EX-3 12 ex3-3q203.htm AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Exhibit 3.3

 

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Office of the Secretary of State

 

Matthew A. Brown

Secretary of State

 
 
 
 
 

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF

 
 

Hasbro, Inc.

 
 

I, MATTHEW BROWN, Secretary of State of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, hereby certify that duplicate originals of Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of

 

Hasbro, Inc.

 

duly signed and verified pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 7-1.1-56 of the General Laws, 1956, as amended, have been received in this office and are found to conform to law. The affixed is a duplicate original of the Articles of Amendment.

 
 

WITNESS my hand and the seal of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations the 23rd day of May, 2003

 

[Seal of the State of

/s/ Matthew Brown

Rhode Island and

Secretary of State

Providence Plantations]

 
 

By /s/ Andrea M. Francese

 

 

 

 

 

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS

Office of the Secretary of State

Corporations Division

100 North Main Street

Providence, Rhode Island 02903-1335

 

BUSINESS CORPORATION

 

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT TO THE

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

(To Be Filed in Duplicate Original)

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 7-1.1-56 of the General Laws, 1956, as amended, the undersigned corporation adopts the following Articles of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation:

 

1. The name of the corporation is Hasbro, Inc.

 

2. The Shareholders of the corporation (or, where no shares have been issued, the board of directors of the corporation) on May 14, 2003, in the manner prescribed by Chapter 7-1.1 of the General Laws, 1956, as amended, adopted the following amendment(s) to the Articles of Incorporation:

 

[Insert Amendment(s)]

(if additional space is required, please list on separate attachment)

 
 

Please see attached Exhibit A.

 
 
 

3. The number of shares of the corporation outstanding at the time of such adoption was 173,090,045; and the number of shares entitled to vote thereon was 173,090,045.

 

4. The designation and number of outstanding shares of each class entitled to vote thereon as a class were as follows: (If inapplicable, insert "none.")

Class

Number of Shares

Common

173,090,045

5. The number of shares voted for such amendment was 133,487,171; and the number of shares voted against such amendment was 18,140,920.

 

6. The number of shares of each class entitled to vote thereon as a class voted for and against such amendment, respectively, was: (If applicable, insert "none".)

 

Number of Shares Voted

Class

For

Against

Common

133,487,171

18,140,920

 


7. The manner, if not set forth in such amendment, in which any exchange, reclassification, or cancellation of issued shares provided for in the amendment shall be effected, is as follows: (If no change, so state)

 

No Change.

 

8. The manner in which such amendment effects a change in the amount of stated capital, and the amount (expressed in dollars) of stated capital as changed by such amendment, are as follows: (If no change, so state)

 

No Change.

 

9. As required by Section 7-1.1-57 of the General Laws, the corporation has paid all fees and franchise taxes.

 

10. Date when amendment is to become effective Upon filing

(not prior to, nor more than 30 days after, the filing of these articles of amendment)

Date: May 19, 2003

Hasbro, Inc.

 

Print Corporate Name

   
 

By /s/ Alfred J. Verrecchia

 

Alfred J. Verrecchia

 

[X] President or [ ] Vice President (check one)

   
 

AND

   
 

By /s/ Barry Nagler

 

Barry Nagler

 

[X] Secretary or [ ] Assistant Secretary (check one)

 

STATE OF Rhode Island

COUNTY OF Providence

 

In Pawtucket, on this 19th day of May, 2003 personally appeared before me Barry Nagler who, being by me first sworn, declared that he/she is the Secretary of the corporation and that he/she signed the foregoing document as such officer of the corporation, and that the statements herein contained are true.

 

/s/ Marie D. Pamental

 

Notary Public

 

My Commission Expires: 2/5/04

   

[Notary Seal]

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A:

 

 

 

 

Article EIGHTH, Section 8.2 of the Restated Articles of Incorporation will be deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:

EIGHTH:

 
 

"8.2 Except with respect to any directors elected by holders of any one or more series of Preference Stock voting separately as a class or classes, directors shall be elected in the following manner. The directors elected at the annual meeting of shareholders held in 2003 shall, along with the directors elected at the annual meeting of shareholders held in 2001, serve until the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2004 and until their successors shall be elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. The directors elected at the annual meeting in 2002 shall hold office until the annual meeting of shareholders held in 2005 and until their successors shall be elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. Beginning with the annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2004, at each annual meeting of shareholders the directors elected at such meeting shall serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors shall be elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. No decrease in the number of directors shall have the effect of shortening the term of office of any incumbent director."