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,. 'i. t ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT BY THE SHAREHOLDERS TO- THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF J. T.. THORPE COMPANY Pursuant to the provisions of Art. 4.04 of the Texas Business Corporation Act, the undersigned corporation adopts the following Articles of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation, which Amend ments change the life of the corporation from 50 years to perpetual, increases the number of authorized shares of the corporation, and* .L changes all shares from par value to shares without par value: | ARTICLE ONE. The name of the corporation is J. T. THORPE COMPANY. ARTICLE TWO. The following amendment to the Articles of Incorporation was adopted by the shareholders of the corporation on the 20th day of November, 1968: Article IV of the Articles of Incorporation is hereby amended so as to read as follows: IV. The period of its duration is perpetual. Article VI of the Articles of Incorporation is hereby amended so as to read as follows: VI. The aggregate number of shares which the corporation shall have authority to issue is 100,000 shares, without' par value. ARTICLE THREE. The number of shares of the corporation out standing at the time of such adoption was 7,170; and the number of shares entitled to vote thereon was 7,170. ARTICLE FOUR. The number of shares voted for such amendments was 7,100; and the number of shares voted against such amendments was None. ARTICLE FIVE. The manner in which any exchange, reclassifica tion, or cancellation of issued shares provided for in the amendment shall be effected, is as follows: ) The Amendment to Article VI of the Articles of Incorporation increases the authorized shares from 5,000 shares with par value of Ten Dollars ($10.00) per share, and 3,000 shares with par value of Sixteen and 87/100 Dollars ($16.87) per share, for a total of 8,000 shares, to 100,000 shares without par value, and one share without par value will be exchanged for one share with par value. ARTICLE SIX. These Amendments do not effect a change in the amount of stated capital. Dated the day of January, A.D. 1969. J. T. THORPE COMPANY -By C "*^res resident And --* Secretary THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF HARRIS jj f X, ___ , ! "otary Public, do hereby certify that on this day of Januar-'. A.D. 1969, personally appeared before me FRANK C. SHELDEN, JR., w,;o ieclared he is President of the corporation executing the foregoing document, and being first duly sworn, acknowledged that he signed the foregoing document in the capacity therein set forth and declared that the statements therein contained are true. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year before written. -2-