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Exhibit 10.1

 

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASES

 

This Release and Settlement
Agreement (“Settlement Agreement”) is made and entered into by and between (1) Montecito Offshore, LLC (“Montecito”),
(2) Worthington Energy, Inc. (“Worthington”), formerly known as Paxton Energy, Inc., and PaxAcq, Inc. (“PaxAcq”
and Worthington are collectively referred to herein as “Paxton”), and (3) Alva Terry Staples, et al. (“Debenture
Holders”), a complete listing of whom is attached as Exhibit A. The parties to this Settlement Agreement are sometimes referred
to individually as a “Party” and collectively as “Parties.” Any references to Paxton contained in this
Settlement Agreement shall be deemed to refer to each of Worthington and PaxAcq, individually, and to both of them jointly.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Montecito,
Paxton, and the Debenture Holders have each asserted various claims and defenses in the lawsuit captioned Montecito Offshore,
LLC v. Paxton Energy, Inc. and PaxAcq, Inc., No. 11-12640 (the “Lawsuit”) filed in the Civil District Court for
the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana (the “District Court”);

 

WHEREAS, each Party
denies the allegations asserted against it in the Lawsuit;

 

WHEREAS, without admitting
the claims and defenses that have been or could be asserted in the Lawsuit, in arbitration, or in any other legal proceeding, and
being mindful of the hazards of litigation, the Parties have now agreed to resolve all disputes between them that arise out of
or relate to the Lawsuit and/or that certain oil, gas, and mineral lease issued to Montecito by the United States Minerals Management
Service and bearing serial number OCS-G 33597 (the “Vermilion 179 Lease”).

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration
of the mutual promises contained herein, the Parties agree as follows:

 

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		1.	Montecito Release. Montecito releases and forever discharges Paxton and all of its predecessors,
successors, assigns, affiliates, subsidiaries, current and former insurers, and its current and former officers, directors, employees,
representatives, members, fiduciaries, and agents from any and all claims, causes or rights of action (including any right of rescission),
demands, actions, suits, liabilities, claims for costs, interest, expenses, expert fees and costs, attorneys’ fees, damages,
and penalties of any kind or nature, whether contractual or delictual, direct or consequential, known or unknown, that at any time
were asserted in, arise out of, or relate to the Lawsuit and/or the Vermilion 179 Lease that Montecito may be entitled to or have
against Paxton. This release specifically includes, but is not limited to, the remission and extinguishment of the May 6, 2011
Subordinated Promissory Note executed by Paxton in favor of Montecito. In
addition, Montecito releases the Act of Mortgage, Assignment of Production, Security Agreement and Financing Statement –
dated May 5, 2011 and recorded on May 10, 2011, file number 322446, in the records of Cameron Parish, Louisiana – that was
issued to it in connection with the sale of an interest in the Vermilion 179 Lease to Paxton. Montecito further releases and forever
discharges each and every one of the Debenture Holders and all of their respective predecessors, successors,
assigns, affiliates, subsidiaries, current and former insurers, and their respective current and former officers, directors,
employees, representatives, members, fiduciaries, and agents from any and all claims, causes or rights of action, demands, actions,
suits, liabilities, claims for costs, interest, expenses, expert fees and costs, attorneys' fees, damages, and penalties of any
kind or nature, whether contractual or delictual, direct or consequential, known or unknown, that at any time were asserted in,
arise out of, or relate to the Lawsuit and/or the Vermilion 179 Lease that Montecito may be entitled to or have against any and/or
all of the Debenture Holders.
	 	 	 

		2.	Paxton Release. Paxton releases and forever discharges Montecito and all of its predecessors,
successors, assigns, affiliates, subsidiaries, current and former insurers, and its current and former officers, directors, employees,
representatives, members, fiduciaries, and agents from any and all claims, causes or rights of action, demands, actions, suits,
liabilities, claims for costs, interest, expenses, expert fees and costs, attorneys’ fees, damages, and penalties of any
kind or nature, whether contractual or delictual, direct or consequential, known or unknown, that at any time were asserted in,
arise out of, or relate to the Lawsuit and/or the Vermilion 179 Lease that Paxton may be entitled to or have against Montecito.
Paxton further releases and discharges each and every one of the Debenture Holders and all of their respective predecessors, successors,
assigns, affiliates, subsidiaries, current and former insurers, and their respective current and former officers, directors, employees,
representatives, members, fiduciaries, and agents from any and all claims, causes or rights of action, demands, actions, suits,
liabilities, claims for costs, interest, expenses, expert fees and costs, attorneys’ fees, damages, and penalties of any
kind or nature, whether contractual or delictual, direct or consequential, known or unknown, that at any time were asserted in,
arise out of, or relate to the Lawsuit and/or the Vermilion 179 Lease and/or the April/May 2011 Secured Convertible Debentures
executed by Paxton in favor of the Debenture Holders and/or the April 15, 2011 Mortgage, Assignment, Security Agreement, and Financing
Statement executed by Paxton that Paxton may be entitled to or have against any or all of the Debenture Holders.

