FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION
NO. 04-1427020
EXHIBIT 3.2
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
William Francis Galvin
Secretary of the Commonwealth
One Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1512
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
(General Laws, Chapter 164, Section 8A)
We, Chester R. Messer, II, *President /
and Catherine L. Nesser, *Clerk /
of Essex County Gas Company
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(Exact name of corporation)
located at One Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02108
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(Street address of corporation in Massachusetts)
certify that these Articles of Amendment affecting articles numbered:
Article I
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(Number those articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and/or 6 being amended)
of the Articles of Organization were duly adopted at a meeting held on September
30, 1998, by vote of:
100 shares of Common of 100 shares outstanding,
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(type, class & series, if any)
shares of of shares outstanding, and
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(type, class & series, if any)
shares of of shares outstanding.
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(type, class & series, if any)
(1)**being at least a majority of each type, class or series outstanding and
entitled to vote thereon: / or (2)
*Delete the inapplicable words. **Delete the inapplicable clause.
(1) For amendments adopted pursuant to Chapter 156B, Section 70.
(2) For amendments adopted pursuant to Chapter 156B, Section 71.
Note: If the space provided under any article or item on this form is
insufficient, additions shall be set forth on one side only of separate 8 1/2 X
11 sheets of paper with a left margin of at least 1 inch. Additions to more than
one article may be made on a single sheet so long as each article requiring each
addition is clearly indicated.
To change the number of shares and the par value (if any) of any type, class or
series of stock which the corporation is authorized to issue, fill in the
following:
The total presently authorized is:
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WITHOUT PAR VALUE STOCKS WITH PAR VALUE STOCKS
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TYPE NUMBER OF SHARES TYPE NUMBER OF SHARES PAR VALUE
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Common: Common:
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Preferred: Preferred:
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Change the total authorized to:
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WITHOUT PAR VALUE STOCKS WITH PAR VALUE STOCKS
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TYPE NUMBER OF SHARES TYPE NUMBER OF SHARES PAR VALUE
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Common: Common:
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Preferred: Preferred:
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ARTICLE I
The name of the Corporation is Essex Gas Company.
The foregoing amendment(s) will become effective when these Articles of
Amendment are filed in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 6
unless these articles specify, in accordance with the vote adopting the
amendment, a later effective date not more than thirty days after such filing,
in which event the amendment will become effective on such later date.
Later effective date: ____________________________ .
SIGNED UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY, this 30th day of October, 1998
/s/ Chester R. Messer, II *President /
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Chester R. Messer, II
/s/ Catherine L. Nesser *Clerk /
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Catherine L. Nesser
*Delete the inaplicable words.
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
(General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 72)
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I hereby approve the within Articles of Amendment and, the filing fee in the
amount of $100.00 having been paid, said articles are deemed to have been filed
with me this 6th day of November, 1998.
Effective date: _______________________________________________________________
/s/ William Francis Galvin
WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN
Secretary of the Commonwealth
TO BE FILLED IN BY CORPORATION
Photocopy of document to be sent to:
Catherine L. Nesser, Clerk
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Essex Gas Company
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c/o Boston Gas Company
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One Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02108
Telephone: (617) 742-8400
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