DRS/A

As confidentially submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 10, 2017.

This draft registration statement has not been publicly filed with the

Securities and Exchange Commission and all information herein remains strictly confidential.

Registration No. 333-

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

Stitch Fix, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   5961   27-5026540

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

1 Montgomery Street, Suite 1500

San Francisco, California 94104

(415) 882-7765

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including

area code, of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

Katrina Lake

Chief Executive Officer

Stitch Fix, Inc.

1 Montgomery Street, Suite 1500

San Francisco, California 94104

(415) 882-7765

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including

area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copies to:

 

Jodie Bourdet

David Peinsipp

Siana Lowrey

Cooley LLP

101 California Street, 5th Floor

San Francisco, California 94111

(415) 693-2000

 

Scott Darling

Casey O’Connor

Stitch Fix, Inc.

1 Montgomery Street, Suite 1500

San Francisco, California 94104

(415) 882-7765

 

Katharine Martin

Rezwan Pavri

Catherine Doxsee

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.

650 Page Mill Road

Palo Alto, California 94304

(650) 493-9300

 

 


Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:

As soon as practicable after this registration statement becomes effective.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box.  ☐

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer      Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer   ☒  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company  
Emerging growth company       

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☒

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of each Class of

Securities to be Registered

 

Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering

Price(1)(2)

 

Amount of

Registration Fee

Class A common stock, par value $0.00002 per share

  $                             $                      

 

 

(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(o) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(2) Includes the aggregate offering price of additional shares that the underwriters have the option to purchase, if any.

 

 

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant will file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement will thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the Registration Statement will become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 


EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment to the Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the Draft Registration Statement) of Stitch Fix, Inc. is being confidentially submitted solely for the purpose of filing Exhibits 3.2, 3.4, 10.14 and 21.1 as indicated in Item 16 of Part II of the Draft Registration Statement. This Amendment does not modify any provision of the prospectus that forms a part of the Draft Registration Statement. Accordingly, a preliminary prospectus has been omitted.


PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Unless otherwise indicated, all references to “Stitch Fix,” the “company,” “we,” “our,” “us” or similar terms refer to Stitch Fix, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

The following table sets forth all expenses to be paid by us, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, in connection with this offering. All amounts shown are estimates except for the SEC registration fee, the FINRA filing fee and the exchange listing fee.

 

SEC registration fee

   $  *    

FINRA filing fee

       *    

Exchange listing fee

       *    

Printing and engraving expenses

       *    

Legal fees and expenses

       *    

Accounting fees and expenses

       *    

Custodian transfer agent and registrar fees

       *    

Miscellaneous

       *    
  

 

 

 

Total

   $  *    
  

 

 

 
  

 

* To be filed by amendment.

Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes a court to award, or a corporation’s board of directors to grant, indemnity to directors and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit such indemnification under certain circumstances for liabilities, including reimbursement for expenses incurred, arising under the Securities Act. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation that will be in effect on the completion of this offering permits indemnification of our directors, officers, employees and other agents to the maximum extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, and our amended and restated bylaws that will be in effect on the completion of this offering provide that we will indemnify our directors and officers and permit us to indemnify our employees and other agents, in each case to the maximum extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law.

We have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and officers, whereby we have agreed to indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by law, including indemnification against expenses and liabilities incurred in legal proceedings to which the director or officer was, or is threatened to be made, a party by reason of the fact that such director or officer is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of Stitch Fix, Inc., provided that such director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner that the director or officer reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interest of Stitch Fix, Inc. At present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving a director or officer of Stitch Fix, Inc. regarding which indemnification is sought, nor is the registrant aware of any threatened litigation that may result in claims for indemnification.

We maintain insurance policies that indemnify our directors and officers against various liabilities arising under the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that might be incurred by any director or officer in his capacity as such.

 

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The underwriters are obligated, under certain circumstances, under the underwriting agreement to be filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto, to indemnify us and our officers and directors against liabilities under the Securities Act.

Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.

The following sets forth information regarding all unregistered securities sold since October 1, 2014 through October 9, 2017 (after giving effect to a 1-for-5 stock split effected in December 2014):

 

(1) From October 1, 2014 through October 9, 2017, we granted to our directors, employees, consultants and other service providers options to purchase 13,999,572 shares of our Class B common stock with per share exercise prices ranging from $0.904 to $23.43 under our 2011 Plan.

 

(2) From October 1, 2014 through October 9, 2017, we issued to our directors, employees, consultants and other service providers an aggregate of 5,653,076 shares of our Class B common stock at per share purchase prices ranging from $0.044 to $16.98 pursuant to exercises of options granted under our 2011 Plan.

None of the foregoing transactions involved any underwriters, underwriting discounts or commissions, or any public offering. Unless otherwise specified above, we believe these transactions were exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act (and Regulation D or Regulation S promulgated thereunder) or Rule 701 promulgated under Section 3(b) of the Securities Act as transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering or under benefit plans and contracts relating to compensation as provided under Rule 701. The recipients of the securities in each of these transactions represented their intentions to acquire the securities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof, and appropriate legends were placed on the share certificates issued in these transactions. All recipients had adequate access, through their relationships with us, to information about us. The sales of these securities were made without any general solicitation or advertising.

Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

(a) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement.

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

   1.1*    Form of Underwriting Agreement.
   3.1†    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Stitch Fix, Inc., as amended, as currently in effect.
   3.2    Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Stitch Fix, Inc., to be in effect on the completion of the offering.
   3.3†    Amended and Restated Bylaws of Stitch Fix, Inc., as currently in effect.
   3.4    Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of Stitch Fix, Inc., to be in effect on the completion of the offering.
   4.1*    Form of Class A Common Stock Certificate.
   5.1*    Opinion of Cooley LLP.
 10.1†    Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement, dated April 10, 2014.
 10.2+†    Stitch Fix, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

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Exhibit
Number

  

Description

 10.3+†    Forms of grant notice, stock option agreement, notice of exercise and early exercise stock purchase agreement under the Stitch Fix, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan.
 10.4+*    Stitch Fix, Inc. 2017 Incentive Plan, effective as of                 , 2017.
 10.5+*    Forms of grant notice, stock option agreement and notice of exercise under the Stitch Fix, Inc. 2017 Incentive Plan, effective as of                 , 2017.
 10.6+*    Forms of restricted stock unit grant notice and award agreement under the Stitch Fix, Inc. 2017 Incentive Plan, effective as of                 , 2017.
 10.7+†    Form of Indemnity Agreement entered into by and between Stitch Fix, Inc. and each director and executive officer.
 10.8+†    Offer Letter, by and between Stitch Fix, Inc. and Katrina Lake, dated September 5, 2017.
 10.9+†    Amended and Restated Offer Letter, by and between Stitch Fix, Inc. and Paul Yee, dated September 5, 2017.
 10.10+†    Offer Letter, by and between Stitch Fix, Inc. and Julie Bornstein, dated February 27, 2015.
 10.11+†    Amended and Restated Offer Letter, by and between Stitch Fix, Inc. and Scott Darling, dated September 5, 2017.
 10.12†    Office Lease, by and between Stitch Fix, Inc. and Post-Montgomery Associates, dated as of November 10, 2015, as amended.
 10.13+†    Confidential Separation Agreement and General Release of all Claims, by and between Stitch Fix, Inc. and Julie Bornstein, dated as of July 21, 2017.
 10.14#    Logistics Services Agreement, by and between Stitch Fix, Inc. and Ozburn-Hessey Logistics, LLC, dated as of April 24, 2014.
 10.15+*    Stitch Fix, Inc. Independent Director Compensation Policy, effective as of                 , 2017.
 21.1    List of Subsidiaries of Stitch Fix, Inc.
 23.1*    Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
 23.2*    Consent of Cooley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
 24.1*    Power of Attorney (included on page II-5).

 

* To be filed by amendment.
+ Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.
# Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. These portions have been omitted from the registration statement and submitted separately to the SEC.
Previously submitted.

(b) Financial Statement Schedules.

All financial statement schedules are omitted because the information required to be set forth therein is not applicable or is shown in the consolidated financial statements or the notes thereto.

Item 17. Undertakings.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriters at the closing specified in the underwriting agreement certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriters to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

 

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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant under the foregoing provisions or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance on Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant under Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act will be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus will be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time will be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Francisco, State of California, on                   , 2017.

 

STITCH FIX, INC.
By:    
Name:   Katrina Lake
Title:   Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Katrina Lake, Paul Yee and Scott Darling, and each one of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in their name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to sign any registration statement for the same offering covered by this registration statement that is to be effective on filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all post-effective amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

     

Katrina Lake

  

Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)

                      , 2017

     

Paul Yee

  

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

                      , 2017

     

Steven Anderson

  

Director

                      , 2017

     

J. William Gurley

  

Director

                      , 2017

     

Marka Hansen

  

Director

                      , 2017

     

Sharon McCollam

  

Director

                      , 2017

 

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EX-3.2

Exhibit 3.2

AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

STITCH FIX, INC.

Katrina Lake hereby certifies that:

ONE: The original name of this corporation is Rack Habit Inc. and date of filing the original certificate of incorporation of this corporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware was February 11, 2011.

TWO: She is the duly elected and acting Chief Executive Officer of Stitch Fix, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

THREE: The Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

I.

The name of this corporation is Stitch Fix, Inc. (the “Company”).

II.

The address of the registered office of this Company in the State of Delaware is 874 Walker Road, Suite C, City of Dover, County of Kent, 19904, and the name of the registered agent of this Company in the State of Delaware at such address is United Corporate Services, Inc.

III.

The purpose of the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”).

IV.

A. The Company is authorized to issue three classes of stock to be designated, respectively, “Class A Common Stock,” “Class B Common Stock” and “Preferred Stock.” The total number of shares that the Company is authorized to issue is two billion one hundred twenty million (2,120,000,000) shares, two billion (2,000,000,000) shares of which shall be Class A Common Stock (the “Class A Common Stock”), one hundred million (100,000,000) shares of which shall be Class B Common Stock (the “Class B Common Stock” and, together with the Class A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”), and twenty million (20,000,000) shares of which shall be Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”). The Preferred Stock shall have a par value of $0.00002 per share and the Common Stock shall have a par value of $0.00002 per share.

B. Immediately upon the acceptance of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amended and Restated Certificate”) for filing by the Secretary of State of

 

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the State of Delaware (the “Effective Time”), each share of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding or held as treasury stock immediately prior to the Effective Time, including each share of the common stock issued as a result of the conversion, prior to or in connection with the IPO, of any shares of preferred stock of the Company shall, automatically and without further action by any stockholder, be reclassified as, and shall become, one share of Class B Common Stock. Any stock certificate that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented shares of the Company’s common stock shall from and after the Effective Time be deemed to represent shares of Class B Common Stock, without the need for surrender or exchange thereof.

C. The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Board is hereby expressly authorized to provide for the issue of all or any of the shares of the Preferred Stock in one or more series, and to fix the number of shares and to determine or alter for each such series, such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designation, preferences, and relative, participating, optional, or other rights and such qualifications, limitations, or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board providing for the issuance of such shares and as may be permitted by the DGCL. The Board is also expressly authorized to increase or decrease the number of shares of any series of Preferred Stock subsequent to the issuance of shares of that series of Preferred Stock, but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding. In case the number of shares of any series shall be decreased in accordance with the foregoing sentence, the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the status that they had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series.

D. The number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock, Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all of the outstanding shares of stock of the Company entitled to vote thereon, without a separate vote of the holders of the Preferred Stock, or of any series thereof, Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock unless a vote of any such holders is required pursuant to the terms of any Certificate of Designation filed with respect to any series of Preferred Stock.

E. Except as provided above, the rights, preferences, privileges, restrictions and other matters relating to the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock are as follows:

1. Definitions. For purposes of this Amended and Restated Certificate, the following definitions shall apply:

a. Acquisition” shall mean (A) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other corporation or other entity or person, or any other corporate reorganization, other than any such consolidation, merger or reorganization in which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such consolidation, merger or reorganization, continue to hold a majority of the voting power of the surviving entity in substantially the same proportions (or, if the surviving entity is a wholly owned subsidiary, its parent) immediately after such consolidation, merger or reorganization; or (B) any transaction or series of related transactions to which the Company is a party in which in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the Company’s voting power is transferred; provided that an Acquisition shall not include any transaction or series of transactions principally for bona fide equity financing purposes in which cash is received by the Company or any successor or indebtedness of the Company is cancelled or converted or a combination thereof.

 

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b. Asset Transfer” shall mean a sale, lease, exclusive license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

c. Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

d. Family Member” shall mean with respect to any Qualified Stockholder who is a natural person, the spouse, parents, grandparents, lineal descendants, siblings and lineal descendants of siblings (in each case whether by blood relation or adoption) of such Qualified Stockholder.

e. Final Conversion Date” means 5:00 p.m. in New York City, New York on the earlier to occur following the IPO of (i) the first Trading Day falling on or after the date on which the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock represent less than ten percent (10%) of the aggregate number of shares of the then outstanding Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, (ii) the tenth (10th) anniversary of the IPO or (iii) the date specified by affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, voting as a single class.

f. Founder” means Katrina Lake and any of her Permitted Transferees.

g. IPO” means the Company’s first firmly underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering the offer and sale of Class A Common Stock where the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock are each a “covered security” as described in Section 18(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

h. Liquidation Event” shall mean any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, any Asset Transfer or any Acquisition.

i. Permitted Entity” shall mean, with respect to a Qualified Stockholder that is not a natural person, any corporation, partnership or limited liability company in which such Qualified Stockholder directly, or indirectly through one or more Permitted Transferees, owns shares, partnership interests or membership interests, as applicable, with sufficient Voting Control in the corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as the case may be, or otherwise has legally enforceable rights, such that the Qualified Stockholder retains sole dispositive power and exclusive Voting Control with respect to all shares of Class B Common Stock held of record by such corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as the case may be.

 

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j. Permitted Transfer” shall mean, and be restricted to, any Transfer of a share of Class B Common Stock:

(i) by a Qualified Stockholder that is a natural person, to the trustee of a Permitted Trust of such Qualified Stockholder;

(ii) by a Permitted Trust of a Qualified Stockholder, to the Qualified Stockholder or the trustee of any other Permitted Trust of such Qualified Stockholder;

(iii) by a Qualified Stockholder that is not a natural person to any Permitted Entity of such Qualified Stockholder;

(iv) by a Permitted Entity of a Qualified Stockholder that is not a natural person to the Qualified Stockholder or any other Permitted Entity of such Qualified Stockholder; or

(v) by a Qualified Stockholder that is a partnership or limited liability company that beneficially held more than one percent (1%) of the total outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock as of immediately following the closing of the IPO, to any person or entity that, upon the closing of the IPO, was a Control Person of such partnership or limited liability company, in accordance with in the terms of such partnership or limited liability company and without the payment of additional consideration, and any further Transfer(s) by such Control Person that is a partnership or limited liability company to any person or entity that was upon the closing of the IPO a general partner, managing member or manager of such partnership or limited liability company in accordance with the terms of such partnership or limited liability company and without the payment of additional consideration. All shares of Class B Common Stock held by affiliated entities shall be aggregated together for the purposes of determining the satisfaction of such one percent (1%) threshold. For the purposes of the foregoing, a “Control Person” shall mean any general partner of a limited partnership and any managing member, managing director or manager of a limited liability company.

k. Permitted Transferee” shall mean a transferee of shares of Class B Common Stock received in a Transfer that constitutes a Permitted Transfer.

l. Permitted Trust” shall mean a bona fide trust for the benefit of a Qualified Stockholder or Family Members of the Qualified Stockholder, if such Transfer does not involve any payment of cash, securities, property or other consideration (other than an interest in such trust) to the Qualified Stockholder, a trust under the terms of which such Qualified Stockholder has retained a “qualified interest” within the meaning of §2702(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code and/or a reversionary interest, in each case so long as the Qualified Stockholder has sole dispositive power and exclusive Voting Control with respect to the shares of Class B Common Stock held by such trust.

m. Qualified Stockholder” shall mean (i) any registered holder of a share of Class B Common Stock immediately prior to the closing of the IPO; (ii) the initial registered holder of any shares of Class B Common Stock that are originally issued by the Company after the IPO (including, without limitation, upon conversion of the Preferred Stock or upon exercise of options or warrants); and (iii) a Permitted Transferee.

n. Transfer” of a share of Class B Common Stock shall mean any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, hypothecation or other transfer or disposition of such

 

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share or any legal or beneficial interest in such share, whether or not for value and whether voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law, including, without limitation, a transfer of a share of Class B Common Stock to a broker or other nominee (regardless of whether there is a corresponding change in beneficial ownership), or the transfer of, or entering into a binding agreement with respect to, Voting Control (as defined below) over such share by proxy or otherwise; provided, however, that the following shall not be considered a “Transfer” within the meaning of this Article IV:

(a) the granting of a revocable proxy to officers or directors of the Company at the request of the Board in connection with actions to be taken at an annual or special meeting of stockholders;

(b) entering into a voting trust, agreement or arrangement (with or without granting a proxy) solely with stockholders who are holders of Class B Common Stock that (A) is disclosed either in a Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or in writing to the Secretary of the Company, (B) either has a term not exceeding one (1) year or is terminable by the holder of the shares subject thereto at any time and (C) does not involve any payment of cash, securities, property or other consideration to the holder of the shares subject thereto other than the mutual promise to vote shares in a designated manner;

(c) the pledge of shares of Class B Common Stock by a stockholder that creates a mere security interest in such shares pursuant to a bona fide loan or indebtedness transaction for so long as such stockholder continues to exercise Voting Control over such pledged shares; provided, however, that a foreclosure on such shares or other similar action by the pledgee shall constitute a “Transfer” unless such foreclosure or similar action qualifies as a “Permitted Transfer”; or

(d) entering into a support or similar voting agreement (with or without granting a proxy) in connection with a Liquidation Event.

A “Transfer” shall also be deemed to have occurred with respect to a share of Class B Common Stock beneficially held by (i) a Permitted Transferee on the date that such Permitted Transferee ceases to meet the qualifications to be a Permitted Transferee of the Qualified Stockholder who effected the Transfer of such shares to such Permitted Transferee, (ii) a trustee of a Permitted Trust, if there occurs any act or circumstance that causes such trust to no longer be a Permitted Trust, or (iii) an entity that is a Qualified Stockholder, if there occurs a Transfer on a cumulative basis, from and after the Effective Time, of a majority of the voting power of the voting securities of such entity or any direct or indirect Parent of such entity, other than a Transfer to parties that are, as of the Effective Time, holders of voting securities of any such entity or Parent of such entity. “Parent” of an entity shall mean any entity that directly or indirectly owns or controls a majority of the voting power of the voting securities of such entity.

o. Voting Control” shall mean, with respect to a share of Class B Common Stock, the power (whether exclusive or shared) to vote or direct the voting of such share by proxy, voting agreement or otherwise.

 

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2. Rights relating to Dividends, Subdivisions and Combinations.

a. Subject to the prior rights of holders of all classes and series of stock at the time outstanding having prior rights as to dividends, the holders of the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board, out of any assets of the Company legally available therefor, such dividends as may be declared from time to time by the Board. Any dividends paid to the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock shall be paid pro rata, on an equal priority, pari passu basis, unless different treatment of the shares of each such class is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the applicable class of Common Stock treated adversely, voting separately as a class.

b. The Company shall not declare or pay any dividend or make any other distribution to the holders of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock payable in securities of the Company unless the same dividend or distribution with the same record date and payment date shall be declared and paid on all shares of Common Stock; provided, however, that (i) dividends or other distributions payable in shares of Class A Common Stock or rights to acquire shares of Class A Common Stock may be declared and paid to the holders of Class A Common Stock without the same dividend or distribution being declared and paid to the holders of the Class B Common Stock if, and only if, a dividend payable in shares of Class B Common Stock, or rights to acquire shares of Class B Common Stock, as applicable, are declared and paid to the holders of Class B Common Stock at the same rate and with the same record date and payment date; and (ii) dividends or other distributions payable in shares of Class B Common Stock or rights to acquire shares Class B Common Stock may be declared and paid to the holders of Class B Common Stock without the same dividend or distribution being declared and paid to the holders of the Class A Common Stock if, and only if, a dividend payable in shares of Class A Common Stock, or rights to acquire shares of Class A Common Stock, as applicable, are declared and paid to the holders of Class A Common Stock at the same rate and with the same record date and payment date.

c. If the Company in any manner subdivides or combines the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock, then the outstanding shares of all Common Stock will be subdivided or combined in the same proportion and manner.

3. Voting Rights.

a. Class A Common Stock. Each holder of shares of Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to one (1) vote for each share thereof held.

b. Class B Common Stock. Each holder of shares of Class B Common Stock shall be entitled to ten (10) votes for each share thereof held.

 

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c. Class B Common Stock Protective Provisions. So long as any shares of Class B Common Stock remain outstanding, the Company shall not, without the approval by vote or written consent of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the Class B Common Stock then outstanding, voting together as a single class, directly or indirectly, or whether by amendment, or through merger, recapitalization, consolidation or otherwise:

(i) amend, alter, or repeal any provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate or the Bylaws of the Company (including any filing of a Certificate of Designation), that modifies the voting, conversion or other powers, preferences, or other special rights or privileges, or restrictions of the Class B Common Stock; or

(ii) reclassify any outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company into shares having rights as to dividends or liquidation that are senior to the Class B Common Stock or the right to more than one (1) vote for each share thereof.

d. General. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or as required by law, the holders of Preferred Stock, Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock shall vote together and not as separate series or classes.

4. Liquidation Rights. In the event of a Liquidation Event, upon the completion of the distributions required with respect to each series of Preferred Stock that may then be outstanding, the remaining assets of the Company legally available for distribution to stockholders shall be distributed on an equal priority, pro rata basis to the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, unless different treatment of the shares of each such class is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and a majority of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, each voting separately as a class.

5. Optional Conversion.

a. Optional Conversion of the Class B Common Stock.

(i) At the option of the holder thereof, each share of Class B Common Stock shall be convertible, at any time or from time to time, into one fully paid and nonassessable share of Class A Common Stock as provided herein.

(ii) Each holder of Class B Common Stock who elects to convert the same into shares of Class A Common Stock shall surrender the certificate or certificates therefor, duly endorsed, at the office of the Company or any transfer agent for the Class B Common Stock, and shall give written notice to the Company at such office that such holder elects to convert the same and shall state therein the number of shares of Class B Common Stock being converted. Thereupon, the Company shall promptly issue and deliver at such office to such holder a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to which such holder is entitled upon such conversion. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the date of such surrender of the certificate or certificates representing the shares of Class B Common Stock to be converted, and the person entitled to receive the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder of such shares of Class A Common Stock on such date. If a conversion election under this Section 5(a)(ii) is made in connection with an underwritten offering of the Company’s securities pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the conversion may, at the option of the holder tendering shares of Class B Common Stock for conversion, be conditioned upon the closing with the underwriters of the sale of the Company’s securities pursuant to such offering, in which event the holders

 

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making such elections who are entitled to receive Class A Common Stock upon conversion of their Class B Common Stock shall not be deemed to have converted such shares of Class B Common Stock until immediately after to the closing of such sale of the Company’s securities in the offering.

6. Automatic Conversion.

a. Automatic Conversion of the Class B Common Stock. Each share of Class B Common Stock shall automatically be converted into one fully paid and nonassessable share of Class A Common Stock upon a Transfer, other than a Permitted Transfer, of such share of Class B Common Stock. Such conversion shall occur automatically without the need for any further action by the holders of such shares and whether or not the certificates representing such shares are surrendered to the Company or its transfer agent; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to issue certificates evidencing the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon such conversion unless the certificates evidencing such shares of Class B Common Stock are either delivered to the Company or its transfer agent as provided below, or the holder notifies the Company or its transfer agent that such certificates have been lost, stolen or destroyed and executes an agreement satisfactory to the Company to indemnify the Company from any loss incurred by it in connection with such certificates. Upon the occurrence of such automatic conversion of the Class B Common Stock, the holders of Class B Common Stock so converted shall surrender the certificates representing such shares at the office of the Company or any transfer agent for the Class A Common Stock. Thereupon, there shall be issued and delivered to such holder promptly at such office and in its name as shown on such surrendered certificate or certificates, a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Class A Common Stock into which the shares of Class B Common Stock surrendered were convertible on the date on which such automatic conversion occurred.

b. Conversion upon Death. Each share of Class B Common Stock held of record by a natural person, other than the Founder or a Permitted Transferee of the Founder, shall automatically, without any further action, convert into one fully paid and nonassessable share of Class A Common Stock upon the death of such stockholder. Each share of Class B Common Stock held of record by the Founder or a Permitted Transferee of the Founder shall automatically, without any further action, convert into one fully paid and nonassessable share of Class A Common Stock nine months after the date of the death of the Founder.

7. Final Conversion. On the Final Conversion Date, each one (1) issued share of Class B Common Stock shall automatically, without any further action, convert into one (1) share of Class A Common Stock. Following the Final Conversion Date, the Company may no longer issue any additional shares of Class B Common Stock.

8. Redemption. The Common Stock is not redeemable.

9. Reservation of Stock Issuable Upon Conversion. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Class A Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of the Class B Common Stock, as applicable, such number of its shares of Class A Common Stock as shall from time to

 

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time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock; and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued shares of Class A Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then-outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, as applicable, the Company will take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued shares of Class A Common Stock to such numbers of shares as shall be sufficient for such purpose.

10. Procedures. The Company may, from time to time, establish such policies and procedures relating to the conversion of the Class B Common Stock to Class A Common Stock and the general administration of this dual class stock structure, including the issuance of stock certificates with respect thereto, as it may deem necessary or advisable, and may from time to time request that holders of shares of Class B Common Stock furnish certifications, affidavits or other proof to the Company as it deems necessary to verify the ownership of Class B Common Stock, to confirm the validity of all Transfers purported to be Permitted Transfers, and to confirm that a conversion to Class A Common Stock has not occurred. A determination by the Secretary of the Company that a Transfer results in a conversion to Class A Common Stock shall be conclusive and binding.

V.

For the management of the business and for the conduct of the affairs of the Company, and in further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Company, of its directors and of its stockholders or any class thereof, as the case may be, it is further provided that:

A. Board of Directors.

1. Generally. The management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Company shall be vested in its Board. The number of directors that shall constitute the Board shall be fixed exclusively by resolutions adopted by a majority of the authorized number of directors constituting the Board.

2. Election.

a. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect additional directors under specified circumstances, the directors shall be divided into three classes designated as Class I, Class II and Class III, respectively. The Board is authorized to assign members of the Board already in office to such classes at the time the classification becomes effective. At the first annual meeting of stockholders following the closing of the IPO, the term of office of the Class I directors shall expire and Class I directors shall be elected for a full term of three years. At the second annual meeting of stockholders following the closing of the IPO, the term of office of the Class II directors shall expire and Class II directors shall be elected for a full term of three years. At the third annual meeting of stockholders following the closing of the IPO, the term of office of the Class III directors shall expire and Class III directors shall be elected for a full term of three years. At each succeeding annual meeting of stockholders, directors shall be elected for a full term of three years to succeed the directors of the class whose terms expire at such annual meeting.

 

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b. At any time that applicable law prohibits a classified board as described in Section A.2.a. of this Article V, all directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of stockholders to hold office until the next annual meeting. The directors of the Company need not be elected by written ballot unless the Bylaws so provide.

c. No stockholder entitled to vote at an election for directors may cumulate votes to which such stockholder is entitled unless required by applicable law at the time of such election. During such time or times that applicable law requires cumulative voting, every stockholder entitled to vote at an election for directors may cumulate such stockholder’s votes and give one candidate a number of votes equal to the number of directors to be elected multiplied by the number of votes to which such stockholder’s shares are otherwise entitled, or distribute the stockholder’s votes on the same principle among as many candidates as such stockholder thinks fit. No stockholder, however, shall be entitled to so cumulate such stockholder’s votes unless (i) the names of such candidate or candidates have been placed in nomination prior to the voting and (ii) the stockholder has given notice at the meeting, prior to the voting, of such stockholder’s intention to cumulate such stockholder’s votes. If any stockholder has given proper notice to cumulate votes, all stockholders may cumulate their votes for any candidates who have been properly placed in nomination. Under cumulative voting, the candidates receiving the highest number of votes, up to the number of directors to be elected, are elected.

d. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, each director shall serve until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.

3. Removal of Directors. Subject to any limitations imposed by applicable law, removal shall be as provided in Section 141(k) of the DGCL.

4. Vacancies. Subject to any limitations imposed by applicable law and subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, any vacancies on the Board resulting from death, resignation, disqualification, removal or other causes and any newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors, shall, unless the Board determines by resolution that any such vacancies or newly created directorships shall be filled by the stockholders and except as otherwise provided by applicable law, be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, even though less than a quorum of the Board, and not by the stockholders. Any director elected in accordance with the preceding sentence shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of the director for which the vacancy was created or occurred and until such director’s successor shall have been elected and qualified.

B. Stockholder Actions. No action shall be taken by the stockholders of the Company except at an annual or special meeting of stockholders called in accordance with the Bylaws and no action shall be taken by the stockholders by written consent or electronic transmission. Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of directors and of business to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of the stockholders of the Company shall be given in the manner provided in the Bylaws of the Company.

 

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C. Bylaws. The Board is expressly empowered to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Company. Any adoption, amendment or repeal of the Bylaws of the Company by the Board shall require the approval of a majority of the authorized number of directors. The stockholders shall also have power to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Company; provided, however, that, in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Company required by law or by this Amended and Restated Certificate, such action by stockholders shall require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

VI.

A. The liability of the directors of the Company for monetary damages shall be eliminated to the fullest extent under applicable law.

B. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company is authorized to provide indemnification of (and advancement of expenses to) directors, officers, employees and other agents of the Company (and any other persons to which applicable law permits the Company to provide indemnification) through Bylaw provisions, agreements with such agents or other persons, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise in excess of the indemnification and advancement otherwise permitted by such applicable law. If applicable law is amended after approval by the stockholders of this Article VI to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director to the Company shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as so amended.

C. Any repeal or modification of this Article VI shall only be prospective and shall not affect the rights or protections or increase the liability of any director under this Article VI in effect at the time of the alleged occurrence of any action or omission to act giving rise to liability or indemnification.

D. The Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company; (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Company to the Company or the Company’s stockholders; (iii) any action asserting a claim against the Company arising pursuant to any provision of the General Corporation Law, the certificate of incorporation or the Bylaws of the Company; or (iv) any action asserting a claim against the Company governed by the internal affairs doctrine. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any security of the Company shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this Section VI.D.

E. Unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any security of the Company shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Section VI.E.

 

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VII.

A. The Company reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, except as provided in paragraph B. of this Article VII, and all rights conferred upon the stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

B. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate or any provision of law that might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of any particular class or series of the Company required by law or by this Amended and Restated Certificate or any certificate of designation filed with respect to a series of Preferred Stock, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to alter, amend or repeal Articles V, VI, and VII.

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FOUR: This Amended and Restated Certificate has been duly approved by the Board.

FIVE: This Amended and Restated Certificate was approved by the holders of the requisite number of shares of this Company in accordance with Section 228 of the DGCL. This Amended and Restated Certificate has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 242 and 245 of the DGCL by the stockholders of this Company.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Stitch Fix, Inc. has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be signed by its Chief Executive Officer this          day of                 , 2017.

 

 

 

Katrina Lake

Chief Executive Officer

 

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EX-3.4

Exhibit 3.4

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

STITCH FIX, INC.

(A DELAWARE CORPORATION)

Amended and Restated Effective                 , 2017


AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

STITCH FIX, INC.

(A DELAWARE CORPORATION)

ARTICLE I

OFFICES

Section 1. Registered Office. The registered office of the corporation in the State of Delaware shall be in the City of Dover, County of Kent.

Section 2. Other Offices. The corporation shall also have and maintain an office or principal place of business at such place as may be fixed by the Board of Directors, and may also have offices at such other places, both within and without the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the corporation may require.

ARTICLE II

CORPORATE SEAL

Section 3. Corporate Seal. The Board of Directors may adopt a corporate seal. The corporate seal shall consist of a die bearing the name of the corporation and the inscription, “Corporate Seal-Delaware.” Said seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise.

ARTICLE III

STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETINGS

Section 4. Place of Meetings. Meetings of the stockholders of the corporation may be held at such place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that the meeting shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as provided under the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”).

Section 5. Annual Meeting.

(a) The annual meeting of the stockholders of the corporation, for the purpose of election of directors and for such other business as may properly come before it, shall be held on such date and at such time as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors of the corporation and the proposal of business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders: (i) pursuant to the corporation’s notice of meeting of stockholders (with respect to business other than nominations); (ii) brought specifically by or at the direction of the Board of Directors; or (iii) by any stockholder of the corporation who was a stockholder of record at the time of giving the stockholder’s notice provided for in Section 5(b) below, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who complied with the notice procedures set forth in Section 5. For the avoidance of doubt, clause (iii) above shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make

 

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nominations and submit other business (other than matters properly included in the corporation’s notice of meeting of stockholders and proxy statement under Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “1934 Act”)) before an annual meeting of stockholders.

(b) At an annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as is a proper matter for stockholder action under Delaware law and as shall have been properly brought before the meeting.

(1) For nominations for the election to the Board of Directors to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (iii) of Section 5(a), the stockholder must deliver written notice to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation on a timely basis as set forth in Section 5(b)(3) and must update and supplement such written notice on a timely basis as set forth in Section 5(c). Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth: (A) as to each nominee such stockholder proposes to nominate at the meeting: (1) the name, age, business address and residence address of such nominee, (2) the principal occupation or employment of such nominee, (3) the class and number of shares of each class of capital stock of the corporation which are owned of record and beneficially by such nominee, (4) the date or dates on which such shares were acquired and the investment intent of such acquisition and (5) such other information concerning such nominee as would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement soliciting proxies for the election of such nominee as a director in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or that is otherwise required to be disclosed pursuant to Section 14 of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (including such person’s written consent to being named as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected); and (B) the information required by Section 5(b)(4). The corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as an independent director of the corporation or that could be material to a reasonable stockholder’s understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such proposed nominee.

(2) Other than proposals sought to be included in the corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14(a)-8 under the 1934 Act, for business other than nominations for the election to the Board of Directors to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (iii) of Section 5(a), the stockholder must deliver written notice to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation on a timely basis as set forth in Section 5(b)(3), and must update and supplement such written notice on a timely basis as set forth in Section 5(c). Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth: (A) as to each matter such stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting, and any material interest (including any anticipated benefit of such business to any Proponent (as defined below) other than solely as a result of its ownership of the corporation’s capital stock, that is material to any Proponent individually, or to the Proponents in the aggregate) in such business of any Proponent; and (B) the information required by Section 5(b)(4).

(3) To be timely, the written notice required by Section 5(b)(1) or 5(b)(2) must be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not later than the close of business on the ninetieth (90th) day nor earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that, subject to the last sentence of this Section 5(b)(3), in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced more than thirty (30) days prior to or delayed by more than thirty (30) days after the anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. In no event shall an adjournment or a postponement of an annual meeting for which notice has been given, or the public announcement thereof has been made, commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

 

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(4) The written notice required by Section 5(b)(1) or 5(b)(2) shall also set forth, as of the date of the notice and as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (each, a “Proponent” and collectively, the “Proponents”): (A) the name and address of each Proponent, as they appear on the corporation’s books; (B) the class, series and number of shares of the corporation that are owned beneficially and of record by each Proponent; (C) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether oral or in writing) with respect to such nomination or proposal between or among any Proponent and any of its affiliates or associates, and any others (including their names) acting in concert, or otherwise under the agreement, arrangement or understanding, with any of the foregoing; (D) a representation that the Proponents are holders of record or beneficial owners, as the case may be, of shares of the corporation entitled to vote at the meeting and intend to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person or persons specified in the notice (with respect to a notice under Section 5(b)(1)) or to propose the business that is specified in the notice (with respect to a notice under Section 5(b)(2)); (E) a representation as to whether the Proponents intend to deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of a sufficient number of holders of the corporation’s voting shares to elect such nominee or nominees (with respect to a notice under Section 5(b)(1)) or to carry such proposal (with respect to a notice under Section 5(b)(2)); (F) to the extent known by any Proponent, the name and address of any other stockholder supporting the proposal on the date of such stockholder’s notice; and (G) a description of all Derivative Transactions (as defined below) by each Proponent during the previous twelve (12) month period, including the date of the transactions and the class, series and number of securities involved in, and the material economic terms of, such Derivative Transactions.

(c) A stockholder providing written notice required by Section 5(b)(1) or (ii) shall update and supplement such notice in writing, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice is true and correct in all material respects as of (i) the record date for the meeting and (ii) the date that is five (5) business days prior to the meeting and, in the event of any adjournment or postponement thereof, five (5) business days prior to such adjourned or postponed meeting. In the case of an update and supplement pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 5(c), such update and supplement shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not later than five (5) business days after the record date for the meeting. In the case of an update and supplement pursuant to clause (ii) of this Section 5(c), such update and supplement shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not later than two (2) business days prior to the date for the meeting, and, in the event of any adjournment or postponement thereof, two (2) business days prior to such adjourned or postponed meeting.

(d) Notwithstanding anything in Section 5(b)(3) to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors in an Expiring Class is increased and there is no public announcement of the appointment of a director to such class, or, if no appointment was made, of the vacancy in such class, made by the corporation at least ten (10) days before the last day a stockholder may deliver a notice of nomination in accordance with Section 5(b)(3), a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 5 and which complies with the requirements in Section 5(b)(1), other than the timing requirements in Section 5(b)(3), shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions in such Expiring Class created by such increase, if it shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the corporation. For purposes of this section, an “Expiring Class” shall mean a class of directors whose term shall expire at the next annual meeting of stockholders.

 

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(e) A person shall not be eligible for election or re-election as a director unless the person is nominated either in accordance with clause (ii) of Section 5(a), or in accordance with clause (iii) of Section 5(a). Except as otherwise required by law, the chairperson 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 these Bylaws and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with these Bylaws, or the Proponent does not act in accordance with the representations in Sections 5(b)(4)(D) and 5(b)(4)(E), to declare that such proposal or nomination shall not be presented for stockholder action at the meeting and shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such nominations or such business may have been solicited or received.

(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5, in order to include information with respect to a stockholder proposal in the proxy statement and form of proxy for a stockholders’ meeting, a stockholder must also comply with all applicable requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. Nothing in these Bylaws shall be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the 1934 Act; provided, however, that any references in these Bylaws to the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit the requirements applicable to proposals and/or nominations to be considered pursuant to Section 5(a)(iii).

(g) For purposes of Sections 5 and 6,

(1) “affiliates” and “associates” shall have the meanings set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”);

(2) “Derivative Transaction” means any agreement, arrangement, interest or understanding entered into by, or on behalf or for the benefit of, any Proponent or any of its affiliates or associates, whether record or beneficial: (A) the value of which is derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares or other securities of the corporation, (B) which otherwise provides any direct or indirect opportunity to gain or share in any gain derived from a change in the value of securities of the corporation, (C) the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss, manage risk or benefit of security value or price changes, or (D) which provides the right to vote or increase or decrease the voting power of, such Proponent, or any of its affiliates or associates, with respect to any securities of the corporation, which agreement, arrangement, interest or understanding may include, without limitation, any option, warrant, debt position, note, bond, convertible security, swap, stock appreciation right, short position, profit interest, hedge, right to dividends, voting agreement, performance-related fee or arrangement to borrow or lend shares (whether or not subject to payment, settlement, exercise or conversion in any such class or series), and any proportionate interest of such Proponent in the securities of the corporation held by any general or limited partnership, or any limited liability company, of which such Proponent is, directly or indirectly, a general partner or managing member; and

(3) “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act.

Section 6. Special Meetings.

(a) Special meetings of the stockholders of the corporation may be called, for any purpose or purposes, by (i) the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, (ii) the Lead Independent Director (if one is appointed), (iii) the Chief Executive Officer, or (iv) the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of authorized directors (whether or not there exist any vacancies in previously authorized directorships at the time any such resolution is presented to the Board of Directors for adoption).

 

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(b) The Board of Directors shall determine the time and place, if any, of such special meeting. Upon determination of the time and place, if any, of the meeting, the Secretary shall cause a notice of meeting to be given to the stockholders entitled to vote, in accordance with the provisions of Section 7. No business may be transacted at such special meeting otherwise than specified in the notice of meeting.

(c) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (ii) by any stockholder of the corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time of giving notice provided for in this paragraph, who shall be entitled to vote at the meeting and who delivers written notice to the Secretary of the corporation setting forth the information required by Section 5(b)(1). In the event the corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board of Directors, any such stockholder of record may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be), for election to such position(s) as specified in the corporation’s notice of meeting, if written notice setting forth the information required by Section 5(b)(1) of these Bylaws shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the corporation not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such meeting or the tenth (10th) 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 Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting. The stockholder shall also update and supplement such information as required under Section 5(c). In no event shall an adjournment or a postponement of a special meeting for which notice has been given, or the public announcement thereof has been made, commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6, a stockholder must also comply with all applicable requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to matters set forth in this Section 6. Nothing in these Bylaws shall be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the 1934 Act; provided, however, that any references in these Bylaws to the 1934 Act or the rules and regulations thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit the requirements applicable to nominations for the election to the Board of Directors to be considered pursuant to Section 6(c) of these Bylaws.

Section 7. Notice of Meetings. Except as otherwise provided by law, notice, given in writing or by electronic transmission, of each meeting of stockholders shall be given not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting, such notice to specify the place, if any, date and hour, in the case of special meetings, the purpose or purposes of the meeting, and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at any such meeting. If mailed, notice is given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at such stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the corporation. Notice of the time, place, if any, and purpose of any meeting of stockholders may be waived in writing, signed by the person entitled to notice thereof or by electronic transmission by such person, either before or after such meeting, and will be waived by any stockholder by his, her or its attendance thereat in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or by proxy, except when the stockholder attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Any stockholder so waiving notice of such meeting shall be bound by the proceedings of any such meeting in all respects as if due notice thereof had been given.

 

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Section 8. Quorum. At all meetings of stockholders, except where otherwise provided by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation, or by these Bylaws, the presence, in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or by proxy duly authorized, of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. In the absence of a quorum, any meeting of stockholders may be adjourned, from time to time, either by the chairperson of the meeting or by vote of the holders of a majority of voting power of the shares represented thereat, but no other business shall be transacted at such meeting. The stockholders present at a duly called or convened meeting, at which a quorum is present, may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum. Except as otherwise provided by statute or by applicable stock exchange rules, or by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, in all matters other than the election of directors, the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the shares present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy duly authorized at the meeting and entitled to vote generally on the subject matter shall be the act of the stockholders. Except as otherwise provided by statute, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy duly authorized at the meeting and entitled to vote generally on the election of directors. Where a separate vote by a class or classes or series is required, except where otherwise provided by statute, by applicable stock exchange rules or by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of such class or classes or series, present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy duly authorized at the meeting , shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter. Except where otherwise provided by statute, by applicable stock exchange rules or by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority (plurality, in the case of the election of directors) of the voting power of the shares of such class or classes or series present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy at the meeting shall be the act of such class or classes or series.

Section 9. Adjournment and Notice of Adjourned Meetings. Any meeting of stockholders, whether annual or special, may be adjourned from time to time either by the chairperson of the meeting or by the vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares present in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy duly authorized at the meeting. When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, if any, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place, if any, thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting, the corporation may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting. 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 record entitled to vote at the meeting.

Section 10. Voting Rights. For the purpose of determining those stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of the stockholders, except as otherwise provided by law, only persons in whose names shares stand on the stock records of the corporation on the record date, as provided in Section 12 of these Bylaws, shall be entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders. Every person entitled to vote shall have the right to do so either in person, by remote communication, if applicable, or by an agent or agents authorized by a proxy granted in accordance with Delaware law. An agent so appointed need not be a stockholder. No proxy shall be voted after three (3) years from its date of creation unless the proxy provides for a longer period.

Section 11. Joint Owners of Stock. If shares or other securities having voting power stand of record in the names of two (2) or more persons, whether fiduciaries, members of a partnership, joint tenants, tenants in common, tenants by the entirety, or otherwise, or if two (2) or more persons have the same fiduciary relationship respecting the same shares, unless the Secretary is given written notice to the contrary

 

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and is furnished with a copy of the instrument or order appointing them or creating the relationship wherein it is so provided, their acts with respect to voting shall have the following effect: (a) if only one (1) votes, his, her or its act binds all; (b) if more than one (1) votes, the act of the majority so voting binds all; (c) if more than one (1) votes, but the vote is evenly split on any particular matter, each faction may vote the securities in question proportionally, or may apply to the Delaware Court of Chancery for relief as provided in the DGCL, Section 217(b). If the instrument filed with the Secretary shows that any such tenancy is held in unequal interests, a majority or even-split for the purpose of subsection (c) shall be a majority or even-split in interest.

Section 12. List of Stockholders. The Secretary shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at said meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, 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, on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or during ordinary business hours, at the principal place of business of the corporation. In the event that the corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the corporation. The list shall be open to examination of any stockholder during the time of the meeting as provided by law.

Section 13. Action Without Meeting. No action shall be taken by the stockholders except at an annual or special meeting of stockholders called in accordance with these Bylaws, and no action shall be taken by the stockholders by written consent or by electronic transmission.

Section 14. Organization.

(a) At every meeting of stockholders, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, or, if a Chairperson has not been appointed or is absent, the Lead Independent Director, or, if the Lead Independent Director has not been appointed or is absent, the Chief Executive Officer, or, if the Chief Executive Officer is absent, the President, or, if the President has not been appointed or is absent, a chairperson of the meeting chosen by a majority in interest of the stockholders entitled to vote, present in person or by proxy, shall act as chairperson. The Secretary, or, in his or her absence, an Assistant Secretary directed to do so by the Chief Executive Officer, shall act as secretary of the meeting.

(b) The Board of Directors of the corporation shall be entitled to make such rules or regulations for the conduct of meetings of stockholders as it shall deem necessary, appropriate or convenient. Subject to such rules and regulations of the Board of Directors, if any, the chairperson of the meeting shall have the right and authority to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such chairperson , are necessary, appropriate or convenient for the proper conduct of the meeting, including, without limitation, establishing an agenda or order of business for the meeting, rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present, limitations on participation in such meeting to stockholders of record of the corporation and their duly authorized and constituted proxies and such other persons as the chairperson shall permit, restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof, limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants and regulation of the opening and closing of the polls for balloting on matters that are to be voted on by ballot. The date and time of the opening and closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at the meeting shall be announced at the meeting. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the chairperson of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with rules of parliamentary procedure.

 

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ARTICLE IV

DIRECTORS

Section 15. Number and Term of Office. The authorized number of directors shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors. Directors need not be stockholders unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation. If for any cause, the directors shall not have been elected at an annual meeting, they may be elected as soon thereafter as convenient at a special meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose in the manner provided in these Bylaws.

Section 16. Powers. The powers of the corporation shall be exercised, its business conducted and its property controlled by the Board of Directors, except as may be otherwise provided by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation.

Section 17. Classes of Directors. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect additional directors under specified circumstances, following the closing of the initial public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering the offer and sale of Class A Common Stock of the corporation to the public (the “Initial Public Offering”), the directors shall be divided into three classes designated as Class I, Class II and Class III, respectively. The Board of Directors is authorized to assign members of the Board of Directors already in office to such classes at the time the classification becomes effective. At the first annual meeting of stockholders following the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the term of office of the Class I directors shall expire and Class I directors shall be elected for a full term of three years. At the second annual meeting of stockholders following the Initial Public Offering, the term of office of the Class II directors shall expire and Class II directors shall be elected for a full term of three years. At the third annual meeting of stockholders following the Initial Public Offering, the term of office of the Class III directors shall expire and Class III directors shall be elected for a full term of three years. At each succeeding annual meeting of stockholders, directors shall be elected for a full term of three years to succeed the directors of the class whose terms expire at such annual meeting.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 17, each director shall serve until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.

Section 18. Vacancies. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, and subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock , any vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, disqualification, removal or other causes and any newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors shall, unless the Board of Directors determines by resolution that any such vacancies or newly created directorships shall be filled by stockholders, be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, even though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, or by a sole remaining director, provided, however, that whenever the holders of any class or classes of stock or series thereof are entitled to elect one or more directors by the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, vacancies and newly created directorships of such class or classes or series shall, unless the Board of Directors determines by resolution that any such vacancies or newly created directorships shall be filled by stockholders, be filled by a majority of the directors elected by such class or classes or series thereof then in office, or by a sole remaining director so elected. Any director elected in accordance with the preceding sentence shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of the director for which the vacancy was created or occurred and until such director’s successor shall have been elected and qualified. A vacancy in the Board of Directors shall be deemed to exist under this Section 18 of these Bylaws in the case of the death, removal or resignation of any director.

 

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Section 19. Resignation. Any director may resign at any time by delivering his or her notice in writing or by electronic transmission to the Secretary, such resignation to specify whether it will be effective at a particular time, upon receipt by the Secretary or at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. If no such specification is made it shall be deemed effective at the time of receipt by the Secretary . When one or more directors shall resign from the Board of Directors, effective at a future date, a majority of the directors then in office, including those who have so resigned, shall have power to fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect when such resignation or resignations shall become effective, and each Director so chosen shall hold office for the unexpired portion of the term of the Director whose place shall be vacated and until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified.

Section 20. Removal. Subject to any limitations imposed by applicable law, removal of directors shall be as provided in Section 141(k) of the DGCL.

Section 21. Meetings.

(a) Regular Meetings. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time or date and at any place within or without the State of Delaware that has been designated by the Board of Directors and publicized among all directors, either orally or in writing, including a voice-messaging system or other system designed to record and communicate messages, facsimile, telegraph or telex, or by electronic mail or other electronic means. No further notice shall be required for a regular meeting of the Board of Directors.

(b) Special Meetings. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time and place within or without the State of Delaware whenever called by the Chairperson of the Board, the Lead Independent Director, the Chief Executive Officer (if a director), the President (if a director) or any two directors.

(c) Meetings by Electronic Communications Equipment. Any member of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting by such means shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

(d) Notice of Special Meetings. Notice of the time and place of all special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be orally or in writing, by telephone, including a voice messaging system or other system or technology designed to record and communicate messages, facsimile, telegraph or telex, or by electronic mail or other electronic means, during normal business hours, at least twenty-four (24) hours before the date and time of the meeting. If notice is sent by US mail, it shall be sent by first class mail, postage prepaid at least three (3) days before the date of the meeting. Notice of any meeting may be waived in writing or by electronic transmission at any time before or after the meeting and will be waived by any director by attendance thereat, except when the director attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

(e) Waiver of Notice. The transaction of all business at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or any committee thereof, however called or noticed, or wherever held, shall be as valid as though it had been transacted at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice, if a quorum be present and if, either before or after the meeting, each of the directors not present who did not receive notice shall sign a written waiver of notice or shall waive notice by electronic transmission. All such waivers shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting.

 

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Section 22. Quorum and Voting.

(a) Unless the Certificate of Incorporation requires a greater number, and except with respect to questions related to indemnification arising under Section 45 for which a quorum shall be one-third of the number of authorized directors fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation, a quorum of the Board of Directors shall consist of a majority of the number of authorized directors fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation; provided, however, at any meeting, whether a quorum be present or otherwise, a majority of the directors present may adjourn from time to time until the time fixed for the next regular meeting of the Board of Directors, without notice other than by announcement at the meeting.

(b) At each meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present, all questions and business shall be determined by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present, unless a different vote be required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.

Section 23. Action Without Meeting. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and such writing or writings or transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.

Section 24. Fees and Compensation. Directors shall be entitled to such compensation for their services as may be approved by the Board of Directors, including, if so approved, by resolution of the Board of Directors, a fixed sum and expenses of attendance, if any, for attendance at each regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors and at any meeting of a committee of the Board of Directors. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity as an officer, agent, employee, or otherwise and receiving compensation therefor.

Section 25. Committees.

(a) Executive Committee. The Board of Directors may appoint an Executive Committee to consist of one (1) or more members of the Board of Directors. The Executive Committee, to the extent permitted by law and 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 that may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to (i) approving or adopting, or recommending to the stockholders, any action or matter (other than the election or removal of directors) expressly required by the DGCL to be submitted to stockholders for approval, or (ii) adopting, amending or repealing any bylaw of the corporation.

(b) Other Committees. The Board of Directors may, from time to time, appoint such other committees as may be permitted by law. Such other committees appointed by the Board of Directors shall consist of one (1) or more members of the Board of Directors and shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be prescribed by the resolution or resolutions creating such committees, but in no event shall any such committee have the powers denied to the Executive Committee in these Bylaws.

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committee. The membership of a committee member shall terminate on the date of his or her death or voluntary resignation from the committee or from the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may at any time for any reason remove any individual committee member and the Board of Directors may fill any committee vacancy created by death, resignation, removal or increase in the number of members of the committee. The Board of Directors 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, and, in addition, in the absence or disqualification of any member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or 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.

(d) Meetings. Unless the Board of Directors shall otherwise provide, regular meetings of the Executive Committee or any other committee appointed pursuant to this Section 25 shall be held at such times and places as are determined by the Board of Directors, or by any such committee, and when notice thereof has been given to each member of such committee, no further notice of such regular meetings need be given thereafter. Special meetings of any such committee may be held at any place that has been determined from time to time by such committee, and may be called by any director who is a member of such committee, upon notice to the members of such committee of the time and place of such special meeting given in the manner provided for the giving of notice to members of the Board of Directors of the time and place of special meetings of the Board of Directors. Notice of any special meeting of any committee may be waived in writing or by electronic transmission at any time before or after the meeting and will be waived by any director by attendance thereat, except when the director attends such special meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors in the resolutions authorizing the creation of the committee, a majority of the authorized number of members of any such committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of a majority of those present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of such committee.

Section 26. Duties of Chairperson of the Board of Directors. The Chairperson of the Board of Directors, when present, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors. The Chairperson of the Board of Directors shall perform other duties commonly incident to the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors shall designate from time to time.

Section 27. Lead Independent Director. The Chairperson of the Board of Directors, or if the Chairperson is not an independent director, one of the independent directors, may be designated by the Board of Directors as lead independent director to serve until replaced by the Board of Directors (“Lead Independent Director”). If appointed, the Lead Independent Director will: with the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, establish the agenda for regular Board meetings and serve as chairperson of Board of Directors meetings in the absence of the Chairperson of the Board of Directors; establish the agenda for meetings of the independent directors; coordinate with the committee chairs regarding meeting agendas and informational requirements; preside over meetings of the independent directors; preside over any portions of meetings of the Board of Directors at which the evaluation or compensation of the Chief Executive Officer is presented or discussed; preside over any portions of meetings of the Board of Directors at which the performance of the Board of Directors is presented or discussed; and perform such other duties as may be established or delegated by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors.

Section 28. Organization. At every meeting of the directors, the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, or, if a Chairperson has not been appointed or is absent, the Lead Independent Director, or, if the Lead Independent Director has not been appointed or is absent, the Chief Executive Officer (if a director),

 

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or if the Chief Executive Officer is not a director or is absent, the President (if a director) or if the President is not a director or is absent, the most senior Vice President (if a director) or, in the absence of any such person, a chairperson of the meeting chosen by a majority of the directors present, shall preside over the meeting. The Secretary, or in his or her absence, any Assistant Secretary directed to do so by the Chief Executive Officer or President, shall act as secretary of the meeting.

ARTICLE V

OFFICERS

Section 29. Officers Designated. The officers of the corporation shall include, if and when designated by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, one or more Vice Presidents, the Secretary, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer and the Controller, all of whom shall be elected at the annual organizational meeting of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may also appoint one or more Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers , Assistant Controllers and such other officers and agents with such powers and duties as it shall deem necessary. The Board of Directors may assign such additional titles to one or more of the officers as it shall deem appropriate. Any one person may hold any number of offices of the corporation at any one time unless specifically prohibited therefrom by law. The salaries and other compensation of the officers of the corporation shall be fixed by or in the manner designated by the Board of Directors.

Section 30. Tenure and Duties of Officers.

(a) General. All officers shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified, unless sooner removed. Any officer elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed at any time by the Board of Directors. If the office of any officer becomes vacant for any reason, the vacancy may be filled by the Board of Directors, or by the Chief Executive Officer or other officer if so authorized by the Board of Directors.

(b) Duties of Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and at all meetings of the Board of Directors (if a director), unless the Chairperson of the Board of Directors or the Lead Independent Director has been appointed and is present. The Chief Executive Officer shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, have general supervision, direction and control of the business and officers of the corporation. The Chief Executive Officer shall perform other duties commonly incident to the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors shall designate from time to time.

(c) Duties of President. In case of the absence or disability of the Chief Executive Officer or if the office of Chief Executive Officer is vacant, the President shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and at all meetings of the Board of Directors (if a director), unless the Chairperson of the Board of Directors or the Lead Independent Director has been appointed and is present. If the office of the Chief Executive Officer is vacant, the President shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, have general supervision, direction and control of the business and officers of the corporation. The President shall perform other duties commonly incident to the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors shall designate from time to time.

(d) Duties of Vice Presidents. The Vice Presidents may assume and perform the duties of the President in the absence or disability of the President or whenever the office of President is vacant. The Vice Presidents shall perform other duties commonly incident to their office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the President shall designate from time to time.

 

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(e) Duties of Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors and shall record all acts and proceedings thereof in the minute book of the corporation. The Secretary shall give notice in conformity with these Bylaws of all meetings of the stockholders and of all meetings of the Board of Directors and any committee thereof requiring notice. The Secretary shall perform all other duties provided for in these Bylaws and other duties commonly incident to the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors shall designate from time to time. The Chief Executive Officer may direct any Assistant Secretary to assume and perform the duties of the Secretary in the absence or disability of the Secretary, and each Assistant Secretary shall perform other duties commonly incident to the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer shall designate from time to time.

(f) Duties of Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall keep or cause to be kept the books of account of the corporation in a thorough and proper manner and shall render statements of the financial affairs of the corporation in such form and as often as required by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Financial Officer, subject to the order of the Board of Directors, shall have the custody of all funds and securities of the corporation. The Chief Financial Officer shall perform other duties commonly incident to his or her office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer shall designate from time to time. The Chief Executive Officer may direct the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer, or the Controller or any Assistant Controller to assume and perform the duties of the Chief Financial Officer in the absence or disability of the Chief Financial Officer, and each Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer and each Controller and Assistant Controller shall perform other duties commonly incident to the office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer shall designate from time to time.

Section 31. Delegation of Authority. The Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of any officer to any other officer or agent, notwithstanding any provision hereof.

Section 32. Resignations. Any officer may resign at any time by giving notice in writing or by electronic transmission to the Board of Directors or to the Chief Executive Officer or to the President or to the Secretary. Any such resignation shall be effective when received by the person or persons to whom such notice is given, unless a later time is specified therein, in which event the resignation shall become effective at such later time. Unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of any such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation shall be without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the corporation under any contract with the resigning officer.

Section 33. Removal. Any officer may be removed from office at any time, either with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors in office at the time, or by the unanimous written or electronic consent of the directors in office at the time, or by any committee or superior officers upon whom such power of removal may have been conferred by the Board of Directors.

 

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ARTICLE VI

EXECUTION OF CORPORATE INSTRUMENTS AND VOTING

OF SECURITIES OWNED BY THE CORPORATION

Section 34. Execution of Corporate Instruments. The Board of Directors may, in its discretion, determine the method and designate the signatory officer or officers, or other person or persons, to execute on behalf of the corporation any corporate instrument or document, or to sign on behalf of the corporation the corporate name without limitation, or to enter into contracts on behalf of the corporation, except where otherwise provided by law or these Bylaws, and such execution or signature shall be binding upon the corporation. All checks and drafts drawn on banks or other depositaries on funds to the credit of the corporation or in special accounts of the corporation shall be signed by such person or persons as the Board of Directors shall authorize so to do. Unless authorized or ratified by the Board of Directors or within the agency power of an officer, no officer, agent or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose or for any amount.

Section 35. Voting of Securities Owned by the Corporation. All stock and other securities of other corporations owned or held by the corporation for itself, or for other parties in any capacity, shall be voted, and all proxies with respect thereto shall be executed, by the person authorized so to do by resolution of the Board of Directors, or, in the absence of such authorization, by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or any Vice President.

ARTICLE VII

SHARES OF STOCK

Section 36. Form and Execution of Certificates. The shares of stock of the corporation shall be represented by certificates or shall be uncertificated. Certificates for the shares of stock of the corporation, if any, shall be in such form as is consistent with the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law. Every holder of stock in the corporation represented by certificates shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by or in the name of the corporation by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, or the Chief Executive Officer, the President or any Vice President and by the Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or Assistant Secretary, certifying the number of shares in the corporation owned by such stockholder. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be facsimiles. In case any officer, transfer agent, or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent, or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent, or registrar at the date of issue.

