UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Consent Solicitation Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a)
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YUKON GOLD CORPORATION,
INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Dear Shareholder:
Yukon Gold Corporation, Inc. (the Company or we) is
soliciting your consent for a merger of the Company into its wholly-owned
subsidiary as described in the enclosed Consent Solicitation Statement under the
caption, THE PROPOSAL THE REINCORPORATION. We refer to this merger, as
further described in the Consent Solicitation Statement, as the
Reincorporation. We plan to close the Reincorporation on or about March __,
2011.
Pursuant to the Reincorporation, the Company would merge into
its newly formed and wholly-owned subsidiary, Yukon Gold Corporation, Inc., a
Nevada corporation (Yukon-Nevada) pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger
(the Merger Agreement), a copy of which is included in the enclosed Consent
Solicitation Statement as Exhibit A. As a result of the merger, Yukon-Nevada
would be the surviving entity.
The Reincorporation should accomplish two objectives. The first
objective is to lower our cost of doing business. The Company is currently
paying franchise taxes in Delaware that we believe are disproportionately high.
By becoming a Nevada corporation, we will avoid Delaware taxes and pay a much
lower Nevada corporate tax going forward. The other objective is to recapitalize
our equity structure. The Merger Agreement provides for a reverse split where
every five outstanding shares of the Company will become one share of
Yukon-Nevada. In addition, Yukon-Nevada will have 500,000,000 authorized shares.
Our intention is that the additional authorized shares will enable Yukon-Nevada
to raise working capital and have shares available to use as consideration for
the acquisition of new exploration mineral properties.
Shareholders representing more than a majority of our voting
stock have indicated their support for the Reincorporation. Consequently, we
expect the Reincorporation to be approved. The enclosed Consent Solicitation
Statement also serves as notice to all non-consenting shareholders of the terms
and conditions of the Reincorporation.
Shareholders of record at the close of business on February 25,
2011 (the Record Date) are being furnished with this Consent Solicitation
Statement. Only shareholders of record as of the close of business on the Record
Date will be entitled to vote on the Reincorporation.
Included with this Consent Solicitation Statement are: (i) the
Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the six-month period ended October
31, 2010 and (ii) its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal years ended
April 30, 2010 and 2009. We note that the Companys wholly-owned Canadian
subsidiary filed for bankruptcy protection as of November 15, 2010 with the
Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada in Hamilton, Ontario. The
outcome of this proceeding is not reflected in the financial statements included
with this Consent Solicitation Statement. All of the Companys filings can be
reviewed at the Securities and Exchange Commissions web site at:
http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html.
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If you approve of the Reincorporation, we request that you
execute and return the Written Consent enclosed with this Consent Solicitation
Statement, at your earliest opportunity, but not later than March __, 2011.
Thank you.
/s/
J.L. Guerra, Jr.
J.L.
Guerra, Jr.
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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WRITTEN CONSENT SOLICITED
BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF
YUKON GOLD CORPORATION, INC.
THIS CONSENT IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
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THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU APPROVE THE REINCORPORATION BY
EXECUTING THIS WRITTEN CONSENT.
The undersigned consents to the proposed Reincorporation as
described in the accompanying Consent Solicitation Statement, and confirms that
the undersigned would vote For the approval of the Reincorporation at a
meeting of shareholders if such a meeting were called to consider the
Reincorporation.
Joint owners should each sign personally. Trustees and other
fiduciaries should indicate the capacity in which they sign, and where more than
one name appears, a majority must sign. If a corporation, this signature should
be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her title.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Included with this Consent Solicitation Statement are: (i) the
Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the six-month period ended October
31, 2010 and (ii) its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal years ended
April 30, 2010 and 2009. We note that the Companys wholly-owned Canadian
subsidiary, Yukon Gold Corp., filed for bankruptcy protection as of November 15,
2010 with the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada in Hamilton,
Ontario. The outcome of this proceeding is not reflected in the financial
statements included with this Consent Solicitation Statement.
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YUKON GOLD CORPORATION, INC.
CONSENT SOLICITATION STATEMENT
March __, 2011
GENERAL
The enclosed Written Consent is solicited by the Board of
Directors of Yukon Gold Corporation, Inc. (the Company or we) in connection
with the Reincorporation described herein in the section entitled, PROPOSAL 1
- THE REINCORPORATION.
Our executive offices are located at 1226 White Oaks Blvd.,
Suite 10A, Oakville, Ontario L6H 2B9 Canada. This Consent Solicitation Statement
and the accompanying Written Consent are being provided to our shareholders of
record as of February 25, 2011 (the Record Date).
Our Board of Directors, by written consent, has unanimously
approved the Reincorporation.
The cost of solicitation will be borne by the Company. Your
approval may also be solicited personally or by telephone by certain of the
Companys directors, officers, agents and regular employees who will not receive
additional compensation in connection with this solicitation. In addition, the
Company will reimburse brokerage firms, custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for
their expenses in forwarding solicitation materials to beneficial owners. The
total cost of solicitation, including legal fees for the preparation and filing
of this Consent Solicitation Statement and expenses incurred in connection with
the preparation of this Consent Solicitation Statement is estimated to be
approximately $5,000.
The Company will only deliver one Consent Solicitation
Statement to multiple security holders sharing an address unless the Company has
received contrary instructions from one or more of the security holders. Upon
written or oral request, the Company will promptly deliver a separate copy of
this Consent Solicitation Statement and any future annual reports and
information statements to any security holder at a shared address to which a
single copy of this Consent Solicitation Statement was delivered, or deliver a
single copy of this Consent Solicitation Statement and any future annual reports
and information statements to any security holder or holders sharing an address
to which multiple copies are now delivered.
CONSENT PROCEDURE
Pursuant to the Companys by-laws and Section 228 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law, any shareholder action that
may be completed through either an annual or special meeting of shareholders may
also be consented to in writing by a majority of shareholders entitled to vote
at a meeting if all shareholders entitled to vote were present. The Board of
Directors is soliciting shareholder approval, in lieu of a meeting of
shareholders, because it believes that this is the most cost effective manner of
obtaining shareholder consent to these actions.
Registered Shareholders
If you are a registered shareholder, you may evidence your
approval of the Reincorporation by executing the enclosed Written Consent.
The enclosed Written Consent may be faxed to the Company at:
Fax: 905-845-6415
or mailed to the Company at:
YUKON GOLD CORPORATION, INC.
1226 White Oaks Blvd., Suite 10A
Oakville, ON L6H 2B9
Canada
Beneficial Shareholders
The following information is of significance to shareholders
who do not hold shares of the Companys common stock (Shares) in their own
name. Beneficial Shareholders should note that ONLY Written Consents executed by
registered shareholders (those whose names appear in the records of the Company
as the registered holders of Shares) can be accepted by the Company.
Intermediaries are required to seek voting instructions from Beneficial
Shareholders. Every intermediary has its own mailing procedures and provides its
own return instructions to clients.
If you are a Beneficial Shareholder:
You should carefully follow the instructions of your broker or
intermediary in order to authorize their execution of the Written Consent on
your behalf.
Only holders of record as of the close of business on the
Record Date will be entitled to consent or withhold their consent. If you were a
shareholder of record on the Record Date, you will retain your right to execute
the Written Consent even if you sell shares after the Record Date.
Dissenters Rights
Shareholders have no dissenters rights with respect to the
matters referred to in this Consent Solicitation Statement.
REVOCATION OF CONSENT
A registered shareholder who has given their consent may revoke
it by sending a written revocation to the Company on or before March __, 2011.
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THE PROPOSAL
THE REINCORPORATION
Yukon Gold Corporation, Inc. (the Company) is soliciting your
consent for a merger of the Company into a newly formed Nevada corporation named
Yukon Gold Corporation, Inc. which is the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary
(hereinafter referred to as Yukon-Nevada) pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of
Merger in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the Merger Agreement). Upon
completion of the merger, Yukon-Nevada will be the surviving entity and will
continue to operate our business under the name Yukon Gold Corporation, Inc.
In this section, we refer to our current entity prior to the merger as the
Company and after the merger as Yukon-Nevada. In connection with the
Reincorporation, each shareholder of the Company will receive one (1) share of
Yukon-Nevada for each five (5) shares of the Company they held prior to the
effective date of the merger (the Exchange Ratio). No fractional shares will
be issued. In lieu of issuing fractional shares, Yukon-Nevada will issue whole
shares. Upon completion of the merger the authorized capital stock of the
surviving corporation (Yukon-Nevada) will consist of 500,000,000 shares of
common stock, $0.0001 par value. The foregoing transaction is referred to in
this Consent Solicitation Statement as the Reincorporation. The Board of
Directors of the Company, by unanimous written consent, has approved the
Reincorporation and all actions necessary to effect the Reincorporation.
The Reincorporation will not result in any change in our
business, management, employees, headquarters, assets, liabilities or net worth.
The directors and officers of the Company prior to the Reincorporation will hold
the same respective positions following the Reincorporation. We will be governed
by new articles of incorporation under Nevada law, filed with the Secretary of
State of Nevada on December 21, 2010, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B,
and new by-laws, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.
Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the
symbol YGDC, and our stock will continue to trade on the OTC Bulletin Board
under that symbol. All outstanding warrants and options exercisable for shares
of the Companys Common Stock will also be converted to warrants and options to
purchase shares of Yukon-Nevada with the rights of holders of such options and
warrants adjusted to give effect to the Exchange Ratio. For example, an option
to purchase five (5) shares of the Company would become an option to purchase
one (1) share of Yukon-Nevada following the Reincorporation.
The primary purposes of the Reincorporation are: (i) to reduce
our state franchise tax obligations which should result in significant savings
to us over the long term and (ii) recapitalize our equity structure to reduce
the number of outstanding shares and enable the issuance of stock for new
acquisitions and working capital. See ACQUISITIONS UNDER CONSIDERATION herein.
Operating the Company as a Nevada corporation will not
interfere with, or differ substantially from, our present corporate activities.
As a Nevada corporation, Yukon-Nevada will be governed by Nevada corporate law,
while the Company is presently governed by Delaware law. Nevada law may
constitute a comprehensive, flexible legal structure under which to operate.
However, because of differences in the laws of these states, your rights as
stockholders will change in several material respects as a result of the
Reincorporation. These matters are discussed in greater details immediately
below. See "SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DELAWARE AND NEVADA LAW" below.
The Reincorporation is not being effected to prevent a change
in control, nor is it in response to any present attempt known to our Board of
Directors to acquire control of the Company or obtain representation on our
Board of Directors. Nevertheless, certain effects of the proposed
reincorporation may be considered to have anti-takeover implications simply by
virtue of being subject to Nevada law. For example, in responding to an
unsolicited bidder, the Nevada Revised Statutes authorizes directors to consider
not only the interests of shareholders, but also the interests of employees,
suppliers, creditors, customers, the economy of the state and nation, the
interests of the community andsociety in general, and the long-term as well as short-term
interests of the corporation and its shareholders, including the possibility
that these interests may be best served by the continued independence of the
corporation. For a discussion of these and other differences between the laws of
Delaware and Nevada, see "SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DELAWARE AND NEVADA
LAW" below.
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Shareholders holding more than a majority of the outstanding
shares of the Company have indicated their intention to approve the
Reincorporation. Pursuant to Section 228(e) of the Delaware General Corporation
Law (the DGCL), this Consent Solicitation Statement also shall
constitute a notice and shall be mailed to all holders of our Common Stock
entitled to vote as of the Record Date.
The elimination of the need for a special meeting of
stockholders to approve the Reincorporation is made possible by Section 228 of
DGCL which provides that the written consent of the holders of outstanding
shares of voting capital stock, having not less than the minimum number of votes
which would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a special meeting
at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted, may be
substituted for such a special meeting.
This Consent Solicitation Statement is first being mailed or
furnished to the shareholders of the Company on or about March __, 2011.
Under the DGCL, shareholders will not be entitled to exercise
appraisal rights in connection with the Reincorporation and the Company will not
independently provide shareholders with any such right.
If and when the Company obtains the requisite shareholder
approval of the reincorporation, it intends to file a certificate of merger with
the State of Delaware and articles of merger with the State of Nevada. The
effective date of the Reincorporation will be the date such certificates are
filed.
Under Section 253 of the DGCL, the Reincorporation, which will
be conducted by merging the Company into Yukon-Nevada, is required to be
approved by the holders of a majority of our outstanding stock entitled to vote
thereon. Other than the foregoing, however, we need not comply with any federal
or state regulatory requirements nor must we obtain any approvals in connection
with the merger and the reincorporation.
VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF VOTING SECURITIES
Under the DGCL a vote by the holders of a majority of the
outstanding stock of the Company entitled to vote thereon is required to approve
the Reincorporation.
As of the Record Date there were 148,159,936 shares of common
stock outstanding.
SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DELAWARE AND NEVADA LAW
The rights of the Companys stockholders are currently governed
by Delaware law and the Companys certificate of incorporation and by-laws. The
Merger Agreement provides that, at the effective time of the merger, the
separate corporate existence of the Company will cease and the former
stockholders of the Company will become stockholders of Yukon-Nevada. In
connection with the Reincorporation, each shareholder of the Company will
receive one (1) share of Yukon-Nevada for each five (5) shares of the Company
they held prior to the effective date of the Reincorporation. No fractional
shares will be issued. In lieu of issuing fractional shares, Yukon-Nevada will
issue whole shares. Accordingly, after the effective time of the merger, your
rights as a stockholder will be governed by Nevada law and the articles of
incorporation and by-laws of Yukon-Nevada. The statutory corporate laws of the
State of Nevada, as governed by the Nevada Revised Statutes, are similar in many
respects to those of Delaware, as governed by the Delaware General Corporation Law. However, there are certain
differences that may affect your rights as a stockholder, as well as the
corporate governance of the corporation, if the Reincorporation is
consummated.
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The following discussion is a summary. It does not give you a
complete description of the differences that may affect you. You should also
refer to the Nevada Revised Statutes, as well as the forms of the articles of
incorporation and the by-laws of Yukon-Nevada, which are attached as Exhibit B
and Exhibit C, respectively, to this Consent Solicitation Statement, and which
will come into effect concurrently with the effectiveness of the Reincorporation
merger as provided in the merger agreement. In this section, we use the term
charter to describe either the certificate of incorporation under Delaware law
or the articles of incorporation under Nevada law.
General
As discussed below in Potential Disadvantages of the
Reincorporation, Delaware for many years has followed a policy of encouraging
incorporation in that state and, in furtherance of that policy, has adopted
comprehensive, modern and flexible corporate laws that Delaware periodically
updates and revises to meet changing business needs. Because of Delawares
prominence as a state of incorporation for many large corporations, the Delaware
courts have developed considerable expertise in dealing with corporate issues
and a substantial body of case law has developed construing Delaware law and
establishing public policies with respect to Delaware corporations. Because
Nevada case law concerning the governing and effects of its statutes and
regulations is more limited, the Company and its stockholders may experience
less predictability with respect to legality of corporate affairs and
transactions and stockholders rights to challenge them.
Removal of Directors
Under Delaware law, directors of a corporation without a
classified board may be removed with or without cause by the holders of a
majority of shares then entitled to vote in an election of directors. Under
Nevada law, any one or all of the directors of a corporation may be removed by
the holders of not less than two-thirds of the voting power of a corporations
issued and outstanding stock. Nevada does not distinguish between removal of
directors with or without cause.
Limitation on Personal Liability of Directors
A Delaware corporation is permitted to adopt provisions in its
certificate of incorporation limiting or eliminating the liability of a director
to a company and its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary
duty as a director, provided that such liability does not arise from certain
proscribed conduct, including breach of the duty of loyalty, acts or omissions
not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation
of law or liability to the corporation based on unlawful dividends or
distributions or improper personal benefit.
While Nevada law has a similar provision permitting the
adoption of provisions in the articles of incorporation limiting personal
liability, the Nevada provision differs in three respects. First, the Nevada
provision applies to both directors and officers. Second, while the Delaware
provision except from limitation on liability a breach of the duty of loyalty,
the Nevada counterpart does not contain this exception. Third, Nevada law with
respect to the elimination of liability for directors and officers expressly
applies to liabilities owed to creditors of the corporation. Thus, the Nevada
provision expressly permits a corporation to limit the liability of officers, as
well as directors, and permits limitation of liability arising from a breach of
the duty of loyalty and from obligations to the corporations creditors.
Indemnification of Officers and Directors and Advancement of
Expenses
Although Delaware and Nevada law have substantially similar
provisions regarding indemnification by a corporation of its officers,
directors, employees and agents, Delaware and Nevada law differ in their
provisions for advancement of expenses incurred by an officer or director in
defending a civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding. Delaware law provides
that expenses incurred by an officer or director in defending any civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the
corporation in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit or
proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or
officer to repay the amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not
entitled to be indemnified by the corporation. A Delaware corporation has the
discretion to decide whether or not to advance expenses, unless its certificate
of incorporation or by-laws provide for mandatory advancement. Under Nevada law,
the articles of incorporation, by-laws or an agreement made by the corporation
may provide that the corporation must pay advancements of expenses in advance of
the final disposition of the action, suit or proceedings upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay the amount if it
is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the
corporation.
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Action by Written Consent of Directors
Both Delaware and Nevada law provide that, unless the articles
or certificate of incorporation or the by-laws provide otherwise, any action
required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the directors or a committee
thereof may be taken without a meeting if ALL members of the board or committee,
as the case may be, consent to the action in writing.
Actions by Written Consent of Shareholders
Both Delaware and Nevada law provide that, unless the articles
or certificate of incorporation provides otherwise, any action required or
permitted to be taken at a meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a
meeting if the holders of outstanding stock having at least the minimum number
of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take the action at a meeting at
which all shares entitled to vote consent to the action in writing. Delaware law
requires a corporation to give prompt notice of the taking of corporate action
without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent to those stockholders
who did not consent in writing. Nevada law does not require notice to the
stockholders of action taken by less than all of the stockholders.
Dividends
Delaware law is more restrictive than Nevada law with respect
to when dividends may be paid. Under Delaware law, unless further restricted in
the certificate of incorporation, a corporation may declare and pay dividends
out of surplus, or if no surplus exists out of net profits for the fiscal year
in which the dividend is declared and/or the preceding fiscal year (provided
that the amount of capital of the corporation is not less than the aggregate
amount of the capital represented by the issued and outstanding stock of all
classes having a preference upon the distribution of assets). In addition,
Delaware law provides that a corporation may redeem or repurchase its shares
only if the capital of the corporation is not impaired and such redemption or
repurchase would not impair the capital of the corporation. Nevada law provides
that no distribution (including dividends on, or redemption or repurchases of,
shares of capital stock) may be made if, after giving effect to such
distribution, the corporation would not be able to pay its debts as they become
due in the usual course of business, or, except as specifically permitted by the
articles of incorporation, the corporations total assets would be less than the
sum of its total liabilities plus the amount that would be needed at the time of
a dissolution to satisfy the preferential rights of preferred shareholders.
Restrictions on Business Combinations
Both Delaware and Nevada law contain provisions restricting the
ability of a corporation to engage in business combinations with an interested
stockholder. Under Delaware law, a corporation that is listed on a national
securities exchange or held of record by more than 2,000 stockholders, is not
permitted to engage in a business combination with any interested stockholder
for a three-year period following the time the stockholder became an interested
stockholder, unless: (i) the transaction resulting in a person becoming an
interested stockholder, or the business combination, is approved by the board of
directors of the corporation before the person becomes an interested
stockholder; (ii) the interested stockholder acquires 85% or more of the
outstanding voting stock of the corporation in the same transaction that makes
it an interested stockholder (excluding shares owned by persons who are both
officers and directors of the corporation, and shares held by certain employee
stock ownership plans); or (iii) on or after the date the person becomes an
interested stockholder, the business combination is approved by the corporations
board of directors and by the holders of at least two-thirds of the corporations
outstanding voting stock at an annual or special meeting, excluding shares owned by the interested stockholder. Delaware
law defines interested stockholder generally as a person who owns 15% or more of
the outstanding shares of a corporations voting stock.
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Nevada law regulates business combinations more stringently.
Nevada law defines an interested stockholder as a beneficial owner (directly or
indirectly) of 10% or more of the voting power of the outstanding shares of the
corporation. In addition, combinations with an interested stockholder remain
prohibited for three years after the person became an interested stockholder
unless (i) the transaction is approved by the board of directors or the holders
of a majority of the outstanding shares not beneficially owned by the interested
party, or (ii) the interested stockholder satisfies certain fair value
requirements. As in Delaware, a Nevada corporation may opt-out of the statute
with appropriate provisions in its articles of incorporation.
Special Meetings of the Shareholders
Delaware law permits special meetings of shareholders to be
called by the board of directors or by any other person authorized in the
certificate of incorporation or by-laws to call a special shareholder meeting.
Nevada law permits special meetings of shareholders to be called by the entire
board of directors, any two directors, or the President, unless the articles of
incorporation or by-laws provide otherwise.
Special Meetings Pursuant to Petition of Stockholders
Delaware law provides that a director or a stockholder of a
corporation may apply to the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware if the
corporation fails to hold an annual meeting for the election of directors or
there is no written consent to elect directors instead of an annual meeting for
a period of 30 days after the date designated for the annual meeting or, if
there is no date designated, within 13 months after the last annual meeting.
Nevada law is more restrictive. Under Nevada law, stockholders having not less
than 15% of the voting interest may petition the district court to order a
meeting for the election of directors if a corporation fails to call a meeting
for that purpose within 18 months after the last meeting at which directors were
elected. The Reincorporation may make it more difficult for our stockholders to
require that an annual meeting be held without the consent of the Board of
Directors.
Adjournment of Shareholder Meetings
Under Delaware law, if a meeting of shareholders is adjourned
due to lack of a quorum and the adjournment is for more than 30 days, or if
after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting,
notice of the adjourned meeting must be given to each shareholder of record
entitled to vote at the meeting. At the adjourned meeting the corporation may
transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting.
Under Nevada law, a corporation is not required to give any notice of an
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 or the
meeting date is adjourned to a date more than 60 days later than the date set
for the original meeting, in which case a new record date must be fixed and
notice given.
Duration of Proxies
Under Delaware law, a proxy executed by a shareholder will
remain valid for a period of three years, unless the proxy provides for a longer
period. Under Nevada law, a proxy is effective only for a period of six months,
unless it is coupled with an interest or unless otherwise provided in the proxy,
which duration may not exceed seven years. Nevada law also provides for
irrevocable proxies, without limitation on duration, in limited circumstances.
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Shareholder Vote for Mergers and Other Corporate
Reorganizations
Delaware law requires authorization by an absolute majority of
outstanding shares entitled to vote, as well as approval by the board of
directors, with respect to the terms of a merger or a sale of substantially all
of the assets of the corporation. A Nevada corporation may provide in its
articles of incorporation that the corporation may sell, lease or exchange all or substantially all of its assets upon approval
by the board of directors without the requirement of shareholder approval.
Delaware law does not require a shareholder vote of the surviving corporation in
a merger (unless the corporation provides otherwise in its certificate of
incorporation) if: (a) the plan of merger does not amend the existing
certificate of incorporation; (b) each share of stock of the surviving
corporation outstanding immediately before the effective date of the merger is
an identical outstanding share after the merger; and (c) either no shares of
common stock of the surviving corporation and no shares, securities or
obligations convertible into such stock are to be issued or delivered under the
plan of merger, or the authorized unissued shares or shares of common stock of
the surviving corporation to be issued or delivered under the plan of merger
plus those initially issuable upon conversion of any other shares, securities or
obligations to be issued or delivered under such plan do not exceed 20% of the
shares of common stock of such constituent corporation outstanding immediately
prior to the effective date of the merger. Nevada law does not require a
shareholder vote of the surviving corporation in a merger under substantially
similar circumstances.
Increasing or Decreasing Authorized Shares
Nevada law allows the board of directors of a corporation,
unless restricted by the articles of incorporation, to increase or decrease the
number of authorized shares in the class or series of the corporations shares
and correspondingly effect a forward or reverse split of any such class or
series of the corporations shares without a vote of the shareholders, so long as
the action taken does not change or alter any right or preference of the
shareholder and does not include any provision or provisions pursuant to which
only money will be paid or script issued to shareholders who hold 10% or more of
the outstanding shares of the affected class and series, and who would otherwise
be entitled to receive fractions of shares in exchange for the cancellation of
all of their outstanding shares. Delaware law contains no such similar
provision.
Potential Disadvantages of Reincorporation
A potential disadvantage of reincorporating from Delaware to
Nevada is that Delaware for many years has followed a policy of encouraging
incorporation in that state and, in furtherance of that policy, has adopted
comprehensive, modern and flexible corporate laws that Delaware periodically
updates and revises to meet changing business needs. Because of Delawares
prominence as a state of incorporation for many large corporations, the Delaware
courts have developed considerable expertise in dealing with corporate issues
and a substantial body of case law has developed construing Delaware law and
establishing public policies with respect to Delaware corporations. Because
Nevada case law concerning the governing and effects of its statutes and
regulations is more limited, the Company and its stockholders may experience
less predictability with respect to legality of corporate affairs and
transactions and stockholders rights to challenge them.
Significant Differences between By-laws of Yukon-Nevada and
By-laws of the Company
In addition to the differences between the laws of Delaware and
Nevada described above, under the by-laws of Yukon-Nevada, the holders of at
least one-third of the outstanding voting shares shall constitute a quorum at a
meeting of stockholders. The Companys current by-laws require majority of the
outstanding voting shares to constitute a quorum at a meeting of stockholders.
In general, Nevada law provides greater protection to our
directors and the Company than Delaware law. Delaware law permits a corporation
to adopt provisions limiting or eliminating the liability of a director to a
company and its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty
as a director, provided that the liability does not arise from certain
proscribed conduct, including breach of the duty of loyalty, acts or omissions
not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation
of law. By contrast, Nevada law permits a broader exclusion of liability of both
officers and directors to the Company and its stockholders, providing for an
exclusion of all monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty unless they arise
from act or omissions which involve intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing
violation of law. The by-laws of Yukon-Nevada, which will become the by-laws of
the surviving corporation following the Merger, contain provisions so limiting
the exposure of officers and directors. In addition, the by-laws of Yukon-Nevada
contemplate broad indemnification of officers and directors, including
indemnification for the cost of defending lawsuits against them. A copy of the
by-laws of Yukon-Nevada is included with this Consent Solicitation Statement as
Exhibit C.
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Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences of the
Reincorporation
The Company intends the Reincorporation to be a tax-free
reorganization under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Assuming the
Reincorporation qualifies as a tax-free reorganization, the holders of the
Companys common stock will not recognize any gain or loss under the Federal tax
laws as a result of the occurrence of the Reincorporation, and neither will the
Company nor Yukon-Nevada. Each stockholder will have the same basis in
Yukon-Nevada common stock received as a result of the Reincorporation as that
holder has in the corresponding common stock of the Company held at the time the
Reincorporation occurs. Each holders holding period in Yukon-Nevada common stock
received as a result of the Reincorporation will include the period during which
such holder held the corresponding common stock of the Company at the time the
Reincorporation occurs, provided the latter was held by such holder as a capital
asset at the time of consummation of the Reincorporation. This Consent
Solicitation Statement only discusses U.S. federal income tax consequences and
has done so only for general information. It does not address all of the federal
income tax consequences that may be relevant to particular stockholders based
upon individual circumstances or to stockholders who are subject to special
rules, such as, financial institutions, tax-exempt organizations, insurance
companies, dealers in securities, foreign holders or holders who acquired their
shares as compensation, whether through employee stock options or otherwise.
This Consent Solicitation Statement does not address the tax consequences under
state, local or foreign laws.
This discussion is based on the Internal Revenue Code, laws,
regulations, rulings and decisions in effect as of the date of this Consent
Solicitation Statement, all of which are subject to differing interpretations
and change, possibly with retroactive effect. The Company has neither requested
nor received a tax opinion from legal counsel or rulings from the Internal
Revenue Service regarding the consequences of reincorporation. There can be no
assurance that future legislation, regulations, administrative rulings or court
decisions would not alter the consequences discussed above. You should consult
your own tax advisor to determine the particular tax consequences to you of the
reincorporation, including the applicability and effect of federal, state,
local, foreign and other tax laws.
Absence of Appraisal Rights
The Reincorporation will be conducted as a merger of the
Company into Yukon-Nevada, our wholly-owned subsidiary, pursuant to Section 253
of the DGCL. Under Section 253, no right of appraisal or redemption is available
to our shareholders in connection with the merger. Therefore, our shareholders
are not entitled to receive consideration instead of shares of Yukon-Nevada.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS YOU VOTE FOR APPROVING
THE REINCORPORATION
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
The Company is currently authorized to issue 150,000,000 shares
of common stock, par value $0.0001. As of the Record Date there were 148,159,936
shares of the Company's common stock outstanding. Yukon-Nevada is currently authorized to
issue 500,000,000 common shares. As of the Record Date there was one (1) share
of Yukon Nevada's common stock outstanding. It was held by the Company.
The Companys securities will not be materially modified as a
result of the Reincorporation. As such, the following will apply in substantial
part to the securities of the Company and Yukon-Nevada. The holders of common
stock are entitled to one (1) vote for each share held of record on all matters
to be voted on by the stockholders. The holders of Common Stock are entitled to
receive dividends ratably, when, as and if declared by the Board, out of funds
legally available. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of
the Company, the holders of Common Stock are entitled to share equally and
ratably in all assets remaining available for distribution after payment of
liabilities and after provision is made for each class of stock, if any, having
preference over the Common Stock. The holders of shares of Common Stock, as
such, have no conversion, preemptive, or other subscription rights and there are
no redemption provisions applicable to the Common Stock. All of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock are validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable.
CAPITALIZATION OF THE COMPANY BEFORE AND AFTER THE MERGER
The following table provides a comparison of the capitalization
of the Company before and after the Merger.
|
Number of Shares
issued and outstanding
|
Number of
Shares reserved
for
issuance
|
Number of
shares
authorized
|
Number of
Shares
authorized, but
not issued or
reserved for
issuance
|
Pre-Merger
|
148,159,936
|
1,000,000
|
150,000,000
|
840,064
|
Post-Merger
|
29,631,988*
|
200,000**
|
500,000,000
|
470,968,012
|
*The number of shares projected to be outstanding following the
Reincorporation does not account for the rounding up of fractional shares
**Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to outstanding options
issued under the Companys 2006 Stock Option Plan as assumed by Yukon-Nevada
after application of the Exchange Ratio assumed together with shares reserved
for issuance under the Companys outstanding Warrants as assumed to Yukon-Nevada
after application of the Exchange Ratio.
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The Company, as of the Record Date, has issued 500,000 stock
options with expiry dates ranging from September 28, 2012 to April 8, 2013 and
exercise prices ranging from CDN$0.20 to CDN$0.39. The Company, as of the Record
date, has issued 500,000 warrants to a former officer and director with an
exercise price of CDN$0.24 and expiry date of December 19, 2012. The following
table shows the effect of conversion of the Companys outstanding warrants and
stock options as a result of the application of the Exchange Ratio pursuant to
the Merger Agreement.
|
Number of Warrants outstanding
|
Number of Options Outstanding
|
Warrant Price per Share
|
Option Price per Share (range)
|
Pre-Merger
|
500,000
|
500,000
|
CDN$0.24
|
CDN$0.20 to CDN$0.39
|
Post-Merger
|
100,000
|
100,000
|
CDN$1.20
|
CDN$1.00 to CDN$1.95
|
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth certain information relating to
the ownership of common stock by (i) each person known by us to be the
beneficial owner of more than five percent of the outstanding shares of our
common stock, (ii) each person who has been a director or officer of the Company
at any time since the beginning of the last fiscal year and (iii) each associate
of any of the foregoing persons. In the table below, the first column labeled
Type corresponds to the immediately preceding categories. Unless otherwise
indicated, the information relates to these persons beneficial ownership as of
the record date. Except as may be indicated in the footnotes to the table and
subject to applicable community property laws, each person has the sole voting
and investment power with respect to the shares owned. Unless otherwise
indicated, the address of each beneficial owner is care of Yukon Gold
Corporation, Inc., unless otherwise set forth below that person's name.
Under Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, certain shares may be
deemed to be beneficially owned by more than one person (if, for example,
persons share the power to vote or the power to dispose of the shares). In
addition, shares are deemed to be beneficially owned by a person if the person
has the right to acquire the shares (for example, upon exercise of an option)
within 60 days of the date as of which the information is provided. In computing
the percentage ownership of any person, the amount of shares outstanding is
deemed to include the amount of shares beneficially owned by that person (and
only that person) by reason of these acquisition rights. As a result, the
percentage of outstanding shares of any person as shown in this table may not
necessarily reflect the person's actual ownership with respect to the number of
shares of our common stock actually outstanding as of the record date.
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Type
|
Name and Address
|
Position Held
|
From
|
To
|
Number of
Shares/Options/
Warrants of
Common Stock
Held
|
Percentage of
Common
Stock
Held
|
(i)
|
Milo Holdings Ltd.
171, Main Street
P. O. Box
92, Road Town
Tortola, BVI VG1110
|
|
|
|
14,000,000
|
9.45%
|
(i)
|
Pineview Worldwide Corp.
10 Elvira Mendez St., Top
Floor
Panama, Republic of Panama
|
|
|
|
13,333,400
|
9.00%
|
(i)
|
Clyde Hill Enterprises Corp.
10 Elvira Mendez St.,
Top Floor
Panama, Republic of Panama
|
|
|
|
13,333,400
|
9.00%
|
(i)
|
Lance Capital Ltd./Patricia
Kelley
1226 White
Oaks Blvd, #10A
Oakville, ON L6H 2B9
|
|
1-Oct-2010
|
present
|
10,633,400
|
7.18%
|
(ii)
|
J.L. Guerra, Jr. (1)
|
Director
Chairman of the Board
Former
President &
CEO
|
2-Nov-2005
11-Jul-2006
12-Dec-2008
|
present
present
28-Sep-2009
|
7,074,679
|
4.78%
|
(ii)
|
Douglas Oliver
|
Director
President & CEO
|
28-Sep-2009
28-Sep-2009
|
present
present
|
250,000
|
0.17%
|
(ii)
|
Charles W Reed
|
Director
|
23-Oct-2009
|
present
|
0
|
|
(ii)
|
Kathy Chapman (2)
|
Chief Financial Officer
Corp. Secretary
Interim Corp. Secretary
Chief Administrative
Officer
|
2-Sep-2010
2-Sep-2010
3-Jul-2008
1-Aug-2008
|
present
present
2-Sep-2010
4-Sep-2009
|
6,475,000
|
4.37%
|
(ii)
|
Joanne Hughes
|
VP, Operations
|
15-Sep-2010
|
present
|
6,400,000
|
4.32%
|
|
Rakesh Malhotra
4580 Beaufort Terrace
Mississauga, ON L5M 3H7
|
Former Chief Financial
Officer
|
17-Nov-2005
|
1-Sep-2010
|
0
|
|
(ii)
|
Kenneth J Hill
2579 Jarvis St
Mississauga, ON
L5C 2P9
|
Former Director
|
15-Dec-2004
|
29-Oct-2009
|
0
|
|
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(ii)
|
Paul Pitman
341 Main St N, Suite 206
Brampton, ON L6X 3C7
|
Former Director
Former Corp. Secretary
Former VP Corp. Dev. & Exploration
|
28-Sep-2009
28-Sep-2009
28-Sep-2009
|
21-Oct-2009
21-Oct-2009
21-Oct-2009
|
0
|
|
(ii)
|
Robert Van Tassell
421 Riverside Dr NW
High River, AB T1V 1T5
|
Former Director
|
30-May-2005
|
19-Oct-2009
|
0
|
|
(ii)
|
Cletus Ryan
2170 Bromsgrove Rd, Unit 183
Mississauga, ON L5J 4J2
|
Former VP Corp. Dev.
|
18-Dec-2007
|
31-Jul-2009
|
0
|
|
(ii)
|
Lisa Rose (3)
4-6780 Formentera Ave
Mississauga, ON L5N 2L1
|
Former Corp. Secretary
|
7-Sep-2005
|
19-Jun-2009
|
175,000
|
0.12%
|
(ii)
|
Howard Barth
16 Sycamore Dr
Thornhill, ON
L3T 5V4
|
Former Director
|
11-May-2005
|
4-May-2009
|
0
|
|
(ii)
|
Ronald K Mann (4)
18 Yorkville Ave, Suite 1602
Toronto, ON M4Y 2N6
|
Former Director
Former President &
CEO
|
13-Dec-2007
13-Dec-2007
|
12-Dec-2008
12-Dec-2008
|
500,000
|
0.34%
|
(1) Mr. Guerra owns or controls 7,074,679 shares, including
stock options, shares owned indirectly and shares over which he influences
voting control.
(2) Mrs. Chapman owns or controls 6,475,000 shares, including
stock options.
(3) Mrs. Rose owns or controls 175,000 options.
(4) Mr. Mann owns or controls 500,000 warrants.
Reorganization of Officers and Directors
On May 4, 2009, Howard Barth resigned as a director of the
Company.
On June 19, 2009, the Company advised Lisa Rose that her
employment as Corporate Secretary and Administrator was terminated due to the
down-sizing of the Company.
On July 31, 2009, Cletus Ryans services as VP Corporate
Development were terminated due to down-sizing of the Company.
On July 10, 2009, the Company advised Kathy Chapman that her
employment as Chief Administrative Officer of the Company would be terminated effective September 4, 2009 due to
the down-sizing of the Company. Mrs. Chapman remained as Interim Corporate
Secretary of the Company.
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On September 28, 2009, the Board of Directors accepted the
resignation of J.L. Guerra, Jr. as President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company. Mr. Guerra remains a director and the Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Company.
On September 28, 2009, the Board of Directors appointed Douglas
Oliver President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company.
On September 28, 2009, the Board of Directors appointed Paul
Pitman Vice President of Corporate Development and Exploration, Corporate
Secretary and a director of the Company.
On October 19, 2009, Robert Van Tassell resigned as a director
and member of the Audit Committee of the Company.
On October 21, 2009 Paul Pitman resigned as Vice President of
Corporate Development and Exploration, Corporate Secretary and a director of the
Company.
On October 23, 2009, the Board of Directors appointed Charles
William Reed a director and member of the Audit Committee of the Company.
On October 29, 2009, Kenneth J. Hill resigned as a director and
member of both the Audit and Executive Committee of the Company.
On September 1, 2010, Rakesh Malhotra resigned as Chief
Financial Officer.
On September 2, 2010, Kathy Chapman was appointed Chief
Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary.
On September 15, 2010, Joanne Hughes was appointed Vice
President, Operations.
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Executive Compensation
The following table shows the compensation paid during the last
three fiscal years ended April 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008 for the Chief Executive
Officer and the next two most highly compensated officers of the Company.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
|
|
Annual
Compensation
|
Long-Term
Compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Awards
|
Payout
|
|
Name and
Principal
Position
|
Year
April
30,
|
Salary
($)
|
Bonus
($)
|
Other Annual
Compensation
($)
|
Restricted
Stock
Award(s)
($)
|
Securities
Underlying
Options &
Warrants/SAR
Granted
(#)
|
LTIP
Payouts
($)
|
All
Other
Compen-
sation
($)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J.L. Guerra
Director (1)
|
2010
2009
2008
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
1,311
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
250,000
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kathy Chapman
Chief Financial
Officer and Secretary(2)
|
2010
2009
2008
|
32,959
55,885
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
18,375
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
75,000
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cletus Ryan
Former VP Corporate
Development (3)
|
2010
2009
2008
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
22,642
96,335
44,678
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
200,000
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ronald Mann
Former CEO (4)
|
2010
2009
2008
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
103,767
55,848
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
500,000
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Douglas Oliver
President and
CEO (5)
|
2010
2009
2008
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
129,813(6)
Nil
Nil
|
250,000
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
Nil
Nil
Nil
|
(1) On December 12, 2008 the Company appointed J.L. Guerra, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company following the resignation
of Ronald Mann. On September 28, 2009, Mr. Guerra resigned as President and
Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Douglas Oliver was appointed as
President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Guerra is a director and the Chairman
of the Companys Board of Directors.
(2) On August 1, 2008 the Company appointed Kathy Chapman as
Chief Administrative Officer. Due to down sizing Mrs. Chapmans services in such
capacity were terminated on September 4, 2009. Mrs. Chapman remained as the
Companys Interim Corporate Secretary. Mrs. Chapman was appointed as Chief
Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of the Company on September 2, 2010.
(3) On December 15, 2007 Cletus Ryan became VP Corporate
Development of the Company. Mr. Ryans services were terminated due to down
sizing of the Company on July 31, 2009.
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(4) On December 15, 2007, Ronald Mann became President and CEO
of the Company following the resignation of Paul Gorman as CEO on December 13,
2007. Mr. Mann resigned as an officer and director of the Company on December
12, 2008.
(5) On September 28, 2009, Douglas Oliver was appointed
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
(6) As of August 9, 2010, Mr. Oliver and the Company agreed to
terminate his employment agreement and both parties waived notice of such
termination. Consequently, Mr. Oliver did not receive any of the compensation
from the Company reflected in the table, which is dated as of April 30, 2010.
The Companys obligation to Mr. Oliver was assigned to Lance Capital Ltd.
