| name | restated-certificate |
| title | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation |
| description | Drafts an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation for Delaware corporations in preferred stock financing rounds. Covers authorized capital, preferred stock rights (dividends, liquidation, conversion, anti-dilution), protective provisions, and DGCL compliance. Use when drafting charter documents, restated certificates, venture financing corporate documents, or Delaware certificate amendments from term sheets and cap tables. |
| author | CaseMark |
| author_url | https://github.com/CaseMark/skills/tree/main/skills/legal/restated-certificate |
| license | Apache-2.0 |
| version | 0.1.0 |
| execution_mode | open |
| jurisdiction | us |
| practice | corporate |
| language | en |
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
Drafts a filing-ready Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation for a Delaware corporation in connection with a preferred stock financing round. Delaware-specific — do not apply to other states without modification.
Prerequisites
Collect before drafting:
- Term sheet — pricing, liquidation preference multiple, anti-dilution method, protective provisions, board composition
- Prior Certificate — current authorized capital, existing preferred series, unusual provisions
- Cap table — shares outstanding, option pool, warrants, convertible notes
- Transaction documents — SPA, IRA, voting agreement, ROFR/co-sale (for cross-reference)
- Registered agent — name, physical Delaware street address (no P.O. boxes), county
Quick Start
- Gather all prerequisites above
- Run pre-draft verification (cross-check term sheet against cap table and SPA)
- Draft articles I–VII using the document skeleton
- Verify anti-dilution formula and liquidation waterfall with sample numbers
- Cross-check all defined terms against transaction documents
- Confirm filing readiness with Delaware Secretary of State requirements
Pre-Draft Verification
Extract and cross-check — flag discrepancies before drafting:
| Data Point | Source | Verify Against |
|---|
| Pre/post-money valuation | Term sheet | Cap table |
| Price per share | Term sheet | SPA, cap table math |
| Shares issued this round | Term sheet | SPA |
| Total authorized Common | Cap table | Outstanding + pool + all conversions + cushion |
| Total authorized Preferred (per series) | Term sheet | Shares issued + warrant/note conversions + anti-dilution cushion |
| Option pool size | Term sheet | Board resolutions, cap table |
| Liquidation preference multiple | Term sheet | SPA |
| Dividend rate and type | Term sheet | — |
| Anti-dilution method | Term sheet | — |
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