EX-3.2
Published on December 11, 2008
Exhibit 3.2
ENTERTAINMENT PROPERTIES TRUST
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
December 5, 2008
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section 1. PRINCIPAL OFFICE. The principal office of the Trust shall be located at such place
or places as the Trustees may designate.
Section 2. ADDITIONAL OFFICES. The Trust may have additional offices at such places as the
Board of Trustees may from time to time determine or the business of the Trust may require.
ARTICLE II
MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS
Section 1. PLACE. All meetings of shareholders shall be held at the principal office of the
Trust or at such other place within the United States as shall be stated in the notice of the
meeting.
Section 2. ANNUAL MEETING. An annual meeting of the shareholders for the election of Trustees
and the transaction of any other business within the powers of the Trust shall be held during the
second quarter of each year, after the delivery of the annual report, referred to in Section 12 of
this Article II, at a convenient location and on proper notice, on a date and at the time set by
the Trustees, beginning with the year 1998. Failure to hold an annual meeting does not invalidate
the Trust’s existence or affect any otherwise valid acts of the Trust.
Section 3. SPECIAL MEETINGS. The chairman of the board or the president or one-third of the
Trustees may call special meetings of the shareholders. Special meetings of shareholders shall also
be called by the secretary upon the written request of the holders of shares entitled to cast not
less than a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at such meeting. Such request shall state
the purpose of such meeting and the matters proposed to be acted on at such meeting.
The secretary shall inform such shareholders of the reasonably estimated cost of preparing and
mailing notice of the meeting and, upon payment by such shareholders to the Trust of such costs,
the secretary shall give notice to each shareholder entitled to notice of the meeting. Unless
requested by shareholders entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at such
meeting, a special meeting may not be called to consider any matter which is substantially the same
as a matter voted on at any meeting of the shareholders held during the preceding twelve months.
Section 4. NOTICE. Not less than ten nor more than 90 days before each meeting of
shareholders, the secretary shall give to each shareholder entitled to vote at such meeting and to
each shareholder not entitled to vote who is entitled to notice of the meeting written or printed
notice stating the time and place of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting or as
otherwise may be required by any statute, the purpose for which the meeting is called, either by
mail or by presenting it to such shareholder personally or by leaving it at his residence or usual
place of business. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United
States mail addressed to the shareholder at his post office address as it appears on the records of
the Trust, with postage thereon prepaid.
Section 5. SCOPE OF NOTICE. At an annual meeting of the shareholders, only such business
shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought
before an annual meeting, business must be (i) specified in the notice of meeting (or any
supplements thereto) given by or at the direction of the Trustees (or a duly authorized committee
thereof); (ii) brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Trustees; or (iii)
otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a shareholder who has complied with the notice
requirements set forth in Section 13. No business shall be transacted at a special meeting of
shareholders except as specifically designated in the notice.
Section 6. ORGANIZATION. At every meeting of the shareholders, the Chairman of the Board, if
there be one, shall conduct the meeting or, in the case of vacancy in office or absence of the
Chairman of the Board, one of the following officers present shall conduct the meeting in the order
stated: the Vice Chairman of the Board, if there be one, the President, the Vice Presidents in
their order of rank and seniority, or a Chairman chosen by the shareholders entitled to cast a
majority of the votes which all shareholders present in person or by proxy are entitled to cast,
shall act as Chairman, and the secretary, or, in his absence, an assistant secretary, or in the
absence of both the secretary and assistant secretaries, a person appointed by the Chairman shall
act as secretary.
Section 7. QUORUM. At any meeting of shareholders, the presence in person or by proxy of
shareholders entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at such meeting shall
constitute a quorum; but this section shall not affect any requirement under any statute or the
Declaration of Trust for the vote necessary for the adoption of any measure. If, however, such
quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the shareholders, the shareholders entitled to vote
at such meeting, present in person or by proxy, shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from
time to time to a date not more than 120 days after the original record date without notice other
than announcement at the meeting. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present, any
business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified.
Section 8. VOTING. A plurality of all the votes cast at a meeting of shareholders duly called
and at which a quorum is present shall be sufficient to elect a Trustee. Each share may be voted
for as many individuals as there are Trustees to be elected and for whose election the share is
entitled to be voted. A majority of the votes cast at a meeting of shareholders duly called and at
which a quorum is present shall be sufficient to approve any other matter which may properly come
before the meeting, unless more than a majority of the votes cast is required herein or by statute
or by the Declaration of Trust. Unless otherwise provided in the Declaration
of Trust, each outstanding share, regardless of class, shall be entitled to one vote on each
matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of shareholders.
Section 9. PROXIES. A shareholder may cast the votes entitled to be cast by the shares owned
of record by him either in person or by proxy executed in writing by the shareholder or by his duly
authorized attorney in fact. Such proxy shall be filed with the secretary of the Trust before or at
the time of the meeting. No proxy shall be valid after eleven months from the date of its
execution, unless otherwise provided in the proxy.
Section 10. VOTING OF SHARES BY CERTAIN HOLDERS. Shares of the Trust registered in the name
of a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity, if entitled to be voted, may be voted by the
president or a vice president, a general partner or trustee thereof, as the case may be, or a proxy
appointed by any of the foregoing individuals, unless some other person who has been appointed to
vote such shares pursuant to a bylaw or a resolution of the governing board of such corporation or
other entity or agreement of the partners of the partnership presents a certified copy of such
bylaw, resolution or agreement, in which case such person may vote such shares. Any trustee or
other fiduciary may vote shares registered in his name as such fiduciary, either in person or by
proxy.
Shares of the Trust directly or indirectly owned by it shall not be voted at any meeting and
shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares entitled to be voted at
any given time, unless they are held by it in a fiduciary capacity, in which case they may be voted
and shall be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares at any given time.
The Trustees may adopt by resolution a procedure by which a shareholder may certify in writing
to the Trust that any shares registered in the name of the shareholder are held for the account of
a specified person other than the shareholder. The resolution shall set forth the class of
shareholders who may make the certification, the purpose for which the certification may be made,
the form of certification and the information to be contained in it; if the certification is with
respect to a record date or closing of the share transfer books, the time after the record date or
closing of the share transfer books within which the certification must be received by the Trust;
and any other provisions with respect to the procedure which the Trustees consider necessary or
desirable. On receipt of such certification, the person specified in the certification shall be
regarded as, for the purposes set forth in the certification, the shareholder of record of the
specified shares in place of the shareholder who makes the certification.
Section 11. INSPECTORS. At any meeting of shareholders, the chairman of the meeting may
appoint one or more persons as inspectors for such meeting. Such inspectors shall ascertain and
report the number of shares represented at the meeting based upon their determination of the
validity and effect of proxies, count all votes, report the results and perform such other acts as
are proper to conduct the election and voting with impartiality and fairness to all the
shareholders.
Each report of an inspector shall be in writing and signed by him or by a majority of them if
there is more than one inspector acting at such meeting. If there is more than one inspector, the
report of a majority shall be the report of the inspectors. The report of the inspector or
inspectors
on the number of shares represented at the meeting and the results of the voting shall be
PRIMA FACIE evidence thereof.
Section 12. REPORTS TO SHAREHOLDERS.
The Trustees shall submit to the shareholders at or before the annual meeting of shareholders
a report of the business and operations of the Trust during such fiscal year, containing a balance
sheet and a statement of income and surplus of the Trust, accompanied by the certification of an
independent certified public accountant, and such further information as the Trustees may determine
is required pursuant to any law or regulation to which the Trust is subject. Within the earlier of
20 days after the annual meeting of shareholders or 120 days after the end of the fiscal year of
the Trust, the Trustees shall place the annual report on file at the principal office of the Trust
and with any governmental agencies as may be required by law and as the Trustees may deem
appropriate.
Section 13. NOMINATIONS AND PROPOSALS BY SHAREHOLDERS.
(a) ANNUAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS. (1) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of
Trustees and the proposal of business to be considered by the shareholders may be made at an annual
meeting of shareholders (i) pursuant to the Trust’s notice of meeting, (ii) by or at the direction
of the Trustees or (iii) by any shareholder of the Trust who was a shareholder of record both at
the time of giving of notice provided for in this Section 13(a) and at the time of the annual
meeting, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complied with the notice procedures set
forth in this Section 13(a). The foregoing clause (iii) shall be the exclusive means for a
shareholder to make nominations or propose other business to be brought before an annual meeting of
the shareholders (other than matters properly brought under Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act (as
defined below) and included in the Trust’s notice of meeting).
(2) Any shareholder’s notice of a either a nomination or any other business must set
forth: (i) (A) the class, series and number of all shares of stock of the Trust which are
owned by such shareholder and by such Shareholder Associated Person (as defined below), if
any, and the nominee holder for, (B) the class or series and number of shares of the Trust
which are, directly or indirectly, owned beneficially and of record by such shareholder and
such Shareholder Associated Person, (C) any Derivative Instruments directly or indirectly
owned beneficially by such shareholder and any other direct or indirect opportunity to
profit or share in any profit derived from any increase or decrease in the value of shares
of the Trust, (D) any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship pursuant
to which such shareholder has a right to vote any shares of any security of the Trust, (E)
any short interest in any security of the Trust (for purposes of this bylaw a person shall
be deemed to have a short interest in a security if such person directly or indirectly,
through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has the
opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any decrease in the value of the
subject security), (F) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Trust owned beneficially
by such shareholder that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Trust,
(G) any proportionate interest in shares of the Trust or Derivative Instruments held,
directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such shareholder is a
general partner or, directly or indirectly,
beneficially owns an interest in a general partner and (H) any performance-related fees
(other than an asset-based fee) that such shareholder is entitled to based on any increase
or decrease in the value of shares of the Trust or Derivative Instruments, if any, as of the
date of such notice, including without limitation any such interests held by members of such
shareholder’s immediate family sharing the same household (which information shall be
supplemented by such shareholder and beneficial owner, if any, not later than 10 days after
the record date for the meeting to disclose such ownership as of the record date), (ii) as
to the shareholder giving the notice and any Shareholder Associated Person, the name and
address of such shareholder, as they appear on the Trust’s books and records and current
name and address, if different, and of such Shareholder Associated Person; and (iii) to the
extent known by the shareholder giving the notice, the name and address of any other
shareholder supporting the nominee for election or reelection as a Trustee or the proposal
of other business on the date of such shareholder’s notice.
