SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 16, 1999
Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 001-11177 04-3128178
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
of Incorporation)
82 Cambridge St., Burlington, Massachusetts 01803
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
781-993-2300
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
Effective as of December 8, 1999, Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc.
(the "Company") has amended and restated its Bylaws, which are attached hereto
and incorporated herein in their entirety.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
3.1 Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective as of
December 8, 1999.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
PALOMAR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Date:December 16, 1999 By: /s/ Louis P. Valente
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Name: Louis P. Valente
Title: President and
Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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3.1 Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective
as of December 8, 1999.
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
BY-LAWS
OF
PALOMAR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(as of December 8, 1999)
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ARTICLE I
Offices
SECTION 1. Registered Office. The registered office of Palomar Medical
Technologies, Inc. (the "Corporation") in the State of Delaware, shall be 32
Loockerman Square, Suite L-100, Dover, Kent County, Delaware 19901. The
registered agent at such address is The Prentice Hall Corporation System, Inc.
SECTION 2. Other Offices. The Corporation may also have offices at such other
places either within or without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors
(the "Board") may from time to time determine.
ARTICLE II
Meetings of Stockholders
SECTION 1. Annual Meetings. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Corporation for the election of directors and for the transaction of such other
business as may properly come before the meeting shall be held at such hour,
date and place within or without the United States as the Board may determine.
If for any reason the annual meeting has not been held for a period of thirteen
(13) months after the Corporation's last annual meeting, a special meeting in
lieu of the annual meeting may be held, with all the force and effect of an
annual meeting, on such date and at such place and hour as shall be fixed by the
Board.
SECTION 2. Special Meetings. Except as otherwise required by law, a special
meeting of the stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called at any
time only by the Board pursuant to a resolution approved by the affirmative vote
of a majority of the directors then in office. Only those matters set forth in
the notice of the special meeting may be considered or acted upon at a special
meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, unless otherwise provided by law.
SECTION 3. Notice of Meetings; Adjournments. Except as otherwise expressly
required by these By-laws or by law, notice of each meeting of the stockholders
shall be given by the Secretary (the "Secretary") or Assistant Secretary of the
Corporation not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date
of the meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to notice of, or to vote
at, such meeting by delivering a typewritten or printed notice thereof to such
stockholder personally or by depositing such notice in the United States mail,
directed to such stockholder at such stockholder's address as it appears on the
stock records of the Corporation. Every such notice shall state the place, date
and hour of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or
purposes for which the meeting is called. Notice of any meeting of stockholders
need not be given to a stockholder if a written waiver of notice is signed
before or after such meeting by such stockholder or if such stockholder attends
such meeting, unless such attendance was for the express purpose of objecting at
the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the
meeting was not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be
transacted at, nor the purpose of, any meeting of stockholders need be specified
in any written waiver of notice.
The Board may postpone and reschedule any previously scheduled annual
meeting or special meeting of stockholders and any record date with respect
thereto, regardless of whether any notice or public disclosure with respect to
any such meeting has been sent or made pursuant to Section 10 of this Article I
of these By-laws or otherwise. In no event shall the public announcement of an
adjournment, postponement or rescheduling of any previously scheduled meeting of
stockholders commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder's notice
under Section 10 of this Article I of these By-laws.
When any meeting is convened, the chairman of the meeting may adjourn
the meeting if (a) no quorum is present for the transaction of business, (b) the
Board determines that adjournment is necessary or appropriate to enable the
stockholders to consider fully information which the Board determines has not
been made sufficiently or timely available to stockholders, or (c) the chairman
of the meeting determines that adjournment is otherwise in the best interests of
the Corporation. When any annual meeting or special meeting of stockholders is
adjourned to another hour, date or place, notice need not be given of the
adjourned meeting other than an announcement at the meeting at which the
adjournment is taken of the hour, date and place to which the meeting is
adjourned; provided, however, that if the adjournment is for more than 30 days,
or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned
meeting, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of
record entitled to vote thereat and each stockholder who, by law or under the
Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws, is entitled to such notice.
SECTION 4. Quorum and Manner of Acting. Except as otherwise expressly required
by law, if stockholders holding of record one-third of the shares of stock of
the Corporation issued, outstanding and entitled to be voted at the particular
meeting shall be present in person or by proxy, a quorum for the transaction of
business at any meeting of the stockholders shall exist. In the absence of a
quorum at any such meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof, a
majority in voting interest of those present in person or by proxy and entitled
to vote thereat may adjourn such meeting from time to time until stockholder
holding the amount of stock requisite for a quorum shall be present in person or
by proxy. At any such adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present any
business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as
originally called. The stockholders present at a duly constituted meeting may
continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal
of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum.
SECTION 5. Organization of Meetings. At each meeting of the stockholders, one
of the following shall act as chairman of the meeting and preside thereat and
shall have the power, among other things, to adjourn such meeting at any time
and from time to time, subject to Sections 3 and 4 of this Article I, in the
following order of precedence:
(a) the President;
(b) any other officer of the Corporation designated by the Board.
The Secretary or, if the secretary shall be absent from or presiding over the
meeting in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5, the person whom the
chairman of the meeting shall appoint, shall act as secretary of the meeting and
keep the minutes thereof.
SECTION 6. Order of Business. The order of business at each meeting of the
stockholders shall be determined by the chairman of the meeting.
SECTION 7. Voting and Proxies. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate
of Incorporation, each stockholder shall, at each meeting of the stockholders,
be entitled to one vote in person or by proxy for each share of stock of the
Corporation which has voting power on the matter in question held by such
stockholder and registered in such stockholder's name on the stock record of the
Corporation:
(a) on the date fixed pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 of Article VI of
these By-laws as the record date for the determination of stockholders who shall
be entitled to-receive notice of and to vote at such meeting; or
(b) if no record date shall have been so fixed, then at the close of business
on the day next preceding the day on which notice of the meeting shall be given
or, if notice of the meeting shall be waived, at the close of business on the
day next preceding the day on which the meeting shall be held.
Any vote of stock of the Corporation may be held at any meeting of the
stockholders by the person entitled to vote the same in person or by written
proxy, but no proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its
date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. Proxies shall be filed with
the Secretary of the meeting before being voted. Except as otherwise limited
therein or as otherwise provided by law, proxies shall entitle the persons
authorized thereby to vote at any adjournment of such meeting, but they shall
not be valid after final adjournment of such meeting. A proxy with respect to
stock held in the name of two or more persons shall be valid if executed by or
on behalf of any one of them unless at or prior to the exercise of the proxy the
Corporation receives a specific written notice to the contrary from any one of
them.
When a quorum is present at any meeting, any matter before any meeting
of stockholders shall be decided by a majority of the votes properly cast on
such matter other than an election to office, except where a larger vote is
required by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-laws. Any
election of directors by stockholders shall be determined by a plurality of the
votes properly cast on the election of directors, except where a larger vote is
required by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-laws.
SECTION 8. Consent in Lieu of Meeting. Any action required to be taken or any
other action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of
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, provided that
prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less
than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not
consented in writing.
SECTION 9. Inspectors. Either the board or, in the absence of a designation of
inspectors by the Board, the chairman of the meeting may, in the discretion of
the Board or the chairman, appoint one or more inspectors, who need not be
stockholders, who shall receive and take charge of ballots and proxies and
decide all questions relating to the qualification of those asserting the right
to vote and the validity of ballots and proxies. In the event of the failure or
refusal to serve of any inspector designated by the Board, the chairman of the
meeting shall appoint an inspector to act in place of each such inspector
designated by the Board.
SECTION 10. Notice of Stockholder Business and Nomination at a Meeting of the
Stockholders.
(a) Annual Meetings of Stockholders.
(i) Nominations of persons for election to the Board 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 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 complied with
the notice procedures set forth in this By-law.
(ii) For nominations or other business to be properly brought
before an annual meeting of stockholders 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 be a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely,
a stockholder's notice shall be delivered to the Secretary at
the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later
than the close of business on the 90th day nor earlier than
the close of business on the 120th day prior to the first
anniversary of the preceding year's annual meeting of
stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that the
date of the annual meeting of stockholders 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 120th day prior
to such annual meeting and not later than the close of
business on the later of the 90th 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. In no
event shall the public announcement of an adjournment of an
annual meeting of stockholders 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 the
Corporation is increased and there is no public announcement
naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size
of the increased Board made by the Corporation at least 100
days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year's
annual meeting of stockholders, 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 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 or (b) 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 Board, 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 120th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the
close of business on the later of the 90th 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 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 for
election as and 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. If the Board or a
designated committee thereof determines that any stockholder
proposal or nomination was not made in a timely fashion in
accordance with the provisions of this By-law or that the
information provided in a stockholder's notice does not
satisfy the information requirements of this By-law in any
material respect, such proposal or nomination shall not be
presented for action at the annual meeting of stockholders in
question. If neither the Board nor such committee makes a
determination as to the validity of any stockholder proposal
or nomination in the manner set forth above, the chairman of
the meeting of the annual meeting of the stockholders shall
determine whether the stockholder proposal or nomination was
made in accordance with the terms of this By-law. If the
chairman of the meeting determines that any stockholder
proposal or nomination was not made in a timely fashion in
accordance with the provisions of this By-law or that the
information provided in a stockholder's notice does not
satisfy the information requirements of this By-law in any
material respect, such proposal or nomination shall not be
presented for action at the annual meeting in question. If the
Board, a designated committee thereof or the chairman of the
meeting determines that a stockholder proposal or nomination
was made in accordance with the requirements of this By-law,
the chairman of the meeting shall so declare at the annual
meeting of the stockholders and ballots shall be provided for
use at the meeting with respect to such proposal or
nomination.
(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 (including, without
limitation, a Form 8-K) pursuant to Section 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 of
stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the
Corporation's proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the
Exchange Act.
ARTICLE III
Board of Directors
SECTION 1. General Powers. The property, business, affairs and policies of the
Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board.
SECTION 2. Number and Term of Office. The number of directors of the
Corporation shall be fixed solely by resolution duly adopted from time to time
by the Board. No director need be a stockholder of the Corporation. Each of the
directors of the Corporation shall hold office until the annual meeting after
such director's election and until such director's successor shall be elected
and shall qualify or until such director's earlier death or resignation or
removal in the manner hereinafter provided.
SECTION 3. Meetings.
(a) Annual Meetings. The annual meeting of the Board, for the purpose of
organization, the elections of officers and the transaction of other business,
shall be held at the place of and immediately following final adjournment of the
annual meeting of stockholders or the special meeting in lieu thereof.
(b) Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board or any committee
thereof shall be held as the board or such committee shall from time to time
determine.
(c) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board may be called by the
President or by a majority of the directors then in office.
(d) Notice of Meetings. No notice of annual or regular meetings of the
Board or of any committee thereof or of any adjourned meeting thereof need be
given. The Secretary, or in case of the death, absence, incapacity or refusal of
such person, the President or such other officer designated by the Board, shall
give prior notice to each director of the date, time and place of each special
meeting of the Board or adjournment thereof. Such notice shall be given to each
director in person, by telephone, or by facsimile, telex, telecopy, telegram, or
other written form of electronic communication, sent to his or her usual
business or home address, at least 24 hours in advance of the special meeting,
or by written notice mailed to his or her usual business or home address, at
least 48 hours in advance of the special meeting. Such notice shall be deemed to
be delivered when hand delivered to such address, read to such director by
telephone, deposited in the mail so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid if
mailed, dispatched or transmitted if faxed, telexed or telecopied, or when
delivered to the telegraph company if sent by telegram.
When any Board meeting, either regular or special, is adjourned for 30
days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of
an original meeting. It shall not be necessary to give any notice of the hour,
date or place of any meeting adjourned for less than 30 days or of the business
to be transacted thereat, other than an announcement at the meeting at which
such adjournment is taken of the hour, date and place to which the meeting is
adjourned.
