EXHIBIT
3.7
BYLAWS
OF
TRIMBLE
NAVIGATION
LIMITED
(amended
and
restated through July 20, 2006)
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
ARTICLE
I
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CORPORATE
OFFICES
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1.1
PRINCIPAL
OFFICE
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5
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1.2
OTHER
OFFICES
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5
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ARTICLE
II
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MEETINGS
OF SHAREHOLDERS
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2.1
PLACE OF
MEETINGS
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5
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2.2
ANNUAL
MEETING
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5
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2.3
SPECIAL
MEETING
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6
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2.4
NOTICE OF
SHAREHOLDERS' MEETINGS
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6
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2.5
MANNER OF
GIVING NOTICE; AFFIDAVIT OF NOTICE
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7
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2.6
QUORUM
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7
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2.7
ADJOURNED
MEETING; NOTICE
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7
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2.8
VOTING
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8
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2.9 VALIDATION
OF
MEETINGS: WAIVER OF NOTICE; CONSENT
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9
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2.10
SHAREHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING
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9
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2.11
RECORD
DATE FOR SHAREHOLDER NOTICE, VOTING AND GIVING CONSENTS
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10
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2.12
PROXIES
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10
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2.13
INSPECTORS OF ELECTION
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11
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ARTICLE
III
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DIRECTORS
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3.1
POWERS
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12
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3.2
NUMBER AND
QUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS
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12
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3.3
ELECTION
AND TERM OF OFFICE OF DIRECTORS
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12
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3.4
VACANCIES
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12
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3.5
PLACE OF
MEETINGS; MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE
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13
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3.6
REGULAR
MEETINGS
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13
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3.7
SPECIAL
MEETINGS
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14
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3.8
QUORUM
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14
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3.9
WAIVER OF
NOTICE
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14
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3.10
ADJOURNMENT
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15
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3.11
NOTICE OF
ADJOURNMENT
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15
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3.12
ACTION
WITHOUT MEETING
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15
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3.13
FEES AND
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
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15
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3.14
APPROVAL
OF LOANS TO OFFICERS
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15
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ARTICLE
IV
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COMMITTEES
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4.1
COMMITTEES
OF DIRECTORS
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15
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4.2
MEETINGS
AND ACTION OF COMMITTEES
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16
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ARTICLE
V
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OFFICERS
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5.1
OFFICERS
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17
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5.2
ELECTION
OF OFFICERS
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17
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5.3
SUBORDINATE OFFICERS
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17
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5.4
REMOVAL
AND RESIGNATION OF OFFICERS
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17
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5.5
VACANCIES
IN OFFICES
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18
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5.6
CHAIRMAN
OF THE BOARD
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18
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5.7
PRESIDENT
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18
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5.8
VICE
PRESIDENTS
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18
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5.9
SECRETARY
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18
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5.10
CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER
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19
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ARTICLE
VI
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INDEMNIFICATION
OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND OTHER
AGENTS
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6.1
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
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19
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6.2
INDEMNIFICATION OF OTHERS
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20
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6.3
PAYMENT OF
EXPENSES IN ADVANCE
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20
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6.4
INDEMNITY
NOT EXCLUSIVE
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20
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6.5
INSURANCE
INDEMNIFICATION
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20
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6.6
CONFLICTS
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21
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ARTICLE
VII
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RECORDS
AND REPORTS
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7.1
MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF SHARE REGISTER
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21
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7.2
MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF BY-LAWS
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22
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7.3
MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF OTHER CORPORATE RECORDS
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22
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7.4
INSPECTION
BY DIRECTORS
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22
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7.5
ANNUAL
REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS; WAIVER
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23
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7.6
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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23
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ARTICLE
VIII
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GENERAL
MATTERS
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8.1
RECORD
DATE FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN NOTICE AND VOTING
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24
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8.2
CHECKS,
DRAFTS, EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS
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24
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8.3
CORPORATE
CONTRACTS AND INSTRUMENTS: HOW EXECUTED
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24
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8.4
CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES
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25
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8.5
LOST
CERTIFICATES
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25
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8.6
CONSTRUCTION AND DEFINITIONS
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25
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ARTICLE
IX
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AMENDMENTS
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9.1
AMENDMENT
BY SHAREHOLDERS
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26
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9.2
AMENDMENT
BY DIRECTORS
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26
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BY-LAWS
OF
TRIMBLE
NAVIGATION LIMITED
(amended
and
restated through July 20, 2006)
ARTICLE
I
CORPORATE
OFFICES
1.1
PRINCIPAL
OFFICE.
The
board of
directors shall fix the location of the principal executive office of the
corporation at any place within or outside the State of California. If the
principal executive office is located outside such state, and the corporation
has one or more business offices in such state, the board of directors shall
fix
and designate a principal business office in the State of
California.
1.2
OTHER
OFFICES.
The
board of
directors may at any time establish branch or subordinate offices at any place
or places where the corporation is qualified to do business.
ARTICLE
II
MEETINGS
OF
SHAREHOLDERS
2.1
PLACE
OF
MEETINGS.
Meetings
of
shareholders shall be held at any place within or outside the State of
California designated by the board of directors. In the absence of any such
designation, shareholders’ meetings shall be held at the principal executive
office of the corporation.
2.2
ANNUAL
MEETING.
The
annual meeting
of shareholders shall be held each year on a date and at a time designated
by
the board of directors. In the absence of such designation, the annual meeting
of shareholders shall be held on the fourth Thursday of April in each year
at
4:00 p.m. However, if such day falls on a legal holiday, then the meeting shall
be held at the same time and place on the next succeeding full business day.
At
the meeting, directors shall be elected, and any other proper business may
be
transacted.
2.3
SPECIAL
MEETING.
A
special meeting of
the shareholders may be called at any time by the board of directors, or by
the
chairman of the board, or by the president, or by one or more shareholders
holding shares in the aggregate entitled to cast not less than ten percent
(10%)
of the votes at that meeting.
If
a special meeting
is called by any person or persons other than the board of directors, the
request shall be in writing, specifying the time of such meeting and the general
nature of the business proposed to be transacted, and shall be delivered
personally or sent by registered mail or by telegraphic, electronic, or
facsimile transmission to the chairman of the board, the president, any vice
president or the secretary of the corporation. The officer receiving the request
shall cause notice to be promptly given to the shareholders entitled to vote,
in
accordance with the provisions of Sections 2.4 and 2.5 of these by-laws, that
a
meeting will be held at the time requested by the person or persons calling
the
meeting, not less than thirty-five (35) nor more than sixty (60) days after
the
receipt of the request. If the notice is not given within twenty (20) days
after
receipt of the request, the person or persons requesting the meeting may give
the notice. Nothing contained in this paragraph of this Section 2.3 shall be
construed as limiting, fixing or affecting the time when a meeting of
shareholders called by action of the board of directors may be
held.
2.4
NOTICE
OF
SHAREHOLDERS' MEETINGS.
All
notices of
meetings of shareholders shall be sent or otherwise given in accordance with
Section 2.5 of these by-laws not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60)
days before the date of the meeting. The notice shall specify the place, date
and hour of the meeting and (i) in the case of a special meeting, the general
nature of the business to be transacted (no business other than that specified
in the notice may be transacted) or (ii) in the case of the annual meeting,
those matters which the board of directors, at the time of giving the notice,
intends to present for action by the shareholders. The notice of any meeting
at
which directors are to be elected shall include the name of any nominee or
nominees whom, at the time of the notice, management intends to present for
election.
If
action is
proposed to be taken at any meeting for approval of (i) a contract or
transaction in which a director has a direct or indirect financial interest,
pursuant to Section 310 of the Corporations Code of California (the "Code"),
(ii) an amendment of the articles of incorporation, pursuant to Section 902
of
the Code, (iii) a reorganization of the corporation, pursuant to Section 1201
of
the Code, (iv) a voluntary dissolution of the corporation, pursuant to Section
1900 of the Code, or (v) a distribution in dissolution other than in accordance
with the rights of outstanding preferred shares, pursuant to Section 2007 of
the
Code, the notice shall also state the general nature of that
proposal.
2.5
MANNER
OF GIVING
NOTICE; AFFIDAVIT OF NOTICE.
Notice
of any
meeting of shareholders shall be given either personally or by first-class
mail
or telegraphic, electronic transmission, or other written communication, charges
prepaid, addressed to the shareholder at the address of that shareholder
appearing on the books of the corporation or given by the shareholder to the
corporation for the purpose of notice. If no such address appears on the
corporation's books or is given, notice shall be deemed to have been given
if
sent to that shareholder by first-class mail or telegraphic, electronic
transmission, or other written communication to the corporation's principal
executive office, or if published at least once in a newspaper of general
circulation in the county where that office is located. Notice shall be deemed
to have been given at the time when delivered personally or deposited in the
mail or sent by telegram, electronic transmission, or other means of written
communication.
If
any notice
addressed to a shareholder at the address of that shareholder appearing on
the
books of the corporation is returned to the corporation by the United States
Postal Service marked to indicate that the United States Postal Service is
unable to deliver the notice to the shareholder at that address, all future
notices or reports shall be deemed to have been duly given without further
mailing if the same shall be available to the shareholder on written demand
of
the shareholder at the principal executive office of the corporation for a
period of one (1) year from the date of the giving of the notice.
An
affidavit of the
mailing or other means of giving any notice of any shareholders' meeting,
executed by the secretary, assistant secretary or any transfer agent of the
corporation giving the notice, shall be prima facie evidence of the giving
of
such notice.
2.6
QUORUM.
The
presence in
person or by proxy of the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote
thereat constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings
of
shareholders. The shareholders present at a duly called or held meeting at
which
a quorum is present may continue to do business until adjournment,
notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough shareholders to leave less than a
quorum, if any action taken (other than adjournment) is approved by at least
a
majority of the shares required to constitute a quorum.
2.7 ADJOURNED
MEETING; NOTICE.
Any
shareholders'
meeting, annual or special, whether or not a quorum is present, may be adjourned
from time to time by the vote of the majority of the shares represented at
that
meeting, either in person or by proxy, but in the absence of a quorum, no other
business may be transacted at that meeting, except as provided in Section 2.6
of
these by-laws.
When
any meeting of
shareholders, either annual or special, is adjourned to another time or place,
notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place are
announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, unless a new record
date for the adjourned meeting is fixed, or unless the adjournment is for more
than forty-five (45) days from the date set for the original meeting, in which
case notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given. Notice of any such
adjourned meeting shall be given to each shareholder of record entitled to
vote
at the adjourned meeting in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2.4
and
2.5 of these by-laws. At any adjourned meeting the corporation may transact
any
business which might have been transacted at the original meeting.
2.8
VOTING.
The
shareholders
entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders shall be determined in
accordance with the provisions of Section 2.11 of these by-laws, subject to
the
provisions of Sections 702 to 704, inclusive, of the Code (relating to voting
shares held by a fiduciary, in the name of a corporation or in joint ownership).
The
shareholders'
vote may be by voice vote or by ballot; provided, however, that any election
for
directors must be by ballot if demanded by any shareholder before the voting
has
begun.
On
any matter other
than the election of directors, any shareholder may vote part of the shares
in
favor of the proposal and refrain from voting the remaining shares or vote
them
against the proposal, but, if the shareholder fails to specify the number of
shares which the shareholder is voting affirmatively, it will be conclusively
presumed that the shareholder's approving vote is with respect to all shares
which the shareholder is entitled to vote.
If
a quorum is
present, the affirmative vote of the majority of the shares represented and
voting at a duly-held meeting (which shares voting affirmatively also constitute
at least a majority of the required quorum) shall be the act of the
shareholders, unless the vote of a greater number, or voting by classes, is
required by the Code or by the articles of incorporation.
