South Carolina § 33-10-106 - Articles of amendment.

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§ 33-10-106. Articles of amendment.

A corporation amending its articles of incorporation shall deliver to the Secretary of State for filing articles of amendment setting forth:

(1) the name of the corporation;

(2) the text of each amendment adopted;

(3) if an amendment provides for an exchange, reclassification, or cancellation of issued shares, provisions for implementing the amendment if not contained in the amendment itself;

(4) the date of each amendment's adoption;

(5) if an amendment was adopted by the incorporators or board of directors without shareholder action, a statement to that effect and that shareholder action was not required;

(6) if an amendment was approved by the shareholders:

(i) the designation, number of outstanding shares, number of votes entitled to be cast by each voting group entitled to vote separately on the amendment, and number of votes of each voting group indisputably represented at the meeting;

(ii) either the total number of votes cast for and against the amendment by each voting group entitled to vote separately on the amendment or the total number of undisputed votes cast for the amendment by each voting group and a statement that the number cast for the amendment by each voting group was sufficient for approval by that voting group.

HISTORY: Derived from 1976 Code SECTION 33-15-60 [1962 Code SECTION 12-19.6; 1952 Code SECTIONS 12-401 to 12-404; 1942 Code SECTIONS 7676, 7736, 7741, 7744; 1932 Code SECTIONS 7676, 7736, 7741, 7744; Civ. C. '22 SECTIONS 4250, 4310, 4315, 4318; Civ. C. '12 SECTIONS 2846, 2849, 2873; Civ. C. '02 SECTIONS 1842, 1889, 1892; R. S. 1499; 1886 (19) 546; 1896 (22) 97; 1898 (22) 769, 771; 1901 (23) 710; 1917 (30) 36; 1962 (52) 1996; 1963 (53) 327; 1981 Act No. 146, SECTION 2; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444, SECTION 2]; 1988 Act No. 444, SECTION 2.

Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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