form10qa.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
1O-Q/A
Amendment
No. 1
T
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the quarterly period ended December 31, 2009
OR
o
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For the
transition period from ____________________ to
_____________________
Commission
file number 001-33365
USA
Technologies, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania
|
23-2679963
|
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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100 Deerfield Lane, Suite 140, Malvern,
Pennsylvania
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19355
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
|
(Zip
Code)
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(610)
989-0340
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days. Yes T No o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this
chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes T No o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer o
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Accelerated
filer o
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Non-accelerated
filer o
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Smaller
reporting company T
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Act).Yes o No x
As of
February 9, 2010, there were 22,725,701 shares of Common Stock, no par value,
outstanding.
Explanatory
Note
This
Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A (this “Amendment”) amends the Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q of USA Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarterly period
ended December 31, 2009, which the Company previously filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2010 (the “Original
Filing”).
The
Company is filing this Amendment No. 1 to correct three typographical
errors made in Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) of the
Original Filing. The amount of total shareholders’ equity reported on the
consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2009 (unaudited) was incorrectly
stated as $26,610,228 and has been corrected to state $25,610,228. The amount of
interest expense reported on the consolidated statement of operations
(unaudited) for the six months ended December 31, 2008 was incorrectly stated as
$(52,138) and has been corrected to state $(53,138). The amount of total
shareholders’ equity reported on the consolidated statement of shareholders’
equity (unaudited) for the six months ended December 31, 2009 was incorrectly
stated as $265,610,228 and has been corrected to state $25,610,228.
The
Company has also included as Exhibits to this Amendment amended principal
executive officer and principal financial officer certifications originally
filed as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 to the Original Filing, which inadvertently
omitted certain language referring to internal control over financial
reporting.
Except as
expressly set forth in this Amendment, the Company is not amending any other
part of the Original Filing. This Amendment continues to speak as of the date of
the Original Filing, except as such disclosure is amended by this Amendment, and
does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original
Filing.
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
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|
December 31,
|
|
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June 30,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2009
|
|
Assets
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
11,572,878 |
|
|
$ |
6,748,262 |
|
Accounts
receivable, less allowance for uncollectible accounts of $111,000 and
$42,000, respectively
|
|
|
1,896,257 |
|
|
|
1,468,052 |
|
Finance
receivables
|
|
|
883,436 |
|
|
|
212,928 |
|
Inventory,
net
|
|
|
2,265,549 |
|
|
|
1,671,226 |
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
1,021,029 |
|
|
|
1,078,026 |
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
17,639,149 |
|
|
|
11,178,494 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finance
receivables, less current portion
|
|
|
415,848 |
|
|
|
121,624 |
|
Property
and equipment, net
|
|
|
2,161,896 |
|
|
|
2,081,909 |
|
Intangibles,
net
|
|
|
4,327,853 |
|
|
|
4,845,053 |
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
7,663,208 |
|
|
|
7,663,208 |
|
Other
assets
|
|
|
45,052 |
|
|
|
90,090 |
|
Total
assets
|
|
$ |
32,253,006 |
|
|
$ |
25,980,378 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
and shareholders’ equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
$ |
3,107,488 |
|
|
$ |
3,794,691 |
|
Accrued
expenses
|
|
|
2,941,927 |
|
|
|
1,393,356 |
|
Current
obligations under long-term debt
|
|
|
369,951 |
|
|
|
494,850 |
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
6,419,366 |
|
|
|
5,682,897 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term
debt, less current portion
|
|
|
223,412 |
|
|
|
325,209 |
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
|
6,642,778 |
|
|
|
6,008,106 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments
and contingencies (Note 7)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders’
equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
stock, no par value:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authorized
shares- 1,800,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
A convertible preferred- Authorized shares 900,000;
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issued
and outstanding shares- 488,657 and 510,270, respectively (liquidation
preference of $15,163,344 and $15,451,307, respectively)
|
|
|
3,461,534 |
|
|
|
3,614,554 |
|
Common
stock, no par value:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authorized
shares- 640,000,000;
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issued
and outstanding shares- 22,725,701 and 15,423,022,
respectively
|
|
|
207,959,115 |
|
|
|
194,948,693 |
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
|
(185,810,421
|
) |
|
|
(178,590,975
|
) |
Total
shareholders’ equity
|
|
|
25,610,228 |
|
|
|
19,972,272 |
|
Total
liabilities and shareholders’ equity
|
|
$ |
32,253,006 |
|
|
$ |
25,980,378 |
|
See
accompanying notes.
USA
Technologies, Inc.
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
|
|
Three
months ended
|
|
|
Six
months ended
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equipment
sales
|
|
$ |
1,697,053 |
|
|
$ |
1,244,694 |
|
|
$ |
3,634,460 |
|
|
$ |
3,283,609 |
|
License
and transaction fees
|
|
|
2,073,786 |
|
|
|
1,425,535 |
|
|
|
3,964,015 |
|
|
|
2,781,499 |
|
Total
revenues
|
|
|
3,770,839 |
|
|
|
2,670,229 |
|
|
|
7,598,475 |
|
|
|
6,065,108 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of equipment
|
|
|
1,080,878 |
|
|
|
896,742 |
|
|
|
2,390,235 |
|
|
|
2,330,586 |
|
Cost
of services
|
|
|
1,680,565 |
|
|
|
1,108,358 |
|
|
|
3,168,722 |
|
|
|
2,165,984 |
|
Cost
of sales
|
|
|
2,761,443 |
|
|
|
2,005,100 |
|
|
|
5,558,957 |
|
|
|
4,496,570 |
|
Gross
profit
|
|
|
1,009,396 |
|
|
|
665,129 |
|
|
|
2,039,518 |
|
|
|
1,568,538 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selling,
general and administrative
|
|
|
4,857,366 |
|
|
|
3,776,302 |
|
|
|
8,423,143 |
|
|
|
8,215,833 |
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
400,366 |
|
|
|
388,252 |
|
|
|
785,431 |
|
|
|
807,032 |
|
Total
operating expenses
|
|
|
5,257,732 |
|
|
|
4,164,554 |
|
|
|
9,208,574 |
|
|
|
9,022,865 |
|
Operating
loss
|
|
|
(4,248,336
|
) |
|
|
(3,499,425
|
) |
|
|
(7,169,056
|
) |
|
|
(7,454,327
|
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
12,699 |
|
|
|
96,572 |
|
|
|
27,636 |
|
|
|
224,537 |
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(9,719
|
) |
|
|
(26,180
|
) |
|
|
(30,135
|
) |
|
|
(53,138
|
) |
Total
other income (expense), net
|
|
|
2,980 |
|
|
|
70,392
|
) |
|
|
(2,499
|
) |
|
|
171,399 |
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
(4,245,356
|
) |
|
|
(3,429,033
|
) |
|
|
(7,171,555
|
) |
|
|
(7,282,928
|
) |
Cumulative
preferred dividends
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(382,703
|
) |
|
|
(390,294
|
) |
Loss
applicable to common shares
|
|
|
(4,245,356
|
) |
|
|
(3,429,033
|
) |
|
|
(7,554,258
|
) |
|
|
(7,673,222
|
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
per common share (basic and diluted)
|
|
$ |
(0.19 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.23 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.36 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.51 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding (basic and
diluted)
|
|
|
22,728,252 |
|
|
|
15,196,988 |
|
|
|
21,274,089 |
|
|
|
15,183,102 |
|
See
accompanying notes.
USA
Technologies, Inc.
Consolidated
Statement of Shareholders’ Equity
(Unaudited)
|
|
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
|
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
|
Accumulated
Deficit
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Balance,
June 30, 2009
|
|
$ |
3,614,554 |
|
|
$ |
194,948,693 |
|
|
$ |
(178,590,975 |
) |
|
$ |
19,972,272 |
|
Issuance
of 7,285,792 shares of common stock at $2.00 per share less issuance costs
of $1,613,425
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,958,159 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,958,159 |
|
Issuance
of 22,000 fully-vested shares of common stock to employees and vesting of
shares granted under the 2008 Stock Incentive Plan
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
61,931 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
61,931 |
|
Retirement
of 5,113 shares of common stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,668
|
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,668
|
) |
Retirement
of 21,613 shares of preferred stock
|
|
|
(153,020
|
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(47,891
|
) |
|
|
(200,911
|
) |
Net
loss
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(7,171,555
|
) |
|
|
(7,171,555
|
) |
Balance,
December 31, 2009
|
|
$ |
3,461,534 |
|
|
$ |
207,959,115 |
|
|
$ |
(185,810,421 |
) |
|
$ |
25,610,228 |
|
See
accompanying notes.
USA
Technologies, Inc.
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
|
|
Six
months ended
|
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Operating
activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
$ |
(7,171,555 |
) |
|
$ |
(7,282,928 |
) |
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charges
incurred in connection with the vesting and issuance of common stock for
employee compensation
|
|
|
61,931 |
|
|
|
838,304 |
|
Charges
incurred (reduced) in connection with the Long-term Equity Incentive
Program
|
|
|
104,730 |
|
|
|
(268,407
|
) |
Bad
debt expense (recovery)
|
|
|
67,432 |
|
|
|
(27,380
|
) |
Amortization
|
|
|
517,200 |
|
|
|
523,179 |
|
Depreciation,
$56,742 and $20,721 of which is allocated to cost of services for the six
months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
|
|
|
324,973 |
|
|
|
325,520 |
|
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
(495,637
|
) |
|
|
2,601,586 |
|
Finance
receivables
|
|
|
(964,732
|
) |
|
|
246,163 |
|
Inventory
|
|
|
(594,323
|
) |
|
|
(182,789
|
) |
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
|
|
|
188,026 |
|
|
|
408,822 |
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
|
(687,203
|
) |
|
|
(1,500,279
|
) |
Accrued
expenses
|
|
|
1,443,841 |
|
|
|
(524,485
|
) |
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
(7,205,317
|
) |
|
|
(4,842,694
|
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing
activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase
of property and equipment, net
|
|
|
(387,623
|
) |
|
|
(170,100
|
) |
Net
proceeds from redemption/sale of available-for-sale
securities
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,025,000 |
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
|
|
(387,623
|
) |
|
|
1,854,900 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing
activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
proceeds from the issuance (retirement) of common stock
|
|
|
12,948,491 |
|
|
|
(315,304
|
) |
Payments
for the (retirement) of preferred stock
|
|
|
(200,911
|
) |
|
|
(88,048
|
) |
Repayment
of long-term debt
|
|
|
(330,024
|
) |
|
|
(467,908
|
) |
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
|
|
12,417,556 |
|
|
|
(871,260
|
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
4,824,616 |
|
|
|
(3,859,054
|
) |
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
|
|
6,748,262 |
|
|
|
9,970,691 |
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
|
$ |
11,572,878 |
|
|
$ |
6,111,637 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
disclosures of cash flow information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid
insurance financed with long-term debt
|
|
$ |
85,991 |
|
|
$ |
225,785 |
|
Prepaid
maintenance contracts financed with long-term debt
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
37,429 |
|
Cash
paid for interest
|
|
$ |
11,976 |
|
|
$ |
54,351 |
|
Equipment
acquired under capital lease
|
|
$ |
17,337 |
|
|
$ |
424,213 |
|
See
accompanying notes.
USA
Technologies, Inc.
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Accounting
Policies
Business
USA
Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”, “We” or “Our”) was incorporated in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in January 1992. The Company is a leading supplier
of cashless payment, remote management, reporting and energy management
solutions serving the unattended point of sale market. Our networked devices and
associated services enable the owners and operators of everyday, stand-alone,
distributed assets, such as vending machines, kiosks, personal computers,
photocopiers, and laundry equipment, the ability to offer their customers
cashless payment options, as well as remotely monitor, control and report on the
results of these distributed assets. As part of our Intelligent Vending®
solution, our Company also manufactures and sells energy management products
which reduce the electrical power consumption of vending related equipment, such
as refrigerated vending machines and glass front coolers, thus reducing the
electrical energy costs associated with operating this equipment.
Interim
Financial Information
The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of USA Technologies,
Inc. have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form
10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes
required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial
statements and therefore should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2009. In the opinion of
management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation,
consisting of normal recurring adjustments, have been included. Operating
results for the six month period ended December 31, 2009 are not necessarily
indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending June 30,
2010. The balance sheet at June 30, 2009 has been derived from the audited
financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information
and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for
complete financial statements.
The
Company has incurred losses from its inception through June 30, 2009 and losses
have continued through December 2009 and are expected to continue during fiscal
year 2010. The Company's ability to meet its future obligations is dependent
upon the success of its products and services in the marketplace and available
capital resources. Until the Company's products and services can generate
sufficient operating revenues, the Company will be required to use its cash and
cash equivalents on hand, as well as raise capital to meet its cash flow
requirements including the issuance of Common Stock and the exercise of
outstanding Common Stock warrants.
Consolidation
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the
Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Stitch Networks Corporation
("Stitch") and USAT Capital Corp LLC (“USAT Capital”). All significant
intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and
accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
Cash and
cash equivalents represent all highly liquid investments with original
maturities of three months or less. Cash equivalents are comprised of
certificates of deposit and money market funds. The Company maintains its cash
in bank deposit accounts, which may exceed federally insured limits at
times.
USA
Technologies, Inc.
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Accounting
Policies (Continued)
Finance
receivables
The
Company offers extended payment terms to certain customers for equipment sales.
Through June 30, 2009 payment terms consisted of fixed term notes. During the
quarter ended September 30, 2009 the Company started offering customers the
Quick Start Program. In accordance with ASC Topic 840, “Leases”, agreements
under the Quick Start program qualify for sales-type lease accounting.
Accordingly, the future minimum lease payments are classified as finance
receivables in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Notes receivable or
Quick Start leases are generally for a 36 month term. Finance receivables are
carried at their contractual amount and charged off against the allowance for
credit losses when management determines that recovery is unlikely and the
Company ceases collection efforts. The Company recognizes a portion of the note
or lease payments as interest income in the accompanying consolidated financial
statements based on the effective interest rate method.
Inventory
Inventory
consists of finished goods and packaging materials. The Company's inventory is
stated at the lower of cost (average cost basis) or market.
Available-for-sale
Securities
The
Company accounts for investments in accordance with ASC 320, "Investments - Debt
and Equity Securities". Management determines the appropriate classifications of
securities at the time of purchase and reevaluates such designation as of each
balance sheet date. Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value,
with the unrealized gains and losses reported as a separate component of
shareholders' equity in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). If the
investment sustains an other-than-temporary decline in fair value, the
investment is written down to its fair value by a charge to
earnings.
As of
December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009, available-for-sales securities consisted of
$0, par value of auction rate securities (“ARS”). During the six months ended
December 31, 2008, the ARS broker-dealer purchased $2,025,000 of the Company’s
ARS at par. As such, there were no unrealized losses recorded in the three or
six month periods ended December 31, 2008 in connection with these
investments.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
The
carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, finance
receivables-current portion, other current assets, accounts payable and accrued
expenses reported in the consolidated balance sheets equal or approximate fair
value due to their short maturities. The fair value of the Company’s long-term
finance receivables and long-term debt approximates book value as such
instruments are at market rates currently available to the Company.
Equipment
Rental
During
the quarter ended December 31, 2009, the Company commenced a rental program for
its e-Port equipment devices. In accordance with ASC 840, “Leases”, the Company
classifies the rental agreements as operating leases. Since the
rental program commenced late in the quarter ended December 31, 2009, there was
no rental revenue or cost of sales included in the Consolidated Statements of
Operations for the three or six months then ended.
USA
Technologies, Inc.
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements
1. Accounting
Policies (Continued)
Income
Taxes
No
provision for income taxes has been made in the six months ended December 31,
2009 and 2008 given the Company’s losses in 2009 and 2008 and available net
operating loss carryforwards. A benefit has not been recorded as the realization
of the net operating losses is not assured and the timing in which the Company
can utilize its net operating loss carryforwards in any year or in total may be
limited by provisions of the Internal Revenue Code regarding changes in
ownership of corporations.
Shared-Based
Payment
The
Company applies ASC Topic 718 “Stock Compensation” which requires the
measurement of the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award
of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award. The
Company recorded stock compensation expense of $61,931 and $838,304 related to
common stock grants and the vesting of shares previously granted to employees
and officers, excluding the Long-term Equity Incentive Program (the “LTIP
Program”), during the six month ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
There were no common stock options granted, vested or recorded as expense during
the six month ended December 31, 2009 and 2008.
The
Company recorded stock compensation expense of $104,730 related to the vesting
of shares under the LTIP Program during the six months ended December 31, 2009.
The Company recorded a reduction of stock compensation expense of $268,407
related to the vesting of shares under the LTIP Program during the six months
ended December 31, 2008. However, in February 2009 the fiscal 2009 year Program
was deferred to fiscal 2010 and compensation expense for the 2009 Program was
reversed.
Loss
Per Common Share
Basic
earnings per share is calculated by dividing income (loss) applicable to common
shares by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted
earnings per share is calculated by dividing income (loss) applicable to common
shares by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period plus the
dilutive effect (unless such effect is anti-dilutive) of potential common
shares. No exercise of stock options, stock purchase warrants, or the conversion
of preferred stock or cumulative preferred dividends was assumed during the
periods presented because the assumed exercise of these securities would be
anti-dilutive.
2. Finance
Receivables
Finance
receivables consist of the following:
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December 31
|
|
|
June 30
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
Notes
receivable
|
|
$ |
137,132 |
|
|
$ |
334,552 |
|
Lease
receivables
|
|
|
1,162,152 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total
finance receivables
|
|
|
1,299,284 |
|
|
|
334,552 |
|
Less
current portion
|
|
|
883,436 |
|
|
|
212,928 |
|
Non-current
portion of finance receivables
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|
$ |
415,848 |
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|
$ |
121,624 |
|
USA
Technologies, Inc.
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements
3. Accrued
Expenses
Accrued
expenses consist of the following:
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December 31
|
|
|
June 30
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued
compensation and sales commissions
|
|
|
343,828 |
|
|
$ |
318,792 |
|
Accrued
proxy costs and legal settlement
|
|
|
1,639,783 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Accrued
professional fees, exclusive of proxy costs
|
|
|
290,063 |
|
|
|
439,759 |
|
Accrued
taxes and filing fees
|
|
|
221,676 |
|
|
|
206,875 |
|
Advanced
customer billings
|
|
|
92,275 |
|
|
|
101,942 |
|
Accrued
share-based payment liability
|
|
|
104,730 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Accrued
other
|
|
|
249,572 |
|
|
|
325,988 |
|
|
|
|
2,941,927 |
|
|
$ |
1,393,356 |
|
4. Long-Term
Debt
Long-term
debt consists of the following:
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December 31
|
|
|
June 30
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
|
(unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
lease obligations
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|
$ |
435,745 |
|
|
$ |
580,383 |
|
Loan
agreements
|
|
|
157,618 |
|
|
|
239,676 |
|
Total
long-term debt
|
|
|
593,363 |
|
|
|
820,059 |
|
Less
current portion
|
|
|
369,951 |
|
|
|
494,850 |
|
Non-current
portion of long-term debt
|
|
$ |
223,412 |
|
|
$ |
325,209 |
|
As of
December 31, 2009, $47,186 and $0 of the current and long-term finance
receivables, respectively, are collateral for the outstanding balances of loans,
of which $9,026 and $0 is classified as current and long-term debt,
respectively.
During
July 2009, the Company financed a portion of the premiums for various insurance
policies totaling $85,991 due in nine monthly installments at an interest rate
of 5.1%. During July 2009, the Company also entered into a capital lease for
office equipment. The lease total of $24,837 is due in 48 monthly installments
at an interest rate of 12.1%.
5. Common
Stock and Preferred Stock
During
the six months ended December 31, 2009, the Company retired 21,613 shares of its
Preferred Stock it purchased on the open market at $9 per share for a total of
$200,911, including fees.
During
the six months ended December 31, 2009, and as permitted under his employment
agreement, an executive officer cancelled an aggregate of 5,113 shares of Common
Stock held by him in order to satisfy an aggregate of $9,668 of payroll tax
withholding obligations related to shares of Common Stock which vested during
January and June 2009.
On May
22, 2009, the Company filed a registration statement with the Securities and
Exchange Commission for a rights offering relating to transferable subscription
rights to purchase up to $15 million of common stock and warrants. The proceeds
from the rights offering are to be used for general corporate purposes,
including working capital and are available to finance the e-Ports which may be
utilized in the Quick Start Program.
The
Company engaged William Blair & Company and Maxim Group LLC to act as the
dealer-managers for the rights offering and MacKenzie Partners, Inc. to act as
the information agent.
The
rights offering expired on July 31, 2009. On August 7, 2009, the closing date of
the rights offering, the Company received $14,571,584 of gross proceeds. The net
cash proceeds, after deduction of fees and expenses, including dealer-manager
fees, was $13,041,332. In addition, the Company issued a total of 291,432
warrants to the dealer-managers to purchase the Company’s Common Stock at $2.20
per share at any time through August 6, 2012.
USA
Technologies, Inc.
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements
5. Common
Stock and Preferred Stock (Continued)
In
accordance with the terms of the rights offering, the Company issued an
aggregate of 7,285,792 shares of common stock for $2.00 per share and 7,285,792
warrants, entitling the holder to purchase one share of common stock at the
exercise price of $2.20 per share of common stock commencing January 1, 2010 and
through December 31, 2011. The warrants commenced trading on August 7, 2009, on
the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol USATW.
During
September 2009, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Employment
Agreement with Mr. Jensen and Mr. Herbert which replaced their prior employment
agreements. As part of the amendments, Mr. Jensen was granted 30,000 shares of
Common Stock under the 2008 Stock Incentive Plan valued at $1.75 per share which
vest as follows: 10,000 on October 1, 2009; 10,000 on April 1, 2010; and 10,000
on October 1, 2010; Mr. Herbert was also granted 9,000 shares of Common Stock
under the 2008 Stock Incentive Plan valued at $1.75 per share which vest as
follows: 3,000 on October 1, 2009; 3,000 on April 1, 2010; and 3,000 on October
1, 2010.