Section 37. Lost Certificates. A new certificate or certificates shall be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen, or destroyed. The corporation may require, as a condition precedent to the issuance of a new certificate or certificates, the owner of such lost, stolen, or destroyed certificate or certificates, or the owner’s legal representative, to agree to indemnify the corporation in such manner as it shall require or to give the corporation a surety bond in such form and amount 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, stolen, or destroyed.

 

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Section 38. Transfers.

(a) Transfers of record of shares of stock of the corporation shall be made only upon its books by the holders thereof, in person or by attorney duly authorized, and, in the case of stock represented by certificate, upon the surrender of a properly endorsed certificate or certificates for a like number of shares.

(b) The corporation shall have power to enter into and perform any agreement with any number of stockholders of any one or more classes of stock of the corporation to restrict the transfer of shares of stock of the corporation of any one or more classes owned by such stockholders in any manner not prohibited by the DGCL.

Section 39. Fixing Record Dates.

(a) In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall, subject to applicable law, not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

(b) In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than sixty (60) days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

Section 40. Registered Stockholders. The corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, 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 Delaware.

ARTICLE VIII

OTHER SECURITIES OF THE CORPORATION

Section 41. Execution of Other Securities. All bonds, debentures and other corporate securities of the corporation, other than stock certificates (covered in Section 36 of these Bylaws), may be signed by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or any Vice President, or such other person as may be authorized by the Board of Directors, and the corporate seal impressed thereon or a facsimile of such seal imprinted thereon and attested by the signature of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, or the Chief Financial Officer or Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer; provided,

 

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however, that where any such bond, debenture or other corporate security shall be authenticated by the manual signature, or where permissible facsimile signature, of a trustee under an indenture pursuant to which such bond, debenture or other corporate security shall be issued, the signatures of the persons signing and attesting the corporate seal on such bond, debenture or other corporate security may be the imprinted facsimile of the signatures of such persons. Interest coupons appertaining to any such bond, debenture or other corporate security, authenticated by a trustee as aforesaid, shall be signed by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer of the corporation or such other person as may be authorized by the Board of Directors, or bear imprinted thereon the facsimile signature of such person. In case any officer who shall have signed or attested any bond, debenture or other corporate security, or whose facsimile signature shall appear thereon or on any such interest coupon, shall have ceased to be such officer before the bond, debenture or other corporate security so signed or attested shall have been delivered, such bond, debenture or other corporate security nevertheless may be adopted by the corporation and issued and delivered as though the person who signed the same or whose facsimile signature shall have been used thereon had not ceased to be such officer of the corporation.

ARTICLE IX

DIVIDENDS

Section 42. Declaration of Dividends. Dividends upon the capital stock of the corporation, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law, if any, may be declared by the Board of Directors pursuant to law at any regular or special meeting. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law.

Section 43. Dividend Reserve. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in their absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the corporation, or for such other purpose as the Board of Directors shall think conducive to the interests of the corporation, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created.

ARTICLE X

FISCAL YEAR

Section 44. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE XI

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 45. Indemnification of Directors, Executive Officers, Other Officers, Employees and Other Agents.

(a) Directors and Executive Officers. The corporation shall indemnify its directors and executive officers (for the purposes of this Article XI, “executive officers” shall have the meaning defined in Ruled 3b-7 promulgated under the 1934 Act) to the fullest extent not prohibited by the DGCL or any other applicable law; provided, however, that the corporation may modify the extent of such indemnification by individual contracts with its directors and executive officers; and, provided, further, that

 

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the corporation shall not be required to indemnify any director or executive officer in connection with any proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless (i) such indemnification is expressly required to be made by law, (ii) the proceeding was authorized by the Board of Directors of the corporation, (iii) such indemnification is provided by the corporation, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the corporation under the DGCL or any other applicable law or (iv) such indemnification is required to be made under subsection (d).

(b) Other Officers, Employees and Other Agents. The corporation shall have power to indemnify its other officers, employees and other agents as set forth in the DGCL or any other applicable law. The Board of Directors shall have the power to delegate the determination of whether indemnification shall be given to any such person except executive officers to such officers or other persons as the Board of Directors shall determine.

(c) Expenses. The corporation shall advance to any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director or executive officer of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director or executive officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, prior to the final disposition of the proceeding, promptly following request therefor, all expenses incurred by any director or executive officer in connection with such proceeding; provided, however, that, if the DGCL requires, an advancement of expenses incurred by a director or officer in his or her capacity as a director or officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such indemnitee, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) shall be made only upon delivery to the corporation of an undertaking , by or on behalf of such indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal that such indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this Section 45 or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise determined pursuant to paragraph (e) of Section 45 of these Bylaws, no advance shall be made by the corporation to an executive officer of the corporation (except by reason of the fact that such executive officer is or was a director of the corporation in which event this paragraph shall not apply) in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, if a determination is reasonably and promptly made (i) by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the proceeding, even if not a quorum, or (ii) by a committee of such directors designated by a majority of such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (iii) if there are no such directors, or such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, that the facts known to the decision-making party at the time such determination is made demonstrate clearly and convincingly that such person acted in bad faith or in a manner that such person did not believe to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation.

(d) Enforcement. Without the necessity of entering into an express contract, all rights to indemnification and advances to directors and executive officers under this Section 45 of these Bylaws shall be deemed to be contractual rights and be effective to the same extent and as if provided for in a contract between the corporation and the director or executive officer. Any right to indemnification or advances granted by Section 45 of these Bylaws to a director or executive officer shall be enforceable by or on behalf of the person holding such right in any court of competent jurisdiction if (i) the claim for indemnification or advances is denied, in whole or in part, or (ii) no disposition of such claim is made within ninety (90) days of request therefor. The claimant in such enforcement action, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting the claim. In connection with any claim for indemnification, the corporation shall be entitled to raise as a defense to any such action that the claimant has not met the standards of conduct that make it permissible under the DGCL or any other applicable law for the corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed. In connection with any claim by an executive officer of the corporation (except in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,

 

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criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such executive officer is or was a director of the corporation) for advances, the corporation shall be entitled to raise as a defense as to any such action clear and convincing evidence that such person acted in bad faith or in a manner that such person did not believe to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, or with respect to any criminal action or proceeding that such person acted without reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was lawful. Neither the failure of the corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL or any other applicable law, nor an actual determination by the corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

(e) Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights conferred on any person by Section 45 of these Bylaws shall not be exclusive of any other right that such person may have or hereafter acquire under any applicable statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his or her official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding office. The corporation is specifically authorized to enter into individual contracts with any or all of its directors, officers, employees or agents respecting indemnification and advances, to the fullest extent not prohibited by the DGCL or any other applicable law.

(f) Survival of Rights. The rights conferred on any person by Section 45 of these Bylaws shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or executive officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

(g) Insurance. To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL or any other applicable law, the corporation, upon approval by the Board of Directors, may purchase insurance on behalf of any person required or permitted to be indemnified pursuant to Section 45 of these Bylaws.

(h) Amendments. Any repeal or modification of Section 4 5 of these Bylaws shall only be prospective and shall not affect the rights under Section 45 of these Bylaws in effect at the time of the alleged occurrence of any action or omission to act that is the cause of any proceeding against any agent of the corporation.

(i) Saving Clause. If this Section 45 of these Bylaws or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each director and executive officer to the full extent not prohibited by any applicable portion of this Bylaw that shall not have been invalidated, or by any other applicable law. If this Section 45 of these Bylaws shall be invalid due to the application of the indemnification provisions of another jurisdiction, then the corporation shall indemnify each director and executive officer to the full extent under applicable law.

(j) Certain Definitions. For the purposes of Section 45 of these Bylaws, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) The term “proceeding” shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation, the investigation, preparation, prosecution, defense, settlement, arbitration and appeal of, and the giving of testimony in, any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative.

 

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(2) The term “expenses” shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation, court costs, attorneys’ fees, witness fees, fines, amounts paid in settlement or judgment and any other costs and expenses of any nature or kind incurred in connection with any proceeding.

(3) The term the “corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger that, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of Section 45 of these Bylaws with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.

(4) References to a “director,” “executive officer,” “officer,” “employee,” or “agent” of the corporation shall include, without limitation, situations where such person is serving at the request of the corporation as, respectively, a director, executive officer, officer, employee, trustee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.

(5) References to “other enterprises” shall include employee benefit plans; references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation that imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee, or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the corporation” as referred to in Section 45 of these Bylaws.

ARTICLE XII

NOTICES

Section 46. Notices.

(a) Notice to Stockholders. Written notice to stockholders of stockholder meetings shall be given as provided in Section 7 herein. Without limiting the manner by which notice may otherwise be given effectively to stockholders under any agreement or contract with such stockholder, and except as otherwise required by law, written notice to stockholders for purposes other than stockholder meetings may be sent by United States mail or nationally recognized overnight courier, or by facsimile, telegraph or telex or by electronic mail or other electronic means.

(b) Notice to Directors. Any notice required to be given to any director may be given by the method stated in subsection (a), or as provided for in Section 21 of these Bylaws. If such notice is not delivered personally, it shall be sent to such address as such director shall have filed in writing with the Secretary, or, in the absence of such filing, to the last known post office address of such director.

(c) Affidavit of Mailing. An affidavit of mailing, executed by a duly authorized and competent employee of the corporation or its transfer agent appointed with respect to the class of stock affected or other agent, specifying the name and address or the names and addresses of the stockholder or stockholders, or director or directors, to whom any such notice or notices was or were given, and the time and method of giving the same, shall in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts therein contained.

 

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(d) Methods of Notice. It shall not be necessary that the same method of giving notice be employed in respect of all recipients of notice, but one permissible method may be employed in respect of any one or more, and any other permissible method or methods may be employed in respect of any other or others.

(e) Notice to Person with Whom Communication Is Unlawful. Whenever notice is required to be given, under any provision of law or of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the corporation, to any person with whom communication is unlawful, the giving of such notice to such person shall not be required and there shall be no duty to apply to any governmental authority or agency for a license or permit to give such notice to such person. Any action or meeting that shall be taken or held without notice to any such person with whom communication is unlawful shall have the same force and effect as if such notice had been duly given. In the event that the action taken by the corporation is such as to require the filing of a certificate under any provision of the DGCL, the certificate shall state, if such is the fact and if notice is required, that notice was given to all persons entitled to receive notice except such persons with whom communication is unlawful.

(f) Notice to Stockholders Sharing an Address. Except as otherwise prohibited under DGCL, any notice given under the provisions of DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws shall be effective if given by a single written notice to stockholders who share an address if consented to by the stockholders at that address to whom such notice is given. Such consent shall have been deemed to have been given if such stockholder fails to object in writing to the corporation within sixty (60) days of having been given notice by the corporation of its intention to send the single notice. Any consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the corporation.

ARTICLE XIII

AMENDMENTS

Section 47. Amendments. Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 45(h) of these Bylaws or the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors is expressly empowered to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the corporation. The stockholders shall also have power to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the corporation; provided, however, that, in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the corporation required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, such action by stockholders shall require the affirmative vote of the holders of sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of the capital stock of the corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

 

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EX-10.14

Exhibit 10.14

[ * ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, IS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 406 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED

LOGISTICS SERVICES AGREEMENT

This Logistics Services Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into this 24th day of April, 2014, by and between Stitch Fix, Inc., having its principal place of business at 731 Market Street, Ste. 500, San Francisco, CA 94103 (“CLIENT”) and Ozburn-Hessey Logistics, LLC d/b/a OHL, a Tennessee limited liability company, having its principal place of business at 7101 Executive Center Drive, Suite 333, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027 (“OHL”). OHL and CLIENT may be referred to herein each as a “Party” and collectively, as the “Parties”.

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, CLIENT and OHL desire to enter into an agreement covering certain operations whereby OHL will provide certain logistics and storage services for CLIENT;

WHEREAS CLIENT and OHL have agreed to use the space utilized by OHL and approved by CLIENT to perform the Services, which space consists of approximately 110,000 sq. ft. within the Warehouse located at 1631 Opus Drive, Plainfield, IN 46168 (“Warehouse”);

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants set forth herein, the Parties agree as follows:

 

1. TERM

This Agreement shall become effective on May 1, 2014 (“Commencement Date”), and shall continue in force and effect for a period of three (3) years and for each year thereafter by automatically renewing for successive periods of one (1) year each, unless terminated by either Party by delivery of a written termination in a Timely Manner. ‘‘Timely Manner” means, in the case of OHL, two hundred and seventy (270) days prior to the end of the then current term or, in the case of Client, one hundred and eighty (180) days prior to the end of the then applicable term or unless earlier terminated as provided herein in Section 6 below. The initial three year term and each renewal term shall be collectively referred to as “Term”.

 

2. SERVICES

 

  A. OHL Services

OHL shall provide the warehouse, equipment, systems, supporting infrastructure, and personnel (collectively “Facilities and Resources”) necessary for the performance of the logistics, fulfillment, distribution, and such other services, functions, and solutions as are outlined in Exhibit A, reasonably deemed necessary by CLIENT for its business or otherwise required under this Agreement (the “Services”), for handling CLIENT’s Products. Notwithstanding the preceding, OHL will run its operations on behalf of CLIENT using the CLIENT’s existing IT systems and processes, for which CLIENT will handle the installation and provide necessary equipment (collectively, such systems and equipment the “Client Equipment”). OHL shall perform all work exercising reasonable care for the operation of the Warehouse and the receipt, handling, storage, segregation, order picking, marking for shipment and shipment of CLIENT’s Products will all be in accordance with this Agreement. OHL shall (i) keep and maintain, using reasonable care, all facilities and equipment used by OHL in performing its Services hereunder in a clean, proper, and safe operating condition, (ii) maintain the Warehouse in a neat and presentable condition, and (iii) train and supervise its employees in the performance of their work on CLIENT’s behalf in an efficient, safe and legal manner.

CLIENT reserves the right to request for any products, goods or materials stored in the Warehouse that may cause CLIENT’s Products to be tainted with unwanted odors to be removed.

 

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[ * ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, IS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 406 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED

 

  B. Requests for Changes

From time-to-time, CLIENT may request changes (including additions, modifications, and deletions) to the Services and Facilities & Resources. OHL will promptly review and discuss any such request from CLIENT and notify CLIENT in writing of any adjustments to the Agreement required to implement such request. OHL will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide any change requested by CLIENT at no additional charge. To the extent that additional charges are necessary the Parties agree to follow the Rate Modification process set forth in Section 6 B below. OHL will also provide CLIENT reasonable access to OHL personnel, facilities, equipment, or resources that CLIENT may need or request. Any changes and adjustments approved in writing by the parties will be incorporated into this Agreement.

 

  C. Continuous Improvement

OHL will periodically identify ways to improve the quality of the Services and Facilities & Resources and, without violating its non-disclosure obligations, continuously identify and apply proven techniques and tools to improve CLIENT’s processes.

 

  D. Performance Metrics

OHL will provide and perform in accordance with this Agreement and at or above the minimum key performance indicators set forth in the attached Exhibit F. Exhibit F is an integral part of this Agreement and is hereby incorporated into this Agreement by reference.

 

  E. General Standard of Performance

All Services (other than those which have expressly defined key performance indicators in Exhibit F) must be performed with at least the same degree of accuracy, completeness, efficiency, quality, and timeliness as are provided by well-managed suppliers providing services similar to these. OHL will maintain the security of the inventory, CLIENT’s equipment, and the warehouse; store the inventory and CLIENT’s equipment within appropriate environmental conditions; protect the inventory and CLIENT’s equipment from damage or loss in accordance with this Agreement, and otherwise maintain the Warehouse in conformance with the best standards in the industry. Furthermore, CLIENT recognizes that the Landlord of the Facility has responsibility for maintenance of the roof structure and membrane under its lease with OHL and is responsible for all maintenance and repairs of the same. OHL will be responsible for enforcing Landlord’s compliance with its obligations under the lease.

 

  F. Representations and Warranties

OHL represents and warrants that (i) it has the full and unrestricted right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations and provide the services, facilities, and resources described in this Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; (ii) the performance of its obligations hereunder do not and will not violate (a) any applicable law or regulation, (b) agreement, obligation or understanding (whether oral or written) to which it is a party, or (c) any third party’s property rights; and (iii) it will provide the Services in a good and workmanlike manner.

 

3. INVENTORY AND STORAGE

 

  A. Tender for Storage

(1) As set forth in Exhibit C, CLIENT warrants that, to its knowledge, it has provided all necessary documentation and proper handling instructions for all Products to be stored and handled by OHL, and that such information is accurate, complete and sufficient to allow OHL to comply with all laws, regulations and ordinances concerning the storage, handling, shipping and transporting of such Products. In the event CLIENT becomes aware of any new, additional or incomplete information not

 

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[ * ] = CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY BRACKETS, IS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 406 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED

 

previously provided and set forth in Exhibit C, CLIENT shall promptly provide such information in writing to OHL. CLIENT will indemnify and hold OHL harmless from all loss, cost, fine, penalty and expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) which OHL pays or incurs as a result of CLIENT failing to fully discharge this obligation. All Products for storage and handling shall be delivered to OHL properly marked and packaged for handling. CLIENT shall furnish at or prior to such delivery, a manifest showing marks, brands, or sizes to be kept and accounted for separately, and the class of storage and other services desired. In the event that any Products constitute or contain Hazardous Materials as described in Section 22, CLIENT must include in Exhibit C such classification and provide all information necessary to allow OHL to safely handle, store and ship such Products in full compliance with all federal, state and local statutes, ordinances and regulations.

(2) OHL is not a guarantor of the condition of the Products under any circumstances, including but not limited to hidden, concealed, or latent defects in the Products. Concealed shortages, damage or tampering will not be the responsibility of OHL, nor will OHL be liable for loss or damage to the extent caused by any act or omission of CLIENT, CLIENT’s contractors, a public authority or the inherent vice or nature of the Products. OHL shall be liable for damages or goods caused by a breach of the agreement, negligence, willful misconduct, or shrinkage in excess of [*]% as provided in Section 9E. OHL is responsible for goods from other tenants in same multi-tenant building that cause problems or odors with CLIENT’s inventory. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, all Products are warehoused at CLIENT’s risk or loss, and OHL assumes no responsibility for leakage from packages, variations in weights, shrinkage in weights, odor, rot, taint or other inherent qualities of the merchandise, whether occurring while Products are in storage, being handled or for failure to detect or remedy the same. OHL assumes no responsibility for losses arising from sprinkler leakage, fire, smoke, or any other cause beyond the control of OHL in the exercise of its duty of care as set forth above in Section 2A. CLIENT recognizes that responsibility for items related to any sprinkler leakage, not caused by OHL, is the responsibility of the Landlord under its lease with OHL. OHL will be responsible for enforcing Landlord’s compliance with its obligations under the lease.

(3) CLIENT shall not ship Products to OHL as named consignee. If Products are shipped to OHL as named consignee, CLIENT agrees to notify the carrier in writing prior to such shipment, with a copy of such notice to OHL, that OHL is a warehouseman and has no beneficial title or interest in such property. CLIENT further agrees that, if it fails to notify carrier as required by the preceding sentence, OHL shall have the right to refuse such Products and shall not be liable or responsible for any loss, injury or damage of any nature to, or related to such Products.

(4) OHL may refuse to accept any Products that, in the reasonable judgment of OHL, would cause the Products to occupy more space in the Warehouse than is then available to CLIENT pursuant to this Agreement, provided OHL has given CLIENT as much notice as is reasonably possible that the space occupied by the Products is approaching maximum capacity pursuant to this Agreement. OHL agrees to notify CLIENT before it refuses Products in order to enable a joint effort by the parties to locate and secure another suitable storage facility that will accept the Products.

 

  B. Delivery Requirements

(1) No Products shall be delivered or transferred except upon receipt by OHL of complete written instructions, including, if applicable, full compliance with Section 23 of this Agreement. Written instructions shall include, but are not limited to, communication by Fax, EDI, Email or similar communication; provided, however that OHL shall have no liability when relying on the information contained in the communication received. Notwithstanding the foregoing, when no negotiable receipt is outstanding, Products may be delivered upon instruction by telephone in accordance with a prior written authorization, but OHL shall not be responsible for loss or error occasioned thereby.

(2) When a negotiable receipt has been issued, no Products covered by that receipt shall be delivered or transferred on the books of OHL, unless the receipt, properly endorsed, is surrendered for cancellation, or for endorsement of partial delivery thereon. If a negotiable receipt is lost

 

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or destroyed, delivery of Products may be made only upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction or the award of an arbitration panel and the posting of security approved by the court or arbitration panel as provided by law.

 

4. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

In the performance of the services hereunder, OHL shall act as an independent contractor and the employees of OHL and its subcontractors, if applicable, performing services hereunder shall not be deemed to be employees of CLIENT, and CLIENT shall not be responsible for their acts or omissions. OHL shall have no obligation to hire any potential employee or contractor recommended by CLIENT. If any former CLIENT employee shall be hired by OHL, such employee shall start work as a new employee and receive no credit for prior service with CLIENT. In the event CLIENT is dissatisfied with the performance of an OHL employee or subcontractor, OHL will agree to remove or transfer any OHL employee from CLIENT’s account upon request.

During the Term of this Agreement and any extensions thereof, and for a period of six (6) months thereafter, neither Party shall directly or indirectly solicit for employment or actually employ, retain, contract or otherwise hire any employees of the other Party involved in the performance, provision, procurement or evaluation of the Services, unless agreed to in writing by the other Party; provided that this prohibition shall not apply to any general solicitation not directed exclusively or primarily to individuals employed by the other Party.

 

5. CLERICAL WORK AND RECORDS

OHL shall maintain receiving and shipping papers, inventory records, and such other records specific to the Services performed by OHL, as may be reasonably required by CLIENT. Such records may be inspected by CLIENT upon reasonable notice given to OHL, provided that CLIENT is accompanied by OHL during such inspection and such inspection occurs during regular working hours and in accordance with procedures established by OHL and CLIENT. The keeping of records and the performance of clerical work provided hereunder shall be consistent with overall procedures established by OHL and CLIENT. Copies of the records to be kept hereunder shall be furnished to CLIENT upon request. OHL reserves the right to charge CLIENT for the cost of providing such copies. CLIENT shall have the right upon 24 hrs notice to OHL to enter and inspect the Warehouse and the Products in storage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event there are any issues of Product contamination potentially arising in the Warehouse, CLIENT may immediately inspect all OHL operations within the Warehouse.

 

6. COMPENSATION

 

  A. Rate and Modifications

CLIENT shall pay OHL for the Services hereunder pursuant to the rates set forth in Exhibit B - Rates (“Rate”), until the first anniversary of the Commencement Date. Ninety (90) days prior to each anniversary of the Commencement Date, the Parties shall enter into good faith negotiations as to the Rate for the next year of the Agreement and shall conclude said negotiations prior to the date that is thirty (30) days before the then applicable anniversary of the Commencement Date. In the event that the Parties are not able to come to agreement on the following year’s Rate, the Rate for the following year shall be adjusted according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) Guidelines as published by the U.S. Government - reference: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/#tables. Rate adjustments made in accordance with the CPI Guidelines shall become effective on the anniversary of the Commencement Date of the Agreement.

 

  B. Rate Modifications due to Changed Circumstances

(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, at any time during the Term of this Agreement, upon the occurrence of an alteration in the scope of the Services to be performed hereunder or a material change in circumstances affecting the expectations of the Parties to this Agreement, OHL or

 

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CLIENT may propose a change in the Rate. Any such proposal shall be made by giving written notice thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of the new Rate specified in the notice, and the proposal shall contain specific details of the reason for the proposed change. Upon mutual agreement the proposed new Rate shall become effective as of the date specified in the proposal and any such new Rate shall be effective for the remainder of the then current year of the Term following the most recent anniversary of the Commencement Date. The Rate in subsequent years of the Term shall thereafter be determined in accordance with Section 6(A) above.

(2) In the event the Parties cannot agree to a change in the Rate proposed under subsection (1) above within sixty (60) days, either Party may terminate this Agreement in accordance with the Termination provisions of Section 7 and any termination by OHL shall be deemed to be for cause.

 

  C. Invoices and Payment Terms

OHL shall bill CLIENT weekly for all variable charges (i.e. labor and equipment), monthly in advance for all fixed or recurring charges (i.e. storage, capital equipment) and monthly in arrears for all supplies and other expenses as set forth in Exhibit B. Terms of payment shall be net 30 days from date of invoice, without deduction or hold back. OHL’s invoice shall be accompanied by such records acceptable to both Parties. All invoices not paid within 30 days from date of invoice will be subject to a 1.5% late fee per month. Any invoice dispute issues will be handled in accordance with the Dispute Resolution process outlined as set forth in Section 21 of this LSA.

 

7. TERMINATION

 

  A. Termination for Convenience

(1) Either Party may terminate this Agreement for its convenience in whole or in part from time to time, upon giving written notice delivered by certified or registered mail not less than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the termination date for the CLIENT, and two hundred seventy (270) days for OHL, specified in the notice to the other Party. After receipt of the termination notice, and except as otherwise mutually agreed, OHL agrees to continue the Services under this Agreement until such termination date.

(2) In the event of a termination by CLIENT pursuant to subsection (1) above, after receipt of the termination notice, OHL shall submit to CLIENT its claim for the Termination Amount as determined pursuant to Section C below. Such claim shall be submitted promptly but in no event later than thirty (30) days from the effective date of termination, unless extensions of time are granted in writing by mutual consent.

 

  B. Termination for Cause

(1) Either Party may terminate this Agreement upon the occurrence of an Event of Default by the other Party, as defined and specifically set forth below. Such termination shall be effective by giving written notice delivered by certified or registered mail to the other Party. Following notice to terminate and until the date of termination, the parties will work together in good faith to ensure that there is no material impact on the Services provided by OHL. Upon termination pursuant to this Section, OHL shall discontinue the Services under this Agreement on the date specified in the notice.

(2) CLIENT may terminate this Agreement for cause upon occurrence of any of the following material breaches (each referred to herein as an “Event of Default”):

a. if for any reason other than one or more of the causes specified in Section 10 of this Agreement entitled “Force Majeure”, OHL shall cease executing any Services for a period of ten (10) days;

 

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b. if OHL shall (i) fail to employ a work force sufficient to adequately perform the Services or (ii) fail to increase such force to such extent necessary to perform the Services and as reasonably requested by CLIENT and does not cure such breach within thirty (30) days of notice from CLIENT of said breach; or

c. if OHL shall become insolvent or bankrupt or make any general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or if any trustee or receiver of any substantial part of OHL’s assets shall be appointed, and such action is not dismissed within thirty (30) days of such action.

d. if OHL materially breaches any provision of this Agreement, then Client may elect to terminate, in whole or in part, upon thirty (30) days written notice if OHL fails to cure the breach.

Upon any such Event of Default, CLIENT shall have the right, in addition to all other rights and remedies that it might have at law or in equity against OHL, to take over the uncompleted Services and complete the same or contract with others for the completion of the same, at which time OHL shall be relieved of all obligations under this Agreement except for those mutually agreed upon.

(3) OHL may terminate this Agreement for cause upon occurrence of any of the following material breaches (each referred to herein as an “Event of Default”):

a. if CLIENT shall become insolvent or bankrupt or make any general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or if any trustee or receiver of any substantial part of CLIENT’s assets shall be appointed, and such action is not dismissed within thirty (30) days of such action;

b. if CLIENT shall not pay undisputed invoices due OHL according to the terms of the Agreement and such invoices shall remain unpaid for a period of sixty (60) days;

c. if CLIENT shall materially alter the scope of the Services to be performed pursuant to the Agreement, as determined by the sole discretion of OHL, and the parties hereto cannot mutually agree on compensation due OHL for such change in its services; or

d. if CLIENT shall breach any provision of Section 23 of this Agreement, regardless of whether CLIENT cures such breach.

 

  C. Obligations Following Termination

(1) OHL and CLIENT agree the amount to be paid to OHL by reason of the total or partial termination of its services by CLIENT for convenience and by OHL for cause pursuant to this Section will include each of the following:

a. compensation for all Services performed to the date of termination;

b. an amount equal to six (6) months or the remaining months of the Term, whichever is less, of the monthly average base facility cost at [*] (the “Storage Cost”) provided by OHL Services under the Agreement as of the date of termination or partial termination;

c. unamortized portions of all CLIENT approved start-up costs and equipment costs (stationary and non-stationary). OHL shall provide CLIENT documents establishing the purchase price of such equipment and systems, and amortization calculations establishing the unamortized cost of such equipment and systems; and

 

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d. if OHL has leased or purchased, with the approval of CLIENT any real property, or constructed improvements thereon, to perform the Services (including any lease or purchase of real property where OHL provides services to other customers), CLIENT agrees to continue to pay for such space at the Agreed Rate for the remainder of the Term.

The total amount to be paid by CLIENT to OHL pursuant to this Section 7(C) is referred to herein as the “Termination Amount”. The Parties acknowledge and agree that (i) the damages to OHL in the foregoing circumstances would be difficult or impossible to accurately estimate, (ii) the Termination Amount has been negotiated by the Parties not as a penalty but as a good faith attempt by the Parties hereto to arrive at a reasonable estimate of such damages and (iii) in any action against CLIENT for the payment of the Termination Amount, the reasonableness of such amount shall be presumed. Upon payment of costs for capital, equipment or supplies, ownership of the capital, equipment, and supplies will transfer to the CLIENT. CLIENT will be responsible for removal and transportation costs of all equipment.

OHL agrees in good faith to, in its best efforts, find an appropriate tenant to occupy CLIENT’s vacated space - either as a result of termination for cause by OHL, or termination for convenience by CLIENT - and upon doing so would remunerate CLIENT of that Storage Cost paid pursuant to Section 7(C)(1)(b) and/or 7(C)(1)(d) on a pro-rata basis with respect to both space and timing.

 

  D. Expiration of Term

(1) In addition to any other payments that may be required under this Agreement, in the event that CLIENT provides written notice that terminates this Agreement at the expiration of the initial term or any renewal term as required by Section 1, OHL shall recover from CLIENT all unamortized portions of approved equipment costs (stationary and non-stationary) guided by Exhibit D, regardless of whether such costs extend beyond the Term of this Agreement. OHL shall provide CLIENT documents establishing the purchase price of such equipment and systems, and amortization calculations establishing the unamortized cost of such equipment and systems.

(2) Except for a termination by OHL in accordance with section 1 (notice of non-renewal with no less than 270 days notice) or Section 7(A)(1), or 7(B)(3), OHL will not reduce, suspend or cease its performance of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement until OHL has received (i) a preliminary or permanent injunction or other equitable relief or remedy, (ii) a court order, or (iii) a ruling from a court of competent jurisdiction that Client has breached this Agreement and such reduction, suspension and cessation is warranted.

(3) Additionally, at CLIENT’s discretion, OHL agrees to help (a) load the equipment/ inventory onto trucks at the same rates available in the agreement; (b) provide CLIENT a right of way to remove the inventory and equipment; or (c) some combination of the two.

 

8. TRANSFER, GROWTH AND REMOVAL OF GOODS

 

  A. Transfer

OHL may, without notice, move the Products within and between, any one or more of the buildings which comprise the Warehouse as designated in this Agreement; and OHL also reserves the right to move, solely at its expense, any Products in storage from the Warehouse to any of its other facilities within close proximity to the Plainfield Warehouse location, after providing notice to CLIENT, provided that the condition, infrastructure, and location of such facilities are equal to or better than the condition of the Warehouse and there is no impact to the operation. OHL will be responsible for the labor and costs associated with retrofitting any current or future alternate Facilities if such retrofitting is required as a result of OHL relocating CLIENT’s operation at its own discretion.

 

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  B. Additional Space Needed

In the event that CLIENT requires additional warehouse space, OHL agrees to find warehouse space that meets CLIENT’s requirements within any of its other facilities within close proximity to the Plainfield Warehouse location. OHL will provide notice to CLIENT, provided that the condition, infrastructure, and location of such facilities are equal to or better than the condition of the Warehouse, and there is no impact to the operation. OHL is responsible for removing any materials (e.g. inventory or racking) left behind from any previous clients at OHL’s expense, if OHL is moving or re-locating CLIENT’s operation at OHL’s discretion. In the event that such a move should occur as a result of CLIENT’s growth in excess of original plans and modeling, OHL and CLIENT agree to negotiate in good faith such moving expenses at that time.

 

  C. Removal

If as a result of a quality or condition of the Products, which OHL had no notice of at the time of deposit, the Products are a hazard to other property, the Warehouse or to persons, OHL, on reasonable notification to CLIENT, may dispose of said Products in any lawful manner and shall incur no liability by reason of such disposal. Pending such disposal of the Products, OHL may remove the Products from the Warehouse and shall incur no liability by reason of such removal.

 

9. INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE

 

  A. Indemnification by OHL

OHL shall indemnify, defend and hold CLIENT harmless from any damages, liabilities, losses, costs or expenses arising out of or in connection with any third party claim resulting from OHL’s performance of the Services or the provision of premises, including (i) any willful misconduct or negligent acts and omissions of OHL in the performance of Services hereunder or from any breach of this Agreement, (ii) violations of any federal, state or local law, statute, regulation, rule, ordinance, order, or government directive, (iii) a breach of any confidentiality, data, or privacy obligation by OHL or its agents, employees, and subcontractors, (iv) the Services or any Facilities & Resources give rise to the infringement or misappropriation of a third party’s intellectual property, (v) any claim by another OHL customer, an OHL subcontractor, or an OHL landlord or contractor under or relating to this Agreement, except to the extent arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Client, and (vi) any claim relating to the employee-employer relationship between OHL (or its subcontractors) and its employees, including any claims relating to co-employment, compensation, benefits, insurance, workers compensation, taxes, severance, wrongful termination, or any labor practices or conditions.

 

  B. Indemnification by CLIENT

In addition to any other indemnification by CLIENT set forth elsewhere in this Agreement, including Section 23 below, Client shall indemnify, defend and hold OHL harmless from any damages, liabilities, losses, costs or expenses arising out of or in connection with any third party claim resulting from Client’s breach of this Agreement or any willful misconduct or negligent acts and omissions of OHL in receipt of the Services hereunder, including: (i) any claims, enforcement actions, fines, costs, or recalls or retrievals of Customer Inventory, except to the extent arising from an OHL breach of this Agreement or the negligence, recklessness, willful misconduct or wrongful acts or omissions of OHL or its agents, employees, and subcontractors (e.g., a recall arising from OHL’s exposure of the Inventory to a dangerous chemical), (ii) any and all product liability relating to Customer Inventory, except to the extent arising from an OHL breach of this Agreement or the negligence, recklessness, willful misconduct or wrongful acts or omissions of OHL or its agents, employees, and subcontractors (e.g., a bodily injury claim relating to the Inventory arising from OHL’s exposure of the Inventory to a dangerous chemical), (iii) negligence or willful misconduct of Client or its employees, agents, subcontractors or invitees, (iv) violations of any federal, provincial, state or local law, statute, regulation, rule, ordinance, order, or government directive by Customer or (v) any claim that the Client Equipment infringes any intellectual property right.

 

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  C. Third Party Claim Procedure

An indemnifying party’s obligations to indemnity and defend under this Section 9 are expressly conditioned upon, (1) being provided prompt written notice of any indemnified claim by the indemnified party; provided, that a failure to provide such prompt notice shall not release the indemnifying party from its obligations unless such lack of timely notice materially impacts the ability of the indemnifying party to defend against the claim, (2) the indemnifying party having the sole right to control the defense, and to agree to any cash settlement, adjustment or compromise of the claim; provided that (a) any settlement, adjustment, or compromise of the claim shall not result in any financial or non-financial obligations and/or admissions of guilt being imposed on the indemnified party without the prior written consent of the indemnified party in its sole discretion, and (b) the indemnified party may employ separate counsel at its own expense to participate in the defense of the claim, and (c) the indemnified party providing reasonable cooperation with the indemnifying party in the defense of the claim. The indemnified party shall have no authority to settle any claim on behalf of the indemnifying party without the consent of the indemnifying party.

 

  D. Insurance

OHL shall provide and keep in effect during the Term, insurance to cover itself, its employees, and its subcontractors in minimum limits as follows:

 

(1)    Workman’s Compensation    Statutory
(2)    Comprehensive General Liability Bodily Injury    $1,000,000
(3)    Comprehensive Automotive Liability Bodily Injury    $1,000,000
(4)    Employer’s Liability    $500,000
(5)    Warehouseman’s Legal Liability    $1,000,000

Such insurance shall be in such form and carried with such insurance companies reasonably acceptable to CLIENT and CLIENT shall be named as a certificate holder. Such insurance shall contain a provision that it will not be terminated or modified without notice to be provided in accordance with policy provisions. OHL shall provide CLIENT a certificate of insurance indicating it is in existence on the Commencement Date and from time to time at CLIENT’s request. CLIENT may request increases to the insurance coverage amounts set forth above, provided that any increases to the insurance coverage amounts set forth above will be obtained by OHL and provided to CLIENT on a cost plus basis and shall only be provided if such insurance coverage is available to OHL.

The Parties agree to waive all rights of subrogation under all insurance (except for workers compensation insurance) with respect to each other and its officers, directors, personnel and agents.

 

  E. Limitations on Liability

Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, liability is limited as follows:

(1) OHL shall not be liable for any loss or injury to Products stored, however caused, unless such loss or injury resulted from: (a) OHL’s breach of the agreement, (b) OHL’s failure to enforce Landlord’s compliance with its obligations under the lease, (c) OHL’s negligence or willful misconduct, (d) shrinkage in excess of [*]% as provided in Section 10(E)(4) below and/ or (e) from other products in the Facility that cause contaminant odors with CLIENT’s inventory.

(2) Products are not insured by OHL against loss or injury however caused

 

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(3) CLIENT declares that damages or loss to Product resulting from OHL’s failure to exercise reasonable care as described in (A) above are limited to CLIENT’s landed wholesale cost per unit for Product damaged up to a maximum of [*] per occurrence.

(4) CLIENT agrees to a [*]% shrink allowance, based on the value of Products stored for a period of one year for loss due to damage, mysterious disappearance or other inventory shrink. Value of the Products is determined by the number of items received per year times the average CLIENT’s paid wholesale cost per item.

(5) OHL shall not be liable for demurrage or detention, delays in unloading inbound cars, trailers or other containers, or delays in obtaining and loading cars, trailers or other containers for outbound shipment unless OHL has failed to exercise reasonable care.

(6) Neither party shall be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, punitive, or exemplary damages, regardless of the nature of the claim being in contract, tort, or otherwise, and whether in law or in equity, whether the party in breach was advised of, or otherwise should have been aware of, the possibility of such damages. The foregoing is a separate, essential term of this agreement and shall be effective even in the event of the failure of any remedy, exclusive or not. In no event, however, will the preceding exclusions on remedies apply with respect to either party’s breach of the confidentiality provisions, any indemnification obligation pursuant to Section 9 - INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE, or any misappropriation of the other party’s intellectual property.

 

10. TAXES

CLIENT agrees to pay either directly all taxes, licenses, charges, and assessments levied by government authority upon the Products or to reimburse OHL therefore if paid by OHL. OHL assumes full responsibility for the payment of all federal and state social security and unemployment compensation taxes, withholding taxes, and all other taxes or charges applicable to OHL’s employees performing Services hereunder.

 

11. FORCE MAJEURE

Neither Party shall be liable for damage to products or delays and/or defaults in its performance under this Agreement due to causes beyond its control and without its fault or negligence, including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing: acts of God, or of the public enemy; fire or explosion; flood; actions of the elements; war; acts of terrorism; riots; embargoes; quarantine; strikes; lockouts; disputes with workmen or their labor disturbances; total or partial failure of transportation, delivery facilities, or supplies; acts or requests of any governmental authority; or any cause beyond its control, including without limitations the acts or omissions of any parties other than OHL or CLIENT, whether or not similar to foregoing provided that the Party whose performance is affected gives written notice of the force majeure to the other Party within ten (10) days of its first occurrence (any such event, a “Force Majeure Event”). In the event of a Force Majeure Event, CLIENT shall compensate OHL for all Services provided during the period of the Force Majeure Event, but shall not be required to compensate OHL for Services not performed during the period of the Force Majeure Event.

 

12. TITLE

 

  A. Right to Store Products

CLIENT represents and warrants that it is lawfully in possession of the Products and has the right and authority to contract with OHL for the Services contemplated by this Agreement relating to those Products. CLIENT agrees to indemnify and hold OHL harmless for all loss, cost and expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) which OHL pays or incurs as a result of any dispute or litigation, whether instituted by OHL or others, respecting CLIENT’s right, title or interest in the Products covered by this Agreement. Such amounts shall be charges in relation to the Products and subject to the provisions of this Agreement.

 

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  B. Warehouseman’s Lien

OHL shall not permit any lien or other encumbrance to be placed on the Products while they are in OHL’s possession. Title to the Products as between CLIENT and OHL shall remain with CLIENT. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on Products in OHL’s possession, OHL shall have a general warehouseman’s lien pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code for any unpaid and undisputed charges for Services of any kind rendered pursuant to this Agreement or at the request of CLIENT, whether for the Products in storage or Products that have been delivered and regardless of whether a physical warehouse receipt has been issued or receipt of Products is indicated by electronic or other documentation, and such lien shall be automatically released by delivering the Products and/or CLIENT’s payment of the charges related to those Products. Pursuant to Section 7-209(a) of the Uniform Commercial Code, the Parties agree that the foregoing general warehouseman’s lien shall not be specific to charges and expenses with respect to each Product but shall apply generally to all Product in OHL’s possession and the lien with respect to such Product shall be for all charges and expenses with respect to all Product for which OHL provides Services pursuant to this Agreement. In the event of any conflict between this Section 12(B) and the provisions of Section 7(D)(2), the provisions of Section 7(D)(2) will prevail.

 

13. NOTIFICATION

Any notice to either Party to this Agreement by the other shall be deemed to have been properly given if delivered to the designee as stated below by certified mail return receipt requested, or nationally recognized overnight delivery service.

 

To OHL:    Matt Hoogerland, CFO
   OHL, LLC
   7101 Executive Center Drive, Suite 333
   Brentwood, TN 37027
  
To CLIENT:                                Mike Smith, COO
   Stitch Fix, Inc.
   731 Market Street, Suite 500
   San Francisco, CA 94103
  
   With a copy to:
  
   Cooley LLP
   The Grace Building
   1114 Avenue of the Americas
   New York, NY 10036-7798
   Attn: Babak Yaghmaie, Esq.
   Email: byaghmaie@cooley.com

 

14. COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS

OHL shall, in its operations hereunder, comply with all requirements of applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations. CLIENT shall be responsible for supplying OHL with all compliance or regulatory information related to the storage and handling of CLIENT’s Products (if applicable) and CLIENT shall comply with all requirements of applicable federal, state and local law, rules and regulations relating to the quality, condition and packaging of CLIENT’s Products with respect to all Products tendered to OHL for storage in the Warehouse.

 

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15. DAMAGE TO OR DESTRUCTION OF WAREHOUSE

In the event of substantial or total destruction of the Warehouse by fire or other casualty, CLIENT shall have the right to terminate this Agreement by giving OHL at least fifteen (15) days written notice of its intent to terminate this Agreement, and the Parties shall treat such termination by CLIENT pursuant to Section 7(B).

 

16. WAREHOUSE FACILITY

OHL’s activities in operating and maintaining the Warehouse shall at all times be consistent with the terms of the lease(s), if applicable, for the Warehouse. OHL shall be the custodian of the Warehouse during the Term of this Agreement. As custodian, OHL agrees to take measures reasonably necessary to safeguard the Warehouse.

 

17. USE OF WAREHOUSE FACILITY

OHL agrees that it will not use the Warehouse for any purpose other than the performance for CLIENT of the Services provided for herein and, similar logistics services for other customers. OHL shall not use the Warehouse for the storage or processing of toxic, poisonous, or radioactive substances or any other substance which could contaminate or damage CLIENT’S Products.

CLIENT agrees that OHL shall have full dominion and control of the Warehouse, including the right to prohibit persons not in the employ of OHL or employed by CLIENT from entering the premises.

 

18. NOTICE OF LOSS OR DAMAGE

CLIENT must give OHL written notice of claim for loss or damage to Products. Such claim must be made within sixty (60) days after the date of discovery of such damage by CLIENT or 60 days after CLIENT is given written notice by OHL that loss or damage to the Products has occurred, whichever time is shorter.

 

19. TIME TO FILE ARBITRATION DEMAND

No arbitration demand may be made by CLIENT against OHL for loss or damage to the Products unless timely written notice of claim has been given as provided in Section 18, and unless such arbitration demand is made within nine (9) months after the date of discovery of such damage by CLIENT or within nine (9) months after CLIENT is given written notice by OHL that loss or damage to the Products has occurred, whichever time is shorter.

 

20. WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS

The Parties agree that OHL, for the convenience of CLIENT and OHL, may not issue warehouse receipts. This shall not be construed as a failure to comply with the receipt provision in Section 7 of the Uniform Commercial Code and OHL shall not suffer any liability for such failure. The Parties agree that the terms of this Agreement shall override any conflicting provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code in this regard. OHL agrees that (i) CLIENT may file informational financing statements with regard to inventory and (ii) OHL shall keep CLIENT’s inventory and operations clearly segregated from the inventory and operations of other OHL clients.

