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THE EAGLE WHITE LEAD
COMPANY
Copy and Cert;f cate Of two II
Amenduonts

RESOLVED, that the articles
OF incorporation of The Eagle
White Lead Company of Cincin-
r'ati, Ohio, be and the same are
hereby amended so as to change
the name of said corporation from
The Eagle White Lead Company
to The Eaele-Picher Lead Com
pany; and
Be S further RESOLVED. that
the articles OF incorporation of
The Eagle White Lead Company
OF Cincinnati, Ohio, be and the
same are hereby amended so as
to enlarge the purpose for which
the same was formed so as to he
as follows;
Said corporation is formed for
the purpose of mining lead and
zirc ores as well as any and all
kinds of ores and metals. and
manufacturing, smelling and deal
ing in pig-lead, zinc and any and
al kinds of ores and metals, and
lead and zinc products in all va
rietles, and products of other ores
and metals in all varieties. and
also pants, colors and oils and
acquiring and selling any and all
real estate and personal property
in the State of Ohio and else
where, necessary or convenient
Tor the better transaction of the
business of the company, and to
insure or aid in the carrying out
OF the general powers of the COM
pany and the doing of all things
necessary Or incident thereto"
10 the Secretary of State.
Columbus, Ohio.
The Eagle White Lead Com.
pany of Cincinnati, Ohio, acting
BY 0. S. Picher, it's President ana
Joseph Hommel. Jr., it's Secretary.
hereby certifies that the foreeo-
ing is a true copy of the original
two l2) amendments to the ar
t:cies Of incorporation of The
Eagles White Lead Company Of
Cincinnati, Ono, which were
adopted by the votes of the own
ers of more than three-fiftbs
t5/5) of the capital preferred
stock, as well as by the votes of
the owners of more than three
tltths (3/5) of the capital COM
mon stock, at a meeting thereof
held on Tuesday, the sixth (6th}
oay of June, 1916, at the office
of the Company, Nos. 1908 to
1880 Broadway, Cincinnati, Ohio
pursuant to notice duly given ac-
cording to law.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF
Q. S. Picher, President and
Joseph Hum<el, Jr., Secretary, of
The Eagle White Lead Company.
OF Cincinnati, Ohio, acting for
9nd on behalf of said corporation.
rave hereunto set their hands and
caused the seal of said corpora
ton to be affixed this sixth dav
CT June. A. D. 1916.
THE EAGLE WHITE LEAD
COMPANY.
By o. S. Picher, President.
Joseph Hummel, Jr., Secretary.
(SEAL)
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Copy and Certificate of Amend
ment of the Articles of Incorp-
orat on of The Eagle-Picher
Lead Company Adopted by the
Stockholders April IS, 1924.

