CORPORATE BYLAWS
of
EnOcean Alliance(a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
1.1
1.2

OFFICES.........................................................................................................1
Principal Office.................................................................................................1
Other Offices.....................................................................................................1

ARTICLE II
2.1

PURPOSES.....................................................................................................1
Purposes............................................................................................................1

ARTICLE III
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5

3.6
3.7
3.8

MEMBERSHIP..............................................................................................2Classes of Membership.....................................................................................2
Membership Qualifications...............................................................................2
Admission to Membership................................................................................3
Fees, Dues and Assessments.............................................................................3
Termination of Membership..............................................................................3
3.5.1
Resignation.....................................................................................3
3.5.2
Expiration and Disqualification.......................................................3
3.5.3
Dues and Assessments....................................................................3
3.5.4
Termination of the Promoter Member Agreement..........................3
Non-Liability.....................................................................................................3
Nontransferability.............................................................................................3
Distribution of Assets Upon Dissolution...........................................................4

ARTICLE IV
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
4.10

MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS........................................................................4
Place of Meetings..............................................................................................4
Regular Meetings..............................................................................................4
Special Meetings...............................................................................................4
Notice of Meetings...........................................................................................4
Adjourned Meetings.........................................................................................5
Quorum.............................................................................................................5
Voting...............................................................................................................5
Action Without Meeting by Written Ballot.......................................................5
Proxies..............................................................................................................6
Conduct of Meetings........................................................................................6

ARTICLE V
5.1
5.2
5.3

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.............................................................................6
Powers..............................................................................................................6
Number and Composition of Board of Directors..............................................6
Alternate Directors...........................................................................................7
5.3.1
Alternate Directors; Voting.............................................................7
5.3.2
Role of Alternate Director..............................................................7
5.3.3
Application of Bylaws.....................................................................7
Observers..........................................................................................................7
Restrictions on Eligibility to Serve as a Director; Control Groups...................7
Vacancies..........................................................................................................7
Place of Meeting...............................................................................................8

5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7

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5.8
5.9
5.10
5.11
5.12
5.13
5.14
5.15
5.16
5.17
5.18

5.19
5.20
ARTICLE VI
6.1
6.2
6.3

Special Meetings...............................................................................................8
Notice of Meetings; Attendance........................................................................8Consent to Meetings.........................................................................................8
Action Without Meeting...................................................................................8
Telephonic Meetings.........................................................................................8
Quorum.............................................................................................................9
Adjournment.....................................................................................................9
Fees and Compensation....................................................................................9
Indemnity for Litigation....................................................................................9
Standard of Conduct.........................................................................................9
Self-Dealing Transactions...............................................................................10
5.18.1
Membership Approval...................................................................10
5.18.2
Board or Committee Approval......................................................10
5.18.3
Just and Reasonable Contract.......................................................10
Resignation and Removal................................................................................11
5.19.1
Resignation...................................................................................11
5.19.2
Removal........................................................................................11
Advisory Board...............................................................................................11

6.4
6.5
6.6
6.7
6.8

OFFICERS....................................................................................................11
Officers............................................................................................................11
Election...........................................................................................................11
Removal and Resignation...............................................................................12
6.3.1
Removal........................................................................................12
6.3.2
Resignation...................................................................................12
Vacancies........................................................................................................12
Chairman.........................................................................................................12Vice Chairman.................................................................................................12
Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer....................................................................12
Secretary.........................................................................................................12

ARTICLE VII
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5

COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS...........................................13
Appointment of Committees...........................................................................13
Powers and Authority of Committees.............................................................13
Technical Steering Committee........................................................................13
Working Groups.............................................................................................14Compensation.................................................................................................14

ARTICLE VIII
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4

IPR POLICY AND APPROVAL OF SPECIFICATIONS.........................14
General............................................................................................................14
Modifications to the IPR Policy......................................................................14
Application of Modified IPR Policy................................................................14
Approval of Specifications..............................................................................15

ARTICLE IX
9.1

MISCELLANEOUS.....................................................................................15
Fiscal Year.......................................................................................................15

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9.3
9.4
9.5
9.6
9.7
9.8
9.9
9.10
ARTICLE X
10.1
10.2

Inspection of Corporate Records....................................................................15
Representation of Shares of Other Corporations............................................15
Checks, Drafts, Etc.........................................................................................15
Execution of Contracts...................................................................................15
Corporate Loans, Guarantees and Advances..................................................16
Inspection and Disclosure...............................................................................16
Not For Profit Status......................................................................................16
Forms of Notice..............................................................................................16
Severability.....................................................................................................16
EFFECTIVE DATE AND AMENDMENT................................................16
Effective Date.................................................................................................16
Amendments...................................................................................................16

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CORPORATE BYLAWSofENOCEAN ALLIANCE(a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation)

ARTICLE I
OFFICES
1.1
Principal Office. The principal office for the transaction of the business of thisCorporation is fixed and located at 5000 Executive Parkway, Suite 302, San Ramon, CA 94583,
USA. The Board of Directors is hereby granted full power and authority to change the saidprincipal office from one location to another.
1.2
Other Offices. Branch or subordinate offices may at any time be established by
the Board of Directors at any place or places where this Corporation is qualified to do business.

