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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §§13.1-604, 13.1-614, 13.1-615, 13.1-615.1, 13.1-618, 13.1-706, 13.1-710, 13.1-722.5, 13.1-722.7, 13.1-722.12, 13.1-722.13, 13.1-722.14, 13.1-754, 13.1-759, 13.1-760, 13.1-762, 13.1-766.1, 13.1-767, 13.1-769, 13.1-769.1, 13.1-804, 13.1-810.1, 13.1-813, 13.1-815, 13.1-818, 13.1-885, 13.1-898.5, 13.1-898.7, 13.1-916, 13.1-921, 13.1-922, 13.1-928.1, 13.1-929, 13.1-931, 13.1-931.1, 13.1-941.01 through 13.1-944, 13.1-944.5, 13.1-944.6, and 13.1-944.7 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows: §13.1-604. Filing requirements. A. A document shall satisfy the requirements of this section, and of any other section that adds to or varies these requirements, to be entitled to be filed with the Commission. B. The document shall be one that this chapter requires or permits to be filed with the Commission. C. The document shall contain the information required by this chapter. It may contain other information as well. D. The document shall be typewritten or printed or, if electronically transmitted, shall be in a format that can be retrieved or reproduced in typewritten or printed form. The typewritten or printed portion shall be in black. Photocopies, or other reproduced copies, of typewritten or printed documents may be filed. In every case, information in the document shall be legible and the document shall be capable of being reformatted and reproduced in copies of archival quality. E. The document shall be in the English language. A corporate name need not be in English if written in English letters or Arabic or Roman numerals. The articles of incorporation, duly authenticated by the official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law the corporation is incorporated, which are required of foreign corporations need not be in English if accompanied by a reasonably authenticated English translation. F. The document shall be signed in the name of the domestic or foreign corporation: 1. By the chairman or any vice-chairman of the board of directors, the president, or any other of its officers authorized to act on behalf of the corporation; 2. If directors have not been selected or the corporation has not been formed, by an incorporator; or 3. If the corporation is in the hands of a receiver, trustee, or other court-appointed fiduciary, by that fiduciary. G. Any annual report required to be filed by §13.1-775 shall be signed in the name of the corporation by an officer or director listed in the report or, if the corporation is in the hands of a receiver, trustee, or other court-appointed fiduciary, by that fiduciary. H. The person signing the document shall state beneath or opposite his signature his name and the capacity in which he signs. Any signature may be a facsimile. The document may but need not contain a corporate seal, attestation, acknowledgment, or verification. I. If, pursuant to any provision of this chapter, the Commission has prescribed a mandatory form for the document, the document shall be in or on the prescribed form. J. The document shall be delivered to the Commission for filing and shall be accompanied by the required filing fee, and any franchise tax, charter or entrance fee or registration fee required by this chapter. K. The Commission may accept the electronic filing of any information required or permitted to be filed by this chapter and may prescribe the methods of execution, recording, reproduction and certification of electronically filed information pursuant to §59.1-496. L. Whenever a provision of this chapter permits any of the terms of a plan or a filed document to be dependent on facts objectively ascertainable outside the plan or filed document, the following provisions apply: 1. The plan or filed document shall specify the nationally recognized news or information medium in which the facts can be found or otherwise state the manner in which the facts can be objectively ascertained. The manner in which the facts will operate upon the terms of the plan or filed document shall be set forth in the plan or filed document. 2. The facts may include: a. Any of the following that are available in a nationally recognized news or information medium either in print or electronically: statistical or market indices, market prices of any security or group of securities, interest rates, currency exchange rates or similar economic or financial data; b. A determination or action by any person or body, including the corporation or any other party to a plan or filed document; or c. The terms of, or actions taken under, an agreement to which the corporation is a party, or any other agreement or document. 3. As used in this subsection: a. "Filed document" means a document filed with the Commission under §13.1-619 or Article 11 (§13.1-705 et seq.) or 12 (§ 13.1-715.1 et seq.) of this chapter; and b. "Plan" means a plan of merger or share exchange. 4. The following terms of a plan or filed document may not be made dependent on facts outside the plan or filed document: a. The name and address of any person required in a filed document; b. The registered office of any entity required in a filed document; c. The registered agent of any entity required in a filed document; d. The number of authorized shares and designation of each class or series of shares; e. The effective date of a filed document; and f. Any required statement in a filed document of the date on which the underlying transaction was approved or the manner in which that approval was given. 5. If a term of a filed document is made dependent on a fact objectively ascertainable outside of the filed document, and that fact is not objectively ascertainable by reference to a source described in subdivision 2 a of this subsection or a document that is a matter of public record, or the affected shareholders have not received notice of the fact from the corporation, then the corporation shall file with the Commission articles of amendment setting forth the fact promptly after the time when the fact referred to is first objectively ascertainable or thereafter changes. Articles of amendment under this subdivision are deemed to be authorized by the authorization of the original filed document or plan to which they relate and may be filed by the corporation without further action by the board of directors or the shareholders. 6. The provisions of subdivisions 1, 2, and 5 of this subsection shall not be considered by the Commission in deciding whether the terms of a plan or filed document comply with the requirements of law. §13.1-614. Hearing and finality of Commission action; injunctions. A. The Commission shall have no power to grant a hearing with respect to any certificate issued by the Commission with respect to any articles filed with the Commission except on a petition by a shareholder filed with the Commission and the corporation within 30 days after the effective date of the certificate, in which the shareholder asserts that the certification of corporate action contained in the articles contains a misstatement of a material fact as to compliance with statutory requirements, specifying the particulars thereof. After hearing, on notice in writing to the corporation and the shareholder, the Commission shall determine the issues and revoke or refuse to revoke its order accordingly. B. No court within or without the Commonwealth shall have jurisdiction to enjoin or delay the holding of any meeting of directors or shareholders for the purpose of authorizing or consummating any amendment, merger, share exchange, domestication, conversion or termination of corporate existence or the execution or filing with the Commission of any articles or other documents for such purpose, except pursuant to subsection D of §13.1-661 or for fraud. No court within or without the Commonwealth, except the Supreme Court by way of appeal as authorized by law, shall have jurisdiction to review, reverse, correct or annul any action of the Commission, within the scope of its authority, with regard to any articles, certificate, order, objection or petition, or to suspend or delay the execution or operation thereof, or to enjoin, restrain or interfere with the Commission in the performance of its official duties. C. Notwithstanding any provision of subsection A to the contrary, the Commission shall have the power to act upon a petition filed by a corporation at any time to correct Commission records so as to eliminate the effects of clerical errors and of filings made by a person or persons without authority to act for the corporation, or of its own motion to correct Commission records so as to eliminate the effects of clerical errors committed by its staff. §13.1-615. Fees to be collected by Commission; application of payment; payment of fees prerequisite to Commission action; exceptions. A. The Commission shall assess the registration fees and shall charge and collect the filing fees, charter fees, and entrance fees imposed by law. The Commission shall have authority to certify to the Comptroller directing refund of any overpayment of a fee, or of any fee collected for a document that is not accepted for filing, at any time within one year from the date of its payment. When the Commission receives payment of an annual registration fee assessed against a domestic or foreign corporation, such payment shall be applied against any unpaid