FORM 10-Q
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
(Mark One)
[ X ] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1996
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from..............to..............
Commission file number 0-684
GOULDS PUMPS, INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 15-0321120
(State or other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.)
300 WillowBrook Office Park, Fairport, New York 14450
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(716) 387-6600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
As of October 31, 1996, 21,322,801 shares of $1 par value common stock
were outstanding.
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GOULDS PUMPS, INCORPORATED
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets -
September 30, 1996 and December 31, 1995.......... 3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings -
Three Months Ended September 30, 1996 and 1995
Nine Months Ended September 30, 1996 and 1995..... 4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -
Nine Months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995..... 5
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements........................................ 6
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations.....7-12
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings................................ 13
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.................13-32
Signature........................................ 33
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. - Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Goulds Pumps, Incorporated
September 30, December 31,
1996 1995
(In thousands) (Unaudited) (Audited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 6,987 $ 6,383
Receivables - net 165,437 143,819
Inventories 137,608 131,693
Deferred tax asset 21,025 18,972
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 11,997 16,598
Total current assets 343,054 317,465
Property, plant and equipment - net 174,706 173,304
Deferred tax asset 9,658 8,834
Goodwill - net 26,980 29,858
Other assets 25,292 24,525
$579,690 $553,986
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings $ 39,389 $ 37,904
Current portion of long-term debt 21,836 21,716
Trade payables 64,908 71,406
Compensation and commissions 26,074 24,265
Other 53,575 55,245
Total current liabilities 205,782 210,536
Long-term debt 82,991 73,454
Pension 28,073 26,302
Other postretirement benefit obligation 51,078 50,903
Deferred tax liability and other 3,711 2,477
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock - $20.00 par value; shares -
authorized: 750,000; issued and outstanding:
none -- --
Common stock - $1.00 par value; shares -
authorized: 90,000,000; issued and outstanding
21,322,689 and 21,283,496 shares,
respectively 21,323 21,283
Additional paid-in capital 60,341 59,175
Retained earnings 137,640 122,741
Cumulative translation adjustments and other (11,249) (12,885)
Total stockholders' equity 208,055 190,314
$579,690 $553,986
See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Unaudited)
Goulds Pumps, Incorporated
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
(In thousands except per share September 30, September 30,
data) 1996 1995 1996 1995
Net sales $205,512 $191,474 $586,669 $532,219
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales 143,583 135,938 411,946 379,370
Selling, general and
administrative expenses 39,565 37,431 115,977 105,139
Research and development
expenses 2,377 2,212 7,215 6,304
Provision for environmental
litigation -- -- -- (750)
Interest expense 3,106 3,018 8,780 8,214
Interest income (493) (308) (1,141) (1,379)
Other expense (income) - net 929 (1,004) 917 (660)
Earnings before income taxes 16,445 14,187 42,975 35,981
Income taxes 5,796 5,263 15,291 13,349
Net earnings $ 10,649 $ 8,924 $ 27,684 $ 22,632
Net earnings per
common share $ .50 $ .42 $ 1.30 $ 1.07
Dividends per
common share $ .20 $ .20 $ .60 $ .60
Weighted average shares
outstanding 21,322 21,253 21,305 21,231
See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
Goulds Pumps, Incorporated
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands) 1996 1995
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net earnings $27,684 $22,632
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net
cash provided by operations:
Depreciation and amortization 22,021 21,978
Gain on sale of certain product lines (1,174) --
Net changes in assets and liabilities, net of
effects from acquisition (29,502) (23,018)
Net cash provided by operating activities 19,029 21,592
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital additions (19,906) (18,931)
Proceeds from sale of product lines 2,723 --
Other - net 571 (2,410)
Net cash applied to investing activities (16,612) (21,341)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from long-term debt 110,694 38,764
Payments on long-term debt (101,338) (18,165)
Increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings 798 (4,813)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 815 1,242
Dividends paid (12,777) (12,732)
Net cash (applied to) provided by financing
activities (1,808) 4,296
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (5) (1,964)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents 604 2,583
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period 6,383 7,374
End of period $ 6,987 $ 9,957
See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to
fairly present the Company's financial position as of September 30, 1996
and the results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended
September 30, 1996 and 1995 and cash flows for the nine month periods
ended September 30, 1996 and 1995. The results of operations for the
nine month period ended September 30, 1996 are not necessarily
indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS)
No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, effective January 1,
1996. SFAS No. 123 requires expanded disclosures of stock-based
compensation arrangements with employees and encourages (but does not
require) compensation cost to be measured based on the fair value of the
equity instrument awarded. Companies are permitted, however, to
continue to apply APB Opinion No. 25, which recognizes compensation cost
based on the intrinsic value of the equity instrument awarded. The
Company will continue to apply APB Opinion No. 25 to all of its stock
based compensation awards to employees and will disclose the required
pro forma effect on net income and earnings per share in its Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 1996.
The accounting policies followed by the Company are set forth in Note 1
to the Company's consolidated financial statements in the 1995 Goulds
Pumps, Incorporated Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is incorporated by
reference.
2. Net earnings per share of common stock are based upon the weighted
average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.
No effect has been given to options outstanding under the Company's
Stock Option Plans as no significant dilutive effect would result from
the exercise of these options. See Exhibit XI on page 32.
3. Inventories were as follows (in thousands):
September 30, December 31,
1996 1995
(Unaudited) (Audited)
Raw materials $ 40,669 $ 38,962
Work in process 60,645 58,097
Finished goods 69,533 66,613
Inventories valued at FIFO/
average cost 170,847 163,672
LIFO allowance (33,239) (31,979)
$137,608 $131,693
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Item 2. - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
Management's discussion and analysis reviews the Company's operating results
for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, and
its financial position as of September 30, 1996. The focus of this review is
on the underlying business reasons for significant changes and trends
affecting our sales, net earnings and financial position. This review should
be read in conjunction with the accompanying condensed consolidated financial
statements.
In an effort to give investors a more complete view of the Company's current
condition and future opportunities, this Form 10-Q includes forward looking
statements by the Company's management about future performance and results.
Because they are forward-looking, these statements about future performance
are exposed to certain significant risks such as potential increases in
manufacturing costs; market acceptance of or preference for the Company's
products; competitive forces; the impact of, and changes in, government
regulations, such as trade restrictions or prohibition, import and other
charges or taxes; changes in global demand for pumps and pump-related
products; availability of the Company's products; cyclicality of industries
to which the Company markets certain of its products; general and economic
factors in markets where the Company s products are sold, manufactured or
marketed; technological factors; and other factors discussed in the Company's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Overview
The Company's third quarter and nine month results for 1996 reflected the
highest quarterly and year-to-date sales and earnings in its history, with
increases in third quarter 1996 sales and earnings of 7.3% and 19.3%,
respectively, and increases in nine month 1996 sales and earnings of 10.2%
and 22.3%, respectively, as compared to the same periods last year. For the
third quarter of 1996, sales rose $14.0 million to $205.5 million, and net
earnings rose $1.7 million to $10.6 million over the comparable period in
1995. For the first nine months of the year, sales rose $54.5 million to
$586.7 million, and net earnings rose $5.1 million to $27.7 million when
compared to 1995.
