Fillable Printable Articles of Incorporation - Illinois

Articles of Incorporation - Illinois

FORM BCA 2.10 (rev. Dec. 2003)

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

Business Corporation Act

Secretary of State

Department of Business Services

501 S. Second St., Rm. 350

Springfield, IL 62756

217-782-9522

217-782-6961

Remit payment in the form of a cashier’s

check, certified check, money order

or an Illinois attorney’s or CPA’s check

payable to Secretary of State.

See Note 1 on back to determine fees.

Filing Fee: $150 Franchise Tax $_____________ Total $____________ File #_________________________ Approved: _______

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Submit in duplicate

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Type or Print clearly in black ink

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Do not write above this line

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1. Corporate Name: ________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________

The Corporate Name must contain the word “Corporation,” “Company,” “Incorporated,” “Limited” or an abbreviation thereof.

2. Initial Registered Agent: ___________________________________________________________________________

First Name Middle Initial Last Name

Initial Registered Office: ___________________________________________________________________________

Number Street Suite No. (P.O. Box alone is unacceptable)

____________________________________________________________________________

City ZIP Code County

3. Purposes(s) for which the Corporation is Organized:

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The transaction of any or all lawful businesses for which corporations may be incorporated under the Illinois Business

Corporation Act.

4. Paragraph 1 — Authorized Shares, Issued Shares and Consideration Received:

Number of Shares Number of Shares Consideration to be

Class Authorized Proposed to be Issued Received Thereof

______________________________________________________________________________________________

TOTAL = $......................................

Paragraph 2 — The preferences, qualifications, limitations, restrictions and special or relative rights in respect of the

shares of each class are:

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(cont. on back)

Printed by authority of the State of Illinois. January 2015 — 1 — C 162.27

ITEMS 5, 6 AND 7 ARE OPTIONAL

5. a. Number of Directors constituting the initial board of directors of the corporation: ___________________________

b. Names and Addresses of persons serving as directors until the first annual meeting of shareholders or until their suc-

cessors are elected and qualify:

Name Address City, State, ZIP

______________________________________________________________________________________________

6. a. It is estimated that the value of the property to be owned by the corporation

for the following year wherever located will be: $ ________________________

b. It is estimated that the value of the property to be located within the State

of Illinois during the following year will be: $ ________________________

c. It is estimated that the gross amount of business that will be transacted by

the corporation during the following year will be: $ ________________________

d. It is estimated that the gross amount of business that will be transacted

from places of business in the State of Illinois during the following year will be: $ ________________________

7. Other Provisions: Attach a separate sheet of this size for any other provision to be included in the Articles of Incorpo-

ration (e.g., authorizing preemptive rights, denying cumulative voting, regulating internal affairs, voting majority re-

quirements, fixing a duration other than perpetual, etc.).

NAME(S) & ADDRESS(ES) OF INCORPORATOR(S)

8. The undersigned incorporator(s) hereby declare(s), under penalties of perjury, that the statements made in the forego-

ing Articles of Incorporation are true.

Dated _______________________________ , ______

Month & Day Year

Signature and Name Address

1. _________________________________________ 1. _________________________________________

Signature Street

1. _________________________________________ 1. _________________________________________

Name (type or print) City/Town State ZIP Code

2. _________________________________________ 2. _________________________________________

Signature Street

1. _________________________________________ 1. _________________________________________

Name (type or print) City/Town State ZIP Code

3. _________________________________________ 3. _________________________________________

Signature Street

1. _________________________________________ 1. _________________________________________

Name (type or print) City/Town State ZIP Code

Signatures must be in BLACK INK on an original document. Carbon copy, photocopy or rubber stamp signatures

may only be used on conformed copies.

NOTE: If a corporation acts as incorporator, the name of the corporation and the state of incorporation shall be shown and the

execution shall be by a duly authorized corporate officer. Type or print officer’s name and title beneath signature.

Note 1 — Fee Schedule:

• The initial franchise tax is assessed at the rate of 15/100 of 1 percent

($1.50 per $1,000) on the paid-in capital represented in this state. (The

minimum initial franchise tax is $25.)

• The filing fee is $150.

• The minimum total due (franchise tax + filing fee) is $175.

Note 2 — Return to:

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Firm name

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Attention

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Mailing Address

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City, State, ZIP Code