DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING ADMINISTRATION CORPORATIONS DIVISION Government Of the District of Columbia 941 NORTH CAPITOL STREET, N.E. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20002 COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION GUIDELINES FORMAT AND STATUTORY CONTENTS FOR PROFIT AND NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATIONS NOTE: THIS IS A SPECIMEN FORMAT FOR ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. YOU MUST DRAFT YOUR OWN ARTICLES ON PLAIN BOND PAPER TO BE SUBMITTED IN DUPLICATE ORIGINAL. (TWO MANUALLY SIGNED SETS) ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF (NAME OF COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION) TO: DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING ADMINISTRATION CORPORATIONS DIVISION 941 NORTH CAPITOL STREET, N.E. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20002 I/We, the undersigned natural person(s) of the age of eighteen years or more acting as incorporator(s) of a corporation under the COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION ACT (D.C. Code, 2001 edition, Title 29, Chapter 9, as amended), adopt the following Articles of Incorporation: FIRST: The name of the association which must include the word “cooperative”; (STATE NAME OF ASSOCIATION). SECOND: The term of existence of the association is (STATE EITHER PERPETUAL OR A SPECIFIED PERIOD). THIRD: The purpose(s) for which the association is organized is/are: (STATE SPECIFIC PURPOSES OF ASSOCIATION: GENERAL PURPOSES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE). FOURTH: State whether the association is organized with or without shares and the number of shares or membership subscribed for; FIFTH: If organized with shares, a statement of the amount of authorized capital, the number and types of shares and the par value thereof). American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com SIXTH: State the minimum number of value of shares which must be owned to qualify for membership; SEVENTH: State the maximum amount or percentage of capital which may be owned or controlled by any member. EIGHTH: State the method by which any surplus, upon dissolution of the association, shall be distributed NINTH: The address, including street and number of the principal office of the association is (LIST STREET ADDRESS OF AGENT IN THE DISTRICT - POST OFFICE BOXES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE) TENTH: The name(s) and address (es), including street and number if any, of the incorporator(s) (MINIMUM OF 5 INCORPORATOR REQUIRED IF NATURAL PERSON OR THE PRESIDENTS AND SECRETARIES, IF ASSOCIATIONS. ELEVENTH: Application must be signed by Incorporators and Acknowledge by at least 5 if natural persons, or by the Presidents and secretaries, if an Associations. Also, if an Associations, before an Officer authorized to take acknowledgement (must be notarized). DATE_________________________ Submit two originally signed sets of articles to the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkflow.com