Exhibit 10.2
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS
of
Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation
(A Delaware Corporation)
 
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
          As used in these By-laws, unless the context otherwise requires, the
term:
          1.1 “Assistant Secretary” means an Assistant Secretary of the
Corporation.
          1.2 “Assistant Treasurer” means an Assistant Treasurer of the
Corporation.
          1.3 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
          1.4 “By-laws” means the initial by-laws of the Corporation, as amended
from time to time.
          1.5 “Certificate of Incorporation” means the initial certificate of
incorporation of the Corporation, as amended, supplemented or restated from time
to time.
          1.6 “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation.
          1.7 “Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer of the
Corporation.
          1.8 “Corporation” means Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation.
          1.9 “Directors” means directors of the Corporation.
          1.10 “Entire Board” means all directors of the Corporation in office,
whether or not present at a meeting of the Board, but disregarding vacancies.
          1.11 “General Corporation Law” means the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time.

 

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          1.12 “Office of the Corporation” means the executive office of the
Corporation, anything in Section 131 of the General Corporation Law to the
contrary notwithstanding.
          1.13 “President” means the President of the Corporation.
          1.14 “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Corporation.
          1.15 “Stockholders” means stockholders of the Corporation.
          1.16 “Treasurer” means the Treasurer of the Corporation.
          1.17 “Vice Chairman” means the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
of the Corporation.
          1.18 “Vice President” means a Vice President of the Corporation.
ARTICLE 2
ARTICLE 2
STOCKHOLDERS
          2.1 Place of Meetings. Every meeting of Stockholders shall be held at
the office of the Corporation or at such other place within or without the State
of Delaware as shall be specified or fixed in the notice of such meeting or in
the waiver of notice thereof.
          2.2 Annual Meeting. A meeting of Stockholders shall be held annually
for the election of Directors and the transaction of other business as may
properly come before the meeting at such date and time as may be determined by
the Board and designated in the notice of meeting.
               2.2.1 At any such annual meeting of stockholders, only such
business shall be conducted, and only such proposals shall be acted upon, as
shall have been properly brought before the annual meeting of stockholders
(A) by, or at the direction of, the Board of Directors or (B) by a stockholder
of the Corporation who complies with the procedures set forth in this
Section 2.2.1. For business or a proposal to be properly brought before an
annual meeting of stockholders by a stockholder, the stockholder must have given
timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be
timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at
the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than 60 days nor
more than 90 days prior to the scheduled date of the annual meeting, regardless
of any postponement, deferral or adjournment of that meeting to a later date;
provided, however, that if less than 70 days’ notice or prior public disclosure
of the date of the annual meeting is given or made to stockholders, notice by
the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered or received not later than the
close of business on the 10th day following the earlier (i) the day on which
such notice of the date of the meeting was mailed or (ii) the day on which such
public disclosure was made.

 

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               A stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to
each matter the stockholder proposes to bring before an annual meeting of
stockholders (i) a description, in 500 words or less, of the business desired to
be brought before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such
business at the annual meeting, (ii) the name and address, as they appear on the
Corporation’s books, of the stockholder proposing such business and any other
stockholders known by such stockholder to be supporting such proposal, (iii) the
class and number of shares of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by
such stockholder on the date of such stockholder’s notice and by any other
stockholders known by such stockholder to be supporting such proposal on the
date of such stockholder’s notice, (iv) a description, in 500 words or less, of
any interest of the stockholder in such proposal and (v) a representation that
the stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation and intends to
appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to present the proposal specified in
the notice. Notwithstanding anything these Amended and Restated By-Laws or in
the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to the contrary, no
business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders except in accordance
with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.2.1.
               The chairman of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant,
determine and declare to the meeting that the business was not properly brought
before the meeting in accordance with the procedures prescribed by this
Section 2.2.1, and 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 2.2.1 shall
be interpreted or construed to require the inclusion of information about any
such proposal in any proxy statement distributed by, at the direction of, or on
behalf of, the Board of Directors.
               2.2.2 Subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any series
of Preferred Stock then outstanding, only persons nominated in accordance with
the procedures set forth in this Section 2.2.2 shall be eligible for election as
directors. Nominations of persons for election to the Board may be made at an
annual meeting of stockholders or special meeting of stockholders called by the
Board of Directors for the purpose of electing directors (A) by or at the
direction of the Board or (B) by any stockholder of the Corporation entitled to
vote for the election of directors at such meeting who complies with the notice
procedures set forth in this Section 2.2.2. Such nominations, other than those
made by or at the direction of the Board, shall be made pursuant to timely
notice in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a
stockholder’s notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the
principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than 60 days nor more
than 90 days prior to the scheduled date of the meeting, regardless of any
postponement, deferral or adjournment of that meeting to a later date; provided,
however, that if less than 70 days’ notice or prior public disclosure of the
date of the meeting is given or made to stockholders, notice by the stockholder
to be timely must be so delivered or received not later than the close of
business on the 10th day following the earlier of (i) the day on which such
notice of the date of the meeting was mailed or (ii) the day on which such
public disclosure was made.

 

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               A stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth (i) as to
each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection
as a director (a) the name, age, business address and residence address of such
person, (b) the principal occupation or employment of such person, (c) the class
and number of shares of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by such
person on the date of such stockholder’s notice and (d) any other information
relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of
proxies for election of directors, or is otherwise required in each case
pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or any successor statute thereto (the “Exchange Act”) (including,
without limitation, such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy
statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected); (ii) as to the
stockholder giving the notice (a) the name and address, as they appear on the
Corporation’s books, of such stockholder and any other stockholders known by
such stockholder to be supporting such nominee(s), (b) the class and number of
shares of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by such stockholder on
the date of such stockholder’s notice and by any other stockholders known by
such stockholder to be supporting such nominee(s) on the date of such
stockholder’s notice, (c) 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; and (iii) a description of all arrangements or
understandings between the stockholder and each nominee and other person or
persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nomination or
nominations are to be made by the stockholder.
               No person (other than persons nominated by or at the directors of
the Board) shall be eligible for election as director of the Corporation unless
nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.2.2. The
chairman of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to
the meeting that a nomination was not made in accordance with the procedures
prescribed by this Section 2.2.2, and, if he should so determine, he shall so
declare to the meeting and the defective nomination shall be disregarded.
          2.3 Deferred Meeting for Election of Directors, Etc. If the annual
meeting of Stockholders for the election of Directors and the transaction of
other business is not held within the months specified in Section 2.2 hereof,
the Board shall call a meeting of Stockholders for the election of Directors and
the transaction of other business as soon thereafter as convenient.
          2.4 Other Special Meetings. A special meeting of Stockholders (other
than a special meeting for the election of Directors), unless otherwise
prescribed by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation, may be called at
any time by the Board, by the Chairman or by the Chief Executive Officer. At any
special meeting of Stockholders only such business may be transacted as is
related to the purpose or purposes of such meeting set forth in the notice
thereof given pursuant to Section 2.6 hereof or in any waiver of notice thereof
given pursuant to Section 2.7 hereof.
          2.5 Fixing Record Date. For the purpose of (a) determining the
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adjournment thereof, (ii) unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of
Incorporation to express consent to corporate action in writing without a
meeting or (iii) to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or
allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any
change, conversion or exchange of stock; or (b) any other lawful action, the
Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon
which the resolution fixing the record date was adopted by the Board and which
record date shall not be (x) in the case of clause (a)(i) above, more than sixty
nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting, (y) in the case of
clause (a)(ii) above, more than 10 days after the date upon which the resolution
fixing the record date was adopted by the Board and (z) in the case of
clause (a)(iii) or (b) above, more than sixty days prior to such action. If no
such record date is fixed:
               2.5.1 the record date for determining Stockholders entitled to
notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of
business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if
notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on
which the meeting is held;
               2.5.2 the record date for determining stockholders entitled to
express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting (unless
otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation), when no prior action by
the Board is required under the General Corporation Law, shall be the first day
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 an officer or agent
of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings
of stockholders are recorded; and when prior action by the Board is required
under the General Corporation 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 adopts the resolution
taking such prior action; and
               2.5.3 the record date for determining stockholders for any
purpose other than those specified in Sections 2.5.1 and 2.5.2 shall be at the
close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating
thereto.
          When a determination of Stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote
at any meeting of Stockholders has been made as provided in this Section 2.5,
such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof unless the Board fixes
a new record date for the adjourned meeting. Delivery made to the Corporation’s
registered office in accordance with Section 2.5.2 shall be by hand or by
certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.
          2.6 Notice of Meetings of Stockholders. Except as otherwise provided
in Sections 2.5 and 2.7 hereof, whenever under the provisions of any statute,
the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws, Stockholders are required or
permitted to take any action at a meeting, written notice shall be given stating
the place, date and hour of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting,
the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Unless otherwise
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Incorporation or these By-laws, a copy of the notice of any meeting shall be
given, personally or by mail, not less than ten nor more than sixty days before
the date of the meeting, to each Stockholder entitled to notice of or to vote at
such meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited
in the United States mail, with postage prepaid, directed to the Stockholder at
his or her address as it appears on the records of the Corporation. An affidavit
of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or of the transfer agent of the
Corporation that the notice required by this Section 2.6 has been given shall,
in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, notice need not be given
of the adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the
meeting at which the adjournment is taken, and at the adjourned meeting any
business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting as
originally called. If, however, 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 at the meeting.
          2.7 Waivers of Notice. Whenever the giving of any notice is required
by statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws, a waiver thereof,
in writing, signed by the Stockholder or Stockholders entitled to said notice,
whether before or after the event as to which such notice is required, shall be
deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance by a Stockholder at a meeting shall
constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting except when the Stockholder
attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the
meeting, to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting has
not been lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at,
nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Stockholders need be
specified in any written waiver of notice unless so required by statute, the
Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws.
          2.8 List of Stockholders. The Secretary shall prepare and make, or
cause to be prepared and made, 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, the Stockholder’s
agent, or attorney, at the Stockholder’s expense, for any purpose germane to the
meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten days prior
to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be
held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so
specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be
produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time
thereof, and may be inspected by any Stockholder who is present. The Corporation
shall maintain the Stockholder list in written form or in another form capable
of conversion into written form within a reasonable time. Upon the willful
neglect or refusal of the Directors to produce such a list at any meeting for
the election of Directors, they shall be ineligible for election to any office
at such meeting. The stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the
Stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list of Stockholders or
the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of
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          2.9 Quorum of Stockholders; Adjournment. Except as otherwise provided
by any statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws, the holders
of one-third of all outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at any meeting
of Stockholders, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of any business at such meeting. When a quorum is
once present to organize a meeting of Stockholders, it is not broken by the
subsequent withdrawal of any Stockholders. The holders of a majority of the
shares of stock present in person or represented by proxy at any meeting of
Stockholders, including an adjourned meeting, whether or not a quorum is
present, may adjourn such meeting to another time and place. Shares of its own
stock belonging to the Corporation or to another corporation, if a majority of
the shares entitled to vote in the election of directors of such other
corporation is held, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation, shall neither
be entitled to vote nor be counted for quorum purposes; provided, however, that
the foregoing shall not limit the right of the Corporation to vote stock,
including but not limited to its own stock, held by it in a fiduciary capacity.
          2.10 Voting; Proxies. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of
Incorporation, every Stockholder of record shall be entitled at every meeting of
Stockholders to one vote for each share of capital stock standing in his or her
name on the record of Stockholders determined in accordance with Section 2.5
hereof. If the Certificate of Incorporation provides for more or less than one
vote for any share on any matter, each reference in the By-laws or the General
Corporation Law to a majority or other proportion of stock shall refer to such
majority or other proportion of the votes of such stock. The provisions of
Sections 212 and 217 of the General Corporation Law shall apply in determining
whether any shares of capital stock may be voted and the persons, if any,
entitled to vote such shares; but the Corporation shall be protected in assuming
that the persons in whose names shares of capital stock stand on the stock
ledger of the Corporation are entitled to vote such shares. Holders of
redeemable shares of stock are not entitled to vote after the notice of
redemption is mailed to such holders and a sum sufficient to redeem the stocks
has been deposited with a bank, trust company, or other financial institution
under an irrevocable obligation to pay the holders the redemption price on
surrender of the shares of stock. At any meeting of Stockholders (at which a
quorum was present to organize the meeting), all matters, except as otherwise
provided by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these By-laws,
shall be decided by a majority of the votes cast at such meeting by the holders
of shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote
thereon, whether or not a quorum is present when the vote is taken. All
elections of Directors shall be by written ballot unless otherwise provided in
the Certificate of Incorporation. In voting on any other question on which a
vote by ballot is required by law or is demanded by any Stockholder entitled to
vote, the voting shall be by ballot. Each ballot shall be signed by the
Stockholder voting or the Stockholder’s proxy and shall state the number of
shares voted. On all other questions, the voting may be viva voce. Each
Stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of Stockholders or to express consent
or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize
another person or persons to act for such Stockholder by proxy. The validity and
enforceability of any proxy shall be determined in accordance with Section 212
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is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person or by filing an
instrument in writing revoking the proxy or by delivering a proxy in accordance
with applicable law bearing a later date to the Secretary.
          2.11 Voting Procedures and Inspectors of Election at Meetings of
Stockholders. The Board, in advance of any meeting of Stockholders, may appoint
one or more inspectors to act at the meeting and make a written report thereof.
The Board may designate one or more persons as alternate inspectors to replace
any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate has been appointed
or is able to act at a meeting, the person presiding at the meeting may appoint,
and on the request of any Stockholder entitled to vote thereat shall appoint,
one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before entering
upon the discharge of his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully
to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the
best of his or her ability. The inspectors shall (a) ascertain the number of
shares outstanding and the voting power of each, (b) determine the shares
represented at the meeting and the validity of proxies and ballots, (c) count
all votes and ballots, (d) determine and retain for a reasonable period a record
of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the
inspectors, and (e) certify their determination of the number of shares
represented at the meeting and their count of all votes and ballots. The
inspectors may appoint or retain other persons or entities to assist the
inspectors in the performance of their duties. Unless otherwise provided by the
Board, the date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each
matter upon which the Stockholders will vote at a meeting shall be determined by
the person presiding at the meeting and shall be announced at the meeting. No
ballot, proxies or votes, or any revocation thereof or change thereto, shall be
accepted by the inspectors after the closing of the polls unless the Court of
Chancery of the State of Delaware upon application by a Stockholder shall
determine otherwise.
          2.12 Organization. At each meeting of Stockholders, the Chief
Executive Officer, or in the absence of the Chief Executive Officer, the
Chairman, or in the absence of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman, or in the
absence of the Vice Chairman, the President, or in the absence of the President,
a Vice President, and in case more than one Vice President shall be present,
that Vice President designated by the Board (or in the absence of any such
designation, the most senior Vice President, based on age, present), shall act
as chairman of the meeting. The Secretary, or in his or her absence, one of the
Assistant Secretaries, shall act as secretary of the meeting. In case none of
the officers above designated to act as chairman or secretary of the meeting,
respectively, shall be present, a chairman or a secretary of the meeting, as the
case may be, shall be chosen by a majority of the votes cast at such meeting by
the holders of shares of capital stock present in person or represented by proxy
and entitled to vote at the meeting.
          2.13 Order of Business. The order of business at all meetings of
Stockholders shall be as determined by the chairman of the meeting, but the
order of business to be followed at any meeting at which a quorum is present may
be changed by a majority of the votes cast at such meeting by the holders of
shares of capital stock present in person or represented by proxy and entitled
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          2.14 Written Consent of Stockholders Without a Meeting. Unless
otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required by
the General Corporation Law to be taken at any annual or special meeting of
stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a
vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken,
shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the
minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action
at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted
and shall be delivered (by hand or by certified or registered mail, return
receipt requested) to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in
the State of Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent
of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings
of stockholders are recorded. Every written consent shall bear the date of
signature of each stockholder who signs the consent and no written consent shall
be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein unless, within
60 days of the earliest dated consent delivered in the manner required by this
Section 2.14, written consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take
action are delivered to the Corporation as aforesaid. Prompt notice of the
taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written
consent shall be given to those Stockholders who have not consented in writing.
ARTICLE 3
Directors
          3.1 General Powers. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of
Incorporation, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by
or under the direction of the Board. The Board may adopt such rules and
regulations, not inconsistent with the Certificate of Incorporation or these
By-laws or applicable laws, as it may deem proper for the conduct of its
meetings and the management of the Corporation. In addition to the powers
expressly conferred by these By-laws, the Board may exercise all powers and
perform all acts that are not required, by these By-laws or the Certificate of
Incorporation or by statute, to be exercised and performed by the Stockholders.
          3.2 Number; Qualification; Term of Office. The Board shall consist of
six to twenty members (plus any directors which are entitled to be elected by
any series of Preferred Stock pursuant to the terms thereof). The number of
Directors shall be fixed initially by the incorporator and may thereafter be
changed from time to time by action of the stockholders or by action of the
Board. Directors need not be stockholders. Each Director shall hold office until
a successor is elected and qualified or until the Director’s death, resignation
or removal.
          3.3 Election. Directors shall, except as otherwise required by statute
or by the Certificate of Incorporation, be elected by a plurality of the votes
cast at a meeting of stockholders by the holders of shares entitled to vote in
the election.
          3.4 Newly Created Directorships and Vacancies. Unless otherwise
provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, newly created Directorships
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reason, including the removal of Directors without cause, may be filled only by
(a) the affirmative votes of a majority of the remaining directors elected by
holders of each class of Common Stock or series of Preferred Stock that
(x) elected such directorship and (y) as of the date such vacancy is filled,
would be entitled to elect such directorship at the next annual meeting of
stockholders or, (b) if there are no such remaining directors, then by a
plurality of the votes cast by the holders of the class or classes of Common
Stock or series of Preferred Stock that, as of the date such vacancy is filled,
would be entitled to elect such directorship at the next annual meeting of
stockholders, voting as a separate class at a meeting, special or otherwise, of
the holders of Common Stock of such class or classes or series of Preferred
Stock. A Director elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected to hold office
until a successor is elected and qualified, or until the Director’s earlier
death, resignation or removal.
          3.5 Resignation. Any Director may resign at any time by written notice
to the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the time therein
specified, and, unless otherwise specified in such resignation, the acceptance
of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
          3.6 Removal. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of
Incorporation, and subject to the provisions of Section 141(k) of the General
Corporation Law, directors may be removed with or without cause only by a
majority of the holders of the class or classes of Common Stock or series of
Preferred Stock that, as of the date such removal is effected, would be entitled
to elect such directorship at the next annual meeting of stockholders.
          3.7 Compensation. Each Director, in consideration of his or her
service as such, shall be entitled to receive from the Corporation such amount
per annum or such fees for attendance at Directors’ meetings, or both, as the
Board may from time to time determine, together with reimbursement for the
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, if any, incurred by such Director in
connection with the performance of his or her duties. Each Director who shall
serve as a member of any committee of Directors in consideration of serving as
such shall be entitled to such additional amount per annum or such fees for
attendance at committee meetings, or both, as the Board may from time to time
determine, together with reimbursement for the reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses, if any, incurred by such Director in the performance of his or her
duties. Nothing contained in this Section 3.7 shall preclude any Director from
serving the Corporation or its subsidiaries in any other capacity and receiving
proper compensation therefor.
          3.8 Times and Places of Meetings. The Board may hold meetings, both
regular and special, either within or without the State of Delaware. The times
and places for holding meetings of the Board may be fixed from time to time by
resolution of the Board or (unless contrary to a resolution of the Board) in the
notice of the meeting.
          3.9 Annual Meetings. On the day when and at the place where the annual
meeting of stockholders for the election of Directors is held, and as soon as
practicable thereafter, the Board may hold its annual meeting, without notice of
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other business. The annual meeting of the Board may be held at any other time
and place specified in a notice given as provided in Section 3.11 hereof for
special meetings of the Board or in a waiver of notice thereof.
          3.10 Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board may be held
without notice at such times and at such places as shall from time to time be
determined by the Board.
          3.11 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board may be called by
the Chairman, the Vice Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary or
by any two or more Directors then serving on at least one day’s notice to each
Director given by one of the means specified in Section 3.14 hereof other than
by mail, or on at least three days’ notice if given by mail. Special meetings
shall be called by the Chairman, the Vice Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer
or Secretary in like manner and on like notice on the written request of any two
or more of the Directors then serving.
          3.12 Telephone Meetings. Directors or members of any committee
designated by the Board may participate in a meeting of the Board or of such
committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment
by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other,
and participation in a meeting pursuant to this Section 3.12 shall constitute
presence in person at such meeting.
          3.13 Adjourned Meetings. A majority of the Directors present at any
meeting of the Board, including an adjourned meeting, whether or not a quorum is
present, may adjourn such meeting to another time and place. At least one day’s
notice of any adjourned meeting of the Board shall be given to each Director
whether or not present at the time of the adjournment, if such notice shall be
given by one of the means specified in Section 3.14 hereof other than by mail,
or at least three days’ notice if by mail. Any business may be transacted at an
adjourned meeting that might have been transacted at the meeting as originally
called.
          3.14 Notice Procedure. Subject to Sections 3.11 and 3.17 hereof,
whenever, under the provisions of any statute, the Certificate of Incorporation
or these By-laws, notice is required to be given to any Director, such notice
shall be deemed given effectively if given in person or by telephone, by mail
addressed to such Director at such Director’s address as it appears on the
records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, or by telegram, telex,
telecopy or similar means addressed as aforesaid.
          3.15 Waiver of Notice. Whenever the giving of any notice is required
by statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws, a waiver thereof,
in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether
before or after the event as to which such notice is required, shall be deemed
equivalent to notice. Attendance by a person at a meeting shall constitute a
waiver of notice of such meeting except when the person attends a meeting for
the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the
transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting has not been lawfully
called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose
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specified in any written waiver of notice unless so required by statute, the
Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws.
          3.16 Organization. At each meeting of the Board, the Chairman, or in
the absence of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman, or in the absence of the Vice
Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, or in the absence of the Chief Executive
Officer, a chairman chosen by a majority of the Directors present, shall
preside. The Secretary shall act as secretary at each meeting of the Board. In
case the Secretary shall be absent from any meeting of the Board, an Assistant
Secretary shall perform the duties of secretary at such meeting; and in the
absence from any such meeting of the Secretary and all Assistant Secretaries,
the person presiding at the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary
of the meeting.
          3.17 Quorum of Directors. The presence in person of a majority of the
Entire Board shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business at any meeting of the Board, but a majority of a smaller
number may adjourn any such meeting to a later date.
          3.18 Action by Majority Vote. Except as otherwise expressly required
by statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws, the act of a
majority of the Directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present
shall be the act of the Board.
          3.19 Action Without Meeting. Unless otherwise restricted by the
Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws, any action required or permitted
to be taken at any meeting of the Board or of any committee thereof may be taken
without a meeting if all Directors or members of such committee, as the case may
be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the
minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee.
