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Instructions for Completing the Certificate of Amendment of

Articles of Incorporation – Name Change Only - Stock (Form AMDT-STK-NA)

To change the name of a domestic (formed in California) stock corporation, the corporation must file a

Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation that meets the requirements of California Corporations

Code sections 173, 193 and 900-908. Before submitting the completed form, you should consult with a private

attorney for advice about your specific business needs. Note: Form AMDT-STK-NA has been created for ease

in filing, however, any format may be used that meets statutory requirements.

Form AMDT-STK-NA can be used:

• If the name change amendment is the only amendment being made by the corporation.

• If the specific provision in the Articles of Incorporation being amended contains

a number, letter, or other

designation. (i.e. “Article 1”, “Article I”, “Article FIRST” or “Article One”).

• If the name change amendment has been approved by at least a majority of the board of directors.

• If the corporation has authorized only a single class of shares.

• If the name change amendment has been approved by at least a majority of the shareholders or the

corporation has no outstanding shares.

• If the name change amendment is verified, dated, and signed by two corporate officers, as described in

the instructions for Signatures.

If the corporation does

not meet all of the requirements listed above, Form AMDT-STK-NA cannot be used.

Instead, you must compose a Certificate of Amendment that meets the statutory requirements of Sections

173, 193 and 900-908.

Fees:

• Required Filing Fee: A $30.00 filing fee is

required to file a Certificate of Amendment of Articles of

Incorporation.

• Faster Service Fee:

o Counter Drop Off: A separate, non-refundable $15.00 counter drop off fee is required if you

deliver in person (drop off) your completed document at our Sacramento office. The $15.00

counter drop off fee provides priority service over documents submitted by mail. The special

handling fee is not refundable whether the document is filed or rejected.

o Guaranteed Expedite Drop Off: For more urgent submissions, documents can be processed

within a guaranteed timeframe for a non-refundable fee in lieu of the counter drop off fee. For

detailed information about this faster processing service through our Preclearance and Expedited

Filing Services, go to www.sos.ca.gov/business/be/service-options.

o Counter and guaranteed expedite services are available only for documents delivered in person

(drop off) to our Sacramento office.

Copies: Upon filing, we will return one (1) plain copy of your filed document for free, and will certify the copy

upon request and payment of a $5 certification fee. To obtain additional copies or certified copies of the filed

document, include payment for copy fees and certification fees at the time the document is submitted.

Additional copy fees are $1.00 for the first page and $.50 for each attachment page. For certified copies, there

is an additional $5.00 certification fee, per document.

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Payment Type: Check(s) or money orders should be made payable to the Secretary of State. Do not send

cash by mail. If submitting the document in person in our Sacramento office, payment also may be made by

credit card (Visa or Mastercard®).

Processing Dates: For current processing dates, go to www.sos.ca.gov/business/be/processing-dates.

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If you are not completing this form online, please type or legibly print in black or blue ink. Complete the

Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation (Form AMDT-STK-NC) as follows:

Item Instruction Tips

Enter the name of the corporation

exactly as it currently appears of

record with the California Secretary

of State, including the entity ending,

if any (ex: “ABC Corporation” or

“Smith Construction Company”).

Enter the name of the corporation before the name

change. That is the name currently of record with the

California Secretary of State.

2. Enter the 7-digit corporate Entity

Number issued to the corporation by

the California Secretary of State.

• The 7-digit corporate Entity (File) Number is provided by

the California Secretary of State on the corporation’s

Artic

les of Incorporation filed with the California

Secretary of State.

• To ensure you have the correct entity number and exact

name of the corporation, look to the Articles of

Incorporation filed with the California Secretary of State

and any name change amendments.

• Secretary of State Records can be accessed online

through our Business Search at

BusinessSearch.sos.ca.gov. While using the Business

Search, be sure to identify your corporation correctly

including the jurisdiction that matches your corporation.

Active corporations, inactive corporations and

corporations from foreign jurisdictions registered with

our office may have the same or similar name.

• Enter the specific provision being

amended by the number, letter,

other designation assigned to the

provision in the Articles of

Incorporation being amended

(i.e.,”1”, “I”, “FIRST” or “One”).

• Enter the proposed new

corporation name.

• If the article provision being amended was not

assigned a designation, this form may not be used. You

must compose a Certificate of Amendment that meets

the statutory requirements of Sections 173, 193 and

900-908.

• For general corporate name requirements and

restrictions or for information on reserving a corporation

name prior to submitting Form AMDT-STK-NA, go to

www.sos.ca.gov/business/be/name-reservations.

• A name reservation is not required to submit Form

AMDT-STK-NA.

• A preliminary search of corporation names already of

record can be made online through our Business

Search at BusinessSearch.sos.ca.gov. Please note:

The Business Search is not intended to serve as a

name availability search. For information on checking

or reserving a name, refer to the name availability link

above.

4a.

This statement is required. Do not

alter.

• This certificate must be approved by at least a majority

of the corporation’s directors.

4b. Check the box next to the applicable

statement. Only one box may be

checked. If the first box is checked,

• If the first box is checked, the amendment must be

approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the

outstanding shares or such greater proportion as may

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Item Instruction Tips

enter the total number of the

corporation’s outstanding shares.

be required by the corporation’s articles of

incorporation.

Signatures

The name change amendment must

be dated, signed and verified by two

corporate officers as provided in

Section 173 and 193.

Generally, the corporation’s

President and Secretary sign.

• Verification requires a s

tatement under penalty of

perjury that the information is true and correct of the

signor’s own knowledge.

• If the name change amendment will be signed by

officers other than the President and Secretary, you

may change the officer titles on the form.

• Pursuant to Section 173, the name change amendment

must be dated, signed and verified by the corporation’s

chairperson of the board, president or any vice

president and by the secretary, chief financial officer,

treasurer or any assistant secretary or assistant

treasurer.

Legal Authority: General statutory filing provisions are found in Sections 900-908. All statutory references

are to the California Corporations Code, unless otherwise stated.

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Secretary of State

Certificate of Amendment

of Articles of Incorporation

Name Change Only - Stock

AMDT-

STK-NA

This Space For Office Use Only

IMPORTANT - Read Instructions before completing this form.

Filing Fee

$30.00

Copy Fees

First Page $1.00 & .50 for each attachment page;

Certification Fee

–

$5.00

1. Corporation Name (Enter the exact name of the corporation as it

currently is recorded with the California Secretary of State.)

2. 7-Digit Secretary of State Entity

Number

3. New Corporation Name

Enter the number, letter or other designation assigned to the provision in the Articles of Incorporation being amended

(e.g., “1.”, “I”, “First”, or “One”).

Article ______________of the Articles of Incorporation is amended to read:

The name of the

corporation is ______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

4. Approval Statements

4a. The Board of Directors has approved the amendment of the Articles of Incorporation.

4b. Shareholder approval was (check one):

By the required vote of shareholders in accordance with California Corporations Code section 902.

The total number of outstanding shares of the corporation entitled to vote is __________________.

The number of shares voting in favor of the amendment equaled or exceeded the vote required.

The percentage vote required was more than 50%.

Not required because the corporation has no outstanding shares.

Read, sign and date below (See instructions for signature requirements. Note: Both lines must be

signed.)

We declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the matters set forth herein

are true and correct of our own knowledge and we are authorized by California law to sign.

_______________ __________________________________ ______________________________

Date Signature (Do not leave blank) Type or Print Name of President

_______________ __________________________________ ______________________________

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