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): June 19, 2007
Unit
Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-9260
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73-1283193
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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7130
South Lewis, Suite 1000, Tulsa, Oklahoma
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74136
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (918)
493-7700
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:
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
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CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
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Section
5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item
5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year.
On
June
19, 2007, the Board of Directors of Unit Corporation (the "Company”) approved an
amendment to the Bylaws of the Company to meet the new requirements of the
New
York Stock Exchange that all securities listed on the Exchange be eligible
for a
direct registration system operated by a securities depository. Such eligibility
requires that the Company’s stock be permitted to be issued in uncertificated
form. Accordingly, the Board approved an amendment to the bylaws to require
that
the stock either be represented by certificates or be uncertificated and
represented by an electronic record held in the direct registration
system.
Specifically,
Sections 1 and 2 of Article V of the Bylaws of the Company were amended to
read
as follows:
Section
1. Stock
Certificates; Uncertificated Shares. The shares of stock of
the corporation shall be represented by certificates, provided that the Board
of
Directors may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any
or
all classes or series of the corporation’s stock shall be uncertificated
shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by
a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the
corporation. Every holder of stock in the corporation that is
represented by a certificate shall be entitled to have a certificate signed
in
the name of the corporation by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the
President or a Vice President and also by the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary of the corporation. Any or all of the signatures on a
certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent
or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon
a
certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar
before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the corporation with
the
same effect as if such person were such officer, transfer agent or registrar
at
the date of issue.
Section
2. Transfers. Stock
of the corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by law and
in
these By-laws. Shares of stock of the corporation shall only be transferred
on
the books of the corporation by the holder of record thereof or by such holder’s
attorney duly authorized in writing, upon surrender to the corporation of the
certificate or certificates representing such shares endorsed by the appropriate
person or persons (or by delivery of duly executed instructions with respect
to
uncertificated shares), with such evidence of the authenticity of such
endorsement or execution, transfer, authorization, and other matters as the
corporation may reasonably require, and accompanied by all necessary stock
transfer stamps.
Following
is the text of Sections 1 and 2 of Article V of the Bylaws prior to the above
referenced amendment:
Section
1. Certificates
of Shares. The certificates for shares of the capital stock
of the corporation shall be in such form as shall be approved by the Board
of
Directors. The certificates shall be signed by the Chairman of the Board,
President or a Vice President, and also by the Secretary or an Assistant
Secretary and may be sealed by the seal of this corporation or a facsimile
thereof. Where any such certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent, or
registered by a registrar, either of which is other than the corporation itself
or an employee of the corporation, the signatures of such Chairman of the Board,
President or Vice President and Secretary or Assistant Secretary, may be
facsimiles. They shall be consecutively numbered and shall be entered in the
books of the corporation as they are issued and shall exhibit the holder's
name
and the number of shares.
Section
2. Transfer
of Shares. The shares of stock of the corporation shall be
transferable only on the books of the corporation by the holders thereof in
person or by their duly authorized attorneys or legal representatives upon
surrender and cancellation of certificates for a like number of
shares.
The
Bylaws of the Company (as amended and restated June 19, 2007) are attached
to
this Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.2.
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Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a)
Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
Not
Applicable.
(b)
Pro Forma Financial Information.
Not
Applicable.
(c)
Exhibits.
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3.2
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Bylaws
of Unit Corporation (as amended and restated June 19,
2007)
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SIGNATURES
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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Unit
Corporation
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Date:
June 20, 2007
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By:
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/s/
Mark E. Schell
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Mark
E. Schell
Senior
Vice President
and
General Counsel
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
No. Description.
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3.2
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Bylaws
of Unit Corporation (as amended and restated June 19,
2007)
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BY-LAWS
OF
UNIT
CORPORATION
a
Delaware Corporation
(as
amended and restated June 19, 2007)
ARTICLE
I
STOCKHOLDERS'
MEETINGS
Section
1. Annual
Meeting. The annual meeting of stockholders shall be held at
such date and at such hour as may be designated by the Board of Directors.
If
the date is a legal holiday, then the meeting shall be held on the next
succeeding business day. The purpose of the meeting shall be to elect directors.
