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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 4. (a) Unless articles of incorporation provide otherwise, a corporation's board of directors may adopt at least one (1) amendment to the corporation's articles without member approval to do the following:
(1) To extend the duration of the corporation that was incorporated at a time when limited duration was required by law.
(2) To delete the names and addresses of the initial directors and incorporators.
(3) To delete the name and address of the initial registered agent or registered office if a statement of change is on file with the secretary of state.
(4) To change the corporate name by substituting the word “corporation”, “incorporated”, “company”, “limited”, or the abbreviation “corp.”, “inc.”, “co.”, or “ltd.”, for a similar word or abbreviation in the name or by adding, deleting, or changing a geographical attribution to the name.
(5) To delete a mailing address if a biennial report has been filed with the secretary of state.
(6) To include a statement identifying the corporation as a public benefit, mutual benefit, or religious corporation.
(7) To make any other change expressly permitted by this article to be made by director action.
(b) If a corporation has no members, the corporation's incorporators may, until directors have been chosen and then the corporation's board of directors, adopt amendments to the corporation's articles of incorporation subject to any approval required under section 1 of this chapter. The amendment must be approved by a majority of the directors in office or, if the directors have not yet been chosen, by a majority of the incorporators, at the time the amendment is adopted. The corporation shall provide notice of a meeting at which an amendment is to be voted upon. The notice must do the following:
(1) Be in accordance with IC 23-17-15-3.
(2) State that the purpose of the meeting is to consider a proposed amendment to the articles of incorporation.
(3) Contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the amendment or state the general nature of the amendment.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 23. Business and Other Associations § 23-17-17-4 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-23-business-and-other-associations/in-code-sect-23-17-17-4/
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