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EXHIBIT 3.2
BY-LAWS
OF
FRANKLIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.
(formerly ABM COMPUTER SYSTEMS)
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section 1. PRINCIPAL OFFICES. The board of directors shall fix the
location of the principal executive office of the corporation at any place
within or outside the State of California. if the principal executive office is
located outside this state, and the corporation has one or more business offices
in this state, the board of directors shall fix and designate a principal
business office in the State of California.
Section 2. OTHER OFFICES. The board of directors or officers of the
corporation may at any time establish branch or subordinate offices at an place
or places wherein such board or officers shall deem advisable.
ARTICLE II
MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS
Section 1. PLACE OF MEETINGS. Meetings of shareholders shall be held at
any place within or outside of the State of California designated by the board
of directors. In the absence of any such designation, shareholders' meetings
shall be held at the principal executive office of the corporation.
Section 2. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of shareholders shall be
held each year on a date and at a time designated by the board of directors. At
each annual meeting directors shall be elected, and any other proper business
may be transacted.
Section 3. SPECIAL MEETING. A special meeting of .shareholders may be
called at any time by the board of directors, or by the chairman of the board,
or by the president, or by one or more shareholders holding shares in the
aggregate entitled to cast not less than 10% of the votes at that meeting.
If a special meeting is called by any person or persons other than the
board of directors, the request shall be in writing, specifying the time of such
meeting and the general nature of the business proposed to be transacted, and
shall be delivered personally or sent by registered mail or by telegraphic or
other facsimile transmission to the chairman of the board, the president, any
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vice president, or the secretary of the corporation. The officer receiving the
request shall cause notice to be promptly given to the shareholders entitled to
vote, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 4 and 5 of this Article II,
that a meeting will be held at the time requested by the person or persons
calling the meeting, not less than thirty-five (35) nor more than sixty (60)
days after the receipt of the request. If the notice is not given within twenty
(20) days after receipt of the request, the person or persons requesting the
meeting may give the notice. Nothing contained in this paragraph of this
Section 3 shall be construed as limiting, fixing or affecting the time when a
meeting of shareholders called by action of the board of directors may be held.
Section 4. NOTICE OF SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING. All notices of meetings of
shareholders shall be sent or otherwise given in accordance with Section 5 of
this Article II not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the
date of the meeting. The notice shall specify the place, date and hour of the
meeting and (i) in the case of a special meeting, the general nature of the
business to be transacted, or (ii) in the case of the annual meeting, those
matters which the board of directors, at the time of giving the notice, intends
to present for action by the shareholders. The notice of any meeting at which
directors are to be elected shall include the name of any nominee or nominees
whom, at the time of the notice, management intends to present for election.
If action is proposed to be taken at any meeting for approval of (i) a,
contract or transaction in which a director has a direct or indirect financial
interest, pursuant to Section 310 of the Corporations Code of California, (ii)
an amendment to the articles of incorporation, pursuant to Section 902 of that
Code, (iii) a reorganization of the corporation, pursuant to Section 1201 of
that Code, (iv) a voluntary dissolution of the corporation, pursuant to Section
1900 of that Code, or (v) a distribution in dissolution other than in accordance
with the rights of outstanding preferred shares, pursuant to Section 2007 of
that Code, the notice shall also state the general nature of that proposal.
Section 5. MANNER OF GIVING NOTICE; AFFIDAVIT OF NOTICE. Notice of any
meeting of shareholders given shall be given either personally or by first-class
mail or telegraphic or other written communication, charges prepaid, addressed
to the shareholder at the address of that shareholder appearing on the books of
the corporation or given by the shareholder to the corporation for the purpose
of notice. If no such address appears on the corporation's books or is given,
notice shall be deemed to have been given if sent to that shareholder by
first-class mail or telegraphic or other written communication to the
corporation's principal executive office, or if published at least once in a
newspaper of general circulation in the county where that office is located.
Notice shall be deemed to have been given at the time when delivered personally
or deposited in the mail or sent by telegram or other means of written
communication. If any notice addressed to a shareholder at the address of that
shareholder appearing on the books of the corporation is returned to the
corporation by the United States Postal Service marked to indicate that the
United States Postal Service is unable to deliver the notice to the shareholder
at that address, all future notices or reports shall be deemed to have been duly
given without further mailing if these shall be available to the shareholder on
written demand of the shareholder at the principal executive office of the
corporation for a period of one year from the date of the giving of the notice.
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An affidavit of mailing or other means of giving any notice of any
shareholders' meeting shall be executed by the secretary, assistant secretary,
or any transfer agent of the corporation giving the notice, and shall be filed
and maintained in the minute book of the corporation.
Section 6. QUORUM. The presence in person or by proxy of the holders of
a majority of the shares entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The shareholders present at
a duly called or held meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to do
business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough
shareholders to leave less than a quorum, if any action taken (other than
adjournment) is approved by at least a majority of the shares required to
constitute a quorum.
