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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 22, 2008
TeleTech
Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-11919
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84-1291044 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employee Identification No.) |
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9197 S. Peoria Street, Englewood, Colorado
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80112 |
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code (303) 397-8100
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
(a) Amendment to Bylaws.
On May 22, 2008, the Board of Directors of TeleTech Holdings, Inc. (the Company) approved an
amendment and restatement of the Companys bylaws (the Bylaws and as amended and restated, the
Amended Bylaws), effective immediately. In general, the
Bylaws have been amended to comply with recent changes in Delaware
law and to modernize the Companys corporate governance provisions. A summary of material amendments to the Bylaws includes
the following:
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Section 2.1 (Time of Meeting) was amended to require that the Company
hold an annual meeting of stockholders every year; |
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Section 2.2 (Special Meetings) was amended to clarify the officers who may call a
special meeting of stockholders; |
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Sections 2.3 (Place of Meeting) and other Bylaw sections were amended to permit the
Board, in its sole discretion, to hold stockholder meetings by remote communication; |
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Section 2.4 (Notice of Meeting; Waiver of Notice) and Section 2.6 (Voting Rights,
Proxies) were amended to allow for electronic transmissions of stockholder notices, proxy
statements, annual reports and other stockholder communications; |
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Section 3.2 (Number, Election and Term of Office) was amended to increase the maximum
number of Board members from nine to eleven; |
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Section 3.5 (Notice of Special Meetings), Section 3.7 (Waiver of Notice), Section 3.8
(Action Without a Meeting by Directors) and Section 3.10 (Resignations) were amended to
allow electronic transmissions of director notices, waivers of notices, consents to actions
without a meeting, and resignations (in addition to writings and other means); |
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Section 5.5 (Resignations) was amended to allow electronic transmissions of officer
resignations (in addition to writings and other means); |
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Section 5.6 (Duties of Officers) and other Bylaw sections were amended to specify the
powers and duties of the Chief Executive Officer and the Vice Chairman; |
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Article VI (Shares of Stock) was amended to add direct registration provisions that will
provide for the issuance and transfer of uncertificated, as well as certificated shares; |
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Section 10.2 (Disbursements, Notes and Other Evidences of Indebtedness) was amended to
clarify that officers authorized by the Board may execute notes or other evidences of
indebtedness; and |
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Miscellaneous clean-up revisions were made in connection with the foregoing revisions,
including renumbering of each section to include a reference to the applicable article
(i.e., Section 1 of Article II has been renumbered as Section 2.1) and corrections of
clerical errors. |
The descriptions of the changes of the Amended Bylaws contained in this report do not purport to be
complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the prior Bylaws
(dated April 18, 2002), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference, and the Amended Bylaws (dated May 22, 2008), a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit 3.2 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
List below the financial statements, pro forma financial information and exhibits, if any, filed as
a part of this report.
(d) Exhibits:
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3.1 |
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Amended
and Restated By-Laws of TeleTech Holdings, Inc. (dated April 18,
2002; effective through May 21, 2008). |
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of TeleTech Holdings, Inc. (dated May 22, 2008). |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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TeleTech Holdings, Inc.
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(Registrant)
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Date:
May 29, 2008 |
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/s/ Kenneth D. Tuchman
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Kenneth D. Tuchman |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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Exhibit Index
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3.1 |
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Amended
and Restated By-Laws of TeleTech Holdings, Inc. (dated April 18,
2002; effective through May 21, 2008). |
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of TeleTech Holdings, Inc. (dated May 22, 2008). |
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Exhibit 3.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED
(as of April 18, 2002)
BY-LAWS
OF
TELETECH HOLDINGS, INC.
ARTICLE I
Offices
Section 1. Registered Office. The registered office of the Corporation in the State
of Delaware shall be located at the Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, City of
Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name of the Corporations registered agent at such address
shall be The Corporation Trust Company. The registered office and/or agent of the Corporation may
be changed from time to time by action of the Board of Directors.
Section 2. Other Offices. The Corporation also may have offices at such other places,
either within or without the State of Delaware, as from time to time the Board of Directors may
determine or the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
Stockholders
Section 1. Place and Time of Meeting. An annual meeting of the stockholders shall be
held each year within one hundred twenty (120) days after the close of the immediately preceding
fiscal year of the Corporation for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of
such other business as may properly come before the meeting. The date, time and place of the
annual meeting shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. If the election
of directors shall not be held on the day designated for any annual meeting, or at any adjournment
thereof, the Board of Directors shall cause the election to be held at a meeting of stockholders on
a day as soon thereafter as may be convenient.
Section 2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of stockholders may be called for any
purpose and may be held at such time and place, within or without the State of Delaware, as shall
be stated in a notice of meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof. Such meetings may
be called by the Chairman of the Board, the President, or any Vice President or by the Secretary
upon the request of a majority of the Board of Directors.
Section 3. Place of Meeting. The Board of Directors may designate any place, either
within or without the State of Delaware, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any
special meeting of stockholders called by the Board of Directors. If no designation is made, or if
a special meeting be otherwise called, the place of meeting shall be the Corporations principal
place of business.
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Section 4. Notice of Meetings. Written or printed notice stating the place, day and
hour of the meeting, and in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the
meeting is called, shall be delivered, unless otherwise provided by statute, not less than ten (10)
nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting, or in the case of a merger or
consolidation, not less than twenty (20) nor more than sixty (60) days before the meeting or as
otherwise provided by statute, either personally or by mail, by or at the direction of the Board of
Directors or persons calling the meeting or as otherwise provided by statute, to each stockholder
of record entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, such notice is given when deposited in the
United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at his address as it appears on
the records of the Corporation.
Section 5. Record Date. For the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to
notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders, or stockholders entitled to receive payment of
any dividend or other distribution, or in order to make a determination of stockholders for any
other proper purpose, the Board of Directors may fix in advance a date as the record date for any
such determination of stockholders, such date in any case to be not more than sixty (60) days and,
unless otherwise provided by statute, in the case of a meeting of stockholders, not less than ten
(10) days immediately preceding such meeting, or in the case of a merger or consolidation, not less
than twenty (20) days immediately preceding such meeting. When a determination of stockholders
entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders has been made as provided in this Section 5, such
determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof; provided, however, that the Board of
Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
Section 6. Voting Lists. The officer or agent having charge of the transfer books for
shares of stock of the Corporation shall make, at least ten (10) days before each meeting of
stockholders, a complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting, arranged in
alphabetical order, showing the address of each stockholder, the number of shares registered in the
name of each stockholder and the number of votes each stockholder is entitled to cast. Such list
shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during
ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, either at a
place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice
of the meeting or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list
shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof,
and may be inspected by any stockholder present at the meeting.