Any business may be transacted at the annual meeting, except as otherwise
provided by law or by these By-laws.
Section
2. Special
Meeting. A special meeting of stockholders may be called at
any time by the Board of Directors or by the President. Only such business
shall
be transacted at a special meeting as may be stated or indicated in the Notice
of such meeting.
Section
3. Place. The
annual meeting of stockholders may be held by remote communication or at any
place within or without the State of Delaware designated by the Board of
Directors. Special meetings of stockholders may be held by remote communication
or at any place within or without the State of Delaware designated by the
Chairman of the Board, if he shall call the meeting, or by the Board of
Directors, if they shall call the meeting. Any meeting may be held by remote
communication or at any place within or without the State of Delaware designated
in a waiver of notice of such meeting signed by all stockholders. Meeting of
Stockholders shall be held at the principal office of the corporation unless
another place is designated for meetings in the manner provided
herein.
Section
4. Notice. Written
or printed notice stating the place, day and hour of each meeting of
stockholders and, in case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for
which the meeting is called, shall be delivered not less than ten (10) days
nor
more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting, either personally,
by
mail or by other lawful means to each stockholder of record entitled to vote
at
such meeting.
Section
5. Quorum. The
holders of at least a majority of the outstanding stock entitled to vote thereat
and present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings
of
the stockholders for the transaction of business, except as otherwise provided
by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or by the Certificate
of
Incorporation of the corporation. At all meetings of stockholders for the
election of directors a plurality of the votes cast shall be sufficient to
elect. All other elections and questions shall, unless otherwise provided by
the
Certificate of Incorporation, these By-Laws, the rules or regulations of any
stock exchange applicable to the corporation, or
Section
6. Proxies. At
all meetings of stockholders, a stockholder may vote either in person or by
proxy executed in writing by the stockholder or by his duly authorized
attorney-in-fact. Such proxies shall be filed with the Secretary of the
corporation before or at the time of the meeting. No proxy shall be valid after
eleven (11) months from the date of its execution unless otherwise provided
in
the proxy. Each proxy shall be revocable unless expressly provided therein
to be
irrevocable, and in no event shall it remain irrevocable for a period of more
than eleven (11) months.
Section
7. Voting
of Shares. Each outstanding share of common stock shall be
entitled to one vote upon each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of the
stockholders.
Section
8. Officers. The
Chairman of the Board shall preside at and the Secretary shall keep the records
of each meeting of stockholders, and in the absence of either such officer,
some
person appointed at the meeting shall perform his duties.
Section
9. List
of Stockholders. A complete list of stockholders entitled to
vote at each stockholders' meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, with the
address of and showing the number of shares held by each, shall be prepared
by
the Secretary and filed at the registered office of the corporation, and shall
be subject to inspection by any stockholder for any purpose germane to the
meetings as required by applicable law.
Section
10. Notice
of Stockholder Business and Nominations.
(a) Annual
Meetings of Stockholders. (1) Nominations of persons for election to the
Board of Directors of the corporation and the proposal of business to be
considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders
only (i) pursuant to the corporation's notice of meeting (or any supplement
thereto), (ii) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (iii) by
any
stockholder of the corporation who was a stockholder of record of the
corporation at the time the notice provided for in this Section 10 is delivered
to the Secretary of the corporation, who is entitled to vote at the meeting
and
who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section
10.
(2)
For
nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting
by
a stockholder pursuant to clause (iii) of paragraph (a)(1) of this Section
10,
the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the
Secretary of the corporation and any such proposed business other than the
nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors must constitute
a
proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a stockholder's notice
shall
be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the
corporation not later than the close of business on the ninetieth day nor
earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth day prior to
the
first anniversary of the
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preceding
year's annual meeting (provided, however, that in the event that the date of
the
annual meeting is more than thirty days before or more than seventy days after
such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder must be so delivered not
earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth day prior to
such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of
the
ninetieth day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth day following the day
on
which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the
corporation). In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or
postponement of an annual meeting commence a new time period (or extend any
time
period) for the giving of a stockholder's notice as described above. Such
stockholder's notice shall set forth: (A) as to each person whom the stockholder
proposes to nominate for election as a director (i) all information relating
to
such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for
election of directors in an election contest, or is otherwise required, in
each
case pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation 14A under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and (ii) such person's
written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to
serving as a director if elected; (B) as to any other business that the
stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the
business desired to be brought before the meeting, the text of the proposal
or
business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration
and
in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend the By-laws of
the
corporation, the language of the proposed amendment), the reasons for conducting
such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of
such
stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal
is
made; and (C) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner,
if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (i) the name and
address of such stockholder, as they appear on the corporation's books, and
of
such beneficial owner, (ii) the class and number of shares of capital stock
of
the corporation which are owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder
and such beneficial owner, (iii) a representation that the stockholder is a
holder of record of stock of the corporation entitled to vote at such meeting
and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such
business or nomination, and (iv) a representation whether the stockholder or
the
beneficial owner, if any, intends or is part of a group which intends (A) to
deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the
percentage of the corporation's outstanding capital stock required to approve
or
adopt the proposal or elect the nominee and/or (B) otherwise to solicit proxies
from stockholders in support of such proposal or nomination. The foregoing
notice requirements shall be deemed satisfied by a stockholder if the
stockholder has notified the corporation of his or her intention to present
a
proposal at an annual meeting in compliance with Rule 14a-8 (or any successor
thereof) promulgated under the Exchange Act and such stockholder's proposal
has
been included in a proxy statement that has been prepared by the corporation
to
solicit proxies for such annual meeting. The corporation may require any
proposed nominee to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require
to
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determine
the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the
corporation.
(3)
Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of paragraph (a)(2) of this
Section 10 to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be
elected to the Board of Directors of the corporation at an annual meeting is
increased and there is no public announcement by the corporation naming the
nominees for the additional directorships at least one hundred days prior to
the
first anniversary of the preceding year's annual meeting, a stockholder's notice
required by this Section 10 shall also be considered timely, but only with
respect to nominees for the additional directorships, if it shall be delivered
to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not
later
than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which such
public announcement is first made by the corporation.
(b) Special
Meetings of Stockholders. Only such business shall be conducted at a special
meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant
to the corporation's notice of meeting. Nominations of persons for election
to
the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at
which
directors are to be elected pursuant to the corporation's notice of meeting
(1)
by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (2) provided that the Board
of Directors has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting,
by
any stockholder of the corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time
the notice provided for in this Section 10 is delivered to the Secretary of
the
corporation, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and upon such election
and
who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 10. In the
event the corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose
of
electing one or more directors to the Board of Directors, any such stockholder
entitled to vote in such election of directors may nominate a person or persons
(as the case may be) for election to such position(s) as specified in the
corporation's notice of meeting, if the stockholder's notice required by
paragraph (a)(2) of this Section 10 shall be delivered to the Secretary at
the
principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of
business on the one hundred twentieth day prior to such special meeting and
not
later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth day prior to
such
special meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement
is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed
by
the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall the
public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of a special meeting
commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a
stockholder's notice as described above.
(c) General. (1)
Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth
in this Section 10 shall be eligible to be elected at an annual or special
meeting of stockholders of the corporation to serve as directors and only such
business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall have been
brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this
Section 10. Except as otherwise provided by law, the chairman of the
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(2)
For
purposes of this Section 10, "public announcement" shall include disclosure
in a
press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or
comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the
corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section
13,
14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(3)
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 10, a stockholder
shall
also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules
and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section
10. Nothing in this Section 10 shall be deemed to affect any rights (A) of
stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the corporation's proxy
statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or (B) of the holders
of
any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors pursuant to any applicable
provisions of the certificate of incorporation.
