EXHIBIT 3.1
MONACO COACH CORPORATION
AMENDED AND RESTATED
BYLAWS
May 15,
2002
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section 1.1. Registered
Office. The registered office of
the Corporation in the State of Delaware shall be at The Prentice-Hall
Corporation System, Inc., 32 Loockerman Square in the City of Dover,
County of Kent. The name of the
resident agent in charge thereof shall be The Prentice-Hall System, Inc.,
32 Loockerwood Square, Suite L100, Dover, Delaware.
Section 1.2. Other
Offices. The Corporation may also
have an office at such other place or places either within or without the State
of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the
business of the Corporation require.
ARTICLE
II
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
Section 2.1. Place
of Meetings. All meetings of the
stockholders of the Corporation shall be held at such place either within or
without the State of Delaware as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors and
specified in the respective notices or waivers of notice of said meetings. The
Board may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of stockholders
shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of
remote communication as authorized by Section 211(a)(2) of the Delaware
General Corporation Law (the DGCL).
Section 2.2. Annual
Meeting.
(a) The
annual meeting of stockholders 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 stockholders
shall be held on the second Tuesday of April in each year at 10:00 a.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.
(b) At
an annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as
shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought before an annual meeting, business must
be: (A) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto)
given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (B) otherwise
properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of
Directors, or (C) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a
stockholder. For business to be
properly brought before an annual meeting by a
stockholder,
the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the
Secretary of the Corporation. To be
timely, a stockholders notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at
the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than one hundred
twenty (120) calendar days in advance of the date specified in the
Corporations proxy statement released to stockholders in connection with the
previous years annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that in the
event that no annual meeting was held in the previous year or the date of the
annual meeting has been changed by more than thirty (30) days from the
date contemplated at the time of the previous years proxy statement, notice by
the stockholder to be timely must be so received a reasonable time before the
solicitation is made. A stockholders
notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to each matter the stockholder
proposes to bring before the annual meeting: (i) a brief description of
the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the reasons
for conducting such business at the annual meeting, (ii) the name and
address, as they appear on the Corporations books, of the stockholder
proposing such business, (iii) the class and number of shares of the
Corporation which are beneficially owned by the stockholder, (iv) any
material interest of the stockholder in such business and (v) any other
information that is required to be provided by the stockholder pursuant to
Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
1934 Act), in his capacity as a proponent to a stockholder proposal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in order to
include information with respect to a stockholder proposal in the proxy
statement and form of proxy for a stockholders meeting, stockholders must
provide notice as required by the regulations promulgated under the 1934 Act. Notwithstanding anything in these Bylaws to
the contrary, no business shall be conducted at any annual meeting except in
accordance with the procedures set forth in this paragraph (b). The chairman of the annual meeting shall, if
the facts warrant, determine and declare at the meeting that business was not
properly brought before the meeting and in accordance with the provisions of
this paragraph (b), and, if he should so determine, he shall so declare at
the meeting that any such business not properly brought before the meeting
shall not be transacted.
(c) Only
persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this
paragraph (c) shall be eligible for election as directors. Nominations of persons for election to the
Board of Directors of the Corporation may be made at a meeting of stockholders
by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or by any stockholder of the
Corporation entitled to vote in the election of directors at the meeting who
complies with the notice procedures set forth in this paragraph (c). Such nominations, other than those made by
or at the direction of the Board of Directors, shall be made pursuant to timely
notice in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation in accordance with the
provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section 2.2. Such stockholders notice shall set forth
(i) as to each person, if any, whom the stockholder proposes to nominate
for election or reelection as a director: (A) the name, age,
business address and residence address of such person, (B) the principal
occupation or employment of such person, (C) the class and number of
shares of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by such person,
(D) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the
stockholder and each nominee and any other person or persons (naming such
person or persons) pursuant to which the nominations are to be made by the
stockholder, and (E) any other information relating to such person that is
required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for elections of
directors, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to
Regulation 14A under the 1934 Act (including without limitation such
persons written consent to being named in the proxy statement, if any, as a
nominee and to serving as a director if elected); and (ii) as to such
stockholder giving notice, the information required to be provided pursuant to
paragraph (b) of this Section 2.2.
At the request of the Board of Directors, any person nominated by
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a
stockholder for election as a director shall furnish to the Secretary of the
Corporation that information required to be set forth in the stockholders
notice of nomination which pertains to the nominee. No person shall be eligible for election as a director of the Corporation
unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this
paragraph (c). The chairman of the
meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare at the meeting that
a nomination was not made in accordance with the procedures prescribed by these
Bylaws, and if he should so determine, he shall so declare at the meeting, and
the defective nomination shall be disregarded.
Section 2.3. Special
Meetings. A special meeting of the
stockholders may be called at any time by the Board of Directors, or by the
Chairman of the Board, or by the President.
No other person or persons are permitted to call a special meeting. No business may be conducted at a special
meeting other than the business brought before the meeting by the Board of Directors
or the Chairman of the Board or the President.
Section 2.4. Notice
of Meetings.
(a) All
notices of meetings of stockholders shall be sent or otherwise given in
accordance with either this Section 2.4 or Section 15.1 of these Bylaws
not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each
stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting.
The notice shall specify the place, if any, date and hour of the
meeting, the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and
proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting,
and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the
meeting is called.
