WHAT ELSE MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION (ALSO KNOWN AS THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR CORPORATE CHARTER)?
The period of its duration which is usually stated as perpetual. Whether or not cumulative voting of shares is authorized. Provisions regarding Bylaws. Provisions regarding the sale or purchase of the corporation’s stock. Provisions specifying special voting rights and preferences. Provisions limiting or denying to shareholders the preemptive right to acquire additional or treasury shares of the corporation. Provisions for the regulation of the internal affairs of the corporation. Any other provisions required to define or place parameters on the internal or external organization, financial structure or activities of the corporation.