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BP 68 (The Corporation Code of the Philippines) Section 15

Form of articles of incorporation.

Section 15

SEC. 15. Form of articles of incorporation.—Unless otherwise prescribed by special law, articles of incorporation of all domestic corporations shall comply substantially with the following form: Articles of Incorporation of __________________ (Name of Corporation) Know All Men by These Presents: The undersigned incorporators, all of legal age and a majority of whom are residents of the Philippines, have this day voluntarily agreed to form a (stock) (non-stock) corporation under the laws of the Republic of the Philippines ; And we Hereby Certify: First: That the name of said corporation shall be"____________, Inc. or Corporation"; SECOND: That the purpose or purposes for which such corporation is incorporated are: (If there is more than one purpose, indicate primary and secondary purposes); Third: That the principal office of the corporation is located in the City/Municipality of_______________, Province of________________, Philippines; Fourth: That the term for which the said corporation is to exist is ___________ years from and after the date of issuance of the certificate of incorporation; "Fifth: That the names, nationalities and residences of the incorporators of the corporation are as follows: Name Nationality Residence ______________________________ _______________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ _______________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ _______________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ _______________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ _______________________ ______________________________ Sixth: That the number of directors or trustees of the corporation shall be___________; and the names, nationalities and residences of the first directors or trustees of the corporation are as follows: Name Nationality Residence ______________________________ _______________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ _______________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ _______________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ _______________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ _______________________ ______________________________ Seventh : That the authorized capital stock of the corporation is ______________ (P _______ ) pesos in lawful money of the Philippines, divided into ________ shares with the par value of_________ (P_______ ) pesos per share. (In case all the shares are without par value): That the capital stock of the corporation is_ _ _ _ _ _ shares without par value. (In case some shares have par value and some are without par value) : That the capital stock of said corporation consists of _______ shares of which___________ shares are of the par value of_______ (P ________ ) pesos each, and of which ________________ shares are without par value. Eighth: That at least twenty-five. (25%) percent of the authorized capital stock above stated has been subscribed as follows: Name of Subscriber Nationality No. of Shares Subscribed Amount Subscribed _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ninth: That the above-named subscribers have paid at least twenty-five (25%) percent of the total subscription as follows: Name of Subscriber Amount Subscribed Total Paid-In _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Modify Nos. 8 and 9 if shares are with no par value In case the corporation is non-stock, Nos. 7, 8 and 9 of the above articles may be modified accordingly, and it is sufficient if the articles state the amount of capital or money contributed or donated by specified persons, stating the names, nationalities and residences of the contributors or donors and the respective amount given by each.) Tenth: That ___________________ has been elected by the subscribers as Treasurer of the Corporation to act as such until his successor is duly elected and qualified in accordance with the by-laws, and that as such Treasurer, he has been authorized to receive for and in the name and for the benefit of the corporation, all subscriptions (or fees) or contributions or donations paid or given by the subscribers or members. Eleventh: (Corporations which will engage in any business or activity reserved for Filipino citizens shall provide the following) : "No transfer of stock or interest which will reduce the ownership of Filipino citizens to less than the required percentage of the capital stock as provided by existing laws shall be allowed or permitted to be recorded in the proper books of the corporation and this restriction shall be indicated in all the stock certificates issued by the corporation." In witness whereof, we have hereunto signed these Articles of Incorporation, this ______ day of _______, 19____, in the City/Municipality of ____________, Province of _________, Republic of the Philippines. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Names and signatures of the incorporators) Signed in the Presence of: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Notarial Acknowledgment) TREASURER'S AFFIDAVIT Republic of the Philippines ClTY/MUNICIPALlTY OF _________________ Province of __________________________ I, ____________________________, being duly sworn, depose and say: That I have been elected by the subscribers of the corporation as Treasurer thereof, to act as such until my successor has been duly elected and qualified in accordance with the by-laws of the corporation, and that as such Treasurer, I hereby certify under oath that at least 25% of the authorized capital stock of the corporation has been subscribed and at least 25% of the total subscription has been paid, and received by me, in cash or property, in the amount of not less than P5,000.00, in accordance with the Corporation Code. ___________________ (Signature of Treasurer) Subscribed and Sworn to before me, a Notary Public, for and in the City/Municipality of ______________, Province of ___________, this ______ day of ________, 19____ ; by with Res. Cert. No. _______ issued at __________on ________, 19___. Notary Public My commission expires on __________,19____ Doc. No. ______; Page No. _____ ; Book No. ______; Series of 19__ (7a)

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