Massachusetts Foreign Articles of Incorporation Form

In the case of a corporation that is registered outside the State of Massachusetts wanting to conduct business operations in Massachusetts, the following form has to be completed and submitted along with a $275 filing fee.

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts	
William Francis Galvin
Secretary of the Commonwealth
One Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1512	
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Articles of Organization	
(General Laws Chapter 156A, Section 7; 950 CMR 105.04)	
ARTICLE I	
Th  e exact name of the corporation is:	
ARTICLE II	
Th  e purpose of the corporation is to engage in the following professional activities:	
ARTICLE III	
State the total number of shares and par value*, if any, of each class of stock that the corporation is authorized to issue. All corpo-
rations must authorize stock. If only one class or series is authorized, it is not necessary to specify any particular designation.	
WITHOUT PAR VALUE	WITH PAR VALUE	
TYPE	NUMBER OF SHARES	TYPE	NUMBER OF SHARES	PAR VALUE	
*G.L. Chapter 156D eliminates the concept of par value, however a corporation may specify par value in Article III. See G.L. Chapter 156D, 
Section 6.21, and the comments relative thereto, as applied by G.L. Chapter 156A, Section 7.

ARTICLE IV
	
Prior to the issuance of shares of any class or series, the articles of organization must set forth the preferences, limitations and rela-

tive rights of that class or series.  Th  e articles may also limit the type or specify the minimum amount of consideration for which 

shares of any class or series may be issued.  Please set forth the preferences, limitations and relative rights of each class or series and, 

if desired, the required type and minimum amount of consideration to be received.
	
ARTICLE V
	
Th  e restrictions, if any, imposed by the articles of organization upon the transfer of shares of any class or 
	
series of stock are:

ARTICLE VI
	
Other lawful provisions, and if there are no such provisions, this article may be left blank.
	
Note:  Th  e preceding six (6) articles are considered to be permanent and may be changed only by fi ling appropriate articles of amendment.

ARTICLE VII
	
Th  e eff ective date of organization of the corporation is the date and time the articles were received for fi ling if the articles are not 

rejected within the time prescribed by law.  If a later eff ective date is desired, specify such date, which may not be later than the 

90th day after the articles are received for fi ling:
	
ARTICLE VIII
	
Th  e information contained in this article is not a permanent part of the articles of organization.
	
a.  Th  e street address of the initial registered offi  ce of the corporation in the commonwealth:

b.  Th  e name of its initial registered agent at its registered offi  ce:

c.  Th  e names and addresses of the individuals who will serve as the initial directors, shareholders, president, treasurer and 
	
secretary of the corporation (an address need not be specifi ed if the business address of the offi  cer or director is the same 

as the principal offi  ce location):

President:

Treasurer:

Secretary:

Director(s):
	
Shareholder(s) (must provide residential address):
	
d.  Th  e fi scal year end of the corporation:

e.  A brief description of the type of business in which the corporation intends to engage:

f.  Th  e street address of the principal offi  ce of the corporation:

g.  Th  e street address where the records of the corporation required to be kept in the commonwealth are located is:
	
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	, which is
	
 (number, street, city or town, state, zip code)
	
(
check appropriate box)
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  its principal offi  ce;   

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	an offi  ce of its secretary/assistant secretary;
	
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	an offi  ce of its transfer agent;
	
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	its registered offi  ce. 
	
Please insert the required certifi cate(s) from the appropriate regulatory board(s).

Signed this
	 ___________________________
	day of
	 ____________________________
	day of	 ____________________________	day of
	,
  __________
	by the incorporator(s): 
	
Signature:
	 ____________________________________________________________________________________________
	
Name:
	  ______________________________________________________________________________________________
	
Address: 
	 _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Examiner

Name approval

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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
	
William Francis Galvin

Secretary of the Commonwealth
	
One Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1512
	
Articles of Organization
	
(General Laws Chapter 156A, Section 7; 950 CMR 105.04)
	
I hereby certify that upon examination of these articles of organization, duly submitted to 

me, it appears that the provisions of the General Laws relative to the organization of corpo-

rations have been complied with, and I hereby approve said articles; and the fi ling fee in the 

amount of $______ having been paid, said articles are deemed to have been fi led with me this

_____________
	day of
	  _____________
	day of	 _____________	day of
	, 20
	_______
	,at
 _______
	a.m./p.m.
	
 time

Eff ective date:
	 _________________________________________________
	
 (must be within 90 days of date submitted)
	
WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN
	
Secretary of the Commonwealth
	
Filing fee:  $275 for up to 275,000 shares plus $100 for each additional 100,000 

shares or any fraction thereof.
	
TO BE FILLED IN BY CORPORATION
	
Contact Information:
	
___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

Telephone:
	 ___________________________________________________
	
Email:
	  ______________________________________________________
	
Upon fi ling, a copy of this fi ling will be available at www.sec.state.ma.us/cor.

If the document is rejected, a copy of the rejection sheet and rejected document will 

be available in the rejected queue.