-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, D4GVpQHe5HfyhHcTWjGERp3nYSScAukJNMlVr79IwJ4dlTDnH2np/RlCEYcH2M5e R4AM2eswxCxNy1bH35WSuA== 0001005477-99-003336.txt : 19990809 0001005477-99-003336.hdr.sgml : 19990809 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001005477-99-003336 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10SB12B/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 19990802 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ARBOR ENTECH CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000710782 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: LUMBER & WOOD PRODUCTS (NO FURNITURE) [2400] IRS NUMBER: 222335094 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0430 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10SB12B/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-15207 FILM NUMBER: 99676152 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: RD 1 STREET 2: BOX 1076 CITY: LITTLE MARSH STATE: PA ZIP: 16931 BUSINESS PHONE: 5703763217 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: RD 1 BOX 1076 CITY: LITTLE MARSH STATE: PA ZIP: 16931 10SB12B/A 1 FORM 10SB12B/A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. 20549 Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-SB GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES OF SMALL BUSINESS ISSUERS Under Section 12(b) or (g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ARBOR ENTECH CORPORATION ---------------------------------------------- (Name of Small Business Issuer in its charter) Delaware 22-2335094 ------------------------------- ------------------------------------ (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) Incorporation or organization) RD 1, Box 1076, Little Marsh, Pennsylvania 16931 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Issuer's telephone number (570) 376-2217 Securities to be registered under Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Name of each exchange on which to be so registered each class is to be registered Common Stock NASD Bulletin Board - -------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Securities to be registered under Section 12(g) of the Act: Common - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of class) SIGNATURES In accordance with Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. ARBOR ENTECH CORPORATION Date: July 29, 1999 By; s/Harvey Houtkin Harvey Houtkin, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit 2 Charter and By-laws EX-2 2 CHARTER AND BY-LAWS BY-LAWS OF ARBOR ENTECH CORPORATION ( A Delaware corporation) ------------------------------------------------ ARTICLE I Meetings of Stockholders SECTION 1. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the corporation for the election of directors and for the transaction for any other proper business shall be held on the second Friday in the month of September each year, if not a legal holiday, and if a legal holiday, then on the next succeeding business day not a legal holiday, at the office of the corporation or such other place, either within or without the State of Delaware, and at such hour as shall be designated by the Board of Directors, or, if no such time be fixed, then at 11:00 o'clock in the forenoon. If the annual meeting is not held on the date designated therefor, the directors shall cause the meeting to be held as soon thereafter as convenient. SECTION 2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders, unless otherwise prescribed by statute, may be called at any time by the Chairman of the Board, the Board of Directors, or at the request in writing by the holders of a majority of the outstanding stock entitled to vote. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. Special meetings shall be held at such place, either with or without the State of Delaware, and at such hour as may be designated by the Board of Directors. SECTION 3. Notice of Meetings. Except as otherwise provided by statute, written notice of each meeting of the stockholders, which shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which it is called, shall be given not less than ten nor more than fifty days before the date of such meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting, and, if mailed, it shall be deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at his address as s it appears on the records of the Corporation. Any such notice for any meeting other than the annual meeting shall indicate that it is being issued at the direction of the Board. Whenever notice is required to be given, a written waiver thereof signed by the person entitled thereto, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, notice need not be given if the time and place thereof are announced a the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. If the adjournment is for more than thirty 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 4. Quorum. The holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of stockholders for the transaction of any business, except as otherwise provided by law or by the certificate of incorporation. When a quorum is once present, it is not broken by the subsequent withdrawal of any stockholders. In the absence of a quorum, the holders of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote may adjourn the meeting from time to time. At any such adjourned meeting at which a quorum may be present, the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. SECTION 5. Organization. At the meeting of the stockholders, the Chairman of the Board, or in his absence or inability to act, the President or, in his absence or inability to act, the Vice President or, in his absence or inability to act, any person chosen by the majority of those stockholders present in person or represented by proxy shall act as chairman of the meeting. The Secretary or, in his absence or inability to act, any person appointed by the chairman of the meeting shall act as secretary of the meting and keep the minutes thereof. SECTION 6. Order of Business. The order of business at all meetings of the stockholders shall be as determined by the chairman of the meeting. SECTION 7. Voting. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, and subject to statute, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder (a) on the date fixed pursuant to the provisions of Section 5 of Article V of these By-Laws as the record date for the determination of the stockholders to be entitled to notice of or to vote at such meeting; or (b) if no record date is fixed, then at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given. Each stockholder entitled to vote at any 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 him by proxy. Any such proxy shall be delivered to the secretary of such meeting at or prior to the time designated in the order of business for so delivering such proxies. Except as otherwise required by statute or by the Certification of Incorporation, a majority of votes cast at a meeting of the stockholders shall be necessary to authorize any corporate action to be taken by vote of the stockholders. Unless required by statute, or determined by the chairman of the meeting to be advisable, the vote on any question other than the election of directors need not be by ballot. On a vote by ballot, each ballot shall be signed by the stockholder voting, or by his proxy if there be such proxy, and shall state the number of shares voted. SECTION 8. List of Stockholders. A list of the stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, any may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. SECTION 9. Inspectors. The Board may, in advance of any meeting of stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors to act at such meeting or any adjournment thereof. If the inspectors shall not be so appointed or if any of them shall fail to appear or act, the chairman of the meeting shall appoint inspectors. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector at such meeting with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability. The inspectors shall determine the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, the number of shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum, the validity and effect of proxies, and shall receive votes, ballots or consents, hear and determine all challenges and questions arising in connection with the right to vote, count and tabulate all votes, ballots or consents, determine the result, and do such acts as are proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all stockholders. On request of the chairman of the meeting or any stockholder entitled to vote thereat, the inspectors shall make a report in writing of any challenge, question or matter determined by them and shall execute a certificate of any fact found by them. No director or candidate for the office of director shall act as an inspector of an election of directors. Inspectors need not be stockholders. SECTION 10. Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, 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. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders, if any, who have not consented writing. ARTICLE II Board of Directors SECTION 1. General Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a Board of Directors. The Board may exercise all such authority and powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or the Certificate of Incorporation directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders. SECTION 2. Number, Qualifications, Election and Term of Office. The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall initially consist of two directors. By vote of a majority of the entire Board, the number of Directors may be increased to more than nine or reduced to not less than three. When all shares are owned by less than three shareholders, the number of directors may be less than three but not less than the number of shareholders. The directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders by a plurality of the votes cast at such meeting. Each director shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the stockholders and until his successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal. SECTION 3. Place of Meeting. The Board of Directors shall hold its meetings at such place, within or without the State of Delaware, and it may from time to time determine or as shall be specified in the notice of any such meeting. SECTION 4. Annual Meeting. The Board shall meet for the purpose of organization, the election of officers and the transaction of other business as soon as practicable after each annual meeting of the stockholders, on the same day and at the same place where such annual meeting shall be held. Notice of such meeting need not be given. Such meeting may be held at any other time or place, within or without the State of Delaware, which shall be specified in a notice thereof given as hereinafter provided in Section 7 of this Article II. SECTION 5. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at such time as the Board may fix, but at least quarterly. If any day fixed for a regular meeting shall be a legal holiday at the place where the meeting is to be held, then the meeting which would otherwise be held on that day shall be held at the same hour on the next succeeding business day. Notice of regular meetings of the Board need not be given except as otherwise required by statute or these By-Laws. SECTION 6. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board may be called by the Chairman of the Board, the President or by a majority of the entire Board. SECTION 7. Notice of Meetings. Notice of each special meeting of the Board (and of each regular meeting for which notice shall be required) shall be given by the Secretary as hereinafter provided in this Section 7, in which notice shall be stated the time and place of the meeting. Except as otherwise required by these By-Laws, such notice need not state the purposes of such meeting. Notice of each such meeting shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to each director, addressed to him at his residence or usual place of business, by first-class mail, at least three days before the day on which such meeting is to be held, or shall be sent addressed to him at such place by telegraph, telex, cable or wireless, or be delivered to him personally or by telephone, at least 24 hours before the time at which such meeting is to be held. A written waiver of notice, signed by the director entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a director at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the 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. SECTION 8. Quorum and Manner of Acting. Except as hereinafter provided, a majority of the total number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and, except as otherwise provided by statute or the Certificate of Incorporation, the vote of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors. In the absence of a quorum at any meeting of the Board, a majority of the directors present thereat may adjourn such meeting to another time and place. Notice of the time and place of any such adjourned meeting shall be given to the directors who were not present at the time of the adjournment and, unless such time and place were announced at the meeting at which the adjournment was taken, to the other directors. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called. The directors shall act only as a Board and the individual directors shall have no power as such. SECTION 9. Action Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board. SECTION 10. Telephonic Participation. Members of the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of the Board by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting. SECTION 11. Organization. At each meeting of the Board, the Chairman of the Board or, in his absence or inability to act, the President or, in his absence or inability to act, another director chosen by a majority of the directors present shall act as chairman of the meeting and preside thereat. The Secretary or, in his absence or inability to act, any person appointed by the chairman shall act as secretary of the meeting and keep the minutes thereof. SECTION 12. Resignations. Any director may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein or, if the time when it shall become effective shall not be specified therein, immediately upon its receipt; and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. SECTION 13. Vacancies. Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from an increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. If there are no directors in office, then a special meeting of stockholders for the election of directors may be called and held in the manner provided by statute. If, at any time of filling any vacancy or any newly created directorship, the directors then in office shall constitute less than a majority of the whole Board (as constituted immediately prior to any such increase), the Court of Chancery may, upon application of any stockholder or stockholders holding at least ten percent of the total number of the shares at the time outstanding having the right to vote for such directors, summarily order an election to be held to fill any such vacancies or newly created directorships, or to replace the directors chosen by the directors then in office, in the manner provided by statute. When one or more directors shall resign from the Board, effective at a future date, a majority of the directors then in office, including those who have so resigned, shall have power to fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect when such resignation or resignations shall become effective, and each director so chosen shall hold office until the next election of directors and until their successors shall be elected or qualified. SECTION 14. Removal of Directors. Any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors. Any director may be removed for cause by action of the Board. SECTION 15. Compensation. The Board of Directors shall have authority to fix the compensation, including fees and reimbursement of expenses, of directors for services to the Corporation in any capacity. ARTICLE III Executive and Other Committees SECTION 1. Executive and Other Committees. The Board of Directors may, by a resolution passed by a majority of the whole Board, designate an Executive Committee and one or more other committees, each such committee to consist of two or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any member of the Executive Committee or such other committee or committees, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to amending the Certificate of Incorporation, adopting an agreement of merger or consolidation, recommending to the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the Corporation's property and assets, recommending to the stockholders a dissolution, or amending the By-Laws of the Corporations; and, unless the resolution or By-Laws expressly so provide, no such committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend or to authorize the issuance of stock. Each committee shall keep written minutes of its proceedings and shall report such minutes to the Board of Directors when required. All such proceedings shall be subject to revision or alteration by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that rights of third parties shall not be prejudiced by such revision or alteration. The Board of Directors, by action of a majority of the entire Board, may at any time fill vacancies in, change the membership of, or dissolve any such committee. SECTION 2. Executive Committee. General. Regular meetings of Executive Committee shall be held at such times and places, within or without the State of Delaware, as a majority of such Committee may from time to time by resolution determine. Special meetings of the Executive Committee may be called at the request of any member thereof and may be held at such times and places within or without the State of Delaware, as such Committee may from time to time by resolution determine or as shall be specified in the respective notices or waivers of notice thereof. Notice of regular meetings of such Committee need not be given except as otherwise required by statute or these By-Laws. Notice of each special meeting of such Committee shall be given to each member of such Committee in the manner provided for in Section 7 of Article II of these By-Laws. Subject to the provisions of this Article III, the Executive Committee, by resolution of a majority of such Committee, shall fix its own rules of procedure. A majority of the Executive Committee shall be present in person at any meeting of the Executive Committee in order to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at such meeting, and the act of a majority of those present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Executive Committee. The members of the Executive Committee shall act only as a committee, and the individual members shall have no power as such. SECTION 3. Other Committees. General. A majority of any committee may fix its rules of procedure, determine its action, and fix the time and place within or without the State of Delaware, of its meetings, unless the Board of Directors shall otherwise by resolution provide. Notice of such meetings shall be given to each member of the committee in the manner provided for in Section 7 of Article II of these By-Laws. Nothing in this Article III shall be deemed to prevent the Board of Directors from appointing one or more committees consisting in whole or in part of persons who are not directors of the Corporation; provided, however, that no such committee shall have or may exercise any authority of the Board. ARTICLE IV Officers SECTION 1. Number and Qualifications. The officers of the Corporation shall include the Chairman of the Board, the President, one or more Vice Presidents, the Treasurer and the Secretary. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. Such officer shall hold his office until his successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal. The Board may from time to time elect, or delegate to the Chairman of the Board or the President the power to appoint, such other officers (including one or more Assistant Treasurers and one ore more Assistant Secretaries) and such agents as may be necessary or desirable for the business of the Corporation. Such other officers and agents shall have such duties and shall hold their offices for such terms as may be prescribed by the Board or by the appointing authority. SECTION 2. Resignations. Any officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein or, if the time when it shall become effective shall not be specified therein, immediately upon its receipt; and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. SECTION 3. Removal. Any officer or agent of the Corporation may be removed, either with or without cause, at any time, by the Board at any meeting of the Board or, except in the case of an officer or agent elected or appointed by the Board, by the Chairman of the Board or the President. SECTION 4. Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term of the office which shall be vacant, in the manner prescribed in these By-Laws for the regular election. SECTION 5. The Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have the general and active management of the business of the Corporation and general and active supervision and direction over the other officers, agents and employees and shall see that their duties are properly performed. He shall, if present, preside at each meeting of the stockholders and of the Board and shall be an ex officio member of all committees of the Board. He shall perform all duties incident to the office of Chairman of the Board and chief executive officer and such other duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the Board. SECTION 6. The President. The President shall be the chief operating officer of the Corporation and shall have general and active supervision and direction over the business operations and affairs of the Corporation and over its several officers, agents and employees, subject, however, to the direction of the Chairman of the Board and the control of the Board of Directors. At the request of the Chairman of the Board, or in the case of his absence or inability to act, the President shall perform the duties of the Chairman of the Board and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions upon, the Chairman of the Board. In general, the President shall have such other powers and shall perform such other duties as usually pertain to the office of President or as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board, the Chairman of the Board or these By-Laws. SECTION 7. Vice Presidents. Each Vice President shall have such powers and perform such duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board. SECTION 8. The Treasurer. The Treasurer shall (a) have charge and custody of, and be responsible for, all the funds and securities of the Corporation; (b) keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation; (c) cause all moneys and other valuables to be deposited to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board; (d) receive, and give receipts for, moneys due and payable to the Corporation from any source whatsoever; (e) disburse the funds of the Corporation and supervise the investment of its funds as ordered or authorized by the Board, taking proper vouchers therefor; and (f) in general, have all the powers and perform all the duties incident to the office of Treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board, the Chairman of the Board or the President. SECTION 9. The Secretary. The Secretary shall (a) record the proceedings of the meetings of the stockholders and directors in a minute book to be kept for that purpose; (b) See that all notices are duly given in accordance with provisions of these By-laws and as required by law; (c) be custodian of the records and the seal of the Corporation and affix and attest the seal to all stock certificates of the Corporation (unless the seal of the Corporation on such certificates shall be a facsimile, as hereinafter provided) and affix and attest the seal to all other documents to be executed on behalf of the Corporation under its seal; (d) See that the books, reports, statements, certificates and other documents and records required by law to be kept and filed are properly kept and filed; and (e) in general, have all the powers and perform all the duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board, the Chairman of the Board or the President. SECTION 10. Officers' Bonds or Other Security. The Board may secure the fidelity of any or all of its officers or agents by bond or otherwise, in such amount and with such surety or sureties as the Board may require. SECTION 11. Compensation. The compensation of the officers of the Corporation for their services as such officers shall be fixed from time to time by the Board; provided, however, that the Board may delegate to the Chairman of the Board or the President the power to fix the compensation of officers and agents appointed by the Chairman of the Board or the President, as the case may be. An officer of the Corporation shall not be prevented from receiving compensation by reason of the fact that he is also a director of the Corporation. ARTICLE V Shares, etc. SECTION 1. Stock Certificates. 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 Chairman of the Board or the President or a Vice President, and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, certifying the number of shares owned by him in the Corporation. Any of or all the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon such certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may nevertheless be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue. SECTION 2. Books of Account and Record of Stockholders. The books and records of the Corporation may be kept at such places, within or without the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. The stock record books and the blank stock certificate books shall be kept by the Secretary or by any other officer or agent designated by the Board of Directors. SECTION 3. Transfers of Shares. Transfers of shares of stock of the Corporation shall be made on the stock records of the Corporation only upon authorization by the registered holder thereof, or by his attorney thereunto authorized by power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary or with a transfer agent or transfer clerk, and on surrender of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed or accompanied by a duly executed stock transfer power and the payment of all taxes thereon. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person in whose name any share or shares stand on the record of stockholders as the owner of such share or shares for all purposes, including, without limitation, the rights to receive dividends or other distributions, and to vote as such owner, and Corporation shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or legal claim to or interest in any such share or shares on the part of any other person whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, Whenever any transfers of shares shall be made for collateral security and not absolutely, and both the transferor and transferee request the Corporation to do so, such fact shall be stated in the entry of the transfer. SECTION 4. Regulations. The Board may make such additional rules and regulations, not inconsistent with these By-laws, as it may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer and registration of certificates for shares of stock of the Corporation. It may appoint, or authorize any officer or officers to appoint, one or more transfer agents or one or more transfer clerks and one or more registrars and may require all certificates for shares of stock to bear the signature or signatures of any of them. SECTION 5. Fixing of Record Date. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purposes of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than fifty nor less than ten days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty days prior to any other actions SECTION 6. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates. The holder of any certificate representing shares of stock of the Corporation shall immediately notify the Corporation of any loss, destruction or mutilation of such certificate, and the Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Board may, in its discretion, require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient, as the Board in its absolute discretion shall determine, to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Board, in its absolute discretion, may refuse to issue any such new certificate, except pursuant to judicial proceedings under the laws of the State of Delaware. ARTICLE VI Contracts, Checks, Drafts, Bank Accounts, Etc. SECTION 1. Execution of Contracts. Except as otherwise required by statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these By-Laws, any contracts or other instruments may be executed and delivered in the name and on behalf of the Corporation by such officer or officers (including any assistant officer) of the Corporation as the Board may from time to time direct. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances as the Board may determine. Unless authorized by the Board or expressly permitted by these By-Laws, an officer or agent or employee shall not have the power or authority to bind the Corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it pecuniarily liable for any purpose or to any amount. SECTION 2. Loans. Unless the Board shall otherwise determine, either the Chairman of the Board or the President, together with any Vice-President, the Treasurer or the Secretary, may effect loans and advances at any time for the Corporation from any bank, trust company or other institution, or from any firm, corporation or individual, and for such loans and advances may make, execute and deliver promissory notes, bonds or other certificates or evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation, but no officer or officers shall mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or transfer any securities or other property of the Corporation, except when authorized by the Board. SECTION 3. Checks, Drafts, etc. All checks, drafts, bills of exchange or other orders for the payment of money out of the funds of the Corporation, and all notes or other evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation, shall be signed in the name and on behalf of the Corporation by such persons and in such manner as shall from time to time be authorized by the Board. SECTION 4. Deposits. All funds of the Corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositaries as the Board may from time to time designate or as may be designated by any officer or officers of the Corporation to whom such power of designation may from time to time be delegated by the Board. For the purpose of deposit and for the purpose of collection for the account of the Corporation, checks, drafts and other orders for the payment of money which are payable to the order of the Corporation may be endorsed, assigned and delivered by any officer or agent of the Corporation, or in such other manner as the Board may determine by resolution. SECTION 5. General and Special Bank Accounts. The Board may from time to time authorize the opening and keeping of general and special bank accounts with such banks, trust companies or other depositaries as the Board may designate or as may be designated by any officer or officers of the Corporation to whom such power of designation may from time to time be delegated by the Board. The Board may make such special rules and regulations with respect to such bank accounts, not inconsistent with the provisions of these By-Laws, as it may deem expedient. SECTION 6. Proxies in Respect of Securities of Other Corporations. Unless otherwise provided by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the President, or a Vice-President may from time to time appoint an attorney or attorneys or agent or agents of the Corporation, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, to cast the votes which the Corporation may be entitled to cast as the holder of stock or other securities in any other corporation any of whose stock or other securities may be held by the Corporation, at meetings of the holders of the stock or other securities of such other corporation, or to consent in writing, in the name of the Corporation as such holder, to any action by such other corporation, and may instruct the person or persons so appointed as to the manner of casting such votes or giving such consent, and may execute or cause to be executed in the name and on behalf of the Corporation and under its corporate seal, or otherwise, all such written proxies or other instruments as he may deem necessary or proper in the premises. ARTICLE VII Offices SECTION 1. Registered Office. The registered office of the Corporation shall be in the City of Dover, County of Kent, State of Delaware, and the registered agent of the Corporation shall be Agents For Delaware Corporations, Inc., whose address is Suite 212, Bank of Delaware Building, State and Loockerman Streets, Dover, Delaware 19901. SECTION 2. Other Offices. The Corporation may also have such offices, both within or 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 VIII Fiscal Year The fiscal year of the Corporation shall begin on the first day of May in each year and shall end on the last day of April next following. ARTICLE IX Seal The seal of the Corporation shall be circular in form, shall bear the name of the Corporation and shall include the words and numbers "Corporate Seal", "Delaware" and the year of incorporation. ARTICLE X Indemnification SECTION 1. General. The Corporation shall indemnify any 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, or by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, by reason of the fact that he 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 expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, in accordance with and to the full extent permitted by statute. Expenses incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding as authorized by the Board of Directors in the specific case upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer, employee or agent to repay such amount unless it shall ultimately be determined that he is entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this section. The indemnification provided by this section shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under these By-Laws or any agreement or vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to actions in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office and 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 2. 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 him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of statute or of this section. ARTICLE XI Amendment The power to adopt, amend or repeal these By-Laws shall be in the stockholders entitled to vote. Such power shall also be conferred upon the directors, but the fact that such power has been so conferred upon the directors shall not divest the stockholders of the power, nor limit their power to adopt, amend or repeal the By-Laws. EX-27 3 FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE
5 YEAR YEAR APR-30-1999 APR-30-1998 APR-30-1999 APR-30-1998 887,238 0 0 0 26,791 0 0 0 70,178 0 987,134 0 90,245 0 47,939 0 2,243,803 0 320,800 0 215,093 0 0 0 0 0 7,050 0 1,700,860 0 2,243,803 0 1,048,397 737,204 1,429,196 911,523 518,425 265,009 1,273,008 792,905 0 0 0 0 18,981 34,932 137,207 83,686 49,000 17,669 88,207 66,017 0 0 0 0 0 0 88,207 66,017 .01 .01 .01 .01
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