UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 OR 15(d)
of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
March
30, 2020
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
THE
RUBICON PROJECT, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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001-36384 |
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20-8881738 |
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation) |
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.) |
12181
Bluff Creek Drive, 4th Floor
Los
Angeles, CA 90094
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(310)
207-0272
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Not
applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
under any of the following provisions:
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class |
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Trading
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Name
of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock |
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RUBI |
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NYSE |
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§
230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging
growth company ☐
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for
complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
| Item 2.01. | Completion
of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. |
As
previously disclosed, on December 19, 2019, The Rubicon Project, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Rubicon Project”)
entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Madison Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation
and wholly owned subsidiary of Rubicon Project (“Merger Sub”) and Telaria, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Telaria”).
On April 1, 2020, following a special meeting of the Rubicon Project stockholders (as described in Item 5.07 below), Merger
Sub merged with and into Telaria, with Telaria continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Merger”). As a result
of the Merger, Telaria became a wholly owned subsidiary of Rubicon Project.
Each
share of Telaria common stock issued and outstanding as of the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”)
(except for shares held by Telaria as treasury stock and shares owned directly or indirectly by Rubicon Project or Merger Sub)
was converted into the right to receive 1.082 (the “Exchange Ratio”) fully paid and nonassessable shares of Rubicon
Project common stock (and, if applicable, substituting cash in lieu of fractional shares) (the “Merger Consideration”),
less any applicable withholding taxes.
Each
Telaria equity award granted under Telaria’s equity compensation plans (other than vested Telaria restricted stock unit
awards) outstanding as of the Effective Time was converted into a corresponding award with respect to Rubicon Project common stock,
with the number of shares underlying such award (and, in the case of stock options, the applicable exercise price) adjusted based
on the Exchange Ratio (the “Assumed Equity Awards”). In addition, each vested Telaria restricted stock unit award
outstanding as of the Effective Time was cancelled and converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration in respect
of each share underlying such award.
The
issuance of Rubicon Project common stock in connection with the Merger, as described above, was registered under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Rubicon Project’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-236174),
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and declared effective on February 11, 2020.
The
foregoing description of the transactions consummated pursuant to the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified
in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to Rubicon Project’s Current Report
on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 23, 2019, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
5.02. |
Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers. |
(b) Resignation
of Officers and Directors
Pursuant
to the terms of the Merger Agreement, effective as of the Effective Time, Frank Addante and Lewis W. Coleman resigned from the
board of directors of Rubicon Project (the “Board”). In addition, effective as of the Effective Time, Michael G. Barrett
resigned from his position as President (but, for clarity, not from his position as Chief Executive Officer) of Rubicon Project.
(c) Appointment
of Officers
On
April 1, 2020, the Board appointed Mark Zagorski as President and Chief Operating Officer, effective as of the Effective Time,
to serve until his successor is duly appointed or until his earlier resignation, death or removal from office.
Mark
Zagorski, 50, Rubicon Project’s President and Chief Operating Officer, previously served as Telaria’s Chief Executive
Officer and a member of Telaria’s board since July 2017. From December 2010 until its acquisition by the Nielsen Company
in March 2015, he served as Chief Executive Officer of eXelate Inc., a leading data management and analytics platform, and continued
to manage the eXelate business as Executive Vice President, Nielsen Marketing Cloud through June 2017. Mr. Zagorski served as
the Chief Revenue Officer of eXelate from April 2008 to 2010. Prior to that, from January 2005 to April 2008, he served as Chief
Marketing Officer of MediaSpan, a provider of digital content management and online marketing and advertising solutions for media
companies. In 1999, Mr. Zagorski helped launch WorldNow, a media platform enabling TV broadcasters to distribute and manage online
content across digital platforms, and served as its President from February 2002 to December 2004. Mr. Zagorski holds a B.S. in
finance from Gannon University and an M.B.A. from the University of Rochester’s Simon School of Business.
New
Officer Relationships
There
are no family relationships between Mr. Zagorski and any director or executive officer of Rubicon Project, and none has a direct
or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Employment
Agreements
The
Rubicon Project Board has approved the execution of an employment agreement with Mark Zagorski (the “Employment Agreement”)
which sets forth the terms of his employment with Rubicon Project following the Effective Time.
As
previously described in the joint proxy statement/prospectus filed by Rubicon Project on February 13, 2020 (together with all
supplements thereto, the “Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus”), in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement,
Telaria’s compensation committee approved certain compensation arrangements for Mr. Zagorski with respect to his new role
with Rubicon Project, and Rubicon Project agreed to honor those arrangements and to memorialize them in usual and customary agreements.
As a result, Rubicon Project entered into an employment letter with Mr. Zagorski, effective as of April 1, 2020. In addition,
as described in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, Telaria will pay Mr. Zagorski a closing bonus equal to $125,000. Effective
as of the Effective Time, Mr. Zagorski’s annual base salary is $515,000 and target annual bonus is $500,000. Mr. Zagorski
is eligible to receive a lump sum “stay bonus” in the amount of $125,000 on the date that is six months after the
Effective Time, subject to his continued employment through such date (the “Stay Bonus”). Mr. Zagorski is eligible
to receive a lump sum “true-up bonus” in an amount equal to the product of (1) the difference between his weekly base
salary prior to the Effective Time and his new weekly base salary (based on his prior annual base salary of $494,000 and his new
annual base salary of $515,000) and (2) the number of weeks between January 1, 2020 and the closing of the Merger, payable on
the first payroll date after the Effective Time. Mr. Zagorski is eligible to receive, subject to the approval of the Board, an
award of Rubicon Project restricted stock units with a fair market value of $600,000, determined based on the average trading
price of Rubicon Project’s common stock over the 20 day period ending on March 30, 2020 (the “New
RSU Award”) that will vest on the date that is six months after the completion of the merger, subject to Mr. Zagorski’s
continued employment through such date. If Mr. Zagorski (i) is terminated without “cause”, (ii) Mr. Zagorski resigns
for “good reason” or (iii) Mr. Zagorski resigns for any reason within 12 months following the Effective Time, he will
be entitled to receive, subject to his execution and non-revocation of a release of claims and compliance with certain restrictive
covenants, (a) severance payments at a rate equal to his base salary, at the rate in effect at the time of his separation date,
for a period of 12 months, (b) if such separation (other than as a result of Mr. Zagorski’s resignation for a reason
that does not constitute “good reason”) occurs on or prior to June 30, 2020, a pro-rata portion of his target bonus
for the first half of 2020 ($250,000), (c) if such separation occurs after June 30, 2020, the earned but unpaid portion of his
bonus for the first half of 2020 (if any), (d) if such separation occurs after June 30, 2020 and on or prior to December 31, 2020,
a pro-rata portion of his target bonus for the second half of 2020 ($250,000), (e) if such separation occurs after December 31,
2020, the earned but unpaid portion of his bonus for the second half of 2020 (if any), (f) if such separation occurs for calendar
year 2021 or beyond, a pro-rata portion of his annual bonus target for the year of termination, less any amounts already paid
for the year of termination, plus any earned but unpaid bonus from prior periods, (g) reimbursement
of COBRA coverage until the earliest of 12 months following his separation, the date on which he is no longer eligible for COBRA
coverage or the date when he becomes eligible for substantially similar benefits under another plan, (h) if such separation occurs
within 12 months following the Merger, 100% of his then-unvested Assumed Equity Awards will vest and (i) if such separation (other
than as a result of Mr. Zagorski’s resignation for a reason that does not constitute “good reason”) occurs prior
to the six month anniversary of the Effective Time, then the Stay Bonus will become payable and 100% of the New RSUs will vest.
The foregoing
summary of the Employment Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Employment
Agreement entered into with Mr. Zagorski, which will be filed with Rubicon Project’s periodic filing for the quarter ending
June 30, 2020.
(d) Election
of Directors
Pursuant
to the terms of the Merger Agreement, and effective as of the Effective Time, Paul Caine, Doug Knopper, Rachel Lam and James Rossman,
each a Telaria director prior to the Merger, were elected to the Board to serve until their successors have been duly elected
and qualified, or until any such new director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.
New
Director Biographies
Paul
Caine previously served as Telaria’s non-executive Chairman since January 1, 2020 and as a member of Telaria’s
board of directors since June 2014. He served as Telaria’s executive Chairman from July 2017 to December 31, 2019 and Telaria’s
Interim Chief Executive Officer from February 2017 to July 2017 and as the non-executive Chairman of the Board from July 2016
to February 2017. Mr. Caine has served as President of On Location Experiences at Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. since January
2020. Mr. Caine has served as the Executive Director of the Board of Engine Group, a global marketing company, since January 2018,
and as CEO and Founder of PC Ventures, LLC, an investment and advisory firm since August 2017. Mr. Caine served as the Chief Global
Revenue Officer for Bloomberg Media from June 2014 to July 2016. From April 2013 to January 2014 he served as Chief Executive
Officer and a member of the board of directors of WestwoodOne, Inc., the largest independent national audio media company in the
U.S. From 1989 to 2013, Mr. Caine served in various capacities at Time Inc., including Executive Vice President, Chief Revenue
Officer and Group President from January 2011 until April 2013, Executive Vice President,
President and Group Publisher, Style & Entertainment Group from January 2010 to January 2011, and President, Style & Entertainment
Group from January 2008 to January 2010. From 2007 to 2011, Mr. Caine served on the board of directors of Nexcen Brands, Inc.,
a strategic brand management company with a focus on retail franchising, where he served as a member of the audit and governance
committees. Mr. Caine received a B.A. in Telecommunications with a minor in Business from Indiana University.
Doug
Knopper has served as a member of Telaria’s board since October 2018. Mr. Knopper is the Co-Founder of FreeWheel
Media, Inc. and served as its Co-Chief Executive Officer from February 2007 to September 2017. FreeWheel, which was acquired by
Comcast in 2014, provides a technology platform for the management and monetization of digital television advertising. Prior to
founding Freewheel, Mr. Knopper served as the Chief Executive Officer of BitPass Inc. from 2005 to 2007 and as Senior Vice President/General
Manager of DoubleClick Inc. from 2000 to 2005. Mr. Knopper received a B.A. from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A from Georgetown
University.
Rachel
Lam has served as a member of Telaria’s board since May 2013. Ms. Lam is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Imagination
Capital LLC, an early stage venture capital firm founded in 2017. From 2003 to 2017, Ms. Lam served as Group Managing Director
of the Time Warner Investments Group, the strategic investing arm of Time Warner Inc. Ms. Lam currently serves on the board of
directors of The Center for Reproductive Rights. Ms. Lam received a B.S in industrial engineering and operations research from
U.C. Berkeley and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
James
Rossman has served as a member of Telaria’s board since January 2011, and served as Chairman of Telaria’s board
from August 2012 to May 2013. Mr. Rossman currently serves as an Operating Partner at Sliver Lake Partners. From April 2009 to
June 2012, he served in various roles, including President and Chief Operating Officer, at AKQA Inc., a digital services company.
From April 2001 to March 2009, Mr. Rossman served in several roles at Digitas, Inc., an integrated advertising agency and a member
of the Publicis Groupe, S.A. (as of 2007), including as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Rossman received a B.A. in economics from
Trinity College and an M.M.M. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
New
Board Classification
Effective
immediately following the Effective Time, the Board was divided into three classes of directors that would serve staggered three-year
terms as follows:
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I (term expires at fiscal year 2021 annual meeting of stockholders): Robert J. Frankenberg, Sarah P. Harden, James Rossman |
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II (term expires at fiscal year 2022 annual meeting of stockholders): Michael G. Barrett, Robert F. Spillane, Rachel Lam |
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III (term expires at fiscal year 2020 annual meeting of stockholders): Lisa L. Troe, Paul Caine, Doug Knopper |
New
Committee Members and Chairs
In
addition, effective immediately following the Effective Time, Paul Caine was appointed as the non-executive Chairman of the
Board and the following directors were appointed to serve on the respective committees of the Board as follows:
| • | Audit
Committee: Lisa Troe (Chair), Robert Spillane, James Rossman , Rachel Lam |
| • | Compensation
Committee: Doug Knopper (Chair), James Rossman , Robert Frankenberg, Sarah Harden |
| • | Nomination
& Governance Committee: Robert Spillane (Chair), Lisa Troe, Rachel Lam, Doug Knopper |
New
Director Compensation
Mr.
Caine, Mr. Knopper, Ms. Lam and Mr. Rossman will each participate in Rubicon Project’s non-employee director compensation
arrangements pursuant to which Rubicon Project’s non-employee directors receive annual cash compensation for board and
committee membership as well as Rubicon Project equity awards both upon appointment to the Board and on an annual basis (the “Program”),
provided, however, that Mr. Caine, Mr. Knopper, Ms. Lam and Mr. Rossman will not be entitled to receive an initial grant
of Rubicon Project equity awards otherwise granted to newly appointed Rubicon Project directors pursuant to the Program.
New
Director Relationships
There
are no family relationships between Mr. Caine, Mr. Knopper, Ms. Lam and Mr. Rossman and any director or executive officer of Rubicon
Project, and none has a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of
Regulation S-K.
| Item 5.03. | Amendments
to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On
April 1, 2020, in accordance with the Merger Agreement, the Board adopted Rubicon Project’s Second Amended and Restated
Bylaws, effective as of the Effective Time. A copy of the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws are filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated into this Item 5.03 by reference.
Rubicon
Project’s Second Amended and Restated Bylaws are described in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
Item
5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On
March 30, 2020, Rubicon Project held a special meeting of its stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) to vote on the
proposals identified below, each of which is described in detail in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which Rubicon Project
filed with the SEC and first mailed to Rubicon Project shareholders on February 13, 2020.
As
of the close of business on February 11, 2020, the record date for the Special Meeting, 55,038,062 shares of Rubicon Project
common stock were issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting. At the Special Meeting, 39,161,525
shares of Rubicon Project common stock were represented in person or by proxy and, therefore, a quorum was present. Proposal
1 below was approved and, although sufficient votes were received to approve Proposal 2, an adjournment of the Special
Meeting was not necessary due to the approval of Proposal 1. The number of votes cast for or against, as well as abstentions,
if applicable, with respect to each proposal is set out below:
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To
approve the issuance of shares of Rubicon Project common stock to the stockholders of Telaria pursuant to the Merger Agreement
(the “Rubicon Project Share Issuance Proposal”). The Rubicon Project Share Issuance Proposal was approved
by the following vote:: |
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FOR |
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AGAINST |
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ABSTAIN |
38,819,361 |
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48,435 |
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293,729 |
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(2) |
To
approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time
of the Special Meeting to approve the Rubicon Project Share Issuance Proposal (the “Rubicon Project Adjournment Proposal”). The
Rubicon Project Adjournment Proposal was approved by the following vote: |
FOR |
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AGAINST |
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ABSTAIN |
36,810,246 |
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2,025,582 |
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325,697 |
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On
April 1, 2020, Rubicon Project and Telaria issued a joint press release announcing the consummation of the Merger. A copy of the
joint press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial
Statements and Exhibits. |
(a) Financial
Statements of Business Acquired
The
financial statements of Telaria required by this item will be filed by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K no later than
71 calendar days after the date this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.
(b) Pro
Forma Financial Information
The
pro forma financial information required by this item will be filed by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K no later than
71 calendar days after the date this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
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Description |
2.1 |
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Agreement
and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 19, 2019, by and among Telaria, Inc., The Rubicon Project, Inc. and Madison Merger
Corp. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed by The Rubicon Project, Inc. with
the SEC on December 23, 2019).* |
3.1 |
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Second
Amended and Restated Bylaws of The Rubicon Project, Inc., dated April 1, 2020 |
99.1 |
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Joint
Press Release issued by The Rubicon Project, Inc. and Telaria, Inc., dated April 1, 2020 |
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All schedules (or similar attachments) have been
omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company will furnish copies of any schedules
to the SEC upon request. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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THE
RUBICON PROJECT, INC. |
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Date: |
April 1, 2020 |
By: |
/s/
Aaron Saltz |
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Aaron Saltz |
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General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
rubi-424b3_021220
THE
RUBICON PROJECT, INC. 8-K
Exhibit
3.1
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
THE RUBICON PROJECT, INC.
