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EXHIBIT 3.3
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
KEVIN H. WHITE
Secretary of the Commonwealth
STATE HOUSE
BOSTON, MASS.
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION
(Under G.L. Ch. 156B)
NAME
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(including given name in full) POST OFFICE ADDRESS
We, Arthur R. McLaren, 12 Poplar St., Belmont
Helen B. McLaren 12 Poplar St., Belmont
George McBride 105 Watson Rd., Belmont
Albert M. Rudman 25 Century St., W. Medford
do hereby associate ourselves as incorporators with the intention of forming a
corporation under the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 156B.
1. The name by which the corporation shall be know is: BAKER SCHOOL
SPECIALTY CO., INC.
2. The purposes for which the corporation is formed are as follows:
To manufacture, buy, sell, deal in, and to engage in, conduct,
and carry on the business of manufacturing, buying, selling and dealing in
goods, wares and merchandise of every class and description; to acquire, own,
use, convey, mortgage and otherwise dispose of real estate or any interest
therein used in connection with the business or incidental thereto.
2A. Any stockholder, including the heirs, assigns, executors or
administrators of a deceased stockholder, desiring to sell or transfer such
stock owned by him or them, shall first offer it to the corporation through the
Board of Directors, in the manner following:
He shall notify the directors of his desire to sell or transfer by
notice in writing, which notice shall contain the price at which he is willing
to sell or transfer and the name of one arbitrator. The directors shall within
thirty days thereafter either accept the offer, or by notice to him in writing
name a second arbitrator and these two shall name a third. It shall then be
the duty of the arbitrators to ascertain the value of the stock, and if any
arbitrator shall neglect or refuse to appear at any meeting appointed by the
arbitrators, a majority may act in the absence of such arbitrator.
After the acceptance of the offer, or the report of the arbitrators as
to the value of the stock, the directors shall have thirty days within which to
purchase the same at such valuation, but if at the expiration of thirty days,
the corporation shall not have exercised the right so to purchase, the owner of
the stock shall be at liberty to dispose of the same in any manner he may see
fit.
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No shares of stock shall be sold or transferred on the books of the
corporation until these provisions have been complied with, but the Board of
Directors may in any particular instance waive the requirement.
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:
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CLASS OF STOCK WITHOUT PAR VALUE WITH PAR VALUE
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NUMBER OF SHARES NUMBER OF SHARES PAR VALUE
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Preferred -- -- --
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Common 300 -- --
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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: None
5. The restrictions, if any, imposed by the Articles of Organization upon
the transfer of shares of stock of any class are as follows: See 2A.
6. Other lawful provisions, 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
7. The first meeting of the incorporators was duly held on the SEVENTH day
of March, 1967 at which by-laws of the corporation were duly adopted and
at which the initial directors, president, treasurer and clerk, whose
names are set out below were duly elected.
8. The following information shall not for any purpose be treated as a
permanent part of the Articles of Organization of the corporation.
a. The post office address of the initial principal office of the
corporation in Massachusetts is:
17 Craig Road, Acton, Massachusetts
b. The name, residence, and post office address of each of the
initial directors and following officers of the corporation
elected at the first meeting are as follows:
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NAME RESIDENCE POST OFFICE ADDRESS
President: Arthur R. McLaren 12 Poplar St. same
Belmont, Mass.
Treasurer: Helen B. McLaren 12 Poplar St. same
Belmont, Mass.
Clerk: George McBride 105 Watson Rd. same
Belmont, Mass.
Directors: Arthur R. McLaren 12 Poplar St. same
Belmont, Mass.
Helen B. McLaren 12 Poplar St. same
Belmont, Mass.
George McBride 105 Watson Rd. same
Belmont, Mass.
c. The date initially adopted on which the corporation's fiscal year
ends is: December 31
d. The date initially fixed in the by-laws for the annual meeting of
stockholders of the corporation is: Second Monday of February
e. The name and business address of the registered agent, if any, of
the corporation are: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, and under the penalties of perjury, we, the above-named
INCORPORATORS, hereto sign our names, this seventh day of March, 1967.
/s/ ARTHUR R. McLAREN
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/s/ HELEN B. McLAREN
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/s/ GEORGE McBRIDE
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/s/ ALBERT M. RUDMAN
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Office of the Massachusetts Secretary of State
Michael J. Connolly, Secretary
One Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02108
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 72
Federal Identification No. 04-2431217
We, George McBride, President, and Vinalrae McBride, Clerk, of BAKER SCHOOL
SPECIALTY CO., Inc., located at Box 236, Governor Dukakis Drive, Orange, MA
01364 do hereby certify that these Articles of Amendment affecting Articles
Numbered 3 of the Articles of Organization were duly adopted at a meeting
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held on February 16, 1990 by vote of 15 shares of common out of 15 shares
outstanding, being at least a majority of each type, class or series
outstanding and entitled to vote thereon.
To CHANGE the number of shares and the par value (if any) of 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 TYPE NUMBER OF PAR
SHARES SHARES VALUE
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COMMON 300 COMMON None None
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PREFERRED None 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 TYPE NUMBER OF PAR
SHARES SHARES VALUE
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COMMON 100,000 COMMON None None
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PREFERRED None 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. EFFECTIVE DATE:
Upon Filing
IN WITNESS WHEREOF AND UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY, we have hereunto signed
our names this 27th day of February, in the year 1990.
/s/ GEORGE McBRIDE, President
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George McBride
/s/ VINALRAE McBRIDE, Clerk
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Vinalrae McBride