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

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

                      Secretary of State                                    ARTS-GS

                      Articles of Incorporation of a 
                      General Stock Corporation 

Filing Fee - $100.00

Certified Copy Fee (Optional) - $5.00

Note: Corporations may have to pay minimum $800 tax to the California Franchise 
Tax Board each year. For more information, go to https://www.ftb.ca.gov/.

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1. Corporate Name (Go to www.sos.ca.gov/business/be/name-reservations for general corporate name requirements and restrictions.)

The name of the corporation is  _______________________________________________________________________________________ 

 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

2. Business Addresses (Enter the complete business addresses.)
a. Initial Street Address of Corporation - Do not list a P.O. Box           City (no abbreviations)                   State Zip Code 

b. Initial Mailing Address of Corporation, if different than item 2a        City (no abbreviations)                   State Zip Code 

3. Service of Process (Must provide either Individual OR Corporation.) 
   INDIVIDUAL – Complete Items 3a and 3b only.  Must include agent’s full name and California street address.
a. California Agent's First Name (if agent is not a corporation)            Middle Name                     Last Name                           Suffix 

b. Street Address (if agent is not a corporation) - Do not enter a P.O. Box City (no abbreviations)                   State           Zip Code 
                                                                                                                      CA 
   CORPORATION – Complete Item 3c.  Only include the name of the registered agent Corporation. 
c. California Registered Corporate Agent’s Name (if agent is a corporation) – Do not complete Item 3a or 3b 

4. Shares (Enter the number of shares the corporation is authorized to issue.  Do not leave blank or enter zero (0).)

This corporation is authorized to issue only one class of shares of stock. 
The total number of shares which this corporation is authorized to issue is  ____________________________________________ . 

5. Purpose Statement (Do not alter the Purpose Statement.)

The purpose of the corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized 
under the General Corporation Law of California other than the banking business, the trust company business or the 
practice of a profession permitted to be incorporated by the California Corporations Code. 

6. Read and Sign Below (This form must be signed by each incorporator.)

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   Signature                                                                   Type or Print Name
ARTS-GS (REV 0 20236/ )                                                                                               20 23California Secretary of State 
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