(3) For business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a shareholder
pursuant to clause (iii) of paragraph (a)(1) of this Section 13, such other business must
otherwise be a proper matter of action by the shareholders and the shareholder must (i) have
given Timely Notice thereof in writing to the secretary of the Trust, (ii) give a brief
description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, (iii) give the reasons
for conducting such business at the meeting and (iv) state any material interest in such
business of such shareholder and any Shareholder Associated Person, individually or in the
aggregate, including any anticipated benefit to the shareholder and the Shareholder
Associated Person therefrom.
(4) For nominations to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a shareholder
pursuant to clause (iii) of paragraph (a) (1) of this Section 13, the shareholder must have
given Timely Notice thereof in writing to the secretary of the Trust. Such shareholder’s
notice shall set forth (i) as to each person whom the shareholder proposes to nominate for
election or reelection as a Trustee, (A) the name, age, business address and residence
address of such individual, (B) the class, series and number of any shares of stock in the
Trust that are beneficially owned by such individual, (C) the date such shares were acquired
and the investment intent of such acquisition and (D) all other information relating to such
person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of Trustees
in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or is otherwise
required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A (or any successor provision) under the
Exchange Act (including such individual’s written consent to being named in the proxy
statement as a nominee and to serving as a Trustee if elected), (ii) a description of all
direct and indirect compensation and other material monetary agreements, arrangements and
understandings during the past three years, and any other material relationships, between or
among such shareholder and the Shareholder Associated Person, if any, on the one hand, and
each proposed nominee, and his or her respective affiliates and associates, or others acting
in concert therewith, on the other hand, including, without limitation all information that
would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 404 promulgated under Regulation S-K if
the shareholder making the nomination and any Shareholder Associated Person on whose behalf
the nomination is made, if any, were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and the
nominee were a Trustee or executive officer of such registrant; and (iii) with respect to
each shareholder
proposed nominee for election to the Board of Trustees, include a completed and signed
questionnaire, representation and agreement required by Section 13(a)(5) of this bylaw. The
Trust may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as may reasonably
be required by the Trust to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as
an independent Trustee or that could be material to a reasonable shareholder’s understanding
of the independence, or lack thereof, of such nominee.
(5) To be eligible to be a shareholder proposed nominee for election as a Trustee, a
person must deliver Timely Notice to the secretary at the principal executive offices of the
Trust a written questionnaire with respect to the background and qualification of such
person and the background of any other person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is
being made (which questionnaire shall be provided by the secretary upon written request) and
a written representation and agreement (in the form provided by the secretary upon written
request) that such person (A) is not and will not become a party to (1) any Voting
Commitment (as defined below) that has not been disclosed to the Trust or (2) any Voting
Commitment that could limit or interfere with such person’s ability to comply, if elected as
a Trustee of the Trust, with such person’s fiduciary duties under applicable law, (B) is not
and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person
or entity other than the Trust with respect to any direct or indirect compensation,
reimbursement or indemnification in connection with service or action as a trustee that has
not been disclosed therein, and (D) in such person’s individual capacity, if elected as a
Trustee of the Trust, would be in compliance and will comply with all applicable publicly
disclosed corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality and stock ownership
and trading policies and guidelines of the Trust.
(b) SPECIAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS. Only such business shall be conducted at a special
meeting of shareholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Trust’s
notice of meeting. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Trustees may be made at a
special meeting of shareholders at which Trustees are to be elected (i) pursuant to the Trust’s
notice of meeting (ii) by or at the direction of the Board of Trustees or (iii) provided that the
Board of Trustees has determined that Trustees shall be elected at such special meeting, by any
shareholder of the Trust who was a shareholder of record both at the time of giving of notice
provided for in this Section 13(b) and at the time of the special meeting, who is entitled to vote
at the meeting and who complied with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 13(b). In the
event the Trust calls a special meeting of shareholders for the purpose of electing one or more
Trustees to the Board of Trustees, any such shareholder may nominate a person or persons (as the
case may be) for election to such position as specified in the Trust’s notice of meeting, if the
shareholder’s notice containing the information required by paragraph (a) (2) of this Section 13
shall be delivered to the secretary at the principal executive offices of the Trust not earlier
than the close of business on the 90th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the
close of business on the later of the 60th day prior to such special meeting or the tenth day
following the day on which Public Announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting
and of the nominees proposed by the Trustees to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall the
Public Announcement of a postponement or adjournment of a special meeting to a later date or time
commence a new time period for the giving of a shareholder’s notice as described above.
(c) GENERAL. (1) Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set
forth in this Section 13 shall be eligible to serve as Trustees and only such business shall be
conducted at a meeting of shareholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance
with the procedures set forth in this Section 13. The chairman of the meeting shall have the power
and duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the
meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in
this Section 13 and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with this Section
13, to declare that such nomination or proposal shall be disregarded.
(2) For purposes of this Section 13,
“Derivative Instrument” shall mean any option, warrant, convertible security, share
appreciation right, or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or a
settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class or series of shares of the
trust or with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of
shares of the trust, whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to settlement
in the underlying class or series of capital shares of the trust or otherwise.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Public Announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones
News Service, Associated Press or comparable news service or in a document publicly filed by
the Trust with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act.