A written waiver of notice signed before or after a meeting by a
director and filed with the records of the meeting shall be deemed to be
equivalent to notice of the meeting. The attendance of a director at a meeting
shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a director
attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the
meeting to the transaction of any business because such meeting is not lawfully
called or convened. Except as otherwise required by law, by the Certificate of
Incorporation or by these By-laws, neither the business to be transacted at, nor
the purpose of, any meeting of the Board or any committee thereof need be
specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting.
(e) Time and Place of Meeting. Regular meetings of the Board or any
committee thereof shall be held at such times and place or places within or
outside of the United States as the Board or such committee may from time to
time determine. Special meetings of the Board or any committee thereof shall be
held at such times and places as the callers thereof may determine.
(f) Quorum and Manner of Acting. Except as otherwise expressly required
by these By-laws or by law, a majority of the directors then in office and a
majority of the members of any committee shall be present in person at any
meeting thereof in order to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business
at such meeting, and the vote of a majority of the directors present at any such
meeting at which a quorum is present shall be necessary for the passage of any
resolution or for an act to be the act of the Board or such committee. In the
absence of a quorum, a majority of the directors present thereat may adjourn
such meeting either finally or from time to time to another time and place until
a quorum shall be present thereat, and the meeting may be held as adjourned
without further notice, except as provided in Section 3(d) of this Article III.
Any business which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally
noticed may be transacted at such adjourned meeting at which a quorum is
present.
(g) Organization of Meetings. At each meeting of the Board, one of the
following shall act as chairman of the meeting and preside thereat, in the
following order of precedence:
(i) the President;
(ii) any director chosen by a majority of the directors present
thereat.
The Secretary or, in case of the Secretary's absence, the person whom the
chairman of the meeting shall appoint, shall act as secretary of such meeting
and keep the minutes thereof. The order of business at each meeting of the Board
shall be determined by the chairman of such meeting.
(h) Consent in Lieu of Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be
taken at any meeting of the Board or any committee thereof may be taken without
a meeting if all members of the Board or committee, as the case may be, consent
thereto in a writing or writings and such writing or writings are filed with the
minutes or the proceedings of the Board or committee. Such consents shall be
treated for all purposes as a vote at a meeting.
(i) Action by Communications Equipment. The directors may participate in
a meeting of the Board or any committee thereof 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 shall constitute
presence in person at such meeting.
SECTION 4. Compensation. Each director, in consideration of serving as such,
may receive from the Corporation such amount per annum and such fees and
expenses incurred for attendance at meetings of the Board or of any committee,
or both, as the Board may from time to time determine. Nothing contained in this
Section shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the Corporation
in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.
SECTION 5. Resignation, Removal and Vacancies. Any director may resign at any
time by giving written notice of such resignation to the President or the
Secretary.
Any such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein
or, if not specified therein, upon receipt. Unless otherwise specified in the
resignation, its acceptances shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any or
all of the directors may be removed at any time for cause or without cause at a
meeting of stockholders by vote of a majority of shares then entitled to vote at
an election of directors. Any director also may be removed as a director at any
time for cause by vote of a majority of the directors then in office.
If the office of any director becomes vacant at any time by reason of
death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or
otherwise, or if any new directorship is created by any increase in the
authorized number of directors, a majority of the directors then in office,
though less than a quorum, or the sole remaining director, may choose a
successor or fill the newly created directorship and the director so chosen
shall hold office, subject to the provisions of these By-laws, until the next
annual election of directors and until his successor shall be duly elected and
shall qualify or until his earlier resignation or removal. In the event that a
vacancy arising as aforesaid shall not have been filled by the Board, such
vacancy may be filled by the stockholders at any meeting thereof after such
office becomes vacant. If one or more directors shall resign from the Board,
effective at a future date, a majority of the directors then in office,
including those who have so prospectively resigned, shall have the power to fill
such vacancy or vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect when such resignation
or resignations shall become effective, and each director so chosen shall hold
office as herein provided in the filling of other vacancies. In the event of a
vacancy in the Board, the remaining directors, except as otherwise provided by
law, may exercise the powers of the full Board until the vacancy is filled.
SECTION 6. Committees. The directors may, by vote of a majority of the
directors then in office, appoint from their number one or more committees and
delegate to such committees some or all of their powers to the extent permitted
by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws. Except as the Board
may otherwise determine, any such committee may, by majority vote of the entire
committee, make rules for the conduct of its business. The directors shall have
the power at any time to fill vacancies in any such committee, to change its
membership or to discharge the committee. All members of such committees shall
hold such offices at the pleasure of the Board. Any committee to which the Board
delegates any of its powers or duties shall keep records of its meetings and
shall report its action to the Board.
SECTION 7. Advisory Council. The directors may, by vote of a majority of the
directors then in office, establish an advisory council to the Board of
Directors. The advisory council shall have no duties, but may provide the Board
with advice relating to the business of the Corporation. The members of this
council, in their capacity as advisory council members, shall not be entitled to
vote at any annual, regular, or special meetings of the Board and shall attend
such meetings only at the discretion of the Board of Directors. The directors
shall have the power at any time to fill vacancies in any such council, to
change its membership or to discharge the council. No member of the advisory
council as a result of such capacity shall be deemed to be an officer or a
member of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE IV
Officers
SECTION 1. Election and Appointment and Term of Office. The officers of the
Corporation shall be a President, such number, if any, of Vice Presidents
(including any Executive or Senior Vice Presidents) as the Board may from time
to time determine, a Secretary and a Treasurer. Each such officer shall be
elected by the Board at its annual meeting and hold office for such term as may
be prescribed by the Board. Two or more offices may be held by the same person.
The Board may elect or appoint (and may authorize the President to
appoint) such other officers (including one or more Assistant Secretaries and
Assistant Treasurers) as it deems necessary who shall have such authority and
shall perform such duties as the Board or the President may from time to time
prescribe.
If additional officers are elected or appointed during the year, each
shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the Board at which officers
are regularly elected or appointed and until such officer's successor is elected
or appointed and qualified or until such officer's earlier death or resignation
or removal in the manner hereinafter provided.
SECTION 2. Duties and Functions.
(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the
Corporation and shall have general direction and supervision over the business
and affairs of the Corporation, subject to the directions and limitations
imposed by the Board and these By-laws, and shall see that all orders and
resolutions of the Board are carried into effect. The President shall, if
present, preside at all meetings of stockholders and of the Board and shall also
perform such other duties and have such other powers as are prescribed by these
By-laws or as may be from time to time prescribed by the Board, or these
By-laws.
(b) Vice Presidents. Each Vice President shall have such powers and
duties as shall be prescribed by the Board.
(c) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend and keep the records of all
meetings of the stockholders, the Board and all other committees, if any, in one
or more books kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall give or cause to be
given due notice of all meetings in accordance with these By-laws and as
required by law. The Secretary shall notify the several officers of the
Corporation of all action taken by the Board concerning matters relating to
their duties and shall transmit to the appropriate officers copies of all
contracts and resolutions approved by the Board. The Secretary shall be
custodian of the seal of the Corporation and of all contracts, deeds, documents
and other corporate papers, records (except financial and accounting records)
and indicia of title to properties owned by the Corporation as shall not be
committed to the custody of another officer by the Board or by the President.
The Secretary shall affix or cause to be affixed the seal of the Corporation to
instruments requiring the same when the same have been signed on behalf of the
Corporation by a duly authorized officer. The Secretary shall perform all duties
and have all powers incident to the office of Secretary and shall perform such
other duties as shall be assigned by the Board or the President. The Secretary
may be assisted by one or more Assistant Secretaries, who shall, in the absence
or disability of the Secretary, perform the duties and exercise the powers of
the Secretary.
