South Carolina § 33-10-102 Amendment by board of directors.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 33-10-102 — Amendment by board of directors.

South Carolina § 33-10-102

Title 33CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS

Ch. 10AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 33-10-102 (2026).

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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 shareholder action to:

(1)delete the names and addresses of the initial directors;

(2)delete the name and address of the initial registered agent or registered office, if a statement of change is on file with the Secretary of State;

(3)change each issued and unissued authorized share of an outstanding class into a greater number of whole shares if the corporation has only shares of that class outstanding;

(4)change the corporate name by substituting the word "corporation", "incorporated", "company", "limited", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", or "ltd." for a similar word or abbreviation in the name

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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 shareholder action to: (1) delete the names and addresses of the initial directors; (2) delete the name and address of the initial registered agent or registered office, if a statement of change is on file with the Secretary of State; (3) change each issued and unissued authorized share of an outstanding class into a greater number of whole shares if the corporation has only shares of that class outstanding; (4) change the corporate name by substituting the word "corporation", "incorporated", "company", "limited", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", or "ltd." for a similar word or abbreviation in the name or by adding, deleting, or changing a geographical attribution for the name; or (5) make any other change expressly permitted by Chapters 1 thru 20 of this title to be made without shareholder action.

Legislative History

HISTORY: Derived from 1976 Code SECTION 33-15-30 [1962 Code SECTION 12-19.3; 1952 Code SECTIONS 12-401 to 12-404; 1942 Code SECTIONS 7676, 7736, 7741, 7744; 1932 Code SECTIONS 7676, 7736, 7741, 7744; Civ. C. '22 SECTIONS 4250, 4310, 4315, 4318; Civ. C. '12 SECTIONS 2846, 2849, 2873; Civ. C. '02 SECTIONS 1842, 1889, 1892; R. S. 1499; 1886 (19) 546; 1896 (22) 97; 1898 (22) 769, 771; 1901 (23) 710; 1917 (30) 36; 1962 (52) 1996; repealed by implication by 1981 Act No. 146 SECTION 2; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444 SECTION 2], and SECTION 33-15-80 [1962 Code SECTION 12-19.8; 1952 Code SECTIONS 12-401 to 12-404; 1942 Code SECTIONS 7676, 7736, 7741, 7744; 1932 Code SECTIONS 7676, 7736, 7741, 7744; Civ. C. '22 SECTIONS 4250, 4310, 4315, 4318; Civ. C. '12 SECTIONS 2846, 2849, 2873; Civ. C. '02 SECTIONS 1842, 1889, 1892; R. S. 1499; 1886 (19) 546; 1896 (22) 97; 1898 (22) 769, 771; 1901 (23) 710; 1917 (30) 36; 1962 (52) 1996; 1981 Act No. 146, SECTION 2; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444 SECTION 2]; 1988 Act No. 444, SECTION 2.