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Form 8-K for GILEAD SCIENCES INC


28-Oct-2008

Amendments to Articles of Inc. or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year, Financial St


Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On October 24, 2008, the Registrant's Board of Directors (the "Board") approved amendments to the Registrant's Bylaws, as amended and restated through May 8, 2007 (the "Bylaws"), which changes were effective immediately upon approval. The amendments revise the advance notice provisions in Sections 5 and 6 and the indemnification amendment provision in Section 43(h) of the Bylaws. The amendments to Sections 5 and 6, among other matters:

• Clarify that the procedures set forth in the Bylaws are the exclusive means for stockholders to nominate directors at an annual or special meeting or to propose other business at an annual meeting, except for proposals submitted for inclusion in the Registrant's proxy statement in accordance with Rule 14a-8 promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.

• Expand the disclosures stockholders must provide when submitting a director nomination and/or other business proposal for consideration at a meeting to include, among other things, (i) details about all ownership interests in the Registrant by the stockholder, including any hedging, derivative, short or other economic interests and any rights to vote the Registrant's shares, (ii) all material relationships among such stockholder, the beneficial owner and any others acting in concert, and each proposed nominee, and (iii) all agreements between such stockholder, the beneficial owner and any others acting in concert in connection with the proposal of such business.

• Require that a stockholder making a director nomination or bringing other business at a stockholders meeting update certain disclosures as of the record date.

The revisions to Section 43(h) of the Bylaws specify that any amendment of the Bylaws which terminates or reduces indemnification rights contained in the Bylaws operates prospectively only.

The preceding description of the principal features of the amendments does not cover all of the changes to Sections 5, 6 and 43(h) and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Bylaws, as amended, which are filed as Exhibit 3.4 to this Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.



Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit
Number Description
3.4 Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant, as amended and restated on October 24, 2008


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