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PAUL D. PATE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Secretary of State APPLICATION FOR

State of Iowa CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY

TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

Pursuant to section 802 of the Iowa Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act , the undersigned
applies for a certificate of authority to transact business in Iowa and hereby states:

1. The name of the LLC or protected series:

1A. The name the LLC or protected series will use in Iowa, if different than the legal name above:

(Refer to note #6 on the Notes page)
2. TheLLC or protected series is formed under the laws of the state (or foreign country) of:

2A. If a protected series, the legal name of the series limited liability company of which it is a protected series:

3. The duration of the LLC or protected series is: ______________________________________________

4. The date of formation of theLLC or protected series is: ___________________________________________________________________

. 5 The street and mailing address of its registered office in Iowa and the name of its registered agent at that office
that both comply with section 489.113:

Name

Address City State Zip

5A. If a protected series, and the series limited liability company has other protected series, the name, street, and
mailing address of a person who knows the information listed in note #5A on the Notes page:

Name

Address City State Zip

. 6The street address of its principal office:

Address

City State Zip

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7-2021

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 7. Indicate if the limited liability company is a member-managed or manager-managed limited
 liability company by marking the appropriate box.State the name of one member or 
 
 manager and the street and mailing addresses of that member or manager.

Member Managed OR       Manager Managed 
  
Name          
         
             Address           City        State Zip
 
             8. The effective date and time of this application, if different than the date and time
    of filing (Refer to note #5 on the Notes page)
 
     Date 
     Time  

 9.   A certificate   of existence     or a record   of similar import,  signed by the secretary    of state or
 other official  having custody   of the company's  publicly filed report   in the state   or other 
 jurisdiction under whose law the LLC or series   is formed, accompanies  this application. 
          
 10.  
Signature     Date      

 Type    or print name and title      
 
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NOTES:

1. The filing fee is $100.00. Make checks payable to SECRETARY OF STATE.

2. A certificate of existence or a record of similar import, duly authenticated within 90 days prior to
the date of this application, by the secretary of state or other official having custody of the
company's publicly filed records in the state or other jurisdiction under whose law the company
is formed, must accompany this application. If this application is for a protected series of a
series limited liability company or the equivalent, and the state of formation of the protected
series does not provide for the issuance of certificates of existence or similar for protected
series, a certificate of existence or similar for the series limited liability company of which the
protected series is a protected series must accompany this application.

3. The application is to be signed by a person authorized by the company.

4. One copy of the application is to be delivered to the secretary of state for filing.

5. The effective time and date of the application is the later of the following:
a. the time of filing on the date it is filed;
b. the time specified in the application on the date it is filed.
c. the time & date specified in the application, not later than 90 days after the date it is filed.

5A. If this application is for a protected series, and the series limited liability company has other
foreign protected series, complete item 5A with the name, street, and mailing address of one
individual who knows the name, street, and mailing address of allof the following:
a. Each other foreign protected series of the series limited liability company.

b. The foreign protected series manager of and agent for service of process for each

other foreign protected series of the foreign series limited liability company.

6. If the name of the applicant does not satisfy the requirements of section 108 and, if it is a

protected series, section 14202, of Iowa Code chapter 489, it may do one of the following in
applying for a certificate of authority:
a.add “limited liability company” or “limited company” or the abbreviation “L.L.C.”, “LLC”,
“L.C.”, or “LC”. “Limited” may be abbreviated as “Ltd.”, and“company” may be

abbreviated as “Co.”. If a protected series, also add "protected series" or the

abbreviation "P.S." or "PS".

b. choose a compliant, available name for transacting business in Iowa if the limited liability

company's real name is unavailable.

If it is a protected series, file with this application a Fictitious Name Resolution pursuant to

Iowa Code sections 489.14703(3) and 489.108(5).

7. The information you provide will be open to public inspection under Iowa Code chapter 22.11.

SECRETARY OF STATE
Business Services Division
Lucas Building, 1st Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319

Phone: (515) 281-5204
Fax: (515) 242-5953
Website: sos.iowa.gov

635_0010
7-2021

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