Exhibit 3.1
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Restated Certificate | Certificat de constitution |
Canada Business | Loi sur les sociétés |
COGNOS INCORPORATED/ | |
COGNOS INCORPORÉE | 74301-1 |
Name of corporation - Dénomination de la société | Number - Numéro |
I hereby certify that the Articles of Incorporation of the above-mentioned Corporation were restated under Section 174 of the Canada Business Corporations Act as set out in the attached Restated Articles of incorporation. | Je certifie par les présentes que les statuts constitutifs de la société mentionnée ci-haut ont été mis à jour en vertu de l’article 174 de la Loi sur les sociétés commerciales canadiennes, tel qu’indiqué dans les statuts de mise à jour ci-joints. |
[Signature]
February 1, 1984
Deputy Director - Directeur | Effective Date of Restatement Date d'entrée en vigueur de la mise à jour |
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CANADA BUSINESS | [LOGO] | LOI SUR LES SOCIÉTÉS |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 - Name of Corporation - Dénomination de la société Corporation No.- No de la société COGNOS INCORPORATED/COGNOS INCORPORÉE 74301-1 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 - The place in Canada where the registered office is situated Lieu au Canada où est situé le siège social 275 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5H9 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3 - The classes and any maximum number of shares that Catégories et tout nombre maximal d'actions the corporation is authorized to issue que la société est autorisée à émettre (1) An unlimited number of common shares, the holders of which are entitled (a) to vote at all meetings of the shareholders, and; (b) to receive the remaining property of the Corporation upon dissolution. (2) An unlimited number of Preferred shares issuable in series - See Attachment A _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4 - Restrictions if any on share transfers Restrictions sur le transfert des actions s'il y a lieu N/A _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5 - Number (or minimum and maximum number) of Nombre (ou nombre minimum et maximum) directors d'administrateurs A MINIMUM OF THREE (3) AND A MAXIMUM OF TEN (10) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6 - Restrictions if any on business the corporation Limites imposées quant aux activités que la may carry on société peut exploiter, s'il y a lieu. - N/A _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7 - Other provisions if any Autres dispositions s'il y a lieu N/A _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The foregoing restated articles of incorporation Cette mise à jour des statuts constitutifs correctly set out, without substantive change, the démontre exactement sans changement substantif corresponding provisions of the articles of les dispositions correspondantes des statuts incorporation as amended and supersede the original constitutifs tels que modifiés et remplacent articles of incorporation. les statuts constitutifs originaux. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Date Signature Description of Office - Description du poste January 30, 1984 [signature] General Counsel/Acting Secretary _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FOR DEPARTMENTAL USE ONLY À L'USAGE DU MINISTÈRE SEULEMENT _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 74301-1 Filed - Déposée 2/2/84 ___________________________________________________ CCA 1389(4-79)
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EXHIBIT A
SPECIAL RESOLUTION
It is hereby resolved as a Special Resolution that:
A. | THE ARTICLES OF THE CORPORATION ARE HEREBY AMENDED BY: |
1. | Subdividing each issued common share of the Corporation into two common shares of the Corporation; and | |
2. | Changing the Corporation's name from Quasar Systems Limited/Systems Quasar Limitée to Cognos Incorporated/Cognos Incorporée. | |
3. | Increasing the authorized capital of the Corporation by creating an unlimited number of Preferred Shares issuable in series; the preferences, rights, conditions, restrictions, limitations and prohibitions attaching to the Preferred Shares as a Class are as follows: |
(1) | The Preferred Shares may at any time or from time to time be issued in one or more series, each series to consist of such number of shares as may before the issue thereof be determined by the directors. The directors of the Corporation may by resolution fix from time to time before the issue thereof, the designation, rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions attaching to the Preferred Shares of each series including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the rate of preferential dividends, the dates and places of payment thereof, the redemption and/or purchase prices and the terms and conditions of redemption and/or purchase, conversion rights and any purchase fund or other provisions, the whole to be subject to the following provisions and to amendment of the Articles of the Corporation bringing such resolution into effect. | ||
(2) | The Preferred Shares shall be entitled to a preference over the common shares and any other shares of the Corporation ranking junior to the Preferred Shares with respect to the payment of dividends and in the distribution of assets in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, or other distribution of the assets of the Corporation among its shareholders for the purpose of winding up its affairs. | ||
