Exhibit 3.2
FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION
NO. 04-2955061
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/s/ CJ
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Examiner
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)
/s/ MA
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Name
Approved
We, Donald P. Gill *President/[DELETED TEXT]
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and Tammy A. Hartmann *Clerk/[DELETED TEXT]
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of First Ipswich Bancorp
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(Exact name of corporation)
located at 31 Market Street, Ipswich, MA 01938
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(Street address of corporation in Massachusetts)
certify that these Articles of Amendment Affecting articles numbered:
Article III
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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 March 31,
2004 by vote of:
1,435,590 shares of Common Stock of 1,778,120 shares outstanding,
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(type, class & series, if any)
shares of of shares outstanding, and
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(type, class & series, if any)
shares of of shares outstanding.
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(type, class & series, if any)
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P |X|
M |X|
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(1)**being at least a majority of each type class or series outstanding and
entitled to vote thereon: /[DELETED TEXT]
/s/ Y
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P.C.
*Delete the inapplicable words **Delete the inapplicable clause
(1) For amendments adOpted pursuant to Chapter 156B Section 70
(2) For amendments adapted 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:
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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: 2,000,000 $1.00
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Preferred: Preferred: 1,000,000 $1.00
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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: 4,000,000 $1.00
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Preferred: Preferred: 1,000,000 $1.00
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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 31st day of March, 2004.
/s/ Donald P. Gill *President/[DELETED]
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/s/ Tammy A. Hartmann *Clerk/[DELETED]
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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 $2,000 having been paid, said articles are deemed to have been
filed with me this 6 day of April 2004.
Effective date
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WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN
Secretary of the Commonwealth
[STAMP OF SECRETARY OF STATE]
TO BE FILLED IN BY CORPORATION
Contact information:
David F. Hannon, Esq.
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Craig and Macauley Professional Corporation
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600 Atlantic Ave., Boston, MA 02210
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Telephone (617) 367-9500
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Email: hannon@craigmacauley.com
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A copy this filing will be available on-line at
www.state.ma.us/sec/cor once the document is filed.