Current through the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 607.1008 - Amendment pursuant to reorganization(1) 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 or of this state.(2) The individual or individuals designated by the court shall deliver to the department for filing articles of amendment setting forth:(a) The name of the corporation;(b) The text of each amendment approved by the court;(c) The date of the court's order or decree approving the articles of amendment;(d) The title of the reorganization proceeding in which the order or decree was entered; and(e) A statement that the court had jurisdiction of the proceeding under a federal or Florida statute.(3) Shareholders of a corporation undergoing reorganization do not have appraisal rights except as and to the extent provided in the reorganization plan.(4) 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.s. 104, ch. 89-154; s.126, ch. 2019-90.Amended by 2019 Fla. Laws, ch. 90, s 126, eff. 1/1/2020.