Section 7. Quorum and Manner of Acting. Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate
of Incorporation, holders of a majority of the voting power of the stock issued and outstanding and
entitled to vote at a meeting thereof, present in person or presented by proxy, shall constitute a
quorum at all meetings of the stockholders. In the event a quorum is not present or represented by
proxy at any meeting of the stockholders, a majority of the stockholders entitled to vote thereat,
present in person or represented by proxy, shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to
time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting at which adjournment is taken, of the
time and place of the adjourned meeting. At the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact
any business which may have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for
more than thirty days, or if after the
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adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting
shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.
Section 8. Vote Required. If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the holders
of a majority of the voting power of the stock represented at such meeting, whether present or by
proxy, shall be the act of the stockholders, unless the matter to be voted upon is one upon which,
by express provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law or of the Certificate of
Incorporation, a different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall determine
the vote required to effect such action.
Section 9. Voting Rights. Each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each
share of voting capital stock held by such stockholder, except as otherwise provided in the
Certificate of Incorporation. Each stockholder entitled to vote shall be entitled to vote in
person, or may authorize another person or persons to act for him by proxy executed in writing by
such stockholder or by his duly authorized attorney-in-fact, but no such proxy shall be voted or
acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period.
Section 10. Informal Action by Stockholders. Any action required or permitted to be
taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting thereof,
without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so
taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding shares having not les than the minimum number
of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares
entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. Prompt notice of the taking of any action without
a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not
consented in writing.
ARTICLE III
Directors
Section 1. Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by
the Board of Directors, subject to such limitations as are imposed by law, the Certificate of
Incorporation or these By-laws.
Section 2. Number, Election and Term of Office. The number of directors which shall
constitute the whole Board of Directors shall be not less than two (2) nor more than nine (9) and
shall be fixed from time to time, within such minimum and maximum, by resolution adopted by a
majority of the Board of Directors. Each director shall serve for a term ending on the date of the
first annual meeting following the annual meeting at which such director was elected or until his
successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal. Directors need not
be stockholders.
Section 3. Annual Meeting; Regular Meetings. The annual meeting of the Board of
Directors shall be held, without notice other than this Section 3, immediately after and at the
same place as the annual meeting of stockholders. The Board of Directors may provide, by
resolution, the time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware, for the holding of
additional regular meetings without notice other than such resolution.
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Section 4. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called
at any time by the Chairman of the Board, the President or a majority of directors. The person or
persons who call a special meeting of the Board of Directors may designate any place, either within
or without the State of Delaware, as the place for holding such special meeting. In the absence of
a designated meeting place, the place of meeting shall be the Corporations principal place of
business.
Section 5. Notice of Special Meetings. A notice stating the place, date and hour of a
special meeting shall be mailed not less than five (5) days before the date of the meeting, or
shall be sent by telegram or facsimile or be delivered personally or by telephone not less than two
(2) days before the date of the meeting, to each director, by or at the direction of the person or
persons calling the meeting. Whenever notice is required to be given by law or any provision of
the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws, a written waiver thereof, signed by the person
entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to
notice. Attendance of a director at any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such
meeting except where a director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting (which
objection shall occur at the beginning of such meeting) to the transaction of any business at such
meeting because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be
transacted at, nor the purpose of, any meeting of the Board of Directors or members of a committee
of directors need by specified in the waiver of notice of such meeting unless otherwise required by
the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws.
Section 6. Quorum and Manner of Action. A majority of the number of directors then in
office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of
Directors; provided, that if less than a majority of such number of directors are present at said
meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without
further notice. The act of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is
present shall be the act of the Board of Directors unless otherwise provided in the Delaware
General Corporation Law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-laws.
Section 7. Action Without a Meeting by Directors. Any action which is required by law
or by these By-laws to be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors, or any other action which
may be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof, may be taken without
a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action to be taken, shall be signed by all of
the directors entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof, or by all members of
such committee, as the case may be. Such consent shall have the same force and effect as a
unanimous vote of all directors or committee members, as the case may be, at a duly called meeting
thereof, and shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board of Directors or such
committee, as appropriate.
Section 8. Telephonic Meetings. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of
Incorporation or these By-laws, members of the Board of Directors or of any committee designated by
the Board may participate in a meeting of the Board or such committee, as the case may be, by means
of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of
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which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other. Participation in a meeting
pursuant to this Section 8 shall constitute presence at such meeting.
Section 9. Resignations. Any director may resign at any time by giving written notice
to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the Secretary. Such resignation shall take
effect at the time specified therein. The acceptance by the Board of Directors of such resignation
shall not be necessary to make it effective unless such resignation specifically states that it
shall take effect upon acceptance.
Section 10. Vacancies. Vacancies and newly-created directorships resulting from any
increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled by a majority of the directors then in
office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and the director(s) so chosen
shall hold office until their successor(s) are elected and qualified or until their earlier
resignation or removal.
Section 11. Removal. Any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed,
with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Corporation
then entitled to vote at an election of directors. Whenever the holders of any class or series are
entitled to elect one or more directors by the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, the
provisions of this Section shall apply, in respect of the removal without cause of a director or
directors so elected, to the vote of the holders of the outstanding shares of that class or series
and not to the vote or the outstanding shares of the Corporation as a whole.
Section 12. Interested Directors.
(a) No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors or
officers, or between the Corporation and any other Corporation, partnership, association, or other
organization in which one or more of the Corporations directors or officers are directors or
officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely because of the existence
thereof, or solely because a director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of
the Board or a committee thereof which authorizes such a contract or transaction, or solely because
his or their votes are counted for such purpose, if:
(i) the material facts as to such relationship or interest and as to the contract or
transaction(s) are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or a committee thereof,
as the case may be, and the Board or committee, as appropriate, in good faith authorizes the
contract or transaction(s) by affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested
directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; or
(ii) the material facts as to the relationship or interest and as to the contract or
transaction(s) are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and
the contract or transaction(s) is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the
stockholders; or
(iii) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is
authorized, approved or ratified, by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof or the
stockholders.
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(b) Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a
meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee thereof which authorizes a contract or
transaction described in this Section 12.
ARTICLE IV
Committees
Section 1. Appointment and Powers. The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed
by a majority of the whole Board, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of
one or more of the directors of the Corporation which, to the extent provided in said resolution or
in these By-laws, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of
Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the
seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it; provided, however, that
(a) no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to (i) amend the Certificate
of Incorporation (except that any such committee may, to the extent authorized in the resolution or
resolutions providing for the issuance of shares of stock adopted by the Board of Directors, fix
the designations and any of the preferences or rights of such shares relating to dividends,
redemption, dissolution, any distribution of assets of the Corporation or the conversion into, or
the exchange of such shares for, shares of any other class or classes or any other series of the
same or any other class or classes of stock of the Corporation or fix the number of shares of any
series of stock or authorize the increase or decrease of the shares of any series), (ii) adopt an
agreement of merger or consolidation, (iii) recommend to the stockholders the sale, lease or
exchange of all or substantially all of the Corporations property and assets, (iv) recommend to
the stockholders a dissolution of the Corporation or a revocation thereof or (v) amend these
By-laws; and (b) unless the resolution, By-laws or Certificate of Incorporation expressly so
provides, no such committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend, to authorize
the issuance of stock, or to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Section 253 of
the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Section 2. Absence of Disqualification of Committee Member. In the absence or
disqualification of any member of such committee, the member or members thereof present at any
meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not they constitute a quorum, may unanimously
appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such
absent or disqualified member.
