Filing Procedures For Georgia Profit And Nonprofit Corporations (Page 2 of 4) in pdf

Articles of incorporation for profit corporations must contain the following information:

1. The exact name of the corporation.

2. The number of shares the corporation is authorized to issue. This will be the maximum number of shares the

corporation can issue without later amending its articles to provide for a greater number. The number cannot be

“0.”

3. The street address and county of the initial registered office and the name of initial registered agent at that

office. The registered office address must be a street address; a post office box, mail drop or mail center is not

sufficient. The registered agent may be an individual or another entity. The registered agent must be able to be

personally located at the registered office. This is the party designated by the corporation to accept notices on its

behalf, and to alert the appropriate corporate personnel.

4. The name and address of each incorporator. The incorporator(s) is the person(s) who signs the articles of

incorporation, delivers them to the Secretary of State for filing, and then organizes the corporation.

5. The corporation’s initial principal mailing address. The principal office address may be a post office box, unlike

the registered office which must be a street address. The principal mailing address is the address to which any

correspondence from the Corporations Division to the corporation will be sent.

An incorporator named in the articles or the filing attorney may sign the articles of incorporation. If the Chairman

of the Board of Directors or corporate officer has been elected, he or she may sign. Beneath the signature, the

signer should state the capacity in which he or she is signing.

Thus, articles of incorporation for a profit corporation might appear as follows:

Articles of Incorporation

ABC and Associates, Inc.

Article 1.

The name of the corporation is ABC and Associates, Inc.

Article 2.

The corporation is authorized to issue (fill in the number) shares. (Number may not be

“0”.)

Article 3.

The street address of the registered office is 12345 Magnolia Lane, Atlanta, Georgia

12345. The registered agent at such address is John/Jane Doe. (The registered office

address must be a street address at which the agent may be personally located.) The

county of the registered office is __________.

Article 4.

The name and address of each incorporator is:

John Doe

Jane Doe

Jack Doe

12345 Magnolia Lane

Atlanta, GA 12345

Article 5.

The principal mailing address of the corporation is 12345 Magnolia Lane, Atlanta, GA

12345.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed these Articles of Incorporation.

This ________ day of _____________, 2003.

_______________________________

John Doe

(Capacity in which person is signing)

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