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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 5, 2011
ITT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Indiana
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
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(IRS Employer
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1133 Westchester Avenue |
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White Plains, New York
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(914) 641-2000
(Registrants 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 (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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ITEM 5.02 |
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Departure of Certain Directors; Election of Directors
On October 5, 2011, the Board of Directors of ITT Corporation (ITT or the Company)
determined to decrease the size of the Board of Directors of the Company (the Board) from ten
directors to eight directors, conditioned on, and effective immediately after the occurrence of the
effective time (the Effective Time) of the planned spin-off of Exelis Inc. (Exelis), the
Companys Defense & Information Solutions business, and Xylem Inc. (Xylem), the Companys
water-related businesses, by way of a distribution (the Distribution) of all of the issued and
outstanding shares of Exelis common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Exelis Common Stock),
and all of the issued and outstanding shares of Xylem common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the
Xylem Common Stock), to be made, on a pro rata basis, to the holders of the common stock of the
Company, par value $1.00 (the ITT Common Stock) (the Spin-off) on the Distribution Date (as
defined below). In connection therewith, Steven R. Loranger, Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer, Curtis J. Crawford, Director and member of the Audit Committee and Nominating
and Governance Committee, John J. Hamre, Director and Chairman of the Nominating and Governance
Committee, and Surya N. Mohapatra, Director and member of the Audit Committee, tendered their
resignations from the Board, conditioned on the occurrence of the Spin-off and effective
immediately prior to the Effective Time.
The Board elected Denise L. Ramos, G. Peter DAloia and Donald DeFosset, Jr. to the Board,
conditioned on the occurrence of the Spin-off and effective immediately after the Effective Time,
to serve as Directors until ITTs 2012 Annual Meeting and the election and qualification of his or
her successor or, if earlier, until his or her death or resignation or removal from the Board.
G. Peter DAloia, age 66, has been elected as a Director of ITT, conditioned on the occurrence
of the Spin-off and effective immediately after the Effective Time. Mr. DAloia served as Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of American Standard Companies Inc., a position he held
since 2000, before retiring in 2008. Before joining American Standard, Mr. DAloia worked for
Honeywell where he most recently served as Vice PresidentBusiness Development. He spent 27 years
with Honeywells predecessor company, AlliedSignal, in diverse finance management positions. During
his career with AlliedSignal, he served as Vice PresidentTaxes; Vice President and Treasurer;
Vice President and Controller; and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Engineered
Materials Sector. Early in his career, he worked as a tax attorney for the accounting firm, Arthur
Young and Company. Mr. DAloia is a Director of FMC Corporation and AirTran Airways. Mr. DAloia
holds a law degree from St. Johns University and a master of science in taxation and bachelor of
arts degree in accounting from New York University. Mr. DAloia has significant executive
management experience gained as an executive officer, strong international experience and financial
expertise. Mr. DAloia has also served as a Director in other public companies, providing
additional relevant experience.
Donald DeFosset, Jr., age 62, has been elected as a Director of ITT, conditioned on the
occurrence of the Spin-off and effective immediately after the Effective Time. Mr. DeFosset retired
in 2005 as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Walter Industries, Inc., a
diversified company with principal operating businesses in homebuilding and home financing, water
transmission products and energy services. Mr. DeFosset served since November 2000 as President
and CEO, and since March 2002 as Chairman, of Walter Industries. Previously, he was Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer of Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. (Dura), a global supplier
of engineered systems, from October 1999 through June 2000. Before joining Dura, Mr. DeFosset
served as a Corporate Executive Vice President, President of the Truck Group and a member of the
Office of Chief Executive Officer of Navistar International Corporation from October 1996 to August
1999. Mr. DeFosset also serves as a director of National Retail Properties Inc., Regions Financial
Corporation and EnPro Industries, Inc. Previously, Mr. DeFosset served as a director of James
Hardie Industries N.V. from 2006 through 2008. Mr. DeFosset holds a master of business
administration from Harvard Business School and a bachelor of science degree in industrial
engineering from Purdue University. Mr. DeFosset has significant experience as a chief executive of
a large diversified industrial company and as a senior executive of an international machinery
manufacturer. Mr. DeFosset has also served as a Director in other public companies, providing
additional relevant experience.
Conditioned on the occurrence of the Spin-off and effective immediately after the Effective
Time, (1) Mr. Frank MacInnis will serve as non-executive Chairman of the Board, (2) Mr. DAloia
(Chair), Ms. Christina A. Gold and Ms. Linda S. Sanford will serve as members of the Audit
Committee, (3) Mr. MacInnis (Chair), Mr. DeFosset, Mr. Paul J. Kern and Mr. Markos I. Tambakeras
will serve as members of the Nominating and Governance Committee and (4) Ms. Gold (Chair), Mr.
DeFosset, Mr. Kern and Ms. Sanford will serve as members of the Compensation and Personnel
Committee.
Each of G. Peter DAloia and Donald DeFosset, Jr. will receive one half of the approved
post-spin annual compensation received by non-employee directors of $190,000 in aggregate. From the
Effective Time until the next annual meeting of shareholders, each non-employee director shall (A)
receive one-half of the annual director fees of (i) $100,000 per annual tenure in cash and (ii) an
additional annual cash retainer of $15,000 if such non-employee director serves as the chairman of
the Audit Committee, and (B) be granted $90,000 per annual tenure in restricted stock units that
will vest the business day prior to the 2012 annual meeting of the Company. The annual compensation
for the remainder of the 2011 2012 tenure is as follows: $50,000 in cash, $45,000 in restricted
stock units and $7,500 if such non-employee director serves as the Chair of the Audit Committee,
each to be granted or paid promptly on or following the Distribution Date.
The non-employee director who serves as the non-executive Chairman of the Board shall receive
an additional $125,000 in aggregate with (A) director fees of $62,500 per annual tenure in cash and
(B) be granted $62,500 per annual tenure in restricted stock units that will vest on the business
day prior to the 2012 annual meeting of the Company. The additional annual incremental pay for the
remainder of the 2011 2012 tenure is as follows: $31,250 in cash and $31,250 in restricted stock
units, each to be paid or granted promptly on or following the Distribution Date.
Departure
of Certain Officers; Appointment of New Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer
In connection with the Spin-off, Steven R. Loranger, Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer, Gretchen W. McClain, Senior Vice President and President, Fluid Motion and Control, David
F. Melcher, Senior Vice President and President, Defense & Information Systems, and Frank R.
Jimenez, Vice President and General Counsel, tendered their resignations as officers of the
Company, conditioned on the occurrence of the Spin-off and effective immediately prior to the
Effective Time.
Denise L. Ramos, age 54, who serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
ITT, has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer and President of ITT, conditioned on the
occurrence of the Spin-off and effective immediately after the Effective Time. Prior to becoming
Chief Financial Officer of ITT, Ms. Ramos was Chief Financial Officer of Furniture Brands
International. Her prior experience includes five years at Yum! Brands, Inc. in Louisville,
Kentucky, where she was Senior Vice President and Corporate Treasurer for Yum! and Chief Financial
Officer for KFC. Ms. Ramos holds a master of business administration in finance from the University
of Chicago and attended Purdue Universitys economics honors program.
Thomas Scalera, age 39, who serves as Vice President of Corporate Finance of ITT, has been
appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ITT, conditioned on the occurrence
of the Spin-off and effective immediately after the Effective Time. Mr. Scalera joined ITT in 2006,
as director of financial planning and analysis, was later promoted to leadership of the investor
relations team and leads both of those functions in his current role. Prior to joining ITT, Mr.
Scalera held technical financial reporting and financial analysis positions with Dover Corporation,
R.R. Donnelley, and the Pepsi-Lipton Partnership. Mr. Scalera holds a master of business
administration in finance and international business from New York University and a bachelor of
science degree in accounting from Fairfield University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant in
the State of Connecticut.
Amendment of Certain Benefit Plans
On October 5, 2011, the Board approved amendments to (i) the ITT Corporation Annual Incentive
Plan for Executive Officers (amended and restated as of February 15, 2008 and further amended
effective as of the Effective Time) and the ITT Industries 1997 Annual Incentive Plan (amended and
restated as of July 13, 2004 and further amended effective as of the Effective Time) (collectively,
the Incentive Plans) and (ii) the Special Senior Executive Severance Pay Plan (amended and
restated as of December 31, 2008 and further amended effective as of the Effective Time) and the
Enhanced Severance Pay Plan (amended and restated as of December 31, 2008 and further amended as of
the Effective Time) (collectively, the Severance Plans).
The amendment to the Incentive Plans provides that, effective as of the Effective Time, clause
(iii) of the definition of Acceleration Event shall require consummation of the corporate
transactions described therein (and not stockholder approval of such corporate transactions).
The amendments to the Severance Plans provide that, effective as of the Effective Time:
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clause (iii) of the definition of Acceleration Event shall require
consummation of the corporate transactions described therein (and not stockholder
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the current salary and target bonus will be used in the severance formula,
replacing the prior formula using the highest salary and the highest actual bonus over
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continuation of perquisites during the severance period will be eliminated;
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the Internal Revenue Code Section 280G excise tax gross-up will be replaced
with a best net provision (best net provides either an unreduced benefit or a
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ITEM 5.03 |
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Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year |
On October 5, 2011, the Board adopted and approved the Amended and Restated By-laws of the
Company, with such Amended and Restated By-laws to be effective immediately after the Effective
Time. The Amended and Restated By-laws, among other things, eliminate the Corporate Responsibility
Committee (whose responsibilities have been allocated to other committees), revise the procedures
regarding Holdover Directors and remove the right for shareholders to request a stock certificate
evidencing the shares owned by such shareholder.
The Amended and Restated By-laws are filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto.
On October 5, 2011, ITT announced the timing and details regarding the Spin-off, as well as
the approval of a reverse stock split of ITT Common Stock at a ratio of one share for every two
shares held (the Reverse Stock Split). The Board has declared a pro rata dividend of Exelis
Common Stock and Xylem Common Stock, to be made on October 31, 2011 or such other date that that
conditions to the Distribution set forth in the Distribution Agreement (described below) are
satisfied or waived (the Distribution Date) to ITTs shareholders of record as of the close of
business on October 17, 2011 (the Record Date). Each ITT stockholder will receive a dividend of
(i) one share of Exelis Common Stock for every one share of ITT Common Stock that they hold on the
Record Date and (ii) one share of Xylem Common Stock for every one share of ITT Common Stock that
they hold on the Record Date. The Reverse Stock Split will be effected after market close on the
Distribution Date.
The press release announcing these matters is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Distribution of Exelis Common Stock and Xylem Common Stock
The Distribution will be made pursuant to the terms of a Distribution Agreement (the
Distribution Agreement) to be entered into among ITT, Exelis and Xylem. The Distribution
Agreement sets forth, among other things, the agreements among ITT, Exelis and Xylem regarding the
principal transactions necessary to effect the Spin-off. A summary of certain important features of
the Distribution Agreement can be found in the information statements attached to the Registration
Statements on Form 10 (the Registration Statements) of Exelis and Xylem filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the section entitled Certain Relationships and Related Party
Transactions, which is incorporated by reference herein. The description of the Distribution
Agreement set forth hereunder is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms and conditions
of the Distribution Agreement, a form of which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Registration
Statements.
