The Board of Directors in its special meeting held on May 6, 2024 via remote communication, at which meeting, a quorum was present and acting throughout, and at the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of the Corporation, held on July 1, 2024 via remote communication, unanimously approved to amend Article VI, Section 3 of the By-Laws to adjust the notice period for the conduct of stockholders’ meetings from ten (10) days to twenty (21) days and Article VI, Section 7 of the By-Laws to formally authorize the stockholders to vote through remote communication or in absentia in accordance with the Revised Corporation Code.
Article VI, Section 3 is amended from:
Notice - Notices for the meetings shall be sent by the Secretary by personal delivery, by mail or electronic message at least two (2) weeks for regular and at least one (1) week for special meetings, prior to the date of the meeting, of each stockholder of record at his last known address. The notice shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting, and the purpose for which the meeting is called.
To be read as follows:
Notice - Notices for the meetings shall be sent by the Secretary by personal delivery, by mail or electronic message at least twenty-one (21) days for regular and special meetings, or such number of days as may be required under relevant rules and regulations, prior to the date of the meeting, to each stockholder of record at his last known address. The notice shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting, and the purpose for which the meeting is called.
Article VI, Section 7 is amended from:
Manner of Voting – At all meetings of the stockholders, a stockholder may vote in person or by proxy. Unless otherwise provide in the proxy, it shall be valid only for the meeting at which it has been presented to the Secretary. All proxies must be in the hands of the secretary at least ten (10) before the time set for the meeting. Proxies filed with the Secretary may be revoked by the stockholders either in an instrument in writing duly presented and recorded with the Secretary, prior to a scheduled meeting. (As amended on November 25, 2013)
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To be read as follows:
Manner of Voting – At all meetings of the stockholders, a stockholder may vote in person or by proxy. Unless otherwise provide in the proxy, it shall be valid only for the meeting at which it has been presented to the Secretary. All proxies must be in the hands of the secretary at least ten (10) before the time set for the meeting. Proxies filed with the Secretary may be revoked by the stockholders either in an instrument in writing duly presented and recorded with the Secretary, prior to a scheduled meeting. (As amended on November 25, 2013)
Stockholders may also vote via remote communication or in absentia, in which case they shall be deemed present for purposes of quorum. Provided, however, that the votes are received by the Secretary before the Corporation finishes the tally of votes.
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