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(1)
Amount previously paid:
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Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:
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(3)
Filing party:
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(4)
Date filed:
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Name & Address
of
Beneficial
Owner
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Office, if
Any
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Title of
Class
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Amount & Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership
(1)
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Percent
of Class
(2)
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5%
Securities Holder
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Viking
Investments Group LLC
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Common
Stock $0.01
par
value
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366,520
(5)
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51.5%
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Cede
& Co.
P.
O. Box 222
Bowling
Green Station
New
York, New York 10006
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Common
Stock $0.01
par
value
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323,230
(6)
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45.5%
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(1)
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Beneficial
Ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and
Exchange Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with
respect to securities. Each of the beneficial owners listed above
has direct ownership of and sole voting power and investment power with
respect to the shares of our common stock.
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(2)
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A
total of 711,018 shares of our Common Stock are considered to be
outstanding pursuant to SEC Rule 13d-3(d)(1). For each
Beneficial Owner above, any options exercisable within 60 days have been
included in the denominator.
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(3)
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On
August 21, 2008, Tom Simeo filed a Form 3 with the SEC stating that he has
no beneficial ownership in any shares of Common Stock of
Synthenol.
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(4)
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On
August 21, Richard Xu filed a Form 3 with the SEC stating that he has no
beneficial ownership in any shares of Common Stock of
Synthenol.
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(5)
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On
August 27, 2008, Viking Investments Group LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, (“Viking”), filed a Schedule 13D with the SEC stating
that Viking is the beneficial owner of 366,520 shares of Common Stock
which includes 19,000 shares of Common Stock held in nominee
name.
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(6)
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Does
not include 19,000 shares of Common Stock held by Cede & Co. for the
benefit of Viking.
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Name
and Principal Position
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Year
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Salary
($)
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Bonus
($)
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Stock
Awards
($)
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Option
Awards (No. of shares)
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Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation Earnings ($)
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Non-qualified
Deferred
Compensation Earnings ($)
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All
Other Compensation
($)
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Total($)
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Tom Simeo, CEO (1) |
2006
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0
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0
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2007
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0
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0
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Richard
Xu, Pres, Sec’y Treas. (2)
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2006
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0
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0
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2007
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0
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0
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Cecil
Morris, Pres. (3)
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2006
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6,000
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6,000
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2007
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6,000
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6,000
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John
Page, Sec’y, Treas. (4)
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2006
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6,000
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6,000
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2007
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6,000
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6,000
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(1)
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Mr.
Simeo, has been our chief executive officer since August 15, 2008, when
Viking Investments Group LLC acquired control of the
Company. Mr. Simeo became a member and chairman of our Board of
Directors effective on September 1, 2008.
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(2)
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Mr.
Xu, has been the our president, secretary and treasurer since August 15,
2008, when Viking Investments Group LLC acquired control of the
Company. Mr. Xu became a member of our Board of Directors
effective on September 1,
2008.
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(3)
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Mr.
Morris was our president until August 15, 2008, when Mr. Morris resigned
from all offices he held with us. On the same date, Mr. Morris
submitted his resignation as a member of our Board of Directors effective
on September 1, 2008.
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(4)
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Mr.
Page was our treasurer, secretary and a director of our Board of Directors
until August 15, 2008, when Mr. Page resigned from all offices he held
with us. On the same date, Mr. Page submitted his resignation
as a member of our Board of Directors effective on September 1,
2008.
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Florida
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Nevada
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Standard of Conduct
for Directors
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Under
the FBCA, directors also have a fiduciary relationship to their
corporation and its shareholders and, as such, are required to discharge
their duties as a director in good faith with the care an ordinarily
prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar
circumstances and in a manner they reasonably believe to be in the best
interests of the corporation. In discharging his or her duties, a director
may consider such factors as the director deems relevant, including the
long-term prospects and interests of the corporation and its shareholders,
and the social, economic, legal, or other effects of any action on the
employees, suppliers, customers of the corporation or its subsidiaries,
the communities and society in which the corporation or its subsidiaries
operate, and the economy of the state and the nation.
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In
Nevada, a corporation’s directors are held accountable to use “reasonable
business judgment” in directing and overseeing the activities of the
corporation. They have fiduciary obligations which cannot be breached.
Directors can be held accountable to the shareholders if they fail to
properly fulfill their duties or otherwise act against the interests of
the corporation.
In
order to fulfill their duties to the corporation and shareholders,
directors are bound to use reasonable care and business judgment. Their
performance will be based upon what a prudent person would decide under
the circumstances. Their decisions do not necessarily need to pan out to
be successful, as long as their business judgment was reasonable under the
circumstances at the time that the relevant decision was made.
Directors
must make all decisions in the best interest of the corporation and not
based upon their own self interests or the interests of other
parties. Directors generally cannot personally profit to the detriment of
the corporation. In any situation where a director stands to benefit
personally, full disclosure of this personal benefit should be made prior
to the making of such decisions. Transactions where a director stands to
gain personally are not necessarily invalid, but will be specially
scrutinized for fairness to the corporation and to determine whether the
director’s personal interests were properly disclosed prior to the making
of the relevant decision.
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Dividends and other
Distributions
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Under
the FBCA, a corporation may make a distribution, unless after giving
effect to the distribution: the corporation would not be able to pay its
debts as they come due in the usual course of business; or the
corporation’s assets would be less than the sum of its total liabilities.
Under the FBCA, a corporation’s redemption of its own common stock is
deemed a distribution.
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Nevada
law prohibits distributions to stockholders when the distributions would
(i) render the corporation unable to pay its debts as they become due in
the usual course of business and (ii) render the corporation’s total
assets less than the sum of its total liabilities plus the amount that
would be needed to satisfy the preferential rights upon dissolution of
stockholders whose preferential rights are superior to those receiving the
distribution.
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Florida
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Nevada
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Limitation of
Liability
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The
FBCA generally provides that a director of a corporation is not personally
liable for monetary damages to the corporation or other person unless the
director breached or failed to perform his duties as a director, and such
breach or failure: constitutes a violation of criminal law, unless the
director had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was lawful or had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful; constitutes a
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit;
and results in an unlawful distribution; in the case of a derivative
action or an action by a shareholder, which constitutes conscious
disregard for the best interests of the corporation or willful misconduct;
or in the case of a proceeding other than a derivative action or an action
by a shareholder, constitutes recklessness or an act or omission which was
committed in bad faith or with malicious purpose or in a manner exhibiting
wanton and willful disregard of human rights, safety or property.
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Under
Nevada law, unless the articles of incorporation provide for greater
individual liability, a director or officer is not individually liable to
the corporation or its shareholders for any damages as a result of any act
or failure to act in his capacity as a director or office unless it is
proven that: (a) His act or failure to act constituted a breach of his
fiduciary duties as a director or officer; and (b) His breach of those
duties involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of
law.
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Indemnification
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Florida
law allows indemnification if a person had reasonable cause to believe his
or her conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe his or her
conduct was unlawful; a transaction from which the person derived an
improper personal benefit; in the case of a director, an unlawful
distribution to shareholders; or willful misconduct or a conscious
disregard for the best interests of the corporation in a proceeding by or
in the right of the corporation or a shareholder.
Under
Florida law, unless the corporation’s articles of incorporation provide
otherwise, notwithstanding the failure of a corporation to provide
indemnification, and despite any contrary determination of the board or of
the shareholders in the specific case, a director, officer, employee, or
agent of the corporation who is or was a party to a proceeding may apply
for indemnification or advancement of expenses, or both, to the court
conducting the proceeding, to the circuit court, or to another court of
competent jurisdiction. On receipt of an application, the court, after
giving any notice that it considers necessary, may order indemnification
and advancement of expenses, including expenses incurred in seeking
court-ordered indemnification or advancement of expenses, if it determines
that:
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In
suits that are not brought by or in the right of the corporation, Nevada
law permits a corporation to indemnify directors, officers, employees and
agents for attorney’s fees and other expenses, judgments and amounts paid
in settlement. The person seeking indemnity may recover as long as he
acted in good faith and believed his actions were either in the best
interests of or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation.
Similarly, the person seeking indemnification must not have had any reason
to believe his conduct was unlawful.
In
derivative suits, a corporation may indemnify its agents for expenses that
the person actually and reasonably incurred. A corporation may not
indemnify a person if the person was adjudged to be liable to the
corporation unless a court otherwise orders.
No
corporation may indemnify a party unless it makes a determination that
indemnification is proper. The corporation through its stockholders,
directors or independent counsel must only determine that the
indemnification is proper.
Nevada
law does not require employees to give the undertaking. Nevada precludes
liability limitation for acts or omissions not in good faith or involving
intentional misconduct and for paying dividends or repurchasing stock out
of other than lawfully available funds.
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Florida
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Nevada
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However,
a contract or other transaction is not void or voidable solely because the
contract or transaction is between a Nevada corporation and its director
if the fact of financial interest is known to the board of directors or
committee, and the board or committee authorizes, approves or ratifies the
contract or transaction in good faith by a vote sufficient for the purpose
without counting the vote of the interested director, and the contract or
transaction is fair as to the corporation at the time it is authorized.
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Expiration of
Proxies
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The
FBCA provides that proxies may be valid for 11 months unless a longer
period is provided in the proxy.
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Nevada
law provides that proxies may not be valid for more than 6 months, unless
the proxy is coupled with an interest or the shareholder specifies that
the proxy is to continue in force for a longer period.
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Interested Shareholder
Combinations
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Section
607.0901 of the FBCA (also referred to as the Florida Affiliated
Transactions Act) generally requires approval by a majority of
disinterested directors or two-thirds of shareholders in specified
transactions between a corporation and holders of more than 10% of the
outstanding voting shares of the corporation (or their affiliates).
Florida law also permits the board of directors evaluating a tender
offer or other business combination to consider all relevant factors
including, without limitation, social, legal, economic or other effects on
employees, customers, suppliers, and other constituencies, possible impact
on the local community, and impact on the Florida and national economies.
The statute generally permits companies to elect not to be governed
by its provisions. However the Company’s current Articles of
Incorporation does not contain a provision expressly electing not to be
governed by this statute.
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Section
78.438 of the Nevada Revised Statutes prohibits a Nevada corporation from
engaging in any business combination with any interested stockholder (any
entity or person beneficially owning, directly or indirectly, 10% or more
of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation and any entity or
person affiliated with or controlling or controlled by any of these
entities or persons) for a period of three years following the date that
the stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless prior to that
date, the board of directors of the corporation approved either the
business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder
becoming an interested stockholder. Section 78.439 provides that
business combinations after the three year period following the date that
the stockholder becomes an interested stockholder may also be prohibited
unless approved by the corporation's directors or other stockholders or
unless the price and terms of the transaction meet the criteria set forth
in the statute. In its Articles of Incorporation, SinoCubate opts
out of these provisions and so they are not applicable to the
Company.
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Control Share
Acquisitions
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Section
607.0902 of the FBCA (also referred to as the Florida Control Share Act)
generally provides that shares acquired in a
"control share
acquisition"
will not possess any voting rights unless such voting
rights are approved by a majority of the corporation's disinterested
shareholders. A
"control-share
acquisition"
is an acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any
person having
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Sections
78.378 through 78.3793 of the Nevada Revised Statutes limit the voting
rights of certain acquired shares in a corporation. The provisions
generally apply to any acquisition of outstanding voting securities of a
Nevada corporation that has 200 or more stockholders, at least 100 of
which are Nevada residents, and conducts business in Nevada (an “issuing
corporation”) resulting in ownership of
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Florida
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Nevada
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ownership
of, or the power to direct the exercise of voting power with respect to,
issued and outstanding
"control shares"
of a
publicly held Florida corporation.
