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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1998
REGISTRATION NO. 333-59097
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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EBAY INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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DELAWARE 7389 77-0430924
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (PRIMARY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) CLASSIFICATION CODE NUMBER) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
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2005 HAMILTON AVENUE, SUITE 350
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95125
(408) 369-4830
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF
REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
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GARY F. BENGIER
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND VICE PRESIDENT OPERATIONS
2005 HAMILTON AVENUE, SUITE 350
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95125
(408) 369-4830
(NAME, ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE,
OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
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COPIES TO:
LAIRD H. SIMONS III, ESQ. WILLIAM H. HINMAN, JR., ESQ.
MATTHEW P. QUILTER, ESQ. SHEARMAN & STERLING
JEFFREY R. VETTER, ESQ. 555 CALIFORNIA STREET
TYLER R. COZZENS, ESQ. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94104
DOROTHY L. HINES, ESQ. (415) 616-1100
FENWICK & WEST LLP
TWO PALO ALTO SQUARE
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94306
(650) 494-0600
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: As soon as
practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, check the following box. [_]
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and
list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering. [_]
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [_]
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [_]
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [_]
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THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT
SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS
REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 8(a) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID
SECTION 8(a), MAY DETERMINE.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 13. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.
The following table sets forth the costs and expenses to be paid by the
Company in connection with the sale of the shares of Common Stock being
registered hereby. All amounts are estimates except for the Securities and
Exchange Commission registration fee, the NASD filing fee and the Nasdaq
National Market filing fee.
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Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee................ $ 18,998
NASD filing fee.................................................... 6,940
Nasdaq National Market filing fee.................................. 50,000
Accounting fees and expenses....................................... 200,000
Legal fees and expenses............................................ 400,000
Printing and engraving expenses.................................... 175,000
Blue sky fees and expenses......................................... 10,000
Transfer agent and registrar fees and expenses..................... 5,000
Miscellaneous...................................................... 109,062
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Total............................................................ $975,000
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ITEM 14. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL") authorizes a
court to award, or a corporation's board of directors to grant, indemnity to
directors and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit such
indemnification under certain circumstances for liabilities (including
reimbursement for expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Securities Act").
As permitted by the DGCL, the Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate
of Incorporation, which will become effective upon the closing of this
offering, includes a provision that eliminates the personal liability of its
directors for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to
the Registrant or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good
faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law,
(iii) under section 174 of the DGCL (regarding unlawful dividends and stock
purchases) or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an
improper personal benefit.
As permitted by the DGCL, the Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws,
which will become effective upon the closing of this offering, provide that
(i) the Registrant is required to indemnify its directors and officers to the
fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, subject to certain very limited
exceptions, (ii) the Registrant is required to advance expenses, as incurred,
to its directors and officers in connection with a legal proceeding to the
fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, subject to certain very limited
exceptions and (iii) the rights conferred in the Amended and Restated Bylaws
are not exclusive.
Prior to the completion of this offering, the Registrant intends to enter
into Indemnity Agreements with each of its current directors and officers to
give such directors and officers additional contractual assurances regarding
the scope of the indemnification set forth in the Registrant's Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws and to
provide additional procedural protections. At present, there is no pending
litigation or proceeding involving a director, officer or employee of the
Registrant regarding which indemnification is sought, nor is the Registrant
aware of any threatened litigation that may result in claims for
indemnification.
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Reference is also made to Section 8 of the Underwriting Agreement, which
provides for the indemnification of officers, directors and controlling
persons of the Registrant against certain liabilities. The indemnification
provision in the Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, Amended and Restated Bylaws and the Indemnity Agreements
entered into between the Registrant and each of its directors and officers may
be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of the Registrant's directors
and officers for liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
The Registrant, with approval by the Registrant's Board of Directors,
expects to obtain directors' and officers' liability insurance.
See also the undertakings set out in response to Item 17.
Reference is made to the following documents filed as exhibits to this
Registration Statement regarding relevant indemnification provisions described
above and elsewhere herein:
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Form of Underwriting Agreement........................................ 1.01
Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation........ 3.01
Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws.............................. 3.05
Investor Rights Agreement dated June 20, 1997......................... 4.02
Form of Indemnity Agreement........................................... 10.01
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ITEM 15. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES.
The following table sets forth information regarding all securities sold by
the Registrant since its inception on May 13, 1996. All share numbers reflect
a 3-for-1 stock split to be effected immediately prior to the effectiveness of
this offering. For clarity of presentation, share numbers for the transactions
described below are adjusted for this proposed stock split and reflect a split
of both Common and Preferred Stock since, although not actually split, each
share of Preferred Stock will convert into three shares of Common Stock upon
the closing of this offering.
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NUMBER OF AGGREGATE PURCHASE PRICE
CLASS OF PURCHASERS DATE OF SALE TITLE OF SECURITIES SECURITIES AND FORM OF CONSIDERATION
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Pierre M. Omidyar 5/20/96 Common Stock 14,700,000(1) $14,262 consisting of
cash of $10,167 and
accounts receivable
of $4,095 from
Founder's sole
proprietorship.
