UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): March 31, 2008
MIMEDX GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Florida | 000-52491 |
90-0300868 | ||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||
1234 Airport Road, Suite 105 Destin, Florida |
32541 | |||||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(850) 269-0000
(Issuers Telephone Number)
Alynx, Co. (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):
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Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
On March 31, 2008, MiMedx Group, Inc. (MiMedx Group) issued shares of its common stock and assumed outstanding options and warrants as described in Item 8.01 below. All outstanding options and warrants to acquire Alynx, Co. common stock were converted into the right to acquire approximately 5.3 million shares of MiMedx Group common stock. The Company relied upon SEC Rule 145(a)(2). The transaction was a statutory merger in which the securities of Alynx, Co. were exchanged for the securities of MiMedx Group and the transactions sole purpose was to change the issuers domicile from Nevada to Florida.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On March 31, 2008, Alynx, Co. stockholders approved a reverse stock split. The Board of Directors approved and recommended a reverse split that would enable former holders of MiMedx capital stock (then owning more than 97% of the outstanding shares of Alynx, Co. on an as-converted basis) to receive a number of shares equal to the number of shares of MiMedx capital stock owned by them prior to the February 8, 2008 transaction with Alynx, Co., as described in its Form 8-K filed February 8, 2008.
On March 31, 2008, the stockholders of Alynx, Co. also approved a change in Alynxs state of incorporation from Nevada to Florida by the merger of Alynx with and into its wholly-owned subsidiary, MiMedx Group, Inc., a Florida corporation, pursuant to which:
¡ | The name of Alynx, Co. was changed to MiMedx Group, Inc.; |
¡ | The Articles of Incorporation attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 became the Articles of Incorporation of the surviving company; and |
¡ | The Bylaws attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2 became the Bylaws of the surviving company. |
The merger documents were filed on March 31, 2008 with Nevada and Florida promptly after the special meeting of stockholders. Effective upon such filings, Alynx, Co. merged with and into MiMedx Group and MiMedx Group became the surviving corporation and a successor registrant under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The separate existence of Alynx, Co. ceased at the effective time of the merger. As a result of the reverse split and redomestication, each pre-split share of Alynx, Co. common stock became .3234758 shares of MiMedx Group, Inc. common stock and each pre-split share of Alynx, Co. Series A Preferred Stock became five shares of MiMedx Group, Inc. common stock.
There are now approximately 36.5 million shares of MiMedx Group common stock outstanding, and no shares of preferred stock. The Registrant does not plan to issue any certificate or scrip representing a fractional share of common stock but shall instead pay cash for any fractional interest arising from the Merger. The stockholders also authorized the Board of Directors as a committee thereof to adjourn the meeting. This authority was not exercised.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) | Exhibits: |
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
3.1* | Articles of Incorporation of MiMedx Group, Inc. as filed with the Secretary of State of Florida on March 31, 2008. | |
3.2* | Bylaws of MiMedx Group, Inc. |
* | Filed herewith. |
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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.
Dated: March 31, 2008 | MIMEDX GROUP, INC. | |||
By: | /s/ John C. Thomas, Jr. | |||
John C. Thomas, Jr. Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT 3.1
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
MIMEDX GROUP, INC.
Article 1. Name. The name of the Corporation is MIMEDX GROUP, INC.
Article 2. State of Organization. The Corporation is organized pursuant to the provisions of the Florida Business Corporation Act (the Act).
Article 3. Capital Stock. The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is not more than 105,000,000 shares of capital stock, of which 100,000,000 shares shall be designated Common Stock, at $.001 par value per share, and 5,000,000 shares shall be designated as Preferred Stock, at $.001 par value per share.
The designations and the preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, provisions as to dividends, qualifications, redemption rights and other terms and conditions of the shares of each class of stock are as follows:
3.1 Preferred Stock. The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time by the Board of Directors as shares of one or more series. The description of shares of each series of Preferred Stock, including any preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, provisions as to dividends, qualifications, redemption rights and any other terms and conditions shall be as set forth in resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors, and articles of amendment to these Articles of Incorporation shall be filed shall be filed with the Department of State of the State of Florida as required by law to be filed with respect to the issuance of such Preferred Stock, prior to the issuance of any shares of such series.
