Prepare, sign, and submit with an original signature and filing fee. This is the minimum information required. STATE OF MONTANA (This space for Secretary of State use only) APPLICATION for CERTIFICATE of FOREIGN BUSINESS TRUST 35-5-201, MCA MAIL: LINDA McCULLOCH Secretary of State P.O. Box 202801 Helena, MT 59620-2801 (406) 444-3665 (406) 444-3976 sos.mt.gov PHONE: FAX: WEB SITE: Required Filing Fee: $70.00 24 Hour Priority Handling check box and Add $20.00 1 Hour Expedite Handling check box and Add $100.00 Make checks payable to Secretary of State If the document is hand written, please print legibly or the application may be denied. 1. 2. 3. The name of the Business Trust: _______________________________________________________________________________ The Assumed Business Name, if any: ___________________________________________________________________________ It is created under the laws of the state, territory, or country of:_____________________________________________________ (An executed copy of its articles, declarations of trust, or trust agreement by which it was created and all amendments thereto, or a true copy thereof certified to be such by a trustee of the trust before an official authorized to administer oaths or by a public official of another state, territory, or country in whose office an executed copy thereof is on file, verified within 60 days of this filing, must be filed with this application.) (35-1-1028, MCA). 4. 5. The date of creation: _______________________________ and the period of duration: __________________________________ (Month/Day/Year) The business mailing address of the principal office: _______________________________________________________________ City:______________________________________________________ State:_______________ Zip Code:___________________ 6. The name of the entity's Commercial Registered Agent for service of process in Montana: (A list of Commercial Registered Agents is available at: http://sos.mt.gov/Business/Agents/index.asp.) Name: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Or, the name and address of the entity's Noncommercial Registered Agent for service of process in Montana: Name: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Actual Street Address or Rural Route Box Number in Montana: (Must be an actual geographic location.) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ City: _______________________________________________________ Zip Code: _____________________________________ And, a mailing address in Montana, if different: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ City: _______________________________________________________ Zip Code: _____________________________________ Appointment of a Registered Agent is affirmation of the Registered Agent's consent to serve as Registered Agent. sos.mt.gov/Business/Forms 48-Certificate_of_Foreign_Business_Trust American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com Revised: 07/2015 7. 8. A description of the business the Business Trust intends to transact: _________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The names, residences, and post-office addresses of its current trustees (attach a list if necessary): __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. The business trust certifies that it consents to all the license laws and other laws of the State of Montana relative to foreign corporations and has consented to be sued in the courts of this state, upon all causes of action arising against it in this state and that service of process may be made upon some person, a citizen of this state whose principal place of business is designated in this certificate. 10. I, HEREBY SWEAR AND/OR AFFIRM, under penalty of law, including criminal prosecution, that the facts contained in this document are true. ___________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________ Signature of Trustee Date ____________________________________________________________ Printed Name ___________________________________________ Title 11. Daytime Contact: Phone _____________________________ Email _________________________________________________ sos.mt.gov/Business/Forms 48-Certificate_of_Foreign_Business_Trust Revised: 07/2015 American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com