EX-3.1 2 innovativeeyewear_ex3-1.htm EXHIBIT 3.1

 

Exhibit 3.1

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF

INNOVATIVE EYEWEAR, INC.
A Florida Corporation

 

Pursuant to section 607.1007 of the Business Corporation Act of the State of Florida (the “FBCA”), the undersigned, being the Chief Executive Officer of Innovative Eyewear, Inc. (hereinafter the “Corporation”), a Florida corporation, and desiring to amend and restate its Articles of Incorporation, does hereby certify:

 

FIRST: the Articles of Conversion and Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation were filed with the Secretary of State of Florida on March 25, 2020, Document No. P20000028782, with an organizational date deemed effective August 15, 2019;

 

SECOND: these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (these “Articles of Incorporation”) were adopted by all of the directors on the board of directors of the Corporation and by the holders of a majority of the voting stock of the Corporation in accordance with and in the manner required by sections 607.1003 and 607.1007 of the FBCA on July 1, 2021. The number of votes cast for the approval of this amendment and restatement to the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation was sufficient for approval pursuant to sections 607.1003 and 607.1006 of the FBCA;

 

THIRD: these duly adopted restated Articles of Incorporation consolidate all amendments to the Articles of Incorporation into a single document pursuant to section 607.1007 of the FBCA including all new amendments to the Articles of Incorporation; and

 

FOURTH: these duly adopted restated Articles of Incorporation supersede the original Articles of Incorporation and all previous amendments to the Articles of Incorporation pursuant to section 607.1007 of the FBCA.

 

ARTICLE I
CORPORATE NAME

 

The name of this corporation is Innovative Eyewear, Inc. (the “Corporation”).

 

ARTICLE II
PRINCIPAL OFFICE

 

The principal office and mailing address of the Corporation is 8101 Biscayne Bl #705, Miami, FL 33138 United States.

 

ARTICLE III
REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT

 

The street address of the Corporation’s registered office is 8101 Biscayne Bl #705, Miami, FL 33138 United States. The name of the Corporation’s registered agent at that office is Harrison Gross.

 

ARTICLE IV
DURATION

 

The duration of the Corporation is perpetual.

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE V
PURPOSE

 

The Corporation is formed to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the FBCA, including any amendments thereto.

 

ARTICLE VI
SHARES

 

The maximum number of shares that the Corporation shall be authorized to issue and have outstanding at any one time shall be sixty-five million (65,000,000) shares, having a par value of $0.00001, of which:

 

(i) fifty million (50,000,000) shares shall be designated as common stock, having a par value of $0.00001 per share (“Common Stock”). All shares of Common Stock shall be identical with each other in every respect, and the holders thereof shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock upon all matters upon which the holders of the Common Stock have the right to vote; and

 

(ii) fifteen million (15,000,000) shares shall be designated as blank check preferred stock, having a par value of $0.00001 per share (“Preferred Stock”), with such preferences, limitations and relative rights as may be determined from time to time pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Directors participating in a duly convened meeting of the board of directors of the Corporation at which a quorum is present or by written consent of the Directors adopted in accordance with the bylaws of the Corporation (the “Bylaws”).

 

ARTICLE VII
AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS

 

The Corporation expressly elects not to be governed by Section 607.0901 of the Florida Business Corporation Act, as amended from time to time, relating to affiliated transactions.

 

ARTICLE VIII
CONTROL SHARE ACQUISITIONS

 

The Corporation expressly elects not to be governed by Section 607.0902 of the Florida Business Corporation Act, as amended from time to time, relating to control share acquisitions.

 

ARTICLE IX
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

The name of the current director of the Corporation is Harrison Gross and the address of the current directo is 8101 Biscayne Bl #705, Miami, FL 33138 United States.

 

The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a board of directors (the “Board” or “Board of Directors”) consisting of not less than one director with no maximum number of directors. The exact number of directors of the Corporation within the minimum specified in the preceding sentence shall be as from time to time determined in the manner provided in the Bylaws. The election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws so provide. The term of the directors and the renewal, replacement or removal of the directors shall be determined in the manner provided in the Bylaws. The directors shall be permitted to serve an unlimited number of terms as directors.

 

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To the fullest extent permitted by the FBCA as in effect on the date hereof, and as hereafter amended from time to time, a director of the Corporation shall not be liable to the Corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the FBCA or any successor statute is amended after adoption of this provision to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the FBCA, as so amended from time to time, or such successor statute.

 

In addition to the powers and authority hereinbefore or by statute expressly conferred upon them, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of the FBCA, these Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws.

 

ARTICLE X
INDEMNIFICATION

 

This Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless each and every one of present and former directors, officers, employees, attorneys and agents to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by the laws of the State of Florida.

 

ARTICLE XI
AMENDMENT

 

The Corporation reserves the right to amend, after, change or repeal any provisions contained in these Articles of Incorporation in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statue, all rights conferred on the shareholders of the Corporation hereunder are granted subject to this reservation. These Articles of Incorporation may be amended in the manner provided by law.

 

ARTICLE XII
INCORPORATOR

 

The name and street address of the incorporator to the original Articles of Incorporation is Harrison Gross, 66 West Flagler Street, Suite 900, Miami, FL, 33130 United States.

 

The undersigned has executed these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation on July 1 2021.

 

  /s/ Harrison Gross
  Name: Harrison Gross
  Title: Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

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CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE BY REGISTERED AGENT

 

Pursuant to the provisions of section 607.0501 of the Florida Business Corporation Act (the “FBCA”), the undersigned submits the following statement in accepting the designation as registered agent and registered office of Innovative Eyewear, Inc., a Florida corporation (the Corporation”), in the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation dated July 1, 2021:

 

Having been named as registered agent and to accept services of process for the Corporation at the registered office designated in the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, the undersigned accepts the appointment as registered agent and agrees to act in this capacity. The undersigned further agrees to comply with the provisions of all statutes relating to the proper and complete performance of its duties, and the undersigned is familiar with and accepts the obligations of its position as registered agent pursuant to Section 607.0501(3) of the FCBA.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this certificate this 1st day of July 2021.

 

  /s/ Harrison Gross
  Harrison Gross
  Registered Agent

 

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