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EXHIBIT 3.2
RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
STARNET FINANCIAL, INC.
UNDER SECTION 245
OF THE
DELAWARE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW
StarNet Financial, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the
laws of the State of Delaware, hereby certifies as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
The present name of the corporation is StarNet Financial, Inc. The name
under which the corporation was originally incorporated was Sarkis Capital, Inc.
The Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation was originally filed with
the Secretary of State of Delaware on March 18, 1987.
ARTICLE TWO
This Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted by the
directors and the stockholders of the corporation in accordance with Section 242
and Section 245 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
ARTICLE THREE
This Restated Certificate of Incorporation restates and integrates
previous provisions and also further amends the corporation's existing
Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of
common stock, to grant the corporation's board of directors the authority to
create and issue series of preferred stock, to address interested director and
officer transactions, and to provide for the exculpation of directors.
ARTICLE FOUR
The following amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation were
adopted by the corporation as of December 30, 1999:
A. Article 4 of the Certificate of Amendment is hereby amended to
read in its entirety as follows:
"4.
Section 1. Capitalization. The corporation is authorized to issue
sixty-three million (63,000,000) shares of capital stock. Sixty million
(60,000,000) of the authorized shares shall be common stock, $0.01 par value per
share ("Common Stock"), and three million (3,000,000) of the authorized shares
shall be preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share ("Preferred Stock").
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Section 2. Preferred Stock.
A. The Preferred Stock may, from time to time, be divided into and
issued in one or more series, with each series to be so designated as to
distinguish the shares thereof from the shares of all other series. The shares
of each series may have such powers, designations, preferences, relative rights,
qualifications, limitations or restrictions as are stated herein and in one or
more resolutions providing for the issue of such series adopted by the Board of
Directors of the corporation (the "Board") as provided below in this Section 2.
B. To the extent that this Certificate of Incorporation does not fix
and determine the variations in the relative rights and preferences of the
Preferred Stock, both in relation to the Common Stock and as between series of
Preferred Stock, the Board is expressly vested with the authority to divide the
Preferred Stock into one or more series and, within the limitations set forth in
this Certificate of Incorporation, to fix and determine the relative rights and
preferences of the shares of any series so established and, with respect to each
such series, to fix by one or more resolutions providing for the issue of such
series, the following:
(i) The distinctive designation of, and the number of shares of
Preferred Stock which shall constitute, the series, which number may be
increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then
outstanding) from time to time by action of the Board.
(ii) The dividend rate, if any, on the shares of such series and the
date or dates from which dividends shall commence to accrue or accumulate,
the terms and conditions upon which dividends, if any, on the shares of
such series shall be paid, and whether or in what circumstances such
dividends shall be cumulative.
(iii) The price at and the terms and conditions on which the shares of
such series may be redeemed, including (without limitation) the time during
which shares of the series may be redeemed and the premium, if any, over
and above the par value thereof that the holders of shares of such series
shall be entitled to receive upon the redemption thereof, which premium may
vary at different dates and may also be different with respect to shares
redeemed through the operation of any retirement or sinking fund.
(iv) The liquidation preference, if any, over and above the par value
thereof that the holders of shares of such series shall be entitled to
receive upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or
winding-up of the affairs of the corporation.
(v) Whether or not the shares of such series shall be subject to the
operation of a retirement or sinking fund, and, if so, the extent and
manner in which any such retirement or sinking fund shall be applied to the
purchase or redemption
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of the shares of such series for retirement or for other corporate
purposes, and the terms and provisions of such retirement or sinking fund.
(vi) The terms and conditions, if any, on which the shares of such
series shall be convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other
class or classes of capital stock of the corporation or any series of any
other class or classes, or of any other series of the same class, including
(without limitation) the price or prices or the rate or rates of conversion
or exchange and the method, if any, of adjusting the same; provided, that
shares of such series may not be convertible into shares of a series or
class that has prior or superior rights and preferences as to dividends or
distribution of assets of the corporation upon voluntary or involuntary
liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the affairs of the corporation.
(vii) The voting rights, if any, on the shares of such series (in
addition to voting rights provided by law).
(viii) Any or all other preferences and relative, participating,
optional or other special rights, or qualifications, limitations or
restrictions thereof, as shall not be inconsistent with the law or with
this Article 4.
C. All shares of any one series of Preferred Stock shall be identical
with each other in all respects, except that shares of any one series issued at
different times may differ as to the dates from which dividends thereon, if any,
shall commence to accrue or accumulate; and all series shall rank equally and be
identical in all respects, except as permitted by this Section 2.
D. Except as provided in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the
Board providing for the issue of the series of Preferred Stock, no vote or
consent of the holders of outstanding shares of that series shall be required
for the issue by the Board of any other series of Preferred Stock, whether or
not the rights and preferences of any such other series shall be fixed by the
Board as senior to, or on a parity with, the rights and preferences of that
outstanding series.
Section 3. Common Stock.
A. Each share of Common Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to one
vote on each matter submitted to a vote of holders of shares of Common Stock.
B. Subject to the prior rights and preferences of the Preferred Stock
set forth in any resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of a series
of Preferred Stock, and to the extent permitted by the laws of the State of
Delaware, the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such cash
dividends as may be declared and made payable by the Board.
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C. After payment shall have been made in full to the holders
of any series of Preferred Stock having preferred liquidation rights,
upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or
winding-up of the affairs of the corporation, the remaining assets and
funds of the corporation shall be distributed among the holders of the
Common Stock according to their respective shares.
Section 4. Consideration. Shares of capital stock may be issued by the
corporation from time to time for such consideration as may lawfully be fixed by
the Board.
Section 5. No Cumulative Voting. Cumulative voting for the election of
directors or any other purpose is prohibited.
Section 6. No Preemptive Rights. No stockholder shall, solely by reason
of his holding shares of any class or series of capital stock of the
corporation, have a preemptive or preferential right to purchase or subscribe to
any additional, unissued or treasury shares of any class or series of capital
stock of the corporation, or any notes, debentures, bonds, warrants, rights,
options or other securities of the corporation, whether now or hereafter
authorized, other than such rights, if any, as the Board, in its discretion, may
fix."
B. Article 5 of the Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended to
read in its entirety as follows:
"5. The Board shall have the power to make, alter or repeal the By-Laws
of the corporation, subject to such restrictions upon the exercise of such power
as may be imposed by the stockholders."
C. Article 7 of the Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended to
read in its entirety as follows:
"7. No contract or other transaction between the corporation and any
other corporation, firm or other entity or individual shall be affected or
invalidated by the fact that any one or more of the directors or officers of the
corporation is or are interested in or is a director or officer of such other
corporation, a member of such firm, or a partner or member of such other entity;
and any director or officer, individually or jointly, may be a party to or may
be interested in any contract or transaction with the corporation or in which
the corporation is interested."
D. Article 8 of the Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended to
read in its entirety as follows:
"8. To the fullest extent permitted by Delaware statutory or decisional
law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended or interpreted, including
(without limitation) Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law
or any successor provision, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to
the corporation or its stockholders for any act or omission in such director's
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capacity as a director. Any repeal or amendment of this Article 8, or adoption
of any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with
this Article 8, by the stockholders of the corporation shall be prospective only
and shall not adversely affect any limitation on the liability to the
corporation or its stockholders of a director of the corporation existing at the
time of such repeal, amendment or adoption of an inconsistent provision."
ARTICLE FIVE
The Certificate of Incorporation and all amendments thereto are hereby
superseded by the following Restated Certificate of Incorporation:
1. The name of the corporation is StarNet Financial, Inc.
2. The address of its registered office in the State of Delaware is
Corporation Trust Center No. 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington,
County of New Castle. The name of its registered agent at such address is THE
CORPORATION TRUST COMPANY.
3. The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted
is: To engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be
organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.
4.
Section 1. Capitalization. The corporation is authorized to issue
sixty-three million (63,000,000) shares of capital stock. Sixty million
(60,000,000) of the authorized shares shall be common stock, $0.01 par value per
share ("Common Stock"), and three million (3,000,000) of the authorized shares
shall be preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share ("Preferred Stock").
Section 2. Preferred Stock.
A. The Preferred Stock may, from time to time, be divided into
and issued in one or more series, with each series to be so designated
as to distinguish the shares thereof from the shares of all other
series. The shares of each series may have such powers, designations,
preferences, relative rights, qualifications, limitations or
restrictions as are stated herein and in one or more resolutions
providing for the issue of such series adopted by the Board of
Directors of the corporation (the "Board") as provided below in this
Section 2.
B. To the extent that this Certificate of Incorporation does
not fix and determine the variations in the relative rights and
preferences of the Preferred Stock, both in relation to the Common
Stock and as between series of Preferred Stock, the Board is expressly
vested with the authority to divide the Preferred Stock into one or
more series and, within the limitations set forth in this Certificate
of Incorporation, to fix and determine the relative rights and
preferences of the shares of any series so established and, with
respect to each such series, to fix by one or more resolutions
providing for the issue of such series, the following:
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(i) The distinctive designation of, and the number of
shares of Preferred Stock which shall constitute, the series,
which number may be increased or decreased (but not below the
number of shares thereof then outstanding) from time to time
by action of the Board.
(ii) The dividend rate, if any, on the shares of such
series and the date or dates from which dividends shall
commence to accrue or accumulate, the terms and conditions
upon which dividends, if any, on the shares of such series
shall be paid, and whether or in what circumstances such
dividends shall be cumulative.
(iii) The price at and the terms and conditions on
which the shares of such series may be redeemed, including
(without limitation) the time during which shares of the
series may be redeemed and the premium, if any, over and above
the par value thereof that the holders of shares of such
series shall be entitled to receive upon the redemption
thereof, which premium may vary at different dates and may
also be different with respect to shares redeemed through the
operation of any retirement or sinking fund.
