Appendix P

Form of Minutes of Annual Meeting
of Shareholders
MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
[SHARE][STOCK]HOLDERS OF
[COMPANY]
[Date]
The Annual Meeting of the [Share][Stock]holders of [Company] was held
on [date] at [time] at [location/address], pursuant to the Notice of Annual
Meeting of [Share][Stock]holders dated [date of notice] duly delivered to all
[share][shareholders] of record as of [record date].
The following directors were present at the meeting:
[Names]
____________, the Company’s [title], presided as Chair of the meeting
and ____________ recorded the minutes as Secretary of the meeting. [Revise
if someone other than transfer agent is acting as inspector] ____________ of
[name of transfer agent] was appointed to act as Inspector of Election for the
meeting.
____________ [Chair] called the meeting to order. ____________ [Chair]
asked that all [share][stock]holders and proxy holders register their presence
with the Inspector of Election if they had not already done so. ____________
[Chair] then introduced the members of the Board of Directors of the Company,
its executive officers who were present at the meeting, ____________, a representative of ____________, the Company’s independent auditors and
____________, a representative of ____________, counsel to the Company.
____________ [Chair] then asked that the Secretary of the meeting present his
or her report.

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____________ [Secretary] reported that [share][stock]holders of record as
of [record date] were entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting, and he/
she noted that the list of [stock]holders, the Notice of Annual Meeting and the
affidavit of mailing were available at the meeting for inspection by any [share]
[stock]holder. ____________ [Secretary] announced that ____________ shares
of Common Stock (of ____ total shares outstanding on the record date) were
present at the meeting or represented by proxies. ____________ [Secretary]
declared that a quorum was present.
1. Election of Directors. ____________ [Chair] stated that the
first item of business was the election of _____ directors to hold office for a _______-year term as described in the proxy statement that accompanied the Notice of the meeting. ____________ [Chair] noted that
the Board had nominated [names] to serve in this capacity. [Delete if
advance notice required for director nominations in the company’s
bylaws] [____________ [Chair] called for other nominations from the floor.
There were no further nominations offered. A [stock]holder moved that
the nominations be closed, and this motion was seconded. ____________
[Chair] then declared the nominations closed.]
[Revise the following as necessary for the proposals acted upon at the meeting]
2. [Amendment of the _____ Stock Option Plan]. [____________
[Chair] then introduced the second order of business, the proposed amendment to the Company’s ________ Stock Option Plan in order to increase the
number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan.]
3. Ratification of the Appointment of the Company’s Independent
Auditors. ____________ [Chair] then introduced the [third] and final order of
business, the ratification of the appointment of ____________ as the Company’s
independent auditors for the fiscal year ending _______, 20_____.
____________ [Chair] then called for any discussion of the proposals
before the meeting. There was none. ____________ [Chair] announced that
the polls were now open, noting the time as [time] [Delaware public companies required to announce time polls open for voting]. ____________ [Chair]
explained the voting procedure [and asked if any [share][stock]holder intended to invoke cumulative voting]. [Delete if cumulative voting does not
apply] [No] [A] [share][stock]holder gave notice that he/she intended to use

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cumulative voting.] [If cumulative voting invoked:] [____________ [Chair]
then explained the procedure for cumulative voting.] ____________ [Chair]
then announced that the polls were closed at [time] [Delaware public companies required to announce time polls close]. ____________ [Chair] asked the
Inspector of Election to collect and tally all ballots and proxy cards voted at
the meeting.
[Add if a break is required to tally the votes] [The meeting was then
recessed briefly during which recess the ballots were tallied.]
4. Conclusion. [After the meeting was reconvened,] ____________
[Chair] called for the report of the Secretary to the meeting regarding the results of the voting. ____________ [Secretary] reported that, based upon the
report of the Inspector of Election, [names] had been elected to the office of
director, the proposal to amend the _____ Stock Option Plan had been approved, and the appointment of ____________ as the Company’s independent
auditors for the fiscal year ending _________, 20__ had been ratified.
____________ [Chair] announced that there would be a short presentation on the Company’s business and operations, followed by a question and
answer period, following the adjournment of the meeting. There being no
further business to come before the meeting, upon motion duly made and
seconded, the meeting was adjourned at [time].
Respectfully submitted,

_______________________________
[Name]
Secretary of the Meeting
Approved:

_______________________________
[Name]
Chair of the Meeting

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