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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: June 23, 1998
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VIDEO UPDATE, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-24346 41-1461110
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3100 World Trade Center, 30 East Seventh Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(612) 222-0006
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FORM 8-K
June 23, 1998
Item Page
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ITEM 8. CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR 1
SIGNATURE 2
EXHIBITS E-1
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Item 8. CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR
NEW FISCAL YEAR
At the June 23, 1998 Board Meeting, the Board approved a change in the
Company's Fiscal Year from April 30 to January 31. The Company intends to file
a Form 10-K for the transition period from April 30, 1998 through January 31,
1999.
BYLAWS
The Board of Directors of Video Update, Inc. amended the Bylaws of the
Company in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 3.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Video Update, Inc.
Dated: July 7, 1998 By:/s/ Daniel A. Potter
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Daniel A. Potter
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
No. Title
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3 Amended Bylaws of Video Update, Inc.
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Exhibit No. 3
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BYLAWS
OF
VIDEO UPDATE, INC.
Article I. Offices.
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Section 1. Registered Office. The registered office of the Corporation
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shall be at The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of
Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware 19801.
Section 2. Additional Offices. The Corporation may also have offices at
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such other places, both within and without the State of Delaware, as the Board
of Directors may from time to time determine or as the business of the
Corporation may require.
Article II. Meetings of Stockholders.
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Section 1. Time and Place. A meeting of stockholders for any purpose may
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be held at such time and place within or without the State of Delaware as shall
be stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice
thereof.
Section 2. Annual Meeting. Annual meetings of stockholders, commencing
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with the year 1996, shall be held on the first Monday in September if not a
legal holiday, or, if a legal holiday, then on the next secular day following,
at 10:00 a.m., or at such other date and time as shall, from time to time, be
designated by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting.
At such annual meetings, the stockholders shall elect a Board of Directors and
transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meetings.
Section 3. Notice of Annual Meeting. Written notice of the annual
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meeting, stating the place, date, and time thereof, shall be given to each
stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting not less than ten (unless a longer
period is required by law) nor more than sixty days prior to the meeting.
Section 4. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders may be
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called at any time only by the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer, if any, or the President. Such request shall state the purpose of the
proposed meeting. Upon the call of a special meeting by the Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, if any, or the President, which call shall set forth the
purpose for which the meeting is desired, it shall be the duty of the Secretary
to give prompt written notice of such meeting to be held at such time and place
as stipulated by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, if any, or the
President in the call of the meeting.
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Section 5. Notice of Special Meeting. Written notice of a special
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meeting, stating the place, date, and time thereof and the purpose or purposes
for which the meeting is called, shall be given to each stockholder entitled to
vote at such meeting not less than ten (unless a longer period is required by
law) nor more than sixty days prior to the meeting.
Section 6. List of Stockholders. The transfer agent or the officer in
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charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least
ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the
stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order,
and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered
in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of
any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary
business hours, for a period of at least ten days prior to the meeting, at a
place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place, if other
than the place of the meeting, shall be specified in the notice of the meeting.
The list shall also be produced and kept at the place of the meeting during the
whole time thereof and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present in
person thereat.
Section 7. Presiding Officer and Order of Business.
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(a) Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by the Chairman of the
Board. If he is not present or there is none, they shall be presided over by
the President, or, if he is not present or there is none, by a Vice President,
or, if he is not present or there is none, by a person chosen by the Board of
Directors, or, if no such person is present or has been chosen, by a chairman to
be chosen by the stockholders owning a majority of the shares of capital stock
of the Corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting
and who are present in person or represented by proxy. The Secretary of the
Corporation, or, if he is not present, an Assistant Secretary, or, if he is not
present, a person chosen by the Board of Directors, shall act as Secretary at
meetings of stockholders; if no such person is present or has been chosen, the
stockholders owning a majority of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation
issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting who are present in
person or represented by proxy shall choose any person present to act as
secretary of the meeting.
(b) The following order of business, unless otherwise determined at the
meeting, shall be observed as far as practicable and consistent with the
purposes of the meeting:
(1) Call of the meeting to order.
