Delaware | 1-12235 | 51-0347963 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
899 Cassatt Road, Suite 210 | 19312 | |||
Berwyn, Pennsylvania | (Zip Code) | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) |
Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
• | The Restated By‑Laws implement standard provisions to govern the submission of stockholder proposals for the annual and special meetings, including stockholder proposals under Rule 14a‑8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, reasonable advance notice periods and stockholder information requirements. (Article II, Sections 7, 13 and 14.) The Old By‑Laws did not previously contain such provisions. |
• | The Restated By‑Laws provide a mechanism by which the Company can determine which stockholders are entitled to take corporate action by written consent by implementing a record date for stockholder action by written consent and a system for verifying the validity of such consents. (Article II, Sections 11 and 12.) The Old By‑Laws did not previously contain such a mechanism. |
• | The Restated By‑Laws give the Chairman of the Board and the President the power to adjourn a meeting of the stockholders, from time to time, whether or not there is a quorum. (Article II, Section 8.) The Old By‑Laws provided that the stockholders may adjourn a meeting of the stockholders if no quorum existed. |
• | The Restated By‑Laws provide that the Company, by resolution of the Board, may postpone or cancel a previously scheduled meeting of the stockholders upon public notice to the stockholders. (Article II, Section 8.) The Old By‑laws only permitted the stockholders to adjourn a meeting once called. |
• | The Restated By‑Laws require director nominees to complete a written questionnaire covering, among other things, the background and qualifications of such persons, any pre-existing voting commitments, any related party agreements and the background of any other person or entity on whose behalf a nomination is being made. (Article II, Sections 14 and 15.) The Old By‑Laws did not previously contain such provisions. |
• | The Restated By‑Laws provide “Emergency Bylaws” which provide for certain actions that can be taken by the Chairman of the Board or the President in the event of an emergency, in circumstances where it would be difficult or impossible to conduct Board action in accordance with the normal By‑Law provisions. Such emergency is intended to include events of extraordinary magnitude and may include the declaration of a civil defense emergency, war, enemy attack, other warlike acts, a catastrophic event, disaster or other similar emergency condition, which prevents the conduct and management of the affairs and business of the Company by the Board and officers in the ordinary course as contemplated by the By‑Laws. Any director, officer, employee of agent taking corporate action will be shielded from liability for conduct taken in good faith. (Article IX.) The Old By‑Laws did not previously contain such provisions. |
• | The Restated By‑Laws update the provision on the location of the list of stockholders to provide that the list of stockholders may be provided for examination via an electronic network or during ordinary business hours at the principal place of business of the Company. (Article II, Section 4.) The Old By‑Laws only required the Company to provide the list at the location specified in the notice of the meeting or at the location of the meeting. |
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | |
(d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. | Description | ||
3.1 | Amended and Restated By-Laws of Triumph Group, Inc. |
Date: April 26, 2012 | TRIUMPH GROUP, INC. | |
By: | /s/ John B. Wright, II | |
John B. Wright, II | ||
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
3.1 | Amended and Restated By-Laws of Triumph Group, Inc. |