Pierre M. Omidyar 12/12/96 Series A Preferred 5,029,425 In exchange for
Stock 4,500,000 of the
above listed shares
of Common Stock
Jeffrey S. Skoll 12/12/96 Common Stock 10,200,000 $68,000 Promissory
Note due December 31,
2002 with simple
interest at 6% per
year
Benchmark Capital 6/27/97 Series B Preferred 3,000,000 $3,000,000 cash
Partners, L.P. and Stock and Warrants to
Benchmark Founders' purchase 1,200,000
Fund, L.P. shares of Series B
Preferred Stock at
$1.67 per share
Ramsey/Beirne 3/13/98 Series B Preferred 46,248 In exchange for
Associates, Inc. Stock certain executive
recruiting services
provided to the
Company valued at
$92,496.
Benchmark Capital 5/7/98 Series B Preferred 1,200,000 $2,000,000 cash
Partners, L.P. and Stock (Warrant
Benchmark Founders' Exercise)
Fund, L.P.
Scott D. Cook 6/30/98 Common Stock 107,250 $1,001,000 cash
Howard D. Schultz 6/30/98 Common Stock (option 150,000 $1,050,000 cash and
exercise) $350,000 Promissory
Note due December 1,
2002 with interest at
8% per year
Maveron Equity Partners, 6/30/98 Common Stock 107,250 $1,001,000 cash
L.P.
Walter Carroll 6/30/98 Common Stock 142,848 Issued in exchange
Thomas Duvall for all of the
Robert Ratterman outstanding shares of
Christopher Downie Jump Incorporated
acquired by
Registrant
Employees/optionees 1/23/98- Common Stock (option 6,342,333(2) $1,410,544 cash and
6/30/98 exercises) Promissory Notes
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(1) In December 1996, 4,500,000 of these shares were exchanged for shares of
Series A Preferred Stock.
(2) Of these shares, 382,806 have been repurchased by the Registrant for an
aggregate purchase price of $123,584.
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All sales of Common Stock made pursuant to the exercise of stock options
granted under the 1996 Plan and the 1997 Plan to Registrant's officers,
directors, employees and consultants were made in reliance on Rule 701 under
the Securities Act or on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
All other sales were made in reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act
and/or Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. These sales were
made without general solicitation or advertising. Each purchaser was a
sophisticated investor with access to all relevant information necessary to
evaluate the investment and represented to the Registrant that the shares were
being acquired for investment.
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
(a) The following exhibits are filed herewith:
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER EXHIBIT TITLE
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1.01 Form of Underwriting Agreement.*
2.01 Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between eBay, Inc., a California
corporation, and Registrant.*
2.02 Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization among Registrant, Jump
Acquisition Sub, Inc., Jump Incorporated and certain shareholders of
Jump Incorporated dated as of June 30, 1998.*
3.01 Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation.*
3.02 Registrant's Certificate of Designation of Preferred Stock.*
3.03 Form of Registrant's Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of
Incorporation.*
3.04 Form of Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
to be effective upon the closing of this offering.*
3.05 Registrant's Bylaws.*
3.06 Form of Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws to be effective
immediately upon the closing of this offering.
3.07 Form of Certificate of Elimination of Series A, Series B and Series B1
Preferred Stock.*
4.01 Form of Specimen Certificate for Registrant's Common Stock.*
4.02 Investor Rights Agreement, dated June 20, 1997, between the Registrant
and certain stockholders named therein.*
5.01 Opinion of Fenwick & West LLP regarding legality of the securities
being registered.*
10.01 Form of Indemnity Agreement entered into by Registrant with each of
its directors and executive officers.*
10.02 Registrant's 1996 Stock Option Plan and related documents.*
10.03 Registrant's 1997 Stock Option Plan and related documents.*
10.04 Registrant's 1998 Equity Incentive Plan and related documents.*
10.05 Registrant's 1998 Directors Stock Option Plan and related documents.*
10.06 Registrant's 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.*
10.07 Office Lease between Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, a
Connecticut corporation, and the Registrant dated September 30, 1996,
as amended through March 1998.*
10.08 Sublease between Information Storage Devices, Inc., a California
corporation, and Registrant dated August 4, 1997.*
10.09 Office Lease between Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, a
Connecticut corporation, and the Registrant dated April 10, 1998, as
amended June 9, 1998.*
10.10 Imperial Bank Starter Kit Loan and Security Agreement dated July 20,
1997 between Imperial Bank and Registrant.*
10.11 Intellectual Property Security Agreement dated July 20, 1997 between
Imperial Bank and Registrant.*
10.12 Exodus Communications, Inc. Internet Services and Products Agreement
and Co-Location Addendum effective as of May 1, 1997.*
10.13 License Agreement between Thunderstone Software and Registrant.*
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER EXHIBIT TITLE
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10.14 Employment Letter Agreement dated October 16, 1996 between Jeffrey
Skoll and Registrant.*
10.15 Employment Letter Agreement dated December 9, 1996 between Michael
Wilson and Registrant.*
10.16 Employment Letter Agreement dated August 8, 1997 between Steven Westly
and Registrant.*
10.17 Employment Letter Agreement dated September 15, 1997 between Gary
Bengier and Registrant.*
10.18 Employment Letter Agreement dated January 16, 1998 between Margaret C.
Whitman and Registrant.*
10.19 Employment Letter Agreement dated August 14, 1998 between Brian T.
Swette and Registrant.*
10.20 Employment Letter Agreement dated August 20, 1998 between Michael R.
Jacobson and Registrant.*
21.01 List of Subsidiaries.*
23.01 Consent of Fenwick & West LLP (included in Exhibit 5.01).*
23.02 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants.*
24.01 Power of Attorney.*
27.01 Financial Data Schedule.*
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* Previously filed.
