ArticlesofIncorporation

1、ArticlesofIncorporationrestatedarticlesofincorporationofaaa,inc.cles(state)corporation.pursuanttorcw23b.10.070,thefollowingconstitutesrestatedartiofincorporationofaaa,inc.,aarticle I namethenameofthiscorporationisaaa,inc.article II durationthiscorporationisorganizedundertheWashingtonbusinesscorporat

2、ionact(theact)andshallhaveperpetualexistence.article IIIpurposeandpowersat,inorisethepurposeandpowersofthiscorporationareasfollows:(a)t(engageinanylawfulbusiness;(b)toengageinanyandallactivitiesththejudgmentoftheboardofdirectors,mayatanytimebeincidentalconducivetotheattainmentoftheforegoingpurpose;a

3、nd(c)toexercanyandallpowersthatacorporationformedundertheact,oranyamendmenttheretoorsubstitutetherefor,isentitledatthetimetoexercise.articleivcapitalstock3.1 authorizedcapital.theaggregatenumberofsharesofcapitalstockwhichthiscorporationshallbeauthorizedtoissueshallbe(),dividedintotwoclassesasfollows

4、:()sharesofcommonstock,$,parvaluepershare(thecommonstock),and()sharesofpreferrestock,$.parvaluepershare(thepreferredstock).3.2 specialcommonstock.shallbedesignatedandknownasspecialcommonstock.3.2.2 reclassificationofspecialcommonstock.salesalekofalold(a) ifanysharesofspecialcommonstockaresoldinaqual

5、ified(asdefinedinsection4.2.2(b),then,effectiveimmediatelyuponsuch(a)thenumberofauthorizedbutundesignatedsharesofcommonstocthecorporationshallbeincreasedbythenumberofsharesofspecicommonstocksosold;(b)eachshareofspecialcommonstocksos(shallthereafterconstituteone(1)shareofcommonstock,theholderofwhichs

6、hallbeentitledtoone(1)voteuponallmatterssubmittedtoavoteofshareholders;(c)thecertificateorcertificatesrepresentingthesharesofspecialcommonstockthatwereoutstandingimmediatelypriortosuchsaleshall,byvirtueofthesaleandwithoutanyactiononthepartoftheofofholder,thereafterrepresent(i)totheextentofthenumbero

7、fsharesspecialcommonstocksosold,thecorrespondingnumberofsharescommonstock,and(ii)thesharesofspecialcommonstockrepresentedbysuchcertificateorcertificatesimmediatelypriortosuchsale,ifany,thatethehavenotbeensosold;and(d)ifnosharesofspecialcommonstocremainoutstandingfollowingthequalifiedsale,thedesignat

8、ionofthspecialcommonstockasaseparateseriesofcommonstockhavingrespectiverights,preferencesandlimitationssetforthinthissection4.2theedshallautomaticallyterminate.uponsurrenderofanysuchcertificatetocorporation,thecorporationshallissueanddelivertothepersonentittheretoanewcertificateorcertificatestorepre

9、sentthesharesofcommonstockandspecialcommonstock,ifany,representedbythesurrenderedcertificate.ofthean(b) forpurposesofthissection4.2.2,aqualifiedsaleofsharesspecialcommonstockshallmeanabonafidesaleofthesharesbyholderthereoftoapurchaserwhoisnotdirectly,oractingonbehalfofaffiliate(asthattermisdefinedin

10、rule405promulgatedunderther.tosecuritiesactof1933,asamended(thesecuritiesact)oftheholdetled3.2.3 votingrights.eachshareofcommonstockshallbeentitledone(1)voteonallmatterssubmittedtotheshareholdersofthecorporationandeachshareofspecialcommonstockshallnotbeentitovote,exceptasrequiredbylaw,inwhichcaseeac

11、hshareofspecialndcommonstockshallbeentitledtoone(1)vote.3.2.4 ranking.therightsandpreferencesofthecommonstockathespecialcommonstockshallbeinallrespectsidentical,exceptaotherwiserequiredbylaworexpresslyprovidedinthesearticlesofincorporation.3.3 issuanceofpreferredstockinseries.ayed3.3.2 authorityvest

