EXHIBIT 3.1

 

FORM OF RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION1

 

OF

 

CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP, INC.

 

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, hereby certifies as follows:

 

A. The name of the Corporation is CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. The Corporation was originally incorporated under the name “BLUM CB Holding Corp.” The Corporation’s original certificate of incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 20, 2001. The Corporation filed Certificates of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 26, 2001 and June 1, 2001 and a Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 29, 2001, in each of the foregoing cases under the name “CBRE Holding, Inc.” The Corporation filed a Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 13, 2004 changing the name of the Corporation to “CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.”

 

B. This Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which amends and restates the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation in its entirety, was duly adopted by the Board of Directors and by the stockholders in accordance with Sections 103, 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

C. The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation shall read in its entirety as follows:

 

FIRST: The name of the Corporation is CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.

 

SECOND: The registered office and registered agent of the Corporation is The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801.

 

THIRD: 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 (the “DGCL”).

 

FOURTH: (1) The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 450,000,000, consisting of (a) 25,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Preferred Stock”), and (b) 350,000,000 shares of Common Stock divided into the following two classes: (i) 325,000,000 shares shall be Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Class A Common Stock”), and (ii) 100,000,000

 


1 To be filed prior to the closing of the IPO.


shares shall be Class B Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Class B Common Stock”). The Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock are sometimes referred to herein, collectively, as “Common Stock.”

 

(2) The number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock, Class A Common Stock or the Class B Common Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL (or any successor provision thereto), and no vote of the holders of any of the Common Stock or the Preferred Stock voting separately as a class shall be required therefor.

 

(3) The Board of Directors is hereby expressly authorized, by resolution or resolutions, to provide, out of the unissued shares of Preferred Stock, for series of Preferred Stock and, with respect to each such series, to fix the number of shares constituting such series and the designation of such series, the voting powers (if any) of the shares of such series, and the preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, if any, and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of the shares of such series. The powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each series of Preferred Stock, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding.

 

(4) The following is a statement of the relative powers, preferences and participating, optional or other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, of the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock.

 

(a) General. Except as otherwise set forth below in this Article Fourth, the relative powers, preferences and participating, optional or other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock shall be identical in all respects.

 

(b) Voting Rights. Except as otherwise required by this Restated Certificate of Incorporation or by applicable law, at every meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation every holder of Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote in person or by proxy for each share of Class A Common Stock standing in his, her or its name on the transfer books of the Corporation in connection with the election of directors and all other matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. Except as otherwise required by this Restated Certificate of Incorporation or by applicable law, at every meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation every holder of Class B Common Stock shall be entitled to ten votes in person or by proxy for each share of Class B Common Stock standing in his, her or its name on the transfer books of the Corporation in connection with the election of directors and all other matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. Except as otherwise required by this Restated Certificate of Incorporation or by applicable law, the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock shall vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation. Except as otherwise provided in Section (2) of this Article Fourth or as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock, as such, shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of

 

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Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of Preferred Stock) or pursuant to the DGCL.

 

(c) Dividends. Subject to the other provisions of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, applicable law and the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock having a preference over or the right to participate with the Common Stock with respect to the payment of dividends, holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such dividends and other distributions in cash, stock of any corporation (other than Common Stock) or property of the Corporation as may be declared thereon by the Board of Directors in its discretion from time to time out of assets or funds of the Corporation legally available therefor and shall share equally on a per share basis in all such dividends and other distributions. In the case of dividends or other distributions payable in Common Stock, including distributions pursuant to stock splits or divisions of Common Stock of the Corporation, only shares of Class A Common Stock shall be paid or distributed with respect to Class A Common Stock and only shares of Class B Common Stock shall be paid or distributed with respect to Class B Common Stock; provided, however, in the event a dividend or distribution shall be paid or distributed with respect to one class of Common Stock a simultaneous dividend or distribution shall be paid or distributed on the other class and in the same proportion.

 

(d) Changes in Capitalization. In the event there is an increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from any stock split, stock dividend, reverse stock split, combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other similar event resulting in an increase or decrease in the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock shall be adjusted in the same manner in all respects.

 

(e) Dissolution. In the event of any dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock having a preference over or the right to participate with the Common Stock with respect to the distribution of assets of the Corporation upon such dissolution, liquidation or winding up, the assets of the Corporation shall be distributed pro rata to the holders of Common Stock and the holders of Class A Common Stock and the holders of Class B Common Stock will be entitled to receive the same amount per share in respect thereof.

 

(f) Merger. Unless otherwise approved by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, each voting separately as a class, in case of any reorganization or any consolidation of the Corporation with one or more other corporations or entities or a merger of the Corporation with another corporation or entity in which shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock are converted into (or entitled to receive with respect thereto) shares of stock and/or other securities or property (including cash, the “Merger Consideration”), each holder of a share of Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to receive with respect to such share the same kind and amount of Merger Consideration receivable upon

 

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such reorganization, consolidation or merger (a “Merger”) by a holder of a share of Class B Common Stock, and each holder of a share of Class B Common Stock shall be entitled to receive with respect to such share the same kind and amount of Merger Consideration receivable upon such Merger by a holder of a share of Class A Common Stock; provided, however, that subject to compliance with applicable law, in the event that the one or more of the other corporations or entities that is a party to a Merger notifies the Corporation that it will require the structure of the Merger to be treated as a recapitalization for financial accounting purposes and that it will require the Corporation to no longer be subject to the reporting requirements or Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, after the closing date of the Merger, then, solely to the extent deemed necessary by such other corporation or entity to satisfy such requirements, the Merger Consideration a holder of a share of Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to receive with respect to such share may be a different kind than the Merger Consideration a holder of a share of Class B Common Stock shall be entitled to receive with respect to such share. Without limiting the proviso set forth in the foregoing sentence, in the event that the holders of Class A Common Stock or of Class B Common Stock are granted rights to elect to receive one of two or more alternative forms of Merger Consideration, the foregoing sentence shall be deemed satisfied if holders of Class A Common Stock and holders of Class B Common Stock are granted substantially identical election rights.

 

(g) No Adverse Effect. With respect to any proposed amendment of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation which would alter or change the powers, preferences or special rights of the shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock, so as to affect them adversely relative to the other class of Common Stock, the approval of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the outstanding shares of the class affected by the proposed amendment, voting separately as a class, shall be obtained in addition to the approval of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock voting together as a single class as provided herein. The affirmative vote of shares representing a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of outstanding shares of each class of Common Stock, voting separately by class, shall be required to adopt any provision inconsistent with or repeal any provision of, or alter or amend this paragraph (g).

 

(h) Conversion of Class B Common Stock.

 

(i) Voluntary Conversion. Upon the written request of any holder of shares of Class B Common Stock, any shares of Class B Common Stock that such holder so specifies shall automatically convert on a share for share basis into the same number of shares of Class A Common Stock.

 

(ii) Mandatory Conversion. Shares of Class B Common Stock shall be converted into shares of Class A Common Stock at the times and in the amounts set forth in subparagraphs (1) and (2) of this subparagraph (ii) (each an “Event of Conversion”).

 

(1) Upon any transfer, sale or other disposition (including without limitation, by operation of law), whether directly or indirectly, of record ownership (a “Transfer”) of shares of Class B Common Stock, whether or not for value, by any holder, other than any Transfer by such holder to a Permitted Class B Holder

 

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(as defined below), the shares of Class B Common Stock Transferred shall automatically be converted into shares of Class A Common Stock on a share for share basis without further action by the holders of Common Stock. For purposes hereof, the term “Permitted Class B Holder” shall mean (A) Blum Strategic Partners, L.P., (B) any record holder of Class B Common Stock at the effective time of the merger of BLUM CB Corp. with and into CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc. pursuant to the Amended and Restated Merger Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2001, among the Corporation, BLUM CB Corp. and CB Richard Ellis Services, Inc., as such agreement may be further amended or restated, and (C) any single person or entity to whom a Permitted Class B Holder specified in clause (A) or (B) of this definition Transfers shares of Class B Common Stock, provided that (x) at or prior to the time of such Transfer the transferee designates such person or entity to be a Permitted Class B Holder in a written notice delivered to the Corporation and (y) immediately following such Transfer the transferee no longer holds any shares of Class B Common Stock, provided, further, that effective upon the Transfer of Class B Common Stock to such newly designated Permitted Class B Holder the transferee shall automatically cease to be a Permitted Class B Holder. The Corporation will at all times maintain in its stock register a list of Permitted Class B Holders.

 

(2) Upon the completion of an underwritten public offering of Common Stock pursuant to which the Corporation becomes listed on a national securities exchange or on the NASDAQ Stock Market, all outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock shall automatically be converted into shares of Class A Common Stock on a share for share basis without further action by the holders of Common Stock.

 

(iii) Class B Conversion Procedure. Any conversion pursuant to this paragraph (h) shall be deemed to have been effected at the time (x) the holder of Class B Common Stock requests such conversion in accordance with subsection (i) of this paragraph (h) or (y) the Event of Conversion referred to in subsection (ii) of this paragraph (h) occurred, as the case may be (the “Class B Conversion Time”). At the Class B Conversion Time, the certificate or certificates that represented immediately prior thereto the shares of Class B Common Stock which were so converted (the “Converted Class B Common Stock”) shall, automatically and without further action, represent on a share for share basis the same number of shares of Class A Common Stock. Holders of Converted Class B Common Stock shall deliver their certificates, duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer, to the principal office of the Corporation or the office of any transfer agent for shares of Class A Common Stock together with a written notice setting out the name or names (with addresses) and denominations in which the certificate or certificates representing such shares of Class A Common Stock are to be issued and including instructions for delivery thereof. Upon such delivery, the Corporation or its transfer agent shall promptly issue and deliver at such stated address to such holder of shares of Class A Common Stock a certificate or certificates representing the number of shares of Class A Common Stock into which the Converted Class B Common Stock was so converted and shall cause such shares of Class A Common Stock to be registered in the name of such holder. The

 

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Corporation will issue certificates for the balance of the shares of Class B Common Stock in any case in which fewer than all of the shares of Class B Common Stock represented by a certificate are converted. The Person entitled to receive the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder of such shares of Class A Common Stock and will have all the rights of record holders of shares of Class A Common Stock at and as of the Class B Conversion Time, and the rights of such Person as a holder of shares of Class B Common Stock that have been converted shall cease and terminate at and as of the Class B Conversion Time, in each case without regard to any failure by such holder to deliver the certificates or the notice required by this paragraph (h); provided, however, that such Person shall be entitled to receive, when paid, any dividends declared on the Class B Common Stock as of a record date preceding the Class B Conversion Time and unpaid as of the Class B Conversion Time so long as such Person was the record holder when such dividends were declared. For purposes of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, “Person” shall mean an individual or a corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, organization, business, trust or any other entity or organization, including a government or any subdivision or agency thereof.

 

(iv) Payment of Transfer Taxes. The Corporation will pay any and all documentary stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes payable in respect of the issue or delivery of shares of Class A Common Stock on conversion of Class B Common Stock pursuant hereto; provided, however, that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue or delivery of shares of Class A Common Stock in a name other than that of the registered holder of the Class B Common Stock to be converted and no such issue or delivery shall be made unless and until the Person requesting such issue or delivery has paid to the Corporation the amount of any such tax or has established, to the satisfaction of the Corporation, that such tax has been paid or is not applicable.

 

(v) Reservation of Class A Common Stock. The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available, out of its authorized and unissued shares of Class A Common Stock, for the purposes of effecting conversions, such number of duly authorized shares of Class A Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock. All the shares of Class A Common Stock so issuable shall, when so issued, be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free from liens and charges with respect to such issuance.

 

(i) Conversion of Class A Common Stock by Class B Holders.

 

(i) Voluntary Conversion of Class A Stock. So long as shares of Class B Common Stock are outstanding, in the event a holder of Class B Common Stock purchases, holds or otherwise acquires any shares of Class A Common Stock, such holder of Class B Common Stock may at any time thereafter request that such shares of Class A Common Stock convert on a share for share basis into the same number of shares of Class B Common Stock.

