Exhibit 3.2
FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF
AMB PROPERTY CORPORATION
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section 1. The principal executive office of AMB Property Corporation, a Maryland corporation
(the Corporation), shall be located at such place or places as the board of directors may
designate.
Section 2. The Corporation may also have offices at such other places as the board of
directors may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1. All meetings of the stockholders shall be held in the City of San Francisco, State
of California, at such place as may be fixed from time to time by the board of directors, or at
such other place as shall be designated from time to time by the board of directors and stated in
the notice of the meeting.
Section 2. An annual meeting of stockholders shall be held during the month of May in each
year, on the date and at the time during such month as may be determined from time to time by
resolution adopted by the board of directors, at which the stockholders shall elect a board of
directors, and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting in
accordance with these bylaws. To be properly brought before the annual meeting, business must be
either (i) specified in the notice of annual meeting (or any supplement or amendment thereto) given
by or at the direction of the board of directors, (ii) otherwise brought before the annual meeting
by or at the direction of the board of directors, or (iii) otherwise brought before the annual
meeting by a stockholder. In addition to any other applicable requirements, for business to be
properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must have given timely
notice thereof in writing to the secretary of the Corporation. To be timely, a stockholders
notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the
Corporation, not less than fifty (50) days nor more than seventy-five (75) days prior to the
meeting; provided, however, that in the event that less than sixty-five (65) days notice or prior
public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting is given or made to stockholders, notice by a
stockholder to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the fifteenth
(15th) day following the day on which such notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed or
such public disclosure was made, whichever first occurs. A stockholders notice to the secretary
shall set forth (a) as to each matter the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting
(i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the
reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting, (ii) the name and record address of the
stockholder proposing such business, (iii) the class, series and number of shares of capital stock
of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by the stockholder, and (iv) any material interest
of the stockholder in such business, and (b) as to the stockholder giving the notice (i) the name
and record address of the stockholder and (ii) the
class, series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are beneficially
owned by the stockholder. Notwithstanding anything in these bylaws to the contrary, no business
shall be conducted at the annual meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this
Article II, Section 2. The officer of the Corporation presiding at an annual meeting shall, if the
facts warrant, determine that business was not properly brought before the annual meeting in
accordance with the provisions of this Article II, Section 2, and if he should so determine, he
shall so declare to the annual meeting and any such business not properly brought before the
meeting shall not be transacted.
Section 3. A majority of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at any meeting
of stockholders, the holders of which are present in person or represented by proxy, shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business except as otherwise provided by law, by the
Corporations charter or by these bylaws. A quorum, once established, shall not be broken by the
withdrawal of enough votes to leave less than a quorum and the votes present may continue to
transact business until adjournment. If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented
at any meeting of the stockholders, a majority of the voting stock represented in person or by
proxy may adjourn the meeting from time to time until a date not more than 120 days after the
original record date, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall
be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or
represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as
originally notified. If the adjournment is for more than 120 days, or if after the adjournment a
new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be
given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote thereat.
Section 4. When a quorum is present at any meeting, the vote of the holders of a majority of
the stock having voting power present in person or represented by proxy shall decide any question
brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which, by express provision of the
Maryland General Corporation Law (MGCL) or the rules of any securities exchange on which the
Corporations capital stock is listed or the Corporations charter or these bylaws, a different
vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of
such question.
Section 5. At each meeting of the stockholders, each stockholder having the right to vote may
vote in person or may authorize another person or persons to act for him by proxy in any manner
permitted by applicable law. All proxies must be filed with the secretary of the Corporation at
the beginning of each meeting in order to be counted in any vote at the meeting. Subject to the
provisions of the charter of the Corporation, each stockholder shall have one vote for each share
of stock having voting power registered in his name on the books of the Corporation on the record
date set by the board of directors as provided in Article V, Section 6 hereof.
Section 6.
a. Subject to clause (d) below of this Section 6, a favorable vote of a majority of the
aggregate of (x) the votes cast for a director nominee and (y) the votes cast against a
director nominee (or if directors are to be elected upon a favorable vote of a majority of the
votes cast but in such circumstances stockholders generally are not offered the opportunity to cast
a vote
against a director nominee but instead are offered the opportunity to withhold votes, any
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votes
designated to be withheld from voting in respect of a director nominee, which for these limited
purposes will be deemed a vote cast and have the affect of a vote against), at a meeting of the
stockholders duly called and held at which a quorum is present, shall be required to elect such
director nominee. For purposes of determining whether a director nominee has received a favorable
vote of a majority of the aggregate of the votes cast, a majority of the aggregate votes cast means
that the number of shares voted for a director must exceed the number of votes cast against
that director (or, if the director is nevertheless to be elected upon a favorable vote of a
majority of the votes cast but stockholders generally are not offered the opportunity to cast a
vote against the director nominee but instead are offered the opportunity to withhold votes,
then the number of shares voted for a director must exceed the number of votes withheld from
voting in respect of such director nominee, which for these limited purposes will be deemed a vote
cast). A vote will be considered withheld from a director nominee only if a stockholder is
provided the opportunity to and does affirmatively withhold authority to vote for such director
nominee in any proxy granted by such stockholder, in any event in accordance with instructions
contained in the proxy statement or accompanying proxy card circulated for the meeting of
stockholders at which the election of directors is to be held or in a ballot to be submitted by
such stockholder in person at such meeting. A broker non-vote or abstention (or similar
expression) shall not in any event be deemed a vote cast for these purposes.
b. If an otherwise incumbent director is not re-elected but would nevertheless for any reason
otherwise remain in office, the director shall tender his or her resignation to the Board, subject
to subsequent acceptance. The Nominating & Governance Committee will make a recommendation to the
Board on whether to accept or reject the resignation, or whether other action should be taken. The
Board will act on the Committees recommendation and publicly disclose its decision and the
rationale behind it within 90 days from the date of the certification of the election results. The
director who tenders his or her resignation will not participate in the Boards decision.
c. Directors properly elected shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders
and until their successors shall be duly elected and qualified. Directors need not be stockholders.
If, for any cause, the Board of Directors shall not have been elected at an annual meeting, they
may be elected as soon thereafter as convenient at a special meeting of the stockholders called for
that purpose in the manner provided in these bylaws.
d. The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that the number of director
nominees exceeds the number of directors to be elected at a meeting, then a plurality of all the
votes cast at such meeting shall be sufficient to elect a director, and therefore, and for the
avoidance of doubt, the director nominees shall not be elected at such meeting by a favorable vote
of a majority of the votes cast. In such case, stockholders shall be permitted to vote only for
or to designate their votes to be withheld in respect of a director nominee, and shall not in
such circumstance be permitted to vote against a nominee; and under such circumstances a vote
designated to be withheld, although present for purposes of establishing the presence of a
quorum, will not be deemed a vote cast or a vote against.
Section 7. Special meetings of the stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise
proscribed by the charter, may be called at any time by the president, the chairman of
the board, or by a majority of the directors, or by a committee of the board of directors
which has
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been duly designated by the board of directors and whose powers and authority, as
provided in a resolution of the board of directors or these bylaws, include the power to call such
meetings. In addition, a special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be called by
the secretary of the Corporation on the written request of stockholders entitled to cast at least
fifty percent (50%) of all votes entitled to be cast at the meeting, except that, in the case of a
special meeting called to consider any matter which is substantially the same as a matter voted on
at any special meeting for the stockholders held during the preceding twelve (12) months, the
secretary of the Corporation shall not be required to call any such special meeting unless
requested by stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast at
the meeting.
Section 8. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to the
purposes stated in the notice. Where the Corporations notice of meeting specifies that directors
are to be elected at such special meeting, nominations of persons for election to the board of
directors may be made (i) pursuant to the Corporations notice of meeting, (ii) by or at the
direction of the board of directors or (iii) by any committee of persons appointed by the board of
directors with authority therefor or by a stockholder as provided in Section 2 of Article III
hereof.
Section 9. Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a
written notice of the meeting shall be given which notice shall state the place, date and hour of
the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting
is called. The written notice of any meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote
at such meeting not less than 10 nor more than 90 days before the date of the meeting. If mailed,
notice is given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the
stockholder at his address as it appears on the records of the Corporation.
Section 10. Notwithstanding any other provision of the charter of the Corporation or these
bylaws, Subtitle 7 of Title 3 of the MGCL (as the same may hereafter be amended from time to time)
shall not apply to the voting rights of any shares of stock of the Corporation now or hereafter
held by any existing or future stockholder of the Corporation (regardless of the identity of such
stockholder).
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 1. The board of directors shall consist of a minimum of five (5) and a maximum of
thirteen (13) directors. The number of directors shall be fixed or changed from time to time,
within the minimum and maximum, by the then elected directors, provided that at least a majority of
the directors shall be Independent Directors, as defined from time to time by the Listing Standards
of the New York Stock Exchange and any other relevant laws, rules and regulations. Any
determination by the board of directors as to the qualification of any director as an Independent
Director shall be conclusive for all purposes. Until increased or decreased by the directors
pursuant to these bylaws, the exact number of directors shall be ten (10). The directors need not
be stockholders. Except as provided in Section 2 of this Article III with respect to vacancies,
the directors shall be elected as provided in the charter at each annual
meeting of the stockholders, and each director elected shall hold office until his successor
is elected and qualified or until his death, retirement, resignation or removal.
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Section 2. (a) Nominations of persons for election to the board of directors of the
Corporation at the annual meeting of stockholders may be made (i) pursuant to the Corporations
notice of meeting; (ii) by or at the direction of the board of directors or (iii) by any committee
of persons appointed by the board of directors with authority therefor or by any stockholder of the
Corporation entitled to vote for the election of directors at the meeting who complies with the
notice procedures set forth in this Article III, Section 2(a). Such nominations by any stockholder
shall be made pursuant to timely notice in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation. To be
timely, a stockholders notice shall be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal
executive offices of the Corporation not less than 50 days nor more than 75 days prior to the
meeting; provided, however, that in the event that less than 65 days notice or prior public
disclosure of the date of the meeting is given or made to stockholders, notice by the stockholder
to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business of the fifteenth (15th) day
following the day on which such notice of the date of the meeting was mailed or such public
disclosure was made, whichever first occurs. Such stockholders notice to the Secretary shall set
forth (i) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election
as a director, (a) the name, age, business address and residence address of the person, (b) the
principal occupation or employment of the person, (c) the class, series and number of shares of
capital stock of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by the person, (d) any other
information relating to the person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations for proxies
for election of directors pursuant to the Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission under Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (e) such persons
written consent to serve as a director if elected, and (f) a statement whether such person, if
elected or re-elected, or as a condition thereto, will tender an irrevocable resignation effective
upon such persons failure to receive the required vote for re-election at the next meeting at
which such person would face re-election and upon acceptance of such resignation by the Board, in
accordance with the Corporations Corporate Governance Principles (and assuming that such person
would otherwise remain in office as a director notwithstanding such failure); and (ii) as to the
stockholder giving the notice (a) the name and record address of the stockholder and (b) the class,
series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by the
stockholder. The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as
may reasonably be required by the Corporation to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee
to serve as a director of the Corporation. Except as may otherwise be provided in these bylaws or
any other agreement relating to the right to designate nominees for election to the board of
directors, no person shall be eligible for election as a director of the Corporation unless
nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth herein. The officer of the Corporation
presiding at an annual meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine that a nomination was not
made in accordance with the foregoing procedure, and if he should so determine, he shall so declare
to the meeting and the defective nomination shall be disregarded.
