0001104659-17-055676.txt : 20170906 0001104659-17-055676.hdr.sgml : 20170906 20170906090712 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-17-055676 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170906 ITEM INFORMATION: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets ITEM INFORMATION: Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing ITEM INFORMATION: Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders ITEM INFORMATION: Changes in Control of Registrant ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20170906 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170906 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Rocket Fuel Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001477200 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC. [7370] IRS NUMBER: 300472319 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-36071 FILM NUMBER: 171070344 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2000 SEAPORT BLVD, SUITE 400 CITY: REDWOOD CITY STATE: CA ZIP: 94063 BUSINESS PHONE: 650-595-1300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2000 SEAPORT BLVD, SUITE 400 CITY: REDWOOD CITY STATE: CA ZIP: 94063 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Rocket Fuel, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20091119 8-K 1 a17-17987_128k.htm 8-K

 

 

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)

September 6, 2017

 

Rocket Fuel Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-36071

 

30-0472319

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

2000 Seaport Blvd., Suite 400

Redwood City, CA 94063

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(650) 595-1300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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 x

 

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. x

 

 

 



 

Introductory Note

 

As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) by Rocket Fuel Inc. (“Rocket Fuel”) on July 18, 2017, Rocket Fuel entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated July 17, 2017, by and among Sizmek Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Sizmek”), Fuel Acquisition Co., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Sizmek (“Purchaser”), and Rocket Fuel. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Purchaser commenced a tender offer to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of Rocket Fuel’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), for a purchase price of $2.60 per share of Common Stock, net to the seller in cash, without interest (the “Offer Price”), and less any applicable deductions or withholding of taxes required by applicable law, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated August 2, 2017 (the “Offer to Purchase”) and in the related Letter of Transmittal (which, together with the Offer to Purchase, as each may be amended or supplemented from time to time, constitute the “Offer”).

 

Item 2.01.             Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

 

The Offer and withdrawal rights expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, at the end of September 5, 2017. Computershare Trust Company, N.A., in its capacity as depositary for the Offer (the “Depositary”), advised Sizmek and Purchaser that, as of the expiration of the Offer, a total of 33,361,649 shares of Common Stock had been validly tendered into and not withdrawn from the Offer (not including 2,437,573 shares of Common Stock tendered pursuant to notices of guaranteed delivery), representing approximately 71% of the currently outstanding shares of Common Stock. The number of shares of Common Stock validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer satisfies the Minimum Condition (as defined in the Merger Agreement). All conditions to the Offer have been satisfied.  Purchaser has accepted for payment and is promptly paying for all shares validly tendered into and not properly withdrawn from the Offer, and payment for such shares will be promptly made to the Depositary, which will transmit such payments to tendering Rocket Fuel stockholders whose shares of Common Stock have been accepted for payment, in accordance with the terms of the Offer.

 

On September 6, 2017, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement and in accordance with Section 251(h) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), Purchaser was merged with and into Rocket Fuel, with Rocket Fuel being the surviving corporation (the “Merger”). Upon completion of the Merger, Rocket Fuel became a subsidiary of Sizmek.

 

At the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”) and pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement, each share of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was converted into the right to receive the Offer Price, net to the seller in cash, without interest and less any applicable deductions or withholding of taxes required by applicable law (other than shares of Common Stock held by Rocket Fuel as treasury stock, owned by Sizmek or Purchaser, or owned by any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Rocket Fuel, Sizmek or Purchaser as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, or shares of Common Stock held by stockholders who have not tendered into the Offer and properly and validly exercised their statutory rights of appraisal in respect of such shares of Common Stock in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL (“dissenting shares”)).

 

In addition, immediately prior to the Effective Time and in accordance with the existing terms of Rocket Fuel stock plans, (1) each Rocket Fuel option to purchase Rocket Fuel Common Stock (or portion thereof) that was outstanding and vested as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (including any option that vested pursuant to a Management Retention Agreement (“MRA”)) (each, a “Vested Rocket Fuel Option”) was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to (A) the amount of the Offer Price (less the exercise price per share attributable to such Vested Rocket Fuel Option), multiplied by (B) the total number of shares of Rocket Fuel Common Stock issuable upon exercise in full of such Vested Rocket Fuel Option (the “Vested Option Consideration”), less applicable withholding for all required taxes; (2) each outstanding Rocket Fuel option to purchase Rocket Fuel Common Stock (or portion thereof) that was not a Vested Rocket Fuel Option or a time-based equity award eligible for acceleration of vesting under an MRA (an “MRA Award”) was vested with respect to an additional 25% of the total number of shares of Rocket Fuel Common Stock originally subject to such Rocket Fuel option (except that in no event more than 100% of such Rocket Fuel option) (the “Accelerated Rocket Fuel Option”) and automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive the Vested Option Consideration, and any remaining unvested portion of such Rocket Fuel option was cancelled for no consideration automatically; and (3) each outstanding Rocket Fuel option to purchase Rocket Fuel Common Stock (or portion thereof) that was an MRA Award and that was not a Vested Rocket Fuel Option (each, an “Unvested MRA Option”) was automatically assumed and

 

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converted into the right to receive an amount in cash, without interest, equal to (A) the amount of the Offer Price (less the exercise price per share attributable to such Unvested MRA Option), multiplied by (B) the total number of shares of Rocket Fuel Common Stock issuable upon exercise in full of such Unvested MRA Option (the “Unvested MRA Option Consideration”), less applicable withholding for all required taxes. Each payment of Unvested MRA Option Consideration will continue to be governed by the same terms and conditions, subject to certain exceptions under the Merger Agreement. Any Rocket Fuel option to purchase Rocket Fuel Common Stock with an exercise price per share greater than or equal to the Offer Price was cancelled for no consideration immediately prior to the Effective Time automatically.

