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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) An institution may, in the manner provided in this chapter, amend its articles at any time in order to make any change therein including without limitation an amendment:
(i) to adopt a new name permitted to be used under this act,
(ii) to increase the term for which it is to exist or to provide for perpetual existence,
(iii) to change, add to or diminish the statement of its purpose or purposes,
(iv) to increase or diminish the aggregate number of shares which it has authority to issue or to reclassify the shares by changing the number, par value, designations, preferences, redemption provisions or relative, participating, optional or other special rights of the shares or the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such rights, either with or without an increase or decrease in the number of shares, or
(v) to restate the articles in their entirety.
(b) Articles as amended under this section must be such as would be authorized as original articles under this act except that articles restated in their entirety shall state the location and post office address of the current instead of the original principal place of business of the institution and need not state the names or other information concerning the first directors or trustees or the incorporators.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 7 P.S. Banks and Banking § 1502. Authorized amendments - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-7-ps-banks-and-banking/pa-st-sect-7-1502/
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