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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March __, 1999
Registration No. 000-__________
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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CONCORD EFS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 6099 04-2462252
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or Organization) Classification Code Number)
2525 Horizon Lake Drive, Suite 120, Memphis, Tennessee 38133; (901) 371-8000
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(Address, including ZIP code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
Electronic Payment Services, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan, as amended
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(Full title of the plans)
Thomas J. Dowling WITH COPIES TO:
Chief Financial Officer Cynthia W. Young, Esq.
Concord EFS, Inc. Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs
2525 Horizon Lake Drive, Suite 120 2800 Citizens Plaza
Memphis, Tennessee 38133 Louisville, Kentucky 40202
(901) 371-8000 (502) 562-722
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(Name and address of agent for service)
Calculation of Registration Fee
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Proposed Proposed
Title of securities Amount to be maximum offering maximum aggregate Amount of
to be registered registered price per share offering price registration fee
Common Stock, 2,244,795<F1> $9.23<F2> $19,044,089.85 <F2> $5,294.26 <F2>
$0.33 1/3 par value
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<F1> Includes 2,244,795 shares issuable under options granted under the
Electronic Payment Services, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan, as amended, plus such
additional shares to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock
dividends or similar transactions.
<F2> Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(h)(1) under Regulation C based on
the price at which options may be exercised. Exercise prices range from $7.59
per share to $9.23 per share; the average exercise price is $8.48.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and
Exchange Commission are incorporated herein by reference:
1. The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1997 (provided that any information included or incorporated
by reference in response to Items 402(a)(8), (i), (k), or (l) of Regulation S-K
of the Securities and Exchange Commission shall not be deemed to be incorporated
herein and is not part of the Registration Statement);
2. The Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the
quarters ended March 31, 1998, June 30, 1998 and September 30, 1998;
3. The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K dated November
24, 1998 and February 26, 1999;
4. The description of the current management and Board of
Directors of the Registrant contained in the Proxy Statement of the Registrant
filed pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the
Registrant's Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 14, 1998; and
5. The description of the Common Stock contained in the
Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A under the Exchange Act filed on
September 4, 1985, together with any and all amendments and reports filed for
the purpose of updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have
been sold or which deregisters all such securities then remaining unsold, shall
be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to
be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement
contained in a document incorporated by reference herein and filed prior to the
filing hereof shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein modifies
or supersedes such statement, and any statement contained herein or in any other
document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a
statement contained in any other subsequently filed document which also is
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
The validity of the shares of Common Stock offered hereby have been passed
upon for the Company by Bingham Dana LLP, 150 Federal Street, Boston,
Massachusetts 02110. Richard M. Harter, a partner of Bingham Dana LLP, is a
Director and Secretary of the Company.
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ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits indemnification
of officers and directors under certain conditions.
Article SEVENTH of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as
amended, provides:
No director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the
Corporation or to any of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach
of fiduciary duty as a director, notwithstanding any provision of law
imposing such liability; provided, however, that to the extent required
from time to time by applicable law, this Article Seventh shall not
eliminate or limit the liability of a director, to the extent such
liability is provided by applicable law, (i) for any breach of the
director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for
acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct
or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of Title 8 of the
Delaware Code, or (iv) for any transactions from which the director derived
an improper personal benefit. No amendment to or repeal of this Article
Seventh shall apply to have any effect on the liability or alleged
liability of any director for or with respect to any acts or omissions of
such director occurring prior to the effective date of such amendment or
repeal.
Article VII of the By-Laws of the Company provides:
Section 7.1 Right to Indemnification. Each person who was or is made a
party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in
any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative (a "Proceeding"), by reason of being or having been a
director or officer of the Corporation or serving or having served at the
request of the Corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit
plan (an "Indemnitee"), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged
action or failure to act in official capacity while serving as a director,
trustee, officer, employee or agent, shall be indemnified and held harmless
by the Corporation to the fullest extent authorized by the Delaware General
Corporation Law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in
the case of such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits
the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than permitted
prior thereto) (as used in this Article VII, the "Delaware Law"), against
all expense, liability and loss (including attorney's fees, judgements,
fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement)
reasonably incurred or suffered by such Indemnitee who has ceased to be a
director, trustee, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the
benefit of the Indemnitee's heirs, executors and administrators; provided,
however that, except as provided in Section 7.2 hereof with respect to
Proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the Corporation shall
indemnify any such Indemnitee in connection with a Proceeding (or part
thereof) initiated by such Indemnitee only if such Proceeding (or part
thereof) was authorized by the board of directors of the Corporation. The
right to indemnification conferred in this Article VII shall be a contract
right and shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation the
expenses incurred in defending any such Proceeding in advance of its final
disposition (an "Advancement of Expenses"); provided, however, that if the
Delaware law so requires, and Advance of Expenses incurred by an Indemnitee
shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking (an
"Undertaking"), by or on behalf of such Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so
advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision
from which there is not further right to appeal (a "Final Adjudication")
that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses
under this Article VII or otherwise.
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The Company also maintains an insurance policy which insures directors and
officers of the Company against certain liabilities which might be incurred in
connection with the performance of their duties.
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
Not Applicable.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS
See Exhibit Index, which is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of this registration statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in this registration statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume
of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate,
the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20
percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth
in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect
to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
registration statement or any material change to such information
in the registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if
the registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in this
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will
be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Memphis, State of Tennessee, on the 10th day of
March, 1999.
CONCORD EFS, INC.
By:/S/ DAN M. PALMER
Dan M. Palmer
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas J. Dowling and William E. Lucado,
and each of them, with the power to act without the other, his or her true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him or her, and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 has been signed below by the following
persons as of the 10th day of March, 1999 in the capacities indicated.
Name Capacity Date
/S/ DAN M. PALMER Chairman of the Board. March 10, 1999
Dan M. Palmer Chief Executive Officer,
Director (Principal
Executive Officer)
/S/ THOMAS J. DOWLING Chief Financial Officer March 10, 1999
Thomas J. Dowling (Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
______________________ President and Director March __, 1999
Edward A. Labry, III
/S/ DOUGLAS ALTENBERN Director March 10, 1999
Douglas Altenbern
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______________________ Director March __, 1999
David C. Anderson
______________________ Director March __, 1999
J. Richard Buchignani
/S/ RICHARD M. HARTER Secretary and March 10, 1999
Richard M. Harter Director
/S/ JOYCE KELSO Director March 10, 1999
Joyce Kelso
/S/ RICHARD KIPHART Director March 10, 1999
Richard Kiphart
/S/ JERRY D. MOONEY Director March 10, 1999
Jerry D. Mooney
/S/ PAUL WHITTINGTON Director March 10, 1999
Paul Whittington
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EXHIBIT INDEX
4.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Concord EFS, Inc., as amended.
4.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Concord EFS, Inc.
5.1 Opinion of Bingham Dana LLP as to the validity of the shares of the
Common Stock of Concord EFS, Inc.
23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent accountants for Concord EFS,
Inc.
23.2 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent accountants for
Electronic Payment Services, Inc.
23.3 Consent of Bingham Dana LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1 Power of Attorney (included on the signature page)
99.1 Electronic Payment Services, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan, as amended
99.2 Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Concord EFS, Inc., CEFT,
Inc., and Electronic Payment Services, Inc., dated as of November 20,
1998. (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K of
Concord EFS, Inc. dated February 26, 1999 (Commission No. 0-13848).
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EXHIBIT 4.1
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
CONCORD EFS, INC.
CONCORD EFS, INC., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue
of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"),
hereby certifies that (i) the original Certificate of Incorporation of the
Corporation was filed by the Corporation with the Secretary of State of Delaware
on December 14, 1989, (ii) the name under which the Corporation was originally
incorporated was CONCORD COMPUTING CORPORATION; (iii) this Restated Certificate
of Incorporation was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section
245 of the Delaware General Corporation Law; (iv) there is no discrepancy
between the provisions of the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation; and
(v) this Restated Certificate of Incorporation restates and integrates, but does
not further amend, the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation, as heretofore
amended, to read in its entirety as follows:
FIRST. The name of the Corporation is CONCORD EFS, INC.
SECOND. The address of the Corporation's registered office in the State of
Delaware is 1013 Centre Road, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle.
The name of the Corporation's registered agent at such address is Corporation
Service Company.
THIRD. The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or
activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation
Law of the State of Delaware.
FOURTH. The total number of shares of all classes of stock that the
Corporation shall have authority to issue is 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock,
and the par value of each of such shares is $0.33. 1/3.