(3) | Where any cumulative dividends or amounts payable on a repayment of capital in respect of a series of Preferred Shares are not paid in full, the shares of all series of the Preferred Shares shall participate rateably in respect of such accumulated dividends if any, in accordance with the sums that would be payable on such shares if all such dividends were declared and paid in full, and on any repayment of capital in accordance with the sums that would be payable on such repayment of capital if all sums so payable were paid in full. | ||
(4) | Except as otherwise expressly required by law the holders of Preferred Shares shall not be entitled to receive notice of or to attend any meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation or to vote at any such meeting. | ||
(5) | Any amendment to the Articles of the Corporation to delete or vary a preference, right, condition, restriction, limitation or prohibition attaching to the Preferred Shares as a class or to create shares ranking in priority to or on a parity with the Preferred Shares, in addition to any other authorization required by law may be authorized by at least two-thirds of the votes cast at a meeting of holders of Preferred Shares duly called for that purpose and held upon not less than 21 days notice at which the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Preferred Shares are present or are represented by proxy. If at such meeting the holders of a majority of the outstanding Preferred Shares are not present or represented by proxy within one half hour after the time appointed for such meeting than the meeting shall be adjourned to such date being not less than 21 days thereafter and to such time and place as may be designated by the chairman, and not less than 14 days notice shall be given of the reconvening of such adjourned meeting, but it shall not be necessary in such notice to specify the purpose for which the meeting was originally called. At such adjourned meeting the holders of the Preferred Shares present or represented by proxy may transact the business for which the meeting was originally called and a resolution passed by at least two-thirds of the votes cast at such meeting shall constitute the authorization of the holders of the Preferred Shares. On every poll taken at every such meeting every holder of Preferred Shares shall be entitled to one vote in respect of each Preferred Share held. Subject to the foregoing, the formalities to be observed in respect of the giving or waiving of notice of any such meeting and the conduct thereof shall be those from time to time prescribed in the by-laws of the Corporation with respect to meetings of shareholders. |
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B. | Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this special resolution, the directors of the Corporation may revoke the resolution before it is acted upon without further approval by the Shareholders. |
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[logo] | Consumer and | Consommation |
Corporate Affairs Canada | et Corporations Canada |
Certificate of Amendment | Certificat de modification |
Canada Business | Loi sur les sociétés |
COGNOS INCORPORATED/ 074301-1 COGNOS INCORPORÉE ________________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Name of Corporation - Dénomination de la société Number - Numéro I hereby certify that the Articles of the Je certifie par les preséntes que les statuts above-mentioned Corporation were amended de la société mentionnée ci-haut ont été modifiés (a) under section 13 of the Canada Business [ ] (a) en vertu de l'article 13 de la Loi sur Corporations Act in accordance with the attached les sociétés commerciales canadiennes notice; conformément à l'avis ci-joint; (b) under Section 27 of the Canada Business [ ] (b) en vertu de l'article 27 de la Loi sur Corporations Act as set out in the attached les sociétés commerciales canadiennes tel Articles of Amendment designating a series of qu'indiqué dans les clauses modificatrices shares; ci-jointes désignant une série d'actions; (c) under Section 171 of the Canada Business |X| (c) en vertu de l'article 171 de la Loi sur Corporations Act as set out in the attached les sociétés commerciales canadiennes tel Articles of Amendment; qu'indiqué dans les clauses modificatrices ci-jointes; (d) under Section 185 of the Canada Business [ ] (d) en vertu de l'article 185 de la Loi sur Corporations Act as set out in the attached les sociétés commerciales canadiennes tel Articles of Reorganization; qu'indiqué dans les clauses de réorganisation ci-jointes; (e) under Section 185.1 of the Canada Business [ ] (e) en vertu de l'article 185.1 de la Loi sur Corporations Act as set out in the attached les sociétés commerciales canadiennes tel Articles of Arrangement. qu'indiqué dans les clauses d'arrangement ci-jointes. Le Directeur July 10, 1986 [signature] le 10 juillet 1986 Director Date of Amendment - Date de la modification
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CANADA BUSINESS | [logo] | LOI SUR LES SOCIÉTÉS |
1 - Name of Corporation - Dénomination de la société 2 - Corporation No. - N° de la société COGNOS INCORPORATED/COGNOS INCORPORÉE 74301-1
3 - The articles of the above-named corporation are Les statuts de la société ci-haut mentionnée sont amended as follows: modifiés de la façon suivante:
(1) | Paragraph 3 of the Articles of the Corporation, as amended, is hereby further amended by subdividing each two (2) common shares of the Corporation into three (3) common shares of the Corporation. |
Date Signature Description of Office - Description du poste July 8, 1986 [signature] General Counsel/Corporate Secretary
FOR DEPARTMENTAL USE ONLY À L'USAGE DU MINISTÈRE SEULEMENT
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[logo] | Industry Canada | Industrie Canada |
Certificate of Amendment | Certificat de modification |
Canada Business | Loi canadienne sur les sociétés |
