Exhibit 3.1
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
MILLER INDUSTRIES, INC.
(as amended and restated August 1, 2022)
In the case of any nomination by a shareholder, each such notice shall set forth: (a) as to each person whom the shareholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a director, (i) the name, age, business address and residence address of such person, (ii) the principal occupation or employment of such person, (iii) the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by such person, and (iv) any other information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies with respect to nominees for election as directors, pursuant to applicable Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") (including without limitation such person's written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director, if elected); and (b) as to the shareholder giving the notice (i) the name and address, as they appear on the Corporation's books, of such shareholder, (ii) the class and number of shares of the Corporation
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which are beneficially owned by such shareholder, (iii) a representation that the shareholder is a record or beneficial holder of at least one percent (1%) or $1,000 in market value of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting; has held such stock for at least one year and shall continue to own such stock through the date of such meeting; and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to present the nomination; and (c) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the shareholder and each nominee and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nomination or nominations are to be made by the shareholder. The Chairperson of the meeting may refuse to acknowledge the nomination of any person not made in compliance with the foregoing procedure.
A shareholder's notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to each matter the shareholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting (a) a brief description of the proposal desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting, (b) the name and address, as they appear on the Corporation's books, of the shareholder proposing such business, (c) the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by the shareholder, (d) a representation that the shareholder is a record or beneficial holder of at least one percent (1%) or $1,000 in market value of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting; has held such stock for at least one year and shall continue to own such stock through the date of such meeting; and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to present the proposal specified in the notice, and (e) any financial interest of the shareholder in such proposal.
Notwithstanding anything in these Bylaws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at an annual meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.3. The Chairperson of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that new business or any shareholder proposal was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the provisions of this Section 1.3, and if the Chairperson should so determine, the Chairperson shall so declare to the meeting and any such business or proposal not properly brought before the meeting shall not be acted upon at the meeting. This provision shall not prevent the consideration and approval or disapproval at the annual meeting of reports of officers, directors and committees, but in connection with such reports no new business shall be acted upon at such annual meeting unless stated and filed as herein provided.
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The record date for determining shareholders for any purpose other than that specified in the preceding clause shall be at the close of business on the day on which the resolution of the Board of Directors relating thereto is adopted. When a determination of shareholders of record entitled to notice of, to demand a special meeting, to vote or take any other action at any meeting of shareholders has been made as provided in this Section 1.9, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof, unless the Board of Directors fixes a new record date under this Section 1.9 for the adjourned meeting; provided, however, if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than four (4) months after the date fixed for the original meeting, the Board of Directors shall fix a new record date.
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The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors.
The Corporation may, but shall not be required to, adopt a corporate seal. The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation and the year of its incorporation, and shall be in such form and contain such other words and/or figures as the Board of Directors shall determine. The corporate seal may be used by printing, engraving, lithographing, stamping or otherwise making, placing or affixing, or causing to be printed, engraved, lithographed, stamped or otherwise made, placed or affixed upon any paper or document, by any process whatsoever, an impression, facsimile or other reproduction of said corporate seal.
The Corporation shall indemnify to the full extent permitted by law any person made or threatened to be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person or such person's testator or intestate is or was a director, officer or employee of the Corporation or serves or served at the request of the Corporation for any other enterprise as a director, officer or employee. Expenses incurred by any such person in defending any such action, suit or proceeding shall be paid or reimbursed by the Corporation promptly upon receipt by it of an undertaking of such person to repay such expenses if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation. The rights provided to any person by this bylaw shall be enforceable against the Corporation by such person who shall be presumed to have relied upon it in serving or continuing to serve as a director, officer or employee as provided above. No amendment of this bylaw shall impair the rights of any person arising at any time with respect to events occurring prior to such amendment. For purposes of this article, the term "Corporation" shall include any predecessor of the Corporation and any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed by the Corporation in a consolidation or merger; the term "other enterprise" shall include any corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise; service "at the request of the Corporation" shall include service as a director, officer or employee of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer or employee with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to be indemnifiable expenses; and action taken or omitted by a person with respect to
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an employee benefit plan which such person reasonably believes to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of such plan shall be deemed to be action not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation.
An affirmative vote of sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66-2/3%) of the shareholders entitled to vote, voting together as a single class, may make, alter, amend or repeal the Bylaws and may adopt new Bylaws.
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