2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 18. Corporations › §18-1131. Additional requirements in case of change of name, mailing address, authorized capital or business purpose, or merger, consolidation or conversion.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS IN CASE OF CHANGE OF NAME, MAILING
ADDRESS, AUTHORIZED CAPITAL OR BUSINESS PURPOSE,
OR MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR CONVERSION
A. Every foreign corporation admitted to do business in this state which shall change its corporate name, the mailing address of its principal office, or its authorized capital, or shall enlarge, limit or otherwise change the business which it proposes to do in this state, within thirty (30) days after the time the change becomes effective, shall file with the Secretary of State a statement executed by an authorized officer of the corporation and acknowledged in accordance with the provisions of Section 1007 of this title, setting forth:
1. The name of the foreign corporation as it appears on the records of the Secretary of State of this state;
2. The jurisdiction of its incorporation;
3. The date it was authorized to do business in this state;
4. If the name of the foreign corporation has been changed, a statement of the name relinquished, a statement of the new name and a statement that the change of name has been effected pursuant to the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and the date the change was effected;
5. If the mailing address of its principal office has been changed, a statement of the mailing address relinquished and a statement of the new mailing address;
6. If the authorized capital of the corporation has been changed, a restatement of the corporate article which states its amended capitalization, a statement that the change has been effected pursuant to the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and the date the change was effected;
7. If the business it proposes to do in this state is to be enlarged, limited or otherwise changed, a statement reflecting such change and a statement that it is authorized to do such business in the jurisdiction of its incorporation; and
8. If the name and/or address of the additional agent has changed, a statement of the new name and address.
B. Whenever a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state shall merge with, consolidate into or convert to another corporation or business entity, within thirty (30) days after the merger, consolidation or conversion becomes effective, it shall file a certificate, issued by the proper officer of the state or country of its incorporation, attesting to the occurrence of the event. If the merger, consolidation or conversion has changed the corporate name, mailing address, or authorized capital of the foreign corporation or has enlarged, limited or otherwise changed the business it proposes to do in this state, it shall also comply with the provisions of subsection A of this section.
C. Whenever a foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state ceases to do business in this state because of a merger, consolidation or conversion, it shall comply with the provisions of Section 1135 of this title.
D. The Secretary of State shall be paid the fee prescribed in Section 1142 of this title for filing and indexing each statement or certificate required by the provisions of subsection A or B of this section.
Added by Laws 1986, c. 292, § 131, eff. Nov. 1, 1986. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 146, § 10, emerg. eff. June 24, 1987; Laws 1996, c. 69, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 2004, c. 255, § 32, eff. Nov. 1, 2004.