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EXHIBIT 4.3
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                            CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
                                       OF
             THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
                                       OF
                              EVERGREEN SOLAR, INC.

         Evergreen Solar, Inc. (the "Corporation"), a corporation organized and
existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware, DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

FIRST: That the Board of Directors of the Corporation, at a meeting of the Board
of Directors on March 20, 2003, in accordance with the provisions of Section
141(b) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, duly adopted a
resolution setting forth a proposed amendment to the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended. The resolution setting forth the
proposed amendment is as follows:

RESOLVED:         That a proposed amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation
                  of the Corporation, as amended (the "Amendment"), effecting a
                  change in the first paragraph of Article FOURTH thereof, so
                  that said first paragraph of Article FOURTH shall read in its
                  entirety as set forth below, is hereby approved, and is
                  recommended to the stockholders of the Corporation (the
                  "Stockholders") for approval as being advisable and in the
                  best interests of the Corporation:

                  "FOURTH: The total number of shares of all classes of capital
                  stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is
                  97,227,668 shares, consisting of (i) 70,000,000 shares of
                  Common Stock, with a par value of $.01 per share (the "Common
                  Stock") and (ii) 27,227,668 shares of Preferred Stock, with a
                  par value of $.01 per share (the "Preferred Stock"), of which
                  26,227,668 shares shall be designated Series A Convertible
                  Preferred Stock."

SECOND: That the stockholders of the Corporation duly approved such resolution
at the annual meeting of stockholders held on May 15, 2003 by affirmative vote
of the majority of shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled
to vote on the subject matter in accordance with the provisions of Section 216
of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

THIRD: That said amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of
Sections 216 and 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of
Amendment to be executed by its President this 15th day of May, 2003.

                                            EVERGREEN SOLAR, INC.

                                            By: /s/ Mark A. Farber
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                                                Mark A. Farber
                                                President

ATTEST:

/s/ Richard G. Chleboski
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Richard G. Chleboski, SecretaryEXHIBIT 4.4
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                              EVERGREEN SOLAR, INC.

                    CERTIFICATE OF THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS,

                          PREFERENCES AND RIGHTS OF THE

                              SERIES A CONVERTIBLE
                                PREFERRED STOCK,

                            PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE

         Pursuant to Section 151 of the Delaware General Corporation Law

         Evergreen Solar, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), does
hereby certify that the following resolution, creating a series of 26,227,668
shares of Preferred Stock, was duly adopted by the Board of Directors on May 15,
2003.

         RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority granted to and vested in the
Board of Directors in accordance with the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Corporation, there shall be created a series of Preferred
Stock, $0.01 par value, which series shall have the following designations and
number thereof, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and
restrictions:

         1. Designation and Number of Shares. There shall be hereby created and
established a series of Preferred Stock designated as "Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock" (the "Series A Preferred Stock"). The authorized number of
shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be 26,227,668. Capitalized terms used
herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in Section 10
below.

         2. Rank. The Series A Preferred Stock shall with respect to (i) the
payment of the Liquidation Payment in the event of Liquidation, (ii) the payment
of the Sale Payment in the event of a Change of Control and (iii) the payment of
dividends rank senior to (x) all classes of common stock of the Corporation
(including, without limitation, the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of
the Corporation (the "Common Stock")), (y) all classes of preferred stock of the
Corporation and (z) each other class or series of Capital Stock of the
Corporation hereafter created which does not expressly rank pari passu with or
senior to the Series A Preferred Stock (clauses (x), (y) and (z), together, the
"Junior Stock").

         3. Dividends.

            (a) Dividend Rate. The holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock
shall receive cumulative dividends in cash (except as set forth below) quarterly
in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year (each
such date, the "Compounding Date") at an annual rate equal to ten percent (10%)
of the Accreted Value per share of the Series A Preferred Stock, calculated on
the basis of a
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360-day year, consisting of twelve (12) thirty (30)-day months, which shall
accrue on a daily basis from the date of issuance thereof, whether or not
declared by the Board of Directors. Dividends payable on shares of Series A
Preferred Stock shall be cumulative; therefore, if a full or partial dividend on
the shares of Series A Preferred Stock with respect to any quarter is not
declared by the Board of Directors, the Corporation shall remain obligated to
pay a full dividend with respect to that quarter; provided, however, that any
unpaid dividends shall not bear interest. At the election of the Corporation,
any accrued and unpaid dividends may be paid in cash at any time. At the
election of the Corporation, each dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock may
be added to the Accreted Value.

            (b) Other Dividends. The Corporation shall not declare or pay any
dividends on, or make any other distributions with respect to, any other shares
of Capital Stock unless and until all accrued dividends on the Series A
Preferred Stock have been paid in full.

            (c) Common Stock Dividends. If the Corporation declares and pays any
dividends on the Common Stock, then, in that event, holders of shares of Series
A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to share in such dividends on a pro rata
basis, as if their shares have been converted into shares of Common Stock
pursuant to Section 7(a) below immediately prior to the record date for
determining the stockholders of the Corporation eligible to receive such
dividends.

         4. Liquidation and Change of Control.

            (a) Priority Payment. Upon the occurrence of a Liquidation, the
holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be paid in cash for each
share of Series A Preferred Stock held thereby, out of, but only to the extent
of, the assets of the Corporation legally available for distribution to its
stockholders, before any payment or distribution is made to any Junior Stock, an
amount equal to the greater of (i) the sum of (x) the Accreted Value of such
share of Series A Preferred Stock on the date of such Liquidation plus (y) all
dividends accrued at the rate and in the manner specified in Section 3(a) since
the previous Compounding Date to the date of Liquidation or (ii) the aggregate
amount payable in such Liquidation with respect to the number of shares of
Common Stock into which such share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible
immediately prior to such Liquidation (the greater of clause (i) or clause (ii),
the "Liquidation Payment"). If the assets of the Corporation available for
distribution to the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be
insufficient to permit payment in full to such holders of the aggregate
Liquidation Payment, then all of the assets available for distribution to
holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be distributed among and
paid to such holders ratably in proportion to the amounts that would be payable
to such holders if such assets were sufficient to permit payment in full.

            (b) Change of Control. In the event of a Change of Control, the
holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be paid for each share of
Series A Preferred Stock held thereby, before any payment or distribution is
made to any Junior Stock, an amount equal to the greater of (i) the sum of (x)
the Accreted Value of such
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share of Series A Preferred Stock on the closing date of such Change of Control
plus (y) all dividends accrued at the rate and in the manner specified in
Section 3(a) since the previous Compounding Date to the closing date of such
Change of Control or (ii) the aggregate amount payable in such Change of Control
with respect to the number of shares of Common Stock into which such share of
Series A Preferred Stock is convertible immediately prior to such Change of
Control (the greater of clause (i) or clause (ii), the "Sale Payment"). If the
assets of the Corporation available for distribution to the holders of shares of
Series A Preferred Stock shall be insufficient to permit payment in full to such
holders of the aggregate Sale Payment, then all of the assets available for
distribution to holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be
distributed among and paid to such holders ratably in proportion to the amounts
that would be payable to such holders if such assets were sufficient to permit
payment in full. Such amount shall be paid in the form of consideration paid in
such Change of Control on the closing date of such Change of Control.

            (c) No Additional Payment. After the holders of all shares of Series
A Preferred Stock shall have been paid in full the amounts to which they are
entitled in Section 4(a) or Section 4(b), as the case may be, the holders of
shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any further
participation in any distribution of assets of the Corporation and the remaining
assets of the Corporation shall be distributed to the holders of Junior Stock.

            (d) Value of Securities. Any securities of the surviving Person to
be delivered to the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to
Section 4(b) and Section 4(c) shall be valued as follows:

                (i) With respect to securities that do not constitute
"restricted securities," as such term is defined in Rule 144(a)(3) promulgated
under the Securities Act, the value shall be deemed to be the Market Price of
such securities as of three (3) days prior to the date of payment.

                (ii) With respect to securities that constitute "restricted
securities," as such term is defined in Rule 144(a)(3) promulgated under the
Securities Act, and that are of the same class or series as securities that are
publicly traded, the value shall be deemed to be the Market Price of such
securities as of three (3) days prior to the date of payment, as adjusted to
make an appropriate discount from such value to reflect the appropriate fair
market value thereof, giving appropriate weight, if any, to such restriction as
mutually determined by the Board of Directors and the holders of a majority of
the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, or if the Board of Directors and the
holders of a majority of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall fail to
agree, at the Corporation's expense by an appraiser chosen by the Board of
Directors and reasonably acceptable to the holders of a majority of the shares
of Series A Preferred Stock.

                (iii) With respect to securities that constitute "restricted
securities," as such term is defined in Rule 144(a)(3) promulgated under the
Securities Act, for which there is no active public market the value shall be
deemed to be the Market Price of such securities as of three (3) days prior to
the date of payment, as
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adjusted to make an appropriate discount from such value to reflect the
appropriate fair market value thereof, giving appropriate weight, if any, to
such restriction as mutually determined by the Board of Directors and the
holders of a majority of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, or if the Board
of Directors and the holders of a majority of the shares of Series A Preferred
Stock shall fail to agree, at the Corporation's expense by an appraiser chosen
by the Board of Directors and reasonably acceptable to the holders of a majority
of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

            (e) Notice. Written notice of a Liquidation or a Change of Control
stating a payment or payments and the place where such payment or payments shall
be payable, shall be delivered in person, mailed by certified mail, return
receipt requested, mailed by overnight mail or sent by telecopier, not less than
ten (10) days prior to the earliest payment date stated therein, to the holders
of record of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, such notice to be addressed to
each such holder at its address as shown by the records of the Corporation.

         5. Voting Rights; Election of Directors.

            (a) General. In addition to the voting rights to which the holders
of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled under or granted by Delaware law, the
holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote, in person or by
proxy, at a special or annual meeting of stockholders on all matters entitled to
be voted on by holders of shares of Common Stock voting together as a single
class with the Common Stock (and with other shares entitled to vote thereon, if
any). With respect to any such vote, each share of Series A Preferred Stock
shall entitle the holder thereof to cast that number of votes as is equal to the
number of votes that such holder would be entitled to cast had such holder
converted its shares of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock
pursuant to Section 7(a) below on the record date for determining the
stockholders of the Corporation eligible to vote on any such matters; provided,
that the number of votes to which any such holder of Series A Preferred Stock is
entitled, in its capacity as such, shall at no time exceed (i) the aggregate
number of shares of Common Stock that such holder would be entitled to receive
had such holder converted its shares of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of
Common Stock pursuant to Section 7(a) below on the record date for determining
the stockholders of the Corporation eligible to vote on any such matters,
without giving effect to any adjustments to the Conversion Price occurring after
the Closing Date other than any such adjustments resulting from the events
described in Section 7(e)(i), multiplied by (ii) the Vote Per Share, or such
greater number of votes that is then permitted by the rules of The Nasdaq Stock
Market, Inc. (or, if the Corporation's Common Stock is quoted or listed on a
different exchange, such greater number of votes that is then permitted by the
rules of such exchange).

            (b) Major Actions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set
forth in the Certificate of Incorporation, the By-laws of the Corporation or
otherwise, so long as 5,350,000 shares (subject to adjustment for the events
described in Section 7(e)(i)) of Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding,
neither the Corporation, the Board of Directors nor the stockholders of the
Corporation shall approve, consent to or
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ratify any of the following options without the affirmative vote or written
consent of the holders of sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66-2/3%) of the
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class:

                (i) any amendment, modification or restatement of the
Certificate of Incorporation, including the Certificate of Designations of the
Series A Preferred Stock, or the By-laws of the Corporation that would adversely
affect the rights, preferences, powers (including, without limitation, voting
powers) and privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock;

                (ii) the issuance, reservation for issuance or authorization of
any Capital Stock of the Corporation or any right or option to acquire shares of
Capital Stock ranking pari passu with or senior to the shares of Series A
Preferred Stock or any increase or decrease in the authorized number of shares
of Series A Preferred Stock;

                (iii) the redemption of any Junior Stock other than the
repurchase of unvested stock options or restricted stock from employees,
officers, directors, or consultants of the Corporation upon termination of
service;

                (iv) any declaration, distribution or payment of any dividend or
other distribution to any Junior Stock;

                (v) the incurrence, assumption or guarantee by the Corporation
or any Subsidiary of the Corporation of any form of Indebtedness in excess of
$1,000,000 individually or $3,000,000 in the aggregate, other than a working
capital line of credit in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000; and

                (vi) any amendment to this Section 5(c).

         6. Preemptive Rights.

            (a) So long as 5,350,000 shares (subject to adjustment for the
events described in Section 7(e)(i)) of Series A Preferred Stock remain
outstanding, the Corporation shall not issue or sell any shares of Capital Stock
(the securities issued in such transactions being referred to as the "Newly
Issued Securities"), unless prior to the issuance or sale of such Newly Issued
Securities each holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall have been given the
opportunity (such opportunity being herein referred to as the "Preemptive
Right") to purchase (on the same terms as such Newly Issued Securities are
proposed to be sold) the same proportion of such Newly Issued Securities being
issued or offered for sale by the Corporation as (x) the number of shares of
Common Stock (calculated solely on account of outstanding Series A Preferred
Stock on an as converted basis) held by such holder on the day preceding the
date of the Preemptive Notice (as defined below) bears to (y) the total number
of shares of Common Stock (calculated on a fully diluted basis with respect to
the Series A Preferred Stock and any other Common Stock Equivalents which are
"in the money") outstanding on the day preceding the date of the Preemptive
Notice. Each holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the right to
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assign, in whole or in part, its Preemptive Right to purchase its pro rata share
of such Newly Issued Securities to any one or more of its Affiliates.

            (b) At least thirty (30) days prior to the issuance by the
Corporation of any Newly Issued Securities, the Corporation shall give written
notice thereof (the "Preemptive Notice") to each holder of Series A Preferred
Stock. The Preemptive Notice shall specify (i) the name and address of the bona
fide investor to whom the Corporation proposes to issue or sell Newly Issued
Securities, (ii) the total amount of capital to be raised by the Corporation
pursuant to the issuance or sale of Newly Issued Securities, (iii) the number of
such Newly Issued Securities proposed to be issued or sold, (iv) the price and
other terms of their proposed issuance or sale, (v) the number of such Newly
Issued Securities which such holder is entitled to purchase (determined as
provided in subsection (a) above), and (vi) the period during which such holder
may elect to purchase such Newly Issued Securities, which period shall extend
for at least thirty (30) days following the receipt by such holder of the
Preemptive Notice (the "Preemptive Acceptance Period"). Each holder of Series A
Preferred Stock who desires to purchase Newly Issued Securities shall notify the
Corporation within the Preemptive Acceptance Period of the number of Newly
Issued Securities such holder wishes to purchase, as well as the number, if any,
of additional Newly Issued Securities such holder would be willing to purchase
in the event that all of the Newly Issued Securities subject to the Preemptive
Right are not subscribed for by the other holders of Series A Preferred Stock.

            (c) After the conclusion of the Preemptive Acceptance Period, any
Newly Issued Securities which none of the holders elect to purchase in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 6 may be sold by the Corporation,
within a period of four (4) months after the expiration of the Preemptive
Acceptance Period, to any other Person or Persons at not less than the price and
upon other terms and conditions not less favorable to the Corporation than those
set forth in the Preemptive Notice.

            (d) The term "Newly Issued Securities" shall not include:

                (i) Shares of Common Stock issued upon the conversion of shares
of Series A Preferred Stock;

                (ii) Shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of the
Beacon Warrant;

                (iii) Shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the
exercise of any options that were outstanding under any of the Stock Option
Plans as of the Closing Date;

                (iv) Options to purchase shares of Common Stock issued to
employees, consultants or strategic partners of the Corporation and approved by
the Board of Directors after the Closing Date;
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                (v) Shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise
of any options described in clause (iv) above;

                (vi) Shares of Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to
Section 7(h) hereof;

                (vii) Shares of Capital Stock issued in connection with
acquisitions, mergers or business combination transactions approved by the Board
of Directors; and

                (viii) Shares of Capital Stock issued by the Corporation in a
public offering pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities
Act.

         7. Conversion and Redemption.

            (a) Conversion at Option of Holder. Any holder of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock shall have the right, at its option, at any time and from time
to time, to convert, subject to the terms and provisions of this Section 7, any
or all of such holder's shares of Series A Preferred Stock into such number of
fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock as is equal to the product
of (i) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock being so converted
multiplied by (ii) the quotient of (x) the sum of the Accreted Value plus all
dividends accrued at the rate and in the manner specified in Section 3(a) since
the previous Compounding Date divided by (y) the conversion price of $1.12 per
share, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7(e) below (the "Conversion
Price"). Such conversion right shall be exercised by the surrender of
certificate(s) representing the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be
converted to the Corporation at any time during usual business hours at its
principal place of business maintained by it (or such other office or agency of
the Corporation as the Corporation may designate by notice in writing to the
holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock), accompanied by written notice
that the holder elects to convert such shares of Series A Preferred Stock and
specifying the name or names (with address) in which a certificate or
certificates for shares of Common Stock are to be issued and (if so required by
the Corporation) by a written instrument or instruments of transfer in form
reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation duly executed by the holder or its
duly authorized legal representative and transfer tax stamps or funds therefor,
if required pursuant to Section 7(k) below.

            (b) Conversion at Option of the Corporation. The Corporation shall
not have any right to convert any shares of the Series A Preferred Stock on or
prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date. If, on any date after the
second anniversary of the Closing Date, the average of the Market Price for a
share of Common Stock for the trailing 180 consecutive trading days is at least
$7.50 (subject to adjustment for the events described in Section 7(e)(i)), the
Corporation shall have the right, at its option, to convert, subject to the
terms and provisions of this Section 7, all, but not less than all, of the
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock into such number of fully paid
and non-assessable shares of Common Stock as is equal to the product of (i) the
number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock being so converted multiplied by
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quotient of (x) the sum of the Accreted Value plus all dividends accrued at the
rate and in the manner specified in Section 3(a) since the previous Compounding
Date divided by (y) the Conversion Price. Written notice by the Corporation that
the Corporation elects to convert such shares of Series A Preferred Stock
pursuant to this Section 7(b) shall be delivered in person, mailed by certified
mail, return receipt requested, mailed by overnight mail or sent by telecopier
to the holders of record of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, such notice
to be addressed to each such holder at its address as shown in the records of
the Corporation. Upon receipt of such notice from the Corporation, each holder
of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall promptly surrender to the
Corporation at any time during usual business hours at its principal place of
business maintained by it (or such other office or agency of the Corporation as
the Corporation may designate by notice in writing to the holders of shares of
Series A Preferred Stock), specifying the name or names (with address) in which
a certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock are to be issued and
(if so required by the Corporation) accompanied by a written instrument or
instruments of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation duly
executed by the holder or its duly authorized legal representative and transfer
tax stamps or funds therefore, if required pursuant to Section 7(k) below.

            (c) Surrender of Certificates; Delivery of Shares. All certificates
representing shares of Series A Preferred Stock surrendered for conversion shall
be delivered to the Corporation for cancellation and canceled by it. As promptly
as practicable after the surrender of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock,
but in any event within seven (7) days of the receipt of such certificates, the
Corporation shall (subject to compliance with the applicable provisions of
federal and state securities laws) deliver to the holder of such shares so
surrendered certificate(s) representing the number of fully paid and
nonassessable shares of Common Stock into which such shares are entitled to be
converted. At the time of the surrender of such certificate(s), the Person in
whose name any certificate(s) for shares of Common Stock shall be issuable upon
such conversion shall be deemed to be the holder of record of such shares of
Common Stock on such date, notwithstanding that the share register of the
Corporation shall then be closed or that the certificates representing such
Common Stock shall not then be actually delivered to such Person.

            (d) Termination of Rights. On the date of conversion pursuant to
Section 7(a) or Section 7(b) above, all rights with respect to the shares of
Series A Preferred Stock so converted, including the rights, if any, to receive
notices and vote, shall terminate, except only the rights of holders thereof to
(i) receive certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock into which
such shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been converted and (ii) exercise
the rights to which they are entitled as holders of Common Stock.

            (e) (i) Dividend, Subdivision, Combination or Reclassification of
Common Stock. In the event that the Corporation shall, at any time or from time
to time prior to conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, (w) pay a
dividend or make a distribution on the outstanding shares of Common Stock
payable in Common Stock, (x) subdivide the outstanding shares of Common Stock
into a larger
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number of shares, (y) combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a
smaller number of shares or (z) issue any shares of its Capital Stock in a
reclassification of the Common Stock (other than any such event for which an
adjustment is made pursuant to another clause of this Section 7(e)), then, and
in each such case, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such
event shall be adjusted (and any other appropriate actions shall be taken by the
Corporation) so that the holder of any share of Series A Preferred Stock
thereafter surrendered for conversion shall be entitled to receive the number of
shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Corporation that such holder
would have owned or would have been entitled to receive upon or by reason of any
of the events described above, had such share of Series A Preferred Stock been
converted immediately prior to the occurrence of such event. An adjustment made
pursuant to this Section 7(e)(i) shall become effective retroactively (x) in the
case of any such dividend or distribution, to a date immediately following the
close of business on the record date for the determination of holders of Common
Stock entitled to receive such dividend or distribution or (y) in the case of
any such subdivision, combination or reclassification, to the close of business
on the day upon which such corporate action becomes effective.

                (ii) Issuance of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalent below
Conversion Price.

                     (A) If the Corporation shall, at any time or from time to
time prior to conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, issue or sell
any shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at a price per share of
Common Stock (the "New Issue Price") that is less than the Conversion Price then
in effect as of the record date or Issue Date (as defined below), as the case
may be (the "Relevant Date") (treating the price per share of Common Stock, in
the case of the issuance of any Common Stock Equivalent, as equal to (i) the sum
of the price for such Common Stock Equivalent plus any additional consideration
payable (without regard to any anti-dilution adjustments) upon the conversion,
exchange or exercise of such Common Stock Equivalent divided by (ii) the number
of shares of Common Stock initially underlying such Common Stock Equivalent),
other than (x) issuances or sales for which an adjustment is made pursuant to
another clause of this Section 7(e) and (y) issuances in connection with an
Excluded Transaction, then, and in each such case, the Conversion Price then in
effect shall be adjusted to equal the New Issue Price.

                     (B) Such adjustment shall be made whenever such shares of
Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued, and shall become effective
retroactively (x) in the case of an issuance to the stockholders of the
Corporation, as such, to a date immediately following the close of business on
the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such
shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents and (y) in all other cases,
on the date (the "Issue Date") of such issuance; provided, however, that the
determination as to whether an adjustment is required to be made pursuant to
this Section 7(e)(ii) shall be made upon the issuance of such shares of Common
Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, and not upon
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the issuance of any security into which the Common Stock Equivalents convert,
exchange or may be exercised.

                     (C) In case at any time any shares of Common Stock or
Common Stock Equivalents or any rights or options to purchase any shares of
Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents shall be issued or sold for cash, the
consideration received therefor shall be deemed to be the amount received by the
Corporation therefor, without deduction therefrom of any expenses incurred or
any underwriting commissions or concessions or discounts paid or allowed by the
Corporation in connection therewith. In case any shares of Common Stock or
Common Stock Equivalents or any rights or options to purchase any Common Stock
or Common Stock Equivalents shall be issued or sold for a consideration other
than cash, the amount of the consideration other than cash received by the
Corporation shall be deemed to be the fair market value of such consideration,
without deduction therefrom of any expenses incurred or any underwriting
commissions or concessions or discounts paid or allowed by the Corporation in
connection therewith, as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith.

                     (D) If any Common Stock Equivalents (or any portions
thereof) which shall have given rise to an adjustment pursuant to this Section
7(e)(ii) shall have expired or terminated without the exercise thereof and/or if
by reason of the terms of such Common Stock Equivalents there shall have been an
increase or increases, with the passage of time or otherwise, in the price
payable upon the exercise or conversion thereof, then the Conversion Price
hereunder shall be readjusted (but to no greater extent than originally
adjusted) in order to (A) eliminate from the computation any additional shares
of Common Stock corresponding to such Common Stock Equivalents as shall have
expired or terminated, (B) treat the additional shares of Common Stock, if any,
actually issued or issuable pursuant to the previous exercise of such Common
Stock Equivalents as having been issued for the consideration actually received
and receivable therefor and (C) treat any of such Common Stock Equivalents which
remain outstanding as being subject to exercise or conversion on the basis of
such exercise or conversion price as shall be in effect at the time.

                (iii) Certain Distributions. In case the Corporation shall, at
any time or from time to time prior to conversion of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock, distribute to all holders of shares of the Common Stock
(including any such distribution made in connection with a merger or
consolidation in which the Corporation is the resulting or surviving Person and
the Common Stock is not changed or exchanged) cash, evidences of Indebtedness of
the Corporation or another issuer, securities of the Corporation or another
issuer or other assets (excluding dividends payable in shares of Common Stock
for which adjustment is made under another paragraph of this Section 7(e), any
distribution that also is made to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock on an
as-converted basis and any distribution in connection with an Excluded
Transaction) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase of any of the
foregoing, then, and in each such case, the Conversion Price then in effect
shall be adjusted (and any other appropriate actions shall be taken by the
Corporation) by multiplying the
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Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the date of such distribution by
a fraction (x) the numerator of which shall be the Current Market Price of the
Common Stock immediately prior to the date of distribution less the then fair
market value (as determined by the Board of Directors in the exercise of their
fiduciary duties) of the portion of the cash, evidences of Indebtedness,
securities or other assets so distributed or of such rights or warrants
applicable to one share of Common Stock and (y) the denominator of which shall
be the Current Market Price of the Common Stock immediately prior to the date of
distribution (but such fraction shall not be greater than one); provided,
however, that no adjustment shall be made with respect to any distribution of
rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase securities of the Corporation if
the holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock would otherwise be entitled to
receive such rights or warrants upon conversion at any time of shares of Series
A Preferred Stock into Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any
such distribution is made and shall become effective retroactively to a date
immediately following the close of business on the record date for the
determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution.

                (iv) Other Changes. In case the Corporation, at any time or from
time to time prior to the conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock,
shall take any action affecting its Common Stock similar to or having an effect
similar to any of the actions described in Sections 7(e)(i), (ii) or (iii) above
or Section 7(h) below (but not including any action described in any such
Section) and the Board of Directors in good faith determines that it would be
equitable in the circumstances to reduce the Conversion Price as a result of
such action, then, and in each such case, the Conversion Price shall be reduced
in such manner and at such time as the Board of Directors in good faith
determines would be equitable in the circumstances (such determination to be
evidenced in a resolution, a certified copy of which shall be mailed to the
holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock).

            (f) Abandonment. If the Corporation shall take a record of the
holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive a
dividend or other distribution, and shall thereafter and before the distribution
to stockholders thereof legally abandon its plan to pay or deliver such dividend
or distribution, then no adjustment in the Conversion Price shall be required by
reason of the taking of such record.

            (g) Certificate as to Adjustments. Upon any adjustment in the
Conversion Price, the Corporation shall within a reasonable period (not to
exceed ten (10) Business Days) following any of the foregoing transactions
deliver to each registered holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock a
certificate, signed by (i) the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and
(ii) the Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation, setting forth in reasonable
detail the event requiring the adjustment and the method by which such
adjustment was calculated and specifying the increased or decreased Conversion
Price then in effect following such adjustment.

            (h) Reorganization, Reclassification. In case of any merger,
consolidation or other business combination transaction of the Corporation
(other than a
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Change of Control) or any capital reorganization, reclassification or other
change of outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than a change in par value,
or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value) (each, a
"Transaction"), the Corporation shall execute and deliver to each holder of
shares of Series A Preferred Stock at least ten (10) Business Days prior to
effecting such Transaction a certificate, signed by (i) the Chief Executive
Officer of the Corporation and (ii) the Chief Financial Officer of the
Corporation, stating that the holder of each share of Series A Preferred Stock
shall have the right to receive in such Transaction, in exchange for each share
of Series A Preferred Stock, a security identical to (and not less favorable
than) the Series A Preferred Stock, and provision shall be made therefor in the
agreement, if any, relating to such Transaction. Any certificate delivered
pursuant to this Section 7(h) shall provide for adjustments which shall be as
nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for in this
Section 7. The provisions of this Section 7(h) and any equivalent thereof in any
such certificate similarly shall apply to successive Transactions.

            (i) Notices. In case at any time or from time to time:

                (w) the Corporation shall declare a dividend (or any other
distribution) on its shares of Common Stock;

                (x) the Corporation shall authorize the granting to the holders
of its Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares
of Capital Stock of any class or of any other rights or warrants; or

                (y) there shall be any Transaction,

then the Corporation shall mail to each holder of shares of Series A Preferred
Stock at such holder's address as it appears on the transfer books of the
Corporation, as promptly as possible but in any event at least ten (10) days
prior to the applicable date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (A) the
date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend,
distribution or granting of rights or warrants or, if a record is not to be
taken, the date as of which the holders of Common Stock of record to be entitled
to such dividend, distribution or granting of rights or warrants are to be
determined, or (B) the date on which such Transaction is expected to become
effective and the date as of which it is expected that holders of Common Stock
of record shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock for shares of stock
or other securities or property or cash deliverable upon such Transaction.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of any event to which Section 7(h)
above is applicable, the Corporation shall also deliver the certificate
described in Section 7(h) above to each holder of shares of Series A Preferred
Stock at least ten (10) Business Days' prior to effecting such reorganization or
reclassification as aforesaid.

            (j) Reservation of Common Stock. The Corporation shall at all times
reserve and keep available for issuance upon the conversion of shares of Series
A Preferred Stock, such number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common
Stock as will from time to time be sufficient to permit the conversion of all
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and shall take all action to
increase the authorized number of
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shares of Common Stock if at any time there shall be insufficient authorized but
unissued shares of Common Stock to permit such reservation or to permit the
conversion of all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock; provided, that
the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall vote such shares in
favor of any such action that requires a vote of stockholders.

            (k) No Conversion Tax or Charge. The issuance or delivery of
certificates for Common Stock upon the conversion of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock shall be made without charge to the converting holder of shares
of Series A Preferred Stock for such certificates or for any tax in respect of
the issuance or delivery of such certificates or the securities represented
thereby, and such certificates shall be issued or delivered in the respective
names of, or (subject to compliance with the applicable provisions of federal
and state securities laws) in such names as may be directed by, the holders of
the shares of Series A Preferred Stock so converted; provided, however, that the
Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect
of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate in
a name other than that of the holder of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock
so converted, and the Corporation shall not be required to issue or deliver such
certificate unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance or
delivery thereof shall have paid to the Corporation the amount of such tax or
shall have established to the reasonable satisfaction of the Corporation that
such tax has been paid.

            (l) Limitations on Conversions. Each holder of the Series A
Preferred Stock's right to convert its shares of Series A Preferred Stock into
shares of Common Stock shall not be limited by any notice delivered by the
Corporation of any Change of Control or other event that notwithstanding this
subsection (l) shall purport to limit such conversion right.

            (m) Redemption. The shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be
redeemed or subject to redemption, whether at the option of the Corporation or
any holder thereof, or otherwise.

         8. Certain Remedies. Any registered holder of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent
breaches of the provisions of this Certificate of Designations and to enforce
specifically the terms and provisions of this Certificate of Designations in any
court of the United States or any state thereof having jurisdiction, this being
in addition to any other remedy to which such holder may be entitled at law or
in equity.

         9. Business Day. If any payment shall be required by the terms hereof
to be made on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment shall be made on
the immediately succeeding Business Day.

         10. Definitions. As used in this Certificate of Designations, the
following terms shall have the following meanings (with terms defined in the
singular having comparable meanings when used in the plural and vice versa),
unless the context otherwise requires:
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         "Accreted Value" means, as of any date, with respect to each share of
Series A Preferred Stock, $1.12 (subject to adjustment for the events described
in Section 7(e)(i)), plus the amount of dividends that have accrued, compounded
and been added thereto to such date pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof.

         "Affiliate" means any Person who is an "affiliate" as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act.

         "Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

         "Business Day" means any day except a Saturday, a Sunday, or other day
on which commercial banks in the State of New York are authorized or required by
law or executive order to close.

         "By-Laws" means the by-laws of the Corporation in effect on the Closing
Date, as the same may be amended from time to time.

         "Capital Stock" means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares,
interests, participations, rights in, or other equivalents (however designated
and whether voting or non-voting) of, such Person's capital stock (including,
without limitation, common stock and preferred stock) and any and all rights,
warrants or options exchangeable for or convertible into such capital stock.

         "Certificate of Designations" means this Certificate of Designations
relating to the powers, designations, preferences and rights of the Series A
Preferred Stock.

         "Certificate of Incorporation" means the Fourth Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company in effect on the Closing Date, as
the same may be amended from time to time.

         "Change of Control" means (i) any merger, consolidation or other
business combination transaction (or series of related transactions) in which
the stockholders owning a majority of the voting securities of the Corporation
prior to such transaction do not own a majority of the voting securities of the
surviving entity, (ii) any tender offer, exchange offer or other transaction
whereby any person or "group" other than the holders of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock obtains a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock,
(iii) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, (iv)
any proxy contest in which a majority of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation (or persons appointed by the Board of Directors) prior to such
contest do not constitute a majority of the Corporation's Board of Directors
after such contest or (v) any other transaction described in any stockholder
rights agreement or "poison pill," if any, to which the Corporation is party,
which may permit the holders of any rights or similar certificates to exercise
the rights evidenced thereby.

         "Closing Date" means May 15, 2003.
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         "Commission" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
or any similar agency then having jurisdiction to enforce the Securities Act.

         "Common Stock" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2
hereof.

         "Common Stock Equivalent" means any security or obligation which is by
its terms, directly or indirectly, convertible into or exchangeable or
exercisable for shares of Common Stock, including, without limitation, the
Series A Preferred Stock, and any option, warrant or other subscription or
purchase right with respect to Common Stock or any Common Stock Equivalent.

         "Compounding Date" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section
3(a) hereof.

         "Contingent Obligation" means, as applied to any Person, any direct or
indirect liability of that Person with respect to any Indebtedness, lease,
dividend, guaranty, letter of credit or other obligation, contractual or
otherwise (the "primary obligation") of another Person (the "primary obligor"),
whether or not contingent, (a) to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire such
primary obligations or any property constituting direct or indirect security
therefor, (b) to advance or provide funds (i) for the payment or discharge of
any such primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency or
any balance sheet item, level of income or financial condition of the primary
obligor, (c) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the
purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of
the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation, or (d) otherwise
to assure or hold harmless the owner of any such primary obligation against loss
or failure or inability to perform in respect thereof. The amount of any
Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or
determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such
Contingent Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum
reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof.

         "Conversion Price" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section
7(a) hereof.

         "Corporation" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the first
paragraph of this Certificate of Designations.

