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How do you register a public limited company (AG) in the commercial register?

The stock corporation (AG) only becomes a legal entity when it is entered in the commercial register. As the AG is a corporation, it is entered in section B of the commercial register.

The following information and documents are required:

• a domestic business address
• Type and scope of the power of representation of the board members
• registration
• Certificate of incorporation with articles of association
• documents on the appointment of the Management Board and Supervisory Board
• in the case of Sections 26 and 27 AktG, the contracts on which the appointments are based or which have been concluded for their execution, as well as a calculation of the formation costs to be borne by the company
• a list of the members of the Supervisory Board stating their surname, first name, profession and place of residence
• Proof that the amount paid in is finally at the free disposal of the Management Board (bank confirmation)
• Foundation report
• Audit reports of the members of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board as well as the founding auditors together with their documentary evidence
• Approval certificate if the object of the company or another provision of the articles of association requires state approval

Further documents may be required in individual cases.

The amount of the fee for the entry is determined in accordance with the German Court and Notary Fees Act in conjunction with the Ordinance on Fees in Commercial, Partnership and Cooperative Register Matters.

In addition, expenses are incurred for the public announcement of the entry.

To submit an application, contact a notary.

• The notary will advise you on how to formulate the application.
• The application is made exclusively by electronic means and a publicly notarized document is created for this purpose.
• The declaration is provided with an electronic signature (in accordance with § 39a Beurkundungsgesetz/BeurkG) and sent to the electronic court and administrative mailbox of the registry court.

Have key details about your company, such as the registered office, legal form or authorized representatives, changed? Then please have the commercial register entry corrected immediately.

The entry is made in the same way exclusively via a notary.

The competent court is the local court at the registered office of your company. Registration is carried out by a notary's office.