Orders also reached all-time record levels for the quarter and nine month
periods. Third quarter orders were $208.1 million, up 5.0% over the prior
year and nine month year-to-date orders were $570.6 million, an increase of
4.1% over 1995.
Earnings per share were $.50 and $1.30 for the three and nine month periods
of 1996, reflecting increases of 19.0% and 21.5%, respectively, over the
comparable periods in 1995.
Management believes that the Company's record third quarter 1996 results
reflect its continued drive towards attaining its strategic imperatives,
particularly that of improving profitability.
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Results of Operations
The quarterly record for net sales that was reached for the third quarter of
1996 combined increases of $3.1 million, or 3.1%, in Industrial Products (IP)
sector sales and $10.9 million, or 11.7%, in Water Technologies (WT) sector
sales. The IP sector shipments were a third quarter record, reflecting
increases from continued strength in several markets, most notably the
chemical market. Geographically, industrial sales were particularly strong
in the Asia Pacific region where shipments rose more than 150%. The WT
shipments for the third quarter of 1996, which represent a record quarterly
sales figure for that sector, reflect considerable improvement in Europe and
substantial sales gains in the commercial and waste water markets in North
America.
The increase in sales of $54.5 million in the first nine months of 1996
compared with the same period of 1995 is composed of a $29.6 million, or an
11.0%, increase in IP sector sales and a $24.9 million, or 9.5%, increase in
WT sector sales. The increase in IP sales reflects continued strength in
sales in Asia Pacific and Latin America which posted increases in net sales
over the same period last year of 119.0% and 45.0%, respectively. The
increase in sales achieved in WT is primarily attributable to increased sales
in Europe and North America and reflects improvements in all major markets,
with particularly strong growth in commercial and waste water markets.
Gross margin as a percentage of sales increased to 30.1% in the third quarter
of 1996 compared with 29.0% for the third quarter of 1995. The IP sector's
gross profit percentage increased to 28.9% in the third quarter of 1996 from
27.8% for the comparable quarter of 1995. This improvement resulted
principally from manufacturing efficiencies, purchasing savings and the
continuation of more selective bidding of large engineered projects. The WT
sector's gross profit percentage was 31.5% in the third quarter of 1996
compared with 30.2% in 1995 and is the result of higher prices and
manufacturing efficiencies.
Gross margin as a percentage of sales improved to 29.8% for the first nine
months of 1996 compared to 28.7% for the first nine months of 1995. The IP
sector's gross profit percentage increased to 29.8% in 1996 from 28.0% in
1995 and was led by improvements in North America that resulted from improved
absorption due to increased throughput, efficiencies resulting from the
continued implementation of the Company's focused factory strategy, and a
continuation of the Company's selective approach on the bidding of large
engineered projects. For the first nine months of 1996, the WT sector's
gross profit percentage rose to 29.5% from 29.2% in the same nine months of
1995. This increase reflects generally higher margins in North America and
Latin America, partially offset by decreases in Asia Pacific and Europe. The
decrease in Europe is related to the effects of higher raw material costs,
whereas the decrease in Asia Pacific is related to the impact from certain
non-repeat, lower margin, municipal government projects.
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses were 19.3% and 19.5% as
a percentage of sales for the third quarter of 1996 and 1995, respectively.
For the nine month period, SG&A expenses were 19.8% of net sales for both
1996 and 1995. Excluding a $1.2 million charge associated with the European
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management change in the first quarter of 1996, SG&A expenses were 19.6% of
net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 1996. These improvements
have been realized from leveraging the Company's operating base, particularly
in the Asia Pacific and Latin America regions where sales growth has been
robust. In Europe, the new management team has been especially focused on
improving operating returns, and these efforts have resulted in an SG&A cost
for the third quarter that was lower than the previous year both in dollar
terms and as a percentage of sales.
Research and development (R&D) expenses increased 7.5% and 14.5% for the
third quarter and first nine months of 1996, respectively, compared with the
same periods for 1995. As a percentage of sales, R&D expenses were 1.2% for
the three and nine month periods of 1996 and 1995, reflecting proportionately
a consistent new product development effort.
In the second quarter of 1995, the Company recorded a one-time credit of
$750,000 for the unused portion of the legal fee accrual related to the
submersible water pump litigation in California.
Interest expense increased $.1 million and $.6 million in the third quarter
and the first nine months of 1996 compared with the same periods for 1995.
The increase for the third quarter of 1996 is attributable to the mix of
foreign and domestic debt. The increase in the first nine months of 1996
reflects higher borrowing levels partially offset by lower overall interest
rates.
Interest income rose $.2 million in the quarter as a result of higher cash
balances at overseas affiliates. For the nine months ended September 30,
1996, interest income decreased $.2 million over the comparable period in
1995 due to generally lower cash balances and customer financing income.
Other expense (income)- net changed by $1.9 million in the third quarter of
1996 compared with 1995. This change from a net - other income of $1.0
million in 1995 to a net - other expense of $.9 million in 1996 was the
result of a 1995 gain on the sale of the BFI barrel pump product line and
1995 Vogel customs refunds that did not recur in 1996, as well as currency
exchange losses that mainly relate to the devaluation of the Venezuelan
bolivar and currency transaction losses in Canada. For the nine months year-
to-date the change from a net - other income of $.7 million in 1995 to a
net - other expense of $.9 million in 1996 was attributable to similar
reasons as indicated for the quarter, as well as a $1.2 million gain on the
1996 sale of certain product lines of the Company's Municipal Business Unit.
The provision for income taxes represents 35.2% and 37.1% of earnings before
income taxes for the third quarter of 1996 and 1995, respectively. For the
nine months of 1996 and 1995, the provision for income taxes represents 35.6%
and 37.1% of earnings before income taxes, respectively. The lower 1996
effective tax rate, which management expects to maintain for the full year,
is reflective of domestic state tax reduction strategies and relatively
higher profitability levels in lower foreign tax jurisdictions.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
As reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the
nine months ended September 30, 1996, $19.0 million of cash generated by
operating activities was used to fund $16.6 million of investing activities
and $1.8 million of financing activities, resulting in an increase in cash
and cash equivalents of $.6 million.
Significant changes in working capital items that impacted cash flow from
operating activities in 1996 included a $21.1 million increase in net
receivables related to higher shipments in the third quarter and an $11.5
million decrease in trade payables and accrued expenses resulting primarily
from certain payments made in connection with the 1995 Environamics and
Venezuelan restructurings.
In the first nine months of 1996, capital additions were $19.9 million.
Significant projects included equipment and building additions, primarily in
North America and Europe. Through September 30, 1996, approximately $4.0
million has been expended on the Company's $9 million project that was
announced in the first quarter of 1996 to expand its Auburn, New York
facility to accommodate the manufacturing of Water Technology products
currently produced in the Seneca Falls, New York location. The Company
expects capital expenditures to amount to approximately $35 to $40 million
for the year, somewhat higher than the total expended in 1995.
In September 1996, the Company declared its 199th consecutive dividend,
dating back to 1947, of $.20 per share on the common stock outstanding.
