Please make checks or money orders payable to: "Ohio Secretary of State"
Type of Service Being Requested: (PLEASE CHECK ONE BOX BELOW)
Phone Number:
State:
City:
Address:
(If necessary)
To the attention of:
(Individual or Business Name)
Name:
Please return the approval certificate to:
ZIP Code:
E-mail Address:
Check here if you would like to receive important notices via e-mail from the Ohio Secretary of State's
office regarding Business Services.
Check here if you would like to be signed up for our Filing Notification System for the business entity
being created or updated by filing this form. This is a free service provided to notify you via e-mail when
any document is filed on your business record.
Expedite Service 3: By including an Expedite fee of $300.00, in addition to the regular filing fee on page
one of the form, the filing will be processed within 4 hours after it is received by our office, if received by 1:00
p.m.
This service is only available to walk-in customers who hand deliver the document to the Client Service Center.
Expedite Service 2: By including an Expedite fee of $200.00, in addition to the regular filing fee on page
one of the form, the filing will be processed within 1 business day after it is received by our office.
This service
is only available to walk-in customers who hand deliver the document to the Client Service Center.
Expedite Service 1: By including an Expedite fee of $100.00, in addition to the regular filing fee on page
one of the form, the filing will be processed within 2 business days after it is received by our office.
Regular Service: Only the filing fee listed on page one of the form is required and the filing will be
processed in approximately 3-7 business days. The processing time may vary based on the volume of
filings received by our office.
Preclearance Filing: For the purpose of advising as to the acceptability of the proposed filing, a form that is
to be submitted at a later date for processing may be submitted for examination for a fee of $50.00. The
Preclearance will be complete within 1-2 business days.
Last Revised: 4/21/2014
Name Reservation / Transfer / Cancellation
Reservation Filing Fee: $39 (160-NRO)
Transfer Filing Fee: $25 (185-NRT)
Cancellation Filing Fee: $25 (184-RNX)
Form Must Be Typed
Last Revised: 9/24/2015
Form 534B Page 1 of 2
(1)
Applicant is reserving the name on behalf of a: proposed new corporation, limited liability company or
business trust; or an existing corporation, limited liability company, or business trust intending to change its name.
(2)
(3)
CHECK ONLY ONE (1) BOX
Original Name Reservation
Name Reservation Transfer
Name Reservation Cancellation
Reservation Number
Reservation Number
Please reserve the first name available (only one name may be reserved per form) in the order of preference listed
below. I understand that I am not granted the reservation until I receive written confirmation from the Secretary of
State's office stating that the name has been reserved for me.
The name reservation is valid for a period of 180 days from the date of filing.
Applicant Information
Third Choice
Second Choice
First Choice
City
Mailing Address
Name (Business Entity or Individual)
Complete only if box (1) is checked
Reserved Name
Reserved Name
State ZIP Code
Form 534B Prescribed by:
Last Revised: 9/24/2015
Form 534B
By signing and submitting this form to the Ohio Secretary of State, the undersigned hereby certifies that he or she
has the requisite authority to execute this document.
Required
This document must
be signed by the applicant
or by any authorized
representative of the
applicant.
If authorized representative
is an individual, then they
must sign in the "signature"
box and print their name
in the "Print Name" box.
If authorized representative
is a business entity, not an
individual, then please print
the business name in the
"signature" box, an
authorized representative
of the business entity
must sign in the "By" box
and print their name in the
"Print Name" box.
Page 2 of 2
Print Name
Signature
Print Name
Signature
By (if applicable)
By (if applicable)
City, State and ZIP Code
Mailing Address
Transferee Name (New Applicant Name)
Complete only if box (2) is checked
This form should be used if you wish to reserve a name for a proposed new corporation, limited liability
company or business trust, or any corporation, limited liability company or business trust intending to
change its name. Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §§1701.05(E), 1702.05(E), 1703.06, 1705.05(E) and
1746.06(D), a name reservation is valid for a period of 180 days beginning on the date of filing.
This form may also be used to transfer the name reservation to a new applicant. Pursuant to Ohio
Revised Code §§1701.05(E), 1702.05(E), 1703.06,1705.05(E) and 1746.06(D), a name reservation may
be transferred by the holder (the current applicant) by providing the name and address of the transferee
(the new applicant).
This form may also be used to cancel a name reservation. Please provide the registration number of the
name reservation in the box. No further information is necessary, proceed to the signature section on
page (2) of the form.
Please select the appropriate box to indicate whether the applicant is filing (1) an original name
reservation and within this box indicate whether the applicant is reserving a name on behalf of a
proposed new corporation or limited liability company or an existing corporation or limited liability
company intending to change its name; (2) a name reservation transfer; or (3) cancellation of a name
reservation.
Name Being Reserved
Please provide the name you wish to reserve on the first line.
An applicant may choose to provide up to two additional names to be registered if the first choice is
unavailable. All name reservations will be processed based on the first available name. (Example: If
the first choice is unavailable but both the second and third are available for reservation, only the second
name will be registered). Please list preferences accordingly.
Applicant/Transferee Information
Please print the applicant/transferee's name and complete address on the form.
Cancellation of Name Reservation
Please provide reservation number and sign the document.
Signature(s)
After completing all information on the filing form, please make sure that the document is signed by the
applicant or by any authorized representative of the applicant to file an original name reservation. To
transfer a name reservation, the document must be signed by the current holder of the name. The
transferee (new applicant) does not need to sign the document.
**Note: Our office cannot guarantee a name reservation until the filing form has been processed
and accepted by our office. A written confirmation will be sent to confirm that the name has
been reserved.
**Note: Our office cannot file or record a document which contains a social security number or
tax identification number. Please do not enter a social security number or tax identification
number, in any format, on this form.
Last Revised: 9/24/2015
Form 534B
Instructions for Name Reservation/Transfer