West Virginia Code
Article 10. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
§31E-10-1002. Certain Amendments by Board of Directors

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 member action:
(1) To extend the duration of the corporation if it was incorporated at a time when limited duration was required by law;(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 any, if a statement of change is on file with the Secretary of State;
(4) To change the corporate name by substituting the word "corporation," "incorporated" or "company", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc." or "co.", for a similar word or abbreviation in the name, or by adding, deleting or changing a geographical attribution to the name; or
(5) To make any other change expressly permitted by this chapter to be made without member action.

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