Section 9.25 - Abandonment of a Domestication

MA Gen L ch 156d § 9.25 (2019) (N/A)
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Section 9.25. ABANDONMENT OF A DOMESTICATION

(a) Unless otherwise provided in a plan of domestication of a domestic business corporation, after the plan has been adopted and approved as required by this subdivision, and at any time before the domestication has become effective, it may be abandoned by the board of directors without action by the shareholders.

(b) If a domestication is abandoned under subsection (a) after articles of charter surrender have been filed with the secretary of state but before the domestication has become effective, a statement that the domestication has been abandoned in accordance with this section, executed by an officer or other duly authorized representative, shall be delivered to the secretary of state for filing prior to the effective date of the domestication. The statement shall take effect upon filing and the domestication shall be deemed abandoned and shall not become effective.

(c) If the domestication of a foreign business corporation into the commonwealth is abandoned in accordance with the laws of the foreign jurisdiction after articles of domestication have been filed with the secretary of state but before their effective date, a statement that the domestication has been abandoned, executed by an officer or other duly authorized representative shall be delivered to the secretary of state for filing. The statement shall take effect upon filing and the domestication shall be considered abandoned and shall not become effective.