UNITED STATES
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DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
NOTICE OF 2014 SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
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SEPTEMBER 25,
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To Our Stockholders:
Notice is hereby given that the 2014 Special Meeting (the
Meeting) of the stockholders of Destiny Media Technologies Inc., a Colorado
corporation (the Company), will be held Suite 750, 650 West Georgia Street,
Vancouver, British Columbia on September 25, 2014, commencing at 10:00 a.m.
(Pacific Time), for the following purposes (the Corporate Actions):
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to approve the Plan of Conversion, a copy of which is
attached as Schedule A to this Proxy Statement whereby our corporate
jurisdiction will be changed from the State of Colorado to the State of
Nevada by means of a process called a Conversion; and
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to transact such other business as may properly come
before the Special Meeting or any adjournment
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These proposed Corporate Actions are described more fully in
the Proxy Statement accompanying this Notice. The accompanying Proxy Statement
provides additional information in relation to the Special Meeting and is
supplemental to, and expressly made part of the Notice of Special Meeting. Our
Board of Directors approved the Plan of Conversion to change our corporate
jurisdiction from Colorado to Nevada. Therefore, our Board of Directors
recommends that you vote FOR the conversion of Destiny Media Technologies Inc.
from Colorado to Nevada.
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on July
28, 2014 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Special Meeting.
Stockholders unable to attend the Special Meeting in person are
requested to read the enclosed proxy statement and proxy and then complete and
deposit the proxy in accordance with its instructions. Unregistered stockholders
must deliver their completed proxies in accordance with the instructions given
by their financial institution or other intermediary that forwarded the proxy to
them.
Under Colorado law, stockholders of record who do not vote in
favor of the Plan of Conversion may exercise their dissent rights to obtain fair
value of their shares of stock if the Conversion is completed. You must strictly
follow the procedures of Colorado law including, among other things, submitting
a written demand before the vote is taken on the adoption of the Plan of
Conversion and you must not vote in favor of the Plan of Conversion.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
DESTINY
MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
/s/ Steve Vestergaard
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Steve Vestergaard,
Chief
Executive Officer, President and Director
Vancouver, British Columbia
August 5, 2014
IMPORTANT
Whether or not you expect to attend in person, we urge you
to sign, date, and return the enclosed proxy at your earliest convenience. This
will help to ensure the presence of a quorum at the Special Meeting. PROMPTLY
SIGNING, DATING, AND RETURNING THE PROXY WILL SAVE DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES
INC. THE EXPENSE AND EXTRA WORK OF ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION. Sending in your
proxy will not prevent you from voting your stock at the Special Meeting if you
desire to do so, as your proxy is revocable at your option.
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As used in this Proxy Statement, unless the context
otherwise requires, we, us, our, the Company, Destiny and Destiny CO
refers to Destiny Media Technologies Inc. The term Destiny NV means Destiny
Media Technologies Inc., a Nevada corporation, whose shares you are expected to
own after we change our corporate jurisdiction from the State of Colorado to the
State of Nevada. You should read the entire Proxy Statement before making a
decision
DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Suite 750, 650
West Georgia Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6B 4N7
Tel: (604) 609-7736
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PROXY STATEMENT
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FOR THE 2014
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
STOCKHOLDERS
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TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
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This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the
solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of Destiny Media Technologies
Inc. (we, us, our and the Company) for use at the 2014 Special Meeting
of our Stockholders (the Meeting) to be held on September 25, 2014 at 10:00
a.m. (Pacific Time) at Suite 750, 650 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British
Columbia and at any adjournment thereof, for the purposes set forth in the
preceding Notice of Special Meeting.
This Proxy Statement, the Notice of Special Meeting and the
enclosed Form of Proxy are expected to be mailed to our stockholders on or about
August 13, 2014.
We do not expect that any matters other than those referred to
in this Proxy Statement and the Notice of Special Meeting will be brought before
the Special Meeting. However, if other matters are properly presented before the
Special Meeting, the persons named as proxy appointees will vote upon such
matters in accordance with their best judgment. The grant of a proxy also will
confer discretionary authority on the persons named as proxy appointees to vote
in accordance with their best judgment on matters incidental to the conduct of
the Special Meeting.
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy
Materials for the Special Meeting to be held on September 25, 2014. This Proxy
Statement to the stockholders is available at our principal office.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROXY MATERIALS AND THE
SPECIAL MEETING
Why am I receiving this Proxy Statement and proxy
card?
You are receiving this Proxy Statement and proxy card because
you are a stockholder of record as at the close of business on July 28, 2014
(the Record Date), and are entitled to vote at this Meeting. This Proxy
Statement describes issues on which we would like you, as a stockholder, to
vote. It provides information on these issues so that you can make an informed
decision. You do not need to attend the Special Meeting to vote your shares.
When you sign the proxy card you appoint Steve Vestergaard, our
Chief Executive Officer, President and a Director, and Fred Vandenberg, our
Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary and Treasurer, as your
representatives at the Special Meeting. As your representatives, they will vote
your shares at the Special Meeting (or any adjournments or postponements) as you
have instructed them on your proxy card. With proxy voting, your shares will be
voted whether or not you attend the Special Meeting. Even if you plan to attend
the Special Meeting, it is a good idea to complete, sign and return your proxy
card in advance of the Special Meeting, just in case your plans change.
If an issue comes up for vote at the Special Meeting (or any
adjournments or postponements) that is not described in this Proxy Statement,
your representatives will vote your shares, under your proxy, at their
discretion, subject to any limitations imposed by law.
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Who is soliciting my vote?
Our Board of Directors is soliciting your proxy to vote at the
Special Meeting.
Who pays for this proxy solicitation?
We will bear the entire cost of solicitation of proxies,
including preparation, assembly and mailing of this proxy statement, the proxy
and any additional information furnished to stockholders. Copies of solicitation
materials will be furnished to banks, brokerage houses, depositories,
fiduciaries and custodians holding shares in their names that are beneficially
owned by others to forward to these beneficial owners. We may reimburse persons
representing beneficial owners for their costs of forwarding the solicitation
material to the beneficial owners of the shares at our discretion. Original
solicitation of proxies by mail may be supplemented by telephone, facsimile,
electronic mail or personal solicitation by our directors, officers or other
regular employees. No additional compensation will be paid to directors,
officers or other regular employees for such services.
Who is entitled to attend and vote at the Special
Meeting?
Only our stockholders of record at the close of business on
July 28, 2014
(the Record Date), will be entitled to vote at the
Special Meeting. Stockholders entitled to vote may do so by voting those shares
at the Special Meeting or by proxy.
What matters am I voting on?
You are being asked to vote upon a proposal to approve and
adopt a Plan of Conversion, a copy of which is attached as Schedule A to this
Proxy Statement, whereby our corporate jurisdiction will be changed from the
State of Colorado to the State of Nevada by a process called a Conversion.
We will also consider any other business that properly comes
before the Special Meeting.
How do I vote?
You have several voting options. You may vote:
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by signing your proxy card and mailing it to our transfer
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by signing and e-mailing your proxy card to our transfer
agent for proxy voting at the e-mail address provided on the proxy card;
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through the internet by following the instructions set
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b attending the Special Meeting and voting in person.
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If your shares are held in an account with a brokerage firm,
bank, dealer, or other similar organization, then you are the beneficial owner
of shares held in a street name and these proxy materials are being forwarded
to you by that organization. The organization holding your account is considered
the stockholder of record for purposes of voting at the Special Meeting. As a
beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker, bank or other
nominee on how to vote the shares in your account. You are also invited to
attend the Special Meeting. However, since you are not the stockholder of
record, you may not vote your shares in person at the Special Meeting unless you
request and obtain a valid proxy card from your broker, bank, or other nominee.
What if I share an address with another person and we
received only one copy of the proxy materials?
We will only deliver one Proxy Statement to multiple
stockholders sharing an address unless we have received contrary instructions
from one or more of the stockholders. We will promptly deliver a separate copy
of this Proxy Statement to a stockholder at a shared address to which a single
copy of the document was delivered upon oral or written request to:
Destiny Media Technologies Inc.
Attention: Fred Vandenberg, Corporate Secretary
Suite 750, 650 West
Georgia Street
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
V6B 4N7
Stockholders may also address future requests for separate
delivery of Proxy Statements and/or annual reports by contacting us at the
address listed above.
What if I change my mind after I return my
proxy?
You may revoke your proxy and change your vote at any time
before the polls close at the Special Meeting. You may do this by:
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executing and delivering a written notice of revocation
of proxy to our office at any time before the taking of the vote at the
Special Meeting;
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executing and delivering a later-dated proxy relating to
the same shares to our office at any time before taking of the vote at the
Special Meeting; or
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attending the Special Meeting in person and:
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giving affirmative notice at the Special Meeting of your
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Any written revocation of proxy or subsequent later-dated proxy
should be delivered to our office as follows: Destiny Media Technologies Inc.,
Attention: Fred Vandenberg, Corporate Secretary, Suite 750, 650 West Georgia
Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6B 4N7. Attendance at the Special
Meeting will not, by itself, revoke a stockholders proxy without the giving of
notice of intent to revoke that proxy.
What constitutes a quorum?
In order to hold a valid meeting of our stockholders, a quorum
is equal to one-third of the shares of the Common Stock outstanding and must be
represented at the Special Meeting. These shares may be represented in person or
represented by proxy.
Stockholders who abstain from voting on any or all proposals,
but who are present at the Special Meeting or represented at the Special Meeting
by a properly executed proxy will have their shares counted as present for the
purpose of determining the presence of a quorum. Broker non-votes will also be
counted as present at the Special Meeting for the purpose of determining the
presence of a quorum. However, abstentions and broker non-votes will not be
counted either in favor or against any of the proposals brought before the
Special Meeting. A broker non-vote occurs when shares held by a broker for the
account of a beneficial owner are not voted for or against a particular proposal
because the broker has not received voting instructions from that beneficial
owner and the broker does not have discretionary authority to vote those shares.
In the event that a quorum is not present at the Special
Meeting, or in the event that a quorum is present but sufficient votes to
approve the proposal are not received, the persons named as proxies on the
enclosed proxy card may propose one or more adjournments of the Special Meeting
to permit further solicitation of proxies. The persons named as proxies will
vote upon such adjournment after consideration of all circumstances that may
bear upon a decision to adjourn the Special Meeting. Any business that might
have been transacted at the Special Meeting originally called may be transacted
at any such adjourned session(s) at which a quorum is present. We will pay the
costs of preparing and distributing to stockholders additional proxy materials,
if required in connection with any adjournment. Any adjournment will require the
affirmative vote of a majority of those securities represented at the Special
Meeting in person or by proxy.
How are abstentions and broker non-votes treated?
Stockholders may vote for or against the proposals or they may
abstain from voting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted for
purposes of determining the presence of a quorum at the Special Meeting. As
abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in favor of the proposals, they
will have the effect of being a vote against the proposal.
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What vote is required to approve the Plan of Conversion?
In order for the Plan of Conversion to be approved, a majority
of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock must vote in favor of
the Plan of Conversion. As of the Record Date, there were 52,993,874 shares of
common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. Accordingly, stockholders holding
a total of 26,496,937 shares of common stock must vote in favor of the Plan of
Conversion.
Will my shares be voted if I do not sign and return my
proxy card?
If your shares are held through a brokerage account, your
brokerage firm, under certain circumstances, may vote your shares.
If your shares are registered in your name, and you do not sign
and return your proxy card, your shares will not be voted at the Special
Meeting.
Will I be entitled to dissenters rights under Colorado
law?
Under Colorado Revised Statutes, our stockholders are entitled
to dissenters rights in connection with proposals. See the section titled
Dissenters Rights.
When are the stockholder proposals due for the 2015
Annual Meeting?
The deadline for submitting a stockholder proposal for
inclusion in our proxy statement and form of proxy for our 2015 annual meeting
of stockholders pursuant to Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, (the Exchange Act) is September 22, 2014; provided, however, that
in the event we hold our 2015 annual meeting more than 30 days before or after
the one year anniversary date of the 2014 Annual Meeting, we will disclose the
new deadline by which proxies must be received under Item 5 of our earliest
possible Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or, if impracticable, by any means
reasonably calculated to inform stockholders. In addition, stockholder proposals
must otherwise comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act.
Any stockholders who wish to submit a proposal are encouraged
to seek independent counsel about SEC requirements. We will not consider any
proposals that do not meet the SEC requirements for submitting a proposal.
Notices of intention to present proposals for our next annual meeting should be
delivered to Destiny Media Technologies Inc., Suite 750, 650 West Georgia
Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6B 4N7, Attention: Fred Vandenberg,
Corporate Secretary.
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PROPOSAL NUMBER ONE APPROVAL TO CHANGE OUR STATE OF
INCORPORATION FROM STATE OF COLORADO TO STATE OF NEVADA
Proposal The Conversion
We are proposing to change our jurisdiction of incorporation
from Colorado to Nevada through a process known as a conversion under Colorado
and Nevada corporate law (the "Conversion").
If the stockholders approve the Conversion at the Special
Meeting, we intend to file a Statement of Conversion with the Secretary of State
of Colorado and Articles of Conversion with the Secretary of State of Nevada.
Upon filing the Articles of Conversion with the Secretary of State of Nevada, we
will be converted into a Nevada corporation and will be governed by the laws of
the State of Nevada. The assets and liabilities of the Nevada corporation
immediately after the Conversion will be identical to the assets and liabilities
of the Colorado corporation immediately prior to the Conversion. The officers
and directors of our company immediately before the Conversion becomes effective
will be the officers and directors of the Nevada corporation. The change of our
corporate jurisdiction will not result in any material change to our business
and will not have any effect on the relative equity or voting interests of our
stockholders. Each previously outstanding share of our common stock will become
one common share of the Nevada corporation.
The Plan of Conversion is also subject to approval by the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of our common stock and by the
TSX Venture Exchange.
Our directors and executive officers, who currently hold an
aggregate of 13,570,144 shares of our common stock, approximately 25.6% of our
outstanding common stock, have approved the Conversion and indicated that they
intend to vote their shares for the approval of the Conversion and adopt the
Plan of Conversion.
Our Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the
approval of the Plan of Conversion.
The Conversion is set out in detail under the section titled
Conversion to Nevada.
