Delaware Code Title 5. Banking § 1519. Certificate of incorporation

(a) Upon the filing of the articles of organization as required by § 1518 of this title, the Secretary of State shall issue a certificate of incorporation in the following form:

Be it known that whereas (the name of the incorporator(s)) has (have) executed articles of association with the intention of forming, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 15 of this title of the Code, a corporation under the name of (the name of the corporation), for the purpose (the purpose declared in the articles of association), with a capital stock of (the amount fixed in the articles of association), and having its sole place of business in the State of Delaware in (the city or town where its place of business will be located) and has (have) complied with the statutes of this State in such case made and provided, as appears from the articles of organization of the corporation, duly approved by the State Bank Commissioner and on file in this office, now therefore, I (the name of the Secretary of State), Secretary of State of Delaware, do hereby certify that (the name of the incorporator(s)), that entity's successors and assigns, is (are) legally organized and established as, and is (are) hereby made, an existing corporation under the name of (name of the corporation), with the powers, rights and privileges, and subject to the limitations, duties and restrictions which by law appertain thereto.

Witness my official signature hereunto subscribed, and the Great Seal of the State of Delaware hereunto affixed, this ․․․․․․․․․․ day of ․․․․․․․․․․ in the year ․․․․․․․․․․ (the date of the filing of the articles of organization).

(b) The Secretary of State shall sign the certificate of incorporation and cause the Great Seal of the State to be thereto affixed and shall deliver the same to the corporation together with a certified copy of the articles of organization and the endorsement of the State Bank Commissioner thereon, upon payment of the costs and charges thereof.  A certified copy of the certificate shall be kept on file in the office of the Secretary of State with the articles of organization, and the certificate together with the articles of organization and endorsement thereon of the State Bank Commissioner shall be recorded in the office of the recorder of deeds for the county in which the place of business of the corporation is to be located.

(c) The certificate or a copy thereof duly certified by the Secretary of State, together with a certified copy of the articles of organization and the endorsement thereon of the State Bank Commissioner, accompanied with the certificate of the recorder of deeds for the county wherein the same is recorded under the Commissioner's hand and seal of office, stating that the certificate and articles of organization have been recorded in the office of the recorder, or a copy of the record duly certified by the recorder, shall be evidence in all courts of this State.