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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
______________________________
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) July 09, 2024
NATIONAL WESTERN LIFE GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| Delaware | | 000-55522 | | 47-3339380 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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| 10801 N. Mopac Expy Bldg 3 | | |
| Austin, | Texas | | 78759 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (512) 836-1010
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of each class to be registered: | | Trading Symbol | | Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered: |
| Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value | | NWLI | | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of the chapter) or Rule 12-b2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of the chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Introductory Note.
On October 8, 2023, National Western Life Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “National Western”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with S. USA Life Insurance Company, Inc. (“SUSA”), an insurance company domiciled in Arizona and a company of the Prosperity Life Group (“Prosperity Life Group”), and PGH Merger Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of SUSA (“Merger Sub”), providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company, with the Company surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of SUSA (the “Merger”). The execution of the Merger Agreement was previously disclosed by National Western on October 10, 2023, on its Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Merger Announcement 8-K”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on that date.
Prior to the consummation of the Merger, the Company had two classes of common stock: (i) Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Class A Common Stock”) and (ii) Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Class B Common Stock” and, together with the Class A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”).
The Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement were consummated on July 9, 2024.
In connection with the consummation of the Merger, National Western Life Insurance Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of National Western, was redomesticated from Colorado to Arizona.
The foregoing description of the Merger and the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Merger Announcement 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
The information contained in the Introductory Note of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01.
Effect on Capital Stock
Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), each share of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was converted into the right to receive $500.00 per share, net in cash, without interest and less any amounts that are required to be deducted and withheld under applicable law (the “Merger Consideration”). Including the payments to settle outstanding equity awards described below, the total Merger Consideration payable by SUSA pursuant to the Merger Agreement is approximately $1.9 billion.
Equity Awards
In connection with the Merger, each outstanding stock appreciation right (“SAR”), restricted stock unit (“RSU”) and performance stock unit (“PSU”), if not already vested, became fully vested and non-forfeitable immediately prior to the Effective Time, with all PSU performance conditions deemed achieved at target. At the Effective Time, (i) each RSU and PSU was canceled and converted into solely the right to receive the Merger Consideration, multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such award and (ii) each SAR was canceled and converted into the right to receive the excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration over the base price of the SAR, without interest, multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such award. However, any SAR with a base price equal to or greater than the Merger Consideration was canceled and exchanged for no consideration.
Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
The information set forth under the Introductory Note of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.01.
On July 9, 2024, in connection with the completion of the Merger, the Company notified The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) of the consummation of the Merger and requested that NASDAQ delist the Class A Common Stock. The Company has requested that NASDAQ file with the SEC a Notification of Removal from Listing and/or Registration on Form 25 to delist and deregister the Class A Common Stock under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The delisting of the Class A Common Stock from NASDAQ will be effective 10 days after the filing of the Form 25.
After effectiveness of the Form 25, the Company intends to file with the SEC a Certification and Notice of Termination or Registration on Form 15 under the Exchange Act, requesting the termination of the Company’s Section 12 registration and reporting obligations under Section 13 of the Exchange Act and the suspension of the Company’s reporting obligations under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, in each case with respect to the Class A Common Stock.
Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
The information set forth under the Introductory Note and Items 2.01 and 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.
In connection with the Merger and at the Effective Time, holders of the Common Stock immediately prior to such time ceased to have any rights as stockholders of the Company (other than their right to receive Merger Consideration pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement).
Item 5.01. Changes in Control of Registrant.
The information set forth under the Introductory Note and Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.01.
In connection with the Merger and at the Effective Time, a change in control of the Company occurred and Merger Sub has been merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation and as a wholly-owned subsidiary of SUSA.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
The information set forth under the Introductory Note of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.
Effective as of the Effective Time, each member of the board of directors of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time ceased to be a director of the Company and a member of any committee of the Company’s board of directors pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement. The members of the board of directors of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time were Ross R. Moody, Dr. Thomas A. Blackwell, David S. Boone, Stephen E. Glasgow, E. Douglas McLeod, Charles D. Sonny Milos, Frances A. Moody-Dahlberg, E. Jere Pederson and Todd M. Wallace.
The board of directors of the surviving corporation effective as of, and immediately following, the Effective Time, consisted of the members of the board of directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time, being Nicholas von Moltke (the “New Director”). At the time of filing this Current Report on Form 8-K, the committee(s) to which the New Director will be named, if any, have not yet been determined. The New Director will hold office in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the surviving corporation until his or her successor shall have been duly elected, designated and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the surviving corporation.
Effective as of the business day following the Effective Time, the employment of each of Ross R. Moody and Rey Perez will terminate, and each such former officer will become entitled to receive the payments and benefits in accordance with their Change in Control Agreements with the Company included as exhibits to the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, which are incorporated by reference herein.
The officers appointed to the Company immediately following the Effective Time were Nicholas von Moltke, Chief Executive Officer and President, Ann-Kelley Winn, Secretary, Zachary Jones, Chief Financial Officer, and Drew Westall, Treasurer.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
At the Effective Time, the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as in effect immediately prior to the Merger, was amended and restated in its entirety to be the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, in the form attached to the Merger Agreement as Exhibit B thereto, and is filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
At the Effective Time, the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Bylaws, as in effect immediately prior to the Merger, were amended and restated in their entirety to be the bylaws of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time. The Company’s Third Amended and Restated Bylaws are filed herewith as Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated by reference herein.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 9, 2024, the Company and Prosperity Life Group issued a joint press release announcing the closing of the Merger. The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.
As the Merger has now closed, the Company will not hold an annual meeting of stockholders in 2024.
The information in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Except for historical information, all other information in this Current Report on Form 8-K consists of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements, and related oral statements the Company or SUSA may make, are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated or implied.
The foregoing review of important factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included herein and elsewhere, including the risk factors included in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other documents of the Company and SUSA on file with the SEC. Neither the Company nor SUSA undertakes any obligation to update, correct or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or SUSA and/or any person acting on behalf of either of them are expressly qualified in their entirety by this paragraph. The information contained on any websites referenced in this Current Report on Form 8-K is not incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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| | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 8, 2023, by and among National Western Life Group, Inc., S. USA Life Insurance Company, Inc. and PGH Merger Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 10, 2024) |
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| | Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of National Western Life Group, Inc. (included as Exhibit A to the Certificate of Merger of PGH Merger Inc. with and into National Western Life Group, Inc., filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on July 9, 2024) |
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| | Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of National Western Life Group, Inc. |
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| | Joint Press Release, dated July 9, 2024, issued by National Western Life Group, Inc. and Prosperity Life Group |
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| Exhibit 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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*Filed herewith.