Section
11. Conduct
of Meeting. Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over
by the Chairman of the Board or by another chair designated by the Board of
Directors. The date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for
each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at a meeting shall be
determined by the chair of the meeting and announced at the meeting. The Board
of Directors may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct
of the meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the
extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board
of
Directors, the chair of any meeting of stockholders shall have the exclusive
right and authority to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and
to
do all such acts as, in the judgment of such chair, are appropriate for the
proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether
adopted by the Board or prescribed by the chair of the meeting, may include,
without limitation, the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda or order
of business for the meeting; (ii) rules and procedures for maintaining order
at
the meeting and the safety of those present; (iii) limitations on attendance
at
or participation in the meeting to stockholders of record of the corporation,
their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the
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Section
12. Fixing
Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record. In order
that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or
to
vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or to express
consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive
payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or
entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange
of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors
may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which
the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors,
and
which record date: (1) in the case of determination of stockholders entitled
to
vote at any meeting of stockholders or adjournment thereof, shall, unless
otherwise required by law, not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10)
days before the date of such meeting; (2) in the case of determination of
stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without
a meeting, shall not be more than ten (10) days from the date upon which the
resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors; and
(3)
in the case of any other action, shall not be more than sixty (60) days prior
to
such other action. If no record date is fixed: (1) the record date for
determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of
stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the
day
on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business
on
the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held; (2) the record
date
for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action
in
writing without a meeting shall be determined in accordance with Section 13
of
this Article I; and (3) the record date for determining stockholders for any
other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board
of
Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto. A determination of
stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of
stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however,
that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned
meeting.
Section
13. Record
Date for Action by Written Consent. In order that the
corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate
action in writing without a meeting, the Board of Directors may fix a record
date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution
fixing the record date is adopted by the board of directors, and which date
shall not be more than ten (10) days after the date upon which the resolution
fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. Any stockholder
of
record seeking to have the stockholders authorize or take corporate action
by
written consent shall, by written notice to the Secretary, request the Board
of
Directors to fix a record date. The Board of Directors shall promptly, but
in
all events within ten (10) days after the date on which such a request is
received, adopt a resolution fixing the record date (unless a record date has
previously been fixed by the Board of Directors pursuant to the first sentence
of this Section13). If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors
pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 13 or
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Section
14. Inspectors
of Written Consent. In the event of the delivery, in the
manner provided by Section 13 of this Article I, to the corporation of written
consent or consents to take corporate action and/or any related revocation
or
revocations, the corporation shall engage independent inspectors of elections
for the purpose of performing promptly a ministerial review of the validity
of
the consents and revocations. For the purpose of permitting the inspectors
to
perform such review, no action by written consent without a meeting shall be
effective until such date as the independent inspectors certify to the
corporation that the consents delivered to the corporation in accordance with
Section 13 of this Article I represent at least the minimum number of votes
that
would be necessary to take the corporate action. Nothing contained in this
Section 14 shall in any way be construed to suggest or imply that the Board
of
Directors or any stockholder shall not be entitled to contest the validity
of
any consent or revocation thereof, whether before or after such certification
by
the independent inspectors, or to take any other action (including, without
limitation, the commencement, prosecution or defense of any litigation with
respect thereto, and the seeking of injunctive relief in such
litigation).
Section
15. Effectiveness
of Written Consent. Every written consent shall bear the
date of signature of each stockholder who signs the consent and no written
consent shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein
unless, within sixty (60) days of the earliest dated written consent received
in
accordance with Section 13 of this Article I, a written consent or consents
signed by a sufficient number of holders to take such action are delivered
to
the corporation in the manner prescribed in Section 13 of this Article
I.
Section
16. Adjournment
of Meeting. Any meeting of stockholders, annual or special,
may be adjourned by the chair of the meeting from time to time to reconvene
at
the same or some other time, date and place. Notice need not be given of any
such adjourned meeting if the time, date and place thereof are announced at
the
meeting at which the adjournment is taken. If after the adjournment a new record
date is fixed for the adjourned meeting or if the adjournment is for more than
thirty days, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder
of record entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting.
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Section
17. Postponement
and Cancellation of Meeting. Any previously scheduled annual
or special meeting of the stockholders may be postponed, and any previously
scheduled annual or special meeting of the stockholders called by the Board
of
Directors may be canceled, by resolution of the Board upon public notice given
prior to the time previously scheduled for such meeting of
stockholders.
