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Exhibit 3.2
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
VARIAGENICS, INC.
Variagenics, Inc., a Delaware corporation, hereby certifies as follows:
1. The present name of the corporation (hereinafter called the
"Corporation") is Variagenics, Inc. The date of the filing of its original
Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware was December 7, 1992.
2. The certificate of incorporation is hereby amended by deleting
Articles FIRST through TENTH in their entirety and replacing in lieu thereof the
Restated Certificate of Incorporation hereinafter provided.
3. The provisions of the certificate of incorporation of the
Corporation as heretofore amended and/or supplemented, and as herein amended,
are hereby restated and integrated into the single instrument which is
hereinafter set forth, and which is entitled Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of Variagenics, Inc. without any further amendments other than the
amendments herein certified and without any discrepancy between the provisions
of the certificate of incorporation as heretofore amended and supplemented and
the provisions of the said single instrument hereinafter set forth.
4. The amendments and the restatement of the certificate or
incorporation herein certified have been duly adopted by the Directors in
accordance with the provisions of Sections 242 and 245 and filed in accordance
with the provisions of Section 103 of the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware.
5. The effective time of the restated certificate of incorporation and
of the amendments herein certified shall be upon filing with the Secretary of
State.
The certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, as amended and
restated hereunder shall at the effective time of this Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, read as follows:
FIRST: The name of the corporation is Variagenics, Inc. (the
"Corporation").
SECOND: The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the
State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, City of
Wilmington, County of New Castle; and the name of the registered agent of the
Corporation in the State of Delaware is The Corporation Trust Company.
THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or
activity or carry on any business for which corporations may be organized under
the Delaware General Corporation Law or any successor statue.
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FOURTH:
A. DESIGNATION AND NUMBER OF SHARES.
The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the
Corporation shall have the authority to issue is 75,000,000 shares, consisting
of 70,000,000 shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share (the "Common
Stock") and 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $.01 par value per share (the
"Preferred Stock").
A statement of the designations of the different classes of stock of
the Corporation and of the powers, preferences and rights, and the
qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, and of the authority
conferred upon the Board of Directors to fix by resolution or resolutions any of
the foregoing in connection with the creation of one or more series of Preferred
Stock and the limitation of variations between or among such series, is set
forth below in this Article FOURTH.
B. COMMON STOCK.
The relative powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations
and restrictions of the shares of the Common Stock are as follows:
1. DIVIDENDS. Subject to the preferential rights, if any, of
the Preferred Stock, the holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to
receive, when and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of the assets of
the Corporation which are by law available therefor, dividends payable either in
cash, in property, or in shares of Common Stock.
2. LIQUIDATION. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution
or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, after
payment or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the
Corporation and the amounts to which the holders of any Preferred Stock shall be
entitled, the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to share ratably in the
remaining assets of the Corporation.
3. VOTING. The holders of the Common Stock are entitled to one
vote for each share held. There shall be no cumulative voting.
C. PREFERRED STOCK
1. Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued in one or more
series at such time or times and for such consideration as the Board of
Directors may determine.
2. Authority is hereby expressly granted to the Board of
Directors to fix from time to time, by resolution or resolutions providing for
the establishment and/or issuance of any series of Preferred Stock, the
designation of such series and the powers, preferences and rights of the shares
of such series, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, to
the fullest
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extent such authority may be conferred upon the Board of Directors under the
Delaware General Corporation Law, including, without limitation, the authority
to fix the following:
(a) The distinctive designation and number of shares
comprising such series, which number may (except where otherwise
provided by the Board of Directors in creating such series) be
increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares then
outstanding) from time to time by action of the Board of Directors;
(b) The rate of dividends, if any, on the shares of that
series, whether dividends shall be (i) non-cumulative, (ii) cumulative
to the extent earned or (iii) cumulative (and, if cumulative, from
which date or dates), whether dividends shall be payable in cash,
property or rights, or in shares of the Corporation's capital stock,
and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of dividends on
shares of that series over shares of any other series or class;
(c) Whether the shares of that series shall be redeemable and,
if so, the terms and conditions of such redemption, including the date
or dates upon or after which they shall be redeemable, and the amount
per share payable in case of redemption (which amount may vary under
different conditions and at different redemption dates) or the property
or rights, including securities of any other corporation, payable in
case of redemption;
(d) Whether the series shall have a sinking fund for the
redemption or purchase of shares of that series and, if so, the terms
and amounts payable into such sinking fund;
(e) The rights to which the holders of the shares of that
series shall be entitled in the event of the voluntary or involuntary
liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, and the
relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of shares of that
series in any such event;
(f) Whether the shares of that series shall be convertible
into or exchangeable for shares of stock of any other class or any
other series and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion or
exchange, including the rate or rates of conversion or exchange, the
date or dates upon or after which they shall be convertible or
exchangeable, the period or periods during which they shall be
convertible or exchangeable, the event or events upon or after which
they shall be convertible or exchangeable or at whose option they shall
be convertible or exchangeable, and the method (if any) of adjusting
the rates of conversion or exchange in the event of a stock split,
stock dividend, combination of shares or similar event;
(g) Whether the issuance of any additional shares of such
series, or of any shares of any other series, shall be subject to
restrictions as to issuance, or as to the powers, preferences or rights
of any such additional shares of such series or shares of such other
series;
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(h) Whether or not the shares of that series shall have voting
rights, the extent of such voting rights on specified matters or on all
matters, the number of votes to which the holder of a share of such
series shall be entitled in respect of such share, whether such series
shall vote generally with the Common Stock on all matters or (either
generally or upon the occurrence of specified circumstances) shall vote
separately as a class or with other series of Preferred Stock; and
(i) Any other preferences, privileges and powers and relative,
participating, optional or other special rights and qualifications,
limitations or restrictions of such series, as the Board of Directors
may deem advisable and as shall not be inconsistent with the provisions
of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation and to the full extent
now or hereafter permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law.
FIFTH: The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.
SIXTH: The following provisions are inserted for the management of
the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, and for further
definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Corporation and of
its directors and stockholders:
A. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or
under the direction of the Board of Directors. In addition to the powers and
authority expressly conferred upon them by statute or by this Restated
Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Corporation as in effect from
time to time, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and
do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation.
B. The directors of the Corporation need not be elected by written
ballot unless the Bylaws so provide.
C. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of
the Corporation may be effected only at a duly called annual or special meeting
of stockholders of the Corporation and not by written consent.
D. Special meetings of the stockholders may only be called by the Board
of Directors.
SEVENTH:
A. Subject to the rights of the holders of shares of any series of
Preferred Stock then outstanding to elect additional directors under
specified circumstances, the number of directors shall be fixed from time to
time exclusively by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution adopted
by a majority of the Board of Directors.
B. The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall be divided into
three classes, as nearly equal in number as reasonably possible, with the term
of office of the first class to expire at the 2001 annual meeting of
stockholders or any special meeting in lieu thereof, the term of office of the
second class to expire at the 2002 annual meeting of stockholders or any special
meeting in lieu thereof, and the term of office of the third class to expire at
the 2003 annual meeting of stockholders or any special meeting in lieu thereof.
At each annual meeting of stockholders or
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special meeting in lieu thereof following such initial classification, directors
elected to succeed those directors whose terms expire shall be elected for a
term of office to expire at the third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders
or special meeting in lieu thereof after their election and until their
successors are duly elected and qualified.
C. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred
Stock then outstanding, newly created directorships resulting from any increase
in the authorized number of directors or any vacancies in the Board of Directors
resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from
office or other cause may be filled only by a majority vote of the directors
then in office even though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.
In the event of any increase or decrease in the authorized number of directors,
(i) each director then serving as such shall nevertheless continue as a director
of the class of which he is a member until the expiration of his current term or
his prior death, retirement, removal or resignation and (ii) the newly created
or eliminated directorships resulting from such increase or decrease shall if
reasonably possible be apportioned by the Board of Directors among the three
classes of directors so as to ensure that no one class has more than one
director more than any other class. To the extent reasonably possible,
consistent with the foregoing rule, any newly created directorships shall be
added to those classes whose terms of office are to expire at the latest dates
following such allocation and newly eliminated directorships shall be subtracted
from those classes whose terms of office are to expire at the earliest dates
following such allocation, unless otherwise provided for from time to time by
resolution adopted by a majority of the directors then in office, although less
than a quorum.
D. Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of
directors and of business to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of
the stockholders of the Corporation shall be given in the manner provided in the
Bylaws of the Corporation.
E. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred
Stock then outstanding, any director, or the entire Board of Directors, may be
removed from office at any time only for cause by the affirmative vote of the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock then entitled
to vote at an election of the directors. A director may be removed for cause
only after a reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard by the stockholders.
EIGHTH: The Board of Directors is expressly empowered to adopt, amend
or repeal Bylaws of the Corporation. Any adoption, amendment or repeal of the
Bylaws of the Corporation by the Board of Directors shall require the approval
of a majority of the Board of Directors. The stockholders shall also have power
to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation; PROVIDED, that in
addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the
Corporation required by law or by this Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
the affirmative vote of the holders of at least seventy percent (70%) of the
voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of the capital stock of the
Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting
together as a single class, shall be required for the stockholders to adopt,
amend or repeal any provision of the Bylaws of the Corporation.
NINTH.
1. ACTIONS, SUITS AND PROCEEDINGS OTHER THAN BY OR IN THE RIGHT OF THE
CORPORATION. The Corporation shall indemnify each person who was or is a party
or is threatened
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to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than
an action by or in the right of the Corporation), by reason of the fact that he
is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of the Corporation, or
is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at the request of the Corporation, as
a director, officer or trustee of, or in a similar capacity with, another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including
any employee benefit plan) (all such persons being referred to hereafter as an
"Indemnitee"), or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted
in such capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments,
fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or
on his behalf in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal
therefrom, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to
be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe
his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by
judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of NOLO CONTENDERE or its
equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not
act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in, or not
opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct
was unlawful. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article, except
as set forth in Section 7 below, the Corporation shall not indemnify an
Indemnitee seeking indemnification in connection with a proceeding (or part
thereof) initiated by the Indemnitee unless the initiation thereof was approved
by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Article, the Corporation shall not indemnify an Indemnitee to
the extent such Indemnitee is reimbursed from the proceeds of insurance, and in
the event the Corporation makes any indemnification payments to an Indemnitee
and such Indemnitee is subsequently reimbursed from the proceeds of insurance,
such Indemnitee shall promptly refund such indemnification payments to the
Corporation to the extent of such insurance reimbursement.
2. ACTIONS OR SUITS BY OR IN THE RIGHT OF THE CORPORATION. The
Corporation shall indemnify any Indemnitee who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or
suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by
reason of the fact that he is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or
officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at the
request of the Corporation, as a director, officer or trustee of, or in a
similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise (including any employee benefit plan), or by reason of any
action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all
expenses (including attorneys' fees) and, to the extent permitted by law,
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his
behalf in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal
therefrom, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to
be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Corporation, except that no
indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to
which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation
unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of Delaware shall
determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of such liability but
in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses (including attorneys' fees)
which the Court of Chancery of Delaware shall deem proper.
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3. INDEMNIFICATION FOR EXPENSES OF SUCCESSFUL PARTY. Notwithstanding
the other provisions of this Article, to the extent that an Indemnitee has been
successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of any action, suit or
proceeding referred to in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article, or in defense of any
claim, issue or matter therein, or on appeal from any such action, suit or
proceeding, he shall be indemnified against all expenses (including attorneys'
fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection
therewith. Without limiting the foregoing, if any action, suit or proceeding is
disposed of, on the merits or otherwise (including a disposition without
prejudice), without (i) the disposition being adverse to the Indemnitee, (ii) an
adjudication that the Indemnitee was liable to the Corporation, (iii) a plea of
guilty or NOLO CONTENDERE by the Indemnitee, (iv) an adjudication that the
Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to
be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and (v) with
respect to any criminal proceeding, an adjudication that the Indemnitee had
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful, the Indemnitee shall be
considered for the purposes hereof to have been wholly successful with respect
thereto.
4. NOTIFICATION AND DEFENSE OF CLAIM. As a condition precedent to his
right to be indemnified, the Indemnitee must notify the Corporation in writing
as soon as practicable of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation
involving him for which indemnity will or could be sought. With respect to any
action, suit, proceeding or investigation of which the Corporation is so
notified, the Corporation will be entitled to participate therein at its own
expense and/or to assume the defense thereof at its own expense, with legal
counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnitee. After notice from the
Corporation to the Indemnitee of its election so to assume such defense, the
Corporation shall not be liable to the Indemnitee for any legal or other
expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with such claim,
other than as provided below in this Section 4. The Indemnitee shall have the
right to employ his own counsel in connection with such claim, but the fees and
expenses of such counsel incurred after notice from the Corporation of its
assumption of the defense thereof shall be at the expense of the Indemnitee
unless (i) the employment of counsel by the Indemnitee has been authorized by
the Corporation, (ii) counsel to the Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded
that there may be a conflict of interest or position on any significant issue
between the Corporation and the Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such
action or (iii) the Corporation shall not in fact have employed counsel to
assume the defense of such action, in each of which cases the fees and expenses
of counsel for the Indemnitee shall be at the expense of the Corporation, except
as otherwise expressly provided by this Article. The Corporation shall not be
entitled, without the consent of the Indemnitee, to assume the defense of any
claim brought by or in the right of the Corporation or as to which counsel for
the Indemnitee shall have reasonably made the conclusion provided for in clause
(ii) above.
5. ADVANCE OF EXPENSES. Subject to the provisions of Section 6 below,
in the event that the Corporation does not assume the defense pursuant to
Section 4 of this Article of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation of
which the Corporation receives notice under this Article, any expenses
(including attorneys' fees) incurred by an Indemnitee in defending a civil or
criminal action, suit, proceeding or investigation or any appeal therefrom shall
be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such matter;
provided, however, that the
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payment of such expenses incurred by an Indemnitee in advance of the final
disposition of such matter shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by
or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay all amounts so advanced in the event
that it shall ultimately be determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be
indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article. Such undertaking
shall be accepted without reference to the financial ability of the Indemnitee
to make such repayment.
6. PROCEDURE FOR INDEMNIFICATION. In order to obtain indemnification or
advancement of expenses pursuant to Section 1, 2, 3 or 5 of this Article, the
Indemnitee shall submit to the Corporation a written request, including in such
request such documentation and information as is reasonably available to the
Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent
the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or advancement of expenses. Any
such indemnification or advancement of expenses shall be made promptly, and in
any event within 60 days after receipt by the Corporation of the written request
of the Indemnitee, unless with respect to requests under Section 1, 2 or 5 the
Corporation determines within such 60-day period that the Indemnitee did not
meet the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or 2, as the case
may be. Such determination shall be made in each instance by (a) a majority vote
of the directors of the Corporation consisting of persons who are not at that
time parties to the action, suit or proceeding in question ("disinterested
directors"), whether or not a quorum, (b) a majority vote of a committee of
disinterested directors designated by majority vote of disinterested directors,
whether or not a quorum, (c) a majority vote of a quorum of the outstanding
shares of stock of all classes entitled to vote for directors, voting as a
single class, which quorum shall consist of stockholders who are not at that
time parties to the action, suit or proceeding in question, (d) independent
legal counsel (who may, to the extent permitted by law, be regular legal counsel
to the Corporation), or (e) a court of competent jurisdiction.
7. REMEDIES. The right to indemnification or advances as granted by
this Article shall be enforceable by the Indemnitee in any court of competent
jurisdiction if the Corporation denies such request, in whole or in part, or if
no disposition thereof is made within the 60-day period referred to above in
Section 6. Unless otherwise required by law, the burden of proving that the
Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement of expenses under
this Article shall be on the Corporation. Neither the failure of the Corporation
to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that
indemnification is proper in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met
the applicable standard of conduct nor an actual determination by the
Corporation pursuant to Section 6 that the Indemnitee has not met such
applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a
presumption that the Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.
The Indemnitee's expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred in connection
with successfully establishing his right to indemnification, in whole or in
part, in any such proceeding shall also be indemnified by the Corporation.
8. SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENT. No amendment termination or repeal of this
Article or of the relevant provisions of the General Corporation Law of Delaware
or any other applicable laws shall affect or diminish in any way the rights of
any Indemnitee to indemnification under the provisions hereof with respect to
any action, suit proceeding or investigation arising out of or
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relating to any actions, transactions or facts occurring prior to the final
adoption of such amendment termination or repeal.