ARTICLE IIPURPOSES
2.1
Purposes. The Corporation is a non-profit mutual benefit corporation formed tobring about the existence of a broad range of interoperable wireless monitoring and controlling
consumer, commercial, industrial and professional products and devices for use in and aroundresidential, commercial and industrial buildings, and to promote global trade in such products, bydeveloping the specifications for an air interface standard for wireless products, devices,components and systems operating in unlicensed frequency bands, which air interface standard is
to be ratified, approved and adopted by one or more established and recognized international or
national agencies or bodies as an official national or international standard.
The purposes for which the Corporation is organized are to:(a)Bring about the existence of a broad range of interoperable wirelessmonitoring and controlling consumer, commercial, industrial and professional products foruse in and around residential, commercial and industrial buildings, and to promote global
trade in such products, by developing the specifications for an air interface standard for
wireless products, components and systems operating in unlicensed frequency bands;(b)
Make appropriate submission of the specifications developed by the
Corporation for such air interface standard to one or more established and recognizedinternational or national agencies or bodies, such as the International ElectrotechnicalCommission (IEC) or the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and their

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national member bodies, for ratification, approval and adoption of such specifications as
an official national or international standard by such agencies or bodies;(c)Promote the ratification, approval and adoption of such specifications
developed by the Corporation by such recognized national and international bodies,including their national member bodies, as an official standard of such established andrecognized national and international bodies,(d)Seek the endorsement by such established and recognized national andinternational agencies and bodies of the Corporation as the source of such standard;(e) Provide a forum and environment whereby the Corporation’s Members may
meet to approve suggested revisions and enhancements that evolve the relevant
specifications; and provide a forum whereby users may meet with developers andproviders of related products and services to identify requirements for interoperability andgeneral usability;(f)
Educate the business and consumer communities as to the value, benefits
and applications for such interoperable wireless consumer and commercial products andservices through public statements, publications, trade shows demonstrations, seminarsponsorships and other programs established by the Corporation;(d)Protect the needs of consumers and increase competition among vendors
by supporting the creation and implementation of uniform, industry-standard conformance
test procedures and processes which assure the interoperability of wireless products andservices;(e)
Maintain relationships and liaison with national and international
standardization or standard-setting bodies and agencies, educational institutions,
government research institutes, other technology consortia, and other organizations that
support and contribute to the development of the specifications and standards; and(f)Foster competition in the development of new products and services basedon specifications developed by the Corporation in conformance with all applicable
antitrust laws and regulations.

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ARTICLE III
MEMBERSHIP
3.1
Classes of Membership. There shall be only one class of Members in the
Corporation within the meaning of Section 5056 of the California Nonprofit Corporation Law,and such Members shall be known as “Promoter Members.” The Corporation may, pursuant toresolutions adopted by the Board of Directors, create one or more classes of non-member
participants of the Corporation (collectively, “Participants”). Participants shall have only therights and privileges specifically given to them by the resolutions adopted by the Board of
Directors, and shall be subject to any conditions imposed thereon by the Board of Directors.
Participants shall not be entitled to any voting rights with respect to the business or proceedingsof the Corporation, including without limitation, any matters relating to the adoption of adeliverable or any other matters presented to the Corporation and/or the Promoter Members forvoting or election. Any classes of Participants may be referred to as “Participants,” or“Associates” or by any other designation given to them by the Board of Directors; however all
such classes of Participants shall not be considered “statutory members” within the meaning ofSection 5056 or any other applicable section of the California Nonprofit Corporation Law.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 3.1 and Sections 3.4 through 3.8 and Articles 7through 10 of these Bylaws shall apply to such Participants and references to “Members” thereinshall also be deemed to include such Participants. Otherwise, all references to “Members” inthese Bylaws shall be limited to Promoter Members only.
3.2
Membership Qualifications. Promoter Members of the Corporation shall bethose entities listed on the Promoter Membership List maintained by the Corporation. Additional
Promoter Members may be admitted pursuant to Section 3.3. A Promoter Member shall
automatically cease to be a Promoter Member upon the occurrence of an event set forth in
Section 3.5.
3.3
Admission to Membership. Admission to the Promoter Membership shall requirea simple majority (>50%) vote of all members of the Board of Directors, and such a determination
shall be based on the then-current criteria and conditions of membership adopted by the Board of
Directors.
3.4
Fees, Dues and Assessments. The Board of Directors shall determine the initial
membership fees, dues and assessments for membership and/or participation in the Corporation.
Fees, dues and assessments for membership in the Corporation may be increased or decreased by
the Board, in its discretion, at any time. Membership in the Corporation will automatically renew
on an annual basis, and membership fees will be invoiced at each subsequent anniversary period.
Members shall be obligated to make payment of annual fees, dues and assessments within thirty(30) calendar days of written notice of such fees, dues or assessments.
3.5
Termination of Membership. The membership of any Member shall terminate
upon the occurrence of any one or more of the conditions set forth in this Section 3.5. Upon
termination or expiration of the status of a Member in the Corporation, all rights and privileges
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3.5.1 Resignation. A Member may resign from the Corporation at least
45 days prior to the renewal date by filing a resignation letter with the
Chairperson, Secretary or Executive Director of the Corporation. No pro rata
refund of any membership fees, dues or assessments shall be made for the balanceof the calendar year in which the resignation is effective.
3.5.2 Expiration and Disqualification. A membership issued for aperiod of time shall expire when such period of time has elapsed unless themembership is renewed.
3.5.3 Dues and Assessments. Membership shall terminate upon the
failure of the Member to pay any fees, dues or assessments within the time periods
established by the Board of Directors.
3.5.4 Termination of the Promoter Member Agreement. Membershipshall terminate upon termination or expiration of the applicable Promoter Member
Agreement or Participation Agreement.
3.5.5 Other Terminations. In the event that a Promoter Member fails toadhere to the Corporation’s objectives or acts in a disparaging manner where the
Corporation is concerned, the Board of Directors can vote to terminate thePromoter Member’s membership with a super majority vote (3/4 majority).
3.6
Non-Liability. No Member shall be personally liable for the debts, liabilities or
obligations of this Corporation.
3.7
Nontransferability. No Member may transfer for value or otherwise amembership interest or any right arising therefrom, and all rights of membership shall cease upon
the Member's bankruptcy, resignation, expulsion or dissolution. In the case of a merger or
acquisition of a Member company by another company, the rights of membership shall be
continued to the new legal entity unless otherwise defined in the membership agreement.
3.8
Distribution of Assets Upon Dissolution. Upon a dissolution or liquidation ofthis Corporation, and after all of the known debts and liabilities of this Corporation have been
paid or adequately provided for in accordance with Section 8713 of the California Nonprofit
Corporation Law, the Board of Directors shall: (a) return to the Members any unused portions ofdues paid by Members for any particular fiscal year; and (b) thereafter, transfer remaining assets
and/or intellectual property rights of the Corporation which are not appropriate for transfer to thegeneral public, such as any trademarks or logos of the Corporation, to another Section 501(c)(6)organization, as determined by the Board of Directors whose purposes are similar to the
Corporation. Any such assets not disposed of in accordance with the aforementioned procedures
shall be disposed of by a court of competent jurisdiction of the county in which the principal officeof the Corporation is then located to such organization or organizations, as said court shalldetermine, that are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes. No part of the
Corporation's net earnings will inure to the benefit of any Member, Director or any third person.