ARTICLE
II
BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
Section
1. Number
and Term of Office. The business and affairs of the
corporation shall be managed and controlled by or under direction of Board
of
Directors, and subject to the restrictions imposed by Law, by the Certificate
of
Incorporation, or by these By-Laws, they may exercise all powers of the
corporation.
Commencing
at the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders held in 1987, the Board of Directors shall be divided into three
classes, Class I, Class II and Class III, with respect to their terms of office.
All classes shall be as nearly equal in number as possible. Subject to such
limitations, when the number of directors is changed, any newly created
directorships or any decrease in directorships shall be apportioned among the
classes by action of the Board of Directors.
The
terms of office of the directors
initially classified shall be as follows: that of Class I shall expire at the
annual meeting of Stockholders to be held in 1988; that of Class II shall expire
at the annual meeting of Stockholders to be held in 1989; that of Class III
shall expire at the annual meeting of Stockholders to be held in 1990. At each
annual meeting of Stockholders after such initial classification, directors
to
replace those whose terms expire at such annual meeting shall be elected to
hold
office until the third succeeding Annual Meeting.
Each
director shall hold office for the
term of which he is elected and until his successor shall have been elected
and
qualified.
Any
vacancy or newly-created
directorship occurring in the Board of Directors may only be filled by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors, though less than
a
quorum of the Board of Directors. A director elected to fill a vacancy shall
be
elected for the unexpired term of his predecessor in office.
Section
2. Meeting
of Directors. The directors may hold their meetings and may
have an office and keep the books of the corporation, except as otherwise
provided by statute, in such place or places in the State of Delaware, or
outside the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time
determine.
Section
3. First
Meeting. Each newly elected Board of Directors may hold its
first meeting for the purpose of organization and the transaction of business,
if a quorum is present, immediately after and at the same place as the annual
meeting of the stockholders, and no notice of such meeting shall be
necessary.
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Section
4. Election
of Officers. At the first meeting of the Board of Directors
in each year at which a quorum shall be present, held next after the annual
meeting of stockholders, the Board of Directors shall proceed to the election
of
the officers of the corporation.
Section
5. Regular
Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall
be held at such time and place within or without the State of Delaware as shall
be designated, from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Directors.
Notice of such regular meetings shall not be required.
Such
meetings may be conducted by use of long distance conference calls.
Section
6. Special
Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall
be held at any time or place within or without the State of Delaware whenever
called by the Chairman of the Board or by a majority of the directors at the
time being in office.
Section
7. Notice. The
Secretary shall give notice of each special meeting in person, or by mail,
telegraph or other lawful means at least five (5) days before the meeting,
to
each director. The 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, at the beginning of the meeting, to the
transaction of any business on the grounds that 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 Board of Directors need be specified
in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting.
At
any such meeting at which every
director shall be present, even though without any notice, any business may
be
transacted.
Section
8. Quorum. A
majority of the authorized number of directors shall constitute a quorum for
the
transaction of business, but if at any meeting of the Board of Directors, there
be less than a quorum present, a majority of those present or any director
solely present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice.
The act of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum
is
in attendance shall be the act of the Board of Directors, unless the act of
a
greater number is required by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these
By-laws. However, if the Board of Directors consists of only three members,
all
three members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.
Section
9. Order
of Business. At meetings of the Board of Directors, business
shall be transacted in such order as from time to time the Board may
determine.
At
all meetings of the Board of
Directors, the Chairman of the Board shall preside as Chairman, and in the
absence of the Chairman of the Board, a Chairman shall be chosen by the Board
from among the directors present.
The
Secretary of the Company shall act
as Secretary of all meetings of the Board of Directors, but in the absence
of
the Secretary, the presiding officer may appoint any
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person
to
act as Secretary of the meeting. If the Secretary is not present at the meeting,
the Chairman of the Board may appoint a member of the Board to act as Secretary
of that particular meeting.
Section
10. Compensation. Directors
as such shall not receive any stated salary for their service, but by resolution
of the Board a fixed sum and expense of attendance, if any, may be allowed
for
attendance at such regular or special meetings of the Board; provided that
nothing contained herein shall be construed to preclude any director from
serving the corporation in any other capacity or receiving compensation
therefor.
Section
11. Presumption
of Assent. A director of the corporation who is present at a
meeting of the Board of Directors at which action on any corporate matter is
taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action unless his dissent shall
be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written
dissent to such action with the person acting as Secretary of the meeting before
the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered mail to
the
Secretary of the corporation immediately after the adjournment of the meeting.
Such right of dissent shall not apply to a director who voted in favor of such
action.
Section
12. Committees. The
Board of Directors may designate one or more committees, each committee to
consist of one or more of the directors of the corporation. The Board
of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any
committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting
of
the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of the
committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not
disqualified from voting, whether or not he, she or they constitute a quorum,
may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at
the
meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such
committee, to the extent permitted by law and to the extent provided in the
resolution of the Board of Directors, 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.
ARTICLE
III
OFFICERS
Section
1. Number,
Titles and Term of Office. The officers of the corporation
shall be a Chairman of the Board, a President, one or more Vice Presidents,
a
Secretary, a Treasurer, and such other officers as the Board of Directors may
from time to time elect or appoint. Each officer shall hold office until his
successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until his death or
until
he shall resign or shall have been removed in the manner hereinafter provided.
One person may hold more than one office, except that the President shall not
hold the office of Secretary. None of the officers need be a
director.
Section
2. Removal. Any
officer or agent elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed
by the Board of Directors whenever in its judgment the best
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Section
3. Vacancies. A
vacancy in the office of any officer may be filled by vote of a majority of
the
directors for the unexpired portion of the term.
Section
4. Powers
and Duties of the Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the
Board shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of
Directors. During the absence or disability of the President, the Chairman
of
the Board of Directors shall exercise all the powers and discharge all the
duties of the President. The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall also
perform such other duties and may exercise such other powers as may from time
to
time be assigned by these By-laws or by the Board of Directors.
Section
5. Powers
and Duties of the President. The President shall, subject to
the control of the Board of Directors have general supervision of the business
of the corporation and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board
of
Directors are carried into effect. The President, subject to a contrary
designation by the Board of Directors, shall be the Chief Executive Officer
of
the corporation The President shall execute all bonds, mortgages, contracts
and
other instruments of the corporation requiring a seal, under the seal of the
corporation, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed
and executed and except that the other officers of the corporation may sign
and
execute documents when so authorized by these By-laws, the Board of Directors
or
the President. In the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board of
Directors, the President shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders
and
the Board of Directors. The President shall also perform such other duties
and
may exercise such other powers as may from time to time be assigned to such
officer by these By-laws or by the Board of Directors
Section
6. Vice
Presidents. Each Vice President shall have such powers and
duties as may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors and shall exercise
the powers of the President during that officer's absence or inability to act.
Any action taken by a Vice President in the performance of the duties of the
President shall be conclusive evidence of the absence or inability to act of
the
President at the time such action was taken.
Section
7. Treasurer. The
Treasurer shall have custody of all the funds and securities of the corporation
that come into his hands. When necessary or proper, he may endorse, on behalf
of
the corporation, for collection, checks, notes and other obligations and shall
deposit the same to the credit of the corporation in such bank or banks or
depositories as shall be designated in the manner prescribed by the Board of
Directors; he may sign all receipts and vouchers for payments made to the
corporation, either alone or jointly with such other officer as is designated
by
the Board of Directors. Whenever required by the Board of Directors, he shall
render a statement of his cash account; he shall enter or cause to be entered
regularly in the books of the corporation to be kept by him for that purpose,
full and accurate accounts of all moneys received and paid out on
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Section
8. Assistant
Treasurer. Each Assistant Treasurer, if any, shall have the
usual powers and duties pertaining to his office, together with such other
powers and duties as may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors. The
Assistant Treasurers shall exercise the powers of the Treasurer during that
officer's absence or inability to act.