(B) FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
No financial statement schedules are provided because the information called
for is not required or is shown either in the consolidated financial
statements or the notes thereto.
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the Underwriters
at the closing specified in the Underwriting Agreement certificates in such
denominations and registered in such names as required by the Underwriters to
permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.
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 provisions described under Item 14 above, 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 Securities 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 Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that:
(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this
Registration Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form
of prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or
497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this
Registration Statement as of the time it was declared effective.
(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus 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.
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SIGNATURES
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, THE REGISTRANT HAS DULY
CAUSED THIS AMENDMENT TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY
THE UNDERSIGNED, THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED, IN THE CITY OF SAN JOSE, STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, ON THE 23RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1998.
eBay Inc.
By: /s/ Margaret C. Whitman
_________________________________
MARGARET C. WHITMAN PRESIDENT AND
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, THIS AMENDMENT TO
REGISTRATION STATEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS IN THE
CAPACITIES AND ON THE DATES INDICATED.
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PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER:
/s/ Margaret C. Whitman President and Chief September 23, 1998
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MARGARET C. WHITMAN
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER AND
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER:
/s/ Gary F. Bengier Chief Financial September 23, 1998
- ------------------------------------- Officer and Vice
GARY F. BENGIER President
Operations
ADDITIONAL DIRECTORS:
Pierre M. Omidyar* Director September 23, 1998
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PIERRE M. OMIDYAR
Scott D. Cook* Director September 23, 1998
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SCOTT D. COOK
Robert C. Kagle* Director September 23, 1998
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ROBERT C. KAGLE
Howard D. Schultz* Director September 23, 1998
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HOWARD D. SCHULTZ
/s/ Gary F. Bengier
* By_________________________________
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
GARY F. BENGIER
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER EXHIBIT TITLE
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1.01 Form of Underwriting Agreement.*
2.01 Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between eBay, Inc., a California
corporation, and Registrant.*
2.02 Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization among Registrant, Jump
Acquisition Sub, Inc., Jump Incorporated and certain shareholders of
Jump Incorporated dated as of June 30, 1998.*
3.01 Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation.*
3.02 Registrant's Certificate of Designation of Preferred Stock.*
3.03 Form of Registrant's Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of
Incorporation.*
3.04 Form of Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
to be effective upon the closing of this offering.*
3.05 Registrant's Bylaws.*
3.06 Form of Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws to be effective
immediately upon the closing of this offering.
3.07 Form of Certificate of Elimination of Series A, Series B and Series B1
Preferred Stock.*
4.01 Form of Specimen Certificate for Registrant's Common Stock.*
4.02 Investor Rights Agreement, dated June 20, 1997, between the Registrant
and certain stockholders named therein.*
5.01 Opinion of Fenwick & West LLP regarding legality of the securities
being registered.*
10.01 Form of Indemnity Agreement entered into by Registrant with each of
its directors and executive officers.*
10.02 Registrant's 1996 Stock Option Plan and related documents.*
10.03 Registrant's 1997 Stock Option Plan and related documents.*
10.04 Registrant's 1998 Equity Incentive Plan and related documents.*
10.05 Registrant's 1998 Directors Stock Option Plan and related documents.*
10.06 Registrant's 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.*
10.07 Office Lease between Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, a
Connecticut corporation, and the Registrant dated September 30, 1996,
as amended through March 1998.*
10.08 Sublease between Information Storage Devices, Inc., a California
corporation, and Registrant dated August 4, 1997.*
10.09 Office Lease between Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, a
Connecticut corporation, and the Registrant dated April 10, 1998, as
amended June 9, 1998.*
10.10 Imperial Bank Starter Kit Loan and Security Agreement dated July 20,
1997 between Imperial Bank and Registrant.*
10.11 Intellectual Property Security Agreement dated July 20, 1997 between
Imperial Bank and Registrant.*
10.12 Exodus Communications, Inc. Internet Services and Products Agreement
and Co-Location Addendum effective as of May 1, 1997.*
10.13 License Agreement between Thunderstone Software and Registrant.*
10.14 Employment Letter Agreement dated October 16, 1996 between Jeffrey
Skoll and Registrant.*
10.15 Employment Letter Agreement dated December 9, 1996 between Michael
Wilson and Registrant.*
10.16 Employment Letter Agreement dated August 8, 1997 between Steven Westly
and Registrant.*
10.17 Employment Letter Agreement dated September 15, 1997 between Gary
Bengier and Registrant.*
10.18 Employment Letter Agreement dated January 16, 1998 between Margaret C.
Whitman and Registrant.*
10.19 Employment Letter Agreement dated August 14, 1998 between Brian T.
Swette and Registrant.*
10.20 Employment Letter Agreement dated August 20, 1998 between Michael R.
Jacobson and Registrant.*
21.01 List of Subsidiaries.*
23.01 Consent of Fenwick & West LLP (included in Exhibit 5.01).*
23.02 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants.*
24.01 Power of Attorney.*
27.01 Financial Data Schedule.*
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EXHIBIT 3.06
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
eBAY INC.
(A DELAWARE CORPORATION)
ARTICLE I
STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1.1: Annual Meetings. An annual meeting of stockholders shall be
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held for the election of directors at such date, time and place, either within
or without the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors shall each year fix.
Any other proper business may be transacted at the annual meeting.
