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WY Stat § 17-16-1003 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 10 - Amendment of Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws|Section 17-16-1003 - Amendment by Board of Directors and Shareholders.

17-16-1003. Amendment by board of directors and shareholders.| (a) If a corporation has issued shares, an amendment to the articles of incorporation shall be adopted in the following manner:  (i) The proposed amendment shall be adopted by the board of directors;  (ii) Except as provided in W.S. 17-16-1005, 17-16-1007 and 17-16-1008, after adopting the proposed amendment the board of directors shall submit the amendment to the shareholders for their approval. The board of directors shall also transmit to the shareholders a recommendation that the shareholders approve the amendment, unless the board of directors makes a determination that because of conflict of interest or other special circumstances it should not make such a recommendation in which case the board of directors shall transmit the basis for that determination to the shareholders;  (iii) The board of directors may condition its submission of the amendment to the shareholders on any basis;  (iv) If the amendment is required to be approved by the shareholders and the approval is to be given at a meeting, the corporation shall notify each shareholder, whether or not entitled to vote, of the shareholders' meeting at which the amendment is to be submitted for approval. The notice shall state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the amendment and shall contain or be accompanied by a copy of the amendment;  (v) Unless the articles of incorporation, or the board of directors acting pursuant to paragraph (iii) of this subsection require a greater vote or a greater number of shares to be present, approval of the amendment requires the approval of the shareholders at a meeting at which a quorum exists, and, if any class or series of shares is entitled to vote as a separate group on the amendment, except as provided in W.S. 17-16-1004(c), the approval of each such separate voting group at a meeting at which a quorum of the voting group exists.
WY Stat § 17-16-1004 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 10 - Amendment of Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws|Section 17-16-1004 - Voting on Amendments by Voting Groups.

17-16-1004. Voting on amendments by voting groups.| (a) If a corporation has more than one (1) class of shares outstanding, the holders of the outstanding shares of a class are entitled to vote as a separate voting group, if shareholder voting is otherwise required by this act, on a proposed amendment to the articles of incorporation if the amendment would:  (i) Effect an exchange or reclassification of all or part of the shares of the class into shares of another class;  (ii) Effect an exchange or reclassification, or create the right of exchange, of all or part of the shares of another class into shares of the class;  (iii) Change the rights, preferences, or limitations of all or part of the shares of the class;  (iv) Change the shares of all or part of the class into a different number of shares of the same class;  (v) Create a new class of shares having rights or preferences with respect to distributions or to dissolution that are prior or superior to the shares of the class;  (vi) Increase the rights, preferences, or number of authorized shares of any class that, after giving effect to the amendment, have rights or preferences with respect to distributions or to dissolution that are prior or superior to the shares of the class;  (vii) Limit or deny any existing preemptive right of all or part of the shares of the class; or  (viii) Cancel or otherwise affect rights to distributions that have accumulated but not yet been authorized on all or part of the shares of the class.  (b) If a proposed amendment would affect a series of a class of shares in one (1) or more of the ways described in subsection (a) of this section, the holders of shares of that series are entitled to vote as a separate voting group on the proposed amendment.  (c) If a proposed amendment that entitles two (2) or more classes or series of shares to vote as separate voting groups under this section would affect those two (2) or more classes or series in the same or a substantially similar way, the holders of shares of all the classes or series so affected shall vote together as a single voting group on the proposed amendment, unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or required by the board of directors.  (d) A class or series of shares is entitled to the voting rights granted by this section although the articles of incorporation provide that the shares are nonvoting shares.
WY Stat § 17-16-1005 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 10 - Amendment of Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws|Section 17-16-1005 - Amendment by Board of Directors.

17-16-1005. Amendment by board of directors.| (a) Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, a corporation's board of directors may adopt amendments to the corporation's articles of incorporation without shareholder 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) If the corporation has only one (1) class of shares outstanding:  (A) To change each issued and unissued authorized share of the class into a greater number of whole shares of that class; or  (B) To increase the number of authorized shares of the class to the extent necessary to permit the issuance of shares as a share dividend.  (v) 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 for the name;  (vi) To reflect a reduction in authorized shares, as a result of the operation of W.S. 17-16-631(b), when the corporation has acquired its own shares and the articles of incorporation prohibit the reissue of the acquired shares;  (vii) To delete a class of shares from the articles of incorporation, as a result of the operation of W.S. 17-16-631(b), when there are no remaining shares of the class because the corporation has acquired all shares of the class and the articles of incorporation prohibit the reissue of the acquired shares; or  (viii) To make any change expressly permitted by W.S. 17-16-602(a) or (b) to be made without shareholder approval.
WY Stat § 17-16-1006 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 10 - Amendment of Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws|Section 17-16-1006 - Articles of Amendment.