Cumulative translation adjustments on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated
Balance Sheet at September 30, 1996 were $11.2 million compared to $12.9
million at December 31, 1995 reflecting the strengthened Italian lira, offset
in part by the weakened Austrian schilling. Future currency changes could
occur at the Company's international locations. The Company evaluates on an
ongoing basis methods to minimize the impact of currency fluctuations on
operations and reported operating results.
Restructuring Charges
In December 1995, the Company recorded a pre-tax restructuring charge of
$19.7 million. This charge resulted from the Company's decision to transfer
its ownership interest in Environamics Corporation to that company's
management and to wind down its manufacturing activities in Venezuela. The
charge provided for $1.4 million of termination costs and $18.3 million of
other exit costs (including the write-off of previous investments). The
following charges against this restructuring reserve were recorded in the
first nine months of 1996: costs of termination benefits were $1.0 million;
costs to exit owned and leased facilities were $15.9 million.
In the fourth quarter of 1994, the Company recorded an initial pre-tax
restructuring charge of $3.5 million and a related liability for these costs.
The restructuring plan included the downsizing of the Company's operations in
California, the Netherlands, Mexico, and the consolidation of sales offices,
PRO Service Centers and other Company facilities. In December 1995, the
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Company reversed $1.2 million of the 1994 restructuring charge due to lower
than expected outsourcing in California and the transfer of certain
Netherlands employees to other Goulds Pumps European operations. At
September 30, 1996, there was no reserve remaining compared to $.7 million at
December 31, 1995, reflecting charges against the reserve in the first nine
months of 1996 of $.3 million related to costs of termination benefits and
$.4 million of costs to exit owned and leased facilities.
The Company believes its restructuring reserves are adequate to complete the
restructuring plans, outlined above.
Orders and Backlog
Orders for the third quarter 1996 rose 5.0% over the comparable quarter in
1995, reaching an all-time quarterly record of $208.1 million. This
improvement reflected quarterly records in both sectors, with a 6.3% increase
in WT orders and 3.7% increase in IP orders. WT orders reflect continued
broad-based global strength in commercial and waste water markets in North
America, in addition to a particularly strong increase in Europe in the third
quarter. IP orders were up primarily as a result of a strong chemical market
and a sharp upturn in HPI (Hydrocarbon Processing Industry) orders.
For the first nine months of 1996, orders of $570.6 million represented a
4.1% increase over orders of $548.0 million for the same period in 1995.
This increase is composed of a 7.5% increase in WT orders while IP orders
increased by 1.0%. The increase in WT orders reflects growth in all major
markets in Europe and North America. IP orders associated with the pulp and
paper market continue to be below last year s record levels, but there has
been an improved trend in the third quarter compared to the first half of the
year. However, as a result of the slowdown in pulp and paper orders compared
with the prior year, the Company has temporarily moved to a shortened
workweek in its Seneca Falls foundry operations.
Backlog was $130.9 million at September 30, 1996 compared with $152.5 million
at September 30, 1995. The unusually high backlog at September 30, 1995
resulted from temporary manufacturing throughput issues. During 1996,
however, significant improvements in manufacturing efficiencies have been
realized, resulting in shortened leadtimes and improved delivery performance.
Environmental Matters
In 1995, a legal action was filed against the Company and 21 other defendants
in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York
(Rochester) by two plaintiffs seeking damages for environmental contamination
at or near an inactive landfill site in Seneca Falls, New York. The
Company s investigation into the allegations in these actions is in its
preliminary phases. The Company believes that under applicable laws it
should not bear any liability to one of the claimants, the current landfill
owner, who purchased the property with full knowledge of its prior use and
continued to operate it thereafter. In addition, the Company believes that
there is little reasonable likelihood of material liability to the other
claimant at this stage of investigation, based upon considerations of the
damages claimed, nature of contamination and the existence of other
financially viable codefendants, and after reviewing the applicable legal
principles. The Company has answered the complaint by denying the material
allegations and asserting various affirmative defenses, cross-claims and
counter-claims. Initial discovery procedures are now underway. The Company
intends to vigorously defend this litigation, but no assurance can be given
as to the ultimate outcome of such litigation or its impact on the Company.
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The Company recorded a $2.0 million provision in 1991 for estimated costs to
monitor and remediate an inactive Company landfill site in Seneca Falls, New
York. At September 30, 1996, the remaining reserve was $1.5 million. The
remediation plan has been approved by the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation. Substantial progress on the remediation work has
been made and completion is expected by the end of 1996. The Company
currently believes that the reserve associated with this site is sufficient
to absorb any future costs.
Apart from issues discussed above, the Company is not currently aware of any
other environmental matters which would be reasonably likely to have a
material impact on recurring costs, capital expenditures, or mandated
expenditures.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Disclosures regarding legal proceedings are set forth in Part I, Item 3
of the Company s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995, which is
incorporated herein by reference.
No material developments have occurred since that report was filed on
March 29, 1996.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Exhibit III(ii) Amended and Restated By-Laws of Goulds Pumps,
Incorporated - Amended and Restated as of September 19, 1996.
(b) Exhibit XI (Earnings Per Share Computation)
(c) Exhibit XXVII (Financial Data Schedule) - filed electronically only.
(d) No reports on Form 8-K were filed for the three months ended September
30, 1996.
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
BY- LAWS
of
GOULDS PUMPS, INCORPORATED
(Incorporated under the Laws of the State of Delaware)
Article 1
LOCATION
SECTION 1.1 The principal business office of the Corporation shall be
in the Town of Perinton, State of New York. The registered office of the
Corporation in the State of Delaware shall be at 100 West Tenth Street, in
the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, and the registered agent in
charge thereof shall be The Corporation Trust Company.
Article 2
STOCKHOLDERS
SECTION 2.1 The Annual Meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation
for the election of Directors and such other business as may properly come
before the meeting shall be held on such date and at such time as the Board
of Directors shall designate. The meeting shall be held at the principal
business office of the Corporation or at such other location as may be
determined by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 2.2 Special Meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may
be called at any time by the Board of Directors and shall be held at the
principal business office of the Corporation or at such other location as may
be determined by the Board of Directors. No business other than that stated
in such notice shall be transacted at any such meeting.
SECTION 2.3 All notices of meetings of the stockholders of the
Corporation shall be given not less than ten (10) days (not less than twenty
(20) days if action is proposed to be taken which would, if taken, entitled
stockholders to appraisal rights pursuant to Section 262 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law) nor more than sixty (60) days before the meeting.
Notices may be given personally or by mail and, if mailed, shall be deemed
given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to
the stockholders at their addresses as they appear on the records of the
Corporation.
SECTION 2.4 At all meetings of stockholders there shall be present,
either in person or by proxy, stockholders holding at least one-third of the
shares entitled to vote in order to constitute a quorum, except where
otherwise provided by law. When a quorum is once present to organize a
meeting, it is not broken by the subsequent withdrawal of any stockholders
from the meeting.
SECTION 2.5 Stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at any
Annual or Special Meeting shall be those who are stockholders of record on
the books of the Corporation at a time to be determined by the Board of
Directors, which time shall be not more than sixty (60) nor less than ten
(10) days prior to the date of such meeting. At any Annual or Special
meeting, each stockholder entitled to vote shall have one vote for each share
of stock standing in his name on the books of the Corporation on the record
date for the meeting and may cast such vote in person or by proxy.
