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This excerpt taken from the SAI DEF 14A filed Apr 18, 2008. Stockholder Proposals for the 2009 Annual Meeting Any stockholder proposals intended to be presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be received by us no later than December 26, 2008 in order to be considered for inclusion in our proxy statement and form of proxy relating to that meeting. In addition, Section 3.03 of our bylaws provides that, in order for a stockholder to propose any matter for consideration at the annual meeting (other than by inclusion in the proxy statement), such stockholder must give timely notice to our Corporate Secretary of his or her intention to bring such business before the meeting. To be timely, notice must be delivered to the Corporate Secretary not later than the close of business on the 90th day, nor earlier than the close of business on the 120th day, prior to the first anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting. Therefore, in connection with the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, notice must be delivered to the Corporate Secretary between January 30, 2009 and March 1, 2009. (In the event, however, that the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 70 days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder must be delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to such annual meting and not later than the close of business on the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by us, whichever occurs later). Such notice must contain certain information, including a brief description of the business the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting, the name and record address of the stockholder proposing such business, the class and number of shares of common stock and/or class A preferred stock beneficially owned by the stockholder and any material interest of the stockholder in the business so proposed. |
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