Section
9. Secretary. The
Secretary shall keep the minutes of all meetings of the stockholders, in books
provided for that purpose; he shall attend to the giving and serving of all
notices; he may sign with the President in the name of the corporation, all
contracts of the corporation and affix the seal of the corporation thereto;
he
may sign with the Chairman of the Board or the President all certificates for
shares of the capital stock of the corporation; he shall have charge of the
certificate books, transfer books, and stock ledgers, and such other books
and
papers as the Board of Directors may direct, all of which shall at all
reasonable times be open to the inspection of any director upon application
at
the office of the corporation during business hours, and he shall in general
perform all duties incident to the office of Secretary subject to the control
of
the Board of Directors.
Section
10. Assistant
Secretaries. Each Assistant Secretary, if any, shall have
the usual powers and duties pertaining to his office, together with such other
powers and duties as may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors or the
Secretary. The Assistant Secretary shall exercise the powers of the Secretary
during that officer's absence or inability to act.
ARTICLE
IV
INDEMNIFICATION
OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Section
1. Indemnification.
(a) The
corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to, or is otherwise involved in, any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of
the
corporation) by reason of the fact that he, or a person for whom he is the
legal
representative, is or was a director or officer of the corporation,
or, while an officer or director of the corporation, is or was
serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee
or
agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines
and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection
with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner
he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
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(b) The
corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened
to
be made a party to, or is otherwise involved in, any threatened,
pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to
procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he, or a person
for
whom he is the legal representative, is or was a director, officer, employee
or
agent of the corporation, or, while an officer or director of the corporation,
is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust
or
other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of
such
action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonable believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except
that
no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as
to
which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation
unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which
such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite
the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case,
such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses
which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
(c) To
the
extent that a present or former director or officer of the corporation has
been
successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or
proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b), or a defense of any claim,
issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including
attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection
therewith.
(d) Any
indemnification under subsections (a) and (b) (unless ordered by a court) shall
be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a
determination that indemnification of the present or former director or officer
is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of
conduct set forth in subsections (a) and (b). Such determination shall be made,
with respect to a person who is a director or officer at the time of such
determination, (1) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties
to
such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum or (2) by a
committee of such directors designated by majority vote of such directors,
even
though less than a quorum, or (3) if there are no such directors, or if such
directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or
(4)
by the stockholders.
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(e) Expenses
(including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a present or former officer or director
in defending a civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative action, suit or proceeding shall, to the full extent
not prohibited by applicable law, be paid by the corporation in advance of
the
final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount
if
it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified
by
the corporation as authorized in this Section. Such expenses (including
attorneys’ fees) incurred by other employees and agents may be so paid upon such
terms and conditions, if any, as the corporation deems
appropriate.
(f) The
indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant
to,
the other subsections of this Section shall not be deemed exclusive of any
other
rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may
be
entitled under any by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to
action in another capacity while holding such office.
(g) The
corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who
is
or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or
was
serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee
or
agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in
any
such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the
corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under
the provisions of this Section.
(h) For
purposes of this Section, references to "the corporation" shall include, in
addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including
any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which,
if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority
to
indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person
who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation
as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position
under
the provisions of this Section with respect to the resulting or surviving
corporation as he would have with respect to such constituent corporation if
its
separate existence had continued.
(i) For
purposes of this Section, references to "other enterprises" shall include
employee benefit plans; references to "fines" shall include any excise taxes
assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references
to
"serving at the request of the corporation" shall include any service as a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation which imposes duties
on,
or involves services by, such director, officer, employee, or agent with respect
to an employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries; and person
who
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(j) The
indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant
to,
this Section shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified,
continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee
or
agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators
of such a person.
(k) Notwithstanding
anything
in subsection (a) or (b) to the contrary, except as otherwise provided in the
following sentence, the corporation shall be required to indemnify an officer
or
director in connection with an action, suit or proceeding (or part thereof)
commenced by such officer or director only if the commencement of such action,
suit or proceeding (or part thereof) by the officer or director was authorized
in the specific case by the Board of Directors of the corporation.