 

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(ii) Class A Conversion Procedure. So long as shares of Class B Common Stock are outstanding, any conversion pursuant to this paragraph (i) shall be deemed to have been effected at the time the holder of Class B Common Stock requests such conversion in accordance with subsection (i) of this paragraph (i) (the “Class A Conversion Time”). At the Class A Conversion Time, the certificate or certificates that represented immediately prior thereto the shares of Class A Common Stock which were so converted (the “Converted Class A Common Stock”) shall, automatically and without further action, represent on a share for share basis the same number of shares of Class B Common Stock. Holders of Converted Class A Common Stock shall deliver their certificates, duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer, to the principal office of the Corporation or the office of any transfer agent for shares of Class B Common Stock, together with a written notice setting out the name or names (with addresses) and denominations in which the certificate or certificates representing such shares of Class B Common Stock are to be issued and including instructions for delivery thereof. Upon such delivery, the Corporation or its transfer agent shall promptly issue and deliver at such stated address to such holder of shares of Class B Common Stock a certificate or certificates representing the number of shares of Class B Common Stock into which the Converted Class A Common Stock was so converted and shall cause such shares of Class B Common Stock to be registered in the name of such holder. The Person entitled to receive the shares of Class B Common Stock issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder of such shares of Class B Common Stock and will have all the rights of record holders of shares of Class B Common Stock at and as of the Class A Conversion Time, and the rights of such Person as a holder of shares of Class A Common Stock that have been converted shall cease and terminate at and as of the Class A Conversion Time, in each case without regard to any failure by such holder to deliver the certificates or the notice required by this paragraph (i); provided, however, that such Person shall be entitled to receive when paid any dividends declared on the Class A Common Stock as of a record date preceding the Class A Conversion Time and unpaid as of the Class A Conversion Time, so long as such Person was the record holder when such dividends were declared.

 

(iii) Payment of Transfer Taxes. The Corporation will pay any and all documentary stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes payable in respect of the issue or delivery of shares of Class B Common Stock on conversion of Class A Common Stock pursuant hereto; provided, however, that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue or delivery of shares of Class B Common Stock in a name other than that of the registered holder of the Class A Common Stock to be converted and no such issue or delivery shall be made unless and until the Person requesting such issue or delivery has paid to the Corporation the amount of any such tax or has established, to the satisfaction of the Corporation, that such tax has been paid or is not applicable.

 

(iv) Reservation of Class B Common Stock. So long as shares of Class B Common Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available, out of its authorized and unissued shares of Class B Common Stock, for the purposes of effecting conversions, such number of duly authorized shares of Class B Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect all possible conversions of Class A Common Stock to Class B Common Stock.

 

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FIFTH: In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the DGCL, the Board of Directors shall be authorized to make, amend, alter, change, add to or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation in any manner not inconsistent with the laws of the State of Delaware, subject to the power of the stockholders to amend, alter, change, add to or repeal the By-Laws made by the Board of Directors in the manner set forth in the By-Laws. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Restated Certificate of Incorporation to the contrary, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% in voting power of all the shares of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required in order for the stockholders to alter, amend or repeal any provision of the By-laws which is to the same effect as Article Fifth, Article Seventh, Article Eighth or Article Tenth of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation or to adopt any provision inconsistent therewith; provided, however, that in the case of any such stockholder action at a special meeting of stockholders, notice of the amendment, alteration, change, addition to or repeal of a By-law or By-laws must be contained in the notice of such special meeting.

 

SIXTH: To the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware:

 

(1) (a) The Corporation shall indemnify any person (and such person’s heirs, executors or administrators) who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (brought in the right of the Corporation or otherwise), whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and whether formal or informal, including appeals, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, partner, member, fiduciary, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, limited liability company or other enterprise, for and against all expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person or such heirs, executors or administrators in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, including appeals. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Corporation shall be required to indemnify a person described in such sentence in connection with any action, suit or proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such person only if the commencement of such action, suit or proceeding (or part thereof) by such person was authorized by the Board of Directors. The Corporation may indemnify any person (and such person’s heirs, executors or administrators) who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (brought in the right of the Corporation or otherwise), whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and whether formal or informal, including appeals, by reason of the fact that such person is or was an employee or agent of the Corporation or, while an employee or agent of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, partner, member, fiduciary, trustee, employee or agent of another Corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, limited liability company or other enterprise, for and against all expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person or such heirs, executors or administrators in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, including appeals.