In addition to the Distribution Agreement, ITT, Exelis and Xylem, as applicable, will enter
into certain ancillary agreements, including a Benefits and Compensation Matters Agreement, a Tax
Matters Agreement, a Transition Services Agreement and certain other agreements in connection with
the Spin-off. A summary of certain important features of these agreements can be found in the
information statements attached to the Registration Statements under the section entitled Certain
Relationships and Related Party Transactions, which is incorporated by reference herein. The
descriptions of these agreements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the terms and
conditions of such agreements, forms of which are filed as exhibits to the Registration Statements.
All shareholders of ITT are urged to read the aforementioned agreements carefully and in their
entirety. The descriptions of the aforementioned agreements have been included to provide you with
information regarding their terms. They are not intended to provide any other factual information
about ITT, Exelis or Xylem.
ITT Reverse Stock Split
The Reverse Stock Split will become effective after market close on the Distribution Date.
Under the terms of the Reverse Stock Split, ITT shareholders will not be entitled to receive
fractional shares. Instead, the transfer agent will aggregate all fractional shares and sell them
as soon as practicable after the effective time of the Reverse Stock Split at the then prevailing
prices on the open market, on behalf of those shareholders who would otherwise be entitled to
receive a fractional share. After the transfer agents completion of such sale, ITTs shareholders
will receive a cash payment from the transfer agent in an amount equal to their respective pro rata
shares of the total net proceeds of that sale. On October 5, 2011, the Board established the
reverse stock split ratio of one share for every two shares held.
Cash Dividend
On October 5, 2011, the Board also declared a quarterly dividend in respect of the fourth
quarter, after giving effect to the reverse stock split, of 9.1 cents per share to shareholders of
record on November 11, 2011 (equivalent to 4.55 cents per share on a pre-reverse stock split
basis). The ITT cash dividend will be payable December 31, 2011. ITT expects that, after the
Spin-off, Exelis will declare a fourth-quarter dividend of 10.33 cents per share and Xylem will
declare a fourth-quarter dividend of 10.12 cents per share, so that the aggregate fourth-quarter
dividend for the three companies combined will equal ITTs prior quarterly dividend rate of 25
cents per share. Thereafter, the respective boards of directors of ITT, Xylem and Exelis will
determine the dividend policy of each company.
Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This report includes certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of
the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act. Such forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to, statements about future financial and operating results of Xylem
and Exelis, the plans, objectives, expectations and intentions of the Company, Xylem and Exelis,
and other statements that are not historical facts. These statements are based on the current
expectations and beliefs of the management of the Company, Xylem and Exelis, and are subject to
uncertainty and changes in circumstances. The Company cautions readers that any forward-looking
statements are uncertain and to some extent unpredictable, and involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those expressed or implied in, or reasonably inferred from, such forward-looking statements.
Factors that could cause results to differ materially from those anticipated include, but are not
limited to: economic, political and social conditions in the countries in which we conduct our
businesses; changes in U.S. or International government defense budgets; decline in consumer
spending; sales and revenues mix and pricing levels; availability of adequate labor, commodities,
supplies and raw materials; interest and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and changes in
local government regulations; competition, industry capacity & production rates; ability of third
parties, including our commercial partners, counterparties, financial institutions and insurers, to
comply with their commitments to us; our ability to borrow or to refinance our existing
indebtedness and availability of liquidity sufficient to meet our needs; changes in the value of
goodwill or intangible assets; our ability to achieve stated synergies or cost savings from
acquisitions or divestitures; the number of personal injury claims filed against the companies or
the degree of liability; uncertainties with respect to our estimation of asbestos liability
exposures, third-party recoveries and net cash flow; our ability to effect restructuring and cost
reduction programs and realize savings from such actions; government regulations and compliance
therewith, including Dodd-Frank legislation; changes in technology; intellectual property matters;
governmental investigations; potential future employee benefit plan contributions and other
employment and pension matters; and changes in generally accepted accounting principles. In
addition, there are risks and uncertainties relating to the planned tax-free spinoffs of Xylem and
Exelis, including the timing and certainty of the completion of those transactions, whether those
transactions will result in any tax liability, the operational and financial profile of the Company
or any of its businesses after giving effect to the Spin-off, and the ability of each business to
operate as an independent entity. More detailed information about certain of these and other
factors may be found in the preliminary information statement included in the Xylem Form 10
registration statement and the Exelis Form 10 registration statement in the section entitled Risk
Factors, as well as in filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K in the sections entitled Caution Concerning
Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors. The Company is under no obligation to, and
expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or alter the forward-looking statements contained in
this report, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits.
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3.1
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99.1
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SIGNATURES
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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ITT CORPORATION |
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Date: October 5, 2011
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/s/ Burt M. Fealing |
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Burt M. Fealing |
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Vice President and Corporate Secretary |
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(Authorized Officer of Registrant) |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit 3.1
BY-LAWS
of
ITT Corporation
1. SHAREHOLDERS.
1.1. Place of Shareholders Meetings. All meetings of the shareholders of ITT Corporation
(the Corporation) shall be held at such place or places, within or outside the state of Indiana,
as may be fixed by the Corporations Board of Directors (the Board, and each member thereof a
Director) from time to time or as shall be specified in the respective notices thereof.
1.2. Day and Time of Annual Meetings of Shareholders. An annual meeting of shareholders shall
be held at such place (within or outside the state of Indiana), date and hour as shall be
determined by the Board and designated in the notice thereof. Failure to hold an annual meeting of
shareholders at such designated time shall not affect otherwise valid corporate acts or work a
forfeiture or dissolution of the Corporation.
1.3. Purposes of Annual Meetings. (a) At each annual meeting, the shareholders shall elect
the members of the Board for the succeeding term. At any such annual meeting any business properly
brought before the meeting may be transacted.
(b) To be properly brought before an annual meeting, business must be (i) specified in the
notice of the meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board, (ii)
otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board or (iii)
otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a shareholder. For business to be properly brought
before an annual meeting by a shareholder, the shareholder must have given written notice thereof,
either by personal delivery or by United States mail, postage prepaid, to the Secretary, received
at the principal executive offices of the Corporation, not less than 90 calendar days nor more than
120 calendar days prior to the date of the Corporations proxy statement released to shareholders
in connection with the previous years annual meeting; provided, however, that in
the event that no annual meeting was held in the previous year or the date of the annual meeting
was changed by more than 30 days from the anniversary date of the previous years annual meeting,
notice by the shareholder must be so received not earlier than 120 calendar days prior to such
annual meeting and not later than 90 calendar days prior to such annual meeting or 10 calendar days
following the date on which public announcement of the date of the meeting is first made. In no
event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of a meeting commence a new
time period, or extend any time period, for the giving of written notice. Any such notice shall set
forth as to each matter the shareholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting (i) a brief
description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting and the reasons for conducting
such business at the meeting and, in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend
either the Articles of Incorporation or By-laws of the Corporation, the language of the proposed
amendment, (ii) the name and address of the shareholder proposing such business and the beneficial
owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made, (iii) a representation that the shareholder is
a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to
appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business, (iv) any material interest of
the shareholder, and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made, in such
business, (v) if the shareholder or beneficial owner, if any, intends or is part of a group that
intents to (x) deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage
of the Corporations outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or (y)
otherwise solicit proxies or votes in support of such shareholders proposal, a representation to
that effect, (vi) any other information relating to such shareholder and beneficial owner, if any,
required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection
with solicitations of proxies for the proposal, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 14(a) of
the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, (vii) a description of any
agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the proposal and/or the voting of shares of
any class or series of stock of the Corporation between or among the shareholder giving the notice,
the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made, any of their respective
affiliates or associates and/or any others acting in concert with any of the foregoing
(collectively, Proponent Persons, which term, for purposes of Section 2.2 herein, shall
include each nominee (and his or her respective affiliates or associates and/or any others acting
in concert with such nominee) and shall be defined as if the foregoing clause had, in each case,
replaced the word proposal with the word nomination); and (viii) a description of any
agreement, arrangement or understanding (including without limitation any swap or other derivative
or short position, profits interest, hedging transaction, borrowed or loaned
shares, any contract to purchase or sell, acquisition or grant of any option, right or warrant
to purchase or sell, or other instrument) to which any Proponent Person is a party, the intent or
effect of which may be (x) to transfer to or from any Proponent Person, in whole or in part, any of
the economic consequences of ownership of any security of the Corporation, (y) to increase or
decrease the voting power of any Proponent Person with respect to shares of any class or series of
capital stock of the Corporation and/or (z) to provide any Proponent Person, directly or
indirectly, with the opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from, or to otherwise
benefit economically from, or to mitigate any loss resulting from, the value (or any increase or
decrease in the value) of any security of the Corporation. A shareholder providing notice of
business proposed to be brought before a meeting (whether given pursuant to this Section 1.3(b) or
Section 1.4 of the By-Laws) shall update and supplement such notice from time to time to the extent
necessary so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice shall be true
and correct as of the record date for the meeting and as of the date that is fifteen calendar days
prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof; such update and supplement shall
be delivered in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of
the Corporation not later than five (5) days after the record date for the meeting (in the case of
any update and supplement required to be made as of the record date), and not later than ten
calendar days prior to the date for the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof (in the
case of any update and supplement required to be made as of fifteen calendar days prior to the
meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof). The foregoing notice requirements shall be
deemed satisfied by a shareholder if the shareholder has notified the Corporation of his or her
intention to present a proposal at an annual meeting and such shareholders proposal has been
included in a proxy statement that has been prepared by management of the Corporation to solicit
proxies for such annual meeting; provided, however, that, if such shareholder does not appear or
send a qualified representative to present such proposal at such annual meeting, the Corporation
need not present such proposal for a vote at such meeting, notwithstanding that proxies in respect
of such vote may have been received by the Corporation. No business shall be conducted at an annual
meeting of shareholders except in accordance with this Section 1.3(b), and the chairman of any
annual meeting of shareholders may refuse to permit any business to be brought before an annual
meeting without compliance with the foregoing procedures or if the shareholder solicits proxies in
support of such shareholders proposal without such shareholder having made the representation
required by clause (v) of the preceding sentence.
1.4. Special Meetings of Shareholders. (a) Except as otherwise expressly required by
applicable law, special meetings of the shareholders or of any class or series entitled to vote may
be called for any purpose or purposes by the Chairman, by a majority vote of the entire Board or by
the Secretary of the Corporation in accordance with these By-Laws and the Corporations Articles of
Incorporation to be held at such place (within or outside the state of Indiana), date and hour as
shall be determined by the Board and designated in the notice thereof. Only such business as is
specified in the notice of any special meeting of the shareholders shall come before such meeting.
(b) A special meeting of shareholders shall be called by the Secretary of the Corporation at
the written request or requests (each, a Special Meeting Request and, collectively, the Special
Meeting Requests) of shareholders who are shareholders of record having, as of the date on which
such Special Meeting Request is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation, an aggregate net
long position (as defined in Article Fifth of the Articles of Incorporation) of at least
thirty-five percent (35%) of the voting power of the outstanding capital stock of the corporation
entitled to vote on the matter or matters to be brought before the proposed special meeting (the
Requisite Percentage) if such Special Meeting Request complies with the requirements of this
Section 1.4(b) and all other applicable sections of these By-Laws and the Corporations Articles of
Incorporation. The Board shall determine in good faith whether all requirements set forth in these
By-Laws have been satisfied and such determination shall be binding on the Corporation and its
shareholders. A Special Meeting Request must be delivered by hand or by mail by registered U.S.
mail or courier service, postage pre-paid, to the attention of the Secretary during regular
business hours. A Special Meeting Request to the Secretary shall be signed and dated by each
shareholder of record (or a duly authorized agent of such shareholder) requesting the special
meeting (each, a Requesting Shareholder), shall comply with the shareholder notice and
information requirements for annual meetings set forth in Section 1.3(b) and, if applicable, the
shareholder notice and information requirements for nominations of a person or persons for election
as Director(s) as set forth in Section 2.2, and shall also include (i) a statement of the specific
purpose or purposes of the special meeting, (ii) the matter(s) proposed to be acted on at the
special meeting, (iii) the reasons for conducting such business at the special meeting, (iv) the
text of any resolutions proposed for consideration, (v) an acknowledgement by the Requesting
Shareholder(s) and the beneficial owners, if any, on whose behalf the Special Meeting Request(s)
are being made that any reduction in the aggregate net long
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position of the Requesting Shareholder(s) below the Requisite Percentage following the
delivery of the Special Meeting Request shall constitute a revocation of such Special Meeting
Request, and (vi) documentary evidence that the Requesting Shareholders own the Requisite
Percentage as of the date of such written request to the Secretary; provided, however, that, if the
Requesting Shareholders are not the beneficial owners of the shares representing the Requisite
Percentage, then to be valid, the Special Meeting Request(s) must also include documentary evidence
(or, if not simultaneously provided with the Special Meeting Request(s), such documentary evidence
must be delivered to the Secretary within ten (10) business days after the date on which the
Special Meeting Request(s) are delivered to the Secretary) that the beneficial owners on whose
behalf the Special Meeting Request(s) are made beneficially own the Requisite Percentage as of the
date on which such Special Meeting Request(s) are delivered to the Secretary. In addition, the
Requesting Shareholders and the beneficial owners, if any, on whose behalf the Special Meeting
Request(s) are being made shall promptly provide any other information reasonably requested by the
corporation.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.4, a special meeting requested
by shareholders shall not be held if (i) the Special Meeting Request does not comply with this
Section 1.4, (ii) the Special Meeting Request relates to an item of business that is not a proper
subject for shareholder action under applicable law, (iii) the Special Meeting Request is received
by the Secretary during the period commencing ninety calendar days prior to the first anniversary
of the date of the immediately preceding annual meeting and ending on the date of the next annual
meeting, (iv) an annual or special meeting of shareholders that included an identical or
substantially similar item of business (Similar Business) was held not more than one hundred
twenty calendar days before the Special Meeting Request was received by the Secretary, (v) the
Board or the Chairman of the Board has called or calls for an annual or special meeting of
shareholders to be held within ninety calendar days after the Special Meeting Request is received
by the Secretary and the business to be conducted at such meeting includes the Similar Business, or
(vi) the Special Meeting Request was made in a manner that involved a violation of Regulation 14A
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or other applicable law. For purposes of
this Section 1.4(c), the nomination, election or removal of Directors shall be deemed to be Similar
Business with respect to all items of business involving the nomination, election or removal of
Directors, changing the size of the Board and filling of vacancies and/or newly created
directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of Directors. The Board shall
determine in good faith whether the requirements set forth in this Section 1.4(c) have been
satisfied.
(d) In determining whether a special meeting of shareholders has been requested by the record
holders of shares representing in the aggregate at least the Requisite Percentage, multiple Special
Meeting Requests delivered to the Secretary will be considered together only if (i) each Special
Meeting Request identifies substantially the same purpose or purposes of the special meeting and
substantially the same matters proposed to be acted on at the special meeting (in each case as
determined in good faith by the Board), and (ii) such Special Meeting Requests have been dated and
delivered to the Secretary within sixty (60) days of the earliest dated Special Meeting Request. A
Requesting Shareholder may revoke a Special Meeting Request at any time by written revocation
delivered to the Secretary and if, following such revocation, there are outstanding un-revoked
requests from Requesting Shareholders holding less than the Requisite Percentage, the Board may, in
its discretion, cancel the special meeting. If none of the Requesting Shareholders appears or sends
a duly authorized agent to present the business to be presented for consideration that was
specified in the Special Meeting Request, the corporation need not present such business for a vote
at such special meeting.
(e) Special meetings shall be held at such date, time and place as may be fixed by the Board
in accordance with these by-laws; provided, however, that in the case of a special meeting
requested by shareholders, the date of any such special meeting shall not be more than ninety
calendar days after a Special Meeting Request that satisfies the requirements of this Section 1.4
(or, in the case of multiple Special Meeting requests, the last Special Meeting Request necessary
to reach the Requisite Percentage) is received by the Secretary.
1.5. Notice of Meetings of Shareholders. Except as otherwise expressly required or permitted
by applicable law, not less than ten days nor more than sixty days before the date of every
shareholders meeting the Secretary shall give to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at
such meeting written notice stating the place, day and time of the meeting and, in the case of a
special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called and indication that notice
is being issued by or at the direction of the person or persons calling the meeting. Except as
provided in Section 1.6(d) or as otherwise expressly required by applicable law, notice of any
adjourned
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meeting of shareholders need not be given if the time and place thereof are announced at the
meeting at which the adjournment is taken. Any notice, if mailed, shall be deemed to be given when
deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the shareholder at the address
for notices to such shareholder as it appears on the records of the Corporation.
1.6. Quorum of Shareholders. (a) Unless otherwise expressly required by applicable law, at
any meeting of the shareholders, the presence in person or by proxy of shareholders entitled to
cast a majority of votes thereat shall constitute a quorum. Shares of the Corporations stock
belonging to the Corporation or to another corporation, if a majority of the shares entitled to
vote in an election of the directors of such other corporation is held by the Corporation, shall
neither be counted for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum nor entitled to vote at
any meeting of the shareholders.
(b) At any meeting of the shareholders at which a quorum shall be present, a majority of those
present in person or by proxy may adjourn the meeting from time to time without notice other than
announcement at the meeting. In the absence of a quorum, the officer presiding thereat shall have
power to adjourn the meeting from time to time until a quorum shall be present. Notice of any
adjourned meeting other than announcement at the meeting shall not be required to be given, except
as provided in Section 1.6(d) below and except where expressly required by applicable law.
(c) At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present, any business may be
transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting originally called, but only those
shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting as originally noticed shall be entitled to vote at any
adjournment or adjournments thereof unless a new record date is fixed by the Board.
(d) If a new date, time and place of an adjourned meeting is not announced at the original
meeting before adjournment, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the
adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given in the manner specified in
Section 1.5 to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.
1.7. Chairman and Secretary of Meeting. The Chairman or, in his or her absence, another
officer of the Corporation designated by the Chairman, shall preside at meetings of the
shareholders. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, or in the absence of the
Secretary, an Assistant Secretary shall so act, or if neither is present, then the presiding
officer may appoint a person to act as secretary of the meeting.
1.8. Voting by Shareholders. (a) Except as otherwise expressly required by applicable law,
at every meeting of the shareholders each shareholder shall be entitled to the number of votes
specified in the Articles of Incorporation, in person or by proxy, for each share of stock standing
in his or her name on the books of the Corporation on the date fixed pursuant to the provisions of
Section 5.6 of these By-laws as the record date for the determination of the shareholders who shall
be entitled to receive notice of and to vote at such meeting.
(b) When a quorum is present at any meeting of the shareholders, action on a matter (other
than the election of directors) by a voting group is approved if the votes cast within the voting
group favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless express provision of
law or the Articles of Incorporation require a greater number of affirmative votes.
(c) Except as required by applicable law, the vote at any meeting of shareholders on any
question need not be by ballot, unless so directed by the chairman of the meeting. On a vote by
ballot, each ballot shall be signed by the shareholder voting, or by his or her proxy, if there be
such proxy, and shall state the number of shares voted.
1.9. Proxies. Any shareholder entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders may vote either
in person or by proxy. A shareholder may authorize a person or persons to act for the shareholder
as proxy by (i) the shareholder or the shareholders designated officer, director, employee or
agent executing a writing by signing it or by causing the shareholders signature or the signature
of the designated officer, director, employee or agent of the shareholder to be affixed to the
writing by any reasonable means, including by facsimile signature; (ii) the
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shareholder transmitting or authorizing the transmission of an electronic submission which may
be by any electronic means, including data and voice telephonic communications and computer network
to (a) the person who will be the holder of the proxy; (b) a proxy solicitation firm; or (c) a
proxy support service organization or similar agency authorized by the person who will be the
holder of the proxy to receive the electronic submission, which electronic submission must either
contain or be accompanied by information from which it can be determined that the electronic
submission was transmitted by or authorized by the shareholder; or (iii) any other method allowed
by law.
1.10. Inspectors. (a) The election of Directors and any other vote by ballot at any meeting
of the shareholders shall be supervised by at least two inspectors. Such inspectors may be
appointed by the Chairman before or at the meeting. If the Chairman shall not have so appointed
such inspectors or if one or both inspectors so appointed shall refuse to serve or shall not be
present, such appointment shall be made by the officer presiding at the meeting. Each inspector,
before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to
execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her
ability.
(b) The inspectors shall (i) ascertain the number of shares of the Corporation outstanding and
the voting power of each, (ii) determine the shares represented at any meeting of shareholders and
the validity of the proxies and ballots, (iii) count all proxies and ballots, (iv) determine and
retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any
determination by the inspectors, and (v) certify their determination of the number of shares
represented at the meeting, and their count of all proxies and ballots. The inspectors may appoint
or retain other persons or entities to assist the inspectors in the performance of their duties.
1.11. List of Shareholders. (a) At least five business days before every meeting of
shareholders, the Corporation shall cause to be prepared and made a complete list of the
shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order by voting group, if
any, and showing the address of each shareholder and the number of shares registered in the name of
each shareholder.
(b) During ordinary business hours for a period of at least five business days prior to the
meeting, such list shall be open to examination by any shareholder for any purpose germane to the
meeting, either at the Corporations principal office or a place identified in the meeting notice
in the city where the meeting will be held.
(c) The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting, and it may
be inspected during the meeting by any shareholder or the shareholders agent or attorney
authorized in writing.
(d) The stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the shareholders entitled to
examine the stock ledger, the list required by this Section 1.11 or the books of the Corporation,
or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of shareholders.
