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Okla. Stat. tit. 18, § 18-1131: Additional requirements in case of change of name,

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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.

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