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Articles Of Amendment Changing The Name Of A Corporation By Unanimous Consent Of The Shareholders Form. This is a Virginia form and can be use in Corporation Secretary Of State.
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SCC710N
(07/07)
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
CHANGING THE NAME OF A VIRGINIA STOCK CORPORATION
By Unanimous Consent of the Shareholders
The undersigned, on behalf of the corporation set forth below, pursuant to § 13.1-710 of
the Code of Virginia, states as follows:
1. The current name of the corporation is
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________.
2. The name of the corporation is changed to
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________.
3. The foregoing amendment was adopted by unanimous consent of the shareholders on
__________________.
(date)
Executed in the name of the corporation by:
__________________________________________
(signature)
_________________________
(date)
__________________________________________
(printed name)
_________________________
(corporate title)
__________________________________________
(telephone number (optional))
_________________________
(corporation’s SCC corporate ID no.)
(The execution must be by the chairman or any vice-chairman of the board of directors, the
president, or any other of its officers authorized to act on behalf of the corporation.)
PRIVACY ADVISORY: Information such as social security number, date of birth, maiden name, or financial institution account numbers is NOT required to be included
in business entity documents filed with the Office of the Clerk of the Commission. Any information provided on these documents is subject to public viewing.
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INSTRUCTIONS TO FORM SCC710N
The articles must be in the English language, typewritten or printed in black, legible and reproducible.
The document must be presented on uniformly white, opaque paper, free of visible watermarks and
background logos.
You can download this form from our website at www.scc.virginia.gov/division/clk/fee_bus.htm.
IMPORTANT: The proposed corporate name must contain the word "corporation," "incorporated,"
"company" or "limited"; or the abbreviation "corp.," "inc.," "co." or "ltd." See § 13.1-630 of the Code of
Virginia. In addition, if the corporation is a professional corporation organized under the provisions of
Chapter 7 of Title 13.1 of the Code of Virginia, the proposed corporate name may include the phrase
“professional corporation” or “a professional corporation” or the initials “P.C.” or “PC” at the end of its
corporate name in lieu of the foregoing words and abbreviations. See § 13.1-544.1 of the Code of
Virginia.
The proposed name must be distinguishable upon the records of the Commission. See § 13.1-630 of
the Code of Virginia. To check the availability of a corporate name, please contact the Clerk’s Office
Call Center at (804) 371-9733 or toll-free in Virginia at (866) 722-2551.
The articles must be executed in the name of the corporation by the chairman or any vice-chairman of
the board of directors, the president or any other of its officers authorized to act on behalf of the
corporation. The printed name and corporate title of the authorized representative who signs the
articles on behalf of the corporation must be set forth. Set forth the date the articles of amendment
were signed.
It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to sign a document he or she knows is false in any
material respect with intent that the document be delivered to the Commission for filing. See
§ 13.1-612 of the Code of Virginia.
These articles may not be filed with the Commission by a corporation until all fees and penalties to be
collected by the Commission under the Virginia Stock Corporation Act have been paid by or on behalf
of the corporation; provided, however, that an assessed annual registration fee does not have to be
paid if these articles are filed with an effective date that is on or before the due date of the annual
registration fee payment. See § 13.1-615 of the Code of Virginia.
Submit the original, signed articles to the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, P.O. Box 1197,
Richmond, Virginia 23218-1197, (Street address: 1300 East Main Street, Tyler Building, 1st Floor,
Richmond, Virginia 23219), along with a check for the filing fee in the amount of $25.00, payable to the
State Corporation Commission. PLEASE DO NOT SEND CASH. If you have any questions, please
call (804) 371-9733 or toll-free in Virginia, (866) 722-2551.
NOTE
Other methods of adopting an amendment to the articles of incorporation are (i) by a less-than-unanimous
vote of the shareholders, as provided in § 13.1-707 of the Code of Virginia and (ii) by action of the board of
directors or the incorporators without shareholder action, as provided in § 13.1-706 or § 13.1-709 of the
Code. Adoption provisions that accommodate these situations may be found in guideform SCC710, which
may be downloaded from our website at www.scc.virginia.gov/division/clk/fee_bus.htm.
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