FIFTH. The name and mailing address of the sole incorporator is as
follows:
NAME MAILING ADDRESS
Daniel A. Milewic c/o Bingham, Dana & Gould
150 Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
SIXTH. The following provisions are inserted for the management of the
business and for the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation and for defining
and regulating the powers of the Corporation and its directors and stockholders
and are in furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred upon the
Corporation by statute:
(a) The bylaws of the Corporation may fix and alter, or
provide the manner for fixing and altering, the number of
directors constituting the whole Board of Directors. In
case of any vacancy on the Board or any increase in the
number of directors constituting the whole Board, the
vacancies hall be filled by the directors or by the
stockholders at the time having voting power, as may be
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prescribed in the by-laws. The election of directors need
not be by written ballot.
(b) The Board of Directors shall have the power and authority:
(1) to adopt, amend or repeal by-laws of the Corporation,
subject only to such limitation, if any, as may be from time to
time imposed by law or by the by-laws; and
(2) to the full extent permitted or not prohibited by law,
and without the consent of or other action by the stockholders, to
authorize or create mortgages, pledges or other liens or
encumbrances upon any or all of the assets, real, personal or
mixed and franchises of the Corporation, including after acquired
property, and to exercise all of the powers of the Corporation in
connection therewith; and
(3) subject to any provision of the by-laws, to determine
whether, to what extent, at what times and places and under what
conditions and regulations the accounts, books and papers of the
Corporation (other than the stock ledger), or any of them, shall
be open to the inspection of the stockholders, and no stockholder
shall have any right to inspect any account, book or paper of the
Corporation except as conferred by statute or authorized by the
by-laws or by the Board of Directors.
SEVENTH. No director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the
Corporation or to any of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director, notwithstanding any provision of law imposing such
liability; provided, however, that to the extent required from time to time by
applicable law, this Article Seventh shall not eliminate or limit the liability
of a director , to the extent such liability is provided by applicable law, (i)
for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its
stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of
Title 8 of the Delaware Code, or (iv) for any transactions from which the
director derived an improper personal benefit. No amendment to or repeal of this
Article Seventh shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged
liability of any director for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such
director occurring prior to the effective date of such amendment or repeal.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Concord EFS, Inc., has caused this Restated Certificate
of Incorporation to be executed by Richard M. Harter, its duly authorized
Secretary, as of the 4th day of September, 1998.
CONCORD EFS, INC.
By: /s/ Richard M. Harter
Richard M. Harter
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Exhibit 4.2
CONCORD EFS, INC.
BY-LAWS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE
Article I - General 1
Section 1.1. Offices 1
Section 1.2. Seal 1
Section 1.3. Fiscal Year 1
Article II - Stockholders 1
Section 2.1. Place of Meeting 1
Section 2.2. Annual Meeting 1
Section 2.3. Quorum 1
Section 2.4. Right to Vote; Proxies 2
Section 2.5. Voting 2
Section 2.6. Notice of Annual Meetings 3
Section 2.7. Stockholders' List 3
Section 2.8. Special Meetings 3
Section 2.9. Notice of Special Meetings 3
Section 2.10. Inspectors 3
Section 2.11. Stockholders' Consent in Lieu of Meeting 4
Article III - Directors 4
Section 3.1. Number of Directors 4
Section 3.2. Change in Number of Directors; Vacancies 5
Section 3.3. Resignation 5
Section 3.4. Removal 5
Section 3.5. Place of Meetings and Books 5
Section 3.6. General Powers 5
Section 3.7. Executive Committee 5
Section 3.8. Other Committees 6
Section 3.9. Powers Denied to Committees 6
Section 3.10. Substitute Committee Member 6
Section 3.11. Compensation of Directors 7
Section 3.12. Annual Meetings 7
Section 3.13. Regular Meetings 7
Section 3.14. Special Meetings 7
Section 3.15. Quorum 7
Section 3.16. Telephonic Participation in Meetings 8
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Section 3.17. Action by Consent 8
Article IV - Officers 8
Section 4.1. Selection; Statutory Officers 8
Section 4.2. Time of Election 8
Section 4.3. Additional Officers 8
Section 4.4. Terms of Office 8
Section 4.5. Compensation of Officers 8
Section 4.6. Chairman of the Board. 9
Section 4.7. President 9
Section 4.8. Vice-Presidents 9
Section 4.9. Treasurer 9
Section 4.10. Secretary 10
Section 4.11. Assistant Secretary 10
Section 4.12. Assistant Treasurer 10
Section 4.13. Subordinate Officers 10
Article V - Stock 11
Section 5.1. Stock 11
Section 5.2. Fractional Share Interests 11
Section 5.3. Transfers of Stock 11
Section 5.4. Record Date 12
Section 5.5. Transfer Agent and Registrar 12
Section 5.6. Dividends 12
1. Power to Declare 12
2. Reserves 13
Section 5.7. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates 13
Section 5.8. Inspection of Books 13
Article VI - Miscellaneous Management Provisions 13
Section 6.1. Checks, Drafts and Notes 13
Section 6.2. Notices 13
Section 6.3. Conflict of Interest 14
Section 6.4. Voting of Securities Owned by this Corporation 14
Article VII - Indemnification 15
Section 7.1. Right to Indemnification 15
Section 7.2. Right to Indemnitee to Bring Suit 16
Section 7.3. Non-Exclusivity of Rights 17
Section 7.4. Insurance 17
Section 7.5. Indemnification of Employees and Agents
of the Corporation 17
Article VIII - Amendments 17
Section 8.1. Amendments 17
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CONCORD EFS, INC.
B Y - L A W S
ARTICLE I - GENERAL
SECTION 1.1. OFFICES. The registered office shall be in the City of
Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware. The Corporation may also
have offices at such other places both within and without the State of Delaware
as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the
Corporation may require.
SECTION 1.2. SEAL. The seal of the Corporation shall be in the form of
a circle and shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the year
of its organization and the words "Corporate Seal, Delaware".
SECTION 1.3. FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be
the twelve months ending at December 31 of each year.
ARTICLE II - STOCKHOLDERS
SECTION 2.1. PLACE OF MEETINGS. All meetings of the stockholders shall
be held at the office of the Corporation in the State of Tennessee except such
meetings as the Board of Directors expressly determine shall be held elsewhere,
in which case meetings may be held upon notice as hereinafter provided at such
other place or places within or without the in the State of Tennessee as the
Board of Directors shall have determined and as shall be stated in such notice.
SECTION 2.2. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the stockholders
shall be held in the month of May of each year on such date and at such time as
the Board of Directors may determine. At each annual meeting the stockholders
entitled to vote shall elect a Board of Directors by plurality vote by ballot,
and they may transact such other corporate business as may properly be brought
before the meeting. At the annual meeting any business may be transacted,
irrespective of whether the notice calling such meeting shall have contained a
reference thereto, except where notice is required by law, the Certificate of
Incorporation, or these by-laws.
SECTION 2.3. QUORUM. At all meetings of the stockholders the holders
of a majority of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat,
present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum requisite
for the transaction of business except as otherwise provided by law, by the
Certificate of Incorporation or by these by-laws. If, however, such majority
shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the
stockholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person or by proxy, by a
majority vote, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time without
notice other than announcement at the meeting until the requisite amount of
voting stock shall be present. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30)
days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned
meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of
record entitled to vote at the meeting. At such adjourned meeting, at which the
requisite amount of voting stock shall be
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represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted if
the meeting had been held as originally called.
SECTION 2.4. RIGHT TO VOTE; PROXIES. Each stockholder having the right
to vote at any meeting shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock
held by him. Any stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders may
vote either in person or by proxy, but no proxy which is dated more than three
years prior to the meeting at which it is offered shall confer the right to vote
thereat unless the proxy provides that it shall be effective for a longer
period. A proxy may be granted by a writing executed by the stockholder or his
authorized officer, director, employee or agent or by transmission or
authorization of 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, subject to the conditions set forth in Section 212 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law, as it may be amended from time to time (the "Delaware
GCL").
SECTION 2.5. VOTING. At all meetings of stockholders, except as
otherwise expressly provided for by statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or
these by-laws, (i) in all matters other than the election of directors, the
affirmative vote of a majority of shares present in person or represented by
proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on such matter shall be the act of the
stockholders and (ii) directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of
the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled
to vote on the election of directors. Except as otherwise expressly provided by
law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these by-laws, at all meetings of
stockholders the voting shall be by voice vote, but any stockholder qualified to
vote on the matter in question may demand a stock vote, by shares of stock, upon
such question, whereupon such stock vote shall be taken by ballot, each of which
shall state the name of the stockholder voting and the number of shares voted by
him, and, if such ballot be cast by a proxy, it shall also state the name of the
proxy.
SECTION 2.6. NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETINGS. Written notice of the annual
meeting of the stockholders shall be mailed to each stockholder entitled to vote
thereat at such address as appears on the stock books of the Corporation at
least ten (10) days (and not more than sixty (60) days) prior to the meeting. It
shall be the duty of every stockholder to furnish to the Secretary of the
Corporation or to the transfer agent, if any, of the class of stock owned by
him, his post-office address and to notify said Secretary or transfer agent of
any change therein.