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| SIGNATURE |
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| Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. |
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| NATIONAL WESTERN LIFE GROUP, INC. |
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Date: July 9, 2024 | /s/ Zachary Jones |
| | Name: Zachary Jones |
| Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF MERGER
OF
PGH MERGER INC.
(a Delaware corporation)
with and into
NATIONAL WESTERN LIFE GROUP, INC.
(a Delaware corporation)
Pursuant to Title 8, Section 251 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), the undersigned corporation executed the following Certificate of Merger:
National Western Life Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“National Western”), in connection with the merger (the “Merger”) of PGH Merger Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), with and into National Western, does hereby certify:
FIRST: The names and states of incorporation of each of the constituent corporations (the “Constituent Corporations”) to the Merger are as follows:
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| Name | Jurisdiction |
| National Western Life Group, Inc. | Delaware |
| PGH Merger Inc. | Delaware |
SECOND: An Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated October 8, 2023, by and among S. USA Life Insurance Company, Inc., an insurance company formed under the laws of Arizona, Merger Sub and National Western, has been approved, adopted, certified, executed and acknowledged by each of the Constituent Corporations.
THIRD: National Western shall be the corporation surviving the Merger (the “Surviving Corporation”) and the name of the Surviving Corporation shall be National Western Life Group, Inc. (the “Surviving Corporation”) upon the Effective Time (as defined below).
FOURTH: Upon the effectiveness of the filing of this Certificate of Merger, the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended and restated to read in its entirety as set forth in Exhibit A hereto until thereafter amended and changed pursuant to the provisions of the DGCL.
FIFTH: The Merger shall become effective upon the filing of this Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the “Effective Time”).
SIXTH: The executed Merger Agreement is on file at the office of the Surviving Corporation at 10801 N. Mopac Expy, Bldg. 3, Austin, Texas 78759. A copy of the Merger Agreement shall be provided by the Surviving Corporation upon request and without cost to any stockholder of any Constituent Corporation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Surviving Corporation has caused this Certificate of Merger to be executed by an authorized officer, this 9th day of July, 2024.
NATIONAL WESTERN LIFE GROUP, INC.
By: /S/ Rey Perez
Rey Perez
Senior Vice President
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATIONOF
NATIONAL WESTERN LIFE GROUP, INC.
FIRST: The name of the corporation is National Western Life Group, Inc. (the “Corporation”).
SECOND: The Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is Capitol Services Inc., 108 Lakeland Ave., Dover, DE 19901, County of Kent. The name of its registered agent at such address is Capitol Services Inc., 108 Lakeland Ave., Dover, DE 19901, County of Kent.
THIRD: The nature of the business of the Corporation and its purpose is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”).
FOURTH: The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 1,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share.
FIFTH: The following provisions are inserted for the management of the business, for the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation and for the purpose of creating, defining, limiting and regulating the powers of the Corporation and its directors and stockholders:
1. The number of directors of the Corporation shall be fixed and may be altered from time to time in the manner provided in the Bylaws, and vacancies in the Board of Directors and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled, and directors may be removed, as provided in the Bylaws.
2. The election of directors may be conducted in any manner approved by the stockholders at the time when the election is held and need not be by written ballot.
3. All corporate powers and authority of the Corporation (except as at the time otherwise provided by law, by this Certificate of Incorporation or by the Bylaws) shall be vested in and exercised by the Board of Directors.
4. The Board of Directors shall have the power without the assent or vote of the stockholders to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the Bylaws, except to the extent that the Bylaws or this Certificate of Incorporation otherwise provide.
5. To the fullest extent that the DGCL or any other law of the State of Delaware as it exists on the date hereof or as it may hereafter be amended permits the limitation or elimination of the liability of directors, no director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director.
6. The Corporation may indemnify and provide advancement to persons to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL or any other law of the State of Delaware as it exists on the date hereof or as it may hereafter be amended.
SIXTH: The Corporation reserves the right to amend or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by the laws of the State of Delaware, and all rights herein conferred upon stockholders or directors are granted subject to this reservation.
EXHIBIT 3.2
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NATIONAL WESTERN LIFE GROUP, INC.
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
As Adopted on July 9, 2024
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NATIONAL WESTERN LIFE GROUP, INC.
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
Table of Contents
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| ARTICLE I | MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS | 1 |
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| Section 1.01. | Annual Meetings | 1 |
| Section 1.02. | Special Meetings | 1 |
| Section 1.03. | Participation in Meetings by Remote Communication | 1 |
| Section 1.04. | Notice of Meetings; Waiver of Notice | 1 |
| Section 1.05. | Proxies | 2 |
| Section 1.06. | Voting Lists | 2 |
| Section 1.07. | Quorum | 3 |
| Section 1.08. | Voting | 3 |
| Section 1.09. | Adjournment | 3 |
| Section 1.10. | Organization; Procedure | 3 |
| Section 1.11. | Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting | 4 |
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| ARTICLE II | BOARD OF DIRECTORS | 4 |
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| Section 2.01. | General Powers | 4 |
| Section 2.02. | Number and Term of Office | 4 |
| Section 2.03. | Election of Directors | 5 |
| Section 2.04. | Regular Meetings | 5 |
| Section 2.05. | Special Meetings | 5 |
| Section 2.06. | Notice of Meetings; Waiver of Notice | 5 |
| Section 2.07. | Quorum; Voting | 5 |
| Section 2.08. | Action by Telephonic Communications | 6 |
| Section 2.09. | Adjournment | 6 |
| Section 2.10. | Action Without a Meeting | 6 |
| Section 2.11. | Regulations | 6 |
| Section 2.12. | Resignations of Directors | 6 |
| Section 2.13. | Removal of Directors | 6 |
| Section 2.14. | Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships | 6 |
| Section 2.15. | Compensation | 7 |
| Section 2.16. | Reliance on Accounts and Reports, Etc | 7 |
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| ARTICLE III | COMMITTEES | 7 |
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| Section 3.01. | Designation of Committees | 7 |
| Section 3.02. | Members and Alternate Members.. | 7 |
| Section 3.03. | Committee Procedures | 7 |
Table of Contents
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| Section 3.04. | Meetings and Actions of Committees | 8 |
| Section 3.05. | Resignations and Removals | 8 |
| Section 3.06. | Vacancies | 8 |
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| ARTICLE IV | OFFICERS | 8 |
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| Section 4.01. | Officers | 8 |
| Section 4.02. | Election | 9 |
| Section 4.03. | Compensation | 9 |
| Section 4.04. | Removal and Resignation; Vacancies | 9 |
| Section 4.05. | Authority and Duties of Officers | 9 |
| Section 4.06. | President | 9 |
| Section 4.07. | Vice Presidents | 10 |
| Section 4.08. | Secretary | 10 |
| Section 4.09. | Treasurer | 11 |
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| ARTICLE V | CAPITAL STOCK | 11 |
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| Section 5.01. | Certificates of Stock, Uncertificated Shares | 11 |
| Section 5.02. | Facsimile Signatures | 12 |
| Section 5.03. | Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates | 12 |
| Section 5.04. | Transfer of Stock | 12 |
| Section 5.05. | Registered Stockholders | 12 |
