15A:12-6 - Dissolution pursuant to provision in certificate of incorporation - New Jersey Statutes

15A:12-6.  Dissolution pursuant to provision in certificate of incorporation
    a.  The certificate of incorporation may provide that any member, any trustee, or any specified number of members or trustees or any class of members  may effect the dissolution of the corporation at will or upon the occurrence of  a specified event.  The provision shall specify the procedures for adopting a  plan of dissolution.  The dissolution of the corporation may be effected by  adopting a plan of dissolution pursuant to section 15A:12-8 and by filing an  original and a copy of a certificate of dissolution in the office of the  Secretary of State, executed as the certificate of incorporation may provide.   The certificate of dissolution shall contain the information required by  section 15A:12-10.  The Secretary of State shall forward the copy to the  Attorney General.

    b.  An amendment of the certificate of incorporation which adds, amends, or  deletes a provision authorized by subsection a. of this section, shall be authorized at a meeting of members by a vote of all the members, or by a lesser  vote, but not less than the vote set forth in paragraph 3 of subsection d. of  section 15A:9-2, as may be specifically provided for in the certificate of  incorporation for such amendment.

    c.  If the corporation has no members entitled to vote on a dissolution of the corporation, the certificate of incorporation may provide that any trustee or any specified number of trustees may effect the dissolution of the corporation at will or upon the occurrence of a specified event.  The provision  shall specify the procedures for adopting a plan of dissolution. The  dissolution of the corporation may be effected by adopting a plan of dissolution pursuant to section 15A:12-8 and by filing an original and a copy of a certificate of dissolution in the office of the Secretary of State, executed as the certificate of incorporation may provide.  The certificate of dissolution shall contain the information required by section 15A:12-10.  The Secretary of State shall forward the copy to the Attorney General.

    d.  An amendment of the certificate of incorporation which adds, amends, or  deletes a provision authorized by subsection c. of this section, shall be authorized at a meeting of the trustees by a vote of all the trustees, or by a lesser vote not below two-thirds, as may be specifically provided for in the certificate of incorporation for such an amendment.

     L.1983, c. 127, s. 15A:12-6, eff. Oct. 1, 1983.