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title: O.C.G.A. § 14-2-1006. Articles of amendment.
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# O.C.G.A. § 14-2-1006. Articles of amendment.

A corporation amending its articles of incorporation shall deliver to the Secretary of State for filing articles of amendment setting forth:

(1) The name of the corporation;

(2) The text of each amendment adopted;

(3) If an amendment provides for an exchange, reclassification, or cancellation of issued shares, provisions for implementing the amendment if not contained in the amendment itself;

(4) The date of each amendment’s adoption;

(5) If an amendment was adopted by the incorporators or board of directors without shareholder action, a statement to that effect and that shareholder action was not required; and

(6) If approval of the shareholders was required, a statement that the amendment was duly approved by the shareholders in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 14-2-1003.

## History

Code 1981, § 14-2-1006, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1070, § 1.