PLEASE APPLAUD

Forfeited - FTB/SOSCorporation - Out of State - StockCalifornia Secretary of StateNew york entityNEW YORK, CAFormed 30 years ago

PLEASE APPLAUD is a currently forfeited California Corporation - Out of State - Stock, first registered with California Secretary of State on May 20, 1996. No matching contractor license was found in RecordGraph's current records. No federal exclusion record was found as of the last data import.

What this means

Both the Franchise Tax Board and Secretary of State have forfeited this entity's rights due to non-compliance with state tax and filing requirements.

Source: California Secretary of State / Franchise Tax Board →

This reflects the state registration record. It does not necessarily mean the business is inactive in the real world — some businesses continue operating under a different entity, trade name, or structure.

In business since

1996

Registered May 20, 1996

Legal status

Forfeited - FTB/SOS

Rights taken away by both the tax board and the Secretary of State.

Official definition →

Contractor license

None found

No matching license found

SAM.gov exclusions

None found

No match as of May 23, 2026

Standing issue on record

State registration standing: Not Good

Tax standing: Not Good

Agent standing: Not Good

Source: California Secretary of State

Business registration

Official state record on file with California

Verify at California Secretary of State

Legal business name: PLEASE APPLAUD
Entity type: Corporation - Out of State - Stock
State: California
Organized in: New york · Foreign entity registered in California
Formed: May 20, 1996 — Formed 30 years ago
Filing number: 1969447
Current standing: Forfeited - FTB/SOS
Business address: 405 PARK AVENUE 15TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY, 10022
Mailing address: 2120 COLORADO AVENUE SUITE 200
SANTA MONICA, CA, 90404
State registration standing: Not Good
Tax standing (FTB): Not Good
Registered agent standing: Not Good
Last annual filing: March 8, 2004

Officers & Directors

People listed on official state filings for this business.

Mark KnoxOfficerNY
No AgentOfficer

Source: California Secretary of State bulk filing data · Observed May 23, 2026 · Officer lists are not available on the California SOS online portal — sourced from official state filing extracts.

Where this information comes from

Data source: California Secretary of State
Data observed: May 23, 2026
RecordGraph record ID: 26747357
Coverage: California — complete

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