EX-3.2.116 119 dex32116.htm CITYPLACE CINEMAS, INC. Cityplace Cinemas, Inc.

Exhibit 3.2.116

 

          00076901423
     ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION   

FILED

In the Office of the

Secretary of State of Texas

     OF    JUL 15 1987
     LOEWS AUSTIN HILLS CINEMAS, INC.    Corporations Section

 

I, the undersigned, a natural person of the age of twenty-one years or more, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under the Texas Business Corporation Act, do hereby adopt the following Articles of Incorporation for such corporation:

 

ARTICLE ONE

 

The name of the corporation is LOEWS AUSTIN HILLS CINEMAS, INC.

 

ARTICLE TWO

 

The period of its duration is perpetual.

 

ARTICLE THREE

 

The purpose or purposes for which the corporation is organized are the following, and shall include the transaction of any or all lawful business for which corporations may be incorporated under this Act:

 

To own, acquire, purchase, erect, equip, lease, operate, manage and conduct motion picture theatres, drive-in theatres, opera houses, public halls and theatres and places of amusement of every kind and description; to produce, manufacture, purchase, sell, lease, hire, exhibit and exploit performances and attractions of various kinds and natures, including moving pictures, vaudeville, dramatic, operatic, musical and dance performances, and intellectual and instructive entertainment; to manufacture, produce, purchase, own, sell, lease, hire, license, distribute, and otherwise dispose and to deal in and with moving picture machines, cameras, machinery, devices, appliances, and articles of all kinds used in photographic and motion picture arts, and plates, slides and films therefor, and materials, supplies, appliances, apparatus, machinery and other articles necessary and convenient for use in connection therewith; to acquire, own and dispose of costumes, scenery, properties,

 

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libraries, and other material and property for use in connection with the giving of operatic, dramatic, and motion picture entertainments, and performances of all kinds; to employ and act as agent and manager for singers, musicians, actors, performers of all kinds; to acquire, own and dispose of (including licensing thereof), plays, scenarios, photo-plays, news, songs, magazines, motion pictures, and pictures of all kinds, dramatic and musical, and motion picture productions of every kind; to acquire, own, maintain, operate, dispose of and deal with and in studios and other plants and equipment for or in connection with the production of motion pictures and productions of all kinds; to deal in amusement enterprises of every kind and description; and generally to carry on the business of motion pictures and theatrical proprietors, managers, producers and caterers for and to public entertainment and amusements, as well as to do all things necessary and incident thereto.

 

To manufacture, buy, sell and generally deal in popcorn, candy, beverages, sandwiches, and food of all kinds and description, and goods, wares, merchandise, electronic amusement devices, pin-ball machines and personal property of every kind.

 

To purchase, lease or otherwise acquire, hold, improve, sell, lease, mortgage and generally deal in lands, buildings and interests herein.

 

To own, erect, buy, lease, acquire, hold, use or dispose of any and all stores, factories, machinery equipment and supplies of every nature and description necessary, useful or convenient in the manufacturing, producing, processing or marketing of the aforesaid articles and any other items or materials produced or dealt in by the corporation.

 

To buy, or otherwise acquire, hold, lease, sell, exchange, mortgage, pledge or otherwise dispose of any real estate or real property or personal property, rights, franchises or goodwill necessary to the foregoing; in general to carry on any related or incidental business in connection with the foregoing in all of the State, territories and dependencies of the United States and in foreign countries subject to the provisions of Part 4 of the T.M.C.L.A.

 

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To indemnify any director or officer or former director or officer of the corporation, or any person who may have served at its request as a director or officer of another corporation in which it owns shares of capital stock or of which it is a creditor, against expenses actually and necessarily incurred by him in connection with the defense or any action, suit, or proceeding in which he is made a party by reason of being or having been such director or officer, except in relation to matters as to which he shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding to be liable for negligence or misconduct in performance of duty, but such indemnification shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which such director or officer may be entitled, under any by-law, agreement, vote of shareholders, or otherwise.

 

ARTICLE FOUR

 

The aggregate number of shares which the corporation shall have authority to issue is 5,000, all of which are $1.00 par value.

