Do Not Respond to "Ohio Corporate Compliance Corporate Minutes Disclosure Statement"
In its capacity as statutory agent for some of our client companies, our firm’s statutory agent corporation, Acme Agent, Inc., has recently received this “Corporate Minutes Disclosure
Statement” from a company called Ohio Corporate Compliance. You may have received a similar notice. You should not respond to this notice if you receive it. Despite containing a small
disclaimer that it is a solicitation from a private company, the notice is made to appear as if it were an official government document that requires a response. However, this is not a document required from any governmental agency, and the information requested is not information that the Ohio Secretary of State would be asking of the vast majority of companies. The notice is very similar to a notice sent by the same company in early 2009.
If you do respond to the solicitation, you will be providing Ohio Corporate Compliance with internal, confidential corporate information such as the names of your shareholders, directors, and officers, in addition to paying an unnecessary $150 annual fee. In return, you may only receive some form corporate document with your company-specific information inserted. The solicitor does not commit—nor is it authorized—to make any public filing. However, the private information you provide may be used by this company for other purposes.
We have informed the Ohio Secretary of State’s Legal Department that these notices are being sent so that they may investigate and respond as they deem appropriate. We understand that the matter may be referred to the Ohio Attorney General for action.
If you receive this notice and have any questions regarding it, please feel free to contact Barry Kiser of Acme Agent, Inc. (227-2113) or Jack Beeler (227-1959).