6. Common
Stock Warrants
As of
December 31, 2009, there were 10,608,087 Common Stock warrants outstanding, of
which 1,822,295 were exercisable at exercise prices ranging from $2.20 to $7.70
per share. In January 2010, 7,285,792 of the warrants will become exercisable at
$2.20 per share. The remaining 500,000 and 1,000,000 warrants expiring on
October 1, 2010 and October 1, 2011, respectively, are not exercisable until
minimum performance hurdles in the First Data Joint Marketing Agreement are
achieved.
7. Commitments
and Contingencies
Various
legal actions and claims occurring in the normal course of business are pending
or may be instituted or asserted in the future against the Company. The Company
does not believe that the resolution of these matters will have a material
effect on the financial position or results of operations of the
Company.
In
February 2009, the Company provided approval to a third party manufacturer of a
pre-production e-Port equipment device. At the time of approval, and per the
terms of the contract with the manufacturer, the Company is committed to
purchase a certain number of e-Port equipment devices for a maximum of
$3,600,000 over an eighteen month period. As of December 31, 2009, the remaining
commitment is estimated at approximately $1,500,000 based on our purchase order
pricing accepted by the manufacturer less the e-Port equipment devices purchased
through December 31, 2009.
8. Subsequent
Events
The
Company has evaluated subsequent events through February 11, 2010, the date
these consolidated financial statements were filed, and determined that other
than the settlement of the proxy contest litigation accounted for in the
consolidated financial statements, there were no events or transactions
occurring subsequent to December 31, 2009 that would have a material impact on
the Company’s consolidated financial statements and that there were no events or
transactions occurring subsequent to December 31, 2009 that would require
disclosure.
On
February 4, 2010, the Company and a group of dissident shareholders settled a
proxy contest and related litigation, and the pending litigation was voluntarily
dismissed with prejudice by all the parties. Total proxy contest related
litigation and settlement expenses incurred during the six months ended December
31, 2009 were $1,991,760, of which $1,160,441 related to the settlement of
litigation and $831,319 related to litigation and contest costs incurred by the
Company, reduced by the insurance contribution from the Company’s insurance
carrier of $450,000 and $21,889, respectively, resulting in net expense of
$1,519,871. The net expense is reflected in SG&A for the six months ended
December 31, 2009. As of December 31, 2009 the Company had paid $351,977 and the
remaining costs of $1,639,783 are classified as accrued expenses in the
Company’s December 31, 2009 Consolidated Balance Sheet. In addition, the
insurance contribution of $471,889 is classified as accounts receivable in the
Company’s December 31, 2009 Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Item
5. Exhibits
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Amended
and Restated Bylaws of the Company dated February 4,
2010.
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Certification
of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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Certification
of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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Certification
of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 USC Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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Certification
of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 USC Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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Signatures
In
accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly
caused this Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, on February 22, 2010.
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USA
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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/s/ George R. Jensen,
Jr.
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George
R. Jensen, Jr., Chairman
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and
Chief Executive Officer
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/s/ David M. DeMedio
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David
M. DeMedio,
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Chief
Financial Officer
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ex3ii.htm
Exhibit
3(ii)
AMENDED
AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
USA
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(a
Pennsylvania corporation)
__________________
ARTICLE
I
Offices
and Fiscal Year
Section
1.01. Registered
Office.--The registered office of the corporation in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania shall be 100 Deerfield Lane, Suite 140, Malvern, Pennsylvania
19355, until otherwise established by an amendment of the articles of
incorporation (the "articles") or by the board of directors and a record of such
change is filed with the Department of State in the manner provided by
law.
Section
1.02. Other
offices.--The corporation may also have offices at such other places
within or without the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as the board of directors may
from time to time appoint or the business of the corporation may
require.
Section
1.03. Fiscal
Year.--The fiscal year of the corporation shall begin on the first day of
July in each year.
ARTICLE
II
Notice -
Waivers - Meetings Generally
Section
2.01. Manner of Giving
Notice.
(a) General
Rule.--Whenever written notice is required to be given to any person
under the provisions of the Business Corporation Law or by the articles or these
bylaws, it may be given to the person either personally or by sending a copy
thereof by first class or express mail, postage prepaid, or by telegram (with
messenger service specified), telex or TWX (with answerback received) or courier
service, charges prepaid, or by facsimile transmission to the address (or to the
telex, TWX, facsimile or telephone number) of the person appearing on the books
of the corporation or, in the case of directors, supplied by the director to the
corporation for the purpose of notice. If the notice is sent by mail, telegraph
or courier service, it shall be deemed to have been given to the person entitled
thereto when deposited in the United States mail or with a telegraph office or
courier service for delivery to that person or, in the case of telex or TWX,
when dispatched or, in the case of facsimile transmission when received. A
notice of meeting shall specify the place, day and hour of the meeting and any
other information required by any other provision of the Business Corporation
Law, the articles or these bylaws.
(b) Adjourned Shareholder
Meetings.--When a meeting of shareholders is adjourned, it shall not be
necessary to give any notice of the adjourned meeting or of the business to be
transacted at an adjourned meeting, other than by announcement at the meeting at
which the adjournment is taken, unless the board fixes a new record date for the
adjourned meeting in which event notice shall be given in accordance with
Section 2.03.
Section
2.02. Notice of
Meetings of Board of Directors.--Notice of a regular meeting of the board
of directors need not be given. Notice of every special meeting of the board of
directors shall be given to each director by telephone or in writing at least 24
hours (in the case of notice by telephone, telex, TWX or facsimile transmission)
or 48 hours (in the case of notice by telegraph, courier service or express
mail) or five days (in the case of notice by first class mail) before the time
at which the meeting is to be held. Every such notice shall state the time and
place of the meeting. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose
of, any regular or special meeting of the board need be specified in a notice of
the meeting.
Section
2.03. Notice of
Meetings of Shareholders
(a) General
Rule.--Written notice of every meeting of the shareholders shall be given
by, or at the direction of, the secretary or other authorized person to each
shareholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting at least (1) ten days
prior to the day named for a meeting (and, in case of a meeting called to
consider a merger, consolidation, share exchange or division, to each
shareholder of record not entitled to vote at the meeting) called to consider a
fundamental change under 15 Pa.C.S. Chapter 19 or (2) five days prior to the day
named for the meeting in any other case. If the secretary neglects or refuses to
give notice of a meeting, the person or persons calling the meeting may do so.
In the case of a special meeting of shareholders, the notice shall specify the
general nature of the business to be transacted.
(b) Notice of Action by
Shareholders on Bylaws.--In the case of a meeting of shareholders that
has as one of its purposes action on the bylaws, written notice shall be given
to each shareholder that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is
to consider the adoption, amendment or repeal of the bylaws. There shall be
included in, or enclosed with, the notice a copy of the proposed amendment or a
summary of the changes to be affected thereby.
(c) Notice of Action by
Shareholders on Fundamental Change.--In the case of a meeting of the
shareholders that has as one of its purposes action with respect to any
fundamental change under 15 Pa.C.S. Chapter 19, each shareholder shall be given,
together with written notice of the meeting, a copy or summary of the amendment
or plan to be considered at the meeting in compliance with the provisions of
Chapter 19.
(d) Notice of Action by
Shareholders Giving Rise to Dissenters Rights.--In the case of a meeting
of the shareholders that has as one of its purposes action that would give rise
to dissenters rights under the provisions of 15 Pa.C.S. Subchapter 15D, each
shareholder shall be given, together with written notice of the
meeting:
(1) a
statement that the shareholders have a right to dissent and obtain payment of
the fair value of their shares by complying with the provisions of Subchapter
15D (relating to dissenters rights); and
(2) a
copy of Subchapter 15D.
Section
2.04. Waiver of
Notice.
(a) Written
Waiver.--Whenever any written notice is required to be given under the
provisions of the Business Corporation Law, the articles or these bylaws, a
waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to the
notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed
equivalent to the giving of the notice. Neither the business to be transacted
at, nor the purpose of, a meeting need be specified in the waiver of notice of
the meeting.
(b) Waiver by
Attendance.--Attendance of a person at any meeting shall constitute a
waiver of notice of the meeting except where a person attends a meeting for the
express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the
transaction of any business because the meeting was not lawfully called or
convened.
Section
2.05. Modification of
Proposal Contained in Notice.--Whenever the language of a proposed
resolution is included in a written notice of a meeting required to be given
under the provisions of the Business Corporation Law or the articles or these
bylaws, the meeting considering the resolution may without further notice adopt
it with such clarifying or other amendments as do not enlarge its original
purpose.
Section
2.06. Exception to
Requirement of Notice.
(a) General
Rule.--Whenever any notice or communication is required to be given to
any person under the provisions of the Business Corporation Law or by the
articles or these bylaws or by the terms of any agreement or other instrument or
as a condition precedent to taking any corporate action and communication with
that person is then unlawful, the giving of the notice or communication to that
parson shall not be required.
(b) Shareholders Without
Forwarding Addresses.--Notice or other communications need not be sent to
any shareholder with who the corporation has been unable to communicate for more
than 24 consecutive months because communications to the shareholder are
returned unclaimed or the shareholder has otherwise failed to provide the
corporation with a current address. Whenever the shareholder provides the
corporation with a current address, the corporation shall commence sending
notices and other communications to the shareholder in the same manner as to
other shareholders.
Section
2.07. Use of
Conference Telephone and Similar Equipment.--Any director may participate
in any meeting of the board of directors, and the board of directors may provide
by resolution with respect to a specific meeting or with respect to a class of
meetings that one or more persons may participate in a meeting of the
shareholders of the corporation, by means of conference telephone or similar
communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the
meeting can hear each other. Participation in a meeting pursuant to this section
shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
ARTICLE
III
Shareholders
Section
3.01. Place of
Meeting.--All meetings of the shareholders of the corporation shall be
held at the registered office of the corporation or such other place as may be
designated by the board of directors in the notice of a
meeting.
Section
3.02. Annual
Meeting.
(a) The
board of directors shall fix and designate the annual meeting of the
shareholders to be held on or about June 15 in each calendar year, on a date no
earlier than June 8 and no later than June 30, at 10 o’clock A.M.; provided,
however, the 2011 annual meeting of the shareholders shall be held on June 13,
2011. At said annual meeting, the shareholders then entitled to vote shall elect
directors: (a) at the annual meetings of shareholders on June 15, 2010 and on
June 13, 2011, for the three classes of directors with each class having a
staggered term and shall transact such other business as may properly be brought
before the meeting; and (b) at the annual meetings of shareholders commencing on
or about June 15, 2012, and continuing thereafter, for one year terms and shall
transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting. If
the annual meeting shall not have been called and held within thirty days of the
required time, any shareholder or director may call the annual meeting at any
time thereafter.
(b)
Nominations of persons for election to the board of directors of the corporation
at an annual meeting of shareholders, or the proposal of business to be
considered by the shareholders at an annual meeting of shareholders, shall only
be made:
(1)
pursuant to the corporation’s notice of the annual meeting (or any supplement
thereto) given by or at the direction of the board of directors; or
(2) if
otherwise properly brought before the annual meeting by or at the direction of
the board of directors; or
(3) if
brought before the annual meeting by any shareholder of the corporation who was
a shareholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in this
Section 3.02, who is entitled to vote at the annual meeting, and who complies
with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 3.02.
(c) For
nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by
a shareholder pursuant to clause (3) of paragraph (b) of this Section 3.02, the
shareholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the secretary of
the corporation and such other business must otherwise be a proper matter for
shareholder action under these Bylaws and Pennsylvania law. To be timely, a
shareholder’s notice must be received by the secretary at the principal
executive offices of the corporation not later than the 60th day nor earlier
than the 90th day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual
meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual
meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary
date, notice by the shareholder must be so received not earlier than the 90th
day prior to the annual meeting and not later than the later of (i) the 60th day
prior to the annual meeting, or (ii) the 10th day following (x) the date on
which public announcement of the date of the meeting is first made by the
corporation or (y) the date notice of the meeting is first mailed to
shareholders. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or
postponement of an annual meeting commence a new time period for the giving of a
shareholder’s notice as described above. Only such persons who are nominated by
a shareholder in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 3.02
shall be eligible to be elected as a director at any annual meeting.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the corporation is required under Rule 14a-8
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) to include a
shareholder’s proposal in its proxy statement, such shareholder shall be deemed
to have given timely notice for purposes of this paragraph (c) of Section 3.02
with respect to such proposal.
(d) A
shareholder’s notice to the secretary of the corporation relating to the
nomination of directors shall set forth:
(1) as to
each person whom the shareholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection
as a director: the name and address of such person and all information relating
to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for
election of directors, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to
Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act (including such person’s written consent
to be named as a nominee and to serve as a director if elected);
and
(2) as to
the shareholder giving notice (i) the name and address of such shareholder, as
it appears on the corporation’s share transfer books who intends to make the
nomination (“Nominating Shareholder”); (ii) the name and address of the
beneficial owner, if different than the Nominating Shareholder, of any of the
shares owned of record by the Nominating Shareholder (“Beneficial Owner”); (iii)
the number of shares of each class and series of shares of the corporation which
are owned of record and beneficially by the Nominating Shareholder and the
number which are owned beneficially by any Beneficial Owner; (iv) a description
of any arrangements or understandings between the Nominating Shareholder and any
Beneficial Owner and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons)
pursuant to which the nomination is being made; and (v) a representation that
the Nominating Shareholder is at the time of giving the notice, was or will be
on the record date for the meeting, and will be on the meeting date a holder of
record of shares of the corporation entitled to vote at the meeting, and intends
to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person or persons
specified in the notice.
(e) A
shareholder’s notice to the secretary of the corporation relating to other
business shall set forth as to each matter the shareholder proposes to bring
before the annual meeting: (i) the name and address of such shareholder, as it
appears on the corporation’s share transfer books who intends to bring the
business before the annual meeting (“Proposing Shareholder”); (ii) the name and
address of the beneficial owner, if different than the Proposing Shareholder, of
any of the shares owned of record by the Proposing Shareholder (“Beneficial
Owner”); (iii) the number of shares of each class and series of shares of the
corporation which are owned of record and beneficially by the Proposing
Shareholder and the number which are owned beneficially by any Beneficial Owner;
(iv) any interest which the Proposing Shareholder or a Beneficial Owner has in
the business being proposed by the Proposing Shareholder; (v) a description of
any arrangements or understandings between the Proposing Shareholder and any
Beneficial Owner and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons)
pursuant to which the proposal in the notice is being made; (vi) a description
of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting, the reasons for
conducting such business at the annual meeting, and if a specific action is to
be proposed, the text of the resolution or resolutions which the Proposing
Shareholder proposes that the corporation adopt; and (vii) a representation that
the Proposing Shareholder is at the time of giving the notice, was or will be on
the record date for the annual meeting, and will be on the annual meeting date a
holder of record of shares of the corporation entitled to vote at the annual
meeting, and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the annual meeting to
bring the business specified in the notice before the annual
meeting.
(f) The
chairman of the annual meeting shall if the facts warrant, determine and declare
to the meeting that the proposed business or nomination, as the case may be, was
not properly brought before the meeting in compliance with the provisions of
this Section 3.02, and if he shall so determine, he shall so declare to the
meeting, and any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not
be transacted, and any defective nomination shall be disregarded.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, a shareholder shall
also comply with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules
and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section
3.02.
Section
3.03 Special
Meetings.
(a) A
special meeting of the shareholders for any purpose or purposes shall be called
only by the chairman of the board of directors, the chief executive officer, or
the board of directors. Only such business shall be conducted at a special
meeting of shareholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant
to the corporation’s notice of meeting. Special meetings of the shareholders may
also be called by the holders of at least 20% of the combined voting power of
the then outstanding shares entitled to vote at the particular meeting;
provided, however, that a special meeting may not be called by any shareholder
or shareholders for the purpose of electing or removing any director or
directors of the corporation. Upon request in writing sent by registered mail to
the chairman of the board of directors or chief executive officer of the
corporation by any shareholder or shareholders entitled to call a special
meeting of the shareholders pursuant to this Section 3.03(a), the board of
directors shall determine a place and time for such meeting, which time shall
not be less than ninety (90) nor more than one hundred and twenty (120) days
after the receipt of such request, and a record date for the determination of
shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting in the manner set forth in Section
3.12 hereof. Following such receipt, it shall be the duty of the secretary of
the corporation to cause notice to be given to the shareholders entitled to vote
at such meeting, in the manner set forth in Section 2.03 hereof, that a meeting
will be held at the time and place so determined.
(b)
Nominations of persons for election to the board of directors may be made at a
special meeting of shareholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to
the corporation’s notice of meeting (1) by or at the direction of the board of
directors, or (2) provided that the board of directors has determined that
directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any shareholder of the
corporation who is a shareholder of record at the time of giving of notice
provided for in this Section 3.03, who shall be entitled to vote at the meeting,
and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 3.03(b).
In the event the corporation calls a special meeting of shareholders for the
purpose of electing one or more directors to the board, any such shareholder may
nominate a person or persons (as the case may be), for election to such
position(s) as specified in the corporation’s notice of meeting, if the
shareholder’s notice in the form required by paragraph (d) of Section 3.02 of
these Bylaws shall be received by the secretary at the principal executive
offices of the corporation not earlier than the 90th day prior to such special
meeting and not later than the later of (i) the 60th day prior to such special
meeting, or (ii) the 10th day following (x) the date on which public
announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting or (y) the date
notice of the meeting is first mailed to shareholders. In no event shall the
public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of a special meeting
commence a new time period for the giving of a shareholder’s notice as described
above. Only such persons who are nominated by a shareholder in accordance with
the procedures set forth in this Section 3.03 shall be eligible to be elected as
a director at any special meeting.
(c) The
chairman of the special meeting shall have the power and duty to determine
whether a nomination was made in accordance with the procedures set forth in
this Section 3.03 and, if any proposed nomination is not in compliance with this
Section 3.03, to declare that such defective nomination shall be disregarded.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, a shareholder shall
also comply with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules
and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this
Sections 3.03.
Section
3.04. Quorum and
Adjournment.
(a) General Rule.--A
meeting of shareholders of the corporation duly called shall not be organized
for the transaction of business unless a quorum is present. The presence of
shareholders entitled to cast at least a majority of the votes that all
shareholders are entitled to cast on a particular matter to be acted upon at the
meeting shall constitute a quorum for the purposes of consideration and action
on the matter. Shares of the corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by it
and controlled, directly or indirectly, by the board of directors of this
corporation, as such, shall not be counted in determining the total number of
outstanding shares for quorum purposes at any given time.
(b) Withdrawal of a
Quorum.--The shareholders present at a duly organized meeting can
continue to do business until adjournment notwithstanding the withdrawal of
enough shareholders to leave less than a quorum.
(c) Adjournments
Generally.--Any regular or special meeting of the shareholders, including
one at which directors are to be elected and one which cannot be organized
because a quorum has not attended, may be adjourned for such period and to such
place as the shareholders present and entitled to vote shall direct, except that
any meeting at which directors are to be elected shall be adjourned only from
day to day or for such longer periods not exceeding 15 days each as the
shareholders present and entitled to vote shall direct.
(d) Elective Directors at
Adjourned Meeting.--Those shareholders
entitled to vote who attend a meeting called for the election of directors that
has been previously adjourned for lack of a quorum, although less than a quorum
as fixed in this section, shall nevertheless constitute a quorum for the purpose
of electing directors.
(e) Other Action in Absence of
Quorum.--Those shareholders entitled to vote who attend a meeting of
shareholders that has been previously adjourned for one or more periods
aggregating at least 15 days because of an absence of a quorum, although less
than a quorum as fixed in this section, shall nevertheless constitute a quorum
for the purpose of acting upon any matter set forth in the notice of the meeting
if the notice states that those shareholders who attend the adjourned meeting
shall nevertheless constitute a quorum for the purpose of acting upon the
matter.
Section
3.05. Action by
Shareholders.--Except as otherwise provided in the Business Corporation
Law or the articles or these bylaws, whenever any corporate action is to be
taken by vote of the shareholders of the corporation, it shall be authorized
upon receiving the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by all
shareholders entitled to vote thereon and, if any shareholders are entitled to
vote thereon as a class, upon receiving the affirmative vote of a majority of
the votes cast by the shareholders entitled to vote as a class.
Section
3.06. Organization.--At
every meeting of the shareholders, the chairman of the board, if there be one,
or, in the case of vacancy in office or absence of the chairman of the board,
one of the following persons present in the order stated: the vice chairman of
the board, if there be one, the president, the vice presidents in their order of
rank and seniority, or a person chosen by vote of the shareholders present,
shall act as chairman of the meeting. The secretary or, in the absence of the
secretary, an assistant secretary, or, in the absence of both the secretary and
assistant secretaries, a person appointed by the chairman of the meeting, shall
act as secretary of the meeting.
Section
3.07. Voting Rights of
Shareholders.--Unless otherwise provided in the articles, every
shareholder of the corporation shall be entitled to one vote for every share
standing in the name of the shareholder on the books of the
corporation.
Section
3.08. Voting and Other
Action by Proxy.
(a) General
Rule.--
(1) Every
shareholder entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders or to express consent
or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize
another person to act for the shareholder by proxy.
(2) The
presence of, or vote or other action at a meeting of shareholders, or the
expression of consent or dissent to corporate action in writing, by a proxy of a
shareholder shall constitute the presence of, or vote or action by, or written
consent or dissent of, the shareholder.
(3) Where
two or more proxies of a shareholder are present, the corporation shall, unless
otherwise expressly provided in the proxy, accept as the vote of all shares
represented thereby the vote cast by a majority of them and, if a majority of
the proxies cannot agree whether the shares represented shall be voted or upon
the manner of voting the shares, the voting of the shares shall be divided
equally among those persons.
(b) Execution and
Filing.--Every proxy shall be executed in writing by the shareholder or
by the duly authorized attorney-in-fact of the shareholder and filed with
the secretary of the corporation. A telegram, telex, cablegram, datagram or
similar transmission from a shareholder or attorney-in-tact, or a photographic,
facsimile or similar reproduction of a writing executed by a shareholder or
attorney-in-fact:
(1) may
be treated as properly executed for purposes of this subsection;
and
(2) shall
be so treated if it sets forth a confidential and unique identification number
or other mark furnished by the corporation to the shareholder for the purposes
of a particular meeting or transaction.
