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8-K - HME 2014 PROXY RESULTS AND COMPENSATION CHANGES - HOME PROPERTIES INCproxyresultscompchanges2014.htm
EX-10.1 - EX 10.1 AMENDMENT ONE TO 2011 STOCK BENEFIT PLAN - HOME PROPERTIES INCex10-1amendonestockbenefit.htm
EX-3.2 - EX 3.2 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION - HOME PROPERTIES INCex3-2articlesofincorporation.htm

 
 

 

Exhibit 3.1

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
OF THE
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
HOME PROPERTIES, INC.

Home Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation”) hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland that:

FIRST:  The charter of the Corporation is hereby amended be striking out Article 6.1 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“6.1  Authorized Capital Stock.  The total number of shares of stock (the “Stock”) which the Corporation has authority to issue is one hundred eighty million (180,000,000) shares consisting of (A) one hundred sixty million (160,000,000) shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share (“Common Stock”); (B) ten million (10,000,000) shares of excess stock, par value $.01 per share (“Excess Stock”); and (C) ten million (10,000,000) shares of preferred stock, par value $.01 per share (“Preferred Stock”).  The aggregate par value of all of the shares of all classes of Stock is $1,800,000.”

SECOND:  The amendment of the charter of the Corporation as hereinabove set forth has been duly advised by the Board of Directors and approved by the stockholders of the Corporation.

THIRD:  Immediately before the amendment affected by these Articles of Amendment, the Corporation has the authority to issue 80,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, 10,000,000 shares of Excess Stock, par value $.01 per share and 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share and the aggregate par value of all the shares of all the classes the Corporation was authorized to issue was $1,000,000.  After such amendment, the Corporation has the authority to issue 160,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, 10,000,000 shares of Excess Stock, par value $.01 per share and 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share and the aggregate par value of all the shares of all the classes the Corporation is authorized to issue is $1,800,000.  The information required by Section 2-607(b)(2)(i) of the Maryland General Corporation Law is not changed by this amendment.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these presents to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its President and attested by its Secretary on this 29th day of April, 2014.
 
       HOME PROPERTIES, INC.


         By:         /s/ Edward J. Pettinella
         Edward J. Pettinella, President
       Attest:

      /s/ Ann M. McCormick
       Ann M. McCormick, Secretary