AMENDED
AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
TORCHLIGHT
ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.
(herein
referred to as the "Corporation")
ARTICLE
ONE - CAPITAL STOCK
Section
1.1
Certificates Representing
Shares.
The Corporation shall deliver certificates
representing shares to which shareholders are entitled in such form
as shall be approved by the Board of Directors. Each certificate
shall bear on its face the statement that the Corporation is
organized in Nevada, the name of the shareholder to whom the
certificate is being issued, the name of the Corporation, the
number, class, and series of shares issued, and the par value or a
statement that the shares are without par value. Certificates for
shares of the Corporation shall be issued only when consideration
for the shares has been fully paid. Such certificates shall be
signed by the President or a Vice President and the Secretary or
any Assistant Secretary, or such other officer or officers as may
be determined by the Board of Directors, and may be sealed with the
seal of the Corporation or a facsimile thereof. Where any such
certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent or registered by a
registrar, either of which is other than the Corporation itself or
an employee of the Corporation, the signature of the authorized
officer or officers may be facsimiles, engraved, or printed. In
case any officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has
been placed upon such certificate shall have ceased to be such
officer before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the
Corporation with the same effect as if such person were such
officer at the date of its issuance. The certificates shall be
consecutively numbered and shall be entered in the books of the
Corporation as they are issued.
Section
1.2
Consideration for Shares.
The Board of Directors may authorize shares to be issued for
consideration consisting of any tangible or intangible property or
benefit to the Corporation, including cash, promissory notes,
services performed, contracts for services to be performed or other
securities of the Corporation. Before the Corporation issues
shares, the Board shall determine that the consideration received
or to be received for the shares is adequate.
Section
1.3
Shareholders of Record.
The
Board of Directors may appoint one or more transfer agents or
registrars of any class of stock of the Corporation. Unless and
until such appointment is made, the Secretary shall maintain, among
other records, a stock transfer book, the stubs in which shall set
forth the names and addresses of the holders of all issued shares
of the Corporation, the number of shares held by each, the
certificate numbers representing such shares, the date of issue of
the certificates representing such shares, and whether or not such
shares originate from original issues or from transfer. The names
and addresses of shareholders as they appear on the stock transfer
book shall be the official list of shareholders of record of the
Corporation for all purposes. The Corporation shall be entitled to
treat the holder of record of any shares of the Corporation as the
owner thereof for all purposes, and shall not be bound to recognize
any equitable or other claim to, or interest in, such shares or any
rights deriving from such shares, on the part of any other person,
including, without limitation, a purchaser, assignee, or
transferee, unless and until such other person becomes the holder
of record of such shares, whether or not the Corporation shall have
either actual or constructive notice of the interest of such other
person.
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Section
1.4
Transfer of Shares.
The
shares of the Corporation shall be transferable on the stock
transfer book of the Corporation by the holder of record thereof,
or such holder's duly authorized attorney or legal representative,
upon endorsement and surrender for cancellation of the certificates
representing such shares. All certificates surrendered for transfer
shall be cancelled and no new certificate shall be issued until a
former certificate or certificates for a like number of shares
shall have been surrendered and cancelled, except that in the case
of a lost, destroyed, or mutilated certificate, a new certificate
may be issued therefor upon such conditions for the protection of
the Corporation and any transfer agent or registrar as the Board of
Directors or the Secretary may prescribe. When authorizing such
issue of a new certificate or certificates, the Board of Directors
may, in its sole discretion and as a condition precedent to the
issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost or destroyed
certificate or certificates, or such owner's legal representative,
to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct as
indemnity against any claim that may be made against the
Corporation with respect to the certificate or certificates alleged
to have been lost or destroyed.
ARTICLE TWO - MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS
Section
2.1
Place of Meetings.
All
meetings of shareholders shall be held at such place within or
without the State of Nevada as may be designated by the Board of
Directors or officer calling the meeting. If no designation is so
made, meetings of the shareholders shall be held at the principal
office of the Corporation.
Section
2.2
Annual Meeting.
Annual
meetings of shareholders shall be held on such date and at such
time and place as shall be determined by the Board of Directors, at
which they shall elect a Board of Directors and transact such other
business as may properly be brought before the
meeting.
Section
2.3
Special Meetings.
Special
meetings of the shareholders may be called at any time by the
President (or by the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive
Officer, if such officers have been elected), the executive
committee (if one exists), or the Board of Directors. Special
meetings of shareholders may also be called by the Secretary upon
the written request of the holders of at least 33 percent of the
outstanding stock entitled to be voted at such meeting. Such
request shall state the purpose or purposes of such meeting. The
Secretary must deliver notice of such meeting within ten days of
receipt of such written request.
Section
2.4
Notice of Meeting.
Written
notice of all meetings, stating the place, date, and time of the
meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or
purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be mailed or
personally delivered not less than ten nor more than 60 days before
the meeting to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at such
meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered
when deposited in the United States mail addressed to the
shareholder at such shareholder's address as it appears on the
stock transfer book of the Corporation, with postage thereon
prepaid. Such further notice shall be given as may be required by
law, but meetings may be held without notice if all the
shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting are present in person
or by proxy or if notice is waived in writing by those not present,
either before or after the meeting.
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Section
2.5
Conduct of Meetings.
All
meetings of shareholders shall be presided over by the Chairman of
the Board, if there shall be such an officer, or in the Chairman of
the Board's absence, by the Chief Executive Officer, if there shall
be such an officer, or in the Chief Executive Officer's absence, by
the President, or, if the President is not present, by a chairman
chosen at the meeting by the holders of a majority of the voting
shares present in person or by proxy. The Secretary or, if the
Secretary is not present, a person designated by the chairman,
shall act as secretary of the meeting. The chairman of any meeting
shall determine the order of business and the procedure at the
meeting, including such regulation of the manner of voting and the
conduct of discussion as the chairman may deem
appropriate.
Section
2.6
Fixing Record Date.
For the
purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to
vote at any meeting of shareholders or any adjournment thereof, or
entitled to receive a dividend payment, or in order to make a
determination of shareholders for any other proper purpose, the
Board may fix in advance a date as the record date for any such
determination of shareholders. Such date may not be more than 60 or
less than ten days before the date on which the particular action,
requiring the determination of shareholders, is to be taken. If no
record date is designated for the determination of shareholders
entitled to notice of a meeting of shareholders or to vote at a
meeting of shareholders, or shareholders entitled to receive
payment of a dividend, the date on which notices of the meeting are
mailed or the date on which the resolution of the declaring such
dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date
for such determination of shareholders. When a determination of
shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders has
been made as provided in this section, such determination shall
apply to any adjournment thereof.
Section
2.7
Quorum.
The holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to
vote, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum
at a meeting of the shareholders. Treasury shares, shares of the
Corporation's stock owned by another corporation the majority of
the voting stock of which is owned or controlled by the
Corporation, and shares of the Corporation's stock held by the
Corporation in a fiduciary capacity, shall not be counted in
determining the total number of outstanding shares at any given
time. The shareholders present at a duly organized meeting may
continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding
the withdrawal of enough shareholders to leave less than a
quorum.
Section
2.8
Adjournments.
If the
holders of the amount of shares necessary to constitute a quorum
shall fail to attend any meeting of the shareholders in person or
by proxy, then the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to
vote, represented in person or by proxy, may adjourn any such
meeting from time to time without notice, other than by
announcement at the meeting of the time and place at which the
meeting will reconvene, until holders of the amount of shares
requisite to constitute a quorum shall be present at the particular
meeting or at any adjournment thereof, in person or by proxy. The
holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote, represented
in person or by proxy, may also adjourn any meeting of the
shareholders from time to time and without notice, other than by
announcement at the meeting of the time and place at which the
meeting will reconvene, until the transaction of any and all
business submitted or proposed to be submitted to such meeting or
any adjournment thereof shall have been completed. If the
adjournment is for more than 60 days, or if after adjournment a new
record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the
adjourned meeting shall be given to each shareholder of record
entitled to vote at such meeting. At any such adjourned meeting at
which a quorum is present, in person or by proxy, any business may
be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as
originally notified or called.
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Section
2.9
Proxies.
