1794645 SECRETARY OF STATE CORPORATION DIVISION 1, BILL JONES, Secretary of State of the State of California, hereby certify: That the annexed transcript lids been compared with the corporate record on file in this; office, of which It purports to be a copy, and that same is full, true and correct. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I execute this certificate and affix the Great Sea] of the State of California this DEC 3 1996 ------------------------ /s/ Bill Jones Secretary of State 1794645 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION I The name of this corporation is GLOBAL INVESTORS GUIDE II The purpose of this corporation is to engage in any lawful ad of activity for Which a corporation may be organized Under the GENERAL CORPORATION LAW of California other than the banking business the trust company business or the practice of a profession permitted to be incorporated by the California Corporations Code. III The name and address in the State of California of this corporation's initial &,get for service of proem is; Peter S. Griffith, CPA 41 East Foothill Blvd. Suite 204 Arcadia California 91006 IV This corporation is authorized to issue only one class of shares of stock, and the tow number of shares which this corporation is authorized to issue is 10,000 DATE: 12-2-96 /s/ Peter S. Griffith --------------------- --------------------------------- Peter S. Griffith, Incorporator