(d) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have charge and custody of the
corporate funds and other valuable effects, including securities. The Treasurer
shall keep true and full accounts of all assets, liabilities, receipts and
disbursements and other transactions of the Corporation and shall cause regular
audits of the books and records of the Corporation to be made. The Treasurer
shall perform all duties and have all powers incident to the office of Treasurer
and shall perform such other duties as shall be assigned by the Board or the
President. The Treasurer may be assisted by one or more Assistant Treasurers,
who shall, in the absence or disability of the Treasurer, perform the duties or
exercise the powers of the Treasurer.
SECTION 3. Resignation, Removal and Vacancies. Any officer may resign at any
time by giving written notice of such resignation to the President or the
Secretary of the Corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time
specified therein or, if not specified therein, when accepted by action of the
Board.
Except as otherwise provided by law, any officer, agent or employee may
be removed, with or without cause, at any time by the Board or by the officer
who made such appointment.
A vacancy in any office may be filled for the unexpired portion of the
term in the same manner as provided in these By-laws for election or appointment
to such office.
ARTICLE V
Execution and Delivery of Documents;
Deposits; Proxies, Books and Records
SECTION 1. Execution and Delivery of Documents; Delegation. The Board shall
designate the officers, employees and agents of the Corporation who shall have
power to execute and deliver deeds, contracts, mortgages, bonds, debentures,
checks, drafts and other orders for the payment of money and other documents for
and in the name of the Corporation and may authorize such officers, employees
and agents to delegate such power (including authority to redelegate) by written
instrument to other officers, employees or agents of the Corporation.
SECTION 2. Deposits. All funds of the corporation not otherwise employed shall
be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation or otherwise as
the Board or the President or any other officer, employee or agent of the
Corporation to whom power in that respect shall have been delegated by the Board
or these By-laws shall select.
SECTION 3. Books and Records. The books and records of the Corporation may be
kept at such places within or without the State of Delaware as the Board may
from time to time determine.
ARTICLE VI
Certificates; Stock Record; Transfer and Registration;
New Certificates; Record Date; etc.
SECTION 1. Certificates for Stock. Every owner of stock of the Corporation
shall be entitled to have a certificate certifying the number of shares owned by
such stockholder in the Corporation and designating the class of stock to which
such shares belong, which shall otherwise be in such form as the Board shall
prescribe. Each such certificate shall be signed by the President or a Vice
President and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary of the Corporation. Any of or all such signatures may be
facsimiles. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or
whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased
to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is
issued, it may nevertheless be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as
if such person were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of
issue. Every certificate surrendered to the Corporation for exchange or transfer
shall be canceled and a new certificate or certificates shall not be issued in
exchange for any existing certificate until such existing certificate shall have
been so canceled, except in cases provided for in Section 4 of this Article.
SECTION 2. Stock Record. A stock record in one or more counterparts shall be
kept of the name of the person, firm or corporation owning the stock represented
by each certificate for stock of the Corporation issued, the number of shares
represented by each such certificate, the date thereof and, in the case of
cancellation, the date of cancellation.
SECTION 3. Transfer and Registration of Stock.
(a) Transfer. The transfer of stock and certificates of stock which
represent the stock of the Corporation shall be governed by Article 8 of the
Uniform Commercial Code, as adopted I the State of Delaware and as amended from
time to time.
(b) Registration. Registration of transfer of shares of the Corporation
shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by the registered holder
thereof, or by such holder's attorney thereunto authorized by power of attorney
duly executed and filed with the Secretary, and on the surrender of the
certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed or accompanied by
a stock power duly executed, with any necessary transfer stamps affixed and with
such proof of authenticity of signatures and such proof of authority to make the
transfer as may be required by the Corporation or its transfer agent.
SECTION 4. New Certificates.
(a) Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. The Board may direct a new
share certificate or certificates to be issued by the Corporation for any
certificate or certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen, mutilated or
destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming
the certificate to be lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed. When authorizing
such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the Board may, in its
discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the
owner of such lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed certificate or certificates,
or such owner's legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond in such sum
and in such form as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be
made against the Corporation with respect tot he certificate alleged to have
been lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed.
