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EXHIBIT 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
SELFCARE, INC.
The undersigned, in order to amend the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation under and pursuant to the provisions of the General Corporation
Law of the State of Delaware, does hereby certify as follows:
FIRST: That by the unanimous written consent of the Board of Directors of
SELFCARE, INC., a resolution setting forth a proposed amendment of the
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of said corporation,
declaring said amendment to be advisable and recommending such
amendment to the stockholders of said corporation for consideration
thereof. The change to be effected by the proposed amendment is as
follows:
That ARTICLE I, entitled "NAME", of this corporation's Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall be amended so
that, as amended, ARTICLE I shall be and read in its entirety
as follows:
"The name of the Corporation is:
INVERNESS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC."
SECOND: That thereafter, at the annual meeting of the Corporation's
stockholders duly called and held on May 9, 2000, a majority of the
outstanding stock entitled to vote thereon voted in favor of the
amendment in accordance with the requirements of the Corporation's
By-laws and the provisions of Sections 216 and 242(b)(1) of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
THIRD: That said amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions
of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said SELFCARE, INC., has caused this certificate to
be signed by Ron Zwanziger, its Chairman, President and CEO, and Kenneth D.
Legg, its Secretary, this 9th day of May, 2000.
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By: /s/ RON ZWANZIGER
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Ron Zwanziger,
Chairman, President and CEO
ATTEST
/s/ KENNETH D. LEGG
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Kenneth D. Legg,
Secretary