SECTION 2.7. STOCKHOLDERS' LIST. A complete list of the stockholders
entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders, arranged in alphabetical order
and showing the address of each stockholder, and the number of shares registered
in the name of each stockholder, shall be prepared by the Secretary and filed
either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place
shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the
place where the meeting is to be held, at least ten days before such meeting,
and shall at all times during the usual hours for business, and during the whole
time of said election, be open to the examination of any stockholder for a
purpose germane to the meeting.
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SECTION 2.8. SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the stockholders
for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise provided by statute, may be called
by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, if any, the President or
any Vice President.
SECTION 2.9. NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETINGS . Written notice of a special
meeting of stockholders, stating the time and place and object thereof shall be
mailed, postage prepaid, not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days
before such meeting, to each stockholder entitled to vote thereat, at such
address as appears on the books of the corporation. No business may be
transacted at such meeting except that referred to in said notice, or in a
supplemental notice given also in compliance with the provisions hereof, or such
other business as may be germane or supplementary to that stated in said notice
or notices.
SECTION 2.10. INSPECTORS. One or more inspectors may be appointed by
the Board of Directors before or at any meeting of stockholders, or, if no such
appointment shall have been made, the presiding officer may make such
appointment at the meeting. At the meeting for which the inspector or inspectors
are appointed, he or they shall open and close the polls, receive and take
charge of the proxies and ballots, and decide all questions touching on the
qualifications of voters, the validity of proxies and the acceptance and
rejection of votes. If any inspector previously appointed shall fail to attend
or refuse or be unable to serve, the presiding officer shall appoint an
inspector in his place. At any time at which the Corporation has a class of
voting stock that is (i) listed on a national securities exchange, (ii)
authorized for quotation on an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered
national securities association, or (iii) held of record by more than 2,000
stockholders, the provisions of Section 231 of the Delaware GCL with respect to
inspectors of election and voting procedures shall apply, in lieu of the
previous provisions of this ss.2.10.
SECTION 2.11. STOCKHOLDERS' CONSENT IN LIEU OF MEETING. Unless
otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required by
law to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the
Corporation, or any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting
of such stockholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and
without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken,
shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the
minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action
at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted
and shall be delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office
in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or
agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of
meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the Corporation's
registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return
receipt requested. Every written consent shall bear the date of signature of
each stockholder who signs the consent and no written consent shall be effective
to take the corporate action referred to therein unless, within sixty days of
the earliest dated consent delivered in the manner required by this ss.2.11 to
the Corporation, written consents signed by a sufficient number of stockholders
to take action are delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered
office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer
or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of
meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the Corporation's
registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return
receipt requested. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a
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meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those
stockholders who have not consented in writing.
ARTICLE III - DIRECTORS
SECTION 3.1. NUMBER OF DIRECTORS. Except as otherwise provided by law,
the Certificate of Incorporation or these by-laws, the property and business of
the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a board of not
less than one nor more than thirteen directors. Within the limits specified, the
number of directors shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors
or by the stockholders at the annual meeting. Directors need not be
stockholders, residents of Delaware or citizens of the United States. The
directors shall be elected by ballot at the annual meeting of the stockholders
and each director shall be elected to serve until his successor shall be elected
and shall qualify or until his earlier resignation or removal; provided that in
the event of failure to hold such meeting or to hold such election at such
meeting, such election may be held at any special meeting of the stockholders
called for that purpose. If the office of any director becomes vacant by reason
of death, resignation, disqualification, removal, failure to elect, or
otherwise, the remaining directors, although more or less than a quorum, by a
majority vote of such remaining directors may elect a successor or successors
who shall hold office for the unexpired term.
SECTION 3.2. CHANGE IN NUMBER OF DIRECTORS; VACANCIES. The maximum
number of directors may be increased by an amendment to these by-laws adopted by
a majority vote of the Board of Directors or by a majority vote of the capital
stock having voting power, and if the number of directors is so increased by
action of the Board of Directors or of the stockholders or otherwise, then the
additional directors may be elected in the manner provided above for the filling
of vacancies in the Board of Directors or at the annual meeting of stockholders
or at a special meeting called for that purpose.
SECTION 3.3. RESIGNATION. Any director of this Corporation may resign
at any time by giving written notice to the Chairman of the Board, if any, the
President or the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall take
effect at the time specified therein, at the time of receipt if no time is
specified therein and at the time of acceptance if the effectiveness of such
resignation is conditioned upon its acceptance. Unless otherwise specified
therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it
effective.
SECTION 3.4. REMOVAL. Any director or the entire Board of Directors
may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the
shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors.
SECTION 3.5. PLACE OF MEETINGS AND BOOKS. The Board of Directors may
hold their meetings and keep the books of the Corporation outside the State of
Delaware, at such places as they may from time to time determine.
SECTION 3.6. GENERAL POWERS. In addition to the powers and authority
expressly conferred upon them by these by-laws, the board may exercise all such
powers of the Corporation and do
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all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Certificate of
Incorporation or by these by-laws directed or required to be exercised or done
by the stockholders.
SECTION 3.7. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. There may be an executive committee
of one or more directors designated by resolution passed by a majority of the
whole board. The act of a majority of the members of such committee shall be the
act of the committee. Said committee may meet at stated times or on notice to
all by any of their own number, and shall have and may exercise those powers of
the Board of Directors in the management of the business affairs of the Company
as are provided by law and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be
affixed to all papers which may require it. Vacancies in the membership of the
committee shall be filled by the Board of Directors at a regular meeting or at a
special meeting called for that purpose.
SECTION 3.8. OTHER COMMITTEES. The Board of Directors may also
designate one or more committees in addition to the executive committee, by
resolution or resolutions passed by a majority of the whole board; such
committee or committees shall consist of one or more directors of the
Corporation, and to the extent provided in the resolution or resolutions
designating them, shall have and may exercise specific powers of the Board of
Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation to
the extent permitted by statute and shall have power to authorize the seal of
the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it. Such committee
or committees shall have such name or names as may be determined from time to
time by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 3.9. POWERS DENIED TO COMMITTEES . Committees of the Board of
Directors shall not, in any event, have any power or authority to amend the
Certificate of Incorporation, (except that a committee may, to the extent
authorized in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of shares
adopted by the Board of Directors as provided in Section 151(a) of the Delaware
GCL, fix the designations and any of the preferences or rights of such shares
relating to dividends, redemption, dissolution, any distribution of assets of
the Corporation or the conversion into, or the exchange of such shares for,
shares of any other class or classes or any other series of the same or any
other class or classes of stock of the Corporation or fix the number of shares
of any series of stock or authorize the increase or decrease of the shares of
any series), adopt an agreement of merger or consolidation, recommend to the
stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the
Corporation's property and assets, recommend to the stockholders a dissolution
of the Corporation or a revocation or a dissolution or to amend the by-laws of
the Corporation. Further, no committee of the Board of Directors shall have the
power or authority to declare a dividend, to authorize the issuance of stock or
to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Section 253 of the
Delaware GCL, unless the resolution or resolutions designating such committee
expressly so provides.
SECTION 3.10. SUBSTITUTE COMMITTEE MEMBER. In the absence or on the
disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof
present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or
they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of
Directors to act at the meeting in the place of such absent or disqualified
member. Any committee shall keep regular minutes of its proceedings and report
the same to the board as may be required by the board.
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SECTION 3.11. COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS. The Board of Directors shall
have the power to fix the compensation of directors and members of committees of
the Board. The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at
each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for
attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated salary as
director. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the
Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Members
of special or standing committees may be allowed like compensation for attending
committee meetings.
SECTION 3.12. ANNUAL MEETING. The newly elected board may meet at such
place and time as shall be fixed and announced by the presiding officer at the
annual meeting of stockholders, for the purpose of organization or otherwise,
and no further notice of such meeting shall be necessary to the newly elected
directors in order legally to constitute the meeting, provided a quorum shall be
present, or they may meet at such place and time as shall be stated in a notice
given to such directors two (2) days prior to such meeting, or as shall be fixed
by the consent in writing of all the directors.
SECTION 3.13. REGULAR MEETINGS. Regular meetings of the board may be
held without notice at such time and place as shall from time to time be
determined by the board.
SECTION 3.14. SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the board may be
called by the Chairman of the Board, if any, or the President, on two (2) days'
notice to each director, or such shorter period of time before the meeting as
will nonetheless be sufficient for the convenient assembly of the directors so
notified; special meetings shall be called by the Secretary in like manner and
on like notice, on the written request of two or more directors.
