Exhibit 1.2
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
BUHRMANN US INC.
FIRST: The
name of the corporation (the Corporation) is Buhrmann US Inc.
SECOND: The
address of its registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust
Center, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle,
State of Delaware, and the name of its registered agent at such address is The
Corporation Trust Company.
THIRD: The
nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted are:
(a) to engage in any lawful act or
activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation
Law of the State of Delaware; and
(b) in general, to possess and exercise
all the powers and privileges granted by the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware or by any other law or by this Certificate of Incorporation,
together with any powers incidental thereto, so far as such powers and
privileges are necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment
of the business or purposes of the Corporation.
FOURTH: The
total number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation shall have
authority to issue is One Thousand (1,000) shares of Common Stock, par value
$0.01 per share, amounting in the aggregate to Ten Dollars ($10.00).
FIFTH: The
name and mailing address of the incorporator is:
Karin Weiner
Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts
Financial Centre
695 East Main Street, 3rd Floor
Stamford, Connecticut 06901
SIXTH: The
Board of Directors of the Corporation is expressly authorized to exercise all
powers granted to directors by law except insofar as such powers are limited or
denied herein or by the By-laws of the Corporation. In furtherance of such powers, the Board of
Directors of the Corporation shall have the right to make, alter or repeal the
By-laws of the Corporation.
SEVENTH: Meetings
of stockholders of the Corporation may be held within or without the State of
Delaware, as the By-laws may provide.
The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained
in any applicable law) outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as
may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors of the
Corporation or in the By-laws of the Corporation. Elections of directors need not be by written
ballot unless the By-laws of the Corporation shall so provide.
EIGHTH: No
director of the Corporation shall have any personal liability to the
Corporation or its stockholders for any monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director, except that this Article EIGHTH shall not
eliminate or limit the liability of a director (i) for any breach of such
directors duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders,
(ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or (iv) for any transaction
from which such director derived an improper personal benefit. Neither the
amendment nor the repeal of this Article EIGHTH, nor the adoption of any
provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article
EIGHTH, shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Article EIGHTH in respect
of any matter occurring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for
this Article EIGHTH, would accrue or arise, prior to such amendment, repeal or
adoption of an inconsistent provision.
NINTH: The
Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision
contained in this Certificate of Incorporation in the manner now or hereafter
prescribed by statute.
THE UNDERSIGNED, being the sole incorporator
hereinbefore named, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, does make this Certificate,
hereby declaring and certifying that this is her act and deed and the facts
herein stated are true, and accordingly, has hereunto set her hand this 28th
day of September, 1999.
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/s/ Karin E. Weiner
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Karin E. Weiner
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Sole Incorporator
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CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
BUHRMANN US INC.
FIRST:
That the Board of Directors of Buhrmann US Inc. organized and existing
under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
(the Corporation), has duly and unanimously adopted the following resolution
setting forth a proposed amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of the
Corporation and declaring said amendment to be advisable:
RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors has determined that it is
advisable that the Certificate of Incorporation of Buhrmann US Inc. be amended
by changing the Article thereof numbered FOURTH so that, as amended, said
Article shall be and read as follows:
FOURTH: The total number of
shares of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is
One Thousand shares of Common Stock, par value $1.000,000.00 per share,
amounting in the aggregate to One Billion dollars ($1,000,000,000.00).
SECOND:
In accordance with the provisions of Section 228 of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the sole stockholder of the
Corporation has approved adoption of the aforesaid resolution and amendment.
THIRD:
That the aforesaid amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of the
Corporation has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section
242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
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By:
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(Authorized Officer)
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Name:
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/s/ Heidi van der Kooij
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(Type or Print)
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Heidi van der Kooij
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