Sec. 14. (a) A corporation's board of directors or, if the board of directors has not been selected, the incorporators may restate the corporation's articles of incorporation at any time with or without shareholder action.
(b) The restatement may include at least one (1) amendment to the articles. If the restatement includes an amendment requiring shareholder approval, the amendment must be adopted as provided in sections 3 through 7 of this chapter.
(c) If the board of directors submits a restatement for shareholder action, the corporation shall notify each shareholder, whether or not entitled to vote, of the proposed shareholders' meeting in accordance with IC 28-13-5-8. The notice must also do the following:
(1) State that the purpose or one (1) of the purposes of the meeting is to consider the proposed restatement.
(2) Contain or be accompanied by a copy of the restatement that identifies any amendment or other change the corporation would make in the articles.
(d) A corporation restating the corporation's articles of incorporation shall prepare articles of restatement setting forth the name of the corporation and the text of the restated articles of incorporation together with a certificate setting forth:
(1) whether the restatement contains an amendment to the articles requiring shareholder approval and, if the restatement does not, that the board of directors adopted the restatement; or
(2) if the restatement contains an amendment to the articles requiring shareholder approval, the information required by section 10 of this chapter.
Notwithstanding IC 28-12-2-1(4), the corporation is not required to include in the articles of restatement the name and address of each incorporator.
(e) The following do not constitute an amendment to a corporation's articles of incorporation:
(1) A reordering or renumbering of the articles or sections of the articles.
(2) The correction of grammatical or spelling errors.
As added by P.L.14-1992, SEC.163. Amended by P.L.63-2001, SEC.27 and P.L.134-2001, SEC.29; P.L.141-2005, SEC.26.
Structure Indiana Code
Title 28. Financial Institutions
Article 13. Corporate Governance
Chapter 14. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation
28-13-14-1. Authority to Amend; Restriction on Shareholder Vested Rights
28-13-14-2. Adoption Without Shareholder Approval
28-13-14-3. Proposal Authorized
28-13-14-4. Submission of Proposal to Shareholders; Recommendation; Approval Vote
28-13-14-5. Conditions of Submission to Shareholders
28-13-14-8. Voting by Class or a Series of Shares
28-13-14-8.5. Purchase Price of Stock
28-13-14-9. Adoption Before Issuance of Shares
28-13-14-10. Articles of Amendment; Contents
28-13-14-11. Articles of Amendment; Form
28-13-14-13. Change of Corporate Name; Record of Articles of Amendment
28-13-14-15. Articles of Restatement; Form
28-13-14-16. Adopted Restated Articles; Superseding Original Articles and Amendments
28-13-14-17. Restated Articles of Incorporation; Certification
28-13-14-18. Effect of Amendment on Existing Rights, Causes of Action, and Proceedings