 

Immediately prior to the Effective Time and in accordance with the existing terms of Rocket Fuel stock plans, (1) each Rocket Fuel restricted stock award (or portion thereof) that was outstanding and was not an MRA Award was automatically vested with respect to an additional 25% of the total number of shares of Rocket Fuel Common Stock originally subject to such Rocket Fuel restricted stock award (except that in no event more than 100% of such Rocket Fuel restricted stock award) (the “Accelerated Restricted Stock Award”) and automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash, without interest, equal to (A) the Offer Price, multiplied by (B) the number of shares of Rocket Fuel Common Stock subject to such Accelerated Restricted Stock Award immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “Vested Restricted Stock Consideration”), less applicable withholding for all required taxes; (2) each outstanding Rocket Fuel restricted stock award (or portion thereof) that was not an Accelerated Restricted Stock Award or an MRA Award was automatically cancelled for no consideration; and (3) each outstanding Rocket Fuel restricted stock award (or portion thereof) that was an MRA Award (each, an “MRA Restricted Stock Award”) was automatically assumed and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to (A) the Offer Price, multiplied by (B) the number of shares of Rocket Fuel Common Stock subject to such MRA Restricted Stock Award immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “MRA Restricted Stock Consideration”), less applicable withholding for all required taxes. Each payment of MRA Restricted Stock Consideration will continue to be governed by the same terms and conditions, subject to certain exceptions under the Merger Agreement.

 

Immediately prior to the Effective Time and in accordance with the existing terms of Rocket Fuel stock plans, (1) each Rocket Fuel restricted stock unit (“RSU”) (or portion thereof) that was outstanding and vested as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (including any Rocket Fuel RSU that vested (x) pursuant to an MRA, or (y) with respect to any Rocket Fuel RSU that was subject to performance-based vesting conditions as of the date of grant but as of immediately prior to the Effective Time was subject to time-based vesting conditions only, pursuant to the applicable Rocket Fuel RSU agreement) (each, a “Vested RSU”) was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to (A) the Offer Price, multiplied by (B) the number of shares of Rocket Fuel Common Stock subject to such Vested RSU immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “Vested RSU Consideration”), less applicable withholding for all required taxes, and to the extent a Rocket Fuel RSU remained subject to performance conditions, the number of shares of Rocket Fuel Common Stock subject to such Vested RSU was determined based on actual performance in accordance with the existing terms of the applicable Rocket Fuel RSU agreement, and any Rocket Fuel RSUs for which the performance conditions were not satisfied as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (after taking into account any acceleration that would occur immediately prior to or upon the Effective Time) were cancelled for no consideration; (2) each outstanding Rocket Fuel RSU (or portion thereof) that was not a Vested RSU or an MRA Award was vested with respect to an additional 25% of the total number of shares of Rocket Fuel Common Stock originally subject to such Rocket Fuel RSU (except that in no event more than 100% of such Rocket Fuel RSU) (the “Accelerated RSU”) and automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive the Vested RSU Consideration, and any remaining unvested portion of such RSU was automatically cancelled for no consideration; and (3) each outstanding Rocket Fuel RSU (or portion thereof) that was an MRA Award and that was not a Vested RSU (each, an “MRA Unvested RSU”) was automatically assumed and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to (A) the Offer Price, multiplied by (B) the number of shares of Rocket Fuel Common Stock subject to such MRA Unvested RSU immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “MRA Unvested RSU Consideration”), less applicable withholding for all required taxes. Each payment of MRA Unvested RSU Consideration will continue to be governed by the same terms and conditions, subject to certain exceptions under the Merger Agreement.

 

In connection with the consummation of the Offer and the Merger, and subject to payments in respect of dissenting shares, the aggregate purchase price paid for all equity securities of Rocket Fuel is approximately $126 million, without giving effect to related transaction fees and expenses. The purchase price was funded by equity financing from Vector Capital IV, L.P. and Vector Capital V, L.P., debt financing from Cerberus Business Finance, LLC and certain other lenders consisting of a $135 million term loan pursuant to that certain Financing Agreement, dated as of September 6, 2017, by and among Solomon Acquisition Corp., Sizmek Technologies, Inc., the parties listed as Guarantors on the signature pages thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Cerberus Business Finance, LLC, in its capacities as collateral agent and administrative agent for the lenders, and Rocket Fuel’s cash on hand.

 

The foregoing summary description of the Offer, the Merger and the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 18, 2017 and which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3.01              Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

 

In connection with the closing of the Merger, Rocket Fuel notified the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) on September 6, 2017 that the Merger was consummated, and trading of the common stock of Rocket Fuel on NASDAQ has been halted and will be suspended prior to the next trading day. Accordingly, NASDAQ has filed a

 

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notification of delisting of Rocket Fuel’s common stock from NASDAQ and deregistration of Rocket Fuel’s Common Stock under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) on Form 25 with the SEC. Rocket Fuel intends to file a certification on Form 15 with the SEC to cause Rocket Fuel’s reporting obligations under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act to be suspended.

 

Item 3.03              Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

 

The information disclosed under Item 2.01 and Item 5.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.

 

Item 5.01              Changes in Control of Registrant.

 

As a result of the Purchaser’s acceptance for payment on September 6, 2017 of all shares of Common Stock that were validly tendered and not properly withdrawn in accordance with the terms of the Offer, and the consummation of the Merger pursuant to Section 251(h) of the DGCL on September 6, 2017, a change in control of Rocket Fuel occurred and Rocket Fuel now is a subsidiary of Sizmek.

 

The information disclosed under Item 2.01 and Item 3.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.01.

