A. A corporation’s board of directors may restate its articles of incorporation at any time with or without shareholder approval.
B. The restatement may include one or more new amendments to the articles. If the restatement includes one or more new amendments requiring shareholder approval, the new amendment or amendments shall be adopted and approved as provided in § 13.1-707.
C. If the board of directors submits a restatement for shareholder approval, the corporation shall notify each shareholder, whether or not entitled to vote, of the proposed shareholders’ meeting in accordance with § 13.1-658. The notice shall also state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the proposed restatement and contain or be accompanied by a copy of the restatement that identifies any new amendment it would make in the articles.
D. A corporation restating its articles of incorporation shall file with the Commission articles of restatement setting forth:
1. The name of the corporation immediately prior to restatement;
2. Whether the restatement contains a new amendment to the articles;
3. The text of the restated articles of incorporation or amended and restated articles of incorporation, as the case may be;
4. If the restatement includes a new amendment that provides for an exchange, reclassification, or cancellation of issued shares, provisions for implementing the amendment, which may be made dependent upon facts objectively ascertainable outside the articles of restatement in accordance with subsection L of § 13.1-604;
6. If the restatement does not contain a new amendment to the articles, that the board of directors adopted the restatement;
7. If the restatement contains a new amendment to the articles not requiring shareholder approval, the information required by subdivision A 5 of § 13.1-710; and
8. If the restatement contains a new amendment to the articles requiring shareholder approval, the information required by subdivision A 6 of § 13.1-710.
E. If the Commission finds that the articles of restatement comply with the requirements of law and that all required fees have been paid, it shall issue a certificate of restatement. When the certificate of restatement is effective the restated articles of incorporation or amended and restated articles of incorporation supersede the original articles of incorporation and all amendments to them.
F. The Commission may certify restated articles of incorporation or amended and restated articles of incorporation as the articles of incorporation currently in effect.
History
1985, c. 522; 2002, c. 497; 2005, c. 765; 2007, c. 165; 2012, c. 706.
