EX-99.T3A17 16 exhibit_t3a-17.txt Exhibit T3A-17. FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION NO. 133382130 --------------------------- The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin Secretary of the Commonwealth One Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1512 ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT (General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 72)
We /s/ Anthony Orlando , /*Executive Vice President, ------------------------------------------------------------------------- and /s/ Patricia M. Collins , /*Assistant Clerk, --------------------------------------------------------------------------- of OGDEN HAVERHILL PROPERTIES, INC , --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of corporation) located at c/o Corporation Service Company, 84 State Street, Boston, MA 02109 , --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street address of corporation in Massachusetts) certify that these Articles of Amendment affecting articles numbered: Article First is amended to read: First: The name of the corporation is COVANTA HAVERHILL PROPERTIES, INC. (Number those articles 1, 2. 3, 4, 5 and/or 6 being amended,) of the Articles of Organization were duly adopted at a meeting held on February 28 , 2001, by vote of: 100 shares of common of 100 shares outstanding, ----------------- ------------------------------ ------------------------- (type, class & series, if any) shares of of shares outstanding, and ----------------- ------------------------------ -------------------- (type, class & series, if any) shares of of shares outstanding, ----------------- ------------------------------ ------------------------- (type, class & series, if any)
******************************************************************** **being at least two-thirds of each type, class or series outstanding and entitled to vote thereon and of each type, class or series of stock whose rights are adversely affected thereby: *Delete the inapplicable words. **Delete the inapplicable clause ` For amendments adopted pursuant to Chapter 156H, Section 70. ` For amendments adopted pursuant to Chapter 156H, Section 71. Note: If the space provided under any article or item in this form is insufficient, additions shall be set fresh on one side only of separate 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of paper with a left margin of as least 1 inch. Additions to more than one article may be made on a single sheet so long as each article requiring each addition is clearly indicated. To change the number of shares and the par value (if any) of any type, class or series of stock which the corporation is authorized to issue, fill in the following The total presently authorized is:
------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ WITHOUT PAR VALUE STOCKS WITH PAR VALUE STOCKS ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------- -------------------------- ------------------ TYPE NUMBER OF SHARES TYPE NUMBER OF SHARES PAR VALUE --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------- -------------------------- ------------------ --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------- -------------------------- ------------------ Common: Common: --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------- -------------------------- ------------------ --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------- -------------------------- ------------------ --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------- -------------------------- ------------------ --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------- -------------------------- ------------------ Preferred: Preferred: --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------- -------------------------- ------------------ --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------- -------------------------- ------------------ --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------- -------------------------- ------------------ Change the total authorized to: no change ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ WITHOUT PAR VALUE STOCKS WITH PAR VALUE STOCKS ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------- -------------------------- ------------------ TYPE NUMBER OF SHARES TYPE NUMBER OF SHARES PAR VALUE --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------- -------------------------- ------------------ --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------- -------------------------- ------------------ Common: Common: --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------- -------------------------- ------------------ --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------- -------------------------- ------------------ --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------- -------------------------- ------------------ --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------- -------------------------- ------------------ Preferred: Preferred: --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------- -------------------------- ------------------ --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------- -------------------------- ------------------ --------------------- -------------------------- -------------------- -------------------------- ------------------
The foregoing amendment(s) will become effective when these Articles of Amendment are filed in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 6 unless these articles specify, in accordance with the vote adopting the amendment, a later effective date not more than thirty days after such filing, in which event the amendment will become effective on such later date.
Later effective date: _________________________________________________. SIGNED UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY, this 1st day of March ,20 01. -------- ---------- *President / * Executive , Vice President, /s/ A. Orlando ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Clerk/ *Assistant Clerk, /s/ Patricia Collins , ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Delete the inapplicable words.