The Board of Directors is expressly authorized, at any time, by adopting resolutions providing for the issuance of, or providing for a change in the number of, shares of any particular series of Preferred Stock and, if and to the extent from time to time required by law, by filing articles of amendment to these Articles of Incorporation which are effective without shareholder action, to increase or decrease the number of shares included in each series of Preferred Stock, but not below the number of shares then issued, and to set or change in any one or more respects the designations, preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, provisions as to dividends, qualifications, redemption rights or other terms and conditions relating to the shares of each such series. The authority of the Board of Directors with respect to each series of Preferred Stock shall include, but not be limited to, setting or changing the following:
(a) | the annual dividend rate, if any, on shares of such series, the times of payment and the date from which dividends shall be accumulated, if dividends are to be cumulative; |
(b) | whether the shares of such series shall be redeemable and, if so, the redemption price and the terms and conditions of such redemption; |
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(c) | the obligation, if any, of the Corporation to redeem shares of such series pursuant to a sinking fund; |
(d) | whether shares of such series shall be convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of stock of any other class or classes and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange, including the price or prices or the rate or rates of conversion or exchange and the terms of adjustment, if any; |
(e) | whether the shares of such series shall have voting rights, in addition to the voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the extent of such voting rights; |
(f) | the rights of the shares of stock series in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation; and |
(g) | any other relative rights, powers, preferences, qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof relating to such series. |
The shares of Preferred Stock of any one series shall be identical with each other in all respects except as to the dates from and after which dividends thereon shall cumulate, if cumulative.
3.2 Common Stock. Subject to all of the rights of the Preferred Stock as expressly provided herein, by law or by the Board of Directors pursuant to this Article 3, the Common Stock of the Corporation shall possess all such rights and privileges as are afforded to capital stock by applicable law, including, but not limited to, the following rights and privileges:
(a) | dividends may be declared and paid or set apart for payment upon the Common Stock out of any assets or funds of the Corporation legally available for the payment of dividends; |
(b) | the holders of Common Stock shall have the right to vote for the election of Directors and on all other matters requiring shareholder action, each share being entitled to one vote; and |
(c) | upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, the net assets of the Corporation available for distribution shall be distributed pro rata to the holders of the Common Stock in accordance with their respective rights and interests. |
Article 4. Registered Office and Registered Agent. The initial registered office of the Corporation shall be at 1201 Hays Street Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida 32301. The initial registered agent of the Corporation at such address shall be Corporation Service Company.
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Article 5. Principal Office. The initial principal office of the Corporation shall be at 1234 Airport Road, Suite 105, Destin, Okaloosa County, Florida 32541.
Article 6. Directors Liability. No Director shall have any personal liability to the Corporation or to its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of duty of care or other duty as a Director, by reason of any act or omission, except that this provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a Director for liabilities of a Director imposed by Section 607.0831 of the Act.
Article 7. No Preemptive Rights. No holder of any of the shares of any class of stock of the Corporation shall be entitled as of right to subscribe for, purchase, or otherwise acquire any shares of any class of stock of the Corporation which the Corporation proposes to issue or any rights or options which the Corporation proposes to grant for the purchase of shares of any class of stock of the Corporation or for the purchase of any shares, bonds, securities, or obligations of the Corporation which are convertible into or exchangeable for, or which carry any rights to subscribe for, purchase, or otherwise acquire shares of any class of stock of the Corporation; and any and all of such shares, bonds, securities, or obligations of the Corporation, whether now or hereafter authorized or created, may be issued, or may be reissued if the same have been reacquired and if their reissue is not prohibited, and any and all of such rights and options may be granted by the Board of Directors to such individuals and entities, and for such lawful consideration, and on such terms, as the Board of Directors in its discretion may determine, without first offering the same, or any thereof, to any said holder.
Article 8. Indemnification. Each person who is or was a Director or Officer of the Corporation, and each person who is or was a Director or Officer of the Corporation who at the request of the Corporation is serving or has served as an officer, director, partner, joint venturer, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall be indemnified by the Corporation against those expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement which are allowed to be paid or reimbursed by the Corporation under the laws of the State of Florida and which are actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which such person may be involved by reason of his being or having been a Director or Officer of this Corporation or of such other enterprises.
The indemnification provided herein shall not be deemed to limit the right of the Corporation to indemnify any other person for any liability, including obligations to pay a judgment, settlement, penalty, fine (including and excise tax assessed with respect to any employee benefit plan), and expenses actually and reasonably incurred (including attorneys fees), to the fullest extent permitted by law, both as to action in such persons official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Article is intended to provide indemnification to each Director and Officer of the Corporation to the fullest extent authorized by the Act, 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
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broader rights than said statute permitted the Corporation to provide prior thereto). Neither any amendment nor repeal of this Article 8 shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Article 8, with respect to any matter occurring, or any action or proceeding accruing or arising or that, but for this Article 8, would accrue or arise, prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption of an inconsistent provision.
Article 9. Special Meeting of Shareholders. Special meetings of the shareholders for any purpose may be called at the request in writing of shareholders owning not less than 50% of all votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed meeting by delivering one or more written demands for the meeting which are signed, dated and delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation and describe the purposes for which the meeting is to be held.