 

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		3.	Debenture Holders Release. Each Debenture Holder hereby releases and forever discharges
Paxton and all of their predecessors, successors, assigns, affiliates, subsidiaries, current and former insurers, and its current
and former officers, directors, employees, representatives, members, fiduciaries, and agents from any and all claims, causes or
rights of action, demands, actions, suits, liabilities, claims for costs, interest, expenses, expert fees and costs, attorneys’
fees, damages, and penalties of any kind or nature, whether contractual or delictual, direct or consequential, known or unknown,
that at any time were asserted in, arise out of, or relate to the Lawsuit and/or the Vermilion 179 Lease that the Debenture Holders
may be entitled to or have against Paxton. This release specifically includes, but is not limited to, the remission and extinguishment
of all of the April/May 2011 Secured Convertible Debentures executed by Paxton in favor of the Debenture Holders, and the release
of the April 15, 2011 Mortgage, Assignment, Security Agreement, and Financing Statement executed by Paxton as security for the
debentures and any obligations thereunder. The Debenture Holders further release and forever discharge Montecito and all of its
predecessors, successors, assigns, affiliates, subsidiaries, current and former insurers, and its current and former officers,
directors, employees, representatives, members, fiduciaries, and agents from any and all claims, causes or rights of action, demands,
actions, suits, liabilities, claims for costs, interest, expenses, expert fees and costs, attorneys’ fees, damages, and penalties
of any kind or nature, whether contractual or delictual, direct or consequential, known or unknown, that at any time were asserted
in, arise out of, or relate to the Lawsuit and/or the Vermilion 179 Lease that the Debenture Holders may be entitled to or have
against Montecito. This release specifically includes, but is not limited to, the release of the May 5, 2011 Act of Mortgage, Assignment
of Production, Security Agreement, and Financing Statement executed by Montecito and all claims arising out of, or connected therewith.

 

		4.	Dismissal, Tender, and Cancellation. Each Party’s attorney will sign the motion to
dismiss the Lawsuit with prejudice attached hereto as Exhibit 1. Each releasing Party will also surrender the debt instruments
referenced in the above paragraphs to the released Parties, and will immediately procure the cancellation of the related mortgages
with the appropriate recorder of mortgages.

 

		5.	No Admission of Liability. The Parties hereto expressly agree and understand that the terms
of this Settlement Agreement are contractual and not merely recitals; that the agreements and warranties contained herein are to
compromise and to avoid the additional costs and uncertainties resulting from further litigation; and that nothing contained herein
shall be construed as an admission of liability by any Party. Further, this Settlement Agreement shall not be considered as evidence
of any violation of or noncompliance with any other agreement, promise, obligation, warranty, statute, or law by any Party.

 

		6.	Representations and Warranties. Each Party represents and warrants that it (i) owns the
claims asserted in the Lawsuit and has not alienated or encumbered them, (ii) does not require consent or approval from any other
person, or already have received such consent or approval, to enter into this Settlement Agreement, (iii) has full authority to
enter into this Settlement Agreement. As used in this paragraph, the term “it” encompasses individuals, entities, organizations
and associations.

 

		7.	Competence. Each Party acknowledges that it was represented by counsel in connection with
the negotiation, preparation, and execution of this Settlement Agreement; is fully competent to execute this Settlement Agreement;
understands the terms and provisions of this Settlement Agreement; and has voluntarily executed this Settlement Agreement. This
Settlement Agreement is a negotiated agreement prepared jointly and not by one Party to the exclusion of the other, and it shall
not be construed against the drafter. Each Party further acknowledges that, in executing this Settlement Agreement, it has not
relied upon any warranty, representation, statement, or promise except those expressly set forth herein.

 

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		8.	Entire Agreement. Each Party agrees that this Settlement Agreement supersedes any and all
prior or contemporaneous agreements, understandings, prior discussions, or representations, whether oral or written, with respect
to this Settlement Agreement and the matters set forth herein. This Settlement Agreement shall not be modified, amended, or terminated
unless such modification, amendment, or termination is executed in writing by each of the Parties hereto. This Settlement Agreement
is binding on and will inure to the benefit of each of the Parties and all of their respective predecessors, successors, heirs,
assigns, parents, affiliates, related entities, indemnitors, indemnitees, officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, insurers,
consultants, experts, and representatives.

 

		9.	Counterparts. This Settlement Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which, when
taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument, but the same shall not be binding on the Parties unless and until
all Parties execute this Settlement Agreement. Signed counterparts transmitted electronically will be treated as originals for
this purpose.

 

		10.	Enforcement. Construction, interpretation, and enforcement of this Settlement Agreement
shall be done in accordance with the laws of the State of Louisiana, without regard to any conflict of laws principles, and any
action concerning enforcement of this Settlement Agreement shall be brought only in Orleans Parish, Louisiana. In any action concerning
enforcement of this Settlement Agreement, the prevailing Party shall be entitled to receive from the losing Party reasonable attorney’s
fees and costs incurred in prosecuting or defending such action, in addition to any other remedies available under applicable law.

 

		11.	Confidentiality. The Parties shall keep the terms of this Settlement Agreement strictly
confidential and agree not to disclose to any other person or entity the terms of this Settlement Agreement, except that the Parties
may disclose the terms of this Settlement Agreement to (a) their attorneys, accountants, auditors, financial advisors, and/or insurers,
who shall be required to maintain and honor the confidentiality of such information; (b) the extent required for tax returns and
related documents; and (c) to their wholly owned subsidiaries, title designee(s), and assigns who shall be required to maintain
and honor the confidentiality of such information. The terms of this Settlement Agreement may be disclosed in any legal proceeding
concerning the enforcement of the Settlement Agreement, provided that the party seeking to disclose it seeks a protective order
requiring that the terms of the Settlement Agreement be maintained as strictly confidential, the intent being to preserve the strict
confidentiality of this Settlement Agreement to the maximum extent possible. In the event that a Party, or other person or entity
in possession of this agreement or having knowledge of some or all of its terms, receives a valid subpoena, or is otherwise ordered
by a Court or tribunal, to disclose any of the terms of this Settlement Agreement, the Party or other person agrees to notify all
Parties in writing at least five (5) days in advance of the disclosure to afford the other Parties an opportunity to prevent or
limit the disclosure or otherwise seek to maintain the strict confidentiality of the terms of this Agreement.