"Control Shares"
are
shares which, except for the Florida Control Share Act, would have voting
power that, when added to all other shares owned by a person or in respect
to which such person may exercise or direct the exercise of voting power,
would entitle such person, immediately after acquisition of such shares,
directly or indirectly, alone or as a part of a group, to exercise or
direct the exercise of voting power in the election of directors within
any of the following ranges: (a) at least 20% but less than 331/3% of all
voting power; (b) at least 331/3% but less than a majority of all voting
power; or (c) a majority or more of all voting
power.
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one
of the following categories of an issuing corporation's then outstanding
voting securities: (i) 20% or more but less than 23%; (ii) 23% or more but
less than 50%; or (iii) 50% or more. The securities acquired in such
acquisition are denied voting rights unless a majority of the security
holders approve the granting of such voting rights. Unless an
issuing corporation's articles of incorporation or bylaws then in effect
provide otherwise: (i) voting securities acquired are also redeemable in
part or in whole by an issuing corporation at the average price paid for
the securities within 30 days if the acquiring person has not given a
timely information statement to an issuing corporation or if the
stockholders vote not to grant voting rights to the acquiring person's
securities, and (ii) if outstanding securities and the security holders
grant voting rights to such acquiring person, then any security holder who
voted against granting voting rights to the acquiring person may demand
the purchase from an issuing corporation, for fair value, all or any
portion of his securities. In its Articles of Incorporation, SinoCubate
opts out of these provisions and so they are not applicable to the
Company.
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(a)
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the
Reincorporation of the Company in the State of Nevada to be accomplished
by a merger between the Company and SinoCubate, will constitute a tax-free
reorganization within the meaning of section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986;
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(b)
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no
gain or loss for federal income tax purposes will be recognized by
shareholders of the Company on receipt by them of the common stock of
SinoCubate in exchange for shares of the Company’s Common
Stock;
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(c)
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the
basis of the SinoCubate common stock received by shareholders of the
Company in exchange for their shares of the Company’s Common Stock
pursuant to the Reincorporation in the State of Nevada will be the same as
the basis for the Company’s Common Stock;
and
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(d)
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the
holding period for the SinoCubate common stock for capital gains treatment
received in exchange for the Company’s Common Stock will include the
period during which the Company’s Common Stock exchanged therefor is
held.
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Appendix
A
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Form
of Agreement and Plan of Merger
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Appendix
B
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Amended
Articles of Incorporation of SinoCubate, Inc., which will become the
Articles of Incorporation of the Company following the
Reincorporation
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Appendix
C
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Bylaws
of SinoCubate, Inc., which will become the Bylaws of the Company following
the Reincorporation
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Appendix
D
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Amended
Articles of Incorporation of Synthenol, Inc., which are currently in
effect until the Reincorporation
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Appendix
E
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Bylaws
of Synthenol, Inc. (f/k/a LegalPlay Entertainment, Inc.) which are
currently in effect until the
Reincorporation
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Page
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ARTICLE
I.
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MERGER;
EFFECTIVE TIME
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1
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1.1
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The
Merger
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1
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1.2
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Effective
Time
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1
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ARTICLE
II.
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SURVIVING
CORPORATION
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1
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2.1
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Surviving
Corporation
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1
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ARTICLE
III.
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TERMS
AND CONDITIONS OF THE MERGER
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2
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3.1
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The
Certificate of Incorporation
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2
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3.2
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The
Bylaws
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2
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3.3
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Officers
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2
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3.4
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Directors
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2
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3.5
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Submission
to Shareholder Vote
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2
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3.6
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Filing
of Articles of Merger in the State of Nevada
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2
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3.7
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Filing
of Articles of Merger in the State of Florida
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2
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ARTICLE
IV.
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EFFECT
OF MERGER
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3
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4.1
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Effect
of Merger on Constituent Entities
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3
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4.2
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Effect
of Merger on Capital Stock
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3
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4.3
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Certificates
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4
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ARTICLE
V.
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STATEMENTS
REQUIRED BY LAW
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4
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5.1
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Service
of Process
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4
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5.2
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Dissenting
Shareholders
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4
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ARTICLE
VI.