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

Effective upon the Effective Time, the following persons became directors of Rocket Fuel: Alex Kleiner and Mark Grether. The following persons, who were directors of Rocket Fuel prior to the Effective Time, are no longer directors of Rocket Fuel: John J. Lewis, Monte Zweben, William W. Ericson, Richard A. Frankel, Clark M. Kokich, Susan L. Bostrom, Ronald E. F. Codd, and E. Randolph Wootton III.

 

Effective upon the Effective Time, Mark Grether and Kenneth Saunders became officers of Rocket Fuel. E. Randolph Wootton III, Stephen Snyder, David Gosen, Richard Pittenger and Richard Song, who were officers of Rocket Fuel immediately prior to the Effective Time, will continue to be officers of Rocket Fuel.

 

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

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Rocket Fuel were amended and restated to read in their entirety as the certificate of incorporation and bylaws, respectively, of Purchaser in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time. The amended and restated certificate of incorporation and third amended and restated bylaws of Rocket Fuel are filed as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 hereto, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein.

 

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Item 8.01.             Other Events.

 

On September 6, 2017, Rocket Fuel and Sizmek issued a joint press release announcing the expiration and results of the Offer and the consummation of the Merger. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)  Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

2.1

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 17, 2017, by and among Rocket Fuel Inc., Sizmek Inc., and Fuel Acquisition Co. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of Rocket Fuel’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 18, 2017).

 

 

 

3.1

 

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Rocket Fuel Inc.

 

 

 

3.2

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Rocket Fuel Inc.

 

 

 

99.1

 

Joint Press Release issued by Rocket Fuel Inc. and Sizmek Inc., dated September 6, 2017.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

ROCKET FUEL INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ E. Randolph Wootton III

 

 

E. Randolph Wootton III

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Date:  September 6, 2017

 

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EX-3.1 2 a17-17987_12ex3d1.htm EX-3.1

Exhibit 3.1

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

ROCKET FUEL INC.

 

FIRST

 

The name of the corporation is Rocket Fuel Inc. (hereinafter called the “Corporation”).

 

SECOND

 

The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, 19801.  The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

 

THIRD

 

The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

FOURTH

 

The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation has authority to issue is 1,000 shares of Common Stock, with a par value of $.01 per share.

 

FIFTH

 

The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.

 

SIXTH

 

In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the board of directors of the Corporation is expressly authorized to make, alter or repeal the by-laws of the Corporation.

 

SEVENTH

 

Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the by-laws of the Corporation may provide.  The books of the Corporation may be kept outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the board of directors or in the by-laws of the Corporation.  Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the by-laws of the Corporation so provide.

 

EIGHTH

 

To the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended from time to time, a director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the DGCL is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.

 



 

The Corporation shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any director or officer of the Corporation who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “Proceeding”) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another Corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such· person in connection with any such Proceeding. The Corporation shall be required to indemnify a person in connection with a Proceeding initiated by such person only if the Proceeding was authorized by the Board.

 

The Corporation shall have the power to indemnify, to the extent permitted by the DGCL, as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended from time to time, any employee or agent of the Corporation who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any such Proceeding.

 

Any repeal or amendment of this ARTICLE EIGHT by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this ARTICLE EIGHT will, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to further limit or eliminate the liability of directors) and shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.

 

NINTH

 

The Corporation expressly elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

TENTH

 

The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this certificate of incorporation in the manner now or hereafter prescribed herein and by the laws of the State of Delaware, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

 


EX-3.2 3 a17-17987_12ex3d2.htm EX-3.2

Exhibit 3.2

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS

 

OF

 

ROCKET FUEL INC.

 

A Delaware corporation

(Adopted as of September 6, 2017)

 

ARTICLE I

OFFICES

 

Section 1                      Registered Office.  The registered office of the corporation in the State of Delaware shall be located at c/o Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19801.  The name of the corporation’s registered agent at such address shall be The Corporation Trust Company.  The registered office and/or registered agent of the corporation may be changed from time to time by action of the board of directors.

 

Section 2                      Other Offices.  The corporation may also have offices at such other places, both within and without the State of Delaware, as the board of directors may from time to time determine or the business of the corporation may require.

 

ARTICLE II

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

 

Section 1                      Annual Meetings.  An annual meeting of the stockholders shall be held each year within one hundred twenty (120) days after the close of the immediately preceding fiscal year of the corporation for the purpose of electing directors and conducting such other proper business as may come before the meeting.  The date, time and place, if any, and/or the means of remote communication, of the annual meeting shall be determined by the board of directors of the corporation.  No annual meeting of stockholders need be held if not required by the corporation’s certificate of incorporation or by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

Section 2                      Special Meetings.  Special meetings of stockholders may be called for any purpose (including, without limitation, the filling of board vacancies and newly created directorships) and may be held at such time and place, within or without the State of Delaware, and/or by means of remote communication, as shall be stated in a written notice of meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof.  Such meetings may be called at any time by the board of directors or the president and shall be called by the president upon the written request of holders of shares entitled to cast not less than a majority of the votes at the meeting, which written request shall state the purpose or purposes of the meeting and shall be delivered to the president.  The date, time and place, if any, and/or remote communication, of any special meeting of stockholders shall be determined by the board of directors of the corporation.  On such written request, the president shall fix a date and time for such meeting within 10 days after receipt of a request for such meeting in such written request.

 

Section 3                      Place of Meetings.  The board of directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Delaware, and/or by means of remote communication, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting called by the board of directors.  If no designation is made, or if a special meeting be otherwise called, the place of meeting shall be the principal executive office of the corporation.