WHEREAS. The Board of Di4
rectors, as well as the stockhold-
ers, at their respective regular
meetings held on the 10th day of
February, A. D. 1924 passed the
following resolution, viz:
WHEREAS, the capital stock
of The Eagle Picher Lead Com
pany consists of One Million (Sl.-
cO0,000.O0)' Dollars preferred, of
which $917,200.00 is outstanding.
divided into shares of the par
value of One Hundred ($1OO. COZ
Dollars each, and Twenty Million
($2O,O00,00O.00) Dollars Common.
divided into shares of the par
value Of One Hundred ($10O.O0)
Dollars each, and
WHEREAS, it seems advisable
that the par value of the common
stock be changed from One Hum
dred ($100.09) Dollars per share
to Twenty ($2o.OO) Dollars per
share,
NOW THEREFORE, be it here
ny resolved that the Directors give
the requisite notice, provided by
statute to the stockholders, of a
special meeting of the stockholders
to be called, at which said meeting
is to be considered the advisability
of amending the Articles of Incor-
poration of said corporation by
changing the par value of the
common stock - that is to say of
changing the par value of each
share Of stock from One Hundred
($100.O0) Dollars to the par value
cf Twenty ($20.0O) Dollars, and
Of changing the number of COM
mon shares, viz; two hundred
thousand to one million (1,OO0,-
00O)", and
WHEREAS, in pursuance of
said resolution John B. Swift.
Frederick He: tenstein, Thomas S.
Brown, Jr., John A. Schaeffer. A.
E. Bendelari, Joseph Hummel, Jr.,
and J. Edward Webb, all of the
Directors of said corporation, did
on the 25th day of February,
1924, March 8. 1924, March 10th,
1924, March 18th, 1924, March
Gath, 1924, March 31st, 1924,
April 7th, 1924 and April IA,
1924, give notice in The Cincin-
Eat. Enquirer, a newspaper pub
lished and of general circulation
in the county where the company's
i Fincipal place of business is To-
Gated, and by letter addressed to
each stockholder whose place of
residence is known, which letter
was mailed nor than thirty DAYS
prior to said date Of meeting, that
a meeting of the stockholders will
be held on Tuesday, April 18th,
1924. at 2:30 o'clock, P. NJ, at
the Office of the Company at
006-1050 Broadway, Cincinnati, |
Ohio, for the purpose of consider
irg proposal to amend the Ar
ticles of incorporation of said
Company, thereby changing the
par value of each share of the
stock from one hundred
($100.O0) Dollars to twenty
($20.00) Dollars. and of changing
he number of shares Of common
stock from two hundred thousand
f200,000) to one million (1,OOo,-
)00)- that is to say that each
lolder of one (1) share of COM
non stock whose par value is one
Iundred ($100,00) Dollars will re.
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CERTIFICATE OF REDUCTION
OF CAPITAL STOCK
THE EAGLE-PICHER LEAD
COMPANY
To the Secretary of State,
Columbus Ohio.

To the Secretary of State,
Columbus, Ohio.
The Eagle-Picher Lead Company
hereby certifies that at a meeting
of the directors of said Company.
held on May 10th, 1925, the writ.
ten consent Of the persons in
whose names a majority of the
shares of the preferred stock of
sad Company stood on the books
Of the Company having first been
obtained, the preferred stock of
sad Company was reduced from
Eight Hundred & Sixty Five Thou
sand Six Hundred Dollars $685.
600.00D, to Eight Hundred &
Fifty Five Thousand Five Hun
dred Dollars $855,50O.OO).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. The
Eagle-Picher Lead Company has
caused it's name to be hereto SUBJ
scribed, by its President and Sec
retary. and it's corporate seal to
to be hereunto affixed, this 10th
day Of May, A. D. 1925.
The EAGLE-PICHER
LEAD COMPANY.
BY John B. Swift, President,
Joseph Hummel, Jr., Secretary.
(Corporate)
(SeaD
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(sEAI>
Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio.
To the Secretary Of State,
Columbus, Ohio.
We, the undersigned, being the
president and secretary respec-
lively, Of the Eagle White Lead
Company, do hereby certify that
at a meeting of the stockholders
of said company held at it's office
in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Wednes-
day the 7th day of October, A. D.
1891, duly called and held in
pursuance of proper written
waiver of notice as authorized by
law, said stockholders by a vote
of the owners of more than three
fifths of the capital stock of said
company as heretofore subscribed,
make amendments of the Articles
of Incorporation of said Eagle
White Lead Company, true copy
Of the original of which is herein
below set forth, as follows:
Resolved, That the Articles of
Incorporation of the Eagle White
Lead Company, be and the same
are hereby amended as follows:
First. That paragraph four of
said articles be amended so as to
read:
Paragraph Four: Said Com
pany is formed for the purpose
of manufacturing and dealing in
pig lead and lead products in all
their varities, and also paints and
nsead o.l, and shall be known as
The Eagle White Lead Company.
Resolved, further, that Para
graph Five of said articles be
and the same is hereby stricken
out and annulled."
In Testimony Whereof, John
L. Gw #, the president, and j. G..
Hay;or the Secretary, Of The
Eagle White Lead Company,
thereunto duly authorized, have
hereunto set their hands and
caused the seal of said corpora
ton to be hereto affixed, this 7th
day Of October, A. d. 1891.
JOHN B. Swift, Pres dent of
The Eagle White Lead
Company.
(SEAL)
J. G. Taylor, Secretary of
The Eagle White Lead
Company.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
To the Secretary of State,
C0l'7mbus. Ohio.
John B. Swift, President, and
J. G. Taylor, Secretary of The
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THE EAGLE WHITE
LEAD COMPANY
BY John B. Swift,
President.
By Gordon Taylor,
NoHALI Secretary.

