Texas § BO.3.008 - SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS REQUIRED IN CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION OF CLOSE CORPORATION
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§ BO.3.008. SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS REQUIRED IN CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION OF CLOSE CORPORATION
SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS REQUIRED IN CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION OF CLOSE CORPORATION. (a) In addition to a provision required or permitted to be stated in the certificate of formation of a for-profit or professional corporation under Section 3.007 , the certificate of formation of a close corporation, whether original, amended, or restated, must include the sentence, "This corporation is a close corporation." (b) The certificate of formation of the close corporation may contain: (1) a provision contained or permitted to be contained in a shareholders' agreement conforming to Subchapter O , Chapter 21 , that the organizers elect to include in the certificate of formation; or (2) a copy of a shareholders' agreement that conforms to Subchapter O , Chapter 21 , and that may be filed in the manner provided by Section 21.212 . (c) A provision contained in the certificate of formation under Subsection (b) must be preceded by a statement that the provision is subject to the corporation remaining a close corporation. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 688 (H.B. 1737 ), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2007.
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