Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP AND MERGER
MERGING
SIRIUS XM RADIO INC.
WITH AND INTO
SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO INC.
Pursuant to Section 253 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), does hereby certify to
the following facts relating to the merger (the Merger) of Sirius XM Radio Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the Subsidiary), with and into the Company, with the Company remaining as the
surviving corporation under the name of Sirius XM Radio Inc.:
FIRST: The Company is incorporated pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware (the DGCL). The Subsidiary is incorporated pursuant to the DGCL.
SECOND: The Company owns all of the outstanding shares of each class of capital stock of the
Subsidiary.
THIRD: The Board of Directors of the Company, by the following resolutions duly, determined to
merge the Subsidiary with and into the Company pursuant to Section 253 of the DGCL:
WHEREAS, the Company desires to change its name to Sirius XM
Radio Inc. (the Name Change) pursuant to Section 253(b) of the
DGCL;
WHEREAS, in order to effect the Name Change, the Company
desires to incorporate a corporation named Sirius XM Radio Inc.
(the Subsidiary) under the General Corporation Law and to acquire
one (1) share of common stock, par value of $.01 per share, of the
Subsidiary (collectively, the Incorporation);
WHEREAS, following the effectiveness of the Incorporation, the
Company will own all of the outstanding shares of the capital stock
of the Subsidiary; and
WHEREAS, in order to effect the Name Change the Board of
Directors of the Company has deemed it advisable that the Subsidiary
be merged with and into the Company (the Merger) pursuant to
Section 253 of the General Corporation following the effectiveness
of the Incorporation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT AND IT HEREBY IS
RESOLVED, that the Incorporation is hereby authorized and
approved in all respects;
RESOLVED, that following the Incorporation, the Company is
hereby authorized to effect the Name Change by merging the
Subsidiary with and into the Company pursuant to Section 253 of the
General Corporation Law;
RESOLVED, that by virtue of the Merger and without any action
on the part of the holder thereof, each then outstanding share of
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Company (the
Common Stock) shall remain unchanged and continue to remain
outstanding as one share of Common Stock, held by the person who was
the holder of such share of Common Stock immediately prior to the
Merger;
RESOLVED, that by virtue of the Merger and without any action
on the part of the holder thereof, each then outstanding share of
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Subsidiary shall be
cancelled and no consideration shall be issued in respect thereof;
RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
as in effect immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger
shall be the certificate of incorporation of the surviving
corporation, except that Article FIRST thereof shall be amended to
read in its entirety as follows:
FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Sirius XM Radio Inc.
(the Corporation).
RESOLVED, that the officers of the Company be and they hereby
are authorized and directed to do all acts and things that may be
necessary to carry out and effectuate the purpose and intent
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of the resolutions relating to the Name Change, the
Incorporation and the Merger;
RESOLVED, that the officers of the Company be and they hereby
are authorized and directed, following the effectiveness of the
Incorporation, to make, execute and acknowledge, in the name and
under the corporate seal of the Company, a certificate of ownership
and merger for the purpose of consummating the Merger and to file
the same in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware, and to do all other acts and things that may be necessary
to carry out and effectuate the purpose and intent of the
resolutions relating to the Merger.
FOURTH: The Company shall be the surviving corporation of the Merger.
FIFTH: The certificate of incorporation of the Company as in effect immediately prior to the
effective time of the Merger shall be the certificate of incorporation of the surviving
corporation, except that Article I thereof shall be amended to read in its entirety as follows:
Article I
The name of the corporation is Sirius XM Radio Inc. (the
Corporation).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Certificate of Ownership and Merger to be
executed by its duly authorized officer this 5th day of August, 2008.
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SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO INC.
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By: |
/s/ Patrick L. Donnelly
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Name: |
Patrick L. Donnelly |
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Office: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary |
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