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30-Oct-2009
Amendments to Articles of Inc. or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year, Othe
Amendment and Restatement of Articles of Incorporation
On October 28, 2009, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. (the "Company") approved the amendment and restatement of the Articles of Incorporation (the "Articles") of the Company, effective on such date, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The amendment and restatement of the Articles consolidated previous amendments and deleted historical provisions in the Articles that are no longer relevant or applicable, without any substantive change to the Articles.
Amendment and Restatement of Bylaws
Also on October 28, 2009, the Board approved amendments to the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws"), effective as of such date. The following is a summary of the more significant amendments:
· Section 1.3 (notice of Meetings) was amended to permit the Company to cease mailing notice to invalid shareholder addresses in accordance with Florida law.
· Section 1.5 (Quorum) was amended to more closely conform quorum and adjournment requirements to Florida law.
· Section 1.6 (Organization) was amended to explicitly authorize the Board to adopt rules, regulations and procedures for the conduct of shareholders' meetings and to appoint an inspector of elections.
· Sections 1.7 (Voting; Proxies) and 1.9 (List of Shareholders Entitles to Vote) were amended to more closely conform to Florida law.
· Section 1.11 (Advance Notice Provisions) was amended to (1) change the deadline for nominations and other proposals to not less than 150 days prior to the anniversary of the meeting date; and (2) require director nominees to complete the Company's director questionnaire in connection with a nomination.
· Section 2.2 (Election; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies) was amended to conform to Florida law.
· Sections 3.1 (Committees) and 3.2 (Committee Charter and Rules) were revised to more closely confirm to Florida law and to specifically contemplate the adoption of committee charters.
· Section 4.1 (Executive Officers; Election; Qualification; Term of Office; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies) was amended to include explicit authority for the Board to designate certain officers as "executive officers."
· Section 6.4 (Indemnification of Directors, Officers, Employees, and Agents)
was amended to more closely conform to Florida law, including amendments to
(1) set forth separately the rights to indemnification and advancement of
fees; and (2) clarify that the rights to indemnification and advancement are
contractual and cannot be retroactively amended to adversely affect the rights
of indemnified persons arising in connection with acts or omissions occurring
prior to such amendment.
· Section 6.5 (Interested Directors; Quorum) was amended to more closely conform to Florida law.
The change to the advance-notice deadline set forth in Section 1.11 of the
Bylaws will now require that, for any shareholder proposal or director
nomination to be properly presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders,
whether or not also submitted for inclusion in the Company's proxy statement,
the Company must receive written notice of the matter no later than December 14,
2009 (which is later than the previously-announced deadline of December 9,
2009). Each such written notice must contain the information set forth in
Section 1.11 of the Bylaws.
For the inclusion of proposals in the Company's proxy statement and form of proxy relating to the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, under the applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, a written copy of the proposal must be received at the principle executive offices of the Company no later than December 9, 2009, as previously noted in the 2009 proxy statement. Such proposals must comply with the proxy rules relating to shareholder proposals in order to be included in the Company's proxy materials.
The foregoing summary is a brief description of the approved amendments to the Company's prior Bylaws and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Bylaws, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
On October 28, 2009, upon the recommendation of the governance committee (the "Governance Committee") of the Board, the Board adopted amendments to the charter of the Governance Committee of the Company. These amendments amend the charter of the Governance Committee to adopt an independent board chairman policy and provide that the Governance Committee will annually review the Company's Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. A copy of the Company's amended Governance Committee Charter is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
(d) Exhibits
3.1 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co., amended and restated as of October 28, 2009.
3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co., amended and restated as of October 28, 2009
99.1 Amended Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. Governance Committee Charter
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