SECTION 3.15. QUORUM. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, a
majority of the total number of directors shall be necessary and sufficient to
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of a majority
of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the
act of the Board of Directors, except as may be otherwise specifically permitted
or provided by statute, or by the Certificate of Incorporation, or by these
by-laws. If at any meeting of the board there shall be less than a quorum
present, a majority of those present may adjourn the meeting from time to time
until a quorum is obtained, and no further notice thereof need be given other
than by announcement at said meeting which shall be so adjourned.
SECTION 3.16. TELEPHONIC PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS. Members of the
Board of Directors or any committee designated by such board may participate in
a meeting of the board or committee by means of conference telephone or similar
communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the
meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this
section shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
SECTION 3.17. ACTION BY CONSENT. Unless otherwise restricted by the
Certificate of Incorporation or these by-laws, any action required or permitted
to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof
may be taken without a meeting, if written consent
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thereto is signed by all members of the board or of such committee as the case
may be and such written consent is filed with the minutes of proceedings of the
board or committee.
ARTICLE IV - OFFICERS
SECTION 4.1. SELECTION; STATUTORY OFFICERS. The officers of the
Corporation shall be chosen by the Board of Directors. There shall be a
President, a Secretary and a Treasurer, and there may be a Chairman of the Board
of Directors, one or more Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries,
and one or more Assistant Treasurers, as the Board of Directors may elect. Any
number of offices may be held by the same person, except that the offices of
President and Secretary shall not be held by the same person simultaneously.
SECTION 4.2. TIME OF ELECTION. The officers above named shall be
chosen by the Board of Directors at its first meeting after each annual meeting
of stockholders. None of said officers need be a director.
SECTION 4.3. ADDITIONAL OFFICERS. The board may appoint such other
officers and agents as it shall deem necessary, who shall hold their offices for
such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be
determined from time to time by the board.
SECTION 4.4. TERMS OF OFFICE. Each officer of the Corporation shall
hold office until his successor is chosen and qualified, or until his earlier
resignation or removal. Any officer elected or appointed by the Board of
Directors may be removed at any time by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 4.5. COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS. The Board of Directors shall
have power to fix the compensation of all officers of the Corporation. It may
authorize any officer, upon whom the power of appointing subordinate officers
may have been conferred, to fix the compensation of such subordinate officers.
SECTION 4.6. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD . The Chairman of the Board of
Directors shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and directors, and
shall have such other duties as may be assigned to him from time to time by the
Board of Directors.
SECTION 4.7. PRESIDENT. Unless the Board of Directors otherwise
determines, the President shall be the chief executive officer and head of the
Corporation. Unless there is a Chairman of the Board, the President shall
preside at all meetings of directors and stockholders. Under the supervision of
the Board of Directors and of the executive committee, the President shall have
the general control and management of its business and affairs, subject,
however, to the right of the Board of Directors and of the executive committee
to confer any specific power, except such as may be by statute exclusively
conferred on the President, upon any other officer or officers of the
Corporation. The President shall perform and do all acts and things incident to
the position of President and such other duties as may be assigned to him from
time to time by the Board of Directors or the executive committee.
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SECTION 4.8. VICE-PRESIDENTS . The Vice-Presidents shall perform such
of the duties of the President on behalf of the Corporation as may be
respectively assigned to them from time to time by the Board of Directors or by
the executive committee or by the President. The Board of Directors or the
executive committee may designate one of the Vice-Presidents as the Executive
Vice-President, and in the absence or inability of the President to act, such
Executive Vice-President shall have and possess all of the powers and discharge
all of the duties of the President, subject to the control of the board and of
the executive committee.
SECTION 4.9. TREASURER. The Treasurer shall have the care and custody
of all the funds and securities of the Corporation which may come into his hands
as Treasurer, and the power and authority to endorse checks, drafts and other
instruments for the payment of money for deposit or collection when necessary or
proper and to deposit the same to the credit of the Corporation in such bank or
banks or depository as the Board of Directors or the executive committee, or the
officers or agents to whom the Board of Directors or the executive committee may
delegate such authority, may designate, and he may endorse all commercial
documents requiring endorsements for or on behalf of the Corporation. He may
sign all receipts and vouchers for the payments made to the Corporation. He
shall render an account of his transactions to the Board of Directors or to the
executive committee as often as the board or the committee shall require the
same. He shall enter regularly in the books to be kept by him for that purpose
full and adequate account of all moneys received and paid by him on account of
the Corporation. He shall perform all acts incident to the position of
Treasurer, subject to the control of the Board of Directors and of the executive
committee. He shall when requested, pursuant to vote of the Board of Directors
or the executive committee, give a bond to the Corporation conditioned for the
faithful performance of his duties, the expense of which bond shall be borne by
the Corporation.
SECTION 4.10. SECRETARY. The Secretary shall keep the minutes of all
meetings of the Board of Directors and of the stockholders; he shall attend to
the giving and serving of all notices of the Corporation. Except as otherwise
ordered by the Board of Directors or the executive committee, he shall attest
the seal of the Corporation upon all contracts and instruments executed under
such seal and shall affix the seal of the Corporation thereto and to all
certificates of shares of the Capital Stock. He shall have charge of the stock
certificate book, transfer book and stock ledger, and such other books and
papers as the Board of Directors or the executive committee may direct. He
shall, in general, perform all the duties of Secretary, subject to the control
of the Board of Directors and of the executive committee.
SECTION 4.11. ASSISTANT SECRETARY. The Board of Directors or any two
of the officers of the Corporation acting jointly may appoint or remove one or
more Assistant Secretaries of the Corporation. Any Assistant Secretary upon his
appointment shall perform such duties of the Secretary, and also any and all
such other duties as the executive committee or the Board of Directors or the
President or the Executive Vice-President or the Treasurer or the Secretary may
designate.
SECTION 4.12. ASSISTANT TREASURER. The Board of Directors or any two
of the officers of the Corporation acting jointly may appoint or remove one or
more Assistant Treasurers of the Corporation. Any Assistant Treasurer upon his
appointment shall perform such of the duties of
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the Treasurer, and also any and all such other duties as the executive committee
or the Board of Directors or the President or the Executive Vice-President or
the Treasurer or the Secretary may designate.
SECTION 4.13. SUBORDINATE OFFICERS. The Board of Directors may select
such subordinate officers as it may deem desirable. Each such officer shall hold
office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as the
Board of Directors may prescribe. The Board of Directors may, from time to time,
authorize any officer to appoint and remove subordinate officers and to
prescribe the powers and duties thereof.
ARTICLE V - STOCK
SECTION 5.1. STOCK. Each stockholder shall be entitled to a
certificate or certificates of stock of the Corporation in such form as the
Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe. The certificates of stock of
the Corporation shall be numbered and shall be entered in the books of the
Corporation as they are issued. They shall certify the holder's name and number
and class of shares and shall be signed by both of (a) either the President or a
Vice-President, and (b) any one of the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or
the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, and shall be sealed with the corporate
seal of the Corporation. If such certificate is countersigned (l) by a transfer
agent other than the Corporation or its employee, or, (2) by a registrar other
than the Corporation or its employee, the signature of the officers of the
Corporation and the corporate seal may be facsimiles. In case any officer or
officers who shall have signed, or whose facsimile signature or signatures shall
have been used on, any such certificate or certificates shall cease to be such
officer or officers of the Corporation, whether because of death, resignation or
otherwise, before such certificate or certificates shall have been delivered by
the Corporation, such certificate or certificates may nevertheless be adopted by
the Corporation and be issued and delivered as though the person or persons who
signed such certificate or certificates or whose facsimile signature shall have
been used thereon had not ceased to be such officer or officers of the
Corporation.
SECTION 5.2. FRACTIONAL SHARE INTERESTS. The corporation may, but
shall not be required to, issue fraction of a share. If the corporation does not
issue fractions of a share, it shall (a) arrange for the disposition of
fractional interests by those entitled thereto, (b) pay in cash the fair value
of fractions of a share as of the time when those entitled to receive such
fractions are determined, or (c) issue scrip or warrants in registered or bearer
form which shall entitle the holder to receive a certificate for a full share
upon the surrender of such scrip or warrants aggregating a full share. A
certificate for a fractional share shall, but scrip or warrants shall not unless
otherwise provided therein, entitle the holder to exercise voting rights, to
receive dividends thereon, and to participate in any of the assets of the
corporation in the event of liquidation. The Board of Directors may cause scrip
or warrants to be issued subject to the conditions that they shall become void
if not exchanged for certificates representing full shares before a specified
date, or subject to the conditions that the shares for which scrip or warrants
are exchangeable may be sold by the corporation and the proceeds thereof
distributed to the holders of scrip or warrants, or subject to any other
conditions which the Board of Directors may impose.