 



 

Section 4                      Notice.  Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, written or printed notice stating the place, if any, date and hour of the meeting, the means of remote communications, 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 special meetings, the purpose or purposes, of such meeting, shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting and to each director not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting.  All such notices shall be delivered, either personally, by mail, or by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given, by or at the direction of the board of directors, the president or the secretary, and if mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the stockholder at his, her or its address as the same appears on the records of the corporation.  If given by electronic transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered (a) if by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (b) if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (c) if by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of (1) such posting and (2) the giving of such separate notice; and (3) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder.  Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the corporation.  Any such consent shall be deemed revoked if (1) the corporation is unable to deliver by electronic transmission two consecutive notices given by the corporation in accordance with such consent and (2) such inability becomes known to the secretary or an assistant secretary of the corporation or to the transfer agent.  Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends 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.

 

Section 5                      Stockholders List.  The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the corporation shall make, at least 10 days before every meeting of the stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting arranged in alphabetical order, showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder.  Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting: (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, and/or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the principal place of business of the corporation.  In the event that the corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the corporation.  If the meeting is to be held at a place, then the list shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.  If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting.

 

Section 6                      Quorum. The holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock, entitled to vote thereon, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders, except as otherwise provided by statute or by the corporation’s certificate of incorporation.  If a quorum is not present, the holders of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, and entitled to vote at the meeting, may adjourn the meeting to another time and/or place.

 

Section 7                      Adjourned Meetings.  When a meeting is adjourned to another time and place, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time, place, if any, thereof, and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in

 

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person and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken.  At the adjourned meeting, the corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting.  If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

Section 8                      Vote Required.  When a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the majority of 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, unless the question is one upon which by express provisions of an applicable law or of the corporation’s certificate of incorporation a different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question.

 

Section 9                      Voting Rights.  Except as otherwise provided by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or by the corporation’s certificate of incorporation or any amendments thereto and subject to Section 3 of Article VI hereof, every stockholder shall at every meeting of the stockholders be entitled to one vote in person or by proxy for each share of common stock held by such stockholder.

 

Section 10               Proxies.  Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period.  A duly executed proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power.  A proxy may be made irrevocable regardless of whether the interest with which it is coupled is an interest in the stock itself or an interest in the corporation generally.  Any proxy is suspended when the person executing the proxy is present at a meeting of stockholders and elects to vote, except that when such proxy is coupled with an interest and the fact of the interest appears on the face of the proxy, the agent named in the proxy shall have all voting and other rights referred to in the proxy, notwithstanding the presence of the person executing the proxy.  At each meeting of the stockholders, and before any voting commences, all proxies filed at or before the meeting shall be submitted to and examined by the secretary or a person designated by the secretary, and no shares may be represented or voted under a proxy that has been found to be invalid or irregular.

 

Section 11               Action by Written Consent. Unless otherwise provided in the corporation’s certificate of incorporation, any action required to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the corporation, or any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of such stockholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken and bearing the dates of signature of the stockholders who signed the consent or consents, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the corporation by delivery to its registered office in the state of Delaware, or the corporation’s principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the corporation having custody of the book or books in which proceedings of meetings of the stockholders are recorded.  Delivery made to the corporation’s registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested or by reputable overnight courier service.   All consents properly delivered in accordance with this section shall be deemed to be recorded when so delivered.  No written consent shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein unless, within 60 days after the earliest dated consent delivered to the corporation as required by this section, written consents signed by the holders of a sufficient number of shares to take such corporate action are so recorded.  Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have

 

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not consented in writing.  Any action taken pursuant to such written consent or consents of the stockholders shall have the same force and effect as if taken by the stockholders at a meeting thereof.

 

Any copy, facsimile or other reliable reproduction of a consent in writing may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing for any and all purposes for which the original writing could be used; provided that such copy, facsimile or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing.

 

Section 12               Action by Facsimile, Email or Other Electronic Transmission Consent.  A facsimile, email or other electronic transmission by a stockholder or proxyholder (or by any person authorized to act on such person’s behalf) of a proxy or a written consent to an action to be taken (including the delivery of such a document in the .pdf, .tif, .gif, .peg or similar format attached to an email message) shall be deemed to be written, signed, dated and delivered to the corporation for the purposes of this Article; provided that any such facsimile, email or other electronic transmission sets forth or is delivered with information from which the corporation can determine (A) that the facsimile, email or other electronic transmission was transmitted by the stockholder or proxyholder or by a person authorized to act for the stockholder or proxyholder and (B) the date on which such stockholder or proxyholder or authorized person transmitted such facsimile, email or other electronic transmission.  The date on which such facsimile, email or other electronic transmission is transmitted shall be deemed to be the date on which such consent or proxy was signed.  Any such facsimile, email or other electronic transmission of a consent or proxy shall be treated in all respects as an original executed consent or proxy and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person.  At the request of the board of directors or the Secretary of the corporation, each stockholder, proxyholder or other authorized person who delivered a consent or proxy by facsimile, email or other electronic transmission shall re-execute the original form thereof and deliver such original to the corporation at its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business or to an officer or agent of the corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded.  No consent given by facsimile, email or other electronic transmission shall be deemed to have been delivered until such consent is reproduced in paper form and until such paper form shall be delivered to the corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business or an officer or agent of the corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded.

 

ARTICLE III

DIRECTORS

 

Section 1                      General Powers.  The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the board of directors.

 

Section 2                      Number, Election and Term of Office.  The initial number of directors which shall constitute the board shall be three (3).  Thereafter, the number of directors shall be established from time to time by resolution of the board.  The directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote in the election of directors.  The directors shall be elected in this manner at the annual meeting of the stockholders, except as otherwise provided in Section 4 of this Article III.  Each director elected shall hold office until a successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal as hereinafter provided.