Article 10. Board Vacancies. Any vacancies occurring on the Board of Directors for any reason (including death, resignation, disqualification, removal or other causes) and any newly created directorships resulting from an increase in the authorized number of Directors may be filled only by vote of a majority of the remaining members of the Board of Directors, even if less than a quorum, at any meeting of the Board of Directors. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, the Board of Directors may by resolution determine that any such vacancies or newly created directorships shall be filled by the shareholders of the Corporation.
Article 11. Incorporator. The name and the address of the Incorporator is Steve Gorlin, 1234 Airport Road, Suite 105, Destin, Okaloosa County, Florida 32541.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed these Articles of Incorporation effective as of February 28, 2008.
By: | /s/ Steve Gorlin | |
Name: | Steve Gorlin | |
Title: | Incorporator |
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Adopted as of February 29, 2008
EXHIBIT 3.2
BYLAWS
OF
MIMEDX GROUP, INC.
ARTICLE I
Corporate Offices
Section 1. Principal and Registered Offices. The principal office of the Corporation shall be located at such place as the Board of Directors may specify from time to time. The Corporation shall have and continuously maintain a registered office and registered agent in accordance with the provisions of Section 607.0501 of the Florida Business Corporation Act, as amended (or any successor statute) (the Act).
Section 2. Other Offices. The Corporation may have offices at such other places, either within or without the State of Florida, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
ARTICLE II
Meetings of Shareholders
Section 1. Place of Meeting. Meetings of shareholders shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation or at such other place or places, either within or without the State of Florida, as the Board of Directors shall designate. In the absence of any such designation, meetings of shareholders shall be held at the principal executive office of the Corporation.
Section 2. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of shareholders shall be held each year on a date and at a time designated by the Board of Directors. At the annual meeting, directors shall be elected and any other proper business may be transacted.
Section 3. Special Meeting. A special meeting of the shareholders for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer, and shall be called by the Secretary at the written request of, or by resolution adopted by: (a) a majority of the Board of Directors; or (b) the holders of 50% of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting, in which case, such request shall state the purpose of the proposed meeting.
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Section 4. Notice of Meetings. Except as otherwise provided by applicable law, written, printed, or electronic notice, stating the place, date and hour of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes of the meeting, shall be given not less than ten (10) days nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting, except that no notice of a meeting need be given to any shareholder for which notice is not required to be given under applicable law. Such notice shall be given either personally, by first-class mail, by telegraphic or other written communication, or by a form of electronic transmission then consented to by the shareholder to whom the notice is given. If notice is mailed at least 30 days before the date of the meeting, the notice may be mailed by a class of United States mail other than first class. Notices not personally delivered shall be sent charges prepaid and shall be addressed to the shareholder at the address of such shareholder appearing on the books of the Corporation or given by the shareholder to the Corporation for the purpose of notice. Notice shall be deemed to have been given at the time when delivered personally, deposited in the mail, sent by telegram or other means of written communication, or electronically transmitted to the shareholder in a manner authorized by the shareholder.
Section 5. Proxies. Each shareholder entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders may authorize another person or persons to act for him or her by proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after eleven (11) months from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. The revocability of a proxy that states on its face that it is irrevocable shall be governed by the provisions of Section 607.0722 of the Act.
Section 6. Quorum. Except as otherwise provided by law, the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at such meeting. In the absence of a quorum, the chairman of the meeting shall have the power to adjourn the meeting in accordance with Article II, Section 7, of these bylaws. If a quorum is initially present, the shareholders may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough shareholders to leave less than a quorum, if any action taken is approved by a majority of the shareholders initially constituting a quorum for that meeting.
Section 7. Adjourned Meeting. When a meeting is adjourned to another time and place, unless these bylaws otherwise require, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business that may have been transacted at the original meeting. If a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each shareholder of record as of such new record date entitled to vote at the meeting.
Section 8. Voting of Shares. Each outstanding share of voting capital stock of the Corporation shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of the shareholders, except as otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation.
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Except as otherwise provided by law, the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation or these bylaws, if a quorum is present: (a) directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors; and (b) action on any matter other than the election of directors shall be approved if the votes cast by the holders of shares represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action.
Section 9. Shareholder Nominations and Proposals. Nominations for election as a director and proposals for shareholder action may be made only by shareholders of the Corporation of record at the time of the giving of notice provided for herein and shall be made in writing and shall be delivered or mailed to the Secretary of the Corporation: (a) in the case of an annual meeting of shareholders that is called for a date that is within thirty (30) days before or after the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of shareholders, not less than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to such anniversary date; and (b) in the case of an annual meeting of shareholders that is called for a date that is not within thirty (30) days before or after the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of shareholders, or in the case of a special meeting of shareholders, not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which the notice of meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date of the meeting was made, whichever occurs first. Such notification shall contain a written statement of the shareholders proposal and of the reasons therefor, his name and address and number of shares owned, and, in the case of the nomination of a director, nominations shall contain the following information to the extent known by the notifying shareholder: (i) the name, age and address of each proposed nominee; (ii) the principal occupation of each proposed nominee; (iii) the nominees qualifications to serve as a director; (iv) such other information relating to such nominee as required to be disclosed in solicitation of proxies for the election of directors pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission; (v) the name and residence address of the notifying shareholder; and (vi) the number of shares owned by the notifying shareholder, and shall be accompanied by the nominees written consent to being named a nominee and serving as a director if elected. A shareholder making any proposal shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Nominations or proposals not made in accordance herewith may be disregarded by the chairman of the meeting in his discretion, and upon his instructions all votes cast for each such nominee or for such proposal may be disregarded.
Section 10. Record Date for Shareholder Notice. The Board of Directors may fix a date as the record date for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of shareholders. Such record date shall not precede the date on which the Board of Directors adopted the resolution fixing the record date and shall not be more than seventy (70) days or less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such meeting. If the Board of Directors does not fix a record date, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders shall be at the close of business on the 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. The determination of shareholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of shareholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
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Section 11. List of Shareholders. It shall be the duty of the Secretary or other officer of the Corporation who shall have charge of the stock records, either directly or through a transfer agent appointed by the Board of Directors, to prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of shareholders, a complete list of shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each shareholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each shareholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any shareholder, 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 the Corporations principal office or at a place specified in the notice of the meeting. 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 shareholder who is present.
Section 12. Inspectors of Elections.
(a) Appointment of Inspectors of Election. In advance of any meeting of shareholders, the Board of Directors may appoint one or more persons, other than nominees for office, as inspectors of election to act at such meeting or any adjournment thereof. If inspectors of election are not so appointed, the chairman of any such meeting may, and on the request of any shareholder or his proxy shall, appoint inspectors of election at the meeting. In case any person appointed as inspector fails to appear or fails or refuses to act, the vacancy may be filled by appointment by the Board of Directors in advance of the meeting, or at the meeting by the chairman of the meeting.
(b) Duties of Inspectors. The inspectors of election shall determine the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, the shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum, the authenticity, validity and effect of proxies and ballots, receive votes, ballots or consents, count and tabulate all votes and ballots, determine the results, retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspectors, certify their determination of the number of shares represented at the meeting and their count of all votes and ballots, and do such acts as may be proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all shareholders. The inspectors of election shall perform their duties impartially, in good faith, to the best of their ability and as expeditiously as is practical.
(c) Vote of Inspectors. If there are more than one inspectors of election, the decision, act or certificate of a majority is effective in all respects as the decision, act or certificate of all.
(d) Report of Inspectors. On request of the chairman of the meeting or of any shareholder or his proxy, the inspectors shall make a report in writing of any challenge or question or matter determined by them and execute a certificate of any fact found by them. Any report or certificate made by them is prima facie evidence of the facts stated herein.
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Section 13. Action Without Meeting. Any action that the shareholders could take at a meeting may be taken without a meeting if one or more written consents, setting forth the action taken, shall be signed and dated, before or after such action, by the holders of outstanding stock of each voting group entitled to vote thereon having not less than the minimum number of votes with respect to each voting group that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all voting groups and shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. The consent shall be delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. The Corporation shall give notice of any action so taken within ten (10) days of the date of such action to those shareholders entitled to vote thereon who did not give their written consent and to those shareholders not entitled to vote thereon.
Section 14. Remote Communication. If authorized by the Board of Directors, and subject to such guidelines and procedures as the Board of Directors may adopt, shareholders and proxy holders not physically present at an annual or special meeting of shareholders may, by means of remote communication:
(a) Participate in such meeting of shareholders.
(b) Be deemed present in person and vote at such meeting, whether the meeting is to be held at a designated place or solely by means of remote communication, provided that:
(i) the Corporation shall implement reasonable measures to verify that each person deemed present and permitted to vote at the meeting by means of remote communication is a shareholder or proxy holder;
(ii) the Corporation shall implement reasonable measures to provide such shareholders or proxy holders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the shareholders, including, without limitation, an opportunity to communicate and to read or hear the proceedings of the meeting substantially concurrently with such proceedings; and
(iii) if any shareholder or proxy holder votes or takes other action at the meeting by means of remote communication, a record of such vote or other action shall be maintained by the Corporation.
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ARTICLE III
Board of Directors
Section 1. General Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors except as otherwise provided by law, the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation or these bylaws.
Section 2. Number, Term and Qualification. The number of directors of the Corporation shall be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors; provided, that no decrease in the number of directors shall have the effect of shortening the term of any incumbent director. Directors shall be elected annually at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation. Each director shall hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders at which his term expires and until his successor is elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal pursuant to these bylaws. Directors shall be natural persons 18 years of age or older, but need not be residents of the State of Florida or shareholders of the Corporation.
Section 3. Removal. Directors may be removed from office with or without cause by a vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation then entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders, provided that the notice of the meeting states that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of the director.
Section 4. Resignation. Any director of the Corporation may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall be effective upon the giving of such notice or at such later time as shall be specified therein. The acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Section 5. Vacancies. As provided in the Articles of Incorporation, any vacancies occurring on the Board of Directors for any reason (including death, resignation, disqualification, removal or other causes) and any newly created directorships resulting from an increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled only by vote of a majority of the remaining members of the Board of Directors, even if less than a quorum, at any meeting of the Board of Directors. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, the Board of Directors may by resolution determine that any such vacancies or newly created directorships shall be filled by the shareholders of the Corporation. A director elected to fill a vacancy or a position resulting from an increase in the number of directors shall hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor is elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.
Section 6. Compensation. Directors and members of committees may receive such compensation, if any, for their services as such and may be reimbursed for expenses of attendance at meetings of the Board or a committee as may be fixed or determined by resolution of the Board of Directors. Any director may serve the Corporation in any other capacity and receive compensation therefor.
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ARTICLE IV
Meetings of Directors
Section 1. Annual Meetings. The annual meeting of the Board of Directors for the purpose of electing officers and transacting such other business as may be brought before the meeting shall be held immediately following the annual meeting of the shareholders at the place where such meeting is held. Notice of annual meetings shall not be required.
Section 2. Regular Meetings. The Board of Directors may by resolution provide for the holding of regular meetings of the Board on specified dates and at specified times. If any date for which a regular meeting is scheduled shall be a legal holiday, the meeting shall be held on the next business day that is not a legal holiday. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at the principal executive office of the Corporation or at such other place as may be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors. Notice of regular meetings shall not be required.
Section 3. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by or at the request of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or the Secretary. Such meetings may be held at the time and place designated in the notice of the meeting.
Section 4. Notice of Special Meetings. Notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be given to each director: (a) in a writing mailed not less than five days before such meeting addressed to the residence or usual place of business of a director; (b) by facsimile, telecopy or telegram sent not less than two days before such meeting to the residence or usual place of business of a director; or (c) in person or by telephone delivered not less than one day before such meeting, or (d) by electronic mail or other electronic means, during normal business hours, not less than one day before such meeting. Attendance by a director at a meeting for which notice is required shall constitute a waiver of notice, except where a director attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called. Except as otherwise herein provided, neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any special meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in the notice of such meeting.
Section 5. Quorum. A majority of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of the Board of Directors. If a quorum is initially present, the Board of Directors may continue to transact business, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough directors to leave less than a quorum, if any action taken is approved by a majority of the directors initially constituting a quorum for that meeting.
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Section 6. Adjourned Meeting. A majority of the directors present, whether or not constituting a quorum, may adjourn any meeting of the Board of Directors to another time and place. Notice of the time and place of holding an adjourned meeting of the Board of Directors need not be given unless the meeting is adjourned for more than forty-eight (48) hours. If the meeting is adjourned for more than forty-eight (48) hours, then notice of the time and place of the adjourned meeting shall be given before the adjourned meeting takes place, in the manner specified in Article IV, Section 4 of these bylaws, to the directors who were not present at the time of the adjournment.
Section 7. Manner of Acting. Except as otherwise provided by law, these bylaws or the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, the act of the majority of the directors present at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.
Section 8. Action Without Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors, whether done before or after the action is taken. Such unanimous written consent shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote at a meeting, and may be stated as such in any articles, certificates or documents filed with the Department of State of Florida or any other State wherein the Corporation may do business.
Section 9. 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 taken unless such director objects at the beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon his or her arrival) to the holding the meeting or the transacting of specified business at the meeting or such director votes against such action or abstains from voting in respect of such matter.