12、edinboardofdirectors.thepreferredstockmbedividedintoandissuedinseriesfromtimetotime.authorityisvestintheboardofdirectors,subjecttothelimitationsandproceduressetforthinthesearticlesofincorporationorprescribedbylaw,todivideanyestosofpartorallofsuchpreferredstockintoanynumberofseries,tofixandetermineth

13、erelativerightsandpreferencesofthesharesofanyseribeestablished,andtoamendtherightsandpreferencesoftheshareanyseriesthathasbeenestablishedbutiswhollyunissued.3.3.3 amendmenttoseriesdecreasingshares.withinanylimitsstatedinthesearticlesofincorporationorintheresolutionoftheboardofdirectorsestablishingas

14、eries,theboardofdirectors,aftertheissuanceofsharesofaseries,mayamendtheresolutionestablishingtheseriestodecrease(butnotbelowthenumberofsharesofsuchseriesthenoutstandingorreservedforissuancepursuanttotheexerciseofanyoutstandingwarrants)thenumberofsharesofthatseries,andthenumberofsharesconstitutingthe

15、decreaseshallthereafterconstituteauthorizedbutundesignatedshares.andny3.3.4 authoritylimitedtounissuedshares.theauthorityhereingrantedtotheboardofdirectorstodeterminetherelativerightsandpreferencesofthepreferredstockshallbelimitedtounissuedshares,nopowershallexisttoalterorchangetherightsandpreferenc

16、esofasharesthathavebeenissued.3.4 issuanceofcertificates.theboardofdirectorsshallhavethauthoritytoissuesharesofthecapitalstockofthiscorporationandthcertificatesthereforsubjecttosuchtransferrestrictionsandotherlimitationsasitmaydeemnecessarytopromotecompliancewithapplicablefederalandstatesecuritiesla

17、ws,andtoregulatethetransthereofinsuchmannerasmaybecalculatedtopromotesuchcompliaortofurtheranyotherreasonablepurpose.4.5 nocumulativerights.shareholdersofthiscorporationshallnhavetherighttocumulatevotesfortheelectionofdirectors.4.6 nopreemptiverights.noshareholderofthiscorporationshahave,solelybyrea

18、sonofbeingashareholder,anypreemptiveorpreferentialrightorsubscriptionrighttoanystockofthiscorporationortoanyobligationsconvertibleintostockofthiscorporation,ortoanywarrantfernceotoroptionforthepurchasethereof,excepttotheextentprovidedbywrittenagreementwiththiscorporation.4.7 quorumformeetingofshareh

19、hecaseofanymeetingofshareholdersthatisadjournedmorethanoncebecauseofthefailureofaquorumtoattend,thosewhoattendthethirdconveningofsuchmeeting,althoughlessthanaquorum,shallnevertheles

20、sconstituteaquorumthepurposeofelectingdirectors,providedthatthepercentageofsharepresentedatthethirdconveningofsuchmeetingshallnotbelesstone-thirdofthesharesentitledtovote.foreshan4.8 contractswithinterestedshareholders.subjecttothelimitationsactsetforthinrcw23b.19.040,totheextentapplicable:4.8.1 the

21、corporationmayenterintocontractsandotherwisetraninbusinessasvendor,purchaser,lender,borrower,orotherwisewithtsshareholdersandwithcorporations,associations,firms,andentitieswhichtheyareormaybeorbecomeinterestedasdirectors,officers,shareholders,members,orotherwise.anof4.8.2 anysuchcontractortransactio

22、nshallnotbeaffectedorinvalidatedorgiverisetoliabilitybyreasonoftheshareholdershavinginterestinthecontractortransaction.4.9 shareholdervotingrequirements.subjecttotherequirementsrcw23b.08.730,and23b.19.040,anycontract,transaction,oractofthecorporationorofanydirectororofficerofthecorporationthatshallb

23、eauthorized,approved,orratifiedbyamajorityofthevotesentitledtobecastatameetingatwhichaquorumispresentshall,insofaraspermttedbylaw,beasvalidandasbindingasthoughratifiedbyeveryshareholderofthecorporation.ntofusre4.10 executionofconsentofshareholdersbylessthanunanimoconsent.totheextentpermittedbytheact

