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HomeMy WebLinkAbout908608The First State 0O840 PA GE 1 I, HARRIET SMITH WINDSOR, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE t DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACI4ED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF MERGER, WHICH I~IERGES: "PATINA OIL & GAS CORPORATION", A DELAWARE CORPORATION, WITH AND INTO "NOBLE ENERGY PRODUCTION, INC." UNDER THE NA14~ OF "NOBLE ENERGY PRODUCTION, INC. ", A CORPOP~TION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, AE RECEIVED AND FILED IN THIS OFFICE THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF MAY, A.D. 2005, AT 4:09 O'CLOCK P.M. A FILED COPY OF THIS CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE NEW CASTLE COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS. RECEIVED 5/23/2005 at 10:24 AM RECEIVING# 908608 BOOK: 585 PAGE: 840 JEANNE W ~,GNER LINCOLN COUNTY CLEf ',K, KEMMERER, VVY 3897024 8100M 0503981 77 Harriet Smith Windsor, Secretary of State AUTHENTICATION: 3882579 DATE' 05-1 6-05 16:07 SKgRD~L I ~ 16965840915E~7393~ ,~ ~0. 699 $~cr~t~ry of Division of Corporations ~livered 04:09 ~ 05/16/2005 FInD 04 ~ 09 ~ 05/16/2005 S~ 030398177 - 3897024 FTT.~ CERTIFICATE OF MERGgR OF PATINA OIL & GAS CORPORATION WiTH AND INTO NOBLE ENERGY PRODUCTION, INC, UNDER SECTION 251 OF TIqE GENER2%.L CORPORATION LAW OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE Pursuant to Section 251 (c) of the General Corporation Law of thc State of Delaware (the "DGCL"), Noble Energy Production, [nc. ("NEPI"), a Delaware corporation, hereby certifies the following intbnnation relating to the merger (the "Merger") of Patina Oil & Gas Corporation, a De]awm'e corporation ("Patina") with and into NEPi. 1. The name and state of incorporation of each of the constituent corporation~ in the Merger (the "Con,tituant Corporations") is as Follows: State of Incorporation Noble Energy Production, Inc. Patina Oil & Gas Corporation Delaware Delaware 2. Thc Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") dated a~ of December 15.2004, by and among Noble Energy, Inc,, a Delaware corporation ("Noble Energy"), NEPI, a wholly owned subsidiary of Noble Energy, and Patina, setting forth the terms and condition~ of the Merger, has been approved, adopted, certified, executed and acknowledged by each of lhe Constituent Corporations in accordance with Section 25l of the DGCL. 3, The name of the corporation surviving the Merger is Noble Energy Production, Inc. (the "Surviving Corporation"). 4 The certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall be its certificate of ineorporafiom 5, The e×acuted Merger Agreement is on file at the pr/ncipal place of business of the Stm, iving Corporation at the following address: 05/16/20~5 16:07 SKARDEL I a 1696584FJ913E~27393673 699 Q03 Noble Energy Production, Inc. 100 Glenborough, Suite 100 Houston, Texas 7706'/-3610 Attention: General Coungel 6. A copy of the Merger Agreement will be fimlished by the Surviving Corporation, on rsquest and without cost, to any stockholder of either of the Constituent Corporations, 2005. This Certificate of Merger has been executed on this 16th day of May, NOBLE ENERGY PRODUCTION, INC. By;. /s/Charles D. Davidson N,-mle: Charles D. David~on Title: President [Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank]