| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year |
On February 28, 2008, the Board of Directors of Valassis Communications, Inc. (the Company) approved an amendment to Section 8 of Article II of the Companys Amended and Restated By-Laws to change the vote standard for the election of directors from plurality to a majority of votes cast in uncontested elections. A majority of the votes cast means that the number of votes cast for a director must exceed the number of votes cast against that director. In contested elections, the vote standard will continue to be a plurality of votes cast. This amendment to the Amended and Restated By-Laws shall not become effective until the day following the 2008 annual meeting of stockholders, which is currently scheduled to be held on April 24, 2008 (or such later date if the meeting is adjourned). In addition, in connection with the amendment to the Amended and Restated By-Laws, the Company has also made conforming changes to its Corporate Governance Guidelines. The foregoing description of the amendment to the Companys Amended and Restated By-Laws is summary in nature, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Companys Amended and Restated By-Laws, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 3.1 | Valassis Communications, Inc. Amended and Restated By-Laws, as amended. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Robert L. Recchia | |||
| Date: March 5, 2008 | Name: | Robert L. Recchia | ||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 3.1 | Valassis Communications, Inc. Amended and Restated By-Laws, as amended. |