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EXHIBIT 3.15
[SEAL]
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
D & P PATHOLOGY, INC.
(A FLORIDA CORPORATION)
ARTICLE I - NAME
The name of the Corporation is D & P PATHOLOGY, INC. (hereinafter called
the "Corporation").
ARTICLE II - CAPITAL
The aggregate number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation shall
have the authority to issue is 1,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per
share.
ARTICLE III - MAILING ADDRESS
The current mailing address of the principal place of business of the
Corporation is 6061 Northeast 14th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33334.
ARTICLE IV - INITIAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Corporation's Board of Directors (the "Board") shall consist of not
fewer than one (1) nor more than five (5) directors, and shall initially consist
of one (1) director. The number of directors within these limits may be
increased or decreased from time to time as provided in the By-laws of the
Corporation. The name of the initial director of the Corporation is
James C. New.
ARTICLE V - INITIAL REGISTERED AGENT
The street address of the initial registered office of the Corporation is
1201 Hays Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. The name of the initial registered
agent of the Corporation at that address is Corporation Service Company.
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ARTICLE VI - INCORPORATOR
The name and address of the incorporator of the Corporation is
Keith Wasserstrom, 515 East Las Olas Boulevard, Suite 1500, Fort Lauderdale,
Florida 33301.
ARTICLE VII - LIMITATION ON DIRECTOR LIABILITY
A director shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or the holders
of shares of capital stock for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as
a director, except (i) for any breach of the duty of loyalty of such director to
the Corporation or such holders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or
which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under
Section 607.0831 of the Florida Business Corporation Act (the "FBCA"), or (iv)
for any transaction from which such director derives an improper personal
benefit. If the FBCA is hereafter amended to authorize the further or broader
elimination or limitation of the personal liability of directors, then the
liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the
fullest extent permitted by the FBCA, as so amended. No repeal or modification
of this Article VII shall adversely affect any right of or protection afforded
to a director of the Corporation existing immediately prior to such repeal or
modification.
ARTICLE VIII - INDEMNIFICATION
The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to, and may purchase
and maintain insurance on behalf of, its officers and directors to the fullest
extent permitted by law us now or hereafter in effect. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the By-laws may provide for indemnification and
advancement of expenses to officers, directors, employees and agents on such
terms and conditions as the Board may from time to time deem appropriate or
advisable.
ARTICLE IX - BY-LAWS
The Board shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the By-laws of the
Corporation or any part thereof.
ARTICLE X - AMENDMENT
These Articles of Incorporation may be altered, amended or repealed by the
shareholders of the Corporation in accordance with the applicable provisions of
Florida law.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the incorporator has executed these Articles of
Incorporation of D & P PATHOLOGY, INC this 12th day of February, 1996.
/s/ Keith Wasserstrom
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KEITH WASSERSTROM
Incorporator
CONSENT OF REGISTERED AGENT
OF
D & P PATHOLOGY, INC.
The undersigned, Corporation Service Company, whose business address is
1201 Hays Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32301, hereby accepts appointment as the
initial registered agent of D & P PATHOLOGY, INC., a Florida corporation, and
accepts the obligations provided for in Section 607.0505, Florida Statutes.
CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY
Registered Agent
By: /s/ Karen B. Rozar
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Karen B. Rozar, as its agent
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[SEAL]
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
TO THE
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
D & P PATHOLOGY, INC.
(Pursuant to Section 607.1006 of the Florida Business Corporation Act)
The undersigned, James C. New, being the President of D & P Pathology,
Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Florida (the "Corporation"), the Articles of Incorporation of which
were initially filed with the Department of State of the State of Florida on
February 13, 1996, DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:
1. The name of this Corporation is D & P PATHOLOGY, INC.
2. The Corporation's Articles of Incorporation are hereby amended as
follows:
(a) Article I of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation is
hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following:
"The name of the Corporation is AMERIPATH FLORIDA, INC.
(hereinafter called the "Corporation")"
3. Except as hereby amended, the Articles of Incorporation of the
Corporation shall remain the same.
4. The Amendment hereby made to the Articles of Incorporate .1 was duly
adopted by a written consent executed by the sole Shareholder and the sole
member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation as of the l6 day of May,
1996, pursuant to Sections 607.0704 and 607.0821 of the Florida Business
Corporation Act.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed these Articles of
Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of D & P Pathology, Inc., this 16 day
of May, 1996.
/s/ James C. New
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JAMES C. NEW, President