EXHIBIT 3.1
COLE CREDIT PROPERTY TRUST III, INC.
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT:
FIRST: The charter of Cole Credit Property Trust III, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation”), is hereby amended by deleting existing Article II in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof a new article to read as follows:
ARTICLE II
NAME
The name of the corporation (which is hereinafter called the “Corporation”) is:
COLE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS, INC.
SECOND: The amendment to the charter of the Corporation as set forth above has been duly approved by at least a majority of the entire Board of Directors as required by law. The amendment set forth herein is made without action by the stockholders of the Corporation, pursuant to Section 2-605(a)(1) of the Maryland General Corporation Law.
THIRD: The undersigned acknowledges these Articles of Amendment to be the corporate act of the Corporation and as to all matters or facts required to be verified under oath, the undersigned acknowledges that to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, these matters and facts are true in all material respects and that this statement is made under the penalties for perjury.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles of Amendment to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its Chief Executive Officer and attested to by its Secretary on this 31st day of May, 2013.
| ATTEST: | COLE CREDIT PROPERTY TRUST III, INC. | |||||||||
| By: | /s/ Kenneth R. Christoffersen | By: | /s/ Marc T. Nemer | (SEAL) | ||||||
| Name: | Kenneth R. Christoffersen | Name: | Marc T. Nemer | |||||||
| Title: | Secretary | Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||||||