Exhibit 3.2
RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
PANAMSAT CORPORATION
ARTICLE I
Stockholders
SECTION 1.1. Annual Meetings. An annual meeting of stockholders shall
be held for the election of directors at such date, time and place, either
within or without the State of Delaware, as may be designated by resolution of
the Board of Directors from time to time. Any other proper business may be
transacted at the annual meeting.
SECTION 1.2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of stockholders for any
purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the Board of Directors, or by a
committee of the Board of Directors that has been duly designated by the Board
of Directors and whose powers and authority, as provided in a resolution of the
Board of Directors, include the power to call such meetings, but such special
meetings may not be called by any other person or persons.
SECTION 1.3. Notice of Meetings. Whenever stockholders are required or
permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall
be given that shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting and, in the
case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is
called. Unless otherwise provided by law, the certificate of incorporation or
these Bylaws, the written notice of any meeting shall be given not less than ten
(10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting to each
stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be
deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid,
directed to the stockholder at his address as it appears on the records of the
Corporation.
SECTION 1.4. Adjournments. Any meeting of stockholders, annual or
special, may adjourn from time to time to reconvene at the same or some other
place, and notice need not be given of any such adjourned meeting if the time
and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is
taken. At the adjourned meeting the Corporation may transact any business which
might have been transacted at the
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original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or if
after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting,
notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record
entitled to vote at the meeting.
SECTION 1.5. Quorum. Except as otherwise provided by law, the
certificate of incorporation or these Bylaws, at each meeting of stockholders
the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of shares of stock having a
majority of the votes which could be cast by the holders of all outstanding
shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting shall be necessary and
sufficient to constitute a quorum. Where a separate vote by a series, class or
classes is required, a majority of the outstanding shares of stock of such class
or classes on any particular issue, present in person or represented by proxy,
shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum for purposes of such
issue. In the absence of a quorum, the stockholders so present may, by majority
vote, adjourn the meeting from time to time in the manner provided in Section
1.4 of these Bylaws until a quorum shall attend. Shares of its own stock
belonging to the Corporation or to another corporation, if a majority of the
shares entitled to vote in the election of directors of such other corporation
is held, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation, shall neither be entitled
to vote nor be counted for quorum purposes; provided, however, that the
foregoing shall not limit the right of the Corporation to vote stock, including
but not limited to its own stock, held by it in a fiduciary capacity.
SECTION 1.6. Organization. Meetings of stockholders shall be presided
over by the Chairman of the Board, if any, or in his absence by the President,
or in his absence by an Executive Vice President, or in the absence of the
foregoing persons by a chairman designated by the Board of Directors, or in the
absence of such designation by a chairman chosen at the meeting. The Secretary
shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his absence the chairman of the
meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting. The chairman
of the meeting shall announce at the meeting of stockholders the date and time
of the opening and the closing of the polls for each maker upon which the
stockholders will vote.
SECTION 1.7. Voting; Proxies. Each stockholder entitled to vote at any
meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock
held by such stockholder which has voting power upon the matter in question. At
all meetings of stockholders for the election of directors, a plurality of the
votes cast shall be sufficient to elect a director. All other elections and
questions shall, unless otherwise provided by law, the certificate of
incorporation, these Bylaws or the rules or regulations of any stock exchange
applicable to the Corporation, be decided by the affirmative vote of the holders
of shares of stock having a majority of the votes present in person or
represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereon. Each stockholder entitled to
vote at a meeting of
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stockholders may authorize another person or persons to act for him by proxy,
but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date,
unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A proxy shall be irrevocable if
it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with
an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A stockholder may
revoke any proxy which is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in
person or by filing an instrument in writing revoking the proxy or by delivering
a proxy in accordance with applicable law bearing a later date to the Secretary
of the Corporation. Voting at meetings of stockholders need not be by written
ballot.
SECTION 1.8. Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record.
In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice
of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or
entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment
of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change,
conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action,
the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not
precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by
the Board of Directors and which record date: (i) in the case of determination
of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders or adjournment
thereof, shall, unless otherwise required by law, not be more than sixty nor
less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting; and (ii) in the case of
any other action, shall not be more than sixty (60) days prior to such other
action. If no record date is fixed: (i) the record date for determining
stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall
be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is
given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next
preceding the day on which the meeting is held; and (ii) the record date for
determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business
on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating
thereto. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to
vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting;
provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the
adjured meeting.
