NCG500604_Owner (Name Change)_20080208

Michael F. Easley, Govemor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
FEBRUARY 8, 2008
MICHAEL RESH
575 MOUNTAIN AVE
MURRAY HILL NJ 07974
Subject: NPDES Permit Modification-Name/Ownership Change
Linde, Inc.
Formerly: BOC Group Inc.
Certificate of Coverage NCG500604
Cabarrus County
Dear Mr.Resh:
In accordance with your request received February 1, 2008, we are forwarding herewith the modified Certificate
of Coverage (CoC) page for the subject facility. The only change is in name. This Certificate of Coverage is
issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General Statue 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of
Agreement between North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated May 9, 1994. This
permit expires on July 31, 2012.
The following information is included with your permit package:
• A copy of the Certificate of Coverage for your treatment facility
• A copy of General Wastewater Discharge Permit NCG500000
• A copy of a Technical Bulletin for General Wastewater Discharge Permit NCG500000
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this general permit are unacceptable
to you, you have the right to request an individual permit by submitting an individual permit application. Unless
such demand is made, the certificate of coverage shall be final and binding.
This CoC is not transferable except after notice to the Division of Water Qualit . The Division may require
modification or revocation and re -issuance of the CoC. Contact the oorisviN Regional Office prior to any
sale or transfer of the permitted facility. Regional Office staff will assist you in documenting the transfer of
this CoC.
This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be required by the Division
of Water Quality or permits required by the Division of Land Resources, Coastal Area Management Act or any
other Federal or Local governmental permit that may be required.
If you have any questions concerning this permit modification, please contact the Point Source Branch at
telephone number [phone], extension 350. .
erely,
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NCDENR DWQ PSB NPDES
cc: Central Files
Howard Schultz, Linde, Inc., 3537 Fieldstone Trace, Midland, NC 28107
Mooresville Regional Office, Surface Water Protection
Fran McPherson, DWQ Budget Office (letter only)
NPDES General Permit Files NCG500604
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North Carolina Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Phone [phone]
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Permit NCG500604
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
General Permit NCG500000
Certificate of Coverage NCG500604
TO DISCHARGE NON -CONTACT COOLING WATER, COOLING TOWER AND BOILER
SLOWDOWN, CONDENSATE AND SIMILAR WASTEWTER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELINIINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful
standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental
Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
LINDE, INC
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
LINDE, INC — Midland
3537 Fieldstone Trace
Midland
Cabarrus County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to Muddy Creek in subbasin 30712 of
the Yadkin River Basin in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and
other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof. •
This permit shall become effective February 8, 2008.
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day February 8, 2008.
O` Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
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Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
SURFACE WATEit..P.TECTION..SECTION
PERMIT NAME/OWN4Wifr CINGE FORM
I. Please enter the permit number for which the change is requested.
NPDES Permit (or) Certificate of Coverage
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e. Facility contact person:
III. Please provide the following for the requested change (revised permit).
a. Request for change is a result of: 0 Change in ownership of the facility
Name change of the facility or owner
If other please explain:
b. Permit issued to (company name): L_ ; h de-
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PERMIT NAME/OWNERSHIP CHANGE FORM
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IV. Permit contact information: (if different from the person legally responsible for the permit)
Permit contact:
First / MI / Last
Title
Mailing Address
City
State Zip
Phone E-mail Address
V. Will the permitted facility continue to conduct the same industrial activities conducted prior to
this ownership or name change?
Yes
0 No (please explain)
VI. Required Items: THIS APPLICATION WILL BE RETURNED UNPROCESSED IF ITEMS ARE
INCOMPLETE OR MISSING:
6 This completed application is required for both name change and/or ownership change requests.
0 Legal documentation of the transfer of ownership (such as relevant pages of a contract deed, or a bill
of sale) is required for an ownership change request. Articles of incorporation are not sufficient for
an ownership change.
The certifications below must be completed and signed by both the permit holder prior to the change, and the new
applicant in the case of an ownership change request. For a name change request, the signed Applicant's Certification
is sufficient.
PERMITTEE CERTIFICATION (Permit holder prior to ownership change):
I itl c-d"A'eA R Ss ^- , attest that this application for a name/ownership
change has been reviewed and is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that if all required
parts of this application are not completed and that if all required supporting information is not included, this
application package will be returned as incomplete.
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Signature / Date
APPLICANT CERTIFICATION:
I, ►-1.-1 &- , attest that this application for a name/ownership
change has been reviewed and is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that if all required
parts of this application are not completed and that if all required supporting information is not included, this
application package will be returned as incomplete.
Signature
Date
PLEASE SEND THE COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKAGE TO:
Division of Water Quality
Surface Water Protection Section
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Revised 7/2005

