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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): February 19, 2006
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Indiana
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
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(Commission
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File Number)
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Identification No.) |
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Lilly Corporate Center
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Indianapolis, Indiana
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Executive Offices) |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (317) 276-2000
(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:
o Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On February 19, 2006, the board of directors of the company elected Derica W. Rice as senior vice
president and chief financial officer, effective May 1, 2006. In connection with this election,
the compensation committee of the board approved the following annual salary and annual cash bonus
for Mr. Rice effective May 1, 2006:
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Annualized Base Salary |
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Annualized Bonus* |
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Derica W. Rice
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$712,000
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$534,000 |
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The bonus amount represents the target bonus under the Eli Lilly and Company Bonus Plan,
assuming the listed salary was paid for the entire calendar year. Actual bonuses earned for a
given calendar year will be calculated on base salary actually paid for the year and may vary
from zero to 200 percent of the target amount, depending on the companys results relative to
predetermined corporate performance measures that are based 25 percent on sales growth and 75
percent on earnings-per-share growth (adjusted for unusual items in accordance with
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The committee also authorized the grant to Mr. Rice of a non-qualified stock option under the 2002
Lilly Stock Plan for 30,000 shares on May 1, 2006.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On February 19, 2006, Charles E. Golden, executive vice president and chief financial officer,
informed the board of directors of his intent to retire from the company as of April 30, 2006. As
a result, Mr. Golden will not stand for reelection at the companys annual shareholders meeting on
April 24, 2006. The board elected Derica W. Rice as senior vice president and chief financial
officer, effective May 1, 2006, for a term of office expiring on the date of the next following
annual meeting of the board of directors to be held in April 2007. Mr. Rice, age 41, joined Lilly
in 1990 and has held a range of finance and general management positions in the company. Before
assuming his current position of vice president and controller in 2003, Mr. Rice held the positions
of general manager of Lillys United Kingdom affiliate, executive director of finance for European
operations, and director of finance for Lilly Canada, among others.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws.
Effective February 20, 2006, the board of directors approved amendments to the companys bylaws.
The primary purpose of the amendments is to clarify the respective roles of the offices of chairman
of the board, chief executive officer, and president. The amendments also include conforming
changes to clarify the temporary emergency succession for those three offices in the event one or
more of the incumbents is unable to carry out the duties of the office. Finally, the amendments
include other minor changes to update outmoded language in the bylaws.
A copy of the amended bylaws, marked to show the amendments, is attached as Exhibit 3 to this Form 8-K.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
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ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
(Registrant)
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/s/ Charles E. Golden |
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Charles E. Golden |
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Title: Executive Vice President and Chief
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Financial Officer |
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Dated: February 23, 2006
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Exhibit 3
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
BY-LAWS
As Amended through
June 24, 2001February 20, 2006
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
BY-LAWS
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ARTICLE I
The Shareholders
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Section 1.0. |
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Annual Meetings |
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Section 1.1. |
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Special Meetings |
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Section 1.2. |
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Time, Place, and Conduct of Meetings |
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Section 1.3. |
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Notice of Meetings |
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Section 1.4. |
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Quorum |
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Section 1.5. |
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Voting |
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Section 1.6. |
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Voting Lists |
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Section 1.7. |
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Fixing of Record Date |
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Section 1.8. |
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Notice of Shareholder Business |
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Section 1.9. |
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Notice of Shareholder Nominees |
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ARTICLE II
Board of Directors
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Section 2.0. |
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General Powers |
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Section 2.1. |
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Number and Qualifications |
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Section 2.2. |
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Classes of Directors and Terms |
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Section 2.3. |
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Election of Directors |
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Section 2.4. |
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Meetings of Directors |
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a. Annual Meeting |
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b. Regular Meetings |
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c. Special Meetings |
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Section 2.5. |
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Quorum and Manner of Acting |
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Section 2.6. |
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Resignations |
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Section 2.7. |
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Removal of Directors |
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Section 2.8. |
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Action without a Meeting |
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Section 2.9. |
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Attendance and Failure to Object |
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Section 2.10. |
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Special Standing Committees |
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Section 2.11. |
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Appointment of Auditors |
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Section 2.12. |
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Section 2.13. |
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Compensation of Directors |
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ARTICLE III
Officers
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Section 3.0. |
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Officers, General Authority and Duties |
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Section 3.1. |
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Election, Term of Office, Qualifications |
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Section 3.2. |
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Other Officers, Election or Appointment |
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Section 3.3. |
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Resignation |
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Section 3.4. |
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Removal |
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Section 3.5. |
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Vacancies |
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Section 3.6. |
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Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors
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Section 3.76. |
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Chairman of the Board of Directors |
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Section 3.7. |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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Section 3.88. |
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President |
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Section 3.1010. |
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Senior Vice Presidents and Group Vice Presidents |
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Vice Presidents |
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Secretary |
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Section 3.1313. |
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Section 3.1414. |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Section 3.1515. |
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Treasurer |
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Section 3.1616. |
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Section 3.1717. |
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Chief Accounting Officer |
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Section 3.1818. |
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General Counsel |
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Section 3.1919. |
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Other Officers or Agents |
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Section 3.2020. |
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Chairman Emeritus |
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Section 3.2121. |
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Compensation |
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Section 3.2222. |
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Surety Bonds |
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ARTICLE IV
Execution of Instruments and Deposit
of Corporate Funds
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Notes, Checks, Other Instruments |
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ARTICLE V
Shares
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Certificates for Shares |
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Transfer of Shares |
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Regulations |
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Transfer Agents and Registrars |
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Section 5.4. |
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Lost or Destroyed Certificates |
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Redemption of Shares Acquired in
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ARTICLE VI
Indemnification
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Procedures; Presumptions and Effect
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ARTICLE VII
Miscellaneous
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BY-LAWS
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ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
(An Indiana Corporation)
ARTICLE I
The Shareholders
SECTION 1.0. Annual Meetings. The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation for
the election of directors and for the transaction of such other business as properly may come
before the meeting shall be held on the third Monday in April in each year; provided, however, that
for a particular year the Board of Directors may designate another date not later than June 30 of
that year by resolution adopted by not less than a majority of the directors then in office.
Failure to hold an annual meeting of the shareholders at such designated time shall not affect
otherwise valid corporate acts or work a forfeiture or dissolution of the Corporation.
SECTION 1.1. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the shareholders may be called at any
time by the Board of Directors,- or the Chairman of the Board of Directors., or the President.
SECTION 1.2. Time, Place, and Conduct of Meetings. Each meeting of the shareholders shall be
held at such time of day and place, either within or without the State of Indiana, as shall be
determined by the Board of Directors. Each adjourned meeting of the shareholders shall be held at
such time and place as may be provided in the motion for adjournment. The chairman of each meeting
shall have sole authority to decide questions relating to the conduct of that meeting.
SECTION 1.3. Notice of Meetings. The Secretary shall cause a written or printed notice of
the place, day and hour and the purpose or purposes of each meeting of the shareholders to be
delivered or mailed (which may include by telegraph, facsimile or other form of wire or wireless electronic communication) at
least ten (10) but not more than sixty (60) days prior to the meeting, to each shareholder of
record entitled to vote at the meeting, at the shareholders post office address as the same appears on the
records maintained by the Corporation. Notice of any such shareholders meeting may be waived by
any shareholder by delivering a written waiver to the Secretary before or after such meeting.
Attendance at any meeting in person or by proxy when the instrument of proxy sets forth in
reasonable detail the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall constitute a
waiver of notice thereof. Notice of any adjourned meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation
shall not be required to be given unless otherwise required by statute.
SECTION 1.4. Quorum. At any meeting of the shareholders a majority of the outstanding shares
entitled to vote on a matter at such meeting, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a
quorum for action on that matter. In the absence of a quorum, the chairman of the meeting or the
holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote present in
person or by proxy, or, if no shareholder entitled to vote is present in person or by proxy, any
officer entitled to preside at or act as Secretary of such meeting, may adjourn such meeting from
time to time, until a quorum shall be present. At any such adjourned meeting at which a quorum may
be present any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as
originally called.
SECTION 1.5. Voting. Except as otherwise provided by statute or by the Articles of
Incorporation, at each meeting of the shareholders each holder of shares entitled to vote shall
have the right to one vote for each share standing in the shareholders name on the books of the
Corporation on the record date fixed for the meeting under Section 1.7. Each shareholder entitled
to vote shall be entitled to vote in person or by proxy executed in writing (which shall include telegraphing, cabling,
facsimile), or transmitted by electronic transmission) submission by the shareholder or a duly authorized attorney
in fact. The vote of shareholders approving any matter to which the provisions of Article 9(c) or
9(d) or Article 13 of the Articles of Incorporation or of a statute are applicable shall require
the percentage of affirmative vote therein specified. All other matters, except the election of
directors, shall require that the votes cast in favor of the matter exceed the votes cast opposing
the matter at a meeting at which a quorum is present. In the event that more than one group of
shares is entitled to vote as a separate voting group, the vote of each group shall be considered
and decided separately.
SECTION 1.6. Voting Lists. The Secretary shall make or cause to be made, after a record date
for a meeting of shareholders has been fixed under Section 1.7 and at least five (5) days before
such meeting, a complete list of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting, arranged in
alphabetical order, with the address of each such shareholder and the number of shares so entitled
to vote held by each which list shall be on file at the principal office of the Corporation and
subject to inspection by any shareholder entitled to vote at the meeting. Such list shall be
produced and kept open at the time and place of the meeting and subject to the inspection of any
such shareholder during the holding of such meeting or any adjournment. Except as otherwise
required by law, such list shall be the only evidence as to who are the shareholders entitled to
vote at any meeting of the shareholders. In the event that more than one group of shares is
entitled to vote as a separate voting group at the meeting, there shall be a separate listing of
the shareholders of each group.
SECTION 1.7. Fixing of Record Date. For the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to
notice of or to vote at any meeting of shareholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to
receive payment of any dividend, or in order to make a determination of shareholders for any other
proper purpose, the Board of Directors shall fix in advance a date as the record date for any such
determination of shareholders, not more than seventy (70) days prior to the date on which the
particular action requiring this determination of shareholders is to be taken. When a
determination of shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders has been made as
provided in this section, the determination shall, to the extent permitted by law, apply to any
adjournment thereof.
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SECTION 1.8. Notice of Shareholder Business. At an annual meeting of the shareholders, only
such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be
properly brought before an annual meeting, business must be (a) specified in the notice of meeting
(or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (b) otherwise
properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, or (c)
otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a shareholder. For business to be properly
brought before an annual meeting by a shareholder, the shareholder must have the legal right and
authority to make the proposal for consideration at the meeting and the shareholder must have given
timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a shareholders
notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the
Corporation not less than one hundred twenty (120) calendar days in advance of the date of the
Corporations proxy statement released to shareholders in connection with the previous years
annual meeting of shareholders; provided, however, that in the event that no annual meeting was
held in the previous year or the date of the annual meeting has been changed by more than thirty
(30) days from the date contemplated at the time of the previous years proxy statement, notice by
the shareholder to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the later
of one hundred twenty (120) calendar days in advance of such annual meeting or ten (10) calendar
days following the date on which public announcement of the date of the meeting is first made.
A shareholders notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to each matter the shareholder
proposes to bring before the annual meeting (a) a brief description of the business described to be
brought before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual
meeting, (b) the name and record address of the shareholder(s) proposing such business, (c) the
class and number of the Corporations shares which are beneficially owned by such shareholder(s),
and (d) any material interest of such shareholder(s) in such business. Notwithstanding anything in
these By-laws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at an annual meeting except in
accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.8. The chairman of an annual meeting
shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that business was not properly
brought before the meeting and in accordance with the provisions of this Section 1.8, and if the
chairman should so determine, he or she shall so declare to the meeting any such business not
properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted. At any special meeting of the
shareholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been brought before the meeting
by or at the direction of the Board of Directors.
SECTION 1.9. Notice of Shareholder Nominees. Only persons who are nominated in accordance
with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.9 shall be eligible for election as Directors.
Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at or prior to a meeting
of shareholders by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or by any nominating committee or
person appointed by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, and at a meeting of shareholders
by any shareholder entitled to vote for the election of Directors at the meeting who complies with
the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.9. Such nominations, other than those made by or
at the direction of the Board of Directors, shall be made pursuant to timely notice in writing to
the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a shareholders notice must be delivered to or
mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than one hundred
twenty (120) calendar days in advance of the date of the Corporations proxy
statement released to shareholders in connection with the previous years annual meeting of
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shareholders; provided, however, that in the event that no annual meeting was held in the previous
year or the date of the annual meeting has been changed by more than thirty (30) days from the date
contemplated at the time of the previous years proxy statement, notice by the shareholder to be
timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the later of one hundred twenty
(120) calendar days in advance of such annual meeting or ten (10) calendar days following the date
on which public announcement of the date of the meeting is first made.
