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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
July 26, 2007
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Yahoo! Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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0-28018
(Commission File No.)
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77-0398689
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
701 First Ave.
Sunnyvale, California 94089
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(408) 349-3300
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d) Election of Director
On July 26, 2007, the Board of Directors (the Board) of Yahoo! Inc. (Yahoo! or the
Company) appointed Mary Agnes Wilderotter to serve as a director of Yahoo!. A copy of Yahoo!s
press release announcing Ms. Wilderotters appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
(a) Amendment to Bylaws.
On July 26, 2007, the Board approved an amendment and restatement of the Companys bylaws (the
Bylaws and as amended and restated, the Amended Bylaws), effective immediately. The Bylaws
were amended and restated to implement the following:
Section 2.4 (Notice of Stockholder Meetings; Affidavit of Notice): The section was amended to
change the requirement that notices of meetings of stockholders be in writing. Such notices must
still be mailed or electronically transmitted in accordance with the Amended Bylaws and applicable
state law.
Sections 2.5 (Advance Notice of Stockholder Nominees) and 2.6 (Advance Notice Provision for
Proposing Business at the Annual Meeting): These sections were amended to clarify certain notice
and eligibility requirements for proposing nominees and business at the annual meeting. In
addition, certain language that related solely to the 2006 annual meeting was deleted.
Sections 2.16 (Inspectors of Election), 3.7 (Special Meetings; Notice), 5.3 (Subordinate
Officers), 5.4 (Removal and Resignation of Officers), 5.5 (Vacancies in Offices) and 5.8 (Vice
Presidents): These sections were amended to specify certain powers of the chief executive officer
of the Company with respect to the specified matters.
Section 3.8 (Quorum): The amended section omits certain language concerning the continued
transaction of business at a board meeting at which a quorum was present and directors have
subsequently withdrawn.
In addition, non-substantive language and conforming changes and other technical edits and
updates were made in Sections 2.10 (Voting), 2.11 (Waiver of Notice), Section 2.14 (List of
Stockholders Entitled to Vote), 2.15 (Stock Ledger), 3.2 (Number of Directors), 3.9 (Waiver of
Notice), 4.1 (Committees of Directors), 4.3 (Meetings and Action of Committees), 5.1 (Officers),
5.10 (Chief Financial Officer), 5.11 (Representation of Securities of Other Entities), Section 8.3
(Share Certificates and Uncertificated Shares) and 8.10 (Transfer of Stock) and Article IX
(Amendments).
The descriptions of the changes of the Amended Bylaws contained in this report do not purport
to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the prior
Bylaws, a copy of which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 19, 2007
as Exhibit 3.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference,
and the Amended Bylaws, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein
by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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3.1
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of Yahoo! Inc. |
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Yahoo! Inc. press release dated July 27, 2007. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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YAHOO! INC.
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/s/ Michael J. Callahan
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Michael J. Callahan |
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Executive Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary |
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Date: July 27, 2007
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of Yahoo! Inc. |
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Exhibit 3.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
YAHOO! INC.
(effective July 26, 2007)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I CORPORATE OFFICES |
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Registered Office |
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ARTICLE II MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS |
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Place of Meetings |
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Annual Meeting |
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Special Meeting |
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Notice of Stockholder Meetings; Affidavit of Notice |
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Advance Notice of Stockholder Nominees |
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Advance Notice Provision for Proposing Business at the Annual Meeting |
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Quorum |
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Adjourned Meeting; Notice |
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Conduct of Business |
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Voting |
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Waiver of Notice |
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Record Date for Stockholder Notice; Voting |
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Proxies |
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List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote |
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Stock Ledger |
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Inspectors of Election |
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ARTICLE III DIRECTORS |
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Number of Directors |
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Election, Qualification and Term of Office of Directors |
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Resignation and Vacancies |
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Place of Meetings; Meetings by Telephone or Remote Communication |
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Regular Meetings |
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Special Meetings; Notice |
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Quorum |
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Waiver of Notice |
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Fees and Compensation of Directors |
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Removal of Directors |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Share Certificates and Uncertificated Shares |
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Dividends |
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Transfer of Stock |
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Transfer Agent |
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BYLAWS
OF
YAHOO! INC.
(hereinafter called the Corporation)
ARTICLE I
CORPORATE OFFICES
1.1 Registered Office.
The address of the Corporations registered office in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange
Street in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name of its registered agent at such
address is The Corporation Trust Company.
1.2 Other Offices.
The Board of Directors may at any time establish other offices at any place or places where
the Corporation is qualified to do business.
ARTICLE II
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
2.1 Place of Meetings.
Meetings of stockholders shall be held at any place, within or outside the State of Delaware,
designated by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion,
determine that a meeting of the stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be
held solely by means of remote communication in the manner authorized by the General Corporation
Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL). In the absence of any designation, stockholders
meetings shall be held at the registered office of the Corporation.
2.2 Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting of stockholders shall be held each year on a date and at a time designated
by the Board of Directors. At the meeting, directors shall be elected and any other proper
business may be transacted.
2.3 Special Meeting.
A special meeting of the stockholders may be called at any time only by the Board of
Directors, or by the chairman of the board, or by the chief executive officer. At a
special meeting of stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall be specified in the
notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto).