ARTICLE 4
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
          The Board may, by resolution passed by a vote of a majority of the
entire Board, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one
or more of the Directors of the Corporation. The Board may designate one or more
Directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or
disqualified member at any meeting of such committee. If a member of a committee
shall be absent from any meeting, or disqualified from voting thereat, the
remaining member or members present and not disqualified from voting, whether or
not such member or members constitute a quorum, may, by a unanimous vote,
appoint another member of the Board to act at the meeting in the place of any
such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided
in the resolution of the Board passed as aforesaid, shall have and may exercise
all the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and
affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be
impressed on all papers that may require it, but no such committee shall have
the power or authority of the Board in reference to amending the Certificate of
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General Corporation Law, recommending to the stockholders (a) the sale, lease or
exchange of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s property and assets,
or (b) a dissolution of the Corporation or a revocation of a dissolution, or
amending the By-laws of the Corporation; and, unless the resolution designating
it expressly so provides, no such committee shall have the power and authority
to declare a dividend, to authorize the issuance of stock or to adopt a
certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Section 253 of the General
Corporation Law. Unless otherwise specified in the resolution of the Board
designating a committee, at all meetings of such committee a majority of the
total number of members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business, and the vote of a majority of the members of the
committee present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of
the committee. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings. Unless
the Board otherwise provides, each committee designated by the Board may make,
alter and repeal rules for the conduct of its business. In the absence of such
rules each committee shall conduct its business in the same manner as the Board
conducts its business pursuant to Article 3 of these By-laws.
          ARTICLE 5 OFFICERS
          5.1 Positions. The officers of the Corporation shall be a Chief
Executive Officer, a Secretary, a Treasurer and such other officers as the Board
may appoint, including a Chairman, a Vice Chairman, a President, one or more
Vice Presidents and one or more Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers,
who shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined
from time to time by the Board. The Board may designate one or more Vice
Presidents as Executive Vice Presidents and may use descriptive words or phrases
to designate the standing, seniority or areas of special competence of the Vice
Presidents elected or appointed by it. Any number of offices may be held by the
same person unless the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws otherwise
provide.
          5.2 Appointment. The officers of the Corporation shall be chosen by
the Board at its annual meeting or at such other time or times as the Board
shall determine.
          5.3 Compensation. The compensation of all officers of the Corporation
shall be fixed by the Board. No officer shall be prevented from receiving a
salary or other compensation by reason of the fact that the officer is also a
Director.
          5.4 Term of Office. Each officer of the Corporation shall hold office
for the term for which he or she is elected and until such officer’s successor
is chosen and qualifies or until such officer’s earlier death, resignation or
removal. Any officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the
Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect at the date of receipt of such
notice or at such later time as is therein specified, and, unless otherwise
specified, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it
effective. The resignation of an officer shall be without prejudice to the
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removed at any time, with or without cause, by vote of a majority of the entire
Board. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation shall be filled by
the Board. The removal of an officer without cause shall be without prejudice to
the officer’s contract rights, if any. The election or appointment of an officer
shall not of itself create contract rights.
          5.5 Fidelity Bonds. The Corporation may secure the fidelity of any or
all of its officers or agents by bond or otherwise.
          5.6 Chairman. The Chairman, if one shall have been appointed, shall
preside at all meetings of the Board and shall exercise such powers and perform
such other duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board.
          5.7 Vice Chairman. The Vice Chairman, if one shall have been
appointed, shall exercise such powers and perform such other duties as shall be
determined from time to time by the Board.
          5.8 Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer of the
Corporation shall have general supervision over the business of the Corporation,
subject, however, to the control of the Board and of any duly authorized
committee of Directors. The Chief Executive Officer shall preside at all
meetings of the Stockholders and at all meetings of the Board at which the
Chairman (if there be one) or the Vice Chairman (if there be one) is not
present. The Chief Executive Officer may sign and execute in the name of the
Corporation deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts and other instruments except in
cases in which the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by
the Board or by these By-laws to some other officer or agent of the Corporation
or shall be required by statute otherwise to be signed or executed and, in
general, the Chief Executive Officer shall perform all duties incident to the
office of Chief Executive Officer of a corporation and such other duties as may
from time to time be assigned to the Chief Executive Officer by the Board.
          5.9 President. At the request of the Chief Executive Officer, or, in
the Chief Executive Officer’s absence, at the request of the Board, the
President, if one shall have been appointed, shall perform all of the duties of
the Chief Executive Officer and, in so performing, shall have all the powers of,
and be subject to all restrictions upon, the Chief Executive Officer. The
President may sign and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages,
bonds, contracts or other instruments, except in cases in which the signing and
execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board or by these By-laws
to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by
statute otherwise to be signed or executed, and the President shall perform such
other duties as from time to time may be assigned to the President by the Board
or by the Chief Executive Officer.
          5.10 Vice Presidents. At the request of the Chief Executive Officer,
or, in the Chief Executive Officer’s absence, at the request of the Board, the
Vice Presidents shall (in such order as may be designated by the Board, or, in
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Executive Officer and, in so performing, shall have all the powers of, and be
subject to all restrictions upon, the Chief Executive Officer. Any Vice
President may sign and execute in the name of the Corporation deeds, mortgages,
bonds, contracts or other instruments, except in cases in which the signing and
execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board or by these By-laws
to some other officer or agent of the Corporation, or shall be required by
statute otherwise to be signed or executed, and each Vice President shall
perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to such Vice
President by the Board or by the Chief Executive Officer.