Section 3. Record of Proceedings. Each committees shall keep regular minutes of its
proceedings and when required by the Board of Directors, report the same to the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE V
Officers
Section 1. Number and Titles. The officers of the Corporation shall be elected by the
Board of Directors and shall include a Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Operating Officer,
Secretary and Treasurer. The Board of Directors may also elect additional officers of the
Corporation, including one or more Vice Presidents and one or more Assistant Secretaries
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and Assistant Treasurers. The Board of Directors may elect such other officers and agents as it
shall deem necessary, who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers
and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board. Any number of
offices may be held by the same person. The officer designated as the Chief Financial Officer of
the Corporation shall be the Treasurer unless another officer is chosen to be the Treasurer.
Section 2. Election, Term of Office and Qualifications. The officers shall be elected
annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board of Directors held after the
annual meeting of stockholders or as soon thereafter as may be convenient. Vacancies may be filled
or new offices created and filled at any meeting of the Board of Directors. Each officer shall be
elected to hold office until his successor shall have been elected and qualified, or until his
earlier death, resignation or removal.
Section 3. Compensation. The compensation, if any, of all officers of the Corporation
shall be fixed by the Board of Directors or, if created, the Compensation Committee thereof.
Section 4. Removal. Any officer may be removed by the Board of Directors whenever in
its judgment the best interests of the Corporation will be served thereby, but such removal shall
be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.
Section 5. Resignation. Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice
to the Board of Directors, the President or the Secretary. Such resignation shall take effect at
the time specified therein and, unless tendered to take effect upon acceptance thereof, the
acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Section 6. Duties of Officers. The duties and powers of the officers shall be as
follows:
(a) Chairman of the Board. Subject to the control of the Board of Directors, the
Chairman of the Board shall, in general, supervise and manage the business and affairs of the
Corporation and shall see that the resolutions and directions of the Board of Directors are carried
into effect. Except in those instances in which the authority to execute is expressly delegated
to another officer or agent of the Corporation, or a different mode of execution is expressly
prescribed by the Board of Directors or these By-law or otherwise required by law, the Chairman may
execute for the Corporation any contracts, agreements, deeds, conveyances or other obligations or
instruments of the Corporation which the Board of Directors has authorized to be executed or the
execution of which is in the ordinary course of the Corporations business, and the Chairman may
accomplish such execution either under or without the seal of the Corporation and either
individually or with the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, or any other officer thereunto
authorized by the Board of Directors or these By-laws. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings
of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors (and of any executive committee thereof), and
shall perform such other duties as from time to time shall be prescribed by the Board of Directors.
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(b) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation
and shall supervise the carrying out of the policies adopted or approved by the Board of Directors.
The President shall have general executive powers and shall have and may exercise any and all
other powers and duties pertaining by law, regulation or practice, to the office of President, or
imposed by these By-laws. The President shall cause to be called regular and special meetings of
the stockholders and Board of Directors in accordance with these By-laws and he shall preside at
all such meetings. The President also shall have such further powers and duties as from time to
time may be conferred upon or assigned to the President by the Board of Directors. The President
shall have the power and authority to execute all duly authorized contracts, agreements, deeds,
conveyances or other obligations or instruments of the Corporation, except where required to
permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and except where the signing and execution
thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors to some other officer or agent of
the Corporation.
(c) Chief Operating Officer. The Chief Operating Officer shall be responsible for
formulating general policies and programs for the Corporation for submission to the Board of
Directors and for carrying out the programs and policies approved by the Board of Directors. He
shall be responsible for the administration and operation of the business and affairs of the
Corporation. The Chief Operating Officer shall have the power and authority to execute all duly
authorized contracts, agreements, deeds, conveyances or other obligations or instruments of the
Corporation, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and
except where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of
Directors to some other officer or agent of the Corporation. The Chief Operating Officer shall
perform such other duties and have such other powers as the President or the Board of Directors may
from time to time prescribe.
(d) Vice President. The Board of Directors may appoint one or more Vice Presidents,
who may be designated as Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents or Vice Presidents.
Each Vice President shall have such powers and duties as may be assigned to him or her by the Board
of Directors. In the absence or disability of the President, the Vice President (or in the event
there are more than one Vice Presidents, the Vice Presidents in the order designated by the Board
of Directors) shall perform 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.
(e) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and
all meetings of the stockholders and record all the proceedings of the meetings of the Corporation
and of the Board of Directors in a book to be kept for that purpose and shall perform like duties
for any committees if required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all
meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors, and shall perform such other duties and
have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the President may from time to time prescribe.
The Secretary shall have custody of the corporate seal of the Corporation, if any, and he or she,
or an Assistant Secretary, shall have authority to affix the same to any instrument requiring it
and, when so affixed, it may be attested by the Secretarys signature or by the signature of such
Assistant Secretary. The Board of Directors may give general authority to any other officer to
affix the seal of the Corporation and to attest the affixing by his or her signature.
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(f) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have custody of the Corporations funds and
securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books
belonging to the Corporation and shall deposit all monies and other valuable effects in the name
and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of
Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the
Board of Directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the
President and the Board of Directors at its regular meetings, or when the Board of Directors so
requires, an account of all his or her transactions as Treasurer and the financial condition of the
Corporation.
If required by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall give the Corporation and maintain a
bond in such sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Board of
Directors for the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office and for the restoration
to the Corporation, in case of his or her death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of
all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his or her possession or
under his or her control belonging to the Corporation.
(g) Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries. In the absences of the Treasurer
or Secretary or in the event of the inability of the Treasurer or Secretary to act, the Assistant
Treasurer and the Assistant Secretary (or in the event there is more than one of either, in the
order designated by the Board of Directors or in the absence of such designation, in the order of
their election) shall perform the duties of the Treasurer and Secretary, respectively, and when so
acting, shall have all the authority of, and be subject to all restrictions upon, such office. The
Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries shall also perform such duties as from time to time
may be prescribed by the Treasurer or the Secretary, respectively, or by the President or the Board
of Directors. If required by the Board of Directors, an Assistant Treasurer shall give a bond for
the faithful discharge of his or her duties in such sum and with such surety or sureties as the
Board of Directors shall determine.
