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distribution, or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any other lawful action; and in such case only
shareholders of record on the date so fixed shall be entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting or to receive the dividend, distribution or
allotment of rights or to exercise the rights, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of this corporation after
any record date fixed as aforesaid. The Board of Directors may close the books of this corporation against transfers of shares during the whole
or any part of such period.
(l) To fix and locate from time to time the principal office for the transaction of the business of this corporation and one or more branch or
other subordinate office or offices of this corporation within or without the State of California; to designate any place within or without the
State of California for the holding of any meeting or meetings of the shareholders or the Board of Directors, as provided in Sections 10.1 and
11.1 hereof; to adopt, make and use a corporate seal, and to prescribe the forms of certificates for shares and to alter the form of such seal and
of such certificates from time to time as in its judgment it may deem best, provided such seal and such certificates shall at all times comply
with the provisions of law now or hereafter in effect.
(m) To authorize the issuance of shares of stock of this corporation in accordance with the laws of the State of California and the Articles of
Incorporation of this corporation.
(n) Subject to the limitation provided in Section 14.2 hereof, to adopt, amend or repeal from time to time and at any time these By-Laws and
any and all amendments thereof.
(o) To borrow money and incur indebtedness on behalf of this corporation, including the power and authority to borrow money from any of the
shareholders, directors or officers of this corporation, and to cause to be executed and delivered therefor in the corporate name promissory
notes, bonds, debentures, deeds of trust, mortgages, pledges, hypothecations, or other evidences of debt and securities therefor, and the note or
other obligation given for any indebtedness of this corporation, signed officially by any officer or officers thereunto duly authorized by the
Board of Directors shall be binding on this corporation.
(p) To designate and appoint committees of the Board of Directors as it may see fit, to prescribe their names, powers and duties and limit their
authority in any way it may deem advisable which is not contrary to law or these By-Laws.
(q) Generally to do and perform every act and thing whatsoever that may pertain to the office of a director or to a board of directors.
Article III
OFFICERS
SECTION 3.1: ELECTION AND QUALIFICATIONS. The officers of this corporation shall consist of a Chief Executive Officer, a President,
one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary, a Chief Financial Officer and such other officers, including, but not limited to, a Chairman of the
Board of Directors, a Treasurer, and Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers as the Board of Directors shall deem expedient, who shall
be chosen in such manner and hold their offices for such terms as the Board of Directors may prescribe. Any two or more of such offices may
be held by the same person. Any Vice President, Assistant Treasurer or Assistant Secretary, respectively,
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