EX-3.8 4 a2138026zex-3_8.htm EXHIBIT 3.8

Exhibit 3.8

 

State of Delaware

 

Office of the Secretary of State

 

I, EDWARD J. FREEL, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF “MJD VENTURES, INC.”, FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON THE SIXTH DAY OF OCTOBER, A.D. 1995, AT 2:30 O'CLOCK P.M.

 

 

[DE STATE SEAL]

 

 

 

/s/Edward J. Freel

 

 

Edward J. Freel, Secretary of State

 

 

2549770 8100

AUTHENTICATION:

7727704

950276619

DATE:

11-29-95

 

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CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

OF

 

MJD VENTURES, INC.

 

 

I.

 

The name of the Corporation is MJD Ventures, Inc.

 

II.

 

The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is the Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, and the name of its registered agent at that address is The Corporation Trust Company.

 

III.

 

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 the State of Delaware.

 

IV.

 

The Corporation is authorized to issue One Hundred (100) shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value per share.

 

V.

 

The number of directors which shall constitute the whole Board of Directors shall be fixed by, or in the manner provided in, the Bylaws of the Corporation.

 

VI.

 

In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to make, repeal, alter, amend and rescind the Bylaws of the Corporation.

 

VII.

 

Election of directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws of the Corporation shall so provide.

 



 

VIII.

 

No director shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director; provided that this Article VIII shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (i) for any breach of such director's 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 the law, (iii) under Section 174 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or (iv) for any transaction from which such director derives an improper personal benefit. If the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as so amended.

 

IX.

 

The Corporation shall, to the full extent permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended from time to time, indemnify all persons whom it may indemnify pursuant thereto.

 

X.

 

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, and all rights conferred on stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

 

XI.

 

The name and mailing address of the incorporator of the Corporation are:

 

Name

 

Mailing Address

 

 

 

S. Reginald Williams

 

c/o Paul, Hastings, Janofsky &
Walker
399 Park Avenue
30th floor
New York, New York 10022

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate has been signed on the 6th day of October, 1995.

 

 

/s/ S. Reginald Williams

 

 

S. Reginald Williams, Incorporator

 

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