 

Section 3                      Removal and Resignation.  Any director or the entire board of directors may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors.  Whenever the holders of any class or series are entitled to elect one or more

 

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directors by the provisions of the corporation’s certificate of incorporation, the provisions of this section shall apply, in respect to the removal without cause of a director or directors so elected, to the vote of the holders of the outstanding shares of that class or series and not to the vote of the outstanding shares as a whole.  Any director may resign at any time upon notice given in writing or by electronic transmission to the corporation.

 

Section 4                      Vacancies.  Except as otherwise provided in the corporation’s certificate of incorporation, board vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.  Each director so chosen shall hold office until a successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal as herein provided.

 

Section 5                      Annual Meetings.  The annual meeting of each newly elected board of directors shall be held without notice (other than notice under these amended and restated by-laws) immediately after, and at the same place, if any, as the annual meeting of stockholders.

 

Section 6                      Other Meetings and Notice.  Regular meetings, other than the annual meeting, of the board of directors may be held without notice at such time and at such place, if any, as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the board of directors and promptly communicated to all directors then in office.  Special meetings of the board of directors may be called by or at the request of the president or any director on at least 24 hours notice to each director, either personally, by telephone, by mail or by electronic transmission.

 

Section 7                      Quorum, Required Vote and Adjournment.  A majority of the total number of directors then in office authorized shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.  The vote of a majority of directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the board of directors.  If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the board of directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.  Except as otherwise required by the corporation’s certificate of incorporation, each director shall be entitled to one vote on exactly the matter presented to the board for approval.

 

Section 8                      Committees.  The board of directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole board, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the corporation, which to the extent provided in such resolution or these amended and restated by-laws shall have and may exercise the powers of the board of directors in the management and affairs of the corporation, except as otherwise limited by law.  The board of directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee.  Such committee or committees shall have such name or names as may be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the board of directors.  Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the board of directors when required.

 

Section 9                      Committee Rules.  Each committee of the board of directors may fix its own rules of procedure and shall hold its meetings as provided by such rules, except as may otherwise be provided by a resolution of the board of directors designating such committee.  Unless otherwise provided in such a resolution, the presence of a majority of the members of the committee then in office shall be necessary to constitute a quorum.  In the event that a member and that member’s alternate, if alternates are designated by the board of directors as provided in Section 8 of this Article III, of such committee is or are absent or disqualified, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint

 

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another member of the board of directors to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member.

 

Section 10               Communications Equipment.  Members of the board of directors or any committee thereof may participate in and act at any meeting of such board or committee by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in the meeting pursuant to this section shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.

 

Section 11               Waiver of Notice and Presumption of Assent.  Any member of the board of directors or any committee thereof who is present at a meeting shall be conclusively presumed to have waived notice of such meeting, except when such member attends 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.  Such member shall be conclusively presumed to have assented to any action taken unless his or her dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless his or her written dissent to such action shall be filed with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall be forwarded by registered mail to the secretary of the corporation immediately after the adjournment of the meeting.  Such right to dissent shall not apply to any member who voted in favor of such action.

 

Section 12               Action by Written Consent.  Unless otherwise restricted by the corporation’s certificate of incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the board of directors, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the board, or committee.  Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.

 

ARTICLE IV

OFFICERS

 

Section 1                      Number.  The officers of the corporation shall be elected by the board of directors and shall consist of a president, one or more vice-presidents, a secretary, and such other officers and assistant officers as may be deemed necessary or desirable by the board of directors.  Any number of offices may be held by the same person.  In its discretion, the board of directors may choose not to fill any office for any period as it may deem advisable.

 

Section 2                      Election and Term of Office.  The officers of the corporation shall be elected annually by the board of directors at its first meeting held after each annual meeting of stockholders or as soon thereafter as conveniently may be.  Vacancies may be filled or new offices created and filled at any meeting of the board of directors.  Each officer shall hold office until a successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal as hereinafter provided.

 

Section 3                      Removal.  Any officer or agent elected by the board of directors may be removed by the board of directors whenever in its judgment the best interests of the corporation would be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.

 

Section 4                      Vacancies.  Any vacancy occurring in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or otherwise, may be filled by the board of directors for the unexpired portion of the term by the board of directors then in office.

 

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Section 5                      Compensation.  Compensation of all officers shall be fixed by the board of directors, and no officer shall be prevented from receiving such compensation by virtue of his or her also being a director of the corporation.

 

Section 6                      The President.  The president shall be subject to the powers of the board of directors and have general charge of the business, affairs and property of the corporation, and control over its officers, agents and employees; and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the board of directors are carried into effect.  The president shall execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts requiring a seal, under the seal of the corporation, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and except where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the board of directors to some other officer or agent of the corporation.  The president shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or as may be provided in these amended and restated by-laws.

 

Section 7                      Vice-presidents.  The vice-president, or if there shall be more than one, the vice-presidents in the order determined by the board of directors, shall, in the absence or disability of the president, act with all of the powers and be subject to all the restrictions of the president.  The vice-presidents shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the board of directors,  the president or these amended and restated by-laws may, from time to time, prescribe.

 

Section 8                      Secretary and Assistant Secretaries.  The secretary shall attend all meetings of the board of directors, all meetings of the committees thereof and all meetings of the stockholders and record all the proceedings of the meetings in a book or books to be kept for that purpose.  Under the president’s supervision, the secretary shall give, or cause to be given, all notices required to be given by these amended and restated by-laws or by law, shall have such powers and perform such duties as the board of directors, the president or these amended and restated by-laws may, from time to time, prescribe, and shall have custody of the corporate seal of the corporation.  The secretary, or an assistant secretary, shall have authority to affix the corporate seal to any instrument requiring it and when so affixed, it may be attested by his or her signature or by the signature of such assistant secretary.  The board of directors may give general authority to any other officer to affix the seal of the corporation and to attest the affixing by his or her signature.  The assistant secretary, or if there be more than one, the assistant secretaries in the order determined by the board of directors, shall, in the absence or disability of the secretary, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the board of directors, the president, or secretary may, from time to time, prescribe.