Section 10. Meeting by Use of Conference Telephone. Any one or more directors may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors by means of a conference telephone or similar communications device which allows all persons participating in the meeting to hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall be deemed presence in person at such meeting, except where a person participates in the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
ARTICLE V
Committees
Section 1. Designation of Committees. The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the Board of Directors, 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. Any such committee, to the
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extent provided in these bylaws or in the resolution of the Board of Directors establishing the same, 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; provided, however, that no such committee shall have the power or authority to: (a) approve or recommend to shareholders actions or proposals required by the Act to be approved by shareholders; (b) fill vacancies on the Board of Directors or any committee thereof; (c) authorize or approve the reacquisition of shares unless pursuant to a general formula or method specified by the Board of Directors; (d) authorize or approve the issuance or sale or contract for the sale of shares, or determine the designation and relative rights, preferences and limitations of a voting group, except that the Board of Directors may authorize a committee to do so within specifically prescribed limits; or (e) adopt, amend or repeal these bylaws. Such committees or committees shall have such name or names as may be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors.
Section 2. Minutes. Each committee shall keep minutes of its proceedings and shall report thereon to the Board of Directors when required.
Section 3. Meetings and Action of Committees. Meetings and actions of committees shall be governed by, and held in accordance with, the following provisions of Article IV of these bylaws: Section 2 (regular meetings), Section 3 (special meetings), Section 4 (notice of special meetings), Section 5 (quorum), Section 6 (adjourned meeting), Section 7 (manner of acting), Section 8 (action without meeting) and Section 10 (meeting by use of conference telephone), with such changes in the context of such bylaws as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the Board of Directors and its members; provided, however, that the time of regular meetings of committees may be determined either by resolution of the Board of Directors or by resolution of the committee, that special meetings of committees may also be called by resolution of the Board of Directors, and that notice of special meetings of committees shall also be given to all alternative members, who shall have the right to attend all meetings of the committee. The Board of Directors may adopt rules for the governance of any committee not inconsistent with the provisions of these bylaws.
ARTICLE VI
Officers
Section 1. Titles. The officers of the Corporation shall be elected by the Board of Directors and shall consist of a Chairman of the Board, a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Chief Financial Officer, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. The Board of Directors may also elect a Controller and one or more Vice Presidents and Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers and such other officers as it shall deem necessary. Except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, the additional officers shall have the authority and perform the duties as from time to time may be prescribed by the Board of Directors. Any two or more offices may be held by the same individual, but no officer may act in more than one capacity where action of two or more officers is required.
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Section 2. Election and Term. The officers of the Corporation shall be elected by the Board of Directors at the annual meeting of the Board held each year immediately following the annual meeting of the shareholders, and each officer shall hold office until the next annual meeting at which officers are to be elected and until his successor is elected and qualified, or until his earlier resignation or removal pursuant to these bylaws.
Section 3. Removal. Any officer or agent elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the Board of Directors, but removal shall be without prejudice to any contract rights of the individual removed. Election or appointment of an officer or agent shall not of itself create contract rights.
Section 4. Resignation. Any officer of the Corporation may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Corporation. Such resignation shall be effective upon the giving of such notice or at such later time as shall be specified therein. The acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Section 5. Vacancies. Any vacancies among the officers for any reason (including death, resignation, disqualification, removal or other causes) may be filled by the Board of Directors in the manner prescribed in these bylaws for regular elections to that office.
Section 6. Compensation. The compensation of the officers shall be fixed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. No officer shall be prevented from receiving such compensation by reason of the fact that such officer is also a director of the Corporation.
Section 7. Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board shall have general executive powers, as well as the specific powers conferred by these bylaws. Except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, he shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board may but need not be an employee of the Corporation.
Section 8. Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall have general charge of the business and affairs of the Corporation. The Chief Executive Officer may perform such acts, not inconsistent with the applicable law or the provisions of these bylaws, usually performed by the principal executive officer of a corporation and may sign and execute all authorized notes, bonds, contracts and other obligations in the name of the Corporation. The Chief Executive Officer shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as the Board of Directors shall designate or as may be provided by applicable law or elsewhere in these bylaws.
Section 9. President. The President shall have responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the business of the Corporation and shall report to the Chief Executive Officer. The President may perform such acts, not inconsistent with the applicable law or the provisions of these bylaws, usually performed by the chief operating officer of a corporation and may sign and execute all authorized notes, bonds, contracts and other obligations in the name of the Corporation. The President shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as the Board of Directors shall designate or as may be provided by applicable law or elsewhere in these
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bylaws, and in the event of the disability or death of the Chief Executive Officer, he shall perform the duties of the Chief Executive Officer unless and until a new Chief Executive Officer is elected by the directors.
Section 10. Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation shall keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained, adequate and correct books and records of accounts of the properties and business transactions of the Corporation, including accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, losses, capital, retained earnings and shares. The books of account shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection by any director for a purpose reasonably related to his position as a director. The Chief Financial Officer shall render to the Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors, whenever they may request it, an account of the transactions of the Corporation and of the financial condition of the Corporation. The Chief Financial Officer shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as the Board of Directors shall designate or as may be provided by applicable law or elsewhere in these bylaws.
