The articles of incorporation may be amended at the time of restatement of the articles of incorporation, in the following manner:

(1) The procedure required by this chapter for effecting an amendment to the articles of incorporation may be carried out concurrently with the procedure for restatement so that the proposed amendment and the restated articles may be presented to the same meetings of directors and shareholders;

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 351.107

  • 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.
  • Articles of incorporation: includes the original articles of incorporation and all amendments thereto, and includes articles of merger or consolidation. See Missouri Laws 351.015
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

(2) Such amendment and restatement, upon adoption by that percentage vote of shareholders required for that particular amendment, and on being set forth in a single certificate of amendment and restatement, in the manner required by this chapter, may then be filed in the office of the secretary of state and shall not become effective unless and until such amendment has become effective in the manner provided in this chapter.

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