SECTION 2.6 At all meetings of stockholders all matters, except as
otherwise required by the Certificate of Incorporation or by law, shall be
determined by vote of a majority of shares present in person or represented
by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter. The
voting shall be by written ballot or, as to matters other than the election
of directors, as the chairman of the meeting shall otherwise determine.
SECTION 2.7 Either the Board of Directors or, in the absence of a
designation of inspectors by the Board, the chairman of any meeting of
stockholders shall, in its or such person's discretion, appoint one or more
inspectors to act at any meeting of stockholders. Such inspector or
inspectors shall perform such duties as shall be specified by the Board or
the chairman of the meeting (as are consistent with Section 231 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law). An inspector need not be a stockholder.
No Director or nominee for the office of Director shall be appointed as
inspector.
SECTION 2.8 Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by the
persons designated in Section 6 hereof or, in the absence of the foregoing
persons, by a Chair designated by the Board of Directors, or, in the absence
of any such designation, by a Chair chosen at the meeting. The Secretary of
the Corporation shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his or her
absence the Chair of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary
of the meeting.
SECTION 2.9 A list of stockholders as of the record date, certified by
the Secretary, or by the transfer agent, shall be prepared at least ten (10)
days before every meeting of stockholders and shall be kept at the principal
business office of the Corporation. Such list shall be open to examination by
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.
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. The original or duplicate of the stock ledger shall be the only
evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine such list, or to
vote in person or by proxy at such meeting. The Corporation shall be fully
protected in treating the persons in whose names shares stand on the record
of stockholders as the owners thereof for all purposes.
SECTION 2.10 Any meeting of stockholders, Annual or Special, may be
adjourned from time to time, to reconvene at the same or some other place,
and it shall not be necessary to give any notice of the adjourned meeting if
the time and place to which the meeting is adjourned are announced at the
meeting at which the adjournment is taken. However, if the adjournment is
for more than thirty (30) days, or if after the adjournment the Board fixes
a new record date for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned
meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record on the new record date
entitled to notice under SECTION 7.4. At the adjourned meeting, any business
may be transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting which was
adjourned.
SECTION 2.11 Every stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of
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. Without limiting the
manner in which a stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act
for him as proxy, the following shall constitute a valid means by which a
stockholder may grant such authority:
(a) A stockholder may execute a writing authorizing another person or
persons to act for him as proxy, execution thereof being
accomplished by the stockholder or his authorized officer,
director, employee or agent signing such writing or causing his or
her signature to be affixed to such writing by any reasonable means
including, but not limited to, facsimile signature.
(b) A stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act for
him as proxy by transmitting or authorizing the transmission of a
telegram, cablegram or other means of electronic transmission to
the person who will be the holder of the proxy or to a proxy
solicitation firm, proxy support service organization or like agent
duly authorized by the person who will be the holder of the proxy
to receive such transmission, provided that any such telegram,
cablegram or other means of electronic transmission must either set
forth or be submitted with information from which it can be
determined that the telegram, cablegram or other electronic
transmission was authorized by the stockholder. If it is
determined that such telegrams, cablegrams or other electronic
transmission are valid, the inspectors shall specify the
information upon which they relied.
Any copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of
the foregoing writings or transmissions may be substituted or used in lieu of
an original writing or transmission for any and all purposes for which the
original writing or transmission could be used, provided that such copy,
facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction shall be a complete
reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission.
SECTION 2.12.
(a) The matters to be considered and brought before any Annual or
Special Meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be
limited to only such matters, including the nomination and election
of directors, as shall be brought properly before such meeting in
compliance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.12.
(b) For any matter to be properly before any Annual Meeting of the
stockholders, the matter must be (i) specified in the notice of
Annual Meeting given by or at the direction of the Board of
Directors, (ii) otherwise brought before the Annual Meeting by or
at the direction of the Board of Directors or (iii) brought before
the Annual Meeting in the manner specified in this Section 2.12(b)
by a stockholder of record or a stockholder (a Nominee Holder )
that holds voting securities entitled to vote at meetings of
stockholders through a nominee or street name holder of record
and can demonstrate to the Corporation such indirect ownership and
such Nominee Holder s entitlement to vote such securities. In
addition to any other requirements under applicable law and the
Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of the Corporation,
persons nominated by stockholders for election as directors of the
Corporation and any other proposals by stockholders shall be
properly brought before the meeting only if notice of any such
matter to be presented by a stockholder at such meeting of
stockholders (the Stockholder Notice ) shall be delivered to the
Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive office of
the Corporation not less than 60 nor more than 90 days prior to the
first anniversary date of the Annual Meeting for the preceding
year; provided, however, if and only if the Annual Meeting is not
scheduled to be held within a period that commences 30 days before
such anniversary date and ends 30 days after such anniversary date
(an Annual Meeting date outside such period being referred to
herein as an Other Meeting Date ), such Stockholder Notice shall be
given in the manner provided herein by the later of the close of
business on (i) the date sixty days prior to such Other Meeting Date
or (ii) the tenth day following the date such Other Meeting Date is
first publicly announced or disclosed.
Any stockholder desiring to nominate any person or persons (as the
case may be) for election as a director or directors of the
Corporation shall deliver, as part of such Stockholder Notice, a
statement in writing setting forth the name of the person or
persons to be nominated, the number and class of all shares of each
class of stock of the Corporation owned of record and beneficially
by each such person, as reported to such stockholder by such
nominee(s), the information regarding each such person required by
paragraphs (a), (e) and (f) of Item 401 of Regulation S-K adopted
by the Securities and Exchange Commission (or the corresponding
provisions of any regulation subsequently adopted by the Securities
and Exchange Commission applicable to the Corporation), each such
person s signed consent to serve as a director of the Corporation
if elected, such stockholder s name and address, the number and
class of all shares of each class of stock of the Corporation owned
of record and beneficially by such stockholder and, in the case of
a Nominee Holder, evidence establishing such Nominee Holder s
indirect ownership of, and entitlement to vote, securities at the
meeting of stockholders.
Any stockholder who gives a Stockholder Notice of any matter
proposed to be brought before the meeting (not involving nominees
for director) shall deliver, as part of such Stockholder Notice,
the text of the proposal to be presented and a brief written
statement of the reasons why such stockholder favors the proposal
and setting forth such stockholder s name and address, the number
and class of all shares of each class of stock of the Corporation
owned of record and beneficially by such stockholder, if
applicable, any material interest of such stockholder in the matter
proposed (other than as a stockholder) and, in the case of a
Nominee Holder, evidence establishing such Nominee Holder s
indirect ownership of, and entitlement to vote, securities at the
meeting of stockholders. As used herein, shares beneficially
owned shall mean all shares which such person is deemed to
beneficially own pursuant to Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act ).
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.12(b) 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 either all
of the nominees for director or the size of the increased Board of
Directors is not publicly announced or disclosed by the Corporation
for at least 70 days prior to the first anniversary of the
preceding year s Annual Meeting, a Stockholder Notice shall also be
considered timely hereunder, 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 day following the first date all of such
nominees or the size of the increased Board of Directors shall have
been publicly announced or disclosed.
(c) Only such matters shall be properly brought before a Special
Meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the
meeting pursuant to the Corporation s notice of meeting. 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 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 Notice required
by Section 2.12(b) hereof 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 day
following the day on which the date of the Special Meeting and of
the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at
such meeting is publicly announced or disclosed.
(d) For purposes of this Section 2.12, a matter shall be deemed to have
been publicly announced or disclosed if such matter is disclosed
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.
(e) In no event shall the adjournment of an Annual Meeting, or any
announcement thereof, commence a new period for the giving of
notice as provided in this Section 2.12. This Section 2.12 shall
not apply to (i) stockholder proposals made pursuant to Rule 14a-
8 under the Exchange Act or (ii) the election of directors selected
by or pursuant to the provisions of Article IV of the Certificate
of Incorporation relating to the rights of the holders of any class
or series of stock of the Corporation having a preference over the
Common Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation to elect directors
under specified circumstances.
(f) The person presiding at any meeting of stockholders, in addition to
making any other determinations that may be appropriate to the
conduct of the meeting, shall have the power and duty to determine
whether notice of nominees and other matters proposed to be brought
before a meeting has been duly given in the manner provided in this
Section 2.12 and, if not so given, shall direct and declare at the
meeting that such nominees and other matters shall not be
considered.
Nothing in this Section shall require the inclusion of information about
any such proposal in any proxy statement distributed at the direction of the
Board of Directors.
Article 3
DIRECTORS
SECTION 3.1 The Directors of the Corporation shall be elected by ballot
to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of the stockholders and until
their successors have been elected and qualified, except as hereinafter
provided. The number of directors shall be between five and fifteen, as
determined by the Board of Directors, provided that no decrease in the number
of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent Director.
SECTION 3.2 Newly created directorships resulting from an increase in
the number of directors and vacancies occurring in the Board of Directors for
any reason may be filled by vote of a majority of the Directors then in
office, although less than a quorum exists. A Director elected to fill a
vacancy shall be elected to hold office until the next Annual Meeting of
Stockholders, and until his successor has been elected and qualified.
SECTION 3.3 In case of the death or resignation of all members of the
Board of Directors, a Special Meeting of the stockholders may be called as
provided by statute, for the election of Directors for the unexpired terms
of said deceased or resigned Directors. The manner of electing Directors at
such meeting shall be the same as that provided for their election at Annual
Meetings of Stockholders.
SECTION 3.4 The Board of Directors may appoint from among its members
an Executive Committee of not less than three in number, among whom shall be
included the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer, and shall
designate one of such members as Chairman. The Board of Directors reserves
to itself alone the power to declare dividends, issue stock, recommend to
stockholders any action requiring their approval, amend or repeal By-laws,
change the membership of any committee at any time, fill vacancies therein or
in the Board, and discharge any committee either with or without cause at any
time. Subject to the foregoing limitations, the Executive Committee shall
possess and exercise all other powers of the Board of Directors during the
intervals between meetings. All action by the Executive Committee, or by any
other Committee, shall be reported to the Board at its meeting next
succeeding such action.
SECTION 3.5 The Board of Directors may appoint any other committee or
committees for any purpose or purposes not inconsistent with their own
powers, which shall have such powers as shall be specified in the resolution
of appointment.
SECTION 3.6 The Board of Directors of the Corporation may adopt by
resolution such rules, regulations and procedures for the conduct of meetings
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 Chair 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 Chair, 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 Chair of the meeting,
may include, without limitation, the following: (a) the establishment of an
agenda or order of business for the meeting; (b) rules and procedures for
maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present;
(c) 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 Chair shall permit;
(d) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the
commencement thereof; and (e) limitations on the time allotted to questions
and comments by participants. Unless, and to the extent determined by the
Board of Directors or the Chair of the meeting, meetings of stockholders
shall not be required to be held in accordance with rules of parliamentary
procedure.
SECTION 3.7 Any Director may resign at any time by giving written
notice to the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time
specified in such notice or, if no time is specified, on delivery.
Article 4
MEETING OF DIRECTORS
SECTION 4.1 As soon as practical after each annual election of
Directors, the Board of Directors shall meet for the purposes of
organization, the election of officers and the transaction of other business.
Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such place or
places and on such days and at such hours as the Board of Directors may by
resolution appoint. Notice of organizational meetings and regular meetings
need not be given.
Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman
of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer and shall be called by the
Secretary at the written request of any Director. Notice of each special
meeting shall be given to each Director and state the date, place and time of
such meeting, and shall be deemed sufficient if given orally, delivered in
writing or sent by telegraph or telecopy not less than forty eight (48) hours
before the meeting, sent by overnight delivery not less than seventy two (72)
hours before the date of meeting (excluding Sunday and legal holidays), or
mailed not less than ten (10) days before the date of meeting (excluding
Sunday and legal holidays).
SECTION 4.2 One-third of the total number of Directors shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of business, except that at meetings of the
Board called by the Secretary upon the written request of any Director or
Directors, a concurring majority vote of the entire Board shall be necessary
for taking any action.
SECTION 4.3 Meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at the
principal office of the Corporation or any other place determined by the
Board or designated in the notice calling the meeting.
SECTION 4.4 Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board
or any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of the
Board or the committee thereof consent in writing to the adoption of a
resolution authorizing the action to be taken. The resolution and written
consent or written consents thereto by the members of the Board or committee
shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board or committee.
SECTION 4.5 Any one or more members of the Board or any committee
thereof may participate in a meeting of such Board or committee by means of
a conference telephone or similar communications equipment allowing all
persons participating in the meeting to hear each other at the same time.
Participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting.
SECTION 4.6 A majority of the Directors present at a meeting, whether
or not a quorum is present, may adjourn the meeting to another time and place
without notice to any Director, except that such notice shall be given to all
Directors not present at the time of adjournment if such adjournment is to a
time more than forty-eight (48) hours following such adjournment.
Article 5
POWERS OF DIRECTORS
SECTION 5.1 The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be
managed under the direction of its Board of Directors.
Article 6
OFFICERS
SECTION 6.1 At the Annual Meeting of Directors held immediately
following the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Board of Directors shall
elect from its members a Chairman of the Board, a Chief Executive Officer,
and a President. The Board shall also elect two or more Vice-Presidents, a
Secretary, a Controller and a Treasurer, and may also elect such other
officers as may in their discretion be desirable, either from among its
members or otherwise. All officers, other than the Chief Executive Officer,
shall, in addition to the responsibilities specified in these By-laws, have
such other responsibilities as assigned to them by the Board of Directors or
the Chief Executive Officer. The Board may also designate appropriate
descriptive titles for the Vice Presidents and other Officers. The Officers
so elected shall serve as such until the next Annual Meeting of the Board of
Directors or until their respective successors are elected and qualified or
during the pleasure of the Board.
SECTION 6.2 The Chief Executive Officer may make interim appointments
of Assistant Treasurers, Assistant Secretaries, and Assistant Controllers not
exceeding three of each and he may also remove them from office.
SECTION 6.3 The Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of
the Board of Directors at which he is present, and shall act as chairman of
meetings of stockholders.
