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KRS 271B.14-050: Effect of dissolution.

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    (1) A dissolved corporation shall continue its corporate existence but may not carry on

    any business except that appropriate to wind up and liquidate its business and

    affairs, including:

    (a) Collecting its assets;

    (b) Disposing of its properties that will not be distributed in kind to its

    shareholders;

    (c) Discharging or making provision for discharging its liabilities, including as

    appropriate, entering into agreements with creditors for the satisfaction

    thereof;

    (d) Distributing its remaining property among i ts shareholders according to their

    interests; and

    (e) Doing every other act necessary to wind up and liquidate its business and

    affairs.

    (2) Dissolution of a corporation shall not:

    (a) Transfer title to the corporation's property;

    (b) Prevent transfer of i ts shares or securities, although the authorization to

    dissolve may provide for closing the corporation's share transfer records;

    (c) Subject its directors or officers to standards of conduct different from those

    prescribed in Subtitle 8 of this chapter;

    (d) Change quorum or voting requirements for its board of directors or

    shareholders; change provisions for selection, resignation, or removal of its

    directors or officers or both; or change provisions for amending its bylaws;

    (e) Prevent commencement of a p roceeding by or against the corporation in its

    corporate name;

    (f) Abate or suspend a proceeding pending by or against the corporation on the

    effective date of dissolution;

    (g) Terminate the authority of the registered agent of the corporation;

    (h) Alter the obligations and responsibilities of the corporation as prescribed by

    applicable federal or state law with regard to the filing or examination of all

    federal and state tax returns or the payment, assessment, or collection of any

    federal or state tax due with respect to those returns; or

    (i) Abate or suspend KRS 271B.6-220.

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