Section 7. ADJOURNED MEETING; NOTICE. Any shareholders' meeting, annual
or special, whether or not a quorum is present, may be adjourned from time to
time by the vote of the majority of the shares represented at that meeting,
either in person or by proxy, but in the absence of a quorum, no other business
may be transacted at that meeting, except as provided in Section 6 of this
Article II.
When any meeting of shareholders, either annual or special, is
adjourned to another time or place, notice need not be given of the adjourned
meeting if the time and place are announced at a meeting at which the
adjournment is taken, unless a new record date for the adjourned meeting is
fixed, or unless the adjournment is for more than forty-five (45) days from the
date set for the original meeting, in which case the board of directors shall
set a new record date. Notice of any such adjourned meeting shall be given to
each shareholder of record entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting in
accordance with the provisions of Sections 4 and 5 of this Article II. At any
adjourned meeting the corporation may transact any business which might have
been transacted at the original meeting.
Section 8. VOTING. The shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of
shareholders shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 11
of this Article II, subject to the provisions of Sections 702 to 704, inclusive
of the Corporations Code of California (relating to voting shares held by a
fiduciary, in the name of a corporation, or in joint ownership). The
shareholders' vote may be by voice vote or by ballot; provided, however, that
any election for directors must be by ballot if demanded by any shareholder
before the voting has begun. On any matter other than elections of directors,
any shareholder may vote part of the shares in favor of the proposal and refrain
from voting the remaining shares or vote them against the proposal, but, if the
shareholder fails to specify the number of shares which the shareholder is
voting. affirmatively, it will be conclusively presumed that the shareholder's
approving vote is with respect to all shares that the shareholder is entitled to
vote. If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the majority of the shares
represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on any matter (other than the
election of directors) shall be the act of the shareholders, unless the vote of
a greater number or voting by classes is required by California General
Corporation Law or by the articles of incorporation.
At a shareholders' meeting at which directors are to be elected, no
shareholder shall be entitled to cumulate votes (i.e., cast for any one or more
candidates a number of votes greater
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than the number of the shareholder's shares) unless the candidates' names have
been placed in nomination prior to commencement of the voting and a shareholder
has given notice prior to commencement of the voting of the shareholder's
intention to cumulate votes. If any shareholder has given such notice, then
every shareholder entitled to vote may cumulate votes for candidates in
nomination and give one candidate a number of votes equal to the number of
directors to be elected multiplied by the number of votes to which that
shareholder's shares are entitled, or distribute the shareholder's votes on the
same principle among any or all of the candidates, as the shareholder thinks
fit. The candidates receiving the highest number of votes, up to the number of
directors to be elected, shall be elected.
Section 9. WAIVER OF NOTICE OR CONSENT BY ABSENT SHAREHOLDERS. The
transactions of any meeting of shareholders, either annual or special, however
called and noticed, and wherever held, shall be as valid as though had at a
meeting duly held after regular call and notice, if a quorum be present either
in person or by proxy, and if, either before or after the meeting, each person
entitled to vote, who was not present in person or by proxy, signs a written
waiver of notice or a consent to a holding of the meeting, or an approval of the
minutes. The waiver of notice or consent need not specify either the business to
be transacted or the purpose of any annual or special meeting of the
shareholders, except that if action is taken or proposed to be taken for
approval of any of those matters specified in the second paragraph of Section 4
of this Article 11, the waiver of notice or consent shall state the general
nature of the proposal. All such waivers, consents or approvals shall be filed
with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting.
Attendance by a person at a meeting shall also constitute a waiver of
notice of that meeting, except when the person objects, at the beginning of the
meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully
called or convened, and except that attendance at a meeting is not a waiver of
any right to object to the consideration of matters not included in the notice
of the meeting if that objection is expressly made at the meeting.
Section 10. SHAREHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING.
Any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of shareholders
may be taken without a meeting and without prior notice, if a consent in
writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by the holders of
outstanding shares having not less than the minimum number of votes that would
be necessary to authorize or take that action at a meeting at which all shares
entitled to vote on that action were present and voted. in the case of election
of directors, such a consent shall be effective only if signed by the holders of
all outstanding shares entitled to vote for the election of directors; provided,
however, that a director may be elected at any time to fill a vacancy on the
board of directors that has not been filled by a majority of the outstanding
shares entitled to vote for the election of directors. All such consents shall
be filed with the secretary of the corporation and shall be maintained in the
corporate records. Any shareholder giving a written consent, or the
shareholders' proxy holders, or a transferee of the shares or a personal
representative of the shareholder or their respective proxy holders, may revoke
the consent by a writing received by the secretary of the corporation before
written consents of the number of shares required to authorize the proposed
action have been filed with the secretary.