annual registration fees previously assessed against such corporation, including any penalties incurred thereon, beginning with the assessment or penalty that has remained unpaid for the longest period of time. B. The Commission shall not file or issue with respect to any domestic or foreign corporation any document or certificate specified in this chapter, except the annual report required by §13.1-775, a statement of change pursuant to §13.1-635 or 13.1-764, and a statement of resignation pursuant to §13.1-636 or 13.1-765, until all fees, fines, penalties, and interest assessed, imposed, charged, or to be collected by the Commission pursuant to this chapter or Title 12.1 have been paid by or on behalf of such corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Commission may file or issue any document or certificate with respect to a domestic or foreign corporation that has been assessed an annual registration fee if the document or certificate is filed or issued with an effective date that is on or before the due date of the corporation's annual registration fee payment in any year, provided that the Commission shall not issue a certificate of domestication with respect to a foreign corporation until the annual registration fee has been paid by or on behalf of that corporation. C. 1. A certificate of termination of corporate existence, a certificate of incorporation surrender, or a certificate of entity conversion for a domestic corporation; 2. A certificate of withdrawal for a foreign corporation; 3. A certificate of merger or an authenticated copy of an instrument of merger for a domestic or foreign corporation that has merged into a surviving domestic corporation or eligible entity or into a surviving foreign corporation or eligible entity; or 4. An authenticated copy of an instrument of entity conversion for a foreign corporation that has converted to a different entity type. The Commission shall cancel the annual registration fee assessments specified in this subsection that remain unpaid. D. E. §13.1-615.1. Charter and entrance fees for corporations. A. Every domestic corporation, upon the granting of its charter or upon domestication, shall pay a charter fee into the state treasury, and every foreign corporation, when it obtains from the State Corporation Commission a certificate of authority to transact business in the Commonwealth, shall pay an entrance fee into the state treasury. The fee in each case is to be ascertained and fixed as follows: For any domestic or foreign corporation whose number of authorized shares is 1,000,000 or fewer shares - $50 for each 25,000 shares or fraction thereof; For any domestic or foreign corporation whose number of authorized shares is more than 1,000,000 shares - $2,500. B. For any foreign corporation that files articles of domestication and that had authority to transact business in the Commonwealth at the time of such filing, the charter fee to be charged upon domestication shall be an amount equal to the difference between the amount that would be required by this section and the amount already paid as an entrance fee by such corporation. C. For any foreign corporation that files an application for a certificate of authority to transact business in the Commonwealth and that had previously surrendered its articles of incorporation as a domestic corporation, the entrance fee to be charged upon obtaining a certificate of authority to transact business in the Commonwealth shall be an amount equal to the difference between the amount that would be required by this section and the amount already paid as a charter fee by such corporation. D. Whenever by articles of amendment or articles of merger, the number of authorized shares of any domestic or foreign corporation or of the surviving corporation is increased, the charter or entrance fee to be charged shall be an amount equal to the difference between the amount already paid as a charter or entrance fee by such corporation and the amount that would be required by this section to be paid if the increased number of authorized shares were being stated at that time in the original articles of incorporation. E. For any domestic limited liability company that files articles of entity conversion to become a domestic corporation and that had previously converted from a domestic corporation, the charter fee to be charged upon entity conversion shall be an amount equal to the difference between the amount that would be required by this section and the amount already paid as a charter fee by the domestic limited liability company when it was a domestic corporation. F. If no charter or entrance fee has been heretofore paid to the Commonwealth, the amount to be paid shall be the same as would have to be paid on original incorporation or application for authority to transact business. §13.1-618. Incorporators. One or more persons may act as the incorporator or incorporators
of a corporation by signing and §13.1-706. Amendment of articles of incorporation by directors. Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, a corporation's board of directors may adopt one or more amendments to the corporation's articles of incorporation without shareholder action: 1. To delete the names and addresses of the initial directors; 2. To delete the name 3. If the corporation has only one class of shares outstanding: a. To change each issued and unissued authorized share of the class into a greater number of whole shares of that class; or b. To increase the number of authorized shares of the class to the extent necessary to permit the issuance of shares as a share dividend; 4. To eliminate or change the par value of the shares of any class or series; 5. To change the corporate name by substituting the word "corporation," "incorporated," "company," or "limited," or the abbreviation "corp.," "inc.," "co." or "ltd.," or a similar word or abbreviation in the name, or by adding, deleting, or changing a geographic attribution for the name; 6. 7. If the corporation is registered as an open-end management
investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, to increase or
decrease the aggregate number of shares or 8. To make any other change expressly permitted by this chapter to be made without shareholder action. §13.1-710. Articles of amendment. A. A corporation amending its articles of incorporation shall file with the Commission articles of amendment setting forth: 1. The name of the corporation; 2. The text of each amendment adopted or the information required by subdivision L 5 of §13.1-604; 3. If an amendment provides for an exchange, reclassification, or cancellation of issued shares, provisions for implementing the amendment if not contained in the amendment itself, which may be made dependent upon facts objectively ascertainable outside the articles of amendment in accordance with subsection L of §13.1-604; 4. The date of each amendment's adoption; 5. If an amendment was adopted by 6. If an amendment was approved by the shareholders, either: a. A statement that the amendment was adopted by unanimous consent of the shareholders, or b. A statement that the amendment was proposed by the board of directors and submitted to the shareholders in accordance with this chapter and a statement of: (1) The designation, number of outstanding shares, and number of votes entitled to be cast by each voting group entitled to vote separately on the amendment; (2) Either the total number of votes cast for and against the amendment by each voting group entitled to vote separately on the amendment or the total number of undisputed votes cast for the amendment by each voting group and a statement that the number cast for the amendment by each voting group was sufficient for approval by that voting group. B. If the Commission finds that the articles of amendment comply with the requirements of law and that all required fees have been paid, it shall issue a certificate of amendment. §13.1-722.5. Surrender of articles of incorporation upon domestication. A. Whenever a domestic corporation has adopted and approved, in the manner required by this article, a plan of domestication providing for the corporation to be domesticated under the laws of another jurisdiction, the corporation shall file with the Commission articles of incorporation surrender setting forth: 1. The name of the corporation; 2. The 3. The plan of domestication; 4. A statement that the articles of incorporation surrender are being filed in connection with the domestication of the corporation as a foreign corporation to be incorporated under the laws of another jurisdiction and that the corporation is surrendering its charter under the laws of this Commonwealth; 5. A statement: a. That the plan was adopted by the unanimous consent of the shareholders; or b. That the plan was submitted to the shareholders by the board of directors in accordance with this chapter, and a statement of: (1) The designation, number of outstanding shares and number of votes entitled to be cast by each voting group entitled to vote separately on the plan; and (2) Either the total number of votes cast for and against the plan by each voting group entitled to vote separately on the plan or the total number of undisputed votes cast for the plan separately by each voting group and a statement that the number cast for the plan by each voting group was sufficient for approval by that voting group; 6. A statement that the 7. A mailing address to which the clerk may mail a copy of any