(a Delaware corporation)
(initially approved by the Board of Directors on October 30, 2013 and first amended and restated on April 7, 2016)
(as
amended and restated on April 1, 2020)
ARTICLE I
CORPORATE OFFICES
Section 1.1 Registered Office. The registered office of the Corporation shall be fixed in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation.
Section 1.2 Other Offices. The Corporation may also have an office or offices, and keep the books and records of the Corporation, except as otherwise required by law, at such other place or places, either 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 II
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
Section 2.1 Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of stockholders, for the election of directors to succeed those whose terms expire and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting, shall be held at such place, if any, either within or without the State of Delaware, on such date, and at such time as the Board of Directors shall fix. The Board of Directors may postpone, reschedule or cancel any annual meeting of stockholders previously scheduled by the Board of Directors.
Section 2.2 Special Meeting.
Except as otherwise required by law, and except as otherwise provided for or fixed pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, including any certificate of designations relating to any series of Preferred Stock (each hereinafter referred to as a “Preferred Stock Designation”), a special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called at any time only by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may postpone, reschedule or cancel any special meeting of stockholders previously scheduled by the Board of Directors.
Section 2.3 Notice of Stockholders’ Meetings.
(a) Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, notice of the place, if any, date, and time of the meeting of stockholders, the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (if such date is different from the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting) and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, shall be given. The notice shall be given not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date on which the meeting is to be held, to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting, except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws. In the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called also shall be set forth in the notice. Notice may be given personally, by mail or by electronic transmission in accordance with Section 232 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”). If mailed, such notice shall be deemed given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to each stockholder at such stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation. Notice by electronic transmission shall be deemed given as provided in Section 232 of the DGCL. An affidavit that notice has been given, executed by the Secretary of the Corporation, Assistant Secretary or any transfer agent or other agent of the Corporation, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the notice in the absence of fraud. Notice shall be deemed to have been given to all stockholders who share an address if notice is given in accordance with the “householding” rules set forth in Rule 14a-3(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and Section 233 of the DGCL.
(b) When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the place, if any, date and time thereof, and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken; provided, however, that if the adjournment is for more than 30 days, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. If after the adjournment a new record date for stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board of Directors shall fix a new record date for notice of such adjourned meeting in accordance with Section 7.6(a), and shall give notice of the adjourned meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such adjourned meeting as of the record date fixed for notice of such adjourned meeting.
Section 2.4 Organization.
(a) Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if any, or in his or her absence, by the Chief Executive Officer or, in his or her absence, by another person designated by the Board of Directors. The Secretary of the Corporation, or in his or her absence, an Assistant Secretary, or in the absence of the Secretary and all Assistant Secretaries, a person whom the chairman of the meeting shall appoint, shall act as secretary of the meeting and keep a record of the proceedings thereof.
(b) The date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders shall vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be announced at the meeting. The Board of Directors may adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct of any meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board of Directors, the chairman of the meeting shall have the authority to adopt and enforce such rules and regulations for the conduct of any meeting of stockholders and the safety of those in attendance as, in the judgment of the chairman, are necessary, appropriate or convenient for the conduct of the meeting. Rules and regulations for the conduct of meetings of stockholders, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or by the chairman of the meeting, may include without limitation, establishing: (i) an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (ii) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (iii) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, their duly authorized and constituted proxies and such other persons as the chairman of the meeting shall permit; (iv) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; (v) limitations on the time allotted for consideration of each agenda item and for questions and comments by participants; (vi) regulations for the opening and closing of the polls for balloting and matters which are to be voted on by ballot (if any); and (vii) procedures (if any) requiring attendees to provide the Corporation advance notice of their intent to attend the meeting. Subject to any rules and regulations adopted by the Board of Directors, the chairman of the meeting may convene and, for any or no reason, from time to time, adjourn and/or recess any meeting of stockholders pursuant to Section 2.7. The chairman of the meeting, in addition to making any other determinations that may be appropriate to the conduct of the meeting, shall have the power and duty to declare that a nomination or other business was not properly brought before the meeting if the facts warrant (including if a determination is made, pursuant to Section 2.10(c)(i) of these Bylaws, that a nomination or other business was not made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with Section 2.10 of these Bylaws), and if such chairman should so declare, such nomination shall be disregarded or such other business shall not be transacted.
Section 2.5 List of Stockholders. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger shall prepare and make, at least 10 days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting; provided, however, that if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than 10 days before the date of the meeting, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the 10th day before the meeting date. Such list shall be arranged in alphabetical order and shall show the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Nothing in this Section 2.5 shall require the Corporation to include electronic mail addresses or other electronic contact information on such list. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting at least 10 days prior to the meeting (a) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of meeting or (b) during ordinary business hours at the principal place of business of the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the Corporation. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then a list of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and may be examined by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting. Except as otherwise required by law, the stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the list of stockholders required by this Section 2.5 or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.
Section 2.6 Quorum. Except as otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation (including any Preferred Stock Designation) or these Bylaws, at any meeting of stockholders, a majority of the voting power of the stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; provided, however, that where a separate vote by a class or series or classes or series is required, a majority of the voting power of the stock of such class or series or classes or series outstanding and entitled to vote on that matter, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to such matter. If a quorum is not present or represented at any meeting of stockholders, then the chairman of the meeting, or a majority of the voting power of the stock present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote thereon, shall have power to adjourn or recess the meeting from time to time in accordance with Section 2.7, until a quorum is present or represented. Subject to applicable law, if a quorum initially is present at any meeting of stockholders, the stockholders may continue to transact business until adjournment or recess, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum, but if a quorum is not present at least initially, no business other than adjournment or recess may be transacted.
Section 2.7 Adjourned or Recessed Meeting; Postponement. Any annual or special meeting of stockholders, whether or not a quorum is present, may be adjourned or recessed for any reason from time to time by the chairman of the meeting, subject to any rules and regulations adopted by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 2.4(b), and may be adjourned for any reason from time to time by a majority of the voting power of the stock present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote thereon. At any such adjourned or recessed meeting at which a quorum may be present, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.
Section 2.8 Voting.
(a) Except as otherwise required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation (including any Preferred Stock Designation), each holder of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to one vote for each share of such stock held of record by such holder that has voting power upon the subject matter in question.
(b) Except as otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation (including any Preferred Stock Designation), these Bylaws or any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Corporation or its securities, at each meeting of stockholders at which a quorum is present, all corporate actions to be taken by vote of the stockholders shall be authorized by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the voting power of the stock present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the subject matter, and where a separate vote by class or series or classes or series is required, if a quorum of such class or series or classes or series is present, such act shall be authorized by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the voting power of the stock of such class or series or classes or series present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on the subject matter. Voting at meetings of stockholders need not be by written ballot.
Section 2.9 Proxies. Every stockholder entitled to vote for directors, or on any other matter, shall have the right to do so either in person or by one or more persons authorized to act for such stockholder by proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A stockholder may revoke any proxy which is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person or by delivering to the Secretary of the Corporation a revocation of the proxy or executed new proxy bearing a later date.
Section 2.10 Notice of Stockholder Business and Nominations.
(a) Annual Meeting.
(i) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors and the proposal of business other than nominations to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders only (A) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto), (B) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any committee thereof) or (C) by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time the notice provided for in this Section 2.10(a) is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.10(a). For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing clause (C) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations or propose other business (other than a proposal included in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act) at an annual meeting of stockholders.
(ii) For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (C) of the foregoing paragraph, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation and, in the case of business other than nominations, such business must be a proper subject for stockholder action. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the
Corporation not later than the close of business (as defined in Section 2.10(c)(ii) below) on the 90th day nor earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, or if no annual meeting was held in the preceding year, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or the 10th day following the date on which public announcement (as defined in Section 2.10(c)(ii) below) of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation. In no event shall an adjournment, recess or postponement of an annual meeting for which notice of the meeting has already been given to stockholders commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth:
(A) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a director (1) all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors in an election contest, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act, and (2) such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected; provided, however, that, in addition to the information required in the stockholder’s notice pursuant to this Section 2.10(a)(ii)(A), the Corporation may require each such person to furnish such other information as may reasonably be required by the Corporation to determine the eligibility of such person to serve as a director of the Corporation, including information relevant to a determination whether such person can be considered an independent director;
(B) as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend the Bylaws of the Corporation, the language of the proposed amendment), the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any substantial interest (within the meaning of Item 5 of Schedule 14A under the Exchange Act) in such business of such stockholder and the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made;
(C) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made or the other business is proposed:
(1) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, and the name and address of such beneficial owner,
(2) the class or series and number of shares of stock of the Corporation which are owned of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner as of the date of the notice, and a representation that the stockholder will notify the Corporation in writing within five business days after the record date for such meeting of the class or series and number of shares of stock of the Corporation owned of record by the stockholder and such beneficial owner as of the record date for the meeting (except as otherwise provided in Section 2.10(a)(iii) below), and
(3) a representation that the stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to make such nomination or propose such business;
(D) as to the stockholder giving the notice or, if the notice is given on behalf of a beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination is made or the other business is proposed, as to such beneficial owner, and if such stockholder or beneficial owner is an entity, as to each director, executive, managing member or control person of such entity (any such individual or control person, a “control person”):
(1) the class or series and number of shares of stock of the Corporation which are beneficially owned (as defined in Section 2.10(c)(ii) below) by such stockholder or beneficial owner and by any control person as of the date of the notice, and a representation that the stockholder will notify the Corporation in writing within five business days after the record date for such meeting of the class or series and number of shares of stock of the Corporation beneficially owned by such stockholder or beneficial owner and by any control person as of the record date for the meeting (except as otherwise provided in Section 2.10(a)(iii) below),
(2) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the nomination or other business between or among such stockholder, beneficial owner or control person and any other person, including without limitation any agreements that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 5 or Item 6 of Exchange Act Schedule 13D (regardless of whether the requirement to file a Schedule 13D is applicable) and a representation that the stockholder will notify the Corporation in writing within five business days after the record date for such meeting of any such agreement, arrangement or understanding in effect as of the record date for the meeting (except as otherwise provided in Section 2.10(a)(iii) below),
(3) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including without limitation any derivative or short positions, profit interests, options, hedging transactions, and borrowed or loaned shares) that has been entered into as of the date of the stockholder’s notice by, or on behalf of, such stockholder, beneficial owner or control person, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss, manage risk or benefit from changes in the share price of any class or series of the Corporation’s stock, or maintain, increase or decrease the voting power of the stockholder, beneficial owner or control person with respect to securities of the Corporation, and a representation that the stockholder will notify the Corporation in writing within five business days after the record date for such meeting of any such agreement, arrangement or understanding in effect as of the record date for the meeting (except as otherwise provided in Section 2.10(a)(iii) below),
(4) a representation whether the stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, will engage in a solicitation with respect to the nomination or other business and, if so, the name of each participant (as defined in Item 4 of Schedule 14A under the Exchange Act) in such solicitation and whether such person intends or is part of a group which intends to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s stock required to approve or adopt the business to be proposed (in person or by proxy) by the stockholder.
(iii) Notwithstanding anything in Section 2.10(a)(ii) above or Section 2.10(b) below to the contrary, if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders is different from the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting, a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 2.10 shall set forth a representation that the stockholder will notify the Corporation in writing within five business days after the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, or by the opening of business on the date of the meeting (whichever is earlier), of the information required under clauses (ii)(C)(2) and (ii)(D)(1)-(3) of this Section 2.10(a), and such information when provided to the Corporation shall be current as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting.
(iv) This Section 2.10(a) shall not apply to a proposal proposed to be made by a stockholder if the stockholder has notified the Corporation of his or her intention to present the proposal at an annual or special meeting only pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act and such proposal has been included in a proxy statement that has been prepared by the Corporation to solicit proxies for such meeting.
(v) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.10(a) to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors at an annual meeting is increased and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming all of the nominees for directors or specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors made by the Corporation at least 10 days prior to the last day a stockholder may deliver a notice in accordance with Section 2.10(a)(ii) above, a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 2.10(a) shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.
(b) Special Meeting. Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any committee thereof) or (ii) provided that one or more directors are to be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time the notice provided for in this Section 2.10(b) is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and upon such election and who delivers a written notice setting forth the information required by Section 2.10(a) above. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board of Directors, any such stockholder entitled to vote in such election of directors may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position(s) as specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting, if the notice required by this Section 2.10(b) shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such special meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall an adjournment, recess or postponement of a special meeting for which notice of the meeting has already been given to stockholders commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.
(c) General.
(i) Except as otherwise required by law, only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.10 shall be eligible to be elected at any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to serve as directors and only such other business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before
the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.10. Except as otherwise provided by law or these Bylaws, and notwithstanding any other provision of these Bylaws, each of the Board of Directors or the chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any other business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.10 (including whether a stockholder or beneficial owner solicited (or is part of a group which solicited) or did not so solicit, as the case may be, proxies in compliance with such stockholder’s representation as required by clause (a)(ii)(D)(4) of this Section 2.10). If any proposed nomination or other business is not in compliance with this Section 2.10, then except as otherwise required by law, the chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty to declare that such nomination shall be disregarded or that such other business shall not be transacted. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.10, unless otherwise required by law, if the stockholder does not provide the information required under clauses (a)(ii)(C)(2) and (a)(ii)(D)(1)-(3) of this Section 2.10 to the Corporation within the time frames specified herein, or if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present a nomination or other business, such nomination shall be disregarded and such other business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation. For purposes of this Section 2.10, to be considered a qualified representative of a stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder (or a reliable reproduction or electronic transmission of the writing) delivered to the Corporation prior to the making of such nomination or proposal at such meeting by such stockholder stating that such person is authorized to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders.
(ii) For purposes of this Section 2.10, the “close of business” shall mean 6:00 p.m. local time at the principal executive offices of the Corporation on any calendar day, whether or not the day is a business day, and a “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or a comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Sections 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. For purposes of clause (a)(ii)(D)(1) of this Section 2.10, shares shall be treated as “beneficially owned” by a person if the person beneficially owns such shares, directly or indirectly, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Regulations 13D and 13G thereunder or has or shares pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing): (A) the right to acquire such shares (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time or the fulfillment of a condition or both), (B) the right to vote such shares, alone or in concert with others and/or (C) investment power with respect to such shares, including the power to dispose of, or to direct the disposition of, such shares.
(iii) Nothing in this Section 2.10 shall be deemed to affect any rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors pursuant to any applicable provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation (including any Preferred Stock Designation).
Section 2.11 No Action by Written Consent.
Except as otherwise provided for or fixed pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation (including any Preferred Stock Designation), any action required or permitted to be taken by stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly held meeting of stockholders of the Corporation at which a quorum is present or represented, and may not be effected by written consent of stockholders in lieu of a meeting of stockholders.
Section 2.12 Inspectors of Election. Before any meeting of stockholders, the Corporation may, and shall if required by law, appoint one or more inspectors of election to act at the meeting and make a written report thereof. Inspectors may be employees of the Corporation. The Corporation may designate one of more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is able to act at a meeting of stockholders, the chairman of the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath to execute faithfully the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability. Inspectors need not be stockholders. No director or nominee for the office of director at an election shall be appointed as an inspector at such election.
Such inspectors shall:
(a) 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, and the validity of proxies and ballots;
(b) determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspectors;
(c) count and tabulate all votes and ballots; and
(d) certify their determination of the number of shares represented at the meeting, and their count of all votes and ballots.
Section 2.13 Meetings by Remote Communications. The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication in accordance with Section 211(a)(2) of the DGCL. If authorized by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, and subject to such guidelines and procedures as the Board of Directors may adopt, stockholders and proxyholders not physically present at a meeting of stockholders may, by means of remote communication (a) participate in a meeting of stockholders and (b) be deemed present in person and vote at a meeting of stockholders whether such meeting is to be held at a designated place or solely by means of remote communication, provided that (i) the Corporation shall implement reasonable measures to verify that each person deemed present and permitted to vote at the meeting by means of remote communication is a stockholder or proxyholder; (ii) the Corporation shall implement reasonable measures to provide such stockholders and proxyholders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the stockholders, including an opportunity to read or hear the proceedings of the meeting substantially concurrently with such proceedings; and (iii) if any stockholder or proxyholder votes or takes other action at the meeting by means of remote communication, a record of such vote or other action shall be maintained by the Corporation.