Regulatory Approvals
In order for our company to carry out the Conversion, it will
be necessary for us to comply with the provisions of the corporate law of the
Colorado Revised Statutes (CRS)
and the Nevada Revised Statutes
(NRS). Under the CRS, a Colorado corporation is required to obtain approval
from the holders of a majority of its issued and outstanding shares in order to
carry out a conversion.
If our stockholders adopt the Plan of Conversion, then we
intend to file articles of conversion with the Secretary of State of Colorado
and with the Secretary of State of Nevada. Upon the filing of the articles of
conversion with the Secretary of State of Nevada, we will be continued as a
Nevada corporation.
The Conversion is subject to the approval of the TSX Venture
Exchange.
Comparative Rights of Stockholders
You will continue to hold the same shares you now hold
following the Conversion from Colorado to Nevada. However, the rights of
stockholders under the CRS differ in certain ways from the rights of
shareholders under NRS. See the section titled Material Differences of the
Rights of our Stockholders After the Change of our Corporate Jurisdiction.
Dissenters Rights
Holders of shares of our common stock who do not vote in favor
of the Conversion or consent thereto in writing and who properly demand payment
for their shares may be entitled to dissenters' rights in connection with the
Conversion under Sections 7-113-101 though 7-113-302 of the CRS. We will require
strict compliance with the statutory procedures. A copy of the relevant
provisions of the CRS is attached as Schedule B to this Proxy Statement. A more
comprehensive discussion of dissenters rights is set out in the section titled
Dissenters Rights.
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Listing on the TSX Venture Exchange and Quotation on the
OTCQX
Our stock is listed for trading under the symbol DSNY on the
OTCQX in the United States, under the symbol DSY on the TSX Venture Exchange
and under the symbol DME on the Berlin, Frankfurt, Xetra and Stuttgart
exchanges in Germany. Immediately following the Conversion, our common stock of
will continue to be quoted on the OTCQX and listed on the TSX Venture Exchange
and Berlin, Frankfurt, Xetra and Stuttgart exchanges under the same symbols.
CONVERSION TO NEVADA
Overview of the Conversion
On July 28, 2014, our Board of Directors determined that it
would be in the best interest of our company to change our corporate
jurisdiction from the State of Colorado to the State of Nevada. A copy of the
Plan of Conversion is attached as Schedule A.
If our stockholders approve the Conversion, we intend to file a
statement of conversion with the Secretary of State of Colorado and articles of
conversion with the Secretary of State of Nevada. Upon filing the articles of
conversion with the Secretary of State of Nevada, we will be converted into a
Nevada corporation and will be governed by the laws of the State of Nevada. The
assets and liabilities of the Nevada corporation immediately after the
Conversion will be identical to the assets and liabilities of the Colorado
corporation immediately prior to the Conversion. Our officers and directors
immediately before the Conversion becomes effective will be the officers and
directors of the Nevada corporation. The change of our corporate jurisdiction
will not result in any material change to our business and will not have any
effect on the relative equity or voting interests of our stockholders. Each
previously outstanding share of our common stock will become one common share of
the Nevada corporation.
The Conversion and the Plan of Conversion are subject to
approval by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of our common
stock and the TSX Venture Exchange.
The change of our corporate jurisdiction will result in changes
in the rights and obligations of our current stockholders under applicable
corporate laws. A detailed discussion of these differences is set forth under
the section titled Material Differences of the Rights of our Stockholders after
the Change of our Corporate Jurisdiction below.
Principal Terms of the Conversion
The Plan of Conversion provides that, at the effective time of
the Conversion, Destiny CO will be converted into Destiny NV. At the effective
time of the Conversion, the Articles of Conversion and Bylaws of Destiny NV, in
the forms attached as Appendix A and Appendix B, respectively, to the Plan
of Conversion will replace the articles of incorporation and bylaws of Destiny
CO.
Effective Time of the Conversion
The Plan of Conversion provides that, as promptly as
practicable after the approval of the Plan of Conversion by our stockholders, we
will file the statement of conversion with the Secretary of State of Colorado
and the articles of conversion with the Secretary of State of Nevada. The Plan
of Conversion provides that the effective date and time of the Conversion will
be the date and time on and at which the Conversion becomes effective under the
laws of Colorado or the date and time on and at which the Conversion becomes
effective under the laws of Nevada, whichever occurs later.
Conditions to Effectuating the Conversion
The Plan of Conversion is subject to: (i) approval by our
stockholders, (ii) approval by the TSX Venture Exchange, and (iii) stockholders
holding no more than an aggregate of five percent (5%) of our shares of common
stock exercising their dissenters rights.
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Manner and Basis of Converting Shares of Common Stock
At the effective time of the Conversion, each share of our
common stock, with a par value of $0.001 per share, issued and outstanding
immediately before the effective time of the Conversion will, by virtue of the
Conversion and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be
converted into and become one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable
share of common stock, with a par value of $0.001 per share, of Destiny NV.
Manner and Basis of Converting Warrants, Options and Other
Rights
At the effective time of the Conversion, each option, warrant,
option or other right to acquire shares of our common stock that is or was
outstanding immediately before the effective time of the Conversion will, by
virtue of the Conversion and without any action on the part of the holder
thereof, be converted into and become a warrant, option or right, respectively,
to acquire, upon the same terms and conditions, the number of shares of common
stock of Destiny NV that such holder would have received had such holder
exercised such warrant, option or right, respectively, in full immediately
before the effective time of the Conversion (whether or not such warrant, option
or right was then exercisable) and the exercise price per share under each such
warrant, option or right, respectively will be equal to the exercise price per
share thereof immediately before the effective time of the Conversion, unless
otherwise provided in the instrument or agreement granting such warrant, option
or right, respectively.
Effect of the Conversion
At the effective time of the Conversion, Destiny CO will cease
to exist as a Colorado corporation, and the title to all real estate vested by
deed or otherwise under the laws of any jurisdiction, and the title to all other
property, real and personal, owned by Destiny CO, and all debts due to Destiny
CO on whatever account, as well as all other things in action or belonging to
Destiny CO immediately before the Conversion, will be vested in Destiny NV,
without reservation or impairment. Destiny NV will have all of the debts,
liabilities and duties of Destiny CO, and all rights of creditors accruing and
all liens placed upon any property of Destiny CO up to the effective time of the
Conversion will be preserved unimpaired, and all debts, liabilities and duties
of Destiny CO immediately before the Conversion will attach to Destiny NV and
may be enforced against it to the same extent as if it had incurred or
contracted such debts, liabilities and duties. Any proceeding pending against
Destiny CO may be continued as if the Conversion had not occurred or Destiny NV
may be substituted in the proceeding in place of Destiny CO.
Amendment
Our Board of Directors may amend the Plan of Conversion at any
time before the effective time of Conversion, provided, however, that an
amendment made subsequent to the approval of the Conversion by our stockholders
must not (a) alter or change the manner or basis of exchanging a stockholders
shares of Destiny CO for a stockholders shares, rights to purchase a
stockholders shares, or other securities of Destiny NV, or for cash or other
property in whole or in part or (b) alter or change any of the terms and
conditions of the Plan of Conversion in a manner that adversely affects our
stockholders.
Termination
At any time before the effective time of the Conversion, the
Plan of Conversion may be terminated and the Conversion may be abandoned by our
Board of Directors of Destiny CO, notwithstanding approval of the Plan of
Conversion by our stockholders. We anticipate that the Plan of Conversion will
be terminated if the proposed Conversion is not approved by our stockholders at
the Special Meeting.
Reasons for the Conversion
Our Board of Directors believes that the change of corporate
jurisdiction will give us a greater measure of flexibility and simplicity in
corporate governance than is available under Colorado law and will increase the
marketability of our securities.
The State of Nevada is recognized for adopting comprehensive
modern and flexible corporate laws which are periodically revised to respond to
the changing legal and business needs of corporations. We believe that Nevada
corporate law is more flexible than Colorado corporate law. We also believe that
Nevada corporate law has a more substantive body of corporate law. For these
reasons, our Board of Directors believes that our business and affairs can be
conducted to better advantage if we are able to operate under Nevada law.
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The Conversion from a Colorado corporation to a Nevada
corporation may also make it easier to attract future candidates willing to
serve on our Board of Directors, because many such candidates are already
familiar with Nevada corporate law, including provisions relating to director
indemnification, from their past business experience.
In addition, in the opinion of the Board of Directors and us
and members of the financial services industry may be more willing and better
able to assist in capital-raising programs for corporations having the greater
flexibility afforded by the NRS.
Corporate Law Requirements
In order for us to carry out the Conversion, it will be
necessary for us to comply with the provisions of the CRS and the NRS.
The CRS allows a corporation that is incorporated under
Colorado corporate law to convert into a foreign entity pursuant to a Conversion
approved by the stockholders of the Colorado corporation. Pursuant to the CRS,
our Board of Directors has adopted the Plan of Conversion attached as Schedule A
to this Proxy Statement.
If holders of a majority of the voting power of our
stockholders vote to approve the Plan of Conversion, we intend to file a
statement of conversion with the Colorado Secretary of State. After we file the
statement of conversion and pay to the Colorado Secretary of State all
prescribed fees, and we comply with all other requirements, the Conversion will
become effective in accordance with the Colorado corporate law.
As we are proposing to convert into a Nevada corporation, we
must also comply with the applicable provisions of the NRS in order to
successfully complete the Conversion.
A foreign entity is permitted to convert into a Nevada
corporation by filing with the Nevada Secretary of State the articles of
conversion. We expect that our Conversion into Nevada will be effective on the
date and time that the articles of conversion, the form of which is attached
hereto as Appendix A of the Plan of Conversion, is filed with the Nevada
Secretary of State, assuming we provide the Nevada Secretary of State with any
records and information it may require.
If the Conversion is approved by our stockholders, we expect to
file the statement of conversion and articles of conversion promptly.
Description of Our Securities after the Conversion
Upon completion of the Conversion, we will be authorized to
issue 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001.
The holders of our common stock will be entitled to receive
notice of and to attend and vote at all meetings of the shareholders of Destiny
NV. and each share of common stock shall confer the right to one vote in person
or by proxy at all meetings of the stockholders of Destiny NV. The holders of
our common stock, subject to the prior rights, if any, of any other class of
shares of Destiny NV, are entitled to receive such dividends in any financial
year as our Board of Directors may by resolution determine. In the event of the
liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of Destiny NV, whether voluntary or
involuntary, the holders of our common stock are entitled to receive, subject to
the prior rights, if any, of the holders of any other class of shares of Destiny
NV, the remaining property and assets of Destiny NV. Our common stock does not
carry any pre-emptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights, nor do
they contain any sinking or purchase fund provisions.
Recommendation of the Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the
approval of the Plan of Conversion.
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MATERIAL
DIFFERENCES
OF THE
RIGHTS
OF OUR
STOCKHOLDERS
AFTER
THE
CHANGE
OF OUR
CORPORATE
JURISDICTION
After the Conversion, the stockholders of the former Colorado
corporation will become the holders of shares of common stock in the capital of
a Nevada corporation. Differences between the Colorado Revised Statutes (the
CRS) and the Nevada Revised Statutes (the NRS) will result in various
changes in the rights of our stockholders. The following is a summary
description of the more significant differences. The summary provided below does
not purport to be a complete description of the differences between Colorado and
Nevada corporate law and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the CRS
and the NRS. Persons seeking to exercise their rights under the Colorado or
Nevada corporate law are advised to consult with their own legal counsel.
Subject Matter
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Colorado
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Nevada
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Voting Rights
With Respect
To
Extraordinary
Corporate
Transactions
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Unless
the corporations articles of incorporation or bylaws require a greater
vote, mergers and conversions generally require the approval of a majority
of the outstanding voting shares of the corporation. However, approval by
the stockholders of the surviving corporation to a merger is not required
if: (i) the merger does not amend or alter, in any way the articles of
incorporation of the surviving corporation; (ii) each share outstanding
immediately prior to the merger remains outstanding after the merger, and,
is otherwise identical in every way; (iii) the number of voting shares
that are issued or are issuable as a result of the merger is less than or
equal to 20% of the total number of voting shares of the surviving
corporation outstanding immediately prior to the merger; (iv) the number
of shares entitled to participate on distributions of the corporation that
are issued or are issuable as a result of the merger is less than or equal
to the 20% of the number of participating shares of the surviving
corporation outstanding immediately prior to the merger.
Unless the
corporations articles of incorporation or bylaws require a greater vote,
share exchanges generally require the approval of a majority of all of the
outstanding voting shares of the corporation and a majority of the
outstanding shares of each class to be included in the share
exchange.
Unless the corporations articles of incorporation or bylaws require a
greater vote, sales, leases or exchanges of all or substantially all of
the corporations assets requires the approval of a majority of the
outstanding shares entitled to vote. A corporation may sell all of its
property in the usual and ordinary course of its business, encumber all of
its property, and transfer all of its property to a wholly owned
subsidiary without the approval of its stockholders.
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Unless
the corporations articles of incorporation provide for a greater
percentage, mergers and conversions generally require the approval of
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the corporation
entitled to vote. However, approval by the stockholders of the surviving
corporation to a merger is not required if: (i) the merger does not amend
or alter, in any way the articles of incorporation of the surviving
corporation; (ii) each share outstanding immediately prior to the merger
remains outstanding after the merger, and, is otherwise identical in every
way; (iii) the number of voting shares that are issued or are issuable as
a result of the merger is less than or equal to 20% of the total number of
voting shares of the surviving corporation outstanding immediately prior
to the merger; (iv) the number of shares entitled to participate on
distributions of the corporation that are issued or are issuable as a
result of the merger is less than or equal to the 20% of the number of
participating shares of the surviving corporation outstanding immediately
prior to the
merger.
Unless the corporations articles of incorporation provide for a greater
percentage, share exchanges generally require the approval of a majority
of the outstanding each class or series of shares to be exchanged.
Unless otherwise provided in the corporations articles of
incorporation, sales, leases or exchanges of all of the property and
assets of a corporation generally require approval of holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote. Stockholder approval
is not required to encumber its property or assets.