process served on 8. A commitment by the corporation to notify the clerk of the Commission in the future of any change in the mailing address of the corporation. B. If the Commission finds that the articles of incorporation surrender comply with the requirements of law and that all required fees have been paid, it shall issue a certificate of incorporation surrender. C. The corporation shall automatically cease to be a domestic corporation when the certificate of incorporation surrender becomes effective. D. If the former domestic corporation intends to continue to
transact business in the Commonwealth, then, within E. Service of process on the clerk of the Commission is service of process on a former domestic corporation that has surrendered its charter pursuant to this section. Service on the clerk shall be made in accordance with §12.1-19.1 and service on the former domestic corporation may be made in any other manner permitted by law. §13.1-722.7. Abandonment of domestication. A. Unless otherwise provided in a plan of domestication
of a domestic corporation B. If a domestication is abandoned under subsection A after articles of incorporation surrender have been filed with the Commission but before the certificate of incorporation surrender has become effective, written notice that the domestication has been abandoned in accordance with this section shall be filed with the Commission prior to the effective time and date of the certificate of incorporation surrender. The notice shall take effect upon filing and the domestication shall be deemed abandoned and shall not become effective. C. If the domestication of a foreign corporation into §13.1-722.12. Articles of entity conversion. A. After the conversion of a corporation into a limited liability company has been adopted and approved as required by this article, the converting entity shall file with the Commission articles of entity conversion setting forth: 1. The name of the corporation immediately prior to the filing of the articles of entity conversion and the name to which the name of the corporation is to be changed, which name shall satisfy the requirements of the laws of this Commonwealth; 2. The plan of entity conversion, including the full text of
the articles of organization of the surviving entity that comply with the
requirements of Chapter 12 (§13.1-1000 et seq.) 3. 4. If the plan of entity conversion was approved by the shareholders, either: a. b. (1) The designation, number of outstanding shares, and number of votes entitled to be cast by each voting group entitled to vote separately on the plan; and (2) Either the total number of votes cast for and against the plan by each voting group entitled to vote separately on the plan or the total number of undisputed votes cast for the plan separately by each voting group and a statement that the number cast for the plan by each voting group was sufficient for approval by that voting group. B. After the conversion of a limited liability company into a corporation has been adopted and approved as required by this article, the converting entity shall file with the Commission articles of entity conversion setting forth: 1. The name of the limited liability company immediately prior to the filing of the articles of entity conversion and the name to which the name of the limited liability company is to be changed, which name shall satisfy the requirements of §13.1-630; 2. The plan of entity conversion, including the full text of the articles of incorporation of the surviving entity that comply with the requirements of this chapter, as they will be in effect immediately after the consummation of the conversion; and 3. A statement that the plan was adopted by the members of the limited liability company in the manner provided in the limited liability company's operating agreement or articles of organization for amendments, or, if no such provision is made in an operating agreement or articles of organization, by the unanimous vote of the members of the limited liability company. C. If the Commission finds that the articles of entity conversion comply with the requirements of law and that all required fees have been paid, it shall issue a certificate of entity conversion. §13.1-722.13. Effect of entity conversion. A. When an entity conversion under this article becomes effective, with respect to that entity: 1. The title to all real estate and other property remains in the surviving entity without reversion or impairment; 2. The liabilities remain the liabilities of the surviving entity; 3. A 4. The articles of incorporation or articles of organization attached to the articles of conversion constitute the articles of incorporation or articles of organization of the surviving entity; 5. The shares or interests of the converting entity are
reclassified into shares or interests in accordance with the plan of entity
conversion; and the shareholders or members of the converting entity are
entitled only to the rights provided in the plan of entity conversion or, in
the case of a converting entity that is a corporation, to the rights, if any,
they may have under subdivision A 5 of §13.1-730; 6. The surviving entity is deemed to: a. Be a corporation or limited liability company for all purposes; b. Be the same corporation or limited liability company
without interruption as the converting entity that existed prior to the
conversion; c. Have been incorporated or otherwise organized on the date that the converting entity was originally incorporated or organized; and 7. The converting entity shall cease to be a corporation or a limited liability company, as the case may be, when the certificate of entity conversion becomes effective. B. Any shareholder or member of a converting entity who, prior to the entity conversion, was liable for the liabilities or obligations of the converting entity is not released from those liabilities or obligations by reason of the entity conversion. §13.1-722.14. Abandonment of entity conversion. A. Unless otherwise provided in a plan of entity
conversion of a corporation B. Unless C. If an entity conversion is abandoned under subsection A or B after articles of entity conversion have been filed with the Commission but before the certificate of entity conversion has become effective, written notice that the entity conversion has been abandoned in accordance with this section shall be filed with the Commission prior to the effective time and date of the certificate of entity conversion. The notice shall take effect upon filing and the entity conversion shall be deemed abandoned and shall not become effective. §13.1-754. Reinstatement of a corporation that has ceased to exist. A. A corporation that has ceased to exist pursuant
to this article may apply to the Commission for reinstatement within five
years thereafter unless the corporate existence was terminated by order of the
Commission (i) upon a finding that the corporation has continued to exceed or
abuse the authority conferred upon it by law or (ii) entered pursuant to §
13.1-749 and the circuit court's decree directing dissolution contains no
provision for reinstatement of corporate existence. B. To have its corporate existence 1. An application for reinstatement, which shall include the identification number issued by the Commission to the corporation, and which may be in the form of a letter signed by an officer or director of the corporation, or which may be by affidavit signed by an agent of any shareholder's interests stating that after diligent search by such agent, no officer or director can be found; 2. A reinstatement fee of $100 3. All annual registration fees and penalties that were
due before the corporation ceased to exist and that would have 4. An annual report 5. If the name of the corporation does not comply with the provisions of §13.1-630 at the time of reinstatement, articles of amendment to the articles of incorporation to change the corporation's name to a name that satisfies the provisions of §13.1-630, with the fee required by this chapter for the filing of articles of amendment; and 6. If the corporation's registered agent has filed a statement of resignation and a new registered agent has not been appointed, a statement of change pursuant to §13.1-635. C. If the corporation complies with the provisions of this
section, the Commission shall enter an order of reinstatement of corporate
existence. Upon §13.1-759. Application for certificate of authority. A. A foreign corporation may apply to the Commission for a certificate of authority to transact business in the Commonwealth. The application shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the Commission. The application shall set forth: 1. The name of the corporation, and if the corporation is
prevented by §13.1-762 from using its 2. The name of the state or other jurisdiction under whose law it is incorporated, and if the corporation was previously authorized or registered to transact business in the Commonwealth as a foreign corporation, limited liability company, business trust, limited partnership, or registered limited liability partnership, with respect to every such prior authorization or registration, (i) the name of the entity; (ii) the entity type; (iii) the state or other jurisdiction of incorporation, organization, or formation; and (iv) the entity identification number issued to it by the Commission; 3. The date of incorporation and period of duration; 4. The street address of the foreign corporation's principal office; 5. The address of the proposed registered office of the foreign corporation in the Commonwealth (including both (i) the post office address with street and number, if any, and (ii) the name of the county or city in which it is located) and the name of its proposed registered agent in the Commonwealth at such address and that the registered agent is either (a) an individual who is a resident of Virginia and either an officer or director of the corporation or a member of the Virginia State Bar or (b) a domestic or foreign stock or nonstock corporation, limited liability company, or registered limited liability partnership authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth, the business office of which is identical with the registered office; 6. The names and usual business addresses of the current directors and principal officers of the foreign corporation; and 7. The number of shares the corporation is authorized to
issue, itemized by B. The foreign corporation shall deliver with the completed application a copy of its articles of incorporation and all amendments thereto duly authenticated by the Secretary of State or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or other jurisdiction under whose law it is incorporated. C. If the Commission finds that the application complies with the requirements of law and that all required fees have been paid, it shall issue a certificate of authority to transact business in the Commonwealth. §13.1-760. Amended certificate of authority. A. A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in
this Commonwealth shall obtain an amended certificate of authority from the
Commission 1. If it changes its corporate name or the state or 2. To abandon or change the designated name adopted by the corporation for use in the Commonwealth pursuant to subsection B of §13.1-762. B. The requirements of §13.1-759 for obtaining an original certificate of authority apply to obtaining an amended certificate under this section. C. Whenever the articles of incorporation of a foreign
corporation that is authorized to §13.1-762. Corporate name of foreign corporation. A. No certificate of authority shall be issued to a foreign corporation unless the corporate name of such foreign corporation satisfies the requirements of §13.1-630. B. If the corporate name of a foreign corporation does not satisfy the requirements of §13.1-630, to obtain or maintain a certificate of authority to transact business in the Commonwealth: 1. The foreign corporation may 2. If its real name is unavailable, the foreign corporation may use a designated name that is available, and that satisfies the requirements of §13.1-630, if it informs the Commission of the designated name. §13.1-766.1. Merger of foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Commonwealth. A. Whenever a foreign corporation authorized to transact
business in the Commonwealth is a party to a merger permitted by the laws of
the state or other jurisdiction under whose laws it is incorporated, and such
corporation is the surviving entity of the merger, it shall, within 30 days
after such merger becomes effective, file with the Commission a copy of the
instrument of merger duly authenticated by the Secretary of State or other
official having custody of corporate records in the state or other jurisdiction
under whose B. Whenever a foreign corporation authorized to transact
business in the Commonwealth is a party to a merger permitted by the laws of
the state or other jurisdiction under the laws of which it is incorporated, and
such corporation is not the surviving entity of the merger or, whenever such a
foreign corporation is a party to a consolidation so permitted, the surviving
or resulting domestic or foreign corporation, limited liability company,
business trust, partnership or limited partnership shall, if not continuing to
transact business in the Commonwealth, within 30 days after such merger or
consolidation becomes effective, deliver to the Commission a copy of the
instrument of merger or consolidation duly authenticated by the Secretary of
State or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or
other jurisdiction under whose C. Upon the merger or consolidation of a foreign corporation with one or more foreign corporations, partnerships, limited partnerships, business trusts, or limited liability companies, all property in the Commonwealth owned by any of the foreign corporations, partnerships, limited partnerships, business trusts, or limited liability companies shall pass to the surviving or resulting foreign corporation, limited liability company, business trust, or limited partnership except as otherwise provided by the laws of the state or other jurisdiction by which it is governed, but only from and after the time when a duly authenticated copy of the instrument of merger or consolidation is filed with the Commission. §13.1-767. Withdrawal of foreign corporation. A. A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth may not withdraw from the Commonwealth until it obtains a certificate of withdrawal from the Commission. B. A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth may apply to the Commission for a certificate of withdrawal. The application shall be on a form prescribed and furnished by the Commission, which shall set forth: 1. The name of the foreign corporation and the name of the
state or 2. 3. That the foreign corporation is not transacting business in the Commonwealth and that it surrenders its authority to transact business in the Commonwealth; 4. That the foreign corporation revokes the authority of its registered agent to accept service on its behalf and appoints the clerk of the Commission as its agent for service of process in any proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time it was authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth; 5. A mailing address to which the clerk of the Commission may mail a copy of any process served on the clerk under subdivision 4; and 6. A commitment to notify the clerk of the Commission in the future of any change in the mailing address of the corporation. C. The Commission shall not allow any foreign corporation to withdraw from the Commonwealth unless such corporation files with the Commission a statement certifying that the corporation has filed returns and has paid all state taxes to the time of the certificate or a statement that no such returns are required to be filed or taxes are required to be paid. In such case the corporation may file returns and pay taxes before they would otherwise be due. If the Commission finds that the application complies with the requirements of law and that all required fees have been paid, it shall issue a certificate of withdrawal. D. Before any foreign corporation authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth terminates its corporate existence, it shall file with the Commission an application for withdrawal. Whether or not such application is filed, the termination of the corporate existence of such foreign corporation shall not take away or impair any remedy available against such corporation for any right or claim existing or any liability incurred prior to such termination. Any such action or proceeding against such foreign corporation may be defended by such corporation in its corporate name. The shareholders, directors and officers shall have power to take such corporate or other action as shall be appropriate to protect such remedy, right or claim. The right of a foreign corporation that has terminated its corporate existence to institute and maintain in its corporate name actions, suits or proceedings in the courts of the Commonwealth shall be governed by the law of the state of its incorporation. E. Service of process on the clerk of the Commission is service of process on a foreign corporation that has withdrawn pursuant to this section. Service upon the clerk shall be made in accordance with §12.1-19.1 and service upon the foreign corporation may be made in any other manner permitted by law. §13.1-769. Involuntary revocation of certificate of authority. A. The certificate of authority to do business in the Commonwealth of any foreign corporation may be revoked by order of the Commission when it finds that the corporation: 1. Has continued to exceed the authority conferred upon it by law; 2. Has failed to maintain a registered office or a registered agent in the Commonwealth as required by law; 3. Has failed to file any document required by this chapter to be filed with the Commission; 4. No longer exists under the laws of the state or country of its incorporation; or 5. Has been convicted for a violation of 8 U.S.C. §1324a(f), as amended, for actions of its officers and directors constituting a pattern or practice of employing unauthorized aliens in the Commonwealth. A certificate revoked pursuant to subdivision A 5 shall not be
