SEC Filing Document

Company: Forbright, Inc.
Ticker: 
CIK: 1925062
Filing Type: S-1
Document Type: EX-3.1
Date Filed: 2026-05-15
Accession Number: 0001628280-26-035713
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SIC Code: 6022
SIC Description: State Commercial Banks
URL: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1925062/000162828026035713/exhibit31-sx1publicflip.htm

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Corporations Code (to the extent applicable), in connection with any repurchase of shares of Voting Common Stock permitted under this Certificate of Incorporation from employees, officers, directors or consultants of the Corporation in connection with a termination of employment or services pursuant to agreements or arrangements approved by the Board (in addition to any other consent required under this Certificate of Incorporation), such repurchase may be made without regard to any “preferential dividends arrears amount” or “preferential rights amount” (as those terms are defined in Section 500 of the California Corporations Code). Accordingly, for purposes of making any calculation under California Corporations Code Section 500 in connection with such repurchase, the amount of any “preferential dividends arrears amount” or “preferential rights amount” (as those terms are defined therein) shall be deemed to be zero (0). The name and mailing address of the incorporator of the Corporation is: Name Mailing Address

Aural U. Dave. Esq.	Arent Fox LLP 1717 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-5344

It is expressly acknowledged and agreed that each Investor, Investor Designee, and their Affiliates (as defined in the Stockholders’ Agreement) (collectively, the “Exempted Persons”) currently has, and will in the future have or will consider acquiring, investments in numerous

companies with respect to which such Exempted Person may serve as an advisor, a director or in some other capacity and, in recognition that such Exempted Person may have myriad duties to various investors and partners and, in anticipation that the Corporation on the one hand, and such Exempted Person on the other hand, may engage in the same or similar activities or lines of business and have an interest in the same areas of business opportunities, it is expressly acknowledged and agreed that:(x) each Exempted Person has the right to, and shall have no duty (contractual or otherwise) not to, directly or indirectly engage in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, including those deemed to be competing with the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries; (y) in the event that any Exempted Person acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter that may be a business opportunity for each of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and such Exempted Person or any other Person, on the other hand, such Exempted Person shall have no duty (contractual or otherwise) to communicate or present such business opportunity to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, as the case may be, and the Corporation, on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries, renounces any interest or expectancy in any such opportunity; and (z) notwithstanding anything to the contrary, no Exempted Person shall be liable to the Corporation or any of its affiliates or stockholders for breach of any duty (contractual or otherwise) by reason of the fact that such Exempted Person directly or indirectly, pursues or acquires such opportunity for itself, directs such opportunity to another person, or does not present such opportunity to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries; provided, however, that this Article XIV shall not apply to any individual who is an officer or employee of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries. Any business opportunity that is presented to, or conies to the attention of, any officers or employees of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries in his or her capacity as such will remain the exclusive property of the Corporation or such subsidiary, as applicable.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being the incorporator, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the DGCL, do make this Certificate of Incorporation, hereby acknowledging, declaring, and certifying that the foregoing Certificate of Incorporation is my act and deed and that the facts herein stated are true, and have accordingly hereunto set my hand this 12th day of April, 2021.

CONGRESSIONAL BANCSHARES, INC.

By: /s/ Amal Dave

Amal Dave, Esq., Sole Incorporator

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Whenever a filing is received by the Secretary of State with the words “Bank” or “Trust” or a derivative of either word in the name, we will forward it to the State Bank Commissioner or his designee prior to filing, pursuant to Title 8, Delaware Code, Sections 126 and 395, and Title 5, Delaware Code, Section 721. After review by the Commissioner or his designee, a recommendation will be made to the Secretary of State indicating whether or not the name should be approved,

In order for the Bank Commissioner to determine whether or not to recommend approval, please answer the following questions:

IF THIS FORM IS NOT COMPLETELY FILLED OUT, IT WILL NOT BE REVIEWED BY THE BANK COMMISSIONER.

1.    The name on the filing is Congressional Bancshares, Inc.

2.    The type of filing is Certificate of Conversion

3.    Will the corporation be a bank? Yes        No X

4.    If not will it be a bank holding company? Yes    X        No

5.    Will the corporation conduct banking business in Delaware? Yes      No    X

6.    If not, will it be conducting a banking business out of state? Yes    X     No

7.    If yes, what type of banking business and where will the business be conducted. The Corporation will be a bank holding company and its subsidiary bank is chartered by the State of Maryland and is located in the State of Maryland.

8.    Under which federal or state regulatory authority will it operate (OCC, OTS, FRB, SEC, FOREIGN (describe), etc.)? Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB) and Maryland Commissioner of Financial Regulation (MCFR).

9.    Has application(s) been filed with the above-mentioned agency(ies)? Yes     No     X

(If yes, which agency(ies) and when was each application filed?) No application is required by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB) or the Maryland Commissioner of Financial Regulation (MCFR) but the Corporation is required to provide an after the fact notice to these agencies.

10,    If not a banking business, what type of business will it be conducting? The Corporation will be a bank holding company.

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11.    If not a banking business, will it be regulated by any federal or state agency?

Yes X        No

11a.    If yes, which agency? FRB and MCFR which state? Maryland

12.    Is the applicant an affiliate of a regulated entity? Yes

12a.    If yes, identify which entity. Congressional Bank, a Maryland chartered bank.

13.    Contact name, address, and telephone number:

Anne M. Balcer

General Counsel

4445 Willard Avenue, 10th Floor, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815

Direct Dial: 240-380-1224

/s/ Anne M. Balcer

(title) General Counsel

TO THE OFFICE OF THE STATE BANK COMMISSIONER

Please review and return with your recommendation as soon as possible.

APPROVAL RECOMMENDED NAME .

APPROVAL NOT RECOMMENDED DATE

This is a Priority Filing	Yes No

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

CONGRESSIONAL BANCSHARES, INC.

Congressional Bancshares, Inc. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “General Corporation Law”)

DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

1.    That the name of this corporation is Congressional Bancshares, Inc. and that this corporation was originally incorporated as a Maryland Corporation under than name “Congressional Bancshares, Inc.” on April 14, 2005, and was converted to a Delaware Corporation pursuant to the General Corporation Law on April 12, 2021.

2.    That this corporation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Conversion and its original Certificate of Incorporation on April 12, 2021 (the “Certificate of Incorporation”),

3.    That the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation shall be amended as follows:

(a)    Article I is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“ARTICLE I: The name of the corporation is Fortnight, Inc. (the “Corporation”).”

4.    All other provisions of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation shall remain in effect.

5.    The foregoing amendment of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation was adopted and approved by the Board of Directors of this Corporation in accordance with Section 242 of the General Corporation Law.

6.    The foregoing amendment of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation was adopted and approved by the holders of the requisite number of shares of the Corporation in accordance with applicable requirements of Section 228 and 242 of the General Corporation Law.

7.    The foregoing amendment of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation shall take effect on January 18, 2022.

\IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation this le day of January, 2022.

/s/ John K. Delaney John K. Delaney Chief Executive Officer