2.4 Notice of Stockholder Meetings; Affidavit of Notice.
All notices of meetings of stockholders shall be sent or otherwise given in accordance with
this Section 2.4 of these Bylaws not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the
meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting (or such longer or shorter time as is
required by Sections 2.5 or 2.6 of these Bylaws, if applicable). The notice shall specify the
place, if any, date, and hour of the meeting, the means of remote communications, if any, by which
stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and,
in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.
Written notice of any meeting of stockholders, if mailed, is given when deposited in the
United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at the address as it appears on
the records of the Corporation. An affidavit of the secretary or an assistant secretary or of the
transfer agent of the Corporation that the notice has been given shall, in the absence of fraud, be
prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
To the extent permitted by the DGCL and without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise
may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under
applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws shall be effective if given by a
form of electronic transmission if consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given.
Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the Corporation. Any
such consent shall be deemed to be revoked if (a) the Corporation is unable to deliver by
electronic transmission 2 consecutive notices by the Corporation in accordance with such consent
and (b) such inability becomes known to the secretary or assistant secretary of the Corporation or
to the transfer agent, or other person responsible for the giving of notice; provided, however,
that the inadvertent failure to treat such inability as a revocation shall not invalidate any
meeting or other action. Notice given by electronic transmission, as described above, shall be
deemed given: (i) if by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the
stockholder has consented to receive notice; (ii) if by electronic mail, when directed to an
electronic mail address at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (iii) if by a
posting on an electronic network, together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific
posting, upon the later of (A) such posting and (B) the giving of such separate notice; and (iv) if
by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder.
For purposes of Sections 2.5 and 2.6, public announcement of the date of a meeting of
stockholders shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by Business Wire, Dow Jones News
Service, Associated Press or a comparable national news service. Electronic transmission shall
mean any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, that
creates a record that may be retained, retrieved and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may
be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.
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2.5 Advance Notice of Stockholder Nominees.
Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.5
shall be eligible for election as directors. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of
Directors of the Corporation may be made at a meeting of stockholders by or at the direction of the
Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof) or by any stockholder of the
Corporation who was a stockholder of record at the time of giving of such stockholders notice
provided for in this Section 2.5, who is entitled to vote for the election of directors at the
meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.5. In addition to
any other applicable requirements, for a nomination to be made by a stockholder, the stockholder
must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the secretary of the Corporation.
To be timely, a stockholders notice shall be received by the secretary at the principal executive
offices of the Corporation (a) in the case of the annual meeting not less than 90 days nor more
than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting of
stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that the annual meeting is called for a date
that is not within 25 days before or after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be
timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the 10th day
following the day on which such notice of the date of the meeting was mailed or such public
announcement of the date of such meeting is first made, whichever first occurs; and (b) in the case
of a special meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors, not later than
the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which notice of the date of
the special meeting was mailed or public announcement of the date of the special meeting is first
made, whichever first occurs. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or
postponement of a meeting of stockholders commence a new time period (or extend any time period)
for the giving of a stockholders notice as described above. To be in proper written form, such
stockholders notice shall set forth: (a) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to
nominate for election or re-election as a director (i) the name, age, business address and
residence address of such person; (ii) the principal occupation or employment of such person; (iii)
the class and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by
such person; and (iv) any other information relating to such person that would be required to be
disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection
with
solicitations of proxies for election of directors, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant
to Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (including, without limitation, such persons written
consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if
elected); and (b) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on
whose behalf the nomination is made (i) the name and address, as they appear on the Corporations
books, of such stockholder, and of such beneficial owner; (ii) the class and number of shares of
capital stock of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by such stockholder and such
beneficial owner; (iii) a description of any arrangements or understandings between such
stockholder and each proposed nominee and any other person (including their names) pursuant to
which the nomination(s) are to be made by such stockholder and such beneficial owner; (iv) a
representation that such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to
nominate the persons named in its notice; and (v) any other information relating to such
stockholder and such beneficial owner that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy
statement or other filings required to be made in connection
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with solicitations of proxies for
election of directors, or may otherwise be required, in each case pursuant to Section 14 of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. No person shall be eligible for
election as a director of the Corporation unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set
forth in this Section 2.5. The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other
information as it may reasonably require to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to
serve as a director of the Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section
2.5, unless otherwise required by law, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the
stockholder) does not appear at the meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present a
nomination, such nomination shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such
vote may have been received by the Corporation. For purposes of this Section 2.5, to be considered
a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager
or partner of such stockholder or must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or
an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at
the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission,
or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of
stockholders. The chairperson of the meeting shall determine whether a nomination was not made in
accordance with the procedures prescribed by the Bylaws, and if he or she should so determine, he
or she shall declare to the meeting that the nomination was defective and such defective nomination
shall be disregarded.
2.6 Advance Notice Provision for Proposing Business at the Annual Meeting.
(a) No business may be transacted by the stockholders other than at a duly called meeting of
stockholders (i) pursuant to the Corporations notice with respect to such meeting; (ii) by or at
the direction of the Board of Directors; or (iii) at the annual meeting by any stockholder of the
Corporation who was a stockholder of record at the time of giving of such stockholders notice
provided for in this Section 2.6, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has complied with
the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.6.
(b) In addition to any other applicable requirements, for business to be properly brought
before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (iii) of paragraph (a) of this Section
2.6, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the secretary
of the Corporation and such business must be a proper matter for stockholder action under the DGCL.
To be timely, a stockholders notice shall be received by the secretary at the principal executive
offices of the Corporation not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first
anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that in the
event that the annual meeting is called for a date that is not within 25 days before or after such
anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received not later than the
close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such notice of the date of
the meeting was made or such public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made,
whichever first occurs. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or
postponement of an annual meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the
giving of a stockholders notice as described above. To be in proper written form, such
stockholders notice shall set forth: (a) as to each matter that the stockholder proposes to bring
before the meeting, a brief description of the business desired
to be brought before the meeting, the text of the proposal or business (including the text of
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resolutions proposed for consideration and in the event that such business includes a proposal
to amend these Bylaws, the language of the proposed amendment), the reasons for conducting such
business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such stockholder and the
beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; and (b) as to the stockholder
giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made (i) the
name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporations books, and of such
beneficial owner; (ii) the class and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are
beneficially owned by such stockholder and such beneficial owner; (iii) a description of any
arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and any other person (including their
names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholders and any material
interest in such business of such stockholder and the such beneficial owner; (iv) a representation
that such stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the annual meeting to bring such
business before the meeting; and (v) any other information relating to such stockholder and such
beneficial owner that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings
required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for such matters, or may otherwise
be required, in each case pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder. The foregoing notice requirements of this Section 2.6 shall be deemed
satisfied by a stockholder if the stockholder has notified the Corporation of his, her or its
intention to present a proposal at an annual meeting in compliance with applicable rules and
regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act and such stockholders proposal has been included in
a proxy statement that has been prepared by the Corporation to solicit proxies for such annual
meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6, unless otherwise required
by law, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at
the annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present the proposed business, such
proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may
have been received by the Corporation. For purposes of this Section 2.6, to be considered a
qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or
partner of such stockholder or must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an
electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the
meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a
reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.
(c) Only such business shall be conducted at an annual meeting of stockholders as shall have
been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.6.
The chairperson of the meeting shall determine whether any business proposed to be transacted by
the stockholders has not been properly brought before the meeting and, if he or she should so
determine, the chairperson shall declare that such proposed business or was not properly brought
before the meeting and such business shall not be presented for stockholder action at the meeting.
2.7 Quorum.
The holders of a majority of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat,
present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the
stockholders for the transaction of business except as otherwise provided by statute or by the
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Certificate of Incorporation. A quorum, once established, shall not be broken by the withdrawal of
enough votes to leave less than a quorum. If, however, such quorum is not present or represented
at any meeting of the stockholders, then either (a) the chairperson of the meeting or (b) the
stockholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power
to adjourn the meeting from time to time, in the manner provided in Section 2.8, until a quorum is
present or represented.
2.8 Adjourned Meeting; Notice.
Any meeting of stockholders may be adjourned from time to time to reconvene at the same or
some other place. When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, unless these Bylaws
otherwise require, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place, if any,
thereof and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may
be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting
at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting the Corporation may transact any
business that might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more
than 30 days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a
notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at
the meeting in accordance with Section 2.4.
2.9 Conduct of Business.
The Board of Directors of the Corporation may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations
for the conduct of any meeting of the stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the
extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board of Directors, the
chairperson and secretary of any meeting of the stockholders shall have the right and authority to
prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of
such chairperson or secretary, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules,
regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the
chairperson of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (i) the establishment
of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (ii) the determination of when the polls shall
open and close for any given matter or matters to be voted on at the meeting; (iii) rules and
procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (iv) limitations
on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation,
their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the chairperson of the
meeting shall determine; (v) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the
commencement thereof; and (vi) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by
participants.
2.10 Voting.
(a) The stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall be determined in
accordance with the provisions of Section 2.12 of these Bylaws, subject to the provisions of
Sections 217 and 218 of the DGCL (relating to voting rights of fiduciaries, pledgors and joint
owners of stock and to voting trusts and other voting agreements).
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(b) Except as may be otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, each stockholder
shall be entitled to one vote for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder.
(c) Unless otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any
question brought before any meeting of the stockholders, other than the election of directors,
shall be decided by the vote of the holders of a majority of the Corporations capital stock
represented and entitled to vote thereon, voting as a single class. Such votes may be cast in
person or by proxy as provided in Section 2.13.
2.11 Waiver of Notice.
Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the DGCL or of the Certificate
of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a written waiver thereof, signed by the person entitled to notice
or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person or persons entitled to notice, whether before
or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at
a meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a waiver of notice of such
meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the
beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully
called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any annual or
special meeting of the stockholders need be specified in any waiver of notice unless so required by
the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.
2.12 Record Date for Stockholder Notice; Voting.
In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote
at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof or entitled to receive payment of any
dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in
respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful
action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than 60
nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting, nor more than 60 days prior to any other
action. If the Board of Directors does not so fix a record date:
(a) 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.
(b) The record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close
of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.
A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of
stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of
Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
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2.13 Proxies.
Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may authorize another person or
persons to act for such stockholder by a written proxy, signed by the stockholder and filed with
the secretary of the Corporation, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years
from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A proxy shall be deemed signed if
the stockholders name is placed on the proxy (whether by manual signature, typewriting,
telegraphic transmission or other means of electronic transmission) by the stockholder or the
stockholders attorney-in-fact. The revocability of a proxy that states on its face that it is
irrevocable shall be governed by the provisions of Section 212(e) of the DGCL.