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If the consents of all shareholders entitled to vote have not been solicited in
writing, and if the unanimous written consent of all such shareholders shall not
have been received, the secretary shall give prompt notice of the corporate
action approved by the shareholders without a meeting. This notice shall be
given in the manner specified in Section 5 of this Article II. In the case of
approval of (i) contracts or transactions in which a director has a direct or
indirect financial interest, pursuant to Section 310 of the Corporations Code of
California, (ii) indemnification of agents of the corporation, pursuant to
Section 317 of that Code, (iii) a reorganization of the corporation, pursuant to
Section 1201 of that Code, and (iv) a distribution in dissolution other than in
accordance with the rights of outstanding preferred shares, pursuant to Section
2007 of that Code, the notice shall be given at least ten (10) days before the
consummation of any action authorized by that approval.
Section 11. RECORD DATE FOR SHAREHOLDER NOTICE, VOTING, AND GIVING
CONSENTS. For purposes of determining the shareholders entitled to, notice of
any meeting or to vote or entitled to give consent to corporate action without a
meeting, the board of directors may fix, in advance, a record date which shall
not be more than sixty (60) days nor less .than ten (10) days before the date of
any such meeting nor more than sixty (60) days before any such action without a
meeting, and in this event only shareholders of record on the date so fixed are
entitled to notice and to vote or to give consents, as the case may be,
notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of the corporation after
the record date, except as otherwise provided in the California General
Corporation Law.
If the board of directors does not so fix a record date:
(a) The record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice
of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders shall be at the close of business on
the business day next preceding the day on which notice is given or, if notice
is waived, at the close of business on the business day next preceding the day
on which the meeting is held.
(b) The record date for determining shareholders entitled to give
consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, (i) when no prior
action by the board has been taken, shall be the day on which the first written
consent is given, or (ii) when prior action of the board has been taken, shall
be at the close of business on the day on which the board adopts the resolution
relating to that action, or the sixtieth (60th) day before the date of such
other action, whichever is later.
Section 12. PROXIES. Every person entitled to vote for directors or on
any other matter shall have the right to do so either in person or by one or
more agents authorized by a written proxy signed by the person and filed with
the secretary of the corporation. A proxy shall be deemed signed if the
shareholder's name is placed on the proxy (whether by manual signature,
typewriting, telegraphic transmission, or otherwise) by the shareholder or the
shareholder's attorney in fact. A validly executed proxy which does not state
that it is irrevocable shall continue in full force and effect unless (i)
revoked by the person executing it, before the vote pursuant to that proxy, by a
writing delivered to the corporation stating that the proxy is revoked, or by a
subsequent proxy executed by, or attendance at the meeting and voting in person
by, the
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person executing the proxy; or (ii) written notice of the death or incapacity of
the maker of that proxy is received by the corporation before the vote pursuant
to that proxy is counted; provided, however, that no proxy shall be valid after
the expiration of eleven (11) months from the date of the proxy, unless
otherwise provided in the proxy. The revocability of a proxy that states on its
face that it is irrevocable shall be governed by the provisions of Sections
705(e) and 705(f) of the Corporations Code of California.
SECTION 13. INSPECTORS OF ELECTION. Before any meeting of shareholders,
the board of directors may appoint any persons other than nominees f6r office to
act as inspectors of election at the meeting or its adjournment. If no
inspectors of election are so appointed, the chairman of the meeting may, and on
the request of any shareholder or a shareholder's proxy shall, appoint
inspectors of election at the meeting. The number of inspectors shall be either
one (1) or three (3). If inspectors are appointed at a meeting on the request of
one or more shareholders or proxies, the holders of a majority of shares or
their proxies present at the meeting shall determine whether one (1) or three
(3) inspectors are to be appointed. If any person appointed as inspector fails
to appear or fails or refuses to act, the chairman of the meeting may, and upon
the request of any shareholder or a shareholder's proxy shall, appoint a person
to fill that vacancy.
These inspectors shall:
(a) Determine the number of shares outstanding and the voting power
of each, the shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum, and
the authenticity, validity, and effect of proxies;
(b) Receive votes, ballots or consents;
(c) Hear and determine all challenges and questions in any way
arising in connection with the right to vote;
(d) Count and tabulate all votes or consents;
(e) Determine when the polls shall close;
(f) Determine the result; and
(g) Do any other acts that may be proper to conduct the election or
vote with fairness to all shareholders.
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ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 1. POWERS. Subject to the provisions of the California General
Corporation Law and any limitations in the articles of incorporation and these
bylaws relating to the action required to be approved by the shareholders or by
the outstanding shares, the business and affairs of the corporation shall be
managed and all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the direction of
the board of directors.
