Form Ucc-1 - Financing Statement - Connecticut Secretary Of The State

Instructions for Connecticut UCC Financing Statement (Form UCC-1)

Please type or print this form. Be sure it is completely legible. Read all Instructions, especially Instruction 1; correct Debtor name is crucial. Follow

Instructions completely.

Fill in form very carefully; mistakes may have important legal consequences. If you have questions, consult your Legal Advisor. Filing office cannot give legal

advice.

Do not insert anything in the open space in the upper portion of this form; it is reserved for filing office use.

When properly completed, send Filing Office Copy, with required fee, to filing office.

If you need to use attachments, use 8 ½ x11 inch sheets and put at the top of each sheet the name of the first Debtor, formatted exactly as it appears in item 2

of this form; you are encouraged to use the UCC Financing Statement Addendum.

Note: If Debtor is a trust or a trustee acting with respect to property held

in trust, enter Debtor’s name in item 1 and attach Addendum (Form

Debtor name:

Enter only one Debtor name in item 1, an

UCC1Ad) and check appropriate box in item 11. If Debtor is a decedent’s

organization’s name (1a) or an individual’s name (1b). Enter

estate, enter name of deceased individual in item 1b and attach

Debtor’s exact full legal name. Do not abbreviate.

Addendum (Form UCC1Ad) and check appropriate box in item 11. If

Debtor is a transmitting utility as defined in applicable Commercial Code,

1a. Organization Debtor. “Organization” means an entity having a legal

attach Addendum (Form UCC1Ad) and check appropriate box in item 12.

identity separate from its owner. A partnership is an organization;

a sole proprietorship is not an organization, even if it does business

If an additional Debtor is included, complete item 2.

To include

under a trade name. If Debtor is a partnership, enter exact full legal

further additional Debtors, or one or more additional Secured

name of partnership; you need not enter names of partners as

Parties, attach either Addendum (Form UCC1Ad) or other additional

additional Debtors.

If Debtor is a registered organization (e.g.,

page(s), using correct name format.

Follow Instruction 1 for

corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company), it is

determining and formatting additional names.

advisable to examine Debtor’s current filed charter documents to

determine Debtor’s correct name, organization type, and jurisdiction

Enter information for Secured Party or Total Assignee. If there is

of organization.

more than one Secured Party, see Instruction 2.

1b. Individual Debtor. “Individual” means a natural person; this includes

Use item 4 to indicate the collateral covered by this Financing

a sole proprietorship, whether or not operating under a trade name.

Statement. If space in item 4 is insufficient, put the entire collateral

Don’t use prefixes (Mr., Mrs., Ms.). Use suffix box for titles or

description or continuation of the collateral description on either

lineage (Jr., Sr., III) and not for other suffixes or titles (e.g., M.D.).

Addendum (Form UCC1Ad) or the other attached additional

Use married woman’s personal name (Mary Smith, not Mrs. John

page(s).

Smith). enter individual Debtor’s family name (surname) in Last

Name box, first given name in First Name box, and all additional

If the filer desires (at filer’s option) to use titles of lessee and lessor,

given names in Middle Name box.

or consignee and consignor, or seller and buyer (in the case of

For both organization and individual Debtors: Don’t use Debtors

accounts or chattel paper), or bailee and bailor instead of Debtor

trade name, DBA, AKA, FKA, Division name etc. in place or

and Secured Party, check the appropriate box in item 5.

combined with Debtor’s legal name; you may add such other names

as additional Debtors if you wish (but this is neither required nor

This item is optional and is for filer’s use only

recommended.)

1c. An address is always required for the Debtor named in 1a or 1b.

1d,e,f. Type of organization and jurisdiction of organization as well as

Debtor ‘s exact legal name can be determined from Debtor’s current

filed charter document.

Revised 3/17/10

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