Exhibit 3.1
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN
Secretary of the Commonwealth
One Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1512
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
(General Laws, Chapter 156D, Section 10.06; 950 CMR 113.34)
(1) Exact name of corporation: | Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. | |
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(2) Registered office address: | 222 Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA 01852 |
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(3) These articles of amendment affect article(s): | Article III |
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(4) Date adopted: | May 1, 2007 |
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(5) Approved by:
(check appropriate box)
o the incorporators,
o the board of directors without shareholder approval and shareholder approval was not required.
x the board of directors and the shareholders in the manner required by law and the articles of organization.
(6) State the article number and the text of the amendment. Unless contained in the text of the amendment, state the provisions for implementing the exchange, reclassification or cancellation of issued shares.
To change the number of share and the par value, if any, of any type, or to designate a class or series, of stock, or change a designation of class or series of stock, which the corporation is authorized to issue, complete the following:
Total authorized prior to amendment:
WITHOUT PAR VALUE | | WITH PAR VALUE | |
TYPE | | NUMBER OF SHARES | | TYPE | | NUMBER OF SHARES | | PAR VALUE | |
| | | | Common | | 10,000,000 | | $ | 0.01 | |
| | | | Preferred | | 1,000,000 | | $ | 0.01 | |
Total authorized after amendments:
WITHOUT PAR VALUE | | WITH PAR VALUE | |
TYPE | | NUMBER OF SHARES | | TYPE | | NUMBER OF SHARES | | PAR VALUE | |
| | | | Common | | 20,000,000 | | $ 0.01 | |
| | | | Preferred | | 1,000,000 | | $ 0.01 | |
(7) the amendment shall be effective at the time and on the date approved by the Division, unless a later effective date not more than 90 days from the date and time of filing is specified:
Signed by: | /s/ James A Marcotte | |
(signature of authorized individual) |
o Chairman of the board of directors
o President
x Other officer
o Court-appointed fiduciary
on this 17th day of May, 2007
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
William Francis Galvin
Secretary of the Commonwealth
One Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1512
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
(General Laws, Chapter 156D, Section 10.06; 950 CMR 113.34)
I hereby certify that upon examination of these articles of amendment, it appears that the provisions of the General Laws relative thereto have been complied with, and the filing fee in the amount of $10,000 having been paid, said articles are deemed to have been filed with me this 18th day of May, 2007, at 9:31 a.m.
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| (must be within 90 days of date submitted) |
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| /s/ William Francis Galvin | |
WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN |
Secretary of the Commonwealth |
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Filing fee: Minimum filing fee $100 per article amended, stock increases $100 per 100,000 shares, plus $100 for each additional 100,000 share or any fraction thereof.
TO BE FILLED IN BY CORPORATION
Contact Information
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| Stephen J. Coukos, Esq. |
| Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, P.C. |
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| 112 South Street, 2nd FL |
| Boston, MA 02110 |
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| Telephone: 617.426.5347 |
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| Email: coukos@gcglaw.com |
Upon filing, a copy of this filing will be available at www.sec.state.ma.su/cor. If the document is rejected, a copy of the rejection sheet and rejected document will be available in the rejected queue.
