Exhibit 3.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED CODE OF BY-LAWS
OF
HILLENBRAND, INC.
(as adopted by the Board of Directors effective on April 1, 2008)
ARTICLE 1.
Definition of Certain Terms
Section 1.01 Corporation. The term Corporation, as used in this Code of
By-laws, shall mean and refer to Hillenbrand, Inc., a corporation duly organized
and existing under and pursuant to the provisions of The Indiana Business
Corporation Law, as amended.
Section 1.02 Common Stock. The term Common Stock, as used in this Code of
By-laws, shall mean and refer to the shares of Common Stock, without par value,
which the Corporation is authorized to issue under and pursuant to the
provisions of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation.
Section 1.03 Shareholders. The term Shareholders, as used in this Code of
By-laws, shall mean and refer to the persons shown by the records of the
Corporation to be the holders of the duly authorized, issued and outstanding
shares of Common Stock.
Section 1.04 Board of Directors. The term Board of Directors, as used in this
Code of By-laws, shall mean and refer to the Board of Directors of the
Corporation.
Section 1.05 Officers. The terms President, Vice-President, Secretary,
Assistant Secretary, Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer, as used in this
Code of By-laws, shall mean and refer, respectively, to the individuals holding
those offices of the Corporation in their capacities as such.
Section 1.06 Act. The term Act, as used in this Code of By-laws, shall mean
and refer to The Indiana Business Corporation Law, as now in force or hereafter
amended.
ARTICLE 2.
Shares of The Corporation
Section 2.01 Form of Certificates. The shares of the Corporation may be issued
in book entry form or evidenced by certificates in such form as is prescribed by
law and approved by the Board of Directors.
Section
2.02 Transfer of Shares. Shares of the Corporation may be transferred on
the books thereof only by the holder of such shares or by his duly authorized
representative, upon the surrender to the Corporation or its transfer agent of
the certificate for such share properly endorsed.
Section
2.03 Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Stock Certificates. No share certificates
shall be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed
or stolen unless the Board of Directors is, or such officer or officers as may
be designated by the Board of Directors are, satisfied as to such loss,
destruction or theft and unless an indemnity bond acceptable to the Board or
such officers has been furnished by the owner of such lost, destroyed or stolen
certificate, or his legal representative.
Section 2.04 Regulations Relating to the Transfer Agents and Registrars of the
Corporation. The provisions governing the appointment of the Transfer Agents,
Registrars and Dividend Disbursing Agent of the Corporation, conferring upon
them their respective powers, rights, duties and obligations in their capacities
as such, allocating and delimiting their power to make original issue and
transfer of the shares of Common Stock, specifying to whom the Shareholders
shall give notice of changes of their addresses, allocating and imposing the
duty of maintaining the original stock ledgers or transfer books, or both, of
the Corporation and of disclosing the names of the Shareholders, the number of
shares of Common Stock held by each and the address of each Shareholder as it
appears upon the records of the Corporation, and dealing with other related
matters are contained in the Regulations Relating to the Transfer Agents and
Registrars of Hillenbrand, Inc. duly adopted by the Board of Directors,
certified copies of which are on file with, and may be inspected at the office
of:
Computershare Investor Services
2 North LaSalle Street
Chicago, Illinois 60602
the Registrar and Transfer Agents of the Corporation.
ARTICLE 3.
The Shareholders
Section 3.01 Annual Meeting. The Shareholders shall hold their annual meeting
during the second quarter of each fiscal year for the purposes of electing
individuals to the Board of Directors in accordance with Section 4.03, acting
upon such other questions or matters as are proposed to be submitted to a vote
at the meeting and acting upon such further questions or matters as may properly
come before the meeting. The annual meeting shall be called by the Board of
Directors.
Section 3.02 Special Meeting. The Shareholders may hold a special meeting at any
time for the purposes of electing individuals to vacant positions upon the Board
of Directors, acting upon such other questions or matters as are proposed to be
submitted to a vote at the meeting and acting upon such further questions or
matters as may properly come before the meeting. A special meeting of the
Shareholders may be called by the Board of Directors, by the President or by
Shareholders holding not less than one-fourth (1/4) of the duly authorized,
issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (determined as of the date upon
which the special meeting is called).
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Section
3.03 Place of Meetings. Meetings of the Shareholders may be held at the
Principal Office of the Corporation (as defined in the Act) or any other place,
within or without the State of Indiana.
Section 3.04 Procedure For Calling Meetings. Any meeting of the Shareholders
which is called by the Board of Directors shall be deemed duly to have been
called upon the adoption of a resolution by the Board of Directors, not less
than ten (10) days before the date of the meeting, setting forth the time, date
and place of the meeting and containing a concise statement of the questions or
matters proposed to be submitted to a vote at the meeting. Any special meeting
of the Shareholders which is called by the President shall be deemed duly to
have been called upon delivery to the Secretary, not less than ten (10) days
before the date of the meeting, of a written instrument, executed by the
President, setting forth the time, date and place of the meeting and containing
a concise statement of the questions or matters proposed to be submitted to a
vote at the meeting. Any special meeting of the Shareholders which is called by
the Shareholders shall be deemed duly to have been called upon delivery to the
Secretary, not less than fifty (50) days before the date of the meeting, of a
written instrument, executed by each of the Shareholders calling the meeting,
setting forth the time, date and place of the meeting and containing a concise
statement of the questions or matters proposed to be submitted to a vote at the
meeting.
Section 3.05 Record Date. For the purpose of determining the Shareholders
entitled to notice of, or to vote at, any meeting of the Shareholders, for the
purpose of determining the Shareholders entitled to receive payment of any
dividend or other distribution, or in order to make a determination of the
Shareholders for any other corporate purpose, the Board of Directors may fix in
advance a date as the record date for that determination of the Shareholders,
that date, in any case, to be not more than seventy (70) days and, in case of a
meeting of the Shareholders, not less than ten (10) days, before the date upon
which the particular action, requiring that determination of the Shareholders,
is to be taken. If no record date is fixed for the determination of the
Shareholders entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of the
Shareholders, then the date ten (10) days before the date of the meeting shall
be the record date for the meeting. If no record date is fixed for the
determination of the Shareholders entitled to receive payment of a dividend or
other distribution, then the date upon which the resolution of the Board of
Directors declaring the dividend or other distribution is adopted shall be the
record date for the determination of the Shareholders. When a determination of
the Shareholders entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of the
Shareholders has been made, the determination shall apply to any adjournment of
the meeting. The Shareholders upon any record date shall be the Shareholders as
of the close of business on that record date.
Section
3.06 Notice of Meetings. Notice of any meeting of the Shareholders shall
be deemed duly to have been given if, at least ten (10) days before the date of
the meeting, a written notice stating the date, time and place of meeting, and
containing a concise statement of the questions or matters proposed to be
submitted to a vote at the meeting, is delivered by the Secretary to each
Shareholder entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the meeting. The written
notice shall be deemed duly to have been delivered by the Secretary to a
Shareholder at the date upon which:
(1) it is delivered personally to the Shareholders;
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(2) it is deposited in the United States First Class Mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the address of the
Shareholder set forth upon the records of the Corporation; or
(3) it is sent by telegraph, facsimile or other form of wire or wireless
communication, addressed to the address of the Shareholder set forth upon the
records of the Corporation.
Written notice of the meeting shall be deemed duly to have been waived
by any Shareholder present, in person or by proxy, at the meeting. Written
notice of the meeting may be waived by any Shareholder not present, in person or
by proxy, at the meeting, either before or after the meeting, by written
instrument, executed by the Shareholder, delivered to the Secretary.
Section 3.07 Voting Lists. The Secretary shall, not less than five (5) days
before the date of each meeting of the Shareholders, prepare, or cause to be
prepared, a complete list of the Shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote
at, the meeting. The voting list shall disclose the names and addresses of those
Shareholders, arranged in alphabetical order, and the number of duly authorized,
issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock held by each of those Shareholders
(determined as of the record date for the meeting). The Secretary shall cause
the voting list to be produced and kept open at the Principal Office of the
Corporation where it shall be subject to inspection by any Shareholder during
the five (5) days before the meeting. The Secretary shall also cause the voting
list to be produced and kept open at the time and place of the meeting where it
shall be subject to inspection by any Shareholder during the course of the
meeting.
Section 3.08 Quorum at Meetings. At any meeting of the Shareholders the
presence, in person or by proxy, of Shareholders holding a majority of the duly
authorized, issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (determined as of the
record date for the meeting) shall constitute a quorum.
Section 3.09 Voting at Meetings. Any action required or permitted to be taken at
any meeting of the Shareholders with respect to any question or matter other
than the election of directors shall be taken pursuant to a vote of the duly
authorized, issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (determined as of the
record date for the meeting) present, in person or by proxy, at a meeting at
which a quorum is present, in which the votes cast favoring the action exceed
the votes cast opposing the action, unless a greater number of affirmative votes
is required by the provisions of the Act, the Articles of Incorporation of the
Corporation or other applicable legal or regulatory requirement, in which event
the action shall be taken only pursuant to the affirmative vote of the greater
number. Directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by the
shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is
present, unless the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation provide
otherwise.
Section
3.10 Voting by Proxy. A shareholder may vote at any meeting of the
Shareholders, either in person or by proxy. Each proxy shall be in the form of a
written instrument executed by the Shareholder or a duly authorized agent of the
Shareholder, or may be transmitted by electronic submission as authorized by the
Corporation. No proxy shall be voted at any meeting unless and until it has been
filed with the Secretary.
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Section
3.11 Notice of Shareholder Business. At any meeting of the shareholders,
only such business may be conducted as shall have been properly brought before
the meeting, and as shall have been determined to be lawful and appropriate for
consideration by Shareholders at the meeting. To be properly brought before a
meeting business must be (a) specified in the notice of meeting given in
accordance with Section 3.06 of this Article 3, (b) otherwise properly brought
before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or the
Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer, or (c) otherwise properly
brought before the meeting by a Shareholder. For business to be properly brought
before a meeting by a Shareholder pursuant to clause (c) above, the Shareholder
must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the
Corporation at the principal place of business of the Corporation. To be timely,
a Shareholders notice must be delivered to or mailed and received by the
Secretary not later than 100 days prior to the anniversary of the date of the
immediately preceding annual meeting which was specified in the initial formal
notice of such meeting (but if the date of the forthcoming annual meeting is
more than 30 days after such anniversary date, such written notice will also be
timely if received by the Secretary by the later of 100 days prior to the
forthcoming meeting date and the close of business 10 days following the date on
which the Company first makes public disclosure of the meeting date). For the
2009 annual meeting of shareholders, the anniversary of the date of the
immediately preceding annual meeting shall be deemed to be February 8, 2009. A
Shareholders notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to each matter the
Shareholder proposes to bring before the meeting (a) a brief description of the
business desired to be brought before the meeting, (b) the name and address of
the Shareholder proposing such business, (c) the class and number of shares of
the Corporation which are beneficially owned by the Shareholder, and (d) any
interest of the Shareholder in such business. Notwithstanding anything in these
By-laws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at a meeting except in
accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 3.11. The person
presiding at the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to
the meeting that business was not properly brought before the meeting in
accordance with the Code of By-laws, or that business was not lawful or
appropriate for consideration by Shareholders at the meeting, and if he should
so determine, he shall so declare to the meeting and any such business shall not
be transacted.
