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revisions to provisions relating to special meetings requested by stockholders, including clarification of the situations in which the secretary of the Company may revoke the notice of a stockholder-requested special meeting or the chairman of the meeting may call the meeting to order and adjourn the meeting without acting on the matter;

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the expansion of the list of powers of the chairman of a stockholders meeting, including determining when and for how long the polls should be opened and when the polls should be closed and complying with any state or local laws and regulations concerning safety and security;

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the addition of a provision clarifying who may vote stock of the Company registered in the name of another entity and that the board of directors may establish a procedure by which a stockholder may certify in writing that any shares of stock registered in the stockholder's name are held for the account of a specified person other than the stockholder;

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the requirement that a stockholder submitting a business proposal or director nomination provide advance notice of the proposal or nomination not earlier than the 150th day and not later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the 120th day prior to the first anniversary of the date of the preceding year's proxy statement (as opposed to 90 to 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of mailing of the notice for the previous year's annual meeting);

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the expansion of information required to be provided by stockholders submitting business proposals or director nominations, including disclosure of the stockholder's hedging or similar transactions or agreements and the stockholder's investment strategy or objective, and the inclusion of procedures for the verification and update of information provided by the stockholder submitting the business proposal or director nomination;

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the requirement that a stockholder must appear in person or by proxy at a meeting in order for a business proposal or director nomination from the stockholder to be considered;

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the Company's election that the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act will not apply to any acquisition by any person of shares of stock of the Company;

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the clarification that the board of directors may authorize the Company to issue fractional shares of stock;

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the deletion of the requirement that the board of directors consist of at least three directors as opposed to the minimum number required by Maryland law, which is one;

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the clarification that, consistent with the Company's election to be subject to Section 3-804(c) of the Maryland General Corporation Law, vacancies on the board of directors may be filled only by a majority of the remaining directors, even if the remaining directors do not constitute a quorum, and any director elected to fill a vacancy will serve for the remainder of the full term of the directorship in which the vacancy occurred and until a successor is elected and qualifies;

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the addition of a provision clarifying that directors and officers may rely on information prepared or presented by others whom the director or officer reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented;

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the addition of a provision that authorizes the board of directors or stockholders to ratify any action or inaction by the Company or its officers to the extent that the board of directors or stockholders could have originally authorized the matter;

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the addition of a provision to address meeting, notice and quorum requirements of meetings of the board of directors in emergency situations; and

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the addition of a forum selection provision generally requiring that the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland or, if that court does not have jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Baltimore Division, be the sole and exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of any duty owed by any director or officer or other employee to the Company or the stockholders, (c) any action asserting a claim against the Company or any director or officer or other employee arising pursuant to any provision of the MGCL or the Company's charter or bylaws, or (d) any action asserting a claim against the Company or any director or officer or other employee that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine.