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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

 

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): May 12, 2026

 

LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   001-35707   37-1699499
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

12300 Liberty Blvd.

Englewood, Colorado 80112

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (720) 875-5400

 

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):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which
registered
Series A Common Stock FWONA The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Series C Common Stock FWONK The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company  ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ¨

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

 

On May 11, 2026, at the annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Liberty Media Corporation (“Liberty Media”), the stockholders of Liberty Media approved a proposal to reincorporate Liberty Media (the “Reincorporation”) from a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware to a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada by means of a plan of conversion (the “Plan of Conversion”) and adopted the resolutions of the board of directors of Liberty Media approving the Reincorporation, as described in Liberty Media’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 26, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”).

 

On May 12, 2026, Liberty Media effected the Reincorporation pursuant to the Plan of Conversion by filing (i) a certificate of conversion with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and (ii) articles of conversion with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada, pursuant to which the Reincorporation became effective on May 12, 2026, at 4:02 p.m. Eastern Time (the “Effective Time”). At the Effective Time:

 

· Liberty Media’s state of incorporation changed from the State of Delaware to the State of Nevada; and

 

· the affairs of Liberty Media ceased to be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, Liberty Media’s prior restated certificate of incorporation and Liberty Media’s prior amended and restated bylaws, and instead became governed by the laws of the State of Nevada, the articles of incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada (the “Nevada Charter”) and the bylaws approved by Liberty Media’s board of directors (the “Nevada Bylaws”).

 

The Reincorporation did not result in any change in headquarters, business, management, location of Liberty Media’s offices, assets, liabilities or net worth, other than as a result of the costs incident to the Reincorporation.

 

At the Effective Time, (i) each outstanding share of Series A Liberty Formula One common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Delaware corporation (“FWONA”) automatically converted into one outstanding share of Series A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Nevada corporation (“FWONA-NV”), (ii) each outstanding share of Series B Liberty Formula One common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Delaware corporation (“FWONB”) automatically converted into one outstanding share of Series B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Nevada corporation (“FWONB-NV”), and (iii) each outstanding share of Series C Liberty Formula One common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Delaware corporation (“FWONK”) automatically converted into one outstanding share of Series C common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Nevada corporation (“FWONK-NV”). The Nevada Charter eliminated the tracking stock structure set forth in Liberty Media’s prior restated certificate of incorporation and thus, the shares of FWONA-NV, FWONB-NV and FWONK-NV no longer have features that are consistent with tracking stocks.

 

Further, at the Effective Time, any (i) option to purchase shares of FWONB or FWONK and (ii) restricted stock units with respect to shares of FWONK (each a “FWON award”), in each case, automatically converted into a corresponding award with respect to shares of FWONB-NV or FWONK-NV, as applicable (each a “FWON-NV award”). The exercise price, if applicable, and the number of shares subject to the FWON-NV award are the same as those associated with the FWON award immediately prior to the Effective Time and, except as described in the Proxy Statement, all other terms (including, for example, the vesting terms thereof) of the FWON-NV awards are, in all material respects, the same as those of the FWON award immediately prior to the Effective Time. The FWONA, FWONB and FWONK shares that remained available for issuance under Liberty Media’s equity plan at the Effective Time were automatically converted into FWONA-NV, FWONB-NV and FWONK-NV.

 

The shares of FWONA-NV and FWONK-NV will continue to be traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbols “FWONA” and “FWONK”, respectively and the shares of FWONB-NV will continue to be quoted on the over-the-counter markets under the symbol “FWONB”.

 

Certain rights of Liberty Media’s stockholders were changed as a result of the Reincorporation. A more detailed description of the Plan of Conversion, Nevada Charter, Nevada Bylaws and the effects of the Reincorporation is set forth in the Proxy Statement. Copies of the Plan of Conversion, Nevada Charter and Nevada Bylaws are filed as Exhibits 2.1, 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

The information set forth under Item 3.03 is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

A legal opinion of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP is filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference in Liberty Media’s Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-274043 and 333-291700), filed with the SEC on August 17, 2023 and November 21, 2025, respectively.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit 
No.
  Description
2.1   Plan of Conversion
3.1   Articles of Incorporation of Liberty Media Corporation
3.2   Bylaws of Liberty Media Corporation
5.1   Opinion of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: May 12, 2026

 

  LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION
     
  By: /s/ Brittany A. Uthoff 
    Name: Brittany A. Uthoff
    Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary

 

 

 

EX-2.1 2 tm2614168d1_ex2-1.htm EXHIBIT 2.1

 

Exhibit 2.1 

 

PLAN OF CONVERSION
OF
LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION

 

This Plan of Conversion (this “Plan of Conversion”) is adopted as of March 11, 2026 to convert Liberty Media Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Converting Entity”), to a Nevada corporation to be known as “Liberty Media Corporation” (the “Converted Entity”).

 

1.    Converting Entity.   The Converting Entity is a corporation organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”).

 

2.    Converted Entity.   The Converted Entity shall be a corporation organized under Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (the “NRS”). The name of the Converted Entity shall be Liberty Media Corporation.

 

3.    The Conversion.   The Converting Entity shall be converted to the Converted Entity (the “Conversion”) pursuant to NRS 92A.195 and Section 266 of the DGCL.

 

4.    Filing of Conversion Documents; Effective Time.   As soon as practicable following the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 9, if this Plan of Conversion shall not have been terminated prior thereto as provided in Section 10, the Converting Entity shall cause (i) articles of conversion meeting the requirements of NRS 92A.205 and NRS 92A.230 (the “Articles of Conversion”) and articles of incorporation of the Converted Entity (the “Articles of Incorporation”) to be properly executed and filed in accordance with such sections and (ii) a certificate of conversion meeting the requirements of Section 266 of the DGCL (the “Certificate of Conversion”) to be properly executed and filed in accordance with such section, and otherwise make all other filings or recordings as required by the NRS or the DGCL in connection with the Conversion. The Conversion shall become effective upon the date and time set forth in the Articles of Conversion and the Certificate of Conversion as the effective date and time of the Conversion (the “Effective Time”).

 

5.    Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.   At the Effective Time, the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Converted Entity, in the forms attached hereto as Exhibits A and B, respectively, shall govern the Converted Entity until amended in accordance with their respective terms and applicable law.

 

6.    Directors and Officers.   From and after the Effective Time, by virtue of the Conversion and without any further action on the part of the Converting Entity or its stockholders or the Converted Entity, (i) the Board of Directors of the Converted Entity will consist of the same directors of the Converting Entity as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, having the same director classes and the same terms, until their successors have been duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal; (ii) the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Converting Entity as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Converted Entity to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors of the Converted Entity; (iii) each committee of the Board of Directors of the Converting Entity as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be constituted as a committee of the Board of Directors of the Converted Entity on the same terms and, subject to applicable law, with the same powers and authority as the applicable committee of the Board of Directors of the Converting Entity as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, and the members of each committee of the Board of Directors of the Converting Entity as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the members of each such committee of the Board of Directors of the Converted Entity, each to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors of the Converted Entity; and (iv) the officers of the Converted Entity shall be the same officers as the Converting Entity as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (and any designation as an “executive officer” under Rule 3b-7 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or “officer” for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act shall remain in effect), until their successors have been duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

7.    Effect on Capital Stock of Converting Entity.

 

(a)  At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Conversion and without any further action on the part of any holder thereof, the Converting Entity, the Converted Entity or any other person, (i) each share of Series A Liberty Formula One Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Converting Entity issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically converted into one (1) share of Series A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Converted Entity; (ii) each share of Series B Liberty Formula One Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Converting Entity (“Series B Liberty Formula One Common Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically converted into one (1) share of Series B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Converted Entity, subject, in all events, to Section 7(b) below, and (iii) each share of Series C Liberty Formula One Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Converting Entity issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically converted into one (1) share of the Series C Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Converted Entity.

 


 

(b)   Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan of Conversion to the contrary, shares of Series B Liberty Formula One Common Stock that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and which are held by stockholders of the Company who have not voted in favor of the adoption of the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Converting Entity approving the Conversion pursuant to and in accordance with applicable law and this Plan of Conversion or consented to it in writing and are entitled to demand, and who have properly exercised and perfected, appraisal rights for such shares of Series B Liberty Formula One Common Stock in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL (collectively, the “Dissenting Shares” until such time as such stockholder effectively withdraws, fails to perfect or otherwise loses such stockholder’s appraisal rights under the DGCL with respect to such shares of Series B Liberty Formula One Common Stock, at which time such shares of Series B Liberty Formula One Common Stock shall cease to be Dissenting Shares) shall not be converted into or represent the right to receive the corresponding number of shares of Series B Common Stock of the Converted Entity pursuant to Section 7(a) above. Such holder(s) of shares of Series B Liberty Formula One Common Stock shall instead, and in lieu thereof, be entitled only to such rights as are granted by Section 262 of the DGCL to a holder of Dissenting Shares unless and until such stockholder shall have effectively withdrawn, failed to perfect or otherwise lost its rights to appraisal under the DGCL (it being understood and acknowledged that at the Effective Time, such Dissenting Shares shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and extinguished and cease to exist, and such holder shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto other than as expressly provided in Section 262 of the DGCL and this Plan of Conversion). All Dissenting Shares held by stockholders who shall have waived, failed to perfect or who effectively shall have withdrawn or lost their right to appraisal of such shares of Series B Liberty Formula One Common Stock under Section 262 of the DGCL or a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that such stockholder is not entitled to the relief provided by Section 262 of the DGCL shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted as of the Effective Time into the right to receive the applicable number of shares of Series B Common Stock of the Converted Entity, in accordance with and subject to the applicable provisions of the DGCL and this Plan of Conversion.

 

(c)   Subject to Section 7(b) above, at and after the Effective Time, all of the issued and outstanding shares of Series A Liberty Formula One Common Stock, Series B Liberty Formula One Common Stock and Series C Liberty Formula One Common Stock of the Converting Entity that are in uncertificated book-entry form shall automatically become the number and class and series of shares of the Converted Entity into which such shares of the Converting Entity have been converted as herein provided in accordance with the customary procedures of the Converting Entity’s transfer agent.

 

8.    Effect on Other Securities of Converting Entity.   At the Effective Time, all outstanding and unexercised portions of each option, warrant and security exercisable or convertible by its terms into Series A Liberty Formula One Common Stock, Series B Liberty Formula One Common Stock or Series C Liberty Formula One Common Stock of the Converting Entity (including convertible promissory notes), whether vested or unvested, which is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (each, a “Convertible Security”), shall constitute an option, warrant or convertible security, as the case may be, to acquire the same number of shares of the Series A Common Stock, Series B Common Stock or Series C Common Stock, as applicable, of the Converted Entity as the holder of such Convertible Security would have been entitled to receive had such holder exercised or converted such Convertible Security in full immediately prior to the Effective Time (not taking into account whether such Convertible Security was in fact exercisable or convertible at such time), at the same exercise/conversion price per share, and shall, to the extent permitted by law and otherwise reasonably practicable, have the same term, exercisability, vesting schedule, status and all other terms and conditions.

 

9.    Conditions Precedent.   Completion of the Conversion is subject to the following conditions:

 

(a)   the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Converting Entity (the “Board of Directors”) approving the conversion of the Converting Entity to the Converted Entity pursuant to and in accordance with applicable law and this Plan of Conversion shall have been adopted and approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the aggregate voting power of the outstanding shares of the Series A Liberty Formula One Common Stock and Series B Liberty Formula One Common Stock of the Converting Entity outstanding and entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class; (b)   the Converting Entity shall have received the opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, dated as of the date of the Conversion and in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Converting Entity, to the effect that, under current U.S. federal income tax law, the Conversion will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”); and

 


 

 

(c)   other than the filing of the Articles of Conversion, Articles of Incorporation and the Certificate of Conversion provided for under Section 4, any other regulatory or contractual approvals or filings that the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee thereof (in its sole discretion) determines to obtain or make shall have been so obtained and/or made and be in full force and effect.

 

All of the foregoing conditions are non-waivable, except that the condition set forth in Section 9(c) may be waived by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee thereof and any determination by the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee thereof prior to the Effective Time concerning the satisfaction or waiver of any condition set forth in this Section 9 shall be final and conclusive.