Section 3.12 Notice of Shareholder Nominees. Nominations of persons for election
to the Board of Directors of the Corporation may be made at any meeting of
Shareholders by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or by any
Shareholder of the Corporation entitled to vote for the election of members of
the Board of Directors at the meeting. For nominations to be made by a
Shareholder, the Shareholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to
the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal place of business of the
Corporation and any nominee must satisfy the qualifications established by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation from time to time as contained in the
proxy statement of the Corporation for the immediately preceding annual meeting
or posted on the Website of the Corporation. To be timely, a Shareholders
nomination must be delivered to or mailed and received by the Secretary not
later than (i) in the case of the annual meeting, 100 days prior to the
anniversary of the date of the immediately preceding annual meeting which was
specified in the initial formal notice of such meeting (but if the date of the
forthcoming annual meeting is more than 30 days after such anniversary date,
such written notice will also be timely if received by the Secretary by the
later of 100 days prior to the forthcoming meeting date and the close of
business 10 days following the date on which the Company first makes public
disclosure of the meeting date) and (ii) in the case of a special meeting, the
close of business on the tenth day following the date on which the
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Corporation
first makes public disclosure of the meeting date. For the 2009 annual meeting
of shareholders, the anniversary of the date of the immediately preceding annual
meeting shall be deemed to be February 8, 2009. Each notice given by such
Shareholder shall set forth: (i) the name and address of the Shareholder who
intends to make the nomination and of the person or persons to be nominated;
(ii) a representation that the Shareholder is a holder of record, setting forth
the shares so held, and intends to appear in person or by proxy as a holder of
record at the meeting to nominate the person or persons specified in the notice;
(iii) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such
Shareholder and each nominee proposed by the Shareholder and any other person or
persons (identifying such person or persons) pursuant to which the nomination or
nominations are to be made by the shareholders; (iv) such other information
regarding each nominee proposed by such Shareholder as would be required to be
included in a proxy statement filed pursuant to the proxy rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission; (v) the consent in writing of each nominee
to serve as a director of the Corporation if so elected, and (vi) a description
of the qualifications of such nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation.
If facts show that a nomination was not made in accordance with the
foregoing provisions, the Chairman of the meeting shall so determine and declare
to the meeting, whereupon the defective nomination shall be disregarded.
ARTICLE
4.
The Board of Directors
Section
4.01 Number of Members. The Board of Directors shall consist of no fewer
than seven (7) members and no more than nine (9) members, as fixed from time
to time by resolution of the Board of Directors.
Section
4.02 Qualification of Members. Each member of the Board of Directors
shall be an adult individual. Members of the Board of Directors need not be
Shareholders and need not be residents of the State of Indiana or citizens of
the United States of America.
Section
4.03 Election of Members. The members of the Board of Directors shall be
elected by the Shareholders at the annual meeting of the Shareholders, at a
special meeting of the Shareholders called for that purpose or by the unanimous
written consent of the Shareholders, except that a majority of the duly elected
and qualified members of the Board of Directors then occupying office may fill
any vacancy in the membership of the Board of Directors caused by the
resignation, death, or adjudication or legal incompetency of a member of the
Board of Directors, or caused by an increase in the number of the members of the
Board of Directors.
The members of the Board of Directors shall be divided into three
classes, each having one-third of the total number of members of the Board of
Directors or as near to one-third of such number as may be possible, with the
difference between the number of Directors in any class and the number of
Directors in any other class not exceeding one. If the number of Directors is
changed, any increase or decrease shall be apportioned among the classes as
determined by the Board of Directors, provided that (i) in no case will a
decrease in the number of Directors shorten the term of any incumbent Director
and (ii) any such increase or decrease
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shall be apportioned such that each class
has one-third of the total number of members of the Board of Directors or as
near to one-third of such number as may be possible, with the difference between
the number of Directors in any class and the number of Directors in any other
class not exceeding one.
At each annual meeting of Shareholders, the terms of all of the members
of one class of Directors shall expire and Directors shall be elected to succeed
the members of such class for three-year terms expiring at the third succeeding
annual meeting of Shareholders. A Director elected by the Board of Directors to
fill any vacancy on the Board of Drectors shall be elected for a term expiring
at the next succeeding annual meeting of Shareholders, regardless of the class
to which such director is elected, and at such next annual meeting of
Shareholders, a Director shall be elected to succeed such Director for a term of
one, two or three years expiring at the next annual meeting of Shareholders at
which full three-year terms of members of such Directors class will expire.
Each member of the Board of Directors shall serve as such throughout the term
for which he is elected, or until his successor is duly elected and qualified.