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| ARTICLE VI | INDEMNIFICATION | 13 |
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| Section 6.01. | Indemnification | 13 |
| Section 6.02. | Advancement of Expenses | 14 |
| Section 6.03. | Procedure for Indemnification | 14 |
| Section 6.04. | Burden of Proof | 15 |
| Section 6.05. | Contract Right; Non-Exclusivity; Survival | 15 |
| Section 6.06. | Insurance | 15 |
| Section 6.07. | Employees and Agents | 16 |
| Section 6.08. | Interpretation; Severability | 16 |
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| ARTICLE VII | OFFICES | 16 |
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| Section 7.01. | Registered Office | 16 |
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| Section 7.02. | Other Offices | 16 |
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| ARTICLE VIII | GENERAL PROVISIONS | 16 |
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| Section 8.01. | Dividends | 16 |
| Section 8.02. | Reserves | 17 |
| Section 8.03 | Execution of Instruments | 17 |
| Section 8.04. | Voting as Stockholder | 17 |
| Section 8.05. | Fiscal Year | 17 |
| Section 8.06. | Seal | 17 |
| Section 8.07. | Books and Records | 17 |
| Section 8.08. | Electronic Transmission | 17 |
| Section 8.09. | Forum for Certain Actions | 18 |
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| ARTICLE IX | AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS | 19 |
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| Section 9.01. | Amendment | 19 |
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| ARTICLE X | CONSTRUCTION | 19 |
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| Section 10.01. | Construction | 19 |
NATIONAL WESTERN LIFE GROUP, INC.
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
As Adopted on July 9, 2024
ARTICLE I
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1.01.Annual Meetings. An annual meeting of the stockholders of the corporation for the election of directors and for the transaction of such other business as properly may come before such meeting shall be held each year either within or without the State of Delaware on such date and at such place and time as are designated by resolution of the corporation’s board of directors (the “Board”), unless the stockholders have acted by written consent to elect directors as permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time (the “DGCL”).
Section 1.02.Special Meetings. A special meeting of the stockholders for any purpose may be called at any time by the President (or, in the event of his or her absence or disability, by any Vice President) or by the Secretary pursuant to a resolution of the Board, to be held either within or without the State of Delaware on such date and at such time and place as are designated by such officer or in such resolution.
Section 1.03.Participation in Meetings by Remote Communication. The Board, acting in its sole discretion, may establish guidelines and procedures in accordance with applicable provisions of the DGCL and any other applicable law for the participation by stockholders and proxy holders in a meeting of stockholders by means of remote communications, and may determine that any meeting of stockholders will not be held at any place but will be held solely by means of remote communication. Stockholders and proxy holders complying with such procedures and guidelines and otherwise entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be deemed present in person and entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders, whether such meeting is to be held at a designated place or solely by means of remote communication.
Section 1.04.Notice of Meetings; Waiver of Notice.
(a) The Secretary or any Assistant Secretary shall cause notice of each meeting of stockholders to be given in writing in a manner permitted by the DGCL not less than 10 days nor more than 60 days prior to the meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting, subject to such exclusions as are then permitted by the DGCL. The notice shall specify (i) the place, if any, date and time of such meeting, (ii) the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, (iii) in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which such meeting is called, and (iv) such other information as may be required by law or as may be deemed appropriate by the President, the Vice President calling the meeting, or the Board. If the stockholder list referred to in Section 1.06 of these bylaws is made accessible on an electronic network, the notice of meeting must indicate how the stockholder list can be accessed.
If the meeting of stockholders is to be held solely by means of electronic communications, the notice of meeting must provide the information required to access such stockholder list during the meeting.
(b) A written waiver of notice of meeting signed by a stockholder or a waiver by electronic transmission by a stockholder, whether given before or after the meeting time stated in such notice, is deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a stockholder at a meeting is a waiver of notice of such meeting, 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 at the meeting on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
Section 1.05.Proxies.
(a) Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent to or dissent from corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy.
(b) A stockholder may authorize a valid proxy by executing a written instrument signed by such stockholder, or by causing his or her signature to be affixed to such writing by any reasonable means, including but not limited to by facsimile signature, or by transmitting or authorizing an electronic transmission (as defined in Section 8.08 of these bylaws) setting forth an authorization to act as proxy to the person designated as the holder of the proxy, a proxy solicitation firm or a like authorized agent. Proxies by electronic transmission must either set forth, or be submitted with, information from which it can be determined that the electronic transmission was authorized by the stockholder. Any copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of a writing or transmission created pursuant to this section may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or transmission could be used if such copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction is a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission.
(c) No proxy may be voted or acted upon after the expiration of three years from the date of such proxy, unless such proxy provides for a longer period. Every proxy is revocable at the pleasure of the stockholder executing it unless the proxy states that it is irrevocable and applicable law makes it irrevocable. A stockholder may revoke any proxy that is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person or by filing an instrument in writing revoking the proxy or by filing with the Secretary another duly executed proxy bearing a later date.
Section 1.06.Voting Lists. The officer of the corporation who has charge of the stock ledger of the corporation shall prepare, at least 10 days before every meeting of the stockholders (and before any adjournment thereof for which a new record date has been set), a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. This list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder prior to and during the meeting for any purpose germane to the meeting as required by the DGCL or other applicable law. The stock
ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled by this section to examine such list or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.
Section 1.07.Quorum. Except as otherwise required by law or by the certificate of incorporation, the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of record of a majority of the shares entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at such meeting.
Section 1.08.Voting. Every holder of record of shares entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders is entitled to one vote for each share outstanding in his or her name on the books of the corporation (a) at the close of business on the record date for such meeting, or (b) if no record date has been fixed, at the close of business on the day immediately preceding the day on which notice of such meeting is given, or if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day immediately preceding the day on which the meeting is held. All matters at any meeting at which a quorum is present, including the election of directors, shall be decided by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of stock present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter in question, unless otherwise expressly provided by express provision of law or the certificate of incorporation. The stockholders do not have the right to cumulate their votes for the election of directors.