17-16-1006. Articles of amendment.| (a) After an amendment to the articles of incorporation has been adopted and approved in the manner required by this act and by the articles of incorporation, the corporation shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing articles of amendment setting forth:  (i) The name of the corporation;  (ii) The text of each amendment adopted;  (iii) 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 which may be made dependent upon facts objectively ascertainable outside the articles of amendment;  (iv) The date of each amendment's adoption; and  (v) If an amendment:  (A) Was adopted by the incorporators or board of directors without shareholder approval, a statement that the amendment was duly approved by the incorporators or by the board of directors as the case may be and that shareholder approval was not required; or  (B) Required approval by the shareholders, a statement that the amendment was duly approved by the shareholders in the manner required by this act and by the articles of incorporation;  (C) Reserved.  (vi) Repealed By Laws 2010, Ch. 82, § 2.
WY Stat § 17-16-1007 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 10 - Amendment of Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws|Section 17-16-1007 - Restated Articles of Incorporation.

17-16-1007. Restated articles of incorporation.| (a) A corporation's board of directors may restate its articles of incorporation at any time with or without shareholder approval, to consolidate all amendments into a single document.  (b) If the restated articles include one (1) or more new amendments requiring shareholder approval, the amendments shall be adopted and approved as provided in W.S. 17-16-1003.  (c) A corporation restating its articles of incorporation shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing articles of restatement setting forth the name of the corporation and the text of the restated articles of incorporation together with a certificate which states that the restated articles consolidate all amendments into a single document and, if a new amendment is included in the restated articles, which also includes the statements required under W.S. 17-16-1006.  (d) Duly adopted restated articles of incorporation supersede the original articles of incorporation and all amendments to them.  (e) The secretary of state may certify restated articles of incorporation, as the articles of incorporation currently in effect, without including the certificate information required by subsection (c) of this section.
WY Stat § 17-16-1008 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 10 - Amendment of Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws|Section 17-16-1008 - Amendment Pursuant to Court-Ordered Reorganization.

17-16-1008. Amendment pursuant to court-ordered reorganization.| (a) A corporation's articles of incorporation may be amended without action by the board of directors or shareholders to carry out a plan of reorganization ordered or decreed by a court of competent jurisdiction under the authority of a law of the United States.  (b) The individual or individuals designated by the court shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing articles of amendment setting forth:  (i) The name of the corporation;  (ii) The text of each amendment approved by the court;  (iii) The date of the court's order or decree approving the articles of amendment;  (iv) The title of the reorganization proceeding in which the order or decree was entered; and  (v) A statement that the court had jurisdiction of the proceeding under federal statute.  (c) This section does not apply after entry of a final decree in the reorganization proceeding even though the court retains jurisdiction of the proceeding for limited purposes unrelated to consummation of the reorganization plan.
WY Stat § 17-16-1009 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 10 - Amendment of Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws|Section 17-16-1009 - Effect of Amendment.

17-16-1009. Effect of amendment.| An amendment to articles of incorporation does not affect a cause of action existing against or in favor of the corporation, a proceeding to which the corporation is a party, or the existing rights of persons other than shareholders of the corporation. An amendment changing a corporation's name does not abate a proceeding brought by or against the corporation in its former name.
WY Stat § 17-16-1020 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 10 - Amendment of Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws|Section 17-16-1020 - Amendment by Board of Directors or Shareholders.

17-16-1020. Amendment by board of directors or shareholders.| (a) A corporation's shareholders may amend or repeal the corporation's bylaws.  (b) A corporation's board of directors may amend or repeal the corporation's bylaws unless:  (i) The articles of incorporation, W.S. 17-16-1021 or if applicable W.S. 17-16-1022 reserve this power exclusively to the shareholders in whole or part; or  (ii) The shareholders in amending, repealing or adopting a bylaw provide expressly that the board of directors may not amend, repeal or reinstate that bylaw.
WY Stat § 17-16-1021 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 10 - Amendment of Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws|Section 17-16-1021 - Bylaw Increasing Quorum or Voting Requirement for Directors.

17-16-1021. Bylaw increasing quorum or voting requirement for directors.| (a) A bylaw that increases a quorum or voting requirement for the board of directors may be amended or repealed:  (i) If originally adopted by the shareholders, only by the shareholders, unless the bylaw otherwise provides;  (ii) If adopted by the board of directors, either by the shareholders or by the board of directors.  (b) A bylaw adopted or amended by the shareholders that increases a quorum or voting requirement for the board of directors may provide that it may be amended or repealed only by a specified vote of either the shareholders or the board of directors.  (c) Action by the board of directors under subsection (a) of this section to amend or repeal a bylaw that changes the quorum or voting requirement for the board of directors shall meet the same quorum requirement and be adopted by the same vote required to take action under the quorum and voting requirement then in effect or proposed to be adopted, whichever is greater.
WY Stat § 17-16-1022 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 10 - Amendment of Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws|Section 17-16-1022 - Bylaw Provisions Relating to the Election of Directors.

17-16-1022. Bylaw provisions relating to the election of directors.| (a) Unless the articles of incorporation specifically prohibit the adoption of a bylaw pursuant to this section, alter the vote specified in W.S. 17-16-728(a) or provide for cumulative voting, a public corporation may elect in its bylaws to be governed in the election of directors as follows:  (i) Each vote entitled to be cast may be voted for or against up to that number of candidates that is equal to the number of directors to be elected, or a shareholder may indicate an abstention, but without cumulating the votes;  (ii) To be elected, a nominee shall have received a plurality of the votes cast by holders of shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present, provided that a nominee who is elected but receives more votes against than for election shall serve as a director for a term that shall terminate on the date that is the earlier of ninety (90) days from the date on which the voting results are determined pursuant to W.S. 17-16-729(b)(v) or is the date on which an individual is selected by the board of directors to fill the office held by such director, which selection shall be deemed to constitute the filling of a vacancy by the board to which W.S. 17-16-810 applies. Subject to paragraph (iii) of this subsection, a nominee who is elected but receives more votes against than for election shall not serve as a director beyond the ninety (90) day period referenced above; and  (iii) The board of directors may select any qualified individual to fill the office held by a director who received more votes against than for election.  (b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to an election of directors by a voting group if at the expiration of the time fixed under a provision requiring advance notification of director candidates, or absent such a provision, at a time fixed by the board of directors which is not more than fourteen (14) days before notice is given of the meeting at which the election is to occur, there are more candidates for election by the voting group than the number of directors to be elected, one (1) or more of whom are properly proposed by shareholders. An individual shall not be considered a candidate for purposes of this subsection if the board of directors determines before the notice of meeting is given that such individual's candidacy does not create a bona fide election contest.  (c) A bylaw electing to be governed by this section may be repealed:  (i) If originally adopted by the shareholders, only by the shareholders, unless the bylaw otherwise provides; or  (ii) If adopted by the board of directors, by the board of directors or the shareholders.
WY Stat § 17-16-1105 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 11 - Merger, Share Exchange, Consolidation and Conversion|Section 17-16-1105 - Merger Between Parent and Subsidiary or Between Subsidiaries.

17-16-1105. Merger between parent and subsidiary or between subsidiaries.| (a) A domestic parent corporation that owns shares of a domestic or foreign subsidiary corporation that carry at least eighty percent (80%) of the voting power of each class and series of the outstanding shares of a subsidiary that have voting power may merge the subsidiary into itself or into another such subsidiary, or merge itself into the subsidiary, without approval of the board of directors or shareholders of the subsidiary, unless the articles of incorporation of any of the corporations otherwise provide, and unless, in the case of a foreign subsidiary, approval by the subsidiary's board of directors or shareholders is required by the laws under which the subsidiary is organized.  (b) If under subsection (a) of this section approval of a merger by the subsidiary's shareholders is not required, the parent corporation shall, within ten (10) days after the effective date of the merger, notify each of the subsidiary's shareholders that the merger has become effective.  (c) Except as provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, a merger between a parent and a subsidiary shall be governed by the provisions of this article applicable to mergers generally.
WY Stat § 17-16-1106 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 11 - Merger, Share Exchange, Consolidation and Conversion|Section 17-16-1106 - Articles of Merger or Share Exchange.

