Exhibit 3.1
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| | Industry Canada | | Industrie Canada |
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Certificate | | Certificat |
of Incorporation | | de constitution |
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Canada Business | | Loi canadienne sur |
Corporations Act | | les sociétés par actions |
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GOODYEAR ENGINEERED PRODUCTS CANADA INC. | | |
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PRODUITS D’INGÉNIERIE GOODYEAR CANADA INC. | | 430910-3 |
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Name of corporation-Dénomination de la société | | Corporation number-Numéro de la société |
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I hereby certify that the above-named corporation, | | Je certifie que la société susmentionnée, |
the articles of incorporation of which are | | dont les statuts constitutifs sont joints, a été |
attached, was incorporated under theCanada | | constituée en société en vertu de laLoi canadienne sur les |
Business Corporations Act. | | sociétés par actions. |
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| | October 11, 2006 / le 11 octobre 2006 |
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Richard G. Shaw Director — Directeur | | Date of Incorporation — Date de constitution |
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| | Industry Canada | | Industrie Canada | | | | |
| | | | | | FORM 1 | | FORMULAIRE 1 |
| | Canada Business | | Loi canadienne sur les | | ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION | | STATUTS CONSTITUTIFS |
| | Corporations Act | | sociétés par actions | | (SECTION 6) | | (ARTICLE 6) |
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1 — Name of the Corporation | | Dénomination sociale de la société |
GOODYEAR ENGINEERED PRODUCTS CANADA INC. | | |
PRODUITS D’INGÈNIERIE GOODYEAR CANADA INC. | | |
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2 — The province or territory in Canada where the registered office is situated | | La province ou le territoire au Canada où est situé le slège social |
Ontario | | |
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3 — The classes and any maximum number of shares that the corporation is authorized to issue | | Catégories at 1e nombre maximal d’actions que la société est autorisée è émattre |
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The Corporation is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of 1 class designated as common shares. |
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4 — Restrictions, if any, on share transfers | | Restriction sur is transfert des actions, s’ll y a lieu |
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The transfer of shares in the capital of the Corporation shall be restricted in the manner provided in Article 7 of these articles. |
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5 — Number (or minimum and maximum number) of directors | | Nombre (ou nombre minimal et maximal) d’administrateurs |
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A minimum of 1 and a maximum of 11 directors. | | |
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6 — Restrictions, if any, on the business the corporation may carry on | | Limites Imposées é l’activité commerciale de la société, s’ll y a lieu |
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There are no restrictions on the business the Corporation may carry on or on the powers the Corporation may exercise. |
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7 — Other provisions, If any | | Autres dispositions, s’ll y a lieu |
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The annexed Schedule 1 is incorporated in this form. | | |
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8 — Incorporators — Fondataure |
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Name(s) — Nom(s) | | | Address (including postal code) Adresse (inclure le code postal) | | | Signature | | | Tel. No. — No de tél. |
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Sean L. Morley | | | 10 Delisle Avenue, No. 718 Toronto, Ontario M4V 3C6 | | | /s/ Sean L. Morley | | | 416-865-4362 |
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FOR DEPARTMENTAL ONLY — A L’USAGE DU MINISTÈRE SEULEMENT |
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430910—3 | | | | | | | | | OCT 13 2006 |
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SCHEDULE 1 TO THE
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
FOR
GOODYEAR ENGINEERED PRODUCTS CANADA INC.
PRODUITS D’INGÉNIERIE GOODYEAR CANADA INC.
Other Provisions
The right to transfer securities (including for greater certainty shares) other than non-convertible debt securities of the Corporation shall be restricted in that no securities shall be transferred without either: (a) the consent of the directors of the Corporation, expressed by a resolution passed by the directors or by an instrument or instruments in writing signed by a majority of the directors, which consent may be given either prior or subsequent to the time of transfer of such securities; or (b) the consent of the holder or holders of shares of the Corporation to which are attached at least a majority of the votes attaching to all shares to the Corporation for the time being outstanding carrying a voting right either under all circumstances or under some circumstances that have occurred and are continuing, expressed by a resolution passed by such holder or holders or by an instrument or instruments in writing signed by such holder or holders, which consent may be given either prior or subsequent to the time of transfer of such securities.