Embarcadero Technologies Inc. Contracts
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Bylaws - Embarcadero Technologies Inc.
BYLAWS
OF
EMBARCADERO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
a Delaware corporation
ARTICLE I
STOCKHOLDERS
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1. ANNUAL MEETING. An annual meeting of the stockholders, for the
election of directors to succeed those whose terms expire and for the
transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting,
shall be held at such place on such date, and at such time as the Board of
Directors shall each year fix, which date shall be within 13 months of the last
annual meeting of stockholders.
2. SPECIAL MEETINGS; NOTICE. Special meetings of the stockholders,
other than those required by statute, may be called at any time by the Board of
Directors pursuant to a resolution approved by a majority of the whole Board of
Directors or the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Notice of every special
meeting, stating the time, place and purpose, shall be given by mailing, postage
prepaid, at least 10 but not more than 60 days before each such meeting, a copy
of such notice addressed to each stockholder of the Corporation at his post
office address as recorded on the books of the Corporation. The Board of
Directors may postpone or reschedule any previously scheduled special meeting.
3. NOTICE OF MEETINGS. Written notice of the place, date, and time of
all meetings of the stockholders shall be given, not less than 10 nor more than
60 days before the date on which the meeting is to be held, to each stockholder
entitled to vote at such meeting, except as otherwise provided herein or
required by law (meaning, here and hereinafter, as required from time to time by
the Delaware General Corporation Law or the Certificate of Incorporation of the
Corporation).
When a meeting is adjourned to another place, date or time,
written notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the place, date and
time thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken;
provided, however, that if the date of any adjourned meeting is more than 30
days after the date for which the meeting was originally noticed, or if a new
record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, written notice of the place,
date, and time of the adjourned meeting shall be given in conformity herewith.
At any adjourned meeting, any business may be transacted which might have been
transacted at the original meeting.
4. QUORUM. At any meeting of the stockholders, the holders of a
majority of all of the shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting, present
in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for all purposes, unless or
except to the extent that the presence
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of a larger number may be required by law. Where a separate vote by a class or
classes or series is required, a majority of the shares of such class or classes
or series present in person or represented by proxy shall constitute a quorum
entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter.
If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, the chairman of
the meeting may adjourn the meeting to another place, date, or time.
5. ORGANIZATION. Such person as the Board of Directors may have
designated or, in the absence of such a person, the Chairman of the Board or, in
his or her absence, the President of the Corporation or, in his or her absence,
such person as may be chosen by the holders of a majority of the shares entitled
to vote who are present, in person or by proxy, shall call to order any meeting
of the stockholders and act as chairman of the meeting. In the absence of the
Secretary of the Corporation, the secretary of the meeting shall be such person
as the chairman of the meeting appoints.
6. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS. The chairman of any meeting of stockholders
shall determine the order of business and the procedure at the meeting,
including such regulation of the manner of voting and the conduct of discussion
as seem to him or her in order. The chairman of the meeting shall have the power
to adjourn the meeting to another place, date and time. The date and time of the
opening and closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders
will vote at the meeting shall be announced at the meeting.
7. PROXIES AND VOTING. At any meeting of the stockholders, every
stockholder entitled to vote may vote in person or by proxy authorized by an
instrument in writing or by a transmission permitted by law filed in accordance
with the procedure established for the meeting. Any copy, facsimile
telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of the writing or transmission
created pursuant to this paragraph may be substituted or used in lieu of the
original writing or transmission for any and all purposes for which the original
writing or transmission could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile
telecommunication or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the
entire original writing or transmission.
All voting, including on the election of directors but
excepting where otherwise required by law, may be by a voice vote; provided,
however, that upon demand therefore by a stockholder entitled to vote or by his
or her proxy, a stock vote shall be taken. Every stock vote shall be taken by
ballots, each of which shall state the name of the stockholder or proxy voting
and such other information as may be required under the procedure established
for the meeting.
The Corporation may, and to the extent required by law, shall,
in advance of any meeting of stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors to act
at the meeting and
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make a written report thereof. The Corporation may designate one or more persons
as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act.