(b) Except as may otherwise be provided pursuant to Article IV of the Corporations charter
with respect to any rights of holders of preferred stock to elect additional directors and any
other requirement in these bylaws or other agreement relating to the right to designate nominees
for election to the board of directors, should a vacancy in the board of directors occur or be
created (whether arising through death, retirement or resignation), such
vacancy shall be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors, even
though less than a quorum of the board of directors or, in the case of a vacancy resulting from an
increase in the number of directors, by a majority of the entire board of directors. In the case
of a
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vacancy created by the removal of a director, the vacancy shall be filled by the stockholders
of the Corporation entitled to elect the director who was removed at the next annual meeting of
stockholders or at a special meeting of stockholders called for such purpose, provided, however,
that such vacancy may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors,
subject to approval by the stockholders entitled to elect the director who was removed at the next
annual meeting of stockholders or at a special meeting of stockholders called for such purpose. A
director so elected to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the term.
Section 3. The property and business of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the
direction of its board of directors. In addition to the powers and authorities by these bylaws
expressly conferred upon it, the board may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all
such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Corporations charter or by these
bylaws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 4. The directors may hold their meetings and have one or more offices, and keep the
books of the Corporation, outside the State of Maryland.
Section 5. Regular meetings of the board of directors may be held at such time and place as
shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the board, and no additional notice shall be
required.
Section 6. Special meetings of the board of directors may be called by the President or the
Chairman of the board of directors on forty-eight hours notice to each director, either personally
or by mail or by telegram; special meetings shall be called by the President or the Secretary in
like manner and on like notice on the written request of two directors unless the board consists of
only one director, in which case special meetings shall be called by the President or Secretary in
like manner and on like notice on the written request of the sole director.
Section 7. Unless otherwise restricted by the Corporations charter or these bylaws, any
action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the board of directors or of any
committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the board or committee, as the
case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of
proceedings of the board or committee.
Section 8. Unless otherwise restricted by the Corporations charter or these bylaws, members
of the board of directors, or any committee designated by the board of directors, may participate
in a meeting of the board of directors, or any committee, by means of conference telephone or
similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can
hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such
meeting.
Section 9. By virtue of resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors prior to or at the time
of adoption of these Bylaws and designated irrevocable, any business combination (as defined in
Section 3-601(e) of the MGCL) between the Corporation and any of its present or future
stockholders, or any affiliates or associates of the Corporation or any present or future
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stockholder of the Corporation, or any other person or entity or group of persons or entities, is
exempt from the provisions of Subtitle 6 of Title 3 of the MGCL entitled Special Voting
Requirements, including, but not limited to, the provisions of Section 3-602 of such Subtitle.
The Board of Directors may not revoke, alter or amend such resolution, or otherwise elect to have
any business combination of the Corporation be subject to the provisions of Subtitle 6 of Title 3
of the MGCL without the approval of the holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Common
Stock of the Corporation by the affirmative vote of a majority of all votes entitled to be cast in
respect of such shares of Common Stock.
Section 10. Notwithstanding any other provision of these bylaws, all actions which the board
of directors may take to approve a transaction between (i) the Corporation, AMB Property, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership (the Operating Partnership), or any subsidiary of the Corporation or
the Operating Partnership, on the one hand, and (ii) (a) any executive officer or director of the
Corporation, the Operating Partnership or any subsidiary of the Corporation or the Operating
Partnership, or (b) any limited partner of the Operating Partnership or (c) any affiliate of the
foregoing executive officer, director or limited partner (not including the Corporation, the
Operating Partnership or any subsidiary of the Corporation or the Operating Partnership), on the
other hand, shall require, for valid approval, the approval of a majority of the Independent
Directors; provided, however, that this approval requirement shall not apply to arrangements
between the Corporation or the Operating Partnership and any executive officer or director acting
in the executive officers or directors position as such, including but not limited to employment
agreements and compensation matters.
RESIGNATION FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 11. A director may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporations board
of directors, chairman of the board, president or secretary. Any such resignation shall take
effect at the time or upon the satisfaction of any condition specified therein or, if no time or
condition is specified, upon receipt thereof, and the acceptance of such resignation, unless
required by the terms thereof (including for example any resignation contemplated by Article II
Section 6(b) of these bylaws), shall not be necessary to make such resignation effective.
COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS
Section 12. The board of directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole board,
designate one or more committees, each such committee to consist of not less than the minimum
number of directors required for committees of the board of directors under the MGCL. The board
may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any
absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. Any such committee, to the extent
provided in the resolution of the board of directors, and to the maximum extent permitted under the
MGCL, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the board of directors in the
management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the
Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it; but no such
committee shall have the power or authority in reference to amending the charter, adopting an
agreement of merger or consolidation, recommending to the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange
of all or substantially all of the Corporations property and assets, recommending to the
stockholders a dissolution of the Corporation or a revocation of a dissolution or any other
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matter
requiring the approval of the stockholders of the Corporation, or amending the bylaws of the
Corporation; and no such committee shall have the power or authority to authorize or declare a
dividend, to authorize the issuance of stock (except that, if the board of directors has given
general authorization for the issuance of stock providing for or establishing a method or procedure
for determining the maximum number of shares to be issued, a committee of the board of directors
may, in accordance with that general authorization or any stock option or other plan or program
adopted by the board of directors: authorize or fix the terms of stock subject to classification or
reclassification, including the designations and any of the preferences, conversion or other
rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications, or terms or
conditions of redemption of such shares; within the limits established by the board of directors,
fix the number of any such class or series of stock or authorize the increase or decrease in the
number of shares of any series or class; and otherwise establish the terms on which any stock may
be issued, including the price and consideration for such stock), or to approve any merger or share
exchange, regardless of whether the merger or share exchange requires stockholder approval.
Section 13. The Corporation shall from and after the incorporation have the following
committees, the specific authority and members of which shall be as designated herein, in such
committees charter or otherwise by resolution of the board of directors:
(i) An Executive Committee, which shall have such authority as granted by the board of
directors, including the power to acquire, dispose and finance investments for the
Corporation (including the issuance by the Operating Partnership, in the Corporations
capacity as the Operating Partnerships general partner, of additional units or other equity
interests) and approve the execution of contracts and agreements, including those related to
the borrowing of money by the Corporation, and generally exercise all other powers of the
board except as prohibited by law; provided, however, that the issuance of additional units
or other equity interests of the Operating Partnership, to the extent that such interests
are exchangeable into shares of the Corporations capital stock, may be issued only if the
Corporation has reserved for issuance such shares of capital stock issuable upon the
exchange of such units or other equity interests.
(ii) An Audit Committee, which shall consist solely of Independent Directors and which
shall engage the independent public accountants, review with the independent public
accountants the plans and results of the audit engagement, approve professional services
provided by the independent public accountants, review the independence of the independent
public accountants, consider the range of audit and non-audit fees and review the adequacy
of the Corporations internal accounting controls.
(iii) A Compensation Committee, which shall consist solely of Independent Directors and
which shall determine compensation for the Corporations executive officers, and will review
and make recommendations concerning proposals by management with respect to compensation,
bonus, employment agreements and other
benefits and policies respecting such matters for the executive officers of the
Corporation.
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(iv) A Nominating and Governance Committee, which shall, among other things, submit
nominations for members of the Board of Directors, recommend composition of the committees
of the Board of Directors, review the size and composition of the Board of Directors, review
guidelines for corporate governance, and conduct annual reviews of the Board of Directors
and the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 14. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to
the board of directors when required. The presence of a majority of the total membership of any
committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of such
committee and the act of a majority of those present shall be necessary and sufficient for the
taking of any action thereat.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
Section 15. Unless otherwise restricted by the charter of the Corporation or these bylaws, the
board of directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of non-employee directors. The
non-employee directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the
board of directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the board of
directors or a stated salary as director. Officers of the Corporation who are also members of the
board of directors shall not be paid any directors fees.
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 16. The Corporation shall indemnify, in the manner and to the maximum extent permitted
by law, any person (or the estate of any person) who is or was a party to, or is threatened to be
made a party to, any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether or not by
or in the right of the Corporation, and whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative, or
otherwise, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the
Corporation or that such person while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving
at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, trustee, partner, member, agent or
employee of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the indemnification
provided herein shall include expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts
paid in settlement, and any such expenses may be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final
disposition of such action, suit or proceeding.
Neither the amendment nor repeal of this Section 14 of this Article III, nor the adoption or
amendment of any other provision of the charter or bylaws of the Corporation inconsistent with this
Section, shall apply to or affect in any respect the applicability of the preceding paragraph with
respect to any act or failure to act which occurred prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption.
The indemnification and reimbursement of expenses provided herein shall not be deemed to limit
the right of the Corporation to indemnify any other person against any liability and expenses to
the fullest extent permitted by law, nor shall it be deemed exclusive of any other
rights to which any person seeking indemnification from the Corporation may be entitled under
any agreement, the charter or bylaws of the Corporation, a vote of stockholders or Independent
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Directors, or otherwise, both as to action in such persons official capacity as an officer or
director and as to action in another capacity, at the request of the Corporation, while acting as
an officer or director of the Corporation.
ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS
Section 1. The officers of this Corporation shall be chosen by the board of directors and
shall include a president, a vice president, a secretary and a treasurer. The Corporation may also
have at the discretion of the board of directors such other officers as are desired, including a
chairman of the board, additional vice presidents, a chief executive officer, a chief financial
officer, a chief operating officer, one or more managing directors, one or more assistant
secretaries and one or more assistant treasurers, and such other officers as may be appointed in
accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of this Article IV. In the event there are two or more
vice presidents, then one or more may be designated as executive vice president, senior vice
president, vice president/acquisitions or other similar or dissimilar title. At the time of the
election of officers, the directors may by resolution determine the order of their rank. Any
number of offices may be held by the same person, unless the charter or these bylaws otherwise
provide, except that one individual may not simultaneously hold the office of president and vice
president.
Section 2. The board of directors, at its first meeting after each annual meeting of
stockholders, shall choose the officers of the Corporation.
Section 3. The board of directors may appoint such other officers and agents as it shall deem
necessary who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform
such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the board.
Section 4. The salaries of all officers and agents of the Corporation shall be fixed by the
board of directors, provided, however, that the compensation of the Corporations executive
officers shall be determined by the Compensation Committee.
Section 5. The officers of the Corporation shall hold office until their successors are chosen
and qualify in their stead. Any officer elected or appointed by the board of directors may be
removed at any time, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the board of
directors. If the office of any officer or officers becomes vacant for any reason, the vacancy
shall be filled by the board of directors.
Section 6. Any officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporations board
of directors, chairman of the board, president or secretary. Any such resignation shall take
effect at the time specified therein or, if the time is not specified, upon receipt thereof, and
the acceptance of such resignation, unless required by the terms thereof, shall not be necessary to
make such resignation effective. Any such resignation will not prejudice the rights, if any, of
the Corporation under any contract to which the officer is a party.
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CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Section 7. The chairman of the board, if such an officer be elected, shall, if present,
preside at all meetings of the board of directors and exercise and perform such other powers and
duties as may be from time to time assigned to him by the board of directors or prescribed by the
bylaws. If there is no president, the chairman of the board shall in addition be the chief
executive officer of the Corporation and shall have the powers and duties prescribed in Section 8
of this Article IV. If there is a president, then in the absence or disability of the president,
the chairman of the board shall perform all the duties of the president, and when so acting, shall
have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the president.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Section 8. Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the board of
directors to the chairman of the board, if there be such an officer, the chief executive officer
shall, subject to the control of the board of directors, have general supervision, direction and
control of the business and officers of the Corporation. He shall have the general powers and
duties of management usually vested in the office of chief executive officer of corporations, and
shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or these
bylaws.
PRESIDENT
Section 9. Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the board of
directors to the chairman of the board, if there be such an officer, the president shall, subject
to the control of the board of directors, have general supervision, direction and control of the
business and officers of the Corporation. He shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders
and, in the absence of the chairman of the board, or if there be none, at all meetings of the board
of directors. He shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the
office of president of corporations, and shall have such other powers and duties as may be
prescribed by the board of directors or these bylaws.
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Section 10. Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the board of
directors to the chairman of the board, chief executive officer or the president, if there be such
an officer, the chief operating officer shall, subject to the control of the board of directors,
have the supervision, direction and control of the day to day operations of the Corporation. He
shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of chief
operating officer of corporations, and shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed
by the board of directors or these bylaws.
VICE PRESIDENTS
Section 11. In the absence or disability of the president, and in the absence or disability of
the chairman of the board, the vice presidents, in order of their rank as fixed by the board of
directors, or if not ranked, the vice president designated by the board of directors, shall perform
all the duties of the president, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be
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subject to all the restrictions upon the president. The vice presidents shall have such other
duties as from time to time may be prescribed by the board of directors or these bylaws.
SECRETARY AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY
Section 12. The secretary shall attend all sessions of the board of directors and all meetings
of the stockholders and record all votes and the minutes of all proceedings in a book to be kept
for that purpose; and shall perform like duties for the standing committees when required by the
board of directors. He shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the
stockholders and of the board of directors, and shall perform such other duties as may be
prescribed by the board of directors or the bylaws. He shall keep in safe custody the seal of the
Corporation, and when authorized by the board, affix the same to any instrument requiring it, and
when so affixed it shall be attested by his signature or by the signature of an assistant
secretary. The board of directors may give general authority to any other officer to affix the
seal of the Corporation and to attest the affixing by his signature.
Section 13. The assistant secretary, or if there be more than one, the assistant secretaries
in the order determined by the board of directors, or if there be no such determination, the
assistant secretary designated by the board of directors, shall, in the absence or disability of
the secretary, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the secretary and shall perform such
other duties and have such other powers as the board of directors may from time to time prescribe.
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, TREASURER AND ASSISTANT TREASURERS
Section 14. The chief financial officer of the Corporation shall have the custody of the
corporate funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and
disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation and shall deposit all moneys, and other
valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation, in such depositories as may be
designated by the board of directors. He shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be
ordered by the board of directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render
to the board of directors, at its regular meetings, or when the board of directors so requires, an
account of all his transactions as chief financial officer and of the financial condition of the
Corporation. If required by the board of directors, he shall give the Corporation a bond, in such
sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the board of directors, for the
faithful performance of the duties of his office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in
case of his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers,
money and other property of whatever kind in his possession or under his control belonging to the
Corporation. If no other person then be appointed to the position of treasurer of the Corporation,
the person holding the office of chief financial officer shall also be the treasurer of the
Corporation.
Section 15. The treasurer or assistant treasurer, or if there shall be more than one, the
assistant treasurers in the order determined by the board of directors, or if there be no such
determination, the treasurer or assistant treasurer designated by the board of directors, shall, in
the absence or disability of the chief financial officer, perform the duties and exercise the
powers
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of the chief financial officer and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers
as the board of directors may from time to time prescribe.
ARTICLE V
CERTIFICATES OF STOCK
Section 1. Every holder of stock of the Corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate
signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, the chairman of the board of directors, or the
president or a vice president, and countersigned by the secretary or an assistant secretary, or the
treasurer or an assistant treasurer of the Corporation, certifying the number of shares of capital
stock represented by the certificate owned by such stockholder in the Corporation.
Section 2. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any
officer, transfer agent, or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed
upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such
certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such
officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue. Such certificates need not be sealed
with the corporate seal of the Corporation.
Section 3. If the Corporation shall be authorized to issue more than one class of stock or
more than one series of any class, the powers, designations, preferences and relative,
participating, optional or other special rights of each class of capital stock or series thereof
and the qualification, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall be set
forth in full or summarized on the face or back of the certificate which the Corporation shall
issue to represent such class or series of stock, provided that, in lieu of the foregoing
requirements, there may be set forth on the face or back of the certificate which the Corporation
shall issue to represent such class or series of stock, a statement that the Corporation will
furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences
and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series
thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. In
addition, in the event that any stock issued by the Corporation is subject to a restriction on its
transferability, the stock certificate shall on its face or back contain a full statement of the
restriction or state that the Corporation will furnish information about the restriction to the
stockholder on request and without charge.
LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED CERTIFICATES
Section 4. The board of directors may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued in
place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been
lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the
certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new
certificate or certificates, the board of directors may, in its discretion and as a condition
precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate
or certificates, or his legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as it shall
require and/or to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any
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claim that may be made against the Corporation with respect to the certificate alleged to have
been lost, stolen or destroyed.
TRANSFERS OF STOCK
Section 5. Upon surrender to the Corporation, or the transfer agent of the Corporation, of a
certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment or
authority to transfer, it shall be the duty of the Corporation to issue a new certificate to the
person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books,
subject, however, to the Ownership Limit (as defined in the charter of the Corporation) and other
restrictions on transferability applicable thereto from time to time.
FIXING RECORD DATE
Section 6. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of
or to vote at any meeting of the stockholders, or any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to
corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or
other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any
change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the board of
directors may fix a record date which shall not be more than 90 nor less than 10 days before the
date of such meeting, nor more than 90 days prior to any other action. A determination of
stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to
any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the board of directors may fix a new record
date for the adjourned meeting. A meeting of stockholders convened on the date for which it was
called may be adjourned from time to time without further notice to a date not more than 120 days
after the original record date.
REGISTERED STOCKHOLDERS
Section 7. The Corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of any share or
shares of stock as the holder in fact thereof and accordingly shall not be bound to recognize any
equitable or other claim or interest in such share on the part of any other person, whether or not
it shall have express or other notice thereof, save as expressly provided by the laws of the State
of Maryland.
ARTICLE VI
GENERAL PROVISIONS
DIVIDENDS
Section 1. Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation, subject to the provisions of
the Corporations charter, if any, may be authorized and declared by the board of directors at any
regular or special meeting, pursuant to law. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in
shares of the capital stock, subject to the provisions of the Corporations charter and the MGCL.
Section 2. Before payment of any dividend there may be set aside out of any funds of the
Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the directors from time to time, in
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their absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve fund to meet contingencies, or for
equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for such
other purpose as the directors shall think conducive to the interests of the Corporation, and the
directors may abolish any such reserve.
CHECKS
Section 3. All checks or demands for money and notes of the Corporation shall be signed by
such officer or officers as the board of directors may from time to time designate.
FISCAL YEAR
Section 4. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the board of
directors.
SEAL
Section 5. The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the
year of its organization and the words Corporate Seal, Maryland. Said seal may be used by causing
it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise.
NOTICES
Section 6. Whenever, under the provisions of the MGCL or of the charter of the Corporation or
of these bylaws, notice is required to be given to any director or stockholder, it shall not be
construed to mean personal notice, but such notice may be given in writing, by mail, addressed to
such director or stockholder, at his address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with
postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same
shall be deposited in the United States mail. Notice to directors may also be given by telegram,
telecopy or cable.
Section 7. Whenever any notice is required to be given under the provisions of the MGCL or of
the charter of the Corporation or of these bylaws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the
person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall
be deemed equivalent thereto.
ANNUAL STATEMENT
Section 8. The board of directors may present at each annual meeting of stockholders, and when
called for by vote of the stockholders shall present to any annual or special meeting of the
stockholders, a full and clear statement of the business and condition of the Corporation.
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ARTICLE VII
AMENDMENTS
Section 1. These bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed or new bylaws may be adopted by
the vote of a majority of the board of directors or by the affirmative vote of a majority of all
votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of
the Corporation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Section 1 of Article VII,
Section 9 of Article III and Section 10 of Article II hereof may not be altered, amended or
repealed except by the affirmative vote of a majority of all votes entitled to be cast by the
holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Corporation.
Section 2. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Section 2 of Article VII,
Section 10 of Article III and Section 9 of Article II hereof may not be altered, amended or
repealed except by the affirmative vote of a majority of all votes entitled to be cast by the
holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Corporation.
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The undersigned, Secretary of AMB Property Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the
Corporation), hereby certifies that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of the Fifth
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Corporation with all amendments to the date of this Certificate.
WITNESS the signature of the undersigned and the seal of the Corporation this 16th day of
February, 2007.
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/s/ Tamra D. Browne
Tamra D. Browne
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