 

10.   Effect of Conversion.   From and after the Effective Time:

 

(a)   For all purposes of the laws of the State of Delaware, the Converted Entity shall be deemed to be the same entity as the Converting Entity, and all of the rights, privileges and powers of the Converting Entity, and all property, real, personal and mixed, and all debts due to the Converting Entity, as well as all other things and causes of action belonging to the Converting Entity, shall remain vested in the Converted Entity and shall be the property of the Converted Entity, and the title to any real property vested by deed or otherwise in the Converting Entity shall not revert or be in any way impaired by reason of the Conversion; but all rights of creditors and all liens upon any property of the Converting Entity shall be preserved unimpaired, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the Converting Entity shall remain attached to the Converted Entity, and may be enforced against it to the same extent as if said debts, liabilities and duties had originally been incurred or contracted by it. The rights, privileges, powers and interest in property of the Converting Entity, as well as the debts, liabilities and duties of the Converting Entity, shall not be deemed, as a consequence of the Conversion, to have been transferred to the Converted Entity for any purpose of the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

(b)   For all purposes of the laws of the State of Nevada, the Converting Entity shall be converted into the Converted Entity and shall be governed by and subject to the law of the State of Nevada; the Conversion is a continuation of the existence of the Converting Entity; the title to all real estate and other property owned by the Converting Entity is vested in the Converted Entity without reversion or impairment; the Converted Entity has all the liabilities of the Converting Entity; a proceeding pending against the Converting Entity may be continued as if the Conversion had not occurred or the Converted Entity may be substituted in the proceeding for the Converting Entity; the owners’ interests of the Converting Entity that are to be converted into the owners’ interests of the Converted Entity are converted; the owners of the Converted Entity remain liable for all the obligations of the Converting Entity existing at the time of the Conversion to the extent the owners were liable before the Conversion; the Converting Entity is not required to wind up its affairs, pay its liabilities, distribute its assets or dissolve; and the Conversion is not deemed a dissolution of the Converted Entity.

 

11.   Record of Conversion.   A copy of this Plan of Conversion will be kept at the principal place of business of the Converted Entity and, upon the request of any stockholder of the Converting Entity a copy of this Plan of Conversion shall promptly be delivered to such stockholder.

 

12.   Termination; Abandonment.   At any time before the Effective Time, whether before or after approval of the Conversion by the requisite stockholders of the Converting Entity as described above, this Plan of Conversion may be terminated and the Conversion may be abandoned, or the consummation of the Conversion may be deferred for a reasonable period of time if, in the opinion of the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee thereof, such action would be in the best interests of the Converting Entity and its stockholders. In the event of termination of this Plan of Conversion, this Plan of Conversion shall become void and of no effect.

 


 

13.   Plan of Reorganization.   It is intended that the Conversion shall qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code (and any similar provision of state or local law). This Plan of Conversion shall constitute, and is hereby adopted as, a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a) of the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code.

 

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This Plan of Conversion has been adopted by the Board of Directors as of the date set forth above.

 

  Liberty Media Corporation
     
  By: /s/ Renee L. Wilm
    Name: Renee L. Wilm
    Its: Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer

 

[Signature Page to Plan of Conversion]

 


 

Exhibit A

 

Form of Articles of Incorporation

 

(See Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K)

 


 

Exhibit B

 

Form of Bylaws

 

(See Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K)

 

 

EX-3.1 3 tm2614168d1_ex3-1.htm EXHIBIT 3.1

 

Exhibit 3.1 

 

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

 

OF

 

LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION

 

ARTICLE I

 

NAME

 

The name of the corporation is Liberty Media Corporation (the “Corporation”). The Corporation is the resulting entity in the conversion of Liberty Media Corporation, a Delaware corporation, into a Nevada corporation and is a continuation of the existence thereof pursuant to Chapters 78 and 92A of the Nevada Revised Statutes (as amended from time to time, the “NRS”).

 

ARTICLE II

 

REGISTERED OFFICE

 

The name and address of the Corporation’s registered agent shall be such name and address as set forth in the records of the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada from time to time. The Corporation may change its registered agent from time to time in the manner prescribed by applicable Nevada law.

 

ARTICLE III

 

PURPOSE

 

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under Chapter 78 of the NRS.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

AUTHORIZED STOCK

 

The total number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation has the authority to issue is one billion, sixty-eight million, seven hundred fifty thousand (1,068,750,000) shares, which are divided into the following classes:

 

(a)   one billion, eighteen million, seven hundred fifty thousand (1,018,750,000) shares are of a class designated as Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), with such class divided in series as provided in Section A of this Article IV; and

 

(b)   fifty million (50,000,000) shares are of a class designated as Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Preferred Stock”), with such class issuable in series as provided in Section B of this Article IV.

 

The description of the Common Stock and the Preferred Stock, and the powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, or the method of fixing and establishing the same, are as hereinafter set forth in this Article IV.

 

SECTION A

 

COMMON STOCK

 

1.   General.

 

Five hundred million (500,000,000) shares of Common Stock are of a series designated as Series A Common Stock (the “Series A Common Stock”), eighteen million, seven hundred fifty thousand (18,750,000) shares of Common Stock are of a series designated as Series B Common Stock (the “Series B Common Stock”), and five hundred million (500,000,000) shares of Common Stock are of a series designated as Series C Common Stock (the “Series C Common Stock”).

 


 

2.   Common Stock.

 

Each share of Series A Common Stock, Series B Common Stock and Series C Common Stock, except as otherwise provided in these Articles, is identical in all respects and has equal rights, powers and privileges.

 

(a)   Voting Powers.

 

(i)   Series A Common Stock and Series B Common Stock.   Holders of Series A Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share of such stock held of record and holders of Series B Common Stock are entitled to ten votes for each share of such stock held of record, upon all matters that may be submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation (regardless of whether such holders are voting together with the holders of all Voting Securities, or as a separate class with the holders of one or more series of Common Stock or Preferred Stock, or as a separate series of Common Stock or Preferred Stock, or otherwise).

 

(ii)   Series C Common Stock.   Holders of Series C Common Stock will not be entitled to any voting powers. If a vote of the holders of Series C Common Stock should at any time be required by the laws of the State of Nevada or these Articles on any matter, the holders of Series C Common Stock will be entitled to 1/100th of a vote on such matter for each such share of such stock held of record.

 

(iii)   Voting Generally.   Except (A) as may otherwise be provided in these Articles, (B) as may otherwise be required by the laws of the State of Nevada or (C) as may otherwise be provided in any Preferred Stock Designation, the holders of shares of Series A Common Stock, the holders of shares of Series B Common Stock and the holders of shares of each series of Preferred Stock that is designated as a Voting Security and is entitled to vote thereon in accordance with the terms of the applicable Preferred Stock Designation, will vote as one class with respect to the election of directors and with respect to all other matters to be voted on by stockholders of the Corporation (including, without limitation, any proposed amendment to these Articles required to be voted on by the stockholders of the Corporation that would (I) increase (x) the number of authorized shares of Common Stock or any series thereof, (y) the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock or any series thereof or (z) the number of authorized shares of any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter established, or (II) decrease (x) the number of authorized shares of Common Stock or any series thereof, (y) the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock or any series thereof or (z) the number of authorized shares of any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter established (but, in each case, not below the number of shares of such class or series of capital stock (as the case may be) then outstanding)), and no separate class or series vote of the holders of shares of any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation will be required for the approval of any such matter. In the event the holders of the Series C Common Stock are entitled to vote on any matter that may be submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation, such holders will vote as one class with all other stockholders of the Corporation entitled to vote on such matter, unless otherwise required by these Articles, the laws of the State of Nevada or any Preferred Stock Designation.

 

(b)   Conversion Rights.   Each share of Series B Common Stock will be convertible at any time, at the option of the holder thereof, into one fully paid and non-assessable share of Series A Common Stock. Any such conversion may be effected by any holder of Series B Common Stock by surrendering such holder’s certificate or certificates (if any) representing the Series B Common Stock to be converted, duly endorsed, at the principal office of the Corporation or any transfer agent for the Series B Common Stock, or by delivering to the Corporation or its transfer agent an appropriate instrument or instruction if the shares of Series B Common Stock to be converted are uncertificated, in either case, together with a written notice to the Corporation at such office that such holder elects to convert all or a specified whole number of shares of Series B Common Stock and stating the name or names in which such holder desires the shares of Series A Common Stock to be issued and, if the shares of Series B Common Stock to be converted are certificated and less than all of the shares of Series B Common Stock represented by one certificate are to be converted, the name or names in which such holder desires the certificate or certificates representing the unconverted shares of Series B Common Stock to be issued. Any certificate representing shares surrendered for conversion, or any appropriate instrument or instruction delivered in the case of uncertificated shares, in accordance with this paragraph will, if so required by the Corporation or its transfer agent, be accompanied by instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Corporation or its transfer agent, duly executed by the holder of such shares or the duly authorized representative of such holder, and will, if required by the next succeeding paragraph, be accompanied by payment, or evidence of payment, of applicable issue or transfer taxes. Promptly thereafter, the Corporation will, (A) if the applicable shares of Series A Common Stock are certificated, issue and deliver to such holder or such holder’s nominee or nominees, a certificate or certificates representing the number of shares of Series A Common Stock to which such holder will be entitled as herein provided and if less than all of the shares of Series B Common Stock represented by any one certificate are to be converted, the Corporation will issue and deliver to such holder or such holder’s nominee or nominees, a new certificate representing the shares of Series B Common Stock not converted, or (B) if the applicable shares of Series A Common Stock are uncertificated, issue and deliver to such holder or such holder’s nominee or nominees, a notice of issuance of uncertificated shares or other evidence of shares held in book-entry form. Such conversion will be deemed to have been made at the close of business on the date of receipt by the Corporation or any such transfer agent of the certificate or certificates (if any), an appropriate instrument or instruction (if applicable), notice and, if required, instruments of transfer and payment or evidence of payment of taxes referred to above, and the Person(s) entitled to receive shares of the Series A Common Stock issuable on such conversion will be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Series A Common Stock on that date. A number of shares of Series A Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Series B Common Stock outstanding from time to time will be set aside and reserved for issuance upon conversion of shares of Series B Common Stock as provided herein. Shares of Series A Common Stock and shares of Series C Common Stock will not be convertible at the option of the holder into shares of any other series of Common Stock.

 


 

The Corporation will pay any and all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes that may be payable in respect of the issuance or delivery of shares of Series A Common Stock upon conversion of shares of Series B Common Stock pursuant to this Article IV, Section A.2, paragraph (b). The Corporation will not, however, be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock in a name other than that in which the shares of Series B Common Stock so converted were registered and no such issuance or delivery will be made unless and until the Person requesting the same has paid to the Corporation or its transfer agent the amount of any such tax or has established to the satisfaction of the Corporation or its transfer agent that such tax has been paid.

 

(c)   Dividends and Other Distributions Generally.

 

Whenever a dividend or other distribution, other than a dividend or other distribution that constitutes a Share Distribution, is paid to the holders of any series of Common Stock then outstanding, the Corporation will also pay to the holders of each other series of Common Stock then outstanding an equal dividend per share. Dividends and other distributions will be payable only as and when declared by the Board of Directors of the Corporation as permitted by the NRS. Whenever a Share Distribution is paid to the holders of any series of Common Stock then outstanding, the Corporation will also pay a Share Distribution to the holders of each other series of Common Stock then outstanding, as provided in Article IV, Section A.2, paragraph (d) below. For purposes of this Article IV, Section A.2, paragraph (c) and Article IV, Section A.2, paragraph (d) below, a “Share Distribution” means a dividend or other distribution (including a distribution made in connection with any stock split, reclassification, recapitalization, dissolution, winding up or full or partial liquidation of the Corporation) payable in shares of any class or series of capital stock, Convertible Securities or other securities of the Corporation or any other Person.

 

(d)   Share Distributions.

 

If at any time a Share Distribution is to be made with respect to any class or series of Common Stock, such Share Distribution may be declared and paid only as follows:

 

(i)   a Share Distribution (A) consisting of shares of Series C Common Stock or Series C Convertible Securities may be declared and paid to holders of Series A Common Stock, Series B Common Stock and Series C Common Stock, on an equal per share basis, or (B) consisting of (I) shares of Series A Common Stock or Series A Convertible Securities may be declared and paid to holders of Series A Common Stock, on an equal per share basis, (II) shares of Series B Common Stock or Series B Convertible Securities may be declared and paid to holders of Series B Common Stock, on an equal per share basis, and (III) shares of Series C Common Stock or Series C Convertible Securities may be declared and paid to holders of Series C Common Stock, on an equal per share basis; or

 

(ii)   a Share Distribution consisting of any class or series of securities of the Corporation or any other Person, other than Series A Common Stock, Series B Common Stock or Series C Common Stock (or Series A Convertible Securities, Series B Convertible Securities or Series C Convertible Securities), may be declared and paid on the basis of a distribution of (A) identical securities, on an equal per share basis, to holders of Series A Common Stock, Series B Common Stock and Series C Common Stock, (B) separate classes or series of securities, on an equal per share basis, to the holders of each such series of Common Stock or (C) a separate class or series of securities to the holders of one or more series of Common Stock and, on an equal per share basis, a different class or series of securities to the holders of all other series of Common Stock; provided, that, in connection with a Share Distribution pursuant to clause (B) or clause (C), an “equal per share basis” shall require that (I) such separate classes or series of securities (and, if the distribution consists of Convertible Securities, the Underlying Securities) do not differ in any respect other than their relative voting rights (and any related differences in designation, conversion and share distribution provisions, as applicable), with holders of shares of Series B Common Stock receiving the class or series of securities having (or convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for securities having) the highest relative voting rights and the holders of shares of each other series of Common Stock receiving securities of a class or series having (or convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for securities having) lesser relative voting rights, in each case, without regard to whether such rights differ to a greater or lesser extent than the corresponding differences in voting rights (and any related differences in designation, conversion and share distribution, as applicable) among the Series A Common Stock, the Series B Common Stock and the Series C Common Stock, and (II) in the event the securities to be received by the holders of shares of Common Stock other than the Series B Common Stock consist of different classes or series of securities, with each such class or series of securities (or the Underlying Securities into which such class or series is convertible or for which such class or series is exercisable or exchangeable) differing only with respect to the relative voting rights of such class or series (and any related differences in designation, conversion and share distribution provisions, as applicable), then such classes or series of securities will be distributed to the holders of each series of Common Stock (other than the Series B Common Stock) (x) as the Board of Directors determines or (y) such that the relative voting rights (and any related differences in designation, conversion and share distribution provisions, as applicable) of the class or series of securities (or the Underlying Securities) to be received by the holders of each series of Common Stock (other than the Series B Common Stock) corresponds to the extent practicable to the relative voting rights (and any related differences in designation, conversion and share distribution provisions, as applicable) of such series of Common Stock, as compared to the other series of Common Stock (other than the Series B Common Stock).