ARTICLE IV
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MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
4.1
Place of Meetings. All meetings of Members shall be held at any place within or
outside the United States of America which may be designated by the Board of Directors pursuant
to the authority hereinafter granted to the said Board of Directors, or by the written consent of all
Members entitled to vote thereat, given either before or after the meeting and filed with theSecretary of the Corporation.
4.2
Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of Members of the Corporation shall beheld at such dates and at such times and places as determined by resolution of the Board of
Directors. Additional Member meetings may be set as determined by the Board of Directors andpursuant to notification as defined in these Bylaws.
4.3
Special Meetings. Special meetings of Members, for any lawful purpose or
purposes whatsoever, may be called at any time by the Chairman, the Board of Directors, or by
twenty percent (20%) or more of Members entitled to vote. Notice of such request must be
submitted to the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman or Secretary. The notice must state the business tobe transacted at the special meeting. It shall be the duty of the officer to cause notice to be given,
within twenty (20) days from receipt of such a request, to the Members entitled to vote at themeeting scheduled and to be held not less than thirty-five (35) days nor more than ninety (90)days after the receipt of such a request. A quorum of Members must be present at the special
meeting pursuant to Section 4.6 in order to conduct the business of the Corporation.
4.4
Notice of Meetings. A notice of each annual meeting, written ballot for electionof Directors or otherwise, if any, and special meeting shall be given by the Chairman or, in case of
his failure or refusal, by any other officer or any Director. Each such notice shall specify: (a) theplace, time, day and hour of the meeting or the date on which the ballot shall be returned, if
applicable; (b) in the case of an annual meeting at which Directors shall be elected, shall specify
the names of all those who are candidates for election of Directors and the agenda of the meetingas determined at the time the notice is given; and (c) in the case of special meetings, the nature of
the business to be transacted thereat. Such notice shall be given to every Member of the
Corporation who, on the record date for notice of the meeting, is entitled to vote thereat. Suchnotice shall be given via mail or electronic mail at least ten (10) days but no more than ninety (90)days prior to the date fixed for such meeting; provided, however, that if notice is given by mailand is not sent first class, registered or certified mail, notice shall be given not less than twenty(20) days before the meeting.
4.5
Adjourned Meetings. Any Members' meeting, annual or special, whether or not aquorum is present, may be adjourned from time to time by the vote of a majority of the Members,
entitled to vote thereat, either present in person or represented by proxy thereat, but in theabsence of a quorum no other business may be transacted at any such meeting. Annual andspecial meetings may not be adjourned for more than forty-five (45) days to another time or place.
It shall not be necessary to give any such notice of the time and place of the adjourned meeting orof the business to be transacted thereat, other than by an announcement at the meeting at whichsuch adjournment is taken. If after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for notice or