SECTION 1.9. List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote. The Secretary shall
prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a
complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in
alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number
of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to
the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting,
during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to
the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held,
which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or if not so
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specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be
produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time
thereof and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.
SECTION 1.10. Stock Ledger. The stock ledger of the Corporation shall
be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the
stock ledger, the list required by Section 1.9 of this ARTICLE I, or to vote in
person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.
SECTION 1.11. Conduct of Meetings. The Board of Directors of the
Corporation may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct
of the meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the
extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board of
Directors, the chairman of any meeting of stockholders shall have the right and
authority to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such
acts as, in the judgment of such chairman, are appropriate for the proper
conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted
by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the chairman of the meeting, may
include, without limitation, the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda
or order of business for the meeting; (ii) rules and procedures for maintaining
order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (iii) limitations on
attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders of record of the
Corporation, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons
as the chairman of the meeting shall determine: (iv) restrictions on entry to
the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (v)
limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants.
Unless and to the extent otherwise determined by the Board of Directors or the
chairman of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be
held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.
SECTION 1.12. Advance Notice of Stockholder Nominations and Business.
(A) Annual Meetings of Stockholders.
(1) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors and
the proposal of business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at
an annual meeting of stockholders (a) pursuant to the Corporation's notice
of meeting, (b) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (c) by
any stockholder of the Corporation who was a stockholder of record at the
time of giving of notice provided for in this Bylaw, who is entitled to vote
at the meeting and complies with the notice procedures set forth in this
Bylaw.
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(2) For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an
annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (c) of paragraph (A)(l)
of this Bylaw, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in
writing to the Secretary of the Corporation and such other business must
otherwise be a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a
stockholder's notice shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal
executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on
the 60th day nor earlier than the close of business on the 90th day 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 more than
thirty (30) days before or more than sixty (60) days after such anniversary
date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not
earlier than the close of business on the 90th day prior to such annual
meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 60th
day prior to such annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which
public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the
Corporation. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment of
an annual meeting commence a new time period for the giving of a
stockholder's notice as described above. Such stockholder's notice shall set
forth (a) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for
election or re-election as a director all information relating to such
person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for
election of directors in an election contest, or is otherwise required, in
each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and Rule 14a-11 thereunder (including
such person's written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a
nominee and to serving as a director if elected); (b) as to any other
business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief
description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the
reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material
interest in such business of such stockholder and the beneficial owner, if
any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; and (c) as to the stockholder
giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the
nomination or proposal is made (i) the name and address of such stockholder,
as they appear on the Corporation's books, and of such beneficial owner,
(ii) the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are owned
beneficially and of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner,
and (iii) whether the proponent intends or is part of a group which intends
to solicit proxies from other stockholders in support of such proposal or
nomination.
(3) Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of paragraph (A)(2)
of this Bylaw to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to
be elected to the Board of Directors of the Corporation is increased
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and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming all of the
nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board of
Directors at least seventy (70) days prior to the first anniversary of the
preceding year's annual meeting, a stockholder's notice required by this
Bylaw shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for
any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the
Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later
than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such
public announcement is first made by the Corporation.
(B) Special Meetings of Stockholders. Only such business shall be
conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before
the meeting pursuant to the Corporation's notice of meeting. Nominations of
persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting
of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the
Corporation's notice of meeting (a) by or at the direction of the Board of
Directors or (b) provided that the Board of Directors has determined that
directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the
Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice
provided for in this Bylaw, who shall be entitled to vote at the meeting and who
complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Bylaw. In the event the
Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing
one or more directors to the Board of Directors, any such stockholder may
nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such
position(s) as specified in the Corporation's notice of meeting, if the
stockholder's notice required by paragraph (A)(2) of this Bylaw shall be
delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation
not earlier than the close of business on the 90th day prior to such special
meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 60th 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 proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting. In no
event shall the public announcement or an adjournment of a special meeting
commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder's notice as described
above.
(C) General.