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SECTION 5.3. TRANSFERS OF STOCK. Subject to any transfer restrictions
then in force, the shares of stock 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
shall be surrendered to the Corporation by the delivery thereof to the person in
charge of the stock and transfer books and ledgers or to such other person as
the directors may designate by whom they shall be cancelled and new certificates
shall thereupon be issued. The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder
of record of any share or shares of stock as the holder in fact thereof and
accordingly shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or
interest in such share on the part of any other person whether or not it shall
have express or other notice thereof save as expressly provided by the laws of
Delaware.
SECTION 5.4. RECORD DATE. For the purpose of determining the
stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or
any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to corporate action in writing
without a meeting, or 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 not be more than sixty (60) days nor less than ten (10) days
before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to any
other action. If no such record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the
record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a
meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next
preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the
close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is
held; the record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent
to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the
Board of Directors is necessary, shall be the day on which the first written
consent is expressed; and the record date for determining stockholders for any
other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of
Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto. A determination of
stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of
stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however,
that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
SECTION 5.5. TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR. The Board of Directors may
appoint one or more transfer agents or transfer clerks and one or more
registrars and may require all certificates of stock to bear the signature or
signatures of any of them.
SECTION 5.6. DIVIDENDS.
1. POWER TO DECLARE. Dividends upon the capital stock of the
Corporation, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, if
any, may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special
meeting, pursuant to law. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in
shares of the capital stock, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation and the laws of Delaware.
2. RESERVES. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out
of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the
directors from time to time,
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in their absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve or reserves to meet
contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any
property of the Corporation, or for such other purpose as the directors shall
think conducive to the interest of the Corporation, and the directors may modify
or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created.
SECTION 5.7. LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED CERTIFICATES. No certificates
for shares of stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any
certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, except upon
production of such evidence of the loss, theft or destruction and upon
indemnification of the Corporation and its agents to such extent and in such
manner as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.
SECTION 5.8. INSPECTION OF BOOKS. The stockholders of the Corporation,
by a majority vote at any meeting of stockholders duly called, or in case the
stockholders shall fail to act, the Board of Directors shall have power from
time to time to determine whether and to what extent and at what times and
places and under what conditions and regulations the accounts and books of the
Corporation (other than the stock ledger) or any of them, shall be open to
inspection of stockholders; and no stockholder shall have any right to inspect
any account or book or document of the Corporation except as conferred by
statute or authorized by the Board of Directors or by a resolution of the
stockholders.
ARTICLE VI - MISCELLANEOUS MANAGEMENT PROVISIONS
SECTION 6.1. CHECKS, DRAFTS AND NOTES. All checks, drafts or orders
for the payment of money, and all notes and acceptances of the Corporation shall
be signed by such officer or officers, agent or agents as the Board of Directors
may designate.
SECTION 6.2. NOTICES.
1. Notices to directors may, and notices to stockholders shall, be in
writing and delivered personally or mailed to the directors or stockholders at
their addresses appearing on the books of the Corporation. Notice by mail shall
be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be mailed. Notice to
directors may also be given by telegram or orally, by telephone or in person.
2. Whenever any notice is required to be given under the provisions of
the statutes or of the Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation of the
Corporation or of these by-laws, a written waiver of notice, signed by the
person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time
stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at
a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting except when the
person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning
of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not
lawfully called or convened.
SECTION 6.3. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. No contract or transaction between
the Corporation and one or more of its directors or officers, or between the
Corporation and any other corporation,
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partnership, association, or other organization in which one or more of its
directors or officers are directors or officers, or have a financial interest,
shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director
or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the board of or
committee thereof which authorized the contract or transaction, or solely
because his or their votes are counted for such purpose, if: (a) the material
facts as to his relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction
are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the committee and the
board or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the
disinterested directors be less than a quorum; or (b) the material facts as to
his relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed
or are known to the stockholders of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon,
and the contract or transaction as specifically approved in good faith by vote
of such stockholders; or (c) the contract or transaction is fair as to the
Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified, by the Board
of Directors, a committee or the stockholders. Common or interested directors
may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board
of Directors or of a committee which authorizes the contract or transaction.
SECTION 6.4. VOTING OF SECURITIES OWNED BY THIS CORPORATION. Subject
always to the specific directions of the Board of Directors, (a) any shares or
other securities issued by any other Corporation and owned or controlled by this
Corporation may be voted in person at any meeting of security holders of such
other corporation by the President of this Corporation if he is present at such
meeting, or in his absence by the Treasurer of this Corporation if he is present
at such meeting, and (b) whenever, in the judgment of the President, it is
desirable for this corporation to execute a proxy or written consent in respect
to any shares or other securities issued by any other Corporation and owned by
this Corporation, such proxy or consent shall be executed in the name of this
Corporation by the President, without the necessity of any authorization by the
Board of Directors, affixation of corporate seal or countersignature or
attestation by another officer, provided that if the President is unable to
execute such proxy or consent by reason of sickness, absence from the United
States or other similar cause, the Treasurer may execute such proxy or consent.
Any person or persons designated in the manner above stated as the proxy or
proxies of this Corporation shall have full right, power and authority to vote
the shares or other securities issued by such other corporation and owned by
this Corporation the same as such shares or other securities might be voted by
this Corporation.
ARTICLE VII - INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 7.1. RIGHT TO INDEMNIFICATION. Each person who was or is made
a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative (a "Proceeding"), by reason of being or having been a director or
officer of the Corporation or serving or having served at the request of the
Corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an "Indemnitee"),
whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action or failure to act in an
official capacity as a director, trustee, officer, employee or agent or in any
other capacity while serving as a director, trustee, officer, employee or agent,
shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent
authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as the
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same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment,
only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide
broader indemnification rights than permitted prior thereto) (as used in this
Article VII, the "Delaware Law"), against all expense, liability and loss
(including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties
and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such
Indemnitee in connection therewith and such indemnification shall continue as to
an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, trustee, officer, employee or
agent and shall inure to the benefit of the Indemnitee's heirs, executors and
administrators; provided, however, that, except as provided in Section 7.2
hereof with respect to Proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the
Corporation shall indemnify any such Indemnitee in connection with a Proceeding
(or part thereof) initiated by such Indemnitee only if such Proceeding (or part
thereof) was authorized by the board of directors of the Corporation. The right
to indemnification conferred in this Article VII shall be a contract right and
shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in
defending any such Proceeding in advance of its final disposition (an
"Advancement of Expenses"); provided, however, that, if the Delaware Law so
requires, and Advancement of Expenses incurred by an Indemnitee shall be made
only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking (an "Undertaking"), by
or on behalf of such Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall
ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no
further right to appeal (a "Final Adjudication") that such Indemnitee is not
entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this Article VII or
otherwise.
SECTION 7.2. RIGHT OF INDEMNITEE TO BRING SUIT. If a claim under
Section 7.1 hereof is not paid in full by the Corporation within sixty days
after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, except in the case
of a claim for an Advancement of Expenses, in which case the applicable period
shall be twenty days, the Indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit
against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim. If successful
in while or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Corporation to
recover an Advancement of Expenses pursuant to the terms of an Undertaking, the
Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting or
defending such suit. In (i) any suit brought by the Indemnitee to enforce a
right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by the Indemnitee
to enforce a right to an Advancement of Expenses) it shall be a defense that,
and (ii) in any suit by the Corporation to recover an Advancement of Expenses
pursuant to the terms of an Undertaking the Corporation shall be entitled to
recover such expenses upon a Final Adjudication that, the Indemnitee has not met
the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the Delaware Law. Neither the
failure of the Corporation (including its board of directors, independent legal
counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the
commencement of such suit that indemnification of the Indemnitee is proper in
the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of
conduct set forth in the Delaware Law, nor an actual determination by the
Corporation (including its board of directors, independent legal counsel, or its
stockholders) that the Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of
conduct, shall create a presumption that the Indemnitee has not met the
applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the
Indemnitee, be a defense to such suit. In any suit brought by the Indemnitee to
enforce a right to indemnification or to an Advancement of Expenses hereunder,
or by the Corporation to recover an Advancement of Expenses pursuant to the
terms of an Undertaking, the burden of proving that
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the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such Advancement of
Expenses, under this Article VII or otherwise shall be on the Corporation.
SECTION 7.3. NON-EXCLUSIVITY OF RIGHTS. The rights to indemnification
and to the Advancement of Expenses conferred in this Article VII shall not be
exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire
under any statute, the Corporation's Certificate or Incorporation, by-law,
agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
SECTION 7.4. INSURANCE. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its
expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the
Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the
Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense,
liability or loss under this Article VII or under the Delaware Law.
