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Dole Food Co Inc – ‘S-4’ on 6/25/03 – EX-3.1(AM)

On:  Wednesday, 6/25/03, at 5:16pm ET   ·   Accession #:  892569-3-1565   ·   File #:  333-106493

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  As Of                Filer                Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size              Issuer               Agent

 6/25/03  Dole Food Co Inc                  S-4                   88:4.3M                                   Bowne - Biv/FA

Registration of Securities Issued in a Business-Combination Transaction   —   Form S-4
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: S-4         Registration of Securities Issued in a              HTML   2.54M 
                          Business-Combination Transaction                       
 2: EX-1.1      Underwriting Agreement                                44    211K 
28: EX-3.1(AA)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      9     44K 
29: EX-3.1(AB)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      3     26K 
30: EX-3.1(AC)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws     10     43K 
31: EX-3.1(AD)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      4     29K 
32: EX-3.1(AE)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      3     30K 
33: EX-3.1(AF)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      6     39K 
34: EX-3.1(AG)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws     11     39K 
35: EX-3.1(AH)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      4     27K 
36: EX-3.1(AI)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      4     31K 
37: EX-3.1(AJ)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws     21     69K 
38: EX-3.1(AK)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      6     34K 
39: EX-3.1(AL)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      5     40K 
40: EX-3.1(AM)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      5     32K 
41: EX-3.1(AN)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      4     31K 
42: EX-3.1(AO)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      5     36K 
43: EX-3.1(AP)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      3     31K 
44: EX-3.1(AQ)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      4     29K 
45: EX-3.1(AR)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      3     26K 
46: EX-3.1(AS)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      3     31K 
47: EX-3.1(AT)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      9     55K 
48: EX-3.1(AU)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws     12     52K 
49: EX-3.1(AV)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws     12     50K 
50: EX-3.1(AW)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      7     47K 
51: EX-3.1(AX)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws     15     47K 
52: EX-3.1(AY)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws     14     58K 
53: EX-3.1(AZ)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      8     40K 
 3: EX-3.1(B)   Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      5     35K 
54: EX-3.1(BA)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws     11     47K 
55: EX-3.1(BB)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws     19     73K 
56: EX-3.1(BC)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws     21     62K 
57: EX-3.1(BD)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws     16     54K 
58: EX-3.1(BE)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      9     49K 
59: EX-3.1(BF)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws     18     58K 
60: EX-3.1(BG)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      5     31K 
61: EX-3.1(BH)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      3     30K 
62: EX-3.1(BI)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      5     32K 
63: EX-3.1(BJ)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      9     41K 
64: EX-3.1(BK)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      4     30K 
65: EX-3.1(BL)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      3     30K 
66: EX-3.1(BM)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      4     29K 
67: EX-3.1(BN)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      3     30K 
68: EX-3.1(BO)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      4     31K 
69: EX-3.1(BP)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      5     38K 
70: EX-3.1(BQ)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      3     29K 
71: EX-3.1(BR)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      3     30K 
72: EX-3.1(BS)  Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws     15     47K 
 4: EX-3.1(C)   Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      2     26K 
 5: EX-3.1(D)   Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      2     26K 
 6: EX-3.1(E)   Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      2     26K 
 7: EX-3.1(F)   Exhibit 3.1(G)                                         3     28K 
 8: EX-3.1(G)   Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      9     43K 
 9: EX-3.1(H)   Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws     10     50K 
10: EX-3.1(I)   Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws     17     65K 
11: EX-3.1(J)   Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      1     23K 
12: EX-3.1(K)   Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      2     26K 
13: EX-3.1(L)   Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      3     30K 
14: EX-3.1(M)   Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      3     27K 
15: EX-3.1(N)   Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      6     32K 
16: EX-3.1(O)   Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      2     26K 
17: EX-3.1(P)   Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws     16     62K 
18: EX-3.1(Q)   Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws     10     44K 
19: EX-3.1(R)   Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      3     29K 
20: EX-3.1(S)   Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      9     41K 
21: EX-3.1(T)   Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws     10     45K 
22: EX-3.1(U)   Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      6     38K 
23: EX-3.1(V)   Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      5     30K 
24: EX-3.1(W)   Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      4     32K 
25: EX-3.1(X)   Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      2     25K 
26: EX-3.1(Y)   Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws      2     26K 
27: EX-3.1(Z)   Exhibit 3.1                                            2     26K 
73: EX-3.2(B)   Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws     17     84K 
77: EX-4.11     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders   168    680K 
78: EX-4.12     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders     6     40K 
74: EX-4.5      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders     4     34K 
75: EX-4.6      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders     7     46K 
76: EX-4.8      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders     6     40K 
79: EX-5.1      Opinion re: Legality                                   5     39K 
80: EX-10.2     Material Contract                                    157    409K 
81: EX-12.1     Statement re: Computation of Ratios                    2±    26K 
82: EX-23.2     Consent of Experts or Counsel                          1     23K 
83: EX-25.1     Statement re: Eligibility of Trustee                HTML     81K 
84: EX-99.1     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     82K 
85: EX-99.2     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     37K 
86: EX-99.3     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     26K 
87: EX-99.4     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     31K 
88: EX-99.5     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     30K 


