ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
                         TO THE ARTICLE OF INCORPORATION
                                       OF
                               NPC HOLDINGS, INC.

     Pursuant to the  provisions of the Revised  Business Code Sec.  16-10a-1001
et. seq.,  the  Undersigned  corporation  adopts the following  amendment to the
Articles of Incorporation.

          (2) The  following  amendment  of the  Articles of  Incorporation  was
     adopted by the shareholder  consent on February 27, 2001, said articles are
     hereby amended and shall read as follows:

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                                    Article I
                                      Name

         The name of the corporation is Regent Energy Corporation.

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          (3) The  number  of shares  outstanding  at the time of  adoption  was
     1,712,820; and the number of shares entitled to vote thereon was the same.

          (4)  The  number  of  shares   represented   at  the  meeting  of  the
     shareholders was 1,400,000. All shares voted in favor of the amendment. The
     shares represented a majority of the issued and outstanding  shares.  There
     were no shares voting against the amendment.

     Effective the 9th day of March 2001


                                                         /s/ Kelly Adams
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                                                         Kelly Adams
                                                         President and Secretary