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 |
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OCT 06 1997 No. C21959-97 /s/ Dean Heller Dean Heller, Secretary of State |
| Receipt No. KEN BAKER 10/06/1997 RECD BY KR | FY9800019881 205.00 |
IMPORTANT: | Read instructions on reverse side before completing this form. | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | |
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Esther Holden |
| 3650 Keefer Road, Chico, CA 95973 | |
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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
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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 |
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On September 30, 1997 before me, Bradley D. Randall, Notary Public |
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Date NAME, TITLE OF OFFICER, E.G. JANE DOE NOTARY PUBLIC |
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personally appeared Esther Holden |
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| 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 __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ |
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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 |
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ATTENTION NOTARY: The information requested below is OPTIONAL. It could however prevent fraudulent attachment of this certificate to an unauthorized document. |
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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 ______________________________________ |
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