1.12. Confidential Voting. (a) Proxies and ballots that identify the votes of specific
shareholders shall be kept in confidence by the tabulators and the inspectors of election unless
(i) there is an opposing solicitation with respect to the election or removal of Directors, (ii)
disclosure is required by applicable law, (iii) a shareholder expressly requests or otherwise
authorizes disclosure, or (iv) the Corporation concludes in good faith that a bona fide dispute
exists as to the authenticity of one or more proxies, ballots or votes, or as to the accuracy of
any tabulation of such proxies, ballots or votes.
(b) The tabulators and inspectors of election and any authorized agents or other persons
engaged in the receipt, count and tabulation of proxies and ballots shall be advised of this By-law
and instructed to comply herewith.
(c) The inspectors of election shall certify, to the best of their knowledge based on due
inquiry, that proxies and ballots have been kept in confidence as required by this Section 1.12.
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2. DIRECTORS.
2.1. Powers of Directors. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or
under the direction of the Board, which may exercise all the powers of the Corporation except such
as are by applicable law, the Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws required to be exercised
or performed by the shareholders.
2.2. Number, Method of Election, Terms of Office of Directors. The number of Directors which
shall constitute the whole Board shall be such as from time to time shall be determined by
resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board, but the number shall not be less than three
nor more than twenty-five, provided that the tenure of a Director shall not be affected by any
decrease in the number of Directors so made by the Board. Each Director shall hold office until the
next annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified or
until his or her earlier death, retirement, resignation or removal. Directors need not be
shareholders of the Corporation or citizens of the United States of America.
Nominations of persons for election as Directors may be made by the Board or by any
shareholder who is a shareholder of record at the time of giving of the notice of nomination
provided for in this Section 2.2 and who is entitled to vote for the election of Directors. Any
shareholder of record entitled to vote for the election of Directors at a meeting may nominate a
person or persons for election as Directors only if written notice of such shareholders intent to
make such nomination is given in accordance with the procedures for bringing business before the
meeting set forth in Section 1.3(b) of these By-Laws, either by personal delivery or by United
States mail, postage prepaid, to the Secretary, received at the principal executive offices of the
Corporation, not later than (i) with respect to an election to be held at an annual meeting of
shareholders, not less than 90 calendar days nor more than 120 calendar days prior to the date of
the Corporations proxy statement released to shareholders in connection with the previous years
annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that no annual meeting was held in the
previous year or the date of the annual meeting was changed by more than 30 days from the
anniversary date of the previous years annual meeting, notice by the shareholder must be so
received not earlier than 120 calendar days prior to such annual meeting and not later than 90
calendar days prior to such annual meeting or 10 calendar days following the date on which public
announcement of the date of the meeting is first made, and (ii) with respect to an election to be
held at a special meeting of shareholders for the election of Directors, not earlier than 120
calendar days prior to such special meeting and not later than 90 calendar days prior to such
special meeting or 10 calendar days following the date on which public announcement of the date of
the special meeting is first made and of the nominees to be elected at such meeting. In no event
shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of a meeting commence a new time
period, or extend any time period, for the giving of written notice. Any such notice shall set
forth: (a) the name and address of the shareholder who intends to make the nomination and the
beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is made and of the person or persons to be
nominated; (b) a representation that the shareholder is a holder of record of stock of the
Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the
meeting to nominate the person or persons specified in the notice; (c) a description of all
arrangements or understandings between the shareholder, any beneficial owner on whose behalf the
nomination is made and each nominee and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons)
pursuant to which the nomination or nominations are to be made by the shareholder; (d) such other
information regarding each shareholder, the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the
nomination is made and nominee proposed by such shareholder as would have been required to be
included in a proxy statement filed pursuant to the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission in connection with solicitations of proxies for the election of directors in an election
contest; (e) the consent of each nominee to serve as a Director if so elected;(f) if the
shareholder or beneficial owner, if any, intends to (x) deliver a proxy statement and/or form of
proxy to the holders of at least the percent of the Corporations outstanding capital stock
required to elect the nominee and/or (y) otherwise solicit proxies of votes from shareholders in
support of such shareholders nominee(s), a representation to that effect; (g) a description of any
agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the nomination and/or the voting of shares
of any class or series of stock of the Corporation between or among the Proponent Persons; and
(viii) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including without limitation
any swap or other derivative or short position, profits interest, hedging transaction, borrowed or
loaned shares, any contract to purchase or sell, acquisition or grant of any option, right or
warrant to purchase or sell or other instrument) to which any Proponent Person is a party, the
intent or effect of which may be (x) to transfer to or from any Proponent Person, in whole or in
part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security of the Corporation, (y) to
increase or decrease the voting power of any Proponent Person with respect to shares of any class
or series of capital stock of the Corporation and/or (z) to provide any Proponent Person, directly
or indirectly, with the opportunity to profit or
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share in any profit derived from, or to otherwise benefit economically from, or to mitigate
any loss resulting from, the value (or any increase or decrease in the value) of any security of
the Corporation. A shareholder providing notice of a proposed nomination (whether given pursuant to
Section 2.2 or Section 1.4 of these By-Laws) shall update and supplement such notice from time to
time to the extent necessary so that the information provided or required to be provided in such
notice shall be true and correct as of the record date for the meeting and as of the date that is
fifteen calendar days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof; such update
and supplement shall be delivered in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal
executive offices of the Corporation not later than five calendar days after the record date for
the meeting (in the case of any update and supplement required to be made as of the record date),
and not later than ten calendar days prior to the date for the meeting or any adjournment or
postponement thereof (in the case of any update and supplement required to be made as of fifteen
calendar days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof).The chairman of any
meeting of shareholders to elect Directors and the Board may refuse to acknowledge the nomination
of any person not made in compliance with the foregoing procedures or if the shareholder solicits
proxies in support of such shareholders nominee(s) without such shareholder having made the
representation required by (f) of the preceding sentence. The Corporation may require any proposed
nominee to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require to determine the eligibility
of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation.
In an uncontested election (i.e. any election in which the number of nominees does not exceed
the number of Directors to be elected), Directors shall be elected by a majority of the votes cast
by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present. Any
Director nominee that does not receive the requisite votes shall not be elected. Any Director
nominee who fails to be elected but who is a Director at the time of the election shall promptly
provide a written resignation to the Chairman or the Secretary and remain a Director until a
successor shall have been elected and qualified (a Holdover Director).
The Nominating and Governance Committee (or the equivalent Committee then in existence) shall
promptly consider the resignation and all relevant facts and circumstances concerning the vote and
the best interests of the Corporation and its shareholders. After consideration, the Nominating and
Governance Committee shall make a recommendation to the Board whether to accept or reject the
tendered resignation, or whether other action should be taken.
The Board will act on the Nominating and Governance Committees recommendation no later than
its next regularly scheduled Board Meeting or within 90 days after certification of the shareholder
vote, whichever is earlier.
The Board will promptly publicly disclose its decision (by a press release, a filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission or other broadly disseminated means of communication) and the
reasons for its decision.
Any Holdover Director who tenders a resignation shall not participate in the Nominating and
Governance Committees recommendation or Board action regarding whether to accept the resignation
offer. If a Holdover Directors resignation is not accepted, such Holdover Director shall continue
to serve until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or his or her earlier resignation
or removal. If a Holdover Directors resignation is accepted, then the Board may fill the resulting
vacancy, or decrease the size of the Board, pursuant to the provisions of these By-Laws.
If each member of the Nominating and Governance Committee receives less than a majority of the
votes cast at the same election, then the Board shall appoint a committee composed of three
independent Directors (with an independent Director being a Director that has been determined by
the Board to be independent under such criteria as it deems applicable, including, without
limitation, applicable New York Stock Exchange rules and regulations and other applicable law) who
received more than a majority of the votes cast to consider the resignation offers and recommend to
the Board whether to accept the offers. However, if there are fewer than three independent
Directors who receive a majority or more of the votes cast in the same election then the Board will
promptly consider the resignation and all relevant facts and circumstances concerning the vote and
the best interests of the Corporation and its shareholders and act no later than its next regularly
scheduled Board Meeting or within 90 days after certification of the shareholder vote, whichever is
earlier. If all Directors receive less than a majority of the votes cast at the same election, the
election shall be treated as a contested election and the majority vote requirement shall be
inapplicable.
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2.3. Vacancies on Board. (a) Any Director may resign from office at any time by delivering a
written resignation to the Chairman or the Secretary. The resignation will take effect at the time
specified therein, or, if no time is specified, at the time of its receipt by the Corporation. The
acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective, unless expressly so
provided in the resignation.
(b) Any vacancy resulting from the death, retirement, resignation, or removal of a Director
and any newly created Directorship resulting from any increase in the authorized number of
Directors may be filled by vote of a majority of the Directors then in office, though less than a
quorum, and any Director so chosen shall hold office until the next annual election of Directors by
the shareholders and until a successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier
death, retirement, resignation or removal. If there are no Directors in office, then an election of
Directors may be held in the manner provided by applicable law.
2.4. Meetings of the Board. (a) The Board may hold its meetings, both regular and special,
either within or outside the state of Indiana, at such places as from time to time may be
determined by the Board or as may be designated in the respective notices or waivers of notice
thereof.
(b) Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at such times and at such places as from time
to time shall be determined by the Board.
(c) The first meeting of each newly elected Board shall be held as soon as practicable after
the annual meeting of the shareholders and shall be for the election of officers and the
transaction of such other business as may come before it.
(d) Special meetings of the Board shall be held whenever called by direction of the Chairman
or at the request of Directors constituting one-third of the number of Directors then in office.
(e) Members of the Board or any Committee of the Board may participate in a meeting by means
of conference telephone or similar 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.
(f) The Secretary shall give notice to each Director of any meeting of the Board by mailing
the same at least two days before the meeting or by telegraphing or delivering the same not later
than the day before the meeting. Such notice need not include a statement of the business to be
transacted at, or the purpose of, any such meeting. Any and all business may be transacted at any
meeting of the Board. No notice of any adjourned meeting need be given. No notice to or waiver by
any Director shall be required with respect to any meeting at which the Director is present.
2.5. Quorum and Action. Except as otherwise expressly required by applicable law, the
Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws, at any meeting of the Board, the presence of at least
one-third of the entire Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; but if
there shall be less than a quorum at any meeting of the Board, a majority of those present may
adjourn the meeting from time to time. Unless otherwise provided by applicable law, the Articles of
Incorporation or these By-laws, the vote of a majority of the Directors present (and not
abstaining) at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be necessary for the approval and
adoption of any resolution or the approval of any act of the Board.
2.6. Presiding Officer and Secretary of Meeting. The Chairman or, in the absence of the
Chairman, a member of the Board selected by the members present, shall preside at meetings of the
Board. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in the Secretarys absence the
presiding officer may appoint a secretary of the meeting.
2.7. Action by Consent without Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any
meeting of the Board or of any Committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of
the Board or Committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing and the writing or writings
are filed with the minutes of their proceedings.