 

Section 9                      Other Officers, Assistant Officers and Agents.  Officers, assistant officers and agents, if any, other than those whose duties are provided for in these amended and restated by-laws, shall have such authority and perform such duties as may from time to time be prescribed by resolution of the board of directors.

 

Section 10               Absence or Disability of Officers.  In the case of the absence or disability of any officer of the corporation and of any person hereby authorized to act in such officer’s place during such officer’s absence or disability, the board of directors may by resolution delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any other officer or to any director, or to any other person whom it may select.

 

ARTICLE V

INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section 1                      Indemnification of Directors and Officers in Third Party Proceedings.  Subject to the other provisions of this Article V, the corporation shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), as now or hereinafter in effect, any

 

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person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “Proceeding”) (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director of the corporation or an officer of the corporation, or while a director of the corporation or officer of the corporation is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such Proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any Proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful.

 

Section 2                      Indemnification of Directors and Officers in Actions by or in the Right of the Corporation.  Subject to the other provisions of this Article V, the corporation shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as now or hereinafter in effect, any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the corporation, or while a director or officer of the corporation is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation; except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

 

Section 3                      Successful Defense.  To the extent that a present or former director or officer of the corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding described in Section 1 or Section 2 of this Article V, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against costs, fees and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and investigation expenses), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement or compromise actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.

 

Section 4                      Indemnification of Others. Subject to the other provisions of this Article V, the corporation shall have power to indemnify its employees and its agents to the extent not prohibited by the DGCL or other applicable law. The board of directors shall have the power to delegate the determination of whether employees or agents shall be indemnified to such person or persons as the board of determines.

 

Section 5                      Advanced Payment of Expenses.  Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an officer or director of the corporation in defending any Proceeding shall be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding upon receipt of a written request therefor (together with documentation reasonably evidencing such expenses) and an undertaking by or on behalf of the person to repay such amounts if it shall ultimately be determined that the person is not entitled to be

 

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indemnified under this Article V or the DGCL. Such expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by former directors and officers or other employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the corporation deems reasonably appropriate and shall be subject to the corporation’s expense guidelines. The right to advancement of expenses shall not apply to any claim for which indemnity is excluded pursuant to these bylaws, but shall apply to any Proceeding referenced in Section 6(b) or Section 6(c) of this Article V prior to a determination that the person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation.

 

Section 6                      Limitation on Indemnification.  Subject to the requirements in Section 3 of this Article V and the DGCL, the corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any person pursuant to this Article V in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding):

 

(a)         for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of such person under any statute, insurance policy, indemnity provision, vote or otherwise, except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid;

 

(b)         for an accounting or disgorgement of profits pursuant to Section 16(b) of the 1934 Act, or similar provisions of federal, state or local statutory law or common law, if such person is held liable therefor (including pursuant to any settlement arrangements);

 

(c)          for any reimbursement of the corporation by such person of any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation or of any profits realized by such person from the sale of securities of the corporation, as required in each case under the 1934 Act (including any such reimbursements that arise from an accounting restatement of the corporation pursuant to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), or the payment to the corporation  of profits arising from the purchase and sale by such person of securities in violation of Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act), if such person is held liable therefor (including pursuant to any settlement arrangements);

 

(d)         initiated by such person against the corporation or its directors, officers, employees, agents or other indemnitees, unless (i) the board of directors authorized the Proceeding (or the relevant part of the Proceeding) prior to its initiation, (ii) the corporation provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the corporation under applicable law, (iii) otherwise required to be made under Section 7 of this Article V or (iv) otherwise required by applicable law; or

 

(e)          if prohibited by applicable law; provided, however, that if any provision or provisions of this Article V shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Article V (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph or clause 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 possible, the provisions of this Article V (including, without limitation, each such portion of any paragraph or clause containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

 

Section 7                      Determination; Claim.  If a claim for indemnification or advancement of expenses under this Article VIII is not paid in full within 90 days after receipt by the corporation of the written request therefor, the claimant shall be entitled to an adjudication by a court of competent jurisdiction of his or her entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of expenses. The corporation shall indemnify such person against any and all expenses that are incurred by such person in connection with any action for indemnification or advancement of expenses from the corporation under

 

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this Article VIII, to the extent such person is successful in such action, and to the extent not prohibited by law. In any such suit, the corporation shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, have the burden of proving that the claimant is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses.

 

Section 8                      Non-Exclusivity of Rights.  The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article V shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under the certificate of incorporation or any statute, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. The corporation is specifically authorized to enter into individual contracts with any or all of its directors, officers, employees or agents respecting indemnification and advancement of expenses, to the fullest extent not prohibited by the DGCL or other applicable law.

 

Section 9                      Insurance.  The corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of the DGCL.

 

Section 10               Survival.  The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Article V shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

 

Section 11               Effect or Repeal or Modification.  Any amendment, alteration or repeal of this Article VIII shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal.

 

Section 12               Certain Definitions.  For purposes of this Article V, references to the “corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article V with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. For purposes of this Article V, references to “other enterprises” shall include employee benefit plans; references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the corporation” as referred to in this Article V.