(c) Revocation.--A proxy,
unless coupled with an interest, shall be revocable at will, notwithstanding any
other agreement or any provision in the proxy to the contrary, but the
revocation of a proxy shall not be effective until written notice thereof has
been given to the secretary of the corporation. An unrevoked proxy shall not be
valid after three years from the date of its execution unless a longer time is
expressly provided therein. A proxy shall not be revoked by the death or
incapacity of the maker unless, before the vote is counted or the authority is
exercised, written notice of the death or incapacity is given to the secretary
of the corporation.
(d) Expenses.--The
corporation shall pay the reasonable expenses of solicitation of votes, proxies
or consents of shareholders by or on behalf of the board of directors or its
nominees for election to the board, including solicitation by professional proxy
solicitors and otherwise.
Section
3.09. Voting by
Fiduciaries and Pledgees.--Shares of the corporation standing in the name
of a trustee or other fiduciary and shares held by an assignee for the benefit
of creditors or by a receiver may be voted by the trustee, fiduciary, assignee
or receiver. A shareholder whose shares are pledged shall be entitled to vote
the shares until the shares have been transferred into the name of the pledgee,
or a nominee of the pledgee, but nothing in this section shall affect the
validity of a proxy given to a pledgee or nominee.
Section
3.10. Voting by Joint
Holders of Shares.
(a) General Rule.--Where
shares of the corporation are held jointly or as tenants in common by two or
more persons, as fiduciaries or otherwise:
(1) if
only one or more of such persons is present in person or by proxy, all of the
shares standing in the names of such persons shall be deemed to be represented
for the purpose of determining a quorum and the corporation shall accept as the
vote of all the shares the vote cast by a joint owner or a majority of them;
and
(2) if
the persons are equally divided upon whether the shares held by them shall be
voted or upon the manner of voting the shares, the voting of the shares shall be
divided equally among the persons without prejudice to the rights of the joint
owners or the beneficial owners thereof among themselves.
(b) Exception.--If there
has been filed with the secretary of the corporation a copy, certified by an
attorney at law to be correct, of the relevant portions of the agreement, under
which the shares are held or the instrument by which the trust or estate was
created or the order of court appointing them or of an order of court directing
the voting of the shares, the persons specified as having such voting power in
the document latest in date of operative effect so filed, and only those
persons, shall be entitled to vote the shares but only in accordance
therewith.
Section
3.11. Voting by
Corporations.
(a) Voting by Corporate
Shareholders.--Any corporation that is a shareholder of this corporation
may vote at meetings of shareholders of this corporation by any of its officers
or agents, or by proxy appointed by any officer or agent, unless some other
person, by resolution of the board of directors of the other corporation or a
provision of its articles or bylaws, a copy of which resolution or provision
certified to be correct by one of its officers has been
filed with the secretary of this corporation, is appointed its general or
special proxy in which case that person shall be entitled to vote the
shares.
(b) Controlled
Shares.--Shares of this corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by it
and controlled, directly or indirectly, by the board of directors of this
corporation, as such, shall not be voted at any meeting and shall not be counted
in determining the total number of outstanding shares for voting purposes at any
given time.
Section
3.12. Determination of
Shareholders of Record.
(a) Fixing Record
Date.--The board of directors may fix a time prior to the date of any
meeting of shareholders as a record date for the determination of the
shareholders entitled to notice of, or to vote at, the meeting, which time,
except in the case of an adjourned meeting, shall be not more than 90 days prior
to the date of the meeting of shareholders. Only shareholders of record on the
date fixed shall be so entitled notwithstanding any transfer of shares on the
books of the corporation after any record date fixed as provided in this
subsection. The board of directors may similarly fix a record date for the
determination of shareholders of record for any other purpose. When a
determination of shareholders of record has been made as provided in this
section for purposes of a meeting, the determination shall apply to any
adjournment thereof unless the board fixes a new record date for the adjourned
meeting.
(b) Determination When a Record
Date is Not Fixed.--If a record date is not fixed:
(1) The
record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a
meeting of shareholders shall be at the close of business on the day next
preceding the day on which notice is given or, if notice is waived, at the close
of business on the day immediately preceding the day on which the meeting is
held.
(2) The
record date for determining shareholders entitled to express consent or dissent
to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when prior action by the board
of directors is not necessary, to call a special meeting or to propose an
amendment of the articles shall be the close of business on the day on which the
first written consent or dissent, request for a special meeting or petition
proposing an amendment of the articles is filed with the secretary of the
corporation.
(3) The
record date for determining shareholders for any other purpose shall be at the
close of business on the day on which the board of directors adopts the
resolution relating thereto.
(c) Certification by
Nominee.--The board of directors may adopt a procedure whereby a
shareholder of the corporation may certify in writing to the corporation that
all or a portion of the shares registered in the name of the shareholder are
held for the account of a specified parson or persons. Upon receipt by the
corporation of a certification complying with the procedure, the persons
specified in the certification shall be deemed, for the purposes set forth in
the certification, to be the holders of record of the number of shares specified
in place of the shareholder making the certification.
Section
3.13. Voting
Lists.
(a) General Rule.--The
officer or agent having charge of the transfer books for shares of the
corporation shall make a complete list of the shareholders entitled to vote at
any meeting of shareholders, arranged in alphabetical order, with the address of
and the number of shares held by each. The list shall be produced and kept open
at the time and place of the meeting and shall be subject to the inspection of
any shareholder during the whole time of the meeting for the purposes
thereof.
(b) Effect of
List.--Failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall not
affect the validity of any action taken at a meeting prior to a demand at the
meeting by any shareholder entitled to vote thereat to examine the list. The
original share register or transfer book, or a duplicate thereof kept in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, shall be prima facie evidence as to who are the
shareholders entitled to examine the list or share register or transfer book or
to vote at any meeting of shareholders.
Section
3.14. Judges of
Election.
(a) Appointment.--In
advance of any meeting of shareholders of the corporation, the board of
directors may appoint judges of election, who need not be shareholders, to act
at the meeting or any adjournment thereof. If judges of election are not so
appointed, the presiding officer of the meeting may, and on the request of any
shareholder shall, appoint judges of election at the meeting. The number of
judges shall be one or three. A person who is a candidate for an office to be
filled at the meeting shall not act as a judge.
(b) Vacancies.--In case
any person appointed as a judge fails to appear or fails or refuses to act, the
vacancy may be filled by appointment made by the board of directors in advance
of the convening of the meeting or at the meeting by the presiding officer
thereof.
(c) Duties.--The judges
of election shall determine the number of shares outstanding and the voting
power of each, the shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum,
and the authenticity, validity and effect of proxies, receive votes or ballots,
hear and determine all challenges and questions in any way arising in connection
with nominations by shareholders or the right to vote, count and tabulate all
votes, determine the result and do such acts as may be proper to conduct the
election or vote with fairness to all shareholders. The judges of election shall
perform their duties impartially, in good faith, to the best of their ability
and as expeditiously as is practical. If there are three judges of election, the
decision, act or certificate of a majority shall be effective in all respects as
the decision, act or certificate of all.
(d) Report.--On request
of the presiding officer of the meeting or of any shareholder, the judges shall
make a report in writing of any challenge or question or matter determined by
them, and execute a certificate of any fact found by them. Any report or
certificate made by them shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated
therein.
Section
3.15. Consent of
Shareholders in Lieu of Meeting.
(a) Unanimous Written
Consent.--Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of
the shareholders or of a class of shareholders may be taken without a meeting
if, prior or subsequent to the action, a consent or consents thereto by all of
the shareholders who would be entitled to vote at a meeting for such purpose
shall be filed with the secretary of the corporation.
(b) Partial Written
Consent.--Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of
the shareholders or of a class of shareholders may be taken without a meeting
upon the written consent of shareholders who would have been entitled to cast
the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize the action at a
meeting at which all shareholders entitled to vote thereon were present and
voting. The consents shall be filed with the secretary of the corporation. The
action shall not become effective until after at least ten days' written notice
of the action has been given to each shareholder entitled to vote thereon who
has not consented thereto.
Section
3.16. Minors as
Securityholders.--The corporation may treat a minor who holds shares or
obligations of the corporation as having capacity to receive and to empower
others to receive dividends, interest, principal and other payments or
distributions, to vote or express consent or dissent and to make elections and
exercise rights relating to such shares or obligations unless, in the case of
payments or distributions on shares, the corporate officer responsible for
maintaining the list of shareholders or the transfer agent of the corporation
or, in the case of payments or distributions on obligations, the treasurer or
paying officer or agent has received written notice that the holder is a
minor.
ARTICLE
IV
Board of
Directors
Section
4.01. Powers; Personal
Liability.
(a) General Rule.--Unless
otherwise provided by statute, all powers vested by law in the corporation shall
be exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of the
corporation shall be managed under the direction of, the board of
directors.
(b) Fundamental
Transactions.--Where any provision of 15 Pa.C.S. Ch. 19 requires that an
amendment of the articles or a plan be proposed by action of the board of
directors, that requirement shall be construed to authorize and be satisfied by
the written agreement of all of the shareholders of a business
corporation.
(c) Personal Liability of
Directors.--
(1) A
director shall not be personally liable, as such, for monetary damages
(including, without limitation, any judgment, amount paid in settlement,
penalty, punitive damages or expense of any nature (including, without
limitation, attorneys fees and disbursements)) for any action taken, or any
failure to take any action, unless:
(i) the
director has breached or failed to perform the duties of his or her office under
subchapter 17B of the Business Corporation Law (or any successor provision);
and
(ii) the
breach or failure to perform constitutes self-dealing, willful misconduct or
recklessness.
(2) The
provisions of paragraph (1) shall not apply to the responsibility or liability
of a director pursuant to any criminal statute, or the liability of a director
for the payment of taxes pursuant to local, state or federal law.
(d) Notation of
Dissent.--A director who is present at a meeting of the board of
directors, or of a committee of the board, at which action on any corporate
matter is taken on which the director is generally competent to act, shall be
presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his or her dissent is
entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless the director files a written
dissent to the action with the secretary of the meeting before the adjournment
thereof or transmits the dissent in writing to the secretary of the corporation
immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. The right to dissent shall not
apply to a director who voted in favor of the action. Nothing in this section
shall bar a director from asserting that minutes of the meeting incorrectly
omitted his or her dissent if, promptly upon receipt of a copy of such minutes,
the director notifies the secretary, in writing, of the asserted omission or
inaccuracy.
Section
4.02. Qualifications
and Selection of Directors.
(a) Qualifications.--Each
director of the corporation shall be a natural person of full age who need not
be a resident of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or a shareholder of the
corporation.
(b) Power to Select
Directors.--Except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, directors of
the corporation shall be elected by the shareholders.
(c) Nominations of
Directors. Nominees for election to the board of directors at any special
or annual meeting of the shareholders shall be selected by the board of
directors or a committee of the board of directors to which the board of
directors has delegated the authority to make such selections pursuant to
Section 4.11 of these Bylaws. Nominees for election to the board of directors at
any special or annual meeting of the shareholders may also be selected by
shareholders, provided that such nominations are made in accordance with, and
accompanied by the information required by, Section 3.02 (relating to annual
meetings of shareholders) or Section 3.03 (relating to special meetings of
shareholders). If the board of directors is classified with respect to the terms
of directors, and if, due to a vacancy or vacancies, or otherwise, directors of
more than one class are to be elected, each class of directors to be elected at
the meeting shall be nominated and elected separately. Any shareholder may
nominate as many persons for the office of director as there are positions to be
filled.