(b) Notice
of any meeting of stockholders shall not be required to be given to any stockholder
who shall attend such meeting in person or by proxy or who shall in person or
by attorney thereunto authorized, waive such notice in writing or by telegraph,
cable or any other available method either before or after such meeting. Notice of any adjourned meeting of the
stockholders shall not be required to be given except when expressly required
by law.
(c) Notice
of any meeting of stockholders shall be given:
(i) if mailed, when deposited in the United
States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at his or her address
as it appears on the Corporations records; or
(ii) if electronically transmitted as provided in
Section 15.1 of these Bylaws.
Section 2.5. Quorum.
(a) At
each meeting of the stockholders, except where otherwise provided by statute,
the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the holders of record of a
majority of the issued and outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation
entitled to vote at such meeting, present in person or represented by proxy,
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(b) In
the absence of a quorum, a majority in interest of the stockholders of the
Corporation entitled to vote, present in person or represented by proxy or, in
the absence of all such
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stockholders,
any officer entitled to preside at, or act as secretary of, such meeting, shall
have the power to adjourn the meeting, from time to time, until stockholders
holding the requisite amount of stock shall be present or represented. At any such adjourned meeting at which a
quorum is present, any business may be transacted which might have been
transacted at the meeting as originally called.
Section 2.6. Organization. At each meeting of the stockholders the
Chairman, or in the absence of the Chairman, the President or any other officer
designated by the Board of Directors, shall act as chairman, and the Secretary
or in his absence an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation, or in the absence
of the Secretary and all Assistant Secretaries, a person whom the Chairman of
such meeting shall appoint, shall act as secretary of the meeting and keep the
minutes thereof.
Section 2.7. Voting.
(a) Except
as otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation or these
Bylaws, at every meeting of the stockholders, each stockholder shall be
entitled to one vote, in person or by proxy, for each share of capital stock of
the Corporation registered in his name on the books of the Corporation on the
date fixed, pursuant to Section 9.3 of these Bylaws as the record date for
the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting.
(b) Persons
holding stock in a fiduciary capacity shall be entitled to vote the shares so
held. In the case of stock held jointly
by two or more executors, administrators, guardians, conservators, trustees or
other fiduciaries, such fiduciaries may designate in writing one or more of
their number to represent such stock and vote the shares so held, unless there
is a provision to the contrary in the instrument, if any, defining their powers
and duties.
(c) Persons
whose stock is pledged shall be entitled to vote thereon until such stock is
transferred on the books of the Corporation to the pledgee, and thereafter only
the pledgee shall be entitled to vote.
(d) Each
stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent
or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize
another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy authorized by an
instrument in writing or by a transmission permitted by law filed in accordance
with the procedure established for the meeting, but no such proxy shall be
voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides
for a longer period. Any copy,
facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of the writing or
transmission created pursuant to this paragraph may be substituted or used in
lieu of the original writing or transmission for any and all purposes for which
the original writing or transmission could be used, provided that such copy,
facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction shall be a complete
reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission. The revocability of a proxy that states on
its face that it is irrevocable shall be governed by the provisions of Section
212 of the DGCL.
(e) At
all meetings of the stockholders, all matters (except where other provision is
made by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws) shall be decided
by the vote of a majority in interest of the stockholders entitled to vote
thereon, present in person or by proxy, at
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such
meeting, other than the election of directors which shall be decided by the
vote of a plurality in interest of the stockholders entitled to vote thereon,
present in person or by proxy at such meeting.
Section 2.8. Inspectors. The Chairman of the meeting may at any time
appoint one or more inspectors to serve at a meeting of the stockholders. Such inspectors shall decide upon the
qualifications of voters, accept and count the votes for and against the
questions presented, report the results of such votes, and subscribe and
deliver to the secretary of the meeting a certificate stating the number of
shares of stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereon and the
number of shares voted for and against the questions presented. The inspectors need not be stockholders of
the Corporation, and any director or officer of the Corporation may be an
inspector on any question other than a vote for or against his election to any
position with the Corporation or on any other question in which he may be
directly interested. Before acting as
herein provided each inspector shall subscribe an oath faithfully to execute
the duties of an inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best
of his ability.
Section 2.9. List
of Stockholders. The officer who
has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at
least 10 days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the
stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order,
and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered
in the name of each stockholder. The
Corporation shall not be required to include electronic mail addresses or other
electronic contact information on such list.
Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any
purpose germane to the meeting for a period of at least 10 days prior to the
meeting: (i) on a reasonably
accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain
access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or
(ii) during ordinary business hours, at the Corporations principal
executive office. In the event that the
Corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the
Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is
available only to stockholders of the Corporation. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then the list shall be
produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time
thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means
of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the examination of
any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible
electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be
provided with the notice of the meeting.
Such list shall presumptively determine the identity of the stockholders
entitled to vote at the meeting and the number of shares held by each of them.
ARTICLE
III
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 3.1. General
Powers. The business, property and
affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by the Board of Directors.
Section 3.2. Number,
Qualifications and Term of Office.
(a) The
authorized number of directors shall be determined from time to time by
resolution of the Board, provided the Board shall consist of at least
one member.
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(b) No
reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of
removing any director before that directors term of office expires. If for any cause, the directors shall not
have been elected at an annual meeting, they may be elected as soon thereafter
as convenient at a special meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose
in the manner provided in these Bylaws.
