EX-3.109 109 a2148717zex-3_109.htm EXHIBIT 3.109

Exhibit 3.109

 



 

 

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 “TRI-CHAPPELL MUSIC INC.” AS RECEIVED AND FILED IN THIS OFFICE.

 

THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED:

 

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION, FILED THE TWENTY-NINTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, A.D. 1984, AT 9 O’CLOCK A.M.

 

CERTIFICATE OF MERGER, CHANGING ITS NAME FROM “NEW TRI-CHAPPELL MUSIC INC.” TO “TRI-CHAPPELL MUSIC INC.”, FILED THE TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, A.D. 1984, AT 11:05 O’CLOCK A.M.

 

CERTIFICATE OF CHANGE OF REGISTERED AGENT, FILED THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF MAY, A.D. 1996, AT 10 O’CLOCK A.M.

 

AND I DO HEREBY FURTHER CERTIFY THAT THE AFORESAID CERTIFICATES ARE THE ONLY CERTIFICATES ON RECORD OF THE AFORESAID CORPORATION.

 

 

[SEAL]

 

/s/ Harriet Smith Windsor

 

Harriet Smith Windsor, Secretary of State

 

 

 

 

2049412  8100H

AUTHENTICATION:

2876825

 

 

040036373

DATE:

01-16-04

 

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FILED

1776D11271

NOV 29 1984 9AM

 

 

 

/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]

 

[ILLEGIBLE]

 

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

OF

 

NEW TRI-CHAPPELL MUSIC INC.

 

FIRST:    The name of the corporation is: New Tri-Chappell Music Inc..

 

SECOND:    The address of its registered office in the State of Delaware is 306 South State Street, Dover, Delaware 19901. The name of the registered agent at such address is United States Corporation Company, County of Kent.

 

THIRD:    The nature of the business or purpose to be conducted or promoted is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

 

FOURTH:    The total number of shares of stock which the corporation shall have authority to issue is 1,000 shares of Common Stock and the par value of each such share is $1.00.

 

FIFTH:    The name and mailing address of the incorporator is as follows:

 

Name:

 

Mailing Address:

 

 

 

Patricia N. Epstein

 

c/o Zimet, Haines, Moss & Friedman

 

 

460 Park Avenue

 

 

New York, New York 10022

 



 

SIXTH:    The corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this certificate of incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights and powers conferred herein upon stockholders and directors are granted subject to this reservation.

 

SEVENTH:    In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to make, alter or repeal the By-Laws of the corporation.

 

EIGHTH:    Any one or more directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the vote or written consent of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the corporation.

 

NINTH:    Meetings of stockholders shall be held at such place, within or without the State of Delaware, as may be designated by or in the manner provided in the By-Laws, or, if not so designated, at the registered office of the corporation in the State of Delaware. Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless and to the extent that the By-Laws so provide.

 

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TENTH:    Whenever a compromise or arrangement is proposed between this corporation and its creditors or any class of them and/or between this corporation and its stockholders or any class of them, any court of equitable jurisdiction within the State of Delaware may, on the application in a summary way of this corporation or of any creditor or stockholder thereof or on the application of any receiver or receivers appointed for this corporation under the provisions of section 291 of Title 8 of the Delaware Code or on the application of trustees in dissolution or of any receiver or receivers appointed for this corporation under the provisions of section 279 of Title 8 of the Delaware Code order a meeting of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this corporation, as the case may be, to be summoned in such manner as the said court directs.  If a majority in number representing three-fourths in value of the creditors or class of creditors, and/or of the stockholders or class of stockholders of this corporation, as the case may be, agree to any compromise or arrangement and to any reorganization of this Corporation as consequence of such compromise or arrangement, the said compromise or arrangement and the said reorganization shall, if sanctioned by the court to which the said application has been made, be binding on all the creditors or class of creditors and/or on all the stockholders or class of stockholders, of this corporation, as the case may be, and also on this corporation.

 

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THE UNDERSIGNED, being the incorporator hereinbefore named, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, does make this certificate, hereby declaring and certifying that this is my act and deed and the facts herein stated are true and accordingly have hereunto set my hand this ?? day of November, 1984.

 

 

/s/ Patricia N. Epstein

 

 

Patricia N. Epstein

 

 

Incorporator

 

 

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FILED

 

DEC 27 1984 11:05AM

 

 

 

/s/ [ILLEGIBLE]

 

[ILLEGIBLE]

 

CERTIFICATE OF MERGER

OF

TRI-CHAPPELL MUSIC, INC.

INTO

NEW TRI-CHAPPELL MUSIC INC.

 

Pursuant to Section 251(c) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, Steven E. Fret, Vice-President of Tri-Chappell Music, Inc. and Marjorie S. Elkin, Vice President of New Tri-Chappell Music Inc., do hereby certify as follows:

 

FIRST:    The name and state of incorporation of the constituent corporations are as follows:

 

Tri-Chappell Music, Inc.,

a Delaware corporation

and

New Tri-Chappell Music Inc.,

a Delaware corporation.

 

SECOND:     A Plan of Merger and Agreement dated December 20, 1984 (the “Merger Agreement”) has been approved, adopted, certified, executed and acknowledged by each of the constituent corporations in accordance with Section 251 (c) of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

THIRD:     New Tri-Chappell Music Inc. shall be the surviving corporation and its name shall be changed to Tri-Chappell Music Inc.

 

FOURTH:     The first paragraph of the Certificate of Incorporation of New Tri-Chappell Music Inc. shall be amended to read in its entirety as follows:

 

“The name of the corporation is:

  Tri-Chappell Music Inc.”

 

and, as so amended, shall be the Certificate of Incorporation of the surviving corporation.

 

FIFTH:     The executed Merger Agreement is on file at the principal place of business of New Tri-Chappell Music Inc., c/o Zimet, Haines, Moss & Friedman, 460 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022.

 



 

SIXTH:     A copy of the Merger Agreement will be furnished by New Tri-Chappell Music Inc., on request and without cost, to any stockholder of either of the constituent corporations.

 

SEVENTH:     This merger may be terminated by the board of directors of either of the constituent corporations or amended by the board of directors of each of the constituent corporations, in accordance with the provisions of Section 251(d) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, at any time prior to the filing hereof with the Secretary of State.

 

 

Dated:  December 20 , 1984

 

 

 

 

/s/ Steven E. Fret

 

ATTEST:

Steven E. Fret, Vice-President
of Tri-Chappell Music, Inc.

 

 

 

 

/s/ Peter Dordal

 

 

Peter Dordal, Assistant Secretary

 

of Tri-Chappell Music, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Marjorie S. Elkin

 

 

Marjorie S. Elkin

 

Vice President of New Tri-Chappell Music Inc.

 

 

 

 

ATTEST:

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Patricia N. Epstein

 

 

Patricia N. Epstein

 

Secretary of New Tri-Chappell
Music Inc.

 

 

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STATE OF DELAWARE

 

SECRETARY OF STATE

 

DIVISION OF CORPORATIONS

 

FILED 10:00 AM 05/14/1996

 

960140307 - 2049412

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF CHANGE OF REGISTERED AGENT

 

AND

 

REGISTERED OFFICE

 

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Tri-Chappell Music Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

 

The present registered agent of the corporation is the United States Corporation Company and the present registered office of the corporation is in the county of New Castle.

 

The Board of Directors of “THE COMPANY”.

 

adopted the following resolution on the 1st day of May 1996.

 

Resolved, that the registered office of  “THE COMPANY”.

 

In the state of Delaware be and it hereby is changed to Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, and the authorization of the present registered agent of the corporation be and the same is hereby withdrawn, and THE CORPORATION TRUST COMPANY, shall be and is hereby constituted and appointed the registered agent of this corporation at the address of its registered office.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, “THE COMPANY” has caused this statement to be signed by Marie N. White, its Assistant Secretary this 14th day of May, 1996.

 

 

By:

/s/ MARIE N. WHITE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY

 

 

  MARIE N. WHITE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY