Exhibit 1.6
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
BTOP USA CORP.
FIRST: The
name of the Corporation is BTOP USA CORP. (hereinafter sometimes called the
Corporation).
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 is to engage in
any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the Delaware GCL).
FOURTH: The
total number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation shall have
authority to issue is 1,000 shares of the par value of $1.00 per share.
FIFTH: The
name and mailing address of the incorporator is as follows:
Grace Yeh
Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts
One Battery Park Plaza
New York, NY 10004-1490
SIXTH: (a) The
number of directors of the Corporation shall be fixed from time to time by, or
in the manner provided in, its By-laws and may be increased or decreased as
therein provided.
(b) The
Board shall have power to make, alter, amend and repeal the By-Laws of the
Corporation and to fix the compensation of directors for services in any
capacity.
(c) Directors
of the Corporation may be removed with or without cause by the affirmative vote
of the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of capital
stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon.
(d) Except
to the extent required by the By-laws of the Corporation, elections of
directors need not be by written ballot.
(e) In
the case of any vacancy in the Board resulting from death, resignation,
disqualification or other cause, a successor to hold office for the unexpired
portion of the term of the director whose place shall be vacant shall be
elected only by the Board and not by the stockholders, acting by a majority of
the Board then in office, though less than a quorum.
(f) In
the case of any increase in the number of directors of the Corporation, the
additional director or directors shall be elected by the Board or the
stockholders at an annual meeting.
SEVENTH: Any
action required to be taken at any annual or special meeting of the
stockholders of the Corporation, or any action which may be taken at any annual
or special meeting of the stockholders or otherwise, may be taken by written
consent in lieu of a meeting.
EIGHTH: The
Corporation reserves the right from time to time to amend, alter, change, add
to or repeal any provisions contained in this Certificate of Incorporation in
any manner now or hereafter prescribed by law, and all rights and powers at any
time conferred on stockholders, directors and officers of the Corporation by
this Certificate of Incorporation or any amendment thereof are subject to the
provisions of this Article EIGHTH.
NINTH: 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 or in the By-laws of
the Corporation.
TENTH: 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 TENTH 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
Delaware GCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which such director derived an
improper personal benefit. Neither the
amendment nor the repeal of this Article TENTH, nor the adoption of any
provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article
TENTH, shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Article TENTH in respect of
any matter occurring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for this
Article TENTH, would accrue or arise, prior to such amendment, repeal or
adoption of an inconsistent provision.
I, THE
UNDERSIGNED, being the incorporator hereinbefore named, for the purpose of
forming a corporation pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware, do make this Certificate, hereby declaring and certifying that this
is my act and deed and the facts herein stated are true, and accordingly have
hereunto set my hand before this 31st day of December, 1998.
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/s/ Grace Yeh
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Grace Yeh
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Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts
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One Battery Park Plaza
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New York, New York 10004-1490
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