ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
FOR USE BY DOMESTIC PROFIT CORPORATION
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PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ACT 284, PUBLIC ACTS OF 1972, THE UNDERSIGNED
CORPORATION EXECUTES THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES:
ARTICLE I
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The name of the corporation is: X.E. Co.
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ARTICLE II
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The purpose or purposes for which the corporation is formed is to engage in any
activity within the purposes for which corporations may be formed under the
Business Corporation Act of Michigan.
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ARTICLE III
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The total authorized shares:
1. Common Shares 60,000
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Preferred Shares None
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2. A statement of all or any of the relative rights, preferences and
limitations of the shares of each class is as follows:
N/A
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ARTICLE IV
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1. The address of the registered office is: 27335 W. 11 Mile Road,
Southfield, MI 48035
2. The mailing address of the registered office if different than above:
27335 W. 11 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48035
3. The name of the resident agent at the registered office is: James O.
Futterknecht, Jr.
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ARTICLE V
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The name(s) and address(es) of the incorporator(s) is (are) as follows:
Name Residence or Business Address
Stephen J. Lowney 313 S. Washington Square, Lansing, MI 48933-2193
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ARTICLE VI
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A director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation
or its shareholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a
director, except for liability: (a) for any breach of the director's duty of
loyalty to the corporation or its shareholders; (b) for acts or omissions not in
good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of
law; (c) resulting from a violation of ss.55(1) of the Michigan Business
Corporation Act; or (d) for any transaction from which the director derived an
improper personal benefit. In the event the Michigan Business Corporation Act is
amended, after approval by the shareholders of this Article VI to authorize
corporate action further eliminating or limiting 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 Michigan Business
Corporation Act, as so amended. Any repeal, modification or adoption of any
provision in these Articles of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article VI
shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the
corporation existing at the time of such repeal, modification or adoption.
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I, the incorporator, sign my name this 17th day of December, 1996.
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/S/ STEPHEN J. LOWNEY