Kentucky Secretary of State TREY GRAYSON __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Division of Corporations BUSINESS FILINGS Articles of Organization PLC Professional Limited Liability Company P.O. Box 718 Frankfort, KY 40602 (502) 564-2848 http://www.sos.ky.gov/ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ For the purposes of forming a professional limited liability company in Kentucky pursuant to KRS Chapter 275, the undersigned organizer(s) hereby submit(s) the following Articles of Organization to the Secretary of State for filing: Article I: The name of the limited liability company is ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Article II: The street address of the limited liability company’s initial registered office in Kentucky is ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Street City State Zip Code and the name of the initial registered agent at that office is ____________________________________________________ Article III: The mailing address of the limited liability company’s initial principal office is ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Street or PO Box Number City State Zip Code Article IV: The limited liability company is to be managed by: _____ A. a manager or managers. (must check one) _____ B. its member(s). Article V: The profession to be practiced through the limited liability company____________________________________ Executed by the Organizer(s) on______________________________________________ Date __________________________________________________________ Signature of Organizer __________________________________________________________ Signature of Organizer I, ___________________________________________________________________, consent to serve as the registered agent on behalf of the company. Type or print name of registered agent ___________________________________________________________ Signature of Registered Agent ___________________________________________________________ Type or Print Name & Title SOS PLC (06/07) (See attached sheet for instructions) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION FILING INSTRUCTIONS (Please type or print in black ink) PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Professional services mean the personal services rendered by physicians, osteopaths, optometrists, podiatrists, chiropractors, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, psychologists, occupational therapists, veterinarians, engineers, architects, landscape architects, certified public accountants, public accountants, physical therapist and attorneys. REGULATING BOARD The regulating board is the governmental agency that is charged by law with the licensing and regulation of the practice of the profession that the professional limited liability company is organized to provide. PROFESSIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY NAME The professional limited liability company name must contain the words “professional limited liability company” or “PLLC.” A professional limited liability company name must be distinguishable from any name on record with the Secretary of State. REGISTERED OFFICE AND REGISTERED AGENT The registered office of the professional limited liability company must be in Kentucky and contain a street address or other specific location (Highway, Rural Route, Building etc.). A post office box only is insufficient for the registered office address. The registered agent may be an individual resident of Kentucky, a Kentucky corporation, a Kentucky nonprofit corporation, a Kentucky limited liability company, a foreign corporation, a foreign nonprofit corporation, a foreign limited liability company authorized to transact business in Kentucky. NOTE: A statement of change form must be filed with the Secretary of State whenever a change has occurred to the registered agent and/or registered office address. The form may be downloaded from our Web site or contact the Secretary of State’s Office. CONSENT OF REGISTERED AGENT Unless the registered agent signs the articles, the company must deliver with the articles of organization, the registered agent’s consent to the appointment. The registered agent must give written consent to act as agent on behalf of the professional limited liability company. If the registered agent is a corporation an officer or the chairman of the board of directors must sign on behalf of the corporation. If the registered agent is a limited liability company and management of the company is vested in one or more managers, a manager must sign on behalf of the limited liability company. If management of the company is vested in its members, a member must sign. The person signing on behalf of the business entity acting as agent must designate the title or capacity in which he or she signs. PRINCIPAL OFFICE ADDRESS The principal office is the office (in or out of this state) so designated in writing with the Secretary of State where the principal executive offices of the professional limited liability company are located. NOTE: A statement of change of principal office address form must be filed with the Secretary of State whenever a changed has occurred to the principal office address. The form may be downloaded from our Web site or contact the Secretary of State. WHO MAY SIGN The articles of organization must be signed by the organizer(s). NUMBER OF COPIES Submit the original signed articles of organization and two exact or conformed copies. (May be photocopies.) Two file-stamped copies will be returned to the limited liability company as evidence of filing. One file-stamped copy must then be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the limited liability company’s registered office is situated. FILING FEE The filing fee for Articles of Organization is $40.00 Your check should be made payable to the "Kentucky State Treasurer". MAILING ADDRESS Trey Grayson Secretary of State P. O. Box 718 Frankfort, KY 40602-0718 OFFICE LOCATION Room 154, Capitol Building 700 Capital Avenue Frankfort, KY 40601 WEB SITE ADDRESS Our home page address is www.ky.sos.gov For name availability, call (502) 564-2848, press 2, and then press 1. For further information, call (502) 564-2848, press 2 and then press 2 or try our web site. NOTE: The Professional Limited Liability Company must file an annual report with the Secretary of State between January 1 and June 30 of the year following the calendar year in which the corporation was incorporated. Subsequent annual reports must be filed with the Secretary of State between January 1 and June 30 of the following calendar years. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com