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Form 532A                              Page 1 of 7                                         Last Revised: 10/2024

Form 532A Prescribed by:                                     INSTRUCTIONS                            MAIL TO
                                                             · Include the filing fee.               Regular Service: 
                                                             · Make check or money order payable to  P.O. Box 670 
                                                             Ohio Secretary of State.                Columbus, OH  43216 
                                                             · Print on single-sided 8 ½ x 11 paper. OR 
                                                             · Double sided paper will be rejected.  Expedite Service: 
                                                             · Information must be typed.            P.O. Box 1390 
                                                             · Illegible forms will be rejected      Columbus, OH  43216
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                          Initial Articles of Incorporation 
                                   (For Profit, Domestic Corporation) 
                                                               Filing Fee: $99 
                                                               (113 - ARF) 
                                                             Form Must Be Typed 
Please check the box if this corporation is being formed for the following purpose:
        Community Development Corporation  - Please see Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1726 or the instructions at the end of this 
        form for more information. 

First:    Name of Corporation
                                                                          (Name must include the following word or abbreviation:  
                                                                          company, co., corporation, corp., incorporated, or inc.)

Second:   Location of Principal Office in Ohio

                                                                                                                                  Ohio
                                    City                                                                                          State

                                    County

                                                                                            (The legal existence of the corporation begins upon 
Optional: Effective Date (MM/DD/YYYY)                                                       the filing of the articles or on a later date specified 
                                                                                            that is not more than ninety days after filing.)

Third:    The number of shares which the corporation is authorized to have outstanding. 
          (Please state if shares are common or preferred and their par value, if any.)

          Number of Shares                                     Type of Shares                        Par Value of Shares

Fourth:   If the corporation is to have an initial stated capital, please state the amount of that stated capital.

          Amount

Optional: Purpose:

** Note: ORC Chapter 1701 allows additional provisions to be included in the Articles of Incorporation that are filed with this 
    office. If including any of these additional provisions, please do so by including them in an attachment to this form. **

Form 532A                                                      Page 2 of 7                           Last Revised: 10/2024

                                Original Appointment of Statutory Agent

The undersigned, being at least a majority of the incorporators of 

                                                    (Name of Corporation)

hereby appoint the following to be Statutory Agent upon whom any process, notice or demand required or permitted by 
statute to be served upon the corporation may be served. The complete address of the agent is:

(Name of Statutory Agent)

(Agent Address - Post office boxes and CMRAs are NOT allowed. See instructions for details.)

                                                                                            OH
(City)                                                                                      (State)       (ZIP Code)

Must be signed by 
the incorporators or 
a majority of the    (Signature)
incorporators.

                     (Signature)

                     (Signature)

                                            Acceptance of Appointment

The Undersigned,                                                                                          , named herein as the
                   (Name of Statutory Agent)

Statutory agent for
                   (Name of Corporation)

hereby acknowledges and accepts the appointment of statutory agent for said corporation.

Statutory Agent Signature

                         (Individual Agent's Signature / Signature on Behalf of Business Serving as Agent)

Form 532A                                           Page 3 of 7                                           Last Revised: 10/2024

By signing and submitting this form to the Ohio Secretary of State, the undersigned hereby certifies that he or she 
has the requisite authority to execute this document.

Required   
  
Until this filing is approved, this Signature
business entity does not legally 
exist, therefore, the entity cannot 
be the signer of this document. 
                                    By (if applicable)
If the incorporator 
is an individual, then they 
must sign in the "signature" 
box and print his/her name 
                                    Print Name
in the "Print Name" box. 
 
If the incorporator 
is a business entity, not an 
individual, then please print 
the entity name in the              Signature
"signature" box, an 
authorized representative 
of the business entity 
must sign in the "By" box           By (if applicable)
and print his/her name and 
title/authority in the 
"Print Name" box. 

                                    Print Name

                                    Signature

                                    By (if applicable)

                                    Print Name

Form 532A                                     Page 4 of 7 Last Revised: 10/2024

            Instructions for Initial Articles of Incorporation 
                      (For Domestic, For-Profit Corporation)

This form should be used if you wish to file articles of incorporation for a domestic for-profit 
corporation.

Name of Corporation
The name of the corporation must be in compliance with Ohio Revised Code §1701.05. The name 
must end with or include the word or abbreviation “company,” “co.,” “corporation,” “corp.,” 
“incorporated,” or “inc.” The name must be distinguishable on the records in the office of the 
secretary of state.  
 