eligible for B. Any foreign corporation convicted of the offense listed in subdivision A 5 shall immediately report such conviction to the Commission and file with the Commission an authenticated copy of the judgment or record of conviction. C. Before entering any such order the Commission shall issue a rule against the corporation giving it an opportunity to be heard and show cause why such an order should not be entered. The Commission may issue the rule on its own motion or on motion of the Attorney General. D. The authority of a foreign corporation to transact business in the Commonwealth ceases on the date shown on the order revoking its certificate of authority. E. The Commission's revocation of a foreign corporation's certificate of authority appoints the clerk of the Commission the foreign corporation's agent for service of process in any proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time the foreign corporation was authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth. Service of process on the clerk of the Commission under this subsection is service on the foreign corporation and shall be made on the clerk in accordance with §12.1-19.1. F. Revocation of a foreign corporation's certificate of authority does not terminate the authority of the registered agent of the corporation. §13.1-769.1. Reinstatement of a foreign corporation whose certificate of authority has been withdrawn or revoked. A. A foreign corporation whose certificate of authority B. To have its certificate of authority reinstated, a
foreign corporation shall provide the Commission 1. An application for reinstatement, which shall include the identification number issued by the Commission to the corporation, and which may be in the form of a letter signed by an officer or director of the corporation, or which may be by affidavit signed by an agent of any shareholder's interests stating that after diligent search by such agent, no officer or director can be found; 2. A reinstatement fee of $100 3. All annual registration fees and penalties that were
due before the certificate of withdrawal was issued or the certificate
of authority was 4. An annual report for the calendar year that corresponds to the calendar year of the latest annual registration fee that was assessed or that would have been assessed to the date of reinstatement; 5. A duly authenticated copy of any amendments or
corrections made to the articles of incorporation 6. If the name of 7. If the foreign corporation's registered agent has filed a statement of resignation and a new registered agent has not been appointed, a statement of change pursuant to §13.1-764. C. If the foreign corporation complies with the
provisions of this section, the Commission shall enter an order §13.1-804. Filing requirements. A. A document shall satisfy the requirements of this section, and of any other section that adds to or varies these requirements, to be entitled to be filed with the Commission. B. The document shall be one that this Act requires or permits to be filed with the Commission. C. The document shall contain the information required by this Act. It may contain other information as well. D. The document shall be typewritten or printed or, if electronically transmitted, shall be in a format that can be retrieved or reproduced in typewritten or printed form. The typewritten or printed portion shall be in black. Photocopies, or other reproduced copies, of typewritten or printed documents may be filed. In every case, information in the document shall be legible and the document shall be capable of being reformatted and reproduced in copies of archival quality. E. The document shall be in the English language. A corporate name need not be in English if written in English letters or Arabic or Roman numerals. The articles of incorporation, duly authenticated by the official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose law the corporation is incorporated, which are required of foreign corporations need not be in English if accompanied by a reasonably authenticated English translation. F. The document shall be signed in the name of the domestic or foreign corporation: 1. By the chairman or any vice-chairman of the board of directors, the president, or any other of its officers authorized to act on behalf of the corporation; 2. If directors have not been selected or the corporation has not been formed, by an incorporator; or 3. If the corporation is in the hands of a receiver, trustee, or other court-appointed fiduciary, by that fiduciary. G. Any annual report required to be filed by §13.1-936 shall be signed in the name of the corporation by an officer or director listed in the report or, if the corporation is in the hands of a receiver, trustee, or other court-appointed fiduciary, by that fiduciary. H. The person signing the document shall state beneath or opposite his signature his name and the capacity in which he signs. Any signature may be a facsimile. The document may but need not contain a corporate seal, attestation, acknowledgment, or verification. I. If, pursuant to any provision of this Act, the Commission has prescribed a mandatory form for the document, the document shall be in or on the prescribed form. J. The document shall be delivered to the Commission for filing and shall be accompanied by the required filing fee, and any charter or entrance fee or registration fee required by this Act. K. The Commission may accept the electronic filing of any information required or permitted to be filed by this Act and may prescribe the methods of execution, recording, reproduction and certification of electronically filed information pursuant to §59.1-496. L. Whenever a provision of this Act permits any of the terms of a plan or a filed document to be dependent on facts objectively ascertainable outside the plan or filed document, the following provisions apply: 1. The plan or filed document shall specify the nationally recognized news or information medium in which the facts may be found or otherwise state the manner in which the facts can be objectively ascertained. The manner in which the facts will operate upon the terms of the plan or filed document shall be set forth in the plan or filed document. 2. The facts may include: a. Any of the following that are available in a nationally recognized news or information medium either in print or electronically: statistical or market indices, market prices of any security or group of securities, interest rates, currency exchange rates, or similar economic or financial data; b. A determination or action by any person or body, including the corporation or any other party to a plan or filed document; or c. The terms of or actions taken under an agreement to which the corporation is a party, or any other agreement or document. 3. As used in this subsection: a. "Filed document" means a document filed with the Commission under §13.1-819 or Article 10 (§13.1-884 et seq.) or 11 (§ 13.1-894 et seq.) of this Act; and b. "Plan" means a plan of merger. 4. The following terms of a plan or filed document may not be made dependent on facts outside the plan or filed document: a. The name and address of any person required in a filed document; b. The registered office of any entity required in a filed document; c. The registered agent of any entity required in a filed document; d. The number of members and designation of each class of members; e. The effective date of a filed document; and f. Any required statement in a filed document of the date on which the underlying transaction was approved or the manner in which that approval was given. 5. If a term of a filed document is made dependent on a fact objectively ascertainable outside of the filed document and that fact is not objectively ascertainable by reference to a source described in subdivision 2a or to a document that is a matter of public record, or if the affected members have not received notice of the fact from the corporation, then the corporation shall file with the Commission articles of amendment setting forth the fact promptly after the time when the fact referred to is first objectively ascertainable or thereafter changes. Articles of amendment under this subdivision are deemed to be authorized by the authorization of the original filed document or plan to which they relate and may be filed by the corporation without further action by the board of directors or the members. 