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consent does not invalidate a meeting or other action. Notice by electronic transmission is deemed given when the notice is
(i)transmittedtoafacsimilenumberoranelectronicmailaddressprovidedbythedirectororcommitteememberforthepurposeof
receiving notice; (ii) posted on an electronic network and a message issent to the director or committee member at the address
provided by the director or committee member for the purpose of alerting the director or committee member of a posting; or
(iii)communicatedtothedirectororcommitteememberbyanyotherformofelectronictransmissionconsentedtobythedirectoror
committeemember.
Section11.ElectronicTransmission.Anyformofelectronictransmissionbyadirector,oraphotographic,photostatic,
facsimile,or similar reproductionof awritingexecuted bya director, isconsidered anexecution in writingfor purposes ofthese
Bylaws.Totheextentrequiredbyapplicablelaw,anyelectronictransmissionmustcontainorbeaccompaniedbyinformationfrom
whichitcanbedeterminedthatthetransmissionwasauthorizedbythedirector.
Section 12. Confidentiality . Each director shall hold all Confidential Information (as defined below) in the strictest
confidenceandshalltakeallappropriatemeasurestoensurethatnootherpersonshallhaveaccesstotheConfidentialInformation.
NodirectorshalldiscloseanyConfidentialInformationtoanypersonoutsidetheCompany,eitherduringorafterhisorherservice
asa director, except with authorizationof the Board of Directorsor as may berequiredby applicable law. Fortheavoidance of
doubt, the foregoing shall also apply to any director who serves on the Board of Directors as the designee or past nominee of a
shareholder of the Company, and such director shall not disclose any Confidential Information to such shareholder or any of its
officers, directors, managers, members, partners employees, attorneys, accountants, advisors, agents, consultants or other
representatives. “Confidential Information” shall mean all non-public information (whether or not material to the Company)
entrustedtoorobtainedbyadirectorbyreasonofhisorherpositionasadirectoroftheCompany.
ARTICLEIV
OFFICERS
Section1.Officers.TheofficersoftheCompanyshallconsistofaPresidentandaSecretaryandsuchotherofficersand
agentsastheBoardofDirectorsmayfromtimetotimeelectorappoint.TheBoardofDirectorsmaydelegatetotheChairmanofthe
Boardand/ortheChiefExecutiveOfficertheauthoritytoappointandremoveadditionalofficersandagentsoftheCompany.Each
officershallholdofficeuntilhissuccessorshallhavebeendulyelectedorappointedandshallqualifyoruntilhisdeathoruntilhe
shall resign or shall have been removed in the manner hereinafter provided. Any two or more offices may be held by the same
person.
Section2.Vacancies;Removal.Wheneveranyvacanciesshalloccurinanyofficebydeath,resignation,increaseinthe
numberofofficesoftheCompany,orotherwise,theofficer
elected to fill the vacancy shall hold office for the remainder of the term of such office. Any officer of the Company may be
removedatanytimebytheBoardofDirectors,wheneverinitsjudgmentthebestinterestsoftheCompanywillbeservedthereby,
or,exceptinthecaseofanofficerappointedbytheBoardofDirectors,bytheChairmanoftheBoardand/ortheChiefExecutive
OfficeronwhomthepowerofremovalisconferredbytheBoardofDirectors,but
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