(l) If
a claim for
indemnification (following the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding) or advancement of expenses under this Article IV is not paid
in full
within 30 days after a written claim therefore by the person seeking
indemnification or advancement has been received by the corporation, that
person
may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim, and if successful
in
whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting
such
claim. In any such action the corporation shall have the burden of
proving that the person seeking indemnification or advancement is not entitled
to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable
law.
Section
2. General. The
foregoing rights shall not be exclusive of other rights to which any director
or
officer may otherwise be entitled, and in the event of his death, shall extend
to his legal representatives. The foregoing rights shall be available whether
or
not the director or officer continues to be a director or officer at the time
of
incurring or becoming subject to such loss, expenses, costs and counsel fees,
and whether or not the claim asserted against him is a matter which antedates
the adoption of this Article IV.
ARTICLE
V
CAPITAL
STOCK
Section
1. Stock
Certificates; Uncertificated Shares. The
shares of stock of the corporation shall be represented by certificates,
provided that the Board of Directors may provide by resolution or resolutions
that some or all of any or all classes or series of the corporation’s stock
shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply
to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered
to
the corporation. Every holder of stock in the corporation that is
represented by a certificate shall be entitled to have a certificate signed
in
the name of the corporation by the Chairman of the
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Section
2. Transfers. Stock
of the corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by law and
in
these By-laws. Shares of stock of the corporation shall only be transferred
on
the books of the corporation by the holder of record thereof or by such holder’s
attorney duly authorized in writing, upon surrender to the corporation of the
certificate or certificates representing such shares endorsed by the appropriate
person or persons (or by delivery of duly executed instructions with respect
to
uncertificated shares), with such evidence of the authenticity of such
endorsement or execution, transfer, authorization, and other matters as the
corporation may reasonably require, and accompanied by all necessary stock
transfer stamps.
Section
3. Regulations. The
Board of Directors shall have power and authority to make all such rules and
regulations as they may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer and
registration or the replacement of certificates for shares of the capital stock
of the corporation.
ARTICLE
VI
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
Section
1. Offices. The
registered office of the corporation required by the General Corporation Law
of
the State of Delaware shall be maintained in the State of Delaware, but the
Board of Directors may, from time to time, designate the principal office and
place of business of the corporation, which may be out of the State of
Delaware.
Section
2. Fiscal
Year. The fiscal year of the corporation shall be such as
the Board of Directors shall, by resolution, establish.
Section
3. Seal. The
seal of the corporation shall be such as from time to time may be approved
by
the Board of Directors.
Section
4. Notice
and Waiver of Notice. Whenever any notice whatever is
required to be given under the provisions of these By-laws, said notice shall
be
deemed to be sufficient if given by depositing the same in a post office in
a
sealed postpaid wrapper addressed to the persons entitled thereto at his post
office address, as it appears on the books of the corporation, and such notice
shall be deemed to have been given on the day of such mailing. A waiver of
notice in writing or by electronic transmission, whether before or after the
time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto. Attendance of a person
at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when
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Section
5. Resignations. Any
director or officer may resign at any time. Such resignations shall be made
in
writing or by electronic transmission and shall take effect at the time
specified therein, or, if no time be specified, at the time of its receipt
by
the President or Secretary. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be
necessary to make it effective, unless expressly so provided in the
resignation.
Section
6. Interested
Directors: Quorum:
(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 its directors or
officers are directors or officers, or have a financial interest, shall be
void
or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer
is
present at or participates in the meeting of the board or committee thereof
which authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because his or their
votes are counted for such purpose, if:
(1) The
material facts as to his relationship or interest and as to the contract or
transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the
committee, and the board or committee in good faith authorizes the contract
or
transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested
directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum;
or
(2) The
material facts as to his relationship or interest and as to the contract or
transaction are disclosed or are know to the shareholders entitled to vote
thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith
by vote of the stockholders; or
(3) 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.
(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 that authorizes the contract
or transaction.
ARTICLE
VII
AMENDMENTS
These
By-laws may be altered, amended, or repealed by the affirmative vote of the
holders of a majority of the outstanding stock at any annual meeting, or at
any
special
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