(c) Directors need not be stockholders
unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, wherein
other qualifications for directors may be prescribed. Each director, including a director elected to fill a vacancy,
shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until
his or her earlier resignation or removal.
Section 3.3. Classes
of Directors. The directors
shall be divided into two classes, designated as Class I and
Class II, respectively. Directors
shall be assigned to each class in accordance with a resolution or resolutions
adopted by the Board of Directors. At
each annual meeting of stockholders, directors shall be elected for a full term
of two years to succeed the directors of the class whose terms expire at such
annual meeting.
Section 3.4. Quorum and Manner of Acting.
(a) Except
as otherwise provided by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation, a
majority of the directors at the time in office shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business at any meeting and the affirmative action of a
majority of the directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is present
shall be required for the taking of any action by the Board of Directors.
(b) In
the event one or more of the directors shall be disqualified to vote at such
meeting, then the required quorum shall be reduced by one for each such
director so disqualified; provided, however, that in no event shall the quorum
as adjusted be less than onethird (1/3) of the total number of
directors.
(c) In
the absence of a quorum at any meeting of the Board such meeting need not be
held; or a majority of the directors present thereat or, if no director is
present, the Secretary may adjourn such meeting from time to time until a
quorum is present. Notice of any
adjourned meeting need not be given.
Section 3.5. Offices,
Place of Meeting and Records. The
Board of Directors may hold meetings, have an office or offices and keep the
books and records of the Corporation at such place or places within or without
the State of Delaware as the Board may from time to time determine. The place of meeting shall be specified or
fixed in the respective notices or waivers of notice thereof, except where
otherwise provided by statute, by the Certificate of Incorporation or these
Bylaws. Unless otherwise restricted by
the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, members of the Board, or any
committee designated by the Board, may participate in a meeting of the Board,
or any committee, by means of conference telephone or other communications
equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear
each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in
person at the meeting.
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Section 3.6. Annual
Meeting. The Board of Directors
shall meet for the purpose of organization, the election of officers and the
transaction of other business, as soon as practicable following each annual
election of directors. Such meeting
shall be called and held at the place and time specified in the notice or
waiver of notice thereof as in the case of a special meeting of the Board of
Directors.
Section 3.7. Regular
Meetings. Regular meetings of the
Board of Directors shall be held at such places and at such times as the Board
shall from time to time by resolution determine. If any day fixed for a regular meeting shall be a legal holiday
at the place where the meeting is to be held, then the meeting which would
otherwise be held on that day shall be held at said place at the same hour on
the next succeeding business day.
Notice of regular meetings need not be given.
Section 3.8. Special
Meetings; Notice. Special meetings
of the Board of Directors shall be held whenever called by the Chairman or by
any two of the directors. Notice of the
time and place of special meetings shall be:
(a) delivered personally by hand, by courier or
by telephone;
(b) sent by United States first-class mail,
postage prepaid;
(c) sent by facsimile; or
(d) sent by electronic mail,
directed to each director
at that directors address, telephone number, facsimile number or electronic
mail address, as the case may be, as shown on the Corporations records.
If the notice is
(i) delivered personally by hand, by courier or by telephone, (ii) sent by
facsimile or (iii) sent by electronic mail, it shall be delivered or sent
at least 24 hours before the time of the holding of the meeting. If the notice is sent by United States mail,
it shall be deposited in the United States mail at least four days before the
time of the holding of the meeting. Any
oral notice may be communicated to the director. The notice need not specify the place of the meeting (if the
meeting is to be held at the Corporations principal executive office) nor the
purpose of the meeting.
Notice of any such meeting need not be given to any director, however,
if waived by him in writing or by telegraph, cable or otherwise, whether before
or after such meeting shall is held, or if he is present at such meeting.
Section 3.9. Organization. At each meeting of the Board of Directors
the Chairman or, in his absence, a director chosen by a majority of the
directors present shall act as chairman.
The Secretary or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary or, in the
absence of the Secretary and all Assistant Secretaries, a person whom the
chairman of such meeting shall appoint shall act as secretary of such meeting
and keep the minutes thereof.
Section 3.10. Order
of Business. At all meetings of the
Board of Directors, business shall be transacted in the order determined by the
Board.
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Section 3.11. Removal
of Directors. Except as otherwise
provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or in these Bylaws, any director
may be removed, either with or without cause, at any time, by the affirmative
vote of the holders of record of a majority of the issued and outstanding stock
entitled to vote for the election of directors of the Corporation given at a
special meeting of the stockholders called and held for the purpose; and the
vacancy in the Board caused by any such removal may be filled by such
stockholders at such meeting or, if the stockholders at such meeting shall fail
to fill such vacancy, as provided in these Bylaws.
Section 3.12. Resignation. Any director of the Corporation may resign
at any time upon notice given in writing or by electronic transmission of his
resignation to the Board of Directors, the Chairman, the President or the
Secretary of the Corporation. Such
resignation shall take effect at the date of receipt of such notice, or at any
later time specified therein; and, unless otherwise specified therein, the
acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Section 3.13. Vacancies. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate
of Incorporation or in these Bylaws, any vacancy in the Board of Directors
caused by death, resignation, removal, disqualification, an increase in the
number of directors, or any other cause may be filled by majority action of the
remaining directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by the
stockholders of the Corporation at the next annual meeting or any special
meeting called for the purpose, and each director so elected shall hold office until
the next annual election of directors and until his successor shall be duly
elected and qualified or until his death or until he shall resign or shall have
been removed in the manner herein provided.