(Lance), as part of the settlement of certain of the Companys debts. Mr.
Oliver agreed to remain as a director, President and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company without compensation.
The Company does not have a long term incentive plan, pursuant
to which cash or non-cash compensation intended to serve as an incentive for
performance (whereby performance is measured by reference to financial
performance or the price of the Companys securities), was paid or distributed
to any executive officers during the three most recent completed years.
No stock options or warrants were granted to the named
executive officers during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2010 or during the
six-month period ended October 31, 2010.
During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2010 and during the
six-month period ended October 31, 2010, there were no repricings of stock
options held by any named executive officer.
OPTIONS/SAR EXERCISED DURING THE MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED FISCAL
YEAR
The following table provides detailed information regarding
options exercised by the named executive officers during the fiscal year ended
April 30, 2010 and options held by the named executive officers as at April 30,
2010.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
# of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
under-
|
|
|
|
Shares acquired on
|
|
|
Value
|
|
|
lying
|
|
Name and
|
|
Exercise
|
|
|
Realized
|
|
|
options
|
|
Principal
|
|
(#)
|
|
|
|
|
|
at year
|
|
Position
|
|
|
|
|
($)
|
|
|
end
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Douglas Oliver
President Chief
Executive Officer
|
|
0
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
NIL
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
J.L. Guerra, Jr. (1)
Director and
Chairman of the Board
|
|
0
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rakesh Malhotra (2)
Former Chief
Financial Officer
|
|
0
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
325,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kathy Chapman (3)
Chief Financial
Officer and Secretary
|
|
0
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
163,000
|
|
|
(1)
|
250,000 of Mr. Guerras stock options from the 2003 Stock
Option Plan expired on December 13, 2010.
|
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|
(2)
|
250,000 of Mr. Malhotras stock options from the 2003
Stock Option Plan and 75,000 from the 2006 Stock Option Plan were
forfeited on December 1, 2010.
|
|
|
|
|
(3)
|
88,000 of Mrs. Chapmans stock options from the 2003
Stock Option Plan expired on December 13, 2010.
|
Compensation of Directors
Directors are not paid any fees in their capacity as directors
of the Company, except for the members of the Audit Committee who are paid
CDN$500 for each Audit Committee meeting they attend. Due to the financial
condition of the Company, the members of the Audit Committee decided that as of
January 1, 2009 they would no longer accept payment for attending Audit
Committee meetings. The directors are entitled to participate in the Companys
stock option plan.
Other Arrangements
None of the directors of the Company were compensated in their
capacity as a director by the Company and its subsidiary during the fiscal year
ended April 30, 2010 or the six-month period ended October 31, 2010 pursuant to
any other arrangement.
Indebtedness of Directors and Executive Officers
None of the directors or executive officers of the Company were
indebted to the Company or its subsidiary during the fiscal year ended April 30,
2010 or the six-month period ended October 31, 2010, including under any
securities purchase or other program.
COMPENSATION PLANS
Compensation Plans Subject to Shareholder Action.
In connection with the Reincorporation, Yukon-Nevada will
assume the Companys 2006 Stock Option Plan. The terms of the stock option
plan will not be materially modified as a result of the Reincorporation and
Yukon-Nevadas assumption of the 2006 Stock Option Plan. As such, the following
description will apply to the Companys stock option plan both immediately prior
to and immediately after the Reincorporation.
The 2006 Stock Option Plan To Be Assumed by Yukon-Nevada
On January 19, 2007 the Company adopted the 2006 Stock Option
Plan The purpose of the 2006 Stock Option Plan is to develop and increase the
interest of certain Eligible Participants (as defined below) in the growth and
development of the Company by providing them with the opportunity to acquire a
proprietary interest in the Company through the grant of options ("Stock
Options") to acquire Shares. Under the Merger Agreement, Yukon-Nevada would
assume all of the rights and obligations of the 2006 Stock Option Plan upon
effectiveness of the Reincorporation.
Under the 2006 Stock Option Plan, Stock Options may be granted
to Eligible Participants or to any registered savings plan established for the
sole benefit of an Eligible Participant or any company which, during the term of
an option, is wholly-owned by an Eligible Participant. The term Eligible
Participant includes directors, senior officers and employees of the Company or
an Affiliated Entity (as defined below) and any person engaged to provide
services under a written contract for an initial, renewable or extended period
of twelve months or more (a Consultant), other than services provided in
relation to a distribution of securities, who spends or will spend a significant
amount of time on the business and affairs of the Company and who is
knowledgeable about the business and affairs of the Company. An Affiliated
Entity means a person or company that is controlled by the Company.
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The 2006 Stock Option Plan is administered by the Board of
Directors of the Company. At the option of the board, it may be administered by
a committee appointed by the Board of Directors for that purpose. The purchase
price (the Price) per Share under each Stock Option shall be determined by the
Board of Directors or a committee, as applicable. The Price shall not be lower
than the closing market price on the stock exchange where the majority of the
trading volume and value of the Shares occurs, on the trading day immediately
preceding the date of grant, or if not so traded, the average between the
closing bid and asked prices thereof as reported for the trading day immediately
preceding the date of the grant; provided that if the Shares have not traded on
a stock exchange for an extended period of time, the market price will be the
fair market value of the shares at the time of grant, as determined by the Board
of Directors or committee. The Board of Directors or committee may determine
that the Price may escalate at a specified rate dependent upon the date on which
a Stock Option may be exercised by the Eligible Participant.
Upon adoption in 2006, the aggregate number of Shares which
could be issued under the 2006 Stock Option Plan was limited to 2,000,000
Shares, then representing approximately 10.63% of the then currently issued and
outstanding Shares. On March 18, 2008 at the 2008 Annual and Special Meeting of
Shareholders, the shareholders of the Company approved an amendment to the 2006
Stock Option Plan increasing the number of Shares reserved for issuance
thereunder from 2,000,000 to 2,899,044, representing approximately 10% of the
then issued and outstanding Shares. The 2006 Stock Option Plan was also amended
to include a provision requiring shareholder approval for any future increase in
the maximum number of Shares reserved for issuance thereunder.
Any Stock Option granted under the 2006 Stock Option Plan which
has been exercised shall again be available for subsequent grant under the 2006
Stock Option Plan, effectively resulting in a re-loading of the number of Shares
available for grant under the 2006 Stock Option Plan.
Any Shares subject to an option granted under the 2006 Stock
Option Plan which for any reason is surrendered, cancelled or terminated or
expires without having been exercised shall again be available for subsequent
grant under the 2006 Stock Option Plan.
Options shall not be granted for a term exceeding ten years
(the Option Period).
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The following summarizes the number of options held by certain
executive officers and directors of the Company immediately prior to and
immediately after the Reincorporation.
2006 Stock Option Plan
Name and Position
|
Current
Number of
Options
|
Current
Option
Price
|
Post
Merger
Number of
Options
|
Post
Merger
Option Price
|
Douglas Oliver, President, CEO and Director
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
Kathy Chapman, Chief Financial Officer and
Secretary
|
75,000
|
CDN$0.31
|
15,000
|
CDN$1.55
|
Joanne Hughes, VP Operations
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
J.L. Guerra, Jr., Director and Chairman of
the Board
|
200,000
50,000
|
CDN$0.31
CDN$0.20
|
40,000
10,000
|
CDN$1.55
CDN$1.00
|
Charles W. Reed, Director
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
Lisa Rose, Former Corporate Secretary
|
100,000
75,000
|
CDN$0.39
CDN$0.31
|
20,000
15,000
|
CDN$1.95
CDN$1.55
|
All executive officers as a Group
|
250,000
|
From CDN$0.31 to CDN$0.39
|
50,000
|
From CDN$1.55 to CDN$1.95
|
All Non-Executive Directors as a Group
|
250,000
|
From CDN$.020 to CDN$0.31
|
50,000
|
From CDN$1.00 to CDN$1.55
|
Ronald Mann, former President, Chief Executive Officer and a
director holds 500,000 Warrants to purchase the Companys common stock at
CDN$0.24 per share. Mr. Manns Warrants expire as of December 19, 2012. As a
result of the Reincorporation, his Warrants would be adjusted by the Exchange
Ratio as follows.
|
Number of Warrants outstanding
|
Warrant Price per Share
|
Pre-Merger
|
500,000
|
CDN$0.24
|
Post-Merger
|
100,000
|
CDN$1.20
|
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The following table summarizes options outstanding as at April
30, 2010:
|
|
|
|
|
Number of Shares
|
|
|
|
|
Option Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expiry Date
|
|
|
Per Share
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15-Dec-09
|
|
$
|
0.75
|
|
-
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
5-Jan-10
|
|
$
|
0.75
|
|
-
|
|
|
12,000
|
|
28-Jun-10
|
|
$
|
0.55
|
|
-
|
|
|
490,000
|
|
15-Aug-10
|
|
$
|
0.44 (CDN$0.45)
|
|
62,500
|
|
|
62,500
|
|
13-Dec-10
|
|
$
|
1.19
|
|
576,000
|
|
|
576,000
|
|
13-Dec-10
|
|
$
|
1.19
|
|
88,000
|
|
|
88,000
|
|
20-Jan-11
|
|
$
|
0.85
|
|
|
|
|
150,000
|
|
28-Sep-12
|
|
$
|
0.38 (CDN$0.39)
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
18-Dec-12
|
|
$
|
0.20 (CDN$0.24)
|
|
-
|
|
|
200,000
|
|
14-Jan-13
|
|
$
|
0.31 (CDN$0.31)
|
|
425,000
|
|
|
825,000
|
|
25-Mar-13
|
|
$
|
0.18 (CDN$0.22)
|
|
-
|
|
|
200,000
|
|
8-Apr-13
|
|
$
|
0.20 (CDN$0.20)
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,301,500
|
|
|
3,053,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average exercise price
at end of year
|
|
|
|
|
0.77
|
|
|
0.60
|
|
|
|
|
Number of Shares
|
|
|
|
2009-2010
|
|
|
2008-2009
|
|
Outstanding, beginning of year
|
|
3,053,500
|
|
|
3,403,500
|
|
Granted
|
|
-
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
Expired
|
|
(262,000
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Exercised
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
(1,290,000
|
)
|
|
(350,000
|
)
|
Cancelled
|
|
(200,000
|
)
|
|
(250,000
|
)
|
Outstanding, end of year
|
|
1,301,500
|
|
|
3,053,500
|
|
Exercisable, end of year
|
|
1,301,500
|
|
|
3,028,500
|
|
Compensation plans not subject to shareholder action
On October 28, 2003, the Company adopted the 2003 Stock Option
Plan (the "2003 Plan") under which our officers, directors, consultants,
advisors and employees may receive stock options. No stock options are
outstanding under the 2003 Plan.
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MERGERS, CONSOLIDATIONS, ACQUISITIONS AND SIMILAR MATTERS
1.
Summary Term Sheet
This summary term sheet highlights selected information from
this Consent Solicitation Statement. This summary term sheet, however, may not
contain all of the information that is important to you. For a more complete
description of the Reincorporation, you should carefully read the entire Consent
Solicitation Statement and all of its appendices. For your convenience, we have
directed your attention to the location in this Consent Solicitation Statement
where you can find a more complete discussion of each item listed below.
|
1.
|
If and when the Company receives shareholder consent it
will merge into its wholly-owned subsidiary, Yukon-Nevada.
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
Shareholders of the Company as of the Record Date will
receive one (1) share of Yukon- Nevada common stock, par value $0.0001 per
share, for each five (5) shares of common stock they hold in the Company.
No fractional shares will be issued. In lieu of issuing fractional shares,
Yukon-Nevada will issue whole shares.
|
|
|
|
|
3.
|
Yukon-Nevada has 500,000,000 authorized common shares. As
a result of the Merger, the surviving corporation will have 500,000,000
authorized common shares.
|
|
|
|
|
4.
|
All of the officers and directors of the Company are
officers and directors of Yukon-Nevada. No change in control or management
results from the Reincorporation.
|
|
|
|
|
5.
|
The by-laws of the surviving corporation, Yukon-Nevada,
are the same as the by-laws of the Company with the exception that the
number of shareholders present in person or represented by a proxy
required to constitute a quorum at any meeting of shareholders is fixed at
33%, as permitted by Nevada Law and provisions relating to indemnification
of officers and/or directors that are added, as further described in
SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DELAWARE AND NEVADA LAW" in this Consent
Solicitation Statement.
|
|
|
|
|
6.
|
The shares of Yukon-Nevada trade under the same symbol as
the Companys trading symbol (YGDC) on the OTC Bulletin Board.
|
|
|
|
|
7.
|
The primary purpose of the transaction is: (i) reduce the
Companys annual corporate franchise tax going forward and (ii)
recapitalize the equity structure of the business to reduce the number of
outstanding shares and to provide for the issuance of shares to acquire
new properties and to raise working capital.
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2.
Contact Information Of
Principal Executive Officers.
Douglas Oliver is the President and CEO of both the Company and
Yukon-Nevada. He can be reached at:
1226 White Oaks Blvd
Suite 10A
Oakville, Ontario L6H 2B9 Canada
Tel: 905-845-1073
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3.
Business Conducted
We are an exploration stage mining company. Our objective is to
explore and, if warranted and feasible, to develop mineralized material on the
mineral claims. The Reincorporation will not have any material effect on the
business of the Company.
4.
Other Terms of
Transaction
All outstanding warrants and options exercisable for shares of
the Companys Common Stock will also be converted to warrants and options to
purchase shares of Yukon-Nevada with the rights of holders of such options and
warrants adjusted to give effect to the Exchange Ratio.
5.
Regulatory Approval
No
regulatory approvals are required.
6.
Reports, Opinions,
Appraisals
Not
applicable.
7.
Past Contracts,
Transactions, Negotiations
The Company has operated with minimal working capital for
approximately two years. During that period, the Company was unable to pay
franchise taxes in Delaware. Recently, the Company completed two private
placements on November 3, 2010 and on January 27, 2011 (the Private
Placements), which alleviated the immediate working capital needs of the
Company. The Company believes that the Delaware franchise tax is unduly
burdensome and that re-domiciliating our corporate entity to Nevada will reduce
operating costs going forward. In connection with the Private Placements,
investors raised concerns about the capital structure of the Company,
particularly the lack of authorized shares available for future financings and
acquisitions. The Companys Board shared those concerns. These issues would be
addressed by completing the Reincorporation.
8.
Selected Financial
Data.
Included with this Consent Solicitation Statement are: (i) the
Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the six-month period ended October
31, 2010 and (ii) its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal years ended
April 30, 2010 and 2009. We note that the Companys wholly-owned Canadian
subsidiary filed for bankruptcy protection as of November 15, 2010 with the
Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada in Hamilton, Ontario. The
outcome of this proceeding is not reflected in the financial statements included
with this Consent Solicitation Statement. All of the Companys filings can be
reviewed at the Securities and Exchange Commissions web site at
http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html.
PROPOSED PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS
On December 21, 2010, the Company entered into a letter of
intent with District Gold Inc. (District) concerning the acquisition of two
mineral claim groups in the State of Nevada. The Company allowed the letter of
intent to expire after undertaking preliminary due diligence. The Company and
District are still continuing their discussions. If these discussions lead to a
transaction, the Company would acquire the Lapon Canyon Sleeper Claim Groups
located in Mineral County, Nevada (the Sleeper Claim Groups) from
District.
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In addition, the Company is discussing the acquisition of a
mill and related mill claims and equipment located within sufficient proximity
to the Sleeper Claim Groups to process ore from those sites, if warranted (the
Mill).
Cautionary Note: The descriptions below of the Sleeper Claim
Groups and the Mill are based upon information that is publicly available or
provided by District as part of our discussions. As of the date of this Consent
Solicitation Statement, however, the Company has not entered into any agreement
to purchase the Sleeper Claim Groups or the Mill. The following descriptions are
to the best of the Companys knowledge based upon the information that it has
obtained and believes is reliable as of the date hereof.
Sleeper Claim Groups
The Sleeper Claim Groups are located in Mineral County, Nevada.
The Sleeper Claims consist of 36 un-patented lode claims located approximately
40 miles south of Yerington, Nevada. The site is accessible by road from
Yerington with the last two miles accessible only by high clearance
four-wheel-drive vehicles. The climate is described as a true desert climate
with short hot summers and moderately cold winters. Annual precipitation is 10
to 12 inches, mainly from winter snowfalls. Water is available from Lapon Creek.
A potential source of power is a power line located two miles west of Lapon
Canyon. Work on the property began in 1907. The site has been explored
sporadically since that time. Old mine workings are located on 19 of the claims.
The Mill
The Mill that is under consideration is located within
sufficient proximity to the Sleeper Claim Groups to process ore from those
sites, if warranted. The purchase would include the equipment currently on site.
The mill has operated under various configurations to meet specific requirements
of prior operators.
Financing
The Company is seeking additional equity financing, most likely
in the form of a private placement of its shares. In addition, the Company
anticipates that a substantial component of the consideration to be paid for any
one or more of the above assets would be the issuance of shares. For this
reason, Yukon-Nevada has been capitalized with 500,000,000 authorized
shares.
INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN OR OPPOSITION TO MATTERS TO BE
ACTED UPON
None of our officers, directors, or any of their respective
affiliates has any substantial interest in the proposal to be acted upon, other
than as disclosed herein under the caption, SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN
BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT.
ABSENCE OF APPRAISAL RIGHTS
The Reincorporation will be conducted as a merger of the
Company into Yukon-Nevada, our wholly-owned subsidiary, pursuant to Section 253
of the DGCL. Under such Section 253, no right of appraisal or redemption is
available to our shareholders in connection with the merger.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Consent Solicitation Statement may contain certain
forward-looking statements as such term is defined by the Commission in its
rules, regulations, and releases, which represent our expectations or beliefs,
including, but not limited to, statements concerning our operations, economic
performance, financial condition, growth and acquisition strategies,
investments, and future operational plans. For this purpose, any statements
contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be
forward-looking statements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
words such as may, will, expect, believe, anticipate, intend,
could, estimate, might, or continue or the negative or other variations
thereof or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. These statements, by their nature, involve substantial risks and
uncertainties, certain of which are beyond our control, and actual results may
differ materially depending on a variety of important factors, including
uncertainty related to acquisitions, governmental regulation and any other
factors discussed in our filings with the Commission.
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OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors knows of no other matters other than
those described in this Consent Solicitation Statement, which have been recently
approved or considered by the stockholders. The Board has not yet determined the
date on which the next annual meeting of shareholders of the Company will be
held. Any proposal by a shareholder intended to be presented at the Company's
next annual meeting of stockholders must be received at the offices of the
Company a reasonable amount of time prior to the date on which the information
or proxy statement for that meeting is mailed to stockholders in order to be
included in the Company's information or proxy statement relating to that
meeting.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please read this Consent Solicitation Statement carefully. It
describes the essential terms of, and contains certain information concerning
the Reincorporation. Additional information about the Company is contained in
its periodic and current reports filed with the SEC. These reports, their
accompanying exhibits and other documents filed with the SEC, may be inspected
without charge at the Public Reference Section of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E.,
Washington, DC 20549. Copies of such material may also be obtained from the SEC
at prescribed rates. The SEC also maintains a web site that contains reports,
proxy and information statements and other information regarding public
companies that file reports with the SEC. Copies of these reports may be
obtained from the SEC's EDGAR archives at http://www.sec.gov
We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information
that is different from what is contained in this Consent Solicitation Statement.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/
J.L. Guerra, Jr.
J.L.
Guerra, Jr.
Chairman of the
Board
Of Directors
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Exhibit A
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
This
Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Plan) is adopted as of January 14, 2011 by
and between Yukon Gold Corporation, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(Yukon-Delaware), and Yukon Gold Corporation, Inc., a Nevada corporation and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Yukon-Delaware (Yukon-Nevada).
WHEREAS,
Yukon-Delaware is a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of
the State of Delaware;
WHEREAS,
Yukon-Nevada is a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Nevada;
WHEREAS,
on the date hereof, Yukon-Delaware has authority to issue One Hundred Fifty
Million (150,000,000) shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of
which 141,159,935 shares are issued and outstanding (Yukon-Delaware Common
Stock), 500,000 issued and outstanding options to buy Common Stock (Options),
and 500,000 warrants to purchase shares of Yukon-Delaware Common Stock
(Warrants);
WHEREAS,
on the date hereof, Yukon-Nevada has authority to issue Five Hundred Million
(500,000,000) shares of common stock (Yukon-Nevada Common Stock);
WHEREAS,
on the date hereof, one (1) share of Yukon-Nevada Common Stock is issued and
outstanding and is owned by Yukon-Delaware;
WHEREAS,
the respective boards of directors of Yukon-Delaware and Yukon-Nevada have
determined that, for the purpose of effecting the reincorporation of
Yukon-Delaware in the State of Nevada, it is advisable and in the best interests
of such corporations and their respective shareholders that Yukon-Delaware merge
with and into Yukon-Nevada upon the terms and conditions herein provided (the
Plan);
WHEREAS,
the respective boards of directors of Yukon-Delaware and Yukon-Nevada have
approved the Plan and recommend that it be submitted to the respective
shareholders of Yukon-Delaware and Yukon-Nevada entitled to vote thereon;
and
WHEREAS,
the respective shareholders of Yukon-Delaware and Yukon-Nevada entitled to vote
thereon have approved the Plan;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and covenants set forth
herein, Yukon-Delaware and Yukon-Nevada hereby agree to merge as follows:
1.
Merger
.
Subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, Yukon-Delaware shall
be merged with and into Yukon-Nevada, with Yukon-Nevada to be the surviving
corporation in the merger (the Merger). The Merger shall be effective on the
later of the date and time (the Effective Time) that a properly executed
certificate of merger consistent with the terms of this Plan and Section 253 of
the Delaware General Corporation Law (the DGCL) is filed with the Secretary of
State of Delaware and articles of merger are filed with the Department of State
of Nevada as required by Title 7, Chapter 92A of the Nevada Revised Statutes
(the NRS).
2.
Principal Office of Yukon-Nevada
. The address of the principal office of
Yukon-Nevada is:
1226 White Oaks Blvd
Suite 10A
Oakville, Ontario L6H 2B9
Canada
3.
Corporate Documents
. The Articles of Incorporation of Yukon-Nevada, as in
effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall continue to be the
Articles of Incorporation of Yukon-Nevada as the surviving corporation. The
Bylaws of Yukon-Nevada, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time,
shall continue to be the Bylaws of Yukon-Nevada as the surviving corporation
without change or amendment until further amended in accordance with the
provisions thereof and applicable law.
4.
Directors and Officers
. The directors and officers of Yukon-Delaware at
the Effective Time shall be and become directors and officers, holding the same
titles and positions, of Yukon-Nevada at the Effective Time, and after the
Effective Time shall serve in accordance with the Bylaws of Yukon-Nevada.
5.
Succession
.
At the Effective Time, Yukon-Nevada shall succeed to Yukon-Delaware in the
manner of and as more fully set forth in Section 259 of the DGCL and in Chapter
92A of the NRS.
6.
Further
Assurances
. From time to time, as and when required by Yukon-Nevada or by
its successors and assigns, there shall be executed and delivered on behalf of
Yukon-Delaware such deeds and other instruments, and there shall be taken or
caused to be taken by it such further and other action, as shall be appropriate
or necessary in order to vest or perfect in or to confer of record or otherwise
in Yukon-Nevada the title to and possession of all the interests, assets,
rights, privileges, immunities, powers, franchises and authority of
Yukon-Delaware, and otherwise to carry out the purposes and intent of this Plan,
and the officers and directors of Yukon-Nevada are fully authorized in the name
and on behalf of Yukon-Delaware or otherwise to take any and all such actions
and to execute and deliver any and all such deeds and other instruments.
7.
Yukon-Delaware
Common Stock
.
(a) At
the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part
of the holder thereof, each five (5) shares of Yukon-Delaware Common Stock
outstanding immediately prior thereto shall be changed and converted
automatically into one (1) fully paid and non-assessable share of Yukon-Nevada
Common Stock.
(b) No
fractional shares of Yukon-Nevada Common Stock shall be issued upon the
Conversion. If the conversion would result in any fractional share, Yukon-Nevada
shall, in lieu of issuing such fractional share, issue a whole share of
Yukon-Nevada Common Stock.
8.
Stock
Certificates
. At and after the Effective Time, all of the outstanding
certificates which prior to that time represented shares of Yukon-Delaware
Common Stock shall be deemed for all purposes to evidence ownership of and to
represent shares of Yukon-Nevada Common Stock into which the shares of the
Yukon-Delaware Common Stock represented by such certificates have been converted
as herein provided.
9.
Options
and Warrants
. Each option, warrant or other right to purchase shares of
Yukon-Delaware Common Stock, which are outstanding at the Effective Time shall,
by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder
thereof, be converted into and become an option, warrant or right to a number of
shares of Yukon-Nevada Common Stock adjusted to give effect to the 5 to 1
conversion ratio prescribed in Section 7(a) above, at an exercise or purchase
price per share equal to the exercise or purchase price applicable to the
option, warrant or other right to purchase the Yukon-Delaware Common Stock
multiplied by five (5).
10.
Stock
Option Plan
. At and after the Effective Time, Yukon-Nevada shall assume all
of the rights and obligations of Yukon-Delaware under the 2006 Stock Option Plan
adopted by Yukon-Delaware. All stock options to be issued pursuant to such plan,
if any, shall be options to acquire common stock of Yukon-Nevada provided,
however, that the number of shares purchasable pursuant to any option of
Yukon-Delaware outstanding prior to the effective time of the Merger shall be
adjusted to give effect to the 5 to 1 conversion ratio prescribed in Section
7(a) above and the exercise price shall be multiplied by five (5). Yukon-Nevada
shall amend such plan and related documents as appropriate to reflect the
assumption of such plan by Yukon-Nevada.
11.
Common
Stock of Yukon-Nevada
. At the Effective Time, the previously outstanding one
(1) share of Yukon-Nevada Common Stock registered in the name of Yukon-Delaware
shall, by reason of the Merger, be reacquired by Yukon-Nevada, shall be retired
and shall resume the status of authorized and unissued shares of Yukon-Nevada
Common Stock, and no shares of Yukon-Nevada Common Stock or other securities of
Yukon-Nevada shall be issued in respect thereof.
12.
Amendment
.
The boards of directors of Yukon-Delaware and Yukon-Nevada may amend this Plan
at any time prior to the Merger, provided that an amendment made subsequent to
the adoption of the Plan by the sole shareholder of Yukon-Nevada or the
shareholders of Yukon-Delaware shall not (i) alter or change the amount or kind
of shares, securities, cash, property and/or rights to be received in exchange
for the Yukon-Delaware Common Stock, (ii) alter or change any term of the
articles of incorporation of Yukon-Nevada, as the surviving corporation to the
Merger, or (iii) alter or change any of the terms and conditions of the Plan if
such alteration or change would adversely affect the holders of Yukon-Delaware
Common Stock.
13.
Abandonment
.
At any time before the Effective Time, this Plan may be terminated and the
Merger contemplated hereby may be abandoned by the Board of Directors of either
Yukon-Delaware or Yukon-Nevada or both, notwithstanding approval of this Plan by
the sole shareholder of Yukon-Nevada or the shareholders of Yukon-Delaware, or
both.
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14.
Rights
and Duties of Yukon-Nevada
. At the Effective Time and for all purposes the
separate existence of Yukon-Delaware shall cease and shall be merged with and
into Yukon-Nevada which, as the surviving corporation, shall thereupon and
thereafter possess all the rights, privileges, immunities, licenses and
franchises (whether of a public or private nature) of Yukon-Delaware; and all
property (real, personal and mixed), all debts due on whatever account, all
choses in action, and all and every other interest of or belonging to or due to
Yukon-Delaware shall continue and be taken and deemed to be transferred to and
vested in Yukon-Nevada without further act or deed; and the title to any real
estate, or any interest therein, vested in Yukon-Delaware shall not revert or be
in any way impaired by reason of such Merger; and Yukon-Nevada shall thenceforth
be responsible and liable for all the liabilities and obligations of
Yukon-Delaware; and, to the extent permitted by law, any claim existing, or
action or proceeding pending, by or against Yukon-Delaware may be prosecuted as
if the Merger had not taken place, or Yukon-Nevada may be substituted in the
place of such corporation. Neither the rights of creditors nor any liens upon
the property of Yukon-Delaware shall be impaired by the Merger. If at any time
Yukon-Nevada shall consider or be advised that any further assignment or
assurances in law or any other actions are necessary or desirable to vest the
title of any property or rights of Yukon-Delaware in Yukon-Nevada according to
the terms hereof, the officers and directors of Yukon-Nevada are empowered to
execute and make all such proper assignments and assurances and do any and all
other things necessary or proper to vest title to such property or other rights
in Yukon-Nevada, and otherwise to carry out the purposes of this Plan.
15.
Consent to Service of Process
. Yukon-Nevada hereby agrees that it may be
served with process in the State of Delaware in any proceeding for enforcement
of any obligation of Yukon-Delaware, as well as for enforcement of any
obligation of Yukon-Nevada arising from the Merger. Yukon-Nevada hereby
irrevocably appoints the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and the
successors of such officer, its attorney in the State of Delaware upon whom may
be served any notice, process or pleading in any action or proceeding against it
to enforce against Yukon-Nevada any obligation of Yukon-Delaware. In the event
of such service upon the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or the
successors of such officer, such service shall be mailed to the principal office
of Yukon-Nevada at its principal offices designated in Section 2 hereof.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement and Plan of Merger, having first been duly
approved by resolution of the Boards of Directors and by vote of shareholders of
Yukon-Delaware and Yukon-Nevada, has been executed on behalf of each of said two
corporations by their respective duly authorized officers.
YUKON GOLD CORPORATION, INC.
a
Delaware Corporation
By /s/
___________________________
Name: Douglas Oliver
Title: President and
Chief Executive Officer
YUKON GOLD CORPORATION, INC.
a Nevada Corporation
By /s/
___________________________
Name: Douglas Oliver
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit B
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
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Exhibit C
BY-LAWS
OF
YUKON GOLD CORPORATION INC.
(the Corporation)
(Nevada)
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section 1.
Principal Office
. The Corporation may maintain offices at such
places within or without the United States as the Board of Directors may, from
time to time, determine.
ARTICLE II
STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1.
Time and Place of Meetings.
The Board of Directors may
designate any time and any place, either within or without the State of Nevada
as the time and place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special
meeting called by the Board. A waiver of notice signed by all stockholders
entitled to vote at a meeting may designate any time and any place, either
within or without the State of Nevada, as the time and place for the holding of
such meeting. If no designation is made, or if a special meeting be otherwise
called, the time and place of the meeting shall be the principal office of the
Corporation at 10:00 a.m.
Section 2.
Annual Meeting.
Annual meetings of stockholders shall be held
on the second Friday of the fourth month of each fiscal year if not a legal
holiday, and if a legal holiday, then on the next secular day following at 10:00
a.m., at which the stockholders shall elect a Board of Directors, and transact
such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting. The annual
meeting of the stockholders may be held on a date different than that given
above if the Board so determines and so states in the notice of the meeting or
in a duly executed waiver thereof.
Section 3.
Special Meetings.
Special meetings of the stockholders for any
purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by law or by the Articles of
Incorporation, may be called by the President, the Board of Directors or the
holders of not less than a majority of all of the stock entitled to vote at the
meetings. Business transacted at all special meetings shall be confined to the
purpose or purposes stated in the call.
Section 4. Notice.
Written or printed notice of all meetings of
stockholders stating the place, day and hour thereof, and in the case of a
special meeting the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall
be delivered not less than ten (10) days nor more than sixty (60) days prior to
the date of the meeting to the stockholders of record entitled to vote at such
meeting either personally or by mail, by or at the direction of the person or
persons calling the meeting, unless it is an annual meeting. If mailed, the
notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail,
postage prepaid, addressed to the shareholder at the address that appears on the
stock transfer books of the Corporation.
Section 5.
Closing of Transfer Books and Fixing of Record Date.
For the
purpose of determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any
meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to receive
payment of any dividend, or in order to make a determination of stockholders for
any other proper purpose, the Board of Directors may provide that the stock
transfer books shall be closed for a stated period but not to exceed, in any
case, sixty (60) days. If the stock transfer books shall be closed for the
purpose of determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a
meeting of stockholders, such books shall be closed for at least ten (10) days
immediately preceding such meeting. In lieu of closing the stock transfer books,
the Board of Directors may fix in advance a date as the record date for any such
determination of stockholders, such date in any case to be not more than sixty
(60) days and, in case of a meeting of stockholders, not less than ten (10) days
prior to the date on which the particular action requiring such determination of
stockholders is to be taken, and the determination of stockholders on such
record date shall apply with respect to the particular action requiring the same
notwithstanding any transfer of stock on the books of the Corporation after such record date.
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Section 6.
List of Stockholders.
The officer who is in charge of the
stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days
before every meeting of the stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders
entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the
address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of
each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder,
for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a
period of a least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, either at a place within
the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the
notice of the meeting, or, if not specified, at the place where the meeting is
to be held. The list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of
the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any
stockholder who is present.
Section 7.
Quorum.
The holders of one-third of the stock entitled to
vote, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at
all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business, except as
otherwise provided by law, by the Articles of Incorporation or by these By-laws.
If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of
the stockholders, the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting, present in
person or represented by proxy, shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from
time to time without notice other than announcement at the meeting until a
quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a
quorum shall be present or represented any business may be transacted which
might have been transacted at the meeting as originally convened. If the
adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or if after the adjournment, a
new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned
meeting shall be given to each stockholder of the record entitled to vote at the
meeting.
Section 8. Organization.
The Chairman of the Board, if one shall be
elected, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders. In his absence, the
President or a Vice President shall preside. In the absence of all of these
officers, any stockholder or the duly appointed proxy of any stockholder may
call the meeting to order and a chairman shall be elected from among the
stockholders present. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as secretary at
all meetings of stockholders. In his or her absence an Assistant Secretary shall
so act and in the absence of all of these officers the presiding officer may
appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.
Section 9. Proxies.
At any meeting of the stockholders, every stockholder
entitled to vote at such meeting shall be entitled to vote in person or by proxy
executed in writing by such stockholder or by his duly authorized
attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after three (3) years from the date of
its execution unless such proxy otherwise provides. A proxy shall be revocable
unless expressly provided therein to be irrevocable or unless otherwise made
irrevocable by law.
Section 10. Voting.
Except as otherwise provided by law, the Articles of
Incorporation or these By-laws, each stockholder shall have one (1) vote for
each share having rights registered in his name on the books of the Corporation
at the time of the closing of the stock transfer books (or at the record date)
for such meeting. When a quorum is present at any meeting the vote of holders of
a majority of the stock entitled to vote, present in person or represented by
proxy, shall decide any matter submitted to such meeting, unless the matter is
one upon which by law or by express provision of the Articles of Incorporation
or of these By-laws the vote of a greater number is required, in which case the
vote of such greater number shall govern and control the decision of such
matter.
Section 11. Voting of Stock by Certain Holders.
Stock standing in the
name of another corporation may be voted by such officer, agent or proxy as the
By-laws of such corporation may authorize or, in the absence of such
authorization, as the Board of Directors of such corporation may determine.
Stock held by an administrator, executor, guardian or conservator may be voted
by him so long as such stock forming a part of an estate are in the possession
and form a part of the estate being served by him, either in person or by proxy,
without a transfer of such stock into his name. Stock standing in the name of a
trustee may be voted by him, either in person or by proxy, but no trustee shall
be entitled to vote stock held by him without a transfer of such stock into his
name as trustee.
Stock standing in the name of a receiver may be voted by such receiver, and
stock held by or under the control of a receiver may be voted by such receiver
without the transfer thereof into his name if authority to do so be contained in
an appropriate order of the court by which such receiver was appointed.
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A stockholder whose stock is pledged shall be entitled to vote such stock until
the stock have been transferred into the name of the pledgee, and thereafter the
pledgee shall be entitled to vote the stock so transferred.
Shares of its own stock belonging to the Corporation, shares of its own stock
owned by another corporation the majority of the voting stock of which is owned
or controlled by the Corporation, and shares of its own stock held by the
Corporation in a fiduciary capacity shall not be voted, directly, or indirectly,
at any meeting, and shall not be counted in determining the total number of
outstanding stock at any given time.
Section 11. Action.
When a quorum is present at any meeting, the vote of
the holders of a majority of the stock having voting power present in person or
represented by proxy shall decide any question brought before such meeting,
unless the question is one upon which by express provision of the statutes or of
the Articles of Incorporation, a different vote is required in which case such
express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question.
Section 12. Election of Directors.
At each election for Directors, each
stockholder entitled to vote at such election shall, unless otherwise provided
by the Articles of Incorporation or by applicable law, have the right to vote
the number of shares owned by him for as many persons as there are to be elected
and for whose election he has a right to vote. Unless otherwise provided by the
Articles of Incorporation, no stockholder shall have the right or be permitted
to cumulate his votes on any basis.
Section 13. Action Without Meeting.
Any action required by any provision
of law or of the Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws to be taken at a
meeting of the stockholders or any action which may be taken at a meeting of the
stockholders may be taken without a meeting without prior written notice and
without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken,
shall be signed by the stockholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject
matter thereof holding the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to
authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote
thereon were present and voted. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate
action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given
to those stockholders who have not consented in writing.
(a) Unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation, any action
required by this chapter to be taken at any annual or special meeting of
stockholders of a corporation, or any action which may be taken at any annual or
special meeting of such stockholders, may be taken without a meeting, without
prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting
forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock
having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to
authorize or take such action as a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote
thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the corporation by
delivery to its registered office in this State, its principal place of business
or an officer or agent of the corporation having custody of the book in which
proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to a
corporation's registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered
mail, return receipt requested.
(b) Every written consent shall bear the date of signature of each stockholder
or member who signs the consent, and no written consent shall be effective to
take the corporate action referred to therein unless, within 60 days of the
earliest dated consent delivered in the manner required by this section to the
corporation, written consents signed by a sufficient number of holders or
members to take action are delivered to the corporation by delivery to its
registered office in this State, its principal place of business or an officer
or agent of the corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of
meetings of stockholders or members are recorded. Delivery made to a
corporation's registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered
mail, return receipt requested.
(c)(1) A telegram, cablegram, or other electronic transmission consenting to an
action to be taken and transmitted by a stockholder, member or proxyholder, or
by a person or persons authorized to act for a stockholder, member or
proxyholder, shall be deemed to be written, signed and dated for the purposes of
this section, provided that any such telegram, cablegram, or other electronic
transmission sets forth or is delivered with information from which the
corporation can determine (A) that the telegram, cablegram, or other electronic
transmission was transmitted by the stockholder, member or proxyholder or by a
person or persons authorized to act for the stockholder, member or proxyholder
and (B) the date on which such stockholder, member or proxyholder or authorized
person or persons transmitted such telegram, cablegram or electronic
transmission. The date on which such telegram, cablegram, or electronic
transmission is transmitted shall be deemed to be the date on which such consent
was signed. No consent given by telegram, cablegram, or other electronic
transmission shall be deemed to have been delivered until such consent is
reproduced in paper form and until such paper form shall be delivered to the
corporation by delivery to its registered office in this State, its principal
place of business or an officer or agent of the corporation having custody of
the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders or members are
recorded. Delivery made to a corporation's registered office shall be made by
hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.
Notwithstanding the foregoing limitations on delivery, consents given by
telegram, cablegram, or other electronic transmission, may be otherwise
delivered to the principal place of business of the corporation or to an officer
or agent of the corporation having custody of the book in which the proceedings
of meetings of stockholders or members are recorded if to the extent and in the
manner provided by resolution of the board of directors or governing body of the
corporation.
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(2) Any copy, facsimile or other reliable reproduction of consent in writing may
be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing for any and all purposes
for which the original writing could be used, provided that such copy, facsmile
or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original
writing.
(d) Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by
less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders or
members who have not consented in writing and who, if the action had been taken
at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting if the record
date for such meeting had been the date that written consents signed by a
sufficient number of holders or members to take the action were delivered to the
corporation as provided in subsection (b) of this section. In the event that the
action which is consented to is such as would have required the filing of a
certificate under any other section of this title, if such action had been voted
on by stockholders or by members at a meeting thereof, the certificate filed
under such other section of this title, if shall state, in lieu of any statement
required by such section concerning any vote of stockholders or members, that
written consent has been given in accordance with this section.
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 1.
Number of Directors.
The property, business and affairs of the
Corporation shall be managed and controlled by a Board of Directors composed of
one or more members who shall be elected by the stockholders. Directors need not
be residents of the State of Nevada or stockholders of the Corporation. The
number of Directors may be increased or decreased by resolution adopted by a
majority of the Board of Directors.
Section 2.
Election and Term of Office.
The Directors shall be elected at
the annual meeting of the stockholders (except as provided in Section 5 of this
Article). Each Director elected shall hold office until his successor shall be
elected at an appropriate annual meeting of the stockholders and shall qualify,
or until his death, his resignation or his removal in the manner hereinafter
provided.
Section 3. Resignation.
Any Director may resign at any time by giving
written notice to the President or Secretary. Such resignation shall take effect
at the time specified therein and unless otherwise specified therein the
acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Section 4. Removal.
