Corporate & Business

Articles of Incorporation

Articles of Incorporation for forming a corporation in the United States, covering corporate name, registered agent, authorized shares, purpose, and incorporator signature. Adapt to your state's statutory form before filing.

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The Articles of Incorporation is a ready-to-use corporate & business template you can send for signature in minutes. It is written for 1 signer (incorporator) and, by default, expires 30 days after it is sent if left unsigned. It covers incorporation, corporate, formation, one signer. Like every Abundera Sign template it is a convenience draft structured for ESIGN Act and UETA compliance, not a substitute for legal advice. Each signed copy is sealed with PAdES-LTA digital signatures, dual RFC 3161 timestamps, and a tamper-evident evidence package in WORM storage.

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# Articles of Incorporation **State of Incorporation:** ___________ **Date Prepared:** ___________ --- Pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of ___________ (the "Act"), the undersigned incorporator, being a natural person of legal age, adopts the following Articles of Incorporation. ## Article I — Corporate Name The name of the corporation is: **___________** (the "Corporation") The Corporation hereby confirms that this name is distinguishable from the names of all other entities on record with the Secretary of State as required by applicable law. ## Article II — Registered Agent and Registered Office The address of the Corporation's registered office in the State of ___________ is: ___________ The name of the Corporation's registered agent at such address is: **___________** The registered agent is authorized to accept service of process on behalf of the Corporation. ## Article III — Purpose The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the Act. **Primary Business Activity (optional, for reference):** ___________ ## Article IV — Authorized Capital Stock **4.1 Total Authorized Shares.** The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is ___________ shares, consisting of:

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preparation date
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corporation name
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registered office address
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registered agent name
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primary business
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total authorized shares
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common shares authorized
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common par value
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preferred shares authorized
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initial board size
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initial directors
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incorporator name
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incorporator address
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delayed effective date
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filing fee
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entity type
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incorporator signer name
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incorporator signer title
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