35-1-231. Restated articles of incorporation. - Montana Statutes

     35-1-231. Restated articles of incorporation. (1) A corporation's board of directors may restate its articles of incorporation at any time with or without shareholders' action.
     (2) The restatement may include one or more amendments to the articles of incorporation. If the restatement includes an amendment requiring shareholders' approval, it must be adopted as provided in 35-1-227.
     (3) If the board of directors submits a restatement for shareholders' action, the corporation shall notify each shareholder, whether or not entitled to vote, of the proposed shareholders' meeting in accordance with 35-1-520. The notice must also state that the purpose or one of the purposes of the meeting is to consider the proposed restatement and must contain or be accompanied by a copy of the restatement that identifies any amendment or other change the restatement would make in the articles of incorporation.
     (4) A corporation restating its articles of incorporation shall deliver to the secretary of state, for filing, 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:
     (a) whether the restatement contains an amendment to the articles requiring shareholder approval and, if it does not, that the board of directors adopted the restatement; or
     (b) if the restatement contains an amendment to the articles requiring shareholders' approval, the information required by 35-1-230.
     (5) Adopted restated articles of incorporation supersede the original articles of incorporation and all amendments to them.
     (6) The secretary of state may certify restated articles of incorporation as the articles of incorporation currently in effect without including the certificate information required by subsection (4).

     History: En. Sec. 118, Ch. 368, L. 1991.