Jason M. Gant State Capitol I 500 E. Capitol Ave. I Pierre, South Dakota 57 501 I sdsos@state.sd.us I sdsos.gov

TO:

FROM:

DATE:

RE:

KIM BECKER LYNN, JACKSON, SHULTZ & LEBRUN PO BOX2700 SIOUXFALLS SD 57101-2700

Debra Ramquist, Corporate Division

June 18, 2014

COPIES

Please find enclosed copies as requested along with a receipt showing payment of the same.

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Thank you.

Administration

Tel: (605) 773-3537 Fax: (605) 773-6580

Corporations Uniform Commercial Code

Tel: (605) 773-4845 Tel: (605) 773-3537 Fax: (605) 773-4550 Fax: (605) 773-6580

RECEIVED JUN 2 3 2014

SOUTH DAKOTA SECRETARY OF STATE

OFFICIAL RECEIPT

FORM OF PAYMENT PAD ACCOUNT ACCOUNT ID 100154 BALANCE $ 193.00

LYNN JACKSON SHULTZ & LEBRUN PC ATTN: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE PO BOX 8250 RAPID CITY SD 57709-8250

THIS RECEIPT rs IN REFERENCE TO: FM003l74 - BASIN ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE

TRANSACTION DESCRIPTION

NUMBER 2359575

DATE 06/18/2014 AMOUNT$ 12.00

BY STDERAM

AMOUNT

COPIES FM0031 74 ....................................... $ 7.00 5.00 FAX FM003174 ......................................... .

I, ALMA LARSON, Se<:;.-...~flzy or St'1t1! o{ the Stnte of South Dak(l/l\, here:-b)· eerlify

thut dup\\~ate originals of A11pllctition of .. ~A~;I:.H. j?.I,..t;;;::J:i;.Jk 'r1:/ii!.R. CQQP\iJ°lf~.:rJ;Vf:.)

..... ' .............. ' ? .. 1:?~~~· .. ~!i.~~~.~. ~.~::P.~l'.'?.~~ ?!! ~. ' .. . for r. Certift.•Hte of Authority to trnIIBa'!t bus;11es~ in tbis Slate, rluly signed Emd \•erified,

purammt to the p-:ro\tiBions of the South Dakota Busln<>ss CoJp-Oratk,l A,..t, h.nve been tl!­

>eived in tili!'; l•ifice and are found to con!on-.i to law

ACCORDINGLY ;ind Ur \'iri.ue of the a11thorltr vest-;d in me by Jav;, ! hereby i:<-~ue

thil'. C~rtificate of Authority to . -~~~-~!:!. ~i;r~~~~~~- .I'.~:·/fa'.~-. ~99~~~!'1 J ?~1 ........ .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~. ~l.~1:'~.~ .?~~·:.o.~: .. ~?!'.!:'?!'~-~~~~ ! . ............... . to troM'3'.!t bus:ness in this SU:n:e unt'ter the name uf . . ~~~.~I:l. ~I;~~.~?.I.~, f:Cf'>t~.~ .

. . . ~.~9'..~~~~~Y~. ~. :". .~r?.~~~ .. ~:1.~;~~-~. ~orp_~1:'?:t'.~?~~ ..... nnd i .. lt;;itb J1nrdo a rlO:fllkate 01·;g1r.i· of the Application for such Certiiicate.

JN TESTIMONY "'HEREOF, I have hereunto

l!et niy bond and aifhied th1:: Great Sea.I c(

tho S~-Rte of South Dakotn, at Pie.re, the

Capita!, th!~ . ., , .. ~.~~? ........... day of

December 6$ ,.,, ................... :_;,». A.D.19 ..... .

.1:::(:.£.~...1..' a{,f.7;1';7.~ ... ' Secretary of State

APPLICATION Fon CERTif'ICATB OF AUTHORIT'i: OF

.... , ... hbP.:i;l;f. .F;:.;..AG'fi\:t<;: .. i:o~-m~. kQ9g~M1'P·;;~ .. {A Forell!Jl Corptiral.fon)

'I'O 'I'~l}.': s:E:CRBTARY .JF STATE,

"'.::.::~e or &luth J)3kr;tll, Ple.rr"?, S. D.

i"'1rsUi'.Ili. to !.he provlslons of ;:,\ie South Dakota Bui.i.neu Corporafom Act. tlrn un::ie.rsl!J"ned carputa· tlon hereb,y aFJ'il<'~ few a Cl!rt!fkate of Auiii<nity to tran~act L>usllJeg Jn the S;.ate oi South Dakota aml. rot thl!l purpose nibml'..B the foTiowi.rig sll.tfil\11).l';t:

(1) The mime of the c;rpon;.tfon 1~ .Basin. J:';l.~:::t.~;i..c;_.P_o~/G]::_ C9_9pe_ra_tive (Exact corporate name)

tNGm<: must !n •Corporation'' "C'.ompany" or "lnrnrpor-ated" or "Llm!tr-d'" .:11! ~bbN-'"1.!tUon ol one of tho~ "'"rd~.)

Il was 111eorporatod ··.ids- ;i1,, .~ 1~., .-.: . the si;;.at_'!:! __ ol:_ ~~i;-~h -~;:i.~~1;:-a.

(l!J The :i.ame '.':Nci' It ~:tc:s tr1 m.e b the st.'.H!' ot South D'.Jwta is

f!.::isin. ~~ectri'7. _Po_wer Cc_op_e~.a-~iye

{3) Thi: daU! of IL~ lncorpontloD is

duration is ... P.?,J;P.~.~1;-1.~ .1 ..

. and lhe ptr!od o! !ts

{ ~) Th~ addre;;_g of ltB p-r:ndpal office l'l the Stale or ci;unt'1' under (he 1.nws 1Jf whid1 it Is 1.ncorimrated

. _ ... \iP:O .. P.+~~-.:i,.H!il:qt,. Mi-.~~ )~µ-~;I,~.i,.ng, .Bi_s'.Jla_rc.~_,. _ ~~_l;"_t;h_. P<:J.i-':9.~~-.

(5) The ~ddress of ill: prnposed registerad oHi~ i11 till.' State of Soulh Dakata fg _.4._.i;i;l_1~,:-. J"l?.I}~_.s,

_B:i;::!-;tt_'?!'.• __ ~-~~t.h _ _l?_ak'?~~ , and the name or ILs propust'd regl.lte.ri<d ager.tin the St<n1, of Somh

Dakot<> at that w;ldrll!l"s is _ . __ -~~~-t:t<;in 1 ~ . .:iut_h,. pc:i_kot_a

eof SouOi Dakota are: . ~o:;:i:rgq:..:t;\l.c;j::ion.,. !?P?X? t_.i,.Gl.n <?-fld __ !f!~.i~i;:.~l_l'.:!~9~ _ '?~. ~J-.<?qt.i::~.c;

transmission lines ta. ~~.~~.''..e! .. e:l ~:.=.t:r.~;:'. "'.~~ ~ ~~ .. :t:? .. ::1~~-~:::~.~ . . '??.~P~-~~~.~~es

f7! '[tie nam~~

H"°r~ert W~~ife Mal'."vin Bevers Ctt"o ·schnE:itle~ Oliver .G ... Rose Cl<::.rence Welander

~~tRG~·~$_gg~-~ . ·- . _c __ R-. T'n.iesse.n .

of J.s d!rl'l:to.~ and ~filcus sri!:

..• Dlr£ctor

., D!rac!or

., D!rector

. , Pn.'lldent

, \';ce Preild~nt

Hazelt.or1, North :Oak.ot.a s1re~tH~fr~~1r: .• NinnesCJit{a State

·aor.·:i·sQ; ·NcI:.augh'lun·, --south ·Dakota His land, .. South. Dakota Fullerton, North Dakota

· Lodtit'"' Ul~: · ·r-<ebra~Jr-:a··· · · · ..~ti:-.t_.t:.~!'.! .. ~P~'.:.r! _l?~~~t-~ .

_f.l~nn;ls .!-.:inOPe..~g ..... , ..... , s~etery-Treas.~ _OtJ_~_b9_1t;,._;r1?~ _

_ E."~lge. l:oiy:g;i:::li!IJ... .. .........• ~~~~~~ '. __ F_l?_!'h~.1'.",. -~<?.J;"t_l:t __ 1?<\~o.t:o:i. membe~l!hi'J?1i! ,agmi~\.':!:~~gr W~?:(wbkh it ilPs 11u~horlty t".I Issue, ltemlred by classes, par value :lf

1>.Wrox~~Uhaut ~ vr..llle, and_!ai-lu, 1£ any, wHhh: n cllis ls:membershir, memberships rrmmberahl.ps Par value ['!!r st~ or 111.!1l!'!!lle.<:1t th6t ~.rap are

?""umher of ~ill?e:i Cl~ S<!rie' with<>ut pill' vllllJi! C>nd!cate whkh)

N_o_ 1-ii;n_.i,.~- .. A. . .. n~n~ .... f.~~o_.o_o_ ~-e~"'.~_sh~?.. fee

~~o. _!~.~~~. B nonG

No i-4Pr~ .. ~--- -~-- ... i:ione

memberships r.1embe!:·s[j i rs, r.Je.fi"!:ierships i9J 7iu: :;ggra:i~~ n11mDer ;:if Us !ssuM ~~:n-r.;,o, ltem\wd l.;• d:.~~~-; pM ''aha: of-i;h;i-rcr_,,-4&~

'•ithout -par .,.a1ue, and oer!c.~, if 0-11)', wltbln a da$, ls: meirJJE.or:ship.$ ru~:rJ-:ir1·ship memberships

Number o! Mau.;;- Class Serie~

.h~ .. .Y ..

--. GI?.

.... /!. .. .? ...

.. 9 ..

_)t9n~.

..!!P.1.l~­

.no_r:i~.

Par value per !!k.r.t" or -"l.'te~~nt tlu.t ~rn~ are ,;::"oUl par I'll\!!! ilnci!~lltl' wnkh)

$500.00 m~nil:·~xs_hi_p_ fee

so.q~ n:i~_rnC~rchip_ fee

100.00 _rru--;:m~i:i-~~_h;ip fee

(10) Th~ amount of iLS statOO capital ls s ... none

employed ill s,· uth Dakota.

o[ 111\lch 5. " (Il) _, n EH!mate of the value of all properly to bE! o,·mei:l by it for •te k11owb;g ~·Ea?_ \VhEr<.!1·er

located, 1~ S -13- .- 09_0_._U_f?9.: 00

An Ht!mate CJ{ the> value f!f 11.3 prup~rty HJ hi' !ilo.:.!led within th.' St&te of South J)nkorn d:iring ;rll"ar

or m69. , b $ .nvne

An t!;t;male of the gro;:s amuum of buolnl'~<: lo~ 1rensanc-d by !t d•11i11g lht· y~H o! u;S9_ ., !s

.~ ... o_q9_, qo_q_._90, An e~tlml!t" of tirn gro:;,_ __ ... JUnt c» J,•J-.i nes~ 10 h..- trensaci:ed by il ;i L or fr<>m pfot"es o/ b'l~ine;;s

in !he Slat.:. of S<.1'.!tb. D~l:oia do;·ing year o! t'J .\i9, i> s. none_

(12) Thill '1.ppllc~ticn i-'i ;u;companied by a Cl'PY uf ii~ ."-rtic\!:3 of Incorporation amJ all Amendrazynti iherehl. duly aulhen1lcill.eri ;;y •.he p;u;wr (jffkn of lh<:' :-,""" r.r country undr - thr ln-n of which it h ln-:'..;r­poratOO.