(2) Presentation of proof of mailing of the notice of the meeting
and, if the meeting is a special meeting, the call thereof.
(3) Presentation of proxies.
(4) Announcement that a quorum is present.
(5) Reading and approval of the minutes of the previous meeting.
(6) Reports, if any, of officers.
(7) Election of directors, if the meeting is an annual meeting or a
meeting called for that purpose.
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(8) Consideration of the specific purpose or purposes, other than the
election of directors, for which the meeting has been called, if
the meeting is a special meeting.
(9) Transaction of such other business as may properly come before
the meeting.
(10) Adjournment.
Section 8. Quorum and Adjournments. The presence in person or
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representation by proxy of the holders of a majority of the shares of the
capital stock of the Corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote
shall be necessary to, and shall constitute a quorum for, the transaction of
business at all meetings of the stockholders, except as otherwise provided by
statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation. If, however, a quorum shall not
be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the stockholders
entitled to vote thereat who are present in person or represented by proxy shall
have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time until a quorum shall be
present or represented. If the time and place of the adjourned meeting are
announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, no further notice of
the adjourned meeting need be given. Even if a quorum shall be present or
represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the stockholders entitled to
vote thereat who are present in person or represented by proxy shall have the
power to adjourn the meeting from time to time for good cause to a date that is
not more than thirty days after the date of the original meeting. Further
notice of the adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place thereof
are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At any
adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present in person or represented by
proxy, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the
meeting as originally called. If the adjournment is for more than thirty days,
or if, after the adjournment, a new record date is fixed for the adjourned
meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of
record entitled to vote thereat.
Section 9. Voting.
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(a) At any meeting of the stockholders, every stockholder having the right
to vote shall be entitled to vote in person or by proxy. Except as otherwise
provided by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, each stockholder of record
shall be entitled to one vote for each share of capital stock registered in his
name on the books of the Corporation.
(b) All elections shall be determined by a plurality vote, and, except as
otherwise provided by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, all other matters
shall be determined by a vote of a majority of the shares present in person or
represented by proxy and voting on such other matters.
Section 10. Stockholder Action. Regarding any action that is lawfully
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required or permitted to be taken by written consent, in order that the
Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate
action in writing without a meeting, the Board of Directors may fix a record
date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution
fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which date
shall not be
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more than 10 days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record
date is adopted by the Board of Directors. Any stockholder of record seeking to
have the stockholders authorize or take corporate action by written consent
shall, by written notice to the Secretary, request the Board of Directors to fix
a record date. The Board of Directors shall promptly, but in all events within
10 days after the date on which such a request is received, adopt a resolution
fixing the record date. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of
Directors within 10 days of the date on which such a request is received, the
record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action
in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board of Directors is
required by applicable law, shall be the first date on which a signed written
consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to
the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware,
its principal place of business, or any officer or agent of the Corporation
having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are
recorded. Delivery made to the Corporation's registered office shall be by hand
or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. If no record date
has been fixed by the Board of Directors and prior action by the Board of
Directors is required by applicable law, the record date for determining
stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a
meeting shall be at the close of business on the date on which the Board of
Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.
Section 11. Business at Meetings of Stockholders. Except as otherwise
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provided by law (including but not limited to Rule 14a-8 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor provision thereto) or these
Bylaws, the business which shall be conducted at any meeting of the stockholders
shall (a) have been specified in the written notice of the meeting (or any
supplement thereto) given by the Corporation, or (b) be brought before the
meeting at the direction of the Board of Directors, or (c) be brought before the
meeting by the presiding officer of the meeting unless a majority of the
Directors then in office object to such business being conducted at the meeting,
or (d) have been specified in a written notice given to the Secretary of the
Corporation, by or on behalf of any stockholder who shall have been a
stockholder of record on the record date for such meeting and who shall continue
to be entitled to vote thereat (the "Stockholder Notice"), in accordance with
all of the following requirements:
(1) Each Stockholder Notice must be delivered to, or mailed and received
at, the principal executive offices of the Corporation within sixty (60) days
from the date of the immediately preceding annual or special meeting of
stockholders; and
(2) Each such Stockholder Notice must set forth: (i) the name and address
of the stockholder, as such appears on the Corporation's books, intending to
bring the business before the meeting; (ii) the general nature of the business
which such stockholder seeks to bring before the meeting and the reasons for
conducting such business at the annual or special meeting, and, if a specific
action is to be proposed, the text of the resolution or resolutions which the
proposing stockholder proposes that the stockholders adopt; (iii) a
representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of the stock of the
Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or
by proxy at the meeting to bring the business specified in the notice before the
meeting; (iv) the class and number of shares of the Corporation that are
beneficially owned
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by the shareholder; and (v) any material interest of the stockholder in the
business to be brought before the meeting. Notwithstanding anything in the
Bylaws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at an annual or special
meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 11.
The chairman of an annual meeting or special meeting shall, if the facts
warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that business was not properly
brought before the meeting an/or was not in accordance with the provisions of
this Section. If he should so determine, he shall so declare to the meeting and
any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be
transacted.
Article III. Directors.
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Section 1. General Powers, Number, and Tenure. The business of the
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Corporation shall be managed by its Board of Directors, which may exercise all
powers of the Corporation and perform all lawful acts that are not by law, the
Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws directed or required to be
exercised or performed by the stockholders. The number of directors shall be
determined by the Board of Directors; if no such determination is made, the
number of directors shall be one. The directors shall be elected at the annual
meeting of the stockholders, except as provided in Section 2 of this Article,
and each director elected shall hold office until the next annual meeting and
until his successor is elected and shall qualify. Directors need not be
stockholders.
Section 2. Vacancies. If any vacancies occur in the Board of Directors,
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or there is an increase in the authorized number of directors, they may be
filled by a majority of the directors then in office, or by a sole remaining
director. Each director so chosen shall hold office until such director's
successor is elected and qualified, or until such director's earlier death,
resignation or removal. If there are no directors in office, any officer may
call a special meeting of stockholders in accordance with the provisions of the
Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, at which meeting such vacancies
shall be filled.
Section 3. Removal or Resignation.
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(a) except as otherwise provided by law or the Certificate of
Incorporation, any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed,
with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the shares then entitled
to vote at an election of directors.
(b) Any director may resign at any time by giving written notice to the
Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, if any, or the President or
Secretary of the Corporation. Unless otherwise specified in such written
notice, a resignation shall take effect on delivery thereof to the Board of
Directors or the designated officer. It shall not be necessary for a
resignation to be accepted before it becomes effective.
(c) Nominations. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 11 of Article
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II of these Bylaws (dealing with business at meetings of stockholders),
nominations for the election of
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directors may be made by the Board of Directors or a committee appointed by the
Board of Directors or by any stockholder entitled to vote in the election of
directors generally. However, any stockholder entitled to vote in the election
of directors generally may nominate one or more persons for election as a
director at a meeting only if written notice of such stockholder's intent to
make such nomination or nominations has been given, either by personal delivery
or by Untied States mail, postage prepaid, to the Secretary of the Corporation
within ninety (90) days from the date of the immediately preceding annual or
special meeting. Each such notice shall set forth: (a) the name and address of
the stockholders who intend to make the nomination and of the person or persons
to be nominated; (b) a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record
of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to
appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person or persons
specified in the notice; (c) a description of all arrangements or understandings
between the stockholder and each nominee and any other person or persons (naming
such person or persons) pursuant to which the nomination or nominations are to
be made by the stockholder; (d) such other information regarding each nominee
proposed by such stockholder as would be required to be included in a proxy
statement filed pursuant to the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, had the nominee been nominated, or intended to be nominated, by the
Board of Directors; and (e) the consent of each nominee to serve as a director
of the Company if so elected. The chairman of the meeting may refuse to
acknowledge the nomination of any person not made in compliance with the
foregoing procedure.
Section 4. Place of Meetings. The Board of Directors may hold meetings,
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both regular and special, either within or without the State of Delaware.
Section 5. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of each newly elected Board
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of Directors shall be held immediately following the annual meeting of
stockholders, and no notice of such meeting shall be necessary to the newly
elected directors in order to constitute the meeting legally, provided a quorum
shall be present.
