Exhibit (a)(1)

 

Delaware

The First State

 

I, JEFFREY W. BULLOCK, SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF “NEW MOUNTAIN GUARDIAN CORPORATION”, FILED IN THIS OFFICE ON THE TWENTY-NINTH DAY OF JUNE, A.D. 2010, AT 3:11 O’CLOCK P.M.

 

A FILED COPY OF THIS CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO THE NEW CASTLE COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS.

 

 

 

 

/s/ Jeffrey W Bullock

 

Jeffrey W Bullock, Secretary of State

 

AUTHENTICATION:  8088790

 

 

4842391 8100

 

100700849

DATE:  06-30-10

You may verify this certificate online

at corp.delaware.gov/authver.shtml

 

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State of Delaware

 

Secretary of State

 

Division of Corporations

 

Delivered 03:23 PM 06/29/2010

 

FILED 03:11 PM 06/29/2010

 

SRV 100700849 - 4842391 FILE

 

STATE of DELAWARE

CERTIFICATE of INCORPORATION

A STOCK CORPORATION

 

·                  First: The name of this Corporation is New Mountain Guardian Corporation.

 

·                 Second: Its registered office in the State of Delaware is to be located at 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400 Street, in the City of Wilmington County of New Castle Zip Code 19808.  The registered agent in charge thereof is Corporation Service Company.

 

Third: The purpose of the corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

 

·                  Fourth: The amount of the total stock of this corporation is authorized to issue is 1000 shares (number of authorized shares) with a par value of $0.01 per share.

 

·                  Fifth: The name and mailing address of the incorporator are as follows:

Name  Colleen R. Duncan

Mailing Address

l001 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 800

 

Washington, DC

Zip Code 20004

 

·                  I, The Undersigned, for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware, do make, file and record this Certificate, and do certify that the facts herein stated are true, and I have accordingly hereunto set my hand this 29th day of June, A.D. 2010.

 

 

BY:

/s/ Colleen R. Duncan

 

 

(Incorporator)

 

 

 

 

NAME:

Colleen R. Duncan

 

 

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