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EXHIBIT 3.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS
OF
GENEVA STEEL HOLDINGS CORP.
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ARTICLE I
OFFICES AND RECORDS
Section 1.01 Delaware Office. The principal office of the
Corporation in the State of Delaware shall be located in the City of Wilmington,
County of New Castle, and its registered agent is The Corporation Trust Company.
Section 1.02 Other Offices. The Corporation may have such other
offices, either within or without the State of Delaware, as the Board of
Directors may designate or as the business of the Corporation may from time to
time require.
Section 1.03 Books and Records. The books and records of the
Corporation may be kept outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as
may from time to time be designated by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE II
STOCKHOLDERS
Section 2.01 Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Corporation shall be held on such date and at such place and time as may
be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors.
Section 2.02 Special Meeting. Subject to the rights of the holders
of any series of stock having a preference over the Common Stock of the
Corporation as to dividends or upon liquidation ("Preferred Stock") with respect
to such series of Preferred Stock, special meetings of the stockholders may be
called only by the Chairman of the Board, the President or by the Board of
Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of
directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies (the
"Whole Board").
Section 2.03 Place of Meeting. The Board of Directors or the
Chairman of the Board, as the case may be, may designate the place of meeting
for any annual meeting or for any special meeting of the stockholders called by
the Board of Directors or the Chairman of the Board. If no designation is so
made, the place of meeting shall be the principal office of the Corporation.
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Section 2.04 Notice of Meeting. Written or printed notice, stating
the place, day and hour of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the
meeting is called, shall be delivered by the Corporation not less than ten (10)
days nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting, either
personally or by mail, to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such
meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited
in the United States mail with postage thereon prepaid, addressed to the
stockholder at his address as it appears on the stock transfer books of the
Corporation. Such further notice shall be given as may be required by law. Only
such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall
have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation's notice of
meeting. Meetings may be held without notice if all stockholders entitled to
vote are present, or if notice is waived by those not present in accordance with
Section 6.04 of these By-Laws. Any previously scheduled meeting of the
stockholders may be postponed, and (unless the Certificate of Incorporation
otherwise provides) any special meeting of the stockholders may be cancelled, by
resolution of the Board of Directors upon public notice given prior to the date
previously scheduled for such meeting of stockholders.
Section 2.05 Quorum and Adjournment. Except as otherwise provided
by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election
of directors, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a
meeting of stockholders, except that when specified business is to be voted on
by a class or series of stock voting as a class, the holders of a majority of
the shares of such class or series shall constitute a quorum of such class or
series for the transaction of such business. The chairman of the meeting or a
majority of the shares so represented may adjourn the meeting from time to time,
whether or not there is such a quorum. No notice of the time and place of
adjourned meetings need be given except as required by law. The stockholders
present at a duly called meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to
transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough
stockholders to leave less than a quorum.
Section 2.06 Proxies. At all meetings of stockholders, a
stockholder may vote by proxy executed in writing (or in such manner prescribed
by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware) by the stockholder, or
by his duly authorized attorney in fact.
Section 2.07 Notice of Stockholder Business and Nominations.
(a) Annual Meetings of Stockholders.
(i) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of
Directors of the Corporation and the proposal of business to be considered by
the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders (a) pursuant
to the Corporation's notice of meeting, (b) by or at the direction of the Board
of Directors or (c) by any stockholder of the Corporation who was a stockholder
of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in this By-Law, who is
entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set
forth in this By-Law. (ii) For nominations or other business to be properly
brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause c) of
paragraph A)(1) of this By-Law, the stockholder must have given timely notice
thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation and such other business
must otherwise be a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a
stockholder's notice
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shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the
Corporation not later than the close of business on the 60th day nor earlier
than the close of business on the 90th day prior to the first anniversary of the
preceding year's annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the
date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days
after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so
delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 90th day prior to such
annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 60th
day prior to such annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which
public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the
Corporation. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment of an
annual meeting commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder's
notice as described above. Such stockholder's notice shall set forth (a) as to
each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection
as a director all information relating to such person that is required to be
disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors in an election
contest, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and Rule
14a-11 thereunder (including such person's written consent to being named in the
proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected); (b) as to
any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a
brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the
reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in
such business of such stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose
behalf the proposal is made; and (c) as to the stockholder giving the notice and
the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made
(i) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the
Corporation's books, and of such beneficial owner and (ii) the class and number
of shares of the Corporation which are owned beneficially and of record by such
stockholder and such beneficial owner.
(iii) Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of
paragraph (A)(2) of this By-Law to the contrary, in the event that the number of
directors to be elected to the Board of Directors of the Corporation is
increased and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming all of
the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board of
Directors at least seventy (70) days prior to the first anniversary of the
preceding year's annual meeting, a stockholder's notice required by this By-Law
shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new
positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at
the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of
business on the 10th day following the day on which such public announcement is
first made by the Corporation.
(b) Special Meetings of Stockholders. Only such business shall be
conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before
the meeting pursuant to the Corporation's notice of meeting. Nominations of
persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting
of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the
Corporation's notice of meeting (a) by or at the direction of the Board of
Directors or (b) provided that the Board of Directors has determined that
directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the
Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice
provided for in this By-Law, who shall be entitled to vote at the meeting and
who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this By-Law. In the event
the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of
electing one or more directors to the
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Board of Directors, any such stockholder may nominate a person or persons (as
the case may be), for election to such position(s) as specified in the
Corporation's notice of meeting, if the stockholder's notice required by
paragraph (A)(2) of this By-Law shall be delivered to the Secretary at the
principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of
business on the 90th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the
close of business on the later of the 60th day prior to such special meeting or
the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the
date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of
Directors to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall the public
announcement of an adjournment of a special meeting commence a new time period
for the giving of a stockholder's notice as described above.
(c) General.
(i) Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with
the procedures set forth in this By-Law shall be eligible to serve as directors
and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall
have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth
in this By-Law. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of
Incorporation or these By-Laws, the chairman of the meeting shall have the power
and duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be
brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in
accordance with the procedures set forth in this By-Law and, if any proposed
nomination or business is not in compliance with this By-Law, to declare that
such defective proposal or nomination shall be disregarded. (ii) For purposes of
this By-Law, "public announcement" shall mean disclosure in a press release
reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national
news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Sections 13, 14 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act.
(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
By-Law, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the
matters set forth in this By-Law. Nothing in this By-Law shall be deemed to
affect any rights (i) of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the
Corporation's proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or
(ii) of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors under
specified circumstances.
Section 2.08 Procedure for Election of Directors; Required Vote.
Election of directors at all meetings of the stockholders at which directors are
to be elected shall be by ballot, and, subject to the rights of the holders of
any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors under specified circumstances,
a plurality of the votes cast thereat shall elect directors. Except as otherwise
provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these By-Laws, in all
matters other than the election of directors, the affirmative vote of a majority
of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and
entitled to vote on the matter shall be the act of the stockholders.
Section 2.09 Inspectors of Elections; Opening and Closing the
Polls. The Board of Directors by resolution shall appoint one or more
inspectors, which inspector or inspectors may include individuals who serve the
Corporation in other capacities, including, without limitation, as officers,
employees, agents or representatives, to act at the meetings of
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stockholders and make a written report thereof. One or more persons may be
designated as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If
no inspector or alternate has been appointed to act or is able to act at a
meeting of stockholders, the chairman of the meeting shall appoint one or more
inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before discharging his or her
duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of
inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her
ability. The inspectors shall have the duties prescribed by law. The chairman of
the meeting shall fix and announce at the meeting the date and time of the
opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders
will vote at a meeting.
ARTICLE III
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 3.01 General Powers. The business and affairs of the
Corporation shall be managed under the direction of the Board of Directors,
except as may be otherwise required by law or by the Certificate of
Incorporation. In addition to the powers and authorities by these By-Laws
expressly conferred upon them, the Board of Directors may exercise all such
powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by
statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-Laws required to
be exercised or done by the stockholders.
Section 3.02 Number, Tenure and Qualifications. The number of
directors of the Corporation and the number of directors in each class of
directors shall be fixed only pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of
the Whole Board. If the holders of any class or classes of stock or series
thereof are entitled by the Certificate of Incorporation to elect one or more
directors, the preceding sentence shall not apply to such directors, and the
number of such directors shall be as provided in the terms of such stock. Each
director shall hold office until the next election of the class or category for
which such director shall have been chosen, and until his or her successor is
elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal.
Section 3.03 Regular Meetings. A regular meeting of the Board of
Directors shall be held without other notice than this By-Law immediately after,
and at the same place as, the Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Board of
Directors may, by resolution, provide the time and place for the holding of
additional regular meetings without other notice than such resolution.
Section 3.04 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of
Directors shall be called at the request of the Chairman of the Board, the
President or a majority of the Board of Directors then in office. The person or
persons authorized to call special meetings of the Board of Directors may fix
the place and time of the meetings.
Section 3.05 Notice. Notice of any special meeting of directors
shall be given to each director at his business or residence in writing by hand
delivery, first-class or overnight mail or courier service, telegram or
facsimile transmission, or orally by telephone. If mailed by first-class mail,
such notice shall be deemed adequately delivered when deposited in the United
States mails so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid, at least five (5) days
before such
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meeting. If by telegram, overnight mail or courier service, such notice shall be
deemed adequately delivered when the telegram is delivered to the telegraph
company or the notice is delivered to the overnight mail or courier service
company at least twenty-four (24) hours before such meeting. If by facsimile
transmission, such notice shall be deemed adequately delivered when the notice
is transmitted at least twelve (12) hours before such meeting. If by telephone
or by hand delivery, the notice shall be given at least twelve (12) hours prior
to the time set for the meeting. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor
the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors need be
specified in the notice of such meeting, except for amendments to these By-Laws,
as provided under Section 8.01. A meeting may be held at any time without notice
if all the directors are present or if those not present waive notice of the
meeting in accordance with Section 6.04 of these By-Laws.
Section 3.06 Action by Consent of Board of Directors. Any action
required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of
any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board
of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and
the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board
of Directors or committee.
Section 3.07 Conference Telephone Meetings. Members of the Board of
Directors, or any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting of the Board
of Directors or such committee by means of conference telephone or similar
communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the
meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall
constitute presence in person at such meeting.
Section 3.08 Quorum. Subject to Section 3.09, a whole number of
directors equal to at least a majority of the Whole Board shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business, but if at any meeting of the Board of
Directors there shall be less than a quorum present, a majority of the directors
present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. The
act of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is
present shall be the act of the Board of Directors. The directors present at a
duly organized meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment,
notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough directors to leave less than a quorum.
Section 3.09 Vacancies. Subject to applicable law and the rights of
the holders of any series of Preferred Stock with respect to such series of
Preferred Stock, and unless the Board of Directors otherwise determines,
vacancies resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification,
removal from office or other cause, and newly created directorships resulting
from any increase in the authorized number of directors, may be filled only by
the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors, though less than
a quorum of the Board of Directors, and directors so chosen shall hold office
for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders at which the term of
office of the class to which they have been elected expires and until such
director's successor shall have been duly elected and qualified. No decrease in
the number of authorized directors constituting the Whole Board shall shorten
the term of any incumbent director. If there are no directors in office, then an
election of directors may be held in the manner provided by statute.
Section 3.10 Executive and Other Committees.
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(a) Committees. The Board of Directors may in its discretion
designate one or more committees. Each committee shall consist of one or more of
the directors of the Corporation. Such committee or committees shall have duties
and powers not inconsistent with the laws of the State of Delaware, the
Certificate of Incorporation, these By-Laws, and the respective resolution or
resolutions of the Board of Directors.
(b) Operation of Committees. A majority of any committee may
determine its action and fix the time and place of its meetings, unless the
Board shall provide otherwise. Notice of such meetings shall be given to each
member of the committee in the manner provided for in Section 3.05 of these
By-laws. The Board shall have power at any time to fill vacancies in, to change
the membership of, or to dissolve any such committee.
Section 3.11 Compensation. Unless otherwise restricted by the
Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, the Board of Directors shall have
the authority to fix the compensation of directors. 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 Removal. No director may be removed except as provided
in the Certificate of Incorporation.
Section 3.13 Records. The Board of Directors shall cause to be kept
a record containing the minutes of the proceedings of the meetings of the Board
and of the stockholders, appropriate stock books and registers and such books of
records and accounts as may be necessary for the proper conduct of the business
of the Corporation.
ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS
Section 4.01 Elected Officers. The elected officers of the
Corporation shall be a Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer,
President, Secretary, Treasurer, and such other officers (including, without
limitation, a Chief Financial Officer) as the Board of Directors from time to
time may deem proper. The Chairman of the Board shall be chosen from among the
directors. All officers elected by the Board of Directors shall each have such
powers and duties as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to
the specific provisions of this Article IV. Such officers shall also have such
powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred by the Board of
Directors or by any committee thereof. The Board of Directors or any committee
thereof may from time to time elect, or the Chairman of the Board or Chief
Executive Officer may appoint, such other officers (including one or more
Assistant Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers, and
Assistant Controllers) and such agents, as may be necessary or desirable for the
conduct of the business of the Corporation. Such other officers and agents shall
have such duties and shall hold their offices for such terms as shall be
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in these By-Laws or as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or such
committee or by the Chief Executive Officer, as the case may be.
Section 4.02 Election and Term of Office. The elected officers of
the Corporation shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at the
regular meeting of the Board of Directors held after the annual meeting of the
stockholders. If the election of officers shall not be held at such meeting,
such election shall be held as soon thereafter as convenient. Each officer shall
hold office until his successor shall have been duly elected and shall have
qualified or until his death or until he shall resign, but any officer may be
removed from office at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
Whole Board. Such removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights,
if any, of the person so removed.
Section 4.03 Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board shall
preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors.
Section 4.04 Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer
shall be responsible for the general management of the affairs of the
Corporation and shall perform all duties incidental to his office which may be
required by law and all such other duties as are properly required of him by the
Board of Directors. He shall make reports to the Board of Directors and the
stockholders, and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of
Directors and of any committee thereof are carried into effect. The Chief
Executive Officer may also serve as Chairman of the Board, if so elected by the
Board of Directors.
Section 4.05 President. The President shall act in a general
executive capacity and shall assist in the administration and operation of the
Corporation's business and general supervision of its policies and affairs. The
Chief Executive Officer may also serve as President, if so elected by the Board
of Directors.
Section 4.06 Vice-Presidents. Each Vice President shall have such
powers and shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to him by the Board of
Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 4.07 Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer
(if any) shall be a Vice President and act in an executive financial capacity.
He shall assist the Chief Executive Officer and the President in the general
supervision of the Corporation's financial policies and affairs.
Section 4.08 Treasurer. The Treasurer shall exercise general
supervision over the receipt, custody and disbursement of corporate funds. The
Treasurer shall cause the funds of the Corporation to be deposited in such banks
as may be authorized by the Board of Directors, or in such banks as may be
designated as depositaries in the manner provided by resolution of the Board of
Directors. He shall have such further powers and duties and shall be subject to
such directions as may be granted or imposed upon him from time to time by the
Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President.
Section 4.09 Secretary. The Secretary shall keep or cause to be
kept in one or more books provided for that purpose, the minutes of all meetings
of the Board of Directors, the committees of the Board of Directors and the
stockholders; he shall see that all notices are duly
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given in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws and as required by law;
he shall be custodian of the records and the seal of the Corporation and affix
and attest the seal to all stock certificates of the Corporation (unless the
seal of the Corporation on such certificates shall be a facsimile, as
hereinafter provided) and affix and attest the seal to all other documents to be
executed on behalf of the Corporation under its seal; and he shall see that the
books, reports, statements, certificates and other documents and records
required by law to be kept and filed are properly kept and filed; and in
general, he shall perform all the duties incident to the office of Secretary and
such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board of
Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President.
Section 4.10 Removal. Any officer elected, or agent appointed, by
the Board of Directors may be removed by the affirmative vote of a majority of
the Whole Board whenever, in their judgment, the best interests of the
Corporation would be served thereby. Any officer or agent appointed by the Chief
Executive Officer may be removed by him whenever, in his judgment, the best
interests of the Corporation would be served thereby. No elected officer shall
have any contractual rights against the Corporation for compensation by virtue
of such election beyond the date of the election of his successor, his death,
his resignation or his removal, whichever event shall first occur, except as
otherwise provided in an employment contract or under an employee deferred
compensation plan or any other employee benefit plan.
Section 4.11 Vacancies. A newly created elected office and a
vacancy in any elected office because of death, resignation, or removal may be
filled by the Board of Directors for the unexpired portion of the term at any
meeting of the Board of Directors. Any vacancy in an office appointed by the
Chief Executive Officer because of death, resignation, or removal may be filled
by the Chief Executive Officer.
ARTICLE V
STOCK CERTIFICATES AND TRANSFERS
Section 5.01 Stock Certificates and Transfers. The interest of each
stockholder of the Corporation may be evidenced by certificates for shares of
stock in such form as the appropriate officers of the Corporation may from time
to time prescribe, provided that the Board of Directors may provide, by
resolution or resolutions, that some or all of any or all classes or series of
its stock shall be uncertificated shares. The shares of the stock of the
Corporation shall be transferred on the books of the Corporation by the holder
thereof in person or by his attorney, upon surrender for cancellation of
certificates for at least the same number of shares, with an assignment and
power of transfer endorsed thereon or attached thereto, duly executed, with such
proof of the authenticity of the signature as the Corporation or its agents may
reasonably require.
The certificates of stock shall be signed, countersigned and
registered in such manner as the Board of Directors may by resolution prescribe,
which resolution may permit all or any of the signatures on such certificates to
be in facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed
or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate has ceased to be
such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it
may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such
officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.
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Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of
uncertificated stock, the Corporation shall send to the registered owner thereof
a written notice containing the information required to be set forth or stated
on certificates pursuant to Sections 151, 156, 202(a) or 218(a) of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or a statement that the Corporation
will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers,
designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special
rights of each class of or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or
restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.
Section 5.02 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. No certificate
for shares of stock in the Corporation shall be issued in place of any
certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed or stolen, except on production
of such evidence of such loss, destruction or theft and on delivery to the
Corporation of a bond of indemnity in such amount, upon such terms and secured
by such surety, as the Board of Directors or any financial officer may in its or
his discretion require.
Section 5.03 Transfer of Stock. Upon surrender to the Corporation
or the transfer agent of the Corporation of a certificate for shares duly
endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignation or
authority to transfer, it shall be the duty of the Corporation to issue a new
certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and
record the transaction upon its books. Upon receipt of proper transfer
instructions from the registered owner of uncertificated shares, such
uncertificated shares shall be cancelled and issuance of new equivalent
uncertificated shares or certificated shares shall be made to the person
entitled thereto and the transaction should be recorded upon the books of the
Corporation.
Section 5.04 Fixing Record Date. In order that the Corporation may
determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of
stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to corporate
action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payments of any
dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to
exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or
for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in
advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than
ten (10) days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty (60) days
prior to any other action. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to
notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment
of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new
record date for the adjourned meeting.
Section 5.05 Registered Stockholders. The Corporation shall be
entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as
the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and to hold
liable for calls and assessments a person registered on its books as the owner
of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to
or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or
not it shall have express or other notice thereof, otherwise provided by the
laws of the State of Delaware.
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ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 6.01 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall
begin on the first day of January and end on the thirty-first day of December of
each year.
Section 6.02 Dividends. The Board of Directors may from time to
time declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares
in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by law and the
Certificate of Incorporation.
Section 6.03 Seal. The corporate seal shall have enscribed thereon
the name of the Corporation and the words "Corporate Seal, Delaware".
Section 6.04 Waiver of Notice. Whenever any notice is required to
be given to any stockholder or director of the Corporation under the provisions
of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or these By-Laws, a
waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such
notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed
equivalent to the giving of such notice. Neither the business to be transacted
at, nor the purpose of, any annual or special meeting of the stockholders or the
Board of Directors or committee thereof need be specified in any waiver of
notice of such meeting.
Section 6.05 Audits. The accounts, books and records of the
Corporation shall be audited upon the conclusion of each fiscal year by an
independent certified public accountant selected by the Board of Directors, and
it shall be the duty of the Board of Directors to cause such audit to be done
annually.
Section 6.06 Resignations. Any director or any officer, whether
elected or appointed, may resign at any time by giving written notice of such
resignation to the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the
President, or the Secretary, and such resignation shall be deemed to be
effective as of the close of business on the date said notice is received by the
Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or the
Secretary, or at such later time as is specified therein. No formal action shall
be required of the Board of Directors or the stockholders to make any such
resignation effective.
ARTICLE VII
CONTRACTS, PROXIES, ETC.
Section 7.01 Contracts. Except as otherwise required by law, the
Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, any contracts or other
instruments may be executed and delivered in the name and on the behalf of the
Corporation by such officer or officers of the Corporation as the Board of
Directors may from time to time direct. Such authority may be general or
confined to specific instances as the Board of Directors may determine. The
Chief Executive Officer, the President or any Vice President may execute bonds,
contracts, deeds, leases and other instruments to be made or executed for or on
behalf of the Corporation. Subject to any restrictions imposed by the Board of
Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, the
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President or any Vice President of the Corporation may delegate contractual
powers to others under his jurisdiction, it being understood, however, that any
such delegation of power shall not relieve such officer of responsibility with
respect to the exercise of such delegated power.
Section 7.02 Proxies. Unless otherwise provided by resolution
adopted by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or
any Vice President may from time to time appoint an attorney or attorneys or
agent or agents of the Corporation, in the name and on behalf of the
Corporation, to cast the votes which the Corporation may be entitled to cast as
the holder of stock or other securities in any other corporation, any of whose
stock or other securities may be held by the Corporation, at meetings of the
holders of the stock or other securities of such other corporation, or to
consent in writing, in the name of the Corporation as such holder, to any action
by such other corporation, and may instruct the person or persons so appointed
as to the manner of casting such votes or giving such consent, and may execute
or cause to be executed in the name and on behalf of the Corporation and under
its corporate seal or otherwise, all such written proxies or other instruments
as he may deem necessary or proper in the premises.
ARTICLE VIII
AMENDMENTS
Section 8.01 Amendments. These By-Laws may be amended, modified or
repealed, and new By-laws may be adopted, at any time by the Board of Directors.
Stockholders of the Corporation may adopt additional By-laws and amend, modify
or repeal any By-laws, whether or not adopted by them, but only in accordance
with Article VII of the Certificate of Incorporation.
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