SECTION 7.5. INDEMNIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS OF THE
CORPORATION. The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by
the board of directors, grant rights to indemnification, and to the Advancement
of Expenses, to any employee or agent of the Corporation to the fullest extent
of the provisions of this Article VII with respect to the indemnification and
Advancement of Expenses of directors and officers of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VIII - AMENDMENTS
SECTION 8.1. AMENDMENTS. The by-laws of the Corporation may be
altered, amended or repealed at any meeting of the Board of Directors upon
notice thereof in accordance with these by-laws, or at any meeting of the
stockholders by the vote of the holders of the majority of the stock issued and
outstanding and entitled to vote at such meeting, in accordance with the
provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation and of the
laws of Delaware.
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EXHIBIT 5.1
[LETTERHEAD OF BINGHAM DANA LLP]
March 9, 1999
Concord EFS, Inc.
2525 Horizon Lake Drive, Suite 120
Memphis, Tennessee 38133
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-8
Covering 2,244,795 Shares of the Common Stock,
$.33-1/3 Par Value Per Share, of Concord EFS, Inc.,
A DELAWARE CORPORATION ("CONCORD")
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have participated in the preparation of a registration statement on Form
S-8 (the "Registration Statement") for filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission covering not more than 2,244,795 shares (the "Subject Shares") of
Concord's Common Stock, $.33-1/3 par value per share ("Concord Common Stock"),
which may be issued by Concord pursuant to the Electronic Payment Services, Inc.
1995 Stock Option Plan, as amended (the "Plan").
For purposes of rendering the opinion expressed herein, we have examined
Concord's Certificate of Incorporation and all amendments thereto, Concord's
bylaws and amendments thereto, and such of Concord's corporate records as we
have deemed necessary for this opinion. We have relied upon certificates of
public officials and representations of Concord officials and have assumed that
the originals of all documents examined by us, whether as copies or as
originals, are authentic, that all documents submitted to us as photocopies are
exact duplicates of original documents, and that all signatures on all documents
are genuine.
Further, we are familiar with all corporate action taken in connection with
the authorization of the issuance and offering of the Subject Shares.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing and subsequent assumptions,
qualifications and exceptions, it is our opinion that:
1. Concord is a duly organized and validly existing corporation in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite
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Concord EFS, Inc.
March 9, 1999
Page 2
power and authority to issue, sell and deliver the Subject Shares;
and
2. The Subject Shares to be issued by Concord pursuant to the Plan will
have been duly authorized and, when so issued by Concord, will be
fully paid and nonassessable.
The opinion expressed above is limited by the following assumptions,
qualifications and exceptions:
(a) This opinion is limited solely to the Delaware General Corporation Law
as applied by courts located in Delaware.
(b) The opinion stated herein is based upon statutes, regulations, rules,
court decisions and other authorities existing and effective as of the
date of this opinion, and we undertake no responsibility to update or
supplement the opinion in the event of any subsequent changes in the
law or the authorities, or upon the occurrence after the date hereof
of events or circumstances that, if occurring prior to the date
hereof, might have resulted in a different opinion.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as well as all state regulatory bodies and jurisdictions
where qualification is sought for the sale of the Subject Shares.
Very truly yours,
/S/ BINGHAM DANA LLP
BINGHAM DANA LLP
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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference, in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 333-00000) pertaining to the Electronic Payment Services, Inc.
1995 Stock Option Plan, as amended, for the registration of 2,244,795 shares of
Concord EFS, Inc. common stock, of our report dated February 5, 1998, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of Concord EFS, Inc. and
subsidiaries, incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the
year ended December 31, 1997, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/S/ Ernst & Young LLP
Memphis, Tennessee
March 8, 1999
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EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 of Concord EFS, Inc. of our report dated February 2, 1999, except for
Note 12 as to which the date is February 26, 1999, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Electronic Payment Services, Inc. included
in Concord EFS, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 26, 1999, and
of our report dated February 3, 1998, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of Electronic Payment Services, Inc. included in Concord EFS, Inc.'s
Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 23, 1998, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
/S/ Ernst & Young LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 10, 1999
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EXHIBIT 99.1
ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SERVICES, INC.
1995 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(amended and restated effective October 1, 1996)
The purpose of the Electronic Payment Services, Inc. Stock Option Plan
(the "Plan") is to provide designated key employees (including employees who are
also officers or directors) of Electronic Payment Services, Inc. and its
subsidiaries and affiliates (hereinafter collectively referred to as the
"Company") with the opportunity to receive grants of incentive stock options and
nonqualified stock options ("Options"). The Company believes that the Plan will
encourage the participants to contribute materially to the growth of the
Company, thereby benefiting the Company's shareholders, and will align the
economic interests of the participants with those of the shareholders. The Plan,
as contained herein, is amended and restated to be effective as of October 1,
1996.
1. ADMINISTRATION
(a) The Plan shall be administered and interpreted by the Executive &
Compensation Committee or such other committee (the "Committee") consisting of
two or more directors as is appointed by the Board of Directors (the "Board").
If no committee is appointed, all references in the Plan to the "Committee"
shall be deemed to refer to the Board.
(b) The Committee shall have the sole authority to (i) determine the
employees to whom Options shall be granted under the Plan, (ii) determine the
type, size and terms of the Options to be granted to each such employee, (iii)
determine the time when the Options will be granted and the duration of any
applicable exercise period, including the criteria for exercisability and the
acceleration of exercisability, (iv) select the Valuation Expert, as defined
below and (v) deal with any other matters arising under the Plan.
(c) The Committee shall have full power and authority to administer and
interpret the Plan, to make factual determinations and to adopt or amend such
rules, regulations, agreements and instruments for implementing the Plan and for
the conduct of its business as it deems necessary or advisable. The Committee's
interpretations of the Plan and all determinations made by the Committee
pursuant to the powers vested in it hereunder shall be conclusive and binding on
all persons having any interest in the Plan or in any Options granted hereunder.
All powers of the Committee shall be executed in its sole discretion, in the
best interest of the Company, not as a fiduciary, and in keeping with the
objectives of the Plan and need not be uniform as to similarly situated
individuals.
2. OPTIONS
Options granted under the Plan may be incentive stock options
("Incentive Stock Options") or nonqualified stock options ("Nonqualified Stock
Options") as described in Section 5. All Options shall be subject to the terms
and conditions set forth herein and to such other terms and conditions
consistent with the Plan as the Committee deems appropriate and as are
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specified in writing by the Committee to the Grantee, as defined below, in a
written instrument (the "Grant Instrument") or an amendment to the Grant
Instrument. The Committee shall approve the form and provisions of each Grant
Instrument.
3. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
(a) Subject to the adjustment specified below, the aggregate number of
shares of common stock of the Company, par value $.01 ("Company Stock") that may
be issued under the Plan is 500,000 shares. The shares may be authorized but
unissued shares of Company Stock or reacquired shares of Company Stock,
including shares purchased by the Company for purposes of the Plan. If and to
the extent Options granted under the Plan terminate, expire, or are canceled,
forfeited, exchanged or surrendered without having been exercised, the shares
subject to such Options shall again be available for purposes of the Plan.
(b) If there is any change in the number or kind of shares of Company
Stock outstanding (i) by reason of a stock dividend, spinoff, recapitalization,
stock split, or combination or exchange of shares, (ii) by reason of a merger,
reorganization or consolidation in which the Company is the surviving
corporation, (iii) by reason of a reclassification or change in par value, or
(iv) by reason of any other extraordinary or unusual event affecting the
outstanding Company Stock as a class without the Company's receipt of
consideration, or if the value of outstanding shares of Company Stock is
substantially reduced as a result of a spinoff or the Company's payment of an
extraordinary dividend or distribution, the maximum number of shares of Company
Stock available for Options, the number of shares covered by outstanding
Options, the kind of shares issued under the Plan, and the price per share of
such Options shall be appropriately adjusted by the Committee to reflect any
increase or decrease in the number of, or change in the kind or value of, issued
shares of Company Stock to preclude, to the extent practicable, the enlargement
or dilution of rights and benefits under such Options; provided, however, that
any fractional shares resulting from such adjustment shall be eliminated.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment shall be authorized or made
pursuant to this Section to the extent that such authority or adjustment would
cause the Plan or any Incentive Stock Option to fail to comply with section 422
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). Any adjustments
determined by the Committee shall be final, binding and conclusive.
4. ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION
(a) All employees of the Company and its subsidiaries ("Employees"),
including Employees who are officers or members of the Board, shall be eligible
to participate in the Plan.
(b) The Committee shall select the Employees to receive Options
("Grantees") and shall determine the number of shares of Company Stock subject
to a particular grant in such manner as the Committee determines.
5. GRANTING OF OPTIONS
(a) NUMBER OF SHARES. The Committee shall determine the number of
shares of Company Stock that will be subject to each grant of Options.
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(b) TYPE OF OPTION AND PRICE.
(i) The Committee may grant Incentive Stock Options that are
intended to qualify as "incentive stock options" within the meaning of section
422 of the Code, or Nonqualified Stock Options that are not intended so to
qualify, or any combination of Incentive Stock Options and Nonqualified Stock
Options, all in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein.
(ii) The purchase price (the "Exercise Price") of Company
Stock subject to an Option shall be determined by the Committee and may be equal
to, greater than, or less than the Fair Market Value, as defined below, of a
share of such Stock on the date the Option is granted; provided, however, that
(x) the Exercise Price of an Incentive Stock Option shall be equal to, or
greater than, the Fair Market Value of a share of Company Stock on the date the
Incentive Stock Option is granted and (y) an Incentive Stock Option may not be
granted to an Employee who, at the time of grant, owns stock possessing more
than 10 percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of
the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company, unless the Exercise
Price per share is not less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of Company Stock
on the date of grant.
(iii) If Company Stock is publicly traded, then the Fair
Market Value per share shall be determined as follows: (x) if the principal
trading market for the Company Stock is a national securities exchange or the
Nasdaq National Market, the last reported sale price thereof on the relevant
date or, if there were no trades on that date, the latest preceding date upon
which a sale was reported, or (y) if the Company Stock is not principally traded
on such exchange or market, the mean between the last reported "bid" and "asked"
prices of Company Stock on the relevant date, as reported on Nasdaq or, if not
so reported, as reported by the National Daily Quotation Bureau, Inc. or as
reported in a customary financial reporting service, as applicable and as the
Committee determines. If the Company Stock is not publicly traded or, if
publicly traded, is not subject to reported transactions or "bid" or "asked"
quotations as set forth above, the Fair Market Value per share shall be as
determined by an independent firm, i.e., a firm not otherwise engaged in
consulting work for the Company, unless determined otherwise by the Committee,
with expertise in the valuation of business entities and the securities thereof,
selected by the Committee (the "Valuation Expert"). Such determination of Fair
Market Value by the Valuation Expert shall be made at least annually, as
determined by the Committee, after taking into account such factors as it deems
appropriate and shall be submitted to the Committee. Thereafter, the Fair Market
Value so determined by the Valuation Expert shall conclusively be the Fair
Market Value for all purposes of the Plan until the next such determination. If
the Company Stock is not publicly traded, no valuation information shall be
provided to a Grantee by the Committee unless the Grantee executes (and does not
revoke) a confidentiality agreement prescribed by the Committee for this
purpose.
(c) OPTION TERM. The Committee shall determine the term of each Option.
The term of any Option shall not exceed 10 years from the date of grant.
However, an Incentive Stock Option that is granted to an Employee who, at the
time of grant, owns stock possessing more than 10 percent of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock of the Company, or any parent or subsidiary
of the Company, may not have a term that exceeds five years from the date of
grant.
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(d) EXERCISABILITY OF OPTIONS. Options shall become exercisable in
accordance with such terms and conditions, consistent with the Plan, as may be
determined by the Committee and specified in the Grant Instrument or an
amendment to the Grant Instrument. The Committee may accelerate the
exercisability of any or all outstanding Options at any time for any reason.
(e) TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT, DISABILITY OR DEATH.
(i) Except as provided below, an Option may only be exercised
while the Grantee is employed by the Company as an Employee. In the event that a
Grantee ceases to be an Employee for any reason other than being disabled, as
defined below, retirement (with the approval of the Company), death, or
"termination for cause," any Option which is otherwise exercisable by the
Grantee shall terminate unless exercised within 90 days of the date on which the
Grantee ceases to be employed by the Company (or within such other period of
time as may be specified by the Committee), but in any event no later than the
date of expiration of the Option term. Unless otherwise specified by the
Committee, any of the Grantee's Options that are not otherwise exercisable as of
the date on which the Grantee ceases to be employed by the Company shall
terminate as of such date.
(ii) In the event the Grantee ceases to be employed on account
of a "termination for cause," as determined by the Company, any Option held by
the Grantee shall terminate as of the date the Grantee ceases to be employed by
the Company.
(iii) In the event the Grantee ceases to be employed by the
Company because the Grantee is "disabled," under the terms of the Company's long
term disability plan, or retires with the approval of the Company, all of the
Grantee's Options shall be immediately exercisable on the date on which the
Grantee ceases to be employed by the Company and shall remain exercisable for 12
months (except as otherwise specified by the Committee), but in any event no
later than the date of expiration of the Option term.
(iv) In the event the Grantee dies while employed by the
Company or within 30 days after the date on which the Grantee ceases to be an
Employee on account of a termination of employment specified in Section 5(e)(i)
or (iii) above (or within such other period of time as may be specified by the
Committee), all of the Grantee's Options shall be immediately exercisable on the
date of death and shall remain exercisable by the Grantee's personal
representative for 12 months (except as otherwise specified by the Committee),
but in any event no later than the date of expiration of the Option term.
(f) EXERCISE OF OPTIONS. A Grantee may exercise an Option that has
become exercisable, in whole or in part, by delivering a notice of exercise to
the Company with payment of the Exercise Price. The Grantee shall pay the
Exercise Price for an Option (i) in cash, (ii) by delivering shares of Company
Stock owned by the Grantee (including Company Stock acquired in connection with
the exercise of an Option, subject to such restrictions as the Committee deems
appropriate) and having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the
Exercise Price, (iii) by such other method as the Committee may approve,
including delivery of a promissory note payable by the Grantee to the Company,
but only in connection with the provisions of a loan program established by the
Company for Grantees, or by payment through a broker in accordance with
procedures permitted by Regulation T of the Federal Reserve Board, or
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(iv) through any combination of (i), (ii) and (iii). Shares of Company Stock
used to exercise an Option shall have been held by the Grantee for the requisite
period of time to avoid adverse accounting consequences to the Company with
respect to the Option. The Grantee shall pay the Exercise Price and the amount
of any withholding tax due (pursuant to Section 6) at the time of exercise.
Shares of Company Stock shall not be issued upon exercise of an Option until the
Exercise Price is fully paid and any required withholding is made.
(g) LIMITS ON INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. Each Incentive Stock Option
shall provide that, if the aggregate Fair Market Value of the stock on the date
of the grant with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for
the first time by a Grantee during any calendar year, under the Plan or any
other stock option plan of the Company or a parent or subsidiary, exceeds
$100,000, then the Option, as to the excess, shall be treated as a Nonqualified
Stock Option. An Incentive Stock Option shall not be granted to any person who
is not an Employee of the Company or a parent or subsidiary (within the meaning
of section 424(f) of the Code). If and to the extent that an Option designated
as an Incentive Stock Option fails so to qualify under the Code, the Option
shall remain outstanding according to its terms as a Nonqualified Stock Option.
(h) COMPANY'S RIGHT TO REPURCHASE SHARES. In the event that a Grantee
wishes to sell any shares of Company Stock obtained through the exercise of an
Option, the Company shall have the right to purchase such shares (which right
may be assigned to the shareholders of the Company on a pro-rata basis among the
purchasing shareholders, if any) at a price equal to the Fair Market Value of
the shares, as determined under Section 5(b)(iii); provided, however, that in
the event the Valuation Expert has then already started the process of making a
new determination of Fair Market Value, payment shall be delayed until 20
business days after such determination has been completed; and provided,
further, that the Company shall be under no obligation to purchase such shares.
The Grantee shall give the Company written notice at least 20 business days in
advance of the proposed sale date in accordance with the notice procedures of
the Grant Instrument. Payment for such shares may be made, at the discretion of
the Committee, in annual installments not to exceed five (at least a 20% initial
payment), with interest added to the unpaid balance at the lowest rate that will
preclude the imputation of interest under section 7872 of the Code. In the event
that the Company (or its shareholders) does not purchase such shares or does not
respond to such notice, the Grantee shall be permitted to sell such shares to
any third party during the 90-day period commencing at the end of the notice
period; thereafter, if no such sale takes place, the shares shall again be
subject to the provisions of this subsection.
6. WITHHOLDING OF TAXES
(a) REQUIRED WITHHOLDING. All Options under the Plan shall be granted
subject to any applicable Federal (including FICA), state and local tax
withholding requirements. The Company shall have the right to deduct from wages
paid to the Grantee any Federal, state or local taxes required by law to be
withheld with respect to Options, or the Company may require the Grantee or
other person receiving such shares to pay to the Company the amount of any such
taxes that the Company is required to withhold.
(b) ELECTION TO WITHHOLD SHARES. If the Committee so permits, a Grantee
may elect to satisfy the Company's income tax withholding obligation with
respect to an Option by having
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shares withheld up to an amount that does not exceed the Grantee's maximum
marginal tax rate for Federal (including FICA), state and local tax liabilities.
The election must be in a form and manner prescribed by the Committee and shall
be subject to the prior approval of the Committee.
