Missouri § 375.221 - Certificate of amendment of articles, how executed, contents.
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§ 375.221. Certificate of amendment of articles, how executed, contents.
1. After the adoption of an amendment of the articles, a certificate of amendment shall be executed in triplicate by the insurance company by its president or vice president and its secretary or assistant secretary verified by one of the officers signing with corporate seal affixed. If the insurance company is a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, the certificate of amendment shall be executed in a like manner by its attorney in fact.
2. The certificates of amendment shall be delivered to the director of the department of commerce and insurance and shall state:
(1) The name of the insurance company;
(2) The date of the adoption of the amendment by the shareholders, members or other group of persons entitled to vote on the amendment;
(3) The amendment adopted;
(4) The number of shares, members, or other group of persons entitled to vote, or if a mutual, the number of the members present either in person or by proxy entitled to vote;
(5) The number of shares, members, or other group of persons that voted for and against said amendment respectively;
(6) If the amendment effects a change in the number or par value of authorized shares, then a statement showing the number of shares and par value thereof previously authorized.
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(L. 1967 p. 516)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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