Exhibit 3.1
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| FEB 10 2003 |
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| STATE TREASURER |
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORPORATION
THE UNDERSIGNED, of the age of eighteen years or over, in order to form a corporation pursuant to the provisions of the New Jersey Business Corporation Act, hereby certifies as follows:
1. The name of the Corporation is LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORPORATION.
2. The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any activity within the purposes for which corporations may be organized under the New Jersey Business Corporation Act.
3. The Corporation is authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares of common stock without par value.
4. The initial registered office of the Corporation is 200 Executive Drive, Suite 340, West Orange, New Jersey 07052. The name of the Corporation’s initial registered agent at that office is Alexandra Luster.
5. The number of directors shall be as specified in the Bylaws. Two persons will constitute the first board of directors; their names and addressed are as follows:
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David Carney |
| 200 Executive Drive, Suite 340, West Orange, New Jersey 07052 |
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Scott Shaw |
| 200 Executive Drive, Suite 340, West Orange, New Jersey 07052 |
6. The name and address of the incorporator of the Corporation is as follows:
Robert W. Anderson, Esq.
c/o Lindabury, McCormick & Estabrook, P.A.
53 Cardinal Drive, P.O. Box 2369
Westfield, New Jersey 07091
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed this Certificate of Incorporation this 7th day of February, 2003.
| /s/ Robert W. Anderson |
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| Robert W. Anderson |