Secretary of State 
                                                                Business Programs Division 
                                                                            Business Entities 
                                                   1500 11th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 
                                               P.O. Box 944260, Sacramento, CA 94244-2600 

                                                    Submission Cover Sheet

Instructions: 

• Complete and include this form with your paper submission. This information only will be
  used to communicate in writing about the submission, if needed. This form will be
  treated as correspondence and will not be made part of the filed document.

• Make all checks or money orders payable to the Secretary of State.

• In person submissions (excluding Statements of Information): $15 handling fee; do not include
  a $15 handling fee when submitting documents by mail.

• Standard processing time for submissions to this office is approximately 5 business days from
  receipt. All submissions are reviewed in the date order of receipt with online submissions
  given priority. For updated processing time information, visit
  www.sos.ca.gov/business/be/processing-dates.

Optional Copy and Certification Fees: 

• If applicable, include optional certification fees with your submission.

• For applicable certification fee information, refer to the instructions of the specific form you are
  submitting.

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Submission Cover Sheet (REV 03/2022)                            Clear Form  Print Form

                     Alternative Security Provision of a 
LLP-3 
                     Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) 
To  confirm  compliance  with  the  alternative  security  provisions  of 
California  Corporations  Code  section  16956,  fill  out  this  form,  and 
submit for filing along with: 
– A $30 filing fee.  Note: There is no filing fee if you are submitting this
  Form LLP-3 together with your Application to Register (Form LLP-1).
– A separate, non-refundable $15 service fee also must be included, if
  you drop off the completed form.
Do I have to file this form?        If the LLP chooses to comply with the 
alternative security provisions discussed in Item 5 below, you must file 
this  form  with  the California Secretary of  State  each year  within  4 
months of the end of the LLP's fiscal year.                                                       This Space For Office Use Only 
                           For questions about this form, go to www.sos.ca.gov/business/be/filing-tips. 

 LLP’s File No. (issued by CA Secretary of State)                  LLP’s Exact Name  (on file with CA Secretary of State) 

  If you don't know the file number, leave Item 1 blank. 

 Place of Formation
  The LLP is formed under the laws of:
                                                                     List the state or country where the LLP is formed. 

 LLP Address 
   ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 
  street address of principal office                                          city (no abbreviations)              state zip        

 Statement Pursuant to Section 16956  (Should not be altered.) 

  The registered or foreign LLP chooses to satisfy the requirements of California Corporations Code section 16956
  by  confirming,  pursuant  to  section  16956(a)(1)(D),  16956(a)(2)(D),  16956(a)(3)(D)  or  16956(a)(4)(D) and
  16956(c), that as of the most recently completed fiscal year, the LLP had a net worth equal to or exceeding fifteen
  million dollars ($15,000,000) in the case of an LLP providing legal services, or ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in
  the case of an LLP providing accountancy services, architectural services, engineering services, or land surveying
  services.

 Read and sign below: This form must be signed by an authorized person.

  Sign here                                                                             Date 

  Print your name here                                                                  Your business title 

Make check/money order payable to:    Secretary of State 
Upon filing, w e w ill return one (1) uncertified copy of your filed document for free, and w ill certify the copy upon request and payment 
of a $5 certification fee. 

Corporations Code §§ 16956                                                                                         20 22California Secretary of State 
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