Missouri Business Corporation Articles of Incorporation
MISSOURI BUSINESS CORPORATION ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Before you use this: These articles are for one class of no-par-value shares, with no more than 30,000 shares authorized. A larger authorization or shares with par value may require additional class, value, and rights terms under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.055(1)(3). Confirm the name and Missouri registered office, then deliver the signed articles with the required filing payment to the Secretary of State.
The undersigned incorporator forms a Missouri business corporation and adopts these articles.
Article I. Corporate name
The corporation's name is [FULL LEGAL NAME INCLUDING REQUIRED CORPORATE WORD OR ABBREVIATION].
Article II. Registered office and agent
The corporation's initial registered office is at [STREET ADDRESS, CITY, MISSOURI ZIP]. Its initial registered agent at that address is [FULL LEGAL NAME], an individual resident of Missouri whose business office is at the same address.
Article III. Authorized shares
The corporation is authorized to issue [NUMBER, NOT MORE THAN 30,000] shares of one class of common stock, without par value.
Article IV. Incorporator
The incorporator is [FULL LEGAL NAME], whose physical business or residence address is [STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE ZIP]. The incorporator is at least 18 years old.
Article V. Duration
The corporation's duration is perpetual.
Article VI. Purpose
The corporation is formed to engage in [SPECIFIC LAWFUL BUSINESS PURPOSE OR PURPOSES].
Incorporator execution
I sign these articles as incorporator and deliver them for filing.
Signature: ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]
Printed name: [________________________________] Capacity: Incorporator
Official sources
- Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 351.050 and 351.055 — incorporator and required articles contents.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.060 — filing and certificate.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.110 — corporate name.
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.370 — registered office and agent.
- Missouri Secretary of State Corp. 41, revised January 2025 — agency articles example and filing fields.
About this template
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 27, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Missouri
- Category
- Corporate & Business
Legal authority
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.050
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.055(1)
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.060(1)
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.110
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.370(1)-(2)
Corporate documents govern how a company makes decisions, records them, and handles disputes between owners, directors, and officers. Proper corporate paperwork is what lets a business take advantage of limited liability, pass clean audits, and survive an acquisition or investor review. Skipping formalities like written resolutions and signed consents is one of the fastest ways for a business owner to lose personal asset protection.
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This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 27, 2026.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.050 (checked October 27, 2026): "One or more natural persons of the age of eighteen years, or more, may act as an incorporator of such corporation by signing and delivering in the office of the secretary of state the articles of incorporation of such corporation."
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.055(1) (checked October 27, 2026): "1. The articles of incorporation shall set forth: (1) The name of the corporation; (2) The address, including street and number, if any, of its initial registered office in this state, and the name of its initial registered agent at such address; (3) If the aggregate number of shares which the corporation shall have the authority to issue exceeds thirty thousand shares or the par value exceeds thirty thousand dollars the corporation shall indicate the number of shares of each class, if any, that are to have a par value and the par value of each share of each such class, and the number of shares of each class, if any, that are to be without par value and also a statement of the preferences, qualifications, limitations, restrictions, and the special or relative rights including convertible rights, if any, in respect of the shares of each class; (4) The name and physical business or residence address of each incorporator; (5) The number of years the corporation is to continue, which may be any number or perpetual; (6) The purposes for which the corporation is formed."
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.060(1) (checked October 27, 2026): "1. An original copy of the articles of incorporation signed by the incorporators as required in section 351.050 shall be delivered to the office of the secretary of state. If the secretary of state finds that the articles of incorporation conform to this chapter, he or she shall, when the required organizational taxes or fees have been paid, file the same, and an original shall be retained by the secretary of state as a permanent record."
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.110 (checked October 27, 2026): "The corporate name: (1) Shall contain the word "corporation", "company", "incorporated", or "limited", or shall end with an abbreviation of one of said words;"
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