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EXHIBIT 3.35
 
 
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
 
OF
 
ALENCO TRANS, INC.
 
 
I, the undersigned natural person acting as an incorporator of a corporation (hereinafter called the “Corporation”) under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), do hereby adopt the following Certificate of Incorporation for the Corporation:
 
FIRST:  The name of the Corporation is Alenco Trans, Inc.
 
SECOND:  The registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is located at Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle.  The name of the registered agent of the Corporation at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.
 
THIRD:  The purpose for which the Corporation is organized is to engage in any and all lawful acts and activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.  The Corporation will have perpetual existence.
 
FOURTH:  The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 1,000 shares of capital stock, classified as 1,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”).
 
The Corporation shall not issue any class of non-voting equity securities.  Within this limit, the designations and the powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the Common Stock are as follows:
 
1. Provisions Relating to the Common Stock.
 
(a) Each share of Common Stock of the Corporation shall have identical rights and privileges in every respect.  The holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to vote upon all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation and shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held.
 
(b) Subject to the prior rights and preferences, if any, applicable to shares of the Preferred Stock or any series thereof, the holders of shares of the Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such dividends (payable in cash, stock, or otherwise) as may be declared thereon by the board of directors at any time and from time to time out of any funds of the Corporation legally available therefor.
 
(c) In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding-up of the Corporation, after distribution in full of the preferential amounts, if any, to be distributed to the holders of shares of the Preferred Stock or any
 

 
 

 

series thereof, if any, the holders of shares of the Common Stock shall be entitled to receive all of the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, ratably in proportion to the number of shares of the Common Stock held by them.  A liquidation, dissolution, or winding-up of the Corporation, as such terms are used in this Paragraph (c), shall not be deemed to be occasioned by or to include any consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other corporation or corporations or other entity or a sale, lease, exchange, or conveyance of all or a part of the assets of the Corporation.
 
(d) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation, the Corporation may issue shares of its Preferred Stock, if any, and Common Stock from time to time for such consideration (not less than the par value thereof) as may be fixed by the board of directors of the Corporation, which is expressly authorized to fix the same in its absolute and uncontrolled discretion subject to the foregoing conditions.  Shares so issued for which the consideration shall have been paid or delivered to the Corporation shall be deemed fully paid stock and shall not be liable to any further call or assessment thereon, and the holders of such shares shall not be liable for any further payments in respect of such shares.
 
(e) The Corporation shall have authority to create and issue rights and options entitling their holders to purchase shares of the Corporation’s capital stock of any class or series or other securities of the Corporation, and such rights and options shall be evidenced by instrument(s) approved by the board of directors of the Corporation.  The board of directors of the Corporation shall be empowered to set the exercise price, duration, times for exercise, and other terms of such options or rights; provided, however, that the consideration to be received for any shares of capital stock subject thereto shall not be less than the par value thereof
 
FIFTH:  Directors of the Corporation need not be elected by written ballot unless the By-laws of the Corporation otherwise provide.
 
SIXTH:  The directors of the Corporation shall have the power to adopt, amend and repeal the By-laws of the Corporation.
 
SEVENTH:  No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors, officers or stockholders or between the Corporation and any person (as used herein “person” means other corporation, partnership, association, firm, trust, joint venture, political subdivision, or instrumentality) or other organization in which one or more of its directors, officers, or stockholders are directors, officers, or stockholders, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the board or committee which authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because his, her or their votes are counted for such purpose, if:  (i) the material facts as to his or her relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the board of directors or the committee, and the board of directors or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; or (ii) the material facts as to his or her relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon,
 

 
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and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (iii) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified by the board of directors, a committee thereof, or the stockholders.  Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the board of directors or of a committee which authorizes the contract or transaction.
 
EIGHTH:  The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was, is, or is threatened to be made a party to a proceeding (as hereinafter defined) by reason of the fact that he or she (i) is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or (ii) while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, partner, venturer, proprietor, trustee, employee, agent, or similar functionary of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship, trustee, employees benefit plan, or other enterprise, to the fullest extent permitted under the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended.  Such right shall be a contract right and as such shall run to the benefit of any director or officer who is elected and accepts the position of director or officer of the Corporation or elects to continue to serve as a director or officer of the Corporation while this Article Eighth is in effect.  Any repeal or amendment of this Article Eighth shall be prospective only and shall not limit the rights of any such director or officer or the obligations of the Corporation with respect to any claim arising from or related to the services of such director or officer in any of the foregoing capacities prior to any such repeal or amendment to this Article Eighth.  Such right shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation expenses incurred in investigating or defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition to the maximum extent permitted under the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended.  If a claim for indemnification or advancement of expenses hereunder is not paid in full by the Corporation within sixty (60) days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, the claimant may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim, and if successful in whole or in part, the claimant shall also be entitled to be paid the expenses of prosecuting such claim.  It shall be a defense to any such action that such indemnification or advancement of costs of defense is not permitted under the DGCL, but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the Corporation.  Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its board of directors or any committee thereof, independent legal counsel, or stockholders) to have made its determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of, or advancement of costs of defense to, the claimant is permissible in the circumstances nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its board of directors or any committee thereof, independent legal counsel, or stockholders) that such indemnification or advancement is not permissible shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that such indemnification or advancement is not permissible.  In the event of the death of any person having a right of indemnification under the foregoing provisions, such right shall inure to the benefit of his or her provisions, such right shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors, administrators, and personal representatives.  The rights conferred above shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, by-law, resolution of stockholders or directors, agreement, or otherwise.
 

 
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The Corporation may additionally indemnify any employee or agent of the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law.
 
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the extent permitted by then applicable law, the grant of mandatory indemnification pursuant to this Article Eighth shall extend to proceedings involving the negligence of such person.
 
As used herein, the term “proceeding” means any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative, or investigative, any appeal in such an action, suit, or proceeding, and any inquiry or investigation that could lead to such an action, suit, or proceeding.
 
NINTH:  A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the 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 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.  Any repeal or amendment of this Article Ninth by the stockholders of the Corporation shall be prospective only, and shall not adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability of a director of the Corporation arising from an act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or amendment.  In addition to the circumstances in which a director of the Corporation is not personally liable as set forth in the foregoing provisions of this Article Ninth, a director shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders to such further extent as permitted by any law hereafter enacted, including without limitation any subsequent amendment to the DGCL.
 
TENTH:  The Corporation expressly elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
 
For the purpose of forming the Corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware, I do make, file, and record this Certificate of Incorporation and do certify that this is my act and deed and that the facts stated herein are true and, accordingly, I do hereunto set my hand on this 1st day of November, 2000
 
INCORPORATOR:


   
 
/s/ William K Snyder       
   
William K Snyder       
   
3010 LBJ Freeway ; Suite 400
   
Dallas, Texas 75234


 
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