EXHIBIT 3.9
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
of
DOMINO'S PIZZA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Domino's Pizza International, Inc. (the "Corporation"), a corporation
organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware, DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:
FIRST: That the date of incorporation of the Corporation is September 2,
1982.
SECOND: That the Board of Directors of said Corporation, at a meeting duly
convened and held, adopted the following resolution:
"RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors hereby declares it advisable
and in the best interest of the Corporation that the Certificate of
Incorporation be amended and restated to read as follows:
1. The name of this corporation is Domino's Pizza International, Inc.
2. The original date of incorporation of the Corporation was September 2,
1982.
3. The registered office of this corporation in the State of Delaware is
located at 1013 Centre Road, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle.
The name of its registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company.
4. The purpose of this corporation is to engage in any lawful act or
activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation
Law of the State of Delaware.
5. The total number of shares of stock that this corporation shall have
authority to issue is 100,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share.
The holders of the Common Stock shall have and possess all powers and voting and
other rights pertaining to the stock of this corporation and each share of
Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote.
6. The name and mailing address of each incorporator is as follows:
NAME MAILING ADDRESS
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L. J. Vitalo Corporation Trust Center
1209 Orange Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
K. A. Widdoes Corporation Trust Center
1209 Orange Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
M. A. Brzoska Corporation Trust Center
1209 Orange Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
7. Except as otherwise provided in the provisions establishing a class of
stock, the number of authorized shares of any class or series of stock may be
increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then
outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting
power of the corporation entitled to vote irrespective of the provisions of
Section 242(b)(2) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
8. The election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the by-
laws shall so require.
9. In furtherance and not in limitation of the power conferred upon the
board of directors by law, the board of directors shall have power to make,
adopt, alter, amend and repeal from time to time by-laws of this corporation,
subject to the right of the stockholders entitled to vote with respect thereto
to alter and repeal by-laws made by the board of directors.
10. 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 exculpation from liability is not permitted
under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as in effect at the
time such liability is determined. No amendment or repeal of this paragraph 9
shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any
director of the corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such
director occurring prior to such amendment or repeal.
11. This corporation shall, to the maximum extent permitted from time to
time under the law of the State of Delaware, indemnify and upon request advance
expenses to any person who is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party
to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, proceeding or claim,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact
that such person is or was or has agreed to be a director or officer of this
corporation or while a director or officer is or was serving at the request of
this
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corporation as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of
any corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against expenses
(including attorney's fees and expenses), judgments, fines, penalties and
amounts paid in settlement incurred (and not otherwise recovered) in connection
with the investigation, preparation to defend or defense of such action, suit,
proceeding or claim; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not require
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this corporation to indemnify or advance expenses to any person in connection
with any action, suit, proceeding, claim or counterclaim initiated by or on
behalf of such person. Such indemnification shall not be exclusive of other
indemnification rights arising under any by-law, agreement, vote of directors or
stockholders or otherwise and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs and legal
representatives of such person. Any person seeking indemnification under this
paragraph 10 shall be deemed to have met the standard of conduct required for
such indemnification unless the contrary shall be established. Any repeal or
modification of the foregoing provisions of this paragraph 10 shall not
adversely affect any right or protection of a director or officer of this
corporation with respect to any acts or omissions of such director or officer
occurring prior to such repeal or modification.
12. The books of this corporation may (subject to any statutory
requirements) be kept outside the State of Delaware as may be designated by the
board of directors or in the by-laws of this corporation.
13. If at any time this corporation shall have a class of stock registered
pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, for so long
as such class is so registered, any action by the stockholders of such class
must be taken at an annual or special meeting of stockholders and may not be
taken by written consent.
THIRD: That this Certificate has been consented to and authorized by the
holder of all the issued and outstanding stock entitled to vote by written
consent given in accordance with the provisions of Section 228 of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
FOURTH: That the aforesaid amendment is duly adopted in accordance with
the applicable provisions of Sections 245 and 228 of the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said Corporation has caused this Certificate to be
signed by Harry J. Silverman, its President, this __th day of March, 1999.
/s/ Harry J. Silverman
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Harry J. Silverman
President
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