SECTION 5. Regulations. The Board may make such rules and regulations as it
may deem expedient, not inconsistent with these By-laws, concerning the issue,
transfer and registration of certificates for stock of the Corporation.
SECTION 6. Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record. 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
payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or
entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange
of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board may fix, in
advance, a record date, which shall not be more than 60 or less than 10 days
before the date of such meeting, nor more than 60 days prior to any other
action. A determination of stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a
meeting of the stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting;
provided, however, that the Board may fix a new record date for the adjourned
meeting.
ARTICLE VII
Seal
The Board shall have the power to adopt and alter the seal of the
Corporation.
ARTICLE VIII
Indemnification
SECTION 1. Actions, Etc. Other Than by or in the Right of the Corporation. The
Corporation shall, to the full extent legally permissible, indemnify any person
who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, including a grand jury proceeding, and all
appeals (but excluding any such action, suit or proceeding by or in the right of
the Corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director,
executive officer (as hereinafter defined) or advisory council member of the
Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a
director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses
(including attorneys' fees) , judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action,
suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such
person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe the conduct in question was unlawful, The
termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement,
conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of
itself, create a presumption that such person did not act in good faith and in a
manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, that such person had reasonable cause to believe that the conduct in
question was unlawful. As used in this Article VIII, an "executive officer" of
the Corporation is the president, treasurer, a vice president given the title of
executive vice president, or any officer designated as such pursuant to vote of
the Board.
SECTION 2. Actions, Etc., by or in the Right of the Corporation. The
Corporation shall, to the full extent legally permissible, indemnify any person
who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened,
pending or completed action or suit, including appeals, by or in the right of
the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, by reason of the fact that
such person is or was a director or executive officer of the Corporation as
defined in Section 1 of this Article, or is or was serving at the request of the
Corporation as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by
such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit
if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation,
except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or
matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the
Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the
court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application
that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances
of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnify for such
expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
SECTION 3. Determination of Right of Indemnification. Any indemnification of a
director or officer (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation
only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that such
indemnification is proper in the circumstances because the director or executive
officer has met the applicable standard of conduct as set forth in Sections 1
and 2 of this Article VIII. Such a determination shall be reasonably and
promptly made (i) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum
consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding,
or (ii) (if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable if a quorum
of disinterested directors so directs) by independent legal counsel in a written
opinion, or (iii) by the stockholders.
SECTION 4. Indemnification Against Expenses of Successful Party.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, to the extent that a
director or officer of the Corporation has been successful in whole or in part
on the merits or otherwise, including the dismissal of an action without
prejudice, in defense of any action, suit or proceeding or in defense of any
claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against all
expenses incurred in connection therewith.
SECTION 5. Advances of Expenses. Expenses incurred by a director or officer in
any action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of
the final disposition thereof, if such person shall undertake to pay such amount
in the event that it is ultimately determined, as provided herein, that such
person is not entitled to indemnification. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no
advance shall be made by the Corporation if a determination is reasonably and
promptly made (i) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum of
disinterested directors, or (ii) (if such a quorum is not obtainable or, even if
obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested directors so directs) by independent
legal counsel in a written opinion, that, based upon the facts known to the
Board of Directors or such counsel at the time such determination is made, such
person has not met the relevant standards set forth for indemnification in
Section 1 or 2, as the case may be.
SECTION 6. Right to Indemnification Upon Application; Procedure Upon
Application. Any indemnification or advance under Sections 1, 2, 4 or 5 of this
Article shall be made promptly, and in any event within ninety days, upon the
written, request of the person seeking to be indemnified, unless a determination
is reasonably and promptly made by the Board that such person acted in a manner
set forth in such Sections so as to justify the Corporation's not indemnifying
such person or making such an advance. In the event no quorum of disinterested
directors is obtainable, the Board of Directors shall promptly appoint
independent legal counsel to decide whether the person acted in the manner set
forth in such Sections so as to justify the Corporation's not indemnifying such
person or making such an advance. The right to indemnification or advances as
granted by this Article VIII shall be enforceable by such person in any court of
competent jurisdiction, if the Board or independent legal counsel denies the
claim therefor, in whole or in part, or if no disposition of such claim is made
within ninety days.