At
a shareholders'
meeting at which directors are to be elected, no shareholder shall be entitled
to cumulate votes (i.e. cast for any candidate a number of votes greater than
the number of votes which such shareholder normally is entitled to cast) unless
the candidates' names have been placed in nomination prior to commencement
of
the voting and a shareholder has given notice prior to commencement of the
voting of the shareholder's intention to cumulate votes. If any shareholder
has
given such a notice, then every shareholder entitled to vote may cumulate votes
for candidates placed in nomination and give one candidate a number of votes
equal to the number of directors to be elected multiplied by the number of
votes
to which that shareholder's shares are entitled, or distribute the shareholder's
votes on the same principle among any or all of the candidates, as the
shareholder thinks fit. The candidates receiving the highest number of votes,
up
to the number of directors to be elected, shall be elected.
2.9
VALIDATION
OF
MEETINGS: WAIVER OF NOTICE; CONSENT.
The
transactions of
any meeting of shareholders, either annual or special, however called and
noticed, and wherever held, shall be as valid as though had at a meeting duly
held after regular call and notice, if a quorum be present either in person
or
by proxy, and if, either before or after the meeting, each person entitled
to
vote, who was not present in person or by proxy, signs a written waiver of
notice or a consent to the holding of the meeting or an approval of the minutes
thereof. The waiver of notice or consent need not specify either the business
to
be transacted or the purpose of any annual or special meeting of shareholders,
except that if action is taken or proposed to be taken for approval of any
of
those matters specified in the second paragraph of Section 2.4 of these by-laws,
the waiver of notice or consent shall state the general nature of the proposal.
All such waivers, consents and approvals shall be filed with the corporate
records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting.
Attendance
by a
person at a meeting shall also constitute a waiver of notice of that meeting,
except when the person objects, at the beginning of the meeting, to the
transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or
convened, and except that attendance at a meeting is not a waiver of any right
to object to the consideration of a matter not included in the notice of the
meeting, if that objection is expressly made at the meeting.
2.10
SHAREHOLDER
ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING.
Any
action which may
be taken at any annual or special meeting of shareholders may be taken without
a
meeting and without prior notice, if a consent in writing, setting forth the
action so taken, is signed by the holders of outstanding shares having not
less
than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take
that action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote on that action
were present and voted.
In
the case of
election of directors, such a consent shall be effective only if signed by
the
holders of all outstanding shares entitled to vote for the election of
directors.
All
such consents
shall be maintained in the corporate records. Any shareholder giving a written
consent, or the shareholder's proxy holders, or a transferee of the shares,
or a
personal representative of the shareholder, or their respective proxy holders,
may revoke the consent by a writing received by the secretary of the corporation
before written consents of the number of shares required to authorize the
proposed action have been filed with the secretary.
If
the consents of
all shareholders entitled to vote have not been solicited in writing, and if
the
unanimous written consent of all such shareholders shall not have been received,
the secretary shall give prompt notice of the corporate action approved by
the
shareholders without a meeting. Such notice shall be given in the manner
specified in Section 2.5 of these by-laws. In the case of approval of (i) a
contract or transaction in which a director has a direct or indirect financial
interest, pursuant to Section 310 of the Code, (ii) indemnification of a
corporate "agent", pursuant to Section 317 of the Code, (iii) a reorganization
of the corporation, pursuant to Section 1201 of the Code, and (iv) a
distribution in dissolution other than in accordance with the rights of
outstanding preferred shares, pursuant to Section 2007 of the Code, the notice
shall be given at least ten (10) days before the consummation of any action
authorized by that approval.
2.11
RECORD
DATE FOR
SHAREHOLDER NOTICE, VOTING AND GIVING CONSENTS.
For
purposes of
determining the shareholders entitled to notice of any meeting or to vote
thereat or entitled to give consent to corporate action without a meeting,
the
board of directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more
than sixty (60) days nor less than ten (10) days before the date of any such
meeting nor more than sixty (60) days before any such action without a meeting,
and in such event only shareholders of record on the date so fixed are entitled
to notice and to vote or to give consents, as the case may be, notwithstanding
any transfer of any shares on the books of the corporation after the record
date, except as otherwise provided in the Code.
If
the board of
directors does not so fix a record date:
(a)
the record date
for determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting
of
shareholders shall be at the close of business on the business day next
preceding the day on which notice is given or, if notice is waived, at the
close
of business on the business day next preceding the day on which the meeting
is
held; and
(b)
the record date
for determining shareholders entitled to give consent to corporate action in
writing without a meeting, (i) when no prior action by the board has been taken,
shall be the day on which the first written consent is given or (ii) when prior
action by the board has been taken, shall be the day on which the board adopts
the resolution relating to that action, or the sixtieth (60th) day before the
date of such other action, whichever is later.
The
record date for
any other purpose shall be as provided in Article VIII of these
by-laws.
2.12
PROXIES.
Every
person
entitled to vote for directors, or on any other matter, shall have the right
to
do so either in person or by one or more agents authorized by a written proxy
signed by the person and filed with the secretary of the corporation. A proxy
shall be deemed signed if the shareholder's name is placed on the proxy (whether
by manual signature, typewriting, telegraphic, electronic transmission or
otherwise) by the shareholder or the shareholder’s attorney-in-fact. A validly
executed proxy which does not state that it is irrevocable shall continue in
full force and effect unless (i) revoked by the person executing it, before
the
vote pursuant to that proxy, by a writing delivered to the corporation stating
that the proxy is revoked, or by a subsequent proxy executed by the person
executing the prior proxy and presented to the meeting, or as to any meeting
by
attendance at such meeting and voting in person by the person executing the
proxy or (ii) written notice of the death or incapacity of the maker of that
proxy is received by the corporation before the vote pursuant to that proxy
is
counted; provided, however, that no proxy shall be valid after the expiration
of
eleven (11) months from the date of the proxy, unless otherwise provided in
the
proxy. The revocability of a proxy that states on its face that it is
irrevocable shall be governed by the provisions of Sections 705(e) and 705(f)
of
the Code.
