Exhibit 3.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
CYTOMX THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(a Delaware corporation)
(Pursuant to Sections 228, 242 and 245 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware)
CytomX Therapeutics, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as set forth in Title 8 of the Delaware Code (the “DGCL”), hereby certifies as follows:
1. | The date of filing of the Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware was September 16, 2010 under the name Cytomx Therapeutics, Inc. Thereafter, an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on September 22, 2010. Thereafter, an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on July 26, 2012. Thereafter, an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 22, 2014. Thereafter, an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 11, 2015. Thereafter, an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 2, 2015. Thereafter, an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 13, 2015 (the “Prior Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”). Thereafter, a Certificate of Amendment to the Prior Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 23, 2020 (collectively, the “Prior Certificate”). |
2. | Pursuant to Sections 228, 242 and 245 of the DGCL, this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (this “Restated Certificate”) restates and integrates and further amends the provisions of the Prior Certificate. |
3. | The text of the Prior Certificate is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: |
ARTICLE ONE
The name of this corporation is CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”).
ARTICLE TWO
FIRST: The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is 850 New Burton Road, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19904, county of Kent. The name of its registered agent at such address is COGENCY GLOBAL INC.
ARTICLE THREE
The purpose of the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the DGCL.
ARTICLE FOUR
ARTICLE FIVE
For the management of the business and for the conduct of the affairs of the Company, and in further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Company, of its directors and of its stockholders or any class thereof, as the case may be, it is further provided that:
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2. | The directors of the Company need not be elected by written ballot unless the Bylaws so provide. |
3. | No action shall be taken by the stockholders of the Company except at an annual or special meeting of stockholders called in accordance with the Bylaws. |
5. | Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of directors and of business to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of the stockholders of the Company shall be given in the manner provided in the Bylaws of the Company. |
ARTICLE SIX
Meetings of stockholders of the Company may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the Bylaws may provide. The books of the Company may be kept (subject to any provision of 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 Bylaws.
ARTICLE SEVEN
A. | A director of the Company shall not be personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Company 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 DGCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. If the DGCL is amended after approval by the stockholders of this Article to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended. |
B. | Any repeal or modification of this Article Seven shall be prospective and shall not affect the rights under this Article Seven in effect at the time of the alleged occurrence of any act or omission to act giving rise to liability or indemnification. |
ARTICLE EIGHT
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company is also authorized to provide indemnification of (and advancement of expenses to) its directors, officers and agents (and any other persons to which Delaware law permits the Company to provide indemnification) through Bylaw provisions, agreements with such directors, officers, agents or other persons, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, in excess of the indemnification and advancement otherwise permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL, subject only to limits created by applicable Delaware law (statutory or non-statutory), with respect to actions for breach of duty to the Company, its stockholders, and others. Any amendment, repeal or modification of any of the foregoing provisions of this Article Eight shall not adversely affect any right or protection of any director, officer, agent, or other person existing at the time of, or increase the liability of any director, officer or agent of the Company or other person with respect to any acts or omissions of such director, officer, agent or other person occurring prior to, such repeal or modification.
ARTICLE NINE
A. | The Company reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Restated Certificate, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, except as provided in paragraph B of this Article Nine, and all rights conferred upon the stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation. |
C. | The effective date of this Restated Certificate shall be Friday, May 17, 2024. |
The undersigned, being the duly elected President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, for the purpose of amending and restating the Prior Certificate, does make this Restated Certificate, hereby declaring and certifying that this is the act and deed of the Company and the facts stated in this Restated Certificate are true, and accordingly has hereunto executed this Restated Certificate as a duly authorized officer of the Company this 17th day of May, 2024.
CYTOMX THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||
/s/ Sean McCarthy | ||
Sean McCarthy, D.Phil., President and Chief Executive Officer |
SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF CYTOMX THERAPEUTICS, INC.