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Issuing corporate shares

Stock certificates can be purchased, or you can type up your own. Although most companies have fancy stock certificates, it’s not required. In fact, a stock certificate can even be hand written.

Stock certificates need to include the following:

The front of the certificate must show:

  • The corporate name
  • State in which is was incorporated (Delaware)
  • Name of the share holder
  • Number of shares
  • Class of share
  • The series of stock

The certificate must also be signed by one or more of the officers as agreed to in the bylaws, or by the board of directors.

Below is a sample certificate you can download:

> SAMPLE STOCK CERTIFICATE

Warning: if you plan to sell shares to the public you need to talk to a lawyer

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