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EXHIBIT 3(a)
FILED
IN THE OFFICE OF THE
SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE
STATE OF NEVADA
AUG 29 2000
NO. C5292-84
/s/ Dean Heller
DEAN HELLER, SECRETARY OF STATE
CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
PURSUANT TO NRS SECTION 78.0295
THE SANDS REGENT,
a Nevada corporation
The undersigned, David R. Wood, Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of The Sands Regent, a Nevada corporation (the "Corporation"),
desiring to correct an incorrect statement contained in a document filed by the
Nevada Secretary of State, pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes ("NRS") 78.0295,
hereby certifies that:
1. The name of the corporation is The Sands Regent.
2. The document being corrected by this Certificate of Correction is that
Certificate filed pursuant to NRS 78.207 on March 9, 1993 (the "Certificate"),
which was filed in connection with the 2-for-1 stock split (the "Stock
Dividend") of the Corporation's outstanding Common Stock.
3. The Certificate incorrectly states that in connection with the payment
of the Stock Dividends, there would be a reduction in par value of the Common
Stock from $0.10 to $0.05 and that all shares of Common Stock issued in
connection with the payment of the Stock Dividend would be issued at a par value
$0.05. This statement is incorrect because the Corporation did not change the
par value of the Common Stock in connection with the Stock Dividend.
4. The incorrect statement in the Certificate is hereby corrected to
state that there will not be any reduction in par value of the Common Stock and
such par value shall remain $0.10 per share, and that the shares of Common Stock
issued in connection with the payment of the Stock Dividend will be issued at a
par value of $0.10 per share.
Dated as of this 18th day of August, 2000.
/s/ DAVID R. WOOD
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David R. Wood