ARTICLE VI
Certificates of Stock
and Their Transfer
Section 1. Stock Certificates. Stock certificates shall be in such form as
determined by the Board of Directors and shall be signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by,
the President or a Vice President, and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation. Any or all of the signatures on the
certificates may be a facsimile.
Section 2. Transfer of Shares. The shares of the Corporation shall be transferable
only on the books of the Corporation by the holder, in person or by duly authorized attorney, on
the surrender of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed. The Board of
Directors shall have the power to make all such rules and regulations, consistent with applicable
law, as the Board of Directors may deem appropriate concerning the issue, transfer and
registration of certificates for shares of the Corporation. No new certificate shall be issued
until the former certificate or certificates for a like number of shares shall have been
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surrendered and canceled, except that in the case of a lost, wrongfully taken or mutilated
certificate, a new one may be issued therefore upon such terms and indemnity to the Corporation as
the Board of Directors or the President may prescribe consistent with applicable law.
ARTICLE VII
Dividends
Subject to the provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law and the Certificate of
Incorporation, the Board of Directors may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of its capital
stock. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the Corporations capital
stock.
ARTICLE VIII
Fiscal Year
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE IX
Seal
The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation and the words
Corporate Seal and Delaware. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be
impressed or affixed or in any manner reproduced.
ARTICLE X
Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 1. Contracts. The Board of Directors or the President may authorize any
officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of
and on behalf of the Corporation in the ordinary course of the Corporations business and such
authority may be general or confined to a specific instance.
Section 2. Loans. No loan shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no
evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by the Board of Directors.
Such authority may be general or confined to a specific instance.
Section 3. Checks, Drafts, Etc.,. All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment
of money, or notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the Corporation shall
be signed by such officer or agent as shall from time to time be authorized by the Board of
Directors.
Section 4. Deposits. The Board of Directors may select the banks, trust companies or
other depositaries of the funds of the Corporation.
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Section 5. Stock in Other Corporations. Shares of any other Corporation which may
from time to time be held by the Corporation may be represented and voted by the President, or by
any proxy appointed in writing by the President, or by any other person or persons thereunto
authorized by the Board of Directors, at any meeting of stockholders of such Corporation or by
executing written consents with respect to such shares where stockholder action may be taken by
written consent. Shares represented by certificates standing in the name of the Corporation may
be endorsed for sale or transfer in the name of the Corporation by the President or by any other
officer thereunto authorized by the Board of Directors. Shares belonging to the Corporation need
not stand in the name of the Corporation, but may be held for the benefit of the Corporation in
the name of any nominee designated for such purpose by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE XI
Indemnification of Directors, Officers and Others
11.1 Authorization of Indemnification
Each person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any
threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative and whether by or in the right of the Corporation or otherwise (a
proceeding), by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person of whom he or she is the legal
representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or is or was serving at the
request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, partner (limited or general) or agent
of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or
other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan, shall be (and shall
be deemed to have a contractual right to be) indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation (and
any successor to the Corporation by merger or otherwise) to the fullest extent authorized by, and
subject to the conditions and (except as provided herein) procedures set forth in the Delaware
General Corporation Law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but any such amendment
shall not be deemed to limit or prohibit the rights of indemnification hereunder for past acts or
omissions of any such person insofar as such amendment limits or prohibits the indemnification
rights that said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), against all
expenses, liabilities and losses (including attorneys fees, judgments, fines, ERISA taxes or
penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such
person in connection therewith; provided, however, that the Corporation shall
indemnify any such person seeking indemnification in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof)
initiated by such person (except for a suit or action pursuant to Section 11.1 hereof) only if such
proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Persons
who are not directors or officers of the Corporation and are not so serving at the request of the
Corporation may be similarly indemnified in respect of such service to the extent authorized at any
time by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. The indemnification conferred in this Section
11.2 also shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation (and such successor) the expenses
(including attorneys fees) incurred in the defense of or other involvement in any such proceeding
in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, if and to the extent
the Delaware General Corporation Law requires, the payment of such expenses (including attorneys
fees) incurred by a director or officer in advance of the final
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disposition of a proceeding shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an
undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay all amounts so paid in advance if
it shall ultimately be determined that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified
under this Section 11.1 or otherwise; and provided further, that, such expenses
incurred by other employees and agents may be so paid in advance upon such terms and conditions, if
any, as the Board of Directors deems appropriate.
11.2 Right of Claimant to Bring Action Against the Corporation
If a claim under Section 11.1 is not paid in full by the Corporation within sixty days after a
written claim has been received by the Corporation, the claimant may at any time thereafter bring
an action against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim and, if successful in
whole or in part, the claimant shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting such
action. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim
for expenses incurred in connection with any proceeding in advance of its final disposition where
the required undertaking, if any is required, has been tendered to the Corporation) that the
claimant has not met the standards of conduct which make it permissible under the Delaware General
Corporation Law for the Corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed or is
otherwise not entitled to indemnification under Section 11.1, but the burden of proving such
defense shall be on the Corporation. The failure of the Corporation (in the manner provided under
the Delaware General Corporation Law) to have made a determination prior to or after the
commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances
because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the Delaware General
Corporation Law shall not be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant has
not met the applicable standard of conduct. Unless otherwise specified in an agreement with the
claimant, an actual determination by the Corporation (in the manner provided under the Delaware
General Corporation Law) after the commencement of such action that the claimant has not met such
applicable standard of conduct shall not be a defense to the action, but shall create a presumption
that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct.
11.3 Non-exclusivity
The rights to indemnification and advance payment of expenses provided by Section 11.1 hereof
shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification and
advance payment of expenses may be entitled under any by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or
disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his or her official capacity and as to
action in another capacity while holding such office.
11.4 Survival of Indemnification
The indemnification and advance payment of expenses and rights thereto provided by, or granted
pursuant to, Section 11.1 hereof shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified,
continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, partner or agent and
shall inure to the benefit of the personal representatives, heirs, executors and administrators of
such person.
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11.5 Insurance
The Corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person
who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at
the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, partner (limited or general) or
agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust
or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against such person or incurred by such person
in any such capacity, or arising out of such persons status as such, and related expenses, whether
or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under
the provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
ARTICLE XII
Amendment
These By-laws may be altered, amended or repealed and new By-laws adopted by the stockholders
by vote at a meeting or by written consent without a meeting and, subject to the power of the
stockholders as aforesaid, by the Board of Directors.
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exv3w2
Exhibit 3.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED
(as of May 22, 2008)
BYLAWS
OF
TELETECH HOLDINGS, INC.
ARTICLE I
Offices
1.1. Registered Office. The registered office of the Corporation in the State of
Delaware shall be located at the Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington,
County of New Castle. The name of the Corporations registered agent at such address shall be The
Corporation Trust Company. The registered office and/or agent of the Corporation may be changed
from time to time by action of the Board of Directors.
