EXHIBIT 3.2 New York State Department of State Divisions of Corporation, State Records And Uniform Commercial Code 41 State Street Albany, NY 12231 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF VICON INDUSTRIES, INC. Under Section 805 of the Business Corporation Law FIRST: The name of the corporation is Vicon Industries, Inc. If the name of the corporation has been changed, the name under which it was formed is: SECOND: The date of filing of the certificate of incorporation with the Department of State is: October 4, 1967 and the date of filing of the restated certificate of incorporation was May 10, 1985. THIRD: (Set forth each amendment in a separate paragraph providing the subject matter and full text of each amended paragraph.) The amendment effected by this certificate of amendment is as follows: Paragraph Fifth of the Certificate of Incorporation relating to the aggregate number of shares which the Corporation shall have the authority to issue is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: "Fifth: The aggregate number of shares which the Corporation shall have the authority to issue, which shares shall not have preemptive rights, is 25,000,000 shares, par value $.01 per share." FOURTH: The Certificate of amendment was authorized by: X The vote of the board of directors followed by a vote of a majority of all outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon at a meeting of shareholders. ---- The vote of the board of directors followed by the unanimous written consent of the holders of all outstanding shares. Dated: May 7, 2002 - ------------------------------ Kenneth M. Darby President & CEO CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF VICON INDUSTRIES, INC. Under Section 805 of the Business Corporation Law Filer's Name: Kenneth M. Darby Address: Vicon Industries, Inc. 89 Arkay Drive Hauppauge, New York 11788 (631) 952-2288 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------