EX-3.44 43 d772859dex344.htm EX-3.44 EX-3.44

Exhibit 3.44

 

Corporations Section

P.O.Box 13697

Austin, Texas 78711-3697

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John Steen

Secretary of State

    

Office of the Secretary of State

CERTIFICATE OF FILING

OF

SPC TRADEMARKS, LLC

800069244

The undersigned, as Secretary of State of Texas, hereby certifies that a Certificate of Amendment for the above named entity has been received in this office and has been found to conform to the applicable provisions of law.

ACCORDINGLY, the undersigned, as Secretary of State, and by virtue of the authority vested in the secretary by law, hereby issues this certificate evidencing filing effective on the date shown below.

Dated: 11/20/2013

Effective: 11/20/2013

 

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/s/  John Steen        

John Steen

Secretary of State

 

 

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Form 424

(Revised 05/11)

 

Submit in duplicate to:

Secretary of State

P.O. Box 13697

Austin, TX 78711-3697

512 463-5555

FAX: 512/463-5709

Filing Fee: See instructions

 

  

 

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Certificate of Amendment

   This space reserved for office use.

Entity Information

The name of the filing entity is:

SPC Trademarks, LLC

 

State the name of the entity as currently shown in the records of the secretary of state. If the amendment changes the name of the entity, state the old name and not the new name.

 

The filing entity is a: (Select the appropriate entity type below.)
¨ For-profit Corporation    ¨ Professional Corporation
¨ Nonprofit Corporation    ¨ Professional Limited Liability Company
¨ Cooperative Association    ¨ Professional Association
x Limited Liability Company    ¨ Limited Partnership

The file number issued to the filing entity by the secretary of state is:     800069244                                                                   

The date of formation of the entity is:     March 28, 2002                                                                                                              

Amendments

1. Amended Name

(If the purpose of the certificate of amendment is to change the name of the entity, use the following statement)

The amendment changes the certificate of formation to change the article or provision that names the filing entity. The article or provision is amended to read as follows:

The name of the filing entity is: (state the new name of the entity below)

 

 

The name of the entity must contain an organizational designation or accepted abbreviation of such term, as applicable.

2. Amended Registered Agent/Registered Office

The amendment changes the certificate of formation to change the article or provision stating the name of the registered agent and the registered office address of the filing entity. The article or provision is amended to read as follows:

 

Form 424    6   


Registered Agent

(Complete either A or B, but not both. Also complete C.)

 

    ¨ A. The registered agent is an organization (cannot be entity named above) by the name of:
                     
    OR            
    ¨ B. The registered agent is an individual resident of the state whose name is:
           
    First Name    M.I.    Last Name    Suffix     

 

The person executing this instrument affirms that the person designated as the new registered agent has consented to serve as registered agent.

C. The business address of the registered agent and the registered office address is:

 

          TX         

Street Address (No P.O. Box)

   City    State   Zip Code   

3. Other Added, Altered, or Deleted Provisions

Other changes or additions to the certificate of formation may be made in the space provided below. If the space provided is insufficient, incorporate the additional text by providing an attachment to this form. Please read the instructions to this form for further information on format.

Text Area (The attached addendum, if any, is incorporated herein by reference.)

 

¨ Add each of the following provisions to the certificate of formation. The identification or reference of the added provision and the full text are as fallows:

 

 

 

x Alter each of the following provisions of the certificate of formation. The identification or reference of the altered provision and the full text of the provision as amended are as follows:

Article 3 Management. The limited liability company will not have managers. Management of the company is reserved for the members. The name and address of the member are:

SERGEANT’S PET CARE PRODUCTS, INC.

515 Eastern Avenue

Allegan, Michigan 49010-9070.

 

¨ Delete each of the provisions identified below from the certificate of formation.

 

 

Statement of Approval

The amendments to the certificate of formation have been approved in the manner required by the Texas Business Organizations Code and by the governing documents of the entity.

 

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Effectiveness of Filing (Select either A, B, or C.)

A. x This document becomes effective when the document is filed by the secretary of state.

B. ¨ This document becomes effective at a later date, which is not more than ninety (90) days from the date of signing. The delayed effective date is:                                                                      

C. ¨ This document takes effect upon the occurrence of a future event or fact, other than the passage of time. The 90th day after the date of signing is:                                                                      

The following event or fact will cause the document to take effect in the manner described below:

 

 

 

Execution

The undersigned signs this document subject to the penalties imposed by law for the submission of a materially false or fraudulent instrument and certifies under penalty of perjury that the undersigned is authorized under the provisions of law governing the entity to execute the filing instrument.

 

Date: November 19, 2013    
  By:  

  Sergeant’s Pet Care Products, Inc.

   

/s/  Todd W. Kingma

      Signature of authorized person
   

  Todd W. Kingma

      Printed or typed name of authorized person (see instructions)

 

Form 424    8    #9393761


Corporations Section

P.O. Box 13697

Austin, Texas 78711-3697

 

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Gwyn Shea

Secretary of State

    

Office of the Secretary of State

CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION

OF

SPC TRADEMARKS, LLC

Filing Number: 800069244

The undersigned, as Secretary of State of Texas, hereby certifies that Articles of Organization for the above named company have been received in this office and have been found to conform to law.

ACCORDINGLY, the undersigned, as Secretary of State, and by virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary by law, hereby issues this Certificate of Organization.

Issuance of this Certificate of Organization does not authorize the use of a name in this state in violation of the rights of another under the federal Trademark Act of 1946, the Texas trademark law, the Assumed Business or Professional Name Act, or the common law.

Dated: 03/28/2002

Effective: 03/28/2002

 

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/s/  Gwyn Shea

Gwyn Shea

Secretary of State

 

 

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