“Shareholder Associated Person” of any shareholder shall mean (i) any person controlling,
directly or indirectly, or acting in concert with, such shareholder, (ii) any beneficial
owner of shares of the Trust owned of record or beneficially by such shareholder and (iii)
any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Shareholder
Associated Person.
“Timely Notice” to be timely, a shareholder’s notice shall set forth all information
required under this Section 13 and shall be delivered to the secretary at the principal
executive offices of the Trust not later than the close of business on the 60th day nor
earlier than the close of business on the 90th day prior to the first anniversary of the
preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the
annual meeting is advanced by more than 30 days or delayed by more than 60 days from such
anniversary date or if the Trust has not previously held an annual meeting, notice by the
shareholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the
90th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later
of the 60th day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth day following the day on which
Public Announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Trust. In no event
shall the Public Announcement of a postponement or adjournment of an annual meeting to a
later date or time commence a new time period for the giving of a shareholder’s notice as
described above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that
the number of Trustees to be elected to the board of Trustees is increased and there is no
Public Announcement by the Trust naming all of the nominees for Trustee or specifying the
size of the increased board of Trustees at least 70 days prior to the first anniversary of
the preceding year’s annual meeting, a shareholder’s notice required by this section 13(a)
shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions
created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the secretary at the principal
executive offices of the Trust not later than the close of business on the tenth day
following the day on which such Public Announcement is first made by the Trust.
“Voting Commitment” shall mean any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and any
commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such person, if elected as a
Trustee of the Trust, will act or vote on any issue or question.
(3) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 13, a shareholder shall
also comply with all applicable requirements of state law and of the Exchange Act with
respect to the matters set forth in this Section 13. Nothing in this Section 13 shall be
deemed to affect any rights of shareholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Trust’s
proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.
Section 14. INFORMAL ACTION BY SHAREHOLDERS. Any action required or permitted to be taken at
a meeting of shareholders may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth
such action, is signed by shareholders entitled to cast a sufficient number of votes to approve the
matter, as required by statute, the Declaration of Trust of the Trust or these Bylaws, and such
consent is filed with the minutes of proceedings of the shareholders.
Section 15. VOTING BY BALLOT. Voting on any question or in any election may be VIVA VOCE
unless the presiding officer shall order or any shareholder shall demand that voting be by ballot.
ARTICLE III
TRUSTEES
Section 1. GENERAL POWERS; QUALIFICATIONS; TRUSTEES HOLDING OVER. The business and affairs of
the Trust shall be managed under the direction of its Board of Trustees. A Trustee shall be an
individual at least 21 years of age whois not under legal disability. In case of failure to elect
Trustees at an annual meeting of the shareholders, the Trustees holding over shall continue to
direct the management of the business and affairs of the Trust until their successors are elected
and qualify.
Section 2. NUMBER. At any regular meeting or at any special meeting called for that purpose,
a majority of the entire Board of Trustees may establish, increase or decrease the number of
Trustees.
Section 3. ANNUAL AND REGULAR MEETINGS. An annual meeting of the Trustees shall be held
immediately after and at the same place as the annual meeting of shareholders, no notice other than
this Bylaw being necessary. The Trustees may provide, by
resolution, the time and place, either within or without the State of Maryland, for the
holding of regular meetings of the Trustees without other notice than such resolution.
Section 4. SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the Trustees may be called by or at the
request of the chairman of the board or the president or by a majority of the Trustees then in
office. The person or persons authorized to call special meetings of the Trustees may fix any
place, either within or without the State of Maryland, as the place for holding any special meeting
of the Trustees called by them.
Section 5. NOTICE. Notice of any special meeting shall be given by written notice delivered
personally, telegraphed, facsimile-transmitted or mailed to each Trustee at his business or
residence address. Personally delivered or telegraphed notices shall be given at least two days
prior to the meeting. Notice by mail shall be given at least five days prior to the meeting.
Telephone or facsimile-transmission notice shall be given at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.
If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail
properly addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. If given by telegram, such notice shall be deemed
to be given when the telegram is delivered to the telegraph company. Telephone notice shall be
deemed given when the Trustee is personally given such notice in a telephone call to which he is a
party. Facsimile-transmission notice shall be deemed given upon completion of the transmission of
the message to the number given to the Trust by the Trustee and receipt of a completed answer-back
indicating receipt. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any annual,
regular or special meeting of the Trustees need be stated in the notice, unless specifically
required by statute or these Bylaws.
Section 6. QUORUM. A majority of the entire Board of Trustees shall constitute a quorum for
transaction of business at any meeting of the Trustees, provided that, if less than a majority of
such Trustees are present at said meeting, a majority of the Trustees present may adjourn the
meeting from time to time without further notice, and provided further that if, pursuant to the
Declaration of Trust or these Bylaws, the vote of a majority of a particular group of Trustees is
required for action, a quorum must also include a majority of such group.
The Trustees present at a meeting which has been duly called and convened may continue to
transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough Trustees to leave
less than a quorum.
Section 7. VOTING. The action of the majority of the Trustees present at a meeting at which a
quorum is present shall be the action of the Trustees, unless the concurrence of a greater
proportion is required for such action by applicable statute.
Section 8. TELEPHONE MEETINGS. Trustees may participate in a meeting by means of a conference
telephone or similar communications equipment if all persons participating in the meeting can hear
each other at the same time. Participation in a meeting by these means shall constitute presence in
person at the meeting.