The name of the corporation must not include the word “benefit” or “b-“ in its name as a prefix to 
“company”, “co.”, “corporation”, “corp.”, “incorporated”, or “inc.” unless the corporation is a benefit 
corporation.  A benefit corporation must provide a beneficial purpose on this form, as referenced 
below.

Ohio Principal Office Location
Please state the city and county in Ohio where the principal office of the corporation is to be located.

Effective Date (optional)
An effective date may be provided but is not required. Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §1701.04(E), 
the legal existence of the corporation begins upon the filing of the articles or on a later date specified 
in the articles. The effective date cannot (1) precede the date of filing with our office or (2) be more 
than ninety (90) days after the date of filing. If an effective date is given that precedes the date of 
filing, the effective date of the corporation will be the date of filing. If an effective date is given that 
exceeds the date of filing by more than ninety (90) days, our office will return the filing to you and 
request that a proper effective date be provided.

Authorized Number and Par Value of Shares
Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §1701.04(A)(3) and (4), please state the authorized number of 
shares, the type (common or preferred), and the par value, if any. Note: The express terms of the 
shares of each class must be attached. (See ORC 111.16(A)(2) for additional fee information.)

Initial Stated Capital
If the corporation is to have an initial stated capital, please state the amount of that stated capital.  
Pursuant to §1785.05, a professional corporation may issue its capital stock only to persons who are 
duly licensed, certificated, or otherwise legally authorized to render within this state the same 
professional service as that for which the entity was organized.

Purpose Clause (Optional)
A purpose clause may be provided but is not required. As stated in Ohio Revised Code §1701.03, a 
corporation may generally “be formed for any purpose or purposes for which individuals lawfully may 
associate themselves.” However, for a corporation to be formed as a benefit corporation, a purpose 
statement containing a beneficial purpose, defined in §1701.01(GG), must be included.

Form 532A                     Page 5 of 7                       Last Revised: 10/2024

Appointment of Agent - O.R.C. 1701.07      
Ohio business entities and foreign business entities that are registered or licensed in Ohio must 
appoint and maintain a statutory agent to accept service of process. The statutory agent must be one 
of the following: (1) A natural person residing in Ohio; or (2) a domestic or foreign business entity 
with an Ohio address. 
 
Statutory Agent Address Requirements 
A statutory agent address may either be the primary residence address of the agent or the usual 
place of business address. The statutory agent address must be an Ohio address. 
 
Statutory Agent Address Prohibitions 
Post Office (P.O.) boxes are NOT allowed. 
  Exception: If a Post Office Box and Rural Route Number are both provided, the address is 
  allowed. 

Commercial Mail Receiving Agency (CMRA) addresses are NOT allowed. A CMRA is a private 
business that rents private mailboxes to customers. 
 
Acceptance of Appointment 
The statutory agent must sign the Acceptance of Appointment.

Additional Provisions
If the information you wish to provide for the record does not fit on the form, please attach additional 
provisions on a single-sided, 8 ½ x 11 sheet(s) of paper.

Signature(s) - Required

After completing all information on the filing form, please make sure that page 3 is signed by the 
incorporator(s). Articles and original appointment of agent must be signed by the incorporator(s).  
  
Until this filing is approved, this business entity does not legally exist, therefore, the entity cannot be 
the signer of the document. The name of the person authorizing the submission of the form can be 
an individual or a business entity, but if the signer is a business entity, then it cannot be the same 
business name as the new entity being created by filing this form.  
  
If the incorporator is an individual, then they must sign in the "signature" field and print (type) his/her 
name in the "Print Name" field.  
  
If the incorporator is another business entity, not an individual, then please print (type) the entity 
name in the "signature" field, an authorized representative of the business entity must sign in the 
"By" field and print (type) his/her name and title/authority in the "Print Name" field.  
  
A typed name signifies an "intent to sign" which is acceptable.

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Note
Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1726 requires our office to submit Articles of Incorporation, or any 
amendment or amendments thereof, to the attorney general for examination. This process will 
require an extra 5-7 days to process the document. In addition, ORC 1726.11 requires a community 
development corporation to submit an annual financial report to the auditor of state within one 
hundred twenty days following the last day of the corporation's fiscal year.

Note
Our office cannot file or record a document which contains a Social Security number or tax 
identification number.  Please do not enter a Social Security number or tax identification number, in 
any format, on this form.

Form 532A                Page 7 of 7                                        Last Revised: 10/2024