Exhibit 3.17
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
TO
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
BERMUDA BAY REALTY, INC.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 607.1006, Florida Statutes, the undersigned corporation adopts the following Articles of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation:
FIRST: The name of the corporation is hereby changed from BERMUDA BAY REALTY, INC. to WATERMARK REALTY REFERRAL, INC.
SECOND: This amendment was adopted and shall become effective on September 15, 1999.
THIRD: This amendment was approved by Bay Colony-Gateway, Inc., the sole shareholder of the undersigned corporation that the number of votes cast was sufficient for approval.
Signed this 15th day of September, 1999
| BERMUDA BAY REALTY, INC. | |
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| By: | /s/ Wanda Z. Cross |
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| Wanda Z. Cross |
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| President |
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of
BERMUDA BAY REALTY. INC.
THE UNDERSIGNED, acting as the Incorporators of a corporation pursuant to the Florida General Corporation Act, hereby adopt the following Articles of Incorporation of BERMUDA BAY REALTY, corporation under the laws of the State of Florida.
ARTICLE I
Name:
The name of this corporation shall be: BERMUDA BAY REALTY, INC.
ARTICLE II
Address of Principal Office and Mailing Address:
600 Sable Oak Lane, Vero Beach, Florida 32963
ARTICLE III
Duration:
This corporation shall exist perpetually.
ARTICLE IV
Purpose or Purposes:
To transact any or all lawful business for which corporations may be incorporated under the Florida General Corporation Act.
ARTICLE V
Authorized Number of Shares:
This corporation shall have outstanding at any one time a maximum of five hundred (500) shares of common stock of the par value of one ($1.00) dollar each.
The shares of common stock are not to be divided into classes nor is the corporation authorized to issue shares in series. There shall be no preemptive rights granted to shareholders.
ARTICLE VI
Initial Registered Office and Registered Agent:
The initial Registered Office of this corporation shall be at 3300 University Drive, Coral Springs, Florida 33065.
The initial Registered Agent of this corporation at its Registered Office shall be T. D. KIRKPATRICK.
ARTICLE VII
Directors:
The initial Board of Directors of this corporation shall consist of three (3) members.
The names and addresses of the persons who shall serve as the initial Board of Directors of this corporation, until the first annual meeting of the shareholders, or until their successors shall have been elected and qualified, are as follows:
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R. C. Dillon |
| 3300 University Drive |
| Coral Springs, Florida 33065 | |
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R. W. Baker |
| 6 Gateway Center |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15221 | |
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L. R. Campbell |
| 3300 University Drive |
| Coral Springs, Florida 33065 |
ARTICLE VIII
Incorporators:
The names and addresses of the Incorporator of this corporation is:
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Westinghouse Treasure |
| 3300 University Drive |
ARTICLE IX
Officers:
The names and titles of the persons who shall serve as the initial officers of this corporation, until the first annual meeting of the shareholders, or until their successors shall have been elected and qualified, are as follows:
R. C. Dillon |
| President |
T. M. Valdes |
| Vice President/Assistant Secretary |
M. E. Jones |
| Secretary |
R. W. Baker |
| Treasurer |
L. R. Campbell |
| Controller/Assistant Secretary |
J. P. Taravella, Jr. |
| Assistant Secretary |
E. C. Leindecker |
| Assistant Secretary |
All at the following address: 3300 University Dr., Coral Springs, FL 33065
ARTICLE X
Indemnification:
This corporation shall indemnify every officer and director, and every former officer and director, to the full extent permitted by the Florida General Corporation Act.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Incorporators has caused these Articles of Incorporation to be executed the day and year below by its duly authorized officers.
| WESTINGHOUSE TREASURE | ||
| COAST COMMUNITIES, INC. | ||
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| By: | /s/ James P. McGowan | |
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| James P. McGowan | |
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| Vice President | |
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| Dated: January 17, 1994 | ||
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| Attest: | /s/ J.P. Taravella, Jr. | |
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| J. P. Taravella, Jr. | |
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| Assistant Secretary | |
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| Dated: January 17, 1994 | ||