Such shareholders notice shall set forth (a) as to each person whom the shareholder 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 the Corporations shares which are beneficially owned by such person; and
(iv) to the extent reasonably available to the shareholder, any other information relating to such
person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of Directors, or
is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (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
shareholder giving the notice (i) the name and record address of such shareholder and (ii) the
class and number of the Corporations shares which are beneficially owned by such shareholder. 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 1.9. The chairman of the meeting shall may, if
the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a nomination was not so declared in
accordance with the procedures prescribed by these By-laws, and if the chairman should so
determine, he or she shall so declare to the meeting and the defective nomination shall be
disregarded.
ARTICLE II
Board of Directors
SECTION 2.0. General Powers. The property, affairs and business of the Corporation shall be
managed under the direction of the Board of Directors.
SECTION 2.1. Number and Qualifications. The number of directors which shall constitute the
whole Board of Directors shall be sixteen (16), which number may be either increased or diminished
by resolution adopted by not less than a majority of the directors then in office; provided that
the number may not be diminished below nine (9) and no reduction in number shall have the effect of
shortening the term of any incumbent director. In the event that the holders of shares of
preferred stock become entitled to elect two directors, the number of directors and the minimum
number of directors shall be increased by two. Neither ownership of stock of the Corporation nor
residence in the State of Indiana shall be required as a qualification for a director.
SECTION 2.2. Classes of Directors and Terms. The directors shall be divided into three
classes as nearly equal in number as possible. Except as provided in Article 9 of the Articles of
Incorporation fixing one, two, and three year terms for the initial classified board, each class of
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directors shall be elected for a term of three (3) years. In the event of vacancy, either by
death, resignation, or removal of a director, or by reason of an increase in the number of
directors, each replacement or new director shall serve for the balance of the term of the class of
the director he or she succeeds or, in the event of an increase in the number of directors, of the
class to which he or she is assigned. All directors elected for a term shall continue in office
until the election and qualification of their respective successors, their death, their resignation
in accordance with Section 2.6, their removal in accordance with Section 2.7, or if there has been
a reduction in the number of directors and no successor is to be elected, until the end of the
term.
SECTION 2.3. Election of Directors. At each annual meeting of shareholders, the class of
directors to be elected at the meeting shall be chosen by a plurality of the votes cast by the
holders of shares entitled to vote in the election at the meeting, provided a quorum is present.
The election of directors by the shareholders shall be by written ballot if directed by the
chairman of the meeting or if the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected.
Any vacancy on the Board of Directors shall be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of
the remaining directors.
If the holders of preferred stock are entitled to elect any directors voting separately as a
class, those directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the holders of shares
of preferred stock entitled to vote in the election at the meeting, provided a quorum of the
holders of shares of preferred stock is present.
SECTION 2.4. Meetings of Directors.
a. Annual Meeting. Unless otherwise provided by resolution of the Board of Directors, the
annual meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held at the place of and immediately following
the annual meeting of shareholders, for the purpose of organization, the election of officers and
the transaction of such other business as properly may come before the meeting. No notice of the
meeting need be given, except in the case an amendment to the By-laws is to be considered.
b. Regular Meetings. The Board of Directors by resolution may provide for the holding of
regular meetings and may fix the times and places (within or outside the State of Indiana) at which
those meetings shall be held. Notice of regular meetings need not be given except when an
amendment to the By-laws is to be considered. Whenever the time or place of regular meetings shall
be fixed or changed, notice of this action shall be mailed promptly to each director not present
when the action was taken, addressed to the director at his or her residence or usual place of
business.
c. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the
Chairman of the Board or the President and shall be called by the Secretary at the request of any three (3)
directors. Except as otherwise required by statute, notice of each special meeting shall be mailed
to each director at his or her residence or usual place of business at least three (3) days before
the day on which the meeting is to be held, or shall be sent to the director at such place by telegram,
facsimile transmission or cable, or telephoned other form of electronic communication
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or personally delivered, not later than the day before the day on which the meeting is to be held. The notice shall state the time
and place (which may be within or outside the State of Indiana) of the meeting but, unless
otherwise required by statute, the Articles of Incorporation or the By-laws, need not state the
purposes thereof.
Notice of any meeting need not be given to any director, however, who shall attend the
meeting, or who shall waive notice thereof, before, at the time of, or after the meeting, in a
writing signed by the director and delivered to the Corporation. No notice need be given of any
meeting at which every member of the Board of Directors shall be present.
SECTION 2.5. Quorum and Manner of Acting. A majority of the actual number of directors
established pursuant to Section 2.1, from time to time, shall be necessary to constitute a quorum
for the transaction of any business except the filling of vacancies on the Board of Directors under
Section 2.3 or voting on a conflict of interest transaction under Section 2.12. The act of a
majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present, shall be the act of
the Board of Directors, unless the act of a greater number is required by statute, by the Articles
of Incorporation, or by the By-laws. Under the provisions of Article 13 of the Articles of
Incorporation, certain actions by the Board of Directors therein specified require not only
approval by the Board of Directors, but also approval by a majority of the Continuing Directors, as
therein defined. Any or all directors may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors by
means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment by which all persons
participating in the meeting may simultaneously hear each other, and participation in this manner
shall constitute presence in person at the meeting. In the absence of a quorum, a majority of the
directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time until a quorum shall be present. No
notice of any adjourned meeting need be given.
SECTION 2.6. Resignations. Any director may resign at any time by giving written notice of
resignation to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the President Chief Executive Officer, or
the Secretary. Unless otherwise specified in the written notice, the resignation shall take effect
upon receipt thereof and unless otherwise specified in it, the acceptance of the resignation shall
not be necessary to make it effective.
SECTION 2.7. Removal of Directors. Any director, other than a director elected by holders of
preferred stock voting as a class, may be removed from office at any time but only for cause and
only upon the affirmative vote of at least 80 percent of the votes entitled to be cast by holders
of all of the outstanding shares of Voting Stock (as defined in Article 13 of the Articles of
Incorporation), voting together as a single class.
SECTION 2.8. Action without a Meeting. 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
taken by all members of the Board of Directors or such committee, as the case may be, evidenced by
a written consent signed by all such members and effective on the date, either prior or subsequent
to the date of the consent, specified in the written consent, or if no effective
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date is specified in the written consent, the date on which the consent is filed with the minutes of proceedings of
the Board of Directors or committee.
SECTION 2.9. Attendance and Failure to Object. A director, 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 (a) the directors dissent shall be entered in the minutes of
the meeting, (b) the director shall file a written dissent to such action with the Secretary of the
meeting before adjournment thereof, or (c) the director shall forward such dissent by registered
mail to the Secretary immediately after adjournment of the meeting. The right of dissent provided
for by the preceding sentence shall not be available, in respect of any matter acted upon at any
meeting, to a director who voted in favor of such action.