 

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ARTICLE VI

CERTIFICATES OF STOCK

 

Section 1                      Form.  Every holder of stock in the corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate, signed by, or in the name of the corporation by the president or a vice-president and the secretary or an assistant secretary of the corporation, certifying the number of shares owned by such holder in the corporation.  If such a certificate is countersigned (1) by a transfer agent or an assistant transfer agent other than the corporation or its employee or (2) by a registrar, other than the corporation or its employee, the signature of any such president, vice-president, secretary, or assistant secretary may be facsimiles.  In case any officer or officers who have signed, or whose facsimile signature or signatures have been used on, any such certificate or certificates shall cease to be such officer or officers of the corporation whether because of death, resignation or otherwise before such certificate or certificates have been delivered by the corporation, such certificate or certificates may nevertheless be issued and delivered as though the person or persons who signed such certificate or certificates or whose facsimile signature or signatures have been used thereon had not ceased to be such officer or officers of the corporation.  All certificates for shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified.  The name of the person to whom the shares represented thereby are issued, with the number of shares and date of issue, shall be entered on the books of the corporation.  Shares of stock of the corporation shall only be transferred on the books of the corporation by the holder of record thereof or by such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, upon surrender to the corporation of the certificate or certificates for such shares endorsed by the appropriate person or persons, with such evidence of the authenticity of such endorsement, transfer, authorization, and other matters as the corporation may reasonably require, and accompanied by all necessary stock transfer stamps.  In that event, it shall be the duty of the corporation to issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate or certificates, and record the transaction on its books.  The board of directors may appoint a bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof to act as its transfer agent or registrar, or both in connection with the transfer of any class or series of securities of the corporation.

 

Section 2                      Lost Certificates.  The board of directors may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates previously 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 of stock to be lost, stolen, or destroyed.  When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, 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 sufficient to indemnify the corporation against any claim that may be made against the corporation on account of the loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate.

 

Section 3                      Fixing a Record Date for Stockholder Meetings.  In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the board of directors may fix 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 nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting.  If no record date is fixed by the board of directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be the close of business on the next day 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.  A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided that the board of directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

 

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Section 4                      Fixing a Record Date for Action by Written Consent.  In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the board of directors may fix 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 date shall not be more than ten days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the board of directors.  If no record date has been fixed by the board of directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the board of directors is required by statute, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded.  Delivery made to the corporation’s registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.  If no record date has been fixed by the board of directors and prior action by the board of directors is required by statute, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the day on which the board of directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.

 

Section 5                      Fixing a Record Date for Other Purposes.  In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment or any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purposes of any other lawful action, the board of directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than sixty days prior to such action.  If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the board of directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

 

Section 6                      Registered Stockholders.  Prior to the surrender to the corporation of the certificate or certificates for a share or shares of stock with a request to record the transfer of such share or shares, the corporation may treat the registered owner as the person entitled to receive dividends, to vote, to receive notifications, and otherwise to exercise all the rights and powers of an owner.  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.

 

Section 7                      Subscriptions for Stock.  Unless otherwise provided for in the subscription agreement, subscriptions for shares shall be paid in full at such time, or in such installments and at such times, as shall be determined by the board of directors.  Any call made by the board of directors for payment on subscriptions shall be uniform as to all shares of the same class or as to all shares of the same series.  In case of default in the payment of any installment or call when such payment is due, the corporation may proceed to collect the amount due in the same manner as any debt due the corporation.

 

ARTICLE VII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Section 1                      Dividends.  Dividends upon the capital stock of the corporation, subject to the provisions of the corporation’s certificate of incorporation, if any, may be declared by the board of directors at any regular or special meeting, pursuant to law.  Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock, subject to the provisions of the corporation’s certificate of incorporation.  Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the directors from time to time, in their absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining

 

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any property of the corporation, or any other purpose and the directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created.

 

Section 2                      Checks, Drafts or Orders.  All checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of money by or to the corporation and all notes and other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers, agent or agents of the corporation, and in such manner, as shall be determined by resolution of the board of directors or a duly authorized committee thereof.

 

Section 3                      Contracts.  The board of directors may authorize any officer or officers, or any agent or agents, of the corporation to enter into any contract or to execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

Section 4                      Loans.  The corporation may lend money to, or guarantee any obligation of, or otherwise assist any officer or other employee of the corporation or of its subsidiary, including any officer or employee who is a director of the corporation or its subsidiary, whenever, in the judgment of the directors, such loan, guaranty or assistance may reasonably be expected to benefit the corporation.  The loan, guaranty or other assistance may be with or without interest, and may be unsecured, or secured in such manner as the board of directors shall approve, including, without limitation, a pledge of shares of stock of the corporation.  Nothing in this section contained shall be deemed to deny, limit or restrict the powers of guaranty or warranty of the corporation at common law or under any statute.

 

Section 5                      Fiscal Year.  The fiscal year of the corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the board of directors.

 

Section 6                      Corporate Seal.  The board of directors shall provide a corporate seal which shall be in the form of a circle and shall have inscribed thereon the name of the corporation and the words “Corporate Seal, Delaware”.  The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise.

 

Section 7                      Voting Securities Owned By Corporation.  Voting securities in any other corporation or other entity (such as a limited liability company, limited partnership or trust) held by the corporation shall be voted as directed by the board of directors, unless the board of directors specifically confers authority to vote with respect thereto, which authority may be general or confined to specific instances, upon some other person or officer.  Any person authorized to vote securities shall have the power to appoint proxies, with general power of substitution.

