FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION
NO. 04-2381876
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN
Secretary of the Commonwealth
One Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1512
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
(General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 72)
We, John L. Coughlin *President
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and John T. Lynch *Clerk
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of Benthos, Inc.
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(Exact name of corporation)
located at: 49 Edgerton Drive, Falmouth
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(Street address of corporation in Massachusetts)
certify that these Articles of Amendment affecting articles number:
3
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(Number those articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and/or 6 being amended)
of the Articles of Organization were duly adopted at a meeting held on
April 3, 1998, by vote of:
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817,813 shares of Common Stock of 1,317,490 shares outstanding,
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(type, class &
series, if any)
shares of of shares outstanding,
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(type, class &
series, if any)
shares of of shares outstanding,
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(type, class &
series, if any)
/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.
Note: If the space provided under any article or item on this form is
insufficient, additions shall be set forth on the one side only of separate
8 1/2 x 11 sheets of paper with a left margin of at least 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.
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: 2,500,000 $0.06 2/3
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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: 7,500,000 $0.06 2/3
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Preferred: Preferred:
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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: .
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SIGNED UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY, this 20th day of April , 1998,
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/s/ John L. Coughlin , *President
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/s/ John T. Lynch , *Clerk
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* Delete the 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 fee 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:
William F. Griffin, Jr.
Davis, Malm & D'Agostine, P.C.
One Boston, Place
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
617-367-2500