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 3.1 Powers. Subject to the provisions of the DGCL and to any limitations in the Certificate of Incorporation relating to action required to be approved by the stockholders, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. In addition to the powers and authorities these Bylaws expressly confer upon it, the Board of Directors may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.
Section
3.2 Number
and Election. Except as otherwise provided for or fixed pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation (including any
Preferred Stock Designation), the Board of Directors shall consist of such number of directors as shall be determined from
time to time solely by resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the total number of directors then
authorized (hereinafter referred to as the “Whole Board”); provided, however, that in
adopting these Bylaws, the Board of Directors has resolved, by affirmative vote of a majority of the Whole Board, that until
April 1, 2022 (the “Specified Date”), the Board of Directors shall consist of a total of nine directors.
At any meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected, each nominee for election as a director in an uncontested election shall be elected if the number of votes cast for the nominee’s election exceeds the number of votes cast against the nominee’s election. In all director elections other than uncontested elections, the nominees for election as a director shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast. For purposes of this Section 3.2, an “uncontested election” means any meeting of stockholders at which the number of candidates does not exceed the number of directors to be elected and with respect to which (a) no stockholder has submitted notice of an intent to nominate a candidate for election at such meeting in accordance with Section 2.10, or (b) such a notice has been submitted, and on or before the fifth business day prior to the date that the Corporation files its definitive proxy statement relating to such meeting with the Securities and Exchange Commission (regardless of whether thereafter revised or supplemented), the notice has been (i) withdrawn in writing to Secretary of the Corporation, (ii) determined not to be a valid notice of nomination, with such determination to be made by the Board of Directors (or a committee thereof) pursuant to Section 2.10, or if challenged in court, by a final court order, or (iii) determined by the Board of Directors (or a committee thereof) not to create a bona fide election contest.
Directors need not be stockholders unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, wherein other qualifications for directors may be prescribed.
Section 3.3 Vacancies. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.14 of these Bylaws, subject to the rights of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, and unless otherwise required by law, newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors permitted under Section 3.2 and any vacancies in the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or other cause shall be filled solely by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office and entitled to vote thereon, even though less than a quorum, or by the sole remaining director, and any director so chosen shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such director shall have been chosen and until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified. No decrease in the authorized number of directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
Section 3.4 Resignations and Removal.
(a) Any director may resign at any time upon notice given in writing or by electronic transmission to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Secretary of the Corporation. Such resignation shall take effect upon delivery, unless the resignation specifies a later effective date or time or an effective date or time determined upon the happening of an event or events. Unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
(b) Except for such additional directors, if any, as are elected by the holders of any series of Preferred Stock as provided for or fixed pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation (including any Preferred Stock Designation), 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 at least 66⅔% of the voting power of the stock outstanding and entitled to vote thereon.
Section 3.5 Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such place or places, within or without the State of Delaware, on such date or dates and at such time or times, as shall have been established by the Board of Directors and publicized among all directors. A notice of each regular meeting shall not be required.
Section 3.6 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or a majority of the directors then in office. The person or persons authorized to call special meetings of the Board of Directors may fix the place, within or without the State of Delaware, date and time of such meetings. Notice of each such meeting shall be given to each director, if by mail, addressed to such director at his or her residence or usual place of business, at least five days before the day on which such meeting is to be held, or shall be sent to such director by electronic transmission, or be delivered personally or by telephone, in each case at least 24 hours prior to the time set for such meeting. A notice of special meeting need not state the purpose of such meeting, and, unless indicated in the notice thereof, any and all business may be transacted at a special meeting.
Section 3.7 Participation in Meetings by Conference Telephone. Members of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting of such Board of Directors or committee by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
Section 3.8 Quorum and Voting.
(a) Except as otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a majority of the Whole Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors, and the vote of a majority of the directors present at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors. The chairman of the meeting or a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting to another time and place whether or not a quorum is present. 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.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Bylaws, until the Specified Date, unless the then serving directors shall have adopted a resolution to the contrary in accordance with Section 3.8(c) of these Bylaws:
(i) the Board of Directors shall be composed of (A) four Rubicon Project Continuing Directors (as defined in Section 3.14(d) below), all of whom shall be Independent Directors (as defined in Section 3.14(d) below), (B) four Telaria Continuing Directors (as defined in Section 3.14(d) below), at least three of whom shall be Independent Directors, and (C) the Chief Executive Officer;
(ii) any vacancy on the Board of Directors will be filled as provided in Section 3.14(c) of these Bylaws; and
(iii) the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors shall not fail to nominate the Chief Executive Officer or any Rubicon Project Continuing Director or Telaria Continuing Director for election as a director of the Corporation in accordance with Section 3.14 of these Bylaws (unless such Rubicon Project Continuing Director or Telaria Continuing Director, as applicable, is unwilling or is otherwise no longer qualified to be so nominated, in which case, the nominee to serve as the successor to such Rubicon Project Continuing Director or Telaria Continuing Director shall be determined by a majority of the other Rubicon Project Continuing Directors or Telaria Continuing Directors, respectively).
(c) Any resolution of the type specified in Section 3.8(b) of these Bylaws must be adopted by directors representing both (i) a majority of the Rubicon Project Continuing Directors then serving on the Board of Directors and (ii) a majority of the Telaria Continuing Directors then serving on the Board of Directors.
(d) In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Section 3.8, on the one hand, and any other provision of these Bylaws, on the other hand, the provisions of this Section 3.8 shall control.
Section 3.9 Board of Directors Action by Written Consent Without a Meeting. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting, provided that all members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent in writing or by electronic transmission to such action, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes or proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.
Section 3.10 Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall preside at meetings of stockholders and directors and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. If the Chairman of the Board of Directors is not present at a meeting of the Board of Directors, another director chosen by the Board of Directors shall preside.
Section 3.11 Rules and Regulations. The Board of Directors shall adopt such rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws for the conduct of its meetings and management of the affairs of the Corporation as the Board of Directors shall deem proper.
Section 3.12 Fees and Compensation of Directors. Directors may receive such compensation, if any, for their services on the Board of Directors and its committees, and such reimbursement of expenses, as may be fixed or determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.
Section 3.13 Emergency Bylaws. In the event of any emergency, disaster or catastrophe, as referred to in Section 110 of the DGCL, or other similar emergency condition, as a result of which a quorum of the Board of Directors or a standing committee of the Board of Directors cannot readily be convened for action, then the director or directors in attendance at the meeting shall constitute a quorum. Such director or directors in attendance may further take action to appoint one or more of themselves or other directors to membership on any standing or temporary committees of the Board of Directors as they shall deem necessary and appropriate.
Section 3.14 Chairman of the Board; Board Composition; Filling of Vacancies Until the Specified Date.
(a) The
Board of Directors has, as of April 1, 2020 (the “Closing Date”), elected Paul Caine as a Telaria Continuing
Director and to serve as Chairman of the Board. Such election as Chairman of the Board of Directors shall continue until the
Specified Date or any such earlier date as of which Paul Caine ceases to be a member of the Board of Directors or otherwise
becomes unable, unwilling or otherwise no longer qualified to so serve. Prior to the Specified Date, if Paul Caine ceases
to be a member of the Board of Directors or is unable, unwilling or otherwise no longer qualified to so serve, then the Board
of Directors shall elect one of its members (who may be either a Rubicon Project Continuing Director or a Telaria Continuing
Director) to be Chairman of the Board of Directors, which election shall require the affirmative vote of both a majority of
the Rubicon Project Continuing Directors and a majority of the Telaria Continuing Directors.
(b) Any Rubicon Project Continuing Director or Telaria Continuing Director who is then serving as a member of the Board of Directors and whose term is expiring at an annual meeting of stockholders held on a date that is prior to the Specified Date shall be nominated by the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors for election to the Board of Directors at such annual meeting, (i) so long as such Rubicon Project Continuing Director (or, if necessary to ensure that three out of the four Telaria Continuing Directors are Independent Directors, Telaria Continuing Director) qualifies as an Independent Director and (ii) unless such Rubicon Project Continuing Director or Telaria Continuing Director, as applicable, notifies the Board of Directors of his or her desire not be so nominated or is otherwise no longer qualified to be nominated. Until the Specified Date, in the event that any Rubicon Project Continuing Director or Telaria Continuing Director is not nominated for election to the Board of Directors by the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors in accordance with the immediately preceding clauses (i) or (ii), the nominee to serve as the successor to such Rubicon Project Continuing Director or Telaria Continuing Director, as applicable, shall be determined in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section 3.14.
