EX-4.03 2 articlesofamendment.htm ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT articlesofamendment.htm
 

Exhibit 4.03

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
SECRETARY OF STATE
 
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
 
TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY IN BLACK INK
 
Pursuant to Section 33-10-106 of the 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended, the undersigned corporation adopts the following articles of amendment to its articles of incorporation:
 
1.           The name of the corporation is  SCANA Corporation                                                              
 
2.           Date of incorporation  October 1, 1984                                                                                   
 
3.           Agent's name and address Corporation Service Company; 1703 Laurel St.; Columbia, SC 29201 
 
4.
On April 21, 2011     , the corporation adopted the following amendment of its articles of incorporation:
 
 
Article 3 is amended to read as follows:
 
 
“3.
The corporation is authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares of common stock, without par value”
 
5.
The manner, if not set forth in the amendment, in which any exchange, reclassification, or cancellation of issued shares provided for in the amendment shall be effected, is as follows:
 
 
Not applicable
 
6.           Complete either "a" or "b", whichever is applicable.
 
 
a.
x
Amendment adopted by shareholder action.
At the date of adoption of the amendment, the number of outstanding shares of each voting group entitled to vote separately on the amendment, and the vote of such shares, was:
 
Voting
Group
Number of
Outstanding
Shares
Number of
Votes Entitled
to be Cast
Number of Votes
Represented at
the Meeting
Number of Undisputed*
Shares
For       or       Against
 
Common Stock
128,018,569
128,018,569
105,567,822
98,409,237                 6,410,507

 
 
 
 

 
 
*NOTE: Pursuant to Section 33-10-106(6)(i) of the 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended, the corporation can alternatively state the total number of undisputed shares cast for the amendment by each voting group together with a statement that the number cast for the amendment by each voting group was sufficient for approval by that voting group.
 
 
b.
 o
The amendment was duly adopted by the incorporators or board of directors without shareholder approval pursuant to Section 33-6-102(d), 33-10-102 and 33-10-105 of the 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended, and shareholder action was not required.
 
 
7.      Unless a delayed date is specified, the effective date of these articles of amendment shall be the date of acceptance for filing by the Secretary of State (see Section 33-1-230(b) of the 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended) 
Effective upon filing                                          
 
 
Date:           April 21, 2011                           SCANA Corporation 
Name of Corporation
 
/s/Gina S. Champion 
Signature
 

Gina S. Champion, Secretary 
Type or Print Name and Office
 
 
FILING INSTRUCTIONS
 
1.
Two copies of this form, the original and either a duplicate original or a conformed copy, must be filed.
 
2.
If the space in this form is insufficient, please attach additional sheets containing a reference to the appropriate paragraph in this form.
 
3.
Filing fees and taxes payable to the Secretary of State at time of filing application.
 
 
 
Filing Fee
  
$  10.00
Filing tax
  
  100.00
Total
  
$110.00
 
Return to:
 
Secretary of State
P.O. Box 11350
Columbia, SC 29211