EX-3.1 3 doc2.txt Exhibit 3.1 -- Amendment to Articles of Incorporation. [File-stamp of Secretary of State of Nevada dated September 17, 2001] ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT TO THE RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF BERENS INDUSTRIES, INC. CHANGING ITS NAME TO: CRESCENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. We, the undersigned, Jeffrey Olexa, President of Berens Industries, Inc., and Manfred Sternberg, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of Berens Industries, Inc., do hereby certify that: Pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 78.385 and 78.390, the undersigned corporation adopted the following Articles of Amendment to its Restated Articles of Incorporation. Article I of the Restated Articles of Incorporation is amended in its entirety to read: 1. The name of the corporation shall be: CRESCENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. The Board of Directors recommended and consented to this change and amendment on July 23, 2001. A majority of the shareholders of the corporation consented pursuant to 78.320 to change and amend the Articles of Incorporation. A total of 12,426,350 shares of common stock and 600 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock consented, which constituted the consent of a majority of the shares entitled to vote on this amendment. --------------------------------- by /s/ Jeffrey Olexa Jeffrey Olexa President, Berens Industries, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------ by /s/ Manfred Sternberg Manfred Sternberg Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of Berens Industries, Inc. STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF HARRIS BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared Jeffrey Olexa, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL of office this 13th day of September 2001. [Notary Seal] /s/ Barbara Fullerton NOTARY PUBLIC IN AND FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS My commission expires 11/13/03. STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF HARRIS BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared Manfred Sternberg, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL of office this 13th day of September 2001. [Notary Seal] /s/ Barbara Fullerton NOTARY PUBLIC IN AND FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS My commission expires 11/13/03.