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                    Delaware Division of Corporations 
                     401 Federal Street – Suite 4 
                                 Dover, DE 19901 
                                 Ph: 302-739-3073 
                                 Fax: 302-739-3812 
                                              
                                                   Certificate of Incorporation 
                                                              for Stock Corporation 
                                                                                              
Dear Sir or Madam:  
 
       Enclosed please find a form for a Certificate of Incorporation for a Stock Corporation 
to be filed in accordance with Section 102 of the General Corporation Law of the State of 
Delaware.  The fee to file the Certificate is a minimum of $89; the authorized stock listed in 
the Certificate will affect the filing fee and it could exceed the minimum fee.  If the document 
is more than 1 page, you must submit $9 for each additional page. You will receive a 
stamped “Filed” copy of the submitted document. A certified copy may be requested for an 
additional $50. Expedited services are available. Please contact our office concerning these 
fees or you may consult our fee chart at www.corp.delaware.gov.  Please make the check 
payable to “Delaware Secretary of State”. 
        
       An Annual Report must be filed by the corporation by March 1 of each year 
following the calendar year in which their Certificate of Incorporation becomes effective.  
Franchise Taxes based on the stock listed in the Certificate of Incorporation are due at the 
time of filing of the report.  The fee to file the Annual Report is $50.  Please contact the 
Franchise Tax Section with any questions regarding the filing of the Annual Report or 
payment of the Franchise Taxes. 
 
       For the convenience of processing your order in a timely manner, please include a 
cover letter with your name, address and telephone/fax number to enable us to contact you if 
necessary. Please make sure you thoroughly complete all information requested on this form. 
It is important that the execution be legible, we request that you print or type the name of 
the person signing under the signature line. 
 
       Thank you for choosing Delaware as your corporate home. Should you require 
further assistance in this or any other matter, please don’t hesitate to call us at (302) 739-
3073.  
 
                                              Sincerely,  
 
                                              Department of State  
                                              Division of Corporations 
 encl. 
 rev. 10/16 



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Special Instructions – Certificate of Incorporation for a Stock 
Corporation 
 
This form is to be used as a Template only. The following instructions 
will help you in correctly completing your Incorporation Certificate. 
The instructions are numbered to correspond with the article being 
referenced. 
 
 1.  The name of the corporation exactly as you wish it to appear in 
    our records.  Please visit our website to verify the availability of 
    the name.  The name must include one of the following words: 
    association, company, corporation, club, foundation, fund, 
    incorporated, institute, society, union, syndicate, limited or one 
    of the abbreviations thereof.  
 2.  List the name and street address of the registered agent located 
    in Delaware you are appointing to accept service of process for 
    the corporation. 
 3. This is the general purpose clause as stated in Delaware statute; 
    no action required. 
 4. List the total number of authorized shares for the corporation 
    and the par value assigned to such stock. 
 5. List the name and mailing address of the Incorporator for the 
    corporation.  Please note that the corporation itself cannot be the 
    Incorporator. 
 Execution Block - The document must be signed by the 
    Incorporator listed in Article 5 of the document pursuant to 
    Section 103 of Title 8.  The name of the person must be typed or 
    written legibly underneath the signature. 
 
This form contains the basic information required by statute; if you 
need to add additional information permitted by statute you may draft a 
new document.  Please feel free to call our office at 302-739-3073 for 
assistance in completing this form or visit our website at 
corp@delaware.gov.  
 
Sincerely, 
Delaware Division of Corporations 



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           STATE OF DELAWARE 
           CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION 
           A STOCK CORPORATION 
 
The undersigned Incorporator, desiring to form a corporation under pursuant to the 
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, hereby certifies as follows: 
 
1.      The name of the Corporation is ________________________________________ 
_______________________________________________________________________. 
 
2.      The Registered Office of the corporation in the State of Delaware is located at 
_________________________________________________________________(street), 
in the City of ____________________________, County of ____________________  
Zip Code__________________.  The name of the Registered Agent at such address upon 
whom process against this corporation may be served is___________________________ 
_______________________________________________________________________. 
 
3.      The purpose of the corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which 
corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.  
 
4.      The total amount of stock this corporation is authorized to issue is 
______________________shares (number of authorized shares) with a par value of 
$___________________ per share. 
 
5.      The name and mailing address of the incorporator are as follows: 
 
        Name_____________________________________________________________ 
        Mailing Address____________________________________________________ 
             ____________________________________ Zip Code_________  
          
                                By:____________________________________ 
                                Incorporator 
                                 
                                Name:____________________________________ 
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