SECTION 7. Other Right and Remedies; Continuation of Rights. The
indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by this Article VIII shall
not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which any person seeking
indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any By-law,
agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or otherwise, both as to action in such
person's official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding
such office. All rights to indemnification or advancement under this Article
VIII shall be deemed to be in the nature of contractual rights bargained for and
enforceable by each director and executive officer as defined in Section 1 of
this Article VIII who serves in such capacity at any time while this Article
VIII and other relevant provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware and other applicable laws, if any, are in effect. All rights to
indemnification under this Article VIII or advancement of expenses shall
continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or executive officer,
and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of
such a person. No repeal or modification of this Article VIII shall adversely
affect any such rights or obligations then existing with respect to any state of
facts then or theretofore existing or any action, suit or proceeding theretofore
or thereafter brought based in whole or in part upon any such state of facts.
The Corporation shall also indemnify any person for attorneys' fees, costs, and
expenses in connection with the successful enforcement of such person's rights
under this Article VIII.
SECTION 8. Other Indemnitees. The Board of Directors may, be general vote or
by vote pertaining to a specific officer, employee or agent, advisory council
member or class thereof, authorized indemnification of the Corporation's
employees and agents, in addition to those executive officers and to whatever
extent it may determine, which may be in the same manner and to the same extent
provided above.
SECTION 9. Insurance. Upon resolution passed by the Board of Directors, the
Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is
or was a director, officer, employee, advisory council member or agent of the
Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation, as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such
person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such
person's status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to
indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this
Article.
SECTION 10. Constituent Corporations. For the purposes of this Article VIII,
references to "the Corporation" shall include, in addition to the resulting
corporation, any constituent corporations (including any constituent of a
constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate
existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its
directors and officers so that any person who is or was a director or officer of
such a constituent corporation or is or was serving at the request of such
constituent corporation as a director or officer of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise shall stand in the same
position under the provisions of this Article VIII with respect to the resulting
or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such
constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.
SECTION 11. Savings Clause. If this Article VIII or any portion hereof shall
be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the
Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each director, executive officer,
advisory council member, and those employees and agents of the Corporation
granted indemnification pursuant to Section 3 hereof as to expenses (including
attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement with respect
to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative, including a grand jury proceeding, and all appeals, and any
action by the Corporation, to the full extent permitted by any applicable
portion of this Article VIII that shall not have been invalidated or by any
other applicable law.
SECTION 12. Other Enterprises, Fines, and Serving at Corporation's Request.
For purposes of this Article VIII, references to "other enterprises" shall
include employee benefit plans; references to "fines" shall include any excise
taxes assessed on a person with respect to any employee benefit plan; and
references to "serving at the request of the Corporation" shall include any
service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which
imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee, or
agent with respect to any employee benefit plan, its participants, or
beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person
reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries
of any employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner "not
opposed to the best interests of the Corporation" as referred to in this Article
VIII.
ARTICLE IX
Dividends
Subject to the applicable provision of the Certificate of
Incorporation, if any, dividends upon the outstanding shares of the Corporation
may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting
pursuant to law and may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the
Corporation.
ARTICLE X
Fiscal Year
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by resolution of
the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE XI
Amendments
(a) Amendment by Directors. Except as provided otherwise by law, these
By-laws may be amended or repealed by the Board by the affirmative vote of a
majority of the directors then in office.
(b) Amendment by Stockholders. These By-laws may be amended or repealed
at any annual meeting, or special meeting of stockholders called for such
purpose, by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the shares present in
person or represented by proxy at such meeting and entitled to vote on such
amendment or repeal, voting together as a single class; provided, however, that
if the Board recommends that stockholders approve such amendment or repeal at
such meeting of stockholders, such amendment or repeal shall only require the
affirmative vote of the majority of the shares present in person or represented
by proxy at such meeting and entitled to vote on such amendment or repeal,
voting together as a single class.