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voting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each Member who, on the record date
for notice of the meeting, is entitled to vote at the meeting.
4.6
Quorum. The presence in person or by proxy of a simple majority (>50%) of theMembers of the Corporation entitled to vote shall constitute a quorum for the transaction ofbusiness. The Members present at a duly called or held meeting at which a quorum is present may
continue to do business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough Members toleave less than a quorum, if any action taken (other than adjournment) is approved by at least amajority of the Members required to constitute a quorum. The presence of an authorized
representative of a Member shall constitute presence of the Member for purposes of determining
the establishment of a quorum.
4.7
Voting. Each Promoter Member in good standing (i.e. Promoter Members who
have paid their membership fees, dues and assessments in accordance with these Bylaws andwhose membership has not been terminated pursuant to Section 3.5) is entitled to one (1) vote oneach matter submitted to a vote of the Members. Voting shall be by voice vote, unless the
Chairman of the Corporation place directs such voting to be by ballot. No single vote shall be
split into fractional votes. Cumulative voting shall not be authorized.
4.8
Action Without Meeting by Written Ballot. Any action, which may be taken at
any regular or special meeting of Members, may be taken without a meeting if the Corporation
distributes a written ballot to every Member entitled to vote on the matter. Such ballot shall set
forth the proposed action, provide an opportunity to specify approval or disapproval of any
proposal, and provide a reasonable time within which to return the ballot to the Corporation.
Approval by written ballot shall be valid only when the number of votes cast by ballot within thetime period specified equals or exceeds a quorum of the Members, and the number of approvals
equals or exceeds the number of votes that would be required to approve at a meeting at which
the total number of votes cast was the same as the number of votes cast by ballot. Ballots shall be
distributed to Members in accordance with delivery and timing requirements set forth in
Section 4.4. All ballots distributed shall indicate the number of responses needed to meet thequorum requirement and shall state the percentage of approvals necessary to pass the measuresubmitted. All written ballots distributed shall specify the time by which the ballot must be
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4.9
Proxies. Every Member entitled to vote shall have the right to do so in person or
by one or more agents authorized by a written proxy executed by such person or his duly
authorized agent and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation; but no such proxy shall be valid
after the expiration of eleven (11) months from the date of its execution, unless the person
executing it specifies therein the length of time for which such proxy is to continue in force.
4.10 Conduct of Meetings. Meetings of Members shall be presided over by the
Chairman of the Corporation, or in his absence, by the Vice-Chairman, and in the absence of bothof them, by the chair chosen by a majority of the Members present. The Secretary of the
Corporation shall act as the secretary of all meetings of Members, provided that in his absence thepresiding officer shall appoint another Member to act as acting secretary of the meeting.

ARTICLE V
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
5.1
Powers. Subject to the limitations of the Articles of Incorporation, the Bylaws,
and the California Nonprofit Corporation Law and subject to the duties of Directors as prescribedby the Bylaws, all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and thebusiness and affairs of this Corporation shall be controlled by, the Board of Directors. The Boardof Directors shall have the power to select and remove all officers, agents, employees andcontractors, and to fix reasonable compensation thereof, to authorize and empower officers or
agents to enter into contracts and other commitments on behalf of this Corporation, and to
appoint and delegate responsibilities and authority to committees, officers and agents.
5.2
Number and Composition of Board of Directors. The number of Directors shallbe equal to the number of Promoter Members and is set to a maximum of 16, and such number
may be increased (but not decreased) by the Board of Directors. Each Promoter Member shalldesignate one (1) Director and one (1) Alternate Director (as more specifically defined in Section
5.3) to serve on the Board of Directors. Each Director and Alternate Director must be an
employee, officer, director or duly authorized representative of the Promoter Member on behalf ofwhich he or she is serving. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors may appoint
and remove, from time to time, additional Board members when the Board of Directors believes
that such appointment is in the best interests of the Corporation. The following events shall resultin automatic termination of an individual's status as a Director: (a) termination of such Director's
employment with or authority to represent the Promoter Member of which he/she was an
employee or authorized representative; and/or (b) upon resolution by the Board of Directors
terminating the Director for cause pursuant to Section 5.19.2. Any vacancy in the Board of
Directors shall be filled pursuant to Section 5.6. Each Director and Alternate Director shall servea one (1) year term unless otherwise provided under this Section 5.2. The provisions of thisSection 5.2 may not be amended except upon the two-thirds (2/3) written consent of all membersof the Board of Directors.

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5.3

Alternate Directors. The following procedures shall apply to Alternate Directors:

5.3.1 Alternate Directors; Voting. Each Director shall have an alternate toserve in the capacity of Director in the event of the death, resignation, removal or absenceof the Director; such alternate shall be referred to as an “Alternate Director.” When
serving in the capacity of Director, the Alternate Director shall have all the rights,
privileges and responsibilities of the Director. Alternate Directors shall be entitled to attend
all regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors and shall have all rights(including voting rights) of the Director in the absence of the Director.
5.3.2 Role of Alternate Director. In the event that the Alternate Director isserving as a Director due to the absence of the non-Alternate Director, such non-Alternate
Director shall regain all of the rights, privileges and responsibilities of Director status upon
the termination of his absence. In the event that the Alternate Director is serving as a
Director due to the death, resignation or removal of the Director, the Alternate Director
shall immediately become a Director, and the corresponding position of Alternate Director
shall become vacant.
5.3.3 Application of Bylaws. All provisions of these Bylaws apply equally to
the Alternate Directors as to the Directors, unless otherwise noted.
5.4
Observers. In the event that neither the Director nor the Alternate Director iscapable of serving due to absence or otherwise, the applicable Promoter Member shall have theright to appoint a non-voting observer to attend Board meetings.
5.5
Restrictions on Eligibility to Serve as a Director; Control Groups. No morethan one (1) individual employed by or affiliated with an entity that constitutes a Control Groupshall be permitted to serve as a Director or Alternate Director of the Corporation at one time. For
purposes of this section, “Control(s),” “Controlled” or “Controlling” shall mean: (a) theownership, directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the total voting securities of another entity; or(b) in the case of unincorporated entities, shall mean the ownership of more than 50% of theownership interest representing the right to make decisions for the entity. “Control Group” shall
include a Member and all corporations or other entities which are Controlled by such Member or
which Control such Member.
5.6
Vacancies. If there is a Director vacancy which is not filled by an Alternate
Director pursuant to Section 5.3 and/or upon the vacancy of an Alternate Director, the affected
Promoter Member shall have sixty (60) calendar days from the date of notice of the vacancy fromthe Corporation to appoint a replacement Director and/or Alternate Director to the Board of
Directors for the remaining term. If the Promoter Member fails or refuses to make suchappointment within such a sixty (60) calendar day period, the Board of Directors may fill any
vacancy for the remaining term. Any vacancies created by a failure of a Member to renew its
membership may be filled by the Board of Directors.
5.7
Place of Meeting. All meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any
place within or without the United States of America that has been designated from time to timeby the Board of Directors or by the notice of the Chairman.