Section 1.2: Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders, for
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any purpose or purposes described in the notice of the meeting, may be called
only by (i) the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a
majority of the total number of authorized directors (whether or not there exist
any vacancies in previously authorized directorships at the time any such
resolution is presented to the Board of Directors for adoption), (ii) the
Chairman of the Board or (iii) the Chief Executive Officer and shall be held at
such place, on such date, and at such time as they shall fix. Business
transacted at special meetings shall be confined to the purpose or purposes
stated in the notice.
Section 1.3: Notice of Meetings. Written notice of all meetings of
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stockholders shall be given 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. Unless otherwise required by applicable law or the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Corporation as currently in effect (the "Certificate of
Incorporation"), such notice 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, by leaving such notice with him or her or at his or her
residence or usual place of business, or by depositing it postage prepaid in the
United States mail, directed to each stockholder at his or her address as it
appears on the records of the corporation. An affidavit of the Secretary,
Assistant Secretary, or transfer agent of the corporation that the notice has
been given shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts
stated therein. No notice need be given to any person with whom communication
is unlawful or to any person who has waived such notice either (a) in writing
(which writing need not specify the business to be transacted at, or the purpose
of, the meeting) signed by such person before or after the time of the meeting
or (b) by attending the meeting except 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.
Section 1.4: Adjournments. Any meeting of stockholders may adjourn from
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time to time to reconvene at the same or another place, and notice need not be
given of any such adjourned meeting if the time, date and place thereof are
announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken; provided, however,
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that if the adjournment is for more than thirty (30)
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days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned
meeting, then a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each
stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. At the adjourned meeting
the Corporation may transact any business that might have been transacted at the
original meeting.
Section 1.5: Quorum. At each meeting of stockholders the holders of a
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majority of the shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting, present in
person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business, except if otherwise required by applicable law. Where a separate vote
by a class or classes is required, a majority of the shares of such class or
classes then outstanding and entitled to vote present in person or by proxy
shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on
that matter. If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, the chairman of the
meeting or the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote who are
present, in person or by proxy, at the meeting may adjourn the meeting. Shares
of the Corporation's 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 are 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
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Corporation or any other corporation to vote any shares of the Corporation's
stock held by it in a fiduciary capacity.
Section 1.6: Organization. Meetings of stockholders shall be presided
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over by such person as the Board of Directors may designate, or, in the absence
of such a person, the Chairman of the Board, or, in the absence of such person,
the President of the Corporation, or, in the absence of such person, such person
as may be chosen by the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote who
are present, in person or by proxy, at the meeting. Such person shall be
chairman of the meeting and, subject to Section 1.11 hereof, 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 seems to him or her to be
in order. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as secretary of the
meeting, but in his or her absence the chairman of the meeting may appoint any
person to act as secretary of the meeting.
Section 1.7: Voting; Proxies. Unless otherwise provided by law or the
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Certificate of Incorporation, and subject to the provisions of Section 1.8 of
these Bylaws, each stockholder shall be entitled to one (1) vote for each share
of stock held by such stockholder of record according to the records of the
corporation. Persons holding stock in a fiduciary capacity shall be entitled to
vote the shares so held. Persons whose stock is pledged shall be entitled to
vote unless the pledgor in a transfer on the books of the corporation has
expressly empowered the pledgee to vote the pledged shares, in which case only
the pledgee or his or her proxy shall be entitled to vote. Each stockholder
entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may authorize another person or
persons to act for such stockholder by proxy. Such a proxy may be prepared,
transmitted and delivered in any manner permitted by applicable law. Voting at
meetings of stockholders need not be by written ballot unless such is demanded
at the meeting before voting begins by a stockholder or stockholders holding
shares representing at least one percent (1%) of the votes entitled to vote at
such meeting, or by such stockholder's or stockholders' proxy; provided,
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however, that an election of directors shall be by written ballot if demand is
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by any stockholder at the meeting before voting begins. If a vote is to
be taken by written ballot, then each such ballot shall state the name of the
stockholder or proxy voting and such other information as the chairman of the
meeting deems appropriate. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of
Incorporation or a Certificate of Designation relating to a series of Preferred
Stock, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares
present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on
the election of directors. Unless otherwise provided by applicable law, the
Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, every matter other than the
election of directors shall be decided by the affirmative vote of the holders of
a majority of the shares of stock entitled to vote thereon that are present in
person or represented by proxy at the meeting and are voted for or against the
matter.
Section 1.8 Action at Meeting. When a quorum is present at any meeting,
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action of the stockholders on any matter properly brought before such meeting,
other than the election of directors, shall require, and may be effected by, the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in interest of the stock present
or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the subject matter, except where
a different vote is expressly required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation
or these Bylaws, in which case such express provision shall govern and control.
The election of directors shall be determined by a plurality of votes cast. If
the Certificate of Incorporation so provides, no ballot shall be required for
the election of directors unless requested by a stockholder present or
represented at the meeting and entitled to vote in the election.
Section 1.9: Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record.
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(a) Generally. In order that the Corporation may determine the
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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, in advance, a record date,
which shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record
date is adopted by the Board of Directors and which shall not be more than sixty
(60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting, nor more than
sixty (60) days prior to any other action. If no record date is fixed by the
Board of Directors, then the record date shall be as provided by applicable law.
