(a) After the domestication of a foreign business corporation has been authorized as required by the laws of the foreign jurisdiction, articles of domestication shall be signed by any officer or other duly authorized representative. The articles shall set forth:
(1) the name of the corporation immediately before the filing of the articles of domestication and, if that name is unavailable for use in this state or the corporation desires to change its name in connection with the domestication, a name that satisfies the requirements of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:4.01;

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 293-A:9.22

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4

(2) the jurisdiction of incorporation of the corporation immediately before the filing of the articles of domestication and the date the corporation was incorporated in that jurisdiction; and
(3) a statement that the domestication of the corporation in this state was duly authorized as required by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the corporation was incorporated immediately before its domestication in this state.
(b) The articles of domestication shall have attached articles of incorporation.
(c) The articles of domestication with articles of incorporation shall be delivered to the secretary of state for filing, and shall take effect at the effective time provided in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:1.23.
(d) If the foreign corporation is authorized to transact business in this state under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:15.01 through N.H. Rev. Stat. § 293-A:15.32, its certificate of authority shall be cancelled automatically on the effective date of its domestication.