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Exhibit 3.1

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO.

Pursuant to Section 242

of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., a corporation duly organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), does hereby certify that:

1. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended by deleting Article TWELFTH thereof in its entirety and inserting the following in lieu thereof:

“TWELFTH. A director or officer of the corporation shall not be liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as the same exists or may hereafter be amended. Any amendment, modification or repeal of the foregoing sentence shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director or officer of the corporation hereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such amendment, modification or repeal.”

2. The foregoing amendments to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation were 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, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation on this 9th day of May, 2023.

 

ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO.
By:   /s/ J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr.
  J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr.
  Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer