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Gencorp Inc, et al. – ‘S-4’ on 10/6/03 – EX-3.10

On:  Monday, 10/6/03, at 5:25pm ET   ·   Accession #:  1047469-3-32666   ·   File #s:  333-109518, -01, -02, -03, -04, -05, -06, -07, -08, -09

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  As Of                Filer                Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size              Issuer               Agent

10/06/03  Gencorp Inc                       S-4                   36:3.5M                                   Merrill Corp/New/FA
          Aerojet Fine Chemicals LLC
          Aerojet Investments Ltd
          Aerojet-General Corp
          GDX Automotive Inc
          GDX LLC
          Gencorp Property Inc
          Penn International Inc
          Rko General Inc
          Aerojet Ordnance Tennessee Inc

Registration of Securities Issued in a Business-Combination Transaction   —   Form S-4
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: S-4         Registration of Securities Issued in a              HTML   1.65M 
                          Business-Combination Transaction                       
 2: EX-2.2      Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement,   HTML     35K 
                          Liquidation or Succession                              
 3: EX-3.1      Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws   HTML     59K 
11: EX-3.10     Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws   HTML     38K 
12: EX-3.11     Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws   HTML     21K 
13: EX-3.12     Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws   HTML     63K 
14: EX-3.13     Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws   HTML     29K 
15: EX-3.14     Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws   HTML     42K 
16: EX-3.15     Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws   HTML     17K 
17: EX-3.16     Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws   HTML     68K 
18: EX-3.17     Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws   HTML     34K 
19: EX-3.18     Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws   HTML     34K 
20: EX-3.19     Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws   HTML     63K 
21: EX-3.20     Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws   HTML     54K 
 4: EX-3.3      Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws   HTML     17K 
 5: EX-3.4      Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws   HTML     38K 
 6: EX-3.5      Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws   HTML     67K 
 7: EX-3.6      Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws   HTML     35K 
 8: EX-3.7      Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws   HTML     18K 
 9: EX-3.8      Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws   HTML     61K 
10: EX-3.9      Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws   HTML     35K 
22: EX-4.1      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML    580K 
23: EX-4.2      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML    128K 
24: EX-5.1      Opinion re: Legality                                HTML     23K 
25: EX-5.2      Opinion re: Legality                                HTML     22K 
26: EX-10.1     Material Contract                                   HTML    117K 
27: EX-10.2     Material Contract                                   HTML     78K 
28: EX-12.1     Statement re: Computation of Ratios                 HTML     31K 
29: EX-23.1     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     16K 
30: EX-24.1     Power of Attorney                                   HTML     28K 
31: EX-25.1     Statement re: Eligibility of Trustee                HTML     53K 
32: EX-99.1     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     90K 
33: EX-99.2     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     34K 
34: EX-99.3     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     22K 
35: EX-99.4     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     18K 
36: EX-99.5     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     20K 


EX-3.10   —   Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws
Exhibit Table of Contents

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"Exhibit 3.10
"Article I Principal Office
"Article Ii Scope of Business
"Article Iii Stock
"Article Iv Stockholders
"Article V Directors
"Article Vi Officers
"Article Vii. Miscellaneous
"Article Viii Seal
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Exhibit 3.10

         AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS
OF
AEROJET ORDNANCE TENNESSEE, INC.
Amended December 3, 2001



ARTICLE I
PRINCIPAL OFFICE

        The principal office for the transaction of business of the Corporation is hereby fixed and located at Jonesboro, Tennessee.


ARTICLE II
SCOPE OF BUSINESS

        The Corporation shall engage in any part or all of the business or the businesses in which the Corporation is entitled by its Charter to engage, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine, in such places and out of such offices as the Board of Directors may establish.


ARTICLE III
STOCK

Section 1. Classification.

        The maximum number of shares of stock which this Corporation is authorized to have outstanding at any one time shall be FIVE THOUSAND (5,000) shares of common stock, of no par value, in which shall be vested all the powers and privileges of the stockholders of this Corporation.

Section 2. Stock Rights.

        The right of the holders of shares of stock shall be those as in the Charter made and provided. When paid for as subscribed, all stock shall be issued as fully paid and non-assessable.

Section 3. Stock Certificates.

        Certificates of stock of each class shall be numbered and registered in the order in which they are issued. They shall be bound in a book and shall be issued in consecutive order therefrom, and in the margin thereof shall be entered the name of the person owning the shares therein represented with the number of shares and the date thereof. Such certificates shall exhibit the name of the Corporation, the holders' name and the number of shares. They shall be signed by the President and countersigned by the Secretary or a facsimile of such signature, and may otherwise be of such form or design as the Directors may decide.

Section 4. Transfer of Stock.

        The stock of the Corporation shall be assignable and transferrable on the books of the Corporation only by the person in whose name it appears on said books, or legal representatives. In case of transfer by attorney, the power of attorney, duly executed and acknowledged, shall be deposited with the Secretary. In all cases of transfer, the former certificates must be surrendered up and cancelled before a new certificate be issued. No transfer shall be made upon the books of the Corporation within ten days next preceding the annual meeting of the stockholders.


ARTICLE IV
STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1. Meetings.

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ARTICLE V
DIRECTORS

Section 1. Number.

        The affairs and business of this corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors of three (3) persons who need not be stockholders of record.

Section 2. How Elected.

        At the annual meeting of stockholders, the persons who each receive a vote of the plurality of the stock issued and outstanding upon the books of the Corporation shall be directors and shall constitute the Board of Directors for the ensuing year. Each member of the Board shall be elected separately. Only stockholders entitled will be allowed to vote for the director or directors representing their class of stock.

Section 3. Term of Office.

        The term of office of each of the directors shall be one year, unless sooner removed at special meeting of Stockholders as hereinafter provided for, and thereafter until his successor has been elected.

Section 4. Duties of Directors.

        The Board of Directors shall have the control and general management of the affairs and business of the company. Such directors shall in all cases act as a Board, regularly convened, by a majority and they may adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct of their meetings and the management of the company as they may deem proper, not consistent with these By-Laws, the Charter and the laws of the State of Tennessee.

Section 5. Directors Meetings.

        Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held immediately following the annual meeting of the stockholders, and at such other times as the Board of Directors may determine. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President upon the written request of two directors.

Section 6. Notice of Meetings.

        Notice of meetings other than the regular annual meeting shall be given by service upon each director in person or by mailing to him at his last known post office address, at least two days before the date therein designated for such meeting, including the date of mailing, a written or printed notice thereof specifying the time and place of such meeting, and the business before the meeting and no business other than that specified in such notice shall be transacted at any special meeting. At any meeting at which all members of the Board of Directors shall be present, although held without notice, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted if the meeting had been duly called.

Section 7. Quorum.

        At any meeting of the Board of Directors, a majority of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; but in the event of a quorum not being present, a less number may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without further notice until a quorum is present.

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Section 8. Vacancies.

        If any director shall die or be removed, his place among the directors is to become vacant. Whenever any vacancy shall occur in the Board of Directors by death, resignation or otherwise, the same shall be filled without undue delay by the Directors remaining in office for the remaining portion of the term vacated.

Section 9. Removal of Directors.

        Any one or more of the directors may be removed for cause, at any time by a vote of the stockholders holding a majority of the stock, at any special meeting called for the purpose, or at the annual meeting.

Section 10. Compensation.

        The directors, as such, may be compensated as the Board of Directors may from time to time provide, and shall be paid for other work or services as they may render.


ARTICLE VI
OFFICERS

Section 1. Number.

        There shall be elected the following officers of the Company:

        Any person may hold more than one office, except that the President shall not be Secretary, or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation.

Section 2. Election.

        All officers of the Company shall be elected by the Board of Directors once annually at a meeting of the Board of Directors immediately following the annual meeting of shareholders of this Company. Such officers shall hold office for the term of one year, or until their successors are duly elected.

Section 3. Duties of Officers

        The duties and powers of the officers of the company shall be as determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company, and shall include the following duties and powers:

        The Chairman of the Board shall be the chief executive officer of the Company, shall preside at all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors of the Company, and shall have general supervision over the management of the business of the Company.

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        The President shall be the chief operating officer of the Company, and shall see that all orders, resolutions, and directives of the Board of Directors are carried into effect. Upon delegation of such authority to the President by the Chairman of the Board, the President shall execute, deliver, and implement the performance of such contracts, agreements, and undertakings as shall be necessary and appropriate for the conduct of the Company's business in its ordinary course.

        The Vice President shall, in the absence of the President, exercise the powers and carry out the responsibilities of the President of the Company. Upon delegation of such authority to the Vice President by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice President shall execute, deliver, and implement the performance of such contracts, agreements, and undertakings as shall be necessary and appropriate for the conduct of the Company's business in its ordinary course.

        The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and the meetings of the shareholders of the Company and prepare and maintain a record of such proceedings. He shall give notice of all regular or special meetings of the Board of Directors and the shareholders of the company if and to the extent such notices are required by law or by these By-Laws. He shall keep in safe custody the seal of this Company and when authorized by the Board of Directors, or by the Chairman of the Board of or his delegate shall affix such seal to any instrument requiring it, and when so affixed, attest to the authenticity thereof. The Assistant Secretaries shall, at the direction of the Chairman of the Board or his delegate, perform such duties of the Secretary which, in the absence of the Secretary, may be necessary or appropriate.

        The Treasurer shall have the care and custody of, and be responsible for, all the funds and securities of the corporation and deposit all such funds in the name of the corporation in such bank or banks, trust company or trust companies, or safe deposit vaults as the Board of Directors may designate. He shall pay out and dispose of the moneys for the corporation, and receipt therefor, under the direction of the President or the Board of Directors. He shall exhibit at all reasonable times his books and accounts to any director or stockholder of the company upon application at the office of the corporation during business hours. He shall render a statement of the condition of the finances of the corporation at each regular meeting of the Board of Directors, and at such other times as shall be required of him and a full financial report at the annual meeting of the stockholders. He shall keep at the office of the corporation correct books of account of all its business and transactions and such other books of account as the Board of Directors may require. He shall do and perform all duties appertaining to the office of Treasurer.

        The Assistant Treasurer shall, at the direction of the Chairman of the Board or his delegate, perform such duties of the Treasurer in the absence or unavailability of the Treasurer shall be necessary and appropriate.

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ARTICLE VII.
MISCELLANEOUS

Section 1. Dividends: When Declared.

        The Board of Directors shall vote and declare dividends from surplus profits of the corporation whenever, in their opinion, the condition of the corporation's affairs will render it expedient for such dividends to be declared.

Section 2. Bills, Notes, Etc: How Made.

        All bills payable, notes, checks or other negotiable instruments of the corporation shall be made in the name of the corporation and shall be signed by the president or treasurer or as the Board of Directors may otherwise authorize or allow.


ARTICLE VIII
SEAL

Section 1. How Amended.

        These By-Laws may be altered, amended, repealed or added to by an affirmative vote of the stockholders representing a majority of the outstanding common stock at an annual meeting or at a special meeting called for that purpose, provided that a written notice shall have been sent to each stockholder of record at his last known post office address, at least ten days before the date of such annual or special meeting, which notice shall state the alterations, amendments or changes which are proposed to be made in such By-Laws. Only such changes as have been specifically in the notice shall be made. If, however, all the holders of common stock shall be present at any regular or special meeting, these By-Laws may be amended by a unanimous vote, without previous notice.

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ARTICLE I PRINCIPAL OFFICE
ARTICLE II SCOPE OF BUSINESS
ARTICLE III STOCK
ARTICLE IV STOCKHOLDERS
ARTICLE V DIRECTORS
ARTICLE VI OFFICERS
ARTICLE VII. MISCELLANEOUS
ARTICLE VIII SEAL

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