EX-3.3 4 c00807exv3w3.txt AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION EXHIBIT 3.3 AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF NFC CASTINGS, INC. (Under Section 303 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware) The undersigned, being a duly elected officer of NFC Castings, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), does hereby certify as follows: 1. That the Corporation filed its original Certificate of Incorporation with the Delaware Secretary of State on November 12, 1996 (the "Certificate"). 2. That the Corporation filed a voluntary petition under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code, as amended with the Bankruptcy Court of Delaware on August 5, 2003, and that this Certificate is being filed pursuant to Section 303 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and shall become effective pursuant to the Prepackaged Joint Plan of Reorganization of ACP Holding Company, NFC Castings, Inc., Neenah Foundry Company and certain of its subsidiaries filed with the Delaware Bankruptcy Court on August 5, 2003, and amended on September 17, 2003, without further action by the board of directors or shareholders of the Corporation pursuant to the Bankruptcy Court Confirmation Order dated September 25, 2003. The Corporation's Certificate is restated in its entirety to read as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof (the "Restated Certificate"). IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, for the purpose of amending and restating the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, under penalties of perjury does hereby declare and certify that this is the act and deed of the Corporation and the facts stated herein are true, and accordingly has hereunto signed this Certificate of Restated Certificate of Incorporation this 8th day of October, 2003. By: /s/ Gary W. LaChey ------------------------------ Gary W. LaChey Chief Financial Officer, Vice President - Finance, Treasurer and Secretary EXHIBIT A AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF NFC CASTINGS, INC. ARTICLE ONE The name of the corporation is NFC Castings, Inc. (hereinafter called the "Corporation"). ARTICLE TWO The address of the Corporation's registered office in the state of Delaware is 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19808. The name of its registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company. ARTICLE THREE The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware. ARTICLE FOUR The total number of shares which the Corporation shall have the authority to issue is One Thousand (1,000) shares, all of which shall be shares of Common Stock, with a par value of $0.01 (One Cent) per share. ARTICLE FIVE The Corporation is to have perpetual existence. ARTICLE SIX The directors shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal By-Laws, except as may be otherwise be provided in the By-Laws. ARTICLE SEVEN The Corporation expressly elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. ARTICLE EIGHT To the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, a director of this Corporation shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director. Any repeal or modification of this ARTICLE EIGHT shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification. ARTICLE NINE The Corporation shall not issue nonvoting equity securities. ARTICLE TEN The Corporation reserves the right to amend or repeal any provisions contained in this Certificate of Incorporation from time to time and at any time in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by the laws of the State of Delaware, and all rights conferred upon stockholders and directors are granted subject to such reservation. * * * * 2