EX-3.3 2 ex3-3.txt Exhibit 3.3 FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION NO. 04-1414660 ---------- ---------- Examiner The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin Secretary of the Commonwealth One Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1512 ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT (General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 72) -------- Name Approved Division of Insurance 2/18/05 Approved by Donna Saporaro We, James M. Benson , President ------------------------------------ and Emanuel Alves , Secretary ------------------------------------ of John Hancock Life Insurance Company , --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of corporation) located at 200 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA 02117 , ------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street address of corporation in Massachusetts) certify that these Articles of Amendment affecting articles numbered: 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Number those articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and/or 6 being amended) of the Articles of Organization were duly adopted (***) by vote of: 1,000 shares of common of 1,000 shares outstanding, ------ ---------------------------- ------- (type, class & series, if any) shares of of shares outstanding, and ------ ---------------------------- ------- (type, class & series, if any) shares of of shares outstanding, ------ ---------------------------- ------- (type, class & series, if any) C |_| P |_| M |_| R.A. |_| (1)**being at least a majority of each type, class or series outstanding and entitled to vote thereon:/ or (2)**being at least two-thirds of each type, class or series outstanding and entitled to vote thereon and of each type, class or series of stock whose rights are adversely affected thereby: (***) - by unanimous written consent of sole shareholder on February 18, 2005 4 ----- P.C. *Delete the inapplicable words. **Delete the inapplicable clause. (1) For amendments adopted pursuant to Chapter 156B, Section 70. (2) For amendments adopted pursuant to Chapter 156B, Section 71. Note: If the space provided under any article or item on this form is insufficient, additions shall be set forth on one side only of separate 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of paper with a left margin of at least 1 inch. Additions to more than one article may be made on a single sheet so long as each article requiring each addition is clearly indicated. To change the number of shares and the par value (if any) of any type, class or series of stock which the corporation is authorized to issue, fill in the following: The total presently authorized is: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITHOUT PAR VALUE STOCKS WITH PAR VALUE STOCKS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TYPE NUMBER OF SHARES TYPE NUMBER OF SHARES PAR VALUE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common: xxxx Common: 1,000 $10,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preferred: xxxx Preferred: xxxx xxxx -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Change the total authorized to: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITHOUT PAR VALUE STOCKS WITH PAR VALUE STOCKS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TYPE NUMBER OF SHARES TYPE NUMBER OF SHARES PAR VALUE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common: xxxx Common: 100,000 $10,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preferred: xxxx Preferred: xxxx xxxx -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The foregoing amendment(s) will become effective when these Articles of Amendment are filed in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 6 unless these articles specify, in accordance with the vote adopting the amendment, a later effective date not more than thirty days after such filing, in which event the amendment will become effective on such later date. Later effective date:__________________________________. SIGNED UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY, this 18th day of February, 2005. /s/ James M. Benson , President ------------------------------------------------------ /s/ Emanuel Alves , Secretary ------------------------------------------------------ THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT (General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 72) ======================================== I hereby approve the within Articles of Amendment and, the filing fee in the amount of $100 having been paid, said articles are deemed to have been filed with me this 18th day of February 2005. Effective date: ------------------------ 922517 /s/ William Francis Galvin WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN Secretary of the Commonwealth [STAMP OF WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN] TO BE FILLED IN BY CORPORATION Contact information: ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Telephone: ----------------------------- Email: --------------------------------- A copy of this filing will be available on-line at www.state.ma.us/sec/cor once the document is filed.