At all meetings of
the shareholders a shareholder may vote by proxy executed in
writing by the shareholder or by such shareholder's duly authorized
attorney in fact. Such proxy shall be filed with the Secretary
before or at the time of the meeting. No proxy shall be valid after
11 months from the date of its execution, unless otherwise provided
in the proxy. A proxy shall be revocable unless expressly provided
therein to be irrevocable and the proxy is coupled with an interest
or unless otherwise made irrevocable by law. Should a proxy
designate two or more persons to act as proxies, unless such
instrument shall provide the contrary, a majority of such persons
present at any meeting at which their powers thereunder are to be
exercised shall have and may exercise all the powers of voting or
giving consents thereby conferred, or if only one be present, then
such powers may be exercised by that one; or, if any even number
attend and a majority do not agree on any particular issue, each
proxy so attending shall be entitled to exercise such powers in
respect of the same portion of the shares as such proxy is of the
proxies representing such shares.
Section
2.10
Voting of Shares.
Except as
otherwise provided by law, the Articles of Incorporation, or these
Bylaws, each shareholder shall have one vote for each share having
voting rights registered in such shareholder's name on the books of
the Corporation at the time of the closing of the stock transfer
books (or at the record date) for such meeting. When a quorum is
present at any meeting, the vote of holders of a majority of the
shares entitled to vote, present in person or represented by proxy,
shall decide any matter submitted to such meeting, unless the
matter is one upon which by law, the Articles of Incorporation, or
these Bylaws the vote of a greater number is required, in which
case the vote of such greater number shall govern and control the
decision of such matter; provided, however, that Directors shall be
elected by a plurality of the votes cast by shareholders entitled
to vote in the election of Directors at a meeting at which a quorum
is present. All voting shall be by ballot. Each ballot shall be
signed by the shareholder voting or by such shareholder's proxy and
shall state the number of shares so voted.
Section
2.11
Voting List.
The officer or agent having charge of the stock
transfer book of the Corporation shall make, at least ten days
before each meeting of shareholders, a complete list of the
shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting or any adjournment
thereof, arranged in alphabetical order, with the address of, and
the number of shares held by, each shareholder, which list, for a
period of ten days prior to such meeting, shall be kept on file at
the registered office or principal place of business of the
Corporation and shall be subject to inspection by any shareholder
at any time during usual business hours. Such list shall also be
produced and kept open at the time and place of the meeting and
shall be subject to the inspection of any shareholder during the
whole time of the meeting. The original stock transfer book shall
be prima facie evidence as to who are the shareholders entitled to
examine such list or transfer books or to vote at any meeting of
shareholders. Failure to comply with any requirements of this
Section 2.11 shall not affect the validity of any action taken at
such meeting.
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Section
2.12
Inspectors of Election.
In advance of any meeting of the
shareholders, the Board of Directors may appoint one or more
inspectors of election. If there is no such appointment made in
advance, or if any appointed person refuses or fails to serve, the
chairman of the meeting may appoint such inspectors or appoint a
replacement for any inspector refusing or failing to serve.
Inspectors of election shall determine the number of shares
outstanding, voting power of each share, shares represented at the
meeting, existence of a quorum, and authenticity, validity, and
effect of proxies; shall receive votes, ballots, assents, and
consents, and hear and determine all challenges and questions in
any way arising in connection with a vote; shall count and tabulate
all votes, assents, and consents, and determine and announce
results; and do all other acts as may be proper to conduct
elections or votes with fairness to all of the
shareholders.
Section
2.13
Informal Action by
Shareholders.
Unless otherwise provided by law, any action
required to be taken at a meeting of shareholders, or other action
which may be taken at a meeting of the shareholders, may be taken
without a meeting if the shareholders holding a proportion of the
voting power required to take such an action at a meeting give
written consent setting forth the action to be taken and signed by
the number of shareholders required to take such action. Any
written resolution signed by the shareholders in such a manner
shall be to the effect therein expressed, with the same force and
effect as if the same had been duly passed by vote at a duly called
meeting of shareholders. The signed resolution shall be kept with
the meeting minutes under the proper date.
ARTICLE THREE - DIRECTORS
Section
3.1
Number, Tenure, and
Qualifications.
The number of Directors of the Corporation
shall be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by a
majority of the Board of Directors or by the shareholders, but in
no event shall be less than one nor more than 15; provided,
however, that no decrease in the number of Directors shall have the
effect of shortening the term of any incumbent Director. If the
Board of Directors or shareholders make no such determination, the
number of Directors shall be the same as the number constituting
the initial Board of Directors set forth in the Articles of
Incorporation. Unless sooner removed in accordance with these
Bylaws, each Director shall hold office until the next annual
meeting of the shareholders, or special meeting held for the
purpose of electing Directors, and until such Director's successor
shall have been elected and qualified. Directors need not be
residents of the State of Nevada or the State of Texas or
shareholders of the Corporation.
Section
3.2
Vacancies.
Any vacancy
occurring in the Board of Directors may be filled by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Directors, through
less than a quorum of the entire Board of Directors. A Director
elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected for the unexpired term
of such Director's predecessor in office. Any directorship to be
filled by reason of an increase in the number of Directors may be
filled by the Board of Directors for a term of office continuing
only until the next election of Directors by the shareholders. Any
vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors or any directorship to
be filled by reason of an increase in the number of Directors may
be filled by election at an annual or special meeting of
shareholders called for that purpose.
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Section
3.3
Place
of Meeting.
Meetings of the Board of Directors may be held
either within or without the State of Nevada, at whatever place is
specified by the officer calling the meeting. In the absence of
specific designation, the meetings shall be held at the principal
office of the Corporation.
Section
3.4
Annual and Regular Meetings.
Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the annual
meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held without other
notice than these Bylaws immediately after, and at the same place
as, the annual meeting of the shareholders. The Board of Directors
may provide by resolution the time, date, and place for the holding
of additional regular meetings without other notice than such
resolution.
Section
3.5
Special Meetings.
Special
meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time upon the
call of the President (or the Chairman of the Board or the Chief
Executive Officer, if such officers have been elected), or any two
Directors of the Corporation, or, if there is only one Director, by
such Director. Notice shall be sent in writing by mail, facsimile,
telegram, email, or other reasonable means of written communication
to the last known address of each Director at least one day before
the meeting. Except as otherwise herein provided, neither the
business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or
special meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in the
notice or waiver of notice of such meeting.
Section
3.6
Attendance at Meeting.
Attendance of a Director at any meeting shall constitute a waiver
of notice of such meeting, except where a Director attends for the
express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on
the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. A
Director of the corporation who is present at a meeting of the
Board at which action on any corporate matter is taken shall be
presumed to have assented to the action unless his dissent shall be
entered in the minutes of the meeting, or unless he shall file his
written dissent to such action with the person acting as the
secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof, or unless
he shall forward such dissent by registered mail to the Secretary
of the corporation immediately after the adjournment of the
meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director who
voted in favor of such action.
Section
3.7
Quorum.
A majority of the
number of Directors fixed by or in the manner provided in these
Bylaws shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business,
but a smaller number may adjourn the meeting from time to time
until they can secure the attendance of a quorum. The act of a
majority of the Directors present at any meeting at which a quorum
is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors. Any regular
or special Directors' meeting may be adjourned from time to time by
those present, whether a quorum is present or not.
Section
3.8
Compensation.
By resolution
of the Board of Directors, the Directors may be paid their
expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of
Directors, and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each
meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated salary as a Director.
No such payment shall preclude any Director from serving the
Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation
therefor. Members of special or standing committees may be allowed
additional compensation for serving on a committee.
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Section
3.9
Removal.
At any meeting of the shareholders called expressly for that
purpose, any Director or the entire Board of Directors may be
removed from office, with or without cause, by a vote of the
holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an
election of Directors and any vacancy or vacancies in the Board
resulting therefrom may be filled by the remaining Directors,
though less than a quorum, or by the shareholders, whichever shall
first act thereon.
Section
3.10
Conduct of Meetings.
All
meetings of Directors shall be presided over by the Chairman of the
Board, if there shall be such an officer, or in the Chairman of the
Board's absence, by the Chief Executive Officer, if there shall be
such an officer, or in the Chief Executive Officer's absence, by
the President, or, if the President is not present, by any Director
chosen by a majority of the Directors present. The Secretary or, if
the Secretary is not present, a person designated by the chairman,
shall act as secretary of the meeting. The chairman of any meeting
shall determine the order of business and the procedure at the
meeting, including such regulation of the manner of voting and the
conduct of discussion as the chairman may deem
appropriate.
Section
3.11
Electronic Meetings.
Members
of the Board may participate in regular or special meetings by, or
through the use of, any means of communication allowing all
participants to simultaneously hear each other, such as
teleconference or videoconference. If a meeting is conducted by
such means, the presiding officer shall inform all participating
Directors at the commencement of such meeting that a meeting is
taking place at which official business may be transacted. Any
participant in a meeting by such means shall be deemed present in
person at such meeting.
Section
3.12
Informal Action by
Directors.