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,
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Section 1.10: List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote. A complete list of
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stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders, arranged in
alphabetical order and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of
shares registered in the name of each stockholder, 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
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 at the meeting.
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Section 1.11: Inspectors of Elections.
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(a) Applicability. Unless otherwise provided in the Corporation's
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Certificate of Incorporation or required by the Delaware General Corporation
Law, the following provisions of this Section 1.11 shall apply only if and when
the Corporation has a class of voting stock that is: (i) listed on a national
securities exchange; (ii) authorized for quotation on an interdealer quotation
system of a registered national securities association; or (iii) held of record
by more than 2,000 stockholders; in all other cases, observance of the
provisions of this Section 1.11 shall be optional, and at the discretion of the
Corporation.
(b) Appointment. The Corporation shall, in advance of any meeting of
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stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors of election to act at the meeting
and make a written report thereof. The Corporation may designate one or more
persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If
no inspector or alternate 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.
(c) Inspector's Oath. Each inspector of election, before entering upon the
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discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the
duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his
ability.
(d) Duties of Inspectors. At a meeting of stockholders, the inspectors of
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election shall (i) ascertain the number of shares outstanding and the voting
power of each share, (ii) determine the shares represented at a meeting and the
validity of proxies and ballots, (iii) count all votes and ballots, (iv)
determine and retain for a reasonable period of time a record of the disposition
of any challenges made to any determination by the inspectors, and (v) certify
their determination of the number of shares represented at the meeting, and
their count of all votes and ballots. The inspectors may appoint or retain
other persons or entities to assist the inspectors in the performance of the
duties of the inspectors.
(e) Opening and Closing of Polls. The date and time of the opening and the
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closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at a
meeting shall be announced by the inspectors at the meeting. No ballot, proxies
or votes, nor any revocations thereof or changes thereto, shall be accepted by
the inspectors after the closing of the polls unless the Court of Chancery upon
application by a stockholder shall determine otherwise.
(f) Determinations. In determining the validity and counting of proxies
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and ballots, the inspectors shall be limited to an examination of the proxies,
any envelopes submitted with those proxies, any information provided in
connection with proxies in accordance with Section 212(c)(2) of the Delaware
General Corporation Law, ballots and the regular books and records of the
Corporation, except that the inspectors may consider other reliable information
for the limited purpose of reconciling proxies and ballots submitted by or on
behalf of banks, brokers, their nominees or similar persons which represent more
votes than the holder of a proxy is authorized by the record owner to cast or
more votes than the stockholder holds of record. If the inspectors consider
other reliable information for the limited purpose permitted herein, the
inspectors at the time they make their certification of their determinations
pursuant to this Section 1.11 shall
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specify the precise information considered by them, including the person or
persons from whom they obtained the information, when the information was
obtained, the means by which the information was obtained and the basis for the
inspectors' belief that such information is accurate and reliable.
Section 1.12: Notice of Stockholder Business; Nominations.
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(a) Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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(i) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors and
the proposal of business to be considered by the stockholders shall be made at
an annual meeting of stockholders (A) pursuant to the corporation's notice of
such 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 the notice provided for in this Section 1.12, who is entitled to vote
at such meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this
Section 1.12.
(ii) For nominations or other business to be properly brought before
an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (C) of subparagraph (a)(i)
of this Section 1.12, 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 must be delivered to the Secretary at the principal
executive offices of the corporation not later than the close of business on the
sixtieth (60th) day nor earlier than the close of business on the ninetieth
(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 ninetieth (90th) day
prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the
later of the sixtieth (60th) day prior to such annual meeting or the close of
business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement
of the date of such meeting is first made by the corporation. Such
stockholder's notice shall set forth: (a) as to each person whom the stockholder
proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director all information
relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of
proxies for election of directors, or is otherwise required, in each case
pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), 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 (1) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on
the corporation's books, and of such beneficial owner, and (2) the class and
number of shares of the corporation that are owned beneficially and held of
record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner.
(iii) Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of subparagraph
(a)(ii) of this Section 1.12 to the contrary, in the event that the number of
directors to be elected to the Board of Directors of the corporation is
increased 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 (or, if the annual meeting is held more than
thirty (30) days before or sixty (60) days after such anniversary date, at least
seventy (70) days prior to such annual meeting), a stockholder's notice required
by this Section 1.12 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 of the corporation at the principal executive office
of the corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth (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
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conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before
the meeting pursuant to the corporation's notice of such 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 such meeting (i) by or at the direction of the Board of
Directors or (ii) 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 of
the special meeting, who shall be entitled to vote at the meeting and who
complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.12. 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 subparagraph (a)(ii) of this Section 1.12 shall
be delivered to the Secretary of the corporation at the principal executive
offices of the corporation not earlier than the ninetieth (90th) day prior to
such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of
the sixtieth (60th) day prior to such special meeting or the tenth (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.
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(i) Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the
procedures set forth in this Section 1.12 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 Section 1.12. Except as otherwise provided by law 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 the meeting
was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set
forth in this Section 1.12 and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in
compliance herewith, to declare that such defective proposal or nomination shall
be disregarded.
(ii) For purposes of this Section 1.12, the term "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.
(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.12,
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 herein. Nothing in this Section 1.12 shall be deemed to affect any rights
of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation's proxy
statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.
ARTICLE II
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 2.1: Number; Qualifications. The Board of Directors shall consist
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of one or more members. The initial number of directors shall be five (5), and
thereafter shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board of
Directors. No decrease in the authorized number of directors constituting the
Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director. Directors
need not be stockholders of the Corporation.
Section 2.2: Election; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies. The directors
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shall be divided into three classes, with the term of office of the first class,
which class initially consists of two directors, to expire at the annual meeting
of stockholders held in 1999; the term of office of the second class, which
class initially consists of two directors, to expire at the annual meeting of
stockholders held in 2000, the term of office of the third class, which class
initially consists of one director, to expire at the annual meeting of
stockholders held in 2001; and thereafter for each such term to expire at each
third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders after such election. Subject
to the provisions of the Corporation's Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, each Director shall serve until his or her successor is elected
and qualified, or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. Any director
may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation. Subject to the
rights of any holders of Preferred Stock then outstanding: (i) any director or
the entire Board of Directors may be removed, with cause, by the holders of a
majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors and
(ii) any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors for any cause, and any
newly created directorship resulting from any increase in the authorized number
of directors to be elected by all stockholders having the right to vote as a
single class, shall, unless the Board of Directors determines by resolution that
such vacancy or newly created directorship shall be filled by the stockholders,
be filled only by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than
a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. No director nor the entire Board of
Directors may be removed without cause.
Section 2.3: Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors
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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. Notice of
regular meetings need not be given if the date, times and places thereof are
fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors.
Section 2.4: Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors
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may be called by the Chairman of the Board, the President or a majority of the
members of the Board of Directors then in office and may be held at any time,
date or place, within or without the State of Delaware, as the person or persons
calling the meeting shall fix. Notice of the time, date and place of such
meeting shall be given, orally or in writing, by the person or persons calling
the meeting to all directors at least four (4) days before the meeting if the
notice is mailed, or at least forty-eight (48) hours before the meeting if such
notice is given by telephone, hand delivery,
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telegram, telex, mailgram, facsimile or similar communication method. Unless
otherwise indicated in the notice, any and all business may be transacted at a
special meeting.
Section 2.5: Telephonic Meetings Permitted. Members of the Board of
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Directors, or any committee of the Board, may participate in a meeting of the
Board or such committee 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
conference telephone or similar communications equipment shall constitute
presence in person at such meeting.
Section 2.6: Quorum; Vote Required for Action. At all meetings of the
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Board of Directors a majority of the total number of authorized directors shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Except as otherwise
provided herein or in the Certificate of Incorporation, or required by law, 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
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presided over by the Chairman of the Board, or in his or her absence by the
President, or in his or her absence by a chairman chosen at the meeting. The
Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his or her absence the
chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the
meeting.
Section 2.8: Written Action by Directors. Any action required or
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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 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 or committee,
respectively.
Section 2.9: Powers. The Board of Directors may, except as otherwise
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required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, exercise all such powers
and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation.
Section 2.10: Compensation of Directors. Directors, as such, may receive,
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pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors, fees and other compensation
for their services as directors, including without limitation their services as
members of committees of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE III
COMMITTEES
Section 3.1: Committees. The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed
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by a majority of the whole Board, designate one or more committees, each
committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The
Board 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 of such committee who are not
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disqualified from voting, whether or not he, she 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 provided in a 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 that may require it; but no
such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to amending the
Certificate of Incorporation (except that a committee may, to the extent
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authorized in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of shares
of stock adopted by the Board of Directors as provided in subsection (a) of
Section 151 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, fix the designations and
any of the preferences or rights of such shares relating to dividends,
redemption, dissolution, any distribution of assets of the Corporation, or the
conversion into, or the exchange of such shares for, shares of any other class
or classes or any other series of the same or any other class or classes of
stock of the Corporation, or fix the number of shares of any series of stock or
authorize the increase or decrease of the shares of any series), adopting an
agreement of merger or consolidation under Sections 251 or 252 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law, recommending to the stockholders the sale, lease or
exchange of all or substantially all of the Corporation's property and assets,
recommending to the stockholders a dissolution of the Corporation or a
revocation of a dissolution, or amending the Bylaws of the Corporation; and
unless the resolution of the Board of Directors expressly so provides, no such
committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend, authorize the
issuance of stock or adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to
section 253 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Section 3.2: Committee Rules. Unless the Board of Directors otherwise
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provides, each committee designated by the Board 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 II of these Bylaws.
ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS
Section 4.1: Generally. The officers of the Corporation shall consist of
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a Chief Executive Officer and/or a President, one or more Vice Presidents, a
Secretary, a Treasurer and such other officers, including a Chairman of the
Board of Directors and/or Chief Financial Officer, as may from time to time be
appointed by the Board of Directors. All officers shall be elected by the Board
of Directors; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may empower the
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Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation to appoint officers other than the
Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief
Financial Officer or the Treasurer. Each officer shall hold office until his or
her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation
or removal. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. Any officer
may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation. Any vacancy
occurring in any office of the Corporation by death, resignation, removal or
otherwise may be filled by the Board of Directors.
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Section 4.2: Chief Executive Officer. Subject to the control of the Board
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of Directors and such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the Board
of Directors, the powers and duties of the Chief Executive Officer of the
Corporation are:
(a) To act as the general manager and, subject to the control of the Board
of Directors, to have general supervision, direction and control of the business
and affairs of the Corporation;
(b) To preside at all meetings of the stockholders;
(c) To call meetings of the stockholders to be held at such times and,
subject to the limitations prescribed by law or by these Bylaws, at such places
as he or she shall deem proper; and
(d) To affix the signature of the Corporation to all deeds, conveyances,
mortgages, guarantees, leases, obligations, bonds, certificates and other papers
and instruments in writing which have been authorized by the Board of Directors
or which, in the judgment of the Chief Executive Officer, should be executed on
behalf of the Corporation; to sign certificates for shares of stock of the
Corporation; and, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors, to have
general charge of the property of the Corporation and to supervise and control
all officers, agents and employees of the Corporation.
The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation unless the
Board of Directors shall designate another officer to be the Chief Executive
Officer. If there is no President, and the Board of Directors has not
designated any other officer to be the Chief Executive Officer, then the
Chairman of the Board shall be the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 4.3: Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board shall have
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the power to preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and shall have
such other powers and duties as provided in these Bylaws and as the Board of
Directors may from time to time prescribe.
Section 4.4: President. The President shall be the Chief Executive
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Officer of the Corporation unless the Board of Directors shall have designated
another officer as the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. Subject to
the provisions of these Bylaws and to the direction of the Board of Directors,
and subject to the supervisory powers of the Chief Executive Officer (if the
Chief Executive Officer is an officer other than the President), and subject to
such supervisory powers and authority as may be given by the Board of Directors
to the Chairman of the Board, and/or to any other officer, the President shall
have the responsibility for the general management the control of the business
and affairs of the Corporation and the general supervision and direction of all
of the officers, employees and agents of the Corporation (other than the Chief
Executive Officer, if the Chief Executive Officer is an officer other than the
President) and shall perform all duties and have all powers that are commonly
incident to the office of President or that are delegated to the President by
the Board of Directors.
Section 4.5: Vice President. Each Vice President shall have all such
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powers and duties as are commonly incident to the office of Vice President, or
that are delegated to him or her by the Board of Directors or the Chief
Executive Officer. A Vice President may be designated by
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the Board to perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chief Executive
Officer in the event of the Chief Executive Officer's absence or disability.
Section 4.6: Chief Financial Officer. Subject to the direction of the
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Board of Directors and the President, the Chief Financial Officer shall perform
all duties and have all powers that are commonly incident to the office of chief
financial officer.
Section 4.7: Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have custody of all monies
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and securities of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall make such disbursements
of the funds of the Corporation as are authorized and shall render from time to
time an account of all such transactions. The Treasurer shall also perform such
other duties and have such other powers as are commonly incident to the office
of Treasurer, or as the Board of Directors or the President may from time to
time prescribe.
Section 4.8: Secretary. The Secretary shall issue or cause to be issued
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all authorized notices for, and shall keep, or cause to be kept, minutes of all
meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors. The Secretary shall
have charge of the corporate minute books and similar records and shall perform
such other duties and have such other powers as are commonly incident to the
office of Secretary, or as the Board of Directors or the President may from time
to time prescribe.
Section 4.9: Delegation of Authority. The Board of Directors may from
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time to time delegate the powers or duties of any officer to any other officers
or agents, notwithstanding any provision hereof.
Section 4.10: Removal. Any officer of the Corporation shall serve at the
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pleasure of the Board of Directors and may be removed at any time, with or
without cause, by the Board of Directors. Such removal shall be without
prejudice to the contractual rights of such officer, if any, with the
Corporation.
ARTICLE V
STOCK
Section 5.1: Certificates. Every holder of stock shall be entitled to
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have a certificate signed by or in the name of the Corporation by the Chairman
or Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, or the President or a 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 such stockholder in the Corporation. Any or all of the signatures on
the certificate may be a facsimile.
Section 5.2: Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates; Issuance of New
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Certificates. The Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock in the place
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of any certificate previously 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 such owner's legal representative, to agree to
indemnify the Corporation and/or to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to
indemnify it,
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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.
Section 5.3: Other Regulations. The issue, transfer, conversion and
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registration of stock certificates shall be governed by such other regulations
as the Board of Directors may establish.
ARTICLE VI
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 6.1 Indemnification of Officers and Directors. Each person who
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was or is made a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to, or is
involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative (a "proceeding"), by reason of the fact that he
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or she (or a person of whom he or she is the legal representative), is or was
a director or officer of the Corporation or a Reincorporated Predecessor (as
defined below) or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation or a
Reincorporated Predecessor (as defined below) as a director, officer or employee
of another corporation, or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, shall be
indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted
by the Delaware General Corporation Law, against all expenses, liability and
loss (including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and
penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or
suffered by such person in connection therewith, and such indemnification shall
continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall
inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and administrators;
provided, however, that the Corporation shall indemnify any such person seeking
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indemnity in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such
person only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of
Directors of the Corporation. As used herein, the term "Reincorporated
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Predecessor" means a corporation that is merged with and into the Corporation in
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a statutory merger where (a) the Corporation is the surviving corporation of
such merger; (b) the primary purpose of such merger is to change the corporate
domicile of the Reincorporated Predecessor to Delaware.
