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Articles of Incorporation (1994)

 

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF THE

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

EMERGING MARKETS TRADERS ASSOCIATION, INC.

UNDER SECTION 803 OF THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW

We, the undersigned, being the Chairman of the Board and the Secretary of Emerging Markets Traders Association, Inc., respectively, do hereby certify:

(1) The name of the corporation is Emerging Markets Traders Association, Inc.

(2) The certificate of incorporation of Emerging Markets Traders Association, Inc. was filed by the Department of State on the Fourth day of January, 1991. The said corporation was formed under the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law of the State of New York.

(3) The Emerging Markets Traders Association, Inc. is a corporation as defined in subparagraph (a)(5) of section 102 of the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law and is a Type A corporation under section 201 of said law.

(4) Paragraph of the certificate of incorporation of Emerging Markets Traders Association, Inc., which sets forth the purposes of the corporation, is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

"THIRD: The purposes for which the Association is formed are as follows:

(a) to promote the purchase, sale and trading of loans, debt and equity securities and other instruments issued by sovereigns of countries that are not members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and by public and private institutions organized in such countries ("EM Instruments");

(b) to promote practices conducive to the efficient conduct of the business of its members in trading instruments and related transactions and to foster high standards of business conduct;

(c) to promote increased efficiency in the EM Instruments trading business for the benefit of all participants, including through the development of suggested forms of standard documentation;

(d) provide a forum for the discussion of issues of relevance to participants in the EM Instruments trading business and to cooperate with other organizations on issues of mutual concern in order to promote common interests;

(e) to advance international public understanding of the EM Instruments trading business;

(f) to inform its members of legal and political developments affecting participants in the EM Instruments trading business; to provide a forum for its members to examine and review such developments; and to represent effectively the common interests of its members before legislative and administrative bodies and international or quasi-public institutions, boards and other bodies; and

(g) to exercise any and all powers in carrying out the Association's purposes that may be conferred upon corporations formed pursuant to the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law or that may be necessary or incidental to the powers enumerated in Section 202(a) of such law; provided, however that nothing herein shall authorize the Association, directly or indirectly, to engage in or include among its purposes any activity mentioned in Sections 404(b) through 404(u) of such law or any activity which would constitute a violation of any applicable antitrust or trade regulation law."

(5) This amendment to the certificate of incorporation of Emerging Markets Traders Association, Inc., was authorized by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members entitled to vote thereon at a meeting of the members duly called and held on the 13th day of December, 1994, the affirmative vote being at least equal to the quorum.

(6) The Secretary of State of the State of New York is hereby designated the agent of the corporation upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the corporation served upon him as agent of the corporation is:

In care of Alexis 0. Rodzianko
Chemical Bank
270 Park Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10017

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have subscribed this certificate and affirm the statements herein as true under the penalties of perjury this 15 day of December, 1994.

 
 
_______________________
Alexis O. Rodzianko,
Chairman of the Board
 
 
 
_______________________
Michael M. Chamberlin,
Secretary
 
STATE OF NEW YORK
 
COUNTY OF NEW YORK
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On the 19th day of December, 1994, before me came Alexis O. Rodzianko, to me known to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing document, and acknowledged that he executed the same.
 
 
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Notary Public
 
 
On the 15th day of December, 1994, before me came Michael M. Chamberlin, to me known to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing document, and acknowledged that he executed the same.
 
 
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Notary Public