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LEGAL NOTICE
CERTIFICATE OF INcORPOR.
ALTON OF
THE EAGLE WHITE LEAD
COMPANY.

The subscribers hereto, William
Wood, Thomas G. McCay, Alfred
Burdsal, William C. Wood, and
John Ritterhoff, of the City of
Cincinnati and State of Ohio, do
hereby associate ourselves togeth-
er as body corporate under the
laws of Chic, for the purpose OF
engaging in the business of manu-
featuring and we do hereby make
this certificate under our hands
and seals as follows; viz;
/. The amount Of the capital
stock of said corporation and ne
cessary therefor, is Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars.
g. Said stock shall be divided
into shares of One Thousand Dol
lars each.
8. The principal office and place
Of business of said corporation
shall be located in the City of
Cincinnati. Hamilton County,
Ohio.
4. Said manufacturing estab-
lishment which is hereby incorpor-
ated for the purpose of manufac-
taring and selling White Lead and
colored Paints shall be known as
The Eagle White Lead Company.
5. The annual meeting of the
stockholders Of. said corporation
shall be held at the office of said
corporation in the City of Cincin-
rat, Ohio, on the Second Monday
in Juanuary in each year, at
which meeting seven directors of
said corporation shall be elected
and such other lawful business
done as the stockholders shall
deem necessary and proper.
In test mony whereof, we have
hcreunto set our hands and seals
this Tenth day of January in the
year of our Lord One Thousand
Eight Hundred and Sixty-Seven
In presence of Sam K. Rose, ]
H. Hump.
VIM. Wood (seaD
Thos. j. Mccoy, (seaO
Alfred Burdsal (seaD
VIM. C. Wood (seal)
John Ritterhoff, (seaD
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CERTIFICATE OF REDUCTION
OF CAPITAL STOCK
tSec. 1868 c. c., 1O7 o. L. 4l1)

70 the Secretary of State,
Columbus, Ohio.
The Eagle-Picher Lead Com
pany hereby certifies that its au-
thorized capital stock is $1O,OOO,-
900. consisting of $9,0O0.OOO COM
mon stock divided into 10000
shares. par value $4,000 each
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CERTIFICATE OF REDUCTION
OF CAPITAL STOCK
THE EAGLE-PICHER LEAD
COMPANY

To the Secretary of State,
Columbus, Ohio.
The Eagle-Picher Lead Comnanv
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 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 G. Sixty Five Thou
sand Six Hundred Dollars (S865.-
6OO.0OD, to Eight Hundred &
Fifty Five Thousand Five Hun
dred Dollars 1855, ,5OO.OO). {
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. The
Eagle.Picher Lead Company has
caused its name to be hereto suh-
scrlbed, by its President and Sec
retary, and its corporate seal to
to be hereunto affixed, this 10th
day of May, A. D. 1926.
THE EAGLE-PICHER
LEAD COMPANY.
By John B. Swift, President
Joseph Hummel, Jr., Secretary.
(Corporate)
(SeaD
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company.
BY John B. Swift, President.
Joseph Hummel, Jr., Secretary.

Filed December 81, 1921,
Corp. No. 36429.
CERTIFICATE OF REDUCTION
OF CAPITAL STOCK
(Sec. 1863 c.. C. lO7 o. L. 411)
To the Secretary of State,
Columbus, Ohio.
The Eagle-Picher Lead Com
pany hereby certifies that its au,
thorized capital stock is 100000
10000 consisting of $4,000
o0o.OO common stock divided into
9O,OOO shares. par value $4,000
each, and $1,00O,OO0.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 22O shares of the pre-
ferred stock, reducing the same
TO $3.50 shares, due notice of
winch was given to the Secretary
OF State, and that on the Goth dav
OF December, 1891, cancelled 100
shares of the preferred stock.
winch had been reduced by the
corporation, and directed that the
capital stock be reduced by such
cancellation to $9,96S, ,OO0. 90 to
CONSIST of $9,OOO,O00.OO com
mon stock, divided into
$4,000 shares, par value
vided into 10000 shares. Ear valno
$4,000 each, and $968, 600. 90
preferred stock, divided into $3.50
shares, par value $4,000 each.
AND further directed that the
VICE President and Secretary of
me Company execute and file with
rhe Secretary of State a certifi-
cate of such a cancellation and ac.
t.on OF the Board of Directors as
d cerClflcate of reduction of the
authorized capital stock of the
corporation. w
;, IN WITNESS WHEREOF. THE
'ELAGLE-PICHER LEAD COM.
PANY has caused its name to be
hereto subscribed by It's Presidents
and Secretary and its cornorate
seal affixed tbs 30tb dou
December. 1921. "a
4HE EAGLE-PICHER LEAD
COMPANY.
by Frederick Hertenstein
Vice President.
Joseph Hummel, Jr..
(sEA1A Secretary.
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LEGAL. NOTICE

ceive therefor five (5) shares of
the common stock of the par value
Of twenty ($20.00) Dollars.
NOW THEREFORE BE 1T RE-
SOLVED by th 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
(20O,000) shares of One Hundred
($100.00) Dollars par value each
shall be divided into one million
1,O0O,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
hew certificates, 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 (1) share of common
stock of the par value of One
Hundred ($100.00) Dollars Five
(5) shares of the par value of
twenty ($20.0G) Dollars.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED.
that the President ard 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
lication in some newspaper of
general circulation in Hamilton
County. Ohio, for three consecu-
tive weeks"
I CERTIFICATE
To the Secretary Of State,
Columbus, Ohio.
The Eagle Picher Lead Company
CT Cincinnati, Ohio, by its presi-
dent, John 3. Swift, and it's sec
retary, Joseph Hummel, Jr.. here
by certifies that the foregoing is a
true copy of the original amend
,nent to the Articles of Incorpora-
ton of The Eagle Picher Lead
Company which was adopted by
the votes of the owners of more
than three-fifths of it's capital
stock at meeting 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 Broadway, Cincin-
natl, Ohio, pursuant to notice duly
given according to law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. the
president and Secretary of The
Eagle Picher Lead Company, act
ing for and on behalf of sad corp
grafton, have hereunto set their
hands and caused the seal of said
Corporation to be affixed this 18th
day of April, 1894.
THE EAGLE PICHER
LEAD COMPANY.
BY John B. Swift, President.
By Joseph Hummei, Jr..
'eHAA' Secretary.
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(SEAL)
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 cert tfy that
at meeting of the stockholders
of said company held at its Office
in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Wednes-
day the 7th day of October, A. D.
1891, duly called and held in
pursuance of a 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 Incorporat on 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 oil, 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
E. Swift, the pres dent, and J. G.
Taylor 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, President of
The Eagle White Lead
Company.
(SEAL)
J. G. Taylor, Secretary of
The Eagle White Lead
Company.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
To the Secretary of State,
Col mbus. Ohio.
.rohr f. Swift. President, and
J. G. Taylor, Secretary Of The
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Justice of the Peace.
The State of Ohio,

The State of Ohio,
Hamilton County, SGT.
I; B. ]. 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 Hanlil-
ten, duly elected, commissioned
and qualif ed. and that l am well
acquainted With his handwriting
and believe his signature to be
genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I
have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal Of the said
Court. at Cincinnati. this tenth
day of January, A. D. 1867.
3. j. Horton
Clerk, H. C. C. P.
BY Edw. p. Cranch,
Deputy
{SEAIl
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10 the Secretary Of State,
Columbus. Ohio

To the Secretary of State,
Columbus, Ohio.
John B. Swift, President an
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.
1898, the capita! stock OF said
Company was fully paid up; that
On said 10Th day Of December,
1899, by the unanimous vote of
me holders of all Of the stock of
SAID Company, at the regular an
.nuai meeting Of the Stockholders,
held at the office of the COMPANY
N the City Of Cincinnati, Hamii-
ton County, Ohio, and at. which
meeting, all the holders of the
Cap tai 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,
ana also agreed in writing to the
increase of. Capital Stock herein
a1Fer set forth, the following was
adopted;
:, Resolved; that the Capital
Esock OF said The Eagle White
Lead Company be increased from
Eve hundred thousand dollars
sooo,o0o.CO-- it's present capital
e"H STOCK, to One million dollars ST.
Vo''0oc.O0 = divided into ten
thousand 10000 shares of the par
value Of One hundred dollars
t$l00.0O) each; and
keso-ved; that the President
ana an, Secretary of Sad The Eagle
White Lead Company be. and
rhey are hereby instructed to file
certificate of such increase
w;Fa the Secretary of site"
winch is accordingly done.
IN witness whereof, the afore-
sald John 3. Swift, President,
and J. Gordon Taylor, Secretary
of The Eagle White Lead Com
rany, acting for and on behalf OF
SAD Company, have hereunto set
tne,r hands and caused the Corp
ofate seal OF said Company to be
he"eunto affixed this 19th day Of
December, A. D. 1899.
John Z. Swift, President
OF The Eagle White Lead
Company.
(SEAL)
J. Gordon Taylor, secre-
tary of The Eagle White
Lead Company.
CERTIFICATE OF INCREASE
OF CAPITAL STOCK BY THE
l S S UE OF PREFERRED
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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 hereunto 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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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.
du v 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
Inc EAGLE White Lead Company
be amended in this, viz; that the
Tate OF interest now borne by the
Preferred Stock of this Company
be increased from it's present
rate of five per cent (535) per
annum, to six per cent (6%) per
annum. from and after January
10Th, 1909, all other conditions
remaining unchanged.
Resolved further, that the
President and Secretary of this
Company be, and they hereby are
authorized and instructed to car
iy out the provisions of these
resolutions, and to issue new GER
tIflcates 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. copy Of ihcse resolutions.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the
aforesaid John B. Swift. Presi-
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The State of Ohio,

The State Of Ohio,
Hamilton County, SIS.
Be it remembered that on this
Tenth. day of January in the year
of our Lord One Thousand eight
Hundred and Sixty-seven before
the subscriber a Justice Of the
Peace in and for the County a.
foresaid. personally came William
Wood, Thomas j. Mccoy. Alfred
Burdsal, William C. Wood, and
John Ritterhoff.- the parties of the
foregoing certificate of incorpor-
alton, and acknowledged the sign
ing and sealing thereof to be their
voluntary act and deed for the
uses and purposes therein stated.
In testimony whereof, / have
hereunto set my hand and affixed
my seal the day and year last a.
bove written.
Sam K. Rose,
(SeaD
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Cincinnati, Ohio,
April 10, 1892.
" of State

"A APlAA ~, 1--WE
To the Secretary of State,
Columbus, Ohio.
John E. 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
wss fully paid up; that on said
10Th day Of April, A. D. 1892, by
q vote of the holders of a major
ity of the stock Of sad company,
at a meeting called by a major
ity of its directors and held at the
office Of the company, in the
c " Of Cincinnati, Hamilton
Count Ohio, and at which meet
ng al the holders Of the capital
stock ef said company were pre-
sert n person or by proxy and
waived IN writing the notice by
publicat on and by letter of the
time, place and object Of such
meeting required by law, and also
agreed in writ ng to the increase
Of capital stock hereinafter set
forth, the following was adopted:
"Resolved, That tho capital
stock of said The Eagle White
Lead Company be increased from
one hundred thousand ($1OO,0OOl
collars, it's present capital stock,
to five hundred thousand ($5OO,-
e00) dollars, divided into five
thousand $4,000 shares of the
par value of one hundred (S1OOl
dollars each; and @'
Resolved further, That the
pres dent and secretary of said
comnany be instructed to file a
certificate Of such increase with
the secretary of state"
VIII ch is accordingly done.
In Witness Whereof. the afore-
said John B. Swift, President and
J: G. Taylor, Secretary of the
Eagle White Lead Company, act
ing for and on behalf of said
company, nave hereunto set their
hands and caused the corporate
seal of sa ID 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

Iiagle White Lead Company, duly
authorized in the premises, and
acting on behalf of said Company,
de hereby certifify that a meet
ing of directors of said company
he'd October Z, 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 ($200,000) do
lars to one hundred thousand
t$100,000) dollars, and the orr
ginal shares Of the nominal ya'ue
each of One Thousand ($1,00O}
dol ars, and fully paid up, were
reduced to the sum Of One Hun
dred ($100) dollars each, and
new certificates, in accordance
herewith, were directed to be IS
sued on surrender of said orr
ginal certificates.
In Witness Whereof, the afore-
said John 3. Swift, President,
and J. G. Taylor, Secretary of
The Eagle White Lead Company,
acting for and on behalf of said
company, have he-eunto set their
hands and caused the corporate
seal of said company to be here
unto affixed, tn s 7th day of
October, A. D. 1891.
John B. Swift, Pres dent Of
The Eagle White Lead
Company,
SEAT
]. G. Taylor, Secretary of
The Eagle White Lead
Company,
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LEGAL NOTICE