Unless otherwise provided by law, any action
required to be taken at a meeting of Directors, or other action
which may be taken at a meeting of the Directors, may be taken
without a meeting if the Directors give unanimous written consent
setting forth the action to be taken and signed by all Directors
entitled to vote on the action.
Section
3.13
Chairman of the Board.
The
Chairman of the Board, if there shall be such a title given to a
member of the Board, shall, if present, preside at all meetings of
the Board of Directors and the shareholders and exercise and
perform such other powers and duties as may from time to time be
assigned to the Chairman of the Board by the Board of
Directors.
ARTICLE FOUR - OFFICERS
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Section
4.1
Officers.
The officers of the
Corporation shall be elected by the Board of Directors and shall,
at a minimum, consist of a President and a Secretary. The Board of
Directors may elect such other officers, including, without
limitation, a Chairman of the Board, a Chief Executive Officer, a
Chief Financial Officer, a Vice President or Vice Presidents, a
Treasurer, and Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers, and
appoint such agents, as it may deem necessary or appropriate. All
officers shall, unless otherwise removed by the Board of Directors,
hold office until their successors are elected and qualified or
until such officer's death or until such officer shall resign or
shall have been removed from office in the manner hereinafter
provided. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.
The salaries and other compensation of the officers shall be
determined in the manner provided by the Board of Directors, and
may be altered in the manner provided by the Board of Directors
from time to time, except as otherwise provided by
contract.
Section
4.2
Vacancies.
Whenever any
vacancies shall occur in any office by death, resignation, increase
in the number of officers of the Corporation, or otherwise, the
same shall be filled by the Board of Directors, and the officer so
elected shall hold office until such officer's successor is chosen
and qualified, or until such officer's death, resignation, or
removal from office in the manner hereinafter
provided.
Section
4.3
Removal.
Any officer or
agent elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed
by the Board of Directors whenever, in its judgment, the best
interests of the Corporation will be served thereby, but such
removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any,
of the person so removed. Election or appointment of an officer or
agent shall not of itself create contract rights.
Section
4.4
Powers and Duties of
Officers.
The officers shall perform the duties and exercise
the powers expressly conferred or provided for in these Bylaws, as
well as the usual duties and powers incident to such offices,
respectively, and such other duties and powers as may be assigned
to them by the Board of Directors or by the President.
Section
4.5
President.
Subject to the
supervisory powers, if any, that may be given by the Board of
Directors to the Chairman of the Board, the President shall be the
Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, and subject to the
control of the Board of Directors, shall, in general, supervise and
control all of the business and affairs of the Corporation. The
President may sign certificates for shares of the Corporation, and
any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments which
the Board of Directors has authorized to be executed, except in
cases where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly
delegated by the Board of Directors or by these Bylaws to some
other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by
law to be otherwise signed and executed; and in general shall
perform all duties incident to the office of President and such
other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from
time to time.
Section
4.6
Vice President.
Each Vice
President, if there shall be such an officer, shall perform such
duties and have such powers as may from time to time be prescribed
by the Board of Directors or be delegated to such Vice-President by
the President or Chairman of the Board. Vice Presidents may be
given special designations such as "Senior Vice President,"
"Executive Vice President," "Vice President--Finance," or any other
designation deemed appropriate by the Board of
Directors.
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Section
4.7
Secretary.
It shall be the
duty of the Secretary to send any and all required notices of and,
unless otherwise prescribed by the Board of Directors, to attend
all meetings of the shareholders and Board of Directors and record
correctly the proceedings of such meetings in a book suitable for
that purpose. It shall also be the duty of the Secretary to attest
with the Secretary's signature and the seal of the Corporation all
stock certificates issued by the Corporation and to keep a stock
transfer book in which shall be correctly recorded all transactions
pertaining to the capital stock of the Corporation. The Secretary
shall also attest with the Secretary's signature and the seal of
the Corporation any instruments requiring the seal of the
Corporation. The person holding the office of Secretary shall also
perform, under the direction and subject to the control of the
Board of Directors, such other duties as may be assigned to the
Secretary by the Chairman of the Board or the President. The duties
of the Secretary may also be performed by any Assistant
Secretary.
Section
4.8
Treasurer.
