EX-3.1.23 5 a09-10154_1ex3d1d23.htm EX-3.1.23

Exhibit 3.1.23

 

DEAN HELLER

Nevada Secretary of State

101 North Carson Street, Suite 3

Carson City, Nevada 89701-4786

Filed 07/16/2002

FILE# C17672-02

 

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

 

OF

 

NCOP IV, INC.

 

FIRST:  The name of the corporation is NCOP IV, Inc. (the “Corporation”).

 

SECOND:  The name of the person designated as the Corporation’s resident agent is Nevada Incorporators & Registration Service, LLC.  The street address of such resident agent where process may be served upon the Corporation is Hughes Center, Suite 460, 3993 Howard Hughes Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109.  The mailing address of the Corporation is the same as the street address.

 

THIRD:  The number of shares the Corporation is authorized to issue is 1,000 shares of common stock, having a par value of $1.00 per share.

 

FOURTH:  The initial Board of Directors shall consist of three individuals, whose names and addresses are as follows:

 

Michael J. Barrist                         507 Prudential Rd., Horsham, PA 19044
Joshua Gindin                                               507 Presidential Rd., Horsham, PA 19044
Michael B. Meringolo                 507 Prudential Rd., Horsham, PA 19044

 

The number of directors shall be as set forth in the Bylaws of the Corporation.

 

FIFTH:  The Corporation shall indemnify directors and officers of the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by Section 78.751 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, as amended from time to time (the “NRS”), or any successor provision thereof.

 

SIXTH:  The personal liability of directors and officers to the Corporation and its stockholders shall be limited or eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by Section 78.138 of the NRS, or any successor provision thereof.

 

SEVENTH:  In furtherance and not in limitation of the objects, purposes and powers prescribed herein and conferred by the laws of the State of Nevada, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to make, amend and repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation.

 

EIGHTH:  The name and address of the sole Incorporator of the Corporation is Nevada Incorporators & Registration Service, LLC, Hughes Center, Suite 460, 3993 Howard Hughes Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109.

 

*              *              *

 

THE UNDERSIGNED, being the sole Incorporator of the Corporation, for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the State of Nevada, has executed these Articles of Incorporation this 17th day of June, 2002.

 

 

NEVADA INCORPORATORS & REGISTRATION SERVICE, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Joseph L. Lindsay

 

 

Joseph Lindsay

 

 

Vice President

 



 

CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE OF
APPOINTMENT OF RESIDENT AGENT

 

Nevada Incorporators & Registration Service, LLC does hereby accept appointment as Resident Agent in Nevada for NCOP IV, Inc.

 

 

NEVADA INCORPORATORS & REGISTRATION SERVICE, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Joseph L. Lindsay

 

Joseph Lindsay

 

Vice President

Dated: June 17, 2002

 

 



 

DEAN HELLER

Nevada Secretary of State

202 North Carson Street

Carson City, Nevada 89701-4201

Filed 02/18/2004

 FILE# C29778-99

 

CERTIFICATE OF CHANGE OF
ADDRESS OF RESIDENT AGENT AND
REGISTERED OFFICE

 

The former address of Nevada Incorporators & Registration Service, LLC, the resident agent of the business entities listed below was:

 

OLD ADDRESS:

3993 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 460

 

Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada 89109

 

The address of the above-named resident agent is now changed to:

 

NEW ADDRESS:

3763 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 170

 

Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada 89109

 

 

Signature of resident agent:

/s/ Candace R. Corra

 

Authorized Signature of R.A. or On Behalf of R.A. Company

 

Type of business entities represented:

 

x           corporation           ¨            limited partnership               ¨            limited-liability company

 

¨    business trust       ¨        limited-liability limited partnership        ¨    limited-liability partnership

 

Name of business entities represented by resident agent:

 

BB&T Service Corporation

 

Capellon, Inc.

Dalton Whitfield Holdings, Inc.

 

Dalton Whitfield Intangible Properties, Inc.

Dalton Whitfield Investments, Inc.

 

Dazies Playhouse

Definitive Business Solutions

 

First Security Holdings, Inc.

First Security Intangible Properties, Inc.

 

First Security Investments, Inc.