Section 2. NUMBER AND QUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS. The authorized number
of directors shall be three (3) until changed by a duly adopted amendment to the
articles of incorporation or by an amendment to this bylaw adopted by the vote
or written consent of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled
to vote; provided, however, that an amendment reducing the number of directors
to a number less than five (5) cannot be adopted if the votes cast against its
adoption at a meeting, or the shares not consenting in the case of action by
written consent, are equal to more than 16-2/3% of the outstanding shares
entitled to vote. [AMENDED JUNE 3, 1983.]
Section 3. ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE OF DIRECTORS. Directors shall be
elected at each annual meeting of the shareholders to hold office until the next
annual meeting. Each director, including a director elected to fill a vacancy,
shall hold office until the expiration of the term for which elected and until a
successor has been elected and qualified.
Section 4. VACANCIES. Vacancies in the board of directors may be filled
by a majority of the remaining directors, though less than a quorum, or by a
sole remaining director, except that a vacancy created by the removal of a
director by the vote or written consent of the shareholders or by court order
may be filled only by the vote of a majority of the shares entitled to vote
represented at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present, or by the
written consent of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to
vote. Each director so elected shall hold office until the next annual meeting
of shareholders and until a successor has been elected and qualified.
A vacancy or vacancies in the board of directors shall be deemed to
exist in the event of the death, resignation, or removal of any director, or if
the board of directors by resolution declares vacant the office of a director
who has been declared of unsound mind by an order of court or convicted of a
felony, or if the authorized number of directors is increased, or if the
shareholders fail, at any meeting of shareholders at which any director or
directors are elected, to elect the number of directors to be voted for at that
meeting.
The shareholders may elect a director or directors at any time to fill
any vacancy or vacancies not filled by the directors, but any such election by
written consent shall require the consent of a majority of the outstanding
shares entitled to vote.
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Any director may resign effective on giving written notice to the
chairman of the board, the president, the secretary, or the board of directors,
unless the notice specifies a later time for that resignation to become
effective. If the resignation of a director is effective at a future time, the
board of directors may elect a successor to take office when the resignation
becomes effective.
No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the
effect of removing any director before that director's terms of office expires.
Section 5. PLACE OF MEETINGS AND MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE. Regular
meetings of the board of directors may be held at any place within or outside
the State of California that has been designated from time to time by resolution
of the board. In the absence of such designation, regular meetings shall be held
at the principal executive office of the corporation. Special meetings of the
board shall be held at any place within or outside the State of California that
has been designated in the notice of the meeting or, if not stated in the notice
or there is no notice, at the principal executive office of the corporation. Any
meeting, regular or special, may be held by conference telephone or similar
communication equipment, so long as all directors participating in the meeting
can hear one another, and all such directors shall be deemed to be present in
person at the meeting.
Section 6. ANNUAL MEETING. Immediately following each annual meeting of
shareholders, the board of directors shall hold a regular meeting for the
purpose of organization, any desired election of officers, and the transaction
of other business. Notice of this meeting shall not be required.
Section 7. OTHER REGULAR MEETINGS. Other regular meetings of the board
of directors shall be held without call at such time as shall from time to time
be fixed by the board of directors. Such regular meetings may be held without
notice.
Section 8. SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the board of directors
for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the chairman of the
board or the president or any vice president or the secretary or any two
directors.
Notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be delivered
personally or by telephone to each director or sent by first-class mail or
telegram, charges prepaid, addressed to each director at that director's address
as it is shown on the records of the corporation. In case the notice is mailed,
it shall be deposited in the United States mail at least four (4) days before
the time of the holding of the meeting. In case notice is delivered personally,
or by telephone or telegram, it shall be delivered personally by telephone or to
the telegraph company at least forty-eight (48) hours before the time of the
holding of the meeting. Any oral notice given personally or by telephone may be
communicated either to the director or to a person at the office of the director
who the person giving the notice has reason to believe will promptly communicate
it to the director. The notice need not specify the purpose of the meeting nor
the place if the meeting is to be held at the principal executive office of the
corporation.
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Section 9. QUORUM. A majority of the authorized number of directors
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, except to adjourn as
provided in Section 11 of this Article III. Every act or decision done or made
by a majority of the directors present at a meeting duly held at which a quorum
is present shall be regarded as the act of the board of directors, subject to
the provisions of Section 310 of the Corporations Code of California (as to
approval of contracts or transactions in which a director has a direct or
indirect material financial interest), Section 311 of that Code (as to
appointment of committees), and Section 317(e) of that Code (as to
indemnification of directors). A meeting at which a quorum is initially present
may continue to transact business notwithstanding the withdrawal of directors,
if any action taken is approved by at least a majority of the required quorum
for that meeting.
