Vermont Secretary of State
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of a Vermont Cooperative Housing Corporation
11V.S.A.§1588 DIVISIONOFCORPORATIONS FORMCORP‐1(H)
(REV.08/01/14) InstructionPage HOUSINGCOOP
SUBMISSIONINSTRUCTIONS
a. Thisformmustbefiledinduplicate(1original+1copy–or‐‐2originals)withacheckormoneyorder,payableto“VTSOS,”intheamount
of$125.00
,andaself‐addressedstampedenvelope.
b. ThisformcanONLYbeacceptedbyMailorIn‐personat:
Vermont Secretary of State
Corporations Division
128 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05633-1104
c. Pleaseallow7‐10businessdays,ormore,fromthedaythatthisformreceivedinouroffice,forprocessingand(ifapproved)forthis
businessappearonthewebsiteatwww.vtsosonline.com
,andforevidenceoffilingtobereturned.
***THISFILINGISNOWAVAILABLEONLINE***
ThisformCANNOTbeacceptedbyPhone,Fax,orE‐mail;however,thisfilingisnowavailableonline:
o Ifyouwishtosubmitthisfilingelectronically,DONOTfilloutthisform,pleasefileonlineat
https://www.vtsosonline.com/online/Account?referrer=BF
.
o
PaymentforthisformalsoCANNOTbeacceptedbycreditcardore‐check(ACH);however,paymentbycreditcardore‐check
(ACH)isavailablebyfilingonline:
o Ifyouwishtosubmitpaymentbycreditcardore‐check(ACH),DONOTfilloutthisform,pleasefileonlineat
https://www.vtsosonline.com/online/Account?referrer=BF
.
Onlinefilingnormallytakes3‐5businessdaysorless.
FORMINSTRUCTIONS
Article1.a. ACooperativeHousingCorporationname:
(1)Mustcontaintheword"corporation,""incorporated,""company,"or"limited,"ortheabbreviation"corp.,"
"inc.,""co.,"or"ltd.,"orwordsorabbreviationsoflikeimportinanotherlanguage;11AV.S.A.§2.02
(2)Musthavetheword"cooperative"oranyabbreviationthereofaspartofitsname;
(3)Andshallnotincludeanywordnototherwiseauthorizedbylaw.11AV.S.A.§2.02
b. ACooperativeHousingCorporationname,basedupontherecordsofthesecretaryofstate,shallbe
distinguishablefrom,andnotthesameas,deceptivelysimilarto,orlikelytobeconfusedwithormistakenforanyname
granted,registered,orreservedunderthischapter,orthenameofanyotherentity,whetherdomesticorforeign,thatis
reserved,registered,orgrantedbyorwiththese
cretaryofstate.
Article2.Thestreetaddressofthecorporation’sinitialregisteredofficeandthenameofitsinitialregisteredagentatthat
office(11AV.S.A.§2.02
);Theregisteredagent,maybe:(11AV.S.A.§5.01)
a. anindividualwhoresidesinthisstate.
b. adomesticcorporation(profit,nonprofit);or
c. aforeigncorporation(profitornonprofit)authorizedtotransactbusinessinthis.
Article3.Thestreetaddress,andifdifferentthemailingaddress,ofitsprincipaloffice;
Article4.Thebusinessofthecooperativehousingcorporationshallbemanagedbyaboardofdirectorsofnotlessthanthree
individuals.(11V.S.A.§1596
)
Article5.a. Thenumberofsharesthe corporationisauthorizedtoissue
11AV.S.A.§2.02.
b. RequiredProvision.
c. RequiredProvision.
d. RequiredProvision.
e. Mustcontainthemethodofallocationofownershipandvotinginterestsinthecooperativehousingcorporation
‐Pleaseattachcontinuationsheetasneeded.
Article7.Oneormorenaturalpersonsofmajorityagemayactastheincorporatororincor
poratorsofacorporationby
deliveringarticlesofincorporationtothesecretaryofstateforfiling.(11AV.S.A.§2.01
)
Article8.Thedocumentmustbeexecutedbyanincorporatorlistedonthisform.
PLEASENOTE:
Informationonthisapplicationmustbecurrentasofthedatethisregistrationisfiled.
Allinformationmustbeprovided.Ifnot,thesecretaryofstatewillpromptlynotifythe filerinwritingandreturnthis
filingtohim/herforcorrection.Ifthisfillingiscorrectedtocontai
ntheinformationrequiredanddeliveredtothesecretary
ofstatewithin30daysaftertheeffectivedateofnotice,itisdeemedtobe timelyfiled.
ForQuestions,pleasecontacttheCorporationsDivisionat:
corps@sec.state.vt.us
orat(802)828‐2386