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RCW 23B.10.020

Amendment of articles of incorporation by board of directors.

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case SOUND INFINITI, INCORPORATED EX REL. WA LLC EX REL. RDA v. Snyder (2010)

Most recently applied in SOUND INFINITI, INCORPORATED EX REL. WA LLC EX REL. RDA v. Snyder (July 2010)

2023 c 432 s 4; 2009 c 189 s 31; 2003 c 35 s 3; 1989 c 165 s 121.

Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, a corporation's board of directors may adopt one or more amendments to the corporation's articles of incorporation without shareholder approval:

(1) If the corporation has only one class of shares outstanding, to provide, change, or eliminate any provision with respect to the par value of any class of shares;

(2) To delete the names and addresses of the initial directors;

(3) To delete the name and address of the initial registered agent or registered office, if a statement of change is on file with the secretary of state;

(4) If the corporation has only one class of shares outstanding, solely to:

(a) Effect a forward stock split of, or change the number of authorized shares of that class in proportion to a forward stock split of, or share dividend in, the corporation's outstanding shares; or

(b) Effect a reverse stock split of the corporation's outstanding shares if the number of authorized shares of that class is proportionately reduced by the amendment;

(5) To change the corporate name; or

(6) To make any other change expressly permitted by this title to be made without shareholder approval.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.