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MISCELLANEOUS
AND GENERAL
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5
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6.1
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Condition
to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger
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5
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6.2
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Further
Assurances
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5
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6.3
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Termination
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5
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6.4
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Modification
or Amendment
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5
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6.5
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Tax-Free
Reorganization
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5
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6.6
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Counterparts
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6
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6.7
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GOVERNING
LAW
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6
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6.8
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Entire
Agreement
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6
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6.9
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No
Third Party Beneficiaries
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6
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6.10
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Severability
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6
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6.11
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Headings
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6
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SYNTHENOL,
INC.
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a
Florida corporation
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By:
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/s/
Richard X
u
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Richard
Xu
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President
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SINOCUBATE,
INC.
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a
Nevada corporation
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By:
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/s/
Tom Simeo
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Tom
Simeo
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President
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SINOCUBATE,INC.
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By:
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/s/
Tom Simeo
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Name:
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Tom
Simeo
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Title:
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Director
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(a)
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The
annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, commencing with the
year 2008 shall be held at the principal office of the
Corporation in the State of Nevada or at any other place within or without
the State of Nevada as may be determined by the Board of Directors and as
may be designated in the notice of that
meeting.
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(b)
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If
the election of directors shall not be held on the day herein designated
for any annual meeting, or at any adjournment of that meeting, the Board
of Directors shall call a special meeting of the stockholders as soon as
possible thereafter.
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(c)
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No
change in the time or place for a meeting for the election of directors
shall be made within 20 days preceding the day on which the election is to
be held. Written notice of any change shall be given each
stockholder at least 20 days before the election is held, either in person
or by letter mailed to the stockholder at the address last shown on the
books of the Corporation.
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(d)
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In
the event the annual meeting is not held at the time prescribed in Article
II, Section I(a) above, and if the Board of Directors shall not call a
special meeting as prescribed in Article II, Section l(b) above
within three months after the date prescribed for the annual meeting, then
any stockholder may call that meeting, and at that meeting the
stockholders may elect the directors and transact other business with the
same force and effect as at an annual meeting duly called and
held.
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(a)
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In
order to determine the holders of record of the Corporation's stock who
are entitled to notice of meetings, to vote at a meeting or its
adjournment, to receive payment of any dividend, or to make a
determination of the stockholders of record for any other proper purpose,
the Board of Directors of the Corporation may order that the Stock
Transfer Books be closed for a period not to exceed sixty
days. If the purpose of this closing is to determine
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who
is entitled to notice of a meeting and to vote at such meeting, the Stock
Transfer Books shall be closed for at least thirty days preceding such
meeting.
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(b)
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In
lieu of closing the Stock Transfer Books, the Board of Directors may fix a
date as the record date for the determination of
stockholders. This date shall be no more than sixty days prior
to the date of the action which requires the determination, nor, in the
case of a stockholders' meeting, shall it be less than thirty days in
advance of such meeting.
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(c)
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If
the Stock Transfer Books are not closed and no record date is fixed for
the determination of the stockholders of record, the date of which notice
of the meeting is mailed, or on which the resolution of the Board of
Directors declaring a dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be
the record date for the determination of
stockholders.
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(d)
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When
a determination of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting has been
made as provided in this section, this determination shall apply to any
adjournment of the meeting, except when the determination has been made by
the closing of the Stock Transfer Books and the stated period of closing
has expired.
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(a)
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Meetings
of the stockholders shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board,
or, if he or she is not present, by the Chief Executive Officer, or if not
present, by the President, or if he or she is not present, by a
Vice-President, or if neither the Chairman of the Board nor the Chief
Executive Officer nor the President nor a Vice-President is present, by a
chairman to be chosen by a majority of the stockholders entitled to vote
at the meeting who are present in person or by proxy. The
Secretary of the Corporation, or, in her or his absence, an Assistant
Secretary, shall act as secretary of every meeting, but if neither the
Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, the stockholders
present at the meeting shall choose any person present to act as
secretary of the meeting.