1.2. Other Offices. The Corporation also may have offices at such other places,
either within or without the State of Delaware, as from time to time the Board of Directors may
determine or the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
Stockholders
2.1. Time of Meeting. An annual meeting of the stockholders for the election of
directors and for such other business as may be stated in the notice of the meeting, shall be held
each year at such time and date as the Board of Directors by resolution, shall determine and as set forth in
the notice of the meeting. If the election of directors shall not be held on the day designated
for any annual meeting, or at any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors shall cause the
election to be held at a meeting of stockholders on a day as soon thereafter as may be convenient.
2.2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of stockholders may be called for any purpose
and may be held at such time and place, within or without the State of Delaware, as shall be stated
in a notice of meeting. Such meetings may be called by: (a) the Chairman of the Board, the Chief
Executive Officer, or the Vice Chairman; or (b) by the Secretary upon the request of a majority of
the Board of Directors.
2.3. Place of Meeting. The Board of Directors may designate any place, either within
or without the State of Delaware, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special
meeting of stockholders called by the Board of Directors. Notwithstanding any other provision
herein, the Board may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of the stockholders shall
not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication in the
manner authorized by the General Corporation Law of the State of
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Delaware (the DGCL). If no designation is made, or if a special meeting be otherwise
called, the place of meeting shall be the Corporations principal place of business.
2.4. Notice of Meetings; Waiver of Notice. Written notice stating the place, if any,
day and hour of the meeting, the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and
proxyholders 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, shall be delivered,
unless otherwise provided by statute, not less than 10 nor more
than 60 days before
the date of the meeting, or in the case of a merger or consolidation,
not less than 20 nor
more than 60 days before the meeting or as otherwise provided by statute, either personally
or by mail, by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or persons calling the meeting or as
otherwise provided by statute, to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting.
Written notice of any meeting of stockholders, if mailed, is given when deposited in the
United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at the address as it appears on
the records of the Corporation. An affidavit of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or of the
transfer agent of the Corporation that the notice has been given shall, in the absence of fraud, be
prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
To the extent permitted by the DGCL and without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise
may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under
applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws shall be effective if given by a
form of electronic transmission if 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 to be revoked if (a) the Corporation is unable to deliver by
electronic transmission two consecutive notices by the Corporation in accordance with such consent
and (b) such inability becomes known to the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or
to the transfer agent, or other person responsible for the giving of notice; provided, however,
that the inadvertent failure to treat such inability as a revocation shall not invalidate any
meeting or other action. Notice given by electronic transmission, as described above, 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.
Electronic transmission shall mean 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.
Whenever
notice of any meeting of stockholders is required to be given under any provision of the DGCL or of the Certificate
of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a written waiver thereof, signed by the person
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entitled to notice or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person or persons entitled to
notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice.
Attendance of a person at a meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, 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 annual or special meeting of the stockholders need be specified in any waiver of
notice unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.
2.5. Record Date. For the purpose of determining stockholders entitled to notice of
or to vote at any meeting of stockholders, or stockholders entitled to receive payment of any
dividend or other distribution, or in order to make a determination of stockholders for any other
proper purpose, the Board of Directors may fix in advance a date as the record date for any such
determination of stockholders, such date in any case to be not more than 60 days and, unless
otherwise provided by statute, in the case of a meeting of stockholders, not less than 10 days
immediately preceding such meeting, or in the case of a merger or consolidation, not less than 20
days immediately preceding such meeting. When a determination of stockholders entitled to vote at
any meeting of stockholders has been made as provided in this Section 2.5, such determination shall
apply to any adjournment thereof; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new
record date for the adjourned meeting.
2.6. Voting Rights; Proxies. Each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each
share of voting capital stock held by such stockholder, except as otherwise provided in the
Certificate of Incorporation. 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 a written or electronic proxy, filed in accordance
with the procedure established for the meeting or taking of action in writing, 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 Section 2.6 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. An
electronic proxy (which may be transmitted via telephone, e-mail, the Internet or such other
electronic means as the board of directors may determine from time to time) shall be deemed
executed if the corporation receives an appropriate electronic transmission from the stockholder or
the stockholders attorney-in-fact along with a pass code or other identifier which reasonably
establishes the stockholder or the stockholders attorney-in-fact as the sender of such
transmission. The revocability of a proxy that states on its face that it is irrevocable shall be
governed by the provisions of Section 212(c) of the DGCL or any
successor provision thereto.
2.7. List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote. 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. Such list shall be open to the examination of any
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stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period
of at least 10 days prior to the meeting, either (a) at the principal executive offices of
the Corporation, or (b) 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. 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.
2.8. Stock Ledger. The stock ledger of the Corporation shall be the only evidence as
to who are the stockholders entitled to (i) examine the stock ledger, the list required by
Section 2.7 or the books of the Corporation; (ii) receive dividends; or (iii) vote in person or by
proxy at any meeting of stockholders. The Corporation shall not be bound to recognize any equitable
or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of another person, whether or not
it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise required by applicable law.
2.9. Quorum and Manner of Acting. Unless otherwise provided by the Certificate of
Incorporation, holders of a majority of the voting power of the stock issued and outstanding and
entitled to vote at a meeting thereof, present in person or presented by proxy, shall constitute a
quorum at all meetings of the stockholders. In the event a quorum is not present or represented by
proxy at any meeting of the stockholders, a majority of the stockholders entitled to vote thereat,
present in person or represented by proxy, shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to
time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting at which adjournment is taken, of the
time and place of the adjourned meeting. At the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact
any business which may have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for
more than thirty days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned
meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to
vote at the meeting.
2.10. Vote Required. If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the voting power of the stock represented at such meeting, whether present or by proxy,
shall be the act of the stockholders, unless the matter to be voted upon is one upon which, by
express provision of the DGCL or of the Certificate of Incorporation, a different vote is required,
in which case such express provision shall determine the vote required to effect such action.
2.11. Informal Action by Stockholders. Any action required or permitted to be taken
at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting thereof, without
prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall
be signed by the holders of outstanding shares having not les than the minimum number of votes that
would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled
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to vote thereon were present and voted. Prompt notice of the taking of any action without a
meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not
consented in writing.
ARTICLE III
Directors
3.1. Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by the
Board of Directors, subject to such limitations as are imposed by law, the Certificate of
Incorporation or these Bylaws.
3.2. Number, Election and Term of Office. The number of directors which shall
constitute the whole Board of Directors shall be not less than two nor more than eleven and shall be fixed from time to time, within such minimum and maximum, by resolution adopted by a
majority of the Board of Directors. Each director shall serve for a term ending on the date of the
first annual meeting following the annual meeting at which such director was elected or until his
successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal. Directors need not
be stockholders.