Section 9. INFORMAL ACTION BY TRUSTEES. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any
meeting of the Trustees may be taken without a meeting, if a consent in
writing to such action is signed by each Trustee and such written consent is filed with the
minutes of proceedings of the Trustees.
Section 10. VACANCIES. If for any reason any or all the Trustees cease to be Trustees, such
event shall not terminate the Trust or affect these Bylaws or the powers of the remaining Trustees
hereunder (even if fewer than three Trustees remain). Any vacancy (including a vacancy created by
an increase in the number of Trustees) shall be filled, at any regular meeting or at any special
meeting called for that purpose, by a majority of the Trustees. Any individual so elected as
Trustee shall hold office for the unexpired term of the Trustee he is replacing.
Section 11. COMPENSATION; FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
(a) COMPENSATION. Trustees shall not receive any stated salary for their services as Trustees
but, by resolution of the Trustees, may receive compensation per year and/or per meeting and/or per
visit to real property owned or to be acquired by the Trust and for any service or activity they
performed or engaged in as Trustees. Trustees may be reimbursed for expenses of attendance, if any,
at each annual, regular or special meeting of the Trustees or of any committee thereof; and for
their expenses, if any, in connection with each property visit and any other service or activity
performed or engaged in as Trustees; but nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude
any Trustees from serving the Trust in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.
(b) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO TRUSTEES. The Trust may lend money to, guarantee an obligation of
or otherwise assist a Trustee or a trustee of its direct or indirect subsidiary. The loan,
guarantee or other assistance may be with or without interest, unsecured, or secured in any manner
that the Board of Trustees approves, including a pledge of Shares.
Section 12. REMOVAL OF TRUSTEES. The shareholders may, at any time, remove any Trustee in the
manner provided in the Declaration of Trust.
Section 13. LOSS OF DEPOSITS. No Trustee shall be liable for any loss which may occur by
reason of the failure of the bank, trust company, savings and loan association, or other
institution with whom moneys or shares have been deposited.
Section 14. SURETY BONDS. Unless required by law, no Trustee shall be obligated to give any
bond or surety or other security for the performance of any of his duties.
Section 15. RELIANCE. Each Trustee, officer, employee and agent of the Trust shall, in the
performance of his duties with respect to the Trust, be fully justified and protected with regard
to any act or failure to act in reliance in good faith upon the books of account or other records
of the Trust, upon an opinion of counsel or upon reports made to the Trust by any of its officers
or employees or by the adviser, accountants, appraisers or other experts or consultants selected by
the Trustees or officers of the Trust, regardless of whether such counsel or expert may also be a
Trustee.
Section 16. INTERESTED TRUSTEE TRANSACTIONS. Section 2-419 of the Maryland General
Corporation Law (the “MGCL”) shall be available for and apply to any contract or other transaction
between the Trust and any of its Trustees or between the Trust and any other trust, corporation,
firm or other entity in which any of its Trustees is a trustee or director or has a material
financial interest.
Section 17. CERTAIN RIGHTS OF TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS. The Trustees shall
have no responsibility to devote their full time to the affairs of the Trust. Any Trustee or
officer, employee or agent of the Trust (other than a full-time officer, employee or agent of the
Trust), in his personal capacity or in a capacity as an affiliate, employee, or agent of any
other person, or otherwise, may have business interests and engage in business activities similar
or in addition to those of or relating to the Trust.
ARTICLE IV
COMMITTEES
Section 1. NUMBER, TENURE AND QUALIFICATIONS. The Trustees may appoint from among its members
an Executive Committee, an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and other committees, composed
of one or more Trustees, to serve at the pleasure of the Trustees.
Section 2. POWERS. The Trustees may delegate to committees appointed under Section 1 of this
Article any of the powers of the Trustees, except as prohibited by law.
Section 3. MEETINGS. In the absence of any member of any such committee, the members thereof
present at any meeting, whether or not they constitute a quorum, may appoint another Trustee to act
in the place of such absent member. Notice of committee meetings shall be given in the same manner
as notice for special meetings of the Board of Trustees.
One-third, but not less than one, of the members of any committee shall be present in person
at any meeting of such committee in order to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at
such meeting, and the act of a majority present shall be the act of such committee. The Board of
Trustees may designate a chairman of any committee, and such chairman or any member of any
committee may fix the time and place of its meetings unless the Board shall otherwise provide. In
the absence or disqualification of any member of any such committee, the members thereof present at
any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not they constitute a quorum, may
unanimously appoint another Trustee to act at the meeting in the place of such absent or
disqualified members.
Each committee shall keep minutes of its proceedings and shall report the same to the Board of
Trustees at the next succeeding meeting, and any action by the committee shall be subject to
revision and alteration by the Board of Trustees, provided that no rights of third persons shall be
affected by any such revision or alteration.
Section 4. TELEPHONE MEETINGS. Members of a committee of the Trustees may participate in a
meeting by means of a conference telephone or similar communications
equipment if all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time.
Participation in a meeting by these means shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
Section 5. INFORMAL ACTION BY COMMITTEES. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any
meeting of a committee of the Trustees may be taken without a meeting, if a consent in writing to
such action is signed by each member of the committee and such written consent is filed with the
minutes of proceedings of such committee.