Section 11. Vice Presidents. Each Vice President shall have such powers and perform such duties as shall be assigned to him by the Board of Directors.
Section 12. Secretary. The Secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, accurate records of the acts and proceedings of all meetings of shareholders and of the Board of Directors and shall give all notices required by law and by these bylaws. The Secretary shall have general charge of the corporate books and records and of the corporate seal and shall affix the corporate seal to any lawfully executed instrument requiring it. The Secretary shall have general charge of the stock transfer books of the Corporation and shall keep, or cause to be kept, at the principal office of the Corporation a record of shareholders, showing the name and address of each shareholder and the number and class of the shares held by each shareholder. The Secretary shall sign such instruments as may require the signature of the Secretary, and in general may perform such acts, not inconsistent with the applicable law or the provisions of these bylaws, usually performed by the secretary of a corporation. The Secretary shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as the Board of Directors shall designate from time to time.
Section 13. Assistant Secretaries. Each Assistant Secretary shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be assigned by the Board of Directors, and the Assistant Secretaries shall exercise the powers of the Secretary during that officers absence or inability to act.
Section 14. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the corporate funds and securities and shall keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained, full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements. The Treasurer shall deposit all monies and other valuables 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 funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements. The Treasurer shall also have such powers and perform such duties incident to the office as may be assigned from time to time by the Board of Directors.
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Section 15. Assistant Treasurers. Each Assistant Treasurer shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be assigned by the Board of Directors, and the Assistant Treasurers shall exercise the powers of the Treasurer during that officers absence or inability to act.
Section 16. Controller and Assistant Controllers. The Controller shall have charge of the accounting affairs of the Corporation and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as the Board of Directors shall designate. The Controller shall report to the Chief Financial Officer. Each Assistant Controller shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be assigned by the Board of Directors, and the Assistant Controllers shall exercise the powers of the Controller during that officers absence or inability to act.
Section 17. Voting Upon Stocks. Unless otherwise ordered by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend, act and vote at meetings of the shareholders of any Corporation in which this Corporation may hold stock, and at such meetings shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such stock and which, as the owner, the Corporation might have possessed and exercised. The Board of Directors may by resolution from time to time confer such power and authority upon any other person or persons.
ARTICLE VII
Capital Stock
Section 1. Certificated and Uncertificated Shares
(a) The interest of each shareholder may but need not be evidenced by a certificate or certificates representing shares of the Corporation which shall be in such form as the Board of Directors may from time to time adopt and shall be numbered and entered into the books of the Corporation as they are issued. Each certificate representing shares shall set forth upon the face thereof the following:
(i) the name of the Corporation;
(ii) that the Corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Florida;
(iii) the name or names of the person or persons to whom the certificate is issued;
(iv) the number and class of shares, and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents;
(v) if different classes of shares or different series within a class are authorized, then the designations, relative rights, preferences, and limitations determined
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for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for future series) must be summarized on the front or back of each certificate, or, alternatively, each certificate may state conspicuously on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder a full statement of this information on request and without charge; and
(vi) if any shares represented by the certificates are subject to any restrictions on the transfer or the registration of transfer of shares, then such restrictions shall be noted conspicuously on the front or back of such certificates.
(b) Each certificate shall be signed, either manually or in facsimile, by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or a Vice President and the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary and may be sealed with the seal of the Corporation or a facsimile thereof. If a certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent or registered by a registrar, other than the Corporation itself or an employee of the Corporation, the signature of any such officer of the Corporation may be a facsimile. In case any officer or officers who shall have signed, or whose facsimile signature or signatures shall have been used on, any such certificate or certificates shall cease to be such officer or officers of the Corporation, whether because of death, resignation, or otherwise, before such certificate or certificates shall have been delivered by the Corporation, such certificate or certificates may nevertheless be delivered as though the person or persons who signed such certificate or certificates or whose facsimile signatures shall have been used thereon had not ceased to be such officer or officers.
(c) Unless the Corporations Articles of Incorporation provide otherwise, the Board of Directors may authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of the Corporation of any or all of its classes or series without certificates. Such authorization shall not affect shares already represented by certificates until they are surrendered to the Corporation.
(d) Within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, the Corporation shall send the shareholder then owning such shares a written statement of the information required to be placed on certificates by Section 1(a) of Article VII of these Bylaws and applicable law.