         "Current Market Price" per share of Capital Stock of any Person means,
as of the date of determination, (a) the average of the daily Market Price under
clause (a), (b) or (c) of the definition thereof of such Capital Stock during
the immediately preceding thirty (30) trading days ending on such date, and (b)
if such Capital Stock is not then listed or admitted to trading on any national
securities exchange or quoted in the over-the-counter market, then the Market
Price under clause (d) of the definition thereof on such date.
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         "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

         "Excluded Transaction" means (a) any issuance of Common Stock pursuant
to the exercise of any options that were outstanding under any of the Stock
Option Plans as of the Closing Date, (b) any issuance of options to employees,
consultants or strategic partners of the Corporation approved by the Board of
Directors after the Closing Date, or any issuance of Common Stock pursuant to
the exercise of such options, (c) any issuance of Common Stock (i) upon the
conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, (ii) as a dividend on shares
of Series A Preferred Stock, (iii) upon the exercise of the Beacon Warrant or
(iv) upon conversion or exercise of any Common Stock Equivalents, and (d) any
issuance of Common Stock in connection with any Liquidation Payment or any Sale
Payment.

         "GAAP" means United States generally accepted accounting principles in
effect from time to time.

         "Governmental Authority" means the government of any nation, state,
city, locality or other political subdivision thereof, any entity exercising
executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or
pertaining to government, and any corporation or other entity owned or
controlled, through stock or capital ownership or otherwise, by any of the
foregoing.

         "Indebtedness" means, as to any Person, (a) all obligations of such
Person for borrowed money (including, without limitation, reimbursement and all
other obligations with respect to surety bonds, letters of credit and bankers'
acceptances, whether or not matured), (b) all obligations of such Person to pay
the deferred purchase price of property or services, except trade accounts
payable and accrued commercial or trade liabilities arising in the ordinary
course of business, (c) all interest rate and currency swaps, caps, collars and
similar agreements or hedging devices under which payments are obligated to be
made by such Person, whether periodically or upon the happening of a
contingency, (d) all indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale
or other title retention agreement with respect to property acquired by such
Person (even though the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such
agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such
property), (e) all obligations of such Person under leases which have been or
should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capital leases, (f) all
indebtedness secured by any Lien (other than Liens in favor of lessors under
leases other than leases included in clause (e)) on any property or asset owned
or held by that Person regardless of whether the indebtedness secured thereby
shall have been assumed by that Person or is non-recourse to the credit of that
Person, and (g) any Contingent Obligation of such Person.

         "Issue Date" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 7(e)(ii)
hereof.

         "Junior Stock" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2
hereof.
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         "Lien" means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation,
assignment, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other) or preference, priority,
right or other security interest or preferential arrangement of any kind or
nature whatsoever.

         "Liquidation" means the voluntary or involuntary liquidation under
applicable bankruptcy or reorganization legislation, or the dissolution or
winding up of the Corporation.

         "Liquidation Payment" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section
4(a) hereof.

         "Market Price" means, with respect to the Capital Stock of any Person,
as of the date of determination, (a) if such Capital Stock is listed on a
national securities exchange, the closing price per share of such Capital Stock
on such date published in The Wall Street Journal (National Edition) or, if no
such closing price on such date is published in The Wall Street Journal
(National Edition), the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such
date, as officially reported on the principal national securities exchange on
which such Capital Stock is then listed or admitted to trading; or (b) if such
Capital Stock is not then listed or admitted to trading on any national
securities exchange but is designated as a national market system security by
the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., the last trading price of
such Capital Stock on such date; or (c) if there shall have been no trading on
such date or if such Capital Stock is not designated as a national market system
security by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., the average of
the reported closing bid and asked prices of such Capital Stock on such date as
shown by the National Market System of the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotations System and reported by any member firm of the
New York Stock Exchange selected by the Corporation; or (d) if none of (a), (b)
or (c) is applicable, a market price per share determined mutually by the Board
of Directors (acting in good faith pursuant to the exercise of its fiduciary
duties) and the holders of a majority of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock
or, if the Board of Directors and the holders of a majority of the shares of
Series A Preferred Stock shall fail to agree, at the Corporation's expense by an
appraiser chosen by the Board of Directors (acting in good faith pursuant to the
exercise of its fiduciary duties) and reasonably acceptable to the holders of a
majority of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock. Any determination of the
Market Price by an appraiser shall be based on a valuation of the Corporation as
an entirety without regard to any discount for minority interests or disparate
voting rights among classes of Capital Stock.

         "New Issue Price" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section
7(e)(ii) hereof.

         "Newly Issued Securities" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 6(a) hereof.

         "Person" means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, trust,
incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, joint stock company,
limited
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liability company, Governmental Authority or other entity of any kind, and shall
include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.

         "Preemptive Acceptance Period" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 6(b) hereof.

         "Preemptive Notice" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section
6(b) hereof.

         "Preemptive Right" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section
6(a) hereof.

         "Relevant Date" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section
7(e)(ii) hereof.

         "Sale Payment" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4(b)
hereof.

         "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

         "Series A Preferred Stock" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 1 hereof.

         "Stock Option Plans" means the Corporation's stock option plans and
employee purchase plans approved by the Board of Directors, pursuant to which
shares of restricted stock and options to purchase shares of Common Stock are
reserved and available for grant to officers, directors, employees and
consultants of the Corporation.

         "Transaction" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 7(h)
hereof.

         "Vote Per Share" means 0.7417.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of
Designations as of May 15, 2003.

                                           EVERGREEN SOLAR, INC.

                                           By: /s/ Mark A. Farber
                                               -------------------------------
                                               Name: Mark A. Farber
                                               Title: Chief Executive Officer

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