(c) Until the Specified Date:
(i) All vacancies on the Board of Directors created by the cessation of service of a Rubicon Project Continuing Director or Telaria Continuing Director shall be filled by an individual proposed by a majority of the remaining Rubicon Project Continuing Directors or Telaria Continuing Directors, respectively, to the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors for nomination to the Board of Directors, provided, in the case of any Rubicon Project Continuing Director, or in the event that the Telaria Continuing Director whose cessation of service created the vacancy is an Independent Director and at least one of the other Telaria Continuing Directors is not an Independent Director, that such individual qualifies as an Independent Director.
(ii) In the event that any such proposed individual is not nominated for appointment to the Board of Directors by the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors as a result of the immediately preceding proviso, a majority of the remaining Rubicon Project Continuing Directors or Telaria Continuing Directors, as applicable, shall propose another individual (and this process shall be repeated) until such an individual proposed by a majority of the remaining Rubicon Project Continuing Directors or Telaria Continuing Directors, respectively, is duly nominated and appointed to serve as a member of the Board of Directors in accordance with this paragraph.
(d) For purposes of these Bylaws:
(i) the term “Rubicon Project Continuing Directors” shall mean the members of the Board of Directors who (A) were directors as of the Closing Date and designated to serve on the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 2.1(a) of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 19, 2019, by and among the Corporation, Madison Merger Corp. and Telaria, Inc. (the “Merger Agreement”), or (B) became members of the Board of Directors subsequent to the Closing Date and were proposed for nomination to the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors by a majority of the Rubicon Project Continuing Directors then on the Board of Directors.
(ii) the term “Telaria Continuing Directors” shall mean the members of the Board of Directors who (A) were directors as of the Closing Date and designated to serve on the Board of Directors pursuant to Sections 2.1(a) of the Merger Agreement or (B) became members of the Board of Directors subsequent to the Closing Date and were proposed for nomination to the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors by a majority of the Telaria Continuing Directors then on the Board of Directors.
(iii) the term “Independent Director” shall mean an individual who qualifies as independent under the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange, any applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and any publicly disclosed standards used by the Board of Directors in determining and disclosing independence of the Corporation’s directors.
(e) In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Section 3.14, on the one hand, and any other provision of these Bylaws (other than Section 3.8), on the other hand, the provisions of this Section 3.14 shall control.
ARTICLE IV
COMMITTEES
Section 4.1 Committees of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may designate one or more committees, each such committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee to replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he, she 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 permitted by law and provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors or in these Bylaws, 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 the following matters: (a) approving or adopting, or recommending to the stockholders, any action or matter (other than the election or removal of directors) expressly required by the DGCL to be submitted to stockholders for approval or (b) adopting, amending or repealing any bylaw of the Corporation. All committees of the Board of Directors shall keep minutes of their meetings and shall report their proceedings to the Board of Directors when requested or required by the Board of Directors.
Section 4.2 Meetings and Action of Committees. Unless the Board of Directors provides otherwise by resolution, any committee of the Board of Directors may adopt, alter and repeal such rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws for the conduct of its meetings as such committee may deem proper.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section 5.1 Officers. The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Chief Financial Officer, a Treasurer, a Secretary and may consist of one or more Vice Presidents and such other officers as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine, each of whom shall be appointed by the Board of Directors, each to have such authority, functions or duties as set forth in these Bylaws or as determined by the Board of Directors. Each officer shall be appointed by the Board of Directors and shall hold office for such term as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors and until such person’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, or until such person’s earlier death, disqualification, resignation or removal. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. To the extent Section 2.1(b) of the Merger Agreement, or a contract of employment between the Corporation and any individual then serving as an officer of the Corporation that has been approved by the Board of Directors (or an authorized committee thereof) and executed by such officer and the Corporation, prescribes authority, functions or duties for an individual that are narrower than the authority, functions or duties of such officer position otherwise set forth in these Bylaws, the narrower authority, functions or duties set forth in Section 2.1(b) of the Merger Agreement or in the applicable employment agreement shall govern as to such individual notwithstanding any broader description in these Bylaws.
Section 5.2 Compensation. The salaries of the officers of the Corporation and the manner and time of the payment of such salaries shall be fixed and determined, and may be altered, by the Board of Directors directly or by delegated authority from time to time as it deems appropriate, subject to the rights, if any, of such officers under any contract of employment.
Section 5.3 Removal, Resignation and Vacancies. Any officer of the Corporation may be removed, with or without cause, by the Board of Directors, and any officer may resign at any time upon notice given in writing or by electronic transmission to the Corporation. If any vacancy occurs in any office of the Corporation, the Board of Directors may appoint a successor to fill such vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term and until a successor shall have been duly appointed and qualified.
Section 5.4 Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall have general supervision and direction of the business and affairs of the Corporation, shall be responsible for corporate policy and strategy, and shall report directly to the Board of Directors. Unless otherwise provided in these Bylaws, all other officers of the Corporation shall report directly to the Chief Executive Officer or as otherwise determined by the Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall, if present and in the absence of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, preside at meetings of the stockholders.
Section 5.5 President. If there is no separate Chief Operating Officer, the President shall be the chief operating officer of the Corporation, with general responsibility for the management and control of the operations of the Corporation. The President shall, when requested, counsel with and advise the other officers of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer may from time to time determine.
Section 5.6 Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall exercise all the powers and perform the duties of the office of the chief financial officer and in general have overall supervision of the financial operations of the Corporation. The Chief Financial Officer may also be the chief accounting officer of the Corporation. The Chief Financial Officer shall, when requested, counsel with and advise the other officers of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President may from time to time determine.
Section 5.7 Vice Presidents. Each Vice President designated by the Board of Directors shall have such powers and duties as shall be prescribed by his or her superior officer, the Chief Executive Officer or the President. A Vice President shall, when requested, counsel with and advise the other officers of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President may from time to time determine.
Section 5.8 Treasurer. The Treasurer shall supervise and be responsible for all the funds and securities of the Corporation, the deposit of all moneys and other valuables to the credit of the Corporation in depositories of the Corporation, borrowings and compliance with the provisions of all indentures, agreements and instruments governing such borrowings to which the Corporation is a party, the disbursement of funds of the Corporation and the investment of its funds, and in general shall perform all of the duties incident to the office of the Treasurer. The Treasurer shall, when requested, counsel with and advise the other officers of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Chief Financial Officer may from time to time determine.
Section 5.9 Secretary. The powers and duties of the Secretary are: (i) to act as Secretary at all meetings of the Board of Directors, of the committees of the Board of Directors and of the stockholders and to record the proceedings of such meetings in a book or books to be kept for that purpose; (ii) to see that all notices required to be given by the Corporation are duly given and served; (iii) to act as custodian of the seal of the Corporation and affix the seal or cause it to be affixed to all certificates of stock
of the Corporation and to all documents, the execution of which on behalf of the Corporation under its seal is duly authorized in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws; (iv) to have charge of the books, records and papers of the Corporation and see that the reports, statements and other documents required by law to be kept and filed are properly kept and filed; and (v) to perform all of the duties incident to the office of Secretary. The Secretary shall, when requested, counsel with and advise the other officers of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President may from time to time determine.
Section 5.10 Additional Matters. The Chief Executive Officer, President, and the Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation shall have the authority to designate employees of the Corporation to have the title of Vice President, Controller, Assistant Vice President, Assistant Treasurer or Assistant Secretary. Any employee so designated shall have the powers and duties determined by the officer making such designation. The persons upon whom such titles are conferred shall not be deemed officers of the Corporation unless appointed by the Board of Directors.
Section 5.11 Checks; Drafts; Evidences of Indebtedness. From time to time, the Board of Directors shall determine the method, and designate (or authorize officers of the Corporation to designate) the person or persons who shall have authority, to sign or endorse all checks, drafts, other orders for payment of money, notes, bonds, debentures or other evidences of indebtedness that are issued in the name of or payable by the Corporation, and only the persons so authorized shall sign or endorse such instruments.