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5.8
Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors for any purpose or
purposes may be called at any time by the Chairman, the Secretary or by any two (2) of the
Directors.
5.9
Notice of Meetings; Attendance. Notice of the time and place of each meeting of
the Board of Directors not fixed by an express provision of the Bylaws or by a resolution of theBoard of Directors shall be given to each Director not less than seventy-two (72) hours before thedate of the meeting if given personally, by telephone or by electronic means including e-mail, andnot less than four (4) days before the date of the meeting if given by first-class mail.
5.10 Consent to Meetings. The transactions of the Board of Directors at any meeting
however called and noticed or wherever held, shall be as valid as though done at a meeting duly
held after call and notice if a quorum be present and if either before or after the meeting each
Director not present: (a) signs a written waiver of notice; (b) signs a consent to the holding ofsuch meeting; or (c) approves the minutes thereof. Each Director who attends the meeting
without protesting, prior thereto or at its commencement, shall be deemed conclusively to haveconsented to the holding of the meeting and to have waived the lack of notice to such Director.
All such waivers, consents or approvals shall be filed with the corporate records and made a partof the minutes of the meeting.
5.11 Action Without Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the
Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors shallindividually or collectively consent in writing to such action. Such written consent or consents
shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Directors. Such action by
written consent shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote of such Directors. Any
certificate or other document filed under any provision of the California Nonprofit Corporation
Law which relates to action so taken shall state that the action was taken by unanimous writtenconsent of the Board of Directors without a meeting, and that the Bylaws authorize the Directors
to so act. For the purposes of this section only, “all members of the Board” shall not include any“Interested Director” as defined in Section 5.18.
5.12 Telephonic Meetings. Directors may participate in a meeting through use ofconference telephone or similar communications equipment, so long as all Directors participatingin such meeting can hear one another. Participation in a meeting through use of telephone orsimilar communications equipment shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
5.13 Quorum. A minimum of four (4), but not less than a majority (>50%) of the
Directors then in office shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business,
except to adjourn as hereinafter provided in Section 5.14. Every act or decision done or made bya majority of the Directors present at a meeting duly held at which a quorum is present shall be
regarded as the act of the Board of Directors unless a greater number be required by law, theArticles of Incorporation or these Bylaws.
5.14 Adjournment. A majority of the Directors present, whether or not a quorum ispresent, may adjourn any Directors' meeting to meet again at another time or place. In the event a
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adjournment to another time or place shall be given prior to the time set for the rescheduled
meeting to the Directors who were not present at the time of the adjournment.
5.15 Fees and Compensation. Directors shall serve without compensation, but by
resolution of the Board of Directors, may be reimbursed for expenses paid while acting on behalfof the Corporation and/or expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board of Directors.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any Director from serving the
Corporation in any other capacity as an officer, agent, employee, or otherwise, and receiving
compensation therefore so long as such compensation is approved by a majority of Directors,
excluding any “Interested Director” as defined in Section 5.18.
5.16 Indemnity for Litigation. This Corporation shall indemnify any person who was
or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any proceeding by reason of the fact that such
person is or was a Director, Alternate Director, Officer, or member of any committee or working
group of this Corporation, to the full extent allowed under the provisions of Section 7237 of the
California Nonprofit Corporation Law relating to the power of a corporation to indemnify any
such person. The amount of such indemnity shall be so much as the Board of Directors
determines and finds to be reasonable, or, if required by said Section 7237 of the California
Nonprofit Corporation Law, the amount of such indemnity shall be so much as the court
determines and finds to be reasonable.
5.17 Standard of Conduct. Pursuant to Section 7231 of the California Nonprofit
Corporation Law, a Director (and Alternate Director, as applicable) shall perform the duties of a
Director, including duties as a member of any committee or working group upon which the
Director may serve, in good faith, in a manner such Director believes to be in the best interests ofthis Corporation and with such care, including reasonable inquiry, as an ordinarily prudent person
in a like position would use under similar circumstances. In performing the duties of a Director, aDirector or Alternate Director shall be entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports orstatements, including financial statements and other financial data, in each case prepared orpresented by:(a)
One or more officers or employees of this Corporation whom the
Director believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented;(b)
Legal counsel, independent accountants or other professionals as tomatters which the Director believes to be within such person's professional orexpert competence; or(c)
A committee of the Board upon which the Director does not serve,
as to matters within the committee's designated authority, which committee the
Director believes to merit confidence; provided that, in any such case, the Director
acts in good faith, after reasonable inquiry when the need therefor is indicated by
the circumstances and without knowledge that would cause such reliance to be
unwarranted.
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between this Corporation and any corporation, firm or association in which one or more of the
Directors has a material financial interest; or (b) between this Corporation and a corporation, firmor association of which one or more of its directors are Directors of this Corporation (collectively,“Interested Director(s)”). Pursuant to Section 7233 of the California Nonprofit Corporation
Law, no self-dealing contract shall be void or voidable because such Interested Director(s) or
corporation, firm or association are parties or because such Interested Director(s) are present at
the meeting of the Board or committee which authorizes, approves or ratifies the self-dealing
contract, if:
5.18.1 Membership Approval. All material facts are fully disclosed to orotherwise known by the Members and the self-dealing contract is approved by theMembers in good faith including the abstention from voting by any membership
owned by such Interested Director(s);5.18.2 Board or Committee Approval. All material facts are fully
disclosed to or otherwise known by the Board or committee and the Board orcommittee authorizes, approves, or ratifies the self-dealing contract in good faith(including the abstention from voting by the Interested Director(s)), and, in thecase of a self-dealing contract described above, the Board or committee resolves
and finds that the contract is just and reasonable at the time it is authorized,
approved or ratified; or
5.18.3 Just and Reasonable Contract. The person asserting the validityof the self-dealing contract sustains the burden of proving that the contract was
just and reasonable as to the Corporation at the time it was authorized, approvedor ratified.
Interested Director(s) may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of
the Board or a committee thereof which authorizes, approves or ratifies a contract or transaction
as provided in this Section 5.18.

