Indiana Code 23-1-38-6. Filing articles of amendment
(1) the name of the corporation;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 23-1-38-6
- 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.
- 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.
(3) if an amendment provides for an exchange, reclassification, or cancellation of issued shares, provisions for implementing the amendment if not contained in the amendment itself;
(4) the date of each amendment’s adoption;
(5) if an amendment was adopted by the incorporators or board of directors without shareholder action, a statement to that effect and that shareholder action was not required;
(6) if an amendment was approved by the shareholders:
(A) the designation, number of outstanding shares, number of votes entitled to be cast by each voting group entitled to vote separately on the amendment, and number of votes of each voting group represented at the meeting;
(B) either the total number of votes cast for and against the amendment by each voting group entitled to vote separately on the amendment or the total number of votes cast for the amendment by each voting group and a statement that the number cast for the amendment by each voting group was sufficient for approval by that voting group.
(b) If a corporation amends its articles of incorporation to change its corporate name, it may, after the amendment has become effective, file for record with the county recorder of each county in Indiana in which it has real property at the time the amendment becomes effective a file-stamped copy of the articles of amendment. The validity of a change in name is not affected by a corporation’s failure to record the articles of amendment.
As added by P.L.149-1986, SEC.22.