 

21. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

The Parties shall attempt in good faith to resolve any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement promptly by negotiation between executives who have authority to settle the controversy and who are at a higher level of management than the persons with direct responsibility for administration of this Agreement. Any Party may give the other Party written notice of any dispute not resolved in the normal

 

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course of business. Within fifteen (15) days of delivery of the notice, the receiving Party shall submit to the other a written response. The notice and the response shall include a statement of each Party’s position and a summary of arguments supporting that position and the name and title of the executive who will represent that Party and any other person who will accompany that executive. Within thirty (30) days after delivery of the disputing Party’s notice, the executives of both Parties shall meet at a mutually-acceptable time and place and, thereafter, as often as they deem reasonably necessary to attempt to resolve the dispute. All negotiations pursuant to this section are confidential and shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations for purposes of applicable rules of evidence.

Mike Smith, or any successor in such capacity, or his/her designee, is the executive of record for CLIENT. Matt Hoogerland, CFO, or any successor in such capacity, or his designee is the executive of record for OHL.

If the dispute has not been resolved by negotiation within forty-five (45) days of the disputing Party’s notice, the parties shall resolve any remaining dispute by binding arbitration as set forth in Section 21 of this Agreement. The provisions of this Section 21 will not apply to any claims for equitable relief, provided that either Party seeking equitable relief gives immediate written notice, in accordance with Section 13 of this Agreement, if a claim for equitable relief is pursued.

 

22. ARBITRATION AGREEMENT

Except for any claims for equitable relief, and claims related to the ownership of any intellectual property, all disputes, claims or controversies arising from or relating to this Agreement, the breach of this Agreement, or the relationships that result from this Agreement, including but not limited to any dispute regarding the validity of this arbitration clause or the entire Agreement, shall be resolved by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under its Commercial Arbitration Rules, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.

The arbitration shall be heard by three (3) neutral arbitrators. Each Party shall choose one arbitrator and those two arbitrators shall choose the third arbitrator, who shall serve as the chair of the arbitration panel. Each arbitrator must be a practicing attorney in good standing with no actual or potential conflicts of interest. To the extent practicable, the arbitrators must have business or legal experience relating to logistics and warehousing. Each arbitrator must be independent of all parties, witnesses and legal counsel.

The arbitration hearing shall be conducted in Nashville, Tennessee. Any judicial challenge to the arbitration award shall be filed in a court sitting in Davidson County, Tennessee.

The prevailing Party shall be awarded all reasonable fees and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, expert witness fees and costs and the fees and costs of the arbitrators, incurred in the arbitration and related proceedings. If both Parties are awarded relief, the arbitration panel shall determine the prevailing Party.

 

23. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

For purposes of this Agreement, the definition of “Hazardous Materials” shall be as defined within 49 C.F.R. Parts 105 through 180, or any “Hazardous Substances”, as defined in 42 U.S.C. Section 9601, or as defined by any other federal, state or local statute, ordinance or regulation (such terms together referred to herein as “Hazardous Materials”).

 

  A. CLIENT has represented to OHL that none of the Products, goods or materials which CLIENT will submit to OHL for the purposes of this Agreement, constitute or contain Hazardous Materials.

 

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  B. CLIENT shall not deliver to OHL any Products, goods or materials that constitute or contain Hazardous Materials, as defined in this Agreement, unless, prior to delivery of such Hazardous Materials, CLIENT has:

(1) notified OHL, in writing, of CLIENT’s intent to deliver such Hazardous Materials;

(2) provided MSDS sheets or other written information, satisfactory to OHL, in OHL’s sole discretion, which details the nature of the Hazardous Materials and any packaging or shipping specifications or limitations, and amended or updated Exhibit C, to reflect all such requirements; and

(3) OHL, in OHL’s sole discretion, has, in writing, approved the delivery of such Hazardous Materials, and the amendments or modifications to Exhibit C.

C. If any Products, goods or materials which were not Hazardous Materials at the time CLIENT delivered them to the possession of OHL shall subsequently be classified to constitute or contain Hazardous Materials, as defined in this Agreement, CLIENT shall immediately notify OHL that such products, goods or materials have been classified to constitute or contain Hazardous Materials, and shall provide OHL the information required by Subsection B above within twenty-four (24) hours of CLIENT learning that the Products, goods or materials have been classified to constitute or contain Hazardous Materials.

D. If CLIENT gives notice to OHL, as provided for in Section C above, that Products, goods or materials which have been previously delivered to OHL have subsequently been classified as constituting or containing Hazardous Materials, OHL may, in OHL’s sole discretion, elect, in writing, to either continue to store, handle and ship the Products, goods and materials constituting or containing Hazardous Materials, or, alternatively, to give notice to CLIENT that all such Products, goods or materials will be returned to CLIENT, or delivered to CLIENT’s designee, as soon as reasonably possible, at CLIENT’s expense.

(1) If OHL elects to continue to store, handle and ship such Products, goods or materials, OHL may relocate such Products, goods or materials within the Warehouse for purpose of proper storage, and all expenses and costs so incurred shall be considered as Services rendered for purposes of this Agreement and subject to the provisions of this Agreement.

(2) If OHL, in its sole discretion, elects to require the return of such Products, goods or services to CLIENT, then OHL may, at its sole discretion, utilize the services of an independent contractor which specializes in handling, packaging and shipments of Hazardous Materials, and charge all expenses and costs so incurred back to CLIENT, and such expenses and costs shall be considered as Services rendered for purposes of this agreement and subject to the provisions of this Agreement.

E. Should CLIENT deliver any Products, goods or materials to OHL, which CLIENT reasonably believed not to constitute or contain Hazardous Materials, but which in fact did, at the time of delivery to the Warehouse, constitute or contain Hazardous Materials, the provisions of Section D above shall control for purposes of the return of such materials to CLIENT, while the provisions of Section F shall control for purposes of liability and indemnification.

F. If CLIENT knowingly or unknowingly tenders OHL Products, goods or materials which constitute or contain Hazardous Materials, without complying with the requirements of this Section 23, CLIENT shall indemnify, defend and hold OHL harmless against any and all liability which may arise from or relate to the storage or transportation of such Hazardous Materials, such liabilities including, but not limited to, any cargo loss or damage and/or any party and/or third party claims for personal injury, death and/or property damage, including but not limited to damage to the environment, attorney’s fees and/or any penalties or fines levied upon OHL by any local, state or federal agency.

 

24. MODIFICATION

Any request to modify or amend this Agreement must be made in writing, and signed by an authorized representative of each Party hereto.

 

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25. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBCONTRACTING

The rights and obligations covered herein are personal to each Party hereto and for this reason this Agreement shall not be assignable by either Party in whole or in part, nor shall either Party subcontract any of its obligation hereunder without prior written consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party may assign this Agreement to (i) a party which purchases substantially all the assets of the assigning Party, or (ii) to any party which merges with the assigning Party, or (iii) to any party which is under common management or control with the assigning Party.

 

25. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT/ADVERTISING

CLIENT and OHL agree to only release a public announcement concerning this Agreement upon mutual agreement of the Parties. CLIENT consents to inclusion of its name and logo in customer listings that may be published as part of OHL’s ongoing marketing efforts.

 

26. ENTIRETY

This document embodies the entire agreement and the understanding between CLIENT and OHL, and there are no previous agreements, understandings, conditions, warranties or representations, oral or written, expressed or implied, with reference to the subject matter hereof which are not merged herein.

 

27. SEVERABILITY

If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect and the Parties shall take any actions necessary to render the remaining provisions of this Agreement valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law and, to the extent necessary, shall amend or otherwise modify this Agreement to replace any provision contained herein that is held invalid or unenforceable with a valid and enforceable provision giving effect to the intent of the Parties.

 

28. COUNTERPARTS

This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement and all of which, when taken together, will be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.

 

29. WAIVER

The waiver by either Party of any default or breach of this Agreement shall not constitute of waiver of any other or subsequent default or breach. Except for actions for breach of confidentiality and non-payment of amounts owed hereunder, no action, regardless of form, arising out of this Agreement may be brought by either Party more than one (1) year after the cause of action has accrued.

 

30. GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement will be governed by and interpreted according to the laws of the State of Tennessee. In any arbitration pursuant to Section 22, the arbitrators shall apply the substantive law of the State of Tennessee, ignoring any conflict of law rules that would direct the application of the substantive law of another jurisdiction.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives.

Stich Fix, Inc.

 

By:   /s/ Mike Smith

Mike Smith

Chief Operating Officer

 

Date:   4/24/14

Ozburn-Hessey Logistics, LLC

 

By:   /s/ Randy Tucker

Randy Tucker

President Contract Logistics and Transportation Management

 

Date:   5/1/14

Attachments:

Exhibit A - Operational Assumptions & Scope of Services

Exhibit B - Operational Expenses

Exhibit C - Start-Up

Exhibit D - Capital

Exhibit E - Product Description

Exhibit F - Service Metrics & KPl’s

 

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Exhibit A — Assumptions & Scope of Services

OHL will perform “customary warehousing services” defined generally as the inbound receipt, handling, putaway and storage, order picking, and outbounding of products delivered to the Warehouse by or on behalf of CLIENT in accordance with this Agreement (the “Products”). Services are more particularly outlined in the assumption below. CLIENT and OHL understand that OHL’s Rates, as set forth in Exhibit B, were determined in reliance on the assumptions listed below and/or those assumptions contained within the attached Exhibits. Any change or deviation by OHL from the target dates, key performance indicators, and/or processes described below will not, standing alone, be deemed a breach of this Agreement.

OPERATIONAL ASSUMPTIONS:

 

LOGO

Systems

OHL will be operating on client’s home grown IT systems and installing those systems in the OHL facility.

 

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Exhibit B — Operational Expenses

CLIENT shall pay OHL for the Services based on an open book basis guided by the estimated operating budgets set forth in this section. OHL will provide CLIENT with full and complete detail on each invoice illustrating costs incurred for each period.

OVERTIME — OHL shall notify client of overtime needs in excess of 5% weekly and seek client’s written approval for billing such required overtime. Overtime in the state of Indiana is calculated as any hours incurred per employee above and beyond 40 hours in a specific work week.

 

LOGO

 

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Exhibit B Continued – Operational Expenses (Cont’d)

 

LOGO

With the exception of the equipment stated within this Exhibit B, all additional equipment costs shall only be incurred by mutual written agreement.

 

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Exhibit C — Start-Up Cost

 

LOGO

 

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Exhibit D – Capital

The following illustrates an estimation of the capital equipment to be purchased and deployed by OHL on behalf of CLIENT.

 

LOGO

 

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LOGO

All equipment costs will be mutual reviewed prior to purchasing. Furthermore, parties agree to come back and amend this exhibit to represent actual costs and quantities at the end of implementation once all capital purchases have been made.

 

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Exhibit E – Product Description and Specifications

Stitch Fix is a personalized e-commerce styling company that sells women’s apparel, jewelry and accessory items.

 

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Exhibit F – SERVICE METRICS & KPI’S

Receiving

During each month, at least [*]% of CLIENT provided merchandise delivered at OHL’s designated fulfillment center which is delivered by 12:00 noon (Location Time) shall be inspected and placed into stock by the close of the Business Day two days following delivery at OHL’s designated fulfillment center. Product unable to be received, due to Merchandising Team awaiting sample would not pertain to this KPI.

For purposes of this receiving service level standard: (i) delivery will be deemed to have occurred and the delivery measurement period will begin when inbound carrier confirms delivery of scheduled shipment (i.e. when product is delivered to OHL), (ii) deliveries of merchandise which is not listed on the purchase order or ASN submitted to OHL for receiving purposes will not be included in this service level calculation. Furthermore, OHL will default to CLIENT’s direction on receipt processing order.

Outbound Orders

Standard Shipping Cycle Time. In stock order shipment of all Fulfillable Orders (as defined below) that are received by OHL by 12:00 noon (Location Time) will be shipped: [*]% on targeted ship date.

Returns (RMA) Processing Cycle Time

[*]% of returns will be put away into stock, from receipt to completion of all required inventory transactions, if received by noon (Location Time), by close of the Business Day following receipt.

Order Accuracy

During each month, [*]% of all outbound shipments will contain the correct SKU, the correct quantity of merchandise and the correct shipping label for that Order.

Inventory Accuracy

*GOAL METRIC (Under evaluation and to be reviewed at first Quarterly Business Review): [*]%—OHL will be responsible to keep inventory accuracy at [*]%. This is to include quantity and location accuracy.

**CURRENT EXPECTATION: Inventory will be monitored and reported to Client thru a documented perpetual cycle count program (count requirements to be defined by Client and OHL).

Service Level Reporting

OHL agrees to provide KPI reporting to CLIENT on a weekly basis in format agreed upon by both CLIENT and OHL. KPI results will be tracked in a weekly, monthly, quarterly and VTD format.

Variable Cost Per Unit – CPU

OHL will measure and track actual Cost Per Unit Shipped, which is to be defined as the sum of the variable component (i.e. labor, variable expenses) of OHL’s invoice to CLIENT divided by total units shipped during that same time period. OHL will report this metric to CLIENT on a monthly basis, and agrees to target a [*]% improvement (reduction) in the CPU each quarter.

 

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Variable Cost Per Unit – Guardrails

OHL agrees to maintain Variable CPU performance metric between [*]% and [*]% of the below modeled targets. OHLS accountability to this Variable CPU performance metric is contingent upon CLIENT’s forecasting performance meeting the criteria set forth in the following “General Provisions” section.

 

     Y1
Annual
    Y2
Annual
    Y3
Annual
 

Outbound Units

     [*]       [*]       [*]  

Variable Expense

   $             [ *]    $             [ *]    $             [ *] 

Modeled Var. CPU

   $ [ *]    $ [ *]    $ [ *] 

90% of CPU

   $ [ *]    $ [ *]    $ [ *] 

110% of CPU

   $ [ *]    $ [ *]    $ [ *] 

The above table is subject to periodic updates during QBR’s and business reviews as actual volumes are realized. Furthermore, OHL and CLIENT agree to discuss this metric in-depth at the first QBR and evaluate the Institution of pain-share/gain-share practices, as well as evaluating actual realized volumes vs. modeled volumes and updating Variable CPU projections and targets accordingly.

Future KPIs to be Discussed Prior to First QBR:

 

    Missing %
    Damage %

General Provisions

The above service level standards will not apply during the first sixty (60) days after the Fulfillment Service Commencement Date, and thereafter will be measured on a retail calendar month basis during the remainder of the Fulfillment Attachment Term. The above service level standard shall not apply to any services other than the Fulfillment Services, and shall not apply to service performance issues (i) caused by factors outside of OHL’s reasonable control, including as a result of any actions or inactions of the CLIENT or any third party not within OHL’s control, and (ii) during any period that the CLIENT’s transaction volume forecasts are not between [*]% and [*]% of the actual transaction “locked” volumes during the applicable period.

CLIENT will provide a rolling 6 week forecast which includes a 2 week lock at the weekly level to allow for resource planning.

If OHL fails during any month to meet any service level standard as described in this Exhibit D at a level that for which an “*” is noted, such month shall be considered a “Fulfillment Service Level Standard Failed Month” with respect to that individual service level standard. OHL will reasonably determine with the CLIENT the root cause for the failure and identify action plan being taken designed to prevent the reoccurrence of such failure during the remainder of the Fulfillment Attachment Term.

CLIENT and OHL mutually agree that they will meet at Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR’s) to continually analyze the business and evaluate the application of these KPI’s.

 

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EX-21.1

Exhibit 21.1

List of Subsidiaries of Stitch Fix, Inc.

 

Name of Subsidiary    Jurisdiction
Stitch Fix International (Cayman), Ltd.    Cayman Islands
Stitch Fix International (Delaware), Inc.    Delaware
Stitch Fix Gift Cards, LLC    Virginia