FORM CD-74-10M-1O-79-152328 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts MICHAEL JOSEPH CONNOLLY Secretary of State One Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 RESTATED ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 74 This certificate must be submitted to the Secretary of the Commonwealth within sixty days after the date of the vote of stockholders adopting the restated articles of organization. The fee for filing this certificate is prescribed by General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 114. Make check payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
__________ We David L. Sokol President/*******and Bruce W. Stone , Clerk/******** of OMS Haverhill Properties, Inc. ..................................................................................................................... (Name of Corporation) located at 2 Oliver Street, Boston, MA 02109 do hereby certify that the following restatement of the articles of organization of the corporation was duty adopted at a meeting held on February 20, ,.1987 , by vote of 100 shares of Common out of 100 shares outstanding, (Class of Stock) shares of out of shares outstanding, and (Class of Stock) shares of out of shares outstanding, (Class of Stock)
being at least two-thirds of each class of stock outstanding and entitled to vote and of each class or series of stock adversely affected thereby: - 1. The name by which the corporation shall be known is: Ogden Haverhill Properties, Inc. 2. The purposes for which the corporation is formed are as follows: - (a) To acquire, sell, lease, hold, manage, maintain, own and otherwise deal with and in real estate, and (b) to carry on any and all business and activity which may be lawfully carried on by a corporation organized under the provisions of Chapter 156B of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Note: If the space provided under any article or item in this form is insufficient, additions shall be set for binding on separate 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of paper leaving a left margin of at least 1 inch for binding. Additions to more than one article may be continued on a single sheet so long as each article requiring each such addition is clearly indicated. 3. The total number of shares and the par value, if any, of each class of stock which the corporation is authorized to issue is as follows:
WITHOUT PAR VALUE WITH PAR VALUE CLASS OF STOCK NUMBER OF SHARES NUMBER OF SHARES PAR VALUE Preferred ------ ------ ------ Common ------ 100 $1.00
*4. If more than one class is authorized, a description of each of the different classes of stock with, if any, the preferences, voting powers, qualifications, special or relative rights or privileges as to each class thereof and any series now established: N/A *5. The restrictions, if any, imposed by the articles of organization upon the transfer of shares of stock of any class are as follows: None *6. Other lawful provisions, if any, for the conduct and regulation of the business and affairs of the corporation, for its voluntary dissolution, or for limiting, defining, or regulating the powers of the corporation, or of its directors or shareholders, or of any class of stockholders: See Article 6 which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT (General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 72) ================================================================================ I hereby approve the within Articles of Amendment and, the filing fee to the amount of $100 having been paid, said articles are deemed to have been filed with me this 14th day of March, 2001. Effective date: /s/ William Francis Galvin WILLIAM FRANCES GALVIN Secretary of the Commonwealth TO BE FILLED IN BY CORPORATION Photocopy of document to be sent to: ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Telephone: _____________________________ ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION Continuation Page ARTICLE 6 The other lawful provisions for the conduct and regulation of business and affairs of the corporation, for its voluntary dissolution, or for limiting, defining or regulating the powers of the corporation, or of its directors or stockholders, or any class of stockholders, are set forth in this Article 6. a. By-Laws. The By-laws may provide that the directors may make, amend or repeal the By-laws in whole or in part, except with respect to any provision thereof which by law or the By-laws requires action by the stockholders. b. Meetings. Meetings of the stockholders of the corporation may be held anywhere in the United States. c. Acting as Partner. The corporation may be a general or limited partner in any business enterprise it would have power to conduct by itself. d. Indemnification. The By-laws may provide for the indemnification of directors, officers, employees and agents, by whomever elected or appointed, to the full extent permitted by law. e. Transactions with Interested Persons. The By-laws may contain provisions providing that no contract or transaction of the corporation shall be void or voidable by reason of the fact that any officer, director or stockholder of the corporation may have held an interest therein. f. Division of Directors Into Classes. The By-laws may contain provisions providing for the division of directors into not more than five classes and prescribe the tenure of office of the directors in each of the classes. g. Vote Required for Certain Transactions. The vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of each class of stock outstanding and entitled to vote thereon shall be sufficient to approve any agreement of merger or consolidation of the corporation with or into another corporation or of another corporation into the corporation, or to approve any sale, lease or exchange of substantially all of the assets of the corporation, notwithstanding any provision of law that would otherwise require a greater vote iii the absence of this provision of Article 6. h. Repurchases by Corporation. The corporation may from time to time offer to purchase and purchase shares from any stockholder of the corporation upon fair and reasonable terms and at a fair and reasonable price, whether or not the stockholder owns a controlling interest in the corporation, without offering to any other stockholder an equal opportunity to sell a ratable number, or any, of his shares of stock in the corporation to the corporation upon comparable terms or at a comparable price, or to make any offer to purchase whatsoever to other stockholders of the corporation. i. Elimination of Directors' Personal Liability. No director shall be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director notwithstanding any provision of law imposing such liability; provided, however, and that this provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under section sixty-one or sixty-two of Chapter 156B of the Massachusetts General Laws, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. No amendment to or repeal of this paragraph shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any director of the Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to the date of such amendment or repeal. *We further certify that the foregoing restated articles of organization effect no amendments to the articles of organization of the corporation as heretofore amended, except amendments to the following articles 1, 2 & 6 (*if there are no such amendments, state "None".) Briefly describe amendment in space below: Article 1 Change of corporate name from OMS Haverhill Properties, Inc. to Ogden Haverhill Properties, Inc. Article 2 To restate the purpose clause of this corporation in its entirety Article 6 To restate Article 6 in its entirety IN WITNESS WHEREOF AND UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY, we have hereto signed our names this 25th day of February in the year 1987 /s/ David L. Sokol President /s/ Bruce W. Stone Clerk THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS RESTATED ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION (General Laws, Chapter 156B, Section 74) I hereby approve the within restated articles of organization and, the filing fee in the amount of $375.00 having been paid, said articles are deemed to have been filed with me this 27th day of February, 1987. /s/ Michael J. Connolly MICHAEL JOSEPH CONNOLLY Secretary of State Seal TO BE FILLED IN BY CORPORATION PHOTO COPY OF RESTATED ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION TO BE SENT TO: Debra B. Bonsignore, Principal Brown, Rudnick, Freed & Gesmer One Federal Street Boston, MA 02110 Telephone: (617) 542-3000 Copy Mailed