SECTION 6.4 The Chief Executive Officer shall have general charge and
supervision of the business and affairs of the Corporation and fulfill the
instructions of the Board. In the absence of the Chairman of the Board, the
Chief Executive Officer shall preside at all meetings of the Board of
Directors and shall act as chairman of meetings of stockholders. He shall
have, on behalf of the Corporation, power to sign or counter-sign stock
certificates, contracts, documents and commercial papers necessary for the
transaction of corporate business as permitted by law and these By-laws. He
shall submit a complete annual report of the operations and condition of the
Corporation to the stockholders at or prior to their Annual Meeting and from
time to time shall report to the Directors as to all matters within his
knowledge which the interests of the Corporation may require be brought to
their notice. He shall discharge all other duties and shall have such
additional powers as may be imposed upon him by law, these By-laws or
delegated to him by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 6.5 The President shall have general powers and duties of
supervision and management over the operations of the Corporation. Where the
President is not also the Chief Executive Officer, he shall exercise such
powers and perform such duties under the general charge and supervision of
the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors. In the absence or
incapacity of the Chief Executive Officer, the President, if there be such a
separate officer, shall perform the duties and have the powers of the Chief
Executive Officer.
SECTION 6.6 The Vice-Presidents shall perform such duties as may be
assigned to them by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, and
the President. In the absence or incapacity of both the Chief Executive
Officer and the President, any Vice-President who is at the main office of
the Corporation during such absence or incapacity shall perform the duties
and have the powers of the Chief Executive Officer during such absence or
incapacity or until the Board shall otherwise determine.
SECTION 6.7 The Secretary shall keep the minutes of the Board of
Directors and the minutes of the meetings of stockholders. He shall attend
to the giving and serving of all notices of the Corporation. He shall affix
the seal of the Corporation to all certificates of stock when signed by the
Chief Executive Officer and Secretary. He shall have charge of the
certificate book and seal, and such other books as the Board may direct. He
shall attend to such correspondence as may be assigned to him and perform all
the duties incidental to his office.
He shall sign the certificates of stock signed by the Chief Executive
Officer or President. The Secretary shall exhibit at the proper time and
during usual business hours to a person legally entitled, and upon proper
written demand, the minutes of proceedings of the stockholders and the record
of stockholders. In the absence or incapacity of the Secretary, the
Assistant Secretaries or any of them, shall perform the duties and have the
powers of the Secretary.
SECTION 6.8 The Controller shall have charge of and jurisdiction over
all books and records pertaining to the accounts of the Corporation. Upon
proper written application he shall exhibit such records in his office to any
stockholder who may be legally entitled to inspect them at an appropriate
time during the usual business hours of the Corporation. In the absence or
incapacity of the Controller, the Assistant Controllers or any of them shall
perform the duties and have the powers of the Controller.
SECTION 6.9 The Treasurer will have the custody of all funds and
securities of the Corporation. In the absence or incapacity of the
Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurers, or any of them, shall perform the duties
and have the powers of the Treasurer. If required by the Board of Directors,
the Corporation shall obtain and carry a surety bond on the Treasurer and
Assistant Treasurers in such amount as the Board of Directors shall fix for
their integrity in the handling of its funds and securities and the faithful
performance of their duties.
SECTION 6.10 All checks, notes, drafts and such other commercial papers
as shall be necessary in the transaction of the business of the Corporation
shall bear the signatures of the Chief Executive Officer, President or any
Vice-President, the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer, or of such other
person or persons as may be authorized by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 6.11 Each of the Chief Executive Officer, President, the Vice-
Presidents, the Secretary, the Treasurer, the Assistant Secretaries, or the
Assistant Treasurers, is hereby authorized and empowered, whenever such
officer shall deem it necessary and proper for the best interests of the
Corporation, to execute in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, and
under its corporate seal, the following:
(a) Powers of Attorney and releases or other similar
instruments to facilitate the collection or compromise of
debts due the Corporation.
(b) Powers of Attorney or similar instruments providing sales
authority to representatives to bind the Corporation.
(c) Leases for a term not exceeding five years.
(d) Assignments or discharges of mortgages or judgments
belonging to it upon payment, compromise or settlement of
the obligations relating thereto.
(e) Powers of Attorney to appoint an attorney or agent to
exercise in the name and on behalf of the Corporation the
powers and rights which the Corporation may have as the
holder of stock or other securities in any other corporation
to vote or to consent in respect of such stock or other
securities and any and all such ballots, consents, proxies,
powers of attorney or other written instruments as they may
deem necessary in order that the Corporation may exercise
such powers and rights.
(f) A stock power, stock certificate or other assignment
document to transfer any stock or other securities in any
other corporation which may from time to time be owned by
or stand in the name of the Corporation.
SECTION 6.12 Any officer may be removed by the Board of Directors, with
or without cause, at any time. Removal of an officer without cause shall be
without prejudice to his contract rights, if any, but his election as an
officer shall not of itself create contract rights.
Article 7
CAPITAL STOCK
SECTION 7.1 Certificates of stock shall be numbered in the order in
which they are issued, and shall be signed by the Chief Executive Officer and
the Secretary, and sealed with the seal of the Corporation. Such seal may be
a facsimile, engraved or printed. Where any such certificate is signed by a
transfer agent or transfer clerk and by a registrar, the signatures of such
Chief Executive Officer and Secretary upon such certificates may be
facsimiles, engraved or printed. In case any such officer who has signed or
whose facsimile signature has been placed upon such certificate shall have
ceased to be such before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the
Corporation with the same effect as if such officer had not ceased to be such
at the date of its issue.
SECTION 7.2 The shares of the Corporation shall be transferable only
upon its books by the holders thereof in person or by their duly authorized
attorneys or legal representatives, and upon such transfer the old
certificates duly endorsed or accompanied by evidence of succession,
assignment or authority to transfer shall be surrendered to the Corporation
by the delivery thereof to the person in charge of the list of stockholders
and the transfer books and ledgers, or the transfer agent, or to such other
person as the Directors may designate, by whom they shall be canceled, and
new certificates shall thereupon be issued.
SECTION 7.3 The Corporation shall keep at its principal business
office, or at the office of its transfer agent or registrar, a record
containing the names and addresses of all stockholders, the number and class
of shares held by each and the dates when they respectively became the owners
of record thereof in written form or in any other form capable of being
converted into written form within a reasonable period of time. The
Corporation shall be fully protected in treating the persons in whose names
shares stand on the record of stockholders as the owners thereof for all
purposes.
SECTION 7.4 For the purpose of determining the stockholders entitled
to notice of, or vote at, any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment
thereof, or determining stockholders entitled to receive payment of any
dividend or other distribution or the 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 be not more than sixty (60) nor
less than ten (10) days before the date of any such meeting, nor more than
sixty (60) days prior to any other such action. In each such case, except as
otherwise provided by law, only such persons as shall be stockholders of
record on the date so fixed shall be entitled to notice of, and to vote at,
such meeting and any adjournment thereof, or to receive payment of such
dividend or such allotment of rights, or otherwise to be recognized as
stockholders for the purpose of any other action affecting the interests of
stockholders, notwithstanding any registration of transfer of shares on the
books of the Corporation after any such record date so fixed.
