Colorado Profit Corporation Articles of Incorporation Preparation Worksheet

COLORADO PROFIT CORPORATION ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION PREPARATION WORKSHEET

Before you use this: The Colorado Secretary of State lists profit corporation articles as an online filing and says a paper form is unavailable. Use this worksheet to prepare the entries, then begin at the Secretary's business forms list, choose “Articles of Incorporation for a Profit Corporation,” and enter the reviewed information online. This worksheet is not the filing. It covers an ordinary profit corporation with one class of shares; specialized corporations and more complex share rights need their own review.

1. Corporation and principal office

Proposed full corporate name: [________________________________]

Alternative name: [________________________________]

The name must be distinguishable in the Secretary's records and include a corporate ending permitted by C.R.S. § 7-90-601(2)-(3). Confirm availability in the filing process.

Principal office street address: [________________________________]

Principal office mailing address, if different: [________________________________]

2. Initial registered agent

Agent's full legal name or entity name: [________________________________]

Agent's Colorado street address: [________________________________]

Agent's Colorado mailing address, if different: [________________________________]

Agent type: ☐ Colorado individual, age 18 or older ☐ Eligible entity with a usual place of business in Colorado ☐ This corporation, if eligible

For an individual, check the Colorado identification or alternative residency verification required by C.R.S. § 7-90-701(1)(a). For an entity, check good standing and the other qualifications in § 7-90-701(1)-(2). Obtain the agent's consent before filing; the filing must state that the agent consented to the appointment.

Agent consent confirmed by: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]

3. Authorized shares

Class designation: Common stock

Number of common shares authorized: [________________]

This worksheet assumes one class with voting rights and a right to net assets on dissolution. If preferred shares, multiple classes, special voting or distribution rights, or par value are intended, obtain reviewed article language before filing. C.R.S. § 7-106-101 requires classes, share counts, and certain class rights to be stated in the articles.

4. Cumulative voting choice

Choose one after review:

☐ Keep Colorado's default cumulative voting in elections of directors; no opt-out provision is proposed.

☐ Exclude cumulative voting; obtain approved express language for the online articles or attachment.

Approved language or attachment reference, if opting out: [________________________________]

Under C.R.S. § 7-102-102(3), cumulative voting is mandatory for a newly formed corporation unless the articles state that it is not desired.

5. Incorporator and filer

List every incorporator's true name and mailing address. An individual incorporator must be at least 18 years old under C.R.S. §§ 7-102-101 and 7-102-102(1)(e).

Individual causing the online document to be filed: [FULL TRUE NAME]

That individual's mailing address: [________________________________]

The filing must identify at least one such individual and address under C.R.S. § 7-90-301(8). Obtain the required consent before using another person's name or an address in the filing under § 7-90-314(1).

6. Optional article terms for review

Initial directors, if any are to be named: [________________________________]

Other proposed purpose, governance, or share provision: [________________________________]

Counsel-approved text or attachment reference: [________________________________]

C.R.S. § 7-102-102(2) permits optional terms. Do not enter an unreviewed description here as if it were operative article language.

Filing record

☐ I checked the name, share count, incorporator details, agent eligibility and consent, and the cumulative voting choice.

☐ I entered the reviewed information in the Secretary of State's online profit corporation filing.

Submission date: [__/__/____] Confirmation or entity ID: [________________________________]

Official references: 2026 Colorado Revised Statutes, Title 7; Secretary of State business forms list; Secretary of State profit corporation checklist.