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Articles Of Incorporation Of Domestic Close Corporation Form. This is a District Of Columbia form and can be use in Corporations Division Secretary Of State.
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Version 2; 04-30-09
District of Columbia Government
Corporations Division
PO Box 92300
Washington DC 20090
Articles of Incorporation of Domestic Close Corporation.
I, the undersigned natural person of the age of eighteen years or more acting as incorporator of a corporation under the Business
Corporation Act (DC Official Code, 2001 edition, Title 29, Chapter 1, as amended), adopt the following Articles of Incorporation:
1. Name the close corporation. The name must include: Inc., Corp., Ltd. or its abbreviation
2. Your signature on this form
indicates that the articles exist
in perpetuity.
3. Describe the company's specific purpose. "General Purpose" is not an acceptable description. If insurance is part of the purpose, you
must get an insurance license from the Department of Insurance, Securities and Licensing (DISB) before you file your articles. If banking
is part of the purpose, you must get consent from DISB before you file your articles.
4.
The aggregate number of shares which the corporation is authorized to issue:
NUMBER OF SHARES
CLASS OF SHARES
PAR VALUE OF SHARES
TOTAL AMOUNT
5.
The corporation will not commence business until at least $1,000 has been received as initial capitalization.
6.
The preferences, qualifications, limitations, restrictions, and special or relative rights of the shares of each class.
7.
The provisions limiting or denying to shareholders the preemptive right to acquire additional shares of the corporation.
8.
All of the issued stock of all classes, exclusive of treasury shares, shall be represented by certificates and shall be held of record by not
more than a specified number of persons not exceeding 35; all of the issued stock of all classes shall be subject to 1 or more of the
restrictions on transfer permitted by section 20; and the corporation shall make no offering of any of its stock of any class which would
constitute a public offering within the meaning of the United States Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C.77), as it may be amended from time t
time.
The provisions for the regulation of the internal affairs of the corporation.
9.
10. Give the name and registered office address (not a PO Box) of the Registered Agent (RA) in the District. (Attach page 2, the RA-1 Form.)
11. The number of directors constituting the initial board of directors and the name and address of the person who is to serve as director until
the first annual meeting of shareholders or until successor is elected.
All Directors
Physical Street Address
If you sign this form, you agree that you understand that anyone who makes a false statement anywhere on it can be punished by
criminal penalties of a fine up to $1000, imprisonment up to 180 days, or both, under DCOC ยง 22-2405.
All Incorporators
Signature
Physical Street Address
Date
(add more sheets, as needed)
Mail all forms and required payment to:
Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
Corporations Division
PO Box 92300
Washington, DC 20090
Phone: (202) 442-4400
Please check dcra.dc.gov to view organizations required to register, to search business names, to get step-by-step guidelines to register an
organization, to search registered organizations, and to download forms and documents. Just click on "Corporate Registrations."
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