2.13
INSPECTORS
OF
ELECTION.
Before
any meeting
of shareholders, the board of directors may appoint an inspector or inspectors
of election to act at the meeting or its adjournment. If no inspector of
election is so appointed, the chairman of the meeting may, and on the request
of
any shareholder or a shareholder's proxy shall, appoint an inspector or
inspectors of election to act at the meeting. The number of inspectors shall
be
either one (1) or three (3). If inspectors are appointed at a meeting pursuant
to the request of one (1) or more shareholders or proxies, the holders of a
majority of shares or their proxies present at the meeting shall determine
whether one (1) or three (3) inspectors are to be appointed. If any person
appointed as inspector fails to appear or fails or refuses to act, the chairman
of the meeting may, and upon the request of any shareholder or a shareholder's
proxy shall, appoint a person to fill that vacancy.
Such
inspectors
shall:
(a)
Determine the
number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, the number of shares
represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum, and the authenticity,
validity and effect of proxies;
(b) Receive votes, ballots or consents;
(c) Hear and determine all challenges and questions in any way arising in
connection with the right to vote;
(d) Count and tabulate all votes or consents;
(e) Determine when the polls shall close;
(f) Determine the result; and
(g) Do any other acts that may be proper to conduct the election or vote with
fairness to all shareholders.
ARTICLE
III
DIRECTORS
3.1
POWERS.
Subject
to the
provisions of the Code and any limitations in the articles of incorporation
and
these by-laws relating to action required to be approved by the shareholders
or
by the outstanding shares, the business and affairs of the corporation shall
be
managed and all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the direction
of
the board of directors.
3.2
NUMBER
AND
QUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS.
The
number of
directors of the corporation shall be not less than five (5) nor more than
nine
(9). The exact number of directors shall be seven (7) until changed, within
the
limits specified above, by a bylaw amending this Section 3.2, duly adopted
by
the board of directors or by the shareholders. The indefinite number of
directors may be changed, or a definite number fixed without provision for
an
indefinite number, by a duly adopted amendment to the articles of incorporation
or by an amendment to this bylaw duly adopted by the vote or written consent
of
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote; provided,
however, that an amendment reducing the number or the minimum number of
directors to a number less than nine (9) cannot be adopted if the votes cast
against its adoption at a meeting of the shareholders, or the shares not
consenting in the case of action by written consent, are equal to more than
sixteen and two-thirds percent (16-2/3%) of the outstanding shares entitled
to
vote thereon. No amendment may change the stated maximum number of authorized
directors to a number greater than two (2) times the stated minimum number
of
directors minus one (1).
3.3
ELECTION
AND TERM
OF OFFICE OF DIRECTORS.
Directors
shall be
elected at each annual meeting of shareholders to hold office until the next
such annual meeting. Each director, including a director elected to fill a
vacancy, shall hold office until the expiration of the term for which elected
and until a successor has been elected and qualified.
3.4
VACANCIES.
Vacancies
in the
board of directors may be filled by a majority of the remaining directors,
though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, except that a
vacancy created by the removal of a director by the vote or written consent
of
the shareholders or by court order may be filled only by the vote of a majority
of the outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon represented at a duly held
meeting at which a quorum is present, or by the unanimous written consent of
all
shares entitled to vote thereon. Each director so elected shall hold office
until the next annual meeting of the shareholders and until a successor has
been
elected and qualified.
A
vacancy or
vacancies in the board of directors shall be deemed to exist in the event of
the
death, resignation or removal of any director, or if the board of directors
by
resolution declares vacant the office of a director who has been declared of
unsound mind by an order of court or convicted of a felony, or if the authorized
number of directors is increased, or if the shareholders fail, at any meeting
of
shareholders at which any director or directors are elected, to elect the number
of directors to be elected at that meeting.
The
shareholders may
elect a director or directors at any time to fill any vacancy or vacancies
not
filled by the directors, but any such election other than to fill a vacancy
created by removal, if by written consent, shall require the consent of the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote
thereon.
Any
director may
resign effective on giving written notice to the chairman of the board, the
president, the secretary or the board of directors, unless the notice specifies
a later time for that resignation to become effective. If the resignation of
a
director is effective at a future time, the board of directors may elect a
successor to take office when the resignation becomes effective.
No
reduction of the
authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director
before that director's term of office expires.
3.5
PLACE
OF
MEETINGS; MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE.
Regular
meetings of
the board of directors may be held at any place within or outside the State
of
California that has been designated from time to time by resolution of the
board. In the absence of such a designation, regular meetings shall be held
at
the principal executive office of the corporation. Special meetings of the
board
may be held at any place within or outside the State of California that has
been
designated in the notice of the meeting or, if not stated in the notice or
if
there is no notice, at the principal executive office of the
corporation.
Any
meeting, regular
or special, may be held by conference telephone or similar communication
equipment, so long as all directors participating in the meeting can hear one
another; and all such directors shall be deemed to be present in person at
the
meeting.
3.6
REGULAR
MEETINGS.
Regular
meetings of
the board of directors may be held without notice if the times of such meetings
are fixed by the board of directors.
3.7
SPECIAL
MEETINGS.
Special
meetings of
the board of directors for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time
by
the chairman of the board, the president, any vice president, the secretary
or
any two directors.
Notice
of the time
and place of special meetings shall be delivered personally or by telephone,
including a voice messaging system, or by electronic transmission, to each
director or sent by first-class mail or telegram, charges prepaid, addressed
to
each director at that director s address as it is shown on the records of the
corporation. If the notice is mailed, it shall be deposited in the United States
mail at least four (4) days before the time of the holding of the meeting.
If
the notice is delivered personally, or by telephone, electronic transmission
or
telegram, it shall be delivered personally or by telephone or to the telegraph
company at least forty-eight (48) hours before the time of the holding of the
meeting. Any oral notice given personally or by telephone may be communicated
either to the director or to a person at the office of the director who the
person giving the notice has reason to believe will promptly communicate it
to
the director. The notice need not specify the purpose or the place of the
meeting, if the meeting is to be held at the principal executive office of
the
corporation.
3.8 QUORUM.
A
majority of the
authorized number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of
business, except to adjourn as provided in Section 3.10 of these by-laws. Every
act or decision done or made by a majority of the directors present at a duly
held meeting at which a quorum is present shall be regarded as the act of the
board of directors, subject to the provisions of Section 310 of the Code (as
to
approval of contracts or transactions in which a director has a direct or
indirect material financial interest), Section 311 of the Code (as to
appointment of committees) and Section 317(e) of the Code (as to indemnification
of directors).
A
meeting at which a quorum is initially present may continue to transact business
notwithstanding the withdrawal of directors, if any action taken is approved
by
at least a majority of the required quorum for that meeting.
3.9
WAIVER
OF
NOTICE.
The
transactions of any meeting of the board of directors, however called and
noticed or wherever held, shall be as valid as though had at a meeting duly
held
after regular call and notice if a quorum is present and if, either before
or
after the meeting, each of the directors not present signs a written waiver
of
notice, a consent to holding the meeting or an approval of the minutes thereof.
The waiver of notice or consent need not specify the purpose of the meeting.
All
such waivers, consents and approvals shall be filed with the corporate records
or made a part of the minutes of the meeting. Notice of a meeting shall also
be
deemed given to any director who attends the meeting without protesting, before
or at its commencement, the lack of notice to that director.
3.10
ADJOURNMENT.
A
majority of the
directors present, whether or not constituting a quorum may adjourn any meeting
to another time and place.
3.11
NOTICE
OF
ADJOURNMENT.
Notice
of the time
and place of holding an adjourned meeting need not be given, unless the meeting
is adjourned for more than twenty-four (24) hours, in which case notice of
the
time and place shall be given before the time of the adjourned meeting, in
the
manner specified in Section 3.7 of these by-laws, to the directors who were
not
present at the time of the adjournment.
3.12
ACTION
WITHOUT
MEETING.
Any
action required
or permitted to be taken by the board of directors may be taken without a
meeting, if all members of the board shall individually or collectively consent
in writing to that action. Such action by written consent shall have the same
force and effect as a unanimous vote of the board of directors. Such written
consent and any counterparts thereof shall be filed with the minutes of the
proceedings of the board.
3.13
FEES
AND
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS.
Directors
and
members of committees may receive such compensation, if any, for their services,
and such reimbursement of expenses, as may be fixed or determined by resolution
of the board of directors. This Section 3.13 shall not be construed to preclude
any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity as an officer,
agent, employee or otherwise and receiving compensation for those
services.
3.14
APPROVAL
OF LOANS
TO OFFICERS.
The
board of
directors is authorized, without further shareholder approval, to approve loans
from this corporation to officers of this corporation for the purpose of
assisting in the acquisition of their primary residence in exceptional housing
markets where such location is for the benefit of this corporation; provided
that such loans are secured by such real property.
ARTICLE
IV
COMMITTEES
4.1
COMMITTEES
OF
DIRECTORS.
The
board of
directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the authorized number
of
directors, designate one (1) or more committees, each consisting of two or
more
directors, to serve at the pleasure of the board. The board may designate one
(1) or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace
any
absent member at any meeting of the committee. The appointment of members or
alternate members of a committee requires the vote of a majority of the
authorized number of directors. Any committee, to the extent provided in the
resolution of the board, shall have all the authority of the board, except
with
respect to:
(a)
the approval of
any action which, under the Code, also requires shareholders’ approval or
approval of the outstanding shares;
(b) the filling of vacancies in the board of directors or in any
committee;
(c)
the fixing of
compensation of the directors for serving on the board or any
committee;
(d)
the amendment or
repeal of these by-laws or the adoption of new by-laws;
(e)
the amendment or repeal of any resolution of the board of directors which by
its
express terms is not so amendable or repealable;
(f) a distribution to the shareholders of the corporation, except at a
rate or in periodic amount or within a price range determined by the board
of
directors; or
(g) the appointment of any other committees of the board of directors or
the members of such committees
4.2
MEETINGS
AND
ACTION OF COMMITTEES.
Meetings
and actions
of committees shall be governed by, and held and taken in accordance with,
the
provisions of Article III of these by-laws, Section 3.5 (place of meetings),
Section 3.6 (regular meetings), Section 3.7 (special meetings and notice),
Section 3.8 (quorum), Section 3.9 (waiver of notice), Section 3.10
(adjournment), Section 3.11 (notice of adjournment) and Section 3.12 (action
without meeting), with such changes in the context of those by-laws as are
necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the board of directors
and its members, except that the time of regular meetings of committees may
be
determined either by resolution of the board of directors or by resolution
of
the committee; special meetings of committees may also be called by resolution
of the board of directors; and notice of special meetings of committees shall
also be given to all alternate members, who shall have the right to attend
all
meetings of the committee. The board of directors may adopt rules for the
government of any committee not inconsistent with the provisions of these
by-laws.
ARTICLE
V
OFFICERS
5.1
OFFICERS.
The
officers of the corporation shall be a president, a secretary, and a chief
financial officer. The corporation may also have, at the discretion of the
board
of directors, a chairman of the board, one or more vice presidents, one or
more
assistant secretaries, one or more assistant treasurers, and such other officers
as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3 of these
by-laws. Any number of offices may be held by the same person.
5.2
ELECTION
OF
OFFICERS.
The
officers of the
corporation, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with the
provisions of Section 5.3 or Section 5.5 of these by-laws, shall be chosen
by
the board, subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract
of
employment.