 

		12.	Binding Effect. This Settlement Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of the Parties and their respective successors and assigns; but no person or entity may become a successor or assign unless they
agree to assume the obligations contained herein.

 

		13.	Effective Date. This Settlement Agreement is effective as of the date of the last signature
hereto.

 

THUS DONE AND SIGNED
on the dates shown below.

 

 

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	STATE OF LOUISIANA	§	 
	 	§	 
	PARISH OF ORLEANS	§	 

 

On this _____ day
of _____________ 2014, before me, the undersigned notary, and the undersigned witnesses, personally appeared Hoyt Smith, who,
after being sworn, did say that he is the manager of Montecito Offshore, LLC with authority to sign the foregoing instrument and
then he signed the foregoing instrument on behalf of said companies.

 

	WITNESSES:	 	Montecito Offshore, LLC
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	Hoyt Smith, Manager
	 	 	 
	Printed Name	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	Printed name	 	 
	 	 	 

 

 

______________________________

NOTARY PUBLIC

No. ____________________

My Commission expires _____________________

 

 

 

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	STATE OF CALIFORNIA	§	 
	 	§	 
	COUNTY OF ________	§	 

 

On this _____ day
of _____________ 2014, before me, the undersigned notary, and the undersigned witnesses, personally appeared Charles Volk, who
being sworn, did represent that he is the Chairman and CEO of Worthington Energy, Inc. and PaxAcq, Inc and that he was authorized
by the board of directors of both entities to sign the foregoing instrument on their behalf and then he signed the foregoing instrument
on their behalf.

 

 

	WITNESSES:	 	Worthington Energy, Inc.

PaxAcq, Inc.
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	Charles Volk, Chairman and CEO of
	 	 	Worthington Energy, Inc. and PacAcq, Inc.
	Printed Name	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	Printed name	 	 
	 	 	 

 

 

______________________________

NOTARY PUBLIC

No. ____________________

My Commission expires _____________________

 

 

 

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	STATE OF LOUISIANA	§	 
	 	§	 
	PARISH OF ORLEANS	§	 

 

On this _____ day of
_____________ 2014, before me, the undersigned notary, and the undersigned witnesses, personally appeared Douglas S. Draper, who,
after being sworn, represented that he is the authorized agent of Alva Terry Staples, et al. (“Debenture Holders”),
a complete listing of whom is attached as Exhibit A and that he was authorized by said Debenture Holders to sign the foregoing
instrument or their behalf and then he signed the foregoing instrument on behalf of said Debenture Holders.

 

 

	WITNESSES:	 	Debenture Holders
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	Douglas S. Draper, Agent
	 	 	
	Printed Name	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	Printed name	 	 
	 	 	 

 

 

______________________________

NOTARY PUBLIC

No. ____________________

My Commission expires _____________________

 

 

 

    	7EX-4.2 (S-8)

Exhibit 4.2 

REGULATIONS
OF
DIAMOND HILL INVESTMENT GROUP, INC.
INDEX
ARTICLE ONE     MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS
SECTION 1.01.    ANNUAL MEETINGS    1
SECTION 1.02.    CALLING OF MEETINGS        1
SECTION 1.03.    PLACE OF MEETINGS        1
SECTION 1.04.    NOTICE OF MEETINGS        1
SECTION 1.05.    WAIVER OF NOTICE        2
SECTION 1.06.    QUORUM        2
SECTION 1.07.    VOTES REQUIRED        2    
SECTION 1.08.    ORDER OF BUSINESS        2
SECTION 1.09.    SHAREHOLDERS ENTITLED TO VOTE    2
SECTION 1.10.    CUMULATIVE VOTING        2
SECTION 1.11.    PROXIES        3
SECTION 1.12.    INSPECTORS OF ELECTION        3
ARTICLE TWO      DIRECTORS
SECTION 2.01.    AUTHORITY AND QUALIFICATIONS    3
SECTION 2.02.    NUMBER OF DIRECTORS AND TERM OF OFFICE    3
SECTION 2.03.    ELECTION        4
SECTION 2.04.    REMOVAL        4
SECTION 2.05.    VACANCIES        4
SECTION 2.06.    MEETINGS        4
SECTION 2.07.    NOTICE OF MEETINGS        4
SECTION 2.08.    WAIVER OF NOTICE        5
SECTION 2.09.    QUORUM        5
SECTION 2.10.    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE        5
SECTION 2.11.    COMPENSATION        6
SECTION 2.12.    BY-LAWS        6
ARTICLE THREE      OFFICERS
ARTICLE FOUR     SHARES
SECTION 4.01.    CERTIFICATES        7
SECTION 4.02.    TRANSFERS        7
SECTION 4.03.    TRANSFER AGENTS AND REGISTRARS    8
SECTION 4.04.    LOST, WRONGFULLY TAKEN OR DESTROYED CERTIFICATES    8
SECTION 4.05.    UNCERTIFICATED SHARES        8
ARTICLE FIVE      INDEMINIFICATION AND INSURANCE

SECTION 5.01.    INDEMNIFICATION        8
SECTION 5.02.    COURT-APPROVED INDEMNIFICATION    9
SECTION 5.03.    INDEMNIFICATION FOR EXPENSES    9
SECTION 5.04.    DETERMINATION REQUIRED    10
SECTION 5.05.    ADVANCES FOR EXPENSES        10
SECTION 5.06.     ARTICLE FIVE NOT EXCLUSIVE    11
SECTION 5.07.     INSURANCE        11
SECTION 5.08.     CERTAIN DEFINITIONS        11
SECTION 5.09.     VENUE        11
ARTICLE SIX     MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 6.01.     AMENDMENTS        12
SECTION 6.02.      ACTION BY SHAREHOLDERS OR DIRECTORS WITHOUT A MEETING    12

CODE OF REGULATIONS
OF
DIAMOND HILL INVESTMENT GROUP, INC.