SECTION 7.5 The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate for
shares to be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the
Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making
of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate to be
lost or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate, the
Board may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance
thereof, require the owner of such allegedly 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 the
Corporation on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such
certificate or the issuance of such new certificate.
Article 8
DIVIDENDS
SECTION 8.1 To the extent permitted by law, dividends shall be declared
and paid upon the capital stock of the Corporation as often, at such times
and in such amounts as the Board of Directors may determine.
Article 9
SEAL
SECTION 9.1 The seal of the Corporation shall be in the form of a
circle bearing the name of the Corporation.
Article 10
NOTICES
SECTION 10.1 Whenever under the provisions of these By-laws notice is
required to be given to any Director or stockholder, it shall not be
construed to mean that such notice must be served personally, but such notice
may be given in writing by depositing the same in the Post Office or Letter
Box in a postpaid wrapper addressed to each Director or stockholder at his
home or business address as the same appears on the books of the Corporation,
and the date when the same shall be mailed shall be deemed to be the date of
the giving of such notice.
SECTION 10.2 The Directors or stockholders may waive in writing any
notice required to be given by these By-laws or pursuant to the Delaware
General Corporation law and shall be deemed to have waived notice of any
meeting by attending the meeting in person or by proxy except when attending
a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the
meeting, to the transaction of business at the meeting because it was not
lawfully called or convened.
Article 11
AMENDMENTS
SECTION 11.1 These By-laws may be amended or repealed, and new By-laws
may be made and adopted, by the stockholders or by the Board of Directors.
Article 12
INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 12.1 The Corporation shall to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable laws then in effect indemnify any person (the "Indemnitee") who
is or was a director or officer of the Corporation and who is or was involved
in any manner (including, without limitation, as a party or a witness) or is
threatened to be made so involved in any threatened, pending or completed
investigation, claim, action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative (including without limitation, any action,
suit or proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a
judgment in its favor) (a "Proceeding") by reason of the fact that such
person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation,
or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise (including, without limitation, any
employee benefit plan) against all expenses (including attorneys' fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred by such person in connection with such Proceeding; provided,
however, that, except as provided in SECTION 12.4(d), the foregoing shall not
apply to a director or officer of the Corporation with respect to a
Proceeding that was commenced by such director or officer prior to a Change
in Control (as hereinafter defined). Such indemnification shall be a
contract right and shall include the right to receive payment in advance of
any expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding,
consistent with the provisions of applicable law as then in effect.
SECTION 12.2 The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance to
protect itself and any director or officer, whether or not he is entitled to
indemnification under this Article, against any expenses, judgments, fines
and amounts paid in settlement as specified in this Article or incurred by
any such person in connection with any Proceeding referred to in this
Article, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as then in effect.
The Corporation may enter into contracts with any person entitled to
indemnification under this Article in furtherance of the provisions of this
Article and may create a trust fund, grant a security interest or use other
means (including, without limitation, a letter of credit) to ensure the
payment of such amounts as may be necessary to effect indemnification as
provided in this Article.
SECTION 12.3 The right of indemnification provided in this Article
shall not be exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking
indemnification may otherwise be entitled, and the provisions of this Article
shall inure to the benefit of the heirs and legal representatives of any
person entitled to indemnity under this Article and shall be applicable to
Proceedings commenced or continuing after the adoption of this Article,
whether arising from acts or omissions occurring before or after such
adoption.
SECTION 12.4 In furtherance, but not in limitation of the foregoing
provisions, the following procedures, presumptions and remedies shall, to the
extent permitted by applicable law, apply with respect to advancement of
expenses and the right to indemnification under this Article:
(a) Advancement of Expenses. All reasonable expenses incurred
by or on behalf of the Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding shall be
advanced to the Indemnitee by the Corporation within twenty (20) calendar
days after the receipt by the Corporation of a statement or statements from
the Indemnitee requesting such advance or advances from time to time, whether
prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding. Such statement or
statements shall reasonably evidence the expenses incurred by the Indemnitee
and, if required by law at the time of such advance, shall include or be
accompanied by an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay the
amounts advanced if it should ultimately be determined that the Indemnitee is
not entitled to be indemnified against such expenses pursuant to this
Article.
(b) Procedure for Determination of Entitlement to
Indemnification.
(i) To obtain indemnification under this Article, an
Indemnitee shall submit to the Secretary of the Corporation a written
request, including such documentation and information as is reasonably
available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to determine whether and
to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification (the "Supporting
Documentation"). The determination of the Indemnitee's entitlement to
indemnification shall be made not later than sixty (60) calendar days after
receipt by the Corporation of the written request for indemnification
together with the Supporting Documentation. The Secretary of the Corporation
shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise
the Board of Directors in writing that the Indemnitee has requested
indemnification.
(ii) The Indemnitee's entitlement to indemnification under
this Article shall be determined in one of the following ways: (A) by a
majority vote of the Disinterested Directors (as hereinafter defined),
whether or not they constitute a quorum of the Board of Directors; (B) by a
written opinion of Independent Counsel (as hereinafter defined) if (x) a
Change in Control (as hereinafter defined) shall have occurred and the
Indemnitee so requests or (y) a majority of the Disinterested Directors so
directs; (C) by the stockholders of the Corporation (but only if a majority
of the Disinterested Directors presents the issue of entitlement to
indemnification to the stockholders for their determination); or (D) as
provided in the second sentence of SECTION 12.4(c).
(iii) In the event the determination of entitlement to
indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to
SECTION 12.4(b)(ii), a majority of the Disinterested Directors shall select
the Independent Counsel, but only an Independent Counsel to which the
Indemnitee does not reasonably object; provided, however, that if a Change
in Control shall have occurred, the Indemnitee shall select such Independent
Counsel, but only an Independent Counsel to which the Board of Directors does
not reasonably object.
(c) Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings. Except
as otherwise expressly provided in this Article, the Indemnitee shall be
presumed to be entitled to indemnification under this Article upon submission
of a request for indemnification together with the Supporting Documentation
in accordance with SECTION 12.4(b)(i), and thereafter the Corporation shall
have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in reaching a contrary
determination. In any event, if the person or persons empowered under
SECTION 12.4(b) to determine entitlement to indemnification shall not have
been appointed or shall not have made a determination within sixty (60)
calendar days after receipt by the Corporation of the request therefor
together with the Supporting Documentation, the Indemnitee shall be deemed to
be entitled to indemnification and the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such
indemnification unless (A) the Indemnitee misrepresented or failed to
disclose a material fact in making the request for indemnification or in the
Supporting Documentation or (B) such indemnification is prohibited by law.
The termination of any Proceeding described in SECTION 12.1, or of any claim,
issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or
upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself,
adversely affect the right of the Indemnitee to indemnification or create a
presumption that the Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner
which the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding,
that the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was
unlawful.
(d) Remedies of Indemnitee.
(i) In the event that a determination is made pursuant to
SECTION 12.4(b) that the indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under
this Article, (A) the Indemnitee shall be entitled to seek an adjudication of
his entitlement to such indemnification in the Chancery Court of the State of
Delaware; (B) any such judicial proceeding shall be de novo and the
Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of such adverse determination;
and (C) in any such proceeding the Corporation shall have the burden of
proving that the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this
Article.
(ii) If a determination shall have been made or deemed to
have been made, pursuant to SECTION 12.4(b) or (c), that the Indemnitee is
entitled to indemnification, the Corporation shall be obligated to pay the
amounts constituting such indemnification within five days after such
determination has been made or deemed to have been made and shall be
conclusively bound by such determination unless (A) the Indemnitee
misrepresented or failed to disclose a material fact in making the request
for indemnification or in the Supporting Documentation or (B) such
indemnification is prohibited by law. In the event that (x) advancement of
expenses is not timely made pursuant to SECTION 12.4(a) or (y) payment of
indemnification is not made within five calendar days after a determination
of entitlement to indemnification has been made or deemed to have been made
pursuant to SECTION 12.4(b) or (c), the Indemnitee shall be entitled to seek
judicial enforcement of the Corporation's obligation to pay to the Indemnitee
such advancement of expenses or indemnification. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Corporation may bring an action, in an appropriate court in
the State of Delaware or any other court of competent jurisdiction,
contesting the right of the Indemnitee to receive indemnification hereunder
due to the occurrence of an event described in subclause (A) or (B) of this
clause (ii) (a "Disqualifying Event"); provided, however, that in any such
action the Corporation shall have the burden of proving the occurrence of
such Disqualifying Event.
(iii) The Corporation shall be precluded from asserting in
any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this SECTION 12.4(d) that the
procedures and presumptions of this Article are not valid, binding and
enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court that the Corporation is
bound by all the provisions of this Article.
(iv) In the event that the Indemnitee, pursuant to this
SECTION 12.4(d), seeks a judicial adjudication of his rights under, or to
recover damages for breach of, this Article, the Indemnitee shall be entitled
to recover from the Corporation, and shall be indemnified by the Corporation
against, any expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee if
the Indemnitee prevails in such judicial adjudication. If it shall be
determined in such judicial adjudication that the Indemnitee is entitled to
receive part but not all of the indemnification or advancement of expenses
sought, the expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such
judicial adjudication shall be prorated accordingly.
(e) Definitions. For purposes of this SECTION 12.4:
(i) "Change in Control" means a change in control of the
Corporation of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to
Item 6(a) (or any successor provision) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act"), whether
or not the Corporation is then subject to such reporting requirement;
provided that, without limitation, such a change in control shall be deemed
to have occurred if (A) any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d)
and 14(d) of the Act) is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in
Rule 13d-3 under the Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the
Corporation representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the
Corporation's then outstanding securities without the prior approval of at
least two-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors in office
immediately prior to such acquisition; (B) the Corporation is a party to any
merger or consolidation in which the Corporation is not the continuing or
surviving corporation or pursuant to which shares of the Corporation's Common
Stock would be converted into cash, securities or other property, other than
a merger of the Corporation in which the holders of the Corporation's Common
Stock immediately prior to the merger have the same proportionate ownership
of common stock of the surviving corporation immediately after the merger;
(C) there is a sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or
a series of related transactions) of all, or substantially all, the assets of
the Corporation, or a liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation; or
(D) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the
beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors (including for
this purpose any new director whose election or nomination for election by
the Corporation's stockholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority
of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of
such period) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the
Board of Directors.
(ii) "Disinterested Director" means a director of the
Corporation who is not or was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of
which indemnification is sought by the Indemnitee.
(iii) "Independent Counsel" means a law firm or a member of
a law firm that neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been,
retained to represent: (a) the Corporation or the Indemnitee in any matter
material to either such party or (b) any other party to the Proceeding giving
rise to a claim for indemnification under this Article. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the term "Independent Counsel" shall not include any person who,
under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing under
the law of the State of Delaware, would have a conflict of interest in
representing either the Corporation or the Indemnitee in an action to
determine the Indemnitee's rights under this Article.
SECTION 12.5 Neither the amendment or repeal of, nor the adoption of
a provision inconsistent with, any provision of this article (including,
without limitation, this SECTION 12.5) shall adversely affect the rights of
any director or officer under this Article (i) with respect to any Proceeding
commenced or threatened prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption of an
inconsistent provision, or (ii) after the occurrence of a Change in Control,
with respect to any Proceeding arising out of any action or omission
occurring prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption of an inconsistent
provision, in either case without the written consent of such director or
officer.
SECTION 12.6 If any provision or provisions of this Article shall be
held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever:
(a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of
this Article (including, without limitation, all portions of any section of
this Article containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, that are not themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable)
shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (b) to the fullest
extent possible, the provisions of this Article (including, without
limitation, all portions of any section of this Article containing any such
provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so
as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid,
illegal or unenforceable.
SECTION 12.7 Notwithstanding any other provision or provisions of this
Article, the Corporation may indemnify (including, without limitation, by
direct payment) any person (other than a director or officer of the
Corporation) who is or was involved in any manner (including, without
limitation, as a party or a witness) or is threatened to be made so involved
in any Proceeding by reason of the fact that such person is or was an
employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of
the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
(including, without limitation, any employee benefit plan) against any or all
expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement incurred in connection with such Proceeding.
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EXHIBIT XI
GOULDS PUMPS, INCORPORATED AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
1996 1995 1996 1995
a. Net earnings - as reported $10,649 $ 8,924 $27,684 $22,632
b. Actual weighted average number of shares
outstanding 21,322 21,253 21,305 21,231
c. Primary earnings per share based on actual
average shares outstanding (a / b) (1)
$ .50 $ .42 $ 1.30 $ 1.07
d. Shares exercisable under all common stock
equivalents 861 663 1,012 672
e. Proceeds assuming exercise of outstanding
options $17,433 $12,963 $20,743 $13,162
Reinvestment of proceeds under "Treasury Stock Method":
f. Average market price per share during each
period or market price at period-end
(whichever is higher) $ 22.66 $ 23.00 $ 22.91 $ 23.00
g. Shares to be acquired (e / f) 769 564 905 572
h. Net increase in all common stock equivalents
(d - g) 92 99 107 100
i. Adjusted weighted average shares outstanding
(b + h) 21,414 21,352 21,412 21,331
j. Fully Diluted Earnings Per Share
(a / i) $ .50 $ .42 $ 1.29 $ 1.06
k. Dilutive effect on earnings
per share (c - j)(2) $ -- $ -- $ .01 $ .01
(1) Earnings per share information is based on weighted average number of
shares of common stock outstanding during each period.
No effect has been given to options outstanding under the Company's
Stock Option Plans as no material dilutive effect would result from
the exercise of these options.
(2) This calculation is submitted in accordance with Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 Release No. 9038 although not required by
APB Opinion No. 15 since no material dilutive effect would result from
the exercise of these items.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
GOULDS PUMPS, INCORPORATED
(Registrant)
Date: November 13, 1996 /s/ John P. Murphy
John P. Murphy
Vice President - Finance
(Mr. Murphy is the Chief
Financial Officer and has
been duly authorized to sign
on behalf of the registrant.)
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