SECTION 2.10. Special Standing Committees. The Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by
a majority of the actual number of directors elected and qualified, may designate from among its
members one or more committees. Such committees shall have those powers of the Board of Directors
which may by law be delegated to such committees and are specified by resolution of the Board of
Directors or by committee charters approved by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 2.11. Appointment of Auditors. The Board of Directors or the Audit Committee of the
Board of Directors, prior to each annual meeting of shareholders, shall appoint a firm of
independent public accountants as auditors of the Corporation. Such appointment shall be submitted
to the shareholders for ratification at the annual meeting next following such appointment. Should
the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote shareholders fail to ratify the appointment of any firm as auditors of the Corporation, or
should the Board of Directors or Audit Committee for any reason determine that any such appointment
be terminated, the Board of Directors or Audit Committee shall appoint another firm of independent
public accountants to act as auditors of the Corporation and such appointment shall be submitted to
the shareholders for ratification at the annual or special shareholders meeting next following such
appointment.
SECTION 2.12. Transactions with Corporation. No transactions with the Corporation in which
one or more of its directors has a direct or indirect interest shall be either void or voidable
solely because of such interest if any one of the following is true:
(a) the material facts of the transaction and the directors interest are disclosed or known
to the Board of Directors or committee which authorizes, approves, or ratifies the transaction by
the affirmative vote or consent of a majority of the directors (or committee members) who have no
direct or indirect interest in the transaction and, in any event, of at least two directors (or
committee members);
(b) the material facts of the transaction and the directors interest are disclosed or known
to the shareholders entitled to vote and they authorize, approve or ratify such transaction by
vote; or
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(c) the transaction is fair to the Corporation.
If a majority of the directors or committee members who have no direct or indirect interest in
the transaction vote to authorize, approve, or ratify the transaction, a quorum is present for
purposes of taking action under subsection (a) of this section. The presence of, or a vote cast
by, a director with a direct or indirect interest in the transaction does not affect the validity
of any actions taken under subsection (a) of this section.
SECTION 2.13. Compensation of Directors. The Board of Directors is empowered and authorized
to fix and determine the compensation of directors and additional compensation for such additional
services any of such directors may perform for the Corporation.
ARTICLE III
Officers
SECTION 3.0. Officers, General Authority and Duties. The officers of the Corporation shall
be a Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, a President, two (2) or more Vice Presidents,
a Secretary, a Chief Financial Officer, a Treasurer, a Chief Accounting Officer, and such other
officers as may be elected or appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.2. One or
more of the Vice Presidents may be designated by the Board to serve as Executive Vice Presidents,
Senior Vice Presidents, or Group Vice Presidents. Any two (2) or more offices may be held by the
same person. All officers and agents of the Corporation, as between themselves and the
Corporation, shall have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the Corporation
as may be provided in the By-laws or as may be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors
not inconsistent with the By-laws.
SECTION 3.1. Election, Term of Office, Qualifications. Each officer (except such officers as
may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.2. of this Article III) shall be
elected by the Board of Directors at each annual meeting. Each such officer (whether elected at an
annual meeting of the Board of Directors or to fill a vacancy or otherwise) shall hold office until
the officers successor is chosen and qualified, or until death, or until the officer shall resign
in the manner provided in Section 3.3. or be removed in the manner provided in Section 3.4. The
Chairman of the Board and the President Chief Executive Officer shall be
chosen from among the directorsmembers of the Board of Directors.
Any other officer may but need not be a director of the Corporation. Election or appointment of an
officer or agent shall not of itself create contract rights.
SECTION 3.2. Other Officers, Election or Appointment. The Board of Directors from time to
time may elect such other officers or agents (including one or more Assistant Vice Presidents, one
or more Assistant Secretaries, one or more Assistant Treasurers, a Controller, and one or more
Assistant Controllers) as it may deem necessary or advisable. The Board of
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Directors may delegate to any officer the power to appoint any such officers or agents and to prescribe their respective
terms of office, powers and duties.
SECTION 3.3. Resignation. Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice of
such resignation to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the PresidentChief Executive Officer
or the Secretary of the Corporation. Unless otherwise specified in such written notice, such
resignation shall take effect upon receipt thereof and unless otherwise specified in it, the
acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
SECTION 3.4. Removal. The officers specifically designated in Section 3.0. may be removed,
either for or without cause, at any meeting of the Board of Directors called for the purpose, by
the vote of a majority of the actual number of directors elected and qualified. The officers and
agents elected or appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.2. may be removed,
either for or without cause, at any meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum be present,
by the vote of a majority of the directors present at such meeting, by any superior officer upon
whom such power of removal shall have been conferred by the Board of Directors, or by any officer
to whom the power to appoint such officer has been delegated by the Board of Directors pursuant to
Section 3.2. Any removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person
so removed.
SECTION 3.5. Vacancies. A vacancy in any office by reason of death, resignation, removal,
disqualification or any other cause, may be filled by the Board of Directors or by an officer
authorized under Section 3.2. to appoint to such office.
SECTION 3.6 Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may elect or
appoint an Honarary Chairman of the Board of Directors, who shall be vested with and shall perform all such powers and duties as may
be prescribed by the Board.
SECTION 3.76. Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board shall preside at
all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors if present and shall have such
powers and perform such duties as are assigned to him or her by the By-laws and by the Board of
Directors. At any time in which neither the Chairman nor the Chief Executive Officer is able to
perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chairman, then the Boards presiding or lead
director (if one shall have have been previously selected) shall perform such duties and exercise
such powers. The Chairman shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President at any time that the President
is unable do so.
SECTION 3.7. Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall, subject to the
control of the Board of Directors, have general supervision over the management and direction of
the business of the Corporation. He or she shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board
of Directors are carried into effect. The Chief Executive Officer shall have such other powers and
perform such other duties as are assigned to him or her by the By-laws or the Board of Directors.
The Chief Executive Officer shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the
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Chairman of the Board at any time that the Chairman of the Board is unable to do so, and shall also perform the
duties and exercise the powers of the President at any time that the President is unable to do so.
SECTION 3.8. President. The President shall have such powers and perform such duties as are
assigned to him or her by the Chief Executive Officer, the By-laws or the Board of Directors. The
President shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chief Executive Officer at any
time that the Chief Executive Officer is unable to do so. If the President is also a director, he
or she shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chairman of the Board at any time
that none of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or the presiding or lead
director is able to do so.
SECTION 3.8 President. The President shall be the chief executive officer and, subject to the
control of the Board of Directors, shall have general supervision over the management and direction of
the business of the Corporation. He or she shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of
Directors are carried into effect. The President shall have such other powers and perform such other
duties as are assigned to him or her by the By laws or the Board of Directors. The President shall
perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chairman of the Board at any time that the Chairman of
the Board is unable to do so.
SECTION 3.99. Executive Vice Presidents. Each Executive Vice President shall have such powers
and perform such duties as may be assigned to him or her by the President or the Board of
Directors. The Executive Vice Presidents, in order of their seniority in office as Executive Vice
Presidents (and, between two or more of equal seniority in office as Executive Vice Presidents, in
order of their seniority in office as Vice Presidents), shall perform the duties and exercise the
powers of the Chief Executive Officer and the President and the Chairman of the Board at any
time that both the Chief Executive Officer and the President and the Chairman of the Board are unable to do so.
SECTION 3.1010. Senior Vice Presidents and Group Vice Presidents. Each Senior Vice President
and each Group Vice President shall perform such duties and have such powers as may be assigned to
him or her by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Board of Directors. The Senior
Vice Presidents, in order of their seniority in office as Senior Vice Presidents (and between two
or more of equal seniority in office as Senior Vice Presidents, in order of their seniority in
office as Vice Presidents), shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chief Executive
Officer and the President and the Chairman of the Board at any time that the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chairman of the Board, and all the
Executive Vice Presidents are unable to do so.
SECTION 3.1111. Vice Presidents. Each Vice President shall perform such duties and have such
powers as may be assigned to him or her by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Board
of Directors.
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SECTION 3.12.12. Secretary. The Secretary shall:
(a) record all the proceedings of the meetings of the shareholders and Board of Directors in
books to be kept for such purposes;
(b) cause all notices to be duly given in accordance with the provisions of these By-laws and
as required by statute;
(c) be custodian of the Seal of the Corporation, and cause such Seal to be affixed to all
certificates representing shares of the Corporation prior to the issuance thereof (subject,
however, to the provisions of Section 5.0) and to all instruments the execution of which on behalf
of the Corporation under its Seal shall have been duly authorized in accordance with these By-laws;
(d) subject to the provisions of Section 5.0, sign certificates representing shares of the
Corporation the issuance of which shall have been authorized by the Board of Directors; and
(e) in general, perform all duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties
as are given to the Secretary by these By-laws or as may be assigned to him or her by the Chairman
of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Board of Directors.
SECTION 3.13. Assistant Secretaries. Each Assistant Secretary shall assist the Secretary in
his or her duties, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to
time prescribe or the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Secretary may from time to time
delegate. At the request of the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary may temporarily act in the
Secretarys place in the performing of part or all of the duties of the Secretary. In the case of
the death of the Secretary, or in the case of the Secretarys absence or inability to act without
having designated an Assistant Secretary to act temporarily in his or her place, the Assistant
Secretary who is to perform the duties of the Secretary shall be designated by the President Chief Executive
Officer or the Board of Directors.
SECTION 3.14. Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall:
(a) have supervision over and be responsible for the funds, securities, receipts, and
disbursements of the Corporation;
(b) cause to be kept at the principal business office of the Corporation and preserved for
review as required by law or regulation records of financial transactions and correct books of
account using appropriate accounting principles;
(c) be responsible for the establishment of adequate internal control over the transactions
and books of account of the Corporation;
(d) be responsible for rendering to the proper officers and the Board of Directors upon
request, and to the shareholders and other parties as required by law or regulation, financial
statements of the Corporation; and
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(e) in general perform all duties incident to the office and such other duties as are given
by the By-laws or as may be assigned by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Board of
Directors.
SECTION 3.15. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall:
(a) have charge of the funds, securities, receipts and disbursements of the Corporation;
(b) cause the moneys and other valuable effects of the Corporation to be deposited or
invested in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or trust companies or with
such bankers or other depositories or investments as shall be selected in accordance with
resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors;
(c) cause the funds of the Corporation to be disbursed from the authorized depositories of
the Corporation, and cause to be taken and preserved proper records of all moneys disbursed; and
(d) in general, perform all duties incident to the office of Treasurer and such other duties
as are given to the Treasurer by the By-laws or as may be assigned to him or her by the Chief
Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, or the Board of Directors.
SECTION 3.16. Assistant Treasurers. Each Assistant Treasurer shall assist the Treasurer in
his or her duties, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to
time prescribe or the President or the Chief Financial Officer may from time to time delegate. At
the request of the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer may temporarily act in the Treasurers place
in performing part or all of the duties of the Treasurer. In the case of the death of the
Treasurer, or in the case of the Treasurers absence or inability to act without having designated
an Assistant Treasurer to act in his or her place, the Assistant Treasurer who is to perform the
duties of the Treasurer shall be designated by the President Chief Executive Officer, the President, the
Chief Financial Officer or the Board of Directors.
SECTION 3.17. Chief Accounting Officer. The ChiefThe Chief Accounting Officer shall:
(a) keep full and accurate accounts of all assets, liabilities, commitments, revenues, costs
and expenses, and other financial transactions of the Corporation in books belonging to the
Corporation, and conform them to sound accounting principles with adequate internal control;
(b) cause regular audits of these books and records to be made;
(c) see that all expenditures are made in accordance with procedures duly established, from
time to time, by the Corporation;
(d) render financial statements upon the request of the Board of Directors, and a full
financial report prior to the annual meeting of shareholders, as well as such other financial
statements as are required by law or regulation; and
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(e) in general, perform all the duties ordinarily connected with the office of Chief
Accounting Officer and such other duties as may be assigned to him or her by the Chief Executive
Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, or the Board of Directors.
SECTION 3.18. General Counsel. The Board of Directors may appoint a general counsel who
shall have general control of all matters of legal import concerning the Corporation.
SECTION 3.19. Other Officers or Agents. Any other officers or agents elected or appointed
pursuant to Section 3.2 shall have such duties and responsibilities as may be fixed from time to
time by the By-laws or as may be assigned to them by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or
the Board of Directors.
SECTION 3.20. Chairman Emeritus. In recognition of distinguished service to the Corporation,
the Board of Directors may designate a person who has served as Chairman of the Board and who is no
longer an employee, officer, or director as Chairman Emeritus. The Chairman Emeritus may serve to
represent the Corporation at the request of the Chairman of the Board.
SECTION 3.21. Compensation. The compensation of executive officers of the Corporation shall
be fixed from time to time by the Compensation Committee (or successor committee) established
pursuant to Section 2.10. Unless the Board of Directors by resolution shall direct otherwise, the
compensation of employees who are not executive officers of the Corporation shall be fixed by the
management of the Company. No employee shall be prevented from receiving compensation by reason of
being a director of the Corporation.
