RCW 24.03A.840
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(1)Articles of domestication and conversion must be executed on behalf of the domesticating and converting corporation by an officer or other authorized representative. The articles shall set forth:
(a)The name of the corporation immediately before the filing of the articles of domestication and conversion and, if that name is unavailable for use in Washington state or the corporation desires to change its name in connection with the domestication and conversion, a name that satisfies the requirements of RCW 24.03A.095 ;
(b)The jurisdiction of incorporation of the corporation immediately before the filing of the articles of domestication and conversion and the date the corporation was incorporated in that jurisdiction; and
(c)A statement that the domestication and conversion of the corporation in this state was authorized as required by the laws of the jurisdiction in which the corporation was incorporated immediately before its domestication and conversion in Washington state.
(2)The articles of domestication and conversion shall either contain all of the provisions that RCW 24.03A.100
(1)requires to be set forth in articles of incorporation and any other desired provisions that RCW 24.03A.100
(2)and
(3)permit to be included in articles of incorporation, or have attached articles of incorporation that comply with this chapter. In either case, provisions that would not be required to be included in restated articles of incorporation may be omitted, except that the name and address of the initial registered agent of the domestic nonprofit corporation must be included.
(3)If the domesticating corporation is a foreign corporation, then the domesticating corporation must, simultaneously with the delivery of the articles of domestication and conversion, deliver articles of incorporation that comply with this chapter to the secretary of state for filing and the secretary of state shall file the articles. Provisions that would not be required to be included in restated articles of incorporation may be omitted, except that the name and address of the initial registered agent of the corporation must be included and the name of the corporation must satisfy the requirements of RCW 24.03A.095 .
(4)If the foreign for-profit corporation is authorized to transact business in Washington state under chapter 23B.01 RCW, then its registration shall be terminated automatically on the effective date of its domestication and conversion and the secretary of state shall record the termination of registration.
[ 2021 c 176 s 3318 .]
Notes:
Effective date — 2021 c 176: See note following RCW 24.03A.005 .