Oklahoma § 18-1204 - Amending certificate of incorporation for existing
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 18-1204 — Amending certificate of incorporation for existing, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18-1204. Amending certificate of incorporation for existing
corporations.
A. An existing business corporation may become a benefit
corporation under the Oklahoma Benefit Corporation Act by amending
its certificate of incorporation so that it contains, in addition to
the requirements of Title 6 or Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes, a
statement that the corporation is a benefit corporation. In order
to be effective, the amendment shall be adopted by at least the
minimum status vote.
B. 1. Except as provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection, if
a domestic entity that is not a benefit corporation is a party to a
merger, consolidation or conversion and the surviving, new or
resulting entity in the merger, consolidation or conversion is to be
a benefit corporation, the plan of merger, consolidation or
conversion shall be adopted or approved by the domestic entity by at
least the minimum status vote.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 18. Corporations
2. Paragraph 1 of this subsection shall not apply in the case
of a corporation that is a party to a merger if the shareholders of
the corporation are not entitled to vote on the merger pursuant to
Section 1083 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 45, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 18-1204 ("Amending certificate of incorporation for existing") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. 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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