Cincinnati, Ohio,
November 13, 1908.
To the Secretary of State.
State of Ohio,
Columbus, Ohio.
John B. Swift, President. and
j.. Gordon Taylor, Secretary of
The Eagle White Lead COMPANY.
duly authorized in the premises.
and acting on behalf of said Com
pany, do hereby certify that or,
the tenth day of November, 1908.
at meeting of the holders of
the Common (or voting) stock of
SAID company, duly called accord
ing to Law, at which meeting
there was represented, in person
and by proxy, TIA shares of said
common capital stock out of a
total outstanding issue of 1900
shares, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted, viz:
RESOLVED, that the Charter of
The Eagle White Lead Company
be amended in this, viz; that the
rate of interest now borne by the
Preferred Stock of this COMPANY
he increased from it's present
rate OF five per cent (5@o) per
annun, to six per cent (6eo) per
annum, from and after January
10th, 1909, all other conditions
remalnng unchanged.
"Resolved further, that the
Pres dent and Secretary of this
Company be, and they hereby are
authorized and instructed to car
ry out the provisions of these
resolutions, and to issue new Ger
tificates of stock in accordance
herewith, taking up and cancell-
ing the present outstanding certi-
ficates, and to file with the Sec
retary of State of the State of
Ohio, a copy Of these resolutions.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the
aforesaid John B. Swift, Presi-
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UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA,
STATE OF OHIO,
OEEIHE on TYE

SECRETARY OF STATE
/, CLARENCE J. BROWN,
Secretary of State of the State of
Ohio, do hereby certify that the
foregoing is an exemphfied copy,
carefully compared by me with
the original record now in my of
ficial custody as Secretary of
State, and found to be true and
correct, of the Articles of Incorp-
Grafton of The Eagle White Lead
Company, filed in this office on
the 18th day of January, 1867;
and recorded in Vol. 4, Page 95;
Certificate of Amendment of said
filed in this office on
the 10th day of Oct. 1891; Vol.
CONTINUED on Page 81
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Justice of the Peace.

The State of Ohio,
Hamilton County, SGT.
/, 3. J. Horton, Clerk of the
Court of Common Pleas within
and for said County, of Hamilton
do hereby certify that Sam K.
Rose, ESQ, whose name is signed
to the certificate hereto attached,
to acknowledgment of William
Wood, and others corporators,
January 10th, 1867, was at the
tine Of subscribing the same, a
legal acting Justice of the Peace,
in and fer said County Of Ha1lil-
ton, duly elected, commissioned
and qualif;e and that l am well
acquainted with his handwriting
and believe his signature TO be
genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, 1
have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal Of the said
Court, at Cincinnati, this tenth
day of January, A. D. 1867.
B. j. Horton.
Clerk, H. C. C. P.
By Edw. P. Cranch,
Deputy.
ESEATN
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LEGAL NOTICE

ceive therefor five {5} shares of
The common stock Of the par value
OF twenty ($20.00) Do lars.
NOW THEREFORE, E;E IT RE-
SOLVED by tn stockholders that
the articles of incorporation OF
The Eagle Picher Lead COMPANY
be and are hereby amended so
that the common capital stock of
this company of twenty million
($20,000,000) Dollars heretofore
divided into two hundred thousand
(200,000) shares of One Hundred
t$100.00) Dollars par value each
shall be divided into one million
t1,000,000) shares of twenty
($20.00) Dollars par value each,
and
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED
that the stockholders of the COM
mon stock be requested to for
ward their certificates of stock,
receiving in exchange therefor
new certif .cates, the same to rep
resent five times the number of
shares as shown on the old certi-
ficates-- in other words, each
common stockholder is to receive
for his one % share of common
stock Of the par value of One
Hundred ($100.00) Dollars Five
90 shares of the par value of
twenty ($20.00) Dollars.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED.
that the President and Secretary
of the Company be directed to file
a certified copy of this amend
ment with the Secretary of State
and to give notice hereof by pub
Hcat-on i'll some newspaper of
general circulation in Hamilton
County. Ohio, for three consecu-
tive weeks"
CERTIFICATE
To the Secretary of State,
Columbus, Ohio.
The Eagle Picher Lead Company
Of Cincinnati, Ohio, by its presi-
dent, John B. Swift, and its sec.
retary, Joseph Hum rcl, Jr.. here
by certifies that the raregoing is q
true copy of the o = nal amend.
rent to the Articles Incorpora-
ton of The Eagle picher Lead
Company which was adopted by
the votes of the OWE .rs of more
than three-f:ftths OF it's capital
stock at meet ng thereof held on
Tuesday the 18th day of April.
| 1924, at $3.50 o'clock, P. M. at
the offices of the company, Nos.
iOO6 to 1880 Broad ay. Cincin-
natl, Ohio, pursuant TO notice duly
given accord ng to lay.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. the
president and Secretary of The
Eagle Picher Lead Company, act
ing for and on behalf Of said corp
oration, have hereunto set their
hands and caused the seal of said
Corporation to be affixed this 18th
day of April, 1924.
THE EAGLE PICHER
LEAD COMPANY.
By John B. Swift. President.
By Joseph Hummel, Jr.,
UoEAL) Secretary.
CEPTJETCATE on DUDTycurox,
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The Eagle-Picher Lead
Company.
BY John B. Swift, President.
Joseph Hummel, Jr., Secretary.

Filed December 81, 1921.
Corp. No. 36429.
CERTIFICATE OF REDUCTION
OF CAPITAL STOCK
(Sec. 866S G. C. 107 o. L. 41l)
TO the Secretary of State.
Columbus, Ohio.
The Eagle-Picher Lead Com
pary hereby certifies that it's au-
thorized capital stock is 10000
OSO.0O consisting of $9,0oO,-
10000 common stock divided into
$4,000 shares. par value $1,000
each, and $1,0O0,0OO.OO preferred
stock divided into 10000 shares,
par value $4,000 each: That it's
Board of Directors on or about
the 28th day Of December, 1920
cancelled 220 shares of the pre-
ferred stock, reducing the same
10 1880 shares, due notice of
which was given to the Secretary
OF State, and that on the goth day
OF December, 1921, cancelled 100
shares of the preferred stock
which had been reduced by the
corporation, and directed that the
capital stock be reduced by such
cancellation to $9,96S,OO0. to
CONSIST of $9,000,0OO.O0 com
mon stock, divided i'm 0
10000 shares, par value
vided into 10000 shares, par value
$4,000 each, and $968, 8,OOO. 90
preferred stock, divided into $3.50
shares, par value $4,000 each:
ana further directed that the
VICE President and Secretary of
me Company execute and file with
the Secretary of State a certifj-
cate of such cancellation and ac-
ton OF the Board of Directors as
Il certificate of reduction of the
authorized capital stock of the
corporation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. THE
'EGAGLE-PICHER LEAD COM.
PANY has caused its name to he
hereto subscribed by its President
and Secretary and its CORPORATE
seal affixed this 3Gth day of
December, 1921.
1HE EAGLE-PICHER LEAD
COMPANY.
BY Frederick Hertenstein
Vice President.
Joseph Hummel, Jr..
(sEA1, Secretary.
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CERTIFICATE OF REDUCTION
OF CAPITAL STOCK
tSec. 1860 C. c., 1O7 o. l.. 41D

To the Secretary of State,
Columbus, Ohio.
The Eagle-Picher Lead Com.
pany hereby certifies that its au.
thorized capital stock is $10,000,.
600. consisting of $9,0O0.000 com.
mon stock divided into 10000
shares, par value $4,000 each,
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LEGAL NOTICE

dent, and J. Gordon Taylor, Sec
retary of The Eagle White Lead
Company acting for and on behalf
Of sad company, have hereunto
set their hands and caused the
corporate seal of said Company
TO be heneunto affixed this thir-
teenth day of November, A. D.
1908.
John B. Swift, President,
Of The Eagle White Lead
Company.
(SEAL)
J. Gordon Taylor, Secre-
tary, Of The Eagle White
Lead Company.
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CERTIFICATE OF REDUCTION
OF CAPITAL STOCK
Of
THE EAGLE-PICHER LEAD
COMPANY
To the Secretary Of State.

10 the Secretary Of State,
Columbus, Ohio.
The Eagle-Picher Lead Company
hereby certifies that at meeting
of the directors Of sad Company,
held on February Goth, 1928, the
written consent of the persons in
whose names a majority Of the
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CERTIFICATE OF REDUCTION
OF CAPITAL STOCK
THE EAGLE-PICHER LEAD
COMPANY
10 the Secretary of State,

To the Secretary of State,
Columbus. Ohio.
The Eagle-Picher Lead Company
hereby eertifies that at meeting
CT the directors of said Company
held on February 18th, 1925. the
written consent of the persons in
whose names majority of the
shares of the preferred stock of
said Company stood on the books
OF the Company having first been
obtained, the preferred stock of
said Company was reduced from
N-ne. Hundred ard seventeen thou.
sand, two hundred Dollars ($917.-
2OO.O0), to Eight Hundred and
Sixty-five Thousand six hundred
Dollars 1855, ,6OO.OO).
in WITNESS WHEREOF. The
Eagle-Picher Lead Company has
caused its name to be hereto sub
scrrbed, by its President and Sec
retary, and its corporate seal to
be hereunto affixed this 18th dav
of May, A. D. 1925.
THE EAGLE-PICHER
LEAD COMPANY.
By Frederick Hertenstein
-(Corporate) Vice President
Joseph Hummel, Jr.,
Noeal) Secretary.
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To the Secretary Of State,

To the Secretary of State,
Columbus, Ohio.
John B. Swift, President. AMI
J. Gordon Taylor, Secretary. of
The Eagle White Lead Company,
duly authorized in the premises
and acting on behalf of sad Com
pany, do hereby certify that on
the nineteenth day of December,
1899, the capital stock of said
Company was fully paid up; that
on said 10Th day of December,
1899, by the unanimous vote of
the holders of all of the stock of
SAID Company, at the regular an
nual meeting of the Stockholders,
held at the office Of the Company
n the City Of Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton County, Ohio, and at which
meeting, all the holders of the
Capital Stock of said Company
were present in person or by
proxy, and waived in writing the
notice by publication and by let
ter of the time, place and object
OF such meeting required by law,
and also agreed in writing to the
increase of Capital Stock herein
after set forth, the following was
adopted;
Resolved; that the Capital
Stock Of said The Eagle White
Lead Company be increased from
L We hundred Thousand do1Iars
$500, 10000 its present capital
stock, to One million dollars ST.
ooc,oO0,0O = divided into ten
thousand 10000 shares of the par
value of One hundred dollars
i$lO0.00) each; and
Kesolved; that the President
and Secretary of SAID The Eagle
White Lead Company be, and
they are hereby instructed to file
a certificate Of such increase
with the Secretary Of State,
which IS accordingly done.
In witness whereof, the afore-
sad John B. Sw..ft, President,
and j. Gordon Taylor, Secretary
Of The Eagle White Lead Com
fany, acting for and on behalf of
SAID Company, have hereunto set
Their hands and caused the Corp
oFate seal of said Company to be
ne%eunto affixed this 10th day If
December, A. D. 1899.
John 3. Swift. President
OF The Eagle White Lead
Company.
(SEAL)
]. Gordon Taylor, Secre-
tary of The Eagle White
Lead Company.
CERTIFICATE OF INCREASE
OF CAPITAL STOCK BY THE
S S U E OF PREFERRED
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LEGAL NOTICE