          5.11 Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board
and of the Stockholders and shall record all the proceedings of the meetings of
the Board and of the stockholders in a book to be kept for that purpose, and
shall perform like duties for committees of the Board, when required. The
Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all special meetings of
the Board and of the stockholders and shall perform such other duties as may be
prescribed by the Board or by the Chief Executive Officer, under whose
supervision the Secretary shall be. The Secretary shall have custody of the
corporate seal of the Corporation, and the Secretary, or an Assistant Secretary,
shall have authority to impress the same on any instrument requiring it, and
when so impressed the seal may be attested by the signature of the Secretary or
by the signature of such Assistant Secretary. The Board may give general
authority to any other officer to impress the seal of the Corporation and to
attest the same by such officer’s signature. The Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary may also attest all instruments signed by the Chief Executive Officer,
the President or any Vice President. The Secretary shall have charge of all the
books, records and papers of the Corporation relating to its organization and
management, shall see that the reports, statements and other documents required
by statute are properly kept and filed and, in general, shall perform all duties
incident to the office of Secretary of a corporation and such other duties as
may from time to time be assigned to the Secretary by the Board or by the Chief
Executive Officer.
          5.12 Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have charge and custody of, and be
responsible for, all funds, securities and notes of the Corporation; receive and
give receipts for moneys due and payable to the Corporation from any sources
whatsoever; deposit all such moneys and valuable effects in the name and to the
credit of the Corporation in such depositaries as may be designated by the
Board; against proper vouchers, cause such funds to be disbursed by checks or
drafts on the authorized depositaries of the Corporation signed in such manner
as shall be determined by the Board and be responsible for the accuracy of the
amounts of all moneys so disbursed; regularly enter or cause to be entered in
books or other records maintained for the purpose full and adequate account of
all moneys received or paid for the account of the Corporation; have the right
to require from time to time reports or statements giving such information as
the Treasurer may desire with respect to any and all financial transactions of
the Corporation from the officers or agents transacting the same; render to the
Chief Executive Officer or the Board, whenever the Chief Executive Officer or
the Board shall require the Treasurer so to do, an account of the financial
condition of the Corporation and of all financial transactions of the
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Corporation where such records and books are kept; disburse the funds of the
Corporation as ordered by the Board; and, in general, perform all duties
incident to the office of Treasurer of a corporation and such other duties as
may from time to time be assigned to the Treasurer by the Board or the Chief
Executive Officer.
          5.13 Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers. Assistant
Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers shall perform such duties as shall be
assigned to them by the Secretary or by the Treasurer, respectively, or by the
Board or by the Chief Executive Officer.
ARTICLE 6
CONTRACTS, CHECKS, DRAFTS, BANK ACCOUNTS, ETC.
          6.1 Execution of Contracts. The Board, except as otherwise provided in
these By-laws, may prospectively or retroactively authorize any officer or
officers, employee or employees or agent or agents, in the name and on behalf of
the Corporation, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any
instrument, and any such authority may be general or confined to specific
instances, or otherwise limited.
          6.2 Loans. The Board may prospectively or retroactively authorize the
Chief Executive Officer or any other officer, employee or agent of the
Corporation to effect loans and advances at any time for the Corporation from
any bank, trust company or other institution, or from any firm, corporation or
individual, and for such loans and advances the person so authorized may make,
execute and deliver promissory notes, bonds or other certificates or evidences
of indebtedness of the Corporation, and, when authorized by the Board so to do,
may pledge and hypothecate or transfer any securities or other property of the
Corporation as security for any such loans or advances. Such authority conferred
by the Board may be general or confined to specific instances, or otherwise
limited.
          6.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc. All checks, drafts and other orders for the
payment of money out of the funds of the Corporation and all evidences of
indebtedness of the Corporation shall be signed on behalf of the Corporation in
such manner as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the Board.
          6.4 Deposits. The funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed
shall be deposited from time to time to the order of the Corporation with such
banks, trust companies, investment banking firms, financial institutions or
other depositaries as the Board may select or as may be selected by an officer,
employee or agent of the Corporation to whom such power to select may from time
to time be delegated by the Board.
ARTICLE 7
STOCK AND DIVIDENDS
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provisions of Section 158 of the General Corporation Law) as shall be approved
by the Board. Such certificates shall be signed by the Chairman, the Chief
Executive Officer or a Vice President and by the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary or the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, and may be impressed with
the seal of the Corporation or a facsimile thereof. The signatures of the
officers upon a certificate may be facsimiles, if the certificate is
countersigned by a transfer agent or registrar other than the Corporation itself
or its employee. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed
or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any certificate shall have
ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate
is issued, such certificate may, unless otherwise ordered by the Board, be
issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such person were such
officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.
          (b) Electronic Securities Recordation. Notwithstanding the provisions
of Section 7.1(a) of this Article 7, the Corporation may adopt a system of
issuance, recordation and transfer of its shares by electronic or other means
not involving any issuance of certificates, provided the use of such system by
the Corporation is permitted in accordance with applicable law.
          7.2 Transfer of Shares. Transfers of shares of capital stock of the
Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation by the holder
thereof or by the holder’s duly authorized attorney appointed by a power of
attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary or a transfer agent of the
Corporation, and on surrender of the certificate or certificates representing
such shares of capital stock properly endorsed for transfer and upon payment of
all necessary transfer taxes. Except for shares of Class B Common Stock and
Class C Common Stock, which shall be retained by the Corporation as treasury
shares, every certificate exchanged, returned or surrendered to the Corporation
shall be marked “Cancelled,” with the date of cancellation, by the Secretary or
an Assistant Secretary or the transfer agent of the Corporation. A person in
whose name shares of capital stock shall stand on the books of the Corporation
shall be deemed the owner thereof to receive dividends, to vote as such owner
and for all other purposes as respects the Corporation. No transfer of shares of
capital stock shall be valid as against the Corporation, its stockholders and
creditors for any purpose, except to render the transferee liable for the debts
of the Corporation to the extent provided by law, until such transfer shall have
been entered on the books of the Corporation by an entry showing from and to
whom transferred.