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5.19

Resignation and Removal.

5.19.1 Resignation. Any Director or Alternate Director may resign at any time bygiving written notice to the Board of Directors, to the Chairman or to the Secretary of thisCorporation.
5.19.2 Removal. Any Director and/or Alternate Director may be removed upon
resolution by the Board of Directors adopted by the affirmative vote of three-quarters(3/4) of all members of the Board of Directors terminating such individual's status as sucha Director for any of the following, all of which constitute removal for cause: (a) four (4)or more unexcused absences from Board of Directors meetings during any year; (b)conviction or entry of a plea of nolo contendere by such Director for a crime; (c)intentional breach of fiduciary duties by such Director; (d) public disparagement or ridiculeof the Corporation by such Director; or (e) gross mismanagement or waste by such
Director. Upon termination of an individual's status as a Director or Alternate Director orif there is otherwise a vacancy on the Board of Directors, the vacancy may be filledpursuant to Section 5.6.
5.20 Advisory Board. The Board of Directors may, at its sole discretion, appoint aboard of advisors (“Advisory Board”) with which the Board of Directors shall consult on mattersrelating to the operation of the Corporation. The members of the Advisory Board shall not havethe rights or privileges of Directors or Members as set forth in Sections 5047 and 5056 of the
California Nonprofit Corporation Law and shall have no power or authority over the operation of
the Corporation. The Advisory Board may be restructured and/or terminated by resolution of theBoard of Directors at any time. A member of the Advisory Board may be removed at any time by
the Board of Directors in its sole and absolute discretion.

ARTICLE VI
OFFICERS
6.1
Officers. The principal officers of this Corporation shall be a Chairman, Vice
Chairman, Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer, and Secretary and such other officers as the Boardof Directors may appoint. One person may hold two or more offices. Officers of the Corporation
may be any person nominated by a Director and nothing herein shall require such individual to bea Director or an employee or duly authorized representative of any Member of the Corporation.
6.2
Election. The officers of this Corporation shall be appointed by the Board of
Directors by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors present
at a meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present, and each officer shall holdhis or her office for a term of one (1) year, or until he or she shall resign or shall be removed or hisor her successor shall be elected and qualified.
6.3

Removal and Resignation.

6.3.1 Removal. Any officer may be removed at any time, either with or withoutcause, by the Board of Directors by the affirmative vote of a majority of all members of

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may be conferred by the Board of Directors upon such affirmative vote.
6.3.2 Resignation. Any officer may resign at any time by giving written noticeto the Board of Directors or the Secretary of the Corporation. Any such resignation shalltake effect at the date of the receipt of such notice or at any later time specified therein,and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not benecessary to make it effective. Such resignation shall not prejudice the rights of the
Corporation under any contract to which the officer is a party.
6.4
Vacancies. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal,
disqualification or any other cause shall be filled by the Board of Directors for the unexpired term.
6.5
Chairman. The Chairman shall serve as the Chief Executive Officer of thisCorporation. Subject to the control of the Board of Directors, the Chairman shall have generalsupervision, direction and control of the business and affairs of this Corporation. The Chairman
shall serve as an ex officio voting member of all committees, and shall have such other powers andduties as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Chairman shall be amember of the Board of Directors and preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors.
6.6
Vice Chairman. In the absence of the Chairman, or in the event of his or her
inability or refusal to act, the Vice Chairman shall perform all the duties of the Chairman, andwhen so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions on, the Chairman.
The Vice Chairman shall have such other powers and duties as may be designated from time totime by the Board of Directors or the Chairman. There shall be no limit on the number of Vice
Chairmen that may be appointed by the Board of Directors.
6.7
Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer. The Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer shalloversee the financial and accounting matters of this Corporation with respect to the receipt anddeposit of funds. The Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer shall have such other powers and duties as
may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors.
6.8
Secretary. The Secretary shall keep a full and complete record of the proceedingsof the Board of Directors, shall keep the seal (if one is maintained) of this Corporation and affix it
to such papers and instruments as may be required in the regular course of business, shall makeservice of such notices as may be necessary or proper, and shall supervise the keeping of therecords of this Corporation. The Secretary shall have such other powers and duties as may bedesignated from time to time by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE VII
COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS
7.1
Appointment of Committees. The Board of Directors may create committees as
the Board from time to time deems necessary or appropriate to conduct the business and further
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established by the Board of Directors. Any such committees may be restructured and/or
terminated by the Board of Directors at any time.
7.2
Powers and Authority of Committees. Without limiting the generality ofSection 7.1, the Board of Directors may delegate to any committee any of the powers andauthority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of thisCorporation, except the following:(a)
The approval of any action for which the California Nonprofit
Corporation Law also requires the approval of Members of a corporation;(b)
The filling of vacancies on the Board or in any committee that has
the authority of the Board;(c)
The fixing of compensation of the Directors for serving on the
Board or on any committee;(d)Bylaws;

The amendment or repeal of Bylaws or the adoption of new(e)
The amendment or repeal of any resolution of the Board, which by
its express terms is not so amendable or repealable;(f)thereof; andThe appointment of committees of the Board or the members(g)
The expenditure of corporate funds to support a nominee for
Director after there are more people nominated for Director than can be elected.
7.3
Certain Committees. Without limiting the generality of the Sections 7.1 and 7.2,
the Board of Directors may create a technical committee (“TC”) and a marketing committee(“MC”). The TC shall report directly to the Board of Directors. TC responsibilities will include:(a) propose, evaluate, develop and approve technical specifications of the Working Groups (asdefined below); (b) review and recommend proposed specifications and deliverables to the Boardof Directors for publication and/or endorsement by the Corporation; (c) submit the Adopted
Specifications (as defined below) to one or more established and recognized international or
national agencies or bodies, such as the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) or theInternational Organization for Standardization (ISO), and their national member bodies, for
ratification, approval and adoption by such body or bodies as an official standard, (d) promote theratification, approval and adoption of such Adopted Specifications by such recognized national
and international agencies and bodies, including their national member bodies, as an official
standard of such recognized national and international agencies or bodies, (e) seek theendorsement by such recognized national and international agencies and bodies of the Corporation
as the source of such standard, and (f) such other responsibilities or duties as may be establishedby the Board of Directors. The TC may be restructured and/or terminated by resolution of theBoard of Directors at any time. The TC shall be chaired by an individual appointed by the Boardof Directors and shall be comprised of a duly authorized representative of each Working Group.

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The Chair of the TC may be any person nominated by a Director and nothing herein shall require
such individual to be Director or an employee or duly authorized representative of any Member of
the Corporation.
The MC shall report directly to the Board of Directors. MC responsibilities will include: (a)propose, evaluate, develop and approve marketing requirements; (b) recommend PR andmarketing activities to the Board of Directors for execution, publication and/or endorsement by
the Corporation; and (c) such other responsibilities or duties as may be established by the Boardof Directors. The MC may be restructured and/or terminated by resolution of the Board of
Directors at any time. The MC shall be chaired by an individual appointed by the Board of
Directors and shall be comprised of a duly authorized representative of each Working Group. The
Chair of the MC may be any person nominated by a Director and nothing herein shall require suchindividual to be Director or an employee or duly authorized representative of any Member of the
Corporation.

7.4
Working Groups. Working groups may be formed, restructured and/or
terminated at any time by resolution of the Board of Directors for the purpose of, among otherthings, developing, analyzing and writing technical specifications and deliverables (“Working
Group”). Each Working Group shall report directly to the TC. Members may appoint any numberof its employees or duly authorized representatives to a Working Group.
7.5
Compensation. Any individuals appointed to the TC, MC, any committee and/or
any Working Group of the Corporation shall not receive compensation for their services as such,but, upon prior approval of each expenditure by the Board of Directors, may be reimbursed forbona fide expenses incurred arising out of conducting business on behalf of the Corporation.
Nothing herein shall prohibit payment of compensation to an individual serving on the TC or MC,
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ARTICLE VIIIIPR POLICY AND APPROVAL OF SPECIFICATIONS
8.1
General. The initial terms and conditions relating to the intellectual property
rights of Members (“IPR Policy”) shall be approved and adopted by (i) a three-quarters (3/4)
affirmative vote of all members of the Board of Directors then in office and (ii) a three-quarters(3/4) affirmative vote of all Promoter Members, and shall thereafter apply and be binding on allthen existing and all future Members of the Corporation. .
8.2
Modifications to the IPR Policy. The IPR Policy may be modified from time totime in accordance with the procedures below:(a)
The Board of Directors may, upon a three-quarters (3/4) affirmative
vote of all members of the Board of Directors, modify the IPR Policy if suchmodifications do not adversely affect a Promoter Member's or Participant's
obligations, rights and protections under the current IPR Policy.
(b)
If any proposed modifications adversely affect the obligations,rights or protections of one or more Promoter Members or Participants, suchproposed modifications shall be submitted to all Promoter Members for approval,and (i) a three-quarters (3/4) affirmative vote of all Promoter Members and (ii) the
affirmative consent of all Promoter Members adversely affected by such proposed
modifications shall be required for such modifications to become effective.
(c)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that a Specification (orother technical document) is updated or revised, no consents shall be required tomake such Specification (or other technical document) backwards compatible,
provided that any contributor of intellectual property shall not be required to granta license upon a broader scope than would have been otherwise required. In theevent a broader scope of license is required, the consent of such contributor shallbe required.
8.3
Application of Modified IPR Policy. The modified IPR Policy will apply to all
Promoter Members and/or Participants of the Corporation prospectively in lieu of the previous
IPR Policy, from the date the modified IPR Policy is approved pursuant to Section 8.2, provided
that:
(a)
prior to adoption of such modifications, the Promoter Members andParticipants are provided with a thirty (30) calendar day review and comment
period with respect to the proposed modifications;(b)each Promoter Member and Participant shall have the right towithdraw from the Corporation pursuant to the terms and conditions of thePromoter Member Agreement or the Participation Agreement, as applicable, within
thirty (30) calendar days after approval of the modifications, and a pro rata portionof the annual membership fees paid by such Promoter Member and Participant for