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(b)
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The
order of business shall be as
follows:
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(a)
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Except
in the election of directors, at which time the stockholders shall be
entitled to cumulate their votes, and except as otherwise provided in the
Articles of Incorporation, the Bylaws, or the laws of the State of Nevada
at every meeting of the stockholders, each stockholder of the Corporation
entitled to vote at the meeting shall have, as to each matter submitted to
a vote, one vote in person or by proxy for each share of stock having
voting rights registered in his or her name on the books of the
Corporation. A stockholder may vote his or her shares through a
proxy appointed by a written instrument signed by the stockholder or by a
duly authorized attorney-in-fact and delivered to the secretary of the
meeting. No proxy shall be valid after three months from the
date of its execution unless a longer period is expressly
provided.
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(b)
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A
majority vote of those shares entitled to vote and represented at the
meeting, a quorum being present, shall be the act of the meeting except
that in electing directors a plurality of the votes cast shall
elect.
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(c)
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At
all elections of directors, the voting shall be by
ballot.
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(a)
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A
complete list of the stockholders of the Corporation entitled to vote
at the ensuing meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the
address of, and number of shares owned by, each stockholder shall be
prepared by the Secretary, or other officer of the Corporation having
charge of the Stock Transfer Books. This list shall be kept on
file for a period of at least ten days prior to the meeting at the
principal office of the Corporation and shall be subject to inspection
during the usual business hours of such period by any
stockholder. This list shall also be available at the meeting
and shall be open to inspection by any stockholder at any time during
the meeting.
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(b)
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The
original Stock Transfer Books shall be prima facie evidence as to who are
the stockholders entitled to examine the list or to vote at any meeting of
the stockholders.
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(c)
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Failure
to comply with the requirements of this section shall not affect the
validity of any action taken at any meetings of the
stockholders.
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(a)
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The
property, affairs and business of the Corporation shall be managed by a
Board of Directors of two persons. Except as provided,
directors shall be elected at the annual
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meeting
of the stockholders and each director shall serve for one year and/or
until his or her successor shall be elected and
qualify.
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(b)
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The
number of directors may be increased or decreased from time to time by an
amendment to these Bylaws. Any increased number of directors
shall be elected by the stockholders at the next regular annual meeting or
at a special meeting called for that purpose. The number of
directors shall never be less than one
(1).
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(c)
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Directors
need not be stockholders of the
Corporation.
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(d)
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A
majority of the directors in office shall be necessary to constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business. If, at any meeting of
the Board of Directors, there shall be less than a quorum present, a
majority of those present may adjourn the meeting, without further
notice, from time to time until a quorum shall have been
obtained. In case there are vacancies on the Board of
Directors, other than vacancies created by the removal of a director
or directors by the stockholders or by an increase in the number of
directors, the remaining directors, although less than a quorum, may by a
majority vote elect a successor or successors for the unexpired term or
terms.
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(a)
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At
any meeting of the stockholders, any director or directors may be
removed from office, without assignment of any reason, by a majority vote
of the shares or class of shares, as the case may be, which elected the
director or directors to be removed, provided, however, that if less
than all the directors are to be removed, no individual director
shall be removed if the number of votes cast against her or his removal
would be sufficient, if cumulatively voted at an election of the entire
board, to elect one or more
directors.
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(b)
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When
any director or directors are removed, new directors may be elected at the
same meeting of the stockholders for the unexpired term of the director or
directors removed. If the stockholders fail to elect persons to
fill the unexpired term or terms of the director or directors removed,
these unexpired terms shall be considered vacancies on the board to be
filled by the remaining directors.
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(a)
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The
Corporation shall indemnify each of its directors,
officers, and employees whether or not then in service as such (and his or
her executor, administrator and heirs), against all reasonable
expenses actually and necessarily incurred by him or her in
connection with the defense of any litigation to which the individual may
have been made a party because he or she is or was a director, officer or
employee of the Corporation. The individual shall have no right
to reimbursement, however, in relation to matters as to which he or
she has been adjudged liable to the Corporation for negligence or
misconduct in the performance of his or her duties, or was derelict in the
performance of his or her duty as director, officer or employee by reason
of willful misconduct, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard
of the duties of his or her office or employment. The right to
indemnity for expenses shall also apply to the expenses of suits
which are compromised or settled if the court having jurisdiction of the
matter shall approve such
settlement.