 


 

(e)   Liquidation and Dissolution.

 

In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and liabilities of the Corporation and subject to the prior payment in full of the preferential amounts to which any series of Preferred Stock is entitled, the holders of shares of Series A Common Stock, the holders of shares of Series B Common Stock and the holders of shares of Series C Common Stock will share equally, on a share for share basis, in the assets of the Corporation remaining for distribution to the holders of Common Stock. Neither the consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other Person or Persons nor the sale, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation will itself be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation within the meaning of this paragraph (e).

 

(f)   Determinations by the Board of Directors.

 

Any determinations made by the Board of Directors under any provision in this Section A.2 will be final and binding on all stockholders of the Corporation, except as may otherwise be required by law. In addition, if different consideration is distributed to different series of Common Stock in a Share Distribution, any determination of the Board of Directors in connection therewith, including, without limitation, that a Share Distribution was made on an equal per share basis or that any differences in voting rights, designation, conversion, redemption and share distribution provisions or otherwise satisfy the requirements set forth in these Articles, will be final and binding on all stockholders of the Corporation, except as may otherwise be required by law.

 

(g)   Certain Definitions.   Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this paragraph (g) will have, for all purposes of these Articles, the meanings herein specified:

 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with such Person.

 

“Articles” means these Articles of Incorporation, as they may be amended from time to time, including any amendments effected pursuant to the filing of any Preferred Stock Designation.

 

“Board of Directors” means (i) the Board of Directors of the Corporation and (ii) any duly authorized committee thereof acting pursuant to the authority granted by the Board of Directors (including, without limitation, the Executive Committee).

 

“Control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. The terms “Controls”, “Controlled” and “Controlling” will have corresponding meanings.

 


 

“Convertible Securities” means (i) any securities of the Corporation (other than any series of Common Stock) or any Subsidiary thereof that are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for any shares of any series of Common Stock, whether upon conversion, exercise, exchange, pursuant to antidilution provisions of such securities or otherwise, and (ii) any securities of any other Person that are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, securities of such Person or any other Person, whether upon conversion, exercise, exchange, pursuant to antidilution provisions of such securities or otherwise.

 

“outstanding”, when used with respect to the shares of any series of Common Stock, includes, without limitation, the shares of such series, if any, held by any Subsidiary of the Corporation, except as otherwise provided by applicable law with respect to the exercise of voting rights. No shares of any series of Common Stock (or Convertible Securities that are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock) held by the Corporation in its treasury will be deemed outstanding.

 

“Person” means a natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated association or other legal entity.

 

“Series A Convertible Securities” means Convertible Securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Series A Common Stock.

 

“Series B Convertible Securities” means Convertible Securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Series B Common Stock.

 

“Series C Convertible Securities” means Convertible Securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Series C Common Stock.

 

“Share Distribution” means a distribution of shares of any class or series of capital stock, Convertible Securities or other equity securities of the Corporation or any other Person.

 

“Subsidiary,” when used with respect to any Person, means (i)(A) a corporation of which a majority in voting power of its share capital or capital stock with voting power, under ordinary circumstances, to elect directors is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person, by a Subsidiary of such Person, or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, whether or not such power is subject to a voting agreement or similar encumbrance, (B) a partnership or limited liability company in which such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person is, at the date of determination, (1) in the case of a partnership, a general partner of such partnership with the power affirmatively to direct the policies and management of such partnership or (2) in the case of a limited liability company, the managing member or, in the absence of a managing member, a member with the power affirmatively to direct the policies and management of such limited liability company, or (C) any other Person (other than a corporation) in which such Person, a Subsidiary of such Person or such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination thereof, has (1) the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the members of the governing body of such Person, whether or not such power is subject to a voting agreement or similar encumbrance, or (2) in the absence of such a governing body, at least a majority ownership interest or (ii) any other Person of which an aggregate of more than 50% of the equity interests are, at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.

 

“Underlying Securities” means, with respect to any class or series of Convertible Securities, the class or series of securities into which such class or series of Convertible Securities is directly or indirectly convertible, or for which such Convertible Securities are directly or indirectly exchangeable, or that such Convertible Securities evidence the right to purchase or otherwise receive, directly or indirectly.

 

“Voting Securities” means the Series A Common Stock, the Series B Common Stock and any series of Preferred Stock which by the terms of its Preferred Stock Designation is designated as a Voting Security, provided that each such series of Preferred Stock will be entitled to vote together with the other Voting Securities only as and to the extent expressly provided for in the applicable Preferred Stock Designation.

 


 

The following terms have the meanings ascribed thereto in the sections set forth opposite such terms:

 

Additional Defined Terms   Section
Action   Article X, Section 1
Bylaws   Section V, Section E.2(d)
Common Stock   Article IV(a)
Corporation   Article I
NRS   Article III
Other Entity   Article VIII, Section 1(a)
Potential Business Opportunity   Article VIII, Section 2
Preferred Stock   Article IV(b)
Preferred Stock Designation   Article IV, Section B
proceeding   Article V, Section E.2(a)
Securities Act Action   Article X, Section 2
Series A Common Stock   Article IV(i)
Series B Common Stock   Article IV(ii)
Series C Common Stock   Article IV(iii)

 

(h)   Reclassification.   The Corporation will not reclassify, subdivide or combine one series of Common Stock without reclassifying, subdividing or combining each other series of Common Stock on an equal per share basis.

 

SECTION B

 

PREFERRED STOCK

 

1.   The Preferred Stock may be established by the Board of Directors and issued in one or more series from time to time, with such voting powers, designations, preferences, limitations, restrictions and relative rights as stated and expressed in a resolution or resolutions providing for the authorization and issuance of each such series adopted by the Board of Directors as set forth and duly filed with the Nevada Secretary of State in a certificate of designation in accordance with NRS 78.1955 (a “Preferred Stock Designation”). The Board of Directors, in the Preferred Stock Designation with respect to a series of Preferred Stock (a copy of which will be filed as required law), has the authority, without limitation of the foregoing, to fix the following with respect to such series of Preferred Stock:

 

(a)   the distinctive serial designations and the number of authorized shares of such series, which may be increased or decreased, but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding, by a certificate of amendment to the Preferred Stock Designation made, signed and filed as required by law (except where otherwise provided in a Preferred Stock Designation);

 

(b)   the dividend rate or amounts, if any, for such series, the date or dates from which dividends on all shares of such series will be cumulative, if dividends on stock of such series will be cumulative, and the relative preferences or rights of priority, if any, or participation, if any, with respect to payment of dividends on shares of such series;

 

(c)   the rights of the shares of such series in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, if any, and the relative preferences or rights of priority, if any, of payment of shares of such series;

 

(d)   the right, if any, of the holders of such series to convert or exchange such stock into or for other classes or series of a class of stock or indebtedness of the Corporation or of another Person, and the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange, including provision for the adjustment of the conversion or exchange rate in such events as the Board of Directors may determine;

 

(e)   the voting powers, if any, of the holders of such series, including whether such series will be designated as a Voting Security and, if so designated, the terms and conditions on which the holders of such series may vote together with the holders of any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation;

 

(f)   the terms and conditions, if any, for the Corporation to purchase or redeem shares of such series; and

 

(g)   any other relative rights, powers, preferences and limitations, if any, of such series.

 


 

2.   The Board of Directors is hereby expressly authorized to exercise its authority with respect to fixing, designating and issuing various series of the Preferred Stock and determining the voting powers, designations, preferences, limitations, restrictions and relative rights of such series of Preferred Stock, if any, and the qualifications, restrictions or limitations thereof, if any, to the full extent permitted by applicable law, subject to any stockholder vote that may be required by these Articles. All shares of any one series of the Preferred Stock will be alike in every particular. Except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in the Preferred Stock Designation for a series of Preferred Stock, the holders of shares of such series will have no voting rights except as may be required by the laws of the State of Nevada. Further, except to the extent required by the NRS and unless otherwise expressly provided in the Preferred Stock Designation for a series of Preferred Stock, no separate consent or vote of the holders of shares of Preferred Stock or any series thereof will be required for any amendment to these Articles that would increase the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock or the number of authorized shares of any series thereof or decrease the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock or the number of authorized shares of any series thereof (but not below the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock or such series, as the case may be, then outstanding).

 

3.   Except as may be provided by the Board of Directors in a Preferred Stock Designation or by law, shares of any series of Preferred Stock that have been redeemed (whether through the operation of a sinking fund or otherwise) or purchased by the Corporation, or which, if convertible or exchangeable, have been converted into or exchanged for shares of stock of any other class or classes, will have the status of authorized and unissued shares of Preferred Stock and may be reissued as a part of the series of which they were originally a part or may be reissued as part of a new series of Preferred Stock to be created by a Preferred Stock Designation or as part of any other series of Preferred Stock.

 

ARTICLE V

 

DIRECTORS

 

SECTION A

 

NUMBER OF DIRECTORS

 

The governing body of the Corporation will be the Board of Directors. The number of directors will not be less than three (3) plus the number of directors that holders of any series of Preferred Stock shall have right to, and do, elect, and the exact number of directors will be fixed by the Board of Directors by resolution from time to time. Election of directors need not be by written ballot.

 

SECTION B

 

CLASSIFICATION OF THE BOARD

 

Except as otherwise fixed by or pursuant to the provisions of Article IV hereof relating to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to separately elect additional directors, which additional directors are not required to be classified pursuant to the terms of such series of Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock Directors”), the Board of Directors will be divided into three classes: Class I, Class II and Class III. Each class will consist, as nearly as possible, of a number of directors equal to one-third (1/3) of the number of members of the Board of Directors (other than the Preferred Stock Directors) authorized as provided in Section A of this Article V. The term of office of the Class I directors will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2029 (if elected at the Corporation’s 2026 annual meeting); the term of office of the Class II directors will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2027; and the term of office of the Class III directors will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2028. At each annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation the successors of that class of directors whose term expires at that meeting will be elected to hold office in accordance with Section B of this Article V for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders held in the third year following the year of their election. The directors of each class will hold office until the expiration of the term of such class and until their respective successors are elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

SECTION C

 

REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS

 

Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock and pursuant to the requirements of the NRS, directors may be removed from office upon the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the aggregate voting power of the then issued and outstanding Voting Securities entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class.

 


 

SECTION D

 

NEWLY CREATED DIRECTORSHIPS AND VACANCIES

 

Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock, vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, removal, disqualification or other cause, and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors on the Board of Directors, will be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office (even though less than a quorum) or by the sole remaining director. Any director elected in accordance with the preceding sentence will hold office for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors in which the vacancy occurred or to which the new directorship is apportioned, and until such director’s successor will have been elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors will cause the removal or shorten the term of any incumbent director, except as may be provided with respect to any additional director elected by the holders of the applicable series of Preferred Stock.

 

SECTION E

 

LIMITATION ON LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION

 

1.   Limitation On Liability.   To the fullest extent permitted by the NRS as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, a director or officer of the Corporation will not be individually liable to the Corporation or any of its stockholders or creditors for any damages as a result of any act or failure to act in his or her capacity as a director or officer. Any repeal or modification of this paragraph will be prospective only and will not adversely affect any limitation, right or protection of a director or officer of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification.

 

2.   Indemnification.

 

(a)   Right to Indemnification.   The Corporation will indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the NRS, as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved (including, but not limited to, as a witness or deponent) in any investigation, threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “proceeding”) by reason of the fact that the person, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, manager (of a limited liability company), employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to nonprofit entities or employee benefit plans, against all expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with a proceeding. Such right of indemnification will inure whether or not the claim asserted is based on matters which antedate the adoption of this Section E. The Corporation will be required to indemnify or make advances (pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section E.2. of Article V, below) to a person in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person only if the proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors.

 

(b)   Payment of Expenses.   The Corporation will pay the expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by a director or officer of the Corporation in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding as they are incurred and in advance of its final disposition upon receipt by the Corporation of an undertaking by or on behalf of the applicable director or officer to repay the amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified under this paragraph or otherwise.

 

(c)   Claims.   If a claim for indemnification or payment of expenses under this paragraph is not paid in full within 60 days after a written claim therefor has been received by the Corporation, the claimant may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful, will be entitled to be paid the expense (including reasonable attorney’s fees) of prosecuting such claim to the fullest extent permitted by Nevada law. In any such action the Corporation will have the burden of proving that the claimant was not entitled to the requested indemnification or payment of expenses under applicable law.

 

(d)   Non-Exclusivity of Rights.   The rights conferred on any person by this Section E.2 will not be exclusive of any other rights which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of these Articles, the Bylaws of the Corporation (as amended from time to time, the “Bylaws”), agreement, vote of stockholders or resolution of disinterested directors or otherwise.

 


 

(e)   Other Indemnification.   The Corporation’s obligation, if any, to indemnify any person who was or is serving at its request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity will be reduced by any amount such person may collect as indemnification from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity.

 

3.   Amendment or Repeal.   Any amendment, modification or repeal of the foregoing provisions of this Section E will not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such amendment, modification or repeal.

 

SECTION F

 

AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS

 

In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the NRS, the Board of Directors, by action taken by the affirmative vote of not less than 75% of the members of the Board of Directors then in office, is hereby expressly authorized and empowered to adopt, amend or repeal any provision of the Bylaws.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

 

SECTION A

 

ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETINGS

 

Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, stockholder action may be taken only at an annual or special meeting. Except as otherwise provided in a Preferred Stock Designation with respect to any series of Preferred Stock or unless otherwise prescribed by law or by another provision of these Articles, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation, for any purpose or purposes, will be called by the Secretary of the Corporation only (a) upon the written request of the holders of not less than 66⅔% of the total voting power of the then outstanding Voting Securities entitled to vote thereon or (b) at the request of at least 75% of the members of the Board of Directors then in office.

 

SECTION B

 

ACTION WITHOUT A MEETING

 

No action of the stockholders required to be taken or which may be taken at any annual meeting or special meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting, and, pursuant to NRS 78.320(2), the power of stockholders to consent in writing, without a meeting, to the taking of any action is specifically denied; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, holders of any series of Preferred Stock may take action by written consent to the extent provided in a Preferred Stock Designation with respect to such series.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

ACTIONS REQUIRING SUPERMAJORITY STOCKHOLDER VOTE

 

1.   Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66⅔∕3% of the total voting power of the then outstanding Voting Securities entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class at a meeting specifically called for such purpose, will be required in order for the Corporation to take any action to authorize:

 

(a)   the amendment, alteration or repeal of any provision of these Articles or the addition or insertion of other provisions herein; provided, however, that this paragraph (a) will not apply to any such amendment, alteration, repeal, addition or insertion (i) as to which the laws of the State of Nevada, as then in effect, do not require the consent of the Corporation’s stockholders, or (ii) that at least 75% of the members of the Board of Directors then in office have approved;

 

(b)   the adoption, amendment or repeal of any provision of the Bylaws; provided, however, that this paragraph (b) will not apply to, and no vote of the stockholders of the Corporation will be required to authorize, the adoption, amendment or repeal of any provision of the Bylaws by the Board of Directors in accordance with the power conferred upon it pursuant to Section F of Article V of these Articles; (c)   the merger or consolidation of this Corporation with or into any other corporation; provided, however, that this paragraph (c) will not apply to any such merger or consolidation (i) as to which the laws of the State of Nevada, as then in effect, do not require the vote of the Corporation’s stockholders, or (ii) that at least 75% of the members of the Board of Directors then in office have approved;

 


 

 

(d)   the sale, lease or exchange of all, or substantially all, of the property or assets of the Corporation; provided, however, that this paragraph (d) will not apply to any such sale, lease or exchange that at least 75% of the members of the Board of Directors then in office have approved; or

 

(e)   the dissolution of the Corporation; provided, however, that this paragraph (e) will not apply to such dissolution if at least 75% of the members of the Board of Directors then in office have approved such dissolution.

 

2.   Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Article VII, the Corporation reserves the right at any time, and from time to time, to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in these Articles, and other provisions authorized by the laws of the State of Nevada at the time in force may be added or inserted, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by law; and all rights, preferences and privileges of whatsoever nature conferred upon stockholders, directors or any other Persons whomsoever by and pursuant to these Articles in its present form or as hereafter amended are granted subject to the rights reserved in this Article VII.

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

CERTAIN BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

 

1.   Certain Acknowledgements; Definitions.

 

In recognition and anticipation that:

 

(a)   directors and officers of the Corporation may serve as directors, officers, employees and agents of any other corporation, company, partnership, association, firm or other entity, including, without limitation, Subsidiaries and Affiliates of the Corporation (“Other Entity”),

 

(b)   the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage in the same, similar or related lines of business as those engaged in by any Other Entity and other business activities that overlap with or compete with those in which such Other Entity may engage,

 

(c)   the Corporation may have an interest in the same areas of business opportunity as any Other Entity, and

 

(d)   the Corporation may engage in material business transactions with any Other Entity and its Affiliates, including, without limitation, receiving services from, providing services to or being a significant customer or supplier to such Other Entity and its Affiliates, and that the Corporation and such Other Entity or one or more of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates may benefit from such transactions,

 

and as a consequence of the foregoing, it is in the best interests of the Corporation that the rights of the Corporation, and the duties of any directors or officers of the Corporation (including any such persons who are also directors, officers or employees of any Other Entity), shall be determined and delineated, as set forth herein, in respect of (i) any transactions between the Corporation and its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, on the one hand, and such Other Entity and its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, on the other hand, and (ii) any potential transactions or matters that may be presented to officers or directors of the Corporation, or of which such officers or directors may otherwise become aware, which potential transactions or matters may be considered to constitute business opportunities of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates.

 

In recognition of the benefits to be derived by the Corporation through its continued contractual, corporate and business relations with any Other Entity and of the benefits to be derived by the Corporation by the possible service as directors or officers of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries of persons who may also serve from time to time as directors, officers or employees of any Other Entity, the provisions of this Article VIII will, to the fullest extent permitted by law, regulate and define the conduct of the business and affairs of the Corporation in relation to such Other Entity and its Affiliates, and as such conduct and affairs may involve such Other Entity’s respective directors, officers or employees, and the powers, rights, duties and liabilities of the Corporation and its officers and directors in connection therewith and in connection with any Potential Business Opportunities of the Corporation.

 


 

Any Person purchasing, receiving or otherwise becoming the owner of any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, or any interest therein, will be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this Article VIII. References in this Article VIII to “directors,” “officers” or “employees” of any Person will be deemed to include those Persons who hold similar positions or exercise similar powers and authority with respect to any Other Entity that is a limited liability company, partnership, joint venture or other non-corporate entity.

 

2.   Duties of Directors and Officers Regarding Potential Business Opportunities; No Liability for Certain Acts or Omissions.

 

If a director or officer of the Corporation is offered, or otherwise acquires knowledge of, a potential transaction or matter that may constitute or present a business opportunity for the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, in which the Corporation could be considered, but for the provisions of this Article VIII, to have an interest or expectancy (any such transaction or matter, and any such actual or potential business opportunity, a “Potential Business Opportunity”):

 

(a)   such director or officer will, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have no duty or obligation to refer such Potential Business Opportunity to the Corporation, to refrain from referring such Potential Business Opportunity to any Other Entity, or to give any notice to the Corporation regarding such Potential Business Opportunity (or any matter related thereto),

 

(b)   such director or officer will not be liable to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its stockholders, as a director, officer, stockholder or otherwise, for any failure to refer such Potential Business Opportunity to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, or for referring such Potential Business Opportunity to any Other Entity, or for any failure to give any notice to or otherwise inform the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries regarding such Potential Business Opportunity or any matter relating thereto,

 

(c)   any Other Entity may engage or invest in, independently or with others, any such Potential Business Opportunity,

 

(d)   the Corporation shall not have any right in or to such Potential Business Opportunity or to receive any income or proceeds derived therefrom, and

 

(e)   the Corporation shall have no interest or expectancy, and hereby specifically renounces any interest or expectancy, in any such Potential Business Opportunity, unless both of the following conditions are satisfied: (i) such Potential Business Opportunity was expressly offered to a director or officer of the Corporation solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Corporation or as a director or officer of any Subsidiary of the Corporation and (ii) such opportunity relates to a line of business in which the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries is then directly engaged.

 

3.   Amendment of Article VIII.

 

No alteration, amendment, repeal, or adoption of any provision inconsistent with, any provision of this Article VIII will have any effect upon:

 

(a)   any agreement between the Corporation or an Affiliate thereof and any Other Entity or an Affiliate thereof, that was entered into before the time of such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of any such inconsistent provision (the “Amendment Time”), or any transaction entered into in connection with the performance of any such agreement, whether such transaction is entered into before, on or after the Amendment Time,

 

(b)   any transaction entered into between the Corporation or an Affiliate thereof and any Other Entity or an Affiliate thereof, before the Amendment Time,

 

(c)   the allocation of any business opportunity between the Corporation or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof and any Other Entity, before the Amendment Time, or

 

(d)   any duty or obligation owed by any director or officer of the Corporation or any Subsidiary of the Corporation (or the absence of any such duty or obligation) with respect to any Potential Business Opportunity which such director or officer was offered, or of which such director or officer otherwise became aware, before the Amendment Time (regardless of whether any proceeding relating to any of the above is commenced before or after the Amendment Time).

 


 

ARTICLE IX

 

INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN NEVADA STATUTES

 

1.   Acquisition of Controlling Interest.   The provisions of NRS 78.378 through 78.3793, inclusive, shall not apply to the Corporation or to any acquisition of any shares of the Corporation’s capital stock, or any interest therein.

 

2.   Combinations with Interested Stockholders.   The Corporation expressly elects not to be governed by the provisions of NRS 78.411 through 78.444, inclusive.

 

ARTICLE X

 

INTERNAL ACTIONS—FORUM; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

 

1.   Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada, in Clark County, Nevada, shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, including the applicable laws or jurisdictional requirements of the United States, be the exclusive forum for any and all actions, suits and proceedings, whether civil, administrative or investigative or that asserts any claim or counterclaim (each, an “Action”), that are internal actions (as such term is defined in NRS 78.046 or any successor statute). In the event that the Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada does not have jurisdiction over any such Action, then any other state district court located in the State of Nevada shall be the exclusive forum for such Action. In the event that no state district court in the State of Nevada has jurisdiction over any such Action, then a federal court located within the State of Nevada shall be the exclusive forum for such Action. For the avoidance of doubt, no Securities Act Action shall be subject to this paragraph, but shall instead be subject to the following paragraph.

 

2.   Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (each, a “Securities Act Action”). The provisions of this Article XII shall not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts of the United States have exclusive jurisdiction.

 

3.   To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, all internal actions (as such term is defined in NRS 78.046 or any successor statute) to be tried in any court of the State of Nevada must be tried before the presiding judge as the trier of fact, and not before a jury. This requirement must conclusively operate as a waiver of the right to trial by jury by each party to any internal action (as such term is defined in NRS 78.046 or any successor statute) to which this requirement applies.

 

ARTICLE XI

 

SEVERABILITY; DEEMED NOTICE AND CONSENT

 

1.   Severability.   If any provision of these Articles shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any circumstance for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of such provision(s) in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of these Articles (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of these Articles containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (ii) to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, the provisions of these Articles (including, without limitation, each such portion of any section of these Articles containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed (a) so as to permit the Corporation to protect its directors, officers, employees and agents from individual liability or (b) for the benefit of the Corporation.

 

2.   Deemed Notice and Consent.   To the fullest extent permitted by law, each and every stockholder of the Corporation, and each and every natural person, corporation, general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, association or any other entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest (of any nature whatsoever) in any shares of capital stock of the Corporation (by reason of and from and after the time of such purchase or other acquisition), shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to all of the provisions of (i) these Articles, (ii) the Bylaws and (iii) any amendment to the Articles or the Bylaws enacted or adopted in accordance with the Articles, the Bylaws and applicable law.

 

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EX-3.2 4 tm2614168d1_ex3-2.htm EXHIBIT 3.2

 

Exhibit 3.2

 

LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION
A Nevada Corporation
(the “Corporation”)

 

BYLAWS

 

ARTICLE I

 

STOCKHOLDERS

 

Section 1.1   Annual Meeting.

 

An annual meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing directors and of transacting any other business properly brought before the meeting pursuant to these Bylaws of the Corporation (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, these “Bylaws”) shall be held each year at such date, time and physical location, either within or without the State of Nevada or, if so determined by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) in its sole discretion, in part or exclusively by means of remote communication, as may be specified by the Board of Directors in the notice of meeting.