(d) Election of
Directors.--In elections for directors, voting need not be by ballot,
unless required by vote of the shareholders before the voting for the election
of directors begins. The candidates receiving the highest number of votes from
each class or group of classes, if any, entitled to elect directors separately
up to the number of directors to be elected by the class or group of classes
shall be elected. If at any meeting of shareholders, directors of more than one
class are to be elected, each class of directors shall be elected in a separate
election.
Section
4.03. Number and Term
of Office.
(a) Number.-- The board of
directors shall consist of nine members.
(b) Term of
Office.
(i) Until
December 31, 2011 the directors shall be classified, with respect to the time
for which they severally hold office, into three classes. The initial term of
office of the directors shall be as follows: the term of directors of the first
class shall expire at the first annual meeting of shareholders following the
initial annual meeting at which such class was elected; the term of directors of
the second class shall expire at the second annual meeting of shareholders
following the initial annual meeting at which such class was elected; and the
term of directors of the third class shall expire at the third annual meeting of
shareholders following the initial annual meeting at which such class was
elected. Except as provided in the last sentence of this Section 4.03(b)(i), at
each annual meeting of shareholders following the annual meeting of shareholders
on June 15, 2010, the class of directors whose term expires at such meeting
shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the third annual meeting
of shareholders following the annual meeting at which such class of directors
was elected. Each director (of any class or whenever elected) shall hold office
until his or her successor has been selected and qualified, or until his or her
earlier death, resignation or removal. The term of office of any director whose
term would otherwise extend beyond the annual meeting to be held on or about
June 15, 2012, shall expire at such annual meeting on or about June 15, 2012
without any further action required by the Company.
(ii)
Beginning on January 1, 2012 and thereafter, the term of office of each director
shall be one year. Each director shall hold office until the expiration of the
term for which he or she was selected and until a successor has been selected
and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. Any
director who was elected to a term of office whose term would otherwise extend
beyond the annual meeting to be held on or about June 15, 2012, shall expire at
such annual meeting on or about June 15, 2012 without any further action
required by the Company. A decrease in the number of directors shall not have
the effect of shortening the term of any incumbent director.
(c) Resignation.--Any
director may resign at any time upon written notice to the corporation. The
resignation shall be effective upon receipt thereof by the corporation or at
such subsequent time as shall be specified in the notice of
resignation.
Section
4.04. Vacancies.
(a) General
Rule.--Vacancies in the board of directors, including vacancies resulting
from an increase in the number of directors, may be filled by a majority vote of
the remaining members of the board though less than a quorum, or by a sole
remaining director, and each person so selected shall be a director to serve
until the next selection of the class for which such director has been chosen,
and until a successor has been selected and qualified or until his or her
earlier death, resignation or removal.
(b) Action by Resigned
Directors.--When one or more directors resign from the board effective at
a future date, the directors then in office, including those who have so
resigned, shall have power by the applicable vote to fill the vacancies, the
vote thereon to take effect when the resignations become effective.
Section
4.05. Removal of
Directors.
(a) Removal by the
Shareholders.--The entire board of directors, or any class of the board,
or any individual director may be removed from office by vote of the
shareholders entitled to vote thereon without assigning any cause. In case the
board or a class of the board or any one or more directors are so removed, new
directors may be elected at the same meeting.
(b) Removal by the
Board.--The board of directors may declare vacant the office of a
director who has been judicially declared of unsound mind or who has been
convicted of an offense punishable by imprisonment for a term of more than one
year or if, within 60 days after notice of his or her selection, the director
does not accept the office either in writing or by attending a meeting of the
board of directors.
Section
4.06. Place of
Meeting.--Meetings of the board of directors may be held at such place
within or without the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as the board of directors may
from time to time appoint or as may be designated in the notice of the
meeting.
Section
4.07. Organization of
Meetings.--At every meeting of the board of directors, the chairman of
the board, if there be one, or, in the case of a vacancy in the office or
absence of the Chairman of the board, one of the following officers present in
the order stated: the vice chairman of the board, if there be one, the
president, the vice presidents in their order of rank and seniority, or a person
chosen by a majority of the directors present, shall act as chairman of the
meeting. The secretary or, in the absence of the secretary, an assistant
secretary, or, in the absence of the secretary and the assistant secretaries,
any person appointed by the chairman of the meeting, shall act as secretary of
the meeting.
Section
4.08. Regular
Meetings.--Regular meetings of the board of directors shall be held at
such time and place as shall be designated from time to time by resolution of
the board of directors.
Section
4.09. Special
Meetings.--Special meetings of the board of directors shall be held
whenever called by the chairman or by two or more of the directors.
Section
4.10. Quorum of and
Action by Directors.
(a) General Rule.--A
majority of the directors in office of the corporation shall be necessary to
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the acts of a majority
of the directors present and voting at a meeting at which a quorum is present
shall be the acts of the board of directors.
(b) Action by Written
Consent.--Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of
the directors may be taken without a meeting if, prior or subsequent to the
action, a consent or consents thereto by all of the directors in office is filed
with the secretary of the corporation.
Section
4.11. Executive and
other Committees.
(a) Establishment and
Powers.--The board of directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority
of the directors in office, establish one or more committees to consist of one
or more directors of the corporation. Any committee, to the extent provided in
the resolution of the board of directors, shall have and may exercise all of the
powers and authority of the board of directors except that a committee shall not
have any power or authority as to the following:
(1) The
submission to shareholders of any action requiring approval of shareholders
under the Business Corporation Law.
(2) The
creation or filling of vacancies in the board of directors.
(3) The
adoption, amendment or repeal of these bylaws.
(4) The
amendment or repeal of any resolution of the board that by its terms is
amendable or repealable only by the board.
(5)
Action on matters committed by a resolution of the board of directors to another
committee of the board.
(b) Alternate Committee
Members.--The board may designate one or more directors as alternate
members of any committee who may replace any absent or disqualified member at
any meeting of the committee or for the purposes of any written action by the
committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member and alternate member
or members of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting
and not disqualified from voting, whether or not constituting a quorum, may
unanimously appoint another director to act at the meeting in the place of the
absent or disqualified member.
(c) Term.--Each committee
of the board shall serve at the pleasure of the board.
(d) Committee
Procedures.--The term "board of directors" or "board," when used in any
provision of these bylaws relating to the organization or procedures of or the
manner of taking action by the board of directors, shall be construed to include
and refer to any executive or other committee of the board.
Section
4.12. Compensation.--The
board of directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors
for their services as directors and a director may be a salaried officer of the
corporation.
ARTICLE
V
Officers
Section
5.01. Officers
Generally.
(a) Number, Qualifications and
Designation.--The officers of the corporation shall be a president, one
or more vice presidents, a secretary, a treasurer, and such other officers as
may be elected in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.03. Officers may
but need not be directors or shareholders of the corporation. The president and
secretary shall be natural persons of full age. The treasurer may be a
corporation, but if a natural person shall be of full age. The board of
directors may elect from among the members of the board a chairman of the board
and a vice chairman of the board who shall be officers of the corporation. Any
number of offices may be held by the same person.
(b) Bonding.--The
corporation may secure the fidelity of any or all of its officers by bond or
otherwise.
(c) Standard of Care.--In
lieu of the standards of conduct otherwise provided by law, officers of the
corporation shall be subject to the same standards of conduct, including
standards of care and loyalty and rights of justifiable reliance, as shall at
the time be applicable to directors of the corporation. An officer of the
corporation shall not be personally liable, as such, to the corporation or its
shareholders for monetary damages (including, without limitation, any judgment,
amount paid in settlement, penalty, punitive damages or expense of any nature
(including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and disbursements)) for any
action taken, or any failure to take any action, unless the officer has breached
or failed to perform the duties of his or her office under the articles of
incorporation, these bylaws, or the applicable provisions of law and the breach
or failure to perform constitutes self-dealing, willful misconduct or
recklessness. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the
responsibility or liability of an officer pursuant to any criminal statute or
for the payment of taxes pursuant to local, state or federal law.
Section
5.02. Election, Term
of office and Resignations.
(a) Election and Term of
office.--The officers of the corporation, except those elected by
delegated authority pursuant to section 5.03, shall be elected annually by the
board of directors, and each such officer shall hold office for a term of one
year and until a successor has been selected and qualified or until his or her
earlier death, resignation or removal.
(b) Resignations.--Any
officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the corporation. The
resignation shall be effective upon receipt thereof by the corporation or at
such subsequent time as may be specified in the notice of
resignation
Section
5.03. Subordinate
Officers, Committees and Agents.--The board of directors may from time to
time elect such other officers and appoint such committees, employees or other
agents as the business of the corporation may require, including one or more
assistant secretaries, and one or more assistant treasurers, each of whom shall
hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are
provided in these bylaws, or as the board of directors may from time to time
determine. The board of directors may delegate to any officer or committee the
power to elect subordinate officers and to retain or appoint employees or other
agents, or committees thereof, and to prescribe the authority and duties of such
subordinate officers, committees, employees or other agents.
Section
5.04. Removal of
Officers and Agents.--Any officer or agent of the corporation may be
removed by the board of directors with or without cause. The removal shall be
without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of any person so removed.
Election or appointment of an officer or agent shall not of itself create
contract rights.
Section
5.05. Vacancies.--A vacancy
in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or any
other cause, may be filled by the board of directors or by the officer or
committee to which the power to fill such office has been delegated pursuant to
section 5.03, as the case may be, and if the office is one for which these
bylaws prescribe a term, shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the
term.
Section
5.06. Authority.--All
officers of the corporation, as between themselves and the corporation, shall
have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the corporation
as may be provided by or pursuant to resolutions or orders of the board of
directors or, in the absence of controlling provisions in the resolutions or
orders of the board of directors, as may be determined by or pursuant to these
bylaws.
Section
5.07. The Chairman of
the Board.--The chairman of the board shall be the chief executive
officer of the corporation, shall preside at all meetings of the shareholders
and of the board of directors, and shall perform such other duties as may from
time to time be requested by the board of directors. As chief executive officer,
he shall have general supervision over the affairs of the corporation, subject
to the policies and directives of the board of directors, and shall supervise
and direct all officers and employees of the corporation, but may delegate in
his discretion any of his powers as chief executive officer to any officer or
such other executives as he may designate.
Section
5.08. The
President.--The president shall be the chief operating officer of the
corporation and shall perform such other duties as may, from time to time be
requested by the board of directors or the chairman of the board. As chief
operating officer, he shall have general supervision over the operations of the
corporation, subject however, to the supervision and control of the board of
directors and the chairman of the board, and shall supervise and direct all
operating officers and employees of the corporation, but may delegate in his
discretion any of his powers as chief operating officer to any officer or such
other executives as he may designate.
Section
5.09. Execution of
Documents. Either the chairman of the board or the president shall sign,
execute, and acknowledge, in the name of the corporation, deeds, mortgages,
bonds, contracts or other instruments, except in cases where required or
permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and in cases where the
signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the board of
directors, or by these bylaws, to some other officer or agent of the
corporation.
