NCGNE1083_Name-Owner Change Supporting Info_20230928

`.4)' NORTH CAROLINA
Department of the Secretary of State
To all whom these presents shall come, Greetings:
I, ELAINE F. MARSHALL, Secretary of State of the State of North Carolina, do hereby
certify the following and hereto attached to be a true copy of
APPLICATION FOR AMENDED CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY
OF
LINDE ADVANCED MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
the original of which was filed in this office on the 20th day of August, 2023.
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SOSID: 0239456
Date Filed:8/20/2023 12:58:00 PM
Elaine F.Marshall
North Carolina Secretary of State
State of North Carolina C2023 195 01484
Department of the Secretary of State
APPLICATION FOR AMENDED CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY
Pursuant to§55-15-04 of the General Statutes of North Carolina,the undersigned corporation hereby applies for an Amended Certificate
of Authority to transact business in the State of North Carolina and for that purpose submits the following statement.
1. The name of the corporation is:PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
2. The name the corporation is currently using in the State of North Carolina is:
PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
3. The state or country of incorporation is:Delaware
4. The date the corporation was authorized to transact business in the State of North Carolina is:
12/09/1988
5. This application is filed for the following reason(complete all applicable items):
a. The corporation has changed its corporate name to:*
LINDE ADVANCED MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
b. The name the corporation will hereafter use in the State of North Carolina is changed to:
LINDE ADVANCED MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
c. The corporation has changed its period of duration to:
d. The corporation has changed the state or country of its incorporation to:
6. Attached is a certificate attesting to the change,duly authenticated by the secretary of state or other official having custody of
corporate records in the state of country of incorporation.
7. If the corporation is required to use a fictitious name in order to transact business in this State,a copy of the resolution of its board
of directors,certified by its secretary,adopting the fictitious name is attached.
8. This application will be effective upon filing,unless a date and/or time is specified:
This the 10th day of July ,20 23
PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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TODD A SKARE , President
Type or Print Name and Title
NOTES:
1. Filing fee is$75. This application must be filed with the Secretary of State.
2. * If the name of the corporation as changed is unavailable for use in North Carolina,indicate this fact and state the name the corporation wishes to use in North
Carolina on 5b. (See NCGS§55-15-06)
BUSINESS REGISTRATION DIVISION P.O.BOX 29622 RALEIGH,NC 27626-0622
(Revised July, 2017) (Form B-10)
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Delaware
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The First State
I, JEFFREY W. BULLOCK, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF
DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE SAID "PRAXAIR SURFACE
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ", FILED A RESTATED CERTIFICATE, CHANGING ITS
NAME TO "LINDE ADVANCED MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. " ON THE
TWENTY—SIXTH DAY OF JUNE, A.D. 2023, AT 3:54 O'CLOCK P.M.
AND I DO HEREBY FURTHER CERTIFY THAT THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
THE AFORESAID RESTATED CERTIFICATE IS THE FIRST DAY OF JULY,
A.D. 2023.
AND I DO HEREBY FURTHER CERTIFY THAT THE AFORESAID
CORPORATION IS DULY INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
DELAWARE AND IS IN GOOD STANDING AND HAS A LEGAL CORPORATE
EXISTENCE NOT HAVING BEEN CANCELLED OR DISSOLVED SO FAR AS THE
RECORDS OF THIS OFFICE SHOW AND IS DULY AUTHORIZED TO TRANSACT
BUSINESS.
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You may verify this certificate online at corp.delaware.gov/authver.shtml
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