EX-3.A.4 2 l84692aex3-a_4.txt EXHIBIT 3(A)(4) 1 EXHIBIT 3(a)(4) 2 STATE OF OHIO OHIO SECRETARY OF STATE, J. KENNETH BLACKWELL 626239 It is hereby certified that the Secretary of State of Ohio has custody of the business records for FRONTSTEP, INC. and, that said business records show the filing and recording of: Documents(s) Document No(s): DOMESTIC/AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES 200031402000 [SECRETARY OF STATE LOGO] United States of America State of Ohio Office of the Secretary of State Witness my hand and the seal of the Secretary of State at Columbus, Ohio this 8th day of November, A.D. 2000. /s/ J. Kenneth Blackwell Ohio Secretary of State 3 -Expedite this form-- [THE SEAL OF PRESCRIBED BY J. KENNETH BLACKWELL THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF OHIO] Please obtain fee amount and mailing [X] Yes instructions from the FORMS INVENTORY --------------------- LIST (using the 3 digit form # located at the bottom of this form). To obtain the FORMS INVENTORY LIST or for assistance, please call Customer Service: Central Ohio: (614)-466-3910 TOLL FREE: 1-877-SOS-FILE (1-877-767-3453) CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT BY SHAREHOLDERS TO ARTICLES OF SYMIX SYSTEMS, INC. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Names of Corporation) 626239 ----------------------------- (charter number) Daniel P. Buettin, who is the Secretary --------------------- -------------------------- (name) (title) of the above named Ohio corporation organized for profit, does hereby certify that: (Please check the appropriate box and complete the appropriate statements.) [X] a meeting of the shareholders was duly called and held on November 8, 2000, at which meeting a quorum the shareholders was present in person or by proxy, and that by the affirmative vote of the holders of shares entitling them to exercise 89.91% of the voting power of the corporation, [ ] in a writing signed by all the shareholders who would be entitled to notice of a meeting held for that purpose, the following resolution to amend the articles was adopted: RESOLVED, that Article FIRST of the Company's Amended Articles of ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Incorporation, as amended, be, and it hereby is, deleted in its entirety ------------------------------------------------------------------------ and amended to read as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FIRST: The name of the corporation shall be Frontstep, Inc. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the above named officer, acting for and on behalf of the corporation, has hereunto subscribed his name on November 8, 2000 --------- ---------------- (his/her) (date) Signature: /s/ Daniel P. Buettin ------------------------------- Title: Secretary ------------------------------- 125-AMDS PAGE 1 OF 1 Version: 7/15/99