At any special meeting of the stockholders called
expressly for that purpose, any Director or Directors, including the entire
Board of Directors, may be removed, either with or without cause, and another
person or persons may be elected to serve for the remainder of his or their term
by a vote of the holders of a majority of all stock outstanding and entitled to
vote at an election of directors. In case any vacancy so created shall not be
filled by the stockholders at such meeting, such vacancy may be filled by the
Directors as provided in Section 5 of this Article.
Section 5.
Vacancies.
If any vacancy shall occur in the Board of
Directors, such vacancy may, subject to the provisions of Section 4 of this
Article, be filled by the affirmative vote of the remaining Directors though
less than a quorum of the Board of Directors or by a sole remaining Director,
and the Directors so chosen shall hold office until the next annual election and
until their successors are duly elected and shall qualify, unless sooner
displaced. If there are no Directors in office, then an election of Directors
may be held in the manner provided by statute. If, at the time of filling any
vacancy or any newly created Directorship, the Directors then in office shall
constitute less than a majority of the whole board (as constituted immediately
prior to any such increase), the Court of Chancery may, upon application of any
stockholder or stockholders holding at least ten (10%) percent of the total
number of the shares at the time outstanding having the right to vote for such
Directors, summarily order an election to be held to fill any such vacancies or
newly created Directorships, or to replace the Directors chosen by the Directors
then in office. A Director elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected for the
unexpired term of his predecessor in office.
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Section 6. General Powers.
In addition to the powers and authorities
expressly conferred upon them by these Bylaws, the Board of Directors may
exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and
things as are not by law or by the Articles of Incorporation or by these By-laws
directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.
Section 7. Place of Meetings.
The Directors of the Corporation may hold
their meetings, both regular and special, either within or without the State of
Nevada.
Section 8. Annual Meeting.
The first meeting of each newly elected Board
shall be held immediately following the adjournment of the annual meeting of the
stockholders and no notice of such meeting shall be necessary to the newly
elected Directors in order legally to constitute the meeting, provided a quorum
shall be present, or they may meet at such time and place as shall be fixed by
the consent in writing of all of the Directors.
Section 9. Regular Meetings.
Regular meetings of the Board may be held
with or without notice immediately after, and at the same place as, the annual
meeting of stockholders. The Board of Directors may provide by resolution, the
time and place for the holding of additional regular meetings without notice
other than such resolution.
Section 10. Special Meetings.
Special meetings of the Board may be called
by the President on two (2) days' notice to each Director given either
personally, by mail or by telegram. Special meetings shall be called by the
President or Secretary in like manner and like notice on the written request of
any Director. The purpose of or the business to be transacted at any special
meeting of the Board of Directors shall be specified in the notice of such
meeting. Attendance of a Director at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of
notice of such meeting except where a Director attends a meeting for the express
purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the grounds that the
meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
Section 11. Quorum and Action.
At all meetings of the Board the presence
of a majority of the Directors shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of the
Directors at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the
Board of Directors unless the act of a greater number is required by law, the
Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws. If a quorum shall not be present at
any meeting of Directors, the Directors present may adjourn the meeting from
time to time without notice other than announcement at the meeting until a
quorum shall be present.
Section 12. Presumption of Assent to Action.
A Director who is present at
a meeting of the Board at which action on any corporate matter is taken shall be
presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be
entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written
dissent to such action with the Secretary of the meeting before the adjournment
thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered mail to the Secretary of the
Corporation immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to
dissent shall not apply to a Director who voted in favor of such action.
Section 13. Committees.
The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed
by a majority of the whole board, designate one or more committees, each
committee to consist of one or more of the Directors of the Corporation. 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.
In the absence of disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or
members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether
or not they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the
Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or
disqualified member.
Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of
Directors, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board
of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation,
and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which
may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority in
reference to amending the Articles of Incorporation, (except, that a committee
may, to the extent authorized in the resolution or resolutions providing for the
issuance of shares of stock adopted by the board of Directors as provided in
Section 151(a) of the General Corporation Law fix any of the preferences or
rights of such shares relating to dividends, redemption, dissolution, any
distribution of assets of the Corporation or the conversation into, or the
exchange of any such shares for, shares of any other class or classes or any
other series of the same or any other class or classes of stock of the
Corporation), adopting an agreement of merger or consolidation, recommending to the
Stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the
Corporation's property and assets, recommending to the Stockholders a
dissolution of the Corporation or a revocation of a dissolution, or amending the
By-laws of the Corporation; and, unless the resolution or the Articles of
Incorporation expressly so provides, no such committee shall have the power or
authority to declare a dividend or to authorize the issuance of stock or to
adopt a certificate of ownership and merger. Such committee or committees shall
have such name and names as may be determined from time to time by resolution
adopted by the Board of Directors. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of
its meetings and report the same to the Board of Directors.
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Section 14. Compensation.
Directors may receive a stated salary for their
services in an amount unanimously agreed by the Board of Directors. By
resolution of the Board a fixed sum for expenses of attendance, if any, may be
allowed for attendance at any regular or special meeting of the Board provided
that nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any Director from
serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation
therefor.
Section 15. Telephone Meetings.
Directors may participate in and hold a
meeting of the Board of Directors by means of conference telephone or similar
communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the
meeting can hear each other and participation in a meeting pursuant to this
Section shall constitute presence in person at such meeting, except where a
person participates in the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the
transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully
called or convened.
Section 16. Action Without Meeting.
Any action required or permitted to
be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors, may be taken without a meeting
if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by all the
members of the Board of Directors, as the case may be, and such consent shall
have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote at a meeting. Any Written
Consent of Directors or other document to be executed by directors of the
Corporation or Officers of the Corporation may be executed and transmitted to
the Corporation by facsimile or scanned and sent electronically and such
signature shall be acceptable as an originally executed document.
ARTICLE IV
NOTICES
Section 1. Form of Notice.
Whenever under the provisions of any
applicable statute, the Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws, notice is
required to be given to any director or shareholder, and no provision is made as
to how such notice shall be given, it shall not be construed to mean personal
notice exclusively, but any such notice may be given in writing, by mail,
postage prepaid, addressed to such director or shareholder at such address as
appears on the books of the Corporation. Any notice required or permitted to be
given by mail shall be deemed to be given three (3) days after the time when the
same be thus deposited, postage prepaid, in the United States mail as
aforesaid.
Section 2. Waiver.
Whenever any notice is required to be given to any
director or shareholder of the Corporation, under the provisions of any
applicable statute, the Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws, a waiver
thereof in writing signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice,
whether before or after the time stated in such notice, shall be equivalent to
the giving of such notice.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section 1.
General.
The officers of the Corporation shall be elected by
the Board of Directors and shall be comprised of a President, a Secretary, and
such other officers the Board of Directors determines, if any. The Board of
Directors may also, if it chooses to do so, elect a Treasurer, one or more Vice
Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries and one or more Assistant
Treasurers, all of whom shall also be officers. Two or more offices may be held
by the same person.
Section 2. Election, Term of Office and Qualification.
The officers of
the Corporation shall be elected by the Board of Directors at its first meeting
after each annual meeting of stockholders. The Board shall elect a President, a
Secretary and any such other officers the Board has determined are needed, none
of whom need to be a member of the Board. Each officer so elected shall hold
office until his successor has been duly chosen and has qualified or until his
death or his resignation or removal in the manner hereinafter provided.
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Section 3. Subordinate Officers.
The Board of Directors may appoint such
other officers and agents as it shall deem necessary who shall hold their
offices for such terms, have such authority and perform such duties as the Board
of Directors may from time to time determine. The Board of Directors may
delegate to any officer the power to appoint any such subordinate officer or
agent.
Section 4.
Resignation.
Any officer may resign at any time by giving
written notice thereof to the Board of Directors. Any such resignation shall
take effect at the time specified therein and unless otherwise specified therein
the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Section 5.
Removal.
Any officer elected or appointed by the Board of
Directors may be removed by the Board at any time with or without cause. Any
other officer may be removed with or without cause, by the person or persons who
appointed the officer or by the Board.
Section 6. Vacancies.
A vacancy in any office shall be filled for the
unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors, but in case of a
vacancy occurring in an office filled in accordance with the provisions of
section 3 of this Article, such vacancy may be filled by the superior officer
upon whom such power may be conferred by the Board of Directors.
Section 7. President.
The President shall be the chief executive officer
of the Corporation; shall (in absence of the Chairman of the Board) preside at
meetings of the stockholders and Directors; shall have general and active
management of the business of the Corporation; and shall see that all orders and
resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect. The President may
sign, with any other proper officer, certificates for shares of the Corporation
and any deeds, bonds, mortgages, contracts and other documents which the Board
of Directors has authorized to be executed, except where required by law to be
otherwise signed and executed and except where the signing and execution thereof
shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors or these By-laws, to some
other officer or agent of the Corporation.
Section 8. Vice President.
In the absence of or inability of the
President to act, the Vice President shall perform the duties and exercise the
powers of the President and shall perform such other functions as the Board of
Directors may from time to time prescribe.
Section 9. Secretary.
The Secretary, when available, shall attend all
meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the stockholders and
record all votes and the minutes of all proceedings in a book to be kept for
that purpose. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all
meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors as
required by law or these By-laws, be custodian of the Corporate records and have
general charge of the stock books of the Corporation and shall perform such
other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or President, under
whose supervision the Secretary shall be. The Secretary may sign, with any other
proper officer, certificates for stock of the Corporation and shall keep in safe
custody the seal of the Corporation, and, when authorized by the Board, affix
the same to any instrument requiring it and, when so affixed, it shall be
attested by the Secretarys signature.
Section 10. Assistant Secretaries.
Any Assistant Secretary shall, in the
absence or disability of the Secretary perform the duties and exercise the
powers of the Secretary and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed
by the Board of Directors or the President.
Section 11. Treasurer.
The Treasurer, if one shall be elected, shall have
the care and custody of and be responsible for all of the funds and securities
of the Corporation and shall deposit such funds in the name and to the credit of
the Corporation in such a bank and safe deposit vaults as the Directors may
designate. The Treasurer shall exhibit at all reasonable times the books and
accounts of the Corporation to any Director or stockholder of the Corporation
upon application at the office of the Corporation during business hours. The
treasurer shall render a statement of the condition of the finances of the
Corporation at each stated meeting of the Board of Directors if called upon to
do so, and a full report at the annual meeting of stockholders. The Treasurer
shall keep at the office of the Corporation correct books of account of all of
its business and transactions and such books of account as the Board of
Directors may require. The Treasurer shall do and perform all other duties
incident to the office of Treasurer as may be prescribed by the President or
Board of Directors from time to time.
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Section 12. Bonding.
If required by the Board of Directors all or certain
of the officers shall give the Corporation a bond in such form, in such sum and
with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Board, for the
faithful performance of the duties of their office and for the restoration to
the Corporation, in case of their death, resignation, retirement or removal from
office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever
kind in their possession or under their control belonging to the
Corporation.
Section 13. Salaries.
The salary or other compensation of officers shall
be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may
delegate to any officer the power to fix from time to time the salary or other
compensation of officers and agents appointed in accordance with the provisions
of Section 3 of this Article.
Section 14. Voting Upon Shares Held by The Corporation.
The Board of
Directors may authorize any officer to act on behalf of the Corporation in
regard to shares of other corporations owned by this Corporation in which event
he shall have full power and authority to attend and to act and to vote at any
meeting of stockholders of any corporation in which this Corporation may hold
shares and at any such meeting shall possess and may exercise any and all of the
rights and powers incident to the ownership of such shares which, as the owner
thereof, the Corporation might have possessed and exercised, if present. The
Board of Directors by resolution from time to time may confer like powers upon
any other person or persons.
ARTICLE VI
CERTIFICATES REPRESENTING STOCK
Section 1. Form of Certificates.
The certificates representing stock of
the Corporation shall be in such form, not inconsistent with statutory
provisions and the Articles of Incorporation, as shall be approved by the Board
of Directors. The certificates shall be signed by the President and the
Secretary of the Corporation and sealed with the corporate seal or a facsimile
thereof. In case any officer who has signed or whose facsimile signature has
been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer before such
certificate is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if he were such
officer at the date of its issuance. All certificates shall be consecutively
numbered and the name of the person owning the stock represented thereby, with
the number of such shares and the date of issue, shall be entered on the
Corporation's books.
Section 2. Ownership of Stock.
The Corporation shall be entitled to treat
the holder of record of any share or as the owner of such stock with all of the
rights of ownership 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,
whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as
otherwise provided by the laws of the State of Nevada.
Section 3. Lost Certificates.
The Corporation may direct that a new
certificate be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the
Corporation alleged to have been lost or destroyed, upon the making of an
affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate to be lost or
destroyed. When authorizing the issue of a new certificate, the Board of
Directors, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance
thereof, may require the owner of the lost or destroyed certificate, or his
legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as it shall require
and/or give the Corporation a bond in such form, in such sum, and with such
surety or sureties as it may direct, as indemnity against any claim that may be
made against the Corporation with respect to the certificate alleged to have
been lost or destroyed.
Section 4.
Transfer of Stock.
Upon surrender to the Corporation or the
transfer agent of the Corporation of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or
accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignation or authority to
transfer, it shall be the duty of the Corporation to issue a new certificate to
the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the
transaction upon its books. Upon receipt of proper transfer instructions from
the registered owner of the uncertified shares such uncertificated shares shall
be canceled and issuance of new equivalent uncertificated shares or certificated
shares shall be made to the person entitled thereto and the transaction shall be
recorded upon the books of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1.
Dividends.
The Board of Directors may, from time to time,
declare, and the Corporation may pay, dividends on its outstanding stock in the
manner and upon the terms and conditions provided by the Articles of
Incorporation, the By-laws and the applicable laws of the State of Nevada.
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Section 2. Reserves.
