Guidelines on Applications for Re-registration of Corporations with Dissolved or Revoked Certificates of Registration

September 25, 2013 SEC MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 17, S. 2013 TO : All Concerned SUBJECT : Guidelines on Applications for Re-registration of Corporations with Dissolved or Revoked Certificates of Registration The Commission En Banc in its meeting of September 12, 2013, resolved to approve the amendments to Section 15 of SEC Memorandum Circular No. 5, series of 2008, also known as "Guidelines and Procedures on the Use of Corporate and Partnership Names", as hereunder quoted: "15. The name of a corporation or partnership that has been dissolved or whose registration has been revoked shall not be used by another corporation or partnership within three years from the approval of the dissolution or six years from the date of revocation, unless its use has been allowed at the time of the dissolution or revocation by the stockholders, members or partners who represent a majority of the outstanding capital stock or membership of the dissolved corporation or partnership, as the case may be." The foregoing provision with the approval of the pertinent amendments thereof shall now read as follows: "15. The name of a corporation or partnership that has been dissolved or whose registration has been revoked shall not be used by another corporation or partnership within three years from the approval of the dissolution or six years from the date of revocation, unless its use has been allowed at the time of the dissolution or revocation by the stockholders, members or partners who represent a majority of the outstanding capital stock or membership of the dissolved corporation or partnership, as the case may be. cHCIDE No application for re-registration of corporations with dissolved or revoked certificates of registration shall be processed by the Commission unless the application is accompanied by the following documents: 1. Board Resolution, executed and signed under oath by the hold-over board of directors/trustees of the dissolved or revoked corporation, attesting that: a) the applicant for re-registration is a new corporation intending to use the name of the dissolved or revoked corporation (specifically identifying the corporate name and registration number); b) the re-registration is approved by the majority vote of the directors or trustees and the vote of the stockholders representing the majority of the outstanding capital stock or membership; c) they shall include a statement in the articles of incorporation of the new corporation that the same is using the name of the dissolved or revoked corporation; and d) if applicable, they will no longer file a petition to set aside the order of revocation. 2. Latest General Information Sheet of the dissolved or revoked corporation, stamped "received" by the Commission; and 3. Affidavit, executed under oath by the hold-over corporate secretary, attesting that: AISHcD a) There are no properties owned by the dissolved or revoked corporation due for liquidation; or b) In case there are properties owned by the dissolved or revoked corporation, no property is transferred to the new corporation or, in case of stock corporations, used for subscription payment without undergoing corporate liquidation process. Upon approval of the re-registration, the certificate of registration to be issued to the new corporation shall indicate its new SEC registration number and pre-generated Tax Identification Number (TIN) as confirmation that the same is a separate and distinct entity from the dissolved or revoked corporation." This amendment shall take effect immediately after its publication. September 25, 2013. Mandaluyong City, Philippines. (SGD.) TERESITA J. HERBOSA Chairperson