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Exhibit 4.4
FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION
NO. 04-2777507
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
William Francis Galvin
Secretary of the Commonwealth
One Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1512
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
(General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 72)
We, John A. Pino , * President
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and Jeffrey B. Lavin , * Clerk
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of ACT Manufacturing, Inc. ,
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(Exact name of corporation)
located at: 2 Cabot Road, Hudson, MA 01749 ,
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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 May
15, 2000, by vote of:
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14,822,413 shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value of 16,654,828 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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1**being at least a majority of each type, class or series outstanding and
entitled to vote thereon
*Delete the inapplicable words. ** Delete the inapplicable clause.
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 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: 0 Common: 50,000,000 $.01
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Preferred: 0 Preferred: 5,000,000 $.01
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Change the total authorized to:
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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: 0 Common: 100,000,000 $.01
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Preferred: 0 Preferred: 5,000,000 $.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 15th day of May, 2000.
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/s/ John A. Pino , *President
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/s/ Jeffrey B. Lavin , *Clerk
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*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 $50,000 having been paid, said article is deemed to have been filed
with me this 17th day of May, 2000.
Effective date: ____________________________________________
/s/ William Francis Galvin
WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN
Secretary of the Commonwealth
TO BE FILLED IN BY CORPORATION
Photocopy of document to be sent to:
Kelly R. Whiting, Esq.
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