(State and county, or other description of place where acknowledgment is taken)

I, , , certify that , personally came before me this day and

name of officer official title of officer name of attesting

taking acknowledgment taking acknowledgment officer

acknowledged that he (or she) is of , a corporation, and that by

title of attesting official name of corporation

authority duly given and as the act of the corporation, the foregoing instrument was signed in its name by

its , sealed with its corporate seal, and attested by himself (or herself) as its

title of official

. Witness my hand and official seal this the day of , .

title of attesting official month year

signature of officer taking acknowledgment

(Official seal if officer taking acknowledgment has one)

My commission expires:

date of expiration of commission as notary public

This change in G.S. 47-41.01(b) removed reference to a list of only certain specified officers as executing and attesting officers, but revised G.S. 47-41.01(d) should be noted.

New G.S. 47-41.01(c) has been added as follows:

If the deed or other instrument is executed by an official of the corporation, signing the name of the corporation in his official capacity, or any other agent authorized by resolution pursuant to G.S. 47-18.3(e) the following form of acknowledgment is sufficient:

(State and county, or other description of place where acknowledgment is taken)

I, , , certify that , personally came before me this day and

name of officer official title of officer name of official

taking acknowledgment taking acknowledgment

acknowledged that he (or she) is of , a corporation, and that

title of official name of corporation

he/she, as , being authorized to do so, executed the foregoing on behalf of the

title of official

corporation. Witness my hand and official seal this the day of , .

month year

signature of officer taking acknowledgment

(Official seal if officer taking acknowledgment has one)

My commission expires:

date of expiration of commission as notary public

G.S. 47-41.01(d) has been amended to add (4), (5) and (6) as definitions for purposes of G.S. 47.41.01:

(4) The official of the corporation is the corporation's chairman, president, chief executive officer, a vice-president or an assistant vice-president, treasurer, or chief financial officer, or any other agent authorized by resolution pursuant to G.S. 47-18.3(e).

(5) The attesting official of the corporation is the corporation's secretary or assistant secretary, trust officer, assistant trust officer, associate trust officer, or in the case of a bank, its secretary, assistant secretary, cashier or assistant cashier.

(6) The phrase "sealed with its corporate seal" may be omitted if the seal of the corporation has not been affixed to the instrument being acknowledged.