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2.8. Standing Committees. By resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board, the Board
may, from time to time, establish such Standing Committees (including, without limitation, an Audit
Committee, a Compensation and Personnel Committee and a Nominating and Governance Committee) with
such powers of the Board as it may consider appropriate, consistent with applicable law, the
Articles of Incorporation and these By-laws and which are specified by resolution or by committee
charter approved by a majority of the entire Board. By resolution adopted by a majority of the
entire Board, the Board shall elect, from among its members, individuals to serve on such Standing
Committees established by this Section 2.8.
2.9. Other Committees. By resolution passed by a majority of the entire Board, the Board may
also appoint from among its members such other Committees as it may from time to time deem
desirable and may delegate to such Committees such powers of the Board as it may consider
appropriate, consistent with applicable law, the Articles of Incorporation and these By-laws.
Except to the extent inconsistent with the resolutions creating a Committee, Sections 2.4, 2.5, 2.7
and 10 of these By-laws, which govern meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of
notice, quorum and voting requirements and telephone participation in meetings of the Board, shall
apply to each Committee (including any Standing Committee) and its members as well.
2.10. Compensation of Directors. Unless otherwise restricted by the Articles of Incorporation
or these By-laws, Directors shall receive for their services on the Board or any Committee thereof
such compensation and benefits, including the granting of options, together with expenses, if any,
as the Board may from time to time determine. The Directors may be paid a fixed sum for attendance
at each meeting of the Board or Committee thereof and/or a stated annual sum as a Director,
together with expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board or Committee thereof.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any Director from serving the Corporation
in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.
2.11. Mandatory Classified Board Structure. The provisions of IC 23-1-33-6(c) shall not apply
to the Corporation.
3. OFFICERS.
3.1. Officer, Titles, Elections, Terms. (a) The Board may from time to time elect a
Chairman, a Chief Executive, a Vice Chairman, a President, one or more Executive Vice Presidents,
one or more Senior Vice Presidents, one or more Vice Presidents, a Chief Financial Officer, a Chief
Accounting Officer, a Controller, a Treasurer, a Secretary, a General Counsel, one or more
Assistant Controllers, one or more Assistant Treasurers, one or more Assistant Secretaries, and one
or more Deputy General Counsels, to serve at the pleasure of the Board or otherwise as shall be
specified by the Board at the time of such election and until their successors are elected and
qualified or until their earlier death, retirement, resignation or removal.
(b) The Board may elect or appoint at any time such other officers or agents with such duties
as it may deem necessary or desirable. Such other officers or agents shall serve at the pleasure of
the Board or otherwise as shall be specified by the Board at the time of such election or
appointment and, in the case of such other officers, until their successors are elected and
qualified or until their earlier death, retirement, resignation or removal. Each such officer or
agent shall have such authority and shall perform such duties as may be provided herein or as the
Board may prescribe. The Board may from time to time authorize any officer or agent to appoint and
remove any other such officer or agent and to prescribe such persons authority and duties.
(c) No person may be elected or appointed an officer who is not a citizen of the United States
of America if such election or appointment is prohibited by applicable law or regulation.
(d) Any vacancy in any office may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the
Board. Each officer elected or appointed during the year shall hold office until the next annual
meeting of the Board at which officers are regularly elected or appointed and until his or her
successor is elected or appointed and qualified or until his or her earlier death, retirement,
resignation or removal.
(e) Any officer or agent elected or appointed by the Board may be removed at any time by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Board.
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(f) Any officer may resign from office at any time. Such resignation shall be made in writing
and given to the President or the Secretary. Any such resignation shall take effect at the time
specified therein, or, if no time is specified, at the time of its receipt by the Corporation. The
acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective, unless expressly so
provided in the resignation.
3.2. General Powers of Officers. Except as may be otherwise provided by applicable law or in
Article 6 or Article 7 of these By-laws, the Chairman, any Vice Chairman, the President, any
Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, the Chief Financial
Officer, the General Counsel, the Chief Accounting Officer, the Controller, the Treasurer and the
Secretary, or any of them, may (i) execute and deliver in the name of the Corporation, in the name
of any Division of the Corporation or in both names any agreement, contract, instrument, power of
attorney or other document pertaining to the business or affairs of the Corporation or any Division
of the Corporation, including without limitation agreements or contracts with any government or
governmental department, agency or instrumentality, and (ii) delegate to any employee or agent the
power to execute and deliver any such agreement, contract, instrument, power of attorney or other
document.
3.3. Powers of the Chairman or Chief Executive. The Chairman shall be the Chief Executive (as
defined in Section 3.11) of the Corporation unless the Board specifically elects the President to
be Chief Executive of the Corporation, in which case the President shall be the Chief Executive. If
either the Chairman or the President is the Chief Executive, then he or she shall report directly
to the Board. Except in such instances as the Board may confer powers in particular transactions
upon any other officer, and subject to the control and direction of the Board, the Chief Executive
shall manage and direct the business and affairs of the Corporation and shall communicate to the
Board and any Committee thereof reports, proposals and recommendations for their respective
consideration or action. He or she may do and perform all acts on behalf of the Corporation. The
Chairman (whether or not the Chief Executive) shall preside at meetings of the Board and the
shareholders.
3.4. Powers and Duties of a Vice Chairman. A Vice Chairman shall have such powers and perform
such duties as the Board or the Chairman may from time to time prescribe or as may be prescribed in
these By-laws.
3.5. Powers and Duties of the President. Unless the President is Chief Executive, the
President shall have such powers and perform such duties as the Board or the Chairman may from time
to time prescribe or as may be prescribed in these By-laws. If the President is the Chief
Executive, then Section 3.3 shall be applicable.
3.6. Powers and Duties of Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents and Vice
Presidents. Executive Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents and Vice Presidents shall have such
powers and perform such duties as the Board, the Chairman, or the Chief Executive may from time to
time prescribe or as may be prescribed in these By-laws.
3.7. Powers and Duties of the Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall have
such powers and perform such duties as the Board, the Chairman, Chief Executive, or any Vice
Chairman may from time to time prescribe or as may be prescribed in these By-laws. The Chief
Financial Officer shall cause to be prepared and maintained (i) a stock ledger containing the names
and addresses of all shareholders and the number of shares of each class and series held by each
and (ii) the list of shareholders for each meeting of the shareholders as required by Section 1.11
of these By-laws. The Chief Financial Officer shall be responsible for the custody of all stock
books and of all unissued stock certificates.
3.8. Powers and Duties of the Chief Accounting Officer, Controller and Assistant Controllers.
(a) The Chief Accounting Officer, Controller or the Vice President, Finance, as determined by the
Chief Financial Officer, shall be responsible for the maintenance of adequate accounting records of
all assets, liabilities, capital and transactions of the Corporation. The Chief Accounting Officer,
Controller, or the Vice President, Finance as determined by the Chief Financial Officer, shall
prepare and render such balance sheets, income statements, budgets and other financial statements
and reports as the Board or the Chairman or the Chief Executive may require, and shall perform such
other duties as may be prescribed or assigned pursuant to these By-laws and all other acts incident
to the position of the Chief Accounting Officer, Controller, or the Vice President, Finance.
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(b) Each Assistant Controller shall perform such duties as from time to time may be assigned
by the Controller or by the Board. In the event of the absence, incapacity or inability to act of
the Controller, then any Assistant Controller may perform any of the duties and may exercise any of
the powers of the Controller.
3.9. Powers and Duties of the Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers. (a) The Treasurer shall
have the care and custody of all the funds and securities of the Corporation except as may be
otherwise ordered by the Board, and shall cause such funds (i) to be invested or reinvested from
time to time for the benefit of the Corporation as may be designated by the Board, the Chairman,
any Vice Chairman, the President, the Chief Financial Officer or the Treasurer or (ii) to be
deposited to the credit of the Corporation in such banks or depositories as may be designated by
the Board, the Chairman, any Vice Chairman, the President, the Chief Financial Officer or the
Treasurer, and shall cause such securities to be placed in safekeeping in such manner as may be
designated by the Board, the Chairman, any Vice Chairman, the President, the Chief Financial
Officer or the Treasurer.
(b) The Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer or such other person or persons as may be
designated for such purpose by the Board, the Chairman, any Vice Chairman, the President, the Chief
Financial Officer or the Treasurer may endorse in the name and on behalf of the Corporation all
instruments for the payment of money, bills of lading, warehouse receipts, insurance policies and
other commercial documents requiring such endorsement.
(c) The Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer or such other person or persons as may be
designated for such purpose by the Board, the Chairman, any Vice Chairman, the President, the Chief
Financial Officer or the Treasurer (i) may sign all receipts and vouchers for payments made to the
Corporation, (ii) shall render a statement of the cash account of the Corporation to the Board as
often as it shall require the same; and (iii) shall enter regularly in books to be kept for that
purpose full and accurate account of all moneys received and paid on account of the Corporation and
of all securities received and delivered by the Corporation.
(d) The Treasurer shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed or assigned pursuant to
these By-laws and all other acts incident to the position of Treasurer. Each Assistant Treasurer
shall perform such duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Treasurer or by the Board. In
the event of the absence, incapacity or inability to act of the Treasurer, then any Assistant
Treasurer may perform any of the duties and may exercise any of the powers of the Treasurer.
3.10. Powers and Duties of the Secretary and Assistant Secretaries. (a) The Secretary shall
keep the minutes of all proceedings of the shareholders, the Board and the Committees of the Board.
The Secretary shall attend to the giving and serving of all notices of the Corporation, in
accordance with the provisions of these By-laws and as required by applicable law. The Secretary
shall be the custodian of the seal of the Corporation. The Secretary shall affix or cause to be
affixed the seal of the Corporation to such contracts, instruments and other documents requiring
the seal of the Corporation, and when so affixed may attest the same and shall perform such other
duties as may be prescribed or assigned pursuant to these By-laws and all other acts incident to
the position of Secretary.
(b) Each Assistant Secretary shall perform such duties as may from time to time be assigned by
the Secretary or by the Board. In the event of the absence, incapacity or inability to act of the
Secretary, then any Assistant Secretary may perform any of the duties and may exercise any of the
powers of the Secretary.
3.11. Applicable Definition. As used in these By-laws, the term Chief Executive shall refer
to the Chairman unless the President is elected to be the Chief Executive, pursuant to Section 3.3,
in which case the term Chief Executive shall refer to the President.
4. INDEMNIFICATION.
4.1.(a) Right to Indemnification. The Corporation, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law as then in effect, shall indemnify any person who is or was a Director or officer of
the Corporation and who is or was involved in any manner (including, without limitation, as a party
or a witness) or is threatened to be made so involved in any threatened, pending or completed
investigation, claim, action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative (including, without limitation, any action, suit or proceeding by or in the right of
the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor) (a Proceeding) by reason of the fact that
such person is
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or was a Director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or is or was serving at the
request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including, without limitation,
any employee benefit plan) (a Covered Entity), against all expenses (including attorneys fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in
connection with such Proceeding; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to a
Director or officer of the Corporation with respect to a Proceeding that was commenced by such
Director or officer prior to a Change in Control (as defined in Section 4.4(e)(i) of this Article
4). Any Director or officer of the Corporation entitled to indemnification as provided in this
Section 4.1(a) is hereinafter called an Indemnitee. Any right of an Indemnitee to indemnification
shall be a contract right and shall include the right to receive, prior to the conclusion of any
Proceeding, payment of any expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding,
consistent with the provisions of applicable law as then in effect and the other provisions of this
Article 4.
(b) Effect of Amendments. Neither the amendment or repeal of, nor the adoption of a provision
inconsistent with, any provision of this Article 4 (including, without limitation, this Section
4.1(b)) shall adversely affect the rights of any Director or officer under this Article 4 (i) with
respect to any Proceeding commenced or threatened prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption of an
inconsistent provision or (ii) after the occurrence of a Change in Control, with respect to any
Proceeding arising out of any action or omission occurring prior to such amendment, repeal or
adoption of an inconsistent provision, in either case without the written consent of such Director
or officer.
4.2. Insurance, Contracts and Funding. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance to
protect itself and any indemnified person against any expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement as specified in Section 4.1(a) or Section 4.5 of this Article 4 or incurred by any
indemnified person in connection with any Proceeding referred to in such Sections, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law as then in effect. The Corporation may enter into contracts with
any Director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or any director, officer, employee,
fiduciary or agent of any Covered Entity in furtherance of the provisions of this Article 4 and may
create a trust fund or use other means (including, without limitation, a letter of credit) to
ensure the payment of such amounts as may be necessary to effect indemnification as provided in
this Article 4.
4.3. Indemnification; Not Exclusive Right. The right of indemnification provided in this
Article 4 shall not be exclusive of any other rights to which any indemnified person may otherwise
be entitled, and the provisions of this Article 4 shall inure to the benefit of the heirs and legal
representatives of any indemnified person under this Article 4 and shall be applicable to
Proceedings commenced or continuing after the adoption of this Article 4, whether arising from acts
or omissions occurring before or after such adoption.
4.4. Advancement of Expenses; Procedures; Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings;
Remedies. In furtherance, but not in limitation, of the foregoing provisions, the following
procedures, presumptions and remedies shall apply with respect to the advancement of expenses and
the right to indemnification under this Article 4:
(a) Advancement of Expenses. All reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of the
Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding shall be advanced to the Indemnitee by the Corporation
within 20 days after the receipt by the Corporation of a statement or statements from the
Indemnitee requesting such advance or advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final
disposition of such Proceeding. Any such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the
expenses incurred by the Indemnitee and shall include any written affirmation or undertaking
required by applicable law in effect at the time of such advance.
(b) Procedures for Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification. (i) To obtain
indemnification under this Article 4, an Indemnitee shall submit to the Secretary of the
Corporation a written request, including such documentation and information as is reasonably
available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the
Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification (the Supporting Documentation). The determination of
the Indemnitees entitlement to indemnification shall be made not later than 60 days after receipt
by the Corporation of the written request for indemnification together with the Supporting
Documentation. The Secretary of the Corporation shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for
indemnification, advise the Board in writing that the Indemnitee has requested indemnification.
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(ii) The Indemnitees entitlement to indemnification under this Article 4 shall be
determined in one of the following ways: (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested
Directors (as hereinafter defined), if they constitute a quorum of the Board; (B) by a
written opinion of Independent Counsel as hereinafter defined) if (x) a Change in Control
(as hereinafter defined) shall have occurred and the Indemnitee so requests or (y) a quorum
of the Board consisting of Disinterested Directors is not obtainable or, even if obtainable,
a majority of such Disinterested Directors so directs; (C) by the shareholders of the
Corporation (but only if a majority of the Disinterested Directors, if they constitute a
quorum of the Board, presents the issue of entitlement to indemnification to the
shareholders for their determination); or (D) as provided in Section 4.4(c) of this Article
4.
(iii) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by
Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 4.4(b)(ii), a majority of the Disinterested
Directors shall select the Independent Counsel, but only an Independent Counsel to which the
Indemnitee does not reasonably object; provided, however, that if a Change in Control shall
have occurred, the Indemnitee shall select such Independent Counsel, but only an Independent
Counsel to which a majority of the Disinterested Directors does not reasonably object.
(c) Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings. Except as otherwise expressly provided in
this Article 4, if a Change in Control shall have occurred, the Indemnitee shall be presumed to be
entitled to indemnification under this Article 4 (with respect to actions or failures to act
occurring prior to such Change in Control) upon submission of a request for indemnification
together with the Supporting Documentation in accordance with Section 4.4(b) of this Article 4, and
thereafter the Corporation shall have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in reaching
a contrary determination. In any event, if the person or persons empowered under Section 4.4(b) of
this Article 4 to determine entitlement to indemnification shall not have been appointed or shall
not have made a determination within 60 days after receipt by the Corporation of the request
therefor together with the Supporting Documentation, the Indemnitee shall be deemed to be, and
shall be, entitled to indemnification unless (A) the Indemnitee misrepresented or failed to
disclose a material fact in making the request for indemnification or in the Supporting
Documentation or (B) such indemnification is prohibited by law. The termination of any Proceeding
described in Section 4.1 of this Article 4, or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment,
order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of
itself, adversely affect the right of the Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption
that the Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which the Indemnitee reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation or, with respect to any
criminal Proceeding, that the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct
was unlawful.
(d) Remedies of Indemnitee. (i) In the event that a determination is made pursuant to
Section 4.4(b) of this Article 4 that the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this
Article 4, (A) the Indemnitee shall be entitled to seek an adjudication of his or her entitlement
to such indemnification either, at the Indemnitees sole option, in (x) an appropriate court of the
state of Indiana or any other court of competent jurisdiction or (y) an arbitration to be conducted
by a single arbitrator pursuant to the rules of the American Arbitration Association; (B) any such
judicial proceeding or arbitration shall be de novo and the Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by
reason of such adverse determination; and (C) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, in any
such judicial proceeding or arbitration the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the
Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Article 4 (with respect to actions or
failures to act occurring prior to such Change in Control).
(ii) If a determination shall have been made or deemed to have been made, pursuant to
Section 4.4(b) or (c) of this Article 4, that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification,
the Corporation shall be obligated to pay the amounts constituting such indemnification
within five days after such determination has been made or deemed to have been made and
shall be conclusively bound by such determination unless (A) the Indemnitee misrepresented
or failed to disclose a material fact in making the request for indemnification or in the
Supporting Documentation or (B) such indemnification is prohibited by law. In the event that
(x) advancement of expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 4.4(a) of this Article 4
or (y) payment of indemnification is not made within five days after a determination of
entitlement to indemnification has been made or deemed to have been made pursuant to Section
4.4(b) or (c) of this Article 4, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to seek judicial
enforcement of the Corporations obligation to pay to the Indemnitee such advancement of
expenses or indemnification. Notwithstanding the
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foregoing, the Corporation may bring an action, in an appropriate court in the state of
Indiana or any other court of competent jurisdiction, contesting the right of the Indemnitee
to receive indemnification hereunder due to the occurrence of an event described in
Subclause (A) or (B) of this Clause (ii) (a Disqualifying Event); provided, however, that
in any such action the Corporation shall have the burden of proving the occurrence of such
Disqualifying Event.
(iii) The Corporation shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or
arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 4.4(d) that the procedures and presumptions
of this Article 4 are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such
court or before any such arbitrator that the Corporation is bound by all the provisions of
this Article 4.
(iv) In the event that the Indemnitee, pursuant to this Section 4.4(d), seeks a
judicial adjudication of or an award in arbitration to enforce his or her rights under, or
to recover damages for breach of, this Article 4, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to
recover from the Corporation, and shall be indemnified by the Corporation against, any
expenses actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee if the Indemnitee prevails in
such judicial adjudication or arbitration. If it shall be determined in such judicial
adjudication or arbitration that the Indemnitee is entitled to receive part but not all of
the indemnification or advancement of expenses sought, the expenses incurred by the
Indemnitee in connection with such judicial adjudication or arbitration shall be prorated
accordingly.
(e) Definitions. For purposes of this Article 4:
(i) Change in Control means a change in control of the Corporation of a nature that
would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) (or any successor provision) of
Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or any amendment or successor provision thereto) promulgated
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Act), whether or not the Corporation is
then subject to such reporting requirement; provided that, without limitation, such a change
in control shall be deemed to have occurred if (A) any person (as such term is used in
Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Act) is or becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in
Rule 13d-3 under the Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation
representing 20% or more of the voting power of all outstanding shares of stock of the
Corporation entitled to vote generally in an election of Directors without the prior
approval of at least two-thirds of the members of the Board in office immediately prior to
such acquisition; (B) the Corporation is a party to any merger or consolidation in which the
Corporation is not the continuing or surviving corporation or pursuant to which shares of
the Corporations common stock would be converted into cash, securities or other property,
other than a merger of the Corporation in which the holders of the Corporations common
stock immediately prior to the merger have the same proportionate ownership of common stock
of the surviving corporation immediately after the merger, (C) there is a sale, lease,
exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all,
or substantially all, the assets of the Corporation, or liquidation or dissolution of the
Corporation; (D) the Corporation is a party to a merger, consolidation, sale of assets or
other reorganization, or a proxy contest, as a consequence of which members of the Board in
office immediately prior to such transaction or event constitute less than a majority of the
Board thereafter; or (E) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the
beginning of such period constituted the Board (including for this purpose any new Director
whose election or nomination for election by the shareholders was approved by a vote of at
least two-thirds of the Directors then still in office who were Directors at the beginning
of such period) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board.
(ii) Disinterested Director means a Director who is not or was not a party to the
proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by the Indemnitee.
(iii) Independent Counsel means a law firm or a member of a law firm that neither
presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (a) the
Corporation or the Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party or (b) any other
party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification under this Article 4.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term Independent Counsel shall not include any person
who, under applicable standards of professional conduct, would have a conflict of interest
in representing either the Corporation or the Indemnitee in an action to determine the
Indemnitees rights under this Article 4.
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4.5. Indemnification of Employees and Agents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Article 4, the Corporation, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as then in effect,
may indemnify any person other than a Director or officer of the Corporation who is or was an
employee or agent of the Corporation and who is or was involved in any manner (including, without
limitation, as a party or a witness) or is threatened to be made so involved in any threatened,
pending or completed Proceeding by reasons of the fact that such person is or was an employee or
agent of the Corporation or, at the request of the Corporation, a director, officer, employee,
fiduciary or agent of a Covered Entity against all expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments,
fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection
with such Proceeding. The Corporation may also advance expenses incurred by such employee,
fiduciary or agent in connection with any such Proceeding, consistent with the provisions of
applicable law as then in effect.
4.6. Severability. If any of this Article 4 shall be held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions of this Article 4 (including, without limitation, all portions of any Section
of this Article 4 containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that
are not themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired
thereby; and (ii) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Article 4 (including,
without limitation, all portions of any Section of this Article 4 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 manifested by the provision
held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.