If no inspector or alternate is able to act at a meeting of
stockholders, the person presiding at the meeting may, and to the extent
required by law, shall, appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting.
Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and
sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict
impartiality and according to the best of his ability. Every vote taken by
ballots shall be counted by a duly appointed inspector or inspectors.
All elections shall be determined by a plurality of the votes
cast, and except as otherwise required by law, all other matters shall be
determined by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares Present in person
or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on such matter.
8. STOCK LIST. A complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at any
meeting of stockholders, arranged in alphabetical order for each class of stock
and showing the address of each such stockholder and the number of shares
registered in his or her name, shall be open to the examination of any such
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 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 stock list shall also be kept at the place of the meeting
during the whole time thereof and shall be open to the examination of any such
stockholder who is present. This list shall presumptively determine the identity
of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and the number of shares
held by each of them.
ARTICLE II
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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1. NUMBER, ELECTION AND TERM OF DIRECTORS. Subject to the rights of the
holders of any series of preferred stock to elect directors under specified
circumstances, the number of directors shall be fixed from time to time
exclusively by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a
majority of the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if
there were no vacancies.
2. NEWLY CREATED DIRECTORSHIPS AND VACANCIES. Subject to applicable law
and to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock with respect
to such series of preferred stock, and unless the Board of Directors otherwise
determines, newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the
authorized number of directors or any vacancies on the Board of Directors
resulting from death, resignation, retirement,
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disqualification, removal from office or other cause shall be filled only by a
majority vote of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, and
directors so chosen shall hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting
of stockholders at which the term of office of the class to which they have been
elected expires and until such director's successor shall have been duly elected
and qualified. No decrease in the number of authorized directors constituting
the entire Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
3. REGULAR MEETINGS. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall
be held at such place or places, on such date or dates, and at such time or
times as shall have been established by the Board of Directors and publicized
among all directors. A notice of each regular meeting shall not be required.
4. SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be
called by the President or by two or more directors then in office and shall be
held at such place, on such date, and at such time as they or he or she shall
fix. Notice of the place, date, and time of each such special meeting shall be
given each director by whom it is not waived by mailing written notice not less
than five days before the meeting or by telephone or by telegraphing or telexing
or by facsimile transmission of the same not less than 24 hours before the
meeting. Unless otherwise indicated in the notice thereof, any and all business
may be transacted at a special meeting.
5. QUORUM. At any meeting of the Board of Directors, a majority of the
total number of the whole Board shall constitute a quorum for all purposes. If a
quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, a majority of those present may adjourn
the meeting to another place, date, or time, without further notice or waiver
thereof.
6. PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS BY CONFERENCE TELEPHONE. Members of the
Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting of
such Board or committee by means of conference telephone or similar
communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the
meeting can hear each other and such participation shall constitute presence in
person at such meeting.
7. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS. At any meeting of the Board of Directors,
business shall be transacted in such order and manner as the Board may from time
to time determine, and all matters shall be determined by the vote of a majority
of the directors present, except as otherwise provided herein or required by
law. Action may be taken by the Board of Directors without a meeting if all
members thereof consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are
filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors.
8. POWERS. The Board of Directors may, except as otherwise required by
law, exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be
exercised or done by
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the Corporation, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the unqualified power:
(a) To declare dividends from time to time in accordance with
law;
(b) To purchase or otherwise acquire any property, rights or
privileges on such terms as it shall determine;
(c) To authorize the creation, making and issuance, in such
form as it may determine, of written obligations of every kind, negotiable or
non-negotiable, secured or unsecured, and to do all things necessary in
connection therewith;
(d) To remove any officer of the Corporation with or without
cause, and from time to time to devolve the powers and duties of any officer
upon any other person for the time being;
(e) To confer upon any officer of the Corporation the power to
appoint, remove and suspend subordinate officers, employees and agents;
(f) To adopt from time to time such stock option, stock
purchase, bonus or other compensation plans for directors, officers, employees
and agents of the Corporation and its subsidiaries as it may determine;
(g) To adopt from time to time such insurance, retirement, and
other benefit plans for directors, officers, employees and agents of the
Corporation and its subsidiaries as it may determine; and
(h) To adopt from time to time regulations, not inconsistent
with these Bylaws, for the management of the Corporation's business and affairs.
9. COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS. Unless otherwise restricted by the
certificate of incorporation, the Board of Directors shall have the authority to
fix the compensation of the directors. The directors may be paid their expenses,
if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid
a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or paid a
stated salary or paid other compensation as director. No such payment shall
preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and
receiving compensation therefor. Members of special or standing committees may
be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.
ARTICLE III
COMMITTEES
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1. COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The Board of Directors may
from time to time designate committees of the Board, with such lawfully
delegable powers and
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duties as it thereby confers, to serve at the pleasure of the Board and shall,
for those committees and any others provided for herein, elect a director or
directors to serve as the member or members, designating, if it desires, other
directors as alternate members who may replace any absent or disqualified member
at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of any
member of any committee and any alternate member in his or her place, the member
or members of the committee present at the meeting and not disqualified from
voting, whether or not he or she or they constitute a quorum, may by unanimous
vote appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in
the place of the absent or disqualified member.
2. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS. Committees shall consist of one or more
directors. Each committee may determine the procedural rules for meeting and
conducting its business and shall act in accordance therewith, except as
otherwise provided herein or required by law. Adequate provision shall be made
for notice to members of all meetings; a majority of the members shall
constitute a quorum unless the committee shall consist of one or two members, in
which event one member shall constitute a quorum; and all matters shall be
determined by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present. Action
may be taken by any committee without a meeting if all members thereof consent
thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of
the proceedings of such committee.
ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS
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1. GENERALLY. The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a
President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer and such other
officers as may from time to time be appointed by the Board of Directors.
Officers shall be elected by the Board of Directors, which shall consider that
subject at its first meeting after every annual meeting of stockholders. Each
officer shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or
until his or her earlier resignation or removal. Any number of offices may be
held by the same person. The salaries of officers elected by the Board of
Directors shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors or by such
officers as may be designated by resolution of the Board.
2. PRESIDENT. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the
Corporation. Subject to the provisions of these Bylaws and to the direction of
the Board of Directors, he or she shall have the responsibility for the general
management and control of the business and affairs of the Corporation and shall
perform all duties and have all powers which are commonly incident to the office
of chief executive or which are delegated to him or her by the Board of
Directors. He or she shall have power to sign all stock certificates, contracts
and other instruments of the Corporation which are
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authorized and shall have general supervision and direction of all of the other
officers, employees and agents of the Corporation.
3. VICE PRESIDENT. Each Vice President shall have such powers and
duties as may be delegated to him or her by the Board of Directors. One Vice
President shall be designated by the Board to perform the duties and exercise
the powers of the President in the event of the President's absence or
disability.
4. TREASURER. The Treasurer shall have the responsibility for
maintaining the financial records of the Corporation. He or she shall make such
disbursements of the funds of the Corporation as are authorized and shall render
from time to time an account of all such transactions and of the financial
condition of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall also perform such other duties
as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.
5. SECRETARY. The Secretary shall issue all authorized notices for, and
shall keep minutes of, all meetings of the stockholders and the Board of
Directors. He or she shall have charge of the corporate books and shall perform
such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.
6. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY. The Board of Directors may from time to
time delegate the powers or duties of any officer to any other officers or
agents, notwithstanding any provision hereof.
7. REMOVAL. Any officer of the Corporation may be removed at any time,
with or without cause, by the Board of Directors.
8. ACTION WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF OTHER CORPORATIONS. Unless
otherwise directed by the Board of Directors, the President or any officer of
the Corporation authorized by the President shall have power to vote and
otherwise act on behalf of the Corporation, in person or by proxy, at any
meeting of stockholders of or with respect to any action of stockholders of any
other Corporation in which this Corporation may hold securities and otherwise to
exercise any and all rights and powers which this Corporation may possess by
reason of its ownership of securities in such other Corporation.