Section 2. Transfer of Shares. Transfer of record of shares of stock of the Corporation shall be made on the stock transfer books of the Corporation only upon surrender of the certificate for the shares sought to be transferred by the record holder or by a duly authorized agent, transferee or legal representative. All certificates surrendered for transfer shall be cancelled before new certificates for the transferred shares shall be issued.
Section 3. Restrictions on Transfer of Shares. The Corporation shall have the power to enter into and perform any agreement with any shareholders of the Corporation to restrict the transfer of shares of stock of the Corporation of any one or more classes owned by such shareholders in any manner not prohibited by the Act.
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Section 4. Transfer Agent and Registrar. The Board of Directors may appoint one or more transfer agents and one or more registrars of transfers and may require all stock certificates to be signed or countersigned by the transfer agent and registered by the registrar of transfers.
Section 5. Regulations. The Board of Directors shall have power and authority to make rules and regulations as it may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer and registration of certificates for shares of capital stock of the Corporation.
Section 6. Lost Certificates. The Board of Directors may authorize the issuance of a new certificate in place of a certificate claimed to have been lost or destroyed, upon receipt of an affidavit from the person explaining the loss or destruction. When authorizing issuance of a new certificate, the Board of Directors may require the claimant to give the Corporation a bond in a sum as it may direct to indemnify the Corporation against loss from any claim with respect to the certificate claimed to have been lost or destroyed; or the Board of Directors may, by resolution reciting that the circumstances justify such action, authorize the issuance of the new certificate without requiring a bond.
ARTICLE VIII
General Provisions
Section 1. Dividends. The Board of Directors may from time to time declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding shares in the manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by law.
Section 2. Record Date for Purposes Other Than Shareholder Notice. The Board of Directors may fix a date as the record date for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the shareholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action. Such record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted and shall not be more than seventy (70) days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining shareholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the date on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.
Section 3. Seal. The seal of the Corporation may have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation and Florida around the perimeter, and the words Corporate Seal in the center.
Section 4. Notice. Notice to directors and shareholders shall be deemed given: (a) if mailed, when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the shareholder or director at such shareholders or directors address as it appears on the records of the Corporation; (b) if by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the shareholder or director has consented to receive notice; (c) if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the shareholder or director has consented to receive notice;
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(d) if by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the shareholder or director of such specific posting, upon the later of (1) such posting and (2) the giving of such separate notice; and (e) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the shareholder or director in a manner consented to by such shareholder or director.
Section 5. Waiver of Notice. Whenever notice is required to be given to a shareholder, director or other person under the provisions of these bylaws, the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation or by applicable law, a waiver in writing signed by the person or persons entitled to the notice, whether before or after the time stated in the notice, shall be equivalent to giving the notice.
Section 6. Depositories and Checks. All funds of the Corporation shall be deposited in the name of the Corporation in such bank, banks or other financial institutions as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate and shall be drawn out on checks, drafts or other orders signed on behalf of the Corporation by such person or persons as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate.
Section 7. Bond. The Board of Directors may by resolution require any or all officers, agents and employees of the Corporation to give bond to the Corporation, with sufficient sureties, conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of their respective offices or positions, and to comply with such other conditions as may from time to time be required by the Board of Directors.
Section 8. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be the period ending on December 31 of each year or such other period as the Board of Directors shall from time to time determine.
Section 9. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. Each person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, and each person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation who at the request of the Corporation is serving or has served as an officer, director, partner, joint venturer, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall be indemnified by the Corporation against those expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement which are allowed to be paid or reimbursed by the Corporation under the laws of the State of Florida and which are actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which such person may be involved by reason of his being or having been a director or officer of this Corporation or of such other enterprises.
The indemnification provided herein shall not be deemed to limit the right of the Corporation to indemnify any other person for any liability, including obligations to pay a judgment, settlement, penalty, fine (including and excise tax assessed with respect to any employee benefit plan), and expenses actually and reasonably incurred (including attorneys fees), to the fullest extent permitted by law, both as to action in such persons official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.
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The Corporation may enter into indemnification agreements with members of the Board of Directors or officers which may provide for further or expanded indemnification rights or otherwise modify the rights provided under this Section 9.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Section 9 is intended to provide indemnification to each director and officer of the Corporation to the fullest extent authorized by the Act, 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 rights than said statute permitted the Corporation to provide prior thereto). Neither any amendment nor repeal of this Section 9 shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Section 9, with respect to any matter occurring, or any action or proceeding accruing or arising or that, but for this Section 9, would accrue or arise, prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption of an inconsistent provision.
Section 10. Amendments. Except as otherwise provided herein, these bylaws may be amended or repealed and new bylaws may be adopted by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders or by resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the number of directors of the Corporation.
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