5. CAPITAL STOCK.
5.1. Stock Certificates. (a) Shares of stock of each class of the Corporation may be issued
in book-entry form or evidenced by certificates. Every certificate shall state on its face (or in
the case of book-entry shares, the statement evidencing ownership of such shares shall state) the
name of the Corporation and that it is organized under the laws of the State of Indiana, the name
of the person to whom the certificate (or bookentry statement) was issued, and the number and class
of shares and the designation of the series, if any, the certificate (or book-entry statement)
represents, and shall state conspicuously on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish
the shareholder, upon his written request and without charge, a summary of the designations,
relative rights, preferences, and limitations applicable to each class and the variations in
rights, preferences, and limitations determined for each series (and the authority of the Board of
Directors to determine variations for future series), which certificate, if any, shall otherwise be
in such form as the Board shall prescribe and as provided in Section 5.1(d).
(b) If a certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent other than the Corporation or its
employee, or by a registrar other than the Corporation or its employee, the signatures of the
officers of the Corporation may be facsimiles, and, if permitted by applicable law, any other
signature on the certificate may be a facsimile.
(c) In case any officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a
certificate shall have ceased to be such officer before such certificate is issued, it may be
issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such person were such officer at the date of
issue.
(d) Any certificates of stock shall be issued in such form not inconsistent with the Articles
of Incorporation. They shall be numbered and registered in the order in which they are issued. No
certificate shall be issued until fully paid.
(e) All certificates surrendered to the Corporation shall be cancelled (other than treasury
shares) with the date of cancellation and shall be retained by or under the control of the Chief
Financial Officer, together with the powers of attorney to transfer and the assignments of the
shares represented by such certificates, for such period of time as such officer shall designate.
5.2. Record Ownership. A record of the name of the person, firm or corporation and address of
each holder of stock, the number of shares of each class and series represented thereby and the
date of issue thereof shall be made on the Corporations books. The Corporation shall be entitled
to treat the holder of record of any share of stock as the holder in fact thereof, and accordingly
shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or
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interest in any share on the part of any person, whether or not it shall have express or other
notice thereof, except as required by applicable law.
5.3. Transfer of Record Ownership. Transfers of stock shall be made on the books of the
Corporation only by direction of the person named in the certificate (or book-entry statement) or
such persons attorney, lawfully constituted in writing, and only upon the surrender of the
certificate, if any, therefor and a written assignment of the shares evidenced thereby. Whenever
any transfer of stock shall be made for collateral security, and not absolutely, it shall be so
expressed in the entry of the transfer if, when the certificates, if any, are presented to the
Corporation for transfer, both the transferor and transferee request the Corporation to do so.
5.4. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. New certificates or uncertificated shares
representing shares of the stock of the Corporation shall be issued in place of any certificate
alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed in such manner and on such terms and conditions as
the Board from time to time may authorize in accordance with applicable law.
5.5. Transfer Agent; Registrar; Rules Respecting Certificates. The Corporation shall maintain
one or more transfer offices or agencies where stock of the Corporation shall be transferable. The
Corporation shall also maintain one or more registry offices where such stock shall be registered.
The Board may make such rules and regulations as it may deem expedient concerning the issue,
transfer and registration of stock certificates (or book-entry statements) in accordance with
applicable law.
5.6. Fixing Record Date for Determination of Shareholders of Record. (a) The Board may fix,
in advance, a date as the record date for the purpose of determining the shareholders entitled to
notice of, or to vote at, any meeting of the shareholders or any adjournment thereof, which record
date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the
Board, and which record date shall not be more than sixty days nor less than ten days before the
date of a meeting of the shareholders. If no record date is fixed by the Board, the record date for
determining the shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a shareholders meeting 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 shareholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of
shareholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board may
fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting and shall fix a new record date if such adjourned
meeting is more than 120 days after the date of the original meeting. (b) The Board may fix, in
advance, a date as the record date for the purpose of determining the shareholders entitled to
receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or the allotment of any rights, or entitled
to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or in order to
make a determination of the shareholders for the purpose of any other lawful action, which record
date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the
Board, and which record date shall not be more than sixty calendar days prior to such action. If no
record date is fixed by the Board, the record date for determining the shareholders for any such
purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution
relating thereto.
6. SECURITIES HELD BY THE CORPORATION.
6.1. Voting. Unless the Board shall otherwise order, the Chairman, any Vice Chairman, the
President, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, the Chief
Financial Officer, the Chief Accounting Officer, the Controller, the Treasurer or the Secretary
shall have full power and authority, on behalf of the Corporation, (i) to attend, act and vote at
any meeting of the shareholders of any corporation in which the Corporation may hold stock and at
such meeting to exercise any or all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such stock, and
to execute on behalf of the Corporation a proxy or proxies empowering another or others to act as
aforesaid, and (ii) to delegate to any employee or agent such power and authority.
6.2. General Authorization to Transfer Securities Held by the Corporation. (a) Any of the
following officers, to wit: the Chairman, any Vice Chairman, the President, any Executive Vice
President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief
Accounting Officer, the Controller, the Treasurer, any Assistant Controller, any Assistant
Treasurer, and each of them, hereby is authorized and empowered (i) to transfer, convert, endorse,
sell, assign, set over and deliver any and all shares of stock, bonds, debentures, notes,
subscription warrants, stock purchase warrants, evidences of indebtedness, or other securities now
or hereafter
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standing in the name of or owned by the Corporation and to make, execute and deliver any and
all written instruments of assignment and transfer necessary or proper to effectuate the authority
hereby conferred, and (ii) to delegate to any employee or agent such power and authority.
(b) Whenever there shall be annexed to any instrument of assignment and transfer executed
pursuant to and in accordance with the foregoing Section 6.2(a), a certificate of the Secretary or
any Assistant Secretary in office at the date of such certificate setting forth the provisions
hereof, stating that they are in full force and effect, setting forth the names of persons who are
then officers of the corporation, and certifying as to the employees or agents, if any, to whom any
such power and authority have been delegated, all persons to whom such instrument and annexed
certificate shall thereafter come shall be entitled, without further inquiry or investigation and
regardless of the date of such certificate, to assume and to act in reliance upon the assumption
that (i) the shares of stock or other securities named in such instrument were theretofore duly and
properly transferred, endorsed, sold, assigned, set over and delivered by the Corporation, and (ii)
with respect to such securities, the authority of these provisions of these Bylaws and of such
officers, employees and agents is still in full force and effect.
7. DEPOSITARIES AND SIGNATORIES.
7.1. Depositaries. The Chairman, any Vice Chairman, the President, the Chief Financial
Officer, and the Treasurer are each authorized to designate depositaries for the funds of the
Corporation deposited in its name or that of a Division of the Corporation, or both, and the
signatories with respect thereto in each case, and from time to time, to change such depositaries
and signatories, with the same force and effect as if each such depositary and the signatories with
respect thereto and changes therein had been specifically designated or authorized by the Board;
and each depositary designated by the Board or by the Chairman, any Vice Chairman, the President,
the Chief Financial Officer, or the Treasurer shall be entitled to rely upon the certificate of the
Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or of a Division of the Corporation setting
forth the fact of such designation and of the appointment of the officers of the Corporation or of
the Division or of both or of other persons who are to be signatories with respect to the
withdrawal of funds deposited with such depositary, or from time to time the fact of any change in
any depositary or in the signatories with respect thereto.
7.2. Signatories. Unless otherwise designated by the Board or by the Chairman, any Vice
Chairman, the President, the Chief Financial Officer or the Treasurer, each of whom is authorized
to execute any of such items individually, all notes, drafts, checks, acceptances, orders for the
payment of money and all other negotiable instruments obligating the Corporation for the payment of
money, including any form of guaranty by the Corporation with respect to any such item entered into
by any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Corporation, shall be (a) signed by any Assistant
Treasurer and (b) countersigned by the Chief Accounting Officer, Controller or any Assistant
Controller, or (c) either signed or countersigned by any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice
President or any Vice President in lieu of either the officers designated in Clause (a) or the
officers designated in Clause (b) of this Section 7.2.
8. SEAL.
The seal of the Corporation shall be in such form and shall have such content as the Board
shall from time to time determine.
9. FISCAL YEAR.
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on December 31 in each year, or on such other
date as the Board shall determine.
10. WAIVER OF OR DISPENSING WITH NOTICE.
(a) Whenever any notice of the time, place or purpose of any meeting of the shareholders is
required to be given by applicable law, the Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws, a written
waiver of notice, signed by a shareholder entitled to notice of a shareholders meeting, whether by
pdf, facsimile, telegraph, cable or other form of recorded communication, whether signed before or
after the time set for a given meeting, shall be deemed equivalent
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to notice of such meeting. The waiver must be included in the minutes or filed with the
corporate records. Attendance of a shareholder in person or by proxy at a shareholders meeting
shall constitute a waiver of notice to such shareholder of such meeting, except when (i) the
shareholder attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the
meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting was not lawfully called or convened,
or (ii) the shareholder objects to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting at the time
such matter is presented because it is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting
notice.
(b) Whenever any notice of the time or place of any meeting of the Board or Committee of the
Board is required to be given by applicable law, the Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws, a
written waiver of notice signed by a Director, whether by pdf, facsimile, telegraph, cable or other
form of recorded communication, whether signed before or after the time set for a given meeting,
shall be deemed equivalent to notice of such meeting. Unless the Director is deemed to have waived
notice by attending the meeting, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the Director entitled to
the notice and filed with the minutes or corporate records. Attendance of a Director at a meeting
shall constitute a waiver of notice to such Director of such meeting, unless the Director at the
beginning of the meeting (or promptly upon the Directors arrival) objects to holding the meeting
or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken
at the meeting.
(c) No notice need be given to any person with whom communication is made unlawful by any law
of the United States or any rule, regulation, proclamation or executive order issued under any such
law.
11. POLITICAL NONPARTISANSHIP OF THE CORPORATION.
The Corporation shall not make, directly or indirectly, any contributions or expenditures in
connection with the election of any candidate for federal, state or local political office, or any
committee campaigning for such a candidate, except to the extent necessary to permit in the United
States the expenditure of corporate assets for the payment of expenses for establishing,
registering and administering any political action committee and of soliciting contributions
thereto, all as may be authorized by federal or state laws.
12. AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.8(a) of these By-laws, these By-laws, or any of
them, may from time to time be supplemented, amended or repealed, or new By-laws may be adopted, by
the Board at any regular or special meeting of the Board, if such supplement, amendment, repeal or
adoption is approved by a majority of the entire Board. These By-laws, or any of them, may from
time to time be supplemented, amended or repealed, or new By-laws may be adopted, by the
shareholders at any regular or special meeting of the shareholders at which a quorum is present, if
such supplement, amendment, repeal or adoption is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders
of at least a majority of the voting power of all outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation
entitled to vote generally in an election of directors.
13. OFFICES AND AGENT.
(a) Registered Office and Agent. The registered office of the Corporation in the State of
Indiana shall be 251 East Ohio Street, Suite 1100, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204. The name of the
registered agent is The Corporation Trust Company. Such registered agent has a business office
identical with such registered office.
(b) Other Offices. The Corporation may also have offices at other places, either within or
outside the State of Indiana, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or as the
business of the Corporation may require.