SECTION 3.22. Surety Bonds. In case the Board of Directors shall so require, any officer or
agent of the Corporation shall execute to the Corporation a bond in such sum and with such surety
or sureties as the Board of Directors may direct, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his
or her duties to the Corporation, including responsibility for negligence and for the accounting of
all property, funds or securities of the Corporation which the officer or agent may handle.
ARTICLE IV
Execution of Instruments and Deposit of Corporate Funds
SECTION 4.0. Execution of Instruments Generally. All deeds, contracts, and other instruments
requiring execution by the Corporation may be signed by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief
Executive Officer, the President or any Vice President. Authority to sign any deed, contract, or
other instrument requiring execution by the Corporation may be conferred by the Board of Directors
upon any person or persons whether or not such person or persons be officers
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of the Corporation. Such person or persons may delegate, from time to time, by instrument in writing, all or any part
of such authority to any other person or persons if authorized so to do by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 4.1. Notes, Checks, Other Instruments. All notes, drafts, acceptances, checks,
endorsements, and all evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation whatsoever, shall be signed by
such officer or officers or such agent or agents of the Corporation and in such manner as the Board
of Directors from time to time may determine. Endorsements for deposit to the credit of the
Corporation in any of its duly authorized depositories shall be made in such manner as the Board of
Directors from time to time may determine.
SECTION 4.2. Proxies. Proxies, powers of attorney, or consents to vote with respect to
shares or units of other corporations or other entities owned by or standing in the name of the
Corporation may be executed and delivered from time to time on behalf of the Corporation by the
Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, the
Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or by any other person or persons thereunto
authorized by the Board of Directors. Persons with authority to execute proxies, powers of
attorney, or consents under this Section 4.2 may delegate that authority unless prohibited by the
Board of Directors.
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ARTICLE V
Shares
SECTION 5.0. Certificates for Shares. Shares in the corporation may be issued in book-entry
form or evidenced by certificates. However, every holder every holder of shares in the Corporation shall be
entitled upon request to have a certificate evidencing the shares owned by the shareholder, signed
in the name of the Corporation by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, President
or a Vice President and the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, certifying the number of shares
owned by the shareholder in the Corporation. The signatures of the Chairman of the Board, the president, Vice president, Secretary, and Assistant Secretarysuch officers, the signature of the
transfer agent and registrar, and the Seal of the Corporation may be facsimiles. In case any
officer or employee who shall have signed, or whose facsimile signature or signatures shall have
been used on, any certificate shall cease to be an officer or employee of the Corporation before
the certificate shall have been issued and delivered by the Corporation, the certificate may
nevertheless be adopted by the Corporation and be issued and delivered as though the person or
persons who signed the certificate or whose facsimile signature or signatures shall have been used
thereon had not ceased to be such officer or employee of the Corporation; and the issuance and
delivery by the Corporation of any such certificate shall constitute an adoption thereof. Every
certificate shall state on its face (or in the case of book-entry shares, the statements evidencing
ownership of such shares shall state) the name of the Corporation and that it is organized under
the laws of the State of Indiana, the name of the person to whom it is issued, and the number and
class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, the certificate represents, and shall
state conspicuously on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder, upon
written request and without charge, a summary of the designations, relative rights, preferences and
limitations applicable to each class and the variations in rights, preferences and limitations
determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of Directors to determine variations for
future series). Every certificate (or book-entry statement) shall state whether such shares have
been fully paid and are non-assessable. If any such shares are not fully paid, the certificate (or
book-entry statement) shall be legibly stamped to indicate the percentum which has been paid up,
and as further payments are made thereon, the certificate shall be stamped (or book-entry statement
updated) accordingly. Subject to the foregoing provisions, certificates representing shares in the
Corporation shall be in such form as shall be approved by the Board of Directors. There shall be
entered upon the stock books of the Corporation at the time of the issuance or transfer of each
share the number of the certificates representing such share (if any), the name of the person
owning the shares represented thereby, the class of such share and the date of the issuance or
transfer thereof.
SECTION 5.1. Transfer of Shares. Transfer of shares of the Corporation shall be made on the
books of the Corporation by the holder of record thereof, or by the shareholders attorney
thereunto duly authorized in writing and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or any of its
transfer agents, and on surrender of the certificate or certificates (if any) representing such
shares. The Corporation and its transfer agents and registrars, shall be entitled to treat the
holder of record of any share or shares the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and
accordingly shall not be bound to recognize any legal, equitable or other claim to or interest in
such share or shares on the part of any other person whether or not it or they shall have express
or other notice thereof, except as otherwise expressly provided by the statutes of the State of
Indiana.
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Shareholders shall notify the Corporation in writing of any changes in their addresses from time to time.
SECTION 5.2. Regulations. Subject to the provisions of this Article V, the Board of Directors may make such rules and regulations as it may deem expedient concerning the issuance, transfer and regulation of certificates for shares or book-entry shares of the Corporation.
SECTION 5.3. Transfer Agents and Registrars. The Board of Directors may appoint one or more transfer agents, one or more registrars, and one or more agents to act in the dual capacity of transfer agent and registrar with respect to the certificates representing shares and the book-entry shares of the Corporation.
SECTION 5.4. Lost or Destroyed Certificates. The holders of any shares of the Corporation shall immediately notify the Corporation or one of its transfer agents and registrars of any loss or destruction of the certificate representing the same. The Corporation may issue a new certificate in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it alleged to have been lost or destroyed upon such terms and under such regulations as may be adopted by the Board of Directors or the Secretary, and the Board of Directors or Secretary may require the owner of the lost or destroyed certificate or the owners legal representatives to give the Corporation a bond in such form and for such amount as the Board of Directors or Secretary may direct, and with such surety or sureties as may be satisfactory to the Board of Directors or the Secretary to indemnify the Corporation and its transfer agents and registrars against any cl
aim that may be made against it or any such transfer agent or registrar on account of the alleged loss or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate. A new certificate may be issued without requiring any bond when, in the judgment of the Board of Directors or the Secretary, it is proper so to do.
SECTION 5.5. Redemption of Shares Acquired in Control Share Acquisitions. Any or all
control shares acquired in a control share acquisition shall be subject to redemption by the
Corporation, if either:
(a) No acquiring person statement has been filed with the Corporation with respect to the
control share acquisition; or
(b) The control shares are not accorded full voting rights by the Corporations shareholders
as provided in IC 23-1-42-9.