2.14 List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote.
The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at
least 10 days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to
vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder
and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to
the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary
business hours, for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting, either (a) at the principal
executive offices of the Corporation, or (b) on a reasonably accessible electronic network,
provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of
the meeting. In the event that the Corporation determines to make the list available on an
electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is
available only to stockholders of the Corporation. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then
the list shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time
thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held
solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the examination of any
stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and
the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting.
2.15 Stock Ledger.
The stock ledger of the Corporation shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders
entitled to (i) examine the stock ledger, the list required by Section 2.14 or the books of the
Corporation; (ii) receive dividends; or (iii) vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of
stockholders. The Corporation shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or
interest in such share or shares on the part of another person, whether or not it shall have
express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise required by applicable law.
2.16 Inspectors of Election.
In advance of any meeting of stockholders, the Board of Directors, by resolution, the chairman
of the board, the chief executive officer or the president shall appoint one or more inspectors to
act at the meeting and make a written report thereof. One or more other persons may be designated
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 chairperson of the
meeting
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shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Unless otherwise required by
applicable law, inspectors may be, among other things, officers, employees or agents of the
Corporation. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of inspector, shall
take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and
according to the best of such inspectors ability. The inspector shall have the duties prescribed
by law and shall take charge of the polls and, when the vote is completed, shall make a certificate
of the result of the vote taken and of such other facts as may be required by applicable law.
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
3.1 Powers.
Subject to the provisions of the DGCL and any limitations in the Certificate of Incorporation
or these Bylaws relating to action required to be approved by the stockholders, the business and
affairs of the Corporation shall be managed and all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under
the direction of the Board of Directors.
3.2 Number of Directors.
The number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors shall be determined, from
time to time, by a resolution of the Board of Directors, subject to Section 3.4 of these Bylaws.
No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director
before such directors term of office expires.
3.3 Election, Qualification and Term of Office of Directors.
Except as provided in Section 3.4 of these Bylaws, directors shall be elected by a majority
of votes cast (as defined herein) at each annual meeting of stockholders to hold office until the
next annual meeting, unless the election is contested, in which case directors shall be elected by
a plurality of votes cast. An election shall be contested if, as determined by the Board of
Directors, the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected. Each director,
including a director elected to fill a vacancy, shall hold office until his or her successor is
elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation (including resignation
pursuant to the resignation policy set forth in the Corporations Corporate Governance Guidelines)
or removal. For the purposes of this Section, a majority of votes cast means that the number of
shares voted for a director exceeds the number of votes cast against that director. Directors
need not be stockholders unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws,
wherein other qualifications for directors may be prescribed. Elections of directors need not be
by written ballot.
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3.4 Resignation and Vacancies.
Any director may resign at any time upon written notice or by electronic transmission to the
attention of the secretary of the Corporation. Such notice shall take effect at the time therein
specified or, if no time is specified immediately, and, unless specified in such notice, the
acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. When one or more
directors so resigns and the resignation is effective at a future date, a majority of the directors
then in office, including those who have so resigned, shall have power to fill such vacancy or
vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect when such resignation or resignations shall become
effective, and each director so chosen shall hold office as provided in this section in the filling
of other vacancies. Each director so elected shall hold office until the next annual meeting of
the stockholders and until a successor has been elected and qualified.
Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws:
(a) Vacancies arising through death, resignation, removal, an increase in the number of
directors or otherwise may be filled only by a majority of the directors then in office, though
less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and the directors so chosen shall hold office
until the next annual election and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until
their earlier death, resignation or removal.
(b) Whenever the holders of any class or classes of stock or series thereof are entitled to
elect one or more directors by the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, vacancies and
newly created directorships of such class or classes or series may be filled by a majority of the
directors elected by such class or classes or series thereof then in office, or by a sole remaining
director so elected.
If at any time, by reason of death, resignation, removal or other cause, the Corporation
should have no directors in office, then any officer or any stockholder or an executor,
administrator, trustee or guardian of a stockholder, or other fiduciary entrusted with like
responsibility for the person or estate of a stockholder, may call a special meeting of
stockholders in accordance with the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws,
or may apply to the Court of Chancery for a decree summarily ordering an election as provided in
Section 211 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware.
3.5 Place of Meetings; Meetings by Telephone or Remote Communication.
The Board of Directors of the Corporation may hold meetings, both regular and special, either
within or outside the State of Delaware.
Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, members of
the Board of Directors, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a
meeting of the Board of Directors, or any committee, by means of conference telephone or other
remote communication by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each
other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
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3.6 Regular Meetings.
Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time and at such
place as shall from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors.
3.7 Special Meetings; Notice.
Special meetings of the Board of Directors for any purpose or purposes may be called at any
time by the chairman of the board, the chief executive officer, the president, the secretary or any
two or more directors.