The Treasurer, if
there shall be such an officer, shall keep such moneys of the
Corporation as may be entrusted to the Treasurer's keeping and
account for the same. The Treasurer shall be prepared at all times
to give information as to the condition of the Corporation and
shall make a detailed annual report of the entire business and
financial condition of the Corporation. The person holding the
office of Treasurer shall also perform, under the direction and
subject to the control of the Board of Directors, such other duties
as may be assigned to the Treasurer by the Chairman of the Board or
the President. The duties of the Treasurer may also be performed by
any Assistant Treasurer.
Section
4.9
Additional Officers and
Titles.
In addition to the officers designated in Sections
4.5 through 4.8, the Board of Directors may designate and appoint
additional officers or give officers additional titles indicative
of their managerial responsibilities within the Corporation. The
officer of the Corporation chiefly responsible for corporate
policy-making and the general supervision and direction of the
Corporation's business may, in addition to such officer's other
title or titles, if any, be designated the "Chief Executive
Officer." The officer of the Corporation charged with supervision
and management of the daily operations of the Corporation may, in
addition to such officer's other title or titles, if any, be
designated the "Chief Operating Officer." The officer of the
Corporation chiefly responsible for the finances, securities, and
accounting systems of the Corporation may, in addition to such
officer's other title or titles, if any, be designated the "Chief
Financial Officer." The Board of Directors may give officers of the
Corporation such other additional titles and designations as it
shall deem appropriate.
Section
4.10
Delegation of Authority.
In
the case of any absence of any officer of the Corporation or for
any other reason that the Board of Directors may deem sufficient,
the Board of Directors may delegate some or all of the powers or
duties of such officer to any other officer or to any Director,
employee, shareholder, or agent for whatever period of time seems
appropriate, providing that a majority of the entire Board of
Directors concurs therein.
ARTICLE FIVE - COMMITTEES
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Section
5.1
Committees of Directors.
The
Board of Directors may by resolution designate and appoint one or
more committees, each of which shall consist of one or more
Directors, which committees, to the extent provided in such
resolution, shall exercise the authority of the Board of Directors
in the management of the Corporation. However, no such committee
shall have the authority of the Board of Directors in reference to
amending, altering, or repealing these Bylaws; electing,
appointing, or removing any member of any such committee or any
Director or officer of the Corporation; amending the Articles of
Incorporation; adopting a plan of merger or adopting a plan of
consolidation with another corporation; authorizing the sale,
lease, or exchange of all or substantially all of the property or
assets of the Corporation; authorizing the voluntary dissolution of
the Corporation or revoking proceedings therefor; adopting a plan
for the distribution of the assets of the Corporation; or amending,
altering, or repealing any resolution of the Board of Directors
which by its terms provides that it shall not be amended, altered,
or repealed by such committee. The designation and appointment of
any such committee and the delegation thereto of authority shall
not operate to relieve the Board of Directors, or any individual
Director, of any responsibility imposed on it or such Director by
law.
Section
5.2
Other Committees.
Other
committees not having and exercising the authority of the Board of
Directors in the management of the Corporation may be designated by
resolution adopted by the Board of Directors. Except as otherwise
provided in such resolution, the President of the Corporation shall
appoint the members thereof. Any members thereof may be removed by
the person or persons authorized to appoint such member whenever in
their judgment the best interests of the Corporation shall be
served by such removal.
Section
5.3
Term of Office.
Each member
of a committee shall continue as such until the next annual meeting
of the Board of Directors and until such member's successor is
appointed, unless the committee shall be sooner terminated, or
unless such member be removed from such committee, or unless such
member shall cease to qualify as a member thereof.
Section
5.4
Chairman.
One member of each
committee shall be appointed chairman by the person or persons
authorized to appoint the members thereof.
Section
5.5
Vacancies.
Vacancies in the
membership of any committee may be filled by appointments made in
the same manner as provided in the case of the original
appointments.
Section
5.6
Quorum.
Unless otherwise
provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors designating a
committee, a majority of the whole committee shall constitute a
quorum and the act of a majority of the members present at a
meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the
committee.
Section
5.7
Rules.
Each committee may
adopt rules for its own governance not inconsistent with these
Bylaws or with rules adopted by the Board of
Directors.
ARTICLE SIX - DIVIDENDS
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Subject
to the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation relating
thereto, if any, dividends may be declared by the Board of
Directors, in its discretion, at any regular or special meeting,
pursuant to law. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property or in
the Corporation's own shares, subject to any provisions of the
Articles of Incorporation.