Section 6. Regular Meetings. Additional regular meetings of the Board of
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Directors may be held without notice of such time and place as may be determined
from time to time by the Board of Directors.
Section 7. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors
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may be called by the Chairman of the Board, the President, or by two or more
directors on at least two days' notice to each director, if such notice is
delivered personally or sent by telegram, or on at least three days' notice if
sent by mail. Special meetings shall be called by the Chairman of the Board,
President, Secretary, or two or more directors in like manner and on like notice
on the written request of one-half or more of the number of directors then in
office. Any such notice need not state the purpose or purposes of such meeting,
except as provided in Article XI.
Section 8. Quorum and Adjournments. At all meetings of the Board of
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Directors, a majority of the directors then in office shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business, and the act of a majority of the directors
present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall
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be the act of the Board of Directors, except as may be otherwise specifically
provided by law or the Certificate of Incorporation. If a quorum is not present
at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the directors present may adjourn the
meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting
at which the adjournment is taken, until a quorum shall be present.
Section 9. Compensation. Directors shall be entitled to such compensation
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for their services as directors and to such reimbursement for any reasonable
expenses incurred in attending directors' meetings as may from time to time be
fixed by the Board of Directors. The compensation of directors may be on such
basis as is determined by the Board of Directors. Any director may waive
compensation for any meeting. Any director receiving compensation under these
provisions shall not be barred from serving the Corporation in any other
capacity and receiving compensation and reimbursement for reasonable expenses
for such other services.
Section 10. Action by Consent. Any action required or permitted to be
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taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting,
and without prior notice, if a written consent to such action is signed by all
members of the Board of Directors and such written consent is filed with the
minutes of its proceedings.
Section 11. Meetings by Telephone or Similar Communications Equipment.
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The Board of Directors may participate in a meeting by conference telephone or
similar communications equipment by means of which all directors participating
in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in such a meeting shall
constitute presence in person by any such director at such meeting.
Article IV. Committees.
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Section 1. Executive Committee. The Board of Directors, by resolution
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adopted by a majority of the whole Board, may appoint an Executive Committee
consisting of one or more directors, one of whom shall be designated as Chairman
of the Executive Committee. Each member of the Executive Committee shall
continue as a member thereof until the expiration of his term as a director or
his earlier resignation, unless sooner removed as a member or as a director.
Section 2. Powers. The Executive Committee shall have and may exercise
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those rights, powers, and authority of the Board of Directors as may from time
to time be granted to it by the Board of Directors to the extent permitted by
law, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers
that may require it.
Section 3. Procedure and Meetings. The Executive Committee shall fix its
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own rules of procedure and shall meet at such times and at such place or places
as may be provided by such rules or as the members of the Executive Committee
shall fix. The Executive Committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings,
which it shall deliver to the Board of Directors from time to
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time. The Chairman of the Executive Committee or, in his absence, a member of
the Executive Committee chosen by a majority of the members present, shall
preside at meetings of the Executive Committee; and another member chosen by the
Executive Committee shall act as Secretary of the Executive Committee.
Section 4. Quorum. A majority of the Executive Committee shall constitute
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a quorum for the transaction of business, and the affirmative vote of a majority
of the members present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be
required for any action of the Executive Committee; provided, however, that when
an Executive Committee of one member is authorized under the provisions of
Section 1 of this Article, that one member shall constitute a quorum.
Section 5. Other Committees. The Board of Directors, by resolutions
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adopted by a majority of the whole Board, may appoint such other committee or
committees as it shall deem advisable and with such rights, power, and authority
as it shall prescribe. Each such committee shall consist of one or more
directors.
Section 6. Committee Changes. The Board of Directors shall have the power
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at any time to fill vacancies in, to change the membership of, and to discharge
any committee.
Section 7. Compensation. Members of any committee shall be entitled to
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such compensation for their services as members of the committee and to such
reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred in attending committee
meetings as may from time to time be fixed by the Board of Directors. Any
member may waive compensation for any meeting. Any committee member receiving
compensation under these provisions shall not be barred from serving the
Corporation in any other capacity and from receiving compensation and
reimbursement of reasonable expenses for such other services.