COGNOS INCORPORATED 074301-1 COGNOS INCORPORÉE ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Name of corporation-Dénomination de la société Corporation number-Numéro de la société I hereby certify that the articles of the Je certifie que les statuts de la société above-named corporation were amended susmentionnée ont été modifiés : (a) under section 13 of the Canada Business a) en vertu de l'article 13 de la Loi Corporations Act in accordance with the [ ] canadienne sur les sociétés par actions, attached notice; conformément à l'avis ci-joint; (b) under section 27 of the Canada Business b) en vertu de l'article 27 de la Loi canadienne Corporations Act as set out in the attached [ ] sur les sociétés par actions, tel qu'il est articles of amendment designating a series of indiqué dans les clauses modificatrices shares; ci-jointes désignant une série d'actions; (c) under section 179 of the Canada Business c) en vertu de l'article 179 de la Loi Corporations Act as set out in the attached |X| canadienne sur les sociétés par actions, tel articles of amendment; qu'il est indiqué dans les clauses modificatrices ci-jointes; (d) under section 191 of the Canada Business d) en vertu de l'article 191 de la Loi Corporations Act as set out in the attached [ ] canadienne sur les sociétés par actions, tel articles of reorganization. qu'il est indiqué dans les clauses de réorganisation ci-jointes. [signature] March 24, 1997 / le 24 mars 1997 Director - Directeur Date of Amendment - Date de modification
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Consumer and | FORM 4 |
1 - Name of corporation 2 - Corporation No. COGNOS INCORPORATED 0743011 COGNOS INCORPORÉE
3 – The articles of the above-named corporation are amended as follows:
RESOLVED, AS A SPECIAL RESOLUTION, THAT:
The Articles of the Corporation are amended as follows:
1. | to provide that the board of directors shall consist of a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 12 directors; |
2. | to provide that the directors of the Corporation are empowered to determine the number of directors of the Corporation and the number of directors to be elected at the annual meeting of the shareholders; and |
3. | to provide that the directors may appoint one or more directors, who shall hold office for a term expiring not later than the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders, but the total number of directors so appointed may not exceed one third of the number of directors elected at the previous annual meeting of shareholders. |
Date Signature Title _______________________________________________________________________________ MARCH 17/97 [Signature] FOR DEPARTMENTAL USE ONLY Filed APR 8 1997 AVR 8 1997 _________________________________________
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[logo] | Inductry Canada | Industrie Canada |
Certificate of Amendment | Certificat de modification |
Canada Business | Loi canadiennes sur les sociétés |
COGNOS INCORPORATED 074301-1 COGNOS INCORPORÉE ______________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Name of corporation-Dénomination de la société Corporation number-Numéro de la société I hereby certify that the articles of the Je certifie que les statuts de la société above-named corporation were amended: susmentionnée ont été modifiés: a) under section 13 of the Canada Business a) en vertu de l'article 13 de la Loi Corporations Act in accordance with the [ ] canadienne sur les sociétés par actions, attached notice; conformément à l'avis ci-joint; b) under section 27 of the Canada Business b) en vertu de l'article 27 de la Loi canadienne Corporations Act as set out in the attached [ ] sur les sociétés par actions, tel qu'il est articles of amendment designating a series indiqué dans les clauses modificatrices of shares; ci-jointes désignant une série d'actions; c) under section 179 of the Canada Business c) en vertu de l'article 179 de la Loi Corporations Act as set out in the attached |X| canadienne sur les sociétés par actions, tel articles of amendment; qu'il est indiqué dans les clauses modificatrices ci-jointes; d) under section 191 of the Canada Business d) en vertu de l'article 191 de la Loi Corporations Act as set out in the attached [ ] canadienne sur les sociétés par actions, articles of reorganization; tel qu'il est indiqué dans les clauses de réorganisation ci-jointes; [signature] July 29, 2002 / le 29 juillet 2002 Director - Directeur Date of Amendment - Date de modification
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1 – Name of corporation - Dénomination de la société | 2 – Corporation No. — N° de la société |
COGNOS INCORPORATED/COGNOS INCORPORÉE | 74301-1 |
3 – The articles of the above-named corporation are amended as follows: Les statuts de la société ci-dessus sont modifiés de la façon suivante:
RESOLVED, AS A SPECIAL RESOLUTION, THAT
Paragraph 3 of the Articles of Amendment dated March 17, 1997 be deleted and the following substituted:
“3. | to provide that the directors may appoint one or more additional directors, who shall hold office for a term expiring not later that the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders, but the total number of directors so appointed may not exceed one-third of the number of directors elected at the previous annual meeting of shareholders.” |
Date Signature 4 - Capacity of - En qualité de ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 17/7/02 [Signature] ___________________________________________________________________________________________
For Departmental Use Only Printed Name - Nom en lettres moulées
À l’usage du ministère seulement
Filed
Déposée
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IC3069 (2001/11)
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