7. TRANSFERABILITY OF OPTIONS
(a) Except as provided below, only the Grantee or his or her authorized
representative may exercise rights under an Option. A Grantee may not transfer
those rights except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or, with
respect to Nonqualified Options, if permitted in any specific case by the
Committee, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order (as defined under
the Code or Title I of ERISA or the regulations thereunder). When a Grantee
dies, the representative or other person entitled to succeed to the rights of
the Grantee ("Successor Grantee") may exercise such rights. A Successor Grantee
must furnish proof satisfactory to the Company of his or her right to receive
the Option(s) under the Grantee's will or under the applicable laws of descent
and distribution.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may provide, in a
Grant Instrument, that a Grantee may transfer Nonqualified Stock Options to
family members or other persons or entities according to such terms as the
Committee may determine, provided that the Option, and any Common Stock
purchased thereunder, shall continue to be subject to all the rules of the Plan.
8. CHANGE OF CONTROL OF THE COMPANY
As used herein, a "Change of 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934) is or becomes a "beneficial owner" (as
defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of
securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the voting power of the
then outstanding securities of the Company;
(b) The shareholders of the Company approve (or, if shareholder
approval is not required, the Board approves) an agreement providing for (i) the
merger or consolidation of the Company with another corporation where the
shareholders of the Company, immediately prior to the merger or consolidation,
will not beneficially own, immediately after the merger or consolidation, shares
entitling such shareholders to 50% or more of all votes to which all
shareholders of the surviving corporation would be entitled in the election of
directors, or where the members of the Board, immediately prior to the merger or
consolidation, would not, immediately after the merger or consolidation,
constitute a majority of the board of directors of the surviving corporation,
(ii) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of
the Company, or (iii) a liquidation or dissolution of the Company;
(c) If the Company Stock becomes publicly traded as a result of a
public offering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any person has
commenced a tender offer or exchange offer for 30% or more of the voting power
of the then outstanding shares of the Company; or
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(d) After this Plan is approved by the shareholders of the Company,
directors are elected such that a majority of the members of the Board shall
have been members of the Board for less than two years, unless the election or
nomination for election of each new director who was not a director at the
beginning of such two-year period was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds
of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of
such period.
9. CONSEQUENCES OF A CHANGE OF CONTROL
(a) Upon a Change of Control, unless the Committee determines
otherwise, (i) the Company shall provide each Grantee with outstanding Options
written notice of such Change of Control and (ii) all outstanding Options shall
automatically accelerate and become fully exercisable for one year thereafter or
the balance of the term of the Option, if less.
(b) In addition, upon a Change of Control described in Section 8(b)(i)
where the Company is not the surviving corporation (or survives only as a
subsidiary of another corporation), unless the Committee determines otherwise,
all outstanding Options that are not exercised shall be assumed by, or replaced
with comparable options by, the surviving corporation. Any replacement options
shall entitle the Grantee to receive the same amount and type of securities as
the Grantee would have received as a result of the Change of Control had the
Grantee exercised the Options immediately prior to the Change of Control.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to subsection (d) below, in
the event of a Change of Control, the Committee may require that Grantees
surrender their outstanding Options in exchange for a payment by the Company, in
cash or Company Stock as determined by the Committee, in an amount equal to the
amount by which the then Fair Market Value of the shares of Company Stock
subject to the Grantee's outstanding Options exceeds the Exercise Price of the
Options.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee making the
determinations under this Section 9 following a Change of Control must be
comprised of the same members as those on the Committee immediately before the
Change of Control. If the Committee members do not meet this requirement, the
automatic provisions of Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply, and the Committee
shall not have discretion to vary them.
(e) Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, in the event
of a Change of Control, the Committee shall not have the right to take any
actions described in the Plan (including without limitation actions described in
Subsection (c) above) that would make the Change of Control ineligible for
pooling of interest accounting treatment or that would make the Change of
Control ineligible for desired tax treatment if, in the absence of such right,
the Change of Control would qualify for such treatment and the Company intends
to use such treatment with respect to the Change of Control.
10. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE PLAN
(a) AMENDMENT. The Board may amend or terminate the Plan at any time;
provided, however, that if the Company Stock becomes publicly traded, as
described in Section 8(c), the
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Board shall not amend the Plan without shareholder approval if such approval is
required by section 162(m) of the Code, and if section 162(m) is applicable to
the Plan.
(b) TERMINATION OF PLAN. The Plan shall terminate on the day
immediately preceding the tenth anniversary of its effective date unless
terminated earlier by the Board or unless extended by the Board with the
approval of the shareholders.
(c) TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT OF OUTSTANDING OPTIONS. A termination
or amendment of the Plan that occurs after an Option is granted shall not
materially impair the rights of a Grantee unless the Grantee consents or unless
the Committee acts under Section 17(b). The termination of the Plan shall not
impair the power and authority of the Committee with respect to an outstanding
Option. Whether or not the Plan has terminated, an outstanding Option may be
terminated or modified under Sections 9 and 17(b) or may be amended by agreement
of the Company and the Grantee but any such amendment shall be consistent with
the Plan.
(d) GOVERNING DOCUMENT. The Plan shall be the controlling document.
No other statements, representations, explanatory materials or examples, oral or
written, may amend the Plan in any manner. The Plan shall be binding upon and
enforceable against the Company and its successors and assigns.
11. FUNDING OF THE PLAN
This Plan shall be unfunded. The Company shall not be required to
establish any special or separate fund or to make any other segregation of
assets to assure the payment of any Options under this Plan. In no event shall
interest be paid or accrued on any Options.
12. RIGHTS OF GRANTEES
Nothing in this Plan shall entitle any Employee or other person to any
claim or right to be granted an Option under this Plan. Neither this Plan nor
any action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving any individual any
rights to be retained by or in the employ of the Company or any other employment
rights.
13. NO FRACTIONAL SHARES
No fractional shares of Company Stock shall be issued or delivered
pursuant to the Plan or any Option. The Committee shall determine whether cash,
other awards or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of such
fractional shares or whether such fractional shares or any rights thereto shall
be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.
14. REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE OF SHARES
No Company Stock shall be issued or transferred in connection with any
Option hereunder unless and until all legal requirements applicable to the
issuance or transfer of such Company Stock have been complied with to the
satisfaction of the Committee. The Committee shall have the right to condition
any Option granted to any Grantee hereunder on such Grantee's undertaking in
writing to comply with such restrictions on his or her subsequent disposition of
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such shares of Company Stock as the Committee shall deem necessary or advisable
as a result of any applicable law, regulation or official interpretation thereof
and certificates representing such shares may be legended to reflect any such
restrictions. Certificates representing shares of Company Stock issued under the
Plan will be subject to such stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as may
be applicable under such laws, regulations and interpretations, including any
requirement that a legend or legends be placed thereon.
15. HEADINGS
Section headings are for reference only. In the event of a conflict
between a title and the content of a Section, the content of the Section shall
control.
16. EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE PLAN.
This Plan was effective as of January 1, 1995. The amendment and
restatement of the Plan is effective as of October 1, 1996.
17. MISCELLANEOUS
(a) OPTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS AND OTHERWISE.
Nothing contained in this Plan shall be construed to (i) limit the right of the
Committee to grant Options under this Plan in connection with the acquisition,
by purchase, lease, merger, consolidation or otherwise, of the business or
assets of any corporation, firm or association, including options granted to
employees thereof who become Employees of the Company, or for other proper
corporate purpose, or (ii) limit the right of the Company to grant stock options
or make other awards outside of this Plan. Without limiting the foregoing, the
Committee may grant Options to an employee of another corporation who becomes an
Employee by reason of a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or
property, reorganization or liquidation involving the Company or any of its
subsidiaries in substitution for a stock option or restricted stock grant made
by such corporation. The Committee shall prescribe the provisions of the
substitute Options.
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH LAW. The Plan, the grant and exercise of Options,
and the obligations of the Company to issue or transfer shares of Company Stock
under Options shall be subject to all applicable laws and to approvals by any
governmental or regulatory agency as may be required. The Committee may revoke
any Grant if it is contrary to law or modify a Grant to bring it into compliance
with any valid and mandatory government regulation. The Committee may also adopt
rules regarding the withholding of taxes on payments to Grantees. The Committee
may, in its sole discretion, agree to limit its authority under this Section.
(c) OWNERSHIP OF STOCK. A Grantee or Successor Grantee shall have no
rights as a shareholder with respect to any shares of Company Stock covered by
an Option until the shares are issued or transferred to the Grantee or Successor
Grantee on the stock transfer records of the Company.
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(d) GOVERNING LAW. The validity, construction, interpretation and
effect of the Plan and Grant Instruments issued under the Plan shall exclusively
be governed by and determined in accordance with the law of the State of
Delaware.