5.3
SUBORDINATE
OFFICERS.
The
board of
directors may appoint, or may empower the president to appoint, such other
officers as the business of the corporation may require, each of whom shall
hold
office for such period, have such authority and perform such duties as are
provided in these by-laws or as the board of directors may from time to time
determine.
5.4 REMOVAL
AND
RESIGNATION OF OFFICERS.
Subject
to the
rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment, any officer
may
be removed, either with or without cause, by the board of directors at any
regular or special meeting of the board or, except in case of an officer chosen
by the board of directors, by any officer upon whom such power of removal may
be
conferred by the board of directors.
Any
officer may
resign at any time by giving written notice to the corporation. Any resignation
shall take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later
time
specified in that notice; and, unless otherwise specified in that notice, the
acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Any
resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the corporation
under
any contract to which the officer is a party.
5.5
VACANCIES
IN
OFFICES.
A
vacancy in any
office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other
cause shall be filled in the manner prescribed in these by-laws for regular
appointments to that office.
5.6
CHAIRMAN
OF THE
BOARD.
The
chairman of the
board, if such an officer be elected, shall, if present, preside at meetings
of
the board of directors and exercise and perform such other powers and duties
as
may be from time to time assigned to him by the board of directors or prescribed
by these by-laws. If there is no president, the chairman of the board shall
also
be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall have the powers
and
duties prescribed in Section 5.7 of these by-laws.
5.7
PRESIDENT.
Subject
to such
supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the board of directors to the
chairman of the board, if there be such an officer, the president shall be
the
chief executive officer of the corporation and shall, subject to the control
of
the board of directors, have general supervision, direction and control of
the
business and the officers of the corporation. He shall preside at all meetings
of the shareholders and, in the absence of the chairman of the board, or if
there be none, at all meetings of the board of directors. He shall have the
general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of
president of a corporation, and shall have such other powers and duties as
may
be prescribed by the board of directors or these by-laws.
5.8
VICE
PRESIDENTS.
In
the absence or
disability of the president, the vice presidents, if any, in order of their
rank
as fixed by the board of directors or, if not ranked, a vice president
designated by the board of directors, shall perform all the duties of the
president and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to
all
the restrictions upon, the president. The vice presidents shall have such other
powers and perform such other duties as from time to time may be prescribed
for
them respectively by the board of directors, these by-laws, the president or
the
chairman of the board.
5.9
SECRETARY.
The
secretary shall
keep or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office of the corporation,
or such other place as the board of directors may direct, a book of minutes
of
all meetings and actions of directors, committees of directors, and
shareholders, with the time and place of holding, whether regular or special
(and, if special, how authorized and the notice given), the names of those
present at directors meetings or committee meetings, the number of shares
present or represented at shareholders' meetings, and the proceedings
thereof.
The
secretary shall
keep, or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office of the corporation
or at the office of the corporation’s transfer agent or registrar, as determined
by resolution of the board of directors, a share register, or a duplicate share
register, showing the names of all shareholders and their addresses, the number
and classes of shares held by each, the number and date of certificates
evidencing such shares, and the number and date of cancellation of every
certificate surrendered for cancellation.
The
secretary shall
give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the shareholders and
of
the board of directors required by these by-laws or by law to be given, and
he
shall keep the seal of the corporation, if one be adopted, in safe custody
and
shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed
by the board of directors or by these bylaws.
5.10
CHIEF
FINANCIAL
OFFICER.
The
chief financial
officer shall keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained, adequate
and correct books and records of accounts of the properties and business
transactions of the corporation, including accounts of its assets, liabilities,
receipts, disbursements, gains, losses, capital, retained earnings and shares.
The books of account shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection by
any
director.
The
chief financial
officer shall deposit all money and other valuables in the name and to the
credit of the corporation with such depositaries as may be designated by the
board of directors. He shall disburse the funds of the corporation as may be
ordered by the board of directors, shall render to the president and directors,
whenever they request it, an account of all of his transactions as chief
financial officer and of the financial condition of the corporation, and shall
have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by
the
board of directors or these by-laws.
ARTICLE
VI
INDEMNIFICATION
OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES,
AND
OTHER
AGENTS
6.1
INDEMNIFICATION
OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
The
corporation
shall, to the maximum extent and in the manner permitted by the Code, indemnify
each of its directors and officers against expenses (as defined in Section
317(a) of the Code), judgments, fines, settlements, and other amounts actually
and reasonably incurred in connection with any proceeding (as defined in Section
317(a) of the Code), arising by reason of the fact that such person is or was
an
agent of the corporation. For purposes of this Article VI, a "director" or
"officer" of the corporation includes any person (i) who is or was a director
or
officer of the corporation, (ii) who is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, or (iii) who was a director or officer
of a
corporation which was a predecessor corporation of the corporation or of another
enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation.
6.2
INDEMNIFICATION
OF OTHERS.
The
corporation
shall have the power, to the extent and in the manner permitted by the Code,
to
indemnify each of its employees and agents (other than directors and officers)
against expenses (as defined in Section 317(a) of the Code), judgments, fines,
settlements, and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection
with any proceeding (as defined in Section 317(a) of the Code), arising by
reason of the fact that such person is or was an agent of the corporation.
For
purposes of this Article VI, an "employee” or "agent" of the corporation (other
than a director or officer) includes any person (i) who is or was an employee
or
agent of the corporation, (ii) who is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as an employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, or (iii) who was an employee or agent of
a
corporation which was a predecessor corporation of the corporation or of another
enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation.
6.3
PAYMENT
OF
EXPENSES IN ADVANCE.
Expenses
incurred in
defending any civil or criminal action or proceeding for which indemnification
is required pursuant to Section 6.1 or for which indemnification is permitted
pursuant to Section 6.2 following authorization thereof by the Board of
Directors shall be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition
of such action or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf
of
the indemnified party to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined
that the indemnified party is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized
in
this Article VI.
