Notice Requirement for Shareholder Proposals at 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
This notice, issued by the Board of Directors, sets a deadline for shareholders to submit nominations for director candidates or proposals related to the Board for the 2006 Annual Meeting. Shareholders must provide written notice to the Corporate Secretary by March 17, 2006, including required information about nominees and their own shareholdings. Proposals not submitted by this deadline will not be considered at the meeting. Only business included in the formal meeting notice will be addressed.
Exhibit 4(i)
Notice Requirement Relating to the 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
The Board of Directors has adopted the following requirement which is applicable to the 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company. Any shareholder that intends to propose a nomination of a director candidate or otherwise submit any proposal relating to the composition of the Board of Directors for consideration at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders must notify the Corporate Secretary of such nomination or proposal in writing by no later than the close of business on March 17, 2006 in order to be considered timely and appropriate for consideration by the shareholders at the Annual Meeting. The notice should contain all information concerning any such nominee that would be required to be included in a proxy statement relating to any solicitation of proxies with respect to such nominee by the shareholder and the text of any such proposal; the name and address, as they appear in the Company’s books, of the shareholder; the number of common shares of the Company that are beneficially owned by the shareholder; and any material interest of the shareholder in such business. Written notice must be sent to: Corporate Secretary, P.O. Box 256, Dublin, Ohio 43017-0256. No matter will be submitted to vote at the Annual Meeting if written notice has not been given to the Corporate Secretary by such date. No other business other than that set forth in the formal notice of the meeting shall be considered timely for consideration at the 2006 Annual Meeting.
