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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING APPLICATION FOR NAME RESERVATION

BEFORE you fill out the application: The name you select will be approved only if it is available-- that is, if the name is not
the same as and is distinguishable from any other name which has been reserved or filed. Before you prepare this application, call the Corporations Division at (304) 558-8000 to find out if the name you have chosen is available. A telephone check on availability of a name is NOT a guarantee, but it will help find a name you can use. Once your name reservation application is approved, you are guaranteed exclusive use of the name for 120 days, enough time to prepare and submit the actual filing to establish or authorize the type of business you will form.

FILLING OUT THE APPLICATION:
1. The requirements for the name of the new company depend on the laws for each company type. The name may not contain any word or phrase which implies that it is organized for any purposes other than the stated purposes of the company. --Words implying the business of banking or insurance may only be used if the company will be authorized to engage in those businesses in WV. --Words such as `engineer' or `engineering' may only be used if the purpose is to practice professional engineering and one of the principals is a registered WV professional engineer. --Some licensed professions have specific requirements and prohibitions. --The term `911' is prohibited. --Any company which is not a corporation may not use the corporate terms listed below. The name must include one of these words or abbreviations: Incorporated Y Corporation Y Company Y Limited Y Inc. Y Corp. Y Co. Y Ltd. The name must include one of these terms or abbreviations: Limited Liability Company Y Limited Company Y L.L.C. Y LLC Y L.C. Y LC Y Ltd. Co. Professional companies must first obtain approval for the name from the licensing board and send that with the application for reservation, and must use one of these: Professional limited liability company Y Professional L.L.C. Y Professional LLC Y P.L.L.C. Y PLLC The name must include one of these terms or abbreviations: Registered Limited Liability Partnership Y L.L.P. Y LLP The name must include one of these terms or abbreviations: Limited Partnership Y Ltd. Partnership Y L. P. Y LP The name may not contain the name of a limited partner unless that person or company is also a general partner, or unless the business has been carried on under the name before that limited partner was admitted. May not include any term indicating it is incorporated.

² All company types

² Corporation ² Limited Liability
Company

² Limited Liability
Partnership

² Limited Partnership ² Voluntary ²
Association Business Trust

2. Sole proprietors and partnerships may not reserve a name with the Secretary of State. Check the type of company you plan to form, and make sure the name you propose meets those requirements. 3. Check the reason you are reserving the name.

4. When you are ready to register the company, the person who signs as the applicant to reserve the name will have to approve the company formation. The applicant is essentially the owner of the name for 120 days. The applicant should be a principal of the company. NOTE: A reserved name may be transferred to any other person or company by filing with the Secretary of State a Notice of Transfer executed by the applicant for whom the name was reserved, specifying the name and address of the transferee.

FILE THE APPLICATION AT THE ADDRESS ON THE TOP OF THE APPLICATION Fee -- $15 Make checks payable to Secretary of State.

Natalie E. Tennant Secretary of State State Capitol 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East Charleston, WV 25305

Penney Barker, Manager Corporations Division Tel: (304) 558-8000 Fax: (304) 558-8381 www.wvsos.com

FILE ONE ORIGINAL FEE: $15.00

APPLICATION FOR NAME RESERVATION

Hrs: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm ET

1.

I want to reserve the following name for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days:
(see instructions for name requirements)

2.

The name will be used for a:

(check one)

Corporation Voluntary Association Limited Liability Company Limited Liability Partnership

Business Trust Limited Partnership

3.

The person or company reserving this name intends to: (check one)

Organize as a West Virginia company Qualify as a foreign company in WV -- the original state of registration is __________ Change the present company name

4.

The name and address of the applicant (person or company) is:

Name: Street: City/State/Zip:

5.

Signature:

Title:

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
TO THE APPLICANT: The name is reserved for the exclusive use of the applicant for 120 days beginning and ending

The name is NOT available (see attached conflict), and the application is accordingly denied. NATALIE E. TENNANT Secretary of State BY:

PRINT THIS COPY, THEN CLICK HERE TO RESET.

FORM NR-1

Issued by the Secretary of State, State Capitol, Charleston, WV 25305

Revised 1/09