Exhibit 3.01




FILED

IN THE OFFICE OF THE

SECRETARY OF STATE OR THE

STATE OF NEVADA

Articles of Incorporation

(Pursuant to NRS 78)

STATE OF NEVADA

Secretary of State

 

 

OCT 06 1997

No. C21959-97

/s/ Dean Heller

Dean Heller, Secretary of State

 

Receipt No.

KEN BAKER

10/06/1997

REC’D BY KR

FY9800019881



205.00


IMPORTANT:

Read instructions on reverse side before completing this form.

 

TYPE OR PRINT (BLACK INK ONLY)

NAME OF CORPORATION:

ZURICH U.S.A., INC.

RESIDENT AGENT:

(designated resident agent and his STREET ADDRESS in Nevada where process may be served

Name of Resident Agent:

Shield Corporatate Services, Inc.

Street Address:

311 S. Division Street, Carson City, NV 89703

 

Street No.                     City                State                                    Zip


SHARES: (number of shares the corporation  is authorized to issue)

Number of Shares with par value __________ Par value _______ Number of shares without par value    25,000    

GOVERNING BOARD: shall be styled as (check one)      X      Directors                Trustees

The FIRST BOARD OF DIRECTORS shall consist of  2   members and the names and addresses are as follows (attach additional pages if necessary)


Bruce Holden

 

500 Cohasset Road, #34 Chico, CA 95926

Name

 

Address

City, State, Zip

 

 

 

Esther Holden

 

3650 Keefer Road, Chico, CA 95973

Name

 

Address

City, State, Zip


PURPOSE (optional-see reverse side): The purpose of the corporation shall be:

 Sunglasses and eyewear manufacturing and sales                                                                                                         


OTHER MATTERS: This form includes the minimal statutory requirements to incorporate under NRS 78. You may attach additional information pursuant to NRS 78.037 or any other information you deem appropriate. If any of the additional information is contradictory to this form it cannot be filed and will be returned to you for correction.   Number of pages attached ________

SIGNATRUES OF INCORPORATORS: The names and addresses of each of the incorporators signing the articles: (Signatures must be notarized, attach any additional pages if there are more than two incorporators)

Bruce Holden                                                         

Esther Holden                                                           

Name(print)

Name(print)

500 Cohasset Road #34, Chico, CA 95926          

3650 Keefer Road, Chico, CA 95926                       

Address

City/State/Zip

Address

City/State/Zip

/s/ Bruce Holden                                                  

/s/ Esther Hoden                                                        

Signature

Signature

State of California            County of  Butte           

State of  California               County of  Sacramento   


This instrument was acknowledged before me on

This instrument was acknowledged before me on

       September 29                     ,  1997   by

       September 30                     ,  1997   by

   Bruce Holdent                                                    

       Esther Holden                                                       

Name of Person

Name of Person

as incorporator

as incorporator


of ZURICH U.S.A., INC.                                   

of  ZURICH U.S.A., INC.                                          

(name of party on behalf of whom instrument was executed)

(name of party on behalf of whom instrument was executed)


/s/ Deborah K. Beth                                          

/s/ Bradley D. Randall                                                

Notary Public SEAL

Notary Public SEAL


CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT OF RESIDENT AGENT

SHIELD CORPORATE SERVICES, INC.     hereby accept appointment as Resident Agent for the above named corporation

/s/ Tracey Padilla                   

October 4, 1997       

Resident Agent

Date






CALIFORNIA ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT


STATE OF CALIFORNIA              )


COUNTY OF        BUTTE              )


On 9/29/97       before me,           Deborah K. Beth                                                                                            

Date

NAME, TITLE OF OFFICER-E.G., JANE DOE, NOTARY PUBLIC


personally appeared,  Bruce Holden                                                                                                                      

personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.


WITNESS my hand and official seal.


Notary Public SEAL


/s/ Deborah K. Beth                          

Notary Public Signature


OPTIONAL INFORMATION


TITLE OR TYPE OF DOCUMENT    ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION  (ZURICH U.S.A, INC.)                         

DATE OF DOCUMENT   9/29/97            NUMBER OF PAGES    1                                                                      

SIGNER(S) OTHER THAN NAMED ABOVE     ESTHER HOLDEN                                                                      


State of   California          

County of  Sacramento     

 

Right Thumbprint (Optional)

 

 

 

 

On  September 30, 1997 before me,  Bradley D. Randall, Notary Public                 

 

 

            Date                                   NAME, TITLE OF OFFICER, E.G. JANE DOE NOTARY PUBLIC

 

 

personally appeared  Esther Holden                                                                     

 

 

                                                                 NAME(S) of SIGNER(S)

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

    

 

CAPACITY CLAIMED BY SIGNER(S)

£ INDIVIDUAL(S)

£ CORPORATE ___________________

£ OFFIECER(S)____________________

                                   (TITLES)

£ PARTNER(S)_____________________

£ ATTORNEY IN FACT

£ TRUSTEE(S)

£ GUARDIAN CONSERVATOR

£ OTHER_________________________

__________________________________


SIGNER IS REPRESENTING:

NAME OF PERSONS OR ENTITIES

__________________________________

__________________________________

__________________________________

 

 

 

 

S personally known to me          -OR-      £

proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s) , of the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.


Witness my hand and official seal

/s/ Bradley D. Randall                   

 

 





Notary Public SEAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATTENTION NOTARY: The information requested below is OPTIONAL. It could however prevent fraudulent attachment of this certificate to an unauthorized document.

 


THIS CERTIFICATE

MUST BE ATTACHED

TO THE DOCUMENT

DESCRIBED AT RIGHT


Title or Type of Document _____________________________________________

Number of Pages ___________________  Date of Documents _________________

Signer(s) Other Than Named Above ______________________________________