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THIRD AMENDED
AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
EDEN BIOSCIENCE CORPORATION
Originally adopted: July 18, 1994
Amended and Restated: December 30, 1994
Second Amended and Restated: August 11, 1995
Third Amended and Restated: July 6, 2000
Amendments are listed on page i
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EDEN BIOSCIENCE CORPORATION
AMENDMENTS
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{CAPTION}
SECTION EFFECT OF AMENDMENT DATE OF AMENDMENT
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Bylaws Amended and restated in their 12/30/94
entirety
Bylaws Amended and restated in their 7/6/00
entirety
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CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. OFFICES...........................................................1
SECTION 2. SHAREHOLDERS......................................................1
2.1 Annual Meeting......................................1
2.2 Special Meetings....................................1
2.3 Meetings by Communication Equipment.................1
2.4 Date, Time and Place of Meeting.....................2
2.5 Notice of Meeting...................................2
2.6 Business for Shareholders' Meetings.................3
2.6.1 Business at Annual Meetings.................3
2.6.2 Business at Special Meetings................3
2.6.3 Notice to Corporation.......................3
2.7 Waiver of Notice....................................4
2.8 Fixing of Record Date for Determining Shareholders..4
2.9 Voting Record.......................................5
2.10 Quorum..............................................5
2.11 Manner of Acting....................................5
2.12 Proxies.............................................5
2.13 Voting of Shares....................................6
2.14 Voting for Directors................................6
2.15 Action by Shareholders Without a Meeting............6
SECTION 3. BOARD OF DIRECTORS................................................6
3.1 General Powers......................................6
3.2 Number and Tenure...................................7
3.3 Nomination and Election.............................7
3.3.1 Nomination..................................7
3.3.2 Election....................................8
3.4 Annual and Regular Meetings.........................8
3.5 Special Meetings....................................9
3.6 Meetings by Communications Equipment................9
3.7 Notice of Special Meetings..........................9
3.7.1 Personal Delivery...........................9
3.7.2 Delivery by Mail............................9
3.7.3 Delivery by Private Carrier.................9
3.7.4 Facsimile Notice...........................10
3.7.5 Delivery by Telegraph......................10
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3.7.6 Delivery by Email...........................10
3.7.7 Oral Notice.................................10
3.8 Waiver of Notice....................................10
3.8.1 In Writing..................................10
3.8.2 By Attendance...............................10
3.9 Quorum..............................................11
3.10 Manner of Acting....................................11
3.11 Presumption of Assent...............................11
3.12 Action by Board or Committees Without a Meeting.....11
3.13 Resignation.........................................12
3.14 Removal.............................................12
3.15 Vacancies...........................................12
3.16 Executive and Other Committees......................12
3.16.1 Creation of Committees.....................12
3.16.2 Authority of Committees....................13
3.16.3 Quorum and Manner of Acting................13
3.16.4 Minutes of Meetings........................13
3.16.5 Resignation................................13
3.16.6 Removal....................................14
3.17 Compensation........................................14
SECTION 4. OFFICERS..........................................................14
4.1 Appointment and Term................................14
4.2 Resignation.........................................14
4.3 Removal.............................................15
4.4 Contract Rights of Officers.........................15
4.5 Chairman of the Board...............................15
4.6 President...........................................15
4.7 Vice President......................................15
4.8 Secretary...........................................15
4.9 Treasurer...........................................16
4.10 Salaries............................................16
SECTION 5. CONTRACTS, LOANS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS.............................16
5.1 Contracts...........................................16
5.2 Loans to the Corporation............................16
5.3 Checks, Drafts, Etc.................................17
5.4 Deposits............................................17
SECTION 6. CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES AND THEIR TRANSFER........................17
6.1 Issuance of Shares..................................17
6.2 Certificates for Shares.............................17
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6.3 Stock Records.......................................17
6.4 Restriction on Transfer.............................17
6.5 Transfer of Shares..................................18
6.6 Lost or Destroyed Certificates......................18
SECTION 7. BOOKS AND RECORDS.................................................18
SECTION 8. ACCOUNTING YEAR...................................................19
SECTION 9. SEAL..............................................................20
SECTION 10. INDEMNIFICATION...................................................20
10.1 Right to Indemnification............................20
10.2 Restrictions on Indemnification.....................20
10.3 Advancement of Expenses.............................21
10.4 Right of Indemnitee to Bring Suit...................21
10.5 Procedures Exclusive................................21
10.6 Nonexclusivity of Rights............................22
10.7 Insurance, Contracts and Funding....................22
10.8 Indemnification of Employees and Agents of the
Corporation.........................................22
10.9 Persons Serving Other Entities......................22
SECTION 11. AMENDMENTS........................................................23
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THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
EDEN BIOSCIENCE CORPORATION
SECTION 1. OFFICES
The principal office of the corporation shall be located at the
principal place of business or such other place as the Board of Directors
("Board") may designate. The corporation may have such other offices, either
within or without the State of Washington, as the Board may designate or as the
business of the corporation may require from time to time.
SECTION 2. SHAREHOLDERS
2.1 ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of the shareholders shall be held the at such place
and time and on such date as determined by the Board of Directors for the
purpose of electing Directors and transacting such other business as may
properly come before the meeting. If the day fixed for the annual meeting is a
legal holiday at the place of the meeting, the meeting shall be held on the next
succeeding business day. At any time prior to the commencement of the annual
meeting, the Board may postpone the annual meeting for a period of up to 120
days from the date fixed for such meeting in accordance with this subsection
2.1.
2.2 SPECIAL MEETINGS
The Chairman of the Board, the President or the Board may call special
meetings of the shareholders for any purpose. Further, a special meeting of the
shareholders shall be held if the holders of not less than 25% of all the votes
entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at such special
meeting have dated, signed and delivered to the Secretary, no later than 20
business days prior to the date of such meeting, one or more written demands for
such meeting, describing the purpose or purposes for which it is to be held.
2.3 MEETINGS BY COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
Shareholders may participate in any meeting of the shareholders by any
means of communication by which all persons participating in the meeting can
hear each
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other during the meeting. Participation by such means shall constitute presence
in person at a meeting.
2.4 DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING
Except as otherwise provided herein, all meetings of shareholders,
including those held pursuant to demand by shareholders as provided herein,
shall be held on such date and at such time and place, within or without the
State of Washington, designated by or at the direction of the Board.
2.5 NOTICE OF MEETING
Written notice stating the place, day and hour of the meeting and, in
the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is
called shall be given by or at the direction of the Board, the Chairman of the
Board, the President or the Secretary to each shareholder entitled to notice of
or to vote at the meeting not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the
meeting, except that notice of a meeting to act on an amendment to the Articles
of Incorporation, a plan of merger or share exchange, the sale, lease, exchange
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