 

Section 1.2   Special Meetings.

 

Except as otherwise provided in the terms of any series of preferred stock or unless otherwise provided by applicable law, including the Nevada Revised Statutes (as amended from time to time, the “NRS”) or by the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Articles of Incorporation”), special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation, for the transaction of such business as may properly come before the meeting, may be called by the Secretary of the Corporation (the “Secretary”) only (i) upon the written request received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation by or on behalf of the holder or holders of record of outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation, representing collectively not less than 66⅔% of the total voting power of the outstanding capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting or (ii) at the request of at least 75% of the members of the Board of Directors then in office. Only such business may be transacted as is specified in the notice of the special meeting. The Board of Directors shall have the sole power to determine the time, date and physical location, either within or without the State of Nevada, or, if so determined by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, in part or exclusively by means of remote communication, for any special meeting of stockholders (including those meetings properly called by the Secretary in accordance with Section 1.2(i) hereof). Following such determination, it shall be the duty of the Secretary to cause notice to be given to the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting that a meeting will be held at the time, date and physical location, if any, and/or by remote communication, and in accordance with the record date determined by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 1.3   Record Date.

 

In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment or postponement thereof, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall not be more than sixty (60) calendar days nor less than ten (10) calendar days before the date of such meeting. If the Board of Directors so fixes a record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders, such date shall be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders 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 (collectively referred to herein as a “Distribution”), the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall not be more than sixty (60) calendar days prior to the date of such Distribution. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held, and for 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 postponement of any meeting of stockholders to a date not more than sixty (60) days after the record date for the original meeting or to any adjournment of the meeting; provided that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting in accordance with this Section 1.3 and must fix a new record date if the meeting is postponed or adjourned to a date more than sixty (60) days later than the date set for the original meeting.

 


 

Section 1.4   Notice of Meetings.

 

Notice of all stockholders meetings, stating the physical location, if any, date and hour thereof, as well as the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting; the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders 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, shall be delivered by the Corporation in accordance with Section 5.3 of these Bylaws, applicable law and applicable stock exchange rules and regulations by the Chairman of the Board (the “Chairman of the Board”), the President, any Vice President, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary or any other individual designated by the Board of Directors, to each stockholder entitled to notice of such meeting, unless otherwise provided by applicable law or the Articles of Incorporation, at least ten (10) calendar days but not more than sixty (60) calendar days before the date of the meeting.

 

Section 1.5   Notice of Stockholder Business.

 

(a)   Annual Meetings of Stockholders.

 

(1)   At an annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought before an annual meeting, nominations for persons for election to the Board of Directors and the proposal of business to be considered by the stockholders must be (i) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof), (ii) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof), or (iii) otherwise properly requested to be brought before the meeting by a stockholder (x) who complies with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.5 and (y) who was a stockholder of record of the Corporation (and, with respect to any beneficial owner, if different, on whose behalf such business is proposed or such nomination or nominations made, only if such beneficial owner was the beneficial owner of shares of the Corporation) both at the time the notice provided for in Section 1.5(a)(2) below is delivered to the Secretary and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, and (z) who is entitled to vote at the meeting upon such election of directors or upon such business, as the case may be. The foregoing clause (iii) shall be the exclusive means for any stockholder to propose business to be brought before an annual meeting of the stockholders.

 

(2)   In addition to any other requirements under applicable law and the Articles of Incorporation, for a nomination for election to the Board of Directors or the proposal of business to be properly requested to be brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary and any such proposed business, other than the nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors, must constitute a proper matter for stockholder action pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation, these Bylaws, and applicable law. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation in accordance with Section 1.12 of these Bylaws not less than ninety (90) calendar days nor more than one hundred twenty (120) calendar days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, that, in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced by more than twenty (20) calendar days, or delayed by more than seventy (70) calendar days, from such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received not earlier than the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which notice of the date of the meeting was communicated by the Corporation to stockholders or public announcement (as defined below) of the date of the meeting was made by the Corporation, whichever occurs first; and provided further, that for purposes of the application of Rule 14a-4(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (or any successor provision), the date for notice specified in this paragraph (a)(2) shall be the earlier of the date calculated as hereinbefore provided or the date specified in paragraph (c)(1) of Rule 14a-4. 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 stockholder notice as described herein.

 


 

To be in proper written form, such stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must be submitted in accordance with Section 1.12 of these Bylaws by a holder of record of stock entitled to vote on the nomination of directors of the Corporation and shall set forth in writing and describe in fair, accurate, and material detail (A) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director (a “nominee”) (i) the name, age, business and residence address, and principal occupation or employment of the nominee, (ii) all information relating to such nominee that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors in an election contest, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act, (iii) such nominee’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement and accompanying proxy card as a nominee and to serving as a director for a full term if elected, and (iv) a completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement required by Section 1.5(a)(3) below; (B) as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting, (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting, (ii) the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and, in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend these Bylaws, the language of the proposed amendment), and (iii) any material interest of the stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made, in such business; and (C) as to such stockholder giving notice and the beneficial owner or owners, if different, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made, and any affiliates or associates (each within the meaning of Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) of such stockholder or beneficial owner (each a “Proposing Person”) (i) the name and address, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, of such Proposing Person, (ii) the class or series and number of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation that are, directly or indirectly, owned beneficially and of record (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) by such Proposing Person (provided that for purposes of this Section 1.5, such Proposing Person shall in all events be deemed to beneficially own any shares of any class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation as to which such Proposing Person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time in the future), (iii) a description of all agreements, arrangements or understandings between (or on behalf of) such Proposing Person and any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the proposals or nominations are to be made by such stockholder, (iv) a representation by each Proposing Person who is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation (A) that the notice the Proposing Person is giving to the Secretary is being given on behalf of (x) such holder of record and/or (y) if different than such holder of record, one or more beneficial owners of stock of the Corporation held of record by such holder of record, (B) as to each such beneficial owner, the number of shares held of record by such holder of record that are beneficially owned by such beneficial owner, with documentary evidence of such beneficial ownership, and (C) that such holder of record is entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business or nomination set forth in its notice, (v) a representation (I) whether any such Proposing Person or nominee has received any financial assistance, funding or other consideration from any other person in respect of the nomination (and the details thereof) (a “Stockholder Associated Person”) and (II) whether and the extent to which any hedging, derivative or other transaction has been entered into with respect to the Corporation within the past twelve (12) months by, or is in effect with respect to, such Proposing Person, any person to be nominated by such Proposing Person or any Stockholder Associated Person, the effect or intent of which transaction is to mitigate loss to or manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or to increase or decrease the voting power of, such stockholder, nominee or any such Stockholder Associated Person, (vi) a representation whether any Proposing Person intends or is part of a group that intends to (I) deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding voting power required to approve or adopt the proposal or elect the nominee and/or (II) otherwise solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposal, (vii) a representation that no Proposing Person or nominee is subject to, nor will enter into, any voting or other agreement that has not been disclosed to the Corporation and that could limit or interfere with such nominee’s ability to comply, if elected, with their fiduciary duties under applicable law, (viii) any other information relating to such Proposing 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 in support of such proposal pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (ix) the information required to be included in a notice to the Corporation required by paragraph (b) of Rule 14a-19 promulgated under the Exchange Act, including a statement that such person intends to solicit the holders of shares representing at least 67% of the voting power of shares entitled to vote on the election of directors in support of director nominees other than the Corporation’s nominees. The foregoing notice requirements of this Section 1.5 shall not apply to any proposal made pursuant to Rule 14a-8 (or any successor thereof) promulgated under the Exchange Act. A proposal to be made pursuant to Rule 14a-8 (or any successor thereof) promulgated under the Exchange Act shall be deemed satisfied if the stockholder making such proposal complies with the provisions of Rule 14a-8 and has notified the Corporation of his or her intention to present a proposal at an annual meeting in compliance with Rule 14a-8 and such stockholder’s proposal has been included in a proxy statement that has been prepared by the Corporation to solicit proxies for such annual meeting. The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require to determine (x) the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation and (y) whether the nominee would qualify as an “independent director” or “audit committee financial expert” under applicable law, securities exchange rule or regulation, or any publicly disclosed corporate governance guideline or committee charter of the Corporation. The Corporation may also require any proposed nominee to submit to interviews with the Board of Directors or any committee thereof, and such proposed nominee shall make himself or herself available for any such interviews within ten (10) business days after such interviews have been requested by the Board of Directors or any committee thereof.

 


 

(3)   To be eligible to be a nominee for election as a director of the Corporation, the candidate for nomination must deliver to the Corporation (and, with respect to a nomination made by a stockholder pursuant to this Section 1.5, in accordance with the time periods prescribed for delivery of notice under this Section 1.5): (x) a completed written questionnaire (in the form provided by the Secretary upon written request of any stockholder of record within ten (10) days of such request) with respect to the background, qualifications, stock ownership and independence of such proposed nominee and the background of any other person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made, and (y) a written representation and agreement (in the form provided by the Corporation upon written request) that such candidate for nomination (A) is not and, if elected as a director during his or her term in office, will not become a party to (1) any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given and will not give any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such proposed nominee, if elected as a director of the Corporation, will act or vote on any issue or question (a “Voting Commitment”) that has not been disclosed to the Corporation in such representation and agreement or (2) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such proposed nominee’s ability to comply, if elected as a director of the Corporation, with such proposed nominee’s fiduciary duties under applicable law, (B) is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation with respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with such proposed nominee’s nomination or service or action as a director that has not been disclosed to the Corporation in such representation and agreement, (C) would be in compliance, if elected as a director of the Corporation, and will comply with the Corporation’s code of business conduct and ethics, corporate governance guidelines, stock ownership and trading policies and guidelines, and any other policies or guidelines of the Corporation applicable to directors and in effect during such proposed nominee’s term in office as a director (and, if requested by or on behalf of any candidate for nomination, the secretary of the Corporation will provide to such candidate for nomination all such policies and guidelines then in effect), and (D) currently intends to serve as a director for the full term for which such person is standing for election.

 

(4)   Notwithstanding anything in paragraph (a)(2) of this Section 1.5 to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors at an annual meeting is increased and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors at least one hundred (100) calendar days prior to the first anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 1.5 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.

 

(5)   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, unless otherwise required by law, if any stockholder or Proposing Person (i) provides notice pursuant to Rule 14a-19(b) under the Exchange Act with respect to any proposed nominee and (ii) subsequently fails to comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act (or fails to timely provide reasonable evidence sufficient to satisfy the Corporation that such stockholder has met the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(3) under the Exchange Act in accordance with the following sentence), then the nomination of each such proposed nominee shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that the nominee is included as a nominee in the Corporation’s proxy statement, notice of meeting or other proxy materials for any annual meeting (or any supplement thereto) and notwithstanding that proxies or votes in respect of the election of such proposed nominees may have been received by the Corporation (which proxies and votes shall be disregarded). If any stockholder or Proposing Person provides notice pursuant to Rule 14a-19(b) promulgated under the Exchange Act, such stockholder shall deliver to the Corporation, no later than five business days prior to the date of the meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof, reasonable evidence that it has met the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act.

 


 

(b)   Special Meetings of Stockholders.   Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board of Directors, any such stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting who was a stockholder of record of the Corporation (and, with respect to any beneficial owner, if different, on whose behalf such nomination or nominations are made, only if such beneficial owner was the beneficial owner of shares of the Corporation) both at the time the notice provided for in paragraph (a)(2) of this Section 1.5 is delivered to the Secretary and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the special meeting may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position(s) as specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting, if the stockholder’s notice meeting the requirements of paragraph (a)(2) of this Section 1.5 (substituting special meeting for annual meeting as applicable) shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation in accordance with Section 1.12 of these Bylaws not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such special meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting; provided, however, that a stockholder may nominate persons for election at a special meeting only to such directorship(s) as specified in the Corporation’s notice of the meeting. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of a special meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

 

(c)   Updating and Supplementing of Stockholder Information.   A stockholder providing notice of nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders or notice of business proposed to be brought before an annual meeting of stockholders shall further update and supplement such notice so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of this Section 1.5 shall be true and correct both as of the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting and as of the date that is ten (10) business days before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such updated and supplemental information shall be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (a) in the case of information that is required to be updated and supplemented to be true and correct as of the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting, not later than the later of five (5) business days after such record date or five (5) business days after the public announcement of such record date, and (b) in the case of information that is required to be updated and supplemented to be true and correct as of ten (10) business days before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, not later than eight (8) business days before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof (or if not practicable to provide such updated and supplemental information not later than eight (8) business days before any adjournment or postponement, on the first practicable date before any such adjournment or postponement). For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation to update and supplement as set forth in this Section 1.5(c) or any other Section of these Bylaws shall not limit the Corporation’s rights with respect to any deficiencies in any notice provided by a stockholder, extend any applicable deadlines hereunder or enable or be deemed to permit a stockholder who has previously submitted notice hereunder to amend or update any proposal or to submit any new proposal, including by changing or adding matters, business or resolutions proposed to be brought before a meeting of the stockholders.