Section 6. VACANCIES. Subject to the provisions hereof, the Board of Trustees shall have the
power at any time to change the membership of any committee, to fill all vacancies, to designate
alternate members to replace any absent or disqualified member or to dissolve any such committee.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS. The officers of the Trust shall include a president, a
secretary and a treasurer and may include a chairman of the board, a vice chairman of the board, a
chief executive officer, a chief operating officer, a chief financial officer, one or more vice
presidents, one or more assistant secretaries and one or more assistant treasurers. In addition,
the Trustees may from time to time appoint such other officers with such powers and duties as they
shall deem necessary or desirable. The officers of the Trust shall be elected annually by the
Trustees at the first meeting of the Trustees held after each annual meeting of shareholders. If
the election of officers shall not be held at such meeting, such election shall be held as soon
thereafter as may be convenient. Each officer shall hold office until his successor is elected and
qualifies or until his death, resignation or removal in the manner hereinafter provided. Any two or
more offices except president and vice president may be held by the same person. In their
discretion, the Trustees may leave unfilled any office except that of president and secretary.
Election of an officer or agent shall not of itself create contract rights between the Trust and
such officer or agent.
Section 2. REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION. Any officer or agent of the Trust may be removed by the
Trustees if in their judgment the best interests of the Trust would be served thereby, but such
removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed. Any
officer of the Trust may resign at any time by giving written notice of his resignation to the
Trustees, the chairman of the board, the president or the secretary. Any resignation shall take
effect at any time subsequent to the time specified therein or, if the time when it shall become
effective is not specified therein, immediately upon its receipt. The acceptance of a resignation
shall not be necessary to make it effective unless otherwise stated in the resignation. Such
resignation shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the Trust.
Section 3. VACANCIES. A vacancy in any office may be filled by the Trustees for the balance
of the term.
Section 4. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. The Trustees may designate a chief executive officer from
among the elected officers. The chief executive officer shall have responsibility for
implementation of the policies of the Trust, as determined by the Trustees, and for the
administration of the business affairs of the Trust. In the absence of both the chairman and vice
chairman of the board, the chief executive officer shall preside over the meetings of the Trustees
and of the shareholders at which he shall be present.
Section 5. CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER. The Trustees may designate a chief operating officer from
among the elected officers. Said officer will have the responsibilities and duties as set forth by
the Trustees or the chief executive officer.
Section 6. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. The Trustees may designate a chief financial officer from
among the elected officers. Said officer will have the responsibilities and duties as set forth by
the Trustees or the chief executive officer.
Section 7. CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. The chairman of the board shall preside
over the meetings of the Trustees and of the shareholders at which he shall be present and shall in
general oversee all of the business and affairs of the Trust. In the absence of the chairman of the
board, the vice chairman of the board shall preside at such meetings at which he shall be present.
The chairman and the vice chairman of the board may execute any deed, mortgage, bond, contract or
other instrument, except in cases where the execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the
Trustees or by these Bylaws to some other officer or agent of the Trust or shall be required by law
to be otherwise executed. The chairman of the board and the vice chairman of the board shall
perform such other duties as may be assigned to him or them by the Trustees.
Section 8. PRESIDENT. In the absence of the chairman, the vice chairman of the board and the
chief executive officer, the president shall preside over the meetings of the Trustees and of the
shareholders at which he shall be present. In the absence of a designation of a chief executive
officer by the Trustees, the president shall be the chief executive officer and shall be ex officio
a member of all committees that may, from time to time, be constituted by the Trustees. The
president may execute any deed, mortgage, bond, contract or other instrument, except in cases where
the execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Trustees or by these Bylaws to some other
officer or agent of the Trust or shall be required by law to be otherwise executed; and in general
shall perform all duties incident to the office of president and such other duties as may be
prescribed by the Trustees from time to time.
Section 9. VICE PRESIDENTS. In the absence of the president or in the event of a vacancy in
such office, the vice president (or in the event there be more than one vice president, the vice
presidents in the order designated at the time of their election or, in the absence of any
designation, then in the order of their election) shall perform the duties of the president and
when so acting shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the
president; and shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the
president or by the Trustees. The Trustees may designate one or more vice presidents as executive
vice president or as vice president for particular areas of responsibility.
Section 10. SECRETARY. The secretary shall (a) keep the minutes of the proceedings of the
shareholders, the Trustees and committees of the Trustees in one or more books provided for that
purpose; (b) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws
or as required by law; (c) be custodian of the trust records and of the seal of the Trust; (d) keep
a register of the post office address of each shareholder which shall be furnished to the secretary
by such shareholder; (e) have general charge of the share transfer books of the Trust; and (f) in
general perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the chief
executive officer, the president or by the Trustees.
Section 11. TREASURER. The treasurer shall have the custody of the funds and securities of
the Trust and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books
belonging to the Trust and shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to
the credit of the Trust in such depositories as may be designated by the Trustees.
The treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Trust as may be ordered by the Trustees, taking
proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the president and Trustees, at the
regular meetings of the Trustees or whenever they may require it, an account of all his
transactions as treasurer and of the financial condition of the Trust.
If required by the Trustees, the treasurer shall give the Trust a bond in such sum and with
such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Trustees for the faithful performance of
the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Trust, in case of his death, resignation,
retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, moneys and other property of
whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the Trust.
