ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
FLORIDINO'S INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
I, the undersigned, do hereby certify that we have associated ourselves
together for the purpose of becoming a corporation under the laws of the State
of Florida, providing for the formation, rights, privileges, and communities of
corporations for profit. We further declare that the following Articles shall be
the Charter and authority for the conduct of business of said corporation
ARTICLE I
NAME
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The name of this Corporation shall be FLORIDINO'S INTERNATIONAL
HOLDINGS, INC., and its principal place of business shall be in the City of
Winter Haven, County of Polk, State of Florida, but it shall have the power and
authority to establish branch offices at such place or places as may be
designated by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE II
PURPOSES AND POWERS
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The general nature of the business or businesses to be transacted in
which the corporation is authorized to transact, in addition to those authorized
by the laws of the State of Florida and the powers of said corporation, shall be
as follows:
1. In general, to carry on any and all incidental business; to have and
exercise all the powers conferred by the State of Florida, and to do any and all
things herein before set forth to the same extend as a natural person might or
could do.
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2. To purchase or otherwise acquire, undertake, carry on, improve, or
develop, all or any of the business, good will, rights, assets, and liabilities
of any person, firm, association, or corporation carrying on any kind of
business of a similar nature to that which this corporation is authorized to
carry on, pursuant to provisions of this certificate; and to hold, utilize, or
in any manner dispose of the rights and property so acquired.
3. To enter into and make all necessary contracts for its business with
any person, entity, partnership, association, corporation, domestic or foreign,
or of any domestic or foreign state, government, or governmental authority, or
of any political or administrative subdivision, or department thereof, and to
perform and carry out, assign, cancel, rescind any of such contracts.
4. To exercise all or any of the corporate powers, and to carry out all
or any of the purposes, enumerated herein otherwise granted or permitted by law,
while acting as a agent, nominee, or attorney-in-fact for any persons or
corporations, and perform any service under contract or otherwise for any
corporation, joint stock company, association, partnership, firm, syndicate,
individual or other entity, and in such capacity or under such arrangement to
develop, improve, stabilize, strengthen, or extend the property and commercial
interest thereof, and to aid, assist, or participate in any lawful enterprises
in connection therewith or incidental to such agency, representation, or
service, and to render any other service or assistance insofar as it lawfully
may under the laws of the State of Florida, providing for the formation, rights,
privileges, and communities of corporations for profit.
5. To do everything necessary, proper, advisable, or convenient for the
accomplishment of any of the purposes, or the attainment of any of the objects,
or the furtherance of any of the powers herein set forth, either alone or in
association with others incidental or pertaining to, or going out of,
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or connected with its business or powers, provided the same shall not be
inconsistent with the laws of the State of Florida.
6. The several clauses contained in this statement of the general
nature of the business or businesses to be transacted shall be construed as boh
purposes and powers of this corporation, and statements contained in each clause
shall, except as otherwise expressed, be in no wise [SIC] limited or restricted
by reference to or inference from the terms of any other clause. They shall be
regarded as independent purposes and powers.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed as authorizing or
permitting, or purporting to authorize or permit the corporation to carry on any
business, exercise any power, or do any act which a corporation may not, under
the laws of the State of Florida, lawfully carry on, exercise or do.
ARTICLE III
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
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The capital stock of this Corporation shall be composed of Twenty-Five
Million (25,000,000) shares of Common Stock with One Hundredth Cent ($.001) par
value. The capital stock shall be sold, assigned, issued, and transferred only
in accordance with the By-Laws of the corporation as the corporation may from
time to time make, change or alter with a lien reserved in favor of the
corporation upon all of its capital stock for any indebtedness which may at any
time be due by the holder of the same to the corporation and which shall be a
lien thereon superior to all other liens and claims of every character and all
assignments or transfers of stock of this corporation shall be subject thereto.