 

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(b) The Corporation (i) shall promptly pay expenses incurred by any person described in the first sentence of subsection (a) of this Article Sixth, Section (1) and (ii) may pay expenses incurred by any person whom the Corporation has determined to indemnify pursuant to the third sentence of subsection (a) of this Article Sixth, Section (1), in each case in defending any action, suit or proceeding in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding, including appeals, upon presentation of appropriate documentation.

 

(c) The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person described in subsection (a) of this Article Sixth, Section (1) against any liability asserted against such person, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article Sixth, Section (1) or otherwise.

 

(d) The provisions of this Article Sixth, Section (1) shall be applicable to all actions, claims, suits or proceedings made or commenced after the adoption hereof, whether arising from acts or omissions to act occurring before or after its adoption. The provisions of this Article Sixth, Section (1) shall be deemed to be a contract between the Corporation and each director or officer who serves in such capacity at any time while this Article Sixth, Section (1) and the relevant provisions of the laws of the State of Delaware and other applicable law, if any, are in effect, and any repeal or modification hereof shall not affect any rights or obligations then existing with respect to any state of facts or any action, suit or proceeding then or theretofore existing, or any action, suit or proceeding thereafter brought or threatened based in whole or in part on any such state of facts. If any provision of this Article Sixth, Section (1) shall be found to be invalid or limited in application by reason of any law or regulation, it shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions hereof. The rights of indemnification provided in this Article Sixth, Section (1) shall neither be exclusive of, nor be deemed in limitation of, any rights to which an officer or director may otherwise be entitled or permitted by contract, this Certificate of Incorporation, vote of stockholders or directors or otherwise, or as a matter of law, both as to actions in such person’s official capacity and actions in any other capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the Corporation that indemnification of any person whom the Corporation is obligated to indemnify pursuant to this Article Sixth, Section (1) shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

(e) For purposes of this Article Sixth, references to “other enterprises” shall include employee benefit plans; references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee, or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries.

 

(2) A director of the Corporation shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the Delaware General Corporation Law as the same exists or may hereafter be amended. Any amendment, modification or repeal of the foregoing sentence shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation hereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such amendment, modification or repeal.

 

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SEVENTH: (1) The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of a Board of Directors consisting of not less than three directors, the exact number of directors to be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors. A director shall hold office until his or her successor shall be elected and shall qualify, subject, however, to prior death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office. Any newly created directorship on the Board of Directors that results from an increase in the number of directors and any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors shall be filled only by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. If any applicable provision of the DGCL expressly confers power on stockholders to fill such a directorship at a special meeting of stockholders, such a directorship may be filled at such meeting only by the affirmative vote of at least 80% of the voting power of all shares of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting as a single class. Directors may be removed only by the affirmative vote of at least 80% in voting power of all shares of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting as a single class.

 

(2) Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the holders of any one or more series of Preferred Stock issued by the Corporation shall have the right, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more such other series, to elect directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, the election, term of office, removal, filling of vacancies and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of Preferred Stock) applicable thereto.

 

EIGHTH: Any action required or permitted to be taken by the holders of the Common Stock of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of such holders and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such holders. Except as otherwise required by law and subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution approved by the Board of Directors.

 

NINTH: The Corporation hereby elects to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended.

 

TENTH: Notwithstanding anything contained in this Restated Certificate of Incorporation to the contrary, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% in voting power of all the shares of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to (i) alter, amend or repeal Article Fifth, Article Seventh, Article Eighth or this Article Tenth or to adopt any provision inconsistent therewith or (ii) approve any merger or consolidation of the Corporation which would result in any alteration, amendment or repeal of Article Fifth, Article Seventh, Article Eighth or this Article Tenth or the adoption of any provision inconsistent therewith.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Restated Certificate of Incorporation this          day of             , 2004.

 

CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP, INC.

By:

 

 


   

Name:     Ray Wirta

   

Title:       Chief Executive Officer