24、,thetakingofactionbyshareholderswithoutameetingbylessthanunanimouswrittenconseallshareholdersentitledtovoteontheactionshallbepermitted.befothedateonwhichtheactionbecomeseffective,noticeofthetakingsuchactionshallbegiventothoseshareholdersentitledtovoteontheactionwhohavenotconsentedinwriting(and,ifthe

25、actwouldotherwsebeng,therequirethatnoticeofameetingofshareholderstoconsidertheactiongiventononvotingshareholders,toallnonvotingshareholders),inwritdescribingwithreasonableclarityandspecifyingthegeneralnatureolaction,andaccompaniedbythesamematerialthat,undertheact,wouldhavebeenrequiredtobesenttononco

26、nsenting(ornonvoting)：(i)shareholdersinanoticeofmeetingatwhichtheactionwouldhavebeensubmittedforshareholderaction.suchnoticeshallbegivenasfollowsfmailed,bydepositintheu.s.mailatleastseventy-two(72)hourspriortothespecifiedeffectivetimeofsuchaction,withfirst-classpostagethereonprepaid,correctlyaddress

27、edtoeachshareholderentitledtheretoattheshareholdersaddressasitappearsonthecurrentrecordofshareholdersofthecorporation;or(ii)ifdeliveredbypersonaldelivery,bycourierservice,milebywireorwirelessequipment,bytelegraphicorotherfacsimiletransmission,orbyanyotherelectronicmeanswhichtransmitsafacsofsuchcommu

28、nicationcorrectlyaddressedtoeachshareholderentitled,oroftheretoattheshareholdersphysicaladdress,electronicmailaddressfacsimilenumber,asitappearsonthecurrentrecordofshareholdersthecorporation,atleasttwenty-four(24)hourspriortothespecifiedeffectivetimeofsuchaction.of4.11 specialmeetingsofshareholders.

29、subsequenttothedateclosingofafirmcommitmentunderwrittenpublicofferingpursuanttoaneffectiveregistrationstatementunderthesecuritiesactcoveringtheofferandsaleofcommonstockfortheaccountofthecorporationtothepublic,specialmeetingsoftheshareholdersforanypurposeorpurpomaybecalledatanytimeonlybyamajorityofth

30、eboardofdirectorsthechairmanoftheboardofdirectors(ifonebeappointed)orthepresidentoroneormoreshareholdersholdingnotlessthantwenty-fipercent(25%)ofallthesharesentitledtobecastonanyissueproposesesorveedtobeconsideredatthatmeeting.4.12 majorityvoterequired.unlessotherwiseprovidedinthesearticlesofincorpo

31、ration,subsequenttothedateofclosingofafirmcommitmentunderwrittenpublicofferingpursuanttoaneffectiveregistrationstatementunderthesecuritiesactcoveringtheofferandsale0,heofcommonstockfortheaccountofthecorporationtothepublic,pursuanttoauthoritygrantedundersections23b.10.030,23b.11.0323b.12.020,and23b.1

32、4.020oftheact,thevoteofshareholdersoftcorporationrequiredinordertoapproveamendmentstothearticlesofoflessincorporation,aplanofmergerorshareexchange,thesale,leaseexchange,orotherdispositionofallorsubstantiallyallofthepropertythecorporationnotintheusualandregularcourseofbusiness,ordissolutionofthecorpo

33、rationshallbeamajorityofallofthevotesentitledtobecastbyeachvotinggroupentitledtovotethereon,regardofwhetherornotthecorporationisapubliccompany,asthattermisdefinedinsection23b.01.400oftheact.articlevdirectors5.1numberofdirectors.5.1.1 thenumberofdirectorsofthecorporationshallbefixedasprovidedinthebyl

34、awsandmaybechangedfromtimetotimebyamendingthebylaws.5.1.2 whentheboardofdirectorsshallconsistoffourormoremembers,thedirectorsshallbedividedintothreeclasses:class1,class2orsasforaandclass3.suchclassesshallbeasnearlyequalinnumberofdirectpossible.exceptasprovidedinsection5.1.4,eachdirectorshallserveter

35、mendingatthethirdannualmeetingofshareholdersfollowingthedirectorselection;provided,thatthedirectorordirectorsfirstelectedclassshallserveforatermendingatthefirstannualmeetingofofshareholdersfollowingsuchelection,thedirectorordirectorsfirstelectedtoclassshallserveforatermendingatthesecondannualmeeting

36、shareholdersfollowingsuchelection,andthedirectorordirectorsfirstelectedtoclassshallserveforatermendingatthethirdannualmeetingofshareholdersfollowingsuchelection.5.1.3 ateachannualmeetingofshareholders,thedirectorsnomintosucceedthosewhosetermsthenexpireshallbeidentifiedasbeingthesameclassasthedirecto

37、rstheysucceedunless,byreasonofainterveningchangesintheauthorizednumberofdirectors,theboarddirectorsshalldesignateoneormoredirectorshipswhosetermstheexpireasdirectorshipsofanotherclassinordermorenearlytoachieatediofny)fveequalityinthenumberofdirectorsintherespectiveclasses.whentheboardofdirectorsfill

38、savacancyresultingfromthedeath,resignationremovalofadirector,thedirectorchosentofillthatvacancyshallbethesameclassasthedirectorhesucceeds.5.1.4 notwithstandingtheforegoingprovisionsofthissection5.1allcases,includinguponanychangeintheauthorizednumberofdirecorofintors,eachdirectorthencontinuingtoserve

39、assuchwillneverthelesscontinueasadirectoroftheclassofwhichheisamemberuntiltheexpirationofhisorhertermorhisorherearlierdeath,resignationorremoval.anyvacancyinanyclassresultingfromthedeath,resignationorremovaldirectororanincreaseinthenumberofauthorizeddirectorsmaybefibythedirectorsinanymannerpermitted

40、bytheact;provided,iftheteofaledrmofthedirectorordirectorsinthatclassisnotscheduledtoexpireatthenextannualmeetingofshareholders,thetermofthedirectorchosentofillsuchvacancyshallcontinueonlyuntilthenextannualmeetingofshareholdersatwhichasuccessorshallbechosenforatermtoexpireatthescheduleddateforexpirat

41、ionofthetermofthedirectorordirectorsthatclass.5.2removal.in5.2.1 anydirectorortheentireboardofdirectorsmayberemovedwithcausebytheholdersofnotlessthanamajorityofthesharesthenentitledtovoteatanelectionofdirectors.nodirectormayberemovedwithoutcause,asdefinedbelow.actiontoremoveadirectormaybetakenforthi

42、nrcw23b.08.700through23b.08.730:atanyannualorspecialmeetingoftheshareholdersofthiscorporateprovidedthatnoticeoftheproposedremoval,whichshallincludeastatementofthechargesallegedagainstthedirector,shallhavebeengiventotheshareholderstogetherwithorasapartofthenoticeofthmeeting.1.1.2 whereaproposaltoremo

43、veadirectorforcauseistobepresentedforshareholderconsideration,anopportunityshallbeprovicon,dulyededthedirectortopresentthedirectorsdefensetotheshareholdersinastatementtoaccompanyorprecedethenoticeofthemeetingatwhi(suchproposalistobepresented.thedirectorshallalsobeservedwnoticeofthemeetingatwhichsuch

44、proposalistobepresented,togetchithherwithastatementofthespecificchargesallegedagainstthedirector,andshallbegivenanopportunitytobepresentandtobeheardatthemeeting.1.1.3 forpurposesofthissection5.2,causeforremovalshallbelimitedto(a)actionbyadirectorinvolvingwillfulmalfeasancehavingmaterialadverseeffect

45、onthecorporationand(b)convictionofadirecatorofafelony;provided,thatactionbyadirectorshallnotconstitutecauseif,ingoodfaith,thedirectorbelievedsuchactiontobeinornotopposedtothebestinterestsofthecorporation,orifthedirectorisentitled,underapplicablelaworthearticlesofincorporationorbylawsofthiscorporatio

46、n,tobeindemnifiedwithrespecttosuchaction.5.3 authorityofboardofdirectorstoamendbylaws.subjecttothlimitation(s)ofrcw23b.10.210,andsubjecttothepoweroftheshareholdersofthecorporationtochangeorrepealthebylaws,theboardofdirectorsisexpresslyauthorizedtomake,amend,orrepealthebylofthecorporationunlessthesha