3.3. Annual Meeting; Regular Meetings. The annual meeting of the Board of Directors
shall be held, without notice other than this Section 3.3, immediately after the annual meeting of stockholders. The Board of Directors may provide, by resolution, the time
and place, either within or without the State of Delaware, for the holding of additional regular
meetings without notice other than such resolution.
3.4. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called at
any time by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or a majority of directors. The
person or persons who call a special meeting of the Board of Directors may designate any place,
either within or without the State of Delaware, as the place for holding such special meeting. In
the absence of a designated meeting place, the place of meeting shall be the Corporations
principal place of business.
3.5. Notice of Special Meetings. A notice of the time and place of special meetings
may be given personally or by mail, telegram, telex, facsimile, cable or by means of electronic
transmission. If the notice is mailed, it shall be sent by first class mail or telegram, charges
prepaid, addressed to each director at that directors address as it is shown on the records of the
Corporation and deposited in the United States mail at least four days before the time of the
holding of the meeting. If the notice is delivered personally or by telephone, telegram, telex,
facsimile, cable or electronic means it shall be delivered by such means at least 24 hours before
the time of the holding of the meeting, or on such shorter notice as the person or persons calling
such meeting may deem necessary or appropriate under the circumstances. Notice given by electronic
transmission shall be deemed given: (i) if by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a
number at which the director has consented to receive notice; (ii) if by electronic mail, when
directed to an electronic mail address at which the director has consented to receive notice;
(iii) if by a posting on an electronic network, together with separate notice to the director of
such specific posting, upon the later of (A) such posting and (B) the giving of such separate
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notice; and (iv) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the director.
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 (a) the purpose or (b) the
place of the meeting, if the meeting is to be held at the principal executive office of the
Corporation or via telephone.
3.6. Quorum and Manner of Action. A majority of the number of directors then in
office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of
Directors; provided, that if less than a majority of such number of directors are present at said
meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without
further notice. The act of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is
present shall be the act of the Board of Directors unless otherwise provided in the DGCL, the
Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.
3.7.
Waiver of Notice. Whenever notice of any meeting of the Board
of Directors is required to be given under any provision of
the DGCL or of the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a written waiver thereof, signed
by the person entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person or persons
entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, 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 directors, or members of a committee of directors, need be specified in any waiver
of notice unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.
3.8. Action Without a Meeting 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 of Directors or a committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all
members of the Board of Directors 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 of Directors or committee. Such filing
shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form
(i.e., a paper printout of an electronic transmission) and shall be in electronic form
if the minutes are maintained in electronic form. Written consents representing actions taken by
the board or committee may be executed by telex, telecopy or other facsimile transmission, and such
facsimile shall be valid and binding to the same extent as if it were an original.
3.9. Telephonic Meetings. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of
Incorporation or these Bylaws, members of the Board of Directors or of any committee designated by
the Board may participate in a meeting of the Board or such committee, as the case may be, by means
of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons
participating in the meeting can hear each other. Participation in a meeting pursuant to this
Section 3.9 shall constitute presence at such meeting.
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3.10. Resignations. Any director may resign at any time by giving written notice or
by electronic transmission to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the Secretary.
Such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein. The acceptance by the Board of
Directors of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective unless such resignation
specifically states that it shall take effect upon acceptance.
3.11. Vacancies. Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any
increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled by a majority of the directors then in
office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and the director(s) so chosen
shall hold office until their successor(s) are elected and qualified or until their earlier
resignation or removal.
3.12. Removal. Any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed, with or
without cause, by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Corporation then
entitled to vote at an election of directors. Whenever the holders of any class or series are
entitled to elect one or more directors by the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, the
provisions of this Section 3.12 shall apply, in respect of the removal without cause of a director
or directors so elected, to the vote of the holders of the outstanding shares of that class or
series and not to the vote or the outstanding shares of the Corporation as a whole.
3.13. Interested Directors.
(a) No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors or
officers, or between the Corporation and any other Corporation, partnership, association, or other
organization in which one or more of the Corporations directors or officers are directors or
officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely because of the existence
thereof, or solely because a director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of
the Board or a committee thereof which authorizes such a contract or transaction, or solely because
his or their votes are counted for such purpose, if:
(i) the material facts as to such relationship or interest and as to the contract or
transaction(s) are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or a committee thereof,
as the case may be, and the Board or committee, as appropriate, in good faith authorizes the
contract or transaction(s) by affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested
directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; or
(ii) the material facts as to the relationship or interest and as to the contract or
transaction(s) are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and
the contract or transaction(s) is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the
stockholders; or
(iii) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is
authorized, approved or ratified, by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof or the
stockholders.
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(b) Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a
meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee thereof which authorizes a contract or
transaction described in this Section 3.13.
ARTICLE IV
Committees
4.1. Appointment and Powers. The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a
majority of the whole Board, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or
more of the directors of the Corporation which, to the extent provided in said resolution or in
these Bylaws, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in
the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the
Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it; provided, however, that (a) no such
committee shall have the power or authority in reference to (i) amend the Certificate of
Incorporation (except that any such committee may, to the extent authorized in the resolution or
resolutions providing for the issuance of shares of stock adopted by the Board of Directors, fix
the designations and any of the preferences or rights of such shares relating to dividends,
redemption, dissolution, any distribution of assets of the Corporation or the conversion into, or
the exchange of such shares for, shares of any other class or classes or any other series of the
same or any other class or classes of stock of the Corporation or fix the number of shares of any
series of stock or authorize the increase or decrease of the shares of any series), (ii) adopt an
agreement of merger or consolidation, (iii) recommend to the stockholders the sale, lease or
exchange of all or substantially all of the Corporations property and assets, (iv) recommend to
the stockholders a dissolution of the Corporation or a revocation thereof or (v) amend these
Bylaws; and (b) unless the resolution, Bylaws or Certificate of Incorporation expressly so
provides, no such committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend, to authorize
the issuance of stock, or to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Section 253 of
the DGCL.
4.2. Absence of Disqualification of Committee Member. In the absence or
disqualification of any member of such committee, the member or members thereof present at any
meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not they constitute a quorum, may unanimously
appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such
absent or disqualified member.
4.3. Record of Proceedings. Each committees shall keep regular minutes of its
proceedings and when required by the Board of Directors, report the same to the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE V
Officers
5.1. Number and Titles. The officers of the Corporation shall be elected by the Board
of Directors and shall include a Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Vice Chairman,
Secretary and Treasurer. The Board of Directors may also elect additional officers of the
Corporation, including one or more Vice Presidents and one or more Assistant Secretaries and
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Assistant Treasurers. The Board of Directors may elect such other officers and agents as it shall
deem necessary, who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and
perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board. Any number of offices
may be held by the same person. The officer designated as the Chief Financial Officer of the
Corporation shall be the Treasurer unless another officer is chosen to be the Treasurer.
