UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
June 8, 2009 (June 4, 2009)
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
DOMTAR CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE | 001-33164 | 20-5901152 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer | ||
of incorporation) | Identification No.) |
395 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3A 1L6
(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)
(514) 848-5400
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
(a) On June 4, 2009, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment of the Companys Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, to become effective at 6:01 p.m. (EDT) on June 10, 2009 (the Effective Time), to effect the previously announced 1-for-12 reverse stock split of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share. As a result of the reverse stock split, every 12 shares of the Companys common stock that are issued and outstanding at the Effective Time, will be automatically combined into one issued and outstanding share, without any change in the par value of such shares, subject to the elimination of fractional shares. A copy of the Certificate of Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit 3.1: | Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Domtar Corporation |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
DOMTAR CORPORATION (Registrant) |
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By: | /s/ Razvan L. Theodoru | |
Name: Razvan L. Theodoru Title: Vice-President and Secretary Date: June 8, 2009 |
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit 3.1: | Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Domtar Corporation |
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Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
DOMTAR CORPORATION
Pursuant to Section 242 of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
Domtar Corporation (the Corporation ), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL ), hereby certifies as follows:
FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Domtar Corporation.
SECOND: This Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was duly adopted in accordance with Section 242 of the DGCL. The Board of Directors duly adopted resolutions setting forth and declaring advisable this Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation and directed that the proposed amendment be considered by the stockholders of the Corporation at the Corporations annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation on May 29, 2009 (the Annual Meeting). At the Annual Meeting, the necessary number of shares were voted in favor of the proposed amendment. The stockholders of the Corporation duly adopted this Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation.
THIRD: The text of Article II of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended by adding the following to the end of Section 2.04:
(e) Reverse Stock Split . Upon the filing and effectiveness (the Effective Time) pursuant to the DGCL of this Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, each 12 shares of the Corporations common stock, par value $0.01 per share (Old Common Stock), issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall automatically be reclassified as and combined into one (1) validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation (New Common Stock) without any further action by the Corporation or the holder thereof, subject to the treatment of fractional share interests as described below (the Reverse Stock Split). No fractional shares of New Common Stock or certificates representing fractional shares of New Common Stock shall be
issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. Stockholders who otherwise would be entitled to receive fractional shares of New Common Stock shall be entitled to receive cash (without interest) from the Corporations transfer agent in lieu of such fractional share interests, upon receipt by the Corporations transfer agent of the stockholders properly completed and duly executed transmittal letter and, where shares are held in certificated form, the surrender of the stockholders Old Certificates (as defined below), in an amount equal to the proceeds attributable to the sale of such fractional shares following the aggregation and sale by the Corporations transfer agent of all fractional shares otherwise issuable. Each certificate that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented shares of Old Common Stock (Old Certificates), shall thereafter represent that number of shares of New Common Stock into which the shares of Old Common Stock represented by the Old Certificate shall have been combined, subject to the elimination of fractional share interests as described above.
FOURTH: This Certificate of Amendment shall become effective at 6:01 p.m. (EDT) on June 10, 2009.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation to be executed by an authorized officer of the Corporation on this 4 th day of June, 2009.
DOMTAR CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Razvan. L. Theodoru | |
Name: Razvan L. Theodoru Title: Vice President and Secretary |