ARTICLE ONE
MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS    
SECTION 1.01.    ANNUAL MEETINGS.  The annual meeting of the shareholders for the election of directors, for the consideration of reports to be laid before such meeting and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before such meeting, shall be held on the first Monday in the fourth month following the close of the corporation's tax year each year or on such other date as may be fixed from time to time by the directors.
SECTION 1.02.    CALLING OF MEETINGS    .  Meetings of the shareholders may be called only by the chairman of the board, the president, or, in case of the president's absence, death, or disability, the vice president authorized to exercise the authority of the president; the secretary; the directors by action at a meeting, or a majority of the directors acting without a meeting; or the holders of at least twenty-five percent of all shares outstanding and entitled to vote thereat.
SECTION 1.03.    PLACE OF MEETINGS    .  All meetings of shareholders shall be held at the principal office of the corporation, unless otherwise provided by action of the directors. Meetings of shareholders may be held at any place within or without the State of Ohio.
SECTION 1.04.    NOTICE OF MEETINGS    .  (A)    Written notice stating the time, place and purposes of a meeting of the shareholders shall be given either by personal delivery or by mail not less than seven nor more than sixty days before the date of the meeting, (1) to each shareholder of record entitled to notice of the meeting, (2) by or at the direction of the president or the secretary.  If mailed, such notice shall be addressed to the shareholder at his address as it appears on the records of the corporation.  Notice of adjournment of a meeting need not be given if the time and place to which it is adjourned are fixed and announced at such meeting.  In the event of a transfer of shares after the record date for determining the shareholders who are entitled to receive notice of a meeting of shareholders, it shall not be necessary to give notice to the transferee.  Nothing herein contained shall prevent the setting of a record date in the manner provided by law, the Articles or the Regulations for the determination of shareholders who are entitled to receive notice of or to vote at any meeting of shareholders or for any purpose required or permitted by law.
(B)    Following receipt by the president or the secretary of a request in writing, specifying the purpose or purposes for which the persons properly making such request have called a meeting of the shareholders, delivered either in person or by registered mail to such officer by any persons entitled to call a meeting of shareholders, such officer shall cause to be given to the shareholders entitled thereto notice of a meeting to be held on a date not less than seven nor more than sixty days after the receipt of such request, as such officer may fix.  If such notice is not given within fifteen days after the receipt of such request by the president or the secretary, then, and only then, the 

persons properly calling the meeting may fix the time of meeting and give notice thereof in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations.
SECTION 1.05.    WAIVER OF NOTICE    .  Notice of the time, place and purpose or purposes of any meeting of shareholders may be waived in writing, either before or after the holding of such meeting, by any shareholders, which writing shall be filed with or entered upon the records of such meeting.  The attendance of any shareholder, in person or by proxy, at any such meeting without protesting the lack of proper notice, prior to or at the commencement of the meeting, shall be deemed to be a waiver by such shareholder of notice of such meeting.
SECTION 1.06.    QUORUM    .  At any meeting of shareholders, the holders of a majority of the voting shares of the corporation then outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for such meeting.  The holders of a majority of the voting shares represented at a meeting, whether or not a quorum is present, or the chairman of the board, the president, or the officer of the corporation acting as chairman of the meeting, may adjourn such meeting from time to time, and if a quorum is present at such adjourned meeting any business may be transacted as if the meeting had been held as originally called.
SECTION 1.07.    VOTES REQUIRED    .  At all elections of directors the candidates receiving the greatest number of votes shall be elected.  Any other matter submitted to the shareholders for their vote shall be decided by the vote of such proportion of the shares, or of any class of shares, or of each class, as is required by law, the Articles or the Regulations.
SECTION 1.08.    ORDER OF BUSINESS    .  The order of business at any meeting of shareholders shall be determined by the officer of the corporation acting as chairman of such meeting unless otherwise determined by a vote of the holders of a majority of the voting shares of the corporation then outstanding, present in person or by proxy, and entitled to vote at such meeting.
SECTION 1.09.    SHAREHOLDERS ENTITLED TO VOTE    .  Each shareholder of record on the books of the corporation on the record date for determining the shareholders who are entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders shall be entitled at such meeting to one vote for each share of the corporation standing in his name on the books of the corporation on such record date.  The directors may fix a record date for the determination of the shareholders who are entitled to receive notice of and to vote at a meeting of shareholders, which record date shall not be a date earlier than the date on which the record date is fixed and which record date may be a maximum of sixty days preceding the date of the meeting of shareholders.
SECTION 1.10.    CUMULATIVE VOTING    .  If notice in writing shall be given by a shareholder to the president, a vice president or the secretary of the corporation, not less than forty-eight hours before the time fixed for holding a meeting of the shareholders for the purpose of electing directors if notice of such meeting shall have been given at least ten days prior thereto, and otherwise not less than twenty-four hours before such time, that such shareholder desires that the voting at such election shall be cumulative, and if an announcement of the giving of such notice is made upon the convening of the meeting by the chairman or secretary or by or on behalf of the shareholder giving such notice, each shareholder shall have the right to cumulate such voting power as he possesses and to give one candidate as many votes as is determined by multiplying the number of 