Notice of the time and place of special meetings may be given personally or by mail, telegram,
telex, facsimile, cable or by means of electronic transmission. If the notice is mailed, it shall
be sent by first class mail or telegram, charges prepaid, addressed to each director at that
directors address as it is shown on the records of the Corporation and deposited in the United
States mail at least four days before the time of the holding of the meeting. If the notice is
delivered personally or by telephone, telegram, telex, facsimile, cable or electronic means it
shall be delivered by such means at least 24 hours before the time of the holding of the meeting,
or on such shorter notice as the person or persons calling such meeting may deem necessary or
appropriate under the circumstances. Notice given by electronic transmission shall be deemed
given: (i) if by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the director has
consented to receive notice; (ii) if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail
address at which the director has consented to receive notice; (iii) if by a posting on an
electronic network, together with separate notice to the director of such specific posting, upon
the later of (A) such posting and (B) the giving of such separate notice; and (iv) if by any other
form of electronic transmission, when directed to the director. Any oral notice given personally
or by telephone may be communicated either to the director or to a person at the office of the
director who the person giving the notice has reason to believe will promptly communicate it to the
director. The notice need not specify (a) the purpose or (b) the place of the meeting, if the
meeting is to be held at the principal executive office of the Corporation.
3.8 Quorum.
At all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the authorized number of directors
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of the
directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of
Directors, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by statute or by the Certificate of
Incorporation. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, then the
directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than
announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present.
3.9 Waiver of Notice.
Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the DGCL or of the Certificate
of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a written waiver thereof, signed by the person entitled to
notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person or persons entitled to
notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice.
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Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except
when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the
meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of
the directors, or members of a committee of directors, need be specified in any waiver of notice
unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.
3.10 Board Action by Written Consent without a Meeting.
Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action
required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any committee
thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors or committee, as
the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or
writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of
the Board of Directors or committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are
maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in
electronic form. Written consents representing actions taken by the board or committee may be
executed by telex, telecopy or other facsimile transmission, and such facsimile shall be valid and
binding to the same extent as if it were an original.
3.11 Fees and Compensation of Directors.
Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws or applicable
law, the Board of Directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors. No such
compensation shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and
receiving compensation therefor.
3.12 Removal of Directors.
Unless otherwise restricted by applicable law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these
Bylaws, any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed from office, with or without
cause, only by the affirmative vote of holders of at least a majority of the shares then entitled
to vote at an election of directors.
No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any
director prior to the expiration of such directors term of office.
3.13 Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors.
The Corporation may also have, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, a chairman of the
board and a vice chairman of the board, who shall not be considered officers of the Corporation.
3.14 Interested Directors.
No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors or
officers, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership,
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association or other
organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are directors or officers or have a
financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the
director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board of Directors or
committee thereof which authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because any such
directors or officers vote is counted for such purpose if: (a) the material facts as to the
directors or officers relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are
disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the committee, and the Board of Directors or
committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a
majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a
quorum; or (b) the material facts as to the directors or officers relationship or interest and as
to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote
thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the
stockholders; or (c) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is
authorized, approved or ratified by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof or the
stockholders. Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum
at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee which authorizes the contract or
transaction.
ARTICLE IV
COMMITTEES
4.1 Committees of Directors.
The Board of Directors may designate one or more committees, with each committee to consist of
one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may designate one or more
directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member
at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee,
and in the absence of a designation by the Board of Directors of an alternate member to replace the
absent or disqualified member, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not
disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may
unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of
any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent permitted by law or
provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors establishing such committee, in any subsequent
resolution of the Board of Directors or in the Bylaws of the Corporation, shall have and may
exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business
and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all
papers that may require it. The provisions of this Section 4.1 shall in no way limit the ability
of the Board of Directors to designate such other committees in any manner permitted by applicable
law.
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4.2 Committee Minutes.
Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the Board of
Directors when required.
4.3 Meetings and Action of Committees.
Meetings and actions of committees shall be governed by, and held and taken in accordance
with, the provisions of Section 3.5 (place of meetings and meetings by telephone), Section 3.6
(regular meetings), Section 3.7 (special meetings and notice), Section 3.8 (quorum), Section 3.9
(waiver of notice), and Section 3.10 (board action without a meeting) of these Bylaws, with such
changes in the context of such provisions 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 alternate 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 V
OFFICERS
5.1 Officers.
The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a chief executive officer, a president, one
or more vice presidents, a secretary and a chief financial officer and such other officers as the
Board of Directors may deem expedient. Any number of offices may be held by the same person unless
otherwise prohibited by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.
5.2 Appointment of Officers.
The officers of the Corporation, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with
the provisions of Sections 5.3 or 5.5 of these Bylaws, shall be appointed by the Board of
Directors, subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment. Such
officers shall exercise such powers, perform such duties and hold office for such terms as shall be
determined from time to time by the Board of Directors, until such officers successor is elected
and qualified, or until such officers earlier death, resignation or removal.
5.3 Subordinate Officers.
In addition to the officers appointed by the Board of Directors in accordance with the
provisions of Section 5.1 of these Bylaws, the Corporation may have a treasurer and one or more
appointed vice presidents, assistant secretaries, assistant treasurers or other officers who
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shall also be officers of the Corporation (each an Appointed Officer). The chief executive
officer shall have the power to appoint and remove any Appointed Officer and agents as the
business of the Corporation may require, each of whom shall perform such duties and have such
authority as the chief executive officer may from time to time determine, until such officers
successor is elected and qualified, or until such officers earlier death, resignation or removal.