(iv) The liquidation preference, if any, over and
above the par value thereof that the holders of shares of such
series shall be entitled to receive upon the voluntary or
involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the
affairs of the corporation.
(v) Whether or not the shares of such series shall be
subject to the operation of a retirement or sinking fund, and,
if so, the extent and manner in which any such retirement or
sinking fund shall be applied to the purchase or redemption of
the shares of such series for retirement or for other
corporate purposes, and the terms and provisions of such
retirement or sinking fund.
(vi) The terms and conditions, if any, on which the
shares of such series shall be convertible into, or
exchangeable for, shares of any other class or classes of
capital stock of the corporation or any series of any other
class or classes, or of any other series of the same class,
including (without limitation) the price or prices or the rate
or rates of conversion or exchange and the method, if any, of
adjusting the same; provided, that shares of such series may
not be convertible into shares of a series or class that has
prior or superior rights and preferences as to dividends or
distribution of assets of the corporation upon voluntary or
involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the
affairs of the corporation.
(vii) The voting rights, if any, on the shares of
such series (in addition to voting rights provided by law).
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(viii) Any or all other preferences and relative,
participating, optional or other special rights, or
qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as shall
not be inconsistent with the law or with this Article 4.
C. All shares of any one series of Preferred Stock shall be
identical with each other in all respects, except that shares of any
one series issued at different times may differ as to the dates from
which dividends thereon, if any, shall commence to accrue or
accumulate; and all series shall rank equally and be identical in all
respects, except as permitted by this Section 2.
D. Except as provided in the resolution or resolutions adopted
by the Board providing for the issue of the series of Preferred Stock,
no vote or consent of the holders of outstanding shares of that series
shall be required for the issue by the Board of any other series of
Preferred Stock, whether or not the rights and preferences of any such
other series shall be fixed by the Board as senior to, or on a parity
with, the rights and preferences of that outstanding series.
Section 3. Common Stock.
A. Each share of Common Stock shall entitle the holder thereof
to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote of holders of shares of
Common Stock.
B. Subject to the prior rights and preferences of the
Preferred Stock set forth in any resolution or resolutions providing
for the issue of a series of Preferred Stock, and to the extent
permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware, the holders of Common
Stock shall be entitled to receive such cash dividends as may be
declared and made payable by the Board.
C. After payment shall have been made in full to the holders
of any series of Preferred Stock having preferred liquidation rights,
upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or
winding-up of the affairs of the corporation, the remaining assets and
funds of the corporation shall be distributed among the holders of the
Common Stock according to their respective shares.
Section 4. Consideration. Shares of capital stock may be issued by the
corporation from time to time for such consideration as may lawfully be fixed by
the Board.
Section 5. No Cumulative Voting. Cumulative voting for the election of
directors or any other purpose is prohibited.
Section 6. No Preemptive Rights. No stockholder shall, solely by reason
of his holding shares of any class or series of capital stock of the
corporation, have a preemptive or preferential right to purchase or subscribe to
any additional, unissued or treasury shares of any class or series of
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capital stock of the corporation, or any notes, debentures, bonds, warrants,
rights, options or other securities of the corporation, whether now or hereafter
authorized, other than such rights, if any, as the Board, in its discretion, may
fix.
5. The Board shall have the power to make, alter or repeal the By-Laws
of the corporation, subject to such restrictions upon the exercise of such power
as may be imposed by the stockholders.
6. The corporation is to have perpetual existence.
7. No contract or other transaction between the corporation and any
other corporation, firm or other entity or individual shall be affected or
invalidated by the fact that any one or more of the directors or officers of the
corporation is or are interested in or is a director or officer of such other
corporation, a member of such firm, or a partner or member of such other entity;
and any director or officer, individually or jointly, may be a party to or may
be interested in any contract or transaction with the corporation or in which
the corporation is interested.
8. To the fullest extent permitted by Delaware statutory or decisional
law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended or interpreted, including
(without limitation) Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law
or any successor provision, a director of the corporation shall not be liable to
the corporation or its stockholders for any act or omission in such director's
capacity as a director. Any repeal or amendment of this Article 8, or adoption
of any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with
this Article 8, by the stockholders of the corporation shall be prospective only
and shall not adversely affect any limitation on the liability to the
corporation or its stockholders of a director of the corporation existing at the
time of such repeal, amendment or adoption of an inconsistent provision.
9. The corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal
any provision contained in the Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now
or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders
herein are granted subject to this reservation.
ARTICLE SIX
This Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall be effective on February 11,
2000.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, StarNet Financial, Inc., has caused this Restated
Certificate of Incorporation to be signed by Kenneth F. Urbanus, its President,
as of the 3rd day of January, 2000.
STARNET FINANCIAL, INC.
By: /s/ Kenneth F. Urbanus
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Kenneth F. Urbanus, President
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