Section 10. WAIVER OF NOTICE. The transactions of any meeting of the
board of directors, however called and noticed or wherever held, shall be as
valid as though had at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice if a
quorum is present and if, either before or after the meeting, each of the
directors not present signs a written waiver of notice, a consent to holding the
meeting or an approval of the minutes. The waiver of notice or consent need not
specify the purpose of the meeting. All such waivers, consents, and approvals
shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of the
meeting. Notice of a meeting shall also be deemed given to any director who
attends the meeting without protesting before or at its commencement, the lack
of notice to that director.
Section 11. ADJOURNMENT. A majority of the directors present, whether
or not constituting a quorum, may adjourn any meeting to another time and place.
Section 12. NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT. Notice of the time and place of
holding an adjourned meeting need not be given, unless the meeting is adjourned
for more than twenty- four (24) hours, in which case notice of the time and
place shall be given before the time of the adjourned meeting, in the manner
specified in Section 8 of this Article III, to the directors who were not
present at the time of adjournment.
Section 13. ACTION WITHOUT MEETING. Any action required or permitted to
be taken by the board of directors may be taken without a meeting, if all
members of the board shall individually or collectively consent in writing to
that action. Such action by written consent shall have the same force and effect
as an unanimous vote of the board of directors. Such written consent or consents
shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the board.
Section 14. FEES AND COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS. Directors and members
of committees may receive such compensation, if any, for their services, and
reimbursement of expenses, as may be fixed or determined by resolution of the
board of directors. This Section 14 shall not be construed to preclude any
director from serving the corporation in any other capacity as an officer,
agent, employee, or otherwise, and receiving compensation for those services.
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ARTICLE IV
COMMITTEES
Section 1. COMMITTEE OF DIRECTORS. The board of directors may, by
resolution adopted by a majority of the authorized number of directors,
designate one or more committees, each consisting of two or more directors, to
serve at the pleasure of the board. The board may designate one or more
directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent
member at any meeting of the committee. Any committee, to the extent provided in
the resolution of the board, shall have all the authority of the board, except
with respect to:
(a) The approval of any action which, under the General Corporation
Law of California, also requires shareholders' approval or approval of the
outstanding shares;
(b) The filling of vacancies on the board of directors or in any
committee;
(c) The fixing of compensation of the directors for serving on the
board or on any committee;
(d) The amendment or repeal of bylaws or the adoption of new bylaws;
(e) The amendment or repeal of any resolution of the board of
directors which by its express terms is not so amendable or repealable;
(f) A distribution to the shareholders of the corporation, except at
a rate or in a periodic amount or within a price range determined by the board
of directors; or
(g) The appointment of any other committees of the board of
directors or the members of these committees.
Section 2. MEETINGS AND ACTION OF COMMITTEES. Meetings and action of
committees shall be governed by, and held and taken in accordance with, the
provisions of Article III of these by-laws, Section 5 (place of meetings) ,
Section 7 (regular meetings), Section 8 (special meetings and notice), Section 9
(quorum) , Section 10 (waiver of notice) , Section 11 (adjournment), Section 12
(notice of adjournment) and Section 13 (action without meeting), with such
changes in the context of those by-laws as are necessary to substitute the
committee and its members for the board of directors and its members, except
that the time of regular meetings of committees may be determined either by
resolution of the board of directors or by resolution of the committee;
special-meetings of committees may also be called by resolution of the board of
directors; and notice of special meetings of committees shall also be given to
all alternate members, who shall have" the right to attend all meetings of the
committee. The board of directors may adopt rules for the government of any
committee not inconsistent with the provisions of these bylaws.
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ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section 1. OFFICERS. The officers of the corporation shall be a
president, a secretary, and a chief financial officer. The corporation may also
have, at the discretion of the board of directors, a chairman of the board, one
or more vice presidents, one or more assistant secretaries, one or more
assistant treasurers, and such other officers as may be appointed in accordance
with the provisions of Section 3 of this Article V. Any number of offices may be
held by the same person.
Section 2. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The officers of the corporation,
except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provision's of
Section 3 or Section 5 of this Article V, shall be chosen by the board of
directors, and each shall serve at the pleasure of the board, subject to the
rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment.
Section 3. SUBORDINATE OFFICERS. The board of directors may appoint,
and may empower the president to appoint, such other officers as the business of
the corporation may require, each of whom shall hold office for such period,
have such authority and perform such duties as are provided in the by-laws or as
the board of directors may from time to time determine.
Section 4. REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION OF OFFICERS. Subject to the rights,
if any, of any officer under any contract of employment, any officer may be
removed, either with or without cause, by the board of directors, at any regular
or special meeting of the board, or, except in case of an officer chosen by the
board of directors, by any officer upon whom such power of removal may be
conferred by the board of directors.
Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the
corporation. Any resignation shall take effect at the date of receipt of that
notice. or at any later time specified in that notice, and, unless otherwise
specified in that notice, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be
necessary to make it effective. Any resignation is without prejudice to the
rights, if any, of the corporation under any contract to which the officer is a
party.