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(b)
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The
foregoing right of indemnification shall be in addition to, and not
exclusive of, all other rights to that such director, officer or employee
may be entitled.
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(a)
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The
Board of Directors, by a resolution or resolutions adopted by a majority
of the members of the whole Board, may appoint an Executive Committee, an
Audit Committee, and any other committees as it may deem
appropriate. Each committee shall consist of at least three
members of the Board of Directors. Each committee shall have
and may exercise any and all powers as are conferred or authorized by the
resolution appointing it. A majority of each committee may
determine its action and may fix the time and place of its meetings,
unless provided otherwise by the Board of Directors. The Board
of Directors shall have the power
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at
any time to fill vacancies in, to change the size of membership of, and to
discharge any committee.
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(b)
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Each
committee shall keep a written record of its acts and proceedings and
shall submit that record to the Board of Directors at each regular meeting
and at any other times as requested by the Board of
Directors. Failure to submit the record, or failure of the
Board to approve any action indicated therein will not, however,
invalidate the action to the extent it has been carried out by the
Corporation prior to the time the record of such action was, or should
have been, submitted to the Board of Directors as
provided.
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(a)
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The
Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders
and the Board of Directors. Except where, by law, the signature
of the President is required, the Chairman shall possess the same power as
the President to sign all certificates, contracts, and other instruments
of the Corporation which may be authorized by the Board of
Directors.
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(b)
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The
Chief Executive Officer shall have general active management of the
business of the corporation, and in the absence of the Chairman of the
Board, shall preside at all meetings of the shareholders and the Board of
Directors; and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of
Directors are carried into effect.
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(c)
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The
President, in the absence of the Chairman of the Board, shall preside at
all meetings of the stockholders and the Board of
Directors. She or he shall have general supervision of the
affairs of the Corporation, shall sign or countersign all certificates,
contracts, or other instruments of the Corporation as authorized by
the Board of Directors, shall make reports to the Board of Directors and
stockholders, and shall perform any and all other duties as are incident
to her or his office or are properly required of him or her by the Board
of Directors.
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(d)
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The
Vice-Presidents, in the order designated by the Board of Directors, shall
exercise the functions of the President during the absence or
disability of the President. Each Vice-President shall have any
other duties as are assigned from time to time by the Board of
Directors.
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(e)
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The
Secretary, the Treasurer, and the Controller shall perform those duties as
are incident to their offices, or are properly required of them by the
Board of Directors, or are assigned to them by the Articles of
Incorporation or these Bylaws. The Assistant Secretaries, in
the order of their seniority, shall, in the absence of the Secretary,
perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary, and shall
perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Board of
Directors.
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(f)
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Other
subordinate officers appointed by the Board of Directors shall exercise
any powers and perform any duties as may be delegated to them by the
resolutions appointing them, or by subsequent resolutions adopted
from time to time.
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(g)
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In
case of the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation and of
any person authorized to act in his or her place during such period of
absence or disability, the Board of Directors may from time to time
delegate the powers and duties of that officer to any other officer,
or any director, or any other person whom it may
select.
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(a)
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The
interest of each stockholder of the Corporation shall be evidenced by
certificates for shares of stock, certifying the number of shares
represented thereby and in such form not inconsistent with the
Articles of Incorporation as the Board of Directors may from time to time
prescribe.
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(b)
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The
certificates of stock shall be signed by the President or a Vice-President
and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or the Treasurer, and
sealed with the seal of the corporation. This seal may be a
facsimile, engraved or printed. Where any certificate is
manually signed by a transfer agent or a transfer clerk and by a
registrar, the signatures of the President, Vice-President,
Secretary, Assistant Secretary, or Treasurer upon that certificate may be
facsimiles, engraved or printed. In case any officer who has
signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any certificate
shall have ceased to be an officer before the certificate is issued, it
may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if that officer
had not ceased to be so at the time of its
issue.
