|EXHIBIT 2.2


ARTICLES OF MERGERbetween
ALUKO USA, INC.andNICOLE INDUSTRIES, INC.



THE
UNDERSIGNED, being the constituent entities to the Plan of Merger hereinafter
described, do hereby certify that:


1. An
Agreement of Merger (the Plan of Merger) has been adopted by Aluko USA, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (Aluko), and Nicole Industries, Inc., a Nevada corporation
(Nicole). (Nicole and Aluko are hereinafter referred to as the Constituent Entities).


2.
The Plan of Merger was approved by the Board of Directors of each of the
Constituent Entities in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 92A of the
Nevada Revised Statutes.


3.
The Plan of Merger was submitted to and approved by the shareholders of the
Constituent Entities in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 92A of the
Nevada Revised Statutes.
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| | A.
The Plan of Merger was approved by the unanimous consent of the holders of the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock of Aluko.
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| | B.
The Plan of Merger was submitted to the stockholder of Nicole pursuant to the provisions
of Chapter 92A of the Nevada Revised Statutes and approved by the consent of the holders
of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Nicole. As of the
date of these Articles of Merger, Nicole has authority to issue 100,000,000 shares of
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, of which 100,000,000 shares are issued and
outstanding. Aluko owns of record 93,000,000 shares of Common Stock of Nicole. The merger
was approved by the vote the holders of 93,000,000 shares of Common Stock of Nicole and
there no votes against the Merger.
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|4.
Pursuant to the Plan of Merger:
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| | A.
Aluko will be merged into Nicole on the effective date of these Articles of Merger;
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| | B.
Each outstanding share of Common Stock of Nicole held by Aluko will be canceled upon the
effective date of the Merger;
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| | C.
Each outstanding share of Common Stock of Aluko held by any person or entity other than
Nicole will be converted into One Million Three Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand Three
Hundred Thirty-Three and One-Third (1,333,333.33) shares of Common Stock of Nicole upon
the effective date of the Merger; and
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| | D.
Each outstanding share of Common Stock of Aluko held by Nicole will be canceled upon the
effective date of the Merger.
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|5.
The complete and executed Plan of Merger is on file at the registered office of
Nicole and will be provided without cost to any shareholder of either
constituent entity upon request. The address of the
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|registered office of Nicole
is 1421 State Street, Suite B, Santa Barbara, California 93101.


6. The
address of Nicole, the surviving corporation, where copies of process may be sent by the
Secretary of State of the State of Nevada is as follows:
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| | Nicole
Industries, Inc. 1421 State Street, Suite B Santa Barbara, California 93101  Attn: Bruce
W. McRoy
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|7.
The effective date of the Merger shall be the date on which these Articles of
Merger are filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada.


IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed these Articles of Merger on
the date set forth below.
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|NICOLE INDUSTRIES, INC.,a Nevada corporation By /s/ Young-Hyu, Hur
Young-Hyun, Hur, Vice PresidentDate: August 3, 2000 |  | ALUKO USA INC., a Delawarecorporation By /s/ Young-Hyun, Hur
Young-Hyun, Hur, Vice President By /s/ Dongyob Lee Dongyob Lee, Assistant Secretary
Date: August 3, 2000
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