5.2. Election, Term of Office and Qualifications. The officers shall be elected
annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board of Directors held after the
annual meeting of stockholders or as soon thereafter as may be convenient. Vacancies may be filled
or new offices created and filled at any meeting of the Board of Directors. Each officer shall be
elected to hold office until his successor shall have been elected and qualified, or until his
earlier death, resignation or removal.
5.3. Compensation. The compensation, if any, of all officers of the Corporation shall
be fixed by the Board of Directors or, if created, the Compensation Committee thereof.
5.4. Removal. Any officer may be removed by the Board of Directors whenever in its
judgment the best interests of the Corporation will be served thereby, but such removal shall be
without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.
5.5. Resignation. Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice, or by
electronic transmission, to the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary.
Such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein and, unless tendered to take
effect upon acceptance thereof, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make
it effective.
5.6. Duties of Officers. The duties and powers of the officers shall be as follows:
(a) Chairman of the Board. Subject to the control of the Board of Directors, the
Chairman of the Board shall, in general, supervise and manage the business and affairs of the
Corporation and shall see that the resolutions and directions of the Board of Directors are carried
into effect. Except in those instances in which the authority to execute is expressly delegated
to another officer or agent of the Corporation, or a different mode of execution is expressly
prescribed by the Board of Directors or these Bylaw or otherwise required by law, the Chairman may
execute for the Corporation any contracts, agreements, deeds, conveyances or other obligations or
instruments of the Corporation which the Board of Directors has authorized to be executed or the
execution of which is in the ordinary course of the Corporations business, and the Chairman may
accomplish such execution either under or without the seal of the Corporation and either
individually or with the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, or any other officer thereunto
authorized by the Board of Directors or these Bylaws. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings
of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors (and of any executive committee thereof), and
shall perform such other duties as from time to time shall be prescribed by the Board of Directors.
(b) Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall supervise the carrying
out of the policies adopted or approved by the Board of Directors. The Chief Executive Officer
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shall have general executive powers and shall have and may exercise any and all other powers and
duties pertaining by law, regulation or practice, to the office of Chief Executive Officer, or
imposed by these Bylaws. The Chief Executive Officer shall cause to be called regular and special
meetings of the stockholders and Board of Directors in accordance with these Bylaws and he shall
preside at all such meetings. The Chief Executive Officer also shall have such further powers and
duties as from time to time may be conferred upon or assigned to the Chief Executive Officer by the
Board of Directors. The Chief Executive Officer shall have the power and authority to execute all
duly authorized contracts, agreements, deeds, conveyances or other obligations or instruments of
the Corporation, except where permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and except where
the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors to some
other officer or agent of the Corporation.
(c) Vice Chairman. The Vice Chairman shall be responsible for formulating general
policies and programs for the Corporation for submission to the Board of Directors and for carrying
out the programs and policies approved by the Board of Directors. He shall be responsible for the
administration and operation of the business and affairs of the Corporation. The Vice Chairman
shall have the power and authority to execute all duly authorized contracts, agreements, deeds,
conveyances or other obligations or instruments of the Corporation, except where required or
permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and except where the signing and execution
thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors to some other officer or agent of
the Corporation. The Vice Chairman shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as
the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe. In the
absence or disability of the Chief Executive Officer, the Vice Chairman shall perform the duties of
the Chief Executive Officer and, when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all
the restrictions upon the Chief Executive Officer.
(d) Vice President. The Board of Directors may appoint one or more Vice Presidents,
who may be designated as Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents or Vice Presidents.
Each Vice President shall have such powers and duties as may be assigned to him or her by the Board
of Directors. In the absence or disability of the Chief Executive Officer and the Vice Chairman,
the Vice President (or in the event there are more than one Vice Presidents, the Vice Presidents in
the order designated by the Board of Directors) shall perform the duties of the Chief Executive
Officer and, when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions
upon the Chief Executive Officer.
(e) Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and
all meetings of the stockholders and record all the proceedings of the meetings of the Corporation
and of the Board of Directors in a book to be kept for that purpose and shall perform like duties
for any committees if required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all
meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors, and shall perform such other duties and
have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer may from time to
time prescribe. The Secretary shall have custody of the corporate seal of the Corporation, if any,
and he or she, or an Assistant Secretary, shall have authority to affix the same to any instrument
requiring it and, when so affixed, it may be attested by the Secretarys signature or by the
signature of such Assistant Secretary. The Board of Directors may give
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general authority to any other officer to affix the seal of the Corporation and to attest the
affixing by his or her signature.
(f) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have custody of the Corporations funds and
securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books
belonging to the Corporation and shall deposit all monies and other valuable effects in the name
and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of
Directors. The Treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the
Board of Directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the Chief
Executive Officer and the Board of Directors at its regular meetings, or when the Board of
Directors so requires, an account of all his or her transactions as Treasurer and the financial
condition of the Corporation.
If required by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall give the Corporation and maintain a
bond in such sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Board of
Directors for the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office and for the restoration
to the Corporation, in case of his or her death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of
all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in his or her possession or
under his or her control belonging to the Corporation.
(g) Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries. In the absences of the Treasurer
or Secretary or in the event of the inability of the Treasurer or Secretary to act, the Assistant
Treasurer and the Assistant Secretary (or in the event there is more than one of either, in the
order designated by the Board of Directors or in the absence of such designation, in the order of
their election) shall perform the duties of the Treasurer and Secretary, respectively, and when so
acting, shall have all the authority of, and be subject to all restrictions upon, such office. The
Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries shall also perform such duties as from time to time
may be prescribed by the Treasurer or the Secretary, respectively, or by the Chief Executive
Officer or the Board of Directors. If required by the Board of Directors, an Assistant Treasurer
shall give a bond for the faithful discharge of his or her duties in such sum and with such surety
or sureties as the Board of Directors shall determine.
ARTICLE VI
Shares of Stock
and Their Transfer
6.1. Shares of Stock.
(a) Certificated
or Uncertificated Shares. The shares of the Corporation may be
represented by certificates, or may be uncertificated.
(b) certificated Form of Shares: Shares of stock represented by certificates shall be
in such form as determined by the Board of Directors and shall be signed by, or in the name of the
Corporation by, the Chief Executive Officer or a Vice President, and by the Treasurer or an
Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation. Any or all of
the signatures on the certificates may be a facsimile.
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(c) Uncertificated Form of Shares. Within a reasonable time after the issuance or
transfer of uncertificated shares of any class or series of stock, the Corporation shall send to
the registered owner thereof a written notice containing the information required by law to be set
forth or stated on certificates representing shares of such class or series or a statement that the
Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers,
designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each
class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such
preferences and/or rights.