Section 5. VACANCIES IN OFFICES. A vacancy in any office because of
death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause shall be filled
in the manner prescribed in these bylaws for regular appointments to that
office.
Section 6. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. The chairman of the board, if such
officer be elected, shall, if present, preside at meetings of the. board of
directors and exercise and perform such other powers and duties as may from time
to time be assigned to him by the board of directors or prescribed by the
by-laws. If there is no president, the chairman of the board shall in addition
be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall have the powers and
duties prescribed in Section 7 of this Article V.
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Section 7. PRESIDENT. Subject to any supervisory powers, if any, as may
be given by the board of directors to the chairman of the board, if there be
such an officer, the president shall be the chief executive officer of the
corporation and shall, subject to the control of the board of directors, have
general supervision, direction, and control of the business and the officers of
the corporation. He shall preside at all meetings of the shareholders and, in
the absence of the chairman of the board, or if there be none, at all meetings
of the board of directors. He shall have the general powers and duties of
management usually vested in the office of president of a corporation, and shall
have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors
or the by-laws.
Section 8. VICE PRESIDENTS. In the absence or disability of the
president, the vice presidents, if any, in order of their rank as fixed by the
board of directors or, if not ranked, a vice president designated by the board
of directors, shall perform all the duties of the president, and when so acting
shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions upon, the
president. The vice presidents shall have such other powers and perform such
other duties as from time to time may be prescribed for them respectively by the
board of directors or the by-laws, and the president, or the chairman of the
board.
Section 9. SECRETARY. The secretary shall keep or cause to be kept, at
the principal executive office or such other place as the board of directors may
direct, a book of minutes of all meetings and action of the directors, commit-
tees of directors, and shareholders, with the time and place of holding, whether
regular or special, and, if special, how authorized, the notice given, the names
of those present at directors' meetings or committee meetings, the number of
shares present or represented at shareholders' meetings, and the proceedings.
The secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings
of the shareholders and of the board of directors required by the by-laws or by
law to be given, and he shall keep the seal of the corporation if one be
adopted, in safe custody, and shall have such other powers and perform such
other duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or by the by-laws.
Section 10. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. The chief financial officer shall
keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained, adequate and correct
books and records of accounts of the properties and business transactions of the
corporation, including accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts,
disbursements, gains, losses, capital, retained earnings, and shares. The books
of account shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection by any director.
The chief financial officer shall deposit all moneys and other valuables in the
name and to the credit of the corporation with such depositories as may be
designated by the board of directors. He shall disburse the funds of the
corporation as may be ordered by the board of directors, shall render to the
president and directors, whenever they request it, an account of all of his
transactions as chief financial officer and of the financial condition of the
corporation, and shall have other powers and perform such other duties as may be
prescribed by the board of directors or the by-laws.
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ARTICLE VI
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS,
EMPLOYEES AND OTHER AGENTS
The corporation shall have the power and authority to the maximum
extent permitted by the California General Corporation Law, to indemnify each of
its agents against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts
actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any proceeding arising by
reason of the fact any such person is or was an agent of the corporation. For
purposes of this Section, an "agent" of the corporation include's any person who
is or was a director, officer, employee, or other 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, or was a director, officer, employee,
or agent of a corporation which was a predecessor corporation of the corporation
or of another enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation.
ARTICLE VII
RECORDS AND REPORTS
Section 1. MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF SHARE REGISTER. The
corporation shall keep at its principal executive office, or at the office of
its transfer agent or registrar, if either be appointed and as determined by re-
solution of the board of directors, a record of its shareholders, giving the
names and addresses of all shareholders and the number and class of shares held
by each shareholder.
A shareholder or shareholders of the corporation holding at least five
percent (5%) in the aggregate of the outstanding voting shares of the
corporation may (i) inspect and copy the records of the shareholders' names and
addresses and shareholdings during usual business hours on five (5) days' prior
written demand on the corporation and (ii) obtain from the transfer agent of the
corporation, on written demand and on the tender of such transfer agent's usual
charges for such list, a list of the shareholders' names and addresses, who are
entitled to vote for the election of directors, and their shareholdings, as to
the most recent record date for which that list has been compiled or as of a
date specified by the shareholder after the date of demand. This list shall be
made available to any shareholder by the transfer agent on or before the later
of five (5) days after the demand is received or the date specified in the
demand as the date as of which the list is to be compiled. The record of
shareholders shall also be open to inspection on the written demand of any
shareholder or holder of a voting trust certificate, at any time during usual
business hours, for a purpose reasonably related to the holder's interests as a
shareholder or as the holder of a voting trust certificate. Any inspection and
copying under this Section 1 may be made in person or by an agent or attorney of
the shareholder or holder of a voting trust certificate making the demand.