First State Intangible Properties, Inc.

 

First State Investments, Inc.

Frontier Holdings, Inc.

 

Frontier Intangible Properties, Inc.

Frontier Investments, Inc.

 

FSH Holdings, Inc.

Greenwood Outfitters-Nevada, Inc.

 

Grey Hawk, Inc.

Hibbett Capital Management, Inc.

 

Karl Klement Enterprises-Nevada, Inc.

 



 

Additional Page to Certificate of Change of Address

Of Resident Agent and Registered Office

 

KK Partners/FM-Nevada, Inc.

 

Klement Nevada Partner s/Chrylser, Inc.

Lydian REIT Holdings, Inc.

 

NCOP Capital, Inc.

NCOP I, Inc.

 

NCOP II, Inc.

NCOP III, Inc.

 

NCOP IV, Inc.

NCOP Lakes, Inc.

 

NCOP Nevada Holdings, Inc.

NCOP Strategic Partnership, Inc.

 

NCOP V, Inc.

NCOP/Martin, Inc.

 

NIRS, Inc.

Oasis Telecommunications, Data and Records, Inc.

 

Ravisent IP, Inc.

Stewart & Associates, A Professional Law Association

 

Super J-Nevada, Inc.

TSPC, Inc.

 

Vegan Properties, Inc.

Weather Management, Inc.

 

Axeda IP, Inc.

Cedar Columbia Nevada, Inc.

 

Lion Holdings, Inc.

Pacific Circle, Inc.

 

Nfinite Solutions, Inc.

 



 

 

ROSS MILLER

Secretary of State

204 North Carson Street, Ste 1

Carson City, Nevada 89701-4299

(775) 684 5708

Website: www.nvsos.gov

 

 

Filed in the office of

Document Number

 

 

00002210674-12

 

 

 

 

 

Filing Date and Time

Articles of Conversion

 

 

02/27/2009 9:46 AM

 

 

Ross Miller

 

(PURSUANT TO NRS 92A.205)

 

Secretary of State

Entity Number

 

State of Nevada

C17672-2002

 

 

 

USE BLACK INK ONLY - DO NOT HIGHLIGHT

ABOVE SPACE IS FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

 

Articles of Conversion

(Pursuant to NRS 92A.205)

 

1.     Name and jurisdiction of organization of constituent entity and resulting entity:

 

NCOP IV, Inc.

Name of constituent entity

 

Nevada

 

Corporation

Jurisdiction

 

Entity type*

 

and,

 

 

 

NCOP IV, LLC

Name of resulting entity

 

Nevada

 

Limited Liability Company

Jurisdiction

 

Entity type*

 

2.     A plan of conversion has been adopted by the constituent entity in compliance with the law of the jurisdiction governing the constituent entity.

 

3.     Location of plan of conversion: (check one)

 

o    The entire plan of conversion is attached to these articles.

 

x   The complete executed plan of conversion is on file at the registered office or principal place of business of the resulting entity.

 

o    The complete executed plan of conversion for the resulting domestic limited partnership is on file at the records office required by NRS 88.330.

 


* corporation, limited partnership, limited-liability limited partnership, limited-liability company or business trust.

 

This form must be accompanied by appropriate fees.

 

Nevada Secretary of State 92A Conversion Page 5

 

 

Revised: 7-1-08

 

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ROSS MILLER

Secretary of State

204 North Carson Street, Ste 1

Carson City, Nevada 89701-4299

(775) 684 5708

Website: www.nvsos.gov

 

 

 

 

Articles of Conversion

 

 

 

(PURSUANT TO NRS 92A.205)

 

 

USE BLACK INK ONLY - DO NOT HIGHLIGHT

 

ABOVE SPACE IS FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

 

4.              Forwarding address where copies of process may be sent by the Secretary of State of Nevada (if a foreign entity is the resulting entity in the conversion):

 

Attn:

N/A

 

 

c/o:

 

 

 

 

5.              Effective date of conversion (optional) (not to exceed 90 days after the articles are filed pursuant to NRS 92A.240)*:       2/27/09

 

6.              Signatures - must be signed by:

 

1.           If constituent entity is a Nevada entity: an officer of each Nevada corporation; all general partners of each Nevada limited partnership or limited-liability limited partnership; a manager of each Nevada limited-liability company with managers or one member if there are no managers; a trustee of each Nevada business trust; a managing partner of a Nevada limited-liability partnership (a.k.a. general partnership governed by NRS chapter 87).

