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EXHIBIT 3.1
STATE OF DELAWARE
SECRETARY OF STATE
DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS
FILED 09:00 AM 07/07/2000
001343350 - 2817630
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
AMERICAN XTAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Pursuant to Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware)
AMERICAN XTAL TECHNOLOGY, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"),
hereby certifies:
1. That the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended as
follows:
Article FIRST is hereby amended to read in full as follows:
FIRST: The name of the corporation is AXT, Inc.
2. The proposed amendment has been duly adopted in accordance with the
provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of
Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be signed by a duly
authorized officer on this 6 day of July, 2000.
By: /s/ MORRIS S. YOUNG
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Morris S. Young, President and
Chief Executive Officer