Section 1.09.Adjournment. Any meeting of stockholders may be adjourned from time to time, by the chairperson of the meeting or by the vote of a majority of the shares of stock present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, to reconvene at the same or some other place, and notice need not be given of any such adjourned meeting if the place, if any, and date and time thereof (and the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting) are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken unless the adjournment is for more than 30 days or a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting after the adjournment, in which case notice of the adjourned meeting in accordance with Section 1.04 of these bylaws shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting. At the adjourned meeting, the corporation may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting.
Section 1.10.Organization; Procedure. The President shall preside over each meeting of stockholders. If the President is absent or disabled, the presiding officer shall be selected by the Board or, failing action by the Board, by a majority of the stockholders present in person or represented by proxy. The Secretary, or in the event of his or her absence or disability, an appointee of the presiding officer, shall act as secretary of the meeting. The Board may make such rules or regulations for the conduct of meetings of stockholders as it shall deem necessary, appropriate or convenient. Subject to any such rules and regulations, the presiding officer of any meeting shall have the right and authority to prescribe rules, regulations and procedures for such meeting and to take all such actions as in the judgment of the presiding officer are appropriate for the proper conduct of such meeting.
Section 1.11.Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting.
(a) Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote of stockholders, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, are (i) signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted (but not less than the minimum number of votes otherwise prescribed by law) and (ii) delivered to the corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, to its principal place of business or to an officer or agent of the corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded, in each case, within 60 days of the earliest dated consent so delivered to the corporation.
(b) If a stockholder consent is to be given without a meeting of stockholders, and the Board has not fixed a record date for the purpose of determining the stockholders entitled to participate in such consent, then: (i) if the DGCL does not require action by the Board prior to the proposed stockholder action, the record date shall be at the close of business on the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the corporation at any of the locations referred to in Section 1.11(a)(ii) of these bylaws; and (ii) if the DGCL requires action by the Board prior to the proposed stockholder action, the record date shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution taking such prior action. Every written consent to action without a meeting shall bear the date of signature of each stockholder who signs the consent, and shall be valid if timely delivered to the corporation at any of the locations referred to in Section 1.11(a)(ii) of these bylaws.
(c) The Secretary shall give prompt notice of the taking of an action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent to those stockholders who have not consented in writing and who, if the action had been taken at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting.
ARTICLE II
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 2.01.General Powers. Except as may otherwise be provided by law or by the certificate of incorporation, the affairs and business of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board. The directors shall act only as a Board, and the individual directors shall have no power as such.
Section 2.02.Number and Term of Office. The number of directors constituting the entire Board shall be at least one, with the exact number to be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board, but in no event shall the number of directors be less than one. Each director (whenever elected) shall hold office until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.
Section 2.03.Election of Directors. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 2.13 and 2.14 of these bylaws, the directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of the stockholders. If the annual meeting for the election of directors is not held on the date designated therefor, the directors shall cause the meeting to be held as soon thereafter as convenient. At each meeting of the stockholders for the election of directors, provided a quorum is present, the directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes validly cast in such election.
Section 2.04.Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held on such dates, and at such times and places as are determined from time to time by resolution of the Board.
Section 2.05.Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board shall be held whenever called by the President or, in the event of his or her absence or disability, by any Vice President, or by a majority of the directors then in office, at such place, date and time as may be specified in the respective notices or waivers of notice of such meetings. Any business may be conducted at a special meeting of the Board.
Section 2.06.Notice of Meetings; Waiver of Notice.
(a) Notices of special meetings shall be given to each director, and notice of each resolution or other action affecting the date, time or place of one or more regular meetings of the Board shall be given to each director not present at the meeting adopting such resolution or other action, subject to Section 2.09 of these bylaws. Notices shall be given personally, or by telephone confirmed by facsimile or email dispatched promptly thereafter, or by facsimile or email confirmed by a writing delivered by a recognized overnight courier service, directed to each director at the address from time to time designated by such director to the Secretary. Each such notice and confirmation must be given (received in the case of personal service or delivery of written confirmation) at least 24 hours prior to the time of a special meeting of the Board, and at least five days prior to the initial regular meeting of the Board affected by such resolution or other action, as the case may be.
(b) A written waiver of notice of a Board meeting signed by a director or a waiver by electronic transmission by a director, whether given before or after the meeting time stated in such notice, is deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a director at a Board meeting is a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business at the meeting on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
Section 2.07.Quorum; Voting. At all meetings of the Board, the presence of a majority of the total authorized number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Except as otherwise required by law, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, the vote of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board.
Section 2.08.Action by Telephonic Communications. Members of the Board may participate in a meeting of the Board 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 pursuant to this provision shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
Section 2.09.Adjournment. A majority of the directors present may adjourn any meeting of the Board to another date, time or place, whether or not a quorum is present. No notice need be given of any adjourned meeting unless (a) the date, time and place of the adjourned meeting are not announced at the time of adjournment, in which case notice conforming to the requirements of Section 2.06 of these bylaws applicable to special meetings shall be given to each director, or (b) the meeting is adjourned for more than 24 hours, in which case the notice referred to in clause (a) shall be given to those directors not present at the announcement of the date, time and place of the adjourned meeting.
Section 2.10.Action Without a Meeting. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and such writing or writings or electronic transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.
Section 2.11.Regulations. To the extent consistent with applicable law, the certificate of incorporation and these bylaws, the Board may adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct of meetings of the Board and for the management of the property, affairs and business of the corporation as the Board may deem appropriate. The Board may elect from among its members a chairperson and one or more vice-chairpersons to preside over meetings and to perform such other duties as may be designated by the Board.
Section 2.12.Resignations of Directors. Any director may resign at any time by submitting an electronic transmission or by delivering a written notice of resignation, signed by such director, to the President or the Secretary. Such resignation shall take effect upon delivery unless the resignation specifies a later effective date or an effective date determined upon the happening of a specified event.
Section 2.13.Removal of Directors. Any director may be removed at any time, either for or without cause, upon the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of stock of the corporation entitled to vote generally for the election of directors, acting at a stockholder meeting or by written consent in accordance with the DGCL and these bylaws. Any vacancy in the Board caused by any such removal may be filled at such meeting (or in the written instrument effecting the removal, if the removal was effected by consent without a meeting) by the stockholders entitled to vote for the election of the director so removed.
Section 2.14.Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships. Except as provided in Section 2.13 of these bylaws, any vacancies or newly created directorships may be filled only by a vote of the stockholders at any regular or special meeting of the stockholders. A director
elected to fill a vacancy or a newly created directorship shall hold office until his or her successor has been elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.
Section 2.15.Compensation. The directors shall be entitled to compensation for their services to the extent approved by the stockholders at any regular or special meeting of the stockholders. The Board may by resolution determine the expenses in the performance of such services for which a director is entitled to reimbursement.
Section 2.16.Reliance on Accounts and Reports, Etc. A director, as such or as a member of any committee designated by the Board, shall in the performance of his or her duties be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the corporation and upon information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the corporation by any of the corporation’s officers or employees, or committees designated by the Board, or by any other person as to the matters the member reasonably believes are within such other person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the corporation.
ARTICLE III
COMMITTEES
Section 3.01.Designation of Committees. The Board may designate one or more committees. Each committee shall consist of such number of directors as from time to time may be fixed by the Board, and shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation to the extent delegated to such committee by the Board but no committee shall have any power or authority as to (a) approving or adopting, or recommending to the stockholders, any action or matter (other than the election or removal of directors) expressly required by the DGCL to be submitted to stockholders for approval, (b) adopting, amending or repealing any of these bylaws or (c) as may otherwise be excluded by law or by the certificate of incorporation, and no committee may delegate any of its power or authority to a subcommittee unless so authorized by the Board.
Section 3.02.Members and Alternate Members. The members of each committee and any alternate members shall be selected by the Board. The Board may provide that the members and alternate members serve at the pleasure of the Board. An alternate member may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. An alternate member shall be given all notices of committee meetings, may attend any meeting of the committee, but may count towards a quorum and vote only if a member for whom such person is an alternate is absent or disqualified. Each member (and each alternate member) of any committee shall hold office only until the time he or she shall cease for any reason to be a director, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.
Section 3.03.Committee Procedures. A quorum for each committee shall be a majority of its members, unless the committee has only one or two members, in which case a quorum shall be one member, or unless a greater quorum is established by the Board. The vote of a majority of the committee members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be
the act of the committee. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report to the Board when required. The Board may adopt other rules and regulations for the government of any committee not inconsistent with the provisions of these bylaws, and each committee may adopt its own rules and regulations of government, to the extent not inconsistent with these bylaws or rules or regulations adopted by the Board.
Section 3.04.Meetings and Actions of Committees. Meetings and actions of each committee shall be governed by, and held and taken in accordance with, the provisions of the following sections of these bylaws, with such bylaws being deemed to refer to the committee and its members in lieu of the Board and its members:
(a) Section 2.04 (to the extent relating to place and time of regular meetings);
(b) Section 2.05 (relating to special meetings);
(c) Section 2.06 (relating to notice and waiver of notice);
(d) Section 2.08 (relating to telephonic communication);
(e) Section 2.09 (relating to adjournment and notice of adjournment); and
(f) Section 2.10 (relating to action without a meeting).
Special meetings of committees may also be called by resolution of the Board.
Section 3.05.Resignations and Removals. Any member (and any alternate member) of any committee may resign from such position at any time by delivering a written notice of resignation, signed by such member, to the President or the Secretary. Unless otherwise specified therein, such resignation shall take effect upon delivery. Any member (and any alternate member) of any committee may be removed from such position by the Board at any time, either for or without cause.
Section 3.06.Vacancies. If a vacancy occurs in any committee for any reason, the remaining members (and any alternate members) may continue to act if a quorum is present. A committee vacancy may be filled only by the Board.
ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS
Section 4.01.Officers. The Board shall elect a President and a Secretary as officers of the corporation. The Board may also elect a Treasurer, one or more Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers, and such other officers and agents as the Board may determine. In addition, the Board from time to time may delegate to any officer the power to appoint subordinate officers or agents and to prescribe their respective rights, terms of office, authorities and duties. Any action by an appointing officer may be superseded by action by the
Board. Any number of offices may be held by the same person, except that one person may not hold both the office of President and the office of Secretary. No officer need be a director of the corporation.
Section 4.02.Election. The officers of the corporation elected by the Board shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. Officers and agents appointed pursuant to delegated authority as provided in Section 4.01 of these bylaws (or, in the case of agents, as provided in Section 4.06 of these bylaws) shall hold their offices for such terms as may be determined from time to time by the appointing officer. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor has been elected or appointed and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.
Section 4.03.Compensation. The salaries and other compensation of all officers and agents of the corporation shall be fixed by the Board or in the manner established by the Board.
Section 4.04.Removal and Resignation; Vacancies. Any officer may be removed for or without cause at any time by the Board. Any officer granted the power to appoint subordinate officers and agents as provided in Section 4.01 of these bylaws may remove any subordinate officer or agent appointed by such officer, for or without cause. Any officer or agent may resign at any time by delivering notice of resignation, either in writing signed by such officer or by electronic transmission, to the Board or the President. Unless otherwise specified therein, such resignation shall take effect upon delivery. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the corporation by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, may be filled by the Board or by the officer, if any, who appointed the person formerly holding such office.
Section 4.05.Authority and Duties of Officers. An officer of the corporation shall have such authority and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties (a) as may be required by law, (b) to the extent not inconsistent with law, as are specified in these bylaws, (c) to the extent not inconsistent with law or these bylaws, as may be specified by resolution of the Board, and (d) to the extent not inconsistent with any of the foregoing, as may be specified by the appointing officer with respect to a subordinate officer appointed pursuant to delegated authority under Section 4.01 of these bylaws.
Section 4.06.President. The President shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and directors at which he or she is present, and unless otherwise provided by the Board, shall be the chief executive officer and the chief operating officer of the corporation, shall have general control and supervision of the policies and operations of the corporation and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board are carried into effect. Unless otherwise provided by the Board, he or she shall manage and administer the corporation’s business and affairs and shall also perform all duties and exercise all powers usually pertaining to the office of a chief executive officer and a chief operating officer of a corporation. He or she shall have the authority to sign, in the name and on behalf of the corporation, checks, orders, contracts, leases, notes, drafts and all other documents and instruments in connection with the business of the corporation. He or she shall have the authority to cause the employment or appointment of such employees or agents of the corporation as the conduct of the business of the corporation may require, to fix their compensation, and to remove or suspend any employee or any agent employed or appointed by any officer or to suspend any agent appointed by the Board. The
President shall have the duties and powers of the Treasurer if no Treasurer is elected and shall have such other duties and powers as the Board may from time to time prescribe.
Section 4.07.Vice Presidents. If one or more Vice Presidents have been elected, each Vice President shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as may be assigned to him or her from time to time by the Board or the President. In the event of absence or disability of the President, the duties of the President shall be performed, and his or her powers may be exercised, by such Vice President as shall be designated by the Board or, failing such designation, by the Vice President in order of seniority of election to that office.
Section 4.08.Secretary. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Secretary shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) The Secretary shall keep or cause to be kept a record of all the proceedings of the meetings of the stockholders, the Board and any committees thereof in books provided for that purpose.
(b) The Secretary shall cause all notices to be duly given in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws and as required by law.
(c) Whenever any committee shall be appointed pursuant to a resolution of the Board, the Secretary shall furnish a copy of such resolution to the members of such committee.
(d) The Secretary shall be the custodian of the records and of the seal of the corporation and shall cause such seal (or a facsimile thereof) to be affixed to all certificates representing shares of the corporation prior to the issuance thereof and to all documents and instruments that the Board or any officer of the corporation has determined should be executed under seal. The Secretary may sign (together with any other authorized officer) any such document or instrument, and when the seal is so affixed he or she may attest the same.
(e) The Secretary shall properly maintain and file all books, reports, statements, certificates and all other documents and records required by law, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws.
(f) The Secretary shall have charge of the stock books and ledgers of the corporation and shall cause the stock and transfer books to be kept in such manner as to show at any time the number of shares of stock of the corporation of each class issued and outstanding, the names (alphabetically arranged) and the addresses of the holders of record of such shares, the number of shares held by each holder and the date as of which each such holder became a holder of record.
(g) The Secretary shall sign (unless the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer or an Assistant Secretary shall have signed) certificates representing shares of the corporation the issuance of which shall have been authorized by the Board.
(h) The Secretary shall perform, in general, all duties incident to the office of secretary and such other duties as may be specified in these bylaws or as may be assigned to the Secretary from time to time by the Board or the President.
Section 4.09.Treasurer. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Treasurer, if there be one, shall be the chief financial officer of the corporation and shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) The Treasurer shall have charge and supervision over and be responsible for the moneys, securities, receipts and disbursements of the corporation, and shall keep or cause to be kept full and accurate records thereof.
(b) The Treasurer shall cause the moneys and other valuable effects of the corporation to be deposited in the name and to the credit of the corporation in such banks or trust companies or with such bankers or other depositaries as shall be determined by the Board or the President, or by such other officers of the corporation as may be authorized by the Board or the President to make such determinations.
(c) The Treasurer shall cause the moneys of the corporation to be disbursed by checks or drafts (signed by such officer or officers or such agent or agents of the corporation, and in such manner, as the Board or the President may determine from time to time) upon the authorized depositaries of the corporation and cause to be taken and preserved proper vouchers for all moneys disbursed.
(d) The Treasurer shall render to the Board or the President, whenever requested, a statement of the financial condition of the corporation and of the transactions of the corporation, and render a full financial report at the annual meeting of the stockholders, if called upon to do so.
(e) The Treasurer shall be empowered from time to time to require from all officers or agents of the corporation reports or statements giving such information as he or she may desire with respect to any and all financial transactions of the corporation.
(f) The Treasurer may sign (unless an Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary shall have signed) certificates representing shares of stock of the corporation, the issuance of which shall have been authorized by the Board.
(g) The Treasurer shall perform, in general, all duties incident to the office of treasurer and such other duties as may be specified in these bylaws or as may be assigned to the Treasurer from time to time by the Board or the President.
ARTICLE V
CAPITAL STOCK
Section 5.01.Certificates of Stock, Uncertificated Shares. The shares of the corporation shall be represented by certificates except to the extent that the Board has provided by resolution
that some or all of any or all classes or series of the stock of the corporation shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the corporation. Notwithstanding the adoption of such a resolution by the Board, every holder of stock in the corporation represented by certificates shall be entitled to have, and every holder of uncertificated shares may at the direction of the Board be permitted to receive upon request, a certificate signed by, or in the name of the corporation by the President or a Vice President, and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, representing the number of shares registered in the name of such holder. Such certificate shall be in such form as the Board may determine, to the extent consistent with applicable law, the certificate of incorporation and these bylaws.
Section 5.02.Facsimile Signatures. Any or all signatures on the certificates referred to in Section 5.01 of these bylaws may be in facsimile form. If any officer who has signed, or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon, a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if he or she were such officer at the date of issue.
Section 5.03.Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. A new certificate may be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed only upon delivery to the corporation of an affidavit of the owner or owners (or their legal representatives) of such certificate, setting forth such allegation, and a bond or other undertaking as may be satisfactory to a financial officer of the corporation designated by the Board to indemnify the corporation against any claim that may be made against the corporation on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of any such new certificate.
Section 5.04.Transfer of Stock.
(a) Transfer of shares represented by certificates shall be made on the books of the corporation upon surrender to the corporation of a certificate for shares, duly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, and otherwise in compliance with applicable law. Transfers of uncertificated shares shall be made on the books of the corporation as provided by applicable law. Within a reasonable time after the 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 Sections 151, 156, 202(a) and 218(a) of the DGCL. Subject to applicable law, the provisions of the certificate of incorporation and these bylaws, the Board may prescribe such additional rules and regulations as it may deem appropriate relating to the issue, transfer and registration of shares of the corporation.
(b) The corporation may enter into agreements with shareholders to restrict the transfer of stock of the corporation in any manner not prohibited by the DGCL.
Section 5.05.Registered Stockholders. Prior to due surrender of a certificate for registration of transfer, or due delivery of instructions for the registration of transfer of uncertificated shares, the corporation may treat the registered owner as the person exclusively
entitled to receive dividends and other distributions, to vote, to receive notice and otherwise to exercise all the rights and powers of the owner of the shares represented by such certificate or of such uncertificated shares, and the corporation shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or legal claim to or interest in such shares on the part of any other person, whether or not the corporation shall have notice of such claim or interests. If a transfer of shares is made for collateral security, and not absolutely, this fact shall be so expressed in the entry of the transfer if, when the certificates are presented to the corporation for transfer or uncertificated shares are requested to be transferred, both the transferor and transferee request the corporation to do so.
ARTICLE VI
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 6.01.Indemnification.
(a) Third Party Actions. The corporation shall indemnify 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, including all appeals (other than an action, suit or proceeding by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer, of the corporation (and the corporation, in the discretion of the Board, may so indemnify a person by reason of the fact that such person is or was an employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation in any other capacity for or on behalf of the corporation), to the fullest extent permitted by law, including indemnifying such person against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, decrees, fines, penalties, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner which such person 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 reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful; provided, however, the corporation shall be required to indemnify an officer or director in connection with any actions, suits or proceedings initiated by such person only if (i) such action, suit or proceeding was authorized by the Board and (ii) the indemnification does not relate to any liability arising under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person (x) did not act in good faith or in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation or (y) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.
(b) Actions By or in the Right of the Corporation. The corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action or suit, including all appeals, by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the corporation (and the corporation, in the discretion of the Board, may so indemnify a person by reason of the fact that such person is or was an employee or agent of the corporation
or is or was serving at the request of the corporation in any other capacity for or on behalf of the corporation), to the fullest extent permitted by law, including indemnifying such person against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been finally adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his or her duty to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought, or any other court of competent jurisdiction, shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as such court shall deem proper. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the corporation shall be required to indemnify an officer or director in connection with an action, suit or proceeding initiated by such person only if such action, suit or proceeding was authorized by the Board.
Section 6.02.Advancement of Expenses. The corporation shall advance all expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by a present or former director or officer in defending any proceeding prior to the final disposition of such proceeding upon written request of such person and delivery of an undertaking by such person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation. The corporation may authorize any counsel for the corporation to represent (subject to applicable conflict of interest considerations) such present or former director or officer in any proceeding, whether or not the corporation is a party to such proceeding.
Section 6.03.Procedure for Indemnification. Any indemnification under Section 6.01 of these bylaws or any advancement of expenses under Section 6.02 of these bylaws shall be made only against a written request therefor (together with supporting documentation) submitted by or on behalf of the person seeking indemnification or advancement. Indemnification may be sought by a person under Section 6.01 of these bylaws in respect of a proceeding only to the extent that both the liabilities for which indemnification is sought and all portions of the proceeding relevant to the determination of whether the person has satisfied any appropriate standard of conduct have become final. A person seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may seek to enforce such person’s rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses (as the case may be) in the Delaware Court of Chancery to the extent all or any portion of a requested indemnification has not been granted within 90 days of, or to the extent all or any portion of a requested advancement of expenses has not been granted within 20 days of, the submission of such request. All expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by such person in connection with successfully establishing such person’s right to indemnification or advancement of expenses under this Article, in whole or in part, shall also be indemnified by the corporation.
Section 6.04.Burden of Proof.
(a) In any proceeding brought to enforce the right of a person to receive indemnification to which such person is entitled under Section 6.01 of these bylaws, the corporation has the burden of demonstrating that the standard of conduct applicable under the DGCL or other applicable law was not met. A prior determination by the corporation (including the Board or any committee thereof, its independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct does not itself constitute evidence that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct.
(b) In any proceeding brought to enforce a claim for advancements to which a person is entitled under Section 6.02 of these bylaws, the person seeking an advancement need only show that he or she has satisfied the requirements expressly set forth in Section 6.02 of these bylaws.
Section 6.05.Contract Right; Non-Exclusivity; Survival.
(a) he rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by this Article VI shall be deemed to be separate contract rights between the corporation and each director and officer who serves in any such capacity at any time while these provisions as well as the relevant provisions of the DGCL are in effect, and no repeal or modification of any of these provisions or any relevant provisions of the DGCL shall adversely affect any right or obligation of such director or officer existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to any state of facts then or previously existing or any proceeding previously or thereafter brought or threatened based in whole or in part upon any such state of facts. Such “contract rights” may not be modified retroactively as to any present or former director or officer without the consent of such director or officer.
(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by this Article VI shall not be deemed exclusive of any other indemnification or advancement of expenses to which a present or former director or officer of the corporation seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled by any agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in his or her official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.
(c) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by this Article VI to any present or former director or officer of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such person.
Section 6.06.Insurance. The corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was or has agreed to become a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person or on such person’s behalf in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether
or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article VI.
Section 6.07.Employees and Agents. The Board, or any officer authorized by the Board generally or specifically to make indemnification decisions, may cause the corporation to indemnify any present or former employee or agent of the corporation in such manner and for such liabilities as the Board may determine, up to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL and other applicable law.
Section 6.08.Interpretation; Severability. Terms defined in Sections 145(h) or (i) of the DGCL have the meanings set forth in such sections when used in this Article VI. If this Article VI or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each director or officer of the corporation as to costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement with respect to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including an action by or in the right of the corporation, to the fullest extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Article VI that shall not have been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
ARTICLE VII
OFFICES
Section 7.01.Registered Office. The registered office of the corporation in the State of Delaware shall be located at the location provided in the corporation’s certificate of incorporation.
Section 7.02.Other Offices. The corporation may maintain offices or places of business at such other locations within or without the State of Delaware as the Board may from time to time determine or as the business of the corporation may require.
ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 8.01.Dividends.
(a) Subject to any applicable provisions of law and the certificate of incorporation, dividends upon the shares of the corporation may be declared by the Board at any regular or special meeting of the Board and any such dividend may be paid in cash, property, or shares of the corporation’s stock.
(b) A member of the Board, or a member of any committee designated by the Board, shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the corporation and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the corporation by any of its officers or employees, or committees of the Board, or by any other person as to matters the director reasonably believes are within such other person’s professional or expert competence
and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the corporation, as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities and/or net profits of the corporation, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of surplus or other funds from which dividends might properly be declared and paid.
Section 8.02.Reserves. There may be set apart out of any funds of the corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board from time to time may determine proper as a reserve or reserves for meeting contingencies, equalizing dividends, repairing or maintaining any property of the corporation or for such other purpose or purposes as the Board may determine are conducive to the interest of the corporation, and the Board may similarly modify or abolish any such reserve.
Section 8.03.Execution of Instruments. Except as otherwise required by law or the certificate of incorporation, the Board or any officer of the corporation authorized by the Board may authorize any other officer or agent of the corporation to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name and on behalf of the corporation. Any such authorization must be in writing or by electronic transmission and may be general or limited to specific contracts or instruments.
Section 8.04.Voting as Stockholder. Unless otherwise determined by resolution of the Board, the President or any Vice President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the corporation to attend any meeting of stockholders of any corporation in which the corporation may hold stock, and to act, vote (or execute proxies to vote) and exercise in person or by proxy all other rights, powers and privileges incident to the ownership of such stock at any such meeting, or through action without a meeting. The Board may by resolution from time to time confer such power and authority (in general or confined to specific instances) upon any other person or persons.
Section 8.05.Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the corporation shall commence on the first day of January of each year (except for the corporation’s first fiscal year which shall commence on the date of incorporation) and shall terminate in each case on December 31.
Section 8.06.Seal. The seal of the corporation shall be circular in form and shall contain the name of the corporation, the year of its incorporation and the words “Corporate Seal” and “Delaware.” The form of such seal shall be subject to alteration by the Board. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed, affixed or reproduced, or may be used in any other lawful manner.
Section 8.07.Books and Records. Except to the extent otherwise required by law, the books and records of the corporation shall be kept at such place or places within or without the State of Delaware as may be determined from time to time by the Board.
Section 8.08.Electronic Transmission. “Electronic transmission,” as used in these bylaws, means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved and reviewed by a recipient thereof,
and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.
Section 8.09.Forum for Certain Actions.
(a) Unless a majority of the directors then in office, acting on behalf of the corporation, consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum (which consent may be given at any time, including during the pendency of litigation), the Delaware Court of Chancery (or, if the Court of Chancery does not have jurisdiction, another state court located within the State of Delaware or, if no state court located within the State of Delaware has jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware), to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the corporation under Delaware law, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director, officer or other employee of the corporation to the corporation or the corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against the corporation or any of its current or former directors, officers or other employees arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, these bylaws or the certificate of incorporation (in each case, as may be amended from time to time), (iv) any action asserting a claim against the corporation or any of its current or former directors, officers or other employees governed by the internal affairs doctrine of the State of Delaware or (v) any other action asserting an “internal corporate claim,” as defined in Section 115 of the DGCL, in all cases subject to the court’s having personal jurisdiction over all indispensable parties named as defendants. Unless a majority of the directors then in office, acting on behalf of the corporation, consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum (which consent may be given at any time, including during the pendency of litigation), the federal district courts of the United States of America, to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall be the sole and exclusive forum for the resolution of any action asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(b) If any action the subject matter of which is within the scope of the first sentence of Section 8.09(a) above is filed in a court other than a court located within the State of Delaware or if any action the subject matter of which is within the scope of the second sentence of Section 8.09(a) above is filed in a court other than the federal district courts of the United States of America (either such case being, a “Foreign Action”) in the name of any stockholder, such stockholder shall be deemed to have consented to (i) the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located within the State of Delaware in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce the first sentence of Section 8.09(a) above and the personal jurisdiction of the federal district courts of the United States of America in connection with any action brought in any such court to enforce the second sentence of Section 8.09(a) above (an “Enforcement Action”) and (ii) having service of process made upon such stockholder in any such Enforcement Action by service upon such stockholder’s counsel in the Foreign Action as agent for such stockholder.
(c) If any provision of this Section 8.09 shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any person, entity or circumstance for any reason whatsoever, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provision in
any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Section 8.09, and the application of such provision to other persons or entities and circumstances shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
(d) For the avoidance of doubt, any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in any security of the corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Section 8.09.
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS
Section 9.01.Amendment. These bylaws may be amended, altered or repealed by the Board at any regular or special meeting of the Board without the assent or vote of the stockholders.
ARTICLE X
CONSTRUCTION
Section 10.01.Construction. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of these bylaws as in effect from time to time and the provisions of the certificate of incorporation as in effect from time to time, the provisions of the certificate of incorporation shall be controlling.
EXHIBIT 99.1
National Western and Prosperity Life Group Announce Closing of $1.9 Billion Cash Merger
Austin, Texas, July 9, 2024 ‑ National Western Life Group, Inc. (“National Western” or the “Company”), and Prosperity Life Group (“Prosperity Life Group”) today announced the closing of the previously announced acquisition of National Western by Prosperity Life Group company S. USA Life Insurance Company, Inc. (“SUSA”).
At the closing, SUSA acquired National Western in an all-cash merger valued at approximately $1.9 billion. At the effective time of the merger, a wholly owned subsidiary of SUSA merged with and into National Western, with National Western surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of SUSA. Each share of National Western common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the merger was converted into the right to receive $500 in cash at closing.
The transaction, which was unanimously approved by National Western’s Board of Directors, was approved by the holders of a majority of the Company’s outstanding shares at a special meeting held on January 8, 2024.
National Western and SUSA received all required regulatory approvals for the merger, as well as for the redomestication of National Western’s subsidiary National Western Life Insurance Company from Colorado to Arizona.
“National Western’s insurance franchises, products and capabilities will be a great addition to Prosperity. This acquisition represents a significant milestone in the continued expansion of our insurance business,” commented Nicholas von Moltke, Prosperity President & CEO. “We welcome National Western to Prosperity and look forward to the opportunities ahead as a combined business.”
The organizations have complementary capabilities that will build upon their existing strengths and will further bring Prosperity’s insurance platform to scale. The acquisition will capitalize on the collective talents and resources across the organizations, positioning Prosperity to expand its distribution channels, onboard additional capabilities, and integrate key institutional and industry knowledge.
Advisors
Citi is serving as financial advisor, and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is serving as legal advisor to Prosperity Life Group and SUSA on this transaction. Kutak Rock LP, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, and Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP serve as Prosperity Life Group’s local Arizona, Missouri and Colorado legal advisors, respectively.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC serves as financial advisor and Sidley Austin LLP is legal advisor to National Western on this transaction.
About National Western Group, Inc.
National Western Life Group, Inc. is the parent organization of National Western Life Insurance Company, which is the parent organization of Ozark National Life Insurance Company, both stock life insurance companies in aggregate offering a broad portfolio of individual universal life, whole life and term insurance plans, as well as annuity products. At March 31, 2024, the Company maintained consolidated total assets of $12.1 billion, consolidated stockholders’ equity of $2.5 billion, and combined life insurance in force of $17.7 billion.
About Prosperity Life Group
Prosperity Life Group is a marketing name for certain subsidiaries of Prosperity Group Holdings, LP. Prosperity is an innovative insurance, reinsurance, and asset management company. Collectively, its underwriting companies are licensed in 48 states plus the District of Columbia and have been helping individuals and their families for over 100 years by providing life insurance, asset accumulation, and supplemental health products to help them achieve their goals. Prosperity’s asset management business is conducted through Prosperity Asset Management, an insurance-focused asset manager specializing in structured credit and niche asset opportunities and origination platforms.
For more information, please contact:
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National Western: | Prosperity Life Group Media Contact: |
| Brian M. Pribyl | Aiden Woglom / Anne Hart / Julia Sidi |
| Tel: (512) 719-2493 | Prosek Partners |
Email: bpribyl@nwlic.com | Pro-prosperitylife@prosek.com |
Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Except for historical information, all other information in this press release consists of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements, and related oral statements the Company or SUSA may make, are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated or implied.
The foregoing review of important factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included herein and elsewhere, including the risk factors included in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other documents of the Company and SUSA on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Neither the Company nor SUSA undertakes any obligation to update, correct or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or SUSA and/or any person acting on behalf of either of them are expressly qualified in their entirety by this paragraph. The information contained on any websites referenced in this press release is not incorporated by reference into this press release.
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