 

2.           If constituent entity is a foreign entity: must be signed by the constituent entity in the manner provided by the law governing it.

 

NCOP IV, Inc.

Name of constituent entity

 

 

X /s/ Candace R. Corra

 

Assistant Secretary

 

2/26/09

Signature

Title

Date

 

 


* Pursuant to NRS 92A.205(4) if the conversion takes effect on a later date specified in the articles of conversion pursuant to NRS 92A.240, the constituent document filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to paragraph (b) subsection 1 must state the name and the jurisdiction of the constituent entity and that the existence of the resulting entity does not begin until the later date.
This statement must be included within the resulting entity’s articles.

 

FILING FEE: $350.00

 

IMPORTANT: Failure to include any of the above information and submit with the proper fees may cause this filing to be rejected.

 

This form must be accompanied by appropriate fees.

 

Nevada Secretary of State 92A Conversion Page 6

 

 

Revised: 7-1-08

 

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ROSS MILLER

 

Secretary of State

 

204 North Carson Street, Ste 1

 

Carson City, Nevada 89701-4299

 

(775) 684 5708

 

Website: www.nvsos.gov

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filed in the office of

Document Number

 

 

 

 

00002210675-23

 

 

 

 

 

Articles of Organization

 

 

Filing Date and Time

Limited-Liability Company

 

 

02/27/2009 9:46 AM

 

 

 

 

 

(PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 86)

 

 

Ross Miller

Entity Number

 

 

 

Secretary of State

C17672-2002

 

 

 

State of Nevada

 

 

 

 

 

 

USE BLACK INK ONLY - DO NOT HIGHLIGHT

ABOVE SPACE IS FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

 

1. Name of Limited- Liability Company: (must contain approved limited-liability company wording; see instructions)

 

NCOP IV, LLC

Check box if a
Series Limited-
Liability Company
o

 

 

 

 

2. Registered Agent for Service of Process: (check only one box)

 

x

Commercial Registered Agent:

Nevada Incorporators & Registration Service, LLC

 

 

Name

 

 

 

o

Noncommercial Registered Agent

OR

o

  Office or Position with Entity

 

(name and address below)

 

 

(name and address below)              

 

Name of Noncommercial Registered Agent   OR   Name of Title of Office or Other Position with Entity

 

 

 

 

 

Nevada

 

 

 

Street Address

City

 

Zip Code

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nevada

 

Mailing Address (if different from street address)

City

 

Zip Code

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.  Dissolution

 

Latest date upon which the company is to dissolve (if existence is not perpetual):

 

Date:  (optional)

 

 

 

 

 

4.  Management: (required)

 

Company shall be managed by:

x

Manager(s)

OR

o

Member(s)

 

 

(check only one box)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.  Name and Address of each Manager or Managing Member: (attach additional page if more than 3)

 

 

1)

NCOP Nevada Holdings, Inc.

 

Name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3763 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 170A

 

Las Vegas

 

NV

 

89169

Street Address

City

State

Zip Code

 

 

 

 

2)

 

 

Name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Street Address

City

State

Zip Code

 

 

 

 

3)

 

 

Name

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Street Address

City

State

Zip Code

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.  Name, Address and Signature of Organizer:  (attach additional page if more than 1 organizer)

 

Candace R. Corra

 

X/s/ Candace R. Corra

Name

Organizer Signature

 

 

3763 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 170

 

Las Vegas

 

NV

 

89169

Address

City

State

Zip Code

 

 

7. Certificate of Acceptance of Appointment of Registered Agent

 

I hereby accept appointment as Registered Agent for the above named Entity.

 

 

 

 

 

X/s/ Candace R. Corra

 

2/26/09

Authorized Signature of Registered Agent or On Behalf of Registered Agent Entity

 

Date

 

This form must be accompanied by appropriate fees.

 

Nevada Secretary of State NRS 86 DLLC Articles

 

 

Revised on 7-1-08