Exhibit 3.1(b)

 

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF

ENSYSCE BIOSCIENCES, INC.

 

Ensysce Biosciences, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

 

FIRST. The name of the corporation is Ensysce Biosciences, Inc. The Corporation was incorporated by the filing of its original Certificate of Incorporation, under the name GLL Acquisition Corp., with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on September 11, 2017 and was amended by the Certificate of Amendment, which was filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on September 11, 2017.

 

SECOND. A first amended and restated certificate of incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on November 30, 2017. A second amended and restated certificate of incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on December 1, 2017 (the “Second Amended and Restated Certificate”). A first amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate was filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on December 5, 2019. A second amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate was filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on March 26, 2020. A third amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate was filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on June 29, 2020. A fourth amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate was filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on November 30, 2020. A third amended and restated certificate of incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 30, 2021 (the “Certificate”).

 

THIRD. The terms and provisions of this Certificate of Amendment have been duly adopted in accordance with Section 242 of the DGCL.

 

FOURTH. Article IV of the Certificate of Incorporation shall be and hereby is amended by replacing the first paragraph thereof in its entirety as follows:

 

“(a) Authorized Shares. The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 251,500,000 shares, consisting of 250,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”) and 1,500,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Preferred Stock”). Such stock may be issued from time to time by the Corporation for such consideration as may be fixed by the board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”).”

 

FIFTH. This Certificate of Amendment of the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation so adopted (i) shall be effective upon filing, (ii) reads in full as set forth above and (iii) is hereby incorporated into the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation by this reference. All other provisions of the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation remain in full force and effect.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be executed by the duly authorized officer below as of this 9th day of September 2022.

 

  ENSYSCE BIOSCIENCES, INC.