(1) Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the
procedures set forth in this Bylaw shall be eligible to serve as directors
and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as
shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures
set forth in this Bylaw. Except as otherwise provided by law, the
certificate of incorporation or these Bylaws, the chairman of the meeting
shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any
business proposed to be brought before
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the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the
procedures set forth in this Bylaw and, if any proposed nomination or
business is not in compliance with this Bylaw, to declare that such
defective proposal or nomination shall be disregarded.
(2) For purposes of this Bylaw, "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 Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(3) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Bylaw, a
stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the
matters set forth in this Bylaw. Nothing in this Bylaw shall be deemed to
affect any rights (i) of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in
the Corporation's proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange
Act or (ii) of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect
directors under specified circumstances.
SECTION 1.13. Stockholder Action. Any action required or permitted to
be taken by any stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly
called annual or special meeting of such stockholders and may not be effected by
any consent in writing by such stockholders. Except as otherwise required by
law, special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by
the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution approved by a majority of the
entire Board of Directors.
SECTION 1.14. Inspectors of Election. The Corporation shall, in advance
of any meeting of stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors of election, who
may be employees of the Corporation, to act at the meeting or any adjournment
thereof and to make a written report thereof. The Corporation may designate one
or more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to
act. In the event that no inspector so appointed or designated is able to act at
a meeting of stockholders, the person presiding at the meeting shall appoint one
or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before entering upon
the discharge of his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath to execute
faithfully the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the
best of his or her ability. The inspector or inspectors so appointed or
designated shall (i) ascertain the number of shares of capital stock of the
Corporation outstanding and the voting power of each such share, (ii) determine
the shares of capital stock of the Corporation represented at the meeting and
the validity of proxies and ballots, (iii) count all votes and ballots, (iv)
determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the
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disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspectors, and
(v) certify their determination of the number of shares of capital stock of the
Corporation represented at the meeting and such inspectors' count of all votes
and ballots. Such certification and report shall specify such other information
as may be required by law. In determining the validity and counting of proxies
and ballots cast at any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, the
inspectors may consider such information as is permitted by applicable law. No
person who is a candidate for an office at an election may serve as an inspector
at such election.
ARTICLE II
Board of Directors
SECTION 2.1. Number; Qualifications. The Board of Directors shall
consist of one or more members, the number thereof to be determined from time to
time by resolution of the Board of Directors. Directors need not be
stockholders.
SECTION 2.2. Election; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies. At the first
annual meeting of stockholders and at each annual meeting thereafter, the
stockholders shall elect directors each of whom shall hold office for a term of
one year or until his successor is elected and qualified. The number of
directors constituting the initial Board of Directors shall be ten. Subject to
the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors under
specified circumstances, the number of directors may be modified from time to
time exclusively by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a
majority of the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if
there were no vacancies. Any director may resign at any time upon written notice
to the Corporation. Any newly created directorship or any vacancy occurring in
the Board of Directors for any cause may be filled by a majority of the
remaining members of the Board of Directors, although such majority is less than
a quorum, or by a plurality of the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders, and
each director so elected shall hold office until the expiration of the term of
office of the director whom he has replaced or until his successor is elected
and qualified.
SECTION 2.3. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of
Directors may be held at such places within or without the State of Delaware and
at such times as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine, and if
so determined notices thereof need not be given.
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SECTION 2.4. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of
Directors may be held at any time or place within or without the State of
Delaware whenever called by the President, any Vice President, the Secretary, or
by any member of the Board of Directors. Notice of a special meeting of the
Board of Directors shall be given by the person or persons calling the meeting
at least twenty-four hours before the special meeting.
SECTION 2.5. Telephonic Meetings Permitted. Members of the Board of
Directors, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may
participate in a meeting thereof by means of conference telephone or similar
communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the
meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this
Bylaw shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
SECTION 2.6. Quorum; Vote Required for Action. At all meetings of the
Board of Directors a majority of the whole Board of Directors shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business. The vote of a majority of the directors
present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board
of Directors.
SECTION 2.7. Organization. Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be
presided over by the Chairman of the Board, if any, or in his absence by the
President, or in their absence by a chairman chosen at the meeting. The
Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his absence the chairman
of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.