6. The provisions of subdivisions 1, 2, and 5 of this subsection shall not be considered by the Commission in deciding whether the terms of a plan or filed document comply with the requirements of law. §13.1-810.1. Number of members. A. For purposes of this Act, the following identified as a member in a corporation's current record of members constitutes one member: 1. Two or more 2. A corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, business trust, trust, estate, or other entity; or 3. The trustees, guardians, custodians, or other fiduciaries of a single trust, estate, or account. B. For purposes of this Act, membership interests registered in substantially similar names constitute one member if it is reasonable to believe that the names represent the same person. §13.1-813. Hearing and finality of Commission action; injunctions. A. The Commission shall have no power to grant a hearing with respect to any certificate issued by the Commission with respect to any articles filed with the Commission except on a petition by a member or director, filed with the Commission and the corporation within 30 days after the effective date of the certificate, in which the member or director asserts that the certification of corporate action contained in the articles contains a misstatement of a material fact as to compliance with statutory requirements, specifying the particulars thereof. After hearing, on notice in writing to the corporation and the member or director, the Commission shall determine the issues and revoke or refuse to revoke its order accordingly. B. No court within or without the Commonwealth shall have jurisdiction to enjoin or delay the holding of any meeting of directors or members for the purpose of authorizing or consummating any amendment, merger, domestication, or termination of corporate existence, or the execution or filing with the Commission of any articles or other documents for such purpose, except pursuant to subsection D of §13.1-845 or for fraud. No court within or without the Commonwealth, except the Supreme Court by way of appeal as authorized by law, shall have jurisdiction to review, reverse, correct or annul any action of the Commission, within the scope of its authority, with regard to any articles, certificate, order, objection or petition, or to suspend or delay the execution or operation thereof, or to enjoin, restrain or interfere with the Commission in the performance of its official duties. C. Notwithstanding any provision of subsection A to the contrary, the Commission shall have the power to act upon a petition filed by a corporation at any time to correct Commission records so as to eliminate the effects of clerical errors and of filings made by a person or persons without authority to act for the corporation, or of its own motion to correct Commission records so as to eliminate the effects of clerical errors committed by its staff. §13.1-815. Fees to be collected by Commission; payment of fees prerequisite to Commission action; exceptions. A. The Commission shall assess the registration fees and shall charge and collect the filing fees, charter fees and entrance fees imposed by law. The Commission shall have authority to certify to the Comptroller directing refund of any overpayment of a fee, or of any fee collected for a document that is not accepted for filing, at any time within one year from the date of its payment. When the Commission receives payment of an annual registration fee assessed against a domestic or foreign corporation, such payment shall be applied against any unpaid annual registration fees previously assessed against such corporation, including any penalties incurred thereon, beginning with the assessment or penalty that has remained unpaid for the longest period of time. B. The Commission shall not file or issue with respect to any domestic or foreign corporation any document or certificate specified in this Act, except the annual report required by §13.1-936, a statement of change pursuant to §13.1-834 or 13.1-926, and a statement of resignation pursuant to §13.1-835 or 13.1-927, until all fees, charges, fines, penalties, and interest assessed, imposed, charged, or to be collected by the Commission pursuant to this Act or Title 12.1 have been paid by or on behalf of such corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Commission may file or issue any document or certificate with respect to a domestic or foreign corporation that has been assessed an annual registration fee if the document or certificate is filed or issued with an effective date that is on or before the due date of the corporation's annual registration payment in any year, provided that the Commission shall not issue a certificate of domestication with respect to a foreign corporation until the annual registration fee has been paid by or on behalf of that corporation. C. 1. A certificate of termination of corporate existence, a certificate of incorporation surrender, or a certificate of entity conversion for a domestic corporation; 2. A certificate of withdrawal for a foreign corporation; 3. A certificate of merger or an authenticated copy of an instrument of merger for a domestic or foreign corporation that has merged into a surviving domestic corporation or eligible entity, or into a surviving foreign corporation or eligible entity; or 4. An authenticated copy of an instrument of entity conversion for a foreign corporation that has converted to a different entity type. The Commission shall cancel the annual registration fee assessments specified in this subsection that remain unpaid. D. §13.1-818. Incorporators. One or more persons may act as the incorporator or
incorporators of a corporation by signing and §13.1-885. Amendment of articles of incorporation by directors. A. Where there are no members, or no members having voting rights, an amendment shall be adopted at a meeting of the board of directors upon receiving the vote of at least two-thirds of the directors in office. The board may adopt one or more amendments at any one meeting. B. Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, a corporation's board of directors may adopt one or more amendments to the corporation's articles of incorporation without member action: 1. To delete the names and addresses of the initial directors; 2. To delete the name 3. To add, delete, or change a geographic attribution for the name; or 4. To make any other change expressly permitted by this Act to be made without member action. §13.1-898.5. Surrender of articles of incorporation upon domestication. A. Whenever a domestic corporation has adopted and approved, in the manner required by this article, a plan of domestication providing for the corporation to be domesticated under the laws of another jurisdiction, the corporation shall file with the Commission articles of incorporation surrender setting forth: 1. The name of the corporation; 2. The 3. The plan of domestication; 4. A statement that the articles of incorporation surrender are being filed in connection with the domestication of the corporation as a foreign corporation to be incorporated under the laws of another jurisdiction and that the corporation is surrendering its charter under the laws of the Commonwealth; 5. Where the members of the corporation have voting rights, a statement: a. That the plan was adopted by the unanimous consent of the members; or b. That the plan was submitted to the members by the board of directors in accordance with this Act, and a statement of: (1) The existence of a quorum of each voting group entitled to vote separately on the plan; and (2) Either the total number of votes cast for and against the plan by each voting group entitled to vote separately on the plan or the total number of undisputed votes cast for the plan separately by each voting group and a statement that the number cast for the plan by each voting group was sufficient for approval by that voting group; 6. Where the corporation has no members, or no members having voting rights, then a statement of that fact, the date of the meeting of the board of directors at which the plan was adopted and a statement of the fact that such plan received the vote of a majority of the directors in office; 7. A statement that the 8. A mailing address to which the clerk may mail a copy of any
process served on 9. A commitment by the corporation to notify the clerk of the Commission in the future of any change in the mailing address of the corporation. B. If the Commission finds that the articles of incorporation surrender comply with the requirements of law and that all required fees have been paid, it shall issue a certificate of incorporation surrender. C. The corporation shall automatically cease to be a domestic corporation when the certificate of incorporation surrender becomes effective. D. If the former domestic corporation intends to continue to transact business in the Commonwealth, then, within 30 days after the effective date of the certificate of incorporation surrender, it shall deliver to the Commission an application for a certificate of authority to transact business in the Commonwealth pursuant to §13.1-921 together with a copy of its instrument of domestication and articles of incorporation and all amendments thereto, duly authenticated by the Secretary of State or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or country under whose laws it is incorporated or domesticated. E. Service of process on the clerk of the Commission is service of process on a former domestic corporation that has surrendered its charter pursuant to this section. Service on the clerk shall be made in accordance with §12.1-19.1 and service on the former domestic corporation may be made in any other manner permitted by law. §13.1-898.7. Abandonment of domestication. A. Unless otherwise provided in a plan of domestication
of a domestic corporation B. If a domestication is abandoned as provided under subsection A after articles of incorporation surrender have been filed with the Commission but before the certificate of incorporation surrender has become effective, written notice that the domestication has been abandoned in accordance with this section shall be filed with the Commission prior to the effective date of the certificate of incorporation surrender. The notice shall take effect upon filing and the domestication shall be deemed abandoned and shall not become effective. C. If the domestication of a foreign corporation into the
Commonwealth is abandoned in accordance with the laws of the §13.1-916. Reinstatement of a corporation that has ceased to exist. A. A corporation that has ceased to exist pursuant
to this article may apply to the Commission for reinstatement within five
years thereafter unless the corporate existence was terminated by order of the
Commission (i) upon a finding that the corporation has continued to exceed or
abuse the authority conferred upon it by law or (ii) entered pursuant to §
13.1-911 and the circuit court's decree directing dissolution contains no
provision of reinstatement of corporate existence. B. To have its corporate existence 1. An application for reinstatement, which shall include the identification number issued by the Commission to the corporation, and which may be in the form of a letter signed by an officer or director of the corporation, or which may be by affidavit signed by an agent of any member's interests stating that after diligent search by such agent, no officer or director can be found; 2. A reinstatement fee of $10 3. All annual registration fees and penalties that were
due before the corporation ceased to exist and that would have 4. An annual report 5. If the name of the corporation does not comply with the provisions of §13.1-829 at the time of reinstatement, articles of amendment to the articles of incorporation to change the corporation's name to a name that satisfies the provisions of §13.1-829, with the fee required by this chapter for the filing of articles of amendment; and 6. If the corporation's registered agent has filed a statement of resignation and a new registered agent has not been appointed, a statement of change pursuant to §13.1-834. C. If the corporation complies with the provisions of this
section, the Commission shall enter an order of reinstatement of corporate
existence. Upon §13.1-921. Application for certificate of authority. A. A foreign corporation may apply to the Commission for a certificate of authority to transact business in the Commonwealth. The application shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the Commission. The application shall set forth: 1. The name of the corporation, and if the corporation is
prevented by §13.1-924 from using its 2. The name of the state or other jurisdiction under whose laws it is incorporated, and if the corporation was previously authorized or registered to transact business in the Commonwealth as a foreign corporation, limited liability company, business trust, limited partnership, or registered limited liability partnership, with respect to every such prior authorization or registration, (i) the name of the entity; (ii) the entity type; (iii) the state or other jurisdiction of incorporation, organization, or formation; and (iv) the entity identification number issued to it by the Commission; 3. The date of incorporation and period of duration; 4. The street address of the foreign corporation's principal office; 5. The address of the proposed registered office of the foreign corporation in the Commonwealth, including both (i) the post office address with street and number, if any, and (ii) the name of the county or city in which it is located, and the name of its proposed registered agent in the Commonwealth at such address and that the registered agent is either (a) an individual who is a resident of Virginia and either an officer or director of the corporation or a member of the Virginia State Bar or (b) a domestic or foreign stock or nonstock corporation, limited liability company, or registered limited liability partnership authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth, the business office of which is identical with the registered office; and 6. The names and usual business addresses of the current directors and principal officers of the foreign corporation. B. The foreign corporation shall deliver with the completed application a copy of its articles of incorporation and all amendments thereto, duly authenticated by the Secretary of State or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or other jurisdiction under whose laws it is incorporated. C. If the Commission finds that the application complies with the requirements of law, and that all required fees have been paid, it shall issue a certificate of authority to transact business in the Commonwealth. §13.1-922. Amended certificate of authority. A. A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in
the Commonwealth shall obtain an amended certificate of authority from the
Commission 1. If it changes its corporate name or the state or 2. To abandon or change the designated name adopted by the corporation for use in the Commonwealth pursuant to subsection B of §13.1-924. B. The requirements of §13.1-921 for obtaining an original certificate of authority apply to obtaining an amended certificate under this section. C. Whenever the articles of incorporation of a foreign
corporation that is authorized to transact business in §13.1-928.1. Merger of foreign corporation authorized to transact business in Commonwealth. A. Whenever a foreign corporation authorized to transact
business in the Commonwealth is a party to a merger permitted by the laws of
the state or other jurisdiction under whose laws it is incorporated, and such
corporation is the surviving entity of the merger, it shall, within 30 days
after such merger becomes effective, file with the Commission a copy of the
instrument of merger duly authenticated by the Secretary of State or other
official having custody of corporate records in the state or other jurisdiction
under whose B. Whenever a foreign corporation authorized to transact
business in the Commonwealth is a party to a merger permitted by the laws of
the state or other jurisdiction under the laws of which it is incorporated, and
such corporation is not the surviving entity of the merger or, whenever such a
foreign corporation is a party to a consolidation so permitted, the surviving
or resulting domestic or foreign corporation, limited liability company,
business trust, partnership, or limited partnership shall, if not continuing to
transact business in the Commonwealth, within 30 days after such merger or
consolidation becomes effective, deliver to the Commission a copy of the
instrument of merger or consolidation duly authenticated by the Secretary of
State or other official having custody of corporate records in the state or
other jurisdiction under whose C. Upon the merger or consolidation of two or more foreign corporations any one of which owns property in the Commonwealth, all such property shall pass to the surviving or resulting corporation except as otherwise provided by the laws of the state by which it is governed, but only from the time when a duly authenticated copy of the instrument of merger or consolidation is filed with the Commission. §13.1-929. Withdrawal of foreign corporation. A. A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth may not withdraw from the Commonwealth until it obtains a certificate of withdrawal from the Commission. B. A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth may apply to the Commission for a certificate of withdrawal. The application shall be on a form prescribed and furnished by the Commission and shall set forth: 1. The name of the foreign corporation and the name of the
state or 2. 3. That the foreign corporation is not transacting business in the Commonwealth and that it surrenders its authority to transact business in the Commonwealth; 4. That the foreign corporation revokes the authority of its registered agent to accept service on its behalf and appoints the clerk of the Commission as its agent for service of process in any proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time it was authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth; 5. A mailing address to which the clerk of the Commission may mail a copy of any process served on him under subdivision 4; and 6. A commitment to notify the clerk of the Commission in the future of any change in the mailing address of the corporation. C. The Commission shall not allow any foreign corporation to withdraw from the Commonwealth unless such corporation files with the Commission a statement certifying that the corporation has filed returns and has paid all state taxes to the time of the certificate or a statement that no such returns are required to be filed or taxes are required to be paid. In such case the corporation may file returns and pay taxes before they would otherwise be due. If the Commission finds that the application complies with the requirements of law and that all required fees have been paid, it shall issue a certificate of withdrawal. D. Before any foreign corporation authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth terminates its corporate existence, it shall file with the Commission an application for withdrawal. Whether or not such application is filed, the termination of the corporate existence of such foreign corporation shall not take away or impair any remedy available against such corporation for any right or claim existing or any liability incurred prior to such termination. Any such action or proceeding against such foreign corporation may be defended by such corporation in its corporate name. The members, directors and officers shall have power to take such corporate or other action as shall be appropriate to protect such remedy, right or claim. The right of a foreign corporation that has terminated its corporate existence to institute and maintain in its corporate name actions, suits or proceedings in the courts of the Commonwealth shall be governed by the law of the state of its incorporation. E. Service of process on the clerk of the Commission is service of process on a foreign corporation that has withdrawn pursuant to this section. Service upon the clerk shall be made in accordance with §12.1-19.1, and service upon the foreign corporation may be made in any other manner permitted by law. §13.1-931. Involuntary revocation of certificate of authority. A. The certificate of authority to transact business in the Commonwealth of any foreign corporation may be revoked by order of the Commission when it finds that the corporation: 1. Has continued to exceed the authority conferred upon it by law; 2. Has failed to maintain a registered office or a registered agent in the Commonwealth as required by law; 3. Has failed to file any document required by this Act to be filed with the Commission; 4. No longer exists under the laws of the state or country of its incorporation; or 5. Has been convicted for a violation of 8 U.S.C. §1324a(f), as amended, for actions of its officers and directors constituting a pattern or practice of employing unauthorized aliens in the Commonwealth. A certificate revoked pursuant to subdivision A 5 shall not be
eligible for B. Any foreign corporation convicted of the offense listed in subdivision A 5 shall immediately report such conviction to the Commission and file with the Commission an authenticated copy of the judgment or record of conviction. C. Before entering any such order the Commission shall issue a rule against the corporation giving it an opportunity to be heard and show cause why such an order should not be entered. The Commission may issue the rule on its own motion or on motion of the Attorney General. D. The authority of a foreign corporation to transact business in the Commonwealth ceases on the date shown on the order revoking its certificate of authority. E. The Commission's revocation of a foreign corporation's certificate of authority appoints the clerk of the Commission the foreign corporation's agent for service of process in any proceeding based on a cause of action arising during the time the foreign corporation was authorized to transact business in the Commonwealth. Service of process on the clerk of the Commission under this subsection is service on the foreign corporation and shall be made on the clerk in accordance with §12.1-19.1. F. Revocation of a foreign corporation's certificate of authority does not terminate the authority of the registered agent of the corporation. §13.1-931.1. Reinstatement of foreign corporation whose certificate of authority has been withdrawn or revoked. A. A foreign corporation whose certificate of authority
1. An application for reinstatement, which shall include the identification number issued by the Commission to the corporation, and which may be in the form of a letter signed by an officer or director of the corporation, or which may be by affidavit signed by an agent of any member's interests stating that after diligent search by such agent, no officer or director can be found; 2. A reinstatement fee of $10 3. All annual registration fees and penalties that were
due before the certificate of withdrawal was issued or the certificate
of authority was 4. An annual report for the calendar year that corresponds to the calendar year of the latest annual registration fee that was assessed or that would have been assessed to the date of reinstatement; 5. A duly authenticated copy of any amendments or
corrections made to the articles of incorporation 6. If the name of 7. If the foreign corporation's registered agent has filed a statement of resignation and a new registered agent has not been appointed, a statement of change pursuant to §13.1-926.
§13.1-941.01. Conversion to a domestic stock corporation. A domestic §13.1-942. Articles of restatement. A. A corporation converting to a domestic stock
corporation shall file with the Commission articles of B.
C. The articles of restatement shall set forth the text of
the amended and restated articles of incorporation that comply with the
requirements of Chapter 9 (§13.1-601 et seq.)
§13.1-943. Fees. Upon the filing of the articles of §13.1-944. Effect of conversion. A. 1. The corporation
3. The title to all real estate and other property remains in the domestic stock corporation without reversion or impairment; 4. The liabilities remain the liabilities of the domestic stock corporation; 5. A pending proceeding may be continued by or against the domestic stock corporation as if the conversion did not occur; 6. The amended and restated articles of incorporation set forth in the articles of restatement shall constitute the articles of incorporation of the domestic stock corporation; 7. The membership interests, if any, of the corporation are reclassified into shares or other property, or canceled, in accordance with the articles of restatement, and the members of the corporation are entitled only to the rights provided in the articles of restatement; 8. The domestic stock corporation is deemed to: a. Be a domestic stock corporation for all purposes; b. Be the same corporation without interruption as the converting corporation that existed prior to the conversion; and c. Have been incorporated on the date that the converting corporation was originally incorporated; and 9. The corporation shall cease to be a corporation organized under the provisions of this chapter. B. Any member of a corporation that converts to a domestic stock corporation who, prior to the conversion, was liable for the liabilities or obligations of the corporation is not released from those liabilities or obligations by reason of the conversion. §13.1-944.5. Articles of entity conversion. A. After the conversion of a corporation into a limited liability company has been adopted and approved as required by this article, the converting entity shall file with the Commission articles of entity conversion setting forth: 1. The name of the corporation immediately prior to the filing of the articles of entity conversion and the name to which the name of the converting entity is to be changed, which name shall satisfy the requirements of the laws of the Commonwealth; 2. The plan of entity conversion, including the full text of the articles of organization of the resulting entity that comply with the requirements of Chapter 12 (§13.1-1000 et seq.), as they will be in effect immediately after consummation of the conversion; 3. A statement: a. That the plan was adopted by the vote of at least two-thirds of the directors in office, including the reason member approval was not required; b. That the plan was adopted by the unanimous consent of the members having voting rights; or c. That the plan was proposed by the board of directors and submitted to the members in accordance with this chapter, and a statement of: (1) The existence of a quorum of each voting group entitled to vote separately on the plan; and (2) Either the total number of votes cast for and against the plan by each voting group entitled to vote separately on the plan or the total number of undisputed votes cast for the plan separately by each voting group and a statement that the number cast for the plan by each voting group was sufficient for approval by that voting group. B. If the Commission finds that the articles of entity conversion comply with the requirements of law and that all required fees have been paid, it shall issue a certificate of entity conversion. §13.1-944.6. Effect of entity conversion. A. When an entity conversion under this article becomes effective, with respect to that entity: 1. The title to all real estate and other property remains in the resulting entity without reversion or impairment; 2. The liabilities remain the liabilities of the resulting entity; 3. A 4. The articles of organization attached to the articles of entity conversion constitute the articles of organization of the resulting entity; 5. The membership interests, if any, of the corporation are
reclassified into LLC membership interests in accordance with the plan of
entity conversion 6. The resulting entity is deemed to: a. Be a limited liability company for all purposes; b. Be the same entity without interruption as the converting entity that existed prior to the conversion; and c. Have been organized on the date that the converting entity was originally incorporated; and 7. The corporation shall cease to be a corporation when the certificate of entity conversion becomes effective. B. Any member of a corporation that converts to a limited liability company who, prior to the conversion, was liable for the liabilities or obligations of the limited liability company is not released from those liabilities or obligations by reason of the entity conversion. §13.1-944.7. Abandonment of entity conversion. A. Unless otherwise provided in a plan of entity
conversion of a domestic corporation B. If an entity conversion is abandoned under subsection A after articles of entity conversion have been filed with the Commission but before the certificate of entity conversion has become effective, written notice that the entity conversion has been abandoned in accordance with this section shall be filed with the Commission prior to the effective time and date of the certificate of entity conversion. The notice shall take effect upon filing and the entity conversion shall be deemed abandoned and shall not become effective. |