A redemption pursuant to Section 5.5(a) may be made at any time during the period ending sixty
(60) days after the date of the last acquisition of control shares by the acquiring person. A
redemption pursuant to Section 5.5(b) may be made at any time during the period ending two (2)
years after the date of the shareholder vote with respect to the voting rights of the control
shares in question. Any redemption pursuant to this Section 5.5 shall be made at the fair
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value of
the control shares and pursuant to such procedures for the redemption as may be set forth in these
By-laws or adopted by resolution of the Board of Directors.
As used in this Section 5.5, the terms control shares, control share acquisition,
acquiring person statement and acquiring person shall have the meanings ascribed to them in IC
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ARTICLE VI
Indemnification
SECTION 6.0. Right to Indemnification. The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law now or hereafter in effect, indemnify any person who is or was a
director, officer or employee of the Corporation (Eligible Person) and who is or was involved in
any manner (including, without limitation, as a party or a witness) or is threatened to be made so
involved in any threatened, pending or completed investigation, claim, action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (including, without limitation, any
action, suit or proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its
favor) (a Proceeding) by reason of the fact that such Eligible Person is or was a director,
officer or employee of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a
director, officer, partner, member, manager, trustee, employee, fiduciary or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or other enterprise
(including, without limitation, any employee benefit plan) (a Covered Entity), against all
expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines or penalties against (including excise taxes
assessed with respect to an employee benefit plan) and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by such Eligible Person in connection with such Proceeding; provided, however,
that the foregoing shall not apply to a Proceeding commenced by a current or former director,
officer or employee of the Corporation except for such a Proceeding commenced following a Change in
Control (as hereafter defined) with respect to actions or failure to act prior to such Change in
Control. Any right of an Eligible Person to indemnification shall be a contract right and shall
include the right to
receive, prior to the conclusion of any Proceeding, advancement of any
expenses incurred by the Eligible Person in connection with such Proceeding in accordance with
Section 6.3.
SECTION 6.1. Insurance, Contracts and Funding. The Corporation may purchase and maintain
insurance to protect itself and any Eligible Person against any expense, judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement as specified in Section 6.0 of this Article or incurred by any Eligible
Person in connection with any Proceeding referred to in such section, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law now or hereafter in effect. The Corporation may enter into agreements
with any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or any director, officer,
employee, fiduciary or agent of any Covered Entity supplemental to or in furtherance of the
provisions of this Article and may create a trust fund or use other means (including, without
limitation, a letter of credit) to ensure the payment of such amounts as may be necessary to effect
indemnification and advancement of expenses as provided in this Article.
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SECTION 6.2. Non-Exclusive Rights; Applicability to Certain Proceedings. The rights provided
in this Article shall not be exclusive of any other rights to which any Eligible Person may
otherwise be entitled, and the provisions of this Article shall inure to the benefit of the heirs
and legal representatives of any Eligible Person and shall be applicable to Proceedings commenced
or continuing after the adoption of this Article, whether arising from acts or omissions occurring
before or after such adoption.
SECTION 6.3. Advancement of Expenses. All reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of an
Eligible Person in connection with any Proceeding shall be advanced to the Eligible Person by the
Corporation within sixty (60) days after the receipt by the Corporation of a statement or
statements from the Eligible Person requesting such advance or advances from time to time, whether
prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding unless a determination has been made
pursuant to Section 6.4 that such Eligible Person is not entitled to indemnification. Any such
statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the expenses incurred by the Eligible Person and
shall include any written affirmation or undertaking to repay advances if it is ultimately
determined that the Eligible Person is not entitled to indemnification under this Article.
SECTION 6.4. Procedures; Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings; Remedies. In
furtherance, but not in limitation, of the foregoing provisions, the following procedures,
presumptions and remedies shall apply with respect to and the right to indemnification and
advancement of expenses under this Article.
(a) To obtain indemnification under this Article, an Eligible Person shall submit to the
Secretary of the Corporation a written request, including such documentation and information as is
reasonably available to the Eligible Person and reasonably necessary to determine whether and to
what extent the Eligible Person is entitled to indemnification (the Supporting Documentation).
The determination of the Eligible Persons entitlement to indemnification shall be made not later
than sixty (60) days after receipt by the Corporation of the written request
together with the
Supporting Documentation. The Secretary of the Corporation shall, promptly upon receipt of such
request, advise the Board in writing of the Eligible Persons request.
(b) An Eligible Persons entitlement to indemnification under this Article shall be
determined in one of the following methods, such method to be selected by the Board of Directors,
regardless of whether there are any Disinterested Directors (as hereinafter defined): (i) by a
majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, if they constitute a quorum of the Board; (ii) by a
written opinion of Special Counsel (as hereinafter defined) if (A) a Change in Control shall have
occurred and the Eligible Person so requests or (B) a quorum of the Board consisting of
Disinterested Directors is not obtainable or, even if obtainable, a majority of such Disinterested
Directors so directs; (iii) by the shareholders of the Corporation (but only if a majority of the
Disinterested Directors, if they constitute a quorum of the Board, presents the issue of
entitlement to the shareholders for their determination); or (iv) as provided in subsection (d).
(c) In the event of the determination of entitlement is to be made by Special Counsel, a
majority of the Disinterested Directors shall select the Special Counsel, but only Special Counsel
to which the Eligible Person does not reasonably object; provided, however, that if a Change in
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Control shall have occurred, the Eligible Person shall select such Special Counsel, but only
Special Counsel to which a majority of the Disinterested Directors does not reasonably object.
(d) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Article, if a Change in Control shall have
occurred, the Eligible Person shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification (with respect to
actions or failures to act occurring prior to such Change in Control) upon submission of a request
for indemnification together with the Supporting Documentation in accordance with subsection (a),
and thereafter the Corporation shall have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in
reaching a contrary determination. In any event, if the person or persons empowered under
subsection (c) to determine entitlement shall not have been appointed or shall not have made a
determination within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Corporation of the request therefor
together with the Supporting Documentation, the Eligible Person shall be deemed to be, and shall
be, entitled to indemnification and advancement of expenses unless (i) the Eligible Person
misrepresented or failed to disclose a material fact in making the request for indemnification or
in the Supporting Documentation or (ii) such indemnification is prohibited by law. The termination
of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or
conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself,
adversely affect the right of an Eligible Person to indemnification or create a presumption that
the Eligible Person did not act in good faith and in a manner which the Eligible Person reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation and, with respect to any
criminal proceeding, that the Eligible Person had reasonable cause to believe that his or her
conduct was unlawful.
(e) In the event that a determination is made that the Eligible Person is not entitled to
indemnification (i) the Eligible Person shall be entitled to seek an adjudication of his or her
entitlement to such indemnification either, at the Eligible Persons sole option, in (A) an
appropriate court of the state of Indiana or any other court of competent jurisdiction or (B) an
arbitration to be conducted in Indianapolis, Indiana, by a single arbitrator pursuant to the rules
of the American Arbitration Association; (ii) in any such judicial proceeding or arbitration the
Eligible Person shall not be prejudiced by reason of the prior determination pursuant to this
Section 6.4; and (iii) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, in any such judicial proceeding
or arbitration the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the Eligible Person is not
entitled
to indemnification but only with respect to actions or failures to act occurring prior to such
Change in Control.
(f) If a determination shall have been made or deemed to have been made that the Eligible
Person is entitled to indemnification, the Corporation shall be obligated to pay the amounts
incurred by the Eligible Person within ten (10) days after such determination has been made or
deemed to have been made and shall be conclusively bound by such determination unless (i) the
Eligible Person misrepresented or failed to disclose a material fact in making the request for
indemnification or in the Supporting Documentation or (ii) such indemnification is prohibited by
law. In the event that (A) any advancement of expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 6.3
or (B) payment of indemnification is not made within ten (10) days after a determination of
entitlement to indemnification has been made, the Eligible Person shall be entitled to seek
judicial enforcement of the Corporations obligation, to pay to the Eligible Person such
advancement of expenses or indemnification. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation may
bring an action, in an appropriate court in the State of Indiana or any other court of competent
jurisdiction, contesting the right of the Eligible Person to receive indemnification
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hereunder due
to the occurrence of an event described in clause (i) or (ii) of this subsection (f) (a
Disqualifying Event); provided, however, that in any such action the Corporation shall have the
burden of proving the occurrence of such Disqualifying Event.
(g) The Corporation shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or
arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 6.4 that the procedures and presumptions of this
Article are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any
such arbitrator that the Corporation is bound by the provisions of this Article.
(h) In the event that the Eligible Person seeks a judicial adjudication of or an award in
arbitration to enforce his or her rights under, or to recover damages for breach of this Article,
the Eligible Person shall be entitled to recover from the Corporation, and shall be indemnified by
the Corporation, against, any expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Eligible Person if
the Eligible Person prevails in such judicial adjudication or arbitration. If it shall be
determined in such judicial adjudication or arbitration that the Eligible Person is entitled to
receive part but not all of the indemnification or advancement of expenses sought, the expenses
incurred by the Eligible Person in connection with such judicial adjudication or arbitration shall
be prorated accordingly.
SECTION 6.5. Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Article:
(a) Change in Control means any of the following events: (i) the acquisition by any
person, as that term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the 1934 Act), other than (A) the Corporation, (B) any subsidiary of the Corporation,
(C) any employee benefit plan or employee stock plan of the Corporation or a subsidiary of the
Corporation or any trustee or fiduciary with respect to any such plan when acting in that capacity,
or (D) Lilly Endowment, Inc., of beneficial ownership as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934
Act, directly or indirectly, of 15 percent or more of the shares of the
Corporations capital stock
the holders of which have general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect at least a
majority of the Board (or which would have such voting power
but for the application of IC 23-1-42-1 through IC 23-1-42-11) (Voting Stock); (ii) the first day
on which less than two-thirds of the total membership of the Board shall be Continuing Directors
(as such term is defined in Article 13.(f) of the Articles of Incorporation); (iii) consummation of
a merger, share exchange, or consolidation of the Corporation (a Transaction), other than a
Transaction which would result in the Voting Stock of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior
thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting
securities of the surviving entity) more than 50 percent of the Voting Stock of the Corporation or
such surviving entity immediately after such Transaction; or (iv) approval by the shareholders of
the Corporation of a complete liquidation of the Corporation or a sale of disposition of all or
substantially all the assets of the Corporation.
(b) Disinterested Director means a Director who is not or was not a party to the Proceeding
in respect of which indemnification is sought by the Eligible Person.
(c) Special Counsel means a law firm or a member of a law firm that neither presently is,
nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent any other party to the Proceeding giving
rise to a claim for indemnification under this Article. In addition, any person who, under
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applicable standards of professional conduct, would have a conflict of interest in representing
either the Corporation or the Eligible Person in an action to determine the Eligible Persons
rights under this Article may not act as Special Counsel.
SECTION 6.6. Indemnification of Agents. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Article, the Corporation may, consistent with the provisions of applicable law, indemnify any
person other than a director, officer or employee of the Corporation who is or was an agent of the
Corporation and who is or was involved in any manner (including, without limitation, as party or a
witness) or is threatened to be made so involved in any threatened, pending or completed Proceeding
by reasons of the fact that such person is or was an agent of the Corporation or, at the request of
the Corporation, a director, officer, partner, member, manager, employee, fiduciary or agent of a
Covered Entity against all expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such Proceeding.
The Corporation may also advance expenses incurred by such person in connection with any such
Proceeding, consistent with the provisions of applicable law.
SECTION 6.7. Effect of Amendment or Repeal. Neither the amendment or repeal of, nor the
adoption of a provision inconsistent with, any provision of this Article shall adversely affect the
rights of any Eligible Person under this Article (i) with respect to any Proceeding commenced or
threatened prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption of an inconsistent provision or (ii) after
the occurrence of a Change in Control, with respect to any Proceeding arising out of any action or
omission occurring prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption of an inconsistent provision, in
either case without the written consent of such Eligible Person.
SECTION 6.8. Severability. If any of this Article shall be held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions of this Article (including, without limitation, all portions of any Section of
this Article containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that are
not themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired
thereby; and (b) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Article (including, without
limitation, all portions of any Section of this Article containing any such provision held to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that are not themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall
be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal
or unenforceable.
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ARTICLE VII
Miscellaneous
SECTION 7.0. Corporate Seal. The Seal of the Corporation shall consist of a circular disk
around the circumference of which shall appear the words:
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
and across the center thereof the words:
Established 1876 Incorporated 1901.
SECTION 7.1. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall begin on the first day of
January in each year and shall end on the thirty-first day of the following December.
SECTION 7.2. Amendment of By-laws. These By-laws may be amended or repealed and new By-laws
may be adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the actual number of directors
elected and qualified at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors, provided that:
(a) the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting states in effect that consideration is to be
given at such meeting to the amendment or repeal of the By-laws or the adoption of new By-laws; (b)
no provision of these By-laws incorporating a provision of Articles 9, 13 or 14 of the Articles of
Incorporation may be amended except in a manner consistent with those Articles as they may be
amended in compliance with the requirements stated therein; and (c) any amendment to Articles I and
VI of these By-laws shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of (i) the actual number of
directors elected and qualified, and (ii) the Continuing Directors, as defined in Article 13.(f) of
the Articles of Incorporation.
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