EX-3.1(AM)   —   Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws

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EXHIBIT 3.1 (AM) CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION of STANDARD FRUIT COMPANY ---------- FIRST: The name of the corporation is STANDARD FRUIT COMPANY. SECOND: Its principal office in the State of Delaware is located at No. 100 West Tenth Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name and Address of its resident agent is The Corporation Trust Company, No. 100 West Tenth Street, Wilmington 99, Delaware. THIRD: The nature of the business of the corporation, which may be transacted anywhere in the world, is: 1. To engage in general agricultural and mercantile operations in all of their phases, and in all activities directly or indirectly appurtenant thereto; and to produce, process, deal in, import and export agricultural and other raw, processed and mercantile products and articles and animals and animal products. 2. To acquire, operate, cultivate, reclaim, improve, develop and dispose of lands, town sites, farms, orchards and ranches, and buildings and other works thereon. 3. To acquire, exploit, process and dispose of mines, wells, water rights and claims, and mineral rights and concessions and the products thereof. 4. To acquire, construct, operate, maintain, lease, charter and dispose of vessels, railways, aircraft, drydocks and repair terminal and port facilities; and to engage in a general transportation business, by land, air and water. 5. To acquire, construct, operate and dispose of waterworks, gasworks, radio, telegraph and telephone facilities, pipelines, electric plants and facilities, irrigation and drainage facilities and projects, waterways, dams, reservoirs, acqueducts, filter beds, hydraulic and hydro-electric systems, refrigeration plants, sawmills, commissaries, lodging and boarding houses, warehouses, elevators, stores, laundries, factories, canning, preserving, bottling, packing, dehydrating, refining and construction plants, and all other works of every character.
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6. To act as agents and commission merchants, and to make advances and loans to farmers and planters and take, hold and dispose of security therefor. 7. To enter into, perform and assign agreements and arrangements with, and to obtain and use concessions and other rights from, governments and governmental bodies. 8. To carry on business through branches situated within or without the United States. 9. To acquire, hold, use and dispose of patents, patent rights, copyrights, trademarks and trade names. 10. Generally, to engage in any and all activities, businesses, occupations and enterprises permitted by law to corporations; and to do each and every thing suitable or incidental to the accomplishment of any one or more of the objects herein enumerated, or which shall at any time appear conducive to, or expedient for, the benefit of the corporation. The foregoing clauses shall be construed liberally, and it is hereby expressly provided that the foregoing enumeration shall not be held to limit or restrict, in any manner, the nature of the corporation's business or the powers of the corporation. FOURTH: The total number of shares of stock which the corporation shall have authority to issue is seventy-five thousand (75,000), and the par value of each of such shares is one hundred ($100) dollars, amounting in the aggregate to seven million, five hundred thousand ($7,500,000) dollars. FIFTH: The minimum amount of capital with which the corporation will commence business is one thousand ($1000) dollars. SIXTH: The names and places of residence of the incorporators are as follows: NAMES RESIDENCES ----- ---------- H. K. Webb Wilmington, Delaware N. C. Broadt Wilmington, Delaware A. D. Atwell Townsend, Delaware SEVENTH: The corporation is to have perpetual existence. EIGHTH: The private property of the shareholders shall not be subject to the payment of corporate debts to any extent whatever. 2
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NINTH: In furtherance, and not in limitation, of the powers conferred by statute, the board of directors is expressly authorized: a. To make, alter or repeal the by-laws of the corporation, including those fixing their own qualifications, compensation and terms of office. b. To set apart out of any of the funds of the corporation available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and to abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created. TENTH: The books of the corporation may be kept (subject to any provision of law) outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the board of directors or in the by-laws of the corporation. Elections of directors need not be by ballot unless the by-laws of the corporation shall so provide. ELEVENTH: The corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this certificate of incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon shareholders herein are granted subject to this reservation. 3
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WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, being each of the incorporators hereinbefore named, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, do make this certificate, hereby declaring and certifying that the facts herein stated are true, and accordingly have hereunto set our hands and seals this 14th day of March, A. D. 1955. /s/ H. K. Webb /s/ N. C. Broadt /s/ A. D. Atwell STATE OF DELAWARE ) ) ss: COUNTY OF NEW CASTLE ) BE IT REMEMBERED that on this 14th day of March, A.D. 1955, personally came before me, a Notary Public for the State of Delaware, H. K. Webb, H. C. Broadt and A. D. Atwell, all of the parties to the foregoing certificate of incorporation, known to me personally to be such, and severally acknowledged the said certificate to be the act and deed of the signers respectively and that the facts therein stated are truly set forth. GIVEN under my hand and seal of office the day and year aforesaid. /s/ M. Ruth Mennering Notary Public 4
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CERTIFICATE OF CHANGE OF LOCATION OF REGISTERED OFFICE AND OF REGISTERED AGENT It is hereby certified that: 1. The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the "corporation") is STANDARD FRUIT COMPANY 2. The registered office of the corporation within the State of Delaware is hereby changed to 229 South State Street, City of Dover 19901, County of Kent. 3. The registered agent of the corporation within the State of Delaware is hereby changed to The Prentice-Hall Corporation System, Inc., the business office of which is identical with the registered office of the corporation as hereby changed. 4. The corporation has authorized the changes hereinbefore set forth by resolution of its Board of Directors. Signed on April 18, 1988. /s/ David A. DeLorenzo -------------------------- David A. De Lorenzo-President Attest: /s/ Carlos Mata --------------------------- Carlos Mata-Secretary DEL. - C.A.-D.
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