further, that no such termination, amendment or modification of the Plan, an Award Agreement or an outstanding Award will in any manner adversely affect the Participant without the consent of the Participant to whom the Award was granted or the transferee of the Award.
24. Code Section 409A . The Plan and all Awards will be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with the applicable standards for nonqualified deferred compensation plans established by Code section 409A and its interpretive regulations and other regulatory guidance. To the extent that any terms of the Plan or an Award would subject a Participant to gross income

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inclusion, interest, or additional tax pursuant to Code section 409A, those terms are to that extent superseded by, and shall be adjusted to the minimum extent necessary to satisfy or to be exempt from, the Code section 409A standards. A Participant shall not be entitled to payment of a benefit that constitutes “deferred compensation,” within the meaning of Code section 409A, because of the termination of Continuous Service for a reason other than death or Disability, unless that termination constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code section 409A and its interpretive regulations. If as of the date his or her employment terminates, an Employee is a “specified employee,” within the meaning of Code section 409A, and if the Company has stock that is publicly traded on an established securities market or otherwise, any payment of deferred compensation, within the meaning of Code section 409A, otherwise payable because of employment termination will be suspended until, and will be paid to the Employee on, the first day of the seventh month following the month in which the Employee’s last day of employment occurs.
25. Recoupment of Awards . Awards and any compensation or benefits associated therewith shall be subject to repayment or forfeiture as may be required to comply with (a) any applicable listing standards of a national securities exchange adopted in accordance with Section 10D of the Exchange Act (regarding recovery of erroneously awarded compensation) and any implementing rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted thereunder and (b) any policies adopted by the Company to implement such requirements, all to the extent determined by the Committee in its discretion to be applicable to a Participant. Any Award Agreement may be unilaterally amended by the Committee to comply with any such compensation recovery policy.
26. Effective Date and Term of Plan . The Plan, as amended and restated, was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors on October 3, 2014, and will become effective immediately prior to 4:00 pm, New York City time, on October 7, 2014. Unless sooner terminated pursuant to Section 23 hereof, no further Awards may be made under the Plan after October 1, 2024. All Awards granted by the Company under the Plan prior to such termination date shall remain outstanding and shall continue to be subject to the terms of the applicable Award Agreements and the terms and conditions of the Plan as in effect prior to such termination date.
27. Governing Law . The Plan and Award Agreements will be construed in accordance with and governed by the internal laws of the State of Indiana.
28. Shareholder Rights . Except to the extent provided with respect to an Award of Restricted Shares in accordance with Section 13 hereof, no Participant shall have any of the rights or privileges of a shareholder of the Company with respect to any Shares issuable pursuant to an Award unless and until certificates representing the Shares shall have been issued and delivered to the Participant.

Adopted by the Board of Directors of Kimball Electronics, Inc. as of October 3, 2014


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Exhibit 5.1


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October 30, 2014


Kimball Electronics, Inc.
1600 Royal Street
Jasper, Indiana 47549
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special counsel to Kimball Electronics, Inc., an Indiana corporation (the “Company”), and are delivering this opinion in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of the Company (together with all exhibits thereto, the “Registration Statement”) being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, relating to the registration by the Company of 4,500,000 shares (“Plan Shares”) of common stock, no par value, authorized for issuance pursuant to the Company’s 2014 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).

In connection with this opinion, we have examined copies (in each case signed, certified or otherwise proven to our satisfaction to be genuine) of the Registration Statement, the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, minutes and other instruments evidencing actions taken by its directors, and the Plan and have examined such other documents and certificates as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for purposes of this opinion. With respect to such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures on all documents reviewed by us, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to authentic originals of all documents submitted to us as copies and the due execution and delivery of all documents by the parties thereto. We have also considered such legal matters as we have deemed necessary and relevant as the basis for this opinion. Insofar as this opinion relates to Plan Shares to be issued in the future, we have assumed that all applicable laws, rules and regulations in effect at the time of issuance are the same as such laws, rules and regulations in effect as of the date hereof and that there will be available at the time of the issuance of the Plan Shares a sufficient number of authorized and unissued shares of common stock of the Company.

Based upon and subject to the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications set forth below, we are of the opinion that the Plan Shares under the Plan have been duly authorized for issuance and when issued, delivered and paid for in accordance with the terms of the Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

The opinions set forth herein are rendered as of the date hereof and are limited to the current internal laws of the State of Indiana (without giving any effect to the conflict of law principles thereof). We have not considered, and express no opinion on, the laws of any other jurisdiction.





                                        
                                        
Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
October 30, 2014
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We hereby consent to the reference to our firm wherever appearing in the Registration Statement and to the inclusion of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not admit hereby that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

This opinion is furnished to you in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement, and is not to be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise relied upon for any other purpose, except as expressly provided in the preceding paragraph. This opinion is given as of the effective date of the Registration Statement, and we assume no obligation to update or supplement the opinions contained herein to reflect any facts or circumstances which may hereafter come to our attention or any changes in laws which may hereafter occur.


Very truly yours,

/s/ Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP





Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated September 4, 2014, relating to the combined financial statements and financial statement schedule of the electronic manufacturing services business (“Kimball Electronics”) of Kimball International, Inc. (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the basis of presentation and the inclusion of allocations of certain corporate-related expenses from Kimball International, Inc. to Kimball Electronics) as of June 30, 2014 and 2013, and for the three years in the period ended June 30, 2014, and contained in Amendment No. 5 to Registration Statement No. 001-36454 on Form 10 of Kimball Electronics, Inc.

 
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Indianapolis, Indiana
October 30, 2014