Section 8. Action by Consent. Any action required or permitted to be
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taken at any meeting of any committee of the Board of Directors may be taken
without a meeting if a written consent to such action is signed by all members
of the committee and such written consent is filed with the minutes of its
proceedings.
Section 9. Meetings by Telephone or Similar Communications Equipment. The
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members of any committee designated by the Board of Directors may participate in
a meeting of such committee by conference telephone or similar communications
equipment by means of which all persons participating in such meeting can hear
each other, and participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in
person by any such committee member at such meeting.
Article V. Notices.
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Section 1. Form and Delivery. Whenever a provision of any law, the
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Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws requires that notice be given to
any director or stockholder, it
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shall not be construed to require personal notice unless so specifically
provided, but such notice may be given in writing, by mail addressed to the
address of the director or stockholder as it appears on the records of the
Corporation, with postage prepaid. These notices shall be deemed to be given
when they are deposited in the United States mail. Notice to a director may also
be given personally or by telephone or by telegram sent to his address as it
appears on the records of the Corporation.
Section 2. Waiver. Whenever any notice is required to be given under the
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provisions of any law, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws, a
written waiver thereof signed by the person entitled to said notice, whether
before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed to be equivalent to
such notice. In addition, any stockholder who attends a meeting of stockholders
in person or is represented at such meeting by proxy, without protesting at the
commencement of the meeting the lack of notice thereof to him, or any director
who attends a meeting of the Board of Directors without protesting at the
commencement of the meeting of the lack of notice, shall be conclusively deemed
to have waived notice of such meeting.
Article VI. Officers.
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Section 1. Designations. The officers of the Corporation shall be chosen
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by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may choose a Chairman of the
Board, a President, a Vice President or Vice Presidents, a Secretary, a
Treasurer, one or more Assistant Secretaries and/or Assistant Treasurers, and
other officers and agents that it shall deem necessary or appropriate. All
officers of the Corporation shall exercise the powers and perform the duties
that shall from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors. Any
number of offices may be held by the same person, unless the Certificate of
Incorporation or these Bylaws provide otherwise.
Section 2. Term of, and Removal From, Office. At its first regular
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meeting after each annual meeting of stockholders, the Board of Directors shall
choose a President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. It may also choose a Chairman
of the Board, a Vice President or Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant
Secretaries and/or Assistant Treasurers, and such other officers and agents as
it shall deem necessary or appropriate. Each officer of the Corporation shall
hold office until his successor is chosen and shall qualify. Any officer
elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed, with or without
cause, at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then
in office. Removal from office, however, shall not prejudice the contract
rights, if any, of the person removed. Any vacancy occurring in any office of
the Corporation may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board
of Directors.
Section 3. Compensation. The salaries of all officers of the Corporation
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shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors, and no officer shall
be prevented from receiving a salary because he is also a director of the
Corporation.
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Section 4. The Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board will
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preside at all meetings of stockholders and of the Board of Directors.
Section 4a. Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer, subject
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to the direction of the Board of Directors, shall have general charge of the
business, affairs, and property of the Corporation and general supervision over
its other officers and agents.
Section 5. The President.
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(a) The President, if there is no chief executive officer of the
Corporation and, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors, shall have
general charge of the business, affairs, and property of the Corporation and
general supervision over its other officers and agents. In general, he shall
perform all duties incident to the office of President and shall see that all
orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect.
(b) Unless otherwise prescribed by the Board of Directors, the President
shall have full power and authority to attend, act, and vote on behalf of the
Corporation at any meeting of the security holders of other corporations in
which the Corporation may hold securities. At any such meeting, the President
shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the
ownership of such securities that the Corporation might have possessed and
exercised if it had been present. The Board of Directors may from time to time
confer like powers upon any other person or persons.
Section 6. The Vice President. The Vice President, if any, or in the
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event there be more than one, the Vice Presidents in the order designated, or in
the absence of any designation, in the order of their election, shall, in the
absence of the President or in the event of his disability, perform the duties
and exercise the powers of the President and shall generally assist the
President and perform such other duties and have such other powers as may from
time to time be prescribed by the Board of Directors.