6.2. Transfer of Stock.
(a) Transfer of Shares. The shares of the Corporation shall be transferable only on
the books of the Corporation by the holder, in person or by duly authorized attorney, as provided
in this Article VI. The Board of Directors shall have the power to make all such rules and
regulations, consistent with applicable law, as the Board of Directors may deem appropriate
concerning the issue, transfer and registration of certificates for shares or uncertificated shares
of the Corporation.
(b) Transfer of Certificated Shares. Upon surrender to the Corporation or the
transfer agent of the Corporation of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by
proper evidence of succession, assignation or authority to transfer, the Corporation shall issue a
new certificate or evidence of the issuance of uncertificated shares to the person entitled
thereto, cancel the old certificate, and record the transaction upon the Corporations books. For
shares in certificated form, no new certificate shall be issued, nor shall the shares be
transferred on the books of the Corporation, until the former certificate or certificates for a
like number of shares shall have been surrendered and canceled. Notwithstanding the foregoing
sentence, in the case of a lost, wrongfully taken or mutilated certificate, a new certificate, or
evidence of uncertificated shares, may be issued, and the transfer consummated, upon such terms and
indemnity to the Corporation as the Board of Directors or a proper officer may prescribe consistent
with applicable law.
(c) Transfer of Uncertificated Shares. Upon the receipt of proper transfer
instructions from the registered owner of uncertificated shares, such uncertificated shares shall
be cancelled, issuance of new equivalent uncertificated or certificated shares shall be made to the
person entitled thereto, and the transaction shall be recorded upon the books of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VII
Dividends
7.1 Dividends. Subject to the provisions of the DGCL and the Certificate of Incorporation,
the Board of Directors may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of its capital stock.
Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the Corporations capital stock.
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ARTICLE VIII
Fiscal Year
8.1 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of
Directors.
ARTICLE IX
Seal
9.1 Seal. The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation and the
words Corporate Seal and Delaware. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof
to be impressed or affixed or in any manner reproduced.
ARTICLE X
Miscellaneous Provisions
10.1. Contracts. The Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer may authorize
any officer or agent to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name
of and on behalf of the Corporation in the ordinary course of the Corporations business and such
authority may be general or confined to a specific instance.
10.2. Disbursements, Notes and Other Evidences of Indebtedness. All checks, drafts or
other orders for the payment of money, or notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the
name of the Corporation shall be executed by such officer or agent as shall from time to time be
authorized by the Board of Directors.
10.3. Deposits. The Board of Directors may select the banks, trust companies or other
depositaries of the funds of the Corporation.
10.4. Stock in Other Corporations. Shares of any other Corporation which may from
time to time be held by the Corporation may be represented and voted by the Chief Executive
Officer, or by any proxy appointed in writing by the Chief Executive Officer, or by any other
person or persons thereunto authorized by the Board of Directors, at any meeting of stockholders of
such Corporation or by executing written consents with respect to such shares where stockholder
action may be taken by written consent. Shares represented by certificates standing in the name of
the Corporation may be endorsed for sale or transfer in the name of the Corporation by the Chief
Executive Officer or by any other officer thereunto authorized by the Board of Directors. Shares
belonging to the Corporation need not stand in the name of the Corporation, but may be held for the
benefit of the Corporation in the name of any nominee designated for such purpose by the Board of
Directors.
ARTICLE XI
Indemnification of Directors, Officers and Others
11.1. Authorization of Indemnification. Each person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any threatened, pending or completed action,
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suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative and whether by or
in the right of the Corporation or otherwise (a proceeding), by reason of the fact that he or
she, or a person of whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of
the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer,
employee, partner (limited or general) or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint
venture, limited liability company, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an
employee benefit plan, shall be (and shall be deemed to have a contractual right to be) indemnified
and held harmless by the Corporation (and any successor to the Corporation by merger or otherwise)
to the fullest extent authorized by, and subject to the conditions and (except as provided herein)
procedures set forth in the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but any such
amendment shall not be deemed to limit or prohibit the rights of indemnification hereunder for past
acts or omissions of any such person insofar as such amendment limits or prohibits the
indemnification rights that said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment),
against all expenses, liabilities and losses (including attorneys fees, judgments, fines, ERISA
taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by
such person in connection therewith; provided, however, that the Corporation shall
indemnify any such person seeking indemnification in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof)
initiated by such person (except for a suit or action pursuant to this Section 11.1 hereof) only if
such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
Persons who are not directors or officers of the Corporation and are not so serving at the request
of the Corporation may be similarly indemnified in respect of such service to the extent authorized
at any time by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. The indemnification conferred in this
Section 11.1 also shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation (and such successor) the
expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred in the defense of or other involvement in any such
proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, if and to
the extent the DGCL requires, the payment of such expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred by
a director or officer in advance of the final disposition of a proceeding shall be made only upon
delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay
all amounts so paid in advance if it shall ultimately be determined that such director or officer
is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 11.1 or otherwise; and provided
further, that, such expenses incurred by other employees and agents may be so paid in
advance upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Board of Directors deems appropriate.
11.2 Right of Claimant to Bring Action Against the Corporation. If a claim under
Section 11.1 is not paid in full by the Corporation within sixty days after a written claim has
been received by the Corporation, the claimant may at any time thereafter bring an action against
the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim and, if successful in whole or in part,
the claimant shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting such action. It shall be
a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred
in connection with any proceeding in advance of its final disposition where the required
undertaking, if any is required, has been tendered to the Corporation) that the claimant has not
met the standards of conduct which make it permissible under the DGCL for the Corporation to
indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed or is otherwise not entitled to indemnification under
Section 11.1, but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the Corporation. The failure of
the Corporation (in the manner provided under the DGCL) to have made a
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determination prior to or after the commencement of such action that indemnification of the
claimant is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of
conduct set forth in the DGCL shall not be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the
claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct. Unless otherwise specified in an
agreement with the claimant, an actual determination by the Corporation (in the manner provided
under the DGCL) after the commencement of such action that the claimant has not met such applicable
standard of conduct shall not be a defense to the action, but shall create a presumption that the
claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct.
11.3 Non-exclusivity. The rights to indemnification and advance payment of expenses
provided by Section 11.1 hereof shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those
seeking indemnification and advance payment of expenses may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement,
vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his or her
official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.
11.4 Survival of Indemnification. The indemnification and advance payment of expenses
and rights thereto provided by, or granted pursuant to, Section 11.1 hereof shall, unless otherwise
provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director,
officer, employee, partner or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the personal representatives,
heirs, executors and administrators of such person.
11.5 Insurance. The Corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance
on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or
is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, partner
(limited or general) or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, limited
liability company, trust or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against such person or
incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such persons status as such, and
related expenses, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person
against such liability under the provisions of the DGCL.
ARTICLE XII
Amendment
12.1 Amendment. These Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed and new Bylaws
adopted by the stockholders by vote at a meeting or by written consent without a meeting and,
subject to the power of the stockholders as aforesaid, by the Board of Directors.
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