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Subject Matter
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Colorado
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Nevada
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Shareholders
Consent
without a
Meeting
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Any action
requiring the vote of the shareholders may be taken without a meeting if
all the shareholders entitled to vote consent to take the action in
writing or if the articles of incorporation expressly provide that
shareholders having not less than the minimum number of votes that would
be necessary to take such action at a meeting consent to such action in
writing. However, no action taken shall become effective until the
corporation receives a writing that describes and consents to the action
being taken. Any such action taken shall have the same effect as any
action taken at a meeting of shareholders. Under our Colorado charter
documents, unanimous consent of the shareholders is required.
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Unless
otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the
corporation, any action requiring the vote of stockholders may be taken
without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, by the written
consent of stockholders holding at least a majority of the voting power of
the corporation, except that, where the action to be approved requires a
greater vote, that greater proportion of consents is required.
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Special
Meetings of
Shareholders
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Unless
otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, a special
meeting of shareholders shall be held by the corporation if called by the
board of directors, the person or persons authorized by the bylaws to call
a special meeting, or written demands from the holders of shares
representing at least 10% of all votes entitled to be cast on any issue
proposed to be considered at the special meeting. The corporation shall
give notice of the date, time and place of the meeting no fewer than 10
and no more than 60 days before the meeting. Notice of a special meeting
must include a description of the purposes for which the special meeting
is called, and unless otherwise specified by the articles of incorporation
or bylaws, the special meeting need not be held within the state of
incorporation; however if there be no place specified in the articles of
incorporation or bylaws, the meeting shall be held at the corporation's
principal place of business.
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Unless otherwise
provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation,
annual or special meetings of the stockholders may be called by only the
board of directors, any two directors or the corporations president.
Unless otherwise
provided in the corporations articles of incorporation, stockholders
meetings need not be held in the State of Nevada
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Notice and
Adjournment
of
Shareholders
Meetings
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The CRS provides that
notice of shareholders' meetings be given between 10 and 60 days before a
meeting. If notice is given to change the number of authorized shares, a
corporation is required to give a minimum of 30 days notice under the
CRS.
If a shareholders
meeting is adjourned, a corporation is not required to send out a new
notice of meeting provided that there is no change in the record date.
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Notice of
meetings must be given to a corporations stockholders between 10 and 60
days prior to the meeting. The notice must disclose the purposes for which
the meeting has been called, and the time and location of the meeting.
Notice may be waived in writing either before or after the meeting.
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Election and
Removal of
Directors
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Directors are elected at the annual meeting of the shareholders. Under the
CRS, the shareholders may remove one or more directors with or without
cause unless the articles of incorporation provide that directors may be
removed only for cause, and only if the number of votes cast in favor of
removal exceeds the number of votes cast against removal at a meeting
called for the purpose of removing the director. Vacancies on the board
occurring by reason of the resignation or removal of director with or
without cause shall be filled only by the shareholders of the corporation
or a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum
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Unless
the corporations articles of incorporation or bylaws require a greater
proportion, directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast at the
election.
Unless
otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the
corporation, directors hold office until his or her successor is elected
and qualified or until he or she resigns or is removed. Directors may be
removed from office by the vote or written consent of stockholders
representing at least 2/3 of the total outstanding voting power of the
corporation. Unless otherwise provided in the corporations articles of
incorporation, all vacancies, including those caused by an increase in the
number of directors or the removal of a director, may be filled by the
remaining directors. .
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Subject Matter
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Colorado
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Nevada
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Quorum of
Directors
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A quorum
of the board of directors consists of a majority of the fixed number of
directors if the corporation has a fixed board size, or if the
corporation's bylaws provide for a variable board size, a majority of the
number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed, the number
in office. The corporations bylaws may provide that a quorum consists of
a majority of the number of directors fixed, or no fewer than a majority
of the number of directors fixed, or if no fixed number then no fewer than
a majority of the number of directors in office immediately prior to the
beginning of the meeting.
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Unless a
greater or lesser proportion is set forth in a corporations articles of
incorporation or bylaws, a majority of the directors then in office
constitutes a quorum for meetings of the directors.
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Directors
Consent
without a
Meeting
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Colorado
law provides that, unless the bylaws require that the action be taken at a
meeting, any action required or permitted by the Board of Directors may be
taken without a meeting if all members of the board consent to such action
in writing.
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Unless
otherwise restricted by the corporations articles of incorporation or
bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the
directors may be taken by written consent of all of the directors then in
office.
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Anti-Takeover
Statutes
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The CRS
does not contain any specific anti-takeover laws.
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Nevada
corporate law provides for restrictions on the acquisition of controlling
interests and on combinations with certain interested stockholders. In
addition, Nevada corporation specifically permits directors to take action
to protect the interests of the corporation and its stockholders by
adopting stockholders rights plans or similar arrangements.
Under the control
shares provisions of the Nevada corporate statute, persons acquiring a
controlling interest in the corporation may be denied voting rights
unless a majority of the disinterested stockholders vote in favor of
permitting such voting rights. The Nevada control share provisions provide
for staged triggers, requiring a separate vote whenever a person acquires
(i) 1/5 or more but less than 1/3 of the voting power of the corporation;
(ii) 1/3 or more but less than a majority of the voting power of the
corporation; and (iii) a majority or more of the voting power of the
corporation. Dissent rights are provided for where stockholders vote to
grant full voting rights to the acquiring person. These control share
provisions apply only if the corporation has 200 or more stockholders of
record, at least 100 of whom have addresses in Nevada, and the corporation
does business in Nevada, either directly or through an affiliated
corporation. Further, Nevada corporations may opt out of these provisions
by providing in their articles of incorporation or bylaws, each as in
effect on the 10
th
day following the acquisition of a
controlling interest, that the Nevada control share provisions do not
apply.
Nevada
corporate law also contains provisions limiting the ability of resident
domestic corporations from effecting certain combinations with
interested stockholders. The NRS defines a resident domestic
corporation as a Nevada corporation with 200 or more stockholders of
record. An interested stockholder is any stockholder beneficially owning
10% or more of the voting power of the corporation or any stockholder that
is otherwise an affiliate of the corporation that, within the last 2 years
beneficially owned 10% or more of the corporations voting power. If
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Subject Matter
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Colorado
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Nevada
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applicable, the NRS combinations between resident
domestic corporations and interested stockholders is only permitted in
if:
(1) before the interested
stockholder became
interested, the corporations
board of directors approved the
transaction by which the interested stockholder became
interested
(2) before the
interested stockholder became interested, the combination was approved by
the corporations board
of directors;
(3) the
corporations board of directors approves of
the transaction
and:
(i) if
the combination is to occur within 2 years of
the
interested director becoming interested, 60% of
the voting power
of the corporation not owned by
the interested
stockholder approves the transaction,
or
(ii) if
the combination is to occur more than 2
years after
the interested director became interested,
a simple
majority of the voting power of
the corporation
approves the
transaction.
Corporations may opt out of these restrictions in their original articles
of incorporation or, after incorporation, if the amendment is made before
the corporation becomes subject to their provisions or amendment is
approved by a majority of the outstanding voting power of the corporation,
not counting stock beneficially owned by an interested stockholder.
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Amendments
to Articles and
Bylaws
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Generally, amendments to the articles of incorporation under Colorado law
requires that either the board of directors or the holders of at least 10%
of the outstanding voting shares of the corporation propose the amendment
for submission to the corporations stockholders. Unless the CRS, the
corporations articles of incorporation or the corporations bylaws
require a greater vote, the amendment to the articles of incorporation is
approved if, at a stockholders meeting at which there is a valid quorum,
the number of votes cast in favor of the amendment exceeds the number of
votes cast in opposition to the amendment.
Under the CRS, a
corporations bylaws may be amended by the board of directors unless the
CRS or the corporations articles of incorporation provide otherwise, or
the corporations bylaws specifically prohibit the directors from amending
the bylaws. A corporations articles or bylaws may not limit the
stockholders right to amend the corporations bylaws.
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Amendments to the articles of incorporation require that the board of
directors adopt a resolution setting forth the proposed amendment and
submitting the proposed amendment to the corporations stockholders at a
specially called meeting or at the next annual stockholders meeting. To be
approved, generally the amendment must be approved by a majority of the
voting power of the corporation. If the amendment would adversely alter or
change the relative rights of any particular class or series of
outstanding shares, then a majority of the voting power of that class or
series must also approve the amendment.
Subject to any bylaws
that may be adopted by the corporations stockholders, directors have the
power under Nevada law to adopt or amend the corporations bylaws. Under
Nevada law, a corporations articles of incorporation may grant to the
directors exclusive power to adopt or amend a corporations bylaws.
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Transactions
with Officers
and Directors
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Under
Colorado corporate law, contracts or transactions in which a director or
officer is financially interested are not automatically void or voidable
if:
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Under
Nevada corporate law, contracts or transactions in which a director or
officer is financially interested are not automatically void or voidable
if:
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Subject Matter
|
Colorado
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Nevada
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(i) the material facts as to the director's relationship
or interest are disclosed or are known to the board of directors, and the
board in good faith authorizes, approves, or ratifies the conflicting
interest transaction by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
disinterested directors, even if the disinterested directors are less than
a quorum;
(ii) the material facts as to the director's
relationship or interest are disclosed or are known to the stockholders
entitled to vote thereon, and the transaction is specifically authorized,
approved, or ratified in good faith by a vote of the stockholders; or
(iii) the transaction is fair as to the corporation.
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(i) the interest is known to the board of directors, and
the board approves, authorizes or ratifies the contract in good faith by a
majority vote of the remaining directors without counting the interested
director(s);
(ii) the interest is disclosed to the stockholders,
and they approve or ratify the transaction in good faith by a majority of
the outstanding voting power of the corporation, including the interested
directors or officers votes;
(iii) the interest is not known to
the interested director or officer at the time the transaction is brought
before the corporations board; or
(iv) the contract is fair to
the corporation at the time it is authorized or approved.
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Limitation on
Liability of
Directors and
Officers;
Indemnification
of Officers and
Directors
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Colorado
corporate law permits corporations to provide for the elimination or
limitation of director liability to the corporation or its stockholders
provided that this limitation is set forth in the corporations articles
of incorporation. However, a corporation is not permitted to eliminate or
limit the liability of directors for:
(i) breaches of the duty of
loyalty owed to the corporation and its stockholders;
(ii) acts or
omissions not made in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct
or knowing violations of law;
(iii) unlawful distributions or
dividends to the corporations stockholders; or
(iv) any
transaction in which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Colorado corporate law provides for mandatory indemnification of
directors that are wholly successful in the defense of any proceeding to
which the person was a party because the person is or was a director of
the corporation.
Colorado corporate law further provides that
corporations are permitted (but not required) to indemnify directors
against liability incurred in any proceeding so long as the director:
(i) acted in good faith;
(ii) in proceedings involving
conduct in an official capacity for the corporation, reasonably believed
the conduct was in the corporations best interests, or, in other
situations, reasonably believed the conduct
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Generally, unless the corporations articles of incorporation provide for
greater individual liability, Nevada corporate law provides that directors
and officers are not personally liable to the corporation or its
stockholders or creditors for any damages as a result of any act or
failure to act unless it is proven that:
(i) The director or
officers action or failure to act constituted a breach of his or her
fiduciary duties as a director or officer; and
(ii) That breach
involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of
law.
Nevada
corporate law provides that corporations are required to indemnify its
officers and directors to the extent that they are successful in defending
any actions or claims brought against them as a result of serving in that
position, including criminal, civil, administrative or investigative
actions and actions brought by or on behalf of the
corporation.
Nevada corporate law further provides that corporations are permitted (but
not required) to indemnify its officers and directors for criminal, civil,
administrative or investigative actions brought against them by third
parties and for actions brought by or on behalf of corporation (derivative
actions), even if they are unsuccessful in defending that action, if the
officer or director:
(i) is not found liable for a breach of his
or her fiduciary duties as an officer or director or to have engaged in
intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of the law; or
(ii) acted in good faith and in a manner which he or she
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had
no
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Subject Matter
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Colorado
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Nevada
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was at least not opposed to the corporations best
interests; and
(iii) if the proceedings are criminal, had no
reasonable cause to believe the conduct was
unlawful.
For proceedings by or in the right of the corporation (derivative
actions), indemnity is limited to the reasonable expenses incurred by the
director in connection with the
proceeding.
Under Colorado law directors may not be indemnified in actions by or in
right of the corporation (derivative actions) where the director has been
adjudged liable to the corporation or in any other action charging the
director with deriving an improper personal benefit, where the director
was adjudged liable as a result of that personal
benefit.
Colorado law provides that corporations may advance expenses incurred in
defending an action if (i) the director provides a written affirmation of
the directors good faith belief that he met the standard of conduct
necessary to be eligible for indemnification, (ii) the director provides a
written undertaking to repay the advances if he is ultimately determined
not to have met the necessary standard of conduct, and (iii) the
corporation makes a determination that the facts do not otherwise preclude
indemnification.
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reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was
unlawful.
However, with respect to derivative actions against the corporations
officers or directors, the corporation is not permitted to indemnify its
officers or directors where they are adjudged by a court, after the
exhaustion of all appeals, to be liable to the corporation or for amounts
paid in settlement to the corporation, unless, and only to the extent
that, a court determines that the officers or directors are entitled to be
indemnified.
Nevada corporate law also provides that a corporation may, as authorized
in its articles of incorporation or bylaws, or in an agreement made by the
corporation, advance expenses to officers or directors incurred in
defending an action brought against them provided that the director or
officer provides an undertaking to the corporation to repay those advances
if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that
the director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified by the
corporation.
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Appraisal
Rights;
Dissenters'
Rights
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Colorado
corporate law provides stockholders with dissent rights in the case of
mergers, share exchanges where the corporations shares are to be acquired
and conversions. Dissent rights are also provided in the case of sales of
all or substantially all of the assets or property of the corporation.
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Nevada
corporate law provides stockholders with dissent rights in the case of
mergers, share exchanges where the corporations shares are to be
acquired, conversions, and where full voting rights are granted to control
shares under the control share provisions of Nevada corporate law.
Stockholders of a Nevada corporation may also be granted dissent rights to
the extent provided in the corporations articles of incorporation or
bylaws, or as may be granted by the corporations board of directors.
Stockholders are not afforded dissent rights in the sale of all of the
assets of the corporation.
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THE
BOARD
OF
DIRECTORS
RECOMMENDS
THAT THE
SHAREHOLDERS
VOTE
FOR
THE
APPROVAL
OF
PROPOSAL
TO
CHANGE
OUR
STATE
OF
INCORPORATION
FROM
THE
STATE
OF
COLORADO
TO THE
STATE
OF
NEVADA.
