California § 1901 - Whenever a corporation has elected to wind up and dissolve a certificate evidenci

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§ 1901. Whenever a corporation has elected to wind up and dissolve a certificate evidenci

(a) Whenever a corporation has elected to wind up and dissolve a certificate evidencing such election shall forthwith be filed. (b) The certificate shall be an officers’ certificate or shall be signed and verified by at least a majority of the directors then in office or by one or more shareholders authorized to do so by shareholders holding shares representing 50 percent or more of the voting power and shall set forth: (1) That the corporation has elected to wind up and dissolve. (2) If the election was made by the vote of shareholders, the number of shares voting for the election and that the election was made by shareholders representing at least 50 percent of the voting power. (3) If the certificate is executed by a shareholder or shareholders, that the subscribing shareholder or shareholders were authorized to execute the certificate by shareholders holding shares representing at least 50 percent of the voting power. (4) If the election was made by the board pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1900, the certificate shall also set forth the circumstances showing the corporation to be within one of the categories described in said subdivision. (c) If an election to dissolve made pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1900 is made by the vote of all the outstanding shares and a statement to that effect is added to the certificate of dissolution pursuant to Section 1905, the separate filing of the certificate of election pursuant to this section is not required.

Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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