SEATTLE GENETICS INC /WA
S-1, EX-3.1, 2000-11-20
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EXHIBIT 3.1


THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
SEATTLE GENETICS, INC.

    The undersigned, H. Perry Fell and Sonya F. Erickson, hereby certify that:

    1.  They are the duly elected and acting President and Assistant Secretary, respectively, of Seattle Genetics, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

    2.  The Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation was originally filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on July 15, 1997.

    3.  The Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation shall be amended and restated to read in full as follows:


ARTICLE I

    "The name of this corporation is Seattle Genetics, Inc. (the "Corporation").


ARTICLE II

    The address of the Corporation's registered office in the State of Delaware is 1013 Centre Road, Wilmington, Delaware 19805, County of New Castle. The name of its registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company.


ARTICLE III

    The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the Delaware General Corporation Law.


ARTICLE IV

    (A)  Classes of Stock.  The Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of stock to be designated, respectively, "Common Stock" and "Preferred Stock." The total number of shares which the Corporation is authorized to issue is Forty-Seven Million Four Hundred Fifty Thousand (47,450,000) shares, each with a par value of $0.001 per share. Thirty Million (30,000,000) shares shall be Common Stock and Seventeen Million Four Hundred Fifty Thousand (17,450,000) shares shall be Preferred Stock.

    (B)  Rights, Preferences and Restrictions of Preferred Stock.  The Preferred Stock authorized by this Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The first series of Preferred Stock shall be designated "Series A Preferred Stock" and shall consist of Six Million Nine Hundred Fifty Thousand (6,950,000) shares. The second series of Preferred Stock shall be designated "Series B Preferred Stock" and shall consist of Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand (10,500,000) shares. The rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions granted to and imposed on the Series A and Series B Preferred Stock are as set forth below in this Article IV(B).

    1.  Dividend Provisions.  


    2.  Liquidation  

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    3.  Redemption.  

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    4.  Conversion.  The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock shall have conversion rights as follows (the "Conversion Rights"):

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    5.  Voting Rights.  The holder of each share of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock shall have the right to one vote for each share of Common Stock into which such Preferred Stock could then be converted, and with respect to such vote, such holder shall have full voting rights and powers equal to the voting rights and powers of the holders of Common Stock, and shall be entitled, notwithstanding any provision hereof, to notice of any stockholders' meeting in accordance with the bylaws of the Corporation, and shall be entitled to vote, together with holders of Common Stock, with respect to any question upon which holders of Common Stock have the right to vote. Fractional votes shall not, however, be permitted and any fractional voting rights available on an as-converted basis (after aggregating all shares into which shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock held by each holder could be converted) shall be rounded to the nearest whole number (with one-half being rounded upward).

    6.  Protective Provisions.  So long any shares of Preferred Stock are outstanding (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends or recapitalizations), the Corporation shall not without first obtaining the approval (by vote or written consent, as provided by law) of the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class, and 60% of the then outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class:

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    7.  Separate Vote for Series B Preferred Stock.  Subject to the rights of series of Preferred Stock which may from time to time come into existence, so long any shares of Series B Preferred Stock are outstanding (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends or recapitalizations), the Corporation shall not without first obtaining the approval (by vote or written consent, as provided by law) of the holders of at least 60% of the then outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class:

    8.  Status of Redeemed or Converted Stock.  In the event any shares of Preferred Stock shall be redeemed pursuant to Section 3 or converted pursuant to 4 hereof, the shares so redeemed or converted shall be canceled and shall not be issuable by the Corporation. The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation shall be appropriately amended to effect the corresponding reduction in the Corporation's authorized capital stock.

    (C)  Common Stock  

    1.  Dividend Rights.  Subject to Section 7 above, and the holders of all classes of stock at the time outstanding having prior rights as to dividends, the holders of the Common Stock shall be entitled to receive, when and as declared by the Board of Directors, out of any assets of the Corporation legally available therefor, such dividends as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors.

    2.  Liquidation Rights.  Upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the Corporation shall be distributed as provided in Section 2 of Article IV(B).

    3.  Redemption.  The Common Stock is not redeemable.

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    4.  Voting Rights.  The holder of each share of Common Stock shall have the right to one vote, and shall be entitled to notice of any stockholders' meeting in accordance with the bylaws of the Corporation, and shall be entitled to vote upon such matters and in such manner as may be provided by law.


ARTICLE V

    Subject to Section 6(f) of Article IV(B), the Board of Directors of the Corporation is expressly authorized to make, alter or repeal Bylaws of the Corporation.


ARTICLE VI

    Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless otherwise provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.


ARTICLE VII

    (A)  To the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as the same exists or as may hereafter be amended, a director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director.

    (B)  The Corporation shall indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by law any person made or threatened to be made a party to an action or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he, his testator or intestate is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or any predecessor of the Corporation, or serves or served at any other enterprise as a director or officer at the request of the Corporation or any predecessor to the Corporation.

    (C)  Neither any amendment nor repeal of this Article VII, nor the adoption of any provision of the Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article VII, shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Article VII in respect of any matter occurring, or any action or proceeding accruing or arising or that, but for this Article VII, would accrue or arise, prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption of an inconsistent provision."

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    The foregoing Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been duly adopted by this corporation's Board of Directors and stockholders in accordance with the applicable provisions of Sections 228, 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

    Executed at Kirkland, Washington, on December 21, 1999.

    /s/ H. PERRY FELL   
H. Perry Fell, President
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ 
SONYA F. ERICKSON   
Sonya F. Erickson, Assistant Secretary

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ARTICLE I
ARTICLE II
ARTICLE III
ARTICLE IV
ARTICLE V
ARTICLE VI
ARTICLE VII


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