Section 3.14. Compensation. Each director, in consideration of his
serving as such, shall be entitled to receive from the Corporation such amount
per annum or such fees for attendance at directors meetings, or both, as the
Board of Directors shall from time to time determine, together with reimbursement
for the reasonable expenses incurred by him in connection with the performance
of his duties; provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to
preclude any director from serving the Corporation or its subsidiaries in any
other capacity and receiving proper compensation therefor.
ARTICLE IV
COMMITTEES
Section 4.1. Executive
Committee. The Board of Directors
may, by resolution or resolutions passed by a majority of the whole Board,
appoint an Executive Committee to consist of not less than two (2) members
of the Board of Directors, including the Chairman, and shall designate one of
the members as its chairman.
Notwithstanding any limitation on the size of the Executive Committee,
the Committee may invite members of the Board to attend its meetings. For the purpose of the meeting he so
attends, the invited director shall be entitled to vote on matters considered
at such meeting and shall receive the Executive Committee fee for such
attendance.
Each member of the Executive Committee shall hold office, so long as he
shall remain a director, until the first meeting of the Board of Directors held
after the next annual meeting of the Board of Directors held after the next
annual election of stockholders and until his successor is duly appointed and
qualified. The chairman of the
Executive Committee or, in his absence, a member of
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the Committee chosen by a majority of the members
present shall preside at meetings of the Executive Committee and the Secretary
or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation, or such other person as the
Executive Committee shall from time to time determine, shall act as secretary
of the Executive Committee.
The Board of Directors, by action of the majority of the whole Board,
shall fill vacancies in the Executive Committee.
Section 4.2. Powers. During the intervals between the meetings of
the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee shall have and may exercise all
of the powers of the Board of Directors in all cases unless specific directions
to the contrary shall have been given by the Board of Directors.
Section 4.3. Procedure;
Meetings; Quorum. The Executive
Committee shall fix its own rules of procedure, subject to the approval of the
Board of Directors, and shall meet at such times and at such place or places as
may be provided by such rules. At every
meeting of the Executive Committee, the presence of a majority of all the
members of such Committee shall be necessary to constitute a quorum and the
affirmative vote of a majority of the members present shall be necessary for
the adoption by it of any resolution.
In the absence of a quorum at any meeting of the Executive Committee,
such meeting need not be held, or a majority of the members present thereat or,
if no members are present, the secretary of the meeting may adjourn such
meeting from time to time until a quorum is present.
Section 4.4. Compensation. Each member of the Executive Committee shall
be entitled to receive from the Corporation such fee, if any, as shall be fixed
by the Board of Directors, together with reimbursement for the reasonable
expenses incurred by him in connection with the performance of his duties.
Section 4.5. Other
Board Committees. The Board of
Directors may, from time to time, by resolution passed by a majority of the
whole Board, designate one or more committees in addition to the Executive
Committee, each committee to consist of two (2) or more of the directors
of the Corporation. Any such committee,
to the extent provided in the resolution or in the Bylaws of the Corporation,
shall have and may exercise the powers of the Board of Directors in the
management of the business and affairs of the Corporation.
A majority of all the members of any such committee may determine its
action and fix the time and place of its meetings, unless the Board of
Directors shall otherwise provide. The
Board of Directors shall have power to change the members of any committee at
any time, to fill vacancies and to discharge any such committee, either with or
without cause, at any time.
Section 4.6. Alternates. The Chairman may designate one (1) or
more directors as alternate members of any committee who may act in the place
and stead of members who temporarily cannot attend any such meeting.
Section 4.7. Additional
Committees. The Board of Directors
may from time to time create such additional committees of directors, officers,
employees or other persons designated by it (or any combination of such
persons) for the purpose of advising the Board, the Executive Committee and
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the
officers and employees of the Corporation in all such matters as the Board
shall deem advisable and with such functions and duties as the Board shall by
resolutions prescribe.
A majority of all the members of any such committee may determine its
action and fix the time and place of its meetings, unless the Board of
Directors shall otherwise provide. The
Board of Directors shall have the power to change the members of any committee
at any time, to fill vacancies and to discharge any such committee, either with
or without cause, at any time.
ARTICLE V
ACTION BY CONSENT
Section 5.1. Consent
by Directors. Unless otherwise
restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action
required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board, or of any
committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board
or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic
transmission and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or
transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or
committee. Such filing shall be in
paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic
form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.
Section 5.2. Consent
by Stockholders. Unless otherwise
provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, any action which may be taken at
any annual or special meeting of stockholders 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.
Prompt notice of the
taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written
consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in
writing. If the action which is
consented to is such as would have required the filing of a certificate under
any section of the DGCL if such action had been voted on by stockholders at a
meeting thereof, then the certificate filed under such section shall state, in
lieu of any statement required by such section concerning any vote of
stockholders, that written notice and written consent have been given as
provided in Section 228 of the DGCL.