5.4 Removal and Resignation of Officers.
Any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by an affirmative vote of the
majority of the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors or,
except in the case of an officer chosen by the Board of Directors, by the chief executive officer
or any officer upon whom such power of removal may be conferred by the Board of Directors.
Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice, or by electronic transmission, to
the attention of the secretary of the Corporation. Any resignation shall take effect at the date
of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice; and, unless otherwise
specified in that notice, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it
effective. Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Corporation under
any contract to which the officer is a party.
5.5 Vacancies in Offices.
Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation shall be filled by the Board of
Directors or, except in the case of an officer chosen by the Board of Directors, by the chief
executive officer or any officer upon whom such power may be conferred by the Board of Directors.
5.6 Chief Executive Officer.
Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the Board of Directors to the
chairman of the board, if any, the chief executive officer of the Corporation shall, subject to the
control of the Board of Directors, have general supervision, direction, and control of the business
and the officers of the Corporation. He or she, or his or her designee, shall preside at all
meetings of the stockholders and, in the absence or nonexistence of a chairman of the board, at all
meetings of the Board of Directors and shall have the general powers and duties of management
usually vested in the office of chief executive officer of a corporation and shall have such other
powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or these Bylaws.
5.7 President.
Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the Board of Directors to the
chairman of the board, if any, or the chief executive officer, the president shall have general
supervision, direction, and control of the business and other officers of the Corporation. He or
she shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested
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in the office of president of a corporation and such other powers and duties as may be
prescribed by the Board of Directors or these Bylaws.
5.8 Vice Presidents.
In the absence or disability of the chief executive officer and president, the vice
presidents, if any, in order of their rank as fixed by the Board of Directors or, if not ranked, a
vice president designated by the Board of Directors, shall perform all the duties of the chief
executive officer and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the
restrictions upon, the chief executive officer. The vice presidents shall have such other powers
and perform such other duties as from time to time may be prescribed for them respectively by the
Board of Directors, these Bylaws, the chief executive officer or the chairman of the board.
5.9 Secretary.
The secretary shall keep or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office of the
Corporation or such other place as the Board of Directors may direct, a book of minutes of all
meetings and actions of directors, committees of directors, and stockholders. The minutes shall
show the time and place of each meeting, the names of those present at directors meetings or
committee meetings, the number of shares present or represented at stockholders meetings, and the
proceedings thereof.
The secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office of the
Corporation or at the office of the Corporations transfer agent or registrar, as determined by
resolution of the Board of Directors, a share register, or a duplicate share register, showing the
names of all stockholders and their addresses, the number and classes of shares held by each, the
number and date of certificates (if any) evidencing such shares, and the number and date of
cancellation of every such certificate surrendered for cancellation.
The secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and
of the Board of Directors required to be given by law or by these Bylaws. He or she shall keep the
seal of the Corporation, if one be adopted, in safe custody and shall have such other powers and
perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or by these Bylaws.
5.10 Chief Financial Officer.
The chief financial officer 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.
The chief financial officer shall deposit or direct the treasurer to deposit all moneys and
other valuables in the name and to the credit of the Corporation with such depositories as may be
designated by the Board of Directors. He or she shall disburse or direct
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the treasurer to disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of
Directors, shall render to the president, the chief executive officer, or the directors, upon
request, an account of all his or her transactions as chief financial officer and of the financial
condition of the Corporation, and shall have other powers and perform such other duties as may be
prescribed by the Board of Directors or the Bylaws.
5.11 Representation of Securities of Other Entities.
The chairman of the board, the chief executive officer, the president, any vice president, the
chief financial officer, the secretary or assistant secretary of this Corporation, or any other
person authorized by the Board of Directors or the chief executive officer or the president or a
vice president, is authorized to vote, represent, and exercise on behalf of this Corporation all
rights incident to any and all securities of any other entity or entities standing in the name of
this Corporation. The authority granted herein may be exercised either by such person directly or
by any other person authorized to do so by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by the person
having such authority.
5.12 Authority and Duties of Officers.
In addition to the foregoing authority and duties, all officers of the Corporation shall
respectively have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the business of the
Corporation as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or these Bylaws.
ARTICLE VI
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND OTHER AGENTS
The Corporation shall indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent authorized or
permitted by applicable law, as now or hereafter in effect, and such right to indemnification shall
continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer of the Corporation and shall
inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and personal and legal representatives;
provided, however, that, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the
Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any director or officer (or his or her heirs,
executors or personal or legal representatives) in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof)
initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by
the Board of Directors. The right to indemnification conferred by this Article VI shall include
the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in defending or otherwise
participating in any proceeding in advance of its final disposition upon receipt by the Corporation
of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer receiving advancement to repay the
amount advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be
indemnified by the Corporation under this Article VI.
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For purposes of this Article VI, a director or officer of the Corporation includes any
person (a) who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, (b) who is or was serving at the
request of the Corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise, or (c) who was a director or officer of a Corporation which was
a predecessor corporation of the Corporation or of another enterprise at the request of such
predecessor corporation. The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the
Board of Directors, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to
employees and agents of the Corporation similar to those conferred in this Article VI to directors
and officers of the Corporation.
The rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses conferred in this Article VI
shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under this
Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws of the Corporation, any statute, agreement, vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
Any repeal or modification of this Article VI by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not
adversely affect any rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses of a director,
officer, employee or agent of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification
with respect to any acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.
ARTICLE VII
RECORDS AND REPORTS
7.1 Maintenance and Inspection of Records.
The Corporation shall, either at its principal executive offices or at such place or places as
designated by the Board of Directors, keep a record of its stockholders listing their names and
addresses and the number and class of shares held by each stockholder, a copy of these Bylaws as
amended to date, accounting books, and other records.
To the extent required by the DGCL, any stockholder of record, in person or by attorney or
other agent, shall, upon written demand under oath stating the purpose thereof, have the right
during the usual hours for business to inspect for any proper purpose the Corporations stock
ledger, a list of its stockholders, and its other books and records and to make copies or extracts
therefrom. A proper purpose shall mean a purpose reasonably related to such persons interest as a
stockholder. In every instance where an attorney or other agent is the person who seeks the right
to inspection, the demand under oath shall be accompanied by a power of attorney or such other
writing that authorizes the attorney or other agent to so act on behalf of the stockholder. The
demand under oath shall be directed to the Corporation at its registered office in Delaware or at
its principal executive offices.
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7.2 Inspection by Directors.
Any director shall have the right to examine the Corporations stock ledger, a list of its
stockholders, and its other books and records for a purpose reasonably related to his or her
position as a director. The Court of Chancery is hereby vested with the exclusive jurisdiction to
determine whether a director is entitled to the inspection sought. The Court may summarily order
the Corporation to permit the director to inspect any and all books and records, the stock ledger,
and the stock list and to make copies or extracts therefrom. The Court may, in its discretion,
prescribe any limitations or conditions with reference to the inspection, or award such other and
further relief as the Court may deem just and proper.
ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL MATTERS
8.1 Disbursements.
From time to time, the Board of Directors shall determine by resolution which person or
persons may sign or endorse all checks, drafts, other orders for payment of money, notes or other
evidences of indebtedness that are issued in the name of or payable to the Corporation, and only
the persons so authorized shall sign or endorse those instruments.
8.2 Execution of Corporate Contracts and Instruments.
The Board of Directors, except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, may authorize any
officer or officers, or agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in
the name of and on behalf of the Corporation; such authority may be general or confined to specific
instances. Unless so authorized or ratified by the Board of Directors or within the agency power
of an officer, no officer, agent or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the
Corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any
purpose or for any amount.
8.3 Share Certificates and Uncertificated Shares.
The shares of the Corporation may be represented by certificates or uncertificated, as
provided under the DGCL. Every holder of stock represented by certificates shall be entitled to
have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by (i) the chairman or
vice-chairman of the Board of Directors, or the chief executive officer or the president or a
vice-president, and (ii) by the chief financial officer, or the treasurer or an assistant
treasurer, or the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Corporation representing the number of
shares registered in certificate form. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a
facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile
signature has been placed upon a certificate has ceased to be an officer, transfer agent or
registrar before such
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certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he or she were such
officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.
The Corporation may issue the whole or any part of its shares as partly paid and subject to
call for the remainder of the consideration to be paid therefor. Upon the face or back of each
stock certificate issued to represent any such partly paid shares, upon the books and records of
the Corporation in the case of uncertificated partly paid shares, the total amount of the
consideration to be paid therefor and the amount paid thereon shall be stated. Upon the
declaration of any dividend on fully paid shares, the Corporation shall declare a dividend upon
partly paid shares of the same class, but only upon the basis of the percentage of the
consideration actually paid thereon.
8.4 Special Designation on Certificates.
If the Corporation is authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series
of any class, then the powers, the designations, the preferences, and the relative, participating,
optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications,
limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall be set forth in full or
summarized on the face or back of the certificate (if any) that the Corporation may issue to
represent such class or series of stock; provided, however, that, except as otherwise provided in
Section 202 of the DGCL, in lieu of the foregoing requirements there may be set forth on the face
or back of such certificate (if any) that the Corporation will furnish without charge to each
stockholder who so requests the powers, the designations, the preferences, and the relative,
participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the
qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.
8.5 Lost Certificates.
Except as provided in this Section 8.5, no new certificates for shares shall be issued to
replace a previously issued certificate unless the latter is surrendered to the Corporation and
canceled at the same time. The Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock or uncertificated
shares in the place of any certificate previously issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen
or destroyed, and the Corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed
certificate, or the owners legal representative, upon the making of an affidavit of fact by the
person claiming the stock certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed, to give the Corporation a
bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the
alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate
or uncertificated shares.
8.6 Construction; Definitions.
Unless the context requires otherwise, the general provisions, rules of construction, and
definitions in the DGCL shall govern the construction of these Bylaws. Without limiting the
generality of this provision, the singular number includes the plural, the
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plural number includes the singular, and the term person includes both a corporation and a
natural person.
8.7 Dividends.
The Board of Directors, subject to any restrictions contained in (a) the DGCL; or (b) the
Certificate of Incorporation, may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of its capital stock.
Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the Corporations capital stock.
The Board of Directors may set apart out of any of the funds of the Corporation available for
dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and may abolish or modify any such reserve.
