EXHIBIT 3.8
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA FILED
SECRETARY OF STATE OCT 31 2003
MARK HAMMOND
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION SECRETARY OF STATE(4)
TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY IN BLACK INK
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1. The name of the proposed corporation is Nutricia Manufacturing USA, Inc.
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2. The initial registered office of the corporation is CT Corporation System, 75
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Street Address
Beattie Pl. Greenville SC 29601
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City County State Zip Code
and the initial registered agent at such address is CT Corporation System
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Print Name
I hereby consent to the appointment as registered agent of the
corporation:
/s/ Jeffrey R. Graves Jeffrey R. Graves
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Agent's Signature
3. The corporation is authorized to issue shares of stock as follows. Complete
"a" or "b", whichever is applicable:
a. [X] The corporation is authorized to issue a single class of shares, the
total number of shares authorized is 1000.
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b. [ ] The corporation is authorized to issue more that one class of shares:
Class of Shares Authorized No. of Each Class
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The relative right, preference, and limitations of the shares of each class,
and of each series within a class, are as follows:
4. The existence of the corporation shall begin as of the filing
date with the Secretary of State unless a delayed date is indicated (See
Section 33-1-230(b) of the 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws, as
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Nutricia Manufacturing USA, Inc.
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Name of Corporation
5. The optional provisions, which the corporation elects to include in the
articles of incorporation, are as follows (See the applicable provisions of
Sections 33-2-102, 35-2-105, and 35-2-221 of the 1976 South Carolina Code of
Laws, as amended).
6. The name, address, and signature of each incorporator is as follows (only one
is required):
a. Guy E. Snyder
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Name
222 N. LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60601
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Address
/s/ Guy E. Snyder
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Signature
b.
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Name
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Address
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Signature
c.
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Name
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Address
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Signature
7. I, Jay G. Anderson, an attorney licensed to practice in the state of South
Carolina, certify that the corporation, to whose articles of incorporation
this certificate is attached, has complied with the requirements of Chapter
2, Title 33 of the 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended, relating to
the articles of incorporation.
Date 10/31/03 /s/ Jay G. Anderson
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Signature
Jay G. Anderson
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Type or Print Name
2838 Devine Street, Ste 103
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Address
Columbia, SC 29205
(803) 256-6227
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Telephone Number