ARTICLE
VI
OFFICERS
Section 6.1. Number. The principal officers of the Corporation
shall be a Chairman, a President, one or more Vice Presidents (the number
thereof and variations in title to be determined by the Board of Directors), a
Treasurer and a Secretary. In addition,
there may be such other or subordinate officers, agents and employees as may be
appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.3. Any two (2) or more offices may be held
by the same person, except that the office of Secretary shall be held by a
person other than the person holding the office of Chairman or President.
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Section 6.2. Election,
Qualifications and Term of Office.
Each officer of the Corporation, except such officers as may be
appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.3, shall be
elected annually by the Board of Directors and shall hold office until his
successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, or until his death, or
until he shall have resigned or shall have been removed in the manner herein
provided. The Chairman shall be and
remain a director.
Section 6.3. Other
Officers. The Corporation may have
such other officers, agents, and employees as the Board of Directors may deem
necessary, including a Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief
Financial Officer, a Controller, one or more Assistant Controllers, one or more
Assistant Treasurers and one or more Assistant Secretaries, each of whom shall
hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as the
Board of Directors, any committee of the Board designated by it to so act, or
the Chairman or President may from time to time determine. The Board of Directors may delegate to any
principal officer the power to appoint or remove any such subordinate officers,
agents or employees.
Section 6.4. Removal. Any officer may be removed, either with or
without cause, by the vote of a majority of the whole Board of Directors or,
except in case of any officer elected by the Board of Directors, by the
Chairman, President, any committee of officers upon whom the power of removal
may be conferred by the Board of Directors.
Section 6.5. Resignation. Any officer may resign at any time by giving
written notice to the Board of Directors or the Chairman, President or the
Secretary of the Corporation. Any such
designation shall take effect at the date of receipt of such notice or at any
later time specified therein; and, unless otherwise specified therein, the
acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Section 6.6. Vacancies. A vacancy in any office because of death,
resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause shall be filled for
the unexpired portion of the term in the manner prescribed in these Bylaws for
regular election or appointment to such office.
Section 6.7. Chairman
of the Board. The Chairman of the
Board shall be a director and shall preside at all meetings of the Board of
Directors and shareholders. Subject to
determination by the Board of Directors, the Chairman shall have general
executive powers and such specific powers and duties as from time to time may
be conferred or assigned by the Board of Directors.
Section 6.8. President. Subject to determination by the Board of
Directors, the President shall have general executive powers and such specific
powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred upon or assigned to him
by the Board of Directors or any committee of the Board designated by it to so
act, or by the Chairman. In the absence
of the Chairman, the president shall preside at all meetings of the
stockholders.
Section 6.9. Vice
President. Each Vice President
shall have such powers and perform such duties as from time to time may be
conferred upon or assigned to him by the Board of Directors or any committee of
the Board designated by it to so act, or by the Chairman or President.
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Section 6.10. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have charge and custody
of, and be responsible for, all funds and securities of the Corporation, and
shall deposit all such funds to the credit of the Corporation in such banks,
trust companies or other depositories as shall be selected in accordance with
the provisions of these Bylaws; he shall disburse the funds of the Corporation
as may be ordered by the Board of Directors or any committee of the Board
designated by it so to act, or by the Chairman or President, making proper
vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the Board of Directors or
the stockholders, whenever the Board may require him so to do, a statement of
all his transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the
Corporation; and, in general, he shall perform all the duties as from time to
time may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors or any committee of the
Board designated by it so to act, or by the Chairman or President.
Section 6.11. Secretary. The Secretary shall record or cause to be
recorded in books provided for the purpose the minutes of the meetings of the
stockholders, the Board of Directors, and all committees of which a secretary
shall not have been appointed; shall see that all notices are duly given in
accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws and as required by law; shall be
custodian of all corporate records (other than financial) and of the seal of
the Corporation and see that the seal is affixed to all documents the execution
of which on behalf of the Corporation under its seal is duly authorized in
accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws; shall keep, or cause to be
kept, the list of stockholders as required by Section 2.9, which shall
include the mailing addresses of the stockholders and the number of shares held
by them, respectively, and shall make or cause to be made, all proper changes
therein, shall see that the books, reports, statements, certificates and all
other documents and records required by law are properly kept and filed; and,
in general, shall perform all duties incident to the office of Secretary and
such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Board of
Directors or any committee of the Board designated by it so to act, or by the
Chairman or President.
Section 6.12. The
Assistant Secretaries. At the
request, or in absence or disability, of the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary
designated by the Board of Directors shall perform all the duties of the
Secretary and, when so acting, shall have all the powers of the Secretary. The Assistant Secretaries shall perform such
other duties as from time to time may be assigned to them by the Board of
Directors or any committee of the Board designated by it so to act, or by the
President, the Chairman or the Secretary.
Section 6.13. Salaries. The salaries of the principal officers of
the Corporation shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors or a
special committee thereof, and none of such officers shall be prevented from
receiving a salary by reason of the fact that he is a director of the
Corporation.
ARTICLE
VII
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS
Section 7.1. Right to Indemnification. Each
person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to
or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter a proceeding), by
reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or an officer of the
Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a
director, officer or trustee of another
Corporation or of a partnership, joint
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venture,
trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee
benefit plan (hereinafter an indemnitee), whether the basis of such
proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer or
trustee or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer or
trustee, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the
fullest extent author by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be
amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such
amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights
than such law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment),
against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys fees, judgments,
fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement)
reasonably incurred or suffered by such indemnitee in connection therewith;
provided, however, that, except as provided in Section 7.3 of this Article VII
with respect to proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the
Corporation shall indemnify any such
indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such
indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation.