Section 5.12 Corporate Contracts and Instruments; How Executed. Except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, the Board of Directors may determine the method, and designate (or authorize officers of the Corporation to designate) the person or persons who shall have authority, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Unless so authorized, or within the power incident to a person’s office or other position with the Corporation, no person shall have any power or authority to bind the Corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose or for any amount.
Section 5.13 Signature Authority. Unless otherwise specifically determined by the Board of Directors or otherwise provided by law or these Bylaws, contracts, evidences of indebtedness and other instruments or documents of the Corporation may be executed, signed or endorsed by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Chief Financial Officer.
Section 5.14 Action with Respect to Securities of Other Corporations or Entities. Each of the Chief Executive Officer and any other officer of the Corporation appointed by the Board of Directors, or any other person authorized by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer, is authorized to vote, represent, and exercise on behalf of the Corporation all rights incident to any and all shares or other equity interests of any other corporation or entity or corporations or entities, standing in the name of the Corporation. The authority herein granted may be exercised either by such person directly or by any other person authorized to do so by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by the person having such authority.
Section 5.15 Delegation. The Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of any officer to any other officers or agents, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article V.
ARTICLE VI
INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES
Section 6.1 Right to Indemnification. Each person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to, or was or is otherwise involved in, any action, suit, arbitration, alternative dispute mechanism, inquiry, judicial, administrative or legislative hearing, investigation or any other threatened, pending or completed proceeding, whether brought by or in the right of the Corporation or otherwise, including any and all appeals, whether of a civil, criminal, administrative, legislative, investigative or other nature (hereinafter a “proceeding”), by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or an officer of the Corporation designated as an officer by resolution of the Board of Directors or while a director or officer of the Corporation is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (hereinafter an “indemnitee”), or by reason of anything done or not done by him or her in any such capacity, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid in settlement by or on behalf of the indemnitee) actually and reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection therewith; provided, however, that, except as otherwise required by law or provided in Section 6.3 with respect to proceedings to enforce rights under this Article VI, the Corporation shall indemnify any such indemnitee in connection with a proceeding, or part thereof, initiated by such indemnitee (including claims and counterclaims, whether such counterclaims are asserted by (i) such indemnitee, or (ii) the Corporation in a proceeding initiated by such indemnitee) only if such proceeding, or part thereof, was authorized or ratified by the Board of Directors.
Section 6.2 Right to Advancement of Expenses. In addition to the right to indemnification conferred in Section 6.1, an indemnitee shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, also have the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in defending any proceeding with respect to which indemnification is required under Section 6.1 in advance of its final disposition (hereinafter an “advancement of expenses”); provided, however, that an advancement of expenses shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking (hereinafter an “undertaking”), by or on behalf of such indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision of a court of competent jurisdiction from which there is no further right to appeal (hereinafter a “final adjudication”) that such indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this Article VI or otherwise.
Section 6.3 Right of Indemnitee to Bring Suit. If a request for indemnification under Section 6.1 is not paid in full by the Corporation within 60 days, or if a request for an advancement of expenses under Section 6.2 is not paid in full by the Corporation within 20 days, after a written request has been received by the Corporation, the indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation in a court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware seeking an adjudication of entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of expenses. If successful in whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting or defending such suit to the fullest extent permitted by law. In any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that the indemnitee has not met any applicable standard of conduct for indemnification set forth in the DGCL. Further, in any suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Corporation shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final adjudication that the indemnitee has not met any applicable standard of conduct for indemnification set forth in the DGCL. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such suit that indemnification of the indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because the indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that the indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the indemnitee, be a defense to such suit. In any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under applicable law, this Article VI or otherwise shall be on the Corporation.
Section 6.4 Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses conferred in this Article VI shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, provisions of a certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or otherwise.
Section 6.5 Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL.
Section 6.6 Indemnification of Employees and Agents of the Corporation. The Corporation may, to the extent and in the manner permitted by applicable law, and to the extent authorized from time to time, grant rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to any employee or agent of the Corporation.
Section 6.7 Nature of Rights. The rights conferred upon indemnitees in this Article VI shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer or trustee and shall inure to the benefit of the indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators. Any amendment, alteration or repeal of this Article VI that adversely affects any right of an indemnitee or its successors shall be prospective only and shall not limit or eliminate any such right with respect to any proceeding involving any occurrence or alleged occurrence of any action or omission to act that took place prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal.
Section 6.8 Settlement of Claims. Notwithstanding anything in this Article VI to the contrary, the Corporation shall not be liable to indemnify any indemnitee under this Article VI for any amounts paid in settlement of any proceeding effected without the Corporation’s written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, or for any judicial award if the Corporation was not given a reasonable and timely opportunity, at its expense, to participate in the defense of such proceeding.
Section 6.9 Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Article VI, the Corporation shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of the indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and shall do everything that may be necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents necessary to enable the Corporation effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.
Section 6.10 Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Article VI shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Article VI (including, without limitation, all portions of any paragraph of this Article VI containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that are not by themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and (b) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Article VI (including, without limitation, all portions of any paragraph of this Article VI containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that are not themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent of the parties that the Corporation provide protection to the indemnitee to the fullest enforceable extent.
ARTICLE VII
CAPITAL STOCK
Section 7.1 Certificates of Stock. The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of stock shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation. Every holder of stock represented by certificates shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by or in the name of the Corporation by the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, if any, or the President or a Vice President, and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary of the Corporation or an Assistant Secretary, of the Corporation certifying the number of shares owned by such holder in the Corporation. Any or all such signatures may be facsimiles. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate has ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such person were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.
Section 7.2 Special Designation on Certificates. If the Corporation is authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, then the powers, the designations, the preferences, and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall be set forth in full or summarized on the face or back of the certificate that the Corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock; provided, however, that, except as otherwise provided in Section 202 of the DGCL, in lieu of the foregoing requirements there may be set forth on the face or back of the certificate that the Corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock a statement that the Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, the designations, the preferences, and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated stock, the Corporation shall send to the registered owner thereof a written notice containing the information required to be set forth or stated on certificates pursuant to this Section 7.2 or Sections 156, 202(a) or 218(a) of the DGCL or with respect to this Section 7.2 a statement that the Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, the designations, the preferences, and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. Except as otherwise expressly required by law, the rights and obligations of the holders of uncertificated stock and the rights and obligations of the holders of certificates representing stock of the same class and series shall be identical.
Section 7.3 Transfers of Stock. Transfers of shares of stock of the Corporation shall be made only on the books of the Corporation upon authorization by the registered holder thereof or by such holder’s attorney thereunto authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation or a transfer agent for such stock, and if such shares are represented by a certificate, upon surrender of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed or accompanied by a duly executed stock transfer power and the payment of any taxes thereon; provided, however, that the Corporation shall be entitled to recognize and enforce any lawful restriction on transfer.
Section 7.4 Lost Certificates. The Corporation may issue a new share certificate or uncertificated shares in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or the owner’s legal representative to give the Corporation a bond (or other adequate security) sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it (including any expense or liability) on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares. The Board of Directors may adopt such other provisions and restrictions with reference to lost certificates, not inconsistent with applicable law, as it shall in its discretion deem appropriate.
Section 7.5 Registered Stockholders. The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise required by law.
Section 7.6 Record Date for Determining Stockholders.
(a) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders or any adjourned meeting, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall, unless otherwise required by law, not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting. If the Board of Directors so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board of Directors determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjourned meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and in such case shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote in accordance herewith at the adjourned meeting.
(b) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall not be more than 60 days prior to such action. If no such record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.
Section 7.7 Regulations. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board of Directors may make such additional rules and regulations as it may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer and registration of shares of stock of the Corporation.
Section 7.8 Waiver of Notice. Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the DGCL or the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a written waiver, signed by the person entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, 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. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, the Board of Directors or a committee of the Board of Directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice or any waiver by electronic transmission unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.
ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL MATTERS
Section 8.1 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall begin on the first day of January of each year and end on the last day of December of the same year, or shall extend for such other 12 consecutive months as the Board of Directors may designate.