 

(d)   General.

 

(1)   Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.5 shall be eligible to be elected at an annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to serve as directors and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.5. Further, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 1.5, unless otherwise required by law, (x) a stockholder shall not solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than the Corporation’s nominees unless such stockholder has complied with Rule 14a-19 promulgated under the Exchange Act in connection with the solicitation of such proxies, and (y) if any stockholder (A) provides notice of the information required by Rule 14a-19(b) promulgated under the Exchange Act and (B) subsequently fails to comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(2) and Rule 14a-19(a)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act, including the provision to the Corporation of notice required with respect to such nomination(s) in a timely manner, then the nomination of each person nominated by such stockholder for election as a director shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that proxies or votes in respect to the election of the candidate for nomination may have been received by the Corporation (which proxies and votes shall be disregarded). Upon request by the Corporation, if any stockholder provides notice of the information required by Rule 14a-19(b) promulgated under the Exchange Act, such stockholder shall deliver to the Corporation, no later than five (5) business days prior to the applicable meeting, reasonable evidence that it has met the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(3) promulgated under the Exchange Act. Except as otherwise provided by law, the chair of the meeting shall have the power and duty (i) to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.5 (including whether the stockholder or beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made solicited (or is part of a group which solicited) or did not so solicit, as the case may be, proxies in support of such stockholder’s nominee or proposal in compliance with such stockholder’s representation as required by clause (a)(2)(C)(vi) of this Section 1.5) and (ii) if any proposed nomination or proposed business was not made or proposed in compliance with this Section 1.5, to declare that such nomination shall be disregarded or that such proposed business shall not be transacted.

 


 

(2)   In addition, a stockholder or stockholders providing notice of a nomination pursuant to this Section 1.5 shall have no right to substitute or replace any proposed nominee unless such substitute or replacement is nominated in accordance with this Section 1.5 (including the timely provision of all information and certifications with respect to such substitute or replacement proposed nominee in accordance with the deadlines in this Section 1.5). If the Corporation provides notice to a stockholder that the number of proposed nominees proposed by such stockholder exceeds the number of directors to be elected at a meeting, the stockholder must provide written notice to the Corporation within five (5) business days stating the names of the proposed nominees that have been withdrawn so that the number of proposed nominees proposed by such stockholder no longer exceeds the number of directors to be elected at a meeting. If any individual who is nominated in accordance with this Section 1.5 becomes unwilling or unable to serve on the Board of Directors, then the nomination of such proposed nominee shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that proxies or votes in respect to the election of the proposed nominee may have been received by the Corporation. Further, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.5, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present the nomination to the Board of Directors or to present the proposed business, such nomination shall be disregarded and 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 1.5, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person 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.

 

(3)   For purposes of this Section 1.5, (i) “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by a national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act, and (ii) “business day” shall mean any day, other than Saturday, Sunday and any day on which banks located in the State of New York are authorized or obligated by applicable law to close.

 

(4)   Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.5, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 1.5; provided, however, that any references in these Bylaws to the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit any requirements applicable to nominations to be considered pursuant to this Section 1.5, and compliance with this Section 1.5 shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make director nominations. Nothing in this Section 1.5 shall be deemed to affect any rights (i) of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or (ii) of the holders of any series of preferred stock to elect directors pursuant to any applicable provisions of the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation.

 

Section 1.6   Quorum.

 

Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock and except as otherwise provided by law or in the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, at any meeting of stockholders, the holders of a majority in total voting power of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting shall be present or represented by proxy, regardless of whether the proxy has authority to vote on any matter, in order to constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business. The chair of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a quorum is present at any meeting of the stockholders. Shares of its own stock belonging to the Corporation or to another corporation, if a majority of the shares entitled to vote in the election of directors of such other corporation is held, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation, shall neither be entitled to vote nor be counted for quorum purposes; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not limit the right of the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation to vote stock, including, but not limited to, its own stock, held by it in a fiduciary capacity. In the absence of a quorum, the chair of the meeting may adjourn or postpone the meeting from time to time in the manner provided in Section 1.7 hereof until a quorum shall be present.

 


 

Section 1.7   Adjournment.

 

Any meeting of stockholders, annual or special, may be adjourned from time to time solely by the chair of the meeting because of the absence of a quorum or for any other reason (including to address technical failures to convene or continue a meeting using remote communication) and to reconvene at the same or some other time, date and place, if any, or by means of remote communication. Notice need not be given of any such adjourned meeting if the time, date and place, if any, and the means of remote communications, if any, thereof are (i) announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, (ii) displayed, during the time scheduled for the meeting, on the same electronic network used to enable stockholders and proxy holders to participate in the meeting by means of remote communication, (iii) set forth in the notice of meeting given in accordance with this Article I or (iv) provided in any other manner permitted by the NRS. The chair of the meeting shall have full power and authority to adjourn a stockholders meeting in his or her sole discretion even over stockholder opposition to such adjournment. The stockholders present at a meeting shall not have the authority to adjourn the meeting. If the time, date and physical location, if any, thereof, and the means of remote communication, if any, by which the stockholders and the proxy holders 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, displayed, during the time scheduled for the meeting, on the same electronic network used to enable stockholders and proxyholders to participate in the meeting by means of remote communication, or set forth in the notice of the meeting, and the adjournment is for less than sixty (60) calendar days, no notice need be given of any such adjourned meeting. If the adjournment is for more than sixty (60) calendar days or if after the adjournment a new record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting is fixed for the adjourned meeting, then notice shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at the meeting. At the adjourned meeting, the stockholders may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting.

 

Section 1.8   Organization.

 

The Chairman of the Board, or in the Chairman of the Board’s absence or at the Chairman of the Board’s direction, the President, or in the President’s absence or at the President’s direction, any officer of the Corporation, shall call to order meetings of stockholders and preside over and act as chair of such meetings. The Board of Directors or, if the Board of Directors fails to act, the stockholders, may appoint any stockholder, director or officer of the Corporation to act as chair of any meeting in the absence of the Chairman of the Board, the President and other officers. The date and time of the opening and closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at a meeting shall be determined by the chair of the meeting and announced at the meeting. The Board of Directors may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of the meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the chair of the meeting shall have the exclusive right and authority to determine the agenda and order of business and to prescribe other such rules, regulations and procedures and shall have the authority in his or her discretion to convene and regulate the conduct of any such meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the chair of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (i) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (ii) 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 chair of the meeting shall determine; (iii) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (iv) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the chair of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.

 

The Secretary, or in the Secretary’s absence, any Assistant Secretary, shall act as secretary of all meetings of stockholders, but, in the absence of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, the chair of the meeting may appoint any other person to act as secretary of the meeting.

 


 

Section 1.9   Postponement or Cancellation of Meeting.

 

Any previously scheduled annual or special meeting of the stockholders may be postponed, rescheduled or canceled by resolution of the Board of Directors upon public notice given prior to the time previously scheduled for such meeting of stockholders.

 

Section 1.10   Voting.

 

Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock and except as otherwise provided by law, the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws and except for the election of directors, at any meeting duly called and held at which a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of a majority of the combined voting power of the outstanding shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be the act of the stockholders. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock, at any meeting duly called and held for the election of directors at which a quorum is present, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the combined voting power of the outstanding shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors.

 

Any stockholders directly or indirectly soliciting proxies from other stockholders must use a proxy card color other than white, which shall be reserved for the exclusive use of the Board of Directors.

 

Section 1.11   Remote Communications.

 

For purposes of these Bylaws, if authorized by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, and subject to such guidelines and procedures as the Board of Directors may adopt, stockholders and proxyholders may, by means of remote communication (including any form of communication described in NRS 78.320(4)-(6)):

 

(a)   participate in a meeting of stockholders; and

 

(b)   be deemed present in person and vote at a meeting of stockholders whether such meeting is to be held at a designated place or solely by means of remote communication, provided that (i) the Corporation shall implement reasonable measures to verify that each person deemed present and permitted to vote at the meeting by means of remote communication is a stockholder or proxyholder, (ii) the Corporation shall implement reasonable measures to provide such stockholders and proxyholders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the stockholders, including an opportunity to read or hear the proceedings of the meeting substantially concurrent with such proceedings, and (iii) if any stockholder or proxyholder votes or takes other action at the meeting by means of remote communication, a record of such vote or other action shall be maintained by the Corporation.

 

Such participation in a meeting by such means shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

 

Section 1.12   Delivery to the Corporation.

 

Whenever this Article I requires one or more persons (including a record or beneficial owner of shares of the Corporation) to deliver a document or information to the Corporation or any officer, employee or agent thereof (including any notice, request, questionnaire, revocation, representation or other document or agreement), such document or information shall be in writing exclusively (and not in an electronic transmission) and shall be delivered to the principal executive offices of the Corporation exclusively by hand (including, without limitation, by overnight courier service) or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, and the Corporation shall not be required to accept delivery of any document not in such written form or so delivered.

 

ARTICLE II

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Section 2.1   Number and Term of Office.

 

(a)   Subject to any limitations set forth in the Articles of Incorporation and to any provision of the NRS relating to the powers or rights conferred upon or reserved to the stockholders or the holders of any class or series of the issued and outstanding stock of the Corporation, 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. Subject to any rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock to elect additional directors, the Board of Directors shall be comprised of not less than three (3) members and the exact number will be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors by resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than 75% of the members of the Board of Directors then in office. Directors need not be stockholders of the Corporation. The Corporation shall nominate the persons holding the offices of Chairman of the Board and President for election as directors at any meeting at which such persons are subject to election as directors.

 


 

(b)   Except as otherwise fixed by the Articles of Incorporation relating to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock to separately elect additional directors, which additional directors are not required to be classified pursuant to the terms of such series of preferred stock (the “Preferred Stock Directors”), the Board of Directors will be divided into three (3) classes: Class I, Class II and Class III. Each class shall consist, as nearly as possible, of a number of directors equal to one-third (33 1/3%) of the then authorized number of members of the Board of Directors (other than the Preferred Stock Directors). The term of office of the Class I directors will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2029 (if elected at the Corporation’s 2026 annual meeting); the term of office of the Class II directors will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2027; and the term of office of the Class III directors will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2028. At each annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation the successors of that class of directors whose term expires at that meeting shall be elected to hold office in accordance with Section B of Article V of the Articles of Incorporation for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders held in the third year following the year of their election. The directors of each class will hold office until the expiration of the term of such class and until their respective successors are elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

Section 2.2   Resignations.

 

Any director of the Corporation, or any member of any committee, may resign at any time by giving notice in writing or by electronic transmission to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the President or Secretary. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein or, if the time be not specified therein, then upon receipt thereof. The acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective unless otherwise stated therein.

 

Section 2.3   Removal of Directors.

 

Directors may be removed from office only in accordance with Article V, Section C of the Articles of Incorporation.

 

Section 2.4   Newly Created Directorships and Vacancies.

 

Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock, vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, removal, disqualification or other cause, and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors on the Board of Directors, will be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office (even though less than a quorum) or by the sole remaining director. Any director elected in accordance with the preceding sentence will hold office for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors in which the vacancy occurred or to which the new directorship is apportioned, and until such director’s successor will have been elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors will shorten the term of any incumbent director, except as may be provided in the terms of any series of preferred stock with respect to any additional director elected by the holders of such series of preferred stock. If at any time, by reason of death or resignation or other cause, the Corporation should have no directors in office, then any officer or any stockholder may call a special meeting of stockholders in the same manner that the Board of Directors may call such a meeting, and directors for the unexpired terms may be elected at such special meeting.

 

Section 2.5   Meetings.

 

Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held on such dates and at such times and physical location, within or without the State of Nevada, and/or by such means of remote communication (in whole or in part), as shall from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors, such determination to constitute the only notice of such regular meetings to which any director shall be entitled. In the absence of any such determination, such meeting shall be held, upon notice to each director in accordance with Section 2.6 of this Article II, at such times and physical location, within or without the State of Nevada, and/or by such means of remote communication, as shall be designated in the notice of meeting.

 

Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such times and physical location, if any, within or without the State of Nevada, and/or by such means of remote communication, as shall be designated in the notice of the meeting in accordance with Section 2.6 hereof. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board, and shall be called by the President or Secretary upon the written request of not less than 75% of the members of the Board of Directors then in office.

 


 

Section 2.6   Notice of Meetings.

 

The Secretary, or in his or her absence any other officer of the Corporation, shall give each director notice of the time and place of holding of any regular meetings (if required) or special meetings of the Board of Directors, in accordance with Section 5.3 of these Bylaws, by mail at least ten (10) calendar days before the meeting, or by courier service at least three (3) calendar days before the meeting, or by facsimile transmission, electronic mail or other electronic transmission, or personal service, in each case, at least twenty-four (24) hours before the meeting, unless notice is waived in accordance with Section 5.3 of these Bylaws. Unless otherwise stated in the notice thereof, any and all business may be transacted at any meeting without specification of such business in the notice.

