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Exhibit 3.3
FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION
NO. 04-2814792
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BT
-------- THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Examiner WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN
Secretary of the Commonwealth
N/A One Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1512
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Name ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
Approved (General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 72)
We, Eric R. Giler , *President
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and David W. Duehren , *Clerk
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of Brooktrout, Inc. ,
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(Exact name of corporation)
located at 410 First Avenue, Needham, MA 02494 ,
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(Street address of corporation in Massachusetts)
certify that these Articles of Amendment affecting articles numbered:
Three
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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
May 11, 2000 by vote of:
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9,498,257 shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value of 12,159,580 shares
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outstanding,
(type, class & series, if any)
_________ shares of _____________ of _________ shares outstanding, and
(type, class & series, if any)
_________ shares of _________________ of _________ shares outstanding,
(type, class & series, if any)
C [ ]
P [ ] (1)**being at least a majority of each type, class or series
M [ ] outstanding and entitled to vote thereon:/or (2)**being at least two-
R.A. [ ] thirds of each type, class or series outstanding and entitled to vote
thereon and of each type, class or series of stock whose rights are
adversely affected thereby:
*Delete the inapplicable words. **Delete the inapplicable clause.
3 (1) For amendments adopted pursuant to Chapter 156B, Section 70.
------- (2) For amendments adopted pursuant to Chapter 156B, Section 71.
.C. 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.
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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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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common: -- Common: 25,000,000 $ .01
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Preferred: -- Preferred: 100,000 $ 1.00
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Change the total authorized to:
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<CAPTION>
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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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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common: -- Common: 40,000,000 $ .01
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Preferred: -- Preferred: 100,000 $ 1.00
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705633
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
#949113
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 $15,000 having been paid, said articles are deemed to have been filed
with me this 11th day of May 2000.
Effective Date: ________________________________________________________________
/s/ William Francis Galvin
WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN
Secretary of the Commonwealth
SECRETARY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH
00 MAY 11 PM 2:11
TO BE FILLED IN BY CORPORATION
PHOTOCOPY OF DOCUMENT TO BE SENT TO:
Danielle Gosselin
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Goodwin, Procter & Hoar LLP
Exchange Place
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53 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
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Telephone: 570-1000
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