Massachusetts General Laws Part I. Administration of the Government (Ch. 1-182) Ch. 156D, § 10.05

(1) to extend the duration of the corporation if it was incorporated at a time when limited duration was required by law;

(2) if the corporation has only one class of shares outstanding:

(3) 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 for the name;

(4) to reflect a reduction in authorized shares, as a result of the operation of subsection (b) of section 6.31, when the corporation has acquired its own shares and the articles of organization prohibit the reissue of the acquired shares;

(5) to delete a class or series of shares from the articles of organization, as a result of the operation of subsection (b) of section 6.31 or of the conversion of the shares, when there are no remaining shares of the class or series because the corporation has acquired all shares of the class or series, or all shares of the class or series have been converted into other securities, and the articles of organization prohibit the reissue of the acquired or converted shares; or

(6) to make any change expressly permitted by section 6.02 to be made without shareholder approval.