Section 8.2 Corporate Seal. The Board of Directors may provide a suitable seal, containing the name of the Corporation, which seal shall be in the charge of the Secretary of the Corporation. If and when so directed by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof, duplicates of the seal may be kept and used by the Treasurer or by an Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer.
Section 8.3 Reliance Upon Books, Reports and Records. Each director and each member of any committee designated by the Board of Directors shall, in the performance of his or her duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the books of account or other records of the Corporation and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of its officers or employees, or committees of the Board of Directors so designated, or by any other person as to matters which such director or committee member reasonably believes are within such other person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation.
Section 8.4 Subject to Law and Certificate of Incorporation. All powers, duties and responsibilities provided for in these Bylaws, whether or not explicitly so qualified, are qualified by the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law.
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENTS
Section 9.1 Amendments. In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the laws of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, amend or repeal these Bylaws. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, and in addition to any requirements of law, the affirmative vote of at least 66⅔% of the voting power of the stock outstanding and entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class, shall be required for the stockholders to adopt, amend or repeal any provision of these Bylaws.
The
foregoing Bylaws were adopted by the Board of Directors on April 1,
2020.
THE RUBICON PROJECT, INC. 8-K
Exhibit 99.1
Rubicon Project
and Telaria Complete Merger Following Stockholder Approvals
LOS ANGELES & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--April 1, 2020-- Rubicon Project (NYSE:RUBI), the global exchange for advertising, and Telaria (NYSE: TLRA), the complete
software platform that optimizes yield for leading video publishers, today announced the closing of their previously
announced merger, creating the world’s largest independent sell-side advertising
platform, poised to capture growth in CTV. The combined company will launch with a new name in the coming months and in the interim,
will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol RUBI.
Together, Rubicon Project and Telaria will enable thousands of publishers
to connect with thousands of buyers and brands, creating a global, independent alternative to walled gardens in the ecosystem.
In addition, the combined company will be an essential omnichannel partner for buyers across formats, screens and geographies.
“We are very pleased to begin this new chapter for the combined
company,” said Michael Barrett, CEO of Rubicon Project. “Going to market as the world’s largest independent omnichannel
sell-side platform with robust CTV capabilities puts us in a great position to help publishers monetize across all auction types
and help buyers safely and efficiently meet their campaign goals.”
“The teams couldn’t be more excited to be joined in a
strong and scaled enterprise. As linear TV continues to succumb to accelerated cord-cutting and TV ad dollars shift to digital,
CTV is increasingly becoming the “go to” for consumers and advertisers. The combined company is very well positioned
to address the demands of marketers seeking a true programmatic omnichannel ad buying opportunity,” added President &
COO, Mark Zagorski.
Transaction Details
Under the terms of the merger agreement, each share of Telaria common
stock issued and outstanding on the date of closing (April 1, 2020) will be converted into 1.082 shares of Rubicon Project (NYSE:RUBI)
common stock (and, if applicable, cash in lieu of fractional shares).
Leadership
Michael Barrett is Chief Executive Officer of the combined company,
Mark Zagorski is President & Chief Operating Officer, Tom Kershaw is Chief Technology Officer, David Day is Chief Financial
Officer, Erik Hovanec is Chief Strategy Officer, Joe Prusz is Chief Revenue Officer, Adam Soroca is Global Head of Buyer Team,
David Hertog is Chief Marketing Officer, Tiffany Francis is Chief People Officer, Aaron Saltz is General Counsel & Corporate
Secretary, Eve Filip is General Counsel, Commercial & Privacy and Katie Evans is General Manager of CTV.
Inducement Awards
In connection with the completion of the merger with Telaria, Rubicon
Project granted 848,725 restricted stock units to six former Telaria employees who have become employees of the combined company.
394,079 of the restricted stock units vest quarterly over four years, with approximately 25% vesting on May 15, 2021 and the remainder
vesting on each August 15, November 15, February 15, and May 15 thereafter until fully vested. The remaining 454,646 restricted
stock units vest with respect to one-half of the awards on April 1, 2021 and with respect to the other half on April 1, 2022. The
restricted stock units were issued as employment inducement awards in accordance with Section 303A.08 of the NYSE Listed Company
Manual, which requires disclosure of the awards via this press release.
To learn more about the combined company’s strategy, please
see CEO Michael Barrett’s blog
post.
About Rubicon Project
Founded in 2007, Rubicon Project is one of the world’s largest
sell-side advertising platforms. The company helps websites and apps thrive by giving them tools and expertise to sell ads easily
and safely. In addition, the world's leading agencies and brands rely on Rubicon Project’s technology to execute billions
of advertising transactions each month. Rubicon Project is an independent, publicly traded company (NYSE:RUBI) headquartered in
Los Angeles, California.
About Telaria
Telaria (NYSE:TLRA) powers the future of TV advertising with proprietary,
programmatic software that optimizes ad yield for leading video publishers across desktop, mobile and CTV. Telaria’s clients
include the most innovative video content publishers across the globe such as Hulu, SlingTV, PlutoTV, TubiTV, Singtel, Australia’s
Nine Entertainment Co, Network 10 and Seven West Media, and Brazil’s Globo. Telaria is headquartered in New York City and
supports its global client base out of 13 offices worldwide across North America, EMEA, LATAM and APAC.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements, including
statements based upon or relating to Rubicon Project’s and Telaria’s expectations, assumptions, estimates, and projections.
Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the anticipated benefits of the merger and
our ability to capture CTV growth as a combined company. These statements are not guarantees of future performance; they reflect
Rubicon Project’s and Telaria’s current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and estimates
and subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements
to be materially different from expectations or results projected or implied by forward-looking statements. These risks include,
but are not limited to: challenges, disruptions and costs of closing, integrating and achieving anticipated synergies, or that
such synergies will take longer to realize than expected; risks that the merger and other transactions contemplated by the merger
agreement disrupt current plans and operations that may harm the parties’ businesses; the amount of any costs, fees, expenses,
impairments and charges related to the merger; uncertainty as to the effects of the merger on the parties’ respective financial
performance; uncertainty as to the long-term value of combined company’s common stock; the business, economic and political
conditions in the markets in which Rubicon Project and Telaria operate; the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on the workforce,
operations, financial results and cash flows of the combined company; the combined company’s ability to continue to grow
and to manage its growth effectively; the combined company’s ability to develop innovative new technologies and remain market
leaders; the effect on the advertising market and Rubicon Project’s and Telaria’s businesses from difficult economic
conditions or uncertainty, including with respect to a pandemic or other global phenomenon; the freedom of buyers and sellers to
direct their spending and inventory to competing sources of inventory and demand; the combined company’s ability to adapt
effectively to shifts in digital advertising; the effects, including loss of market share, of increased competition in Rubicon
Project’s and Telaria’s markets and increasing concentration of advertising spending, including mobile spending, in
a small number of very large competitors; the effects of consolidation in the ad tech industry; the concentration of CTV advertising
spend among a small number of large publishers; acts of competitors and other third parties that can adversely affect the combined
company’s business; the combined company’s ability to differentiate its offerings and compete effectively in a market
trending increasingly toward commodification, transparency, and disintermediation; potential adverse effects of malicious activity
such as fraudulent inventory and malware; costs associated with defending intellectual property infringement and other claims;
the combined company’s ability to attract and retain qualified employees and key personnel; and the combined company’s
ability to comply with, and the effect on their businesses of, evolving legal standards and regulations, particularly concerning
data protection and consumer privacy and evolving labor standards.
The foregoing review of important factors should not be construed
as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included herein and elsewhere, including
the risk factors included in Rubicon Project’s and Telaria’s most recent reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Form 8-K
and other documents on file with the SEC. These forward-looking statements represent estimates and assumptions only as of the date
made. Unless required by federal securities laws, Rubicon Project and Telaria assume no obligation to update any of these forward-looking
statements, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated, to reflect circumstances or
events that occur after the statements are made. Given these uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements. Investors should read this document with the understanding that the combined company’s actual
future results may be materially different from what Rubicon Project and Telaria expect. Rubicon Project and Telaria qualify all
of their forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.
Contacts:
Investor Relations:
Nick Kormeluk
Vice President, Investor Relations
949-500-0003
nkormeluk@rubiconproject.com
Media Relations:
Charlstie Veith
Global Head of Communications
516-300-3569
cveith@rubiconproject.com