Certificate of Incorporation
(Short Form) (DE Corporation)

Summary

This certificate of incorporation (short form) (DE corporation) template may be adopted by a Delaware corporation for its formation and filed with the Delaware Secretary of State. This template includes practical guidance and drafting notes. This template contains only the information required by the Delaware General Corporation Law for a short form certificate. An entity may also include certain additional information in its certificate if it so chooses. See the template Certificate of Incorporation (Long Form) (DE Corporation). For a full listing of key content covering Delaware corporate formation, organization, maintenance, ownership, management, and dissolution, see Corporation Resource Kit (DE). For more information on forming a Delaware corporation, see Formation and Qualification (DE Corporation).