Section
5.10. The Vice
President.--The vice presidents shall perform the duties of the president
in the absence of the president and such other duties as may from time to time
be assigned to them by the board of directors or the president.
Section
5.11. The
Secretary.--The secretary or an assistant secretary shall attend all
meetings of the shareholders and of the board of directors and all committees
thereof and shall record all the votes of the shareholders and of the directors
and the minutes of the meetings of the shareholders and of the board of
directors and of committees of the board in a book or books to be kept for that
purpose; shall see that notices are given and records and reports properly kept
and filed by the corporation as required by law; shall be the custodian of the
seal of the corporation and see that it is affixed to all documents to be
executed on behalf of the corporation under its seal; and, in general, shall
perform all duties incident to the office of secretary, and such other duties as
may from time to time be assigned by the board of directors or the
president.
Section
5.12. The
Treasurer.--The treasurer or an assistant treasurer shall have or provide
for the custody of the funds or other property of the corporation; shall collect
and receive or provide for the collection and receipt of moneys earned by or in
any manner due to or received by the corporation; shall deposit all funds in his
or her custody as treasurer in such banks or other places of deposit as the
board of directors may from time to time designate; shall, whenever so required
by the board of directors, render an account showing all transactions as
treasurer, and the financial condition of the corporation; and, in general,
shall discharge such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the
board of directors or the president.
Section
5.13. Salaries.--The
salaries of the officers elected by the board of directors shall be fixed from
time to time by the board of directors or by such officer as may be designated
by resolution of the board. The salaries or other compensation of any other
officers, employees and other agents shall be fixed from time to time by the
officer or committee to which the power to elect such officers or to retain or
appoint such employees or other agents has been delegated pursuant to Section
5.03. No officer shall be prevented from receiving such salary or other
compensation by reason of the fact that the officer is also a director of the
corporation.
Section
5.14. Authority.--All
officers of the corporation, as between themselves and the corporation, shall
have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the corporation
as may be provided by or pursuant to resolutions or orders of the board of
directors or, in the absence of controlling provisions in the resolutions or
orders of the board of directors, as may be determined by or pursuant to these
bylaws.
ARTICLE
VI
Certificates
of Stock, Transfer, Etc.
Section
6.01 Share
Certificates.
(a) Form of Certificates.
Shares of the corporation's capital stock may be represented by certificates or
may be uncertificated, to the extent determined by the board of directors. To
the extent they are issued, certificates of stock shall be issued in numerical
order, registered in the share register or transfer books of the corporation as
they are issued, and shall be signed by the President or a Vice President, and
the Secretary or the Treasurer, or in such other manner as the corporation may
determine, and may be sealed with the seal of the corporation or a facsimile
thereof. The signatures of such officers may be facsimiles if the certificate is
manually signed on behalf of a transfer agent, or registered by a registrar,
other than the corporation it self or an employee of the corporation. If an
officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon such
certificate ceases to be an officer before the certificate is issued, it may be
issued by the corporation with the same effect as if the person were an officer
on the date of issue. Each certificate of stock shall state: (i) that the
corporation is incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania;
(ii) the name of the person to whom issued; (iii) the number and class of shares
and the designation of the series, if any, which such certificate represents;
and (iv) the par value of each share represented by such certificate, or a
statement that such shares are without par value. If the corporation is
authorized to issue shares of more than one class or series, certificates for
shares of the corporation, if any, shall set forth upon the face or back of the
certificate (or shall state on the face or back of the certificate that the
corporation will furnish to any shareholder upon request and without charge), a
full or summary statement of the designations, voting rights, preferences,
limitations and special rights of the shares of each class or series authorized
to be issued so far as they have been fixed and determined and the authority of
the board of directors to fix and determine the designations, voting rights,
preferences, limitations and special rights of the classes and series of shares
of the corporation.
(b) Share Register. The
share register or transfer books and blank share certificates, if any, shall be
kept by the secretary or by any transfer agent or registrar designated by the
board of directors for that purpose.
Section
6.02. Transfer.
Transfers of shares shall be made on the share register or transfer books of the
corporation. Stock certificates, if any, shall be surrendered and endorsed by
the person named in the certificate or by an attorney lawfully constituted in
writing. No transfer shall be made inconsistent with the provisions of the
Uniform Commercial Code, 13 Pa.C.S. § 8101 et seq., and its
amendments and supplements.
Section
6.03. Record Holder of
Shares. The corporation shall be entitled to treat the person in whose
name any share or shares of the corporation stand on the books of the
corporation as the absolute owner thereof, and shall not be bound to recognize
any equitable or other claim to, or interest in, such share or shares on the
part of any other person.
Section
6.04. Lost, Destroyed
or Mutilated Certificates. The holder of any certificate of shares of the
corporation shall immediately notify the corporation of any loss, destruction or
mutilation of the certificate therefore, and the board of directors may, in its
discretion, direct that the shares shall be uncertificated or cause a new
certificate or certificates to be issued to such holder, in case of mutilation
of the certificate, upon surrender of the mutilated certificate or, in case of
loss or destruction of the certificate, upon satisfactory proof of such loss or
destruction and, if the board of directors shall so determine, the deposit of a
bond in such form and in such sum, and with such surety or sureties, as it may
direct.
ARTICLE
VII
Indemnification
of Directors, Officers and
Other
Authorized Representatives
Section
7.01. Scope of
Indemnification.
(a) General Rule.--The
corporation shall indemnify an indemnified representative against any liability
incurred in connection with any proceeding in which the indemnified
representative may be involved as a party or otherwise by reason of the fact
that such person is or was serving in an indemnified capacity, including,
without limitation, liabilities resulting from any actual or alleged breach or
neglect of duty, error, misstatement or misleading statement, negligence, gross
negligence or act giving rise to strict or products liability,
except:
(1) where
such indemnification is expressly prohibited by applicable law:
(2) where
the conduct of the indemnified representative has been finally determined
pursuant to Section 7.06 or otherwise:
(i) to
constitute willful misconduct or recklessness within the meaning of 15 Pa.C.S. §
1746(b) or any superseding provision of law sufficient in the circumstances to
bar indemnification against liabilities arising from the conduct;
or
(ii) to
be based upon or attributable to the receipt by the indemnified representative
from the corporation of a personal benefit to which the indemnified
representative is not legally entitled; or
(3) to
the extent such indemnification has been finally determined in a final
adjudication pursuant to Section 7.06 to be otherwise unlawful.
(b) Partial Payment.--If
an indemnified representative is entitled to indemnification in respect of a
portion, but not all, of any liabilities to which such person may be subject,
the corporation shall indemnify such indemnified representative to the maximum
extent for such portion of the liabilities.
(c) Presumption.--The
termination of a proceeding by judgment, order, settlement or conviction or upon
a plea of nolo contenders or its equivalent shall not of itself create a
presumption that the indemnified representative is not entitled to
indemnification.
(d) Definitions.--For
purposes of this Article:
(1)
"indemnified capacity" means any and all past, present and future service by an
indemnified representative in one or more capacities as a director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation, or, at the request of the corporation, as
a director, officer, employee, agent, fiduciary or trustee of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other
entity or enterprise;
(2)
"indemnified representative" means any and all directors and officers of the
corporation and any other person designated as an indemnified representative by
the board of directors of the corporation (which may, but need not, include any
person serving at the request of the corporation, as a director, officer,
employee, agent, fiduciary or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity or
enterprise);
(3)
"liability" means any damage, judgment, amount paid in settlement, fine,
penalty, punitive damages, excise tax assessed with respect to an employee
benefit plan, or cost or expense of any nature (including, without limitation,
attorneys' fees and disbursements); and
(4)
"proceeding" means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, appeal or
other proceeding of any nature, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative, whether formal or informal, and whether brought by or in the
right of the corporation, a class of its security holders or
otherwise.
Section
7.02. Proceedings
Initiated by Indemnified Representatives.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Article, the corporation shall not indemnify under this
Article an indemnified representative for any liability incurred in a proceeding
initiated (which shall not be deemed to include counterclaims or affirmative
defenses) or participated in as an intervenor or amicus curiae by the
person seeking indemnification unless such initiation of or participation in the
proceeding is authorized, either before or after its commencement, by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the directors in office. This section does not
apply to reimbursement of expenses incurred in successfully prosecuting or
defending arbitration under Section 7.06 or otherwise successfully prosecuting
or defending the rights of an indemnified representative granted by or pursuant
to this Article.
Section
7.03. Advancing
Expenses.--The corporation shall pay the expenses (including attorneys'
fees and disbursements) incurred in good faith by an indemnified representative
in advance of the final disposition of a proceeding described in Section 7.01 or
the initiation of or participation in which is authorized pursuant to section
7.02 upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the indemnified
representative to repay the amount if it is ultimately determined pursuant to
Section 7.06 that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the
corporation pursuant to this Article. The financial ability of an indemnified
representative to repay an advance shall not be a prerequisite to the making of
such advance.
Section
7.04. Securing of
Indemnification Obligations.--To further effect, satisfy or secure the
indemnification obligations provided herein or otherwise, the corporation may
maintain insurance, obtain a letter of credit, act as self-insurer, create a
reserve, trust, escrow, cash collateral or other fund or account, enter into
indemnification agreements, pledge or grant a security interest in any assets or
properties of the corporation, or use any other mechanism or arrangement
whatsoever in such amounts, at such costs, and upon such other terms and
conditions as the board of directors shall deem appropriate. Absent fraud, the
determination of the board of directors with respect to such amounts, costs,
terms and conditions shall be conclusive against all security holders, officers
and directors and shall not be subject to voidability.
Section
7.05. Payment of
Indemnification.--An indemnified representative shall be entitled to
indemnification within 30 days after a written request for indemnification has
been delivered to the secretary of the corporation.
Section
7.06. Arbitration.
(a) General Rule.--Any
dispute related to the right to indemnification, contribution or advancement of
expenses as provided under this Article, except with respect to indemnification
for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 that the corporation
has undertaken to submit to a court for adjudication, shall be decided only by
arbitration in the metropolitan area in which the principal executive offices of
the corporation are located at the time, in accordance with the commercial
arbitration rules then in effect of the American Arbitration Association, before
a panel of three arbitrators, one of whom shall be selected by the corporation,
the second of whom shall be selected by the indemnified representative and the
third of whom shall be selected by the other two arbitrators. In the absence of
the American Arbitration Association, or if for any reason arbitration under the
arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association cannot be initiated,
and if one of the parties fails or refuses to select an arbitrator or the
arbitrators selected by the corporation and the indemnified representative
cannot agree on the selection of the third arbitrator within 30 days after such
time as the corporation and the indemnified representative have each been
notified of the selection of the other's arbitrator, the necessary arbitrator or
arbitrators shall be selected by the presiding judge of the court of general
jurisdiction in such metropolitan area.
(b) Burden of Proof.--The
party or parties challenging the right of an indemnified representative to the
benefits of this Article shall have the burden of proof.
(c) Expenses.--The
corporation shall reimburse an indemnified representative for the expenses
(including attorneys' fees and disbursements) incurred in successfully
prosecuting or defending such arbitration.
(d) Effect.--Any award
entered by the arbitrators shall be final, binding and nonappealable and
judgment may be entered thereon by any party in accordance with applicable law
in any court of competent jurisdiction, except that the corporation shall be
entitled to interpose as a defense in any such judicial enforcement proceeding
any prior final judicial determination adverse to the indemnified representative
under Section 7.01(a)(2) in a proceeding not directly involving indemnification,
under this Article. This arbitration provision shall be specifically
enforceable.
Section
7.07. Contribution.--If the
indemnification provided for in this Article or otherwise is unavailable for any
reason in respect of any liability or portion thereof, the corporation shall
contribute to the liabilities to which the indemnified representative may be
subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the intent of this
Article or otherwise.
Section
7.08. Mandatory
Indemnification of Directors, Officers, etc.--To the extent
that an authorized representative of the corporation has been successful on the
merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in
sections 1741 or 1742 of the Business Corporation Law or in defense of any
claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against
expenses (including attorneys' fees and disbursements) actually and reasonably
incurred by such person in connection therewith.
Section
7.09. Contract Rights;
Amendment or Repeal.--All rights under this Article shall be deemed a
contract between the corporation and the indemnified representative pursuant to
which the corporation and each indemnified representative intend to be legally
bound. Any repeal, amendment or modification hereof shall be prospective only
and shall not affect any rights or obligations then existing.
Section
7.10. Scope of
Article.--The rights granted by this Article shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification,
contribution or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any statute,
agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as
to action in an indemnified capacity and as to action in any other capacity. The
indemnification, contribution and advancement of expenses provided by or granted
pursuant to this Article shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be an
indemnified representative in respect of matters arising prior to such time, and
shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, administrators and personal
representatives of such a person.
Section
7.11. Reliance on
Provisions.--Each person who shall act as an indemnified representative
of the corporation shall be deemed to be doing so in reliance upon the rights of
indemnification, contribution and advancement of expenses provided by this
Article.
Section
7.12. Interpretation.--The
provisions of this Article are intended to constitute bylaws authorized by 15
Pa.C.S. § 1746.
ARTICLE
VIII
Miscellaneous
Section
8.01. Corporate
Seal.--The corporation shall have a corporate seal in the form of a
circle containing the name of the corporation, the year of incorporation and
such other details as may be approved by the board of directors. The affixation
of the corporate seal shall not be necessary to the valid execution, assignment
or endorsement by the corporation of any instrument or other
document.
Section
8.02. Checks.--All checks,
notes, bills of exchange or other similar orders in writing shall be signed by
such one or more officers or employees of the corporation as the board of
directors may from time to time designate.
Section
8.03. Contracts.--Except as
otherwise provided in the Business Corporation Law in the case of transactions
that require action by the shareholders, the board of directors may authorize
any officer or agent to enter into any contract or to execute or deliver any
instrument on behalf of the corporation, and such authority may be general or
confined to specific instances.
Section
8.04. Interested
Directors or Officers; Quorum.
(a) General Rule.--A
contract or transaction between the corporation and one or more of its directors
or officers or between the corporation and another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise in which one or more of its directors
or officers are directors or officers or have a financial or other interest,
shall not be void or voidable solely for that reason, or solely because the
director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the board of
directors that authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because his,
her or their votes are counted for that purpose, if:
(1) the
material facts as to the relationship or interest and as to the contract or
transaction are disclosed or are known to the board of directors and the board
authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of
the disinterested directors even though the disinterested directors are less
than a quorum;
(2) the
material facts as to his or her relationship or interest and as to the contract
or transaction are disclosed or are known to the shareholders entitled to vote
thereon and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith
by vote of those shareholders; or
(3) the
contract or transaction is fair as to the corporation as of the time it is
authorized, approved or ratified by the board of directors or the
shareholders.
(b) Quorum.--Common or
interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a
meeting of the board which authorizes a contract or transaction specified in
subsection (a).
Section
8.05. Deposits.--All funds
of the corporation shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the
corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositaries as the board of
directors may approve or designate, and all such funds shall be withdrawn only
upon checks signed by such one or more officers or employees of the corporation
as the board of directors shall from time to time designate.
Section
8.06. Corporate
Records.
(a) Required
Records.--The corporation shall keep complete and accurate books and
records of account, minutes of the proceedings of the incorporators,
shareholders and directors and a share register giving the names and addresses
of all shareholders and the number and class of shares held by each. The share
register shall be kept at either the registered office of the corporation in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or at its principal place of business wherever
situated or at the office of its registrar or transfer agent. Any books, minutes
or other records may be in written form or any other form capable of being
converted into written form within a reasonable time.
(b) Right of
Inspection.--Every shareholder shall, upon written verified demand
stating the purpose thereof, have a right to examine, in person or by agent or
attorney, during the usual hours for business for any proper purpose, the share
register, books and records of account, and records of the proceedings of the
incorporators, shareholders and directors and to make copies or extracts
therefrom. A proper purpose shall mean a purpose reasonably related to the
interest of the person as a shareholder. In every instance where an attorney or
other agent is the person who seeks the right of inspection, the demand shall be
accompanied by a verified power of attorney or other writing that authorizes the
attorney or other agent to so act on behalf of the shareholder. The demand shall
be directed to the corporation at its registered office in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania or at its principal place of business wherever
situated.
Section
8.07. Financial
Retorts.--Unless otherwise agreed between the corporation and a
shareholder, the corporation shall furnish to its shareholders annual financial
statements, including at least a balance sheet as of the end of each fiscal year
and a statement of income and expenses for the fiscal year. The financial
statements shall be prepared on the basis of generally accepted accounting
principles, if the corporation prepares financial statements for the fiscal year
on that basis for any purpose, and may be consolidated statements of the
corporation and one or more of its subsidiaries. The financial statements shall
be mailed by the corporation to each of its shareholders entitled thereto within
120 days after the close of each fiscal year and, after the mailing and upon
written request, shall be mailed by the corporation to any shareholder or
beneficial owner entitled thereto to when a copy of the most recent annual
financial statements has not previously been mailed. Statements that are audited
or reviewed by a public accountant shall be accompanied by the report of the
accountant; in other cases, each copy shall be accompanied by a statement of the
person in charge of the financial records of the corporation:
(1)
Stating his or her reasonable belief as to whether or not the financial
statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles and, if not, describing the basis of presentation.
(2)
Describing any material respects in which the financial statements were not
prepared on a basis consistent with those prepared for the previous
year.
Section
8.08. Amendment of
Bylaws.--These bylaws may be amended or repealed, or new bylaws may be
adopted, either (i) by vote of the shareholders at any duly organized annual or
special meeting of shareholders, or (ii) with respect to those matters that are
not by statute committed expressly to the shareholders and regardless of whether
the shareholders have previously adopted or approved the bylaw being amended or
repealed, by vote of a majority of the board of directors of the corporation in
office at any regular or special meeting of directors. Any change in these
bylaws shall take effect when adopted unless otherwise provided in the
resolution effecting the change. See Section 2.03(b) (relating to notice of
action by shareholders on bylaws).
Notwithstanding
subsection (ii) of the first sentence of the foregoing paragraph of this Section
8.08, the board of directors shall not take any action to amend, repeal or
modify the following provisions of these By-laws, or make any other amendments
to the By-laws that would have the effect of amending, repealing or modifying
such provisions, unless (i) at least 66% of the independent directors of the
Company then in office shall have approved such amendment, repeal or
modification, and (ii) during the period of time up to and including the June
2012 annual meeting of shareholders that any SAVE Nominee (as defined below) is
a member of the Board, at least one SAVE Nominee approved such repeal, amendment
or modification: Section 3.02(a); Section 4.03(a); Section 4.03(b); the second,
third and fourth sentences of Section 3.03(a); and this sentence of Section
8.08. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “independent directors” shall
mean directors of the corporation that are independent under the independence
standards applicable to the corporation under paragraph (a)(1) of Item 407 of
Regulation S-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission as such
Item may be amended from time to time or any successor thereto. “SAVE Nominee”
shall mean any member of the board of directors of the Company who was
originally appointed or selected for nomination by the Shareholder Advocates for
Value Enhancement pursuant to that certain Settlement Agreement, dated February
4, 2010, by and among the Company and the other parties thereto.
Dated:
February 4, 2010
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ex31_1.htm
Exhibit
31.1
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO
SECTION
302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, George
R. Jensen, Jr., certify that:
1. I have
reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q/A of USA
Technologies, Inc.;
2. Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in
light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading
with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of the issuer as of, and for,
the periods presented in this report;
4. The
issuer's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and
maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the issuer and
have:
a. Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and
procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period
in which this report is being prepared;
b. Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control
over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles;
c. Evaluated
the effectiveness of the issuer's disclosure controls and procedures and
presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
report based upon such evaluation; and
d. Disclosed
in this report any change in the issuer's internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the issuer's most recent fiscal quarter (the
issuer's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer's
internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The
issuer's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent
evaluation, of internal control over financial reporting to the auditors and the
audit committee of the issuer's board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent functions):
a. all
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the issuer's ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial information; and
b. any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
have a significant role in the issuer's internal control over financial
reporting.
Date:
February 22, 2010
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/s/ George R. Jensen, Jr
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George
R. Jensen, Jr.,
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|
Chief
Executive Officer
|
ex31_2.htm
Exhibit
31.2
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO
SECTION
302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, David
M. DeMedio, certify that:
1. I have
reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q/A of USA
Technologies, Inc.;
2. Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in
light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading
with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of the issuer as of, and for,
the periods presented in this report;
4. The
issuer's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and
maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the issuer and
have:
a. Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and
procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period
in which this report is being prepared;
b. Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control
over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles;
c. Evaluated
the effectiveness of the issuer's disclosure controls and procedures and
presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
report based upon such evaluation; and
d. Disclosed
in this report any change in the issuer's internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the issuer's most recent fiscal quarter (the
issuer's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer's
internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The
issuer's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent
evaluation, of internal control over financial reporting to the auditors and the
audit committee of the issuer's board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent functions):
a. all
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the issuer's ability to record, process, summarize and report
financial information; and
b. any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
have a significant role in the issuer's internal control over financial
reporting.
Date:
February 22, 2010
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/s/ David M. DeMedio
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David
M. DeMedio,
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|
Chief
Financial Officer
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ex32_1.htm
Exhibit
32.1
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO
SECTION
906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
(18
U.S.C. SECTION 1350)
In
connection with the accompanying Amendment No. 1 to the quarterly report on Form
10-Q/A of USA Technologies, Inc., (the "Company") for the period ended December
31, 2009 (the "Report"), I, George R. Jensen, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of
the Company, hereby certify that to my knowledge:
(1) The
Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects,
the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ George R. Jensen,
Jr.
George R.
Jensen, Jr.
Chief
Executive Officer
ex32_2.htm
Exhibit
32.2
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO
SECTION
906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
(18
U.S.C. SECTION 1350)
In
connection with the accompanying Amendment No. 1 to the quarterly report on Form
10-Q/A of USA Technologies, Inc., (the "Company") for the period ended December
31, 2009 (the "Report"), I, David M. DeMedio, Chief Financial Officer of the
Company, hereby certify that to my knowledge:
(1) The
Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects,
the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ David M.
DeMedio
David M.
DeMedio
Chief
Financial Officer