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directors to be elected by the number of votes to which such shareholder is entitled, or to distribute such number of votes on the same principle among two or more candidates, as he sees fit.
SECTION 1.11.    PROXIES    .  At meetings of the shareholders any shareholder of record entitled to vote thereat may be represented and may vote by a proxy or proxies appointed by an instrument in writing signed by such shareholder, but such instrument shall be filed with the secretary of the meeting before the person holding such proxy shall be allowed to vote thereunder.  No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of eleven months after the date of its execution, unless the shareholder executing it shall have specified therein the length of time it is to continue in force.
SECTION 1.12.    INSPECTORS OF ELECTION    .  In advance of any meeting of shareholders, the directors may appoint inspectors of election to act at such meeting or any adjournment thereof; if inspectors are not so appointed, the officer of the corporation acting as chairman of any such meeting may make such appointment.  In case any person appointed as inspector fails to appear or act, the vacancy may be filled only by appointment made by the directors in advance of such meeting or, if not so filled, at the meeting by the officer of the corporation acting as chairman of such meeting.  No other person or persons may appoint or require the appointment of inspectors of election.
ARTICLE TWO
DIRECTORS    
SECTION 2.01.    AUTHORITY AND QUALIFICATIONS    .  Except where the law, the Articles or the Regulations otherwise provide, all authority of the corporation shall be vested in and exercised by its directors.  Directors need not be shareholders of the corporation.
SECTION 2.02.    NUMBER OF DIRECTORS AND TERM OF OFFICE    .
(A)    Until changed in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations, the number of directors of the corporation shall be nine.  Each director shall be elected to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation, removal from office, or death.
(B)    The number of directors may be fixed or changed at a meeting of the shareholders called for the purpose of electing directors at which a quorum is present, only by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than a majority of the voting shares which are represented at the meeting, in person or by proxy, and entitled to vote on such proposal.
(C)    The directors may fix or change the number of directors and may fill any director's office that is created by an increase in the number of directors; provided, however, that the directors may not increase the number of directors to more than fifteen nor reduce the number of directors to less than five.
(D)    No reduction in the number of directors shall of itself have the effect of shortening the term of any incumbent director.

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SECTION 2.03.    ELECTION    .  At each annual meeting of shareholders for the election of directors, the successors to the directors whose term shall expire in that year shall be elected, but if the annual meeting is not held or if one or more of such directors are not elected thereat, they may be elected at a special meeting called for that purpose.  The election of directors shall be by ballot whenever requested by the presiding officer of the meeting or by the holders of a majority of the voting shares outstanding, entitled to vote at such meeting and present in person or by proxy, but unless such request is made, the election shall be viva voce.
SECTION 2.04.    REMOVAL    .  A director or directors may be removed from office, with or without assigning any cause, only by the vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the corporation entitling them to elect directors in place of those to be removed, provided that unless all the directors, or all the directors of a particular class (if the directors of the corporation are divided into classes), are removed, no individual director shall be removed in case the votes of a sufficient number of shares are cast against his removal that, if cumulatively voted at an election of all directors, or all the directors of a particular class, as the case may be, would be sufficient to elect at least one director. In case of any such removal, a new director may be elected at the same meeting for the unexpired term of each director removed.  Failure to elect a director to fill the unexpired term of any director removed shall be deemed to create a vacancy in the board.
SECTION 2.05.    VACANCIES    .  The remaining directors, though less than a majority of the whole authorized number of directors, may, by the vote of a majority of their number, fill any vacancy in the board for the unexpired term.  A vacancy in the board exists within the meaning of this Section 2.05 in case the shareholders increase the authorized number of directors but fail at the meeting at which such increase is authorized, or an adjournment thereof, to elect the additional directors provided for, or in case the shareholders fail at any time to elect the whole authorized number of directors.
SECTION 2.06.    MEETINGS    .  A meeting of the directors shall be held immediately following the adjournment of each annual meeting of shareholders at which directors are elected, and notice of such meeting need not be given.  The directors shall hold such other meetings as may from time to time be called, and such other meetings of directors may be called only by the chairman of the board, the president, or any two directors.  All meetings of directors shall be held at the principal office of the corporation in Columbus, Ohio or at such other place within or without the State of Ohio, as the directors may from time to time determine by a resolution.  Meetings of the directors may be held through any communications equipment if all persons participating can hear each other and participation in a meeting pursuant to this provision shall constitute presence at such meeting.
SECTION 2.07.    NOTICE OF MEETINGS    .  Notice of the time and place of each meeting of directors for which such notice is required by law, the Articles, the Regulations or the By-Laws shall be given to each of the directors by at least one of the following methods:
(A)    In a writing mailed not less than two days before such meeting and addressed to the residence or usual place of business of a director, as such address appears on the records of the corporation; or

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(B)    By telegraph, cable, radio, wireless, or a writing sent or delivered to the residence or usual place of business of a director as the same appears on the records of the corporation, not later than the day before the date on which such meeting is to be held; or
(C)    Personally or by telephone not later than the day before the date on which such meeting is to be held.
Notice given to a director by any one of the methods specified in the Regulations shall be sufficient, and the method of giving notice to all directors need not be uniform.  Notice of any meeting of directors may be given only by the chairman of the board, the president or the secretary of the corporation.  Any such notice need not specify the purpose or purposes of the meeting.  Notice of adjournment of a meeting of directors need not be given if the time and place to which it is adjourned are fixed and announced at such meeting.
SECTION 2.08.    WAIVER OF NOTICE    .  Notice of any meeting of directors may be waived in writing, either before or after the holding of such meeting, by any director, which writing shall be filed with or entered upon the records of the meeting.  The attendance of any director at any meeting of directors without protesting, prior to or at the commencement of the meeting, the lack of proper notice, shall be deemed to be a waiver by him of notice of such meeting.
SECTION 2.09.    QUORUM    .  A majority of the whole authorized number of directors shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for a meeting of directors, except that a majority of the directors in office shall constitute a quorum for filling a vacancy in the board.  The act of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present is the act of the board, except as otherwise provided by law, the Articles or the Regulations.
SECTION 2.10.    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE    .  The directors may create an executive committee or any other committee of directors, to consist of not less than three directors, and may authorize the delegation to such executive committee or other committees of any of the authority of the directors, however conferred, other than that of filling vacancies among the directors or in the executive committee or in any other committee of the directors.
Such executive committee or any other committee of directors shall serve at the pleasure of the directors, shall act only in the intervals between meetings of the directors, and shall be subject to the control and direction of the directors.  Such executive committee or other committee of directors may act by a majority of its members at a meeting or by a writing or writings signed by all of its members.
Any act or authorization of any act by the executive committee or any other committee within the authority delegated to it shall be as effective for all purposes as the act or authorization of the directors.  No notice of a meeting of the executive committee or of any other committee of directors shall be required. A meeting of the executive committee or of any other committee of directors may be called only by the president or by a member of such executive or other committee of directors. Meetings of the executive committee or of any other committee of directors may be held through any communications equipment if all persons participating can hear each other and participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence thereat.

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SECTION 2.11.    COMPENSATION    .  Directors shall be entitled to receive as compensation for services rendered and expenses incurred as directors, such amounts as the directors may determine.
SECTION 2.12.    BY-LAWS    .  The directors may adopt, and amend from time to time, By-Laws for their own government, which By-Laws shall not be inconsistent with the law, the Articles or the Regulations.
ARTICLE THREE
OFFICERS    
SECTION 3.01.OFFICERS.    The officers of the corporation to be elected by the directors shall be a chief executive officer, a president, a secretary, a treasurer, and, if desired, one or more vice presidents and such other officers and assistant officers as the directors may from time to time elect.  The directors may elect a chairman of the board, who must be a director.  Officers need not be shareholders of the corporation, and may be paid such compensation as the board of directors may determine.  Any two or more offices may be held by the same person, but no officer shall execute, acknowledge, or verify any instrument in more than one capacity if such instrument is required by law, the Articles, the Regulations or the By-Laws to be executed, acknowledged, or verified by two or more officers.
SECTION 3.04. DUTIES OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.  The chief executive officer of the corporation shall exercise supervision over the business of the corporation and over its officers and employees and shall have, among such additional powers and duties as the directors may from time to time assign to him, the power and authority to sign all certificates evidencing shares of the corporation and all deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, notes and other instruments requiring the signature of the chief executive officer of the corporation.  It shall be the duty of the chief executive officer to preside at meetings of shareholders in the absence of, or at the request of, the chairman of the board.
SECTION 3.05. DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT.    The president shall exercise supervision over the business of the corporation and over its officers and employees and shall have, among such additional powers and duties as the directors and, if there be one, the chief executive officer, may from time to time assign to him, the power and authority to sign all certificates evidencing shares of the corporation and all deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, notes and other instruments requiring the signature of the president of the corporation.
SECTION 3.06. DUTIES OF THE VICE PRESIDENTS.    In the absence of the chief executive officer, or the president, or in the event of either officer’s inability or refusal to act, the vice president, if any (or in the event there be more than one vice president, the vice presidents in the order designated, or in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election), shall perform the duties of the chief executive officer, or the president, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all restrictions upon the chief executive officer or the president.  The vice presidents shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the directors may from time to time prescribe.

