Montana § 35-14-1621 - Annual Report For Secretary Of State

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§ 35-14-1621. Annual Report For Secretary Of State

Annual report for secretary of state. (1) Each domestic corporation shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing an annual report that sets forth: (a) the name of the corporation; (b) the street and mailing address of its registered office and the name of its registered agent at that office in this state; (c) the street and mailing address of its principal office; (d) the names and business addresses of its directors and principal officers; (e) a brief description of the nature of its business; (f) the total number of authorized shares, itemized by class and series, if any, within each class; and (g) the total number of issued and outstanding shares, itemized by class and series, if any, within each class. (2) Each foreign corporation registered to do business in this state shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing an annual report that sets forth: (a) the name of the foreign corporation and, if the name does not comply with 35-14-401 , an alternate name as required by 35-14-1506 ; (b) the foreign corporation's jurisdiction of formation; (c) the street and mailing addresses of the foreign corporation's principal office and, if the law of the foreign corporation's jurisdiction of formation requires the foreign corporation to maintain an office in that jurisdiction, the street and mailing addresses of that office; (d) the street and mailing addresses of the foreign corporation's registered office in this state and the name of its registered agent at that office; (e) the names and business addresses of its directors and principal officers; and (f) a brief description of the nature of its business conducted in this state. (3) Information in the annual report must be current as of the date the annual report is signed on behalf of the corporation. (4) The first annual report must be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1 and April 15 of the year following the calendar year in which a domestic corporation was incorporated or a foreign corporation was registered to do business. Subsequent annual reports must be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1 and April 15 of subsequent years. (5) If an annual report does not contain the information required by this section, the secretary of state shall promptly notify the reporting domestic or foreign corporation in writing. The corrected report must be filed by April 15 to be considered timely filed.

Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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