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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS
Office of the Secretary of State Corporations Division 148 W. River Street Providence, Rhode Island 02904-2615 (401) 222-3040

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF A DOMESTIC NON-PROFIT CORPORATION
Section 7-6-40 of the General Laws of Rhode Island, 1956, as amended The attached form is designed to meet minimal statutory filing requirements pursuant to the relevant statutory provision. This form and the information provided are not substitutes for the advice and services of an attorney and/or tax specialist. 1. In order to procure a Certificate of Amendment, a non-profit corporation must file Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation (Form No. 201) with the Office of the Secretary of State, Corporations Division, at the above address. When the Articles are properly completed, signed and submitted with the correct filing fee, a Certificate of Amendment, shall be issued. 2. Upon filing the Articles, the corporation must be in good standing and current with the filing of its annual reports and the maintenance of its registered agent and its registered office in this state. 3. The filing fee for the Articles of Amendment is $10.00, and payment should be made payable to the Rhode Island Secretary of State. 4. A corporation may amend its articles of incorporation, from time to time, in any and as many respects as may be desired, so long as its articles of incorporation as amended contain only such provisions as are lawful under this chapter. The following instructions apply if the corporation is changing its corporate name, and/or changing, enlarging or diminishing its corporate purpose. (a) The name of any non-profit corporation must be "distinguishable upon the records of the secretary of state." This means the Office of the Secretary of State will deny a request for a name if such name is identical to or not distinguishable from any entity, name reservation, or registration on file with the Business Section of the Corporations Division. A preliminary name availability check can be made by checking the Name Availability Database on our website, or by phoning us at the above telephone number. This preliminary check is not statutorily required, is not binding upon the Secretary of State, and does not ensure that the name will be available upon filing the Articles of Incorporation. It is suggested that you do not make any financial expenditures or execute documents utilizing the name based upon a preliminary name availability check. The final determination as to availability of the name will be made when the documents are submitted for filing. (b) The specific purpose or purposes of the corporation must be stated. General statements such as "any lawful purpose" or "any lawful business" will not be accepted. 5. The Articles must be signed by the corporation's president or vice president and secretary or assistant secretary. A signature must appear on each line even if the same person holds both offices. If you have any questions, please call us at (401) 222-3040, Monday through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Instructions/Form 201 Revised: 12/05

Filing Fee: $10.00

ID Number: ____________

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS
Office of the Secretary of State Corporations Division 148 W. River Street Providence, Rhode Island 02904-2615

NON-PROFIT CORPORATION _____________ ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 7-6-40 of the General Laws of Rhode Island, 1956, as amended, the undersigned corporation adopts the following Articles of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation: 1. The name of the corporation is

2. The following amendment to the Articles of Incorporation was adopted by the corporation: [Insert Amendment]

Form No. 201 Revised: 12/05

3. The amendment was adopted in the following manner: (check one box only) The amendment was adopted at a meeting of the members held on , at which meeting a quorum was present, and the amendment received at least a majority of the votes which members present or represented by proxy at such meeting were entitled to cast. The amendment was adopted by a consent in writing on members entitled to vote with respect thereto. , signed by all

The amendment was adopted at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on and received the vote of a majority of the directors in office, there being no members entitled to vote with respect thereto. 4. Date when amendment is to become effective
(not prior to, nor more than 30 days after, the filing of these Articles of Amendment)

Under penalty of perjury, we declare and affirm that we have examined these Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, including any accompanying attachments, and that all statements contained herein are true and correct. Date: Print Corporate Name

By _________________________________________________ President or Vice President AND By _________________________________________________ Secretary or Assistant Secretary (check one) (check one)