The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kevin H. White
Secretary of the Commonwealth
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, MASS.
RESTATED ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION
General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 74
This certificate must be submitted to the Secretary of the Commonwealth within
sixty days after the date of the vote of stockholders adopting the restated
articles of organization. The fee for filing this certificate is prescribed by
General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 114. Make check payable to the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts.
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We, Theodore S. Saad, President and
Robert P. Moncreiff, Clerk of
SAGE LABORATORIES, INC.
(Name of Corporation)
located at 3 Huron Drive, East Natick Industrial Park, Natick, Massachusetts do
hereby certify that the following restatement of the articles of organization of
the corporation was duly adopted at a meeting held on September 21, 1967, by
vote of
16,250 shares of Class 3 Common Stock out of 16,250 shares outstanding,
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(Class of Stock)
shares of out of shares outstanding,
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(Class of Stock)
shares of out of shares outstanding,
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(Class of Stock)
being at least two-thirds of each class of stock outstanding and entitled to
vote and of each class or series of stock adversely affected thereby:
1. The name by which the corporation shall be known as: Sage
Laboratories, Inc.
2. The purposes for which the corporation is formed are as follows:
See page 2A
NOTE: Provisions for which the space provided under articles 2, 4, 5, and 6
is not sufficient should be set out on continuation sheets to be
numbered 2A, 2B, etc. Indicate under each article where the provision
is set out. Continuation sheets shall be on 8-1/2" wide x 11" high
paper and must have a left-hand margin 1 inch wide for binding. Only
one side should be used.
3. The total number of shares and the par value, if any, of each class of
stock which the corporation is authorized to issue is as follows:
WITHOUT PAR VALUE WITH PAR VALUE
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CLASS OF STOCK NUMBER OF SHARES NUMBER OF SHARES PAR VALUE
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Preferred
Common 650,000 $1.00
*4. If more than one class is authorized, a description of each of the
different classes of stock with, if any, the preferences, voting
powers, qualifications, special or relative rights or privileges as to
each class thereof and any series now established:
Not applicable.
*5. The restrictions, if any, imposed by the articles of organization upon
the transfer of shares of stock of any class are as follows:
None
*6. Other lawful provision, if any, for the conduct and regulation of the
business and affairs of the corporation, for its voluntary
dissolution, or for limiting, defining, or regulating the powers of
the corporation, or of its directors or stockholders, or of any class
of stockholders:
None
* If there are no such provisions, state "None".
Page 2A
To carry on the trade or business of engineers, founders, smiths,
machinists, manufacturers and patentees of lawful products of any description
and to carry on any business incident thereto; to acquire by purchase, lease or
otherwise such real estate, machinery, fixtures, and all kinds of personal
property which may appropriately be acquired and lawfully used in the conduct of
any or all of such business enterprises; to acquire by purchase or otherwise,
and to own, use, sell, grant, assign and license others to use, letters patent,
patent rights, inventions, processes and contrivances relating to any or all of
such business enterprises; to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire as a going
concern or otherwise all or any part of the rights, stock, property, business
and good will of any person, firm, association, trust or other corporation
engaged in whole or in part in any business in which this corporation is
empowered to engage; to pay for the same in whole or in part in cash, stocks,
bonds, notes, securities or assets of this corporation or in any manner to
assume as part of the consideration or otherwise any or all of the debts,
contracts, liabilities and obligations of any such person, firm, association,
trust or other corporation; to operate, manage, develop and generally carry on
the whole or any part of such business either under the name of the person,
firm, association, trust or other corporation from whom acquired or under the
name of this corporation.
"We further certify that the foregoing restated articles of organization
effect no amendments to the articles of organization of the corporation as
heretofore amended, except amendments to the following articles 3 & 5.
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(*If there are no such amendments, state "None".)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF AND UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY, we have hereto signed our
names this 20th day of November in the year 1967.
/s/ Theodore S. Saad President
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/s/ Robert P. Moncreiff Clerk
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RECEIVED
NOV 20, 1967
CORPORATION DIVISION
SECRETARY'S OFFICE
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
RESTATED ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION
(General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 74)
I hereby approve the within restated articles of
organization and, the filing fee in the amount of $375.00
having been paid, said articles are deemed to have been
filed with me this 20th day of Nov, 1967.
/s/ Kevin H. White
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KEVIN H. WHITE
Secretary of the Commonwealth
State House, Boston, Mass.
James L. Terry
53 State St
Boston
11-22-67
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FORM CD-72-30M-4/88-70881
[Initialed]
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Examiner
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
OFFICE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS SECRETARY OF STATE
MICHAEL JOSEPH CONNOLLY, Secretary
ONE ASHBURTON PLACE, BOSTON, MASS 02108
FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION
NO. 04-2179082
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 72
This certificate must be submitted to the Secretary of the Commonwealth
within sixty days after the date of the vote of stockholders adopting the
amendment. The fee for filing this certificate is prescribed by General Laws,
Chapter 156B, Section 114. Make check payable to the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
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We, Theodore S. Saad, President and
Robert P. Moncreiff, Clerk of
SAGE LABORATORIES, INC.
(Name of Corporation)
Located at 11 Huron Drive, Natick, Massachusetts 01760
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Name
Approved
do hereby certify that the following amendment to the articles of organization
of the corporation was duly adopted at a meeting held on October 27, 1987, by
vote of 306,471 shares of Common Stock out of 417,405 shares outstanding.
CROSS OUT being at least two-thirds of each class outstanding and entitled
INAPPLICABLE to vote thereon and of each class or series of stock whose rights
CLAUSE are adversely affected thereby:(2)
Voted to add the following provision to Section 6 of the corporation's
Restated Articles of Organization:
C [ ]
P [ ]
M [ ]
"A Director of this corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or
its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director, except to the extent that the elimination of liability is not
permitted under the Massachusetts Business Corporation Law as in effect when
such breach occurred. No amendment or repeal of this provision shall deprive a
director of the benefits hereof with respect to any act or omission occurring
prior to such amendment or repeal."
(1) For amendments adopted pursuant to Chapter 156B, Section 70.
(2) For amendments adopted pursuant to Chapter 156B, Section 71.
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PC
Note: If the space provided under any Amendment or item on this form is
insufficient, additions shall be set forth in separate 8-1/2 x 11 sheets of
paper leaving a left hand margin of at least 1 inch for binding. Additions to
more than one Amendment may be continued on a single sheet so long as each
Amendment requiring such addition is clearly indicated.
TO CHANGE the number of shares and the par value, if any, of each class of stock
within the corporation fill in the following:
The total presently authorized is:
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NO PAR VALUE WITH PAR VALUE PAR
KIND OF STOCK NUMBER OF SHARES NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE
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COMMON
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PREFERRED
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CHANGE the total to:
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NO PAR VALUE WITH PAR VALUE PAR
KIND OF STOCK NUMBER OF SHARES NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE
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COMMON
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PREFERRED
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The foregoing amendment will become effective when these articles of
amendment are filed in accordance with Chapter 156B, Section 6 of the General
Laws unless these articles specify, in accordance with the vote adopting the
amendment, a later effective date not more than thirty days after such filing,
in which event the amendment will become effective on such later date.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF AND UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY, we have hereto signed our
names this 27th day of October, in the year 1987
/s/ Theodore S. Saad President
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/s/ Robert P. Moncreiff Clerk
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SECRETARY OF THE
COMMONWEALTH
1987 OCT 20 PM 2:12
CORPORATION DIVISION
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
(General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 72)
I hereby approve the within articles of amendment and the filing fee in the
amount of $75.00 have been paid, said articles are deemed to have been filed
with me this 29th day of October 1987.
/s/ Michael Joseph Connolly
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MICHAEL JOSEPH CONNOLLY
Secretary of State
TO BE FILLED IN BY CORPORATION
PHOTOCOPY OF AMENDMENT TO BE SENT
TO: John A. Frescotti, Esquire
Palmer & Dodge
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One Beacon Street
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Boston, MA 02108
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Telephone: (617) 227-4400
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NO. 04-2179082
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Examiner
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
William Francis Gavin
Secretary of the Commonwealth
One Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1512
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Name
Approved
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
(General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 72)
We, Carl A. Marguerite , *President
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and George M. Hughes , Assistant Clerk
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of Sage Laboratories, Inc.
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(Exact name of corporation)
located at 11 Huron Drive, Natick MA 01760-1338
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(Street address of corporation in Massachusetts)
certify that these Articles of Amendment affecting articles numbered:
3
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(Number those articles 1,2,3,4 and/or 6 being amended)
of the Articles of Organization were duly adopted at a meeting held on November
14, 1995 by vote of:
175,450 shares of Common Stock $1.00 par value of 231,365 shares outstanding.
(type, class & series, if any)
_______ shares of ________________________________ of _______ shares outstanding
and
(type, class & series, if any)
_______ shares of _______________________________ of _______ shares outstanding.
(type, class & series, if any)
C []
P []
M []
R.A. []
1** being at least a majority of each type, class or series outstanding and
entitled to vote thereon:/or
* Delete the inapplicable words. ** Delete the inapplicable clause.
1 For amendments adopted pursuant to Chapter 156B, Section 70.
2 For amendments adopted pursuant to Chapter 156B, Section 71.
Note: if the space provided under any article or items on this form is
insufficient, additions shall be set forth on one side only of separate 8 1/2 x
11 sheets of paper with a left margin of at lease 1 inch. Additions to more than
one article may be made on a single sheet so long as each article requiring each
addition is clearly indicated.
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P.C.
To change the number of shares and the par value (if any) of any type, class or
series of stock which the corporation is authorized to issue, fill in the
following:
The total presently authorized is:
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WITHOUT PAR VALUE STOCKS WITH PAR VALUE STOCKS
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TYPE NUMBER OF SHARES TYPE NUMBER OF SHARES PAR VALUE
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Common: Common: 650,000 $ 1.00
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Preferred: Preferred:
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Change the total authorized to:
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WITHOUT PAR VALUE STOCKS WITH PAR VALUE STOCKS
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TYPE NUMBER OF SHARES TYPE NUMBER OF SHARES PAR VALUE
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Common: Common: 10,000,000 $.10
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Preferred: Preferred:
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The above change was approved pursuant to the following vote:
VOTED: To amend the company's Restated Articles of Organization as
amended so as to change the par value of its Common Stock from
$1.00 per share to $.10 per share and increase the number of
authorized shares from 650,000 shares to 10,000,000 shares.
The foregoing amendment(s) will become effective when these Articles of
Amendment are filed in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 6
unless these articles specify, in accordance with the vote adopting the
amendment, a later effective date not more than thirty days after such filing,
in which event the amendment will become effective on such later date.
Later effective date: ______________________
SIGNED UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY, this 14th day of November 1995.
/s/ Carl A. Marguerite , *President/.
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/s/ George M. Hughes , /*Assistant Clerk.
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* Delete inapplicable words.
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
(General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 72)
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I hereby approve the within Articles of Amendment and, the filing fees in the
amount of $__________ having been paid, said articles are deemed to have been
filed with me this _________ day of _______________ 19___.
Effective date: ________________________________________________________________
WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN
Secretary of the Commonwealth
TO BE FILLED IN BY CORPORATION
Photocopy of document to be sent to:
George M. Hughes, Esquire
Palmer & Dodge
One Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108-3190