BUSINESS REGISTRATION DIVISION P. O. BOX 29622 RALEIGH, NC 27626-0622
(Revised July 2017) (Form PC-05)
Instructions for Filing
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
(PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION)
Item 1 Enter the complete corporate name which must include a corporate ending required by N.C.G.S. Sections 55-4-01(a)
or 55B-5 (corporation, company, limited, incorporated, corp., co., ltd., inc., Professional Association, Professional
Corporation, P.A., or P.C.)
Item 2 Enter the number of shares the corporation will have the authority to issue. Check (a) or (b), whichever is
applicable. If (b) is checked, add an attachment that includes the description of the designations, preferences,
limitations, and relative rights of the shares.
Item 3 Enter the complete street address of the registered office and the county in which it is located.
Item 4 Enter the complete mailing address of the registered agent only if mail is not delivered to the street address stated in
Item 3 or if you prefer to receive mail at a P.O. Box or Drawer.
Item 5 Enter the name of the registered agent. The registered agent must be either a North Carolina resident at least 18
years old, an existing business or non-profit corporation, or a foreign business or non-profit corporation authorized
to transact business or conduct affairs in North Carolina.
Item 6 See form.
Item 7 Enter the specific personal services to be rendered by the corporation.
Item 8 Enter the name and address of each incorporator. Only one incorporator is required in order to file.
Item 9 See form. N.C.G.S. § 55B-4(1).
Item 10 See form. N.C.G.S. § 55B-4(4).
Item 11 The document will be effective on the date and at the time of filing, unless a delayed date or an effective time (on
the day of filing) is specified. If a delayed effective date is specified without a time, the document will be effective
at 11:59:59 p.m. on the day specified. If a delayed effective date is specified with a time, the document will be
effective on the day and time so specified. A delayed effective date may be specified up to and including the 90
th
day after the day of filing.
Date and Execution
Enter the date the document was executed.
In the blanks provided enter:
The name of the entity executing the Articles of Incorporation; if an individual, leave blank.
The signature of the incorporator or representative of the incorporating entity.
The name of the incorporator or name and title of the above signed representative
ATTENTION: Corporations wishing to render a professional service as defined in N.C.G.S. §55b-2(6) shall contact the appropriate
North Carolina licensing board to determine whether compliance with additional licensing requirements may be mandated by law.