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SECTION 3.07. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.    It shall be the duty of the secretary, or of an assistant secretary, if any, in case of the absence or inability to act of the secretary, to keep minutes of all the proceedings of the shareholders and the directors and to make a proper record of the same; to perform such other duties as may be required by law, the Articles or the Regulations; to perform such other and further duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the directors, the chief executive officer, or the president; and to deliver all books, paper and property of the corporation in his possession to his successor, the chief executive officer, or to the president.
SECTION 3.08. DUTIES OF THE TREASURER.  The treasurer, or an assistant treasurer, if any, in case of the absence or inability to act of the treasurer, shall receive and safely keep in charge all money, bills, notes, choses in action, securities and similar property belonging to the corporation, and shall do with or disburse the same as directed by the chief executive officer, the president, or the directors; shall keep an accurate account of the finances and business of the corporation, including accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, losses, stated capital and shares, together with such other accounts as may be required and hold the same open for inspection and examination by the directors; shall give bond in such sum with such security as the directors may require for the faithful performance of his duties; shall, upon the expiration of his term of office, deliver all money and other property of the corporation in his possession or custody to his successor, the chief executive officer, or the president; and shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the directors.
ARTICLE FOUR
SHARES    
SECTION 4.01.    CERTIFICATES    .  Certificates evidencing ownership of shares of the corporation shall be issued to those entitled to them.  Each certificate evidencing shares of the corporation shall bear a distinguishing number; the signatures of the chairman of the board, the president, or a vice president, and of the secretary, an assistant secretary, the treasurer, or an assistant treasurer (except that when any such certificate is countersigned by an incorporated transfer agent or registrar, such signatures may be facsimile, engraved, stamped or printed); and such recitals as may be required by law.  Certificates evidencing shares of the corporation shall be of such tenor and design as the directors may from time to time adopt and may bear such recitals as are permitted by law.
SECTION 4.02.    TRANSFERS    .  Where a certificate evidencing a share or shares of the corporation is presented to the corporation or its proper agents with a request to register transfer, the transfer shall be registered as requested if:
(1)    An appropriate person signs on each certificate so presented or signs on a separate document an assignment or transfer of shares evidenced by each such certificate, or signs a power to assign or transfer such shares, or when the signature of an appropriate person is written without more on the back of each such certificate; and
(2)    Reasonable assurance is given that the endorsement of each appropriate person is genuine and effective; the corporation or its agents may refuse to register a transfer of shares unless the signature of each appropriate person is guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution" 

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as defined in Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any successor rule or regulation; and
(3)    All applicable laws relating to the collection of transfer or other taxes have been complied with; and
(4)    The corporation or its agents are not otherwise required or permitted to refuse to register such transfer.
SECTION 4.03.    TRANSFER AGENTS AND REGISTRARS    .  The directors may appoint one or more agents to transfer or to register shares of the corporation, or both.
SECTION 4.04.    LOST, WRONGFULLY TAKEN OR DESTROYED CERTIFICATES    .  Except as otherwise provided by law, where the owner of a certificate evidencing shares of the corporation claims that such certificate has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the directors must cause the corporation to issue a new certificate in place of the original certificate if the owner:
(1)    So requests before the corporation has notice that such original certificate has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser; and
(2)    Files with the corporation, unless waived by the directors, an indemnity bond, with surety or sureties satisfactory to the corporation, in such sums as the directors may, in their discretion, deem reasonably sufficient as indemnity against any loss or liability that the corporation may incur by reason of the issuance of each such new certificate; and
(3)    Satisfies any other reasonable requirements which may be imposed by the directors, in their discretion.
SECTION 4.05.    UNCERTIFICATED SHARES    .  Anything contained in this Article Four to the contrary notwithstanding, the directors may provide by resolution that some or all of any or all classes and series of shares of the corporation shall be uncertificated shares, provided that such resolution shall not apply to (A) shares of the corporation represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the corporation in accordance with applicable provisions of Ohio law or (B) any certificated security of the corporation issued in exchange for an uncertificated security in accordance with applicable provisions of Ohio law.  The rights and obligations of the holders of uncertificated shares and the rights and obligations of the holders of certificates representing shares of the same class and series shall be identical, except as otherwise expressly provided by law.
ARTICLE FIVE
INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE    
SECTION 5.01.    INDEMNIFICATION    .  The corporation shall indemnify any officer or director of the corporation who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (including, without limitation, any action threatened or instituted by or in the right of 

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the corporation), by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or volunteer of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, agent or volunteer of another corporation (domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit), limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees, filing fees, court reporters' fees and transcript costs), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if his act or omission giving rise to any claim for indemnification under this Section 5.01 was not occasioned by his intent to cause injury to the corporation or by his reckless disregard for the best interests of the corporation, and in respect of any criminal action or proceeding, he had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.  It shall be presumed that no act or omission of a person claiming indemnification under this Section 5.01 that gives rise to such claim was occasioned by an intent to cause injury to the corporation or by a reckless disregard for the best interests of the corporation and, in respect of any criminal matter, that such person had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful; the presumption recited in this Section 5.01 can be rebutted only by clear and convincing evidence, and the termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, rebut such presumption.
SECTION 5.02.    COURT-APPROVED INDEMNIFICATION    .  Anything contained in the Regulations or elsewhere to the contrary notwithstanding:
(A)the corporation shall not indemnify any officer or director of the corporation who was a party to any completed action or suit instituted by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or volunteer of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, agent or volunteer of another corporation (domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit), limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, in respect of any claim, issue or matter asserted in such action or suit as to which he shall have been adjudged to be liable for an act or omission occasioned by his deliberate intent to cause injury to the corporation or by his reckless disregard for the best interests of the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County, Ohio or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite such adjudication of liability, and in view of all the circumstances of the case, he is fairly and reasonably entitled to such indemnity as such Court of Common Pleas or such other court shall deem proper; and
(B)the corporation shall promptly make any such unpaid indemnification as is determined by a court to be proper as contemplated by this Section 5.02.
SECTION 5.03.    INDEMNIFICATION FOR EXPENSES    .  Anything contained in the Regulations or elsewhere to the contrary notwithstanding, to the extent that an officer or director of the corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Section 5.01, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be promptly indemnified by the corporation against expenses (including, without limitation, 

