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24-Sep-2009
Amendments to Articles of Inc. or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year, Financi
On September 24, 2009, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. met and approved amendments to the Company's Bylaws. A summary of the material amendments follows:
Section Topic Summary of Amendments
Art. I, 3(a) Notices of The revised language expands upon the
Annual and current provisions to provide more
Special Meetings detail regarding notices to shareholders
of annual or special meetings. It also
clarifies the authority of the Board
with respect to the scheduling of the
annual meeting by expressly allowing the
Board to postpone a previously scheduled
annual meeting with public notice.
Art. I, 3(b) Forms of Notice The amendment clarifies the various
methods by which shareholders may be
provided notice, with a broad definition
of "electronic transmission."
Art. I, 3(c) When is Notice The amendment clarifies when notice will
Deemed Sent be deemed to be provided to a
shareholder under the various methods of
delivery.
Art. I, 8(a) Business to be The amendment provides that only such
Conducted - business shall be conducted which
Annual Meeting has been brought before the meeting
pursuant to the Company's notice of the
meeting, at the direction of the Board,
or by any shareholder who has complied
with the bylaw requirements.
Art. I, 8(b) Business to be The amendment clarifies that business
Conducted - transacted at all special meetings shall
Special be confined to the matters stated in
Meetings the notice of the meeting.
Art. I, 8(c) Business to be The amendment clarifies that shareholder
Conducted - proposals must generally be in writing
Advance Notice provided 60 - 90 days prior to the first
Requirement anniversary of the preceding year's
annual meeting, and must constitute a
proper subject for shareholder action.
It also clarifies that in no event will
any adjournment or postponement extend
the time period for giving notice.
Art. I, 8(d) Proper Business The amendment clarifies that no business
at Meetings may be conducted at annual meetings
other than in accordance with the
procedures in Section 8, and gives the
chairman of the meeting the authority to
determine whether proposed business is
properly brought before the meeting. It
also clarifies that every shareholder
making a proposal must comply with the
Exchange Act, and provides that Section
8 shall not be deemed to affect any
rights of shareholders to request
inclusion of proposals in the proxy
statement. It also clarifies that
Section 8 governs what constitutes
timely notice for purposes of Rule
14a-4(c).
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Art. I, 8(e) Required Information The amendment expands the disclosure
on requirements for shareholders making proposals
Shareholder Making with respect to disclosable interests in the
Proposal Company. It also requires a representation that
the shareholder is in fact a shareholder of
record, and requires disclosure with respect to
every proposal made.
Art. I, 9(c) Organization - The amendment requires a shareholder making a
Conduct of proposal or nomination to attend the shareholder
Shareholder Meetings meeting and present such proposal or
nomination in person.
Art. II, 1(d) Nominations of This amendment clarifies that a shareholder must
Directors - Advance generally give advance notice of a director
Notice Requirements nomination 60 - 90 days prior to the first
anniversary of the preceding year's annual
meeting, or 60 - 90 days prior to the date of
the special meeting. No postponement or
adjournment changes those time periods. In the
event the number of directors to be elected to
the Board is increased and there is no public
announcement by the Company naming all the
nominees proposed by the Board at least 70 days
prior to the first anniversary of the preceding
year's annual meeting, the shareholder may
provide their notice by the tenth business day
following the public announcement.
Art. II, 1(e) Required Information The amendment expands the disclosure
on Nominee requirements for nominees, and requires
disclosure of disclosable interests and
compensatory arrangements between the
shareholder and the individual they are
nominating, as well as any other information
required under Regulation 14A under the Exchange
Act.
Art. II, 1(f) Required Information The amendment requires information regarding the
on Shareholder shareholder making a nomination to the Board,
Making Nomination including information regarding the proposing
shareholder and any information required under
Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act, as well
as representations as to whether proxies will be
solicited on behalf of the nominee.
Art. II, 1(g) Additional Nominee The amendment requires a nominee to provide a
Requirements completed questionnaire with respect to the
nominee's background and qualifications, and an
agreement not to become a party to certain
voting commitments or compensation arrangements.
A representation as to compliance with all
corporate governance, conflict of interest and
other policies of the Company is also required.
Art. II, 1(h) Eligible Nomination The amendment clarifies that in order to be
eligible for election as a Director of the
Company, the nomination must be in accordance
with Section 1 and qualified under Section 11 of
Article II.
Art. II, 6 Quorum This amendment clarifies how a quorum may be
counted, similar to quorums for Board committee
meetings.
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Art. III, 1 Officers This amendment updates the officers of
the company and the Board's authority to
elect and appoint them.
Art. V, 3 Notices; Waivers The amendment reflects the fact that
there are other notice provisions in the
Bylaws and expands upon the methods by
which notice can be waived.
Art. V, 5 Amendments This amendment copies the provisions for
amending the bylaws as described in the
Company's Restated Articles of
Incorporation.
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In order to be considered at the Company's 2010 annual meeting of shareholders, shareholder proposals or nominations or any other business must comply with the amendments in Article I, section 8 or Article II, section 1 of the amended Bylaws and must be received by the Company's Secretary between October 29, 2009 and November 30, 2009. These are separate from requirements for shareholder nominations or proposals which are intended to be included in the Company's proxy statement and notice of annual meeting.
A copy of the amended Bylaws approved by the Board is attached as Exhibit 3.2.
Exhibit 3.2 Amended Bylaws of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc., effective as of October 1, 2009
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