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

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 18, 2015

 

Global Digital Solutions, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New Jersey   000-26361   22-3392051

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

777 South Flagler Drive, Suite 800 West

West Palm Beach, Florida 33401

 

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (561) 515-6163

 

___________________________ 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.

 

On May 18, 2015, Global Digital Solutions, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, filed a Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amendment”) to change (i) the number of its authorized shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, from 450,000,000 to 650,000,000. No change was made to the number of its authorized shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, which remain at 35,000,000. A copy of the Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
3.1   Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

  Global Digital Solutions, Inc.
     
Date:  May 20, 2015 By: /s/ Jerome J. Gomolski
    Jerome J. Gomolski
    Chief Financial Officer and Vice President

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.   Description
3.1   Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation (Third Amendment).

 

 

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Exhibit 3.1

 

Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation

(Third Amendment)

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 14A:9-2 (4) and Section 14A:9-4 (3), Corporations, General, of the New Jersey Statutes, the undersigned corporation executes the following Certificate of Amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation:

 

1. The name of the corporation is: Global Digital Solutions, Inc.

 

2. The following amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation was approved by the directors and thereafter duly adopted by a majority of the shareholders of the corporation acting by written consent dated as of the 19 th day of March, 2015:

 

Resolved, that Article IV(a) of the Certificate of Incorporation be amended to read as follows:

 

(a)          Authorized Shares. The aggregate number of shares which the corporation shall have the authority to issue is Six Hundred Eighty Five Million (685,000,000) shares. Six Hundred Fifty Million (650,000,000) shares shall be designated "Common Stock", and shall have a par value of $.001. Thirty Five Million (35,000,000) shares shall be designated "Preferred Stock", and shall have a par value of $.001 per share.

 

3. The number of shares outstanding at the time of the adoption of the amendment was: 107,604,352. The total number of shares entitled to vote thereon was: 107,604,352.

 

4. The number of shares voting for and against such amendment is as follows: (If the shares of any class or series are entitled to vote as a class, set forth the number of shares of each such class and series voting for and against the amendment, respectively).

 

Number of Shares Voting

for Amendment

 

Number of Shares Voting

Against Amendment

60,549,984   0

 

  BY: /s/ Jerome J. Gomolski
  Name: Jerome J. Gomolski
  Title: Chief Financial Officer And Vice President

 

D a t e d th i s 18 d a y of May, 2015.