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Each share of the Corporation's outstanding Common Stock, no par value,
shall be and they are hereby automatically changed (without any further act)
into one share of Common Stock, $.001 par value per share. Immediately after the
effective date of this amendment, the stockholders of record as of the close of
business on the effective date, shall be given the opportunity to surrender
their no par value stock certificates to the Corporation for cancellation and
reissuance for $.001 par value stock certificates in accordance with the terms
of the foregoing but no such surrender shall be required and the share
certificates representing no par value shares shall, as the effective date,
represent the same number of $.001 par value shares. The Board of Directors of
the Corporation or any executive committee thereof is empowered to adopt further
rules and regulations concerning the foregoing change and to appropriately
adjust any options, warrants or other securities which are convertible into
shares of the Corporation's Common Stock.
ARTICLE IV
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS
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AND OTHER AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES
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Section 1. The Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to its
currently acting and its former directors, officers, employees and agents
against liabilities, damages, settlements and expenses (including attorneys'
fees) incurred in connection with the Corporation's affairs to the fullest
extent that indemnification and advancement of expenses is permitted by the
Florida Business Corporation Act. The Board of Directors may by By-law,
resolution, agreement, insurance or otherwise make additional provisions for
indemnification and advancement of expenses of directors, officers, employees
and agents to the fullest extent permitted by the Florida Business Corporation
Act.
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Section 2. No future amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the
Corporation shall affect any right of any person under this Article based on any
event, omission or proceeding prior to such amendment.
ARTICLE V
EXISTENCE
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This corporation shall have perpetual existence unless dissolved in a
manner provided by law.
ARTICLE VI
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS
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The principal office of this corporation shall be located in the City
of Winter Haven, County of Polk, State of Florida, and the post office address
of said principal office of the corporation shall be 3560 Cypress Gardens Road
S.E., Winter Haven, Florida 33884.
ARTICLE VII
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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The number of directors of the corporation shall be not less than one
(1) nor more than five (5) unless said number is modified by the Bylaws.
ARTICLE VIII
INITIAL REGISTERED AGENT AND ADDRESS
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The street address of the initial registered office is 786 Avenue C SW,
Winter Haven, Florida 33883 and the name of the initial registered agent at that
office is J. DAVID POBJECKY.
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ARTICLE IX
INCORPORATORS
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The name and address of the person signing these Articles of
Incorporation is:
NAME ADDRESS
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MICHAEL FLORIDINO 3560 Cypress Gardens Road SE
Winter Haven, Florida 33884
ARTICLE X
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF STOCK
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Shares held by the shareholders in the corporation may not be resold or
otherwise transferred to other persons without the written consent by all of the
shareholders or unless first offered to the remaining shareholders or to the
corporation. The price and terms at which, and the time within which those
shares may be offered and sold shall be further specified by written agreement
among all of the shareholders of the corporation.
This Article shall not be interpreted as a restriction on the right of
any shareholder to have his/her entire stock holding redeemed by the
corporation. All stock certificates issued will be prominently marked
"RESTRICTED", with notation made to the Articles of Incorporation and/or By-Laws
of the corporation. A subsequent and properly executed Shareholders' Agreement
by all the shareholders is deemed to override any provisions herein contrary to
such Agreement.
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ARTICLE XI
GENERAL PROVISIONS
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In furtherance of and not in limitation of the powers conferred by
statute, the following specific provisions are made for the regulation of the
business and the conduct of the affairs of the corporation.
No person shall be liable to the corporation for any loss or damage
suffered by it on account of any action taken or omitted to be taken by him as a
stockholder or officer of the corporation in good faith, if such person (a)
exercised or used the same degree of care and skill as a prudent man would have
exercised or used under the circumstances in conduct of his own affairs, or (b)
took or omitted to take such action in reliance upon advice of counsel for the
corporation or upon statements made or information furnished by officers or
employees of the corporation which he had reasonable grounds to believe.
The corporation shall indemnify any and all stockholders or officers,
or any person who may have served at its request as a stockholder 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 them in
connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding in which they, or
any of them, are made parties, or a party, by reason of being or having been
stockholders or officers, or a stockholder or officer of the corporation, or of
such other corporation, except in relation to matters to which any such
stockholder or officer of former stockholder or officer or person shall be
adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding to be liable for negligence or
misconduct in the performance of duty.
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In case of a criminal action, suit or proceeding, a conviction of
judgment (whether based on a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or its
equivalent, or after trial), shall not be deemed adjudication that such
stockholder or officer or person is liable for negligence or misconduct in the
performance of his duties, if such stockholder or officer or person was acting
in good faith in what he considered to be the best interest of the corporation
and with no reasonable cause to believe that the action was illegal.
In case any such action, suit or proceeding shall result in a
settlement, and if in the judgment of a disinterested majority of stockholders
or of any disinterested committee or group of persons to whom the question may
be referred by the stockholders, any such person was not negligent or guilty of
bad faith in relation to the matters complained of therein, the corporation
shall reimburse him for or indemnify him for or against al costs and expenses
reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith, other than for any sums paid
to the corporation.
Such indemnification shall not be deemed exclusive of any rights to
which those indemnified may be entitled, under any By-Laws, agreement, vote of
stockholders, or otherwise.
ARTICLE XII
SEVERABILITY
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In the event any provision (including any provision within a single
article, section, paragraph or sentence) of these Articles should be determined
by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, prohibited or unenforceable
for any reason, the remaining provisions and parts hereof shall not be in any
way impaired and shall remain in full force and effect and enforceable to the
fullest extent permitted by law.
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ARTICLE XIII
RIGHT TO AMEND OR REPEAL ARTICLES
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The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or appeal
any provision contained in these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
or any amendment hereto, in this manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute,
and all rights and powers herein conferred on shareholders are granted subject
to this reserved power.
ARTICLE XIV
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
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This corporation shall comply with Section 1244 of the Internal Revenue
Service Code of 1954 to the fullest extent possible under the current law and
regulation allowed thereunder.
I, the undersigned, being the original subscriber and incorporator of
the foregoing corporation, do hereby certify that the foregoing constitutes the
proposed Articles of Incorporation of FLORIDINO'S INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
WITNESS my hand and seal this ___ day of June, 1997.
/s/
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MICHAEL FLORIDINO
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF POLK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this ___ day of June, 1997, before me
personally came MICHAEL FLORIDINO, to me known to be the individual described in
and who executed the within and foregoing Articles of Incorporation, and he
acknowledged before me that he executed the same for the purposes therein
expressed.
WITNESS my hand and official seal at Winter Haven, Polk County,
Florida, the day and year last above written.
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WENDY C. SPELL, Notary Public
My Commission Expires:
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CERTIFICATE DESIGNATING PLACE OF BUSINESS OR DOMICILE FOR THE
OFFICE OF PROCESS WITHIN THIS STATE, NAMING AGENT UPON WHOM
PROCESS MAY BE SERVED
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In pursuance of Chapter 48.091, Florida Statutes, the following is
submitted, in compliance with said Act:
First - That FLORIDINO'S INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC., desiring to
organize under the laws of the State of Florida with its principal office, as
indicated in the Articles of Incorporation at City of Winter Haven, County of
Polk, State of Florida, has named J. DAVID POBJECKY, located at 786 Avenue C
S.W., Winter Haven, County of Polk, State of Florida, as its agent to accept
service of process within this State.
Having been named to accept service of process for the above stated
corporation, at place designated in this certificate, I hereby accept to act in
this capacity, and agree to comply with the provision of said Act relative to
keeping open said office.
Dated this ____ day of June, 1997.
/s/
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J. DAVID POBJECKY, Resident Agent
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CERTIFICATE DESIGNATING PLACE OF BUSINESS OR DOMICILE FOR THE
OFFICE OF PROCESS WITHIN THIS STATE, NAMING AGENT UPON WHOM
PROCESS MAY BE SERVED
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In pursuance of Chapter 48.091, Florida Statutes, the following is
submitted, in compliance with said Act:
First - That FLORIDINO'S INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC., desiring to
organize under the laws of the State of Florida with its principal office, as
indicated in the Articles of Incorporation at City of Winter Haven, County of
Polk, State of Florida, has named J. DAVID POBJECKY, located at 786 Avenue C
S.W., Winter Haven, County of Polk, State of Florida, as its agent to accept
service of process within this State.
Having been named to accept service of process for the above stated
corporation, at place designated in this certificate, I hereby accept to act in
this capacity, and agree to comply with the provision of said Act relative to
keeping open said office.
Dated this ____ day of June, 1997.
/s/
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J. DAVID POBJECKY, Resident Agent