Section 7. The Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the
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Board of Directors and the stockholders and record all votes and the proceedings
of the meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose. He shall perform like
duties for the Executive Committee or other committees, if required. He shall
give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of stockholders and special
meetings of the Board of Directors, and shall perform such other duties as may
from time to time be prescribed by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the
Board, or the President, under whose supervision he shall act. He shall have
custody of the seal of the Corporation, and he, or an Assistant Secretary, shall
have authority to affix it to any instrument requiring it, and, when so affixed,
the seal may be attested by his signature or by the signature of the Assistant
Secretary. The Board of Directors may give general authority to any other
officer to affix the seal of the Corporation and to attest the affixing thereof
by his signature.
Section 8. The Assistant Secretary. The Assistant Secretary, if any, or
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in the event there be more than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order
designated, or in the absence of any
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designation, in the order of their election, shall, in the absence of the
Secretary or in the event of his disability, perform the duties and exercise the
powers of the Secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other
powers as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board of Directors.
Section 9. The Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have custody of the
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corporate funds and other valuable effects, including securities, and shall keep
full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to
the Corporation and shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the
name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may from time
to time be designated by the Board of Directors. He shall disburse the funds of
the Corporation in accord with the orders of the Board of Directors, taking
proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the Chairman of the
Board, if any, the President, and the Board of Directors, whenever they may
require it or at regular meetings of the Board, an account of all his
transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation.
Section 10. The Assistant Treasurer. The Assistant Treasurer, if any, or
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in the event there shall be more than one, the Assistant Treasurers in the order
designated, or in the absence of any designation, in the order of their
election, shall, in the absence of the Treasurer or in the event of his
disability, perform such other duties and have such other powers as may from
time to time be prescribed by the Board of Directors.
Article VII. Indemnification.
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Reference is made to Section 145 and any other relevant provisions of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Particular reference is made
to the class of persons, hereinafter called "Indemnitees", who may be
indemnified by a Delaware corporation pursuant to the provisions of such Section
145, namely, any person, or the heirs, executors, or administrators of such
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, by reason of the fact that such
person is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of such corporation or
is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer,
employee, or agent of such corporation or is or was serving at the request of
such corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise. The
Corporation shall, and is hereby obligated to, indemnify the Indemnitees, and
each of them, in each and every situation where the Corporation is obligated to
make such indemnification pursuant to the aforesaid statutory provisions. The
Corporation shall indemnify the Indemnitees, and each of them, in each and every
situation where, under the aforesaid statutory provisions, the Corporation is
not obligated, but is nevertheless permitted or empowered, to make such
indemnification, it being understood that, before making such indemnification
with respect to any situation covered under this sentence, (i) the Corporation
shall promptly make or cause to be made, by any of the methods referred to in
Subsection (d) of such Section 145, a determination as to whether each
Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in,
or not opposed to, the best interests of the
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Corporation, and, in the case of any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful, and (ii) that no such
indemnification shall be made unless it is determined that such Indemnitee acted
in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed
to, the best interests of the Corporation, and, in the case of any criminal
action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was
unlawful.
Article VIII. Affiliated Transactions and Interested Directors.
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Section 1. Affiliated Transactions. No contract or transaction between
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the Corporation and one or more of its directors or officers, or between the
Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association, or other
organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are directors or
officers or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this
reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates
in the meeting of the Board of Directors or committee thereof that authorizes
the contract or transaction or solely because his or their votes are counted for
such purpose if:
(a) The material facts as to his relationship or interest and as to the
contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or
the committee, and the Board of Directors or committee in good faith authorizes
the contract or transaction by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a
quorum; or
(b) The material facts as to his relationship or interest and as to the
contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled
to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in
good faith by the vote of the stockholders; or
(c) The contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the
time it is authorized, approved, or ratified by the Board of Directors, a
committee thereof, or the stockholders.
Section 2. Determining Quorum. Common or interested directors may be
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counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of
Directors or of a committee thereof which authorizes the contract or
transaction.
Article IX. Stock Certificates.
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Section 1. Form and Signatures.