Section 7.2. Right
to Advancement of Expenses. In
addition to the right to indemnification conferred in Section 7.1 of this
Article VII, an indemnitee shall also have the right to be paid by the
Corporation the expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred in defending any
such proceeding in advance of its final disposition (hereinafter an
advancement of expenses); provided, however, that, if the DGCL requires, an
advancement of expenses incurred by an indemnitee in his or her capacity as a
director or officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is
rendered by such indemnitee, including, without limitation, service to an
employee benefit plan) shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of
an undertaking (hereinafter an undertaking), by or on behalf of such
indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be
determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal
(hereinafter a final adjudication) that such indemnitee is not entitled to be
indemnified for such expenses under this Section 7.2 or otherwise.
Section 7.3. Right
of Indemnitee to Bring Suit. If a
claim under Section 7.1 or 7.2 of this Article VII is not paid in full by the
Corporation within sixty (60) days after a written claim has been received by
the Corporation, except in the case of a claim for an advancement of expenses,
in which case the applicable period shall be twenty (20) days, the indemnitee
may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the
unpaid amount of the claim. If
successful in whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the
Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an
undertaking, the indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of
prosecuting or defending such suit. In
(i) any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification
hereunder (but not in a suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to an
advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that, and (ii) in any suit
brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to
the terms of an undertaking, the Corporation shall be entitled to recover such
expenses upon a final adjudication that, the indemnitee has not met any
applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the DGCL. Neither the failure of the Corporation
(including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of
such directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a
determination prior to the commencement of such suit that indemnification of
the indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because the indemnitee has met
the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, nor an actual
determination by the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties
to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel, or
its stockholders) that the indemnitee has not met such applicable standard
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conduct, shall create a presumption that the indemnitee has not met the
applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the
indemnitee, be a defense to such suit.
In any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to
indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or brought by the
Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an
undertaking, the burden of proving that the indemnitee is not entitled to be
indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Article VII or
otherwise shall be on the Corporation.
Section 7.4. Non-Exclusivity
of Rights. The rights to
indemnification and to the advancement of expenses conferred in this Article
VII shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or
hereafter acquire under any statute, the Corporations Certificate of
Incorporation, Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or directors or
otherwise.
Section 7.5. Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at
its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of
the Corporation or another Corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the
Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense,
liability or loss under the DGCL.
Section 7.6. Indemnification
of Employees and Agents of the Corporation. The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time
by the Board of Directors, grant rights to indemnification and to the
advancement of expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation to the
fullest extent of the provisions of this Article VII with respect to the
indemnification and advancement of expenses of directors and officers of the
Corporation.
Section 7.7. Nature
of Rights. The rights conferred
upon indemnitees in this Article VII shall be contract rights and such rights
shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer or
trustee and shall inure to the benefit of the indemnitees heirs, executors and
administrators. Any amendment,
alteration or repeal of this Article VII that adversely affects any right of an
indemnitee or its successors shall be prospective only and shall not limit or
eliminate any such right with respect to any proceeding involving any
occurrence or alleged occurrence of any action or omission to act that took
place prior to such amendment or repeal.
ARTICLE
VIII
CONTRACTS, CHECKS, DRAFTS, BANK ACCOUNTS, ETC.
Section 8.1. Execution
of Contracts. As authorized by the
Board of Directors, the Chairman or President, any Vice President, or the
Treasurer, may enter into any contract or execute any contract or other
instrument in the name and on behalf of the Corporation. The Board of Directors, or any committee
designated thereby with power so to act, except as otherwise provided in these
Bylaws, may authorize any other or additional officer or officers or agent or
agents of the Corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to
specific instances. Unless authorized
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by these Bylaws or by the Board of Directors, or by any such committee, 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 pecuniarily for any purpose or to any amount.
Section 8.2. Loans. No loan shall be contracted on behalf of the
Corporation, and no evidence of indebtedness for borrowed money shall be
issued, endorsed or accepted in its name, unless authorized by the Board of
Directors or any committee of the Board designated by it so to act. Such authority may be general or confined to
specific instances. When so authorized,
the officer or officers thereunto authorized may effect loans and advances at
any time for the Corporation from any bank, trust company or other institution,
or from any firm, Corporation or individual, and for such loans and advances
may make, execute and deliver promissory notes or other evidences of
indebtedness of the Corporation, and, when authorized as aforesaid, as security
for the payment of any and all loans, advances, indebtedness and liabilities of
the Corporation, may mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or transfer any real or
personal property at any time owned or held by the Corporation, and to that end
execute instruments of mortgage or pledge or otherwise transfer such property.
Section 8.3. Checks,
Drafts, etc. All checks, drafts,
bills of exchange or other orders for the payment of money, obligations, notes,
or other evidence of indebtedness, bills of lading, warehouse receipts and
insurance certificates of the Corporation, shall be signed or endorsed by such
officer or officers, agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, employee or
employees, of the Corporation as shall from time to time be determined by
resolution of the Board of Directors or any committee of the Board designated
by it so to act.
