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§ 1204. Amending certificate of incorporation for existing corporations

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 18. CorporationsEffective: November 1, 2019

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 18. Corporations (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 24. Oklahoma Benefit Corporation Act
Effective: November 1, 2019
18 Okl.St.Ann. § 1204
§ 1204. Amending certificate of incorporation for existing corporations
Currentness
A. An existing business corporation may become a benefit corporation under the Oklahoma Benefit Corporation Act by amending its certificate of incorporation so that it contains, in addition to the requirements of Title 6 or Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes, a statement that the corporation is a benefit corporation. In order to be effective, the amendment shall be adopted by at least the minimum status vote.
B. 1. Except as provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection, if a domestic entity that is not a benefit corporation is a party to a merger, consolidation or conversion and the surviving, new or resulting entity in the merger, consolidation or conversion is to be a benefit corporation, the plan of merger, consolidation or conversion shall be adopted or approved by the domestic entity by at least the minimum status vote.
2. Paragraph 1 of this subsection shall not apply in the case of a corporation that is a party to a merger if the shareholders of the corporation are not entitled to vote on the merger pursuant to Section 1083 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

Credits

Laws 2019, c. 45, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
18 Okl. St. Ann. § 1204, OK ST T. 18 § 1204
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 106 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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