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BYLAWS AMENDMENT
In conjunction with the Conversion, we will be adopting the
Amended and Restated Bylaws set forth in Exhibit B to the Plan of Conversion.
The Amended and Restated Bylaws are intended to meet the legal requirements of
the NRS as well as utilizing certain benefits provided under Nevada corporate
law. A summary of the material amendments to our bylaws is set forth below.
Advance Notice Provisions
Section 5(b) of the Amended and Restated Bylaws include advance
notice procedures and requirements for stockholder proposals to be brought
before an annual meeting of the stockholders, including the nomination of
directors. In order for a proposal to be properly brought before a meeting, the
proposed business must be (i) specified in the notice of meeting given at the
direction of the Board of Directors, (ii) otherwise properly brought before a
meeting by the Board of Directors, or (iii) properly brought before the meeting
by a stockholder. For business to be properly brought before an annual meeting
by a stockholder, a stockholder must timely deliver a notice to us not more than
one hundred twenty days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year's
annual meeting of stockholders. The requisite content of the notice is set forth
in the Amended and Restated Bylaws.
In addition, the Amended and Restated Bylaws further provides
that nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors at an annual
meeting of stockholders may be made (i) by or at the direction of the Board of
Directors or (ii) by a stockholder. Nominations by stockholders must comply with
the notice requirements set out above and the content requirements set forth in
the Amended and Restated Bylaws.
The current bylaws do not contain advance notice procedures for
our stockholders to nominate directors or propose other business to be brought
before a meeting of stockholders.
Quorum
Section 8 of the Amended and Restated Bylaws provides that one
percent (1%) of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote, in person or
by proxy, will constitute quorum for the purpose of an annual or special meeting
of the stockholders. Our current bylaws provide that one-third (33%) of the
holders entitled to vote constitutes quorum for the purpose of an annual or
special meeting.
Action by Written Consent
Section 13 of the Amended and Restated Bylaws provides that
stockholder action may be taken by written consent in accordance with Chapter 78
of the NRS. Under the NRS, any action required or permitted to be taken at a
meeting of stockholders may be taken without the meeting provided that a written
consent is signed by stockholders holding a majority of the voting power. The
current bylaws permit action to be taken by written consent provided that that
unanimous approval of the stockholders is obtained.
Number of Directors and Notice of Meetings of Directors
Section 15 of the Amended and Restated Bylaws sets the
authorized number of directors to be not less than one (1) and not more than
fifteen (15). Our current bylaws provide that the authorized number of directors
consist of a minimum of one (1) director and not more than five (5)
directors.
Our current bylaws provide that notice of Board of Directors
meeting must be given to each director at least two days prior to such meeting.
Section 20 of the Amended and Restated Bylaws will provide that notice must be
given at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the Board of Directors meeting.
Indemnification
The current bylaws provide for indemnification of officers and
directors to the extent authorized by the CRS, and sets forth procedures
relating to our indemnification obligations, to the extent indemnification is
sought pursuant to the current bylaws.
Under section 43 of the Amended and Restated Bylaws, we will
indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent not prohibited by the
NRS provided that, except where such indemnification is required pursuant to the
provisions of the NRS, we shall not be required to indemnify
any director or officer in connection with any proceeding (or part thereof)
initiated by such person unless the person: (i) acted honestly and in good faith
with a view to our best interests, or, as the case may be, to the best interests
of the other entity for which the individual acted as a director or officer or
in a similar capacity at our request; and (ii) in the case of a criminal or
administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, the
person had reasonable grounds for believing that the persons conduct was
lawful.
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The Amended and Restated Bylaws also provide that we will
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 our director or officer, or is or was serving at our request 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 officer in connection with such proceeding upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay said amounts if it should be
determined ultimately that such person is not entitled to be indemnified under
the Amended and Restated Bylaws or otherwise.
No advance will be made by us to an officer of us (except by
reason of the fact that such officer is or was our director 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 the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum
consisting of directors who were not parties to the proceeding, or (ii) if such
quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, a quorum of disinterested
directors so directs, 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 our best
interests.
The Amended and Restated Bylaws provide that, to the fullest
extent permitted by the NRS, we, upon approval by the Board of Directors, may
purchase insurance on behalf of any person required or permitted to be
indemnified pursuant to our Bylaws.
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DISSENTERS RIGHTS
We are subject to the provisions of the CRS. Under CRS Section
7-111-103, the approval of the board of directors of a company and the
affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the issued and
outstanding shares is required to approve and adopt a Plan of Conversion. Our
Board of Directors has approved and adopted the Plan of Conversion by unanimous
written consent, and our stockholders have been asked to consider and vote upon
the Conversion at the special meeting. If the Conversion is approved, eligible
holders of our shares of common stock that follow the procedures summarized
below may be entitled to dissenters rights under CRS Article 113.
The following is a discussion of the material provisions of the
law pertaining to dissenters rights as set forth in CRS Article 113, a copy of
which is attached hereto as Schedule B, which stockholders should read in its
entirety. Beneficial stockholders must act promptly to cause the stockholder of
record to follow the steps summarized below to properly, and in a timely manner,
perfect their dissenters rights. Failure to properly demand and perfect
dissenters rights in accordance with CRS Article 113 will result in the loss of
dissenters rights.
Eligible stockholders who wish to assert dissenters rights
must, before the vote is taken, provide us with written notice of their
intention to demand payment for their shares if the Conversion is effective. In
addition, stockholders wishing to assert dissenting rights must not vote for the
Conversion and must follow the steps set forth in the dissenters notice
described below.
If the Conversion is authorized by our stockholders at the
special meeting, we will send a written dissenters notice within ten (10) days
after the effective date of the Conversion to all eligible stockholders who did
not vote FOR the Conversion and who, before the vote was taken, gave written
notice of their intent to demand payment for their shares of our common stock.
The notice will:
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state the Conversion was authorized and state the effective date or
proposed effective date of the Conversion.
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state where the demand for payment must be sent and where and when stock
certificates are to be deposited;
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inform the holders of shares of our common stock not represented by
certificates to what extent the transfer of shares of our common stock will be
restricted after the demand for payment is received;
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supply a form for demanding payment;
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set a date by which we must receive the demand for payment, which may not
be less than thirty (30) after the date the notice is delivered; and
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be accompanied by a copy of CRS Article 113.
An eligible stockholder to whom a dissenters notice is sent
must, by the date set forth in the dissenters notice:
Eligible stockholders who do not demand payment or deposit
their certificates where required, each by the date set forth in the dissenters
notice, will not be entitled to demand payment for their shares of our common
stock under the CRS governing dissenters rights.
Upon the later of the effective date of the Conversion or
receipt of a valid demand for payment, we will pay each dissenter who complied
with the procedures described by the Colorado dissenters rights statute the
amount we have estimated to be the fair value of the shares of our common
stock, plus accrued interest. The payment will be accompanied by:
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our balance sheet as of the end of a fiscal year end, a statement of income
for that fiscal year, a statement of changes in stockholders equity for that
fiscal year and the latest available interim financial statements, if any;
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a statement of our estimate of the fair value of the shares of our common
stock;
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an explanation of how the interest was calculated;
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a statement of dissenters rights to demand payment under CRS Section
7-113-209; and
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a copy of CRS Article 113.
An eligible dissenter may notify us in writing of the
dissenters own estimate of the fair value of the shares of our common stock and
interest due, and demand payment based upon his or her estimate, less our
estimated fair value payment, or reject the offer for payment made by us and
demand payment of the fair value of the dissenters shares of our common stock
and interest due if:
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the dissenter believes that the amount paid or offered is less than the
fair value of the dissenters shares of our common stock or that the interest
due is incorrectly calculated. A dissenter waives his right to demand such
payment unless the dissenter notifies us of his demand in writing within
thirty (30) days after we have made or offered payment for the dissenters
shares of our common stock;
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we fail to make payment within sixty (60) days after the date set by which
we must require the demand for payment; or
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we do not return the deposited stock certificates or release the transfer
restrictions imposed on uncertificated shares.
If a demand for payment remains unresolved, we will commence a
proceeding within sixty (60) days after receiving the demand for payment and
petition the Colorado Court to determine the fair value of the shares of our
common stock and accrued interest. If we do not commence the proceeding within
the 60-day period, we will be required to pay each dissenter whose demand
remains unsettled the amount demanded.
Each dissenter who is made a party to the proceeding is
entitled to a judgment:
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for the amount, if any, by which the Colorado Court finds the fair value of
the dissenters shares of our common stock, plus interest, exceeds the amount
paid by us; or
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for the fair value, plus accrued interest, of the dissenters
after-acquired shares for which we elected to withhold payment pursuant to
Colorado law.
Under Colorado law, the fair value of a dissenters shares of
stock means the value of the shares of our common stock immediately before the
effective date of the Conversion, excluding any increase or decrease in value in
anticipation of the Conversion unless excluding such increase or decrease is
inequitable. The value determined by the Colorado Court for a dissenters shares
of our common stock could be more than, less than, or the same as the
consideration we offer pursuant to the dissenters notice. The Colorado Court
may, but it is not required, to appoint one or more appraisers to assist the
Colorado Court in determining the fair market value of the shares of our common
stock. Accordingly, no stockholder has a right to compel an appraisal of the
shares of our common stock.
The Colorado Court will determine all of the costs of the
proceeding, including the reasonable compensation and expenses of any appraisers
appointed by the Colorado Court. The Colorado Court will assess the costs
against us, except that the court may assess costs against all or some of the
dissenters, in the amounts the Colorado Court finds equitable, to the extent
that the Colorado Court finds the dissenters acted arbitrarily, vexatiously or
not in good faith in demanding payment. The Colorado Court may
also assess the fees and expenses of the counsel and experts for the respective
parties, in amounts the court finds equitable:
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against us in favor of all dissenters if the Colorado Court finds that we
did not substantially comply with the Nevada dissenters rights statute; or
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against either us or a dissenter in favor of any other party, if the
Colorado Court finds that the party against whom the fees and expenses are
assessed acted arbitrarily, vexatiously or not in good faith with respect to
the dissenters rights provided under the Colorado dissenters rights statute.
If the Colorado Court finds that the services of counsel for
any dissenter were of substantial benefit to other dissenters similarly
situated, and that the fees for those services should not be assessed against
us, the court may award to those counsel reasonable fees to be paid out of the
amounts awarded to the dissenters who were benefited.
The foregoing summary of the material rights of eligible
dissenting stockholders does not purport to be a complete statement of such
rights and the procedures to be followed by stockholders desiring to exercise
any available dissenters rights. The preservation and exercise of dissenters
rights require strict adherence to the applicable provisions of the CRS.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth certain information concerning
the number of shares of our common stock owned beneficially as of July 28, 2014
by: (i) each person (including any group) known to us to own more than five
percent (5%) of any class of the voting securities, (ii) each of our directors
and each of the named executive officers, and (iii) officers and directors as a
group. Unless otherwise indicated, the stockholders listed possess sole voting
and investment power with respect to the shares shown.
Title Of Class
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Name And Address
Of Beneficial Owner
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Amount And Nature Of
Beneficial Ownership
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Percentage Of
Common
Stock
(1)
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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
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Common Stock
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Steven
Vestergaard
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director
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11,688,011 Shares
(direct)
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22.1%
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Common Stock
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Frederick Vandenberg
Chief
Financial Officer, Treasurer
and Corporate Secretary
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871,901 Shares
(2)
(direct)
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1.6%
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Common Stock
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Edward Kolic
Director
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318,373 Shares
(direct)
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*
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Common Stock
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Lawrence J. Langs
Director
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418,790 Shares
(direct)
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*
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Common Stock
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Yoshitaro Kumagai
Director
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423,069 Shares
(direct)
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*
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Common Stock
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All Directors and Officers
(five persons)
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13,720,144 Shares
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25.9%
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HOLDERS OF MORE THAN 5% OF OUR COMMON
STOCK
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Common Stock
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Steve Vestergaard
750 650
W. Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 4N7
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11,688,011 Shares
(direct)
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22.1%
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Notes
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*
Less than 1%.
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(1)
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Under Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act, a beneficial owner
of a security includes any person who, directly or indirectly, through any
contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship, or otherwise has or
shares: (i) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct
the voting of shares; and (ii) investment power, which includes the power
to dispose or direct the disposition of shares. Certain shares may be
deemed to be beneficially owned by more than one person (if, for example,
persons share the power to vote or the power to dispose of the shares). In
addition, shares are deemed to be beneficially owned by a person if the
person has the right to acquire the shares (for example, upon exercise of
an option) within 60 days of the date as of which the information is
provided. In computing the percentage ownership of any person, the amount
of shares outstanding is deemed to include the amount of such shares
beneficially owned by such person (and only such person) by reason of
these acquisition rights. As a result, the percentage of outstanding
shares of any person as shown in this table does not necessarily reflect
the persons actual ownership or voting power with respect to the number
of shares of common stock actually outstanding on July 28, 2014. As of
July 28, 2014, there were 52,993,874 shares of our common stock issued and
outstanding.
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(2)
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Consists of 721,901 shares held by Mr. Vandenberg and
150,000 shares that may be acquired upon the exercise of stock options
held by Mr. Vandenberg.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We are subject to the informational requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We file reports, proxy statements
and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy these reports, proxy
statements and other information at the SECs Public Reference Section of the
SEC, Room 1580, 100 F Street NE, Washington D.C. 20549. You may obtain
information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an Internet website, located at
www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy statements and other information
regarding companies and individuals that file electronically with the SEC.
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August
31, 2013 accompanies this Proxy Statement but does not constitute a part of the
proxy soliciting material. A copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended August 31, 2013, including financial statements but without
exhibits, is available without charge to any person whose vote is solicited by
this proxy upon written request to Destiny Media Technologies Inc., Suite 750,
650 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6B 4N7, Attention:
Corporate Secretary. Copies also may also be obtained through the SECs web site
at www.sec.gov.
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BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
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DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
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Date: August 5, 2014
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/s/ Steve Vestergaard
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STEVE VESTERGAARD
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Chief Executive Officer, President and
Director
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SCHEDULE A - PLAN OF CONVERSION
A-1
PLAN OF CONVERSION
of
DESTINY MEDIA
TECHNOLOGIES INC.
