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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, a corporation's board of directors may adopt one or more amendments to the corporation's articles of incorporation without shareholder action:
(1) To extend the duration of the corporation if it was incorporated at a time when limited duration was required by law;
(2) To delete the names and addresses of the initial directors;
(3) To delete the name and address of the initial registered agent or registered office, if an annual registration is on file with the Secretary of State;
(4) To delete the name and address of each incorporator;
(5) To delete the mailing address of the initial principal office of the corporation if an annual registration is on file with the Secretary of State;
(6) To change each issued or each issued and unissued authorized share of an outstanding class into a greater number of whole shares if the corporation has only shares of that class outstanding;
(7) To change or eliminate the par value of each issued and unissued share of an outstanding class if the corporation has only shares of that class outstanding;
(8) To change the corporate name; or
(9) To make any other change expressly permitted by this chapter to be made without shareholder action.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Georgia Code Title 14. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations § 14-2-1002 - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-14-corporations-partnerships-and-associations/ga-code-sect-14-2-1002/
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