Missouri Laws 351.835 – Termination of close corporation status
1. A statutory close corporation may terminate its statutory close corporation status by amending its articles of incorporation to delete the statement that it is a statutory close corporation. If the statutory close corporation has elected to operate without a board of directors under section 351.805, the amendment shall either comply with section 351.310 or delete the statement dispensing with the board of directors from its articles of incorporation.
2. An amendment terminating statutory close corporation status shall be approved by the holders of at least two-thirds of the votes of each class or series of shares of the corporation, voting as separate classes or series, whether or not the holders are otherwise entitled to vote on amendments.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 351.835
- 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
- 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.
- Shareholder: means one who is a holder of record of shares in a corporation. See Missouri Laws 351.015
3. If an amendment to terminate statutory close corporation status is adopted, each shareholder who voted against the amendment is entitled to assert dissenters’ rights under sections 351.870 to 351.930.