Section 12. ASSISTANT SECRETARIES AND ASSISTANT TREASURERS. The assistant secretaries and
assistant treasurers, in general, shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the
secretary or treasurer, respectively, or by the president or the Trustees. The assistant treasurers
shall, if required by the Trustees, give bonds for the faithful performance of their duties in such
sums and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Trustees.
Section 13. SALARIES. The salaries and other compensation of the officers shall be fixed from
time to time by the Trustees and no officer shall be prevented from receiving such salary or other
compensation by reason of the fact that he is also a Trustee.
ARTICLE VI
CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS
Section 1. CONTRACTS. The Trustees may authorize any officer or agent to enter into any
contract or to execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Trust and
such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Any agreement, deed, mortgage,
lease or other document executed by one or more of the Trustees or by an authorized person shall be
valid and binding upon the Trustees and upon the Trust when authorized or ratified by action of the
Trustees.
Section 2. CHECKS AND DRAFTS. All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money,
notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the Trust shall be signed by such
officer or agent of the Trust in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by the
Trustees.
Section 3. DEPOSITS. All funds of the Trust not otherwise employed shall be deposited from
time to time to the credit of the Trust in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the
Trustees may designate.
ARTICLE VII
SHARES
Section 1. CERTIFICATES. Each shareholder shall be entitled to a certificate or certificates
which shall represent and certify the number of shares of each class of beneficial interests held
by him in the Trust. Each certificate shall be signed by the chairman, the president or a vice
president and countersigned by the secretary or an assistant secretary or the treasurer or an
assistant treasurer and may be sealed with the seal, if any, of the Trust.
The signatures may be either manual or facsimile. Certificates shall be consecutively
numbered; and if the Trust shall, from time to time, issue several classes of shares, each class
may have its own number series. A certificate is valid and may be issued whether or not an officer
who signed it is still an officer when it is issued. Each certificate representing shares which are
restricted as to their transferability or voting powers, which are preferred or limited as to their
dividends or as to their allocable portion of the assets upon liquidation or which are redeemable
at the option of the Trust, shall have a statement of such restriction, limitation, preference or
redemption provision, or a summary thereof, plainly stated on the certificate. In lieu of such
statement or summary, the Trust may set forth upon the face or back of the certificate a statement
that the Trust will furnish to any shareholder, upon request and without charge, a full statement
of such information.
Section 2. TRANSFERS. Certificates shall be treated as negotiable and title thereto and to
the shares they represent shall be transferred by delivery thereof to the same extent as those of a
Maryland stock corporation. Upon surrender to the Trust or the transfer agent of the Trust of a
share certificate duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment or
authority to transfer, the Trust shall issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto,
cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books.
The Trust shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of any share or shares as the holder
in fact thereof and, accordingly, 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 Maryland.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, transfers of shares of beneficial interest of the Trust will be
subject in all respects to the Declaration of Trust and all of the terms and conditions contained
therein.
Section 3. REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE. Any officer designated by the Trustees may direct a new
certificate to be issued in place of any certificate previously issued by the Trust alleged to have
been lost, stolen or destroyed upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming
the certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing the issuance of a new
certificate, an officer designated by the Trustees may, in his discretion and as a condition
precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate
or the owner’s legal representative to advertise the same in such manner as he shall require and/or
to give bond, with sufficient surety, to the Trust to indemnify it against any loss or claim which
may arise as a result of the issuance of a new certificate.
Section 4. CLOSING OF TRANSFER BOOKS OR FIXING OF RECORD DATE. The Trustees may set, in
advance, a record date for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote
at any meeting of shareholders or determining shareholders entitled to receive payment of any
dividend or the allotment of any other rights, or in order to make a determination of shareholders
for any other proper purpose. Such date, in any case, shall not be prior to the close of business
on the day the record date is fixed and shall be not more than 90 days and, in the case of a
meeting of shareholders not less than ten days, before the date on which the meeting or particular
action requiring such determination of shareholders of record is to be held or taken.
In lieu of fixing a record date, the Trustees may provide that the share transfer books shall
be closed for a stated period but not longer than 20 days. If the share transfer books are closed
for the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of
shareholders, such books shall be closed for at least ten days before the date of such meeting.
If no record date is fixed and the share transfer books are not closed for the determination
of shareholders, (a) the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of or
to vote at a meeting of shareholders shall be at the close of business on the day on which the
notice of meeting is mailed or the 30th day before the meeting, whichever is the closer date to the
meeting; and (b) the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive payment
of a dividend or an allotment of any other rights shall be the close of business on the day on
which the resolution of the Trustees, declaring the dividend or allotment of rights, is adopted.
When a determination of shareholders entitled to vote at any meeting of shareholders has been
made as provided in this section, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof, except
when (i) the determination has been made through the closing of the transfer books and the stated
period of closing has expired or (ii) the meeting is adjourned to a date more than 120 days after
the record date fixed for the original meeting, in either of which case a new record date shall be
determined as set forth herein.
Section 5. STOCK LEDGER. The Trust shall maintain at its principal office or at the office of
its counsel, accountants or transfer agent, an original or duplicate share ledger containing the
name and address of each shareholder and the number of shares of each class held by such
shareholder.