SECTION 2.8. Informal Action by Directors. Unless otherwise restricted
by the certificate of incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or
permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any
committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of
Directors or such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and
the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board
of Directors or such committee.
ARTICLE III
Committees
SECTION 3.1. Committees. The Board of Directors shall appoint the
committees provided for in these Bylaws in Sections 3.2 and 3.3 and may, by
resolution passed by the Board of Directors, designate one or more additional
committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the
Corporation. The Board of
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Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any
committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of
the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of the committee,
the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from
voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint
another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in place of any
such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent permitted
by law and to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors,
shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of
Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and
may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may
require it.
Section 3.2 Compensation and Nominating Committee.
(a) At each annual meeting of the Board of Directors, the Board of
Directors shall, by a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, designate
and appoint from its members a Compensation and Nominating Committee consisting
of three or more directors, each of whom shall be a "disinterested" person.
(b) The Compensation Committee and Nominating Committee shall have the
powers and responsibilities designated by the Board of Directors from time to
time.
(c) Action taken by the Compensation and Nominating Committee or at a
meeting duly called shall require the affirmative vote of at least a majority of
its members.
SECTION 3.3. Audit Committee.
(a) At each annual meeting of the Board of Directors, the Board of
Directors shall, by a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, designate
and appoint from its members an Audit Committee and the Board shall designate
the Chairman of the Committee. The Audit Committee shall be comprised of a
minimum of three directors, each of whom is financially literate or becomes
financially literate within a reasonable period of time after his or her
appointment to the Audit Committee, and at least one member of the Audit
Committee must have accounting or related financial management expertise. The
Audit Committee shall be comprised solely of independent directors, except as
otherwise permitted below. Directors shall be considered independent if they
have no relationship to the corporation that may interfere with the exercise of
their
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independence from management of the corporation as same may be determined in
accordance with the rules of the Nasdaq or such securities exchange on which the
corporation's common stock is listed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, one
director who is not independent and who is not an employee or an immediate
family member of an employee may be appointed to the Audit Committee if the
Board, under exceptional and limited circumstances, determines that membership
on the Committee by the individual is required by the best interests of the
corporation and its stockholders, and the Board discloses, in the next annual
report to stockholders subsequent to such determination, the nature of the
relationship and the reasons for that determination.
(b) The Audit Committee shall have the powers and responsibilities as
designated by the Board of Directors from time to time, and those
responsibilities shall be set forth in a Statement Of The Duties,
Responsibilities And Activities Of The Committee which statement shall represent
the charter of the Committee.
SECTION 3.4. Committee Rules. Unless the Board of Directors otherwise
provides, each committee designated by the Board of Directors may make, alter
and repeal rules for the conduct of its business. In the absence of such rules
each committee shall conduct its business in the same manner as the Board of
Directors conducts its business pursuant to ARTICLE 11 of these Bylaws.
ARTICLE IV
Officers
SECTION 4.1. Executive Officers; Election; Qualifications; Term of
Office; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies. The Board of Directors shall elect a
President and Secretary, and it may, if it so determines, choose a Chairman of
the Board from among its members. The Board of Directors may also choose a Chief
Operating Officer, one or more Executive Vice Presidents, one or more Senior
Vice Presidents, one or more Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries,
a Treasurer and one or more Assistant Treasurers. Each such officer shall hold
office until the first meeting of the Board of Directors after the annual
meeting of stockholders next succeeding his election, and until his successor is
elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal. Any officer
may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation. The Board of
Directors may remove any officer with or without cause at any time, but such
removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights of such officer, if
any, with the Corporation. Any number of offices may be held by the same person.
Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation by death, resignation,
removal or otherwise
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may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors at
any regular or special meeting.
SECTION 4.2. Powers and Duties of Executive Officers. The officers of
the Corporation shall have such powers and duties in the management of the
Corporation as may be prescribed in a resolution by the Board of Directors and,
to the extent not so provided, as generally pertain to their respective offices,
subject to the control of the Board of Directors.
SECTION 4.3. Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board shall be
a member of the Board of Directors. He shall preside at each meeting of the
Board of Directors or the stockholders. Unless the Chairman also holds another
office described in these Bylaws, he shall be a non-executive officer of the
Corporation.
SECTION 4.4. The President. The President shall be the chief executive
officer of the Corporation. He shall, in the absence of the Chairman of the
Board, preside at each meeting of the Board of Directors or the stockholders.
The President shall be responsible for the general supervision and control of
the business and affairs of the Corporation, subject to the direction of the
Board of Directors. The President may sign or countersign certificates,
contracts, agreements and other documents and instruments in the name and on
behalf of the Corporation, unless and except to the extent that any document or
instrument is required by law or by the Board of Directors to be signed or
countersigned by another officer of the Corporation. The President may appoint
additional officers that are not executive officers described in these Bylaws
(unless such appointments are approved by the Board of Directors), and such
additional officers shall serve the Corporation at the discretion of the
President. The President shall perform all duties incident to the office of the
President, and such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by
the Board of Directors.
SECTION 4.5. Chief Operating Officer. The Chief Operating Officer shall
report to the President and shall be responsible for day-to-day management of
the sales, operations and strategic activities of the Corporation and such other
duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the President or the Board
of Directors. At the request of the President, or in his absence or in the event
of his inability or refusal to act, the Chief Operating Officer shall perform
the duties of the President, and when so acting, shall have the powers of and be
subject to the restrictions placed upon the President in respect of the
performance of such duties.
SECTION 4.6. Executive Vice President. Each Executive Vice President
shall perform all such duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the
Board of
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Directors or the President. At the request of the President or the Chief
Operating Officer or in his absence or in the event of his inability or refusal
to act, the Executive Vice President, or if there shall be more than one, the
Executive Vice Presidents in the order determined by the Board of Directors (or
if there be no such determination, then the Executive Vice Presidents in the
order of their appointment), shall perform the duties of the Chief Operating
Officer, and when so acting, shall have the powers of and be subject to the
restrictions placed upon the Chief Operating Officer in respect of the
performance of such duties.
SECTION 4.7. Senior Vice President. Each Senior Vice President shall
perform all such duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board
of Directors or the President. There shall be no duties that are incident to the
office of the Senior Vice President, other than those which are specifically
assigned by the Board of Directors or the President. A Senior Vice President may
not sign or countersign certificates, contracts, agreements and other documents
and instruments in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, unless and except
to the extent that the Board of Directors or President assigns such
responsibility to such officer.
SECTION 4.8. Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall
be responsible for the financial affairs of the Corporation and shall be the
chief accounting officer for public securities purposes. If the Chief Financial
Officer is not also the Treasurer of the Corporation, he shall be responsible
for the supervision of the Treasurer. He shall perform all duties incident to
the office of Chief Financial Officer, and such other duties as may from time to
time be assigned to him by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 4.9. Vice President. Each Vice President shall perform all such
duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors or
the President. There shall be not duties that are incident to the office of the
Vice President, other than those which are specifically assigned by the Board of
Directors or the President. A Vice President may not sign or countersign
certificates, contracts, agreements and other documents and instruments in the
name and on behalf of the Corporation, unless and except to the extent that the
Board of Directors or President assigns such responsibility to such officer.
SECTION 4.10. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall:
(a) have charge and custody of, and be responsible for, all the funds
and securities of the Corporation;
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(b) keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in
books belonging to the Corporation;
(c) deposit all moneys and other valuables to the credit of the
Corporation in such depositaries as may be designated by the Board of Directors
or pursuant to its direction;
(d) receive, and give receipts for, moneys due and payable to the
Corporation from any source whatsoever;
(e) disburse the funds of the Corporation and supervise the investments
of its funds;
(f) render to the Board of Directors, whenever the Board of Directors
may require, an account of the financial condition of the Corporation; and
(g) in general, perform all duties incident to the office of Treasurer
and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board
of Directors.
In the event that any officer of the Corporation other than the
Treasurer shall be designated as the Corporation's chief financial officer, the
Treasurer shall share the foregoing powers and duties with such chief financial
officer, and all references in these Bylaws to the Treasurer shall be deemed to
include such chief financial officer of the Corporation.
SECTION 4.11. Secretary. The Secretary shall:
(a) keep or cause to be kept in one or more books provided for the
purpose, the minutes of all meetings of the Board of Directors, the committees
of the Board of Directors and the stockholders;
(b) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the
provisions of these Bylaws and as required by law;
(c) be custodian of the records and the seal of the Corporation and
affix and attest the seal to all certificates for shares of the Corporation and
affix and attest the seal to all other documents to be executed on behalf of the
Corporation under its seal;
(d) see that the books, reports, statements, certificates and other
documents and records required by law to be kept and filed are properly kept and
filed; and
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(e) in general, perform all duties incident to the office of Secretary
and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board
of Directors.
SECTION 4.12. Assistant Secretaries. During the absence or disability
of the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary shall have and may exercise all of the
powers and shall discharge all of the duties of the Secretary. Each Assistant
Secretary shall also perform all such other duties as are incident to his office
or are properly requested by the President, the Secretary or the Board of
Directors.
SECTION 4.13. Assistant Treasurers. During the absence or disability of
the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer shall have and may exercise all of the
powers and shall discharge all of the duties of the Treasurer. Each Assistant
Treasurer shall also perform all such other duties as are incident to his office
or are properly requested by the President, the Treasurer or the Board of
Directors.
SECTION 4.14. Additional Officers. The Board of Directors may appoint
such other officers and agents as it may deem appropriate, and such other
officers and agents shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise
such powers and perform such duties as may be determined from time to time by
the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may from time to time delegate to
any officer or agent the power to appoint subordinate officers or agents and to
prescribe their respective rights, terms of office, authorities and duties. Any
such officer or agent may remove any such subordinate officer or agent appointed
by him, for or without cause.
ARTICLE V
Stock
SECTION 5.1. Certificates. Every holder of stock shall be entitled to
have a certificate signed by or in the name of the Corporation by the Chairman
or the President or an Executive Vice President, and by the Treasurer or an
Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the
Corporation, certifying the number of shares owned by him in the Corporation.
Any of or all the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any
officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature
has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer,
transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued
by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer
agent or registrar at the date of issue.
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SECTION 5.2. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates; Issuance of
New Certificates. The Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock in the
place of any certificate theretofore issued by it alleged to have been lost,
stolen or destroyed, and the Corporation may require the owner of the lost,
stolen or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to give the
Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made
against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such
certificate or the issuance of such new certificate.
ARTICLE VI
Miscellaneous
SECTION 6.1. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be
determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.
SECTION 6.2. Seal. The corporate seal shall have the name of the
Corporation inscribed thereon and shall be in such form as may be approved from
time to time by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 6.3. Waiver of Notice of Meetings of Stockholders, Directors
and Committees. Any written waiver of notice, signed by the person entitled to
notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed
equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a
waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for
the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the
transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or
convened. Neither the business to be transacted at nor the purpose of any
regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors or members of a
committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice.
SECTION 6.4. Manner of Notice. Except as otherwise provided herein,
notices to directors and stockholders shall be in writing and delivered
personally or mailed to the directors or stockholders at their addresses
appearing on the books of the Corporation. Notice to directors may be given by
telegram, telecopier, telephone or other means of electronic transmission.
SECTION 6.5. Interested Directors; Quorum. No contract or transaction
between the Corporation and one or more of its directors or officers, or between
the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association or other
organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are directors or
officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for
this reason, or solely because the director or
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officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board of Directors
or committee thereof which authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely
because his or their votes are counted for such purpose, if: (i) the material
facts as to his relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction
are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the committee, and the
Board of Directors or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or
transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested
directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; or
(ii) the material facts as to his relationship or interest and as to the
contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled
to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in
good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (iii) the contract or transaction is
fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or
ratified, by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof, or the stockholders.
Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a
quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee which authorizes
the contract or transaction.
SECTION 6.6. Form of Records. Any records maintained by the Corporation
in the regular course of its business, including its stock ledger, books of
account and minute books, may be kept on, or be in the form of, punch cards,
magnetic tape, photographs, microphotographs, or any other information storage
device, provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible
form within a reasonable time.
SECTION 6.7. Amendment of Bylaws. These Bylaws may be altered or
repealed, and new bylaws made, by the Board of Directors, but the stockholders
may make additional bylaws and may alter and repeal any Bylaws whether adopted
by them or otherwise.
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