From a Colorado Corporation into a Nevada
Corporation
This Plan of Conversion shall govern the conversion of
DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
from a corporation organized under and
governed by the laws of the State of Colorado into a corporation organized under
and governed by the laws of the State of Nevada (the Conversion).
Name and Jurisdiction of Law of Constituent Entity
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DESTINY MEDIA
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Prior to Completing the Conversion (the Constituent
Entity):
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TECHNOLOGIES INC.
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Colorado
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Name and Jurisdiction of Law of Resulting Entity
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DESTINY MEDIA
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After Completing the Conversion (the Resulting
Entity):
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TECHNOLOGIES INC.
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Nevada
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1.
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Conversion to a Nevada Corporation
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Constituent Entity shall effect the Conversion by causing:
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statement of conversion (the Colorado Statement of
Conversion) in such form as required by Article 90 of the Colorado
Revised Statutes (the CRS) to be properly executed and acknowledged and
filed with the Colorado Secretary of State (the COSOS) as provided in
Article 90 of the CRS.
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(b)
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articles of conversion (the Nevada Articles of
Conversion) in such form as required by the provisions of Chapter 92A of
the Nevada Revised Statutes (the NRS) to be properly executed and
acknowledged and filed with the Nevada Secretary of State (the NVSOS) as
provided in Chapter 92A of the NRS; and
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Upon the filing of the Statement of Conversion with the
COSOS and the Nevada Articles of Conversion with the NVSOS, and upon
satisfaction of any of the respective requirements of the applicable laws
of the State of Nevada and the State of Colorado with respect to the
Conversion, the Constituent Entity shall cease to be a Colorado
corporation and shall become the Resulting Entity, being a Nevada
Corporation. The effective time (the Effective Time) of the Conversion
shall be the date and time on and at which the Conversion becomes
effective under the laws of the State of Colorado or the date and time on
and at which the Conversion becomes effective under the laws of the State
of Nevada, whichever occurs later.
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2.
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Articles of Conversion of Resulting Entity
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Upon completion of the Conversion, the name of the Resulting Entity shall
be DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC. and the total number of shares of
stock that the Resulting Entity shall be authorized to issue shall
continue to be one hundred million (100,000,000) shares of common stock,
$0.001 par value. The Nevada Articles of Conversion of the Resulting
Entity to be filed with the NVSOS in connection with the Conversion are
attached as Exhibit A to this Plan of Conversion and are incorporated by
reference herein.
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3.
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Bylaws of Resulting Entity
: Upon completion
of the Conversion, the form of Bylaws of the Resulting Entity will be
substantially in the form as set out in Exhibit B to this Plan of
Conversion, and the said Bylaws shall be signed by one of the directors of
the Resulting Entity.
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4.
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Directors and Officers of Resulting Entity
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The existing directors and executive officers of the Constituent Entity
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall continue to be the directors
and executive officers of the Resulting Entity immediately after the
Conversion is effected.
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5.
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Effect of Conversion
: The Conversion will
have the effect of Article 90 of the CRS. Without limiting the foregoing,
and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all the property, rights,
privileges and powers of the Constituent Entity will continue into the
Resulting Entity without further act or deed, and all debts, liabilities
of and duties of the Constituent Entity will become the debts, liabilities
and duties of the Resulting Entity.
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Conversion of Common Stock
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Effective Time of the Conversion:
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(a)
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Each issued and outstanding share of the Constituent
Entitys common stock, par value $0.001 per share, shall, without any
action on the part of the stockholders thereof, be converted into and
become one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of the
Resulting Entitys common stock, par value $0.001 per share.
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Each option to acquire shares of the Constituent Entitys
common stock shall, without any action on the part of the holders thereof,
be converted into and become an equivalent option to acquire, on the same
terms and conditions, the number of shares of the Resulting Entitys
common stock that is equal to the number of shares of common stock of the
Constituent Entity that the optionee would have received had the optionee
exercised such option in full immediately prior to the Effective Time
(whether or not such option was then exercisable) and the exercise price
per share under each option shall be equal to the exercise price per share
thereunder immediately prior to the Effective Time, unless otherwise
provided in the instrument granting such option.
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Each warrant to acquire shares of the Constituent
Entitys common stock shall, without any action on the part of the holders
thereof, be converted into and become an equivalent warrant to acquire, on
the same terms and conditions, the number of shares of the Resulting
Entitys common stock that is equal to the number of shares of common
stock of the Constituent Entity that the warrantholder would have received
had the warrantholder exercised such warrant in full immediately prior to
the Effective Time (whether or not such warrant was then exercisable) and
the exercise price per share under such warrant shall be equal to the
exercise price per share thereunder immediately prior to the Effective
Time, unless otherwise provided in the instrument granting such
warrant.
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Any other right, by contract or otherwise, to acquire
shares of the Constituent Entitys common stock shall, without any action
on the part of the holder thereof, be converted into and become an
equivalent right, by contract or otherwise, to acquire, on the same terms
and conditions, the number of shares of the Resulting Entitys common
stock that is equal to the number of shares of common stock of the
Constituent Entity that the holder would have received had the holder
exercised such right in full immediately prior to the Effective Time
(whether or not such right was then exercisable) and the exercise price
per share under each such right shall be equal to the exercise price per
share thereunder immediately prior to the Effective Time unless otherwise
provided in the instrument granting such right.
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Conditions
: The Plan of Conversion is
subject to:
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Approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares of common stock of the Constituent Entity;
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(b)
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Approval of the TSX Venture Exchange; and
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No more than 5% of the issued and outstanding shares of
common stock exercising the right to dissent in accordance with Article
113 of the CRS.
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Alterations
: The Board of Directors of the
Constituent Entity may amend this Plan of Conversion at any time prior to
the Conversion, provided that an amendment subsequent to approval of the
stockholders of the Constituent Entity shall not:
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Alter or change the manner or the basis of exchanging
stockholders shares of the Constituent Entity for stockholders shares,
right to purchase stockholders shares or other securities of the
Resulting Entity, or for cash or other property in whole or in part,
or
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Alter or change any terms and conditions of this Plan of
Conversion in a manner that adversely affects the stockholders of the
Constituent Entity.
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Termination
: At any time prior to the
Effective Time, this Plan of Conversion may be terminated and the
Conversion contemplated hereby may be abandoned by the Board of Directors
of the Constituent Entity, notwithstanding the approval of this Plan of
Conversion by the stockholders of the Constituent
Entity.
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Dated as of the _______day of _____________________, 20____.
DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Per:
_____________________________
Steve
Vestergaard,
CEO and President
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EXHIBIT A
To Plan Of Conversion Of
DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
From a Colorado
Corporation to a Nevada Corporation
Articles of Conversion
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EXHIBIT A
To Plan Of Conversion Of
DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
From a Colorado
corporation to a Nevada corporation
Articles of Conversion
EXHIBIT B
To Plan Of Conversion Of
DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
From a Colorado
Corporation to a Nevada Corporation
Bylaws
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BYLAWS
OF
DESTINY MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(A NEVADA CORPORATION)
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section
1. Registered Office
. The registered office of Destiny Media Technologies
Inc. (the Corporation) in the State of Nevada shall be in such location as the
directors determine in the State of Nevada.
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 Nevada 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 corporate seal shall consist of a dye bearing the
name of the Corporation and the inscription, Corporate Seal-Nevada." 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 shall
be held at such place, either within or without the State of Nevada, as may be
designated from time to time by the Board of Directors, or, if not so
designated, then at the office of the Corporation required to be maintained
pursuant to Section 2 hereof.
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 lawfully come before
it, shall be held each year on such date and at such time as may be designated
from time to time by the Board of Directors, provided that the date of such
annual meeting shall be no later than the earlier of six months after the
Corporations most recently ended fiscal year or fifteen months after its last
annual meeting.
(b)
At an annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted
as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought
before an annual meeting, business must be: (A) specified in the notice of
meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of
Directors, (B) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the
direction of the Board of Directors, or (C) otherwise properly brought before
the meeting by a stockholder. For business to be properly brought before an
annual meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must have given timely notice
thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a
stockholder's notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the
principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of
business on the one hundred and twentieth (120
th
) calendar day prior
to the date that is the first anniversary of the date of the preceding year's
mailing to registered stockholders of the proxy statement for the Corporations
annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that no
annual meeting was held in the previous year or the date of the annual meeting
has been changed by more than thirty (30) days from the date contemplated at the
time of the previous year's proxy statement, notice by the stockholder to be
timely must be a reasonable time before the Corporation begins to print and send
its proxy materials to registered stockholders. A stockholder's notice to the
Secretary shall set forth as to each matter the stockholder proposes to bring
before the annual meeting: (i) a brief description of the business desired to be
brought before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business
at the annual meeting, (ii) the name and address, as they appear on the
Corporation's books, of the stockholder proposing such business, (iii) the class
and number of shares of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by the
stockholder, (iv) any material interest of the stockholder in such business, and
(v) any other information that is required to be provided by the stockholder
pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "1934 Act"), in his capacity as a proponent to a stockholder proposal.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in order to include information with respect to a
stockholder proposal in the proxy statement and form of proxy for a
stockholder's meeting, stockholders must provide notice as required by the
regulations promulgated under the 1934 Act. Notwithstanding anything in these
Bylaws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at any annual meeting
except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this paragraph (b). The
chairman of the annual meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and
declare at the meeting that business was not properly brought before the meeting
and in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph (b), and, if he should
so determine, he shall so declare at the meeting that any such business not
properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted.
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(c)
Only persons who are confirmed in accordance with the procedures set forth in
this paragraph (c) shall be eligible for election as directors. Nominations of
persons for election to the Board of Directors of the Corporation may be made at
a meeting of stockholders by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or by
any stockholder of the Corporation entitled to vote in the election of directors
at the meeting who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this
paragraph (c). Such nominations, other than those made by or at the direction of
the Board of Directors, shall be made pursuant to timely notice in writing to
the Secretary of the Corporation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph
(b) of this Section 5. Such stockholder's notice shall set forth (i) as to each
person, if any, whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or
re-election as a director: (A) the name, age, business address and residence
address of such person, (B) the principal occupation or employment of such
person, (C) the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are
beneficially owned by such person, (D) a description of all arrangements or
understandings between the stockholder and each nominee and any other person or
persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nominations are to
be made by the stockholder, and (E) any other information relating to such
person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election
of directors, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A
under the 1934 Act (including without limitation such person's written consent
to being named in the proxy statement, if any, as a nominee and to serving as a
director if elected); and (ii) as to such stockholder giving notice, the
information required to be provided pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 5.
At the request of the Board of Directors, any person nominated by a stockholder
for election as a director shall furnish to the Secretary of the Corporation
that information required to be set forth in the stockholder's notice of
nomination which pertains to the nominee. No person shall be eligible for
election as a director of the Corporation unless nominated in accordance with
the procedures set forth in this paragraph (c). The chairman of the meeting
shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare at the meeting that a
nomination was not made in accordance with the procedures prescribed by these
Bylaws, and if he should so determine, he shall so declare at the meeting, and
the defective nomination shall be disregarded.
(d)
For purposes of this Section 5, "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 Chairman of the Board of Directors, (ii) the
Chief Executive Officer, or (iii) 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), and shall be held at such place, on such date, and at such time as
the Board of Directors, shall determine.
(b)
If a special meeting is called by any person or persons other than the Board of
Directors, the request shall be in writing, specifying the general nature of the
business proposed to be transacted, and shall be delivered personally or sent by
registered mail or by telegraphic or other facsimile transmission to the
Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, or the
Secretary of the Corporation. No business may be transacted at such special
meeting otherwise than specified in such notice. The Board of Directors shall
determine the time and place of such special meeting, which
shall be held not less than thirty-five (35) nor more than one hundred twenty
(120) days after the date of the receipt of the request. Upon determination of
the time and place of the meeting, the officer receiving the request shall cause
notice to be given to the stockholders entitled to vote, in accordance with the
provisions of Section 7 of these Bylaws. If the notice is not given within sixty
(60) days after the receipt of the request, the person or persons requesting the
meeting may set the time and place of the meeting and give the notice. Nothing
contained in this paragraph (b) shall be construed as limiting, fixing, or
affecting the time when a meeting of stockholders called by action of the Board
of Directors may be held.
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Section
7. Notice of Meetings.
Except as otherwise provided by law or the Articles
of Incorporation, written notice 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, date and hour and purpose or purposes of the meeting. Notice
of the time, place and purpose of any meeting of stockholders may be waived in
writing, signed by the person entitled to notice thereof, either before or after
such meeting, and will be waived by any stockholder by his attendance thereat in
person 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.
Section
8. Quorum.
At all meetings of stockholders, except where otherwise provided
by statute or by the Articles of Incorporation, or by these Bylaws, the
presence, in person or by proxy duly authorized, of the holder or holders of not
less than one percent (1%) 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 chairman of the meeting or by vote of the holders of a majority 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 law, the Articles of Incorporation or
these Bylaws, all action taken by the holders of a majority of the votes cast,
excluding abstentions, at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be
valid and binding upon the Corporation; provided, however, that directors shall
be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in person or
represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of
directors. Where a separate vote by a class or classes or series is required,
except where otherwise provided by the statute or by the Articles of
Incorporation or these Bylaws, a majority of the outstanding shares of such
class or classes or series, present in person or represented by proxy, shall
constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that
matter and, except where otherwise provided by the statute or by the Articles of
Incorporation or these Bylaws, the affirmative vote of the majority (plurality,
in the case of the election of directors) of the votes cast, including
abstentions, by the holders of shares of such class or classes or series 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 chairman of the meeting or by the vote of a majority of the shares
casting votes, excluding abstentions. When a meeting is adjourned to another
time or place, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and
place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At
the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business which 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 or by an agent
or agents authorized by a proxy granted in accordance with Nevada law. An agent
so appointed need not be a stockholder. No proxy shall be voted after six (6)
months from its date of creation unless the proxy provides for a longer period,
which may not exceed seven (7) years from the date of its creation.
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 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 act binds all; (b) if more than one (1) votes, the act of the majority so
voting binds all; and (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.