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(a) Every holder of stock of the Corporation shall be entitled to a
certificate stating the number and class, and series, if any, of shares owned by
him, signed by the Chairman of the Board, if any, or the President and the
Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary
of the Corporation, and bearing the seal of the Corporation. The signatures
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and the seal may be facsimiles. A certificate may be signed, manually or by
facsimile, by a transfer agent or registrar other than the Corporation or its
employee. In case any officer who has signed, or whose facsimile signature was
placed on, a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer before the
certificate is issued, it may nevertheless be issued by the Corporation with the
same effect as if he were such officer at the date of its issue.
(b) All stock certificates representing shares of capital stock that are
subject to restrictions on transfer or to other restrictions may have imprinted
thereon any notation to that effect determined by the Board of Directors.
Section 2. Registration of Transfer. Upon surrender to the Corporation or
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any transfer agent of the Corporation of a certificate for shares duly endorsed
or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment, or authority to
transfer, the Corporation or its transfer agent shall issue a new certificate to
the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate, and record the
transaction upon the books of the Corporation.
Section 3. Registered Stockholders.
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the Corporation shall be entitled
to recognize the exclusive right of a person who is registered on its books as
the owner of shares of its capital stock to receive dividends or other
distributions and to vote or consent as such owner, and to hold liable for calls
and assessments any person who is registered on its books as the owner of shares
of its capital stock. The Corporation shall not be bound to recognize any
equitable or legal claim to, or interest in, such shares on the part of any
other person.
(b) If a stockholder desires that notices and/or dividends shall be sent to
a name or address other than the name or address appearing on the stock ledger
maintained by the Corporation, or its transfer agent or registrar, if any, the
stockholder shall have the duty to notify the Corporation, or its transfer agent
or registrar, if any, in writing of his desire and specify the alternate name or
address to be used.
Section 4. Record Date. In order that the Corporation may determine the
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stockholders of record who are entitled to receive 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, to receive payment of any
dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or to exercise any
rights in respect of any change, conversion, or exchange of stock or for the
purpose of any lawful action, the Board of Directors may, in advance, fix a date
as the record date for any such determination. Such date shall not be more than
sixty nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting, nor more than
sixty days prior to the date of 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 taken pursuant to
Section 8 of Article II; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix
a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
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Section 5. Lost, Stolen, or Destroyed Certificates. The Board of
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Directors may direct that a new certificate be issued to replace any certificate
theretofore issued by the Corporation that, it is claimed, has been lost,
stolen, or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person
claiming the certificate to be lost, stolen, or destroyed. When authorizing the
issue of a new certificate, the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as
a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of the lost,
stolen, or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to advertise the
same in such manner as it shall require, and/or to give the Corporation a bond
in such sum, or other security in such form, as it may direct as indemnity
against any claims that may be made against the Corporation with respect to the
certificate claimed to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed.
Article X. General Provisions.
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Section 1. Dividends. Subject to the provisions of law and the
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Certificate of Incorporation, dividends upon the outstanding capital stock of
the Corporation may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or
special meeting, and may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the
Corporation`s capital stock.
Section 2. Reserves. The Board of Directors shall have full power,
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subject to the provisions of law and the Certificate of Incorporation, to
determine whether any, and, if so, what part, of the funds legally available for
the payment of dividends shall be declared as dividends and paid to the
stockholders of the Corporation. The Board of Directors, in its sole
discretion, may fix a sum that may be set aside or reserved over and above the
paid-in capital of the Corporation as a reserve for any proper purpose, and may,
from time to time, increase, diminish, or vary such amount.
Section 3. Fiscal Year. Except as from time to time otherwise provided by
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the Board of Directors, the fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on January
31 in each year.
Section 4. Seal. The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name
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of the Corporation, the year of its incorporation, and the words "Corporate
Seal" and "Delaware".
Article XI. Amendments.
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The Board of Directors shall have the power to alter and repeal these
Bylaws and to adopt new Bylaws by an affirmative vote of a 2/3 majority of the
whole Board of Directors, provided that notice of the proposal to alter or
repeal these Bylaws or to adopt new Bylaws must be included in the notice of the
meeting of the Board of Directors at which such action takes place.
