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Reasons for Refusal

General

The record has not been communicated by a method or medium authorized by this filing office. 9-516(b)(1)

The submitted payment was insufficient to accept filing. 9-516(b)(2)

Filing office is unable to read or decipher the information. 9-516(c)(1)

The enclosed check(s) must be made payable to or endorsed to Secretary of State of Texas.

The enclosed form(s) was submitted without payment.

Failure to provide a name for the debtor. 9-516(b)(3)(A)

Failure to provide a mailing address for the debtor. 9-516(b)(5)(A)

Failure to indicate whether the debtor is an individual or an organization. 9-516(b)(5)(B)

If identified as an individual, failure to provide the last name of the debtor. 9-516(b)(3)(C)

If debtor is an organization, ALL of the following info. is required: (1) type of organization, (2) jurisdiction of organization, and (3) organizational ID# (or indicate NONE if none exists). Organizational ID# is not TAX ID# (SSN or EIN). 9-516(b)(5)(C)

Failure to provide a name and/or mailing address for the secured party. 9-516(b)(4)

No form(s) was enclosed with your check(s). Please send the appropriate form(s) or information which pertain to the enclosed check(s).

UCC1

The enclosed form requires a remittance of $15. 9-525

In the case of an assignment, reflected on an initial financing statement, failure to provide a name and/or mailing address for the assignee. 9-516(b)(6)

The enclosed form requires a remittance of $30. 9-525

UCC3

Initial financing statement number is either missing or is invalid. 9-516(b)(3)(B)(i). Correct filing information may be obtained by checking your records, online at http://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/sosda/index.shtml , or calling 512-475-2705.

Initial financing statement has lapsed. 9-516(b)(3)(B)(ii)

The continuation statement was submitted too early. Please check expiration date. 9-516(b)(7)

The enclosed form requires a remittance of $15 per change.

The enclosed form consists of three (3) pages or more and requires an additional remittance of $15. 9-525

Instructions for item 5 were not followed. Please read instructions for item 5 and correct.

Failure to provide a name and/or mailing address for the assignee. 9-516(b)(6)

Each form may reference only one initial financing statement file number.

To void a selected change, write "VOID" over incorrect choice and initial.

UCC5

Each form may reference only one initial financing statement file number in item 1b. Correct filing information may be obtained by checking your records, online at http://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/sosda/index.shtml , or calling 512-475-2705.

UCC11

The Information Request fails to provide a debtor name in item 1a or 1b.

Failure to complete item 2. Please mark only one box for items 2a-2d.

Record number is not provided in item 2d.

One or more financing statement number(s) and date provided in item 2d do not match our records. Correct filing information may be obtained by checking your records, online at http://www.sos.state.tx.us/corp/sosda/index.shtml , or calling 512-475-2705.

New or Added Reasons

Your client account is past due. Please call the Uniform Commercial Code Section at 512-475-2705 for further assistance.

Documents presented in person or transmitted by fax for filing are treated as an expedited filing and subject to an expedited handling fee of $15 per record.

Filing office is unable to read or decipher the information on the form. Form does not facilitate the filing of the amendment change and the assignment on the same form. Please file separately.

Initial financing statement names the same person as the debtor and secured party and filing officer is not required to accept the document for filing pursuant to Attorney General Opinion No. JC-0256 (July 18, 2000).

Do not provide the acknowledgment copy of form when submitting record for filing. Filer will automatically receive an acknowledgment letter and image of the filed record.

Do not include a self-addressed envelope for returning acknowledgment copy. Acknowledgment letter and image of filed record will be automatically sent to the return address on submitted envelope.

A refund has been ordered by this office and should arrive in two to three weeks.

Initial financing statement file numbers for filings filed through July 30, 2001, consist of the two digit year and an eight digit number (Example for 1999: 99-00123456 and 2000: 00-00123456).

Initial financing statement file numbers for filings filed on or after July 31, 2001, consist of the two digit year and a ten digit number (Example for 2002: 02-0012345678).

The Search Report/Information Request on all or some debtors was not processed because the submitted UCC1/UCC3 was rejected.

A nonformatted form was submitted. Each Debtor Organization must include these fields next to each debtor name and address grouping: (1) type of organization, (2) jurisdiction of organization, and (3) organizational ID# (or indicate NONE if none exists).

Party identified in item 6 is not on record or does not match party type selected in item 5.

Note: The list does not include all Reasons for Refusal and others may be included as deemed necessary by the Office of the Secretary of State of Texas.

(Rev. January 15, 2003)

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