Eagle White Lead Company, duly
authorized IN the premises, and
acting on behalf of said Comps ny,
de hereby certifify that meet
.ng of directors Of said company
held October 7, 1891, the writ
ten consent to the persons in
whose names a majority of the
shares of the capital stock of said
company stood on the books OF
the company having been first
obtained, the capital stock of said
company was reduced from two
hundred thousand $500, 0,O00) do
lars to one hundred thousand
t$100, 0,000) dollars, and the orr
ginal shares of the nominal value
each of One Thousand ($1,O0OI
dollars, and fully paid up, were
reduced to the sum of One Hun
dred ($1O0) dollars each, and
new certificates, in accordance
herewith, were directed to be is-
sued on surrender of said ori-
ginal certificates.
In Witness Whereof, the afore-
said John B. Swift, President,
and j. G. Taylor, Secretary of
The Eagle White Lead Company,
acting for and on behalf of said
company, have hereunto set their
hands and caused the corporate
seal of said company to be here
unto affixed, this 7th day of
October, A. D. 1891.
John B. Swift, President of
The Eagle White Lead
Company,
SEAT
J. G. Taylor, Secretary Of
The Eagle White Lead
Company,
Cincinnati, Ohio,
April 10, 1892.
To the Secretary of State,
Columbus, Ohio.
John 3. Swift, President. and
j. G. Taylor, Secretary of the
Eagle Write Lead Company, duly
authorized in the premises and
acting on behalf of said company.
do hereby certify that on the
10Th day of April, A. D. 1892,
the capital stock of said company
was fully paid up; that on said
10Th day of April, A. D. 1892, by
vote of the holders of a major
ity of the stock of said company,
at a meeting called by major
ity of it's directors and held at the
office of the company, in the
city of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, and at which meet
;ng all the holders of the capital
stock of said company were pre-
sent IN person or by proxy and
waived in writing the notice by
publication and by letter of the
time. place and object of such
meeting required by law, and also
agreed in writing to the increase
Of capital stock hereinafter set
forth, the following was adopted:
Resolved, That the capital
stock of said The Eagle White
Lead Company be increased from
)ne hundred thousand ($100,000)
collars, it's present capital stock,
to five hundred thousand (S5OO,-
COO dollars. vided into five
thousand (5,O20) shares of the
par value of one hundred ($10O)
dollars each; and
Resolved further, That the
president and secretary of said
company be instructed to- file a
! ertificate of such increase with
he secretary Of state"
7h ch IS accordingly done.
In Witness Whereof, The afore-
aid John B. Swift, President and
J. G. Taylor, Secretary of the
Eagle White Lead Company, act
ing for and on behalf of said
company, have hereunto set their
hands and caused the corporate
seal of said company to be here
unto affixed this 10Th dav of
April, A. D. 1892.
John B. Swift, President
of The Eagle White Lead
Company,
(SEAL)
J. G. Taylor, Secretary
of The Eagle White Lead
Company,
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LEGAL NOTICE

and $1,000.00O preferred stock di-
yided into 10000 shares, par value
$4,000 each;
That its Board of Directors on
the 9th of December, 1920 can
celled 220 shares of the preferred
stock, which had been redeemed
by the corporation, and directed
that the capital stock be reduced
ly such cancellation to $685.
600. to consist Of $9,O0O.0OO. com
mon stock, divided into 10000
shares, par value $4,000 each
(*"*) and $97S,00O. preferred
stock, divided into $3.50 shares,
par value $4,000 each;
And further directed that the
President and Secretary of the
Company execute and file with
the Secretary of State a certifi-
cate of such cancellation and ac-
ton Of the Board Of Directors as
certificate Of reduction of the
authorized capital stock of the
corporation.
CThe words relating to pre-
ferred stock following the (*@&)
to be stricken out if all of such
stock is cancelled.)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF The
Eagle Picher Lead Company has
caused its name to be hereto sub
scribed by its President and Sec
retary and its corporate seal af
fixed this 9th day of December
1920.
The Eagle-Picher Lead
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THE EAGLE-PICHER LEAD
COMPANY.

BY John B. Swift, President.
Joseph Hummel, Jr., Secretary.
(The words relating to pre-
ferred stock following the stars
(F"*) to be stricken out if all of
Of such stock is cancelled.)