Application To Register A Corporate Name By A Foreign Corporation (North Carolina)
This form is for a foreign corporation to register a corporate name in North Carolina. The form provided here is simply a sample of what the actual Form BN-13 looks like.
State of North Carolina
Department of the Secretary of State
CORPORATIONS DIVISION
P. O. BOX 29622
RALEIGH, NC 27626-
APPLICATION TO REGISTER A CORPORATE NAME BY A FOREIGN CORPORATION
Pursuant to §55-4-03 or §55A-4-03 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, the undersigned foreign corporation hereby applies to the Secretary of State to register the following corporate name:
THIS IS [___] AN INITIAL OR [___] A RENEWAL APPLICATION*
1. The corporate name to be registered is: _________________________
2. The applicant corporation was incorporated under the laws of
__________________________________
on the ________ day of ________________, 20__________.
3. The business or activity in which the corporation is engaged is:
_________________________________
4. This application is accompanied by a certificate of existence (or a document of similar import) duly authenticated by the secretary of state or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or country of incorporation.
This the _________, day of ________________, 20_________.
_________________________________________
Name of Corporation
_________________________________________
Signature
________________________________________
Type or Print Name and Title
Notes:
1. Filing fee is $10.00. One executed original and one exact or conformed copy of this application must be filed with the Secretary of State.
2. If N.C.G.S. §55-15-06 or §55a-15-06 requires an addition to the corporate name, the applicant must set forth its corporate name with such addition.
* An initial registration is effective upon the date of filing of the initial application for registration and until the end of the calendar year in which it became effective. A renewal of registration must be filed between October 1 and December 31 in order to renew the registration for the following calendar year.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OUT THIS FORM
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Check the appropriate blank for an initial or renewal application.
Item 1 Enter the complete corporate name to be registered exactly as it appears on the Certificate of Existence.
Item 2 Enter the name of the state or country of organization and the date of incorporation.
Item 3 Enter the type of business or activity in which the corporation is engaged.
Item 4 See form
Date and Execution
Enter the date the document was executed.
In the blanks provided enter:
· The name of the corporation registering the name.
· The signature of the representative of the corporation (may be chairman or presiding officer of the board of directors or any officer of the corporation).
· The name and title of the above-signed representative.