9. OTHER RIGHTS. The indemnification and advancement of expenses
provided by this Article shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to
which an Indemnitee seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be
entitled under any law (common or statutory), agreement or vote of stockholders
or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official
capacity and as to action in any other capacity while holding office for the
Corporation, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a
director or officer, and shall inure to the benefit of the estate, heirs,
executors and administrators of the Indemnitee. Nothing contained in this
Article shall be deemed to prohibit, and the Corporation is specifically
authorized to enter into, agreements with officers and directors providing
indemnification rights and procedures different from those set forth in this
Article. In addition, the Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to
time by its Board of Directors, grant indemnification rights to other employees
or agents of the Corporation or other persons serving the Corporation and such
rights may be equivalent to, or greater or less than, those set forth in this
Article.
10. PARTIAL INDEMNIFICATION. If an Indemnitee is entitled under any
provision of this Article to indemnification by the Corporation for some or a
portion of the expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines or amounts
paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in
connection with any action, suit, proceeding or investigation and any appeal
therefrom but not however, for the total amount thereof, the Corporation shall
nevertheless indemnify the Indemnitee for the portion of such expenses
(including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines or amounts paid in settlement to
which the Indemnitee is entitled.
11. INSURANCE. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance, at
its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of
the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise (including any employee benefit plan) against any expense,
liability or loss incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his
status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify
such person against such expense, liability or loss under the General
Corporation Law of Delaware.
12. MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION. If the Corporation is merged into or
consolidated with another corporation and the Corporation is not the surviving
corporation, the surviving corporation shall assume the obligations of the
Corporation under this Article with respect to any action, suit, proceeding or
investigation arising out of or relating to any actions, transactions or facts
occurring prior to the date of such .merger or consolidation.
13. SAVINGS CLAUSE. If this Article or any portion hereof shall be
invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the
Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each Indemnitee as to any expenses
(including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in
connection with any action, suit proceeding or investigation, whether civil,
criminal or administrative, including an action by or in the right of the
Corporation, to the fullest extent permitted by any applicable portion of this
Article that shall not have been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law.
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14. DEFINITIONS. Terms used herein and defined in Section 145(h) and
Section 145(i) of the General Corporation Law of Delaware shall have the
respective meanings assigned to such terms in such Section 145(h) and Section
145(i).
15. SUBSEQUENT LEGISLATION. If the General Corporation Law of Delaware
is amended after adoption of this Article to expand further the indemnification
permitted to Indemnitees, then the Corporation shall indemnify such persons to
the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of Delaware, as so
amended.
TENTH: The Corporation reserves the right to amend or repeal any
provision contained in this Restated Certificate of Incorporation in the manner
prescribed by the Delaware General Corporation Law and all rights conferred upon
stockholders are granted subject to this reservation; PROVIDED that in addition
to the vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Corporation
required by law or by this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the
affirmative vote of the holders of shares of voting stock of the Corporation
representing at least seventy percent (70%) of the voting power of all of the
then outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall
be required to (i) reduce the number of authorized shares of Common Stock or the
number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock set forth in Article FOURTH or
(ii) amend, alter or repeal, or adopt any provision inconsistent with, Articles
SIXTH, SEVENTH, EIGHTH, NINTH and this Article TENTH of this Restated
Certificate of Incorporation.
ELEVENTH: Whenever a compromise or arrangement is proposed between this
Corporation and its creditors or any class of them and/or between this
Corporation and its stockholders or any class of them, any court of equitable
jurisdiction within the State of Delaware may, on the application in a summary
way of this Corporation or of any creditor or stockholder thereof or on the
application of any receiver or receivers appointed for this Corporation under
the provisions of Section 291 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or on the
application of trustees in dissolution or of any receiver or receivers appointed
for this Corporation under the provisions of Section 279 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law, order a meeting of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or
of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this Corporation, as the case
may be, to be summoned in such manner as the said court directs. If a majority
in number representing three-fourths (3/4) in value of the creditors or class of
creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this
Corporation, as the case may be, agree to any compromise or arrangement and to
any reorganization of this Corporation as consequence of such compromise or
arrangement, the said compromise or arrangement and the said reorganization
shall, if sanctioned by the court to which the said application has been made,
be binding on all the creditors or class of creditors, and/or on all the
stockholders or class of stockholders, of this Corporation, as the case may be,
and also on this Corporation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this certificate to be
signed this __ day of _____________, 2000.
VARIAGENICS, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
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