Procedure for amending articles of incorporation.

(1) Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, amendments to the articles of incorporation shall be adopted in the following manner:

(a) If there are members entitled to vote on a proposed amendment to the articles of incorporation, the proposed amendment shall first be adopted by the board of directors.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (3) or, with respect to restatements that do not require member approval, or s. 617.1007, the members shall approve the amendment.

(c) In submitting the proposed amendment to the members for approval, the board of directors shall recommend that the members approve the amendment unless the board of directors determines that, because of a conflict of interest or other special circumstances, it should not make such a recommendation, in which case the board must inform the members of the basis for proceeding without such recommendation.

(d) The board of directors may set conditions for the approval of the amendment by the members or the effectiveness of the amendment.

(e) If the amendment is required to be approved by the members, and the approval is to be given at a meeting, the corporation must notify each member entitled to vote on the amendment of the meeting of members at which the amendment is to be submitted for approval. The notice must state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the amendment, and must contain or be accompanied by a copy of the amendment.

(f) Unless this chapter, the articles of incorporation, or the board of directors, acting pursuant to paragraph (d), requires a greater vote or a greater quorum, the approval of the amendment requires the approval of the members at a meeting at which the current required quorum exists.

(2) If there are no members or if members are not entitled to vote on proposed amendments to the articles of incorporation, unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, an amendment may be adopted at a meeting of the board of directors by a majority vote of the directors then in office, or by the incorporators if no board has been elected. Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, an amendment adopted by the board of directors under this subsection must also be approved, if the amendment changes or deletes a provision regarding the appointment of a director by persons other than the board, by those persons as if they constituted a voting group.

(3) Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, the board of directors of a corporation with members entitled to vote on proposed amendments may adopt amendments to the corporation’s articles of incorporation without approval of the members to:

(a) Extend the duration of the corporation if it was incorporated at a time when limited duration was required by law;

(b) Delete the names and addresses of the initial directors;

(c) Delete the name and address of the initial registered agent or registered office, if a statement of change is on file with the department;

(d) Delete any other information contained in the articles of incorporation which is solely of historical interest;

(e) Change the corporate name by substituting the word “corporation,” “incorporated,” or the abbreviation “Corp.,” or “Inc.,” for a similar word or abbreviation in the name, or by adding, deleting, or changing a geographical attribution for the name; or

(f) Restate without change all of the then operative provisions of the articles of incorporation as provided in s. 617.1007.

(4) Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, members entitled to vote on proposed amendments to the articles of incorporation may amend the articles of incorporation, without action by the directors, at a meeting for which notice of the changes to be made is given.

(5) Any number of amendments may be submitted and voted upon at any one meeting.