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Exhibit 3.1
FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION
NO. 04-3033368
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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, Arthur A. Siciliano , *President/
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and Eric G. Walters , *Clerk/
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of PolyMedica Corporation ,
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(Exact name of corporation)
located at 11 State Street, Woburn, MA 01801 ,
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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 November 28, 2000 by vote of:
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10,063,746 shares of Common Stock of 13,271,966 shares outstanding.
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(type, class & series, if any)
shares of of shares outstanding and
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(type, class & series, if any)
shares of of shares outstanding.
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(type, class & series, if any)
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P [ ]
M [ ]
R.A. [ ]
2**being at least two-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.
For amendments adopted pursuant to Chapter 156B, Section 70.
For amendments adopted pursuant to Chapter 156B, Section 71.
Note: If the space provided under any articles 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
P.C. 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:
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: 20,000,000 $.01
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Preferred: Preferred: 3,112,164 $.01
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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: 50,000,000 $.01
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Preferred: Preferred: 3,112,164 $.01
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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 29th day of November, 2000
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/s/ Arthur A. Siciliano , *President/
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Arthur A. Siciliano
/s/ Eric G. Walters , *Clerk/
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Eric G. Walters
*Delete the inapplicable words.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
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 $ __________ having been paid, said articles are deemed to
have been filed with me this _____ day of _____________ 19__.
Effective date: ____________________________________________
WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN
Secretary of the Commonwealth
TO BE FILLED IN BY CORPORATION
PHOTOCOPY OF DOCUMENT TO BE SENT TO:
Jennifer B. Black, Esq.
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Hale and Dorr LLP
60 State Street
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Boston, MA 02109
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Telephone: (617) 526-6000
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