Section
4.04 Removal of Members. Any Director, or the entire Board of Directors,
may be removed from office at any time, but only for cause and only by the
affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the voting power
of all of the shares of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the
election of Directors, voting together as a single class.
Section
4.05 Resignations of Members. Any member of the Board of Directors may
resign at any time, with or without cause, by delivering written notice of his
resignation to the Board of Directors. The resignation shall take effect at the
time specified in the written notice or upon receipt by the Board of Directors,
as the case may be, and, unless otherwise specified in the written notice, the
acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Section 4.06 Annual Meeting. The Board of Directors shall hold its annual
meeting immediately following the annual meeting of the Shareholders for the
purposes of electing individuals to each of the offices of the Corporation and
acting upon such other questions or matters as may properly come before the
meeting.
Section 4.07 Special Meetings. The Board of Directors may hold a special meeting
at any time for the purposes of electing individuals to each vacant position on
the Board of Directors, electing individuals to each vacant office of the
Corporation and acting upon such other questions and matters as may properly
come before the meeting. A special meeting of the Board of Directors may be
called by any member of the Board of Directors.
Section
4.08 Place of Meetings. The annual meeting of the Board of Directors
shall be held at the same place at which the annual meeting of the Shareholders
is held. Special meeting of the Board of Directors may be held at the Principal
Office of the Corporation or at any other place, within or without the State of
Indiana.
Section
4.09 Procedure for Calling Meetings. Any special meeting of the Board of
Directors shall be deemed duly to have been called by a member of the Board of
Directors upon delivery to the Secretary, not less than seven (7) days before
the date of such meeting, of a written instrument, executed by the member of the
Board of Directors calling the meeting,
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setting forth the time, date and place
of the meeting. The written instrument may also contain, at the option of the
member of the Board of Directors calling the meeting, a concise statement of the
questions or matters proposed to be submitted to a vote, or otherwise
considered, at the meeting. Any special meeting of the Board of Directors with
respect to which all members of the Board of Directors are either present or
duly waive written notice, either before or after the meeting, shall also be
deemed duly to have been called.
Section
4.10 Notice of Meetings. No notice of the annual meeting of the Board of
Directors shall be required. Notice of any special meeting of the Board of
Directors shall be deemed duly to have been given if, at least seven (7) days
before the date of the meeting, a written notice stating the date, time and
place of the meeting and, to the extent set forth in the written instrument by
which the meeting is called, containing a concise statement of the questions or
matters proposed to be submitted to a vote, or otherwise considered, at the
meeting is delivered by the Secretary to each member of the Board of Directors.
The written notice shall be deemed duly to have been delivered by the Secretary
to a member of the Board of Directors at the date upon which:
(1) it is delivered personally to the member of the Board of Directors;
(2) it is deposited in the United States First Class Mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the last known
address of the member of the Board of Directors; or
(3) it is sent by telegraph, facsimile or other form of wire or wireless
communication, addressed to the last known address of the member of the Board of
Directors.
Written notice of the meeting shall be deemed duly to have been waived
by any member of the Board of Directors present at the meeting. Written notice
of the meeting may be waived by any member of the Board of Directors not present
at the meeting, either before or after the meeting, by written instrument,
executed by the member of the Board of Directors, delivered to the Secretary.
Section
4.11 Quorum at Meetings. At any annual or special meeting of the Board
of Directors the presence of a majority of the then duly elected and qualified
members of the Board of Directors then occupying office shall constitute a
quorum.
Section
4.12 Voting at Meetings. Any action required or permitted to be taken at
any meeting of the Board of Directors with respect to any question or matter
shall be taken pursuant to the affirmative vote of a majority of the then duly
elected and qualified members of the Board of Directors present at the meeting,
unless a greater number is required by the provisions of the Act, in which event
the action shall be taken only pursuant to the affirmative vote of that greater
number.
Section 4.13 Action Without Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be
taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors with respect to any question or
matter may be taken without a meeting, if, before that action is taken, a
unanimous written consent to that action is executed by all of the then duly
elected and qualified members of the Board of Directors and the written consent
is filed with the minutes of the preceding of the Board of Directors.
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Section
4.14 The Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board shall be a
member of the Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board shall provide
leadership to the Board of Directors, advice and counsel to the President and
other officers of the Corporation, shall preside at all meetings of the
Shareholders and the Board of Directors, and shall, in addition, have such
further powers and perform such further duties as are specified in the Code of
By-laws or as the Board of Directors may, from time to time, assign or delegate
to him.
Section 4.15 The Chairman Emeritus. The Chairman Emeritus shall be a member of
the Board of Directors or a former member of the Board of Directors. The
Chairman Emeritus shall provide advice and counsel to the Chairman of the Board
and to the President and other officers of the Corporation, and shall, in
addition, have such further powers and perform such further duties as are
specified in the Code of By-Laws or as the Board of Directors may, from time to
time, assign or delegate to him.
Section 4.16 The Vice Chairman. The Board of Directors may appoint a Vice
Chairman of the Board. The Vice Chairman of the Board shall be a member of the
Board of Directors. The Vice Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings
of the Shareholders and the Board of Directors in the absence of the Chairman of
the Board, shall otherwise act in place of and carry out the responsibilities of
the Chairman of the Board if the Chairman of the Board is absent or unable to
act, shall provide advice and counsel to the Chairman of the Board and assist
the Chairman of the Board in providing leadership to the Board of Directors and
shall have such further powers and perform such further duties as are specified
in the Code of By-laws or as the Board of Directors may, from time to time,
assign or delegate to him.
If at any time the person serving as Chairman of the Board ceases to be
the Chairman of the Board for any reason and prior to that time the Board of
Directors has not appointed another member of the Board of Directors to succeed
such person as Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman, at that time and
without further action by the Board of Directors, shall become the Chairman of
the Board and shall serve in that capacity until he is replaced as Chairman of
the Board by the Board of Directors or ceases to be a member of the Board of
Directors.
ARTICLE
5.
Committees
Section
5.01 Designation; Powers. The Board of Directors may, by resolution
passed by a majority of the whole board, designate one or more committees, with
each such committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the
Corporation. Any such designated committee shall have and may exercise such of
the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the
business and affairs of the Corporation as may be provided in such resolution,
except that no such committee shall have the following powers of the Board of
Directors:
(1) powers in reference to amending the Articles of Incorporation;
(2) powers in reference to adopting an agreement or plan of merger of consolidation;
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(3) powers in reference to proposing a special corporate transaction;
(4) powers in reference to recommending to the Shareholders a voluntary dissolution of the Corporation or
revocation of voluntary dissolution proceedings; and
(5) powers in reference to the amendment of this Code of By-laws.
Any such designated committee may authorize the seal of the Corporation
to be affixed to all papers which may require it. In addition to the above, such
committee or committees shall have such other powers and limitations of
authority as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.
Section 5.02 Procedure; Meetings; Quorum. Any committee designated pursuant to
Section 5.01 shall keep regular minutes of its actions and proceedings in a book
provided for that purpose and report the same to the Board of Directors at its
meeting next succeeding such action, shall fix its own rules or procedures, and
shall meet at such times and at such place or places as may be provided by such
rules, or by such committee or the Board of Directors. Should a committee fail
to fix its own rules, the provisions of this Code of By-laws, pertaining to the
calling of meetings and conduct of business by the Board of Directors, shall
apply as nearly as may be possible. At every meeting of any such committee, the
presence of a majority of all the members thereof shall constitute a quorum, and
the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present shall be necessary for
the adoption by it of any resolution.
Section
5.03 Substitution and Removal of Members; Vacancies. 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
such committee. The Board of Directors shall have the power at any time to
remove any member(s) of a committee and to appoint other directors in lieu of
the person(s) so removed and shall also have the power to fill vacancies in a
committee.
ARTICLE
6.
The Officers
Section
6.01 Number of Officers. The officers of the Corporation shall consist
of a President, a Secretary and a Treasurer, and may, in addition, consist of
one or more Executive Vice-Presidents, Senior Vice-Presidents, Vice-Presidents,
one or more Assistant Secretaries and one or more Assistant Treasurers. Any two
or more offices may be held by the same person except that the offices of
President and Secretary shall not be held by the same person.
Section
6.02 Qualifications of Officers. Each officer of the Corporation shall
be an adult individual. The officers of the Corporation need not be Shareholders
and need not be residents of the State of Indiana or citizens of the United
States of America.
Section
6.03 Election of Officers. The officers of the Corporation shall be
elected by the Board of Directors. Each officer shall serve as such until the
next ensuing annual meeting of the Board of Directors or until his successor
shall have been duly elected and shall have
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qualified, except as hereinafter
provided. Each officer shall be deemed to have qualified as such upon his
election.
Section
6.04 Removal of Officers. Any officer of the Corporation may be removed at any time, with or
without cause by the Board of Directors.
Section
6.05 Resignation of Officers. Any officer of the Corporation may resign
at any time, with or without cause, by delivering written notice of his
resignation to the Board of Directors. The resignation shall take effect at the
time specified in the written notice, or upon receipt by the Board of Directors,
as the case may be, and, unless otherwise specified in the written notice, the
acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Section
6.06 Filling of Vacancies. Any vacancies in the offices of the
Corporation because of death, adjudication of incompetency, resignation, removal
or any other cause shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term of that
office by the Board of Directors.
Section 6.07 The President. The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer
of the Corporation. He shall be responsible for the active overall direction and
administration of the affairs of the Corporation, subject, however, to the
control of the Board of Directors. In general, he shall have such powers and
perform such duties as are incident to the office of the President and Chief
Executive Officer of a business corporation and shall, in addition, have such
other and further powers and perform such other further duties as are specified
in this Code of By-Laws or as the Board of Directors may, from time to time,
assign to or delegate to him.
Section 6.08 The Vice-Presidents. Each Vice-President (if one or more
Vice-Presidents are elected) shall assist the Chairman of the Board and the
President in their duties and shall have such other powers and perform such
other duties as the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the
President may, from time to time, assign or delegate to him. At the request of
the President, any Vice-President may, in the case of absence or inability to
act of the President, temporarily act in his place. In the case of the death or
inability to act without having designated a Vice-President to act temporarily
in his place, the Vice-President so to perform the duties of the President shall
be designated by the Board of Directors.
Section 6.09 The Secretary. The Secretary shall be the chief custodial officer
of the Corporation. He shall keep or cause to be kept, in minute books provided
for the purpose, the minutes of the proceedings of the Shareholders and the
Board of Directors. He shall see that all notices are duly given in accordance
with the provisions of this Code of By-laws and as required by law. He shall be
custodian of the minute books, archives, records and the seal of the Corporation
and see that the seal is affixed to all documents, the execution of which on
behalf of the Corporation under its seal is duly authorized by the Shareholders,
the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the President or as
required by law. In general, he shall have such powers and perform such duties
as are incident to the office of Secretary of a business corporation and shall,
in addition, have such further powers and perform such further duties as are
specified in this Code of By-laws or as the Board of Directors, the Chairman of
the Board, or the President may, from time to time, assign or delegate to him.
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Section 6.10 The Assistant Secretaries. Each Assistant Secretary (if one or more
Assistant Secretaries are elected) shall assist the Secretary in his duties, and
shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as the Board of
Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the President or the Secretary may, from
time to time, assign or delegate to him. At the request of the Secretary, any
Assistant Secretary may, in the case of the absence or inability to act of the
Secretary, temporarily act in his place. In the case of the death or resignation
of the Secretary, or in the case of his absence or inability to act without
having designated an Assistant Secretary to act temporarily in his place, the
Assistant Secretary so to perform the duties of the Secretary shall be
designated by the President.
Section 6.11 The Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have such powers and perform
such duties as are incident to the office of Treasurer of a business corporation
and have such further powers and perform such further duties as the Board of
Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the President or the Vice-President
Finance, may, from time to time, assign or delegate to him. In the absence of
the Vice-President Finance, the Treasurer shall be the Chief Financial
Officer of the Corporation.
Section 6.12 The Assistant Treasurers. Each Assistant Treasurer (if one or more
Assistant Treasurers are elected) shall assist the Treasurer in his duties, and
shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as the Board of
Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the President or the Treasurer may, from
time to time, assign or delegate to him. At the request of the Treasurer, any
Assistant Treasurer may, in the case of the absence or inability to act of the
Treasurer, temporarily act in his place. In the case of the death or resignation
of the Treasurer, or in the case of his inability to act without having
designated an Assistant Treasurer to act temporarily in his place, the Assistant
Treasurer so to perform the duties of the Treasurer shall be designated by the
President.
Section
6.13 Function of Offices. The offices of the Corporation are established
in order to facilitate the day to day administration of the affairs of the
Corporation in the ordinary course of its business and to provide an
organization capable of executing and carrying out the decisions and directions
of the Board of Directors. The officers of the Corporation shall have such
powers and perform such duties as may be necessary or desirable to conduct and
effect all transactions in the ordinary course of the business of the
Corporation without further authorization by the Board of Directors and such
further powers as are granted by this Code of By-laws or are otherwise granted
by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE
7.
Indemnification
Section 7.01 Definitions. As used in this Article 7:
(a) expenses includes all direct and indirect costs of any type or nature
whatsoever (including, without limitation, all attorneys fees and related
disbursements and other out-of-pocket costs) actually and reasonably incurred by
an Eligible Person (as hereinafter defined) in connection with the
investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of a proceeding or establishing or
enforcing a right to indemnification or advancement of expenses under this
Article; provided,
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however, that expenses shall not include any judgments,
fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties or amounts paid in settlement of a
proceeding.
(b) proceeding includes, without limitation, any threatened, pending, or
completed action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism,
investigation, administrative hearing or any other proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative, or investigative and whether formal or informal,
whether by a third party or by or in the right of the Corporation, by reason of
the fact that an Eligible Person is or was a director, officer or employee of
the Corporation or, while a director, officer or employee of the Corporation, is
or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer,
partner, member, manager, trustee, employee, fiduciary or agent of another
domestic or foreign corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint
venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, or an affiliate of
the Corporation, whether for profit or not.
Section 7.02 Indemnity. The Corporation shall indemnify any person who is or was
a director, officer or employee of the Corporation (Eligible Person) in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.02 if the Eligible Person is a
party to or threatened to be made a party to any proceeding against all
expenses, judgments, fines (including any excise tax or penalty assessed with
respect to any employee benefit plan) and amounts paid in settlement actually
and reasonably incurred by the Eligible Person in connection with such
proceeding, but only (a) if the Eligible Person acted in good faith, and (b) (i)
in the case of conduct in the Eligible Persons official capacity with the
Corporation, if the Eligible Person acted in a manner which the Eligible Person
reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Corporation, or (ii) in
the case of conduct other than in the Eligible Persons official capacity with
the Corporation, if the Eligible Person acted in a manner which the Eligible
Person reasonably believed was at least not opposed to the best interests of the
Corporation, and (c) in the case of a criminal proceeding, the Eligible Person
had reasonable cause to believe that the Eligible Persons conduct was lawful or
had no reasonable cause to believe that the Eligible Persons conduct was
unlawful, and (d) if required by the Act, the Corporation makes a determination
that indemnification of the Eligible Person is permissible because the Eligible
Person has met the standard of conduct as set forth in the Act.
Section
7.03 Indemnification of Expenses of Successful Party. Notwithstanding
any other provisions of this Article, to the extent that the Eligible Person has
been wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any
proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, including the
dismissal of an action without prejudice, the Corporation shall indemnify the
Eligible Person against all expenses incurred in connection therewith.
Section 7.04 Additional Indemnification. Notwithstanding any limitation in
Sections 7.02 or 7.03, the Corporation shall indemnify the Eligible Person to
the full extent authorized or permitted by any amendments to or replacements of
the Act adopted after the date of adoption of this Article that increase the
extent to which a corporation may indemnify its Eligible Persons if the Eligible
Person is a party to or threatened to be made a party to any proceeding against
all expenses, judgments, fines (including any excise tax or penalty assessed
with respect to any employee benefit plan) and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by the Eligible Person in connection with such
proceeding.
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Section 7.05 Exclusions. Notwithstanding any provision in this Article 7, the
Corporation shall not be obligated under this Article to make any indemnity or
advance expenses in connection with any claim made against the Eligible Person:
(a) for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of the Eligible
Person under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision, except with
respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under such insurance or other
indemnity provision;
(b) if a court having jurisdiction in the matter shall finally determine that an Eligible Person derived an
improper personal benefit from any transaction;
(c) if a court having jurisdiction in the matter shall finally determine that an
Eligible Person is liable for disgorgement of profits resulting from the
purchase and sale or sale and purchase by the Eligible Person of securities of
the Corporation in violation of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and amendments thereto or similar provisions of any federal, state or local
statutory law or common law;
(d) if a court having jurisdiction in the matter shall finally determine that
such indemnification is not lawful under any applicable statute or public policy
(in this respect, if applicable, both the Corporation and the Eligible Person
have been advised that the Securities and Exchange Commission takes the position
that indemnification for liabilities arising under the federal securities laws
is against public policy and is, therefore, unenforceable and that claims for
indemnification should be submitted to appropriate courts for adjudication); or
(e) in connection with any proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by the
Eligible Person against the Corporation or its directors, officers or employees,
unless (i) such indemnification is expressly required to be made by law, (ii)
the proceeding was authorized by the Board of Directors of the Corporation,
(iii) such indemnification is provided by the Corporation, in its sole
discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Corporation under applicable
law, or (iv) the proceeding is initiated pursuant to Section 7.08 hereof and the
Eligible Person is successful in whole or in part in such proceeding.
Section
7.06 Advancement of Expenses. The expenses incurred by the Eligible
Person in any proceeding shall be paid promptly by the Corporation upon demand
and in advance of final disposition of the proceeding at the written request of
the Eligible Person, if (a) the Eligible Person furnishes the Corporation with a
written affirmation of the Eligible Persons good faith belief that the Eligible
Person has met the standard of conduct required by the Act or this Article, (b)
the Eligible Person furnishes the Corporation with a written undertaking to
repay such advance to the extent that it is ultimately determined that the
Eligible Person did not meet the standard of conduct that would entitle the
Eligible Person to indemnification, and (c) if required by the Act, the
Corporation makes a determination that the facts known to those making the
determination would not preclude indemnification under the Act. Such advances
shall be made without regard to the Eligible Persons ability to repay such
expenses.
Section
7.07 Notification and Defense of Claim. To obtain indemnification under
this Article, as soon as practicable after receipt by the Eligible Person of
notice of the commencement of any proceeding, the Eligible Person shall, if a
claim in respect thereof is to be
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made against the Corporation under this
Article, notify the Corporation of the commencement thereof; provided, however,
that the omission so to notify the Corporation will not relieve the Corporation
from any liability which it may have to the Eligible Person otherwise than under
this Article. With respect to any such proceeding as to which the Eligible
Person notifies the Corporation of the commencement thereof:
(a) The Corporation will be entitled to participate therein at its own expense.
(b) Except as otherwise provided below, the Corporation may, at its option and
jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified and electing to
assume such defense, assume the defense thereof, with legal counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Eligible Person. The Eligible Person shall have the right to
employ separate counsel in such proceeding, but the Corporation shall not be
liable to the Eligible Person under this Article, including Section 7.06 hereof,
for the fees and expenses of such counsel incurred after notice from the
Corporation of its assumption of the defense, unless (i) the Eligible Person
reasonably concludes that there may be a conflict of interest between the
Corporation and the Eligible Person in the conduct of the defense of such
proceeding or (ii) the Corporation does not employ counsel to assume the defense
of such proceeding. The Corporation shall not be entitled to assume the defense
of any proceeding brought by the Corporation or as to which the Eligible Person
shall have made the conclusion provided for in (i) above.
(c) If two or more persons who may be entitled to indemnification from the
Corporation, including the Eligible Person, are parties to any proceeding, the
Corporation may require the Eligible Person to engage the same legal counsel as
the other parties. The Eligible Person shall have the right to employ separate
legal counsel in such proceeding, but the Corporation shall not be liable to the
Eligible Person under this Article, including Section 7.06 hereof, for the fees
and expenses of such counsel incurred after notice from the Corporation of the
requirement to engage the same counsel as other parties, unless the Eligible
Person reasonably concludes that there may be a conflict of interest between the
Eligible Person and any of the other parties required by the Corporation to be
represented by the same legal counsel.
(d) The Corporation shall not be liable to indemnify the Eligible Person under
this Article for any amounts paid in settlement of any proceeding effected
without its written consent in advance which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld. The Corporation shall be permitted to settle any proceeding the
defense of which it assumes, except the Corporation shall not settle any action
or claim in any manner which would impose any penalty or limitation on the
Eligible Person without the Eligible Persons written consent, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Section 7.08 Enforcement. Any right to indemnification or advances granted by
this Article to the Eligible Person shall be enforceable by or on behalf of the
Eligible Person in any court of competent jurisdiction if (i) the claim for
indemnification or advances is denied, in whole or in part, or (ii) no
disposition of such claim is made within 90 days of a written request therefor.
The Eligible Person, in such enforcement action, if successful in whole or in
part, shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting the claim.
Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors or its
shareholders) to make a determination prior to the commencement of such
enforcement action that indemnification of the Eligible Person is
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proper in the
circumstances, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its
Board of Directors or its shareholders) that such indemnification is improper,
shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the Eligible
Person is not entitled to indemnification under this Article or otherwise. The
termination of any proceeding by judgment, order of court, settlement,
conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall not, of
itself, create a presumption that the Eligible Person is not entitled to
indemnification under this Article or otherwise.
Section 7.09 Partial Indemnification. If the Eligible Person is entitled under
any provisions of this Article to indemnification by the Corporation for some or
a portion of the expenses, judgments, fines (including any excise tax or penalty
assessed with respect to any employee benefit plan) and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the Eligible Person in the
investigation, defense, appeal or settlement of any proceeding but not, however,
for the total amount thereof, the Corporation shall indemnify the Eligible
Person for the portion of such expenses, judgments, fines (including any excise
tax or penalty assessed with respect to any employee benefit plan) and amounts
paid in settlement to which the Eligible Person is entitled.
Section
7.10 Nonexclusivity; Survival; Successors and Assigns. The
indemnification and advance payment of expenses as provided by this Article
shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the Eligible Person
may be entitled under the Corporations articles of incorporation or any
agreement, any vote of shareholders or directors, the Act, or otherwise, both as
to action in the Eligible Persons official capacity and as to action in another
capacity. The right of the Eligible Person to indemnification under this Article
shall vest at the time of occurrence or performance of any event, act or
omission or any alleged event, act or omission giving rise to any action, suit
or proceeding and, once vested, shall survive any actual or purported amendment,
restatement or repeal of this Article by the Corporation or its successors or
assigns whether by operation of law or otherwise and shall survive termination
of the Eligible Persons services to the Corporation and shall inure to the
benefit of the heirs, personal representatives and estate of the Eligible
Person.
Section 7.11 Severability. If this Article or any portion thereof is invalidated
on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, the Corporation shall
indemnify the Eligible Person as to expenses, judgments, fines (including any
excise tax or penalty assessed with respect to any employee benefit plan) and
amounts paid in settlement with respect to any proceeding to the full extent
permitted by any applicable portion of this Article that is not invalidated or
by any other applicable law.
Section
7.12 Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Article, the
Corporation shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the
rights of recovery of the Eligible Person, who shall as a condition of receiving
indemnification hereunder execute all documents required and shall do all acts
necessary or desirable to secure such rights and to enable the Corporation
effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.
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ARTICLE
8.
Miscellaneous Matters
Section 8.01 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end at midnight on September 30 of each
calendar year.
Section 8.02 Negotiable Instruments. All checks, drafts, bills of exchange and
orders for the payment of money may, unless otherwise directed by the Board of
Directors, or unless otherwise required by law, be executed in its name by the
President, a Vice-President, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, singly and
without necessity of countersignature. The Board of Directors may, however,
authorize any other officer or employee of the Corporation to sign checks,
drafts and orders for the payment of money, singly and without necessity of
countersignature.
Section
8.03 Notes and Obligations. All notes and obligations of the Corporation
for the payment of money other than those to which reference is made in Section
8.02 of this Code of By-laws, may, unless otherwise directed by the Board of
Directors, or unless otherwise required by law, be executed in its name by the
President, a Vice President, or the Treasurer, singly and without necessity of
either attestation or affixation of the corporate seal by the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary.
Section
8.04 Deeds and Contracts. All deeds and mortgages made by the
Corporation and all other written contracts and agreements to which the
Corporation shall be a party may, unless otherwise directed by the Board of
Directors, or unless otherwise required by law, be executed in its name by the
President or a Vice-President singly and without necessity of either attestation
or affixation of the corporate seal by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary.
Section
8.05 Endorsement of Stock Certificates. Any certificate for shares of
stock issued by any corporation and owned by the Corporation (including Common
Stock held by the Corporation as treasury stock) may, unless otherwise required
by law, be endorsed for sale or transfer by the President or a Vice-President,
and attested by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary; the Secretary or an
Assistant Secretary, when necessary or required, may affix the corporate seal to
the certificate.
Section
8.06 Voting of Stock. Any shares of stock issued by any other
corporation and owned by the Corporation may be voted at any shareholders
meeting of the other corporation by the President, if he is present, or in his
absence by a Vice-President. Whenever, in the judgment of the President, it is
desirable for the Corporation to execute a proxy or to give a shareholders
consent with respect to any shares of stock issued by any other corporation and
owned by the Corporation, the proxy or consent may be executed in the name of
the Corporation by the President or a Vice-President singly and without
necessity of either attestation or affixation of the corporate seal by the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary. Any person or persons designated in the
manner above stated as the proxy or proxies of the Corporation shall have full
right, power and authority to vote the share or shares of stock issued by the
other corporation and owned by the Corporation the same as the share might be
voted by the Corporation.
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Section 8.07 Corporate Seal. The corporate seal of the Corporation shall be
circular in form and mounted on a metal die, suitable for impressing the same on
paper. About the upper periphery of the seal shall appear the words
Hillenbrand, Inc., and about the lower periphery of the seal shall appear the
word Indiana. In the center of the seal shall appear the words Corporate
Seal. No instrument executed by any of the officers of the Corporation shall be
invalid or ineffective in any respect by reason of the fact that the corporate
seal has not been affixed to it.
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