Minutes of First Meeting of Board of Directors of
(Name of Corporation)
The first meeting of the Directors named in the Articles of Incorporation of
, a corporation,
(Name of Corporation) (N ame of State)
was held at , on , at
(Street Address, City, County, State, Zip Code) (Date)
.
(Time of Meeting)
1. Present and Absent Directors. Present at the meeting, and constituting a quorum of the
full board were the following persons: .
(Names of Present Directors)
The following persons were absent: .
(Names of Absent Directors)
2. Temporary Presiding Officer and Secretary. On motion and by unanimous vote
was elected Temporary Presiding Officer,
(Name of Temporary Presiding Officer)
and was appointed Temporary Secretary of the
(Name of Temporary Secretary)
Meeting.
3. Call and Notice of Meeting. The Temporary Presiding Officer announced that this
meeting was held pursuant to a call signed by a majority of the Directors, for the purpose of
adopting Bylaws, electing officers, and transacting such other business as may come before the
meeting, and that written notice of the time and place of the meeting had been sent to each
Director by prepaid mail at least days before the meeting; and, on motion duly
(Number)
made, seconded, and unanimously carried, a copy of the call and notice was made a part of the
minutes of the meeting.
4. Filing of Certificate of Incorporation. It was reported by the Temporary Presiding
Officer that the original A rticles of Incorporation were filed with the
(Title of Official)
on , and that a copy of the A rticles certified by the
(Date) (Title of Official)
was filed in the office of the County Clerk of ,
(Name of County)
, on . A certified copy of the Articles of
(Name of State) (Date)
Incorporation showing the above filing was delivered to the Temporary Secretary, with
directions to insert it in the minute book of the Corporation.
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5. Adoption of Bylaws. Bylaws prepared by the attorney of the Corporation were
presented by the Acting Secretary. On Motion made, seconded, and unanimously carried, the
following Resolution was adopted:
Whereas, no Bylaws have been adopted governing the conduct of the Board of Directors; and
Whereas, the Bylaws presented to this Meeting are suitable for the purpose and their adoption is
in the best interest of the Corporation;
Now, therefore, for these reasons it is now resolved that the Bylaws presented to this
Meeting become the Bylaws of this Corporation effective immediately.
It is Further Resolved that the Bylaws be authenticated as such by the Certificate of the
Secretary of this Corporation and placed in the Minute Book of the Corporation, and that a full
and true copy of the Bylaws, certified by the Secretary, be kept at the principal office of the
Corporation for inspection by the Shareholders at all reasonable times during business hours.
6. Election of Officers. The Temporary Presiding Officer announced that the Bylaws
provided for the election of a President, a Vice President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. An
election to fill these various offices was held and the following were declared by the Temporary
Presiding Officer to be elected to the respective offices indicted after the names of each for the
term provided in the regulations:
Names of Officers Office
President
(Name of President)
Vice President
(Name of Vice President)
Secretary
(Name of Secretary)
Treasurer
(Name of Treasurer)
Each elected officer was present at the meeting and assumed the duties of his or her position. The
President replaced the Temporary Presiding Officer, and the Secretary replaced the Temporary
Secretary of the meeting.
7. Bond for Treasurer. On Motion made, seconded, and unanimously carried, it was
resolved that the Treasurer be required to give a Corporate Surety Bond of $
before entering on the duties of his office, and that the Board of Directors be authorized to
approve the bond as to sufficiency and form.
8. Salaries of Officers. The President asked that the meeting take appropriate action to fix
salaries for the Officers of the Corporation. Each Officer who was a Director abstained from all
participation in the action fixing the salary attached to the office, and his or her interest was
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stated to the meeting. After motion made, seconded, and unanimously carried, the following was
adopted:
It is Resolved:
That, until further action by the Board of Directors, the annual salaries of its elective officers be
as set forth below, opposite the title of the position:
President $
Vice President $
Secretary $
Treasurer $
It is further resolved that the salaries of the respective officers be paid on the
day of each month.
9. Adoption of Seal. On motion duly made, seconded, and unanimously carried, it was
resolved that the Corporation adopt as its seal the words, figures, and design impressed on this
document consisting of with the words
(Description of Seal)
and the words and figures “Incorporated on
(Name of Corporation)
, State of .”
(Date) (Name of State)
10. Form of Share Certificate. On motion duly made, seconded, and unanimously carried, a
proposed form of share certificate presented to the meeting by the President was approved and
adopted, and the Secretary was instructed to insert a copy of the share certificate in the Minute
Book immediately following the recordation of this action.
11. Issuance of Shares. On Motion duly made and seconded, the following Resolution was
unanimously adopted:
This Corporation is authorized, in its Articles of Incorporation, to issue an aggregate of
shares of stock of the par value of $ per share. For this reason it is
(Number)
now resolved that the President and Secretary are authorized and directed to prepare
and file a verified application with the of
(Title of Official)
for a permit authorizing the Corporation to sell and issue
(Name of State)
not to exceed shares of its stock of the par value of $ per share for
(Number)
cash to the following persons: .
