(a) After an amendment to the certificate of incorporation has been adopted and approved in the manner required by this chapter and by the certificate of incorporation, the corporation shall deliver to the Secretary of State for filing a certificate of amendment, which must set forth:

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 10A-2A-10.06

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • certificate of incorporation: as used in this chapter is synonymous to the term "certificate of formation" used in Chapter 1. See Alabama Code 10A-2A-1.40
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) the name of the corporation;
(2) the text of each amendment adopted, or the information required by Section 10A-2A-1.20(c)(5);
(3) if an amendment provides for an exchange, reclassification, or cancellation of issued stock, provisions for implementing the amendment if not contained in the amendment itself, (which may be made dependent upon facts objectively ascertainable outside the certificate of amendment in accordance with Section 10A-2A-1.20(c)(5));
(4) the date of each amendment’s adoption;
(5) if an amendment:

(i) was adopted by the incorporators or board of directors without stockholder approval, a statement that the amendment was duly adopted by the incorporators or by the board of directors, as the case may be, and that stockholder approval was not required;
(ii) required approval by the stockholders, a statement that the amendment was duly approved by the stockholders in the manner required by this chapter and by the certificate of incorporation; or
(iii) is being filed pursuant to Section 10A-2A-1.20(c)(5), a statement to that effect; and
(6) the unique identifying number or other designation as assigned by the Secretary of State.
(b) A certificate of amendment shall take effect at the effective date determined in accordance with Article 4 of Chapter 1.
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