Section 6. FRACTIONAL SHARES; ISSUANCE OF UNITS. The Trustees may issue fractional shares or
provide for the issuance of scrip, all on such terms and under such conditions as they may
determine. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Declaration of Trust or these Bylaws, the
Trustees may issue units consisting of different securities of the Trust. Any security issued in a
unit shall have the same characteristics as any identical securities issued by the Trust, except
that the Trustees may provide that for a specified period securities of the Trust issued in such
unit may be transferred on the books of the Trust only in such unit.
ARTICLE VIII
ACCOUNTING YEAR
The Trustees shall have the power, from time to time, to fix the fiscal year of the Trust by a
duly adopted resolution.
ARTICLE IX
DISTRIBUTIONS
Section 1. AUTHORIZATION. Dividends and other distributions upon the shares of beneficial
interest of the Trust may be authorized and declared by the Trustees, subject to the provisions of
law and the Declaration of Trust. Dividends and other distributions may be paid in cash, property
or shares of the Trust, subject to the provisions of law and the Declaration of Trust.
Section 2. CONTINGENCIES. Before payment of any dividends or other distributions, there may
be set aside out of any funds of the Trust available for dividends or other distributions such sum
or sums as the Trustees may from time to time, in their absolute discretion, think proper as a
reserve fund for contingencies, for equalizing dividends or other distributions, for repairing or
maintaining any property of the Trust or for such other purpose as the Trustees shall determine to
be in the best interest of the Trust, and the Trustees may modify or abolish any such reserve in
the manner in which it was created.
ARTICLE X
INVESTMENT POLICY
Subject to the provisions of the Declaration of Trust, the Board of Trustees may from time to
time adopt, amend, revise or terminate any policy or policies with respect to investments by the
Trust as it shall deem appropriate in its sole discretion.
ARTICLE XI
SEAL
Section 1. SEAL. The Trustees may authorize the adoption of a seal by the Trust. The seal
shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Trust and the year of its formation. The Trustees may
authorize one or more duplicate seals and provide for the custody thereof.
Section 2. AFFIXING SEAL. Whenever the Trust is permitted or required to affix its seal to a
document, it shall be sufficient to meet the requirements of any law, rule or regulation relating
to a seal to place the word "(SEAL)” adjacent to the signature of the person authorized to execute
the document on behalf of the Trust.
ARTICLE XII
INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCE OF EXPENSES
To the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time, the Trust shall
indemnify (a) any Trustee or officer or any former Trustee or officer (including among the
foregoing, for all purposes of this Article XII and without limitation, any individual who, while a
Trustee or officer and at the express request of the Trust, serves or has served another real
estate investment trust, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or
any other enterprise as a director, officer, partner or trustee of such real estate investment
trust, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise)
who has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of a proceeding to which he was
made a party by reason of service in such capacity, against reasonable expenses incurred by him in
connection with the proceeding and (b) any Trustee or officer or any former Trustee or officer
against any claim or liability to which he may become subject by reason of such status unless it is
established that (i) his act or omission was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding
and was committed in bad faith or was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (ii) he
actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (iii) in the case
of a criminal proceeding, he had reasonable cause to believe that his act or omission was unlawful.
In addition, the Trust shall, without requiring a preliminary determination of the ultimate
entitlement to indemnification, pay or reimburse, in advance of final disposition of a proceeding,
reasonable expenses incurred by a Trustee or officer or former Trustee or officer made a party to a
proceeding by reason of such status, provided that the Trust shall have received (i) a written
affirmation by the Trustee or officer of his good faith belief that he has met the applicable
standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the Trust as authorized by these Bylaws and
(ii) a written undertaking by or on his behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by the Trust
if it shall ultimately be determined that the applicable standard of conduct was not met. The Trust
may, with the approval of its Trustees, provide such indemnification or payment or reimbursement of
expenses to any Trustee or officer or any former Trustee or officer who served a predecessor of the
Trust and to any employee or agent of the Trust or a predecessor of the Trust. Neither the
amendment nor repeal of this Article, nor the adoption or amendment of any other provision of the
Declaration of Trust or these Bylaws inconsistent with this Article, shall apply to or affect in
any respect the applicability of this Article with respect to any act or failure to act which
occurred prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption.
Any indemnification or payment or reimbursement of the expenses permitted by these Bylaws
shall be furnished in accordance with the procedures provided for indemnification or payment or
reimbursement of expenses, as the case may be, under Section 2-418 of the MGCL for directors of
Maryland corporations. The Trust may provide to Trustees or officers such other and further
indemnification or payment or reimbursement of expenses, as the case may be, to the fullest extent
permitted by the MGCL, as in effect from time to time, for directors of Maryland corporations.
ARTICLE XIII
WAIVER OF NOTICE
Whenever any notice is required to be given pursuant to the Declaration of Trust or Bylaws or
pursuant to applicable law, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled
to such notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to the
giving of such notice. Neither the business to be transacted at nor the purpose of any meeting need
be set forth in the waiver of notice, unless specifically required by statute. The attendance of
any person at any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where such
person attends a 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.
ARTICLE XIV
AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS
The Trustees shall have the exclusive power to alter, amend or repeal any provision of these
Bylaws and to make new Bylaws.
ARTICLE XV
MISCELLANEOUS
All references to the Declaration of Trust shall include any amendments thereto.