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(a)
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Transfers
of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be made only on
the books of the Corporation by the registered owner, or by his or her
duly authorized attorney, with a transfer clerk or transfer agent
appointed as provided in Section 5 of this Article of the Bylaws, and
on surrender of the certificate or certificates for those shares properly
endorsed with all taxes paid.
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(b)
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The
person in whose name shares of stock stand on the books of the Corporation
shall be deemed by the Corporation to be the owner thereof for all
purposes. However, if any transfer of shares is made only for
the purpose of furnishing collateral security, and that fact is made known
to the Secretary of the Corporation, or to the Corporation's transfer
clerk or transfer agent, the entry of the transfer may record that
fact.
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LEGALPLAY
ENTERTAINMENT INC.
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(Name
of corporation as currently filed with the Florida Dept. of
State)
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K85050
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(Document
number of corporation (if known)
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NEW CORPORATE NAME (if
changing):
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SYNTHENOL
INC.
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(Must
contain the word "corporation," "company," or "incorporated" or the
abbreviation "Corp.," "Inc.," or "Co.")
(A
professional corporation must contain the word "chartered", "professional
association," or the abbreviation "P.A.")
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AMENDMENTS
ADOPTED
- (OTHER
THAN NAME CHANGE)
Indicate Article Number(s) and/or Article
Title(s) being amended, added or deleted: (
BE
SPECIFIC
)
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The
date of each amendment(s) adoption:
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November
8, 2006
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Effective
date if
applicable
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November
10, 2006
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(no
more than 90 days after amendment file date)
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Adoption
of Amendment(s)
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(
CHECK
ONE
)
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R
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The
amendment(s) was/were approved by the shareholders. The number of votes
cast for the amendment(s) by the shareholders was/were sufficient for
approval.
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£
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The
amendment(s) was/were approved by the shareholders through voting groups.
The following statement
must be separately provided for each voting group entitled to vote
separately on the
amendment(s).
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"The
number of votes cast for the amendment(s) was/were sufficient for approval
by
__________________________________________."
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(voting group)
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£
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The
amendment(s) was/were adopted by the board of directors without
shareholder action and shareholder action was not required.
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£
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The
amendment(s) was/were adopted by the incorporators without shareholder
action and shareholder action was not
required.
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Signature
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/s/
Cecil Morris
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(By
a Director, president or other officer - if directors or officers have not
been selected, by an incorporator - if in the hands of a receiver,
trustee, or other court appointed fiduciary by that
fiduciary)
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Cecil
Morris
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(Typed
or printed name of person signing)
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President
and Director
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(Title
of person signing)
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Poker.com,
Inc.
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(present
name)
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K85050
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(Document
Number of Corporation (If known)
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"Article I
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"Name
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"The name of this corporation,
as
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amended, shall be
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LegalPlay Entertainment,
Inc."
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Q
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The
amendment(s) was/were approved by the shareholders. The number of votes
cast for the amendment(s) by the shareholders was/were sufficient for
approval.
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£
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The
amendment(s) was/were approved by the shareholders through voting groups.
The following statement
must be separately provided for each voting group entitled to vote
separately on the
amendment(s).
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"The
number of votes cast for the amendment(s) was/were sufficient for approval
by
__________________________________________."
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(voting group)
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£
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The
amendment(s) was/were adopted by the board of directors without
shareholder action and shareholder action was not required.
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£
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The
amendment(s) was/were adopted by the incorporators without shareholder
action and shareholder action was not
required.
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Signature
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/s/
Mark K. Glusing
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(
By
the Chairman of Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, President or
other officer if adopted by the shareholders
)
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OR
(By a director if adopted by
the directors)
OR
(By an incorporator if
adopted by the incorporators)
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Mark
K. Glusing
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(Typed
or printed name)
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President,
of Poker.com, Inc.
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(Title)
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