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attorneys' fees, filing fees, court reporters' fees and transcript costs) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith.
SECTION 5.04.    DETERMINATION REQUIRED    .  Any indemnification required under Section 5.01 and not precluded under Section 5.02 shall be made by the corporation only upon a determination that such indemnification is proper in the circumstances because the officer or director has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 5.01.  Such determination may be made only (A) by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors of the corporation who were not and are not parties to, or threatened with, any such action, suit or proceeding, or (B) if such a quorum is not obtainable or if a majority of a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, in a written opinion by independent legal counsel other than an attorney, or a firm having associated with it an attorney, who has been retained by or who has performed services for the corporation, or any person to be indemnified, within the past five years, or (C) by the shareholders, or (D) by the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County, Ohio or (if the corporation is a party thereto) the court in which such action, suit or proceeding was brought, if any; any such determination may be made by a court under division (D) of this Section 5.04 at any time [including, without limitation, any time before, during or after the time when any such determination may be requested of, be under consideration by or have been denied or disregarded by the disinterested directors under division (A) or by independent legal counsel under division (B) or by the shareholders under division (C) of this Section 5.04]; and no failure for any reason to make any such determination, and no decision for any reason to deny any such determination, by the disinterested directors under division (A) or by independent legal counsel under division (B) or by the shareholders under division (C) of this Section 5.04 shall be evidence in rebuttal of the presumption recited in Section 5.01.  Any determination made by the disinterested directors under division (A) or by independent legal counsel under division (B) of this Section 5.04 to make indemnification in respect of any claim, issue or matter asserted in an action or suit threatened or brought by or in the right of the corporation shall be promptly communicated to the person who threatened or brought such action or suit, and within ten (10) days after receipt of such notification such person shall have the right to petition the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County, Ohio or the court in which such action or suit was brought, if any, to review the reasonableness of such determination.
SECTION 5.05.    ADVANCES FOR EXPENSES    .  The provisions of Section 1701.13(E)(5)(a) of the Ohio Revised Code do not apply to the corporation.  Expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees, filing fees, court reporters' fees and transcript costs) incurred in defending any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Section 5.01 shall be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding to or on behalf of the officer or director promptly as such expenses are incurred by him, but only if such officer or director shall first agree, in writing, to repay all amounts so paid in respect of any claim, issue or other matter asserted in such action, suit or proceeding in defense of which he shall not have been successful on the merits or otherwise if it is proved by clear and convincing evidence in a court of competent jurisdiction that, in respect of any such claim, issue or other matter, his relevant action or failure to act was occasioned by his deliberate intent to cause injury to the corporation or his reckless disregard for the best interests of the corporation, unless, and only to the extent that, the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County, Ohio or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon 

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application that, despite such determination, and in view of all of the circumstances, he is fairly and reasonably entitled to all or part of such indemnification.
SECTION 5.06.     ARTICLE FIVE NOT EXCLUSIVE    .  The indemnification provided by this Article Five shall not be exclusive of, and shall be in addition to, any other rights to which any person seeking indemnification may be entitled under the Articles, the Regulations, any agreement, a vote of disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be an officer or director of the corporation and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person.
SECTION 5.07.     INSURANCE    .  The corporation may purchase and maintain insurance, or furnish similar protection, including but not limited to trust funds, letters of credit, or self-insurance, for or on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or volunteer of the corporation,  or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, agent or volunteer of another corporation (domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit), limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the obligation or the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this Article Five. Insurance may be purchased from or maintained with a person in which the corporation has a financial interest.
SECTION 5.08.     CERTAIN DEFINITIONS    .  For purposes of this Article Five, and as an example and not by way of limitation:
(A)A person claiming indemnification under this Article Five shall be deemed to have been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Section 5.01, or in defense of any claim, issue or other matter therein, if such action, suit or proceeding shall be terminated as to such person, with or without prejudice, without the entry of a judgment or order against him, without a conviction of him, without the imposition of a fine upon him and without his payment or agreement to pay any amount in settlement thereof (whether or not any such termination is based upon a judicial or other determination of the lack of merit of the claims made against him or otherwise results in a vindication of him).
(B)References to an "other enterprise" shall include employee tax benefit plans; references to a "fine" shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to "serving at the request of the corporation" shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries.
SECTION 5.09.     VENUE    .  Any action, suit or proceeding to determine a claim for, or for repayment to the corporation of, indemnification under this Article Five may be maintained by the person claiming such indemnification, or by the corporation, in the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County, Ohio. The corporation and (by claiming or accepting 

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such indemnification) each such person consent to the exercise of jurisdiction over its or his person by the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County, Ohio in any such action, suit or proceeding.
ARTICLE SIX
MISCELLANEOUS    
SECTION 6.01.     AMENDMENTS    .  The Regulations may be amended, or new regulations may be adopted, at a meeting of shareholders held for such purpose, by the affirmative vote of the holders of shares entitling them to exercise not less than a majority of the voting power of the corporation on such proposal, or without a meeting by the written consent of the holders of shares entitling them to exercise not less than a majority of the voting power of the corporation on such proposal. Except as otherwise set forth in the Articles of Incorporation, these Regulations may be amended, or new regulations adopted, by the directors to the fullest extent permitted by Ohio law.
SECTION 6.02.  ACTION BY SHAREHOLDERS OR DIRECTORS WITHOUT A MEETING    .  Anything contained in the Regulations to the contrary notwithstanding, except as provided in Section 6.01, any action which may be authorized or taken at a meeting of the shareholders or of the directors or of a committee of the directors, as the case may be, may be authorized or taken without a meeting with the affirmative vote or approval of, and in a writing or writings signed by, all the shareholders who would be entitled to notice of a meeting of the shareholders held for such purpose, or all the directors, or all the members of such committee of the directors, respectively, which writings shall be filed with or entered upon the records of the corporation.

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