There may be created by resolution of the Board of
Directors out of the earned surplus of the Corporation such reserve or reserves
as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its discretion, deems proper to
provide for contingencies, or to equalize dividends, or to repair or maintain
any property of the Corporation, or for such other proper purpose as the Board
shall deem beneficial to the Corporation, and the Board may modify or abolish
any reserve in the same manner in which it was created.
Section 3. Seal.
If one be adopted, the corporate seal shall have
inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation and shall be in such form as may
be approved by the Board of Directors. Said seal may be used by causing it or a
facsimile of it to be impressed or affixed or in any manner reproduced. Any
officer of the Corporation shall have authority to affix the seal to any
document requiring it.
Section 4. Fiscal Year.
Unless another fiscal year shall be fixed by
resolution of the Board of Directors, the fiscal year of the Corporation shall
commence on the 1
st
day of May and terminate on the 30
th
day of April of each year.
Section 5.
Reports of Situation and Amount of Business.
The Board of
Directors shall, when requested by the holders of at least one-tenth (1/10) of
the outstanding voting stock of the Corporation, present written reports of the
situation and amount of business of the Corporation and shall present a full and
clear statement of the business and condition of the Corporation at every annual
meeting.
Section 6.
Checks, Notes, etc.
All checks or demands for money and notes
of the Corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or such other
person or persons as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate.
Section 7. Examination of Books and Records.
Any person who shall have
been a shareholder of record for at least six (6) months immediately preceding
his demand, or who shall be the holder of record of at least ten percent (10%)
of all the outstanding shares of the Corporation, upon written demand stating
the purpose thereof, shall have the right to examine, in person or by agent or
attorney, at any reasonable time or times, for any proper purpose, the books and
records of account, minutes, and record of stockholders of the Corporation, and
shall be entitled to make extracts therefrom.
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 1. Actions, Suits or Proceedings Other than by or in the Right of the
Corporation.
To the fullest extent permitted by the Article 78 of the Nevada
Revised Statues (the NRS), the Corporation shall indemnify any person who is or
was or has agreed to become a director or officer of the Corporation who was or
is made a party to or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the
Corporation) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was or has agreed to
become a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving or has
agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or
omitted in such capacity, and the Corporation may indemnify any other person who
is or was or has agreed to become an employee or agent of the Corporation who
was or is made a party to or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the
Corporation) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was or has agreed to
become an employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving or has
agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or
omitted in such capacity, against costs, charges, expenses (including attorneys'
fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by him or her or on his or her behalf in connection with
such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if he or she acted in
good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not
opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her
conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by
judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or
its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did
not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be
in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation and, with respect
to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his
or her conduct was unlawful. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article
VIII, but subject to Section 7 hereof, the Corporation shall not be obligated to
indemnify any director or officer in connection with an action, suit or
proceeding, or part thereof, initiated by such person against the Corporation unless such action, suit or
proceeding, or part thereof, was authorized or consented to by the Board.
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Section 2
.
Actions or Suits by or in the Right of the Corporation.
To the fullest extent permitted by the NRS, the Corporation shall indemnify any
person who is or was or has agreed to become a director or officer of the
Corporation who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the
Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he or
she is or was or has agreed to become a director or officer of the Corporation,
or is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation as
a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to
have been taken or omitted in such capacity, and the Corporation may indemnify
any other person who is or was or has agreed to become an employee or agent of
the Corporation who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party
to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the
Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he or
she is or was or has agreed to become an employee or agent of the Corporation,
or is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation as
a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to
have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against costs, charges and expenses
(including attorneys' fees and expenses) actually and reasonably incurred by him
or her or on his or her behalf in connection with the defense or settlement of
such action or suit and any appeal therefrom, if he or she acted in good faith
and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the
best interests of the Corporation, except no indemnification shall be made in
respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been
adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the
court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application
that, despite the adjudication of such liability but in view of all the
circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such costs, charges and expenses which the court shall deem
proper. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article VIII, but subject to
Section 6.7 hereof, the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any
director or officer in connection with an action or suit, or part thereof,
initiated by such person against the Corporation unless such action or suit, or
part thereof, was authorized or consented to by the Board.
Section 3.
Indemnification for Costs, Charges and Expenses of a
Successful Party.
To the extent that a present or former director or officer
of the Corporation has been successful, on the merits or otherwise (including,
without limitation, the dismissal of an action without prejudice), in defense of
any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Section 1 or 2, or in defense of
any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against all
costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys' fees and expenses) actually
and reasonably incurred by such person or on such person's behalf in connection
therewith.
Section 4.
Indemnification for Expenses of a Witness.
To the
extent that any person who is or was or has agreed to become a director or
officer of the Corporation is made a witness to any action, suit or proceeding
to which he or she is not a party by reason of the fact that he or she was, is
or has agreed to become a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was
serving or has agreed to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, at
the request of the Corporation, such person shall be indemnified against all
costs, charges and expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person or
on such person's behalf in connection therewith. To the extent that any person
who is or was or has agreed to become an employee or agent of the Corporation is
made a witness to any action, suit or proceeding to which he or she is not a
party by reason of the fact that he or she was, is or has agreed to become an
employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving or has agreed to
serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, at the request of the
Corporation, such person may be indemnified against all costs, charges and
expenses actually and reasonably incurred by such person or on such person's
behalf in connection therewith.
Section 5.
Determination of Right to Indemnification.
Any
indemnification under Section 1 or 2 (unless ordered by a court) shall be made,
if at all, by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a
determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent
is proper under the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable
standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or 2. Any indemnification under
Section 4 (unless ordered by a court) shall be made, if at all, by the
Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that
indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper under the
circumstances. Such determinations shall be made with respect to a person who is
a director or officer at the time of such determination (1) by a majority vote
of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding even though
less than a quorum of the Board, (2) by a committee of such directors designated
by majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum, (3) if there
are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent counsel in
a written opinion or (4) by the shareholders of the Corporation. To obtain
indemnification under this Article VIII, any person referred to in Sections 1-4
herein shall submit to the Corporation a written request, including therewith
such documents as are reasonably available to such person and are reasonably necessary to
determine whether and to what extent such person is entitled to indemnification.
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Section 6.
Advancement of Costs, Charges and Expenses.
Costs,
charges and expenses (including attorneys' fees and expenses) incurred by or on
behalf of a director or officer in defending a civil or criminal action, suit or
proceeding referred to in this Section 1 or 2 shall be paid by the Corporation
in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding;
provided, however, that the payment of such costs, charges and expenses incurred
by or on behalf of a director or officer in advance of the final disposition of
such action, suit or proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of a written
undertaking, by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay all amounts so
advanced in the event that it shall ultimately be determined that such director
or officer is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in
this Article VIII or by law. No security shall be required for such undertaking
and such undertaking shall be accepted without reference to the recipient's
financial ability to make repayment. The majority of the directors who were not
parties to such action, suit or proceeding may, upon approval of such director
or officer of the Corporation, authorize the Corporation's counsel to represent
such person, in any action, suit or proceeding, whether or not the Corporation
is a party to such action, suit or proceeding.
Section 7.
Procedure for Indemnification.
Any indemnification
under Section 1, 2, 3 or 4 or advancement of costs, charges and expenses under
Section 6 shall be made promptly, and in any event within sixty (60) days
(except indemnification to be determined by shareholders which will be
determined at the next annual or special meeting of shareholders), upon the
written request of the director or officer. The right to indemnification or
advancement of expenses as granted by this Article VIII shall be enforceable by
the director, officer, employee or agent in any court of competent jurisdiction
in the event the Corporation denies such request, in whole or in part, or if no
disposition of such request is made within sixty (60) days of the request. Such
person's costs, charges and expenses incurred in connection with successfully
establishing his or her right to indemnification or advancement, to the extent
successful, in any such action shall also be indemnified by the Corporation. It
shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a
claim for the advancement of costs, charges and expenses under Section 6 where
the required undertaking, if any, has been received by the Corporation) that the
claimant has not met the standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or 2, but
the burden of proving such defense shall be on the Corporation. Neither the
failure of the Corporation (including its directors, its independent counsel and
its shareholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such
action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances
because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in
Section 1 or 2, nor the fact that there has been an actual determination by the
Corporation (including its directors, its independent counsel and its
shareholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct,
shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant has
not met the applicable standard of conduct.
Section 8.
Settlement.
The Corporation shall not be obligated to
reimburse the costs, charges and expenses of any settlement to which it has not
agreed. If, in any action, suit or proceeding (including any appeal) within the
scope of Section 1 or 2, the person to be indemnified shall have unreasonably
failed to enter into a settlement thereof offered or assented to by the opposing
party or parties in such action, suit or proceeding, then, notwithstanding any
other provision of this Article VIII, the indemnification obligation of the
Corporation to such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding
shall not exceed the total of the amount at which settlement could have been
made and the expenses incurred by or on behalf of such person prior to the time
such settlement could reasonably have been effected.
Section 9.
Other Rights; Continuation of Right to Indemnification;
Individual Contracts.
The indemnification and advancement of costs, charges
and expenses provided by or granted pursuant to this Article VIII shall not be
deemed exclusive of any other rights to which any person seeking indemnification
or advancement of costs, charges and expenses may be entitled under law (common
or statutory) or any Bylaw, agreement, policy of indemnification insurance or
vote of shareholders or directors or otherwise, both as to action in his or her
official capacity and as to action in any other capacity while holding office,
and shall continue as to any person who has ceased to be a director, officer,
employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the legatees, heirs,
distributees, executors and administrators of any such person. Nothing contained
in this Article VIII shall be deemed to prohibit the Corporation from entering
into, and the Corporation is specifically authorized to enter into, agreements
with directors, officers, employees and agents providing indemnification rights
and procedures different from those set forth herein. All rights to
indemnification under this Article VIII shall be deemed to be a contract between
the Corporation and each director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation
who serves or served in such capacity (or is or was serving or has agreed to
serve at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise) at any time while this Article VIII is in effect.
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Section 10.
Savings Clause.
If this Article VIII or any portion
shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, the Corporation shall nevertheless
indemnify each director or officer, and may indemnify each employee or agent, of
the Corporation as to any costs, charges, expenses (including attorneys' fees
and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement with respect to
any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative (including any action by or in the right of the Corporation), to
the full extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Article VIII that
shall not have been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law.
Section 11.
Insurance.
The Corporation may purchase and maintain
insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any person who is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or is or was serving or
has agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise against any costs, charges or expenses, liability or loss
incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such persons
status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify
such person against such costs, charges or expenses, liability or loss under
these Articles of Incorporation or applicable law; provided, however, that such
insurance is available on acceptable terms as determined by a vote of the Board.
To the extent that any director, officer, employee or agent is reimbursed by an
insurance company under an indemnification insurance policy for any costs,
charges, expenses (including attorneys' fees and expenses), judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement to the fullest extent permitted by any applicable
portion of this Article VIII, the Bylaws, any agreement, the policy of
indemnification insurance or otherwise, the Corporation shall not be obligated
to reimburse the person to be indemnified in connection with such
proceeding.
Section 12.
Definitions.
For purposes of this Article VIII, the
following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) "The Corporation" shall
include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation
or entity (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed by way of an
acquisition, consolidation, merger or otherwise, which, if its separate
existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its
directors, officers, employees or agents so that any person who is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation or entity,
or is or was serving at the written request of such constituent corporation or
entity as a director or officer of another corporation, entity, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under
the provisions of this Article VIII with respect to the resulting or surviving
corporation or entity as such person would have with respect to such constituent
corporation or entity if its separate existence had continued; (2) "Other
enterprises" shall include employee benefit plans, including, but not limited
to, any employee benefit plan of the Corporation; (3) "Director or officer" of
the Corporation shall include any director or officer of the Corporation who is
or was or has agreed to serve at the request of the Corporation as a director,
officer, partner or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust or other enterprise; (4) "Serving at the request of the Corporation" shall
include any service that imposes duties on, or involves services by a director,
officer, employee or agent of the Corporation with respect to an employee
benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries, including acting as a fiduciary
thereof; (5) "Fines" shall include any penalties and any excise or similar taxes
assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; (6) To the
fullest extent permitted by law, a person shall be deemed to have acted in "good
faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to,
the best interests of the Corporation and, with respect to any criminal action
or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was
unlawful," if his or her action is based on the records or books of account of
the Corporation or another enterprise, or on information supplied to him or her
by the officers of the Corporation or another enterprise in the course of their
duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Corporation or another
enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Corporation
or another enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an
appraiser or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Corporation or
another enterprise; and (7) A person shall be deemed to have acted in a manner
"not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation," as referred to in
Sections 1 and 2 if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she
reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries
of an employee benefit plan.
Section 13.
Subsequent Amendment and Subsequent Legislation.
Neither the amendment, termination or repeal of this Article VIII or of relevant
provisions of the NRS or any other applicable laws, nor the adoption of any
provision of these Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Corporation or
of any statute inconsistent with this Article VIII shall eliminate, affect or
diminish in any way the rights of any director, officer, employee or agent of
the Corporation to indemnification under the provisions of this Article VIII
with respect to any action, suit or proceeding arising out of, or relating to,
any actions, transactions or facts occurring prior to the final adoption of any
such amendment, termination, repeal, provision or statute. If the NRS is amended
to expand further the indemnification permitted to directors and officers of the
Corporation, then the Corporation shall indemnify such persons to the fullest
extent permitted by the NRS, as so amended.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 1. Compliance With By-Laws.
Any action taken or determination
made in good faith by the stockholders or the Board of Directors shall be effective, valid and binding
although the same may not have been taken or made in strict compliance with the
By-laws of the Corporation.
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ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENTS
Section 1. Amendments.
These By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed
or new By-Laws may be adopted by the stockholders or by the Board of Directors,
at any regular meeting of the stockholders or of the Board of Directors or at
any special meeting of the stockholders or of the Board of Directors if notice
of such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of new By-Laws be contained in
the notice of such special meeting.
Dated:
January 4, 2011
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