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EXHIBIT 3.1
FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION
NO. 04-2297484
- --------- THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Examiner WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN
Secretary of the Commonwealth
One Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1512
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Name ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
Approved (GENERAL LAWS, CHAPTER 156B, SECTION 72)
We, Stephen Cohen, , *Vice President,
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and David C. Chapin ,*Clerk
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of Genome Therapeutics Corp
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(Exact name of corporation)
located at 100 Beaver Street, Waltham, MA 02154
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(Street address of corporation in Massachusetts)
certify that these Articles of Amendment affecting articles
numbered:
Number those articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and/or (being amended) -
of the Articles of Organization were duly adopted at a meeting
held on February 27, 2001, by vote
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of
18,171,161 shares of Common Stock of 22,288,658 shares
outstanding;
(type, class c4' series, if any)
18,171,161 shares of Common Stock of 22,288,658 shares
outstanding;
(type, class c4' series, if any)
18,171,161 shares of Common Stock of 22,288,658 shares
outstanding;
(type, class c4' series, if any)
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**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.
' For amendments adopted pursuant to Chapter 15GB, Section 70.
(1) For amendments adopted pursuant to Chapter 156B, Section 71.
Note: If the space provided under any article or item 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 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:
WITHOUT PAR VALUE STOCKS WITH PAR VALUE STOCKS
TYPE NUMBER OF SHARES TYPE NUMBER OF SHARES PAR VALUE
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Common: Common: 35,000,000 $.10
Preferred: Preferred:
Change the total authorized to:
WITHOUT PAR VALUE STOCKS WITH PAR VALUE STOCKS
TYPE NUMBER OF SHARES TYPE NUMBER OF SHARES PARVALUE
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Common: Common: 50,000,000 $. 10
Preferred: Preferred:
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The foregoing amendments) will become effective when these Articles of Amendment
are filed in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section G 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 March, 2001,
/s/ Stephen Cohen *Vice President
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/s/ David C. Chapin *Clerk
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*Delete the inapplicable words.
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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 $_______having been paid, said
articles are deemed to have been filed with me this ______day
of _______________________ 20 ______.
Effective date: ___________________________________________
WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN
Secretary of the Commonwealth
TO BE FILLED IN BY CORPORATION PHOTOCOPY
OF DOCUMENT TO BE SENT TO:
Nicholas T. Antoun, c/o Ropes & Gray
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One International Place
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Boston, MA 02110
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Telephone: (617) 951-7000
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