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Section 2. MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF BY-LAWS. The corporation shall
keep at its principal executive office, or if its principal office is not in the
State of California, at its principal business office in this state, the
original or a copy of the by-laws as amended to date, which shall be open to
inspection by the shareholders at all reasonable times during office hours. If
the principal executive office of the corporation is outside the State of
California and the corporation has no principal business in this state, the
Secretary shall, upon the written request of 'any shareholder, furnish to that
shareholder a copy of the by-laws as amended to date.
Section 3. MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF OTHER CORPORATE RECORDS. The
accounting books and records and minutes of proceedings of the shareholders and
the board of directors and any committee or committees of the board of directors
shall be kept at such place or places designated by the board of directors, or,
in the absence of such designation, at the principal executive office of the
corporation. The minutes shall be kept in written form and the accounting books
and records shall be kept either in written form or in any form capable of
-being converted into written form. The minutes and accounting books and records
shall be open to inspection upon the written demand of any shareholder or holder
of a voting trust certificate, at any reasonable time during usual business
hours, for a pur- pose reasonably related to the holder's interest as a share-
holder or as the holder of a voting trust certificate. The inspection may be
made in person or by an agent or attorney, and shall include the right to copy
and make extracts. These rights of inspection shall extend to the records of
each subsidiary corporation of the corporation.
Section 4. INSPECTION BY DIRECTORS. Every director shall have the
absolute right at any reasonable time to inspect all books, records, and
documents of every kind and the physical properties of the corporation and each
of its subsidiary corporations. This inspection by a director may be made in
person or by an agent or attorney and the right of inspection includes the right
to copy and make extracts of documents.
Section 5. ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS. The annual report to
shareholders referred to in Section 1501 of the California General Corporation
Law is expressly dispensed with, but nothing herein shall be interpreted as
prohibiting the board of. directors from issuing annual or other periodic
reports to the shareholders of the corporation as they consider appropriate.
Section 6. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. A copy of any annual financial
statement and any income statement of the corporation for each quarterly period
of each fiscal year, and any accompanying balance sheet of the corporation as of
the end of each such period, that has been prepared by the corporation shall be
kept on file in the principal executive office of the corporation for twelve
(12) months and each such statement shall be exhibited at all reasonable times
to any shareholder demanding an examination of any such statement or a copy
shall be mailed to any such shareholder.
If a shareholder or shareholders holding at least five percent (5%) of
the outstanding shares of any class of stock of the corporation makes a written
request to the corporation for an income statement of the corporation for the
three-month, six-month or nine-month period of the then current fiscal year
ended more than thirty (30) days before the date of the request, and a
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balance sheet of the corporation as of the end of that period, the chief
financial officer shall cause that statement to be prepared, if not already
prepared, and shall deliver personally or mail that statement or statements to
the person making the request within thirty (30) days after the receipt of the
request. If the corporation has not sent to the shareholders its annual report
for the last fiscal year, this report shall likewise be delivered or mailed to
the shareholders within thirty (30) days after the request.
The corporation shall also, on the written request of any shareholder,
mail to the shareholder a copy of the last annual, semi-annual, or quarterly
income statement which it has prepared, and a balance sheet as of the end of
that period.
The quarterly income statements and balance sheets referred to in this
section shall be accompanied by the report, if any, of any independent
accountants engaged by the corporation or the certificate of an authorized
officer of the corporation that the financial statements were prepared without
audit from the books and records of the corporation.
ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL CORPORATE POWERS
Section 1. RECORD DATE FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN NOTICE AND VOTING. For
purposes of determining the shareholders 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 other lawful action (other than action by
shareholders by written consent without a meeting), the board of directors may
fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) days
before any such action, and in that case only shareholders of record on the date
so fixed are entitled to receive the dividend, distribution, or allotment of
rights or to exercise the rights, as the case may be, notwithstanding any
transfer of any shares on the books of the corporation after the record date so
fixed, except as otherwise provided in the California General Corporation Law.
If the board of directors does not so fix a record date, the record
date for determining shareholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of
business on the day on which the board adopts the applicable resolution or the
sixtieth (60th) day before the date of that action, whichever is later.
Section 2. CHECKS, DRAFTS, EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS. All checks,
drafts, or other orders for payment of money, notes, or other evidences of
indebtedness, issued in the name of or payable to the corporation, shall be
signed or endorsed by such person or persons and in such manner as, from time to
time, shall be determined by resolution of the board of directors.
Section 3. CORPORATE CONTRACTS AND INSTRUMENTS; HOW EXECUTED. The board
of directors, except as otherwise provided in these by-laws, may authorize any
officer or officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute any
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instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, and this authority
may be general or confined to specific instances; and, unless so authorized or
ratified by the board of directors or within the agency power of an officer, no
officer, agent, or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the
corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render
it liable for any purpose or for any amount.