Such purposes shall include but not be limited to equalizing dividends, repairing or maintaining
any property of the Corporation, and meeting contingencies.
8.8 Fiscal Year.
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors and
may be changed by the Board of Directors.
8.9 Seal.
The Corporation may adopt a corporate seal, which may be altered at pleasure, and may use the
same by causing it or a facsimile thereof, to be impressed or affixed or in any other manner
reproduced.
8.10 Transfer of Stock.
Stock of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by applicable law and
in these Bylaws. Transfers of stock shall be made on the books of the Corporation by the holder
thereof or by such persons attorney authorized by power of attorney duly executed and filed with
the secretary or transfer agent of the Corporation, and in the case of stock represented by a
certificate, upon the surrender of the certificate therefor, properly endorsed for transfer or
accompanied by a duly executed stock transfer power and payment of all necessary transfer taxes;
provided, however, that such surrender and endorsement or payment of taxes shall not be required in
any case in which the officers of the Corporation shall determine to waive such requirement. In
the case of stock represented by a certificate, every certificate exchanged, returned or
surrendered to the Corporation shall be marked Cancelled, with the date of cancellation, by the
secretary or assistant secretary of the Corporation or the transfer agent thereof. No transfer of
stock shall be valid as against the Corporation for any purpose until it shall have been entered in
the stock records of the Corporation by an entry showing from and to whom transferred.
8.11 Stock Transfer Agreements.
The Corporation shall have power to enter into and perform any agreement with any number of
stockholders of any one or more classes of stock of the Corporation to restrict the
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transfer of shares of stock of the Corporation of any one or more classes owned by such
stockholders in any manner not prohibited by the DGCL.
8.12 Transfer Agent.
The Corporation may from time to time maintain one or more transfer offices or agencies and
registry offices or agencies at such place or places as may be determined from time to time by the
Board of Directors.
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENTS
Subject to the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed
in whole or in part, or new Bylaws may be adopted by the stockholders entitled to vote or by the
Board of Directors. The fact that such power has been so conferred upon the Board of Directors
shall not divest the stockholders of the power, nor limit their power to adopt, amend or repeal
Bylaws. All such amendments must be approved by either the holders of a majority of the capital
stock entitled to vote thereon or by a majority of the Board of Directors then in office, except as
otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation.
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exv99w1
Exhibit 99.1
Yahoo! Appoints Maggie Wilderotter to Board of Directors
Wilderotter Brings Extensive Technology, Customer and Operational Expertise to Yahoo!
SUNNYVALE, Calif. July 27, 2007 Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO), today announced the appointment
of Maggie Wilderotter to the companys Board of Directors. Wilderotter brings extensive experience
in technology, communications and business operations to Yahoo!. Currently she is chairman and
chief executive officer of Citizens Communications Company (NYSE: CZN), a full-service
communications provider and the second-largest local exchange telephone company in the country.
Wilderotter oversees all functional areas of Citizens Communications and is responsible for its
overall corporate strategy and execution of its vision, mission and business priorities.
With more than 25 years of experience in telephone, wireless, cable television, computers and
interactive media, Maggies broad range of leadership qualifications and proven track record make
her an extremely valuable addition to our team, said Jerry Yang, chief executive officer, Yahoo!.
Her unique and in-depth understanding of consumers, business, and technology will make her
instrumental in helping to provide valuable insight for Yahoo!s key initiatives across the entire
organization. Were excited to welcome her to the Board.
Wilderotter remarked, Yahoo! has the technology, talent and resources to make every customer
experience a great one. I believe that the company is committed to specific, strategic,
customer-focused actions that will enable it to build on its position as one of the most powerful
and influential companies on the Internet. I look forward to working with Jerry Yang and the rest
of the team at Yahoo!.
Previously Wilderotter served as senior vice president of the worldwide public sector division at
Microsoft Corporation, where she was responsible for strengthening customer and partner outreach in
the government and education markets, as well as working across Microsofts business divisions to
develop and coordinate forward-looking strategies.
Prior to Microsoft, Wilderotter was president and chief executive officer of Wink Communications
Inc., executive vice president of national operations for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and chief
executive officer of AT&Ts Aviation Communications Division. She also served as senior vice
president of McCaw Cellular Communications Inc. and was a regional president managing the companys
California, Nevada, and Hawaii region.
Wilderotter has received national recognition for her contributions to the communications industry.
She was twice honored with the Vanguard Award for Distinguished Leadership awarded by the National
Cable Television Association, the 1999 Outstanding Mentor Award from the Women in Cable and
Telecommunications Foundation and its Top 10 Women in Cable & Telecommunications Award.
She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Xerox Corporation and holds a bachelors degree
in Economics and Business Administration from the College of the Holy Cross.
About Yahoo!
Yahoo! Inc. is a leading global Internet brand and one of the most trafficked Internet destinations
worldwide. Yahoo!s mission is to connect people to their passions, their communities and worlds
knowledge. Yahoo! is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
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Yahoo! and the Yahoo! logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Yahoo! Inc. All other names
are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
For more information, please contact:
Media Relations:
Kelly Delaney
Corporate Communications, Yahoo!
408-349-2579
kellyd@yahoo-inc.com
Investor Relations:
Cathy LaRocca
Investor Relations, Yahoo!
408-349-5188
cathy@yahoo-inc.com