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a given fiscal year of the Corporation shall be reimbursed to such Promoter
Member or Participant; and(c)the Promoter Members and Participants shall be provided written
notice (pursuant to the notice provisions of the Promoter Member Agreement orParticipation Agreement, as applicable) of the foregoing time periods and theirability to withdraw.
8.4
Approval of Specifications. Proposed Specifications (as defined in the
IPR Policy) submitted to the Board of Directors for adoption shall require (i) a threequarters (3/4) vote of all members of the Board of Directors and (ii) a three-quarters (3/4)
vote of all Promoter Members for approval, and upon such approval shall become"Adopted Specifications."
8.5
Submission of Adopted Specifications. Adopted Specifications (asdefined in Section 8.4), together with such supporting documentation as deemednecessary or advisable by the Board of Directors, or a committee of the Board of
Directors, shall be submitted to one or more established and recognized international or
national agencies or bodies, such as the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)or the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and their national member
bodies, for ratification, approval and adoption by such agencies or bodies as an official
standard. The Board of Directors, or a committee of the Board of Directors, shallpromote the ratification, approval and adoption of its Adopted Specifications by such
established and recognized national and international agencies or bodies, including theirnational member bodies, as an official standard of such recognized national andinternational agencies or bodies. In addition, the Board of Directors, or a committee of
the Board of Directors, shall seek the endorsement by such recognized national andinternational agencies or bodies of the Corporation as the source of such standard.
8.6
Amendments. The provisions of this ARTICLE VIII may only beamended by the affirmative vote of (i) three-quarters (3/4) of all members of the Board of
Directors then in office and (ii) three-quarters (3/4) of all Promoter Members.

ARTICLE IXMISCELLANEOUS
9.1
Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of this Corporation shall end on the last day ofDecember of each year.
9.2
Inspection of Corporate Records. The books of account and minutes of theproceedings of the Board of Directors, and of any committees of the Board of Directors, shall be
open to inspection at the principal office of this Corporation by each Promoter Member at any
reasonable time upon the written demand of any Promoter Member. Such inspection may bemade in person or by an agent or attorney, and shall include the right to make photocopies andextracts at the requesting Promoter Member's expense.

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9.3
Representation of Shares of Other Corporations. Any officer of thisCorporation is authorized to vote, represent and exercise on behalf of this Corporation all rights
incident to any and all shares of any other corporation or corporations standing in the name of thisCorporation. The authority herein granted to said officers may be exercised by such officers inperson or by other persons authorized to do so by proxy duly executed by such officers.
9.4
Checks, Drafts, Etc. All checks, drafts or other orders for payment of money,
notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of or payable to this Corporation andany and all securities owned by or held by this Corporation requiring signature for transfer shall besigned or endorsed by such person or persons and in such manner as from time to time shall be
determined by the Board of Directors.
9.5
Execution of Contracts. The Board of Directors may authorize any officer,
employee, or agent to enter into any contract or execute any contract or execute any instrument in
the name of and on behalf of this Corporation and such authority may be general or confirmed to
specific instances. Unless so authorized by the Board of Directors, no officer, agent, or employee
shall have any power or authority to bind this Corporation by any contract or engagement or topledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose or in any amount.
9.6
Corporate Loans, Guarantees and Advances. This Corporation shall not makeany advances or make any loan of money or property to or guarantee the obligation of any
member, Director or Officer.
9.7
Inspection and Disclosure. The Corporation shall keep or cause to be kept
correct and complete books and records of account and shall also keep minutes of theproceedings of the Board of Directors or other documents as may be required by law on its own
behalf. The Corporation shall have available for inspection at its principal office a copy of its
three (3) most recent annual exempt organization information returns and a copy of its application
for recognition of exemption and determination letter. Upon request by two (2) directors, thealliance shall initiate a financial audit within six months after year-end book closing.
9.8
Not For Profit Status. Neither the Corporation nor any of its Members shallindividually or collectively, directly or indirectly, engage in any act that will result in the loss of, orotherwise adversely affect, its status as a tax-exempt organization under the United States Internal
Revenue Code.
9.9
Forms of Notice. Any notice or writing required or permitted under these Bylaws
may be given in writing, in person, by mail, by private carrier or by telephone, electronictransmission (including facsimile and e-mail) or other form of wire or wireless communication.
9.10 Severability. The invalidity of any clause, provision, or Article of these Bylaws
shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining clauses, provisions or Articles.
9.11 Change of Name. The Corporation shall promptly change its name if theTrademark License Agreement between EnOcean GmbH and the Corporation expires or is

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terminated earlier and the Board of Directors and the Promoter Members shall promptly take all
action to affect such name change.

ARTICLE X
EFFECTIVE DATE AND AMENDMENT
10.1 Effective Date. These Bylaws shall become effective immediately upon theiradoption. Amendments to these Bylaws shall become effective immediately upon their adoption
unless the Board of Directors of this Corporation in adopting them provide that they are to
become effective at a later date.
10.2 Amendments. These Bylaws may be amended by an affirmative vote of a majorityof the Board of Directors then in office, unless: (a) the specific provision(s) of these Bylaws being
amended sets forth a greater number of affirmative votes for an action, in which case any
amendments to such provision(s) shall require the greater number of affirmative votes set forth insuch provision(s); and/or (b) such an amendment requires an affirmative vote of a majority of thePromoter Members as provided by Section 7150 of the California Nonprofit Corporation Law.
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