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exv99w1
Exhibit 99.1
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ITT Corporation
1133 Westchester Ave.
White Plains, NY 10604
tel 914-641-2000 |
Investors:
Thomas Scalera
914-641-2030
thomas.scalera@itt.com
Media:
Jenny Schiavone
914-641-2160
jennifer.schiavone@itt.com
ITT board of directors approves spinoffs of Xylem and ITT Exelis
Separation to be completed October 31, 2011
ITT Exelis and Xylem to begin regular way trading on the
New York Stock Exchange on November 1, 2011
Company receives IRS ruling that transaction qualifies as tax-free
Collective ITT, Xylem and ITT Exelis post-spin fourth-quarter dividends
to equal current ITT quarterly dividend
ITT to effectuate 1:2 reverse stock split following distribution
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., October 5, 2011 ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) today announced that its board
of directors has approved the distribution to its shareholders of all the outstanding shares of
Exelis Inc., its Defense and Information Solutions business, which will also be known as ITT
Exelis, and Xylem Inc., its Water Technology and Services business, which will result in three
distinct, publicly traded companies. Each ITT shareholder of record as of the close of business on
October 17, 2011, the record date for the distribution, will receive on the distribution date one
share of ITT Exelis common stock and one share of Xylem common stock for each share of ITT common
stock held as of the record date. The ITT Board also approved a 1:2 reverse stock split for ITT,
which will become effective after market close on October 31, 2011, the distribution date for the
spinoffs.
Steve Loranger, chairman, president and chief executive officer of ITT said, By operating as three
independent companies, we believe the new ITT, Xylem and ITT Exelis will each be able to leverage
our shared history of innovation while being better positioned to capitalize on new opportunities
in their respective markets. We believe this transaction will allow all three companies to drive
growth and deliver significant value to all of our shareholders. I would like to thank our
dedicated employees who have worked hard to
make this important transaction a reality. We look forward to completing the final steps in this
process and embarking on new and exciting chapters for the new ITT, Xylem and ITT Exelis.
ITT also announced that it has received a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service
that ITTs separation of the assets and liabilities constituting each of the ITT Exelis business,
the Xylem business and the new ITT business, as well as the planned distribution of the shares of
ITT Exelis and Xylem common stock to ITT shareholders, will qualify as a tax-free transaction for
U.S. federal income tax purposes.
All three companies plan to webcast investor events on October 13, 2011 and October 14, 2011.
Additional details on these webcasts will be provided in a separate announcement.
ITT Exelis and Xylem Common Stock Distributions
The ITT board of directors has approved the distribution of all of the issued and outstanding
shares of ITT Exelis and Xylem common stock on October 31, 2011 (the distribution date) to ITT
shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 17, 2011 (the record date). In
connection with this distribution, each ITT shareholder will receive one common share of ITT Exelis
and one common share of Xylem for each share of common stock of ITT held at the close of business
on the record date. Upon such distribution, ITT shareholders will own 100% of the common shares of
ITT Exelis and Xylem.
ITT currently has approximately 185 million shares outstanding. Based on the one-for-one
distribution ratio for each spinoff, approximately 185 million shares of ITT Exelis common stock
and approximately 185 million shares of Xylem common stock will be distributed to ITT shareholders.
Reverse Stock Split of ITT Shares
The ITT board of directors also approved a 1:2 reverse stock split for the new ITT, which will
become effective following the market close on October 31, 2011, the distribution date. Under the
reverse stock split, every two common shares of ITT will be converted into one common share of ITT.
As a result, ITT will have approximately 92.5 million common shares outstanding after the reverse
stock split. No action is required by ITT shareholders in connection with the reverse stock split.
No fractional shares of ITT common stock will be distributed to ITTs shareholders in connection
with the reverse stock split. Instead, ITTs transfer agent will aggregate all fractional shares
and sell them as soon as practicable after the reverse stock split at the then-prevailing prices on
the open market. After the transfer agents completion of such sale, such shareholders will
receive a cash payment in an amount equal to their respective pro rata shares of the total net
proceeds of that sale. Receipt of cash instead of fractional shares will not be tax free.
Trading of ITT, Xylem and ITT Exelis Shares
Following the spinoffs, all three companies will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. ITT
shares will continue to trade on the NYSE under the ticker symbol ITT. ITT Exelis shares will
trade under the symbol XLS, while Xylem shares will trade under the symbol XYL. ITT expects
that on or about October 13, 2011, shares of ITT Exelis and Xylem will trade on a when issued
basis and that when distributed trading in ITT shares will commence alongside regular way
trading for ITT shares. ITT Exelis and Xylem will begin regular way trading on November 1, 2011,
at which time regular way trading in ITT shares will reflect both the distribution of the ITT
Exelis and Xylem shares and the reverse stock split.
ITT shareholders who sell their shares of ITT common stock in the regular way market prior to or
on the distribution date will also be selling their right to receive the distribution of shares of
ITT Exelis common stock and Xylem common stock. Shareholders are encouraged to consult with their
financial advisors regarding the specific implications of selling ITT common stock.
No action is required by ITT shareholders to receive their ITT Exelis or Xylem common shares. ITT
shareholders who hold ITT common shares as of the record date will receive a book-entry account
statement reflecting their ownership of ITT Exelis and Xylem common shares or their brokerage
account will be credited for the shares.
Prior to the distribution date, ITT will mail information statements to all shareholders of ITT
common stock as of the record date. The statements will include information regarding the
procedures by which the distribution will be effected and other details of the transaction. The
information statements will be available on the Securities and Exchange Commissions (SEC)
website at www.sec.gov and on the ITT transformation website at www.itt.com/transformation.
The distribution agent, transfer agent, and registrar for ITT common stock will be Bank of New
York Mellon. For questions relating to the transfer or mechanics of the stock distribution or the
reverse stock split, shareholders may contact BNY Mellon Shareowner Services c/o ITT Corporation at
P.O. Box 358015, Pittsburgh, PA 15252-8015, or via phone at 1-800-254-2823. If shares are held by
a bank, broker or other nominee, shareholders should contact that institution directly.
The completion of the distribution is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of a number of
conditions, including the Registration Statements on Form 10 for the ITT Exelis and Xylem common
stock being declared effective by the SEC and certain other conditions described in the information
statements included in the ITT Exelis and Xylem Form 10 Registration Statements and in the
agreements filed as exhibits to the Form 10 Registration Statements. The condition relating to the
authorization of the ITT Exelis and Xylem common stock for listing on the NYSE has been satisfied,
and each of ITT Exelis and Xylem has sent a letter to the SEC requesting that the Form 10
Registration Statements be declared effective. ITT, Xylem and ITT Exelis expect all other
conditions to the distribution to be satisfied on or before the distribution date.
Fourth-Quarter Dividend
The ITT board of directors today also declared a quarterly dividend for the fourth quarter, after
giving effect to the reverse stock split, of 9.1 cents per share to shareholders of record on
November 11, 2011 (equivalent to 4.55 cents per share on a pre-reverse stock split basis). The ITT
cash dividend will be payable December 31, 2011. ITT expects that, after the spinoffs, ITT Exelis
will declare a fourth-quarter dividend of 10.33 cents per share and that Xylem will declare a
fourth-quarter dividend of 10.12 cents per share, so that the aggregate fourth-quarter dividend for
the three companies combined will equal ITTs prior quarterly dividend rate of 25 cents per share.
Thereafter, the respective boards of directors of ITT, Xylem and ITT Exelis will determine the
dividend policy of each company.
New ITT Board of Directors
The company also announced today that the board of directors that will lead ITT following the
completion of the spinoffs on October 31, 2011, will consist of the following directors:
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Frank T. MacInnis, chairman of the ITT board, former chief executive officer, EMCOR
Group, Inc., and an ITT director since 2001. |
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G. Peter DAloia, former senior vice president and chief financial officer, American
Standard Companies, Inc., who will become an ITT director effective upon completion of the
spinoffs. |
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Donald DeFosset, Jr., former chairman, James Hardie Industries N.V., who will become an
ITT director effective upon completion of the spinoffs. |
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Christina A. Gold, former chief executive officer, The Western Union Company, and an
ITT director since 1997. |
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Paul J. Kern, senior counselor of The Cohen Group, and an ITT director since 2008. |
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Denise L. Ramos, who will become ITTs chief executive officer and president effective
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Linda S. Sanford, senior vice president, Enterprise Transformation, IBM, and an ITT
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Markos I. Tambakeras, former chairman, president and chief executive officer,
Kennametal, Inc., and an ITT director since 2001. |
Biographical information on each of the above board members may be found at
www.itt.com/transformation. Board members for ITT Exelis and Xylem will include the individuals
listed in each companys information statement filed with the SEC, as well as additional board
members to be announced shortly.
New Company Logos and Taglines Chosen
ITT also announced that the branding of the two spinoff companies is complete.
Logos and taglines that ITT Exelis and Xylem will use following completion of the spinoff
transaction, as well as other information on the new companies, can be found at
www.itt.com/transformation.
Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
Certain material presented herein includes forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the
safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements
about the separation of ITT Corporation (the Company) into three independent publicly-traded
companies (the companies), the terms and the effect of the separation, the nature and impact of
such a separation, capitalization of the companies, future strategic plans and other statements
that describe the companies business strategy, outlook, objectives, plans, intentions or goals,
and any discussion of future operating or financial performance. Whenever used, words such as
anticipate, estimate, expect, project, intend, plan, believe, target and other
terms of similar meaning are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements are uncertain and to some extent unpredictable, and involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those expressed or implied in, or reasonably inferred from, such forward-looking statements.
Factors that could cause results to differ materially from those anticipated include, but are not
limited to: economic, political and social conditions in the countries in which we conduct our
businesses; changes in U.S. or International government defense budgets; decline in consumer
spending; sales and revenues mix and pricing levels; availability of adequate labor, commodities,
supplies and raw materials; interest and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and changes in
local government regulations; competition, industry capacity and production rates; ability of third
parties, including our commercial partners, counterparties, financial institutions and insurers, to
comply with their commitments to us; our ability to borrow or to refinance our existing
indebtedness and availability of liquidity sufficient to meet our needs; changes in the value of
goodwill or intangible assets; our ability to achieve stated synergies or cost savings from
acquisitions or divestitures; the number of personal injury claims filed against the companies or
the degree of liability; uncertainties with respect to our estimation of asbestos liability
exposures, third-party recoveries and net cash flow; our ability to effect restructuring and cost
reduction programs and realize savings from such actions; government regulations and compliance
therewith, including Dodd-Frank legislation; changes in technology; intellectual property matters;
governmental investigations; potential future employee benefit plan contributions and other
employment and pension matters; contingencies related to actual or alleged environmental
contamination, claims and concerns; changes in generally accepted accounting principles; and other
factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 and
our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, there are risks and
uncertainties relating to the spinoffs of ITT Exelis and Xylem, including the timing and certainty
of the completion of those transactions, whether those transactions will result in any tax
liability, the operational and financial profile of ITT or any of its businesses after giving
effect to the spinoff transactions, and the ability of each business to operate as an independent
entity.
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