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Article X
MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS
SECTION 10.1: PLACE OF MEETINGS. Meetings (whether regular, special or adjourned) of the shareholders of this corporation shall be
held at the principal executive office for the transaction of business of this corporation, or at any place within or without the State which may
be designated by written consent of all the shareholders entitled to vote thereat, or which may be designated by resolution of the Board of
Directors. Any meeting shall be valid wherever held if held by the written consent of all the shareholders entitled to vote thereat, given either
before or after the meeting and filed with the Secretary of this corporation.
SECTION 10.2: ANNUAL MEETINGS. The annual meeting of the shareholders shall be held at the hour of 10:00 a.m. on the last Wednesday
in January in each year , if not a legal holiday, and if a legal holiday, then on the next succeeding business day not a legal holiday or at such
other time in a particular year as may be designated by written consent of all the shareholders entitled to vote thereat or which may be
designated by resolution of the Board of Directors. Such annual meetings shall be held at the place provided pursuant to Section 10.1 hereof.
Said annual meetings shall be held for the purpose of the election of directors, for the making of reports of the affairs of this corporation and for
the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting.
SECTION 10.3: SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the shareholders for any purpose or purposes whatsoever may be called at any
time by the President or by the Board of Directors, or by two or more members thereof, or by one or more holders of shares entitled to cast not
less than ten percent (10%) of the votes on the record date established pursuant to Section 10.8. Upon request in writing sent by registered mail
to the Chief Executive Officer, President, Vice President or Secretary, or delivered to any such officer in person, by any person or persons
entitled to call a special meeting of shareholders (such request, if sent by a shareholder or shareholders, to include the information required by
Section 10.13), it shall be the duty of such officer, subject to the immediately succeeding sentence, to cause notice to be given to the
shareholders entitled to vote that a meeting will be requested by the person or persons calling the meeting, the date of which meeting, which
shall be set by such officer, to be not less than 35 days nor more than 60 days after such request or, if applicable, determination of the validity
of such request pursuant to the immediately succeeding sentence. Within seven days after receiving such a written request from a shareholder
or shareholders of the corporation, the Board of Directors shall determine whether shareholders owning not less than ten percent (10%) of the
shares as of the record date established pursuant to
Section 10.8 for such request support the call of a special meeting and notify the requesting party or parties of its finding.
SECTION 10.4: NOTICE OF MEETINGS. Notice of any meeting of shareholders shall be given in writing not less than 10 nor more than 60
days before the date of the meeting to each shareholder entitled to vote thereat by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, or other person
charged with that duty, or if there be no such officer or person, or in case of his or her neglect or refusal, by any director or shareholder. The
notice shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting and (i) in the case of a special meeting, the general nature of the business to be
transacted, and no other business may be transacted, or (ii) in the case of the annual meeting, those matters which the Board of Directors, at the
time of the mailing of the notice, intends to present for action by the shareholders, but any proper matter may be presented at the meeting for
such action except that notice must be given or waived in writing of any proposal relating to approval of contracts between the corporation and
any director of this corporation, amendment of the Articles of Incorporation, reorganization of this corporation or winding up of this
corporation. The notice of any meeting at which directors are to be elected shall include the names of nominees intended at the time of the
notice to be presented by management for election. Written notice shall be given by this corporation to any shareholder, either (i) personally or
(ii) by mail or other means of written communication, charges prepaid, addressed to such shareholder at such shareholder's address appearing
on the books of this corporation or given by such shareholder to this corporation for the purpose of notice. If a shareholder gives no address or
no such address appears on the books of this corporation, notice shall be deemed to have been given if sent by mail or other means of written
communication addressed to the place where the principal executive office of this corporation is located, or if published at least once in a
newspaper of general circulation in the county in which such office is located. The noice shall be deemed to have been given at the time when
delivered personally or deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, or sent by other means of written communication and addressed as
hereinbefore provided. An affidavit of delivery or mailing of any notice in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.4, executed by the
Secretary, Assistant Secretary or any transfer agent, shall be prima facie evidence of the giving of the notice. If any notice addressed to the
shareholder at the address of such shareholder appearing on the books of the corporation is returned to this corporation by the United States
Postal Service marked to indicate that the United States Postal Service is unable to deliver the notice to the shareholder at such address, all
future notices shall be deemed to have been duly given without further mailing if the same shall be available for the shareholder upon written
demand of the shareholder at the principal executive office of this corporation for a period of one year from the date of the giving of the notice
to all other shareholders.
SECTION 10.5: CONSENT TO SHAREHOLDERS' MEETINGS. The transactions of any meeting of shareholders, however called and
noticed, and wherever held, are as valid as though had at a
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