4a.
This statement should not be altered.
• This certificate must be approved by at least a majority of
the corporation’s directors.
4b.
Check the box next to the applicable
• If the first box is checked, the amendment must be
statement.
Only one box may be
approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the
checked. If the first box is checked,
outstanding shares or such greater proportion as may be
enter
the
total
number
of
the
required by the corporation’s articles of incorporation or
corporation’s outstanding shares.
bylaws.
5.
The name change amendment must
• Verification requires a statement under penalty of perjury
be dated, signed and verified by two
that the information is true and correct of the signor’s own
corporate officers as provided in
knowledge.
Section
173
and 193.
• If the name change amendment will be signed by officers
other than the President and Secretary, you may alter the
Generally, the corporation’s president
officer titles on the form.
and secretary sign.
• Pursuant to Section 173, the name change amendment
must be dated, signed and verified by the corporation’s
chairperson of the board, president or any vice president
and by the secretary, chief financial officer, treasurer or
any assistant secretary or assistant treasurer.
Mail Submission Cover Sheet (Optional):
To make it easier to receive communication related to this
document, including receipt of the copy of the filed document, complete the Mail Submission Cover Sheet. For
the Return Address: enter the name of a designated person and/or company and the corresponding mailing
address. Please note the Mail Submission Cover Sheet will be treated as correspondence and will not be made
part of the filed document.
Where to File: Completed forms along with the applicable fees, if any can be mailed to Secretary of State,
Business Entities Filings Unit, P.O. Box 944260, Sacramento, CA 94244-2600 or delivered in person (drop off)
to the Sacramento office, 1500 11th Street, 3rd Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814. This form is filed only in the
Sacramento office.
Legal Authority: General statutory filing provisions are found in Sections 900-908. All statutory references are
to the California Corporations Code, unless otherwise stated.
2016 California Secretary of State
AMDT-STK-NA Instructions (EST 09/2016)