17-16-1106. Articles of merger or share exchange.| (a) After a plan of merger or share exchange has been adopted and approved as required by this act, articles of merger or share exchange shall be executed on behalf of the surviving or acquiring corporation by any officer or other duly authorized representative. The articles shall set forth:  (i) The names of the parties to the merger or share exchange;  (ii) If the articles of incorporation of the survivor of a merger are amended, or if a new corporation is created as a result of a merger, the amendments to the survivor's articles of incorporation or the articles of incorporation of the new corporation;  (iii) If the plan of merger or share exchange required approval by the shareholders of a domestic corporation that was a party to the merger or share exchange, a statement that the plan was duly approved by the shareholders and, if voting by any separate voting group was required, by each such separate voting group, in the manner required by this act and the articles of incorporation;  (iv) If the plan of merger or share exchange did not require approval by the shareholders of a domestic corporation that was a party to the merger or share exchange, a statement to that effect; and  (v) As to each foreign corporation or eligible entity that was a party to the merger or share exchange, a statement that the participation of the foreign corporation or eligible entity was duly authorized as required by the organic law of the corporation or eligible entity.  (b) Articles of merger or share exchange shall be delivered to the secretary of state for filing by the survivor of the merger or the acquiring corporation in a share exchange, and shall take effect upon the effective time provided in W.S. 17-16-123. Articles of merger or share exchange filed under this section may be combined with any filing required under any other provision of Wyoming law if the combined filing satisfies the requirements of both this section and any other provision of Wyoming law.
WY Stat § 17-16-1108 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 11 - Merger, Share Exchange, Consolidation and Conversion|Section 17-16-1108 - Abandonment of a Merger or Share Exchange.

17-16-1108. Abandonment of a merger or share exchange.| (a) Unless otherwise provided in a plan of merger or share exchange or in the laws under which a foreign business corporation or a domestic or foreign eligible entity that is a party to a merger or a share exchange is organized or by which it is governed, after the plan has been adopted and approved as required by this chapter, and at any time before the merger or share exchange has become effective, it may be abandoned by a domestic business corporation that is a party thereto without action by its shareholders in accordance with any procedures set forth in the plan of merger or share exchange or, if no such procedures are set forth in the plan, in the manner determined by the board of directors, subject to any contractual rights of other parties to the merger or share exchange.  (b) If a merger or share exchange is abandoned under subsection (a) of this section after articles of merger or share exchange have been filed with the secretary of state but before the merger or share exchange has become effective, a statement that the merger or share exchange has been abandoned in accordance with this section, executed on behalf of a party to the merger or share exchange by an officer or other duly authorized representative, shall be delivered to the secretary of state for filing prior to the effective date of the merger or share exchange. Upon filing, the statement shall take effect and the merger or share exchange shall be deemed abandoned and shall not become effective.
WY Stat § 17-16-1110 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations|Chapter 16 - Wyoming Business Corporation Act|Article 11 - Merger, Share Exchange, Consolidation and Conversion|Section 17-16-1110 - Consolidation.

17-16-1110. Consolidation.| (a) Any two (2) or more domestic corporations may consolidate into a new corporation pursuant to a plan of consolidation approved in the manner provided in this act.  (b) The board of directors of each corporation shall, by a resolution adopted by each board, approve a plan of consolidation setting forth:  (i) The names of the corporations proposing to consolidate, and the name of the new corporation into which they proposed to consolidate, which is hereinafter designated as the new corporation;  (ii) The terms and conditions of the proposed consolidation;  (iii) The manner and basis of converting the shares of each corporation into shares or other securities or obligations of the new corporation or of any other corporation or, in whole or in part, into cash or other property;  (iv) With respect to the new corporation, all of the statements required to be set forth in articles of incorporation for corporations organized under this act; and  (v) Such other provisions with respect to the proposed consolidation as are deemed necessary or desirable.