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State of Indiana
Office of the Secretary of State
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
of
MERIT REALTY, INC
I, TODD ROKITA, Secretary of State of Indiana, hereby certify that Articles of Incorporation of the above For-Profit Domestic Corporation have been presented to me at my office, accompanied by the fees prescribed by law and that the documentation presented conforms to law as prescribed by the provisions of the Indiana Business Corporation Law.
NOW, THEREFORE, with this document I certify that said transaction will become effective Tuesday, October 07, 2003.
 | In Witness Whereof, I have caused to be affixed my signature and the seal of the State of Indiana, at the City of Indianapolis, October 7, 2003. | |
/s/ TODD ROKITA TODD ROKITA, SECRETARY OF STATE |
| ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION State Form 4159 (R12/1-03) Approved by State Board | |
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
The undersigned, desiring to form a corporation (hereinafter referred to as "Corporation") pursuant to the provisions of:
| ý | Indiana Business Corporation Law | o | Indiana Professional Corporation Act 1983, Indiana Code 23-1.5-1-1, et seq. (Professional corporations must include Certificate of Registration.) | |||
| As amended, executes the following Articles of Incorporation: | ||||||
ARTICLE I—NAME AND PRINCIPAL OFFICE
Name of Corporation (the name must include the word "Corporation", "Incorporated", "Limited", "Company" or an abbreviation thereof
MERIT REALTY, INC
Principal Office:
| Post office address | City | State | ZIP code | |||
| 4333 MOSS RIDGE LN | INDIANAPOLIS | IN | 46237 |
ARTICLE II—REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT
Registered Agent: The name and street address of the Corporation's Registered Agent and Registered Office for service of process are:
| Name of Registered agent JOHN KOLAS, ATTORNEY AT LAW | ||||||
Address of Registered Office (street or building) | City | ZIP code | ||||
| 1040 E 86TH ST. SUITE 42A | INDIANAPOLIS | Indiana | 46237 |
ARTICLE III—AUTHORIZED SHARES
Number of shares the Corporation is authorized to issue: 100
If there is more than one class of shares, shares with rights and preferences, list such information as "Exhibit A."
ARTICLE IV—INCORPORATORS
[the name(s) and address(es) of the incorporators of the corporation]]
| NAME | NUMBER AND STREET OR BUILDING | CITY | STATE | ZIP CODE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREGORY H. OVERTON | 4333 MOSS RIDGE LN | INDIANAPOLIS | IN | 46237 | ||||
In Witness Whereof, the undersigned being all the incorporators of said Corporation execute these Articles of Incorporation and verify, subject to penalties of perjury, that the statements contained herein are true. this day of OCT., 2003. | ||||||||
Signature of incorporator | Printed name | |||||||
| /s/ GREGORY H. OVERTON | GREGORY H. OVERTON | |||||||
Signature of incorporator | Printed name | |||||||
Signature of incorporator | Printed name | |||||||
| This instrument was prepared by: (name) GREGORY H. OVERTON | ||||||||
| Address (number, street, city and state) | ZIP code | |||||||
| 4333 MOSS RIDGE LN, INDIANAPOLIS, IN | 46237 | |||||||