and $1,000.00O preferred stock di-
vided 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
ty such cancellation to $685.
600. to consist Of $9,O0O.OOO. COM
mon stock, divided into 10000
shares, par value $4,000 each
(***) and $978,00O. 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.
Cfhe words relating to pre-
ferred stock following the (***)
to be stricken out if all of such
stock is cancelled.)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF The
f'ag'e- Picher Lead Company has
caused its name to be hereto sub
scrlbed by it's President and Sec
retary and its corporate seal af,
t.xed this 9th day of December
1920.
The Eagle Picher Lead
Company.
By John B. Swift proS;do,,+
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THE EAGLE-PICHER LEAD
COMPANY.

By John B. Swift, President.
Joseph Hummel, Jr., Secretary.
CThe words relating to pre-
ferred stock following the stars
(***) to be stricken out if all of
of such stock is cancelled.)
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CERTIFICATE Or REDUCTION
OF CAPITAL STOCK
(Sec. 1863 G. c., 1O7 o. L. AID

(Sec. 1863 C. c., 1O7 o. L. AID
To the Secretary of State,
Columbus Ohio.
The EAGLE-PICHER LEAD
COMPANY hereby certifies that
is author zed capital stock is $751;
100000 90 consisting of $20,-
o0O,G00.00 common stock divided
in to 100000 shares, par value
$4,000 each, and $1,000
10000 r'referred stock divided in
: to 10000 shares, par value $780,
90 each;- That preferred stock
however has been reduced to
$930,101 90, divided into 1901
shares O. the par value of $4,000
each.
That its Board of Directors con-
CURED in by majority of the
stockholders on the 10Th day of
!. January, 1924, cancelled 129
shares of the preferred stock
which had been redeemed by the
corporation, and directed that the
capital preferred stock be reduced
by such cancellation to 7,20O.-
90 the capital stock of the corp
ration to consist of $25, ,0O0.-
90 common stock, divided into
100000 shares, par value $4,000
each (***) and $917,2OO.O0 pre-
ferred stock, divided into 9172
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 cert ficate of
such cancellation and action of
the Board of Directors as a certi-
+ cate of reduction of the au-
thorized capital stock of the corp
orat on.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF The
Eagle-Picher Lead Company has
caused its name to be hereto sub
scribed by its President and Sec.
letary and it's corporate seal af.
fixed this 23rd day of February
1924.
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LEGAL NOTICE

shares of the capital stock of said
Company stood on the books of
the Company having first been
obtained, the Preferred capital
stock of said Company was re-
duced from Nine Hundred and
Sixty-eight Thousand Dollars
($968, 8,00O.0O), to Nine Hundred
and Thirty Thousand One Hun,
cred Do lars. 1880, 100000.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The
Fagie-Picher Lead Company has
caused its name to be hereto SUBJ
scribed by its President and it's
Secretary, and it's corporate seal
to be hereunto affixed. this Twen-
ty-eighth (28) day of December,
A. D. 1923.
THE EAGLE-PICHER LEAD
COMPANY.
BY John B. Swift, President.
Joseph Hummel, Jr., Secretary.
tSEAL)
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CERTIFICATE OF REDUCTION
OF CAPITAL STOCK
THE EAGLE-PICHER LEAD
/ v COMPANY
To the Secretary of State.
Columbus Ohio

~ 'he secretary OF State,
Columbus. Ohio.
The Eagle-Picher Lead Company
hereby certifies that at a meeting
CT the directors of said Company
held on February 18th, 1925. the
written consent of the persons in
whose names a 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 (S917.-
2Oo.00), to Eight Hundred and
'Slxty-five Thousand six hundred
Dollars ($865, ,60O.0O).
in WITNESS WHEREOF. The
Eagle-P cher Lead Company has
caused its name to be hereto suh-
scrlbed, by its President and Sec.
lretary, and its corporate seal to
De hereunto affixed this 18th dav
of May, A. D. 1925.
THE EAGLE-PICHER
LEAD COMPANY.
BY Frederick Hertenstein.
Vice President.
Joseph Hummel, Jr.,
'0eai) Secretary.