Exhibit 3.17(a)
CERTIFICATE OF CONVERSION
FROM A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP TO A
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
OF
LYONDELL REFINING COMPANY LP
TO
LYONDELL REFINING COMPANY LLC
PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-214 OF THE
DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT
Gerald A. O’Brien, Vice President and General Counsel of LRC Holdings GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, DOES HEREBY CERTIFY THAT:
1. The jurisdiction where Lyondell Refining Company LP first formed is Delaware.
2. The date Lyondell Refining Company LP first formed is December 30, 2005.
3. The name of the limited partnership immediately prior to filing this Certificate of Conversion is Lyondell Refining Company LP (the “Partnership”)
4. The name of the limited liability company as set forth in the Certificate of Formation is Lyondell Refining Company LLC.
5. The effective time of the conversion of the Partnership to a limited liability company hereby shall be 12:01 A.M., Eastern Standard Time, on January 1, 2007.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Certificate of Conversion to be executed on its behalf on December 19, 2006.
LRC HOLDINGS GP LLC | ||
Sole General Partner | ||
By: | /s/ Gerald A. O’Brien, Vice President | |
Gerald A. O’Brien | ||
Vice President and General Counsel | ||
LRC HOLDINGS LP LLC | ||
Sole Limited Partner | ||
By: | Lyondell Chemical Company, | |
its Sole Member | ||
By: | /s/ Gerald A. O’Brien, Vice President | |
Gerald A. O’Brien | ||
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel |