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EXHIBIT 3-E
FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION
NO. 04-2464749
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Examiner
WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN
Secretary of the Commonwealth
One Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1512
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
(GENERAL LAWS, CHAPTER 156B, SECTION 72)
Name
Approved
We, Peter J. Murphy , *President
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and Jill Pollack Kutchin , *Clerk
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of Parlex Corporation
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(EXACT NAME OF CORPORATION)
located at One Parlex Place, Methuen, Massachusetts
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(STREET ADDRESS OF CORPORATION IN MASSACHUSETTS)
certify that these Articles of Amendment affecting articles numbered:
3
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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
August 30, 2000, by vote of:
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3,576,574 shares of Common Stock of 6,277,386 shares outstanding
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(TYPE, CLASS & SERIES, IF ANY)
C / / (1)**being at least a majority of each type, class or series outstanding
p / / and entitled to vote thereon or
M / /
R.A. / /
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(1) FOR AMENDMENTS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 156B, SECTION 70.
(2) FOR AMENDMENTS ADOPTED 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
P.C. 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.
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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: 10,000,000 $.10
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Preferred: Preferred: 1,000,000 $1.00
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CHANGE the total authorized to:
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: 30,000,000 $.10
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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 30th day of August, 2000
/s/ Peter J. Murphy , *President
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Peter J. Murphy
/s/ Jill Pollack Kutchin , *Clerk
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Jill Pollack Kutchin
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