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DFI/CORP/38 United States of America
RECORD 2/00
State of Wisconsin [LOGO]
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
To All to Whom These Presents Shall Come, Greeting:
I, RAY ALLEN, Administrator, Division of Corporate & Consumer Services,
Department of Financial Institutions, do hereby certify that the annexed copy
has been compared by me with the record on file in the Corporation Section of
the Division of Corporate & Consumer Services of this department and that the
same is a true copy thereof and the whole of such record; and that I am the
legal custodian of said record, and that this certification is in due form.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of the Department.
[SEAL] /s/ Ray Allen
RAY ALLEN, Administrator
Division of Corporate & Consumer Services
Department of Financial Institutions
BY: /s/ Patricia Weber
DATE: SEP 13 2000
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Effective July 1, 1996, the Department of Financial Institutions assumed the
functions previously performed by the Corporations Division of the Secretary of
State and is the successor custodian of corporate records formerly held by the
Secretary of State.
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Sec. 183.0202 State of Wisconsin
Wis. Stats. Department of Financial Institutions
ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION - LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Executed by the undersigned for the purpose of forming a Wisconsin limited
liability company under Ch. 183 of the Wisconsin Statutes:
Article 1. Name of the limited liability company:
BADGER STATE ETHANOL. LLC.
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Article 2. The limited liability company is organized under Ch. 183 of the
Wisconsin Statutes.
Article 3. Name of the initial registered agent: JOHN MALCHINE
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Article 4. Street address of the initial registered
office: (The complete address, including street and 27402 MALCHINE ROAD
number, if assigned, and ZIP code. PO Box address ---------------------------
maybe included as part of the address, but is WATERFORD, WI 53185
insufficient alone.) ---------------------------
Article 5. Management of the limited liability company shall be vested in:
(Select and check (X) the one appropriate choice below)
MAY 11 12:00PM
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(x) a manager or managers
OR
( ) its members
Article 6. NAME and COMPLETE ADDRESS of each organizer:
Charles R. Wellington
916 17th Avenue, P.O. Box 710
Monroe, WI 53566
RECEIVED -- DEPT OF
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
STATE OF WISCONSIN
2000 MAY 11 AM 8:00
/s/ Charles R. Wellington
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Organizer's signature Organizer's signature
Charles R. Wellington
This document was drafted by Attorney Charles R. Wellington
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(name of the individual who drafted the document)
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FILING FEE - $130.00 SEE instructions, suggestions, and procedures on following
pages.
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ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION (Ch. 183, STATE OF WISCONSIN
Limited liability company) FILED
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MAY 16 2000
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DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
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Charles R. Wellington
916 17th Avenue
P.O. Box 710
Monroe, WI 53566
Your return address and phone number during the day (608) 325-2191
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INSTRUCTIONS (Ref. sec. 183.0202 Wis. Stats. for document content)
Submit one original and one exact copy to Dept. of Financial Institutions, PO
Box 7846, Madison WI, 53707-7846, together with a FILING FEE of $130.00,
payable to the department. (If sent by Express or Priority U.S. mail, address
to 345 W. Washington Av, 3rd Floor, Madison WI, 53703). The original must
include an original manual signature, per sec. 183.0107(2), Wis. Stats. This
document can be made available in alternate formats upon request to qualifying
individuals with disabilities. Upon filing, the information in this document
becomes public and might be used for purposes other than that for which it was
originally furnished. If you have any questions, please contact the Division of
Corporate & Consumer Services at 608-261-7577.
Article I. The name must contain the words "limited liability company" or
"limited liability co." or end with the abbreviation "L.L.C." or "LLC." If you
wish to provide a second choice name that you would accept if your first choice
is not available, indicate it here:
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Articles 3 & 4. The company must have a registered agent located at a
registered office in Wisconsin. The address of the registered office is to
describe the physical location where the registered agent maintains their
business office. Set forth the street number and name, city and ZIP code in
Wisconsin. PO Box addresses may be included as part of the address, but are
insufficient alone. The company may not name itself as its own registered agent.
Article 5. Indicate whether management of the company will be vested in a
manager or managers, or in its members. Select only one choice. (Ref. sec.
183.0401, Wis. Stats.)
Article 6. Print or typewrite the name and complete address of each organizer.
At least one organizer is required to sign the document, although all
organizers may sign.
If the document is executed in Wisconsin, sec. 182.01 (3 ), Wis. Stats.,
provides that it shall not be filed unless the name of the drafter (either an
individual or a governmental agency) is printed in a legible manner. If the
document is not executed in Wisconsin, please so state.
This document may declare a delayed effective date. To do so, enter a remark:
"This document has a delayed effective date of (ENTER THE FUTURE DATE)." The
delayed effective date may not before, or more than 90 days after, the
document is received by the Department of Financial Institutions for filing.
NOTE: This form sets forth the required and exclusive contents of articles of
organization of a limited liability company. Articles of organization not
containing all the required information, or containing additional information,
will be rejected by the department as not being in compliance with sec.
183.0202, Wis. Stats. Non-required information may be set forth in an operating
agreement.
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