ARTICLE V
STOCK
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1. CERTIFICATES OF STOCK. Each stockholder shall be entitled to a
certificate signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, the President or a
Vice President, and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, or the Treasurer
or an Assistant Treasurer, certifying the number of shares owned by him or her.
Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be by facsimile.
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2. TRANSFERS OF STOCK. Transfers of stock shall be made only upon the
transfer books of the Corporation kept at an office of the Corporation or by
transfer agents designated to transfer shares of the stock of the Corporation.
Except where a certificate is issued in accordance with Section 4 of Article V
of these Bylaws, an outstanding certificate for the number of shares involved
shall be surrendered for cancellation before a new certificate is issued
therefor.
3. RECORD DATE. In order that the Corporation may determine the
stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders, or
to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any
rights or to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or
exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of
Directors may, except as otherwise required by law, fix a record date, which
record date shall not precede the date on which the resolution fixing the record
date is adopted and which record date shall not be more than 60 nor less than 10
days before the date of any meeting of stockholders, nor more than 60 days prior
to the time for such other action as hereinbefore described; provided, however,
that if no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for
determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of
stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day
on which notice is given or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on
the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held, and, for
determining stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other
distribution or allotment of rights or to exercise any rights of change,
conversion or exchange of stock or for any other purpose, the record date shall
be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts a
resolution relating thereto.
A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice
of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the
meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record
date for the adjourned meeting.
4. LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED CERTIFICATES. In the event of the loss,
theft or destruction of any certificate of stock, another may be issued in its
place pursuant to such regulations as the Board of Directors may establish
concerning proof of such loss, theft or destruction and concerning the giving of
a satisfactory bond or bonds of indemnity.
5. REGULATIONS. The issue, transfer, conversion and registration of
certificates of stock shall be governed by such other regulations as the Board
of Directors may establish.
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ARTICLE VI
NOTICES
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1. NOTICES. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein or
required by law, all notices required to be given to any stockholder, director,
officer, employee or agent shall be in writing and may in every instance be
effectively given by hand delivery to the recipient thereof, by depositing such
notice in the mails, postage paid, recognized overnight delivery service or by
sending such notice by facsimile, receipt acknowledged, or by prepaid telegram
or mailgram. Any such notice shall be addressed to such stockholder, director,
officer, employee or agent at his or her last known address as the same appears
on the books of the Corporation. The time when such notice is received, if hand
delivered, or dispatched, if delivered through the mails or by telegram or
mailgram, shall be the time of the giving of the notice.
2. WAIVERS. A written waiver of any notice, signed by a stockholder,
director, officer, employee or agent, whether before or after the time of the
event for which notice is to be given, shall be deemed equivalent to the notice
required to be given to such stockholder, director, officer, employee or agent.
Neither the business nor the purpose of any meeting need be specified in such a
waiver. Attendance at any meeting shall constitute waiver of notice except
attendance for the sole purpose of objecting to the timeliness of notice.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
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1. FACSIMILE SIGNATURES. In addition to the provisions for use of
facsimile signatures elsewhere specifically authorized in these Bylaws,
facsimile signatures of any officer or officers of the Corporation may be used
whenever and as authorized by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof.
2. CORPORATE SEAL. The Board of Directors may provide a suitable seal,
containing the name of the Corporation, which seal shall be in the charge of the
Secretary. If and when so directed by the Board of Directors or a committee
thereof, duplicates of the seal may be kept and used by the Treasurer or by an
Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer.
3. RELIANCE UPON BOOKS, REPORTS AND RECORDS. Each director, each member
of any committee designated by the Board of Directors, and each officer of the
Corporation shall, in the performance of his or her duties, be fully protected
in relying in good faith upon the books of account or other records of the
Corporation and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented
to the Corporation by any of its officers or employees, or committees of the
Board of Directors so designated, or by any other person as to matters which
such director or committee member reasonably believes
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are within such other person's professional or expert competence and who has
been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation.
4. FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be as fixed by
the Board of Directors.
5. TIME PERIODS. In applying any provision of these Bylaws which
requires that an act be done or not be done a specified number of days prior to
an event or that an act be done during a period of a specified number of days
prior to an event, calendar days shall be used, the day of the doing of the act
shall be excluded, and the day of the event shall be included.