 

Section 2.7   Meetings by Conference Telephone or Other Communications.

 

Members of the Board of Directors, or any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee by means of electronic communications, videoconferencing, teleconferencing or other available technology (including any form of communication described in NRS 78.315(3)) if the Corporation has implemented reasonable measures to: (a) verify the identity of each person participating through such means as a director or member of the governing body or committee, as the case may be; and (b) provide the directors or members a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the directors or members, as the case may be, including an opportunity to communicate and to read or hear the proceedings of the meeting in a substantially concurrent manner with such proceedings. Such participation in a meeting by such means shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

 

Section 2.8   Quorum and Organization of Meetings.

 

A majority of the total number of members of the Board of Directors then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but, if at any meeting of the Board of Directors (whether or not adjourned from a previous meeting) there shall be less than a quorum present, a majority of those present may adjourn the meeting to another time, date and place, and the meeting may be held as adjourned without further notice or waiver. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is present may decide any question brought before such meeting. Meetings shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board or in his or her absence by such other person as the directors may select. The Board of Directors shall keep written minutes of its meetings. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his or her absence the chair of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

Section 2.9   Indemnification.

 

The Corporation will indemnify members of the Board of Directors and officers of the Corporation and their respective heirs, personal representatives and successors in interest for or on account of any action performed on behalf of the Corporation or any predecessor entity thereof, to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Nevada, including NRS 78.7502 and NRS 78.751, and the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation, as now or hereafter in effect.

 

Section 2.10   Indemnity Undertaking.

 

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who is or was made, or is threatened to be made, a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (a “Proceeding”), whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including, without limitation, an action by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, by reason of the fact that such person, or a person of whom such person is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving in any capacity at the request of the Corporation for any other corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprises (an “Other Entity”), against all judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes, amounts paid in settlement and costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such Proceeding. Persons who are not directors or officers of the Corporation may be similarly indemnified in respect of service to the Corporation or to an Other Entity at the request of the Corporation to the extent the Board of Directors at any time specifies that such persons are entitled to the benefits of this Section 2.10. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.12 hereof, the Corporation shall be required to indemnify a person in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such person only if the commencement of such proceeding (or part thereof) by the person was authorized by the Board of Directors.

 


 

Section 2.11   Advancement of Expenses.

 

The Corporation shall, from time to time, reimburse or advance to any director, officer or other person entitled to indemnification hereunder the funds necessary for payment of expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with any Proceeding in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding upon receipt by the Corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such director or officer or such person, to repay the amounts advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right of appeal that such director, officer or other person is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.12 hereof, the Corporation shall be required to reimburse or advance expenses incurred by a person in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such person only if the commencement of such proceeding (or part thereof) by the person was authorized by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 2.12   Claims.

 

If a claim for indemnification or reimbursement or advancement of expenses under this Article II is not paid in full within sixty (60) calendar days after a written claim therefor by the person seeking indemnification or reimbursement or advancement of expenses has been received by the Corporation, the person may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful, in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense (including attorneys’ fees) of prosecuting such claim to the fullest extent permitted by Nevada law. In any such action the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the person seeking indemnification or reimbursement or advancement of expenses is not entitled to the requested indemnification, reimbursement or advancement of expenses under applicable law.

 

Section 2.13   Amendment, Modification or Repeal.

 

Any amendment, modification or repeal of the foregoing provisions of this Article II shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any person entitled to indemnification under Section 2.9 hereof in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such amendment, modification or repeal. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Bylaws, no repeal or amendment of these Bylaws shall affect any or all of this Article II so as to limit or reduce the indemnification in any manner unless adopted by (i) the unanimous vote of the directors of the Corporation then serving, or (ii) by the stockholders as set forth in Section 5.5 of these Bylaws; provided that no such amendment shall have a retroactive effect inconsistent with the preceding sentence.

 

Section 2.14   Executive Committee of the Board of Directors.

 

The Board of Directors, by the affirmative vote of not less than 75% of the members of the Board of Directors then in office, may designate an executive committee, all of whose members shall be directors, to manage and operate the affairs of the Corporation or particular properties or enterprises of the Corporation. Subject to any limitations under the NRS, the Articles of Incorporation or Section 2.15 hereof, such executive committee shall exercise all powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation including, but not limited to, the power and authority to authorize the issuance of shares of common or preferred stock. The executive committee shall keep written minutes of its meetings and report to the Board of Directors not less often than quarterly on its activities and shall be responsible to the Board of Directors for the conduct of the enterprises and affairs entrusted to it. Regular meetings of the executive committee, of which no notice shall be necessary, shall be held at such time, dates and places, if any, as shall be fixed by resolution adopted by the executive committee. Special meetings of the executive committee shall be called at the request of the Chairman of the Board or of any member of the executive committee, and shall be held upon such notice as is required by these Bylaws for special meetings of the Board of Directors, provided that oral notice by telephone or otherwise, or notice sent by electronic transmission shall be sufficient if received not later than the day immediately preceding the day of the meeting.

 

Section 2.15   Other Committees of the Board of Directors.

 

The Board of Directors may by resolution establish committees other than an executive committee and shall specify with particularity the powers and duties of any such committee. Subject to the limitations of the laws of the State of Nevada, the Articles of Incorporation and this Section 2.15, any such committee shall exercise all powers and authority specifically granted to it by the Board of Directors, which powers may include the authority to authorize the issuance of shares of common or preferred stock. Such committees shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors, keep written minutes of their meetings and have such names as the Board of Directors by resolution may determine.

 


 

Each such committee shall 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 to replace absent or disqualified members at any meeting of such committee. Unless the Board of Directors designates alternate members pursuant to the prior sentence, if a member of a committee shall be absent from any meeting, or disqualified from voting thereat, the remaining member(s) present and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member(s) constitute a quorum, may, by a unanimous vote, appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member. Unless otherwise specified in the resolution of the Board of Directors designating a committee, at all meetings of such committee, a majority of the total number of members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the vote of a majority of the members of the committee present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the committee. Unless the Board of Directors otherwise provides, each committee may make, alter and repeal rules for the conduct of its business. In the absence of such rules each committee shall conduct its business in the same manner as the Board of Directors conducts its business pursuant to Article II of these Bylaws.

 

Section 2.16   Directors’ Compensation.

 

Directors shall receive such compensation for attendance at any meetings of the Board of Directors and any expenses incidental to the performance of their duties as the Board of Directors shall determine by resolution. Such compensation may be in addition to any compensation received by the members of the Board of Directors in any other capacity.

 

Section 2.17   Action Without Meeting.

 

Nothing contained in these Bylaws shall be deemed to restrict the power of members of the Board of Directors or any committee designated by the Board of Directors to take any action required or permitted to be taken by them without a meeting in accordance with NRS 78.315(2); provided, however, that if such action is taken without a meeting by written consent, a director may use any form of signature for such written consent authorized by NRS 75.070, including, without limitation, an electronic signature as defined in NRS 719.100.

 

ARTICLE III

 

OFFICERS

 

Section 3.1   Executive Officers.

 

The Board of Directors shall elect, from its own number, a Chairman of the Board and a President. The Board of Directors may also elect such Vice Presidents as in the opinion of the Board of Directors the business of the Corporation requires, a Treasurer and a Secretary, any of whom may or may not be directors. The Board of Directors may also elect, from time to time, such other or additional officers as in its opinion are desirable for the conduct of business of the Corporation and such officers shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

 

Section 3.2   Powers and Duties of Officers.

 

The Chairman of the Board shall have overall responsibility for the management and direction of the business and affairs of the Corporation and shall exercise such duties as customarily pertain to the office of Chairman of the Board and such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board shall be the senior officer of the Corporation and in case of the inability or failure of the President to perform his or her duties assuming the Chairman of the Board is not also the President, he or she shall perform the duties of the President. He or she may appoint and terminate the appointment or election of officers, agents or employees other than those appointed or elected by the Board of Directors. He or she may sign, execute and deliver, in the name of the Corporation, powers of attorney, contracts, bonds and other obligations.

 

The President of the Corporation shall have such powers and perform such duties as customarily pertain to a chief executive officer (if the Corporation does not otherwise have a Chief Executive Officer) and the office of a president, including, without limitation, being responsible for the active direction of the daily business of the Corporation, and the President shall exercise such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The President may sign, execute and deliver, in the name of the Corporation, powers of attorney, contracts, bonds and other obligations. In the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board, the President shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chairman of the Board.

 

Vice Presidents shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the Chairman of the Board, the President, the executive committee, if any, or the Board of Directors. A Vice President may sign and execute contracts and other obligations pertaining to the regular course of his or her duties which implement policies established by the Board of Directors.

 


 

Unless the Board of Directors otherwise declares by resolution, the Treasurer shall have general custody of all the funds and securities of the Corporation and general supervision of the collection and disbursement of funds of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall endorse for collection on behalf of the Corporation checks, notes and other obligations, and shall deposit the same to the credit of the Corporation in such bank or banks or depository as the Board of Directors may designate. The Treasurer may sign, with the Chairman of the Board, President or such other person or persons as may be designated for the purpose by the Board of Directors, all bills of exchange or promissory notes of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall enter or cause to be entered regularly in the books of the Corporation a full and accurate account of all moneys received and paid by him or her on account of the Corporation, shall at all reasonable times exhibit his or her books and accounts to any director of the Corporation upon application at the office of the Corporation during business hours and, whenever required by the Board of Directors, or the President, shall render a statement of his or her accounts. The Treasurer shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors or by these Bylaws. The Treasurer may be required to give bond for the faithful performance of his or her duties in such sum and with such surety as shall be approved by the Board of Directors. Any Assistant Treasurer shall, in the absence or disability of the Treasurer, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

 

The Secretary shall keep the minutes of all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors. The Secretary shall cause notice to be given of meetings of stockholders, of the Board of Directors, and of any committee appointed by the Board of Directors. The Secretary shall have custody of the corporate seal, minutes and records relating to the conduct and acts of the stockholders and Board of Directors, which shall, at all reasonable times, be open to the examination of any director. The Secretary or any Assistant Secretary may certify the record of proceedings of the meetings of the stockholders or of the Board of Directors or resolutions adopted at such meetings, may sign or attest certificates, statements or reports required to be filed with governmental bodies or officials, may sign acknowledgments of instruments, may give notices of meetings and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

 

Section 3.3   Bank Accounts.

 

In addition to such bank accounts as may be authorized in the usual manner by resolution of the Board of Directors, the Treasurer, with approval of the Chairman of the Board or the President, may authorize such bank accounts to be opened or maintained in the name and on behalf of the Corporation as he or she may deem necessary or appropriate, provided payments from such bank accounts are to be made upon and according to the check of the Corporation, which may be signed jointly or singularly by either the manual or facsimile signature or signatures of such officers or bonded employees of the Corporation as shall be specified in the written instructions of the Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer of the Corporation with the approval of the Chairman of the Board or the President of the Corporation.

 

Section 3.4   Proxies; Stock Transfers.

 

Unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation or directed by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the President or any Vice President or their designees shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend and to vote upon all matters and resolutions at any meeting of stockholders of any corporation in which this Corporation may hold stock, or owners of any other entity in which the Corporation may hold an interest, and may exercise on behalf of this Corporation any and all of the rights and powers incident to the ownership of such stock or ownership interests at any such meeting, whether regular or special, and at all adjournments or postponements thereof, and shall have power and authority to execute and deliver proxies and consents on behalf of this Corporation in connection with the exercise by this Corporation of the rights and powers incident to the ownership of such stock or ownership interests, with full power of substitution or revocation. Unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation or directed by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the President or any Vice President or their designees shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to transfer, sell or dispose of stock of any corporation in which the Corporation may hold stock or ownership interests in any other entity in which the Corporation may own an interest.

 


 

ARTICLE IV

 

CAPITAL STOCK

 

Section 4.1   Shares.

 

Unless specified in the resolution of the Board of Directors approving an issuance of shares that the shares of the Corporation being issued in connection therewith shall be certificated, the shares of the Corporation shall be uncertificated shares and may be evidenced by a book-entry system maintained by the registrar of such stock or otherwise uncertificated in accordance with Nevada law. Certificates (if any) shall be signed by or in the name of the Corporation by any two authorized officers of the Corporation, and may be sealed with the seal of the Corporation. Such seal may be a facsimile, engraved or printed. Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated shares, the Corporation, or the registrar or transfer agent with respect to such shares, shall send to the registered owner thereof a notice, in writing or by electronic transmission, containing the information required to be set forth or stated on certificates pursuant to NRS 78.235 and 78.242. Within 10 days after receipt of a written request therefor, the Corporation, or the transfer agent of such stock, shall provide to such stockholder of record a written confirmation of such information as may be required by NRS 78.235. Each stockholder of record of uncertificated shares, by acceptance of uncertificated shares, consents to receipt of such information statements by electronic communication at the address for electronic mail or other mode of electronic communications, if any, as may be on the records of the Corporation or its registrar, or, if no such address is provided, such stockholder undertakes to create an account on the registrar’s online site for stockholders and consents to receipt of such information by that means of communication.

 

Any of or all the signatures on a certificate may be electronic or facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose electronic or facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such an officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such officer, transfer agent or registrar had not ceased to hold such position at the time of its issuance.

 

Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the rights and obligations of the holders of uncertificated shares and the rights and obligations of the holders of certificates representing stock of the same class and series shall be identical.

 

Section 4.2   Transfer of Shares.

 

(a)   Upon surrender to the Corporation or the transfer agent of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignation or authority to transfer, unless all shares of the relevant class or series are uncertificated shares or as otherwise provided by law, it shall be the duty of the Corporation to issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books. Upon receipt of proper transfer instructions from the registered owner of uncertificated shares such uncertificated shares shall be cancelled, and the issuance of new equivalent uncertificated shares or certificated shares shall be made to the person entitled thereto and the transaction shall be recorded upon the books of the Corporation.

 

(b)   The stockholder of record is the person whose name appears on the stock ledger of the Corporation as the owner of record of shares of any class or series of the stock of the Corporation, and the term does not include a beneficial owner of shares who is not simultaneously the owner of record of such shares as indicated in the stock ledger. The stockholder of record shall be deemed by the Corporation to be the owner thereof for all purposes, and 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 any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of the State of Nevada.

 

Section 4.3   Lost Certificates.

 

The Board of Directors or any transfer agent of the Corporation may direct a new certificate or certificates or uncertificated shares representing stock of the Corporation to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates or uncertificated shares, the Board of Directors (or any transfer agent of the Corporation authorized to do so by a resolution of the Board of Directors) may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates, or his or her legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as the Board of Directors (or any transfer agent so authorized) shall direct to indemnify the Corporation and the transfer agent against any claim that may be made against the Corporation with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed or the issuance of such new certificates or uncertificated shares, and such requirement may be general or confined to specific instances.

 


 

Section 4.4   Transfer Agent and Registrar.

 

The Board of Directors may appoint one or more transfer agents and one or more registrars, and may require all certificates for shares to bear the manual or facsimile signature or signatures of any of them. The transfer agent and registrar may be the same person or entity.

 

Section 4.5   Regulations.

 

The Board of Directors shall have power and authority to make all such rules and regulations as it may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer, registration, cancellation and replacement of certificates representing stock of the Corporation or uncertificated shares, which rules and regulations shall comply in all respects with the rules and regulations of the transfer agent.

 

ARTICLE V

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Section 5.1   Offices.

 

The Corporation shall maintain a registered office in the State of Nevada as required by the laws of the State of Nevada. The Corporation may also have offices in such other places, either within or without the State of Nevada, as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate or as the business of the Corporation may require.

 

Section 5.2   Fiscal Year.

 

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.

 

Section 5.3   Notices and Waivers Thereof.

 

Whenever any notice is required by the laws of the State of Nevada, the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws to be given by the Corporation to any stockholder, director or officer, such notice, except as otherwise provided by law, may be given personally, by mail, by courier service, by electronic mail or by other electronic transmission permissible under applicable law. Any notice given by electronic mail shall be deemed to have been given when it shall have been directed to such stockholder’s, director’s or officer’s electronic mail address as it appears on the records of the Corporation unless, in the case of a stockholder, such stockholder has notified the Corporation in writing by mail (or personally or by courier service) or by electronic mail of an objection to receiving notice by electronic mail, or consent for receipt of such notice by electronic mail is deemed revoked pursuant to NRS 75.150(3), any notice given by mail shall be deemed to have been given when deposited in the United States mail with postage thereon prepaid directed to such stockholder, director, or officer, as the case may be, at such stockholder’s, director’s, or officer’s, as the case may be, address as it appears in the records of the Corporation, and any notice given by courier service shall be deemed to have been given on the earlier of when such notice is received or left at such stockholder’s, director’s or officer’s, as the case may be, address as it appears in the records of the Corporation. An affidavit of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or of the transfer agent or other agent of the Corporation that the notice has been given by personal delivery, by mail, by courier service, or by a form of electronic transmission shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.

 

Whenever any notice is required to be given by law, the Articles of Incorporation, or these Bylaws to the person entitled to such notice, a waiver thereof, in writing signed by the person, or by electronic transmission, whether before or after the meeting or the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent in all respects to such notice to the full extent permitted by law. If such waiver is given by electronic transmission, the electronic transmission must either set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be determined that the electronic transmission was authorized by the person waiving notice. In addition, notice of any meeting of the Board of Directors, or any committee thereof, need not be given to any director if such director shall sign the minutes of such meeting or attend the meeting, except that if such director 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, then such director shall not be deemed to have waived notice of such meeting.

 


 

To the fullest extent permitted by NRS 78.370, or other applicable law, if the Corporation is a publicly traded corporation on the record date for a meeting of its stockholders, notice to the stockholders with respect thereto may be satisfied by the Corporation’s timely filing, pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act, of a proxy statement or an amendment thereto.

 

Section 5.4   Saving Clause.

 

These Bylaws are subject to the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation and applicable law. In the event any provision of these Bylaws is inconsistent with the Articles of Incorporation or the corporate laws of the State of Nevada, including NRS Chapters 78 and 92A, such provision shall be invalid to the extent only of such conflict, and such conflict shall not affect the validity of any other provision of these Bylaws.

 

Section 5.5   Amendments.

 

In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the laws of the State of Nevada, the Board of Directors is hereby expressly authorized and empowered to adopt, amend or repeal any provision of these Bylaws in accordance with Article V, Section F of the Articles of Incorporation.

 

Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock, these Bylaws may be adopted, amended or repealed by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than 66 2/3% of the total voting power of the then outstanding capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon; provided, however, that this paragraph shall not apply to, and no vote of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be required to authorize, the adoption, amendment or repeal of any provision of these Bylaws by the Board of Directors in accordance with the preceding paragraph.

 

Section 5.6   Changes in Nevada Law.

 

References in these Bylaws to the laws of the State of Nevada or the NRS or to any provision thereof shall be to such law as it existed on the date these Bylaws were adopted or as such law thereafter may be changed; provided that (i) in the case of any change which expands the liability of directors or officers or limits the indemnification rights or the rights to advancement of expenses which the Corporation may provide in Article II, the rights to limited liability, to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses provided in the Articles of Incorporation and/or these Bylaws shall continue as theretofore to the extent permitted by law; and (ii) if such change permits the Corporation, without the requirement of any further action by stockholders or directors, to limit further the liability of directors or limit the liability of officers or to provide broader indemnification rights or rights to the advancement of expenses than the Corporation was permitted to provide prior to such change, then liability thereupon shall be so limited and the rights to indemnification and the advancement of expenses shall be so broadened to the extent permitted by law.

 

Section 5.7   Gender/Number.

 

As used in these Bylaws, the masculine, feminine, or neuter gender, and the singular and plural number, shall include the other whenever the context so indicates.

 

Section 5.8   Electronic Transmission.

 

For purposes of these Bylaws:

 

(a)   “electronic transmission” shall have the meaning given such term in NRS 75.050;

 

(b)   “electronic mail” means an electronic transmission directed to a unique electronic mail address (which electronic mail shall be deemed to include any files attached thereto and any information hyperlinked to a website if such electronic mail includes the contact information of an officer or agent of the Corporation who is available to assist with accessing such files and information); and

 

(c)   “electronic mail address” means destination, commonly expressed as a string of characters, consisting of a unique user name or mailbox (commonly referred to as the “local part” of the address) and a reference to an internet domain (commonly referred to as the “domain part” of the address), whether or not displayed, to which electronic mail can be sent or delivered.

 

 

EX-5.1 5 tm2614168d1_ex5-1.htm EXHIBIT 5.1

 

Exhibit 5.1

 

 

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

702.382.2101 main

100 North City Parkway, Suite 1600 

Las Vegas, Nevada 89106

 

May 12, 2026

 

Liberty Media Corporation 

12300 Liberty Boulevard 

Englewood, Colorado 80112

 

To the addressee set forth above:

 

We have acted as local Nevada counsel to Liberty Media Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), which is the resulting entity (as defined in Nevada Revised Statutes 92A.090) in the conversion of Liberty Media Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Delaware Corporation”), into a Nevada corporation (the “Conversion”), in connection with the filing by the Company of a Current Report on Form 8-K, incorporated by reference into the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (collectively, the “Registration Statements”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), on (i) August 17, 2023, as File No. 333-274043, relating to the registration of 3,274,457 shares (the “2022 Series C Shares”) of the Company’s Series C Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series C Common Stock”), issuable under the Liberty Media Corporation 2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2022 Plan”) and 6,099,921 shares of Series C Common Stock (the “2017 Series C Shares”) issuable under the Liberty Media Corporation 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (together with the 2022 Plan, the “Plans”) and (ii) November 21, 2025, as File No. 333-291700, relating to the registration of 2,000,000 shares of Series C Common Stock (together with the 2022 Series C Shares and the 2017 Series C Shares, the “Series C Shares”) issuable under the 2022 Plan and 400,000 shares (the “Series B Shares” and, together with the Series C Shares, the “Shares”) of the Company’s Series B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series B Common Stock”), issuable under the 2022 Plan. This opinion letter is being delivered at your request pursuant to the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act.

 

In our capacity as such counsel, we are familiar with the proceedings taken and proposed to be taken by the Company in connection with the authorization and issuance of the Shares as contemplated by the Plans and as described in the Registration Statements. For purposes of this opinion letter, and except to the extent set forth in the opinion expressed below, we have assumed that all such proceedings have been or will be timely completed in the manner contemplated by the Plans and as presently proposed in the Registration Statements.

 

For purposes of issuing this opinion letter, we have (a) made such legal and factual examinations and inquiries, including an examination of originals or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction as being true copies of (i) the Registration Statements, (ii) the Plans, (iii) the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the Company, each as amended to date, and (iv) such other agreements, instruments, corporate records (including resolutions of the board of directors and any committee thereof and of the stockholders of the Company) and other documents, or forms thereof, as we have deemed necessary or appropriate, and (b) obtained from officers and other representatives and agents of the Company and from public officials, and have relied upon, such certificates, representations, assurances and public filings as we have deemed necessary or appropriate.

 

 

 

 

Liberty Media Corporation
May 12, 2026
Page 2

 

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, we have, with your permission, assumed without independent verification that (i) the Plans are valid, binding and enforceable obligations of the Company; (ii) each natural person executing a document has or will have sufficient legal capacity to do so; (iii) all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic, the signatures on all documents we reviewed are genuine and all documents submitted to us as certified, conformed, photostatic, electronic or facsimile copies conform to the original document; (iv) the statements of fact and representations and warranties set forth in the documents we have reviewed are, or will at all relevant times be, true and correct as to factual matters; (v) all corporate records made available to us by the Company, and all public records we have reviewed, are accurate and complete; (vi) prior to the Conversion, the Delaware Corporation has taken all corporate action required under the laws of the State of Delaware to authorize and approve the Plans and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the issuance by the Company of the Shares; and (vii) after any issuance of Series B Shares or Series C Shares, the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Series B Common Stock or Series C Common Stock, as applicable, together with the total number of shares of Series B Common Stock or Series C Common Stock, as applicable, then reserved for issuance or obligated to be issued by the Company pursuant to any agreement, plan (including the Plans) or arrangement, or otherwise, will not exceed the total number of shares of Series B Common Stock or Series C Common Stock, as applicable, then authorized under the Company’s articles of incorporation.

 

We are qualified to practice law in the State of Nevada. The opinion set forth herein is expressly limited to, and based exclusively on, the general corporate laws of the State of Nevada, and we do not purport to be experts on, or to express any opinion with respect to the applicability thereto or the effect thereon of, the laws of any other jurisdiction. We express no opinion concerning, and we assume no responsibility as to laws or judicial decisions related to, or any orders, consents or other authorizations or approvals as may be required by, any federal laws, rules or regulations, including, without limitation, any federal securities laws, rules or regulations, or any state securities or “blue sky” laws, rules or regulations.

 

Based on the foregoing and in reliance thereon, and having regard to legal considerations and other information that we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized by the Company and, if, when and to the extent issued in accordance with all applicable terms and conditions set forth in the relevant Plan and in exchange for the consideration required thereunder, and as described in the Registration Statements, such Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

The opinion expressed herein is based upon the applicable laws of the State of Nevada and the facts in existence on the date of this opinion letter. In delivering this opinion letter to you, we disclaim any obligation to update or supplement the opinion set forth herein or to apprise you of any changes in any laws or facts after the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, incorporated by reference into the Registration Statements. No opinion is offered or implied as to any matter, and no inference may be drawn, beyond the strict scope of the specific issues expressly addressed by the opinion set forth herein.

 

 

 

Liberty Media Corporation
May 12, 2026
Page 3

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, incorporated by reference into the Registration Statements. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

 

Very truly yours,

/s/ Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP