STATE OF
NORTH [SEAL] Department of The
CAROLINA Secretary of State
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To all whom these presents shall come, Greetings:
I, Rufus L Edmisten, Secretary of State of the State of
North Carolina, do hereby certify the following and hereto
attached to be a true copy of
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
RI ACQUISITION, INC.
the original of which was filed in this office on the 14th day of
December, 1992.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my official seal at the City of
Raleigh, this 14th day of December, 1992.
[SEAL] /s/ Rufus L. Edmisten
Secretary of State
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C-0317060
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FILED
9:00 AM
DEC 14, 1992
RUFUS L. EDMISTEN
SECRETARY OF STATE
NORTH CAROLINA
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
RI ACQUISITION, INC.
The undersigned does hereby submit these Articles of Incorporation
pursuant to ss. 55-2-02 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, and any
amendments thereto, for the purpose of forming a business corporation, and to
that end does hereby set forth the following:
ARTICLE I
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The name of the corporation is RI Acquisition, Inc.
ARTICLE II
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The class of shares, the aggregate number of shares of such class, and the
par value per each share of such class which the corporation shall have
authority to issue are as follows:
Par No. of
Class Value Shares
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Common $0.01 10,000
ARTICLE III
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The street and mailing address of the initial registered office of the
corporation is 2600 Charlotte Plaza, Mecklenburg County, Charlotte, North
Carolina 28244. The name of the initial registered agent at such address is Mark
R. Bernstein.
ARTICLE IV
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The name and address of the incorporator are:
Mark R. Bernstein
Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein
2600 Charlotte Plaza
Charlotte, North Carolina 28244
ARTICLE V
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To the fullest extent permitted by the North Carolina Business Corporation
Act as it exists or may hereafter be amended, a director of the corporation
shall not be liable to the corporation or any of its shareholders for monetary
damages for breach of duty as a director.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned incorporator has hereunto set his hand
and seal, this 11th day of December, 1992.
/s/ Mark R. Bernstein (SEAL)
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Mark R. Bernstein, as Incorporator
Drawn by, return to:
Parker, Poe, et al.
2600 Charlotte Plaza
Charlotte, NC 28244
Attn.: John R. Hairr III
EGS/580