(13) That s.uch wrv·r11tlon has not l'm:erl:!l Imo ;iny c1Jmlllnalion, consµlracy, L'1Jf>'. p.Kl~, ;gr~;r.~m.

ur ronn-act lntenlitU tn f<'li1.-a!n or ;irel'ent cvm~litl;;in in rh!- 'llPl"'lY nr price of nny·~rtk'e or cdmm.otJ!tY in gener.iJ use in th;; Stalt> D! SDuth D~lmt11. or constln111:ig a subject of :rad~ or commer~e therein, ur wh!Cri­shall in ~ny mAnnncr co!ltro! :hE price oi any ~uch ;.rUcle or ;-nmmo-dity, ft.; th<> price ther;;cf, Um.It· !!It i:hc" ll:lF ~

amount or <1uahlit;y the~wif I" \;!"! mRnulacturc~I. mlr1ed. produced. or rn!d II! sald State, or iix tm)" st:im!!l-l'i;i or figurl! by which its 11r!te t-.> the puM!c sball hi! lu a;iy m~nner con!ro!led or eztal:ll!~h~

(HJ Thal ~ lCh corp.oration. <is <I consideration oi i1s 1:-elng pennltted rn begin or continue dolng bu11i· nR~s w!thln the Stat;;: oi Sou:h Da.kot<i. w'.l! comply w11h all tn~ law~ of the !!<!!d State with regard to for~J.gu Cl1»poralicvr1;.

!:•acember 12

S'l'ATE OF -~~.Q-R'l'~- _Dfµ<_Q'.l'.A

COUNTI- OF -~u~_E;f'.G~

1(16_8 .•

By (....-:-. /.°-.--- {.~.7.-:- ~---"' .-!"'.-:". --...... -... . ·':r:_,- Jts .. ·___:.;/:;Pres!de~

B~~__..., ',_ . _ _,_.,, . .- ·,-; ,~. :-U-«-oJ •. \_.,.k-'.---:-t---:-·£.;,...~i .. l~ Sccrelllry d

'VERn'ICATION

l, . [\.~ .. IJ-9:+~ _1,.-,., • .F,:~.l;.!;-~.J;';I.,:J-pg._ a notary Jlllhllc, hereby eertUy \hat Qn the 1,2,t;;P,. d;iy

o£ _I;l_f}\:f#!nP_e;i:::: ___ . . .. _ .. , J9 9.~. pi;r;;ona. -r appe~rl!d ~fora mil . •\r.t;llH+ .. Y:9n~.s .oYllO

lleins h.) rr.I! 1:rst dufy nrorn, ctecror~d that_ he ls the pr.~_si_d~ :·~ ,,

(Xoti.r!al Sean

Fet'o: Sea Sch~iililt'.

Submlt !n d11plirn.e.

that he signet! the for1ogoing ri'ocument as ~r_esi_c!-e_n:i::. _

ii

QUALlFICAT!ON OF BASlN ELECTRIC PO\\'ER COOPER.i\TI'i/E o~· BISiVJ'"'.RCK. NORTH DAKOTA, AS A FOREIGN COOPERATIVE CORPORATION TO SUPPLY ELECTRIC ENERGY AND TO EXTEND AND ()PER.ATE ELECTRIC TRANSJ\-'llSSlON LINES IN SOUTH DAKOT.a.

State of "·':irth DakotEl.

Burleigh County

\Ve 1\rlhur Jones and Dennis Lindberg, being first tluly

sv,oorn, on oath depose ancJ slate::

l. That they are tlw: duly elected, qualified and acting

President and Se• retary, respectively, of Basin Electric Po,,er Cooperative,

a cooperaiive corpoJ·a.hon organiz~d and existii;_g imCer the laws of the

State of North Dakota.

2. That altaclled hereto is a copy of ihe Arh<:les oi

1ncu.-ponition of Lhc Coopera!i\·e. tugethet· with all amendments thereto, ,;uly

ce.'.""~ified \;~· 1!11: Secr!.·tary of State of thP- Slate of No:·U1 Dal·ota.

3. 'I'hat the pi·incipal place of business 0!' Basin Electric

Pow('r Coopei·ati•'e is Proviclent Life Building, Bismarck, North Dakota.

4. That Ll:te C'Joperath:e does not have, and does not at this

tim·~ co1HeP1plate having, any ph••;e of business or principal office in the

Stat~ of Souih Dakota.

That the names and addresses of th(' officers of the

CorpDi'O.tion's.re:· ...

President; Arthur Jones, RFD, Britton, South Dakota. ViCc P1·esident; C, R. Thie~sen, RFD, Lan1bert, IVlonta.ua. Secretary-Treasurer: Dennis LindCerg, RJ:.~D, Odebolt, Iowa. ! Assis.taut Secretary: Helge E. Nygren, Flashe1-, North Dakota.: . ' i

"· That the Agent who wiU represent this Corporation in

i! the St'ilt.! of South Dakota is:

Arthur Jones, Rl•'D, B!'itto.n, Soui:1 Dakota.

'I ti-t·· i!

ii" '.\ I' " " ,,. a •I

'i f1 7, That it constitutes lhe Secretary of State of OH: State of

S0uth Dakota as its tTue '1.0d lawful agent upori whon1 an:· summons, .notices.

:! ple<.'\dings or processes in eny action or proceeding agaillf>t Basin Llectric ~ il Fower Cooperativ~ may be served in respect of any liability ariE;ing out of

any business, contract, 01• transaction in the State oi South Dakota, and

stipulates that sr~rvice thereof upon the Secretary of State>: or his Assiatant

shall be accepted irrevocabl>· as a valid service upon H; e.•1d that said

appointrnent and stipulation shall cuntinue in fnrce irrevocably sc. 1ung a2

any liability of this Corporation re1nain$ outstanding in ~he State of South

Dakota.

B. That upon any change in facts stated in paragraphs 2, 3,

4, 5 or 6 hereof, the Corporation will pl'On!ptly filr:; an appropriate

Amendn:!ent to this li.ffidaYit.

Executed and sworn to by Arthur Jones, Pr·esident, uncle:r-

11"1e Co1·po1·ate Seal of the Cooperati\'C attached and attested by Deu.nis

L1n1ibf'l'iL Secretary of the Coop':'rati\·e, pursuant to aurho1·ity of tfle Board

oi JJir!i"ctors of Basin Electric Pow•_·r Coopcrati\'e, this 21st day of

lj .-

1': ((:QRPORATE I .

SEAL)

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.. ii I \I· i'· 'I ~-!l

fl 11 BE IT REiv1E1-IBERED that on .dis 21st day of 'Novernber,

:1 A. D, ,. 1g6B, before n1e, Arnold L. Kett<?r11.ag a Notary Public f,-

. -~- ).n ar~d for Burleigh County, No1•th Dakota, personally known by me to be the li ~ :' President" ;;.nd Secretary, respectively of Basin Electric Power Cooperative, ;! · who t-ach being \Y me dvly sworn, did state !h! .. he hnd vohmiarily

executed the forego.'ng insil·urnent, ·:.r.::·~~· autJK,rity of the Go".i:d of

Directors of tbe Cooperative, vol11ntari1y adoptldd.

(NOTARIAL SEAL)

i';ly Con1mission E:..-plres

' /,'//;,( ,,,-· ·'9.''--~

/ v·,~,~//_V/,:- _/~74·~-~;:o ary Public in and for 7 Burleigh County, / ~orth Dakota,

:o.t ;., .. L.-• ."~:,

'.J i.. ,. '.T'<:<ll!WJ ,

0~i·~d ':'O., N. ll~I<. :.:u11 [.tfF;!5 J\!na z::i, 1973.