January 18, 2008
Laurie Singleton
NC DENR / DWQ / NPDES
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Sent via certified mad return receipt
Re: Name Change for NPDES Permit Certificate of Coverage# NCG50O604
BOC Gases
3537 Fieldstone Trace, Midland, NC 28107
Dear Ms. Singleton:
This letter is submitted as official notification of a change in name for the BOC Gases facility located in
Midland, NC as referenced above. As of January 1, 2008, the new legal name should be listed as: Linde,
Inc. This is a name change only and not a change of ownership. The corporate and local management
names, addresses and contact numbers remain the same.
Enclosed is the Permit Nome/ownership Change form you had sent in your correspondence dated
1/10/08.
If there are any questions or if further information is needed, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Talle' Lopez
Water Quality Manager
cc: Mike Resh
Howard Schultz
575 Mountain Avenue
Murray Hill, NJ 07974
Telephone [phone] ext. 11
Fax [phone]
[e-mail]
www.linde.com

State of Delaware
Secretary of State
. Division of Corporations
Delivered 11:58 AM 12/19/2007
FILED 12:00 PM 12/19/2007
SRV 071340569 - 3572700 FILE
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
TO
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
BOC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Pursuant to Section 242
of the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware
BOC Energy Services, Inc. (the "Corporation"), a corporation organized and existing
under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, does hereby certify
as follows:
FIRST:In accordance Section 141(f) of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware, the sole Shareholder of the Corporation adopted resolutions pursuant to Section 228 of
the Delaware General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the Board of Directors of
the Corporation adopted resolutions pursuant to Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware, setting forth an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the
Corporation and declaring said amendment to be advisable. The resolution setting forth the
amendment is as follows:
RESOLVED: That Article FIRST of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation
be deleted in its entirety and the following paragraph shall be inserted in lieu thereof:
FIRST: Name: The name of the corporation is Linde Energy Services, Inc.
SECOND: This amendment to the Certificate of incorporation shall be effective as of
January 1, 2008.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,he Corporation has caused this certif cafe to be signed by
Mark D. Weller, Secretary, this day of December, 2007.
Name: Mark D. Weller
Title: Secretary
REST 11604579 i

Delaware
The First State
PAGE 1
I , HARRIET SMITH WINDSOR, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF
DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT
COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF "BOC ENERGY SERVICES,
INC . ", CHANGING ITS NAME FROM "BOC ENERGY SERVICES, INC . " TO
"LINDE ENERGY SERVICES, INC. ", FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON THE
NINETEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, A . D . 2007, AT 12 O r CLOCK P . M.
A FILED COPY OF THIS CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE
NEW CASTLE COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS .
AND I DO HEREBY FURTHER CERTIFY THAT THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
THE AFORESAID CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT IS THE .FIRST DAY OF
JANUARY, A.D. 2008.
3572700 8100
071340569
You may verify this certificate online
at corp. delaware. gov/authver. shtml.
Harriet Smith Windsor, Secretary of State
AUTHENTICATION: 6260167
DATE: 12-21-07