          7.3 Transfer and Registry Agents. The Corporation may from time to
time maintain one or more transfer offices or agents and registry offices or
agents at such place or places as may be determined from time to time by the
Board.
          7.4 Lost, Destroyed, Stolen and Mutilated Certificates. The holder of
any shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall immediately notify the
Corporation of any loss, destruction, theft or mutilation of the certificate
representing such shares, and the Corporation may issue a new certificate to
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the issue of any such new certificate, require the owner of the lost, destroyed,
stolen or mutilated certificate, or his or her legal representatives, to make
proof satisfactory to the Board of such loss, destruction, theft or mutilation
and to advertise such fact in such manner as the Board may require, and to give
the Corporation and its transfer agents and registrars, or such of them as the
Board may require, a bond in such form, in such sums and with such surety or
sureties as the Board may direct, to indemnify the Corporation and its transfer
agents and registrars against any claim that may be made against any of them on
account of the continued existence of any such certificate so alleged to have
been lost, destroyed, stolen or mutilated and against any expense in connection
with such claim.
          7.5 Rules and Regulations. The Board may make such rules and
regulations as it may deem expedient, not inconsistent with these By-laws or
with the Certificate of Incorporation, concerning the issue, transfer and
registration of certificates representing shares of its capital stock.
          7.6 Restriction on Transfer of Stock. A written restriction on the
transfer or registration of transfer of capital stock of the Corporation, if
permitted by Section 202 of the General Corporation Law and noted conspicuously
on the certificate representing such capital stock, may be enforced against the
holder of the restricted capital stock or any successor or transferee of the
holder, including an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or other
fiduciary entrusted with like responsibility for the person or estate of the
holder. Unless noted conspicuously on the certificate representing such capital
stock, a restriction, even though permitted by Section 202 of the General
Corporation Law, shall be ineffective except against a person with actual
knowledge of the restriction. A restriction on the transfer or registration of
transfer of capital stock of the Corporation may be imposed either by the
Certificate of Incorporation or by an agreement among any number of stockholders
or among such stockholders and the Corporation. No restriction so imposed shall
be binding with respect to capital stock issued prior to the adoption of the
restriction unless the holders of such capital stock are parties to an agreement
or voted in favor of the restriction.
          7.7 Dividends, Surplus, Etc. Subject to the provisions of the
Certificate of Incorporation and of law, the Board:
               7.7.1 may declare and pay dividends or make other distributions
on the outstanding shares of capital stock in such amounts and at such time or
times as it, in its discretion, shall deem advisable giving due consideration to
the condition of the affairs of the Corporation;
               7.7.2 may use and apply, in its discretion, any of the surplus of
the Corporation in purchasing or acquiring any shares of capital stock of the
Corporation, or purchase warrants therefor, in accordance with law, or any of
its bonds, debentures, notes, scrip or other securities or evidences of
indebtedness; and
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ARTICLE 8
INDEMNIFICATION
          8.1 Indemnity Undertaking. To the extent not prohibited by law, the
Corporation shall indemnify any person who is or was made, or threatened to be
made, a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding
(a “Proceeding”), whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative,
including, without limitation, an action by or in the right of the Corporation
to procure a judgment in its favor, by reason of the fact that such person, or a
person of whom such person is the legal representative, is or was a Director or
officer of the Corporation, or, at the request of the Corporation, is or was
serving as a director or officer of any other corporation or in a capacity with
comparable authority or responsibilities for any partnership, joint venture,
trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise (an “Other Entity”), against
judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes, amounts paid in settlement and costs,
charges and expenses (including attorneys’ fees, disbursements and other
charges). Persons who are not directors or officers of the Corporation (or
otherwise entitled to indemnification pursuant to the preceding sentence) may be
similarly indemnified in respect of service to the Corporation or to an Other
Entity at the request of the Corporation to the extent the Board at any time
specifies that such persons are entitled to the benefits of this Article 8.
          8.2 Advancement of Expenses. The Corporation shall, from time to time,
reimburse or advance to any Director or officer or other person entitled to
indemnification hereunder the funds necessary for payment of expenses, including
attorneys’ fees and disbursements, incurred in connection with any Proceeding,
in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding; provided, however, that,
if required by the General Corporation Law, such expenses incurred by or on
behalf of any Director or officer or other person may be paid in advance of the
final disposition of a Proceeding only upon receipt by the Corporation of an
undertaking, by or on behalf of such Director or officer (or other person
indemnified hereunder), to repay any such amount so advanced if it shall
ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no
further right of appeal that such Director, officer or other person is not
entitled to be indemnified for such expenses.
          8.3 Rights Not Exclusive. The rights to indemnification and
reimbursement or advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to,
this Article 8 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a
person seeking indemnification or reimbursement or advancement of expenses may
have or hereafter be entitled under any statute, the Certificate of
Incorporation, these By-laws, any agreement, any vote of stockholders or
disinterested Directors or otherwise, both as to action in his or her official
capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.
          8.4 Continuation of Benefits. The rights to indemnification and
reimbursement or advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to,
this Article 8 shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a Director or
officer (or other person indemnified hereunder) and shall inure to the benefit
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          8.5 Insurance. The Corporation shall have power to purchase and
maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer,
employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of an Other Entity,
against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person
in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or
not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such
liability under the provisions of this Article 8, the Certificate of
Incorporation or under section 145 of the General Corporation Law or any other
provision of law.
          8.6 Binding Effect. The provisions of this Article 8 shall be a
contract between the Corporation, on the one hand, and each Director and officer
who serves in such capacity at any time while this Article 8 is in effect and
any other person entitled to indemnification hereunder, on the other hand,
pursuant to which the Corporation and each such Director, officer or other
person intend to be, and shall be legally bound. No repeal or modification of
this Article 8 shall affect any rights or obligations with respect to any state
of facts then or theretofore existing or thereafter arising or any proceeding
theretofore or thereafter brought or threatened based in whole or in part upon
any such state of facts.