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
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1. RIGHT TO INDEMNIFICATION. Each person who was or is made a party or
is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any action, suit
or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
(hereinafter a "proceeding"), by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a
director or an officer of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of
the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation
or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service
with respect to an employee benefit plan (hereinafter an "indemnitee"), whether
the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a
director, officer, employee or agent or in any other capacity while serving as a
director, officer, employee or agent, shall be indemnified and held harmless by
the Corporation to the fullest extent authorized by the Delaware General
Corporation Law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the
case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the
Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than such law permitted
the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), against all expense,
liability and loss (including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise
taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or
suffered by such indemnitee in connection therewith; provided, however, that,
except as provided in Section 3 of this ARTICLE VIII with respect to proceedings
to enforce rights to indemnification, the Corporation shall indemnify any such
indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such
indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board
of Directors of the Corporation.
2. RIGHT TO ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES. The right to indemnification
conferred in Section 1 of this ARTICLE VIII shall include the right to be paid
by the Corporation the expenses (including attorney's fees) incurred in
defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition (hereinafter
an "advancement of expenses"); provided, however, that, if the Delaware General
Corporation Law requires, an advancement of
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expenses incurred by an indemnitee in his or her capacity as a director or
officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by
such indemnitee, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit
plan) shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking
(hereinafter an "undertaking"), by or on behalf of such indemnitee, to repay all
amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial
decision from which there is no further right to appeal (hereinafter a "final
adjudication") that such indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such
expenses under this Section 2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and to
the advancement of expenses conferred in Sections 1 and 2 of this ARTICLE VIII
shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who
has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the
benefit of the indemnitee's heirs, executors and administrators.
3. RIGHT OF INDEMNITEE TO BRING SUIT. If a claim under Section 1 or 2
of this ARTICLE VIII is not paid in full by the Corporation within 60 days after
a written claim has been received by the Corporation, except in the case of a
claim for an advancement of expenses, in which case the applicable period shall
be 20 days, the indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit against the
Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim. If successful in whole or
in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Corporation to recover an
advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the indemnitee
shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting or defending such
suit. In (i) any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to
indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by the indemnitee to
enforce a right to an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that, and
(ii) in any suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of
expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Corporation shall be
entitled to recover such expenses upon a final adjudication that, the indemnitee
has not met any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the
Delaware General Corporation Law. Neither the failure of the Corporation
(including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its
stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such
suit that indemnification of the indemnitee is proper in the circumstances
because the indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in
the Delaware General Corporation Law, nor an actual determination by the
Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its
stockholders) that the indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of
conduct, shall create a presumption that the indemnitee has not met the
applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the
indemnitee, be a defense to such suit. In any suit brought by the indemnitee to
enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder,
or brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to
the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the indemnitee is not
entitled to be indemnified or to such advancement of expenses, under this
ARTICLE VIII or otherwise shall be on the Corporation.
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4. NON-EXCLUSIVITY OF RIGHTS. The rights to indemnification and to the
advancement of expenses conferred in this ARTICLE VIII shall not be exclusive of
any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any
statute, the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, agreement, vote
of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
5. INSURANCE. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense,
to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the
Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the
Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense,
liability or loss under the Delaware General Corporation Law.
6. INDEMNIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS OF THE CORPORATION. The
Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of
Directors, grant rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to
any officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to the fullest extent of the
provisions of this Article with respect to the indemnification and advancement
of expenses of directors and officers of the Corporation.
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENTS
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In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred
by law, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to make, alter, amend and
repeal these Bylaws subject to the power of the holders of capital stock of the
Corporation to alter, amend or repeal the Bylaws; provided, however, that, with
respect to the powers of holders of capital stock to make, alter, amend and
repeal Bylaws of the Corporation, notwithstanding any other provision of these
Bylaws or any provision of law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no
vote, but in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of any particular
class or series of the capital stock of the Corporation required by law, these
Bylaws or any preferred stock, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least
50% of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall
be required to make, alter, amend or repeal any provision of these Bylaws.
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