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ArticlesofIncorporation
ArticlesofIncorporation
restatedarticlesofincorporation
of
aaa,inc.
pursuanttorcw23b.10.070,thefollowingconstitutesrestatedarticlesofincorporationofaaa,inc.,a_________(state)corporation.
articlei
name
thenameofthiscorporationisaaa,inc.
articleii
duration
thiscorporationisorganizedunderthewashingtonbusinesscorporationact(theact)andshallhaveperpetualexistence.
articleiii
purposeandpowers
thepurposeandpowersofthiscorporationareasfollows:
(a)toengageinanylawfulbusiness;(b)toengageinanyandallactivitiesthat,inthejudgmentoftheboardofdirectors,mayatanytimebeincidentalorconducivetotheattainmentoftheforegoingpurpose;and(c)toexerciseanyandallpowersthatacorporationformedundertheact,oranyamendmenttheretoorsubstitutetherefor,isentitledatthetimetoexercise.
articleiv
capitalstock
4.1authorizedcapital.theaggregatenumberofsharesofcapitalstockwhichthiscorporationshallbeauthorizedtoissueshallbe_________(_________),dividedintotwoclassesasfollows:
_________(_________)sharesofcommonstock,$,_________parvaluepershare(thecommonstock),and_________(_________)sharesofpreferredstock,$.parvaluepershare(thepreferredstock).
4.2specialcommonstock.
4.2.1designation._________(_________)sharesofcommonstockshallbedesignatedandknownasspecialcommonstock.
4.2.2reclassificationofspecialcommonstock.
(a)ifanysharesofspecialcommonstockaresoldinaqualifiedsale(asdefinedinsection4.2.2(b)),then,effectiveimmediatelyuponsuchsale(a)thenumberofauthorizedbutundesignatedsharesofcommonstockofthecorporationshallbeincreasedbythenumberofsharesofspecialcommonstocksosold;(b)eachshareofspecialcommonstocksosoldshallthereafterconstituteone
(1)shareofcommonstock,theholderofwhichshallbeentitledtoone
(1)voteuponallmatterssubmittedtoavoteofshareholders;(c)thecertificateorcertificatesrepresentingthesharesofspecialcommonstockthatwereoutstandingimmediatelypriortosuchsaleshall,byvirtueofthesaleandwithoutanyactiononthepartoftheholder,thereafterrepresent(i)totheextentofthenumberofsharesofspecialcommonstocksosold,thecorrespondingnumberofsharesofcommonstock,and(ii)thesharesofspecialcommonstockrepresentedbysuchcertificateorcertificatesimmediatelypriortosuchsale,ifany,thathavenotbeensosold;and(d)ifnosharesofspecialcommonstockremainoutstandingfollowingthequalifiedsale,thedesignationofthespecialcommonstockasaseparateseriesofcommonstockhavingtherespectiverights,preferencesandlimitationssetforthinthissection4.2shallautomaticallyterminate.uponsurrenderofanysuchcertificatetothecorporation,thecorporationshallissueanddelivertothepersonentitledtheretoanewcertificateorcertificatestorepresentthesharesofcommonstockandspecialcommonstock,ifany,representedbythesurrenderedcertificate.
(b)forpurposesofthissection4.2.2,aqualifiedsaleofsharesofspecialcommonstockshallmeanabonafidesaleofthesharesbytheholderthereoftoapurchaserwhoisnotdirectly,oractingonbehalfof,anaffiliate(asthattermisdefinedinrule405promulgatedunderthesecuritiesactof1933,asamended(thesecuritiesact))oftheholder.
4.2.3votingrights.eachshareofcommonstockshallbeentitledtoone
(1)voteonallmatterssubmittedtotheshareholdersofthecorporationandeachshareofspecialcommonstockshallnotbeentitledtovote,exceptasrequiredbylaw,inwhichcaseeachshareofspecialcommonstockshallbeentitledtoone
(1)vote.
4.2.4ranking.therightsandpreferencesofthecommonstockandthespecialcommonstockshallbeinallrespectsidentical,exceptasotherwiserequiredbylaworexpresslyprovidedinthesearticlesofincorporation.
4.3issuanceofpreferredstockinseries.
4.3.1authorityvestedinboardofdirectors.thepreferredstockmaybedividedintoandissuedinseriesfromtimetotime.authorityisvestedintheboardofdirectors,subjecttothelimitationsandproceduressetforthinthesearticlesofincorporationorprescribedbylaw,todivideanypartorallofsuchpreferredstockintoanynumberofseries,tofixanddeterminetherelativerightsandpreferencesofthesharesofanyseriestobeestablished,andtoamendtherightsandpreferencesofthesharesofanyseriesthathasbeenestablishedbutiswhollyunissued.
4.3.2amendmenttoseriesdecreasingshares.withinanylimitsstatedinthesearticlesofincorporationorintheresolutionoftheboardofdirectorsestablishingaseries,theboardofdirectors,aftertheissuanceofsharesofaseries,mayamendtheresolutionestablishingtheseriestodecrease(butnotbelowthenumberofsharesofsuchseriesthenoutstandingorreservedforissuancepursuanttotheexerciseofanyoutstandingwarrants)thenumberofsharesofthatseries,andthenumberofsharesconstitutingthedecreaseshallthereafterconstituteauthorizedbutundesignatedshares.
4.3.3authoritylimitedtounissuedshares.theauthorityhereingrantedtotheboardofdirectorstodeterminetherelativerightsandpreferencesofthepreferredstockshallbelimitedtounissuedshares,andnopowershallexisttoalterorchangetherightsandpreferencesofanysharesthathavebeenissued.
4.4issuanceofcertificates.theboardofdirectorsshallhavetheauthoritytoissuesharesofthecapitalstockofthiscorporationandthecertificatesthereforsubjecttosuchtransferrestrictionsandotherlimitationsasitmaydeemnecessarytopromotecompliancewithapplicablefederalandstatesecuritieslaws,andtoregulatethetransferthereofinsuchmannerasmaybecalculatedtopromotesuchcomplianceortofurtheranyotherreasonablepurpose.
4.5nocumulativerights.shareholdersofthiscorporationshallnothavetherighttocumulatevotesfortheelectionofdirectors.
4.6nopreemptiverights.noshareholderofthiscorporationshall
have,solelybyreasonofbeingashareholder,anypreemptiveorpreferential
rightorsubscriptionrighttoanystockofthiscorporationortoany
obligationsconvertibleintostockofthiscorporation,ortoanywarrantor
optionforthepurchasethereof,excepttotheextentprovidedbywritten
agreementwiththiscorporation.
4.7quorumformeetingofshareholders.aquorumshallexistatanymeetingofshareholdersifamajorityofthevotesentitledtobecastisrepresentedinpersonorbyproxy.inthecaseofanymeetingofshareholdersthatisadjournedmorethanoncebecauseofthefailureofaquorumtoattend,thosewhoattendthethirdconveningofsuchmeeting,althoughlessthanaquorum,shallneverthelessconstituteaquorumforthepurposeofelectingdirectors,providedthatthepercentageofsharesrepresentedatthethirdconveningofsuchmeetingshallnotbelessthanone-thirdofthesharesentitledtovote.
4.8contractswithinterestedshareholders.subjecttothelimitationssetforthinrcw23b.19.040,totheextentapplicable:
4.8.1thecorporationmayenterintocontractsandotherwisetransactbusinessasvendor,purchaser,lender,borrower,orotherwisewithitsshareholdersandwithcorporations,associations,firms,andentitiesinwhichtheyareormaybeorbecomeinterestedasdirectors,officers,shareholders,members,orotherwise.
4.8.2anysuchcontractortransactionshallnotbeaffectedorinvalidatedorgiverisetoliabilitybyreasonoftheshareholdershavinganinterestinthecontractortransaction.
4.9shareholdervotingrequirements.subjecttotherequirementsofrcw23b.08.730,and23b.19.040,anycontract,transaction,oractofthecorporationorofanydirectororofficerofthecorporationthatshallbeauthorized,approved,orratifiedbyamajorityofthevotesentitledtobecastatameetingatwhichaquorumispresentshall,insofaraspermittedbylaw,beasvalidandasbindingasthoughratifiedbyeveryshareholderofthecorporation.
4.10executionofconsentofshareholdersbylessthanunanimousconsent.totheextentpermittedbytheact,thetakingofactionbyshareholderswithoutameetingbylessthanunanimouswrittenconsentofallshareholdersentitledtovoteontheactionshallbepermitted.beforethedateonwhichtheactionbecomeseffective,noticeofthetakingofsuchactionshallbegiventothoseshareholdersentitledtovoteontheactionwhohavenotconsentedinwriting(and,iftheactwouldotherwiserequirethatnoticeofameetingofshareholderstoconsidertheactionbegiventononvotingshareholders,toallnonvotingshareholders),inwriting,describingwithreasonableclarityandspecifyingthegeneralnatureoftheaction,andaccompaniedbythesamematerialthat,undertheact,wouldhavebeenrequiredtobesenttononconsenting(ornonvoting)shareholdersinanoticeofmeetingatwhichtheactionwouldhavebeensubmittedforshareholderaction.suchnoticeshallbegivenasfollows:
(i)ifmailed,bydepositintheu.s.mailatleastseventy-two(72)hourspriortothespecifiedeffectivetimeofsuchaction,withfirst-classpostagethereonprepaid,correctlyaddressedtoeachshareholderentitledtheretoattheshareholdersaddressasitappearsonthecurrentrecordofshareholdersofthecorporation;or(ii)ifdeliveredbypersonaldelivery,bycourierservice,bywireorwirelessequipment,bytelegraphicorotherfacsimiletransmission,orbyanyotherelectronicmeanswhichtransmitsafacsimileofsuchcommunicationcorrectlyaddressedtoeach