          8.7 Procedural Rights. The rights to indemnification and reimbursement
or advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article 8
shall be enforceable by any person entitled to such indemnification or
reimbursement or advancement of expenses in any court of competent jurisdiction.
The burden of proving that such indemnification or reimbursement or advancement
of expenses is not appropriate shall be on the Corporation. Neither the failure
of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, its independent legal
counsel and its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the
commencement of such action that such indemnification or reimbursement or
advancement of expenses is proper in the circumstances nor an actual
determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, its
independent legal counsel and its stockholders) that such person is not entitled
to such indemnification or reimbursement or advancement of expenses shall
constitute a defense to the action or create a presumption that such person is
not so entitled. Such a person shall also be indemnified for any expenses
incurred in connection with successfully establishing his or her right to such
indemnification or reimbursement or advancement of expenses, in whole or in
part, in any such proceeding.
          8.8 Service Deemed at Corporation’s Request. Any Director or officer
of the Corporation serving in any capacity (a) another corporation of which a
majority of the shares entitled to vote in the election of its directors is
held, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation or (b) any employee benefit
plan of the Corporation or any corporation referred to in clause (a) shall be
deemed to be doing so at the request of the Corporation.
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or advancement of expenses interpreted on the basis of the applicable law in
effect at the time of the occurrence of the event or events giving rise to the
applicable Proceeding, to the extent permitted by law, or on the basis of the
applicable law in effect at the time such indemnification or reimbursement or
advancement of expenses is sought. Such election shall be made, by a notice in
writing to the Corporation, at the time indemnification or reimbursement or
advancement of expenses is sought; provided, however, that if no such notice is
given, the right to indemnification or reimbursement or advancement of expenses
shall be determined by the law in effect at the time indemnification or
reimbursement or advancement of expenses is sought.
ARTICLE 9
BOOKS AND RECORDS
          9.1 Books and Records. There shall be kept at the principal office of
the Corporation correct and complete records and books of account recording the
financial transactions of the Corporation and minutes of the proceedings of the
stockholders, the Board and any committee of the Board. The Corporation shall
keep at its principal office, or at the office of the transfer agent or
registrar of the Corporation, a record containing the names and addresses of all
stockholders, the number and class of shares held by each and the dates when
they respectively became the owners of record thereof.
          9.2 Form of Records. Any records maintained by the Corporation in the
regular course of its business, including its stock ledger, books of account,
and minute books, may be kept on, or be in the form of, punch cards, magnetic
tape, photographs, microphotographs, or any other information storage device,
provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible written
form within a reasonable time. The Corporation shall so convert any records so
kept upon the request of any person entitled to inspect the same.
          9.3 Inspection of Books and Records. Except as otherwise provided by
law, the Board shall determine from time to time whether, and, if allowed, when
and under what conditions and regulations, the accounts, books, minutes and
other records of the Corporation, or any of them, shall be open to the
stockholders for inspection.
ARTICLE 10
SEAL
          The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the
Corporation, the year of its organization and the words “Corporate Seal,
Delaware.” The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be
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ARTICLE 11
FISCAL YEAR
          The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed, and may be changed,
by resolution of the Board.
ARTICLE 12
PROXIES AND CONSENTS
          Unless otherwise directed by the Board, the Chairman, the Vice
Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, the
Secretary or the Treasurer, or any one of them, may execute and deliver on
behalf of the Corporation proxies respecting any and all shares or other
ownership interests of any Other Entity owned by the Corporation appointing such
person or persons as the officer executing the same shall deem proper to
represent and vote the shares or other ownership interests so owned at any and
all meetings of holders of shares or other ownership interests, whether general
or special, and/or to execute and deliver consents respecting such shares or
other ownership interests; or any of the aforesaid officers may attend any
meeting of the holders of shares or other ownership interests of such Other
Entity and thereat vote or exercise any or all other powers of the Corporation
as the holder of such shares or other ownership interests.
ARTICLE 13
EMERGENCY BY-LAWS
          Unless the Certificate of Incorporation provides otherwise, the
following provisions of this Article 13 shall be effective during an emergency,
which is defined as when a quorum of the Corporation’s Directors cannot be
readily assembled because of some catastrophic event. During such emergency:
          13.1 Notice to Board Members. Any one member of the Board or any one
of the following officers: Chairman, Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer,
President, any Vice President, Secretary, or Treasurer, may call a meeting of
the Board. Notice of such meeting need be given only to those Directors whom it
is practicable to reach, and may be given in any practical manner, including by
publication and radio. Such notice shall be given at least six hours prior to
commencement of the meeting.
          13.2 Temporary Directors and Quorum. One or more officers of the
Corporation present at the emergency Board meeting, as is necessary to achieve a
quorum, shall be considered to be Directors for the meeting, and shall so serve
in order of rank, and within the same rank, in order of seniority. In the event
that less than a quorum of the Directors are present (including any officers who
are to serve as Directors for the meeting), those Directors present (including
the officers serving as Directors) shall constitute a quorum.
          13.3 Actions Permitted To Be Taken. The Board as constituted in
Section 13.2, and after notice as set forth in Section 13.1 may:

 

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               13.3.1 prescribe emergency powers to any officer of the
Corporation;
               13.3.2 delegate to any officer or Director, any of the powers of
the Board;
               13.3.3 designate lines of succession of officers and agents, in
the event that any of them are unable to discharge their duties;
               13.3.4 relocate the principal place of business, or designate
successive or simultaneous principal places of business; and
               13.3.5 take any other convenient, helpful or necessary action to
carry on the business of the Corporation.
ARTICLE 14
AMENDMENTS
          These By-laws may be amended or repealed and new By-laws may be
adopted by a vote of the holders of shares entitled to vote in the election of
Directors or by the Board. Any By-laws adopted or amended by the Board may be
amended or repealed by the Stockholders entitled to vote thereon.