Section 8.4. Deposits. All funds of the Corporation not otherwise
employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation
in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board of Directors
or any committee of the Board of Directors or any committee of the Board
designated by it so to act may from time to time designate, or as may be
designated by any officer or officers or agent or agents of the Corporation to
whom such power may be delegated by the Board of Directors or any committee of
the Board designated by it so to act and, for the purpose of such deposit and
for the purposes of collection for the account of the Corporation, may be
endorsed, assigned and delivered by any officer, agent or employee of the
Corporation or in such other manner as may from time to time be designated or
determined by resolution of the Board of Directors or any committee of the
Board designated by it so to act.
Section 8.5. Proxies
in Respect of Securities of Other Corporations. Unless otherwise provided by resolution adopted by the Board of
Directors or any committee of the Board designated by it to so act, the
Chairman, the President, or any Vice President may from time to time appoint an
attorney or attorneys or agent or agents of the Corporation, in the name and on
behalf of the Corporation, to cast the votes which the Corporation may be
entitled to cast as the holder of stock or other securities in any other
Corporation, association or trust any of whose stock or other securities may be
held by the Corporation, at meetings of the holders of the stock or other
securities of such other Corporation, association or trust, or to consent in
writing, in the name of the Corporation as such holder, to any action by such
other Corporation, association or trust, and may instruct the person or persons
so appointed as to the manner of casting such votes or giving such consent, and
may execute or cause to be executed in the name and on behalf of the
Corporation and under its
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seal, or otherwise, all such written proxies or other instruments as he may
deem necessary or proper in the premises.
ARTICLE
IX
BOOKS AND RECORDS
Section 9.1. Place. The books and records of the Corporation may
be kept at such places within or without the State of Delaware as the Board of
Directors may from time to time determine.
The stock record books and the blank stock certificate books shall be
kept by the Secretary or by any other officer or agent designated by the Board
of Directors.
Section 9.2. Addresses
of Stockholders. Each stockholder
shall furnish to the Secretary of the Corporation or to the transfer agent of
the Corporation an address at which notices of meetings and all other corporate
notices may be served upon or mailed to him, and if any stockholder shall fail
to designate such address, corporate notices may be served upon him by mail,
postage prepaid, to him at his mailing address last known to the Secretary or
to the transfer agent of the Corporation or by transmitting a notice thereof to
him at such address by telegraph, cable, electronic transmission or other
available method.
Section 9.3. Record
Dates. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders
entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders, or to receive
payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or to
exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock
or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may,
except as otherwise required by law, fix a record date, which record date shall
not precede the date on which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted
and which record date shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10)
days before the date of any meeting of stockholders, nor more than sixty (60)
days prior to the time for such other action as hereinbefore described;
provided, however, that if no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors,
the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote
at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next
preceding the day on which notice is given or, if notice is waived, at the close
of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held,
and, for determining stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend
or other distribution or allotment of rights or to exercise any rights of
change, conversion or exchange of stock or for any other purpose, the record
date shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of
Directors adopts a resolution relating thereto.
A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to
vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the
meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record
date for the adjourned meeting.
Section 9.4. Audit
of Books and Accounts. The books
and accounts of the Corporation shall be audited at least once in each fiscal
year by certified public accountants of good standing selected by the Board of
Directors.
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Section 9.5. Inspection
of Records.
(a) Any
stockholder of record, in person or by attorney or other agent, shall, upon
written demand under oath stating the purpose thereof, have the right during
the usual hours for business to inspect for any proper purpose the
Corporations stock ledger, a list of its stockholders, and its other books and
records and to make copies or extracts therefrom. A proper purpose shall mean a purpose reasonably related to such
persons interest as a stockholder. In
every instance where an attorney or other agent is the person who seeks the
right to inspection, the demand under oath shall be accompanied by a power of
attorney or such other writing that authorizes the attorney or other agent so
to act on behalf of the stockholder.
The demand under oath shall be directed to the Corporation at its registered
office in Delaware or at its principal executive office.
(b) Any
director shall have the right to examine the Corporations stock ledger, a list
of its stockholders, and its other books and records for a purpose reasonably
related to his or her position as a director.
The Court of Chancery is hereby vested with the exclusive jurisdiction
to determine whether a director is entitled to the inspection sought. The Court may summarily order the
Corporation to permit the director to inspect any and all books and records,
the stock ledger, and the stock list and to make copies or extracts
therefrom. The Court may, in its
discretion, prescribe any limitations or conditions with reference to the
inspection, or award such other and further relief as the Court may deem just
and proper.
ARTICLE X
SHARES AND THEIR TRANSFER
Section 10.1. Certificates
of Stock. Every owner of stock of
the Corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate certifying the number
of shares owned by him in the Corporation and designating the class of stock to
which such shares belong, which shall otherwise be in such form as the Board of
Directors shall prescribe. Every such
certificate shall be signed by such officer or officers as the Board of
Directors may prescribe, or, if not so prescribed, by the Chairman or the
President or a Vice President and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or
the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer of the Corporation; provided, however,
that where such certificate is signed or countersigned by a transfer agent or
registrar, the signatures of such officers of the Corporation and the seal of
the Corporation may be in facsimile form.
In case any officer or officers who shall have signed, or whose facsimile
signature or signatures shall have been used on, any such certificate or
certificates shall cease to be such officer or officers of the Corporation,
whether because of death, resignation or otherwise, before such certificate or
certificates shall have been delivered by the Corporation, such certificate or
certificates may nevertheless be issued and delivered by the Corporation as
though the person or persons who signed such certificate or whose facsimile
signature or signatures shall have been used thereof had not ceased to be such
officer or officers of the Corporation.
Section 10.2. Record. A record shall be kept of the name of the
person, firm or Corporation owning the stock represented by each certificate
for stock of the Corporation issued, the number of shares represented by each
such certificate, and the date thereof, and, in case of cancellation, the date
of cancellation. The person in whose
name shares of stock stand on the books of the Corporation shall be deemed the
owner thereof for all purposes as regards the Corporation.
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Section 10.3. Transfer
of Stock. Transfers of shares of
the stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation
by the registered holder thereof, or by his attorney thereunto authorized, and
on the surrender of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly
endorsed.
Section 10.4. Transfer
Agent and Registrar; Regulations.
The Corporation shall, if and whenever the Board of Directors shall so
determine, maintain one or more transfer offices or agencies, each in charge of
a transfer agent designated by the Board of Directors, where the shares of the
capital stock of the Corporation shall be directly transferable, and also if
and whenever the Board of Directors shall so determine, maintain one or more
registrar offices designated by the Board of Directors, where such shares of
stock shall be registered. The Board of
Directors may make such rules and regulations as it may deem expedient, not
inconsistent with these Bylaws, concerning the issue, transfer and registration
of certificates for shares of the capital stock of the Corporation.
Section 10.5. Lost,
Destroyed or Mutilated Certificates.
In case of the alleged loss or destruction or the mutilation of a
certificate representing capital stock of the Corporation, a new certificate
may be issued in place thereof, in the manner and upon such terms as the Board
of Directors may prescribe.
ARTICLE
XI
SEAL
The Board of Directors shall provide a corporate seal, which shall be
in the form of a circle and shall bear the name of the Corporation and the
words and figures Incorporated 1992, Delaware.
ARTICLE
XII
FISCAL YEAR
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall commence on the first day of
January, except as otherwise provided from time to time by the Board of
Directors.
ARTICLE
XIII
WAIVER OF NOTICE
Whenever notice is
required to be given under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of
Incorporation or these Bylaws, a written waiver, signed by the person entitled
to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to
notice, whether before or after the time of the event for which notice is to be
given, shall be deemed equivalent to notice.
Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice
of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express
purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any
business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at,
nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders need be
specified in any written waiver of notice or any waiver by electronic
transmission unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these
Bylaws.
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ARTICLE
XIV
AMENDMENTS
In furtherance and not in limitation of the
powers conferred by law, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to
adopt, amend and repeal these Bylaws subject to the power of the holders of
capital stock of the Corporation to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws;
provided, however, that, with respect to the power of holders of capital stock
to adopt, amend and repeal Bylaws of the Corporation, notwithstanding any other
provision of these Bylaws or any provision of law which might otherwise permit
a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any affirmative vote of the
holders of any particular class or series of the capital stock of the
Corporation required by law, these Bylaws or any preferred stock, the
affirmative vote of the holders of at least fifty (50) percent of the voting
power of all of the thenoutstanding shares entitled to vote generally in
the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required
to adopt, amend or repeal any provision of these Bylaws.
ARTICLE
XV
NOTICE BY ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION
Section 15.1. Notice
By Electronic Transmission.
Without limiting the
manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders
pursuant to the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any
notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under any provision of the
DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws shall be effective if
given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder to
whom the notice is given. Any such
consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the
Corporation. Any such consent shall be
deemed revoked if:
(i) the Corporation is unable to deliver by
electronic transmission two consecutive notices given by the Corporation in
accordance with such consent; and
(ii) such inability becomes known to the Secretary
or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or to the transfer agent, or other
person responsible for the giving of notice.
However, the inadvertent
failure to treat such inability as a revocation shall not invalidate any
meeting or other action.
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Any notice given pursuant
to the preceding paragraph shall be deemed given:
(i) if
by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the
stockholder has consented to receive notice;
(ii) if
by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the
stockholder has consented to receive notice;
(iii) if
by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the
stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of (A) such posting
and (B) the giving of such separate notice; and
(iv) if
by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder.
An affidavit of the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or of the transfer agent or other agent of
the Corporation that the notice has been given by a form of electronic
transmission shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the
facts stated therein.
Section 15.2. Definition Of Electronic
Transmission.
An electronic
transmission means any form of communication, not directly involving the
physical transmission of paper, that creates a record that may be retained,
retrieved, and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly
reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.
Section 15.3. Inapplicability.
Notice by a form of
electronic transmission shall not apply to Sections 164, 296, 311, 312 or 324
of the DGCL.
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MONACO
COACH CORPORATION
CERTIFICATE
OF ADOPTION OF BYLAWS
The undersigned hereby certifies that he is the duly elected, qualified,
and acting Secretary of Monaco Coach Corporation and that the foregoing Bylaws,
comprising twenty (20) pages, were duly adopted as the Bylaws of the
corporation by this corporations Board of Directors at a regular meeting held
on May 15, 2002.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and
affixed the corporate seal this 15th day of May, 2002.
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Richard E. Bond, Secretary
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