 

ARTICLE FIVE

 

The corporation will not commence business until it has received for the issuance of its shares consideration of the value of at least One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars, consisting of money, labor done or property actually received.

 

ARTICLE SIX

 

The post-office address of its initial registered office is Little Field Building, Austin, Texas 78701, and the name of its initial registered agent at such address is the United States Corporation Company.

 

ARTICLE SEVEN

 

The number of directors constituting the initial Board of Directors is three and the names and addresses of the persons who are to serve as directors until the first annual meeting of the shareholders or until their successors are elected and qualifed are:

 

Name


 

Addresses


Laraine De Grazia

 

666 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10103

Elaine Moran  

666 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10103

Linda Scotti  

666 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10103

 

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ARTICLE EIGHT

 

The name and address of the incorporator is:

 

Name


  

Address


Barbara R. Corbett   

666 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10103

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand on the day opposite my signature

 

/s/    BARBARA R. CORBETT        

 

Dated: July 13, 1987

 

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00076901427

 

STATE OF NEW YORK    )       
     )      SS:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK    )       

 

I, CAROL DOKTORSKI, a Notary Public, do hereby certify that on the 13th day of July, 1987, personally appeared before me BARBARA R. CORBETT, who, being by me first duly sworn, declared that she is the person who signed the foregoing document as incorporator, and that the statements therein contained are true.

 

/s/    CAROL DOKTORSKI        
CAROL DOKTORSKI

NOTARY PUBLIC, State of New York

No. 30-4720614

Qualified in Nassau County

Cert. Filed in New York County

Commission __ ______ June 30, 1988

 

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00203201399

 

   

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

 

TO THE

 

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

 

OF

 

LOEWS AUSTIN HILLS CINEMAS, INC.

 

FILED

In the Office of the

Secretary of State of Texas

 

JUL 21 1995

 

Corporation Section

 


 

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 4.04 of the Texas Business Act, the undersigned corporation adopts the following Articles of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation:

 

ARTICLE ONE. The name of the corporation is Loews Austin Hills Cinemas, Inc.

 

ARTICLE TWO. The following amendment to the Articles of Incorporation was adopted by the shareholders of the corporation on May 15,1995.

 

“ARTICLE ONE shall be modified so that the name of the corporation is changed from Loews Austin Hills Cinemas, Inc. to Cityplace Cinemas, Inc.”

 

The amendment alters or changes ARTICLE ONE of the original or amended Articles of Incorporation and ARTICLE ONE is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

“The name of the corporation is Cityplace Cinemas, Inc.”

 

ARTICLE THREE. “The amendment was adopted by written consent of the shareholders in accordance with article 9.10 of the Texas Business Corporation Act, and any written notice required by such article has been given.

 

Dated: May 15,1995

 

LOEWS AUSTIN HILLS CINEMAS, INC.
By   /s/    SEYMOUR H SMITH        
    Seymour H Smith
    Executive Vice President

 


              

FILED

In the Office of the

Secretary of State of Texas

 

Mar 21 2002

 

Corporation Section

 

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

 

Pursuant to the provisions of the Texas Business Corporation Act, the undersigned corporation hereby amends its Articles of Incorporation, and for that purpose, submits the following statement:

 

  1. The name of the corporation is: Cityplace Cinemas, Inc.

 

  2. Article Four of the Articles of Incorporation is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:

 

“In accordance with Section 1123(a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code, this corporation shall not issue non-voting equity securities prior to March 21, 2003.”

 

  3. In accordance with Article 4.14 of the Texas Business Corporation Act, this Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation was made pursuant to a provision contained in an order by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(A); 157(b)(2)(L); and 157(b)(2)(O) over a proceeding for the reorganization of this corporation in the matter of In re Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corporation et. al., case number 01-40353, confirmed and approved on March 1, 2002.

 

  4. The date of adoption of each amendment is: March 21, 2002.

 

Dated: March 21, 2002

 

By:   /s/    BRYAN BERNDT        
    Bryan Berndt
    Vice President, signing pursuant to the Bankruptcy Court order and in accordance with Article 4.14 of the Texas Business Corporation Act