Exhibit 3.1
 
  Pursuant to the provisions of Act 284, Public Acts of 1972, the undersigned corporation executes
the following Articles:




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th
 By:
    
    /s/ Thomas W. Gallagher(Signature of an authorized officer or agent)Thomas W. GallagherGeneral Counsel andSecretary(Type or Print Name)Name of person or organization remitting fees:
    
    Preparers name and business telephone number:Dykema Gossett PLLC
    
    Mark A. Metz, Esq.(313)568-5434




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CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS
OF
CONTINGENT CONVERTIBLE PERPETUAL NON-CUMULATIVE
PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES A
OF
CITIZENS REPUBLIC BANCORP, INC.
 Corporation
 Annex A Annex
A
 [Signature
page follows
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10th day
 CITIZENS REPUBLIC BANCORP, INC.By:
    /s/ Thomas W. GallagherName:
    Thomas W. GallagherTitle:
    General Counsel & Secretary 2




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CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS
OF
CONTINGENT CONVERTIBLE PERPETUAL NON-CUMULATIVE
PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES A
OF
CITIZENS REPUBLIC BANCORP, INC.
  Section 1. Designation and Amount. Preferred Stock Board of Directors Board Corporation provided,
 Section 2. Ranking. Junior Securities pari passu Parity
Securities
 Section 3. Dividends and Distributions.
   Section 3(c)
Dividend Payment Date Special Dividend
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Section 3(c) Dividend
Period
     Section 4. Voting Rights.
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Section 5. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up.
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provided, however
 Section 6. Mandatory Conversion on the Mandatory Conversion Date.
  Section 7. Maturity.
 Section 8. Redemption.
 Section 9. Conversion Procedures.
 Notice of Mandatory Conversion
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Section 10. Reservation of Common Stock.
   Section 11. Fractional Shares.
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Section 12. Anti-Dilution Adjustments to the Conversion Rate.
 Anti-Dilution
Adjustments.
 Stock
Dividends and Distributions.
 OS1
OSo
  o
 1
 Subdivisions,
Splits and Combinations of the Common Stock.
 OS1
OSo
  o
 1
 Issuance
of Stock Purchase Rights.
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OSo + X

OSo + Y
  o
    Debt
or Asset Distribution.
  SPo

SPo - FMV
  
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MPo + MPs

MPo
  
  Self
Tender Offers and Exchange Offers.
 (SPo x OSo) - AC

SPo x (OSo - TS)
  
 
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Rights
Plans.
 Adjustment
for Tax Reasons.
 Calculation
of Adjustments.
 provided provided,
further
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Notice
of Adjustment.
  Section 13.
      Reorganization Event Exchange Property
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Section 14. Replacement Stock Certificates.
   Section 15. Transfer Agent, Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent. provided
 Section 16. Form.
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Section 17. Miscellaneous.
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Section 18. Definitions.
 Agent Members
 Articles of Incorporation
 Board Board of Directors
 Business Day
 Certificate of Designations
 Closing Price provided
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Common Stock
 Conversion Rate
 Corporate Trust Office
 Corporation
 Current Market Price
 DTC
 Effective Date
 Exchange Property
 Fundamental Change
 Global Preferred Share
 Global Shares Legend
 Holder
 Junior Securities
 Liquidation Preference
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Mandatory Conversion Date
 Notice of Mandatory Conversion
 Parity Securities
 Person
 Preferred Stock
 Registrar
 Reorganization Event
 Section 3(c) Dividend Payment Date
 Section 3(c) Dividend Period
 Senior Securities
 Shareholder Approval
 Special Dividend
 Special Dividend Rate
 Trading Day
   Transfer Agent
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