 

Section 8                      Inspection of Books and Records.  Any stockholder of record, in person or by attorney or other agent, shall, upon written demand under oath stating the purpose thereof, have the right during the usual hours for business to inspect for any proper purpose the corporation’s stock ledger, a list of its stockholders, and its other books and records, and to make copies or extracts therefrom.  A proper purpose shall mean any purpose reasonably related to such person’s interest as a stockholder.  In every instance where an attorney or other agent shall be the person who seeks the right to inspection, the demand under oath shall be accompanied by a power of attorney or such other writing which authorizes the attorney or other agent to so act on behalf of the stockholder.  The demand under oath shall be directed to the corporation at its registered office in the State of Delaware or at its principal place of business.

 

Section 9                      Exclusive Jurisdiction.  Unless otherwise waived by resolution of the Board, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative

 

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action or proceeding brought on behalf of the corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director or officer of the corporation to the corporation or the corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against the corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or the corporation’s certificate of incorporation or amended and restated by-laws or (iv) any action asserting a claim against the corporation governed by the internal affairs doctrine.

 

Section 10               Section Headings.  Section headings in these amended and restated by-laws are for convenience of reference only and shall not be given any substantive effect in limiting or otherwise construing any provision herein.

 

Section 11               Inconsistent Provisions.  In the event that any provision of these amended and restated amended and restated by-laws is or becomes inconsistent with any provision of the corporation’s certificate of incorporation, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or any other applicable law, the provision of these amended and restated by-laws shall not be given any effect to the extent of such inconsistency but shall otherwise be given full force and effect.

 

ARTICLE VIII

AMENDMENTS

 

These amended and restated by-laws may be amended, altered, or repealed and new by-laws adopted at any meeting of the board of directors by a majority vote.  The fact that the power to adopt, amend, alter, or repeal the amended and restated by-laws has been conferred upon the board of directors shall not divest the stockholders of the same powers.

 

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EX-99.1 4 a17-17987_12ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

Sizmek Announces Successful Completion of Cash Tender Offer for Shares of Rocket Fuel

 

NEW YORK, New York, REDWOOD CITY, California, September 6, 2017 — Rocket Fuel Inc. (NASDAQ: FUEL) (the “Company” or “Rocket Fuel”) and Sizmek Inc. (“Sizmek” or “Parent”) today announced the successful completion of the tender offer (the “Offer”) by Fuel Acquisition Co. (“Merger Sub”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sizmek and an affiliate of Vector Capital (“Vector”), for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company at a price of $2.60 per share, payable net to the sellers thereof in cash, without interest, subject to any deduction or withholding of taxes required by applicable laws.

 

The Offer expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, at the end of September 5, 2017, and a total of 33,361,649 shares were tendered into and not withdrawn from the Offer (not including 2,437,573 shares tendered pursuant to notices of guaranteed delivery), representing approximately 71% of Rocket Fuel’s outstanding shares. The condition to the Offer that at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Rocket Fuel’s common stock be validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the expiration of the Offer was satisfied, and, accordingly, all shares that were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn were accepted for payment and Parent is promptly paying for all such tendered shares in accordance with the terms of the Offer.

 

As a result of its acceptance of the shares tendered in the Offer, Sizmek has acquired a sufficient number of shares of Rocket Fuel’s common stock to close the merger of Merger Sub with and into Rocket Fuel without the affirmative vote of Rocket Fuel’s other stockholders pursuant to Section 251(h) of the Delaware General Corporation Law. The merger is expected to be completed today.

 

Upon completion of the merger Rocket Fuel will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Sizmek. In the merger, each share of common stock of Rocket Fuel that was not validly tendered in the Offer (other than shares owned by Parent, Merger Sub or Rocket Fuel (as treasury stock), any subsidiary of Parent or Rocket Fuel, or by any stockholder of Rocket Fuel who or which is entitled to and properly demands and perfects appraisal of such shares pursuant to, and complies in all respects with, the applicable provisions of Delaware law) will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive the same $2.60 per share in cash, without interest, that was paid in the Offer. In addition, the parties anticipate that the common stock of Rocket Fuel will cease to be traded on the Nasdaq at the close of market on September 6, 2017, following completion of the merger, unless the merger is completed prior to the Nasdaq opening on September 6, 2017, in which case the stock will not trade on that day.

 

About Rocket Fuel

 

Rocket Fuel Inc. is a predictive marketing software company that uses artificial intelligence to empower agencies and marketers to anticipate people’s need for products and services. Headquartered in Redwood City, Calif., Rocket Fuel has more than 20 offices worldwide and trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “FUEL.” Rocket Fuel, the Rocket Fuel logo, Moment Scoring, Advertising That Learns and Marketing That Learns are trademarks or registered trademarks of Rocket Fuel Inc. in the United States and other countries.

 

About Sizmek

 

Sizmek is the largest independent buy-side advertising platform that creates impressions that inspire. In the digital world, creating impressions that inspire is vital to building meaningful, long-lasting relationships with your customers.  Sizmek provides powerful, integrated solutions that enable data, creative, and media to work together for optimal campaign performance across the entire customer journey. Our AI-driven decisioning engine can identify robust insights within data across the five key dimensions of predictive marketing —campaigns, consumers, context, creative, and cost. We bring all the elements of our clients’ media plans together in one place to gain better understanding for more meaningful relationships, make every moment of interaction matter, and drive more value across the entire plan. Sizmek operates its platform in more than 70 countries, with local offices in many countries providing award-winning service throughout the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, and connecting more than 20,000 advertisers and 3,600 agencies to audiences around the world.

 



 

Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, the words “can,” “will,” “believes,” “intends,” “expects,” “is expected,” similar expressions and any other statements that are not historical facts are intended to identify those assertions as forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on a number of assumptions that could ultimately prove inaccurate, and are subject to a number of risks. Sizmek does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by law.