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Exhibit 3.79
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DELAWARE
THE FIRST STATE
I, HARRIET SMITH WINDSOR, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED ARE TRUE AND CORRECT COPIES OF ALL DOCUMENTS ON FILE
OF "PJC REALTY N.E. LLC" AS RECEIVED AND FILED IN THIS OFFICE.
THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED:
CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION, FILED THE TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY OF DECEMBER, A.D.
2001, AT 9 O'CLOCK A.M.
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT, FILED THE TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY OF MAY, A.D. 2003,
AT 4:46 O'CLOCK P.M.
AND I DO HEREBY FURTHER CERTIFY THAT THE AFORESAID CERTIFICATES ARE THE
ONLY CERTIFICATES ON RECORD OF THE AFORESAID LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
[SEAL]
/s/ Harriet Smith Windsor
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Harriet Smith Windsor, Secretary of State
3474343 8100H AUTHENTICATION: 3256774
040547374 DATE: 07-27-04
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STATE OF DELAWARE
SECRETARY OF STATE
DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS
FILED 09:00 AM 12/28/2001
010676162 - 3474343
CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION
OF
PJC REALTY N.E. LLC
This Certificate of Formation of PJC REALTY N.E. LLC (the "COMPANY"), dated
as of December 28, 2001, is being duly executed and filed by the undersigned, as
authorized person, to form a limited liability company under the Delaware
Limited Liability Company Act (6 DEL. C. Sec. 18-101, ET SEQ.).
FIRST. The name of the limited liability company formed hereby is PJC
Realty N.E. LLC.
SECOND. The address of the registered office in the State of Delaware is
2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19808.
The name of its Registered Agent at such address is Corporation Service Company.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of
Formation as of the date first above written.
/s/ Julianne M. Ells
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Julianne M. Ells
Authorized Person
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STATE OF DELAWARE
SECRETARY OF STATE
DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS
DELIVERED 05:01 PM 05/27/2003
FILED 04:46 PM 05/27/2003
SRV 030344268 - 3474343 FILE
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF
CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION
OF
PJC REALTY N.E. LLC
PURSUANT TO SECTION 18-202 OF THE
DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT
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1) The name of the Limited Liability Company is PJC Realty N.E. LLC
2) The Certificate of Amendment is hereby amended to change Article "2" of the
Certificate of Formation to read as follows:
"2. The address of the registered office in the State of Delaware is 615
South DuPont Highway, in the City of Dover, County of Kent, 19901. The name
of its registered agent at such address is NATIONAL CORPORATE RESEARCH,
LTD."
The undersigned, an authorized person of the limited liability company,
executes this Certificate of Amendment on May 27, 2003.
/s/Randy Wyrofsky
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Authorized Person