1 PAGE 1 Exhibit 3(1)(a) State of Delaware Office of the Secretary of State ________________________________ I, EDWARD J. FREEL, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF "RAVENS METAL PRODUCTS, INC.", FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON THE TWENTY-SIXTH DAY OF DECEMBER, A.D. 1995, AT 8:30 O'CLOCK A.M. A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE NEW CASTLE COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS FOR RECORDING. [SEAL] /s/ Edward J. Freel ----------------------------------- Edward J. Freel, Secretary of State 2100603 8100 AUTHENTICATION: 7766885 950306724 DATE: 12-26-95 2 CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION RAVENS METAL PRODUCTS, INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY: FIRST: That the Board of Directors of said Corporation adopted a resolution proposing and declaring advisable the following amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Ravens Metal Products, Inc. (As Amended): RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation of Ravens Metal Products, Inc. (As Amended) be further amended by changing the first paragraph of Article 5 thereof so that, as amended, the first paragraph of Article 5 shall be and read as follows: ARTICLE 5 The aggregate number of shares which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is Three Million Three Hundred Thousand (3,300,000) shares, of which Three Million (3,000,000) shares shall be Common Stock having a par value of One Penny ($.01) per share, and Three Hundred Thousand (300,000) shares shall be Preferred Stock having a par value of One Penny ($.01) per share. The remaining text of Article 5 shall not change. 3 SECOND: That in lieu of a meeting and vote of stockholders, the stockholders have given written consent to said amendment in accordance with the provisions of Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. THIRD: That the aforesaid amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the applicable provisions of Sections 242 and 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said RAVENS METAL PRODUCTS, INC. has caused this certificate to be signed by Jacob Pollock, its Chief Executive Officer, on the date set forth below. RAVENS METAL PRODUCTS, INC. By: /s/ Jacob Pollock ------------------------------- Jacob Pollock Chief Executive Officer Date: 12/24/95 ------------------------------ -2-