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18 OK Stat § 18-1140.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 18. Corporations|§18-1140.2. Transfer of trade name.

|TRANSFER OF TRADE NAME |In the event a corporation or other business entity elects to transfer ownership of a trade name to another corporation or business entity, it shall file a report, in duplicate, with the Secretary of State, specifying such transfer. The report shall be executed by a party duly authorized to sign on behalf of the corporation or other business entity. In the case of a corporation, the report shall be acknowledged and filed in accordance with Section 1007 of this title. The report shall contain the name of the corporation to which the trade name is being transferred, and the address wherein such business is to be carried on.Added by Laws 1996, c. 69, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.
18 OK Stat § 18-1140.3 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 18. Corporations|§18-1140.3. Amendment of trade name report.

|AMENDMENT OF TRADE NAME REPORT |A. A trade name report shall be amended when:1. There is a false or erroneous statement in the trade name report;2. There is a change in the kind of business transacted under the trade name; or3. There is a change in or an additional address where the business is to be carried on under the trade name.B. An amended trade name report shall set forth the trade name and specify the amendment therein. The report shall be executed by a party duly authorized to sign on behalf of the corporation or other business entity. In the case of a corporation, the report shall be acknowledged and filed in accordance with Section 1007 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes.Added by Laws 1999, c. 421, § 23, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.
18 OK Stat § 18-1141 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 18. Corporations|§18-1141. Prohibition on use of same or indistinguishable names; Exceptions.

|PROHIBITION ON USE OF SAME OR INDISTINGUISHABLE NAMES; EXCEPTIONS |The Secretary of State shall not accept for reservation or filing a statement or certificate containing a name which is the same as or indistinguishable from the name of any business entity, as defined in Section 15 of this act, trade name, fictitious name, or reserved name filed with the Secretary of State unless one of the following is filed with the Secretary of State:1. The written consent of the business entity or holder of the trade name, fictitious name, or reserved name to use the same or indistinguishable name with the addition of one or more words to make that name distinguishable upon the records of the Secretary of State, except that the addition of words to make the name distinguishable shall not be required where the written consent states that the consenting entity is about to change its name, cease to do business, withdraw from the state, or be wound up;2. A certified copy of a final decree of a court of competent jurisdiction establishing the prior right of the business entity or holder of a reserved name, trade name, or fictitious name to the use of the name in this state;3. In the case of any foreign business entity having a name prohibited by this section which intends to qualify to transact business within this state, a resolution adopting a fictitious name not prohibited by this section, which shall be used to the exclusion of its true name when transacting business within this state. Such resolution shall be executed by a representative or representatives of the business entity duly authorized to sign on its behalf.Added by Laws 1986, c. 292, § 141, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 146, § 13, operative Nov. 1, 1987; Laws 1995, c. 339, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1996, c. 69, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.
18 OK Stat § 18-1142.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 18. Corporations|§18-1142.1. Fees for telephone assistance.

|FEES FOR TELEPHONE ASSISTANCE |The Secretary of State is authorized to charge fees as provided by law for a telephone assistance service to provide information concerning records retained by the Secretary of State.Added by Laws 1990, c. 264, § 95, operative July 1, 1990.
18 OK Stat § 18-1142.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 18. Corporations|§18-1142.2. Treatment of payment as credit.

|Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the payment of the tax levied pursuant to subsection A of Section 5 of this act for the years 2011, 2012, and 2013 by any person doing business in this state who is not subject to the franchise tax levied under the provisions of Sections 1203, 1204, and 1205 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be considered as a credit against the total amount such person is required to pay or remit annually for certification or registration fees pursuant to the provisions of Section 2055.2 of Title 18 or Section 311.1 of Title 54 of the Oklahoma Statutes. In no event shall the credit be refunded. |The Oklahoma Tax Commission and the Secretary of State shall adopt a procedure to verify that a person claims a maximum of one credit per year pursuant to this section.Added by Laws 2010, S.J.R. No. 61, § 18.
18 OK Stat § 18-1143 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 18. Corporations|§18-1143. Duplication of Oklahoma General Corporation Act by Secretary of State - Distribution.

|DUPLICATION OF OKLAHOMA GENERAL CORPORATION ACT BY |SECRETARY OF STATE; DISTRIBUTIONThe Secretary of State may have printed, from time to time as he deems necessary, pamphlet copies of the Oklahoma General Corporation Act for distribution to persons and corporations desiring the same for a sum not exceeding the cost of printing. The money received from the sale of the copies shall be disposed of as are other fees of the Office of the Secretary of State. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the free distribution of single pamphlet copies of the Oklahoma General Corporation Act by the Secretary of State.Added by Laws 1986, c. 292, § 143, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.
18 OK Stat § 18-1144 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 18. Corporations|§18-1144. Required filing with the county clerk following a merger or consolidation, or a change of corporate name.

|REQUIRED FILING WITH THE COUNTY CLERK |FOLLOWING A MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION,OR A CHANGE OF CORPORATE NAMEA. A certified copy of the following documents, as applicable, shall be filed with the county clerk of each county in which a surviving or resulting corporation to a merger or consolidation, or a corporation whose name was changed, has a recorded interest in real property:1. a certificate or agreement of merger or consolidation filed with the Secretary of State in accordance with the provisions of Section 1081, 1082, 1084, 1085, 1086 or 1087 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes;2. a certificate of ownership and merger filed with the Secretary of State as provided in Section 1083 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes;3. an amendment to the certificate of incorporation effecting a change of name pursuant to Section 1076, 1077 or 1131 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes.B. The provisions of this section shall have prospective application only.Added by Laws 1987, c. 31, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1987.
18 OK Stat § 18-1145 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 18. Corporations|§18-1145. Control shares - definition.

|CONTROL SHARES; DEFINITION |As used in Sections 1145 through 1155 of this title, "control shares" means issued and outstanding shares of an issuing public corporation that, except for Sections 1145 through 1155 of this title, would have voting power, when added to all other shares of the issuing public corporation owned of record or beneficially by an acquiring person or in respect to which that acquiring person may exercise or direct the exercise of voting power, that would entitle the acquiring person, immediately after acquisition of the shares, directly or indirectly, to exercise or direct the exercise of the voting power of the issuing public corporation in the election of directors within any of the following ranges of voting power:1. One-fifth (1/5) or more but less than one-third (1/3) of all voting power;2. One-third (1/3) or more but less than a majority of all voting power; or3. A majority or more of all voting power.Added by Laws 1987, c. 146, § 15, emerg. eff. June 24, 1987. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 53, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
18 OK Stat § 18-1147 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 18. Corporations|§18-1147. Interested shares - Definition.

|INTERESTED SHARES; DEFINITION |As used in Sections 1145 through 1155 of this title "interested shares" means the shares of an issuing public corporation in respect of which any of the following persons may exercise or direct the exercise, as of the applicable record date, of the voting power of the corporation in the election of directors other than solely by the authority of a revocable proxy:1. The acquiring person;2. Any officer of the issuing public corporation; or3. Any employee of the issuing public corporation who is also a director of the corporation.Added by Laws 1987, c. 146, § 17, emerg. eff. June 24, 1987. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 328, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 1991, c. 53, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
18 OK Stat § 18-1148 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 18. Corporations|§18-1148. Issuing public corporation - definition.

|ISSUING PUBLIC CORPORATION; DEFINITION |A. As used in Sections 1145 through 1155 of this title, "issuing public corporation" means a domestic corporation that has:1. Any class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 or is subject to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. Section 78a et seq., as amended;2. One thousand (1,000) or more shareholders; and3. Either:a.more than ten percent (10%) of its shareholders resident in Oklahoma,b.more than ten percent (10%) of its shares owned by Oklahoma residents, orc.ten thousand (10,000) shareholders resident in Oklahoma.B. The residence of a shareholder is presumed to be the address appearing in the records of the corporation.C. Shares held by banks except as trustee or guardian, brokers or nominees shall be disregarded for purposes of calculating the percentages or numbers described in this section.D. A domestic corporation that is not an issuing public corporation but that has one hundred (100) or more shareholders of record and meets one of the requirements set forth in subsection A of this section, or an issuing public corporation to which Sections 1145 through 1155 of this title do not apply, may elect to be subject to Sections 1145 through 1155 of this title as an issuing public corporation by amending its certificate of incorporation to provide that Sections 1145 through 1155 of this title shall apply to the corporation as of a specified date and filing the amendment with the Secretary of State on or before such date.E. A corporation which would be an issuing public corporation under subsection A of this section may elect not to be subject to Sections 1145 through 1155 of this title before a control share acquisition occurs or an acquiring person statement is delivered:1. By amending its certificate of incorporation to provide that Sections 1145 through 1155 of this title shall not apply to the corporation as of a specified date and filing the amendment with the Secretary of State before such date; or2. By action of its board of directors adopting an amendment to its bylaws within ninety (90) days of the effective date of this act expressly providing that Sections 1145 through 1155 of this title shall not apply to the corporation, which amendment shall not be further amended by the board of directors.Added by Laws 1987, c. 146, § 18, emerg. eff. June 24, 1987. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 323, § 31, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; Laws 1990, c. 328, § 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 1991, c. 53, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
18 OK Stat § 18-1148A (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 18. Corporations|§18-1148A. Other definitions.

|OTHER DEFINITIONS |As used in Sections 1145 through 1155 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes:1. "Acquiring person" means a person who makes or proposes to make, or persons acting as a "group" as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. Section 78a et seq., as amended, who make or propose to make, a control share acquisition; provided, "acquiring person" does not include the issuing public corporation;2. "Affiliate" means a person who directly or indirectly controls the corporation. For the purpose of this paragraph, "control" means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the corporation, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. A person's beneficial ownership of ten percent (10%) or more of all voting power of a corporation, except a person holding voting power in good faith as an agent, bank, broker, nominee, custodian or trustee for one or more beneficial owners who do not individually or as a group control the corporation, creates a presumption that the person controls the corporation;3. "All voting power" means the aggregate voting power that the shareholders of an issuing public corporation would have in the election of directors generally, except for Sections 1145 through 1155 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes;4. "Beneficial ownership" shall have the same meaning ascribed to such term by Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C., Section 78a et seq., as amended; and5. "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity.Added by Laws 1991, c. 53, § 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
18 OK Stat § 18-1149 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 18. Corporations|§18-1149. Law governing control share voting rights.

|LAW GOVERNING CONTROL SHARE VOTING RIGHTS |After a control share acquisition occurs, control shares of the acquiring person have only such voting rights as are conferred by this section.1. Subject to the provisions of paragraphs 2 through 4 of this section, the voting power of control shares having voting power of one-fifth (1/5) or more of all voting power is reduced to zero unless the shareholders of the issuing public corporation approve a resolution pursuant to the procedure set forth in Section 1153 of this title according the shares the same voting rights as they had before they became control shares.2. Except as provided in subsection A of Section 1153 of this title, the voting power of control shares representing voting power of less than one-fifth (1/5) of all voting power is not affected by Sections 1145 through 1155 of this title.3. If control shares of the acquiring person previously have been accorded, pursuant to the procedure set forth in Section 1153 of this title, the same voting rights they had before they became control shares, or if such control shares were acquired in a transaction excluded from the definition of "control share acquisition", then only the voting power of control shares acquired in a subsequent control share acquisition by such acquiring person within a higher range of voting power shall be reduced to zero.4. The voting rights of control shares are restored to those accorded such shares prior to the control share acquisition in any of the following circumstances:(a)if, by reason of subsequent issuances of shares or other transactions by the issuing public corporation, the voting power of those control shares is reduced to a range of voting power for which approval has been granted or is not required; or(b)upon transfer to a person other than an acquiring person; or(c)the expiration of three (3) years after the date of a vote of shareholders, pursuant to Section 1153 of this title, failing to approve the resolution according voting rights to those control shares.Added by Laws 1987, c. 146, § 19, emerg. eff. June 24, 1987. Amended by Laws 1990, c. 328, § 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Laws 1991, c. 53, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
18 OK Stat § 18-1150 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 18. Corporations|§18-1150. Notice of control share acquisition.

|NOTICE OF CONTROL SHARE ACQUISITION |Any acquiring person who proposes to make a control share acquisition may, at the person's election, and any acquiring person who has made a control share acquisition shall, deliver an acquiring person statement to the issuing public corporation at the issuing public corporation's principal office. The acquiring person statement must set forth all of the following:1. The identity of the acquiring person;2. A statement that the acquiring person statement is given pursuant to Sections 1145 through 1155 of this title;3. The number of shares of the issuing public corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the acquiring person, the acquisition date and the prices at which such shares were acquired;4. The voting power to which the acquiring person, except for Section 1149 of this title, would be entitled;5. A form of resolution to be considered by the shareholders pursuant to Section 1153 of this title; and6. If the control share acquisition has not yet occurred:a.a description in reasonable detail of the terms of the proposed control share acquisition, andb.representations of the acquiring person, together with a statement in reasonable detail of the facts upon which they are based, that the proposed control share acquisition, if consummated, will not be contrary to law, and that the acquiring person has the financial capacity to make the proposed control share acquisition.Added by Laws 1987, c. 146, § 20, emerg. eff. June 24, 1987. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 53, § 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
18 OK Stat § 18-1151 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 18. Corporations|§18-1151. Shareholder meeting to determine control share voting rights.

|SHAREHOLDER MEETING TO DETERMINE CONTROL |SHARE VOTING RIGHTSA. If, at the time of delivery of an acquiring person statement, the acquiring person requests a special meeting and gives an undertaking to pay the corporation's expenses of the special meeting, within ten (10) days thereafter, the directors of the issuing public corporation shall call a special meeting of shareholders of the issuing public corporation for the purpose of considering the voting rights to be accorded the shares acquired or to be acquired in the control share acquisition.B. Unless the acquiring person agrees in writing to another date, the special meeting of shareholders shall be held within fifty (50) days after receipt by the issuing public corporation of the request.C. If no request is made, the voting rights to be accorded the shares acquired in the control share acquisition shall be presented to the next special or annual meeting of shareholders.D. If the acquiring person so requests in writing at the time of delivery of the acquiring person statement, the special meeting shall not be held sooner than thirty (30) days after receipt by the issuing public corporation of the acquiring person statement.Added by Laws 1987, c. 146, § 21, emerg. eff. June 24, 1987.
18 OK Stat § 18-1152 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 18. Corporations|§18-1152. Notice of shareholder meeting.

|NOTICE OF SHAREHOLDER MEETING |A. If a special meeting is requested as provided in Section 21 of this act, notice of the special meeting of shareholders shall be given as promptly as reasonably practicable by the issuing public corporation to all shareholders of record as of the record date set for the meeting, whether or not entitled to vote at the meeting.B. Notice of the special or annual shareholder meeting at which the voting rights are to be considered must include or be accompanied by both of the following:1. A copy of the acquiring person statement delivered to the issuing public corporation pursuant to Section 21 of this act; and2. A statement by the board of directors of the corporation, authorized by its directors, of its position or recommendation, or that it is taking no position or making no recommendation, with respect to the proposed control share acquisition.Added by Laws 1987, c. 146, § 22, emerg. eff. June 24, 1987.
18 OK Stat § 18-1154 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 18. Corporations|§18-1154. Redemption of control shares.

|REDEMPTION OF CONTROL SHARES |A. If authorized in a corporation's certificate of incorporation or bylaws before a control share acquisition has occurred, control shares acquired in a control share acquisition with respect to which no acquiring person statement has been filed with the issuing public corporation may, at any time during the period ending sixty (60) days after the last acquisition of control shares by the acquiring person, be subject to redemption by the corporation at the fair value thereof pursuant to the procedures adopted by the corporation.B. Control shares acquired in a control share acquisition are not subject to redemption after an acquiring person statement has been filed unless the shares are not accorded full voting rights by the shareholders as provided in Section 23 of this act.Added by Laws 1987, c. 146, § 24, emerg. eff. June 24, 1987.
18 OK Stat § 18-1155 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 18. Corporations|§18-1155. Rights of dissenting shareholders.

|RIGHTS OF DISSENTING SHAREHOLDERS |A. Unless otherwise provided in a corporation's certificate of incorporation or bylaws before a control share acquisition has occurred, in the event control shares acquired in a control share acquisition are accorded full voting rights and the acquiring person has acquired control shares with a majority or more of all voting power, all shareholders of the issuing public corporation have dissenters' rights.B. As soon as practicable after such events have occurred, the board of directors shall cause a notice to be sent to all shareholders of the corporation advising them of the facts and that they have dissenters' rights to receive the fair value of their shares pursuant to Section 1091 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes.C. As used in this section, "fair value" means a value not less than the highest price paid per share by the acquiring person in the control share acquisition.Added by Laws 1987, c. 146, § 25, emerg. eff. June 24, 1987.
18 OK Stat § 18-1201 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 18. Corporations|§18-1201. Short title - Oklahoma Benefit Corporation Act - Applicability.

|A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Benefit Corporation Act". This act shall be applicable to all benefit corporations. |B. The existence of a provision of this act shall not of itself create an implication that a contrary or different rule is applicable to a corporation that is not a benefit corporation. This act shall not affect a statute or rule that is applicable to a corporation that is not a benefit corporation.C. Except as otherwise provided in this act, the Oklahoma General Corporation Act shall be generally applicable to all benefit corporations that are not state banks or trust companies. A benefit corporation that is not a state bank or trust company may be subject simultaneously to this act and the Oklahoma General Corporation Act, Professional Entity Act and other applicable business formation statutes; however, the provisions of this act shall control over the provisions of the Oklahoma General Corporation Act, Professional Entity Act and other applicable business formation statutes where there is a conflict.D. Except as otherwise provided in this act, the Oklahoma Banking Code shall be generally applicable to all benefit corporations that are state banks or trust companies. A benefit corporation that is a state bank or trust company may be subject simultaneously to this act and the Oklahoma Banking Code; however, the provisions of this act shall control over the provisions of the Oklahoma Banking Code where there is a conflict.E. A provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of a benefit corporation shall not limit, be inconsistent with or supersede a provision of this act.Added by Laws 2019, c. 45, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.