Exhibit 3.13
| VERMONT SECRETARY OF STATE Location: 81 River Street Mail: 109 State Street Montpelier, VT 05609-1104 (802) 828-2386 | |
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION |
| Corporate name | Cooperative Research Services, Inc. | |||||
| (the name must end with one of these endingscorporation,incorporated,company,limited or an abbrev. thereof) | ||||||
| Name of registered agent | Edmon W. Blount | |||||
| A registered agent is an individual or a domestic or foreign corporation, profit or non-profit, whose business office is identical to the address of the registered office. The registered office must be located in Vermont. A registered agent receives various kinds of legal notices, including service of process for the corporation. A corporation cannot act as its own registered agent. | ||||||
| Address of registered office | One Lawson Place, Burlington, | VT | 05401 | |||
| (street and box # of place of business) (city) | (zip) | |||||
Operating year: DEC.31st will be designated as your fiscal year end unless you provide a different date.
| Every corporation has perpetual duration, unless otherwise stated |
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| Please check the box that applies for your corporation: | ||
x General corporation (T.11A) ¨ Professional Corporation (T.11,Ch.3) ¨ Close corporation (T.11A,Ch.20)
Number of shares the corporation is authorized to issue:
1,000
Classes of shares (common/preferred/etc.) & number of shares authorized to issue, in each class:
Common - 1,000
One or more classes of shares that together have unlimited voting rights:
Common
One or more classes of shares (which may be the same class with voting rights) that together are entitled to receive the net assets of the corporation upon dissolution.
Common
PURPOSE: Every corporation is considered as being organized for the purpose of engaging in any lawful business unless a more limited purpose is set forth in the articles of incorporation. Corporations engaging in businesses that are subject to regulation by certain State agencies may incorporate only if permitted by, and subject to all limitations of the statutes which control these businesses. These corporations include: (1) banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, and other financial institutions regulated under Title 8; (2) insurance companies regulated under Title 8; (3) public service utilities regulated under Title 30; (4) railroad companies regulated under Title 19; and (5) professional corporations regulated under chapter 3 of Title 11.
State the purpose here.
To conduct financial and market research including evaluations of institutional investors’ performance in cooperation with clients as well as to engage in any lawful business.
PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS: (11 VSA, Chapter 3) Professional corporations must provide the following additional information: the name, address, license number and expiration date of license for each incorporator, officer, director and shareholder. (A certificate from the proper regulating board must be attached)
N/A
name, title, license #, expiration date, address
name, title, license #, expiration date, address
name, title, license #, expiration date, address
name, title, license #, expiration date, address
DIRECTORS: Names and addresses of the individuals who will serve as the initial board of directors. A board of directors of a corporation which is not a close corporation dispensing with a board of directors must consist of three or more individuals. If the number of shareholders in any corporation is less than three, the number of directors may be as few as the shareholders. Listing the names of the initial directors is optional.
Edmon W. Blount, One Lawson Place, Burlington, VT 05401
name and address
name and address
name and address
One or more natural persons of majority age (18) may act as incorporator by signing below.
Signature of incorporator
Address c/o Hull, Webber & Reis, PO Box 890, Rutland, VT 05702-0890
Signature of incorporator |
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Address |
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In order to develop a data base which highlights trends in Vermont business, the Department of Economic Development has requested that we include the list below to assist them in determining which most closely reflects your corporation. Your participation will enable them to serve emerging businesses more effectively. Please circle the most appropriate category. Completion of this section is voluntary.
| 01. Agricultural Crops | 26. Apparel, Textile Products | 57. Miscellaneous Retail | ||
| 02. Agricultural Livestock | 27. Paper, Allied Products | 52. Depository Institution | ||
| 03. Agricultural Services | 28. Printing, Publishing | 53. Nondepository Institution | ||
| 04. Forestry | 29. Chemicals, Allied Products | 54. Security/Commodity Broker | ||
| 05. Fishing, Hunting, Trapping | 30. Petroleum & Coal Products | 55. Insurance Carrier | ||
| 06. Metal Mining | 31. Rubber & Misc. Plastic | 56. Insurance Agent/Broker | ||
| 07. Coal Mining | 32. Leather/Leather Products | 57. Real Estate | ||
| 08. Oil, Gas extraction | 33. Railroad Transportation | 58. Holding, Investment Office | ||
| 09. Nonmetallic Minerals | 34. Local Passenger Transit | 59. Hotel, Other Lodging | ||
| 10. Building Contractor | 35. Trucking & Warehousing | 60. Personal Services | ||
| 11. Heavy Construction | 36. Water Transportation | 61. Business Services | ||
| 12. Special Trade Contractors | 37. Air Transportation | 62. Auto Repair, Services, Parking | ||
| 13. Lumber, Wood Products | 38. Pipelines, (not natural gas) | 63. Miscellaneous Repairs | ||
| 14. Furniture, Fixtures | 39. Transportation Services | 64. Motion Pictures | ||
| 15. Stone, Clay, Glass | 40. Communications | 65. Amusement/Recreation | ||
| 16. Primary Metal Industry | 41. Electric, Gas & Sanitary | 66. Health Services | ||
| 17. Fabricated Metal | 42. Durable Goods/Wholesale | 67. Legal Services | ||
| 18. Industrial Machinery | 43. Nondurable Goods/Wholesale | 68. Educational Services | ||
| 19. Electronic Equipment | 44. Building & Garden | 69. Social Services | ||
| 20. Transportation Equipment | 45. Gen. Merchandise Store | 70. Museums | ||
| 21. Instruments/Related Prod. | 46. Food Stores | 71. Membership Organizations | ||
| 22. Miscellaneous Mfg. | 47. Auto Dealers/Stations | 72. Engineering/Mgmt. Services | ||
| 23. Food, Kindred Products | 48. Apparel & Accessories | 73. Private Households | ||
| 24. Tobacco Products | 49. Furniture/Furnishings | 74. Services, not elsewhere clsfd. | ||
| 25. Textile Mill Products | 50. Eating/Drinking Places |
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$75.00 FILING FEE MUST BE ATTACHED TO THIS APPLICATION.
THE ARTICLES MUST BE TYPEWRITTEN OR PRINTED AND FILED IN DUPLICATE.
UNLESS A DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE IS SPECIFIED, THE DOCUMENT IS EFFECTIVE ON THE DATE IT IS APPROVED.
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revised 8/94 |
