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Tu IO-iln to any pot'oon, firm Of ~"'~ar1l~~V', ~fl~U~ fuods, ('IIher with or Yil!hout !It'<urit),
To purd......, hold, S(ll\ and tnma!&f the wrn of It' own capital ,,~vck, pro..Hlf..d It I\haU not \Ut' IU
funds or prl'~lof:n)' kr the pun:h~ 01 ih own "hAres of ('..pital !ltock when liuch IB~ wuuld C"U!>e any un,
p<.!lrml'nt of It~ cafllla! (,)H;~pt iU ot;wrwls-4! ~fllilttf;d by lilw, and provld<<l lurther th..t ~h"r'('S of It'S own
capllal stock bdonglng to lliMH not be \'ote;:1 upon dm~ctly or IIltHrfftly,
To hiiH' (lOl' or IlH'r(' ofli.:-('s, to carryon all or aoy <;of !b operilllnl1..i and bU~im~" iHld without fj"slnc.
lIOn or linllt ~s 10 9mount 10 purch.1_'1<l! or otjlf~r""l~ tK""IUlre, h,lId. (,,~'n, Jnor1w~g€. ~IL C(Hln'y or olh.~r.
Wl'fe lh"p(;;\{' of. 1<:41 nnd per~wnal ph}~'("rty of ('\'(,1'y cia"., and d~trlplil)n 10 llllY of thl:' Sli11cs, d.'itrl(,l'I.
I..rn\l;tl(<~ or e,jlvnit'"', ni th~ UIU~e<l 513t", and in illlY illHi 0111 forel!-\f1 (<:Junine-;, !iUhjl'ct h1 In.' laws of
!ouch :!i.1J1le, dutnct, tNnh..r)', colony uf country,
In ~:"'!\Niil. 10 cilrry on anr oth{'r busitlN;S In ('(,nnK'tiol\ With tIll' ro!'l;goin~, Elnd !o hav.... lllld exi'.-
('IW al! Iht' POWt'U eonfetrt'i"J by lh~ 11iw~ 01 r>elrw;,H.~ upon "'.q)'J.i,tWn:; fMlIled ur;dn ~h{' G.'ncr>tl
COll'or":!l'fI Law of the St.f\te of l~!aw&ft', ntHl to do iln)' ur BlI {if the Ihl!l~" hClclnbt'foct" !'CI forth to tn@!
!-.'Ul\l! ,-'xtf!1I1 ,)s natural perwn.5 m.i~ht or (,'{.uld dQ
The ,.,b)N:h ulld pUrfl()M'!> ~PfKifie,d III the for~l'inj.; dilU~'S ~hllil. p'x('.,pt WhN", olh<::rwhe eilpre5:i-
....!, bf: in rlOWL~! lumlE.'d Of n:~l!ld~! hy rd~l'"t>nC't' to, or mf':l':nle frUin, Ih.. h'nn3 vf any othl'f dilu...e
III Ihls t-ettlhcalt' of HicOf}.l..:;rilt;on, hut the obwcl~ 4:.,] P\ltpO'3.('>; Sll('{'liled In h~('h vf th..- {')H~~ljlll~ clauses
of IhlS u,ude ShOil\ li(' It'gardt'(.l as mdrpendt.nt ohje<:I~ <.lilt! purpo:,.o:'!l
f'OUHTH The total t\ull\\--.>t'r of 5hti!"~ of 1;!OCK which Ill(' loqx.rutlO!l ~hi\1I Lavi' 8ulLilrlly If) 1"'~IH'
15 {<l~hl mdlloH l'li(hty thousand, d",H'kd In 5RO,OOO ~hl'lrt'cs Ilf ClIlIIula\l\'f' C{Jnv('r1lbl~' Pr,'!nrt'il StocK,
no ~i'lr v;.duE' Iht'iclI'i (.all.....J "Prekrn0. St(x:k") (Ind 7.~)Q.OIl{) ~hijr,'s of COIl\1II0!\ Stock, oi th... par \'..1111'
of SI.'\'('flty FIV.;> Cents (1St) per ~hiln' (ht'Tl.'in t:ilkd tht' ''CC.lI'iJllU!\ Stock").
The f<Jil()w:n~ I" a ~It.h~mt:'nt or th~ dMlgrwll(}l\, MHl II... pU'H'r'!, pfl'ferl'ncl~ ai1d n~ht'l and Ihe
qualalll....tlon", h'illtil\iOn" or H'1tn(II{Ja~ tbeno,'Of, of lhe f\;!"'~'i "f ~,\ock of th.. corporatioll
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Th~ Preferred Sh>ck shall bt! 1....511t<! an one M'rlM
~ 1\11 ~h"r('S of PrdN(l>d Slock ~hall be Idt:l\IICal With Nth othN III all ff'!ipeCL'i, except thilt
!'hilrM \<,5ut:d i.I dtlfl'rcnt tlOU'S nlt.y dtffer iU 10 dalt"5 from wl\1rh JI\'idt'lilb tlwre-on !lhidl arn;mul.ate.
:\ The h,..!der:s ..{ Prdl'rr('.j Stock 1'o.hnll l~ ('ntlllt'il \0 r.{'(<?i\E', .....hel1 ilnd iI" lh'c!ar'i"i.l hy t~H' Bo.af-d
of Dn~,<ton. Olit of ,iny fuuds It'Killly .H'adiihle lr.(:refor. lUlliuiall\'I' ph'fl'n:nl!dl Ol\,\(!"'ild." li'llu5h. at the
r,II(' of $i &0 pt.[ ~biHf' r""r ..nnWlt rind IHI !\lor..., payable quailN.yt'ilrly Oil the li,,,t day of January,
A\ltl!. .July and (h:lo!J('r lit 1'.1(h year 10 ~!cl{'kholdf'r:... (If r~'C';)fl! ull it lht{', not ('xn'(~!m~ lifty da}'!! pre.
({'"llll\!-: t'.H'h 'ouch dl,.,tdl'n,! da!l', flx<."(\ for Iht, t'\lrp(}~C' by lhl' B".i!d of n!f~.cton HI sdvancl' (,f p<1yment
of ".wn p;;rllful;H dl\'ldl'Il'l, I'rt)vlded, hO\\'('\'(,f, that the dlvHh-nd \hIYdOll' on t.',H:h "hilf\: of tl\l' Prderrt<d
SI.x.k wllh rt'''I>I''l:t t,) .If.) 'llii.HIl'r-Yf.'arly dlvllleod 1;O'rll".1 ~.h"l\ not f.'xC(:-ed th(' quolienl d(.(...nnIONl by
dividing (I) lhe g", gCllhl.'fing ,r.('Hlle of the cotplJr,IlI()[l lor Ii...." lhru' l'ilJt':Hhr l!'lIl\lhs Immt';.b.\lely PH',
n"i1111~~ the tntl'pllti:l or sul'll qU<Jn4:'f'Y"ilriy dividend pNI<.l(1 i. ,',. lhe lip,l th:f.." f<)leIHia, mO!l!lt'> of lhe
',oX c;.l!'lld,jr month,. \l>l'llll!ia\'ni-1 vB till' qu;;tt.r-Yt'arly dl'."I!t'nd p;lynH'l:1 ;!!.tt') by (II) tho: numb.'r of
..h,'H" {,[ Prderr~'t1 Stvd< li\Jb!il!,Qtng un the !.'cord dillp ,..k"lI ror Ihe pU'l)()~l' or df'll'll/lll\lng Ihe holt!-
.'r" l,f Prdt'rrct! St!>;,k en!'t!.."l to rec\'ivl' p.;\ym('nt of !luch dl\"l<ll'ml (or II !w ~w:h r{'('ord dalt' 13 takeli,
lhell on Ihp faftitth day pf(-c('.d!f1~ Ihe dale on which ..till. dlv.dend I!\ p"Y'ilhlt') In the .'\"('nt thai tll{' llg.
).'il'~!;h' .;,\ idt'nd paltl 10 !ht' h(Jkl!"f1I of thi;' Prt'r,'fl""d SI'!('K WJlh H"'p<<'t to l.~ 'ltlt1ftH-YI:'i\rlV dividend
p<'f1od (>ll\liih Of t'x{'{~h lh(' pnxll\!:t of S :175 tlln~ the TIll!lIhu of ~ht1ft." of Pf('(PffNI Sh<k nu!stilndulj(
..n ..\let. "'{'old d;lh' Of !hp i:~" j.\;)th!."rIn5: ltlCO!ri(' of th{' c'HTx,ralion for Iht" tI11"',(, I'ulf'nd;n months irn,
!\l',ltrilt,ly pr\,{,i"<{Il1~ lb.' IfH'f'pt\!Jn of '1\ich 'lu3nJ'r.ye;nl\' lhv:dq:d P<,(j'xJ. wh.\'h t'\'l'r i'i tilt, k;,<t'f, theo
~lIfh chvi,i!-lld pilYlnl:'llt l'Ilull $ah~fy thl' J)I,'fen'ntldl dl\,l{h'r~d t1f;.'hts (,f the huldf'n .,t thf' l'r,.fPtH'd Stll{'K
fflr ~t1('h 'llJar~HY~Mly dlV\llrOd pennd in Cull, lind no ~;rnoul\1 of 1l('CT\w<i anri lHipaHI d".'ld"fl,h ~hall
;'(CU!l\\II,ilt< Of IX" P;IYilbk lI-,('ri';dl~r "'i,th tMl~t to ~\Irh q\lltlIPr,p'nrlv divHlend J.>(,rlcxi Div,dend" on
..han" of Prd",nM! Sio{"lI. 5hllli ~KcrU(' ftom Ihe d!VI<\i:nd P,IYIlH'nl ,J:;te IlIHI',('ik.I('ly pre<:~llllg Iii!' dal(' uf
h-'HJilllt.{, (lInl~'\ \,be ,blE:' of i'l...uanCf! ~hal\ be a dl',nd('r:d pilyll1('nt dat~, 10 which ra"'f! lll,,>, !\.hall i1C'"tlj!}
fr'riil th:11 ""Ie), or from 5uth nthE't' dale M llHl)' \'](' ft:llf'il by th.. I~'iHd of J)1l'~!'l(jr~
Th.. h~tm "/ic('ruNi and unp<lIo dlVldelHh" 3'1 \1<;.(".1 III !hie; :\o'ldi' IV WIlh 'f"'~"'ct to .my ~hllr(' of
Prd>'fT<<i Stock ~hilll !nun J!vldE'mh on SU(.I-. ~h.ln'" nf Pu.frrrt'd Stock ,it thf' r..tff ~1",\'ifH'i'l !r; thi...
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