47、reholdersinamendingorrepealingawsparticularbylawprovideexpresslythattheboardofdirectorsmaynotamendorrepealthatbylaw.5.4 contractswithinteresteddirectors.subjecttothelimitationssetacttsch5.2.2 thecorporationmayenterintocontractsandotherwisetranbusinessasvendor,purchaser,lender,borrower,orotherwisewit

48、hidirectorsandwithcorporations,associations,firms,andentitiesinwhtheyareormaybeorbecomeinterestedasdirectors,officers,shareholders,members,orotherwise.5.2.3 anysuchcontractortransactionshallnotbeaffectedorinvalidatedorgiverisetoliabilitybyreasonofthedirectorshavingainterestinthecontractortransaction

49、.5.5indemnificationofdirectors,officers,employeesandagents.ings5.5.1 thecapitalizedtermsinthissection5.5shallhavethemeansetforthinrcw23b.08.50 thecorporationshallindemnifyandholdharmlesseachindividualwhoisorwasservingasadirectororofficerofthecorporationorwho,whileservingasadirectororofficerof

50、thecorporation,isorwasservingattherequestofthecorporationasadirector,officer,partner,trustee,employee,oragentofanotherforeignordomesticcorporation,partnership,jointventure,trust,employeebenefitplan,orotherrtyensesenterprise,againstanyandallliabilityincurredwithrespecttoanyproceedingtowhichtheindivid

51、ualisoristhreatenedtobemadeapabecauseofsuchservice,andshallmakeadvancesofreasonableexpwithrespecttosuchproceeding,tothefullestextentpermittedbylavwithoutregardtothelimitationsinrcw23b.08.510through23b.08.550;providedthatnosuchindemnityshallindemnifyanydirectororofficerfromoronaccountof(1)actsoromiss

52、ionsofthedirectororofficerfinallyadjudgedtobeintentionalmisconductoraknowingviolationoflaw;(2)conductofthedirectororofficerfinallyadjudgedtobeinviolationofrcw23b.08.310;or(3)anytransactionwithrespecttowhichitwasfinallyadjudgedthatsuchdirectororofficerpersonallyreceivedbenefitinmoney,property,orservi

53、cestowhichthedirectororofficerwasnotlegallyentitled.the5.5.3 thecorporationmaypurchaseandmaintaininsuranceonbehalfofanindividualwhoisorwasadirector,officer,employee,oragentoforcorporationor,who,whileadirector,officer,employee,oragentoftcorporation,isorwasservingattherequestofthecorporationasdirector

54、,officer,partner,trustee,employee,oragentofanotherforeigndomesticcorporation,partnership,jointventure,trust,employeebenefitplan,orotherenterpriseagainstliabilityassertedagainstorincurredbytheindividualinthatcapacityorarisingfromtheindividualsstatusasadirector,officer,employee,oragent,whetherornotthe

55、corporationwouldhavepowertoindemnifytheindividualagainstsuchliabilityunderrcw23b.08.510or23b.08.520.ded5.5.4 if,aftertheeffectivedateofthissection5.5,theactisamentoauthorizefurtherindemnificationofdirectorsorofficers,thendirectoandofficersofthecorporationshallbeindemnifiedtothefullestextentpermitted

56、bytheactassoamended.ndbeon5.5.5 totheextentpermittedbylaw,therightstoindemnificationaadvanceofreasonableexpensesconferredinthissection5.shallnotexclusiveofanyotherrightwhichanyindividualmayhaveorhereaft(acquireunderanystatute,provisionofthebylaws,agreement,vote(shareholdersordisinteresteddirectors,o

57、rotherwise.therighttoindemnificationconferredinthissection5.5shallbeacontractrightupwhicheachdirectororofficershallbepresumedtohavereliedindeterminingtoserveortocontinuetoserveassuch.anyamendmenttooronorntrepealofthissection5.5shallnotadverselyaffectanyrightorprotectofadirectororofficerofthecorporat

58、ionfororwithrespecttoanyactsomissionsofsuchdirectororofficeroccurringpriortosuchamendmeorrepeal.5.5.6 ifanyprovisionofthissection5.5oranyapplicationthereofshallbeinvalid,unenforceable,orcontrarytoapplicablelaw,theremainderofthissection5.5,andtheapplicationofsuchprovisionstolid,jby.individualsorcircumstancesotherthanthoseastowhichitisheldinvalunenforceab