PAUL D. PATE APPLICATION FOR 

Secretary of Sta et CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY 
 
 State of Iowa (LIMITED PARTNERSHIP - Iowa Code chap 488) 
 
        TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 
                 Pursuant to section 902 of   the Iowa Uniform Partnership Act, the undersigned limited partnership applies for a
      certificate of   authority to   transact business in Iowa, and states: 
 
       1. The name of  the limited partnership is:       
 
                1A. The name the limited partnership will use in Iowa, if different than the legal name of the limited partnership is:
 
          (Refer to note #6 on the next page)
 
 2. Is the foreign limited partnership a foreign limited liability limited partnership? Yes No
 
          3. The limited partnership is organized underthe laws ofhe ts atet [or oreignf coun ryt ] of:        
 
       4. The date of organization ofhe tlimi edt par nershipt was:       
 
     5. The duration of hetlimi edt par nershipt :       
 
       6. The street and mailing address of its principal office is:
 
Address      
 
  City, State, Zip      
 
                          7.  If the laws of the jurisdiction under which the foreign limited partnership is organized require the foreign limited
             partnership to maintain an office in that jurisdiction, the street and mailing address of the required office is:
Address     
 
  City, Stat ,eZ ip      
 
             8. The name, street and mailing address of its registered agent in Iowa: 
 
Name      
 
Address      
 
  City, State, Zip      
 
       9. The name and street and mailing address of each general partner is:
 
Name      
 
Address      
 
  City, State, Zip      
 
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Name      
 
Address      
 
City  , State,  ip   Z   
 
Name      
 
Address      
 
City  , State,  ip   Z   
[Please  attach  additional  pages  as  necessary] 
 
10.  A certificate of existence, or a document of similar import, duly authenticated by the secretary of 
state or other official having custody of the limited partnership records in the state or country of 
organization, accompanies this application. 
 
11. Signature     
    Type or print name andtitle      
 
NOTES: 
 
              1.  The filing fee is $100.00. Make checks payable to SECRETARY OF STATE.
    2.  A certificate of existence, or a document of similar import, duly authenticated by the secretary of state or other official
          having custody of the limited partnership records in the state or country of organization, must accompany this
    application. 
 
                                            3. The document is to     be signed by a general partner. A copy of a signature is   acceptable for filing. Verification is   not required.
 
                 4. One copy of the document is to be delivered to the Secretary of State for filing.
 
           5. The effective time and date of the document is the later of the following:
            a. the time of filing on the date it is filed;
              b. the time specified in the document on the date it is filed;
                            c. the time and date specified in the document, not later than 90 days after the date it is filed.
 
                 6. If the name of the limited partnership or limited liability limited partnership does not satisfy the requirements of section 108
                   of the  Iowa Uniform Limited Partnership Act, it   may do one of the following in applying    for a certificate of authority:
                a. add one of the following words or abbreviations to its name for use in Iowa:
                 LIMITED  PARTNERSHIPS:    add one of the following suffixes to its name for use in Iowa:" limited partnership"or
    the abbre viation"L.P."or LP" ."                 
     
            LIMITED LIABILITY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP: add one of the following suffixes to its name for use in Iowa:          
      "limited liability limited partnership "or the abbreviation L.L.L.P. " "or LLLP" ".
 OR
 
  b. choose a compliant, available name for transacting business in Iowa if the partnership'sreal name is unavailable.
  
              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 loorF
     Des Moines, Iowa 50319  
 
   Phone: (515) 281-5204 
     
 Fax: (515) 242-5953
  635_0902
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