Before payment of any dividend,
there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation
available for dividends such sum or sums as the Directors from time
to time, in their absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve
fund for meeting contingencies, equalizing dividends, or repairing
or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for such other
purpose as the Directors shall think conducive to the interest of
the Corporation; and the Directors may modify or abolish any such
reserve in the manner in which it was created.
ARTICLE SEVEN - INDEMNIFICATION
Section
7.1
Indemnification.
The
Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, except an action by or in the
right of the Corporation, by reason of the fact that the person is
or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation,
or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against
expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the
person in connection with the action, suit or proceeding if the
person: (a) is not liable pursuant to Section 78.138 of the Nevada
Revised Statutes (“NRS”); or (b) acted in good faith
and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect
to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe the conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action,
suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or
upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, does not, of
itself, create a presumption that the person is liable pursuant to
NRS 78.138 or did not act in good faith and in a manner which he or
she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, or that, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, he or she had reasonable cause to believe
that the conduct was unlawful.
Section
7.2
Indemnification of Suits by or in
the Right of the Corporation.
The Corporation shall
indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be
made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit
by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its
favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving
at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee
or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust
or other enterprise against expenses, including amounts paid in
settlement and attorneys’ fees actually and reasonably
incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement
of the action or suit if the person: (a) is not liable pursuant to
NRS 78.138; or (b) acted in good faith and in a manner which he or
she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Corporation. Indemnification may not be made for
any claim, issue or matter as to which such a person has been
adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction, after exhaustion of
all appeals therefrom, to be liable to the Corporation or for
amounts paid in settlement to the Corporation, unless and only to
the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought
or other court of competent jurisdiction determines upon
application that in view of all the circumstances of the case, the
person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such
expenses as the court deems proper.
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Section
7.3
Payment of Expenses as
Incurred.
The expenses of officers and directors incurred in
defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding must be
paid by the Corporation as they are incurred and in advance of the
final disposition of the action, suit or proceeding, upon receipt
of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to
repay the amount if it is ultimately determined by a court of
competent jurisdiction that the director or officer is not entitled
to be indemnified by the Corporation.
ARTICLE
EIGHT - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section
8.1
Amendments.
The Board of
Directors shall have the power to amend or repeal these Bylaws or
adopt new Bylaws, unless any provision of these Bylaws expressly
provides, or unless the shareholders in amending, repealing, or
adopting a new Bylaw expressly provide, that only the shareholders
may amend or repeal that Bylaw.
Section
8.2
Waiver.
Whenever, under the
provisions of any law, the Articles of Incorporation or amendments
thereto, or these Bylaws, any notice is required to be given to any
shareholders, Director or committee member, a waiver thereof in
writing signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice,
whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be
equivalent to the giving of such notice. Moreover, attendance at
any meeting by a shareholder or Director shall constitute a waiver
of notice of such meeting by such shareholder or Director unless
such individual attends the meeting for the specific purpose of
objecting to the transaction of any business thereat on the ground
that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
Section
8.3
Resignations.
Any Director
or officer may resign at any time. Such resignation shall be made
in writing and shall take effect at the time specified therein, or,
if no time be specified, at the time of its receipt by the Board of
Directors, the President, or Secretary. The acceptance of a
resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective, unless
expressly so provided in the resignation.
Section
8.4
Books and Records.
The
Corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of
account and minutes of the proceedings of its shareholders and
Board of Directors and shall keep at its registered office or
principal place of business or at the office of its transfer agent
or registrar a record of its shareholders, giving the names and
addresses of all shareholders and the number and class of the
shares held by each.
Section
8.5
Seal.
The seal of the
Corporation may be such as from time to time may be approved by the
Board of Directors, but the use of a seal shall not be essential to
the validity of any agreement entered into by the Corporation,
unless otherwise provided by law.
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Section
8.6
Fiscal Year.
The
fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by resolution of
the Board of Directors.
Section
8.7
Applicability of NRS 78.378 to
78.3793.
The provisions of Sections 78.378 to 78.3793 of the
Nevada Revised Statutes do not apply to the
Corporation.
THE
UNDERSIGNED, being the Chairman of the Board of Directors of
Torchlight Energy Resources, Inc., evidences the Board of
Director’s adoption and ratification of the foregoing Amended
and Restated Bylaws of the Corporation.
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Date: October 26,
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By:
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Gregory
McCabe
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Gregory McCabe,
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