(Names and Addresses of Subscribers)
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It is Further Resolved:
That on the issuance of a permit authorizing the sale of these shares, the President, or the
Vice President, and the Secretary are authorized and directed to sell and issue shares of
stock to the persons, in the amounts, and for the consideration stated, all in compliance,
however, with the terms and conditions of the permit of the ,
[Title of Official]
and with these resolutions.
It is Further Resolved :
That the designated officers are authorized and directed to execute all necessary
documents and to take such necessary action as may be required to carry out and perform
the purposes of these resolutions.
12. Fixing Price of No-Par Value Shares. The matter of fixing the price at which the no-par
shares of the Corporation shall be issued and sold, allocating the same between stated capital and
paid-in surplus, and applying for a permit was next considered. On motion made, seconded, and
unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted:
This Corporation is authorized to issue shares of no-par
(number of shares)
shares, all of the shares being of the same class. None of the shares has been sold and
issued. It appears that $ per share fairly represents the true worth of the
stock. For these reasons, it is resolved that the price for which the no-par shares of this
corporation be issued and sold is $ per share. It is further resolved that of
that price when received $ per share per share be allocated to stated capital
and $ per share be allocated to paid-in surplus.
It is Further Resolved:
That the President and the Secretary of the Corporation are authorized and directed to
make application to the on behalf of the Corporation
(Title of Official)
for a permit to issue and sell of its shares at $ per share, and
(Number)
for the issuance of promotional shares in accordance with the Resolution of this Board.
13. Depository for and Withdrawal of Funds. To provide a depository for the funds of the
Corporation and to authorize those who may withdraw them on behalf of the corporation, on
motion made, seconded, and declared carried, the following Resolution was adopted:
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It is Resolved :
That of ,
(Name of Bank) (Name of City)
, is selected as a depository for the funds of the
(Name of State)
corporation and that accounts shall be governed by the rules, regulations, bylaws, and
practices, present and future, of the Bank, including interest and service charges, and that,
as specified below, the following officers of this Corporation, who have been duly and
regularly elected or appointed, are authorized as follows:
Names of Officers Title of Officers
(Name) (Title)
(Name) (Title)
(Name) (Title)
Any of the above officers must sign a check of the corporation.
(two or three)
It is resolved that these officers are authorized and directed to withdraw those funds from
the depository on the check of the corporation, signed as described above, and that the
officers authorized to withdraw funds are authorized to endorse and receive payment of
bills and notes payable to the corporation, and
(Name of Bank)
is authorized to pay any such instruments so indorsed and presented to it for payment,
including those drawn to the individual order of any officer or any other person
authorized to sign the instruments.
It is Further Resolved:
That the authority now conferred shall remain in full force until written notice of its
revocation by the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall have been received by the
depository, and that the Secretary is authorized and directed to deliver to the bank a
certified copy of this resolution and to certify to the Bank the true and correct signatures
of the officers named above.
14. Payment for Legal Services. The matter of payment for legal services in the formation
and organization of the Corporation and the obtaining for it of a permit to issue and sell its shares
of stock was next considered. The Secretary read to the meeting a letter from
, advising that he had advanced $ in
(Name of Attorney)
franchise tax, filing fees, and miscellaneous costs, and that the fee for his professional services is
$ , but that he would accept in payment of his fee the dollar equivalent in shares of
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the capital stock of the Corporation. On motion made, seconded, and declared carried by the
President, the following was adopted:
It is Resolved:
That this Corporation accept the offer made to it by
(Name of Attorney)
and discharge its obligation to him for legal services in the formation and organization of
the Corporation by issuing under a permit for this purpose from the
the number of its shares equal to $ .
(Title of Official)
It is Further Resolved:
That the fair monetary value of those legal services to this Corporation $ .
It is Further Resolved:
That the officers of the Corporation repay to
(Name of Attorney)
the $ advanced by him on behalf of the corporation in its formation, and
any further costs advanced.
15. Promotional Shares. The matter of promotional shares to be issued to
in consideration for procurement of initial
(Name of Promoter)
financing for the Corporation was next considered. On motion made, seconded, and unanimously
carried, it was resolved that as each share is sold and issued for cash or cash equivalent and that
price is received by the Corporation, one promotional share shall be issued to
and that each application to the
(Name of Promoter)
for permit to issue shares contain the provisions of
(Title of Official)
this Resolution.
16. Adjournment. There being no further business to come before the meeting, on motion
duly made, seconded, and unanimously carried, the meeting was declared adjourned.
Secretary's Certification of Resolution
I, , hereby certify that I am the secretary of
(Name of Secretary)
, a/an corporation
(Name of Corporation ) (Name of State)
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(the Corporation ), and that I have compared the foregoing with a Resolution adopted by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation at a regular meeting held at the office of the Corporation, a
quorum being present, on , as recorded in the Minute Book of the
(Date)
Corporation, and I hereby certify that the same is a true, correct, and complete copy thereof, and
that the same has not been amended or repealed and is now in full force and effect.
Witness my signature this the day of , 20 .
(Signature of Secretary)
(Printed Name of Secretary)
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