Corp. Code, § 3301

(a) A social purpose corporation may be converted into a domestic other business entity pursuant to this chapter if, pursuant to the proposed conversion, each of the following conditions is met:

(1) Each share of the same class or series of the converting social purpose corporation shall, unless all the shareholders of the class or series consent, be treated equally with respect to any cash, rights, securities, or other property to be received by, or any obligations or restrictions to be imposed on, the holder of that share.

(2) The conversion is approved by an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of each class, or a greater vote if required in the articles, regardless of whether that class is entitled to vote thereon by the provisions of the articles.

(3) Nonredeemable common shares of the converting social purpose corporation shall be converted only into nonredeemable equity securities of the converted entity unless all of the shareholders of the class consent.

(4) Paragraph (1) shall not restrict the ability of the shareholders of a converting social purpose corporation to appoint one or more managers, if the converted entity is a limited liability company, or one or more general partners, if the converted entity is a limited partnership, in the plan of conversion or in the converted entity’s governing documents.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the conversion of a social purpose corporation into a domestic other business entity may be effected only if both of the following conditions are met:

(1) The law under which the converted entity will exist expressly permits the formation of that entity pursuant to a conversion.

(2) The social purpose corporation complies with any and all other requirements of any other law that applies to conversion to the converted entity.