6.4
INDEMNITY
NOT
EXCLUSIVE.
The
indemnification
provided by this Article VI shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights
to
which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement,
vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action
in an official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding
such
office, to the extent that such additional rights to indemnification are
authorized in the Articles of Incorporation.
6.5
INSURANCE
INDEMNIFICATION.
The
corporation
shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person
who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation against
any liability asserted against or incurred by such person in such capacity
or
arising out of such person's status as such, whether or not the corporation
would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the
provisions of this Article VI.
6.6
CONFLICTS.
No
indemnification
or advance shall be made under this Article VI, except where such
indemnification or advance is mandated by law or the order, judgment or decree
of any court of competent jurisdiction, in any circumstance where it
appears:
(1)
That it would be
inconsistent with a provision of the Articles of Incorporation, these bylaws,
a
resolution of the shareholders or an agreement in effect at the time of the
accrual of the alleged cause of the action asserted in the proceeding in which
the expenses were incurred or other amounts were paid, which prohibits or
otherwise limits indemnification; or
(2)
That it would be
inconsistent with any condition expressly imposed by a court in approving a
settlement.
ARTICLE
VII
RECORDS
AND
REPORTS
7.1
MAINTENANCE
AND
INSPECTION OF SHARE REGISTER.
The
corporation
shall keep at its principal executive office, or at the office of its transfer
agent or registrar, if either be appointed and as determined by resolution
of
the board of directors, a record of its shareholders, giving the names and
addresses of all shareholders and the number and class of shares held by each
shareholder.
A
shareholder or
shareholders of the corporation holding at least five percent (5%) in the
aggregate of the outstanding voting shares of the corporation or who holds
at
least one percent (1%) of such voting shares and has filed a Schedule 14B with
the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the election of directors,
may (i) inspect and copy the records of shareholders’ names and addresses and
shareholdings during usual business hours on five (5) days' prior written demand
on the corporation, (ii) obtain from the transfer agent of the corporation,
on
written demand and on the tender of such transfer agent's usual charges for
such
list, a list of the names and addresses of the shareholders who are entitled
to
vote for the election of directors, and their shareholdings, as of the most
recent record date for which that list has been compiled or as of a date
specified by the shareholder after the date of demand. Such list shall be made
available to any such shareholder by the transfer agent on or before the later
of five (5) days after the demand is received or five (5) days after the date
specified in the demand as the date as of which the list is to be
compiled.
The
record of
shareholders shall also be open to inspection on the written demand of any
shareholder or holder of a voting trust certificate, at any time during usual
business hours, for a purpose reasonably related to the holder’s interests as a
shareholder or as the holder of a voting trust certificate.
Any
inspection and
copying under this Section 7.1 may be made in person or by an agent or attorney
of the shareholder or holder of a voting trust certificate making the
demand.
7.2
MAINTENANCE
AND
INSPECTION OF BY-LAWS.
The
corporation
shall keep at its principal executive office, or if its principal executive
office is not in the State of California, at its principal business office
in
such state, the original or a copy of these by-laws as amended to date, which
by-laws shall be open to inspection by the shareholders at all reasonable times
during office hours. If the principal executive office of the corporation is
outside the State of California and the corporation has no principal business
office in such state, the secretary shall, upon the written request of any
shareholder, furnish to that shareholder a copy of these by-laws as amended
to
date.
7.3
MAINTENANCE
AND
INSPECTION OF OTHER CORPORATE RECORDS.
The
accounting books
and records, and the minutes of proceedings of the shareholders and the board
of
directors and any committee or committees of the board of directors, shall
be
kept at such place or places designated by the board of directors or, in absence
of such designation, at the principal executive office of the corporation.
The
minutes shall be kept in written form and the accounting books and records
shall
be kept either in written form or in any other form capable of being converted
into written form.
The
minutes and
accounting books and records shall be open to inspection upon the written demand
of any shareholder or holder of a voting trust certificate, at any reasonable
time during usual business hours, for a purpose reasonably related to the
holder's interests as a shareholder or as the holder of a voting trust
certificate. The inspection may be made in person or by an agent or attorney,
and shall include the right to copy and make extracts. Such rights of inspection
shall extend to the records of each subsidiary corporation of the
corporation.
7.4
INSPECTION
BY
DIRECTORS.
Every
director shall
have the absolute right at any reasonable time to inspect all books, records
and
documents of every kind and the physical properties of the corporation and
each
of its subsidiary corporations. Such inspection by a director may be made in
person or by an agent or attorney, and the right of inspection includes the
right to copy and make extracts of documents.
7.5
ANNUAL
REPORT TO
SHAREHOLDERS; WAIVER.
The
board of
directors shall cause an annual report to be sent to the shareholders not later
than one hundred twenty (120) days after the close of the fiscal year adopted
by
the corporation. Such report shall be sent at least fifteen (15) days before
the
annual meeting of shareholders to be held during the next fiscal year and in
the
manner specified in Section 2.5 of these by-laws for giving notice to
shareholders of the corporation.
The
annual report
shall contain a balance sheet as of the end of the fiscal year and an income
statement and statement of changes in financial position for the fiscal year,
accompanied by any report of independent accountants or, if there is no such
report, the certificate of an authorized officer of the corporation that the
statements were prepared without audit from the books and records of the
corporation.
The
foregoing
requirement of an annual report shall be waived so long as the shares of the
corporation are held by less than one hundred (100) holders of
record.
7.6
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
A
copy of any annual
financial statement and any income statement of the corporation for each
quarterly period of each fiscal year, and any accompanying balance sheet of
the
corporation as of the end of each such period, that has been prepared by the
corporation shall be kept on file in the principal executive office of the
corporation for twelve (12) months; and each such statement shall be exhibited
at all reasonable times to any shareholder demanding an examination of any
such
statement or a copy shall be mailed to any such shareholder.
If
a shareholder or
shareholders holding at least five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of
any
class of stock of the corporation makes a written request to the corporation
for
an income statement of the corporation for the three-month, six-month or
nine-month period of the then current fiscal year ended more than thirty (30)
days before the date of the request, and for a balance sheet of the corporation
as of the end of that period, the chief financial officer shall cause that
statement to be prepared, if not already prepared, and shall deliver personally
or mail that statement or statements to the person making the request within
thirty (30) days after the receipt of the request. If the corporation has not
sent to the shareholders its annual report for the last fiscal year, such report
shall likewise be delivered or mailed to the shareholder or shareholders within
thirty (30) days after the request.
The
corporation
shall also, on the written request of any shareholder, mail to the shareholder
a
copy of the last annual, semi-annual or quarterly income statement which it
has
prepared, and a balance sheet as of the end of that period.
The
quarterly income
statements and balance sheets referred to in this section shall be accompanied
by the report, if any, of any independent accountants engaged by the corporation
or the certificate of an authorized officer of the corporation that the
financial statements were prepared without audit from the books and records
of
the corporation.
ARTICLE
VIII
GENERAL
MATTERS
8.1
RECORD
DATE FOR
PURPOSES OTHER THAN NOTICE AND VOTING.
For
purposes of determining the shareholders entitled to receive payment of any
dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or entitled to
exercise any rights in respect of any other lawful action (other than action
by
shareholders by written consent without a meeting), the board of directors
may
fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) days
before any such action, and in that case only shareholders of record at the
close of business on the date so fixed are entitled to receive the dividend,
distribution or allotment of rights, or to exercise such rights, as the case
may
be, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of the corporation
after the record date so fixed, except as otherwise provided in the
Code.
If
the
board of directors does not so fix a record date, the record date for
determining shareholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business
on the day on which the board adopts the applicable resolution or the sixtieth
(60th) day before the date of that action, whichever is later.
8.2
CHECKS,
DRAFTS,
EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS.
All
checks, drafts,
or other orders for payment of money, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness,
issued in the name of or payable to the corporation, shall be signed or endorsed
by such person or persons and in such manner as, from time to time, shall be
determined by resolution of the board of directors.
8.3
CORPORATE
CONTRACTS AND INSTRUMENTS: HOW EXECUTED.
The
board of
directors, except as otherwise provided in these by-laws, may authorize any
officer or officers, or agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute
any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, and such
authority may be general or confined to specific instances; and, unless so
authorized or ratified by the board of directors or within the agency power
of
an officer, no officer, agent or employee shall have any power or authority
to
bind the corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit
or to
render it liable for any purpose or for any amount.
8.4
CERTIFICATES
FOR
SHARES.
A
certificate or
certificates for shares of the corporation shall be issued to each shareholder
when any of such shares are fully paid, and the board of directors may authorize
the issuance of certificates or shares as partly paid provided that these
certificates shall state the amount of the consideration to be paid for them
and
the amount paid. All certificates shall be signed in the name of the corporation
by the chairman of the board or vice chairman of the board or the president
or a
vice president and by the chief financial officer or an assistant treasurer
or
the secretary or an assistant secretary, certifying the number of shares and
the
class or series of shares owned by the shareholder. Any or all of the signatures
on the certificate may be facsimile.
In
case any officer,
transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has
been
placed on a certificate shall have ceased to be that officer, transfer agent
or
registrar before that certificate is issued, it may be issued by the corporation
with the same effect as if that person were an officer, transfer agent or
registrar at the date of issue.
Notwithstanding
the
above paragraph, the corpora-tion may adopt a system of issuance, recordation
and transfer of its shares by electronic or other means not involving any
issuance of certificates, including provisions for notice to purchasers in
substitution for the required statements on certifi-cates under sections 417,
418 and 1302 of the GCL, and as may be required by the California Corporations
Commissioner in administering the Corporate Securities Law of 1968, which system
(1) has been approved by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission,
(2) is authorized in any statute of the United States or (3) is in accordance
with Division 8 (com-mencing with Section 8101) of the California Commercial
Code. Any system so adopted shall not become effective as to issued and
outstanding certificated securities until the certifi-cates therefor have been
surrendered to the corporation.
8.5
LOST
CERTIFICATES.
Except
as provided
in this Section 8.5, no new certificates for shares shall be issued to replace
a
previously issued certificate unless the latter is surrendered to the
corporation and canceled at the same time. The board of directors may, in case
any share certificate or certificate for any other security is lost, stolen
or
destroyed, authorize the issuance of replacement certificates on such terms
and
conditions as the board may require, including provision for indemnification
of
the corporation secured by a bond or other adequate security sufficient to
protect the corporation against any claim that may be made against it, including
any expense or liability, on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction
of the certificate or the issuance of the replacement certificate.
8.6
CONSTRUCTION
AND
DEFINITIONS.
Unless
the context
requires otherwise, the general provisions, rules of construction and
definitions in the Code shall govern the construction of these by-laws. Without
limiting the generality of this provision, the singular number includes the
plural, the plural number includes the singular, and the term "person" includes
both a corporation and a natural person.
ARTICLE
IX
AMENDMENTS
9.1
AMENDMENT
BY
SHAREHOLDERS.
New
by-laws may be
adopted or these by-laws may be amended or repealed by the vote or written
consent of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote;
provided, however, that if the articles of incorporation of the corporation
set
forth the number of authorized directors of the corporation, the authorized
number of directors may be changed only by an amendment as required by
applicable law.
9.2
AMENDEMENT
BY
DIRECTORS.
Subject
to the
rights of the shareholders as provided in Section 9.1 of these by-laws, by-laws,
other than a by-law or an amendment of a by-law changing the authorized number
of directors (except to fix the authorized number of directors pursuant to
a
by-law providing for a variable number of directors), may be adopted, amended,
or repealed by the board of directors.