Wyoming § 17-19-1002 Amendment by directors

Wyoming Statutes

§ 17-19-1002 — Amendment by directors

Wyoming § 17-19-1002

Title 17Corporations, Partnerships and Associations

Ch. 19WYOMING NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT

Art. 10AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 17-19-1002 (2026).

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(a)Unless the articles provide otherwise, a corporation's board of directors may adopt one (1) or more amendments to the corporation's articles without member approval:

(i)To extend the duration of the corporation if it was incorporated at a time when limited duration was required by law;

(ii)To delete the names and addresses of the initial directors;

(iii)To 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;

(iv)To 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 to the nam

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(a) Unless the articles provide otherwise, a corporation's
board of directors may adopt one (1) or more amendments to the
corporation's articles without member approval:
(i) To extend the duration of the corporation if it
was incorporated at a time when limited duration was required by
law;
(ii) To delete the names and addresses of the initial
directors;
(iii) To 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;
(iv) To 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 to the name; or
(v) To make any other change expressly permitted by
this act to be made by director action.
(b) If a corporation has no members, its incorporators,
until directors have been chosen, and thereafter its board of
directors, may adopt one (1) or more amendments to the
corporation's articles subject to any approval required pursuant
to W.S. 17-19-1030. The corporation shall provide notice of any
meeting at which an amendment is to be voted upon. The notice
shall be in accordance with W.S. 17-19-822(c). The notice shall
also state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the
meeting is to consider a proposed amendment to the articles and
contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the amendment
or state the general nature of the amendment. The amendment
shall be approved by a majority of the directors in office at
the time the amendment is adopted.