A. An existing business corporation may become a benefit corporation under the Oklahoma Benefit Corporation Act by amending its certificate of incorporation so that it contains, in addition to the requirements of Title 6 or Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes, a statement that the corporation is a benefit corporation. In order to be effective, the amendment shall be adopted by at least the minimum status vote.
B. 1. Except as provided in paragraph 2 of this subsection, if a domestic entity that is not a benefit corporation is a party to a merger, consolidation or conversion and the surviving, new or resulting entity in the merger, consolidation or conversion is to be a benefit corporation, the plan of merger, consolidation or conversion shall be adopted or approved by the domestic entity by at least the minimum status vote.
2. Paragraph 1 of this subsection shall not apply in the case of a corporation that is a party to a merger if the shareholders of the corporation are not entitled to vote on the merger pursuant to Section 1083 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 45, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.