Under Armour, Inc.
Extract: Bylaws Amended/Restated (Plain English Desc) from a 10-K on 05/24/2023   Download
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On May 23, 2023, the Board of Directors of the Company approved and adopted certain amendments (the “Amendments”) to the Company’s Bylaws (the “Bylaws” and, as amended, the “Amended Bylaws”), which became effective immediately.
The Amendments update various provisions of the Bylaws to require parties proposing a nominee for election of a director to comply with the universal proxy rules recently adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the Amendments update the Bylaws’ proxy and advance notice provisions, specifically, the notice required thereby, to require, among other things: (i) certain representations with respect to the solicitation intentions of a proposing stockholder; (ii) additional representations regarding the willingness and ability of a proposed nominee to serve on the Board, if elected; and (iii) that advance notice of any nomination or proposal of other business contain all information that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies in support of such nominee or proposal pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as well as disclosure of any substantial direct or indirect interests of the proposing stockholder, persons acting in concert with the stockholder and any proposed nominee in the Company, other than by virtue of ownership of Company stock. The Amendments also clarify that a stockholder may not nominate more individuals than there are directors to be elected or substitute or replace a proposed
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nominee without compliance with the requirements for nomination in the bylaws, including compliance with applicable deadlines.
The Amendments also update the title of “chairman” to “chair” and remove gendered language throughout the Bylaws, make various other conforming and technical changes including clarification of the duties of the inspector of elections and the powers of the chair of a stockholder meeting and update provisions relating to virtual meetings to align with changes to the Maryland General Corporation Law statutory language.