Section 4. CERTIFICATE FOR SHARES. A certificate or certificates for
shares of the capital stock of the corporation shall be issued to each
shareholder when any of these shares are fully paid, and the board of directors
may authorize the issuance of certificates. or shares as partly paid provided
that these certificates shall state the amount of the consideration to be.paid
for them and the amount paid. All certificates shall be signed in the name of
the corporation by the chairman of the board or vice chairman of the board or
the president or vice president and by the chief financial officer or an
assistant treasurer or the secretary or any assistant secretary, certifying the
number of shares and the class or series of shares owned by the shareholder. Any
or all of the signatures on the certificate may be facsimile. In case any
officer, transfer agent, or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile
signature has been placed on a certificate shall have ceased to be that officer,
transfer 'agent, or registrar before that certificate is issued, it may be
issued by the corporation with the same effect as if that person were an
officer, transfer agent, or registrar at the date of issue.
Section 5. LOST CERTIFICATES. Except as provided in this Section 5, no
new certificates for shares shall be issued to replace an old certificate unless
the latter is surrendered to the corporation and cancelled at the same time. The
board of directors may, in case any share certificate or certificate for any
other security is lost, stolen or destroyed, authorize the issuance of a
replacement certificate on such terms and conditions as the board may require,
including provision for indemnification of the corporation secured by a bond or
other adequate security sufficient to protect the corporation against any claim
that may be made against it, including any expense or liability, on account of
the alleged loss, theft, or destruction of the certificate or the issuance of
the replacement certificate.
Section 6. REPRESENTATION OF SHARES OF OTHER CORPORATIONS. The chairman
of the board, the president, or any vice president, or any other person
authorized by resolution of the board of directors or by any of. the foregoing
designated officers, is authorized to vote on behalf of the corporation any and
all shares of any other corporation or corporations, foreign or domestic,
standing in the name of the corporation. The authority granted to these officers
to vote or represent on behalf of the corporation any and all shares held by the
corporation in any other corporation or corporations may be exercised by any of
these officers in person or by any person authorized to do so by a proxy duly
executed by these officers.
Section 7. CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITIONS. Unless the context requires
otherwise, the general provisions, rules of construction, and definitions in the
California General Corporation Law shall govern the construction of these by-
laws. Without limiting the generality of this provision, the singular number
includes the plural, the plural number includes the singular, and the term
"person" includes both a corporation and a natural person.
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ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENTS
Section 1. AMENDMENT BY SHAREHOLDERS. New by-laws may be adopted or
these by-laws may be amended or repealed by the vote or written consent of
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote; provided,
however, that if the articles of incorporation of the corporation set forth 'the
number of authorized directors of the corporation, the authorized number of
directors may be changed only by an amendment of the articles of incorporation.
Section 2. AMENDMENT BY DIRECTORS,. Subject to the rights of the
shareholders as provided in Section 1 of this Article IX, by-laws, other than a
by-law or an amendment of a by-law changing the authorized number of directors,
may be adopted, amended, or repealed by the board of directors.
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CERTIFICATE OF ADOPTION OF BY-LAWS
1, Hans Pufal, do hereby certify:
1. That I am the duly elected and acting Secretary of AUTOMATED
BUSINESS MACHINES, INCORPORATED, a California corporation; and
2. That the foregoing By-Laws comprising 22 pages, constitute the
By-Laws of said corporation as duly adopted by the Incorporator on April 21,
1982.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the
seal of the corporation this 12th day of May 1982.
/s/ HANS PUFAL
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Hans Pufal
[SEAL]
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CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY OF
AUTOMATED BUSINESS MACHINES, INCORPORATED
RE AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS
The undersigned, William F. Rinehart, certifies that:
1. He is the duly elected and acting Secretary of Automated Business
Machines, Incorporated, a California corporation.
2. At a special meeting of shareholders of said corporation duly held
on June 3, 1983, at which meeting all shareholders entitled to vote were present
and acting, said shareholders duly amended Article III, Section 2 of the By-Laws
of said corporation to read as follows:
Section 2. NUMBER OF DIRECTORS.
(a) The number of directors shall not be less than five (5) nor more
than nine (9), the exact number to be fixed within such limits by a By-Law or
amendment thereof adopted by the shareholders or by the Board.
(b) Until changed as hereinabove provided or as provided by law, the
number of directors shall be five (5); provided, however, that no proposal to
reduce the fixed or minimum number of directors below five can be adopted if the
votes cast against its adoption or not consenting, if by written consent, are
equal to more than sixteen and two-thirds percent (16-2/3%) of the outstanding
shares entitled to vote.
Dated: June 3, 1983
/s/ WILLIAM F. RINEHART
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Secretary of Automated
Business Machines, Incorporated
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