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Filing Form Cover Letter

Please return the approval certificate to:

Name (Individual or Business Name):

To the Attention of (if necessary):

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Please make checks or money orders payable to: "Ohio Secretary of State"

Type of Service Being Requested: (PLEASE CHECK ONE BOX BELOW)

Regular Service: Only the filing fee listed on page one of the form is required and the filing will be processed in approximately 3-7 business days. The processing time may vary based on the volume of filings received by our office.

Expedite Service 1: By including an Expedite fee of $100.00, in addition to the regular filing fee on page one of the form, the filing will be processed within 2 business days after it is received by our office.

Expedite Service 2: By including an Expedite fee of $200.00, in addition to the regular filing fee on page one of the form, the filing will be processed within 1 business day after it is received by our office. This

service is only available to walk-in customers who hand deliver the document to the Client Service Center.

Expedite Service 3: By including an Expedite fee of $300.00, in addition to the regular filing fee on page one of the form, the filing will be processed within 4 hours after it is received by our office, if received by 1:00

p.m. This service is only available to walk-in customers who hand deliver the document to the Client Service Center.

Preclearance Filing: A filing form, to be submitted at a later date for processing, may be submitted to be examined for the purpose of advising as to the acceptability of the proposed filing for a fee of $50.00. The

Preclearance will be complete within 1-2 business days.

Statutory Agent Update

Filing Fee: $25

Form Must Be Typed

Name of Entity

Charter, License or Registration No.

Name of Current Agent

Complete the information in this section if box (1) is checked

Name and Address

of New Agent

Complete the information in this section if box (1) is checked and business is an Ohio entity or Foreign LLC

ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT FOR DOMESTIC ENTITY'S AGENT

and accepts the appointment of statutory agent for said entity.

Signature:

Individual Agent's Signature/Signature on behalf of Business Serving as

Agent

Complete the information in this section if box (2) is checked

New Address of Agent

Mailing Address

OH

Complete the information in this section if box (3) is checked

The agent of record for the entity identified on page 1 resigns as statutory agent.

Current or last known address of the entity's principal office where a copy of this Resignation of Agent was sent as of the date of filing or prior to the date filed.

Mailing Address

By signing and submitting this form to the Ohio Secretary of State, the undersigned hereby certifies that he or she has the requisite authority to execute this document.

Print Name

Instructions for Statutory Agent Update

This form should be used to update statutory agent information for a corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, partnership or business trust. If a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company or business trust would like to appoint a new statutory agent, please select box 1.

If a corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, or business trust would like to change the address of the current agent, please select box 2. If the agent of a corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, partnership, or business trust would like to resign from their position, please select box 3.

A partnership and limited liability partnership must complete a statement of amendment to appoint a new agent or change the address of the current agent.

Entity Information

The corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, partnership, or business trust must provide its name, charter/license/registration number and the name of the current agent. The current agent's name must be the same as the agent listed in our office's records.

Appointment of New Agent

Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code sections 1701.07, 1702.06, 1703.041, 1782.04, 1706.09 and 1746.04,

a corporation, limited partnership, limited liability corporation and business trust must appoint and maintain a statutory agent to accept service of process on behalf of the entity. The statutory agent must be one of the following: (1) A natural person who is a resident of this state; or (2) A domestic or foreign corporation , nonprofit corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited partnership association, professional association, business trust, or unincorporated nonprofit association that has a business address in this state. If the agent is a business entity then the agent must meet the requirements of Title XVII of the Revised Code to transact business or exercise privileges in Ohio.

If the entity is a domestic or foreign limited liability company, limited liability partnership, limited liability company or business trust, the statutory agent must sign the Acceptance of Appointment on Page 2.

Change of Address of an Agent

Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code sections 1701.07, 1702.06, 1703.041, 1782.04, 1706.09 and 1746.04, a corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company and business trust must appoint and maintain a statutory agent to accept service of process on behalf of the entity. The statutory agent must be one of the following: (1) A natural person who is a resident of this state; or (2) A domestic or foreign corporation, nonprofit corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited partnership association, professional association, business trust, or unincorporated nonprofit association that has a business address in this state. If the agent is a business entity then the agent must meet the requirements of Title XVII of the Revised Code to transact business or exercise privileges in Ohio.

Resignation of Agent

Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code sections 1701.07, 1702.06, 1703.041, 1706.09, 1776.07, 1782.04, 1705.06 and 1746.04, an agent may resign by filing this form, stating their intent to resign and providing the current or last known address of the entity's principal office. On the date of filing this form with our office or prior to that date, the agent must send a copy of the resignation form to the current or last known address of the entity's principal office.

For a domestic for-profit corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company and business trust, thirty days after the filing of this form, the authority of the agent will terminate. For a domestic nonprofit corporation or a foreign corporation, sixty days after the filing of this form, the authority of the agent will terminate.

Additional Provisions

If the information you wish to provide for the record does not fit on the form, please attach additional provisions on a single-sided, 8 1/2 x 11 sheet(s) of paper.

Signature(s)

After completing all information on the filing form, please make sure to sign the form. If the entity is

a domestic corporation, the form must be signed by the incorporators or a corporate officer. If the entity is a foreign corporation, the form must be signed by an authorized representative. If the entity is a domestic or foreign limited partnership, the form must be signed by an officer, all of the general partners or a majority of the general partners. If the entity is a domestic or foreign limited liability company, the form must be signed by a member, manager or an authorized representative. If the entity is a business trust, an authorized representative must sign. If the form is used for an agent's resignation, the resigning agent must sign the form.

**Note: Our office cannot file or record a document that contains a social security number or tax identifications number. Please do not enter a social security number or tax identification number, in any format, on this form.