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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, during ordinary business
hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, either at a
place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be
specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not specified, at the place where
the meeting is to be held. The list shall be produced and kept at the time and
place of meeting during the whole time thereof and may be inspected by any
stockholder who is present.
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, or by the written consent of the stockholders in accordance with
Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes.
Section 14. Organization.
(a)
At every meeting of stockholders, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, or, if
a Chairman has not been appointed or is absent, the President, or, if the
President is absent, a chairman of the meeting chosen by a majority in interest
of the stockholders entitled to vote, present in person or by proxy, shall act
as chairman. The Secretary, or, in his absence, an Assistant Secretary directed
to do so by the President, 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 chairman 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 chairman, 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 chairman 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 which are to be voted on by ballot. Unless
and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the chairman of the
meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance
with rules of parliamentary procedure.
ARTICLE IV
DIRECTORS
Section
15. Number and Qualification.
The authorized number of directors of the
Corporation shall be not less than one (1) nor more than fifteen (15) as fixed
from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors;
provided
that
no decrease in the number of directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent
directors. Directors need not be stockholders unless so required by the Articles
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.
(a)
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 Articles of Incorporation.
(b)
Notwithstanding the forgoing, for so long as the Corporation is listed on a
Canadian Stock Exchange, any rights of the Board of Directors under Nevada law
to take action to protect the interests of the Corporation and its stockholders by granting or denying any
rights, privileges, power or authorities of the Corporations stockholders shall
not be exercised by the Board of Directors.
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Section
17. Vacancies.
Unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation,
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 stockholder vote, 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. 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 Bylaw in the case of the
death, removal or resignation of any director.
Section
18. Resignation.
Any director may resign at any time by delivering his
written resignation 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 pleasure of the Board of Directors. 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 successor shall have
been duly elected and qualified.
Section
19. Removal.
Subject to the Articles of Incorporation, any director may be
removed by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than two-thirds (2/3)
of the outstanding shares of the Corporation then entitled to vote, with or
without cause.
Section 20. Meetings.
(a)
Annual Meetings.
The annual meeting of the Board of Directors shall be
held immediately after the annual meeting of stockholders and at the place where
such meeting is held. No notice of an annual meeting of the Board of Directors
shall be necessary and such meeting shall be held for the purpose of electing
officers and transacting such other business as may lawfully come before it.
(b)
Regular Meetings.
Except as hereinafter otherwise provided, regular
meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held in the office of the
Corporation required to be maintained pursuant to Section 2 hereof. Unless
otherwise restricted by the Articles of Incorporation, regular meetings of the
Board of Directors may also be held at any place within or without the State of
Nevada which has been designated by resolution of the Board of Directors or the
written consent of all directors.
(c)
Special Meetings.
Unless otherwise restricted by the Articles of
Incorporation, special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any
time and place within or without the State of Nevada whenever called by the
Chairman of the Board, the President or any two of the directors.
(d)
Telephone Meetings.
Any member of the Board of Directors, or of any
committee thereof, may participate in a meeting by means of conference telephone
or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating
in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting by such means
shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
(e)
Notice of Meetings.
Notice of the time and place of all special meetings
of the Board of Directors shall be orally or in writing, by telephone, facsimile
or e-mail, during normal business hours, at least twenty-four (24) hours before
the date and time of the meeting, or sent in writing to each director by first
class mail, charges prepaid, at least three (3) days before the date of the
meeting. Notice of any meeting may be waived in writing 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.
(f)
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 had 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 shall sign a written waiver of notice.
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 21. Quorum and Voting.
(a)
Unless the Articles of Incorporation requires a greater number and except with
respect to indemnification questions arising under Section 43 hereof, for which
a quorum shall be one-third of the exact number of directors fixed from time to
time in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation, a quorum of the Board of
Directors shall consist of a majority of the exact number of directors fixed
from time to time by the Board of Directors in accordance with the Articles 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
Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws. In case of an equality of votes, the
chairman of the meeting shall have a casting vote.
Section
22. Action Without Meeting.
Unless otherwise restricted by the Articles 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, and such writing or writings are filed
with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.
Section
23. 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 24. Committees.
(a)
Executive Committee.
The Board of Directors may by resolution passed by a
majority of the whole Board of Directors 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, including without limitation the power or authority to declare a
dividend, to authorize the issuance of stock and to adopt a certificate of
ownership and merger, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be
affixed to all papers which may require it; but no such committee shall have the
power or authority in reference to amending the Articles of Incorporation
(except that a committee may, to the extent authorized in the resolution or
resolutions providing for the issuance of shares of stock adopted by the Board
of Directors fix the designations and any of the preferences or rights of such
shares relating to dividends, redemption, dissolution, any distribution of
assets of the Corporation or the conversion into, or the exchange of such shares
for, shares of any other class or classes or any other series of the same or any
other class or classes of stock of the Corporation or fix the number of shares
of any series of stock or authorize the increase or decrease of the shares of
any series), adopting an agreement of merger or consolidation, recommending to
the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the
Corporation's property and assets, recommending to the stockholders a
dissolution of the Corporation or a revocation of a dissolution, or amending the
bylaws of the Corporation.
(b)
Other Committees.
The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a
majority of the whole Board of Directors, 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 such committee have the powers denied to the Executive Committee in
these Bylaws.
(c)
Term.
Each member of a committee of the Board of Directors shall serve a
term on the committee coexistent with such member's term on the Board of
Directors. The Board of Directors, subject to the provisions of subsections (a) or (b) of this Bylaw may at any
time increase or decrease the number of members of a committee or terminate the
existence of a committee. The membership of a committee member shall terminate
on the date of his 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.
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(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 24 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
which 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 written 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 written 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 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. 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
25. Organization.
At every meeting of the directors, the Chairman of the
Board of Directors, or, if a Chairman has not been appointed or is absent, the
President, or if the President is absent, the most senior Vice President, or, in
the absence of any such officer, a chairman of the meeting chosen by a majority
of the directors present, shall preside over the meeting. The Secretary, or in
his absence, an Assistant Secretary directed to do so by the President, shall
act as secretary of the meeting.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section
26. Officers Designated.
The officers of the Corporation shall include, if
and when designated by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of
Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, one or more Vice
Presidents, the Secretary, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, 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 27. 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.
(b)
Duties of Chairman of the Board of Directors.
The Chairman of the Board
of Directors, when present, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders
and the Board of Directors. The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall perform
other duties commonlthe Chairman of the Board of Directors shall also serve as the
Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have the powers and duties
prescribed in paragraph (c) of this Section 27. y incident to his office and shall also perform such other
duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors shall designate from
time to time. If there is no President, then
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(c)
Duties of President.
The President shall preside at all meetings of the
stockholders and at all meetings of the Board of Directors, unless the Chairman
of the Board of Directors has been appointed and is present. Unless some other
officer has been elected Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, 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 his 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.
(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 given him in these Bylaws and other duties commonly
incident to his 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
President 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 his 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.
(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 President. 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 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. The President 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 his 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.
Section
28. 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
29. Resignations.
Any officer may resign at any time by giving written
notice to the Board of Directors 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
30. 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 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
31. Execution of Corporate Instrument.
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.
Unless
otherwise specifically determined by the Board of Directors or otherwise
required by law, promissory notes, deeds of trust, mortgages and other evidences
of indebtedness of the Corporation, and other corporate instruments or documents
requiring the corporate seal, and certificates of shares of stock owned by the
Corporation, shall be executed, signed or endorsed by the Chairman of the Board
of Directors, or the President or any Vice President, and by the Secretary or
Treasurer or any Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer. All other
instruments and documents requiring the corporate signature, but not requiring
the corporate seal, may be executed as aforesaid or in such other manner as may
be directed by the Board of Directors.
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
32. 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
Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President,
or any Vice President.
ARTICLE VII
SHARES OF STOCK
Section
33. Form and Execution of Certificates.
Certificates for the shares of stock
of the Corporation shall be in such form as is consistent with the Articles of
Incorporation and applicable law. Every holder of stock in the Corporation shall
be entitled to have a certificate signed by or in the name of the Corporation by
the Chairman of the Board of Directors, or the President or any Vice President
and by the Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or Assistant
Secretary, certifying the number of shares owned by him in the Corporation. 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. Each certificate shall state upon the face or
back thereof, in full or in summary, all of the powers, designations,
preferences, and rights, and the limitations or restrictions of the shares
authorized to be issued or shall, except as otherwise required by law, set forth
on the face or back a statement that the Corporation will furnish without charge
to each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and
relative, participating, optional, or other special rights of each class of
stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of
such preferences and/or rights. Within a reasonable time after the issuance or
transfer of uncertificated stock, the Corporation shall send to the registered
owner thereof a written notice containing the information required to be set
forth or stated on certificates pursuant to this section or otherwise required
by law or with respect to this section a statement that the Corporation will
furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers,
designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special
rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications,
limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. Except as
otherwise expressly provided by law, the rights and obligations of the holders
of certificates representing stock of the same class and series shall be
identical.
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Section
34. 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 his legal representative, to
advertise the same 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.
Section 35. Issuance of Shares.
(a)
The Board of Directors may from time to time issue any of the authorized shares
of stock of the Corporation at such times and for such consideration as the
Board of Directors may determine, provided that, for as long as the Corporation
is listed on a Canadian stock exchange, and for a period of 90 days thereafter,
the Board of Directors may not authorize shares to be issued for promissory
notes or future services to be performed.
(b)
Subject to Section 35(a), when the Corporation receives the consideration for
which the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of shares, such shares
shall be fully paid and non-assessable and the stockholders of such shares shall
not be liable to the Corporation or its creditors in respect thereof.
(c)
For so long as the Corporation is listed on a Canadian Stock Exchange, and for a
period of 90 days thereafter, the Corporation shall not issue and the Board of
Directors shall not authorize the issuance of any share for consideration that
is less in value than the fair equivalent of the money that the Corporation
would have received if the share had been issued for money. In determining
whether any property, benefit or services are the fair equivalent of any money
consideration, the members of the Board of Directors may take into account
reasonable charges and expenses of organization and reorganization and payments
for properties, benefits or services already received or performed that are
reasonably likely to benefit the Corporation.
(d)
Members of the Board of Directors who vote for or consent to a resolution
authorizing the issuance of a share for consideration other than money during
the period specified in Section 35(c) are liable to the Corporation to make good
any amount by which the consideration received is less than the fair equivalent
of the money that the Corporation would have received if the share had been
issued for money on the date of such resolution. Notwithstanding the forgoing, a
member of the Board of Directors that proves that he did not know and could not
reasonably have known that the share was issued for consideration less than the
fair equivalent of the money that the Corporation would have received if the
share had been issued for money is not liable under this Section 35(d). An
action to enforce liability imposed by this Section 35(d) may not be commenced
after two years from the date of the resolution authorizing the particular share
issuance.
Section 36. 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 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 Nevada Revised Statutes.
Section 37. 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 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.
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(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 filed, 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
38. 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 Nevada.
ARTICLE VIII
OTHER SECURITIES OF THE CORPORATION
Section
39. Execution of Other Securities.
All bonds, debentures and other corporate
securities of the Corporation, other than stock certificates (covered in Section
33), may be signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, 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, 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
40. Declaration of Dividends.
Dividends upon the capital stock of the
Corporation, subject to the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, 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 Articles of Incorporation.
Section
41. 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.
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ARTICLE X
FISCAL YEAR
Section
42. Fiscal Year.
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by
resolution of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE XI
INDEMNIFICATION
Section
43. Indemnification of Directors, Executive Officers, Other Officers, Employees
and Other Agents.
(a)
Directors and Officers.
The Corporation shall indemnify its directors and
officers to the fullest extent not prohibited by the Nevada Revised Statutes
provided that, except where such indemnification is required pursuant to the
provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the Corporation shall not be required
to indemnify any director or officer in connection with any proceeding (or part
thereof) initiated by such person unless the person: (i) acted honestly and in
good faith with a view to the best interests of the Corporation, or, as the case
may be, to the best interests of the other entity for which the individual acted
as a director or officer or in a similar capacity at the Corporations request;
and (ii) in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that
is enforced by a monetary penalty, the person had reasonable grounds for
believing that the persons conduct was lawful.
(b)
Employees and Other Agents.
The Corporation shall have power to indemnify
its employees and other agents as set forth in the Nevada Revised Statutes.
(c)
Expense.
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 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 officer in connection with such proceeding upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay said amounts if it should be
determined ultimately that such person is not entitled to be indemnified under
this Bylaw or otherwise.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, unless otherwise determined pursuant to paragraph (e) of this
Bylaw, no advance shall be made by the Corporation to an officer of the
Corporation (except by reason of the fact that such 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 the Board of Directors by
a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the
proceeding, or (ii) if such quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, a
quorum of disinterested directors so directs, 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 officers under this
Bylaw 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 officer. Any right to indemnification or advances granted by this
Bylaw to a director or 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 his 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
standard of conduct that make it permissible under the Nevada Revised Statutes
for the Corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed. In
connection with any claim by an officer of the Corporation (except in any
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative, by reason of the fact that such officer is or was a director of
the Corporation) for advances, the Corporation shall be entitled to raise 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 in 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 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 Nevada
Revised Statutes, 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. In any suit brought by a director or officer to enforce a
right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, the burden
of proving that the director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified, or to
such advancement of expenses, under this Article XI or otherwise shall be on the
Corporation.
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(b)
Non-Exclusivity of Rights.
The rights conferred on any person by this
Bylaw shall not be exclusive of any other right which such person may have or
hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Articles of Incorporation,
Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise,
both as to action in his 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 Nevada Revised Statutes.
(c)
Survival of Rights.
The rights conferred on any person by this Bylaw
shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee
or other agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and
administrators of such a person.
(d)
Insurance.
To the fullest extent permitted by the Nevada Revised
Statutes, 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 this Bylaw.
(e)
Amendments.
Any
repeal or modification of this Bylaw shall only be prospective and shall not
affect the rights under this Bylaw 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.
(f)
Saving Clause.
If this Bylaw 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 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.
(g)
Certain Definitions.
For
the purposes of this Bylaw, the following definitions shall apply:
(i)
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.
(ii)
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.
(iii)
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 which, 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 or another corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions
of this Bylaw with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he would
have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had
continued.
(iv)
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.
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(v)
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 which 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
this Bylaw.
ARTICLE XII
NOTICES
Section 44. Notices.
(a)
Notice to Stockholders.
Whenever, under any provisions of these Bylaws,
notice is required to be given to any stockholder, it shall be given in writing,
timely and duly deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, and
addressed to his last known post office address as shown by the stock record of
the Corporation or its transfer agent.
(b)
Notice to Directors.
Any notice required to be given to any director may
be given by the method stated in subsection (a), or by facsimile, telex or
telegram, except that such notice other than one which is delivered personally
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 an agent of the
Corporation or its transfer agent appointed with respect to the class of stock
affected, 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.
(d)
Time Notices Deemed Given.
All notices given by mail, as above provided,
shall be deemed to have been given as at the time of mailing, and all notices
given by facsimile, telex or telegram shall be deemed to have been given as of
the sending time recorded at time of transmission.
(e)
Methods of Notice.
It shall not be necessary that the same method of
giving notice be employed in respect of all directors, 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.
(f)
Failure to Receive Notice.
The period or limitation of time within which
any stockholder may exercise any option or right, or enjoy any privilege or
benefit, or be required to act, or within which any director may exercise any
power or right, or enjoy any privilege, pursuant to any notice sent him in the
manner above provided, shall not be affected or extended in any manner by the
failure of such stockholder or such director to receive such notice.
(g)
Notice to Person with Whom Communication Is Unlawful.
Whenever notice is
required to be given, under any provision of law or of the Articles 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 which 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 Nevada
Revised Statutes, 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.
(h)
Notice to Person with Undeliverable Address.
Whenever notice is required
to be given, under any provision of law or the Articles of Incorporation or
Bylaws of the Corporation, to any stockholder to whom (i) notice of two
consecutive annual meetings, and all notices of meetings or of the taking of
action by written consent without a meeting to such person during the period
between such two consecutive annual meetings, or (ii) all, and at least two, payments (if sent by first class mail) of
dividends or interest on securities during a twelve-month period, have been
mailed addressed to such person at his address as shown on the records of the
Corporation and have been returned undeliverable, the giving of such notice to
such person shall not be required. Any action or meeting which shall be taken or
held without notice to such person shall have the same force and effect as if
such notice had been duly given. If any such person shall deliver to the
Corporation a written notice setting forth his then current address, the
requirement that notice be given to such person shall be reinstated. 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 Nevada Revised Statutes, the
certificate need not state that notice was not given to persons to whom notice
was not required to be given pursuant to this paragraph.
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ARTICLE XIII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 46. Amendments to Bylaws.
(a) The Directors shall have the power
to adopt, amend, or repeal these Bylaws.
(b)
The Directors shall submit a Bylaw, or the adoption, amendment or repeal of a
Bylaw, made under paragraph (a) to the stockholders of the Corporation at the
next meeting of stockholders, and the stockholders may, by means a resolution
passed by a simple majority of the votes of stockholders present in person or by
proxy and voting on the resolution at such meeting, confirm, reject or amend the
Bylaw, amendment or repeal.
(c)
A Bylaw, or an amendment or a repeal of a Bylaw, is effective from the date of
the resolution of the directors under paragraph (a) until it is confirmed,
confirmed as amended or rejected by the stockholders under subsection (b) or
until it ceases to be effective under subsection (d) and, where the Bylaw is
confirmed or confirmed as amended, it continues in effect in the form in which
it was so confirmed.
(d)
If a Bylaw, or an amendment or a repeal of a Bylaw is rejected by the
Corporations stockholders, or if the directors do not submit a Bylaw, or
amendment or a repeal of a Bylaw to the stockholders as required under
subsection (b), the Bylaw or the amendment or repeal of the Bylaw ceases to be
effective and no subsequent resolution of the directors to adopt, amend or
repeal a Bylaw having substantially the same purpose or effect is effective
until it is confirmed or confirmed as amended by the stockholders.
(e)
Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d) above, any action required to
be taken by the stockholders under subsection (b) above may be taken by the
written consent of the stockholders in accordance with Section 13 of these
Bylaws.
Section 47. Change in Number of Authorized Shares
. Pursuant to
section 78.207 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the Corporation may change the
number of shares of a class or series, if any, of its authorized stock by
increasing or decreasing the number of authorized shares of the class or series
and correspondingly increasing or decreasing the number of issued and
outstanding shares of the same class or series held by each stockholder of
record at the effective date and time of the change by a resolution adopted by
the Board of Directors.
Declared as the Amended and Restated Bylaws of
Destiny Media Technologies Inc. effective as of the _____ day of
______________, ___________.
Signature of Director/Officer:
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STEVE VESTERGAARD
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SCHEDULE B COLORADO REVISED STATUTES
RIGHTS OF DISSENTING OWNERS
C.R.S.A. § 7-113-101
§ 7-113-101. Definitions
For purposes of this article:
(1) Beneficial shareholder means the beneficial owner of
shares held in a voting trust or by a nominee as the record shareholder.
(2) Corporation means the issuer of the shares held by a
dissenter before the corporate action, or the surviving or acquiring domestic or
foreign corporation, by merger or share exchange of that issuer.
(3) Dissenter means a shareholder who is entitled to dissent
from corporate action under
section 7-113-102
and who
exercises that right at the time and in the manner required by part 2 of this
article.
(4) Fair value, with respect to a dissenter's shares, means
the value of the shares immediately before the effective date of the corporate
action to which the dissenter objects, excluding any appreciation or
depreciation in anticipation of the corporate action except to the extent that
exclusion would be inequitable.
(5) Interest means interest from the effective date of the
corporate action until the date of payment, at the average rate currently paid
by the corporation on its principal bank loans or, if none, at the legal rate as
specified in
section 5-12-101, C.R.S.
(6) Record shareholder means the person in whose name shares
are registered in the records of a corporation or the beneficial owner of shares
that are registered in the name of a nominee to the extent such owner is
recognized by the corporation as the shareholder as provided in
section 7-107-204
.
(7) Shareholder means either a record shareholder or a
beneficial shareholder.
C.R.S.A. § 7-113-102
§ 7-113-102. Right to dissent
(1) A shareholder, whether or not entitled to vote, is entitled
to dissent and obtain payment of the fair value of the shareholder's shares in
the event of any of the following corporate actions:
(a) Consummation of a plan of merger to
which the corporation is a party if:
(I) Approval by the shareholders of
that corporation is required for the merger by
section
7-111-103
or
7-111-104
or by the articles of
incorporation; or
(II) The corporation is a subsidiary
that is merged with its parent corporation under
section
7-111-104
;
(b) Consummation of a plan of share
exchange to which the corporation is a party as the corporation whose shares
will be acquired;
(c) Consummation of a sale, lease,
exchange, or other disposition of all, or substantially all, of the property of
the corporation for which a shareholder vote is required under section
7-112-102(1);
(d) Consummation of a sale, lease,
exchange, or other disposition of all, or substantially all, of the property of
an entity controlled by the corporation if the shareholders of the corporation
were entitled to vote upon the consent of the corporation to the disposition
pursuant to section 7-112-102(2);
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(e) Consummation of a conversion in
which the corporation is the converting entity as provided in
section 7-90-206(2);
(f) An amendment, conversion, or merger
described in
section 7-101-504(3)
; and
(g) Consummation of a plan by which a
public benefit corporation terminates public benefit corporation status by
merger or conversion into a corporation that has not elected public benefit
corporation status as provided in
section 7-101-504(4)
or by amendment of its articles of incorporation.
(1.3) A shareholder is not entitled to dissent and obtain
payment, under subsection (1) of this section, of the fair value of the shares
of any class or series of shares that either were listed on a national
securities exchange registered under the federal Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or were held of record by more than two thousand
shareholders, at the time of:
(a) The record date fixed under
section 7-107-107
to determine the shareholders entitled to
receive notice of the shareholders' meeting at which the corporate action is
submitted to a vote;
(b) The record date fixed under
section 7-107-104
to determine shareholders entitled to
sign writings consenting to the corporate action; or
(c) The effective date of the corporate
action if the corporate action is authorized other than by a vote of
shareholders.
(1.8) The limitation set forth in subsection (1.3) of this
section shall not apply if the shareholder will receive for the shareholder's
shares, pursuant to the corporate action, anything except:
(a) Shares of the corporation surviving
the consummation of the plan of merger or share exchange;
(b) Shares of any other corporation
which, at the effective date of the plan of merger or share exchange, either
will be listed on a national securities exchange registered under the federal
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or will be held of record by more
than two thousand shareholders;
(c) Cash in lieu of fractional shares;
or
(d) Any combination of the foregoing
described shares or cash in lieu of fractional shares.
(2) Deleted by
Laws 1996, H.B.96-1285, §
30, eff. June 1, 1996.
(2.5) A shareholder, whether or not entitled to vote, is
entitled to dissent and obtain payment of the fair value of the shareholder's
shares in the event of a reverse split that reduces the number of shares owned
by the shareholder to a fraction of a share or to scrip if the fractional share
or scrip so created is to be acquired for cash or the scrip is to be voided
under
section 7-106-104.
(3) A shareholder is entitled to dissent and obtain payment of
the fair value of the shareholder's shares in the event of any corporate action
to the extent provided by the bylaws or a resolution of the board of directors.
(4) A shareholder entitled to dissent and obtain payment for
the shareholder's shares under this article may not challenge the corporate
action creating such entitlement unless the action is unlawful or fraudulent
with respect to the shareholder or the corporation.
C.R.S.A. § 7-113-103
§ 7-113-103. Dissent by nominees and
beneficial owners
(1) A record shareholder may assert dissenters' rights as to
fewer than all the shares registered in the record shareholder's name only if
the record shareholder dissents with respect to all shares beneficially owned by
any one person and causes the corporation to receive written notice which states
such dissent and the name, address, and federal taxpayer identification number,
if any, of each person on whose behalf the record shareholder asserts
dissenters' rights. The rights of a record shareholder under this subsection (1)
are determined as if the shares as to which the record shareholder
dissents and the other shares of the record shareholder were registered in the
names of different shareholders.
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(2) A beneficial shareholder may assert dissenters' rights as
to the shares held on the beneficial shareholder's behalf only if:
(a) The beneficial shareholder causes
the corporation to receive the record shareholder's written consent to the
dissent not later than the time the beneficial shareholder asserts dissenters'
rights; and
(b) The beneficial shareholder dissents
with respect to all shares beneficially owned by the beneficial shareholder.
(3) The corporation may require that, when a record shareholder
dissents with respect to the shares held by any one or more beneficial
shareholders, each such beneficial shareholder must certify to the corporation
that the beneficial shareholder and the record shareholder or record
shareholders of all shares owned beneficially by the beneficial shareholder have
asserted, or will timely assert, dissenters' rights as to all such shares as to
which there is no limitation on the ability to exercise dissenters' rights. Any
such requirement shall be stated in the dissenters' notice given pursuant to
section 7-113-203
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C.R.S.A. § 7-113-201
§ 7-113-201. Notice of dissenters'
rights
(1) If a proposed corporate action creating dissenters' rights
under
section 7-113-102
is submitted to a vote at a
shareholders' meeting, the notice of the meeting shall be given to all
shareholders, whether or not entitled to vote. The notice shall state that
shareholders are or may be entitled to assert dissenters' rights under this
article and shall be accompanied by a copy of this article and the materials, if
any, that, under articles 101 to 117 of this title, are required to be given to
shareholders entitled to vote on the proposed action at the meeting. Failure to
give notice as provided by this subsection (1) shall not affect any action taken
at the shareholders' meeting for which the notice was to have been given, but
any shareholder who was entitled to dissent but who was not given such notice
shall not be precluded from demanding payment for the shareholder's shares under
this article by reason of the shareholder's failure to comply with the
provisions of
section 7-113-202(1).
(2) If a proposed corporate action creating dissenters' rights
under
section 7-113-102
is authorized without a
meeting of shareholders pursuant to
section
7-107-104
, any written or oral solicitation of a shareholder to execute a
writing consenting to such action contemplated in
section
7-107-104
shall be accompanied or preceded by a written notice stating
that shareholders are or may be entitled to assert dissenters' rights under this
article, by a copy of this article, and by the materials, if any, that, under
articles 101 to 117 of this title, would have been required to be given to
shareholders entitled to vote on the proposed action if the proposed action were
submitted to a vote at a shareholders' meeting. Failure to give notice as
provided by this subsection (2) shall not affect any action taken pursuant to
section 7-107-104
for which the notice was to have
been given, but any shareholder who was entitled to dissent but who was not
given such notice shall not be precluded from demanding payment for the
shareholder's shares under this article by reason of the shareholder's failure
to comply with the provisions of
section 7-113-202(2).
C.R.S.A. § 7-113-202
§ 7-113-202. Notice of intent to demand
payment
(1) If a proposed corporate action creating dissenters' rights
under
section 7-113-102
is submitted to a vote at a
shareholders' meeting and if notice of dissenters' rights has been given to such
shareholder in connection with the action pursuant to
section 7-113-201(1)
, a shareholder who wishes to assert
dissenters' rights shall:
(a) Cause the corporation to receive,
before the vote is taken, written notice of the shareholder's intention to
demand payment for the shareholder's shares if the proposed corporate action is
effectuated; and
(b) Not vote the shares in favor of the
proposed corporate action.
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(2) If a proposed corporate action creating dissenters' rights
under
section 7-113-102
is authorized without a
meeting of shareholders pursuant to
section 7-107-104
and if notice of dissenters' rights has been given to such shareholder in
connection with the action pursuant to
section
7-113-201(2)
, a shareholder who wishes to assert dissenters' rights shall
not execute a writing consenting to the proposed corporate action.
(3) A shareholder who does not satisfy the requirements of
subsection (1) or (2) of this section is not entitled to demand payment for the
shareholder's shares under this article.
C.R.S.A. § 7-113-203
§ 7-113-203. Dissenters' notice
(1) If a proposed corporate action creating dissenters' rights
under
section 7-113-102
is authorized, the
corporation shall give a written dissenters' notice to all shareholders who are
entitled to demand payment for their shares under this article.
(2) The dissenters' notice required by subsection (1) of this
section shall be given no later than ten days after the effective date of the
corporate action creating dissenters' rights under
section
7-113-102
and shall:
(a) State that the corporate action was
authorized and state the effective date or proposed effective date of the
corporate action;
(b) State an address at which the
corporation will receive payment demands and the address of a place where
certificates for certificated shares must be deposited;
(c) Inform holders of uncertificated
shares to what extent transfer of the shares will be restricted after the
payment demand is received;
(d) Supply a form for demanding
payment, which form shall request a dissenter to state an address to which
payment is to be made;
(e) Set the date by which the
corporation must receive the payment demand and certificates for certificated
shares, which date shall not be less than thirty days after the date the notice
required by subsection (1) of this section is given;
(f) State the requirement contemplated
in
section 7-113-103(3),
if such requirement is
imposed; and
(g) Be accompanied by a copy of this
article.
C.R.S.A. § 7-113-204
§ 7-113-204. Procedure to demand
payment
(1) A shareholder who is given a dissenters' notice pursuant to
section 7-113-203
and who wishes to assert
dissenters' rights shall, in accordance with the terms of the dissenters'
notice:
(a) Cause the corporation to receive a
payment demand, which may be the payment demand form contemplated in
section 7-113-203(2)(d),
duly completed, or may be stated
in another writing; and
(b) Deposit the shareholder's
certificates for certificated shares.
(2) A shareholder who demands payment in accordance with
subsection (1) of this section retains all rights of a shareholder, except the
right to transfer the shares, until the effective date of the proposed corporate
action giving rise to the shareholder's exercise of dissenters' rights and has
only the right to receive payment for the shares after the effective date of
such corporate action.
(3) Except as provided in
section 7-113-207
or
7-113-209(1)(b)
, the demand for payment and
deposit of certificates are irrevocable.
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(4) A shareholder who does not demand payment and deposit the
shareholder's share certificates as required by the date or dates set in the
dissenters' notice is not entitled to payment for the shares under this article.
C.R.S.A. § 7-113-205
§ 7-113-205. Uncertificated shares
(1) Upon receipt of a demand for payment under
section 7-113-204
from a shareholder holding uncertificated
shares, and in lieu of the deposit of certificates representing the shares, the
corporation may restrict the transfer thereof.
(2) In all other respects, the provisions of
section 7-113-204
shall be applicable to shareholders who
own uncertificated shares.
C.R.S.A. § 7-113-206
§ 7-113-206. Payment
(1) Except as provided in
section
7-113-208
, upon the effective date of the corporate action creating
dissenters' rights under
section 7-113-102
or upon
receipt of a payment demand pursuant to
section
7-113-204
, whichever is later, the corporation shall pay each dissenter
who complied with
section 7-113-204
, at the address
stated in the payment demand, or if no such address is stated in the payment
demand, at the address shown on the corporation's current record of shareholders
for the record shareholder holding the dissenter's shares, the amount the
corporation estimates to be the fair value of the dissenter's shares, plus
accrued interest.
(2) The payment made pursuant to subsection (1) of this section
shall be accompanied by:
(a) The corporation's balance sheet as
of the end of its most recent fiscal year or, if that is not available, the
corporation's balance sheet as of the end of a fiscal year ending not more than
sixteen months before the date of payment, an income statement for that year,
and, if the corporation customarily provides such statements to shareholders, a
statement of changes in shareholders' equity for that year and a statement of
cash flow for that year, which balance sheet and statements shall have been
audited if the corporation customarily provides audited financial statements to
shareholders, as well as the latest available financial statements, if any, for
the interim or full-year period, which financial statements need not be audited;
(b) A statement of the corporation's
estimate of the fair value of the shares;
(c) An explanation of how the interest
was calculated;
(d) A statement of the dissenter's
right to demand payment under section 7-113-209; and
(e) A copy of this article.
C.R.S.A. § 7-113-207
§ 7-113-207. Failure to take action
(1) If the effective date of the corporate action creating
dissenters' rights under
section 7-113-102
does not
occur within sixty days after the date set by the corporation by which the
corporation must receive the payment demand as provided in
section 7-113-203
, the corporation shall return the
deposited certificates and release the transfer restrictions imposed on
uncertificated shares.
(2) If the effective date of the corporate action creating
dissenters' rights under
section 7-113-102
occurs
more than sixty days after the date set by the corporation by which the
corporation must receive the payment demand as provided in section 7-113-203,
then the corporation shall send a new dissenters' notice, as provided in
section 7-113-203
, and the provisions of
sections 7-113-204
to
7-113-209
shall again be applicable.
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C.R.S.A. § 7-113-208
§ 7-113-208. Special provisions
relating to shares acquired
after announcement of proposed corporate action
(1) The corporation may, in or with the dissenters' notice
given pursuant to
section 7-113-203,
state the date
of the first announcement to news media or to shareholders of the terms of the
proposed corporate action creating dissenters' rights under
section 7-113-102
and state that the dissenter shall
certify in writing, in or with the dissenter's payment demand under section
7-113-204
, whether or not the dissenter (or the
person on whose behalf dissenters' rights are asserted) acquired beneficial
ownership of the shares before that date. With respect to any dissenter who does
not so certify in writing, in or with the payment demand, that the dissenter or
the person on whose behalf the dissenter asserts dissenters' rights acquired
beneficial ownership of the shares before such date, the corporation may, in
lieu of making the payment provided in
section
7-113-206
, offer to make such payment if the dissenter agrees to accept
it in full satisfaction of the demand.
(2) An offer to make payment under subsection (1) of this
section shall include or be accompanied by the information required by
section
7-113-206(2).
C.R.S.A. § 7-113-209
§ 7-113-209. Procedure if dissenter is
dissatisfied with payment or offer
(1) A dissenter may give notice to the corporation in writing
of the dissenter's estimate of the fair value of the dissenter's shares and of
the amount of interest due and may demand payment of such estimate, less any
payment made under
section 7-113-206
, or reject the
corporation's offer under
section 7-113-208
and
demand payment of the fair value of the shares and interest due, if:
(a) The dissenter believes that the
amount paid under
section 7-113-206
or offered under
section 7-113-208
is less than the fair value of the
shares or that the interest due was incorrectly calculated;
(b) The corporation fails to make
payment under
section 7-113-206
within sixty days
after the date set by the corporation by which the corporation must receive the
payment demand; or
(c) The corporation does not return the
deposited certificates or release the transfer restrictions imposed on
uncertificated shares as required by
section 7-113-207(1).
(2) A dissenter waives the right to demand payment under this
section unless the dissenter causes the corporation to receive the notice
required by subsection (1) of this section within thirty days after the
corporation made or offered payment for the dissenter's shares.
C.R.S.A. § 7-113-301
§ 7-113-301. Court action
(1) If a demand for payment under
section
7-113-209
remains unresolved, the corporation may, within sixty days
after receiving the payment demand, commence a proceeding and petition the court
to determine the fair value of the shares and accrued interest. If the
corporation does not commence the proceeding within the sixty-day period, it
shall pay to each dissenter whose demand remains unresolved the amount demanded.
(2) The corporation shall commence the proceeding described in
subsection (1) of this section in the district court for the county in this
state in which the street address of the corporation's principal office is
located, or, if the corporation has no principal office in this state, in the
district court for the county in which the street address of its registered
agent is located, or, if the corporation has no registered agent, in the
district court for the city and county of Denver. If the corporation is a
foreign corporation without a registered agent, it shall commence the proceeding
in the county in which the domestic corporation merged into, or whose shares
were acquired by, the foreign corporation would have commenced the action if
that corporation were subject to the first sentence of this subsection (2).
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(3) The corporation shall make all dissenters, whether or not
residents of this state, whose demands remain unresolved parties to the
proceeding commenced under subsection (2) of this section as in an action
against their shares, and all parties shall be served with a copy of the
petition. Service on each dissenter shall be by registered or certified mail, to
the address stated in such dissenter's payment demand, or if no such address is
stated in the payment demand, at the address shown on the corporation's current
record of shareholders for the record shareholder holding the dissenter's
shares, or as provided by law.
(4) The jurisdiction of the court in which the proceeding is
commenced under subsection (2) of this section is plenary and exclusive. The
court may appoint one or more persons as appraisers to receive evidence and
recommend a decision on the question of fair value. The appraisers have the
powers described in the order appointing them, or in any amendment to such
order. The parties to the proceeding are entitled to the same discovery rights
as parties in other civil proceedings.
(5) Each dissenter made a party to the proceeding commenced
under subsection (2) of this section is entitled to judgment for the amount, if
any, by which the court finds the fair value of the dissenter's shares, plus
interest, exceeds the amount paid by the corporation, or for the fair value,
plus interest, of the dissenter's shares for which the corporation elected to
withhold payment under
section 7-113-208.
C.R.S.A. § 7-113-302
§ 7-113-302. Court costs and counsel
fees
(1) The court in an appraisal proceeding commenced under
section 7-113-301
shall determine all costs of the
proceeding, including the reasonable compensation and expenses of appraisers
appointed by the court. The court shall assess the costs against the
corporation; except that the court may assess costs against all or some of the
dissenters, in amounts the court finds equitable, to the extent the court finds
the dissenters acted arbitrarily, vexatiously, or not in good faith in demanding
payment under
section 7-113-209.
(2) The court may also assess the fees and expenses of counsel
and experts for the respective parties, in amounts the court finds equitable:
(a) Against the corporation and in
favor of any dissenters if the court finds the corporation did not substantially
comply with part 2 of this article; or
(b) Against either the corporation or
one or more dissenters, in favor of any other party, if the court finds that the
party against whom the fees and expenses are assessed acted arbitrarily,
vexatiously, or not in good faith with respect to the rights provided by this
article.
(3) If the court finds that the services of counsel for any
dissenter were of substantial benefit to other dissenters similarly situated,
and that the fees for those services should not be assessed against the
corporation, the court may award to said counsel reasonable fees to be paid out
of the amounts awarded to the dissenters who were benefited.
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SCHEDULE C - FORM OF PROXY
C-1
PROXY
MEETING
OF THE
STOCKHOLDERS
OF
DESTINY
MEDIA
TECHNOLOGIES
INC.
(the
"Company")
TO BE HELD AT:
SUITE 750, 650 WEST
GEORGIA
STREET,
VANCOUVER,
BC
CANADA
V6B 4N7 ON
SEPTEMBER
16, 2014 AT 10:00 AM
(PACIFIC
STANDARD
TIME)
The undersigned stockholder ,
Vestergaard
(Registered
Stockholder) of the Company hereby appoints
Steve
Chief Executive
Officer, President and a director of the Company, or failing this
Vandenberg
, person,
Fred
Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of
the Company, or in place of the foregoing, ______________________________ as
proxyholder for and on behalf of the Registered Stockholder with the power of
substitution to attend, act and vote for and on behalf of the Registered
Stockholder in respect of all matters that may properly come before the Meeting
of the Registered Stockholders of the Company and at every adjournment thereof,
to the same extent and with the same powers as if the undersigned Registered
Stockholder were present at the said Meeting, or any adjournment thereof.
The Registered Stockholder hereby directs the proxyholder to
vote the securities of the Company registered in the name of the Registered
Stockholder as specified herein.
Resolutions
(For full detail of each item, please
see the enclosed Notice of Special Meeting and Proxy Statement)
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The undersigned Registered Stockholder hereby revokes
any proxy
previously given to attend and vote at said Special
Meeting.
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THIS
PROXY
FORM IS NOT VALID
UNLESS
IT IS
SIGNED.
SEE
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION
AND
INSTRUCTIONS
ON
REVERSE
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR
COMPLETION
OF
PROXY
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This proxy is solicited by the Management of the
Company.
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This form of proxy (the Instrument of Proxy)
must
be signed by you, the Registered Stockholder
, or by your attorney
duly authorized by you in writing, or, in the case of a company, by a duly
authorized officer or representative of the company; and
if executed
by an attorney, officer, or other duly appointed
representative
,
the original or a notarial copy of the
instrument so empowering such person, or such other documentation in
support as shall be acceptable to the Chairman of the Meeting, must
accompany this Instrument of Proxy.
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If this Instrument of Proxy is not dated
in
the space provided, authority is hereby given by you, the Registered
Stockholder, for the named proxies to date this proxy seven (7) calendar
days after the date on which it was mailed to you, the Registered
Stockholder.
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A Registered Stockholder who wishes to
attend
the
Meeting and vote on the resolutions in person
, may simply register
with the scrutineers before the Meeting begins.
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A Registered Stockholder who is
not able to attend
the Meeting in person but wishes to vote on the proposals set out in this
Instrument of Proxy may appoint the management persons
named on
this Instrument of Proxy as proxy for the Registered Stockholder by
completing and signing this Instrument of Proxy and by indicating your
choice on a proposal by placing an X in the appropriate box. Where no
choice is specified by a Registered Stockholder with respect to a proposal
set out in this Instrument of Proxy, a management appointee acting as
proxy will vote in favor of that proposal.
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The securities represented by this Instrument of
Proxy will be voted or withheld from voting in accordance with the
instructions of the Registered Stockholder on any poll
of a
resolution that may be called for and, if the Registered Stockholder
specifies a choice with respect to any matter to be acted upon, the
securities will be voted accordingly. Further, the securities will be
voted by the appointed proxy with respect to any amendments or variations
of any of the resolutions set out on the Instrument of Proxy or matters
which may properly come before the Meeting as the proxy, in its sole
discretion, sees fit.
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If a Registered Stockholder has submitted an Instrument
person
. of Proxy,
the
Registered
Stockholder
may still attend the
Meeting
and may vote in
To do so, the Registered Stockholder must record his/her attendance with
the scrutineers before the commencement of the Meeting and revoke, in writing,
the prior votes.
To be represented at the Special Meeting, this proxy form
must be received at the office of the Companys transfer agent, Transfer
Online, Inc., by mail, email or online voting no later than September 12,
2014 at 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) or may be accepted by the
Chairman of the Special Meeting prior to the commencement of the Special
Meeting. The voting instructions are:
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VOTE BY
INTERNET
Go
online at
www.transferonline. com/proxy
and cast your ballot electronically, in
accordance with the following instructions.
Your Proxy ID is:
***
Your
Authorization
Code is:
***************
Instructions for voting electronically:
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www.transferonline.com/proxy
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Enter your Proxy ID and Authorization Code
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Make your selections
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VOTE BY MAIL OR E-MAIL
Transfer
Online,
Inc.
512 SE
Salmon
Street
Portland,
Oregon
USA 97214
Email
:
kate@transferonline.
com
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