Section 6.2: Advance of Expenses. The Corporation shall pay all expenses
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(including attorneys' fees) incurred by such a director or officer in defending
any such proceeding as they are incurred in advance of its final disposition;
provided, however, that if the Delaware General Corporation Law then so
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requires, the payment of such expenses incurred by such a director or officer in
advance of the final disposition of such proceeding shall be made only upon
delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such director
or officer, to repay all amounts so advanced if it should be determined
ultimately that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified under
this Article VI or otherwise; and provided, further, that the Corporation shall
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not be required to advance any expenses to a person against whom the Corporation
directly brings a claim, in a proceeding, alleging that such person has breached
his or her duty of loyalty to the Corporation, committed an act or omission not
in good faith or that
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involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or derived an
improper personal benefit from a transaction.
Section 6.3: Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights conferred on any
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person in this Article VI shall not be exclusive of any other right that such
person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the
Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaw, agreement, vote or consent of stockholders
or disinterested directors, or otherwise. Additionally, nothing in this Article
VI shall limit the ability of the Corporation, in its discretion, to indemnify
or advance expenses to persons whom the Corporation is not obligated to
indemnify or advance expenses pursuant to this Article VI. The Board of
Directors of the Corporation shall have the power to delegate to such officer or
other person as the Board of Directors shall specify the determination of
whether indemnification shall be given to any person pursuant to this Section
6.3.
Section 6.4: Indemnification Contracts. The Board of Directors is
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authorized to cause the Corporation to enter into indemnification contracts with
any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or any person
serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, including employee benefit plans, providing indemnification rights
to such person. Such rights may be greater than those provided in this Article
VI.
Section 6.5: Effect of Amendment. Any amendment, repeal or modification
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of any provision of this Article VI shall be prospective only, and shall not
adversely affect any right or protection conferred on a person pursuant to this
Article VI and existing at the time of such amendment, repeal or modification.
ARTICLE VII
NOTICES
Section 7.1: Notice. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein or
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required by law, all notices required to be given pursuant to these Bylaws shall
be in writing and may in every instance be effectively given by hand delivery
(including use of a delivery service), by depositing such notice in the mail,
postage prepaid, or by sending such notice by prepaid telegram, telex, overnight
express courier, mailgram or facsimile. Any such notice shall be addressed to
the person to whom notice is to be given at such person's address as it appears
on the records of the Corporation. The notice shall be deemed given (i) in the
case of hand delivery, when received by the person to whom notice is to be given
or by any person accepting such notice on behalf of such person, (ii) in the
case of delivery by mail, upon deposit in the mail, (iii) in the case of
delivery by overnight express courier, on the first business day after such
notice is dispatched, and (iv) in the case of delivery via telegram, telex,
mailgram, or facsimile, when dispatched.
Section 7.2: Waiver of Notice. Whenever notice is required to be given
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under any provision of these Bylaws, a 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
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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.
ARTICLE VIII
INTERESTED DIRECTORS
Section 8.1: Interested Directors; Quorum. No contract or transaction
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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 officer is present at or
participates in the meeting of the Board or committee thereof that authorizes
the contract or transaction, or solely because his, her or their votes are
counted for such purpose, if: (i) the material facts as to his, her or their
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 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; (ii) the material facts as to his, her or their
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.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.1: Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be
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determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.
Section 9.2: Seal. The Board of Directors may provide for a corporate
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seal, which shall have the name of the Corporation inscribed thereon and shall
otherwise be in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Board of
Directors.
Section 9.3: Form of Records. Any records maintained by the Corporation
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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, magnetic tape,
diskettes, 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. The Corporation shall so convert any records so
kept upon the request of any person entitled to inspect the same.
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Section 9.4: Reliance Upon Books and Records. A member of the Board of
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Directors, or a member of any committee designated by the Board of Directors
shall, in the performance of his or her duties, be fully protected in relying in
good faith upon records of the Corporation and upon such information, opinions,
reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of the Corporation's
officers or employees, or committees of the Board of Directors, or by any other
person as to matters the member reasonably believes are within such other
person's professional or expert competence and who has been selected with
reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation.
Section 9.5: Certificate of Incorporation Governs. In the event of any
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conflict between the provisions of the Corporation's Certificate of
Incorporation and Bylaws, the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation
shall govern.
Section 9.6: Severability. If any provision of these Bylaws shall be held
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to be invalid, illegal, unenforceable or in conflict with the provisions of the
Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation, then such provision shall
nonetheless be enforced to the maximum extent possible consistent with such
holding and the remaining provisions of these Bylaws (including without
limitation, all portions of any section of these Bylaws containing any such
provision held to be invalid, illegal, unenforceable or in conflict with the
Certificate of Incorporation, that are not themselves invalid, illegal,
unenforceable or in conflict with the Certificate of Incorporation) shall remain
in full force and effect.
ARTICLE X
AMENDMENT
Section 10.1: Amendments. Subject to Section 6.5 of these Bylaws
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Stockholders of the Corporation holding at least sixty-six and two-thirds
percent of the Corporation's outstanding voting stock shall have the power to
adopt, amend or repeal Bylaws. To the extent provided in the Corporation's
Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall
also have the power to adopt, amend or repeal Bylaws of the Corporation, except
insofar as Bylaws adopted by the stockholders shall otherwise provide.
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CERTIFICATION OF BYLAWS
OF
EBAY INC.
(A DELAWARE CORPORATION)
KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS:
I, Michael R. Jacobson, certify that I am Secretary of eBay Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), that I am duly authorized to make and
deliver this certification, that the attached Bylaws are a true and correct copy
of the Bylaws of the Company in effect as of the date of this certificate.
Dated: _____________, 1998
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Michael R. Jacobson, Secretary
