Guam § 281005 - Amendment by Board of Directors.
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 281005 — Amendment by Board of Directors., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 281005. Amendment by Board of Directors.
Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, a corporation’s
board of directors may adopt the following amendments to the corporations
articles of incorporation without shareholder approval:
(a) to delete the names and addresses of the initial directors;
(b) if the corporation has only one class of shares outstanding:
(1) to change each issued and unissued authorized share of
the class into a greater number of whole shares of that class; or
(2) to increase the number of authorized shares of the class to
the extent necessary to permit the issuance of shares as a share
dividend;
(c) 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;
(d) to reflect a reduction in authorized shares, as a result of the
operation of § 28615 (b), when the corporation has acquired its own
shares and the articles of incorporation prohibit the reissue of the
acquired shares;
(e) to delete a class of shares from the articles of incorporation, as
a result of the operation of § 28615 (b), when there are no remaining
shares of the class because the corporation has acquired all shares of the
class and the articles of incorporation prohibit the reissue of the
acquired shares; or
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(f) to make any change expressly permitted by § 28602 (d) to be
made without shareholder approval.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Guam § 281005
What does Guam Code Annotated § 281005 cover?
Section 281005 ("Amendment by Board of Directors.") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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