EXHIBIT 3.1 NOTICE OF ARTICLES OF DAUGHERTY RESOURCES, INC. (Under the British Columbia Business Corporations Act) MINISTRY OF FINANCE TRANSITION APPLICATION [BRITISH COLUMBIA LOGO] Corporate and Personal Property Registries FORM 43 - BC COMPANY WWW.FIN.GOV.BC.CA/REGISTRIES Section 437 Business Corporations Act - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. INCORPORATION NUMBER OF COMPANY 186138 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B. NAME OF COMPANY Enter the name of the company applying for transition. Daugherty Resources, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C. CERTIFIED CORRECT - I have read this form and found it to be correct. NAME OF AUTHORIZED SIGNING SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED SIGNING DATE AUTHORITY FOR THE COMPANY AUTHORITY FOR THE COMPANY SIGNED William S. Daugherty "William S. Daugherty" May 25, 2004 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTICE OF ARTICLES - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. NAME OF COMPANY Set out the name of the company. The name must be the name that the company had immediately before the time of this filing. DAUGHERTY RESOURCES, INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B. TRANSLATION OF COMPANY NAME Set out every translation of the company name that the company intends to use outside of Canada, or if none, enter "not applicable". N/A C. DIRECTOR NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) Set out the name and prescribed address of each individual who was, immediately before the time of this filing, a director of the company. A prescribed address for a director is the delivery address and, if different, the mailing address for the office at which the individual can usually be served with records between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on business days. If there is no office at which the individual can usually be served with records during these hours, enter the delivery address and mailing address, if different, of the individual's residence. Before this form can be filed, the company must ensure that immediately before the transition application is submitted to the registrar for filing, the information in the corporate register respecting the directors of the company is correct. Attach an additional sheet if more space is required. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FULL NAME INCLUDING MIDDLE NAME, DELIVERY ADDRESS MAILING ADDRESS IF APPLICABLE INCLUDING POSTAL CODE INCLUDING POSTAL CODE - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles L. Cotterell 801 - 478 Pearl St. 801 - 478 Pearl St. Burlington, ON L7R 2N3 Burlington, ON L7R 2N3 William S. Daugherty 201 - 120 Prosperous Pl. 201 - 120 Prosperous Pl. Lexington, KY, USA 40509 Lexington, KY, USA 40509 James K. Klyman 207 - 6111 Cambie St. 207 - 6111 Cambie St. Vancouver, BC V5Z 3B2 Vancouver, BC V5Z 3B2 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D. REGISTERED OFFICE ADDRESSES Set out the delivery and mailing addresses of the office that was the registered office of the company immediately before the time of this filing. DELIVERY ADDRESS OF THE COMPANY'S REGISTERED OFFICE (INCLUDING POSTAL CODE) 700 - 625 Howe St., Vancouver, BC V6C 2T6 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAILING ADDRESS OF THE COMPANY'S REGISTERED OFFICE (INCLUDING POSTAL CODE) 700 - 625 Howe St., Vancouver, BC V6C 2T6 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E. RECORDS OFFICE ADDRESSES Set out the delivery and mailing addresses of the office that was the registered office of the company immediately before the time of this filing. DELIVERY ADDRESS OF THE COMPANY'S RECORDS OFFICE (INCLUDING POSTAL CODE) 700 - 625 Howe St., Vancouver, BC V6C 2T6 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAILING ADDRESS OF THE COMPANY'S RECORDS OFFICE (INCLUDING POSTAL CODE) 700 - 625 Howe St., Vancouver, BC V6C 2T6 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F. PRE-EXISTING COMPANY PROVISIONS (refer to Part 17 and Table 3 of the Regulation under the Business Corporations Act) [X] Pre-existing Provisions apply to this company. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G. AUTHORIZED SHARE STRUCTURE Set out the authorized share structure of the company. The information set out must reflect the information that was contained in the company's memorandum or articles immediately before the time of this filing. Attach an additional sheet if more space is required. For each class or series of shares please RE-STATE the information contained in the company's memorandum or articles. - The identifying name of each class or series of its shares. - The maximum number of shares of the class or series of shares that the company is authorized to issue. - The kind of shares of the class or series of shares - state whether the shares are without par value or with par value - if with par value, state the amount of the par value, in Canadian dollars. - Whether or not there are special rights or restrictions attached to the shares of the class or series of shares Are there special Maximum number of shares rights or of this class or series restrictions of shares that the attached to the company is authorized to Kind of shares of this class shares of this class issue or series of shares or series of shares? Identifying name of ------------------------ ---------------------------- -------------------- class or series of MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SHARES TYPE OF shares AUTHORIZED PAR VALUE CURRENCY YES/NO - ------------------- ------------------------ --------- -------- -------------------- common 100,000,000 Without Yes preferred 5,000,000 Without Yes