2019 Montana Code Annotated
Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations
Chapter 1. Business Corporations
Part 14. Benefit Corporations
35-1-1407. Conversion to benefit corporation

35-1-1407. (Temporary) Conversion to benefit corporation. (1) A corporation may become a benefit corporation under this part by amending the corporation's articles of incorporation to include a statement that the corporation is a benefit corporation. The amendment is effective only if it is adopted by at least the minimum status vote. If the amendment is adopted, a shareholder of the corporation may require the corporation to purchase at fair market value the shares owned by the shareholder as provided for in 35-1-827.

(2) If a corporation or other entity that is not a benefit corporation is a constituent corporation or entity in a merger reorganization or is the acquired corporation or entity in an exchange reorganization and the surviving corporation in the merger or exchange reorganization is to be a benefit corporation or the articles of incorporation of the acquired corporation or entity are to be amended in the merger or exchange reorganization to provide that the newly formed corporation will be a benefit corporation, the reorganization is effective only if it is approved by the newly formed corporation or other entity by at least the minimum status vote.

(3) If any other entity is a party to a merger reorganization and the surviving corporation in the reorganization is to be a benefit corporation, the reorganization is effective only if the reorganization is approved by the other entity by at least the minimum status vote.

(4) If another entity is the converting entity in a conversion in which the converted corporation is a benefit corporation, the conversion is effective only if the conversion is approved by the other entity by at least the minimum status vote.

35-1-1407. (Effective June 1, 2020) Conversion to benefit corporation. (1) A corporation may become a benefit corporation under this part by amending the corporation's articles of incorporation to include a statement that the corporation is a benefit corporation. The amendment is effective only if it is adopted by at least the minimum status vote. If the amendment is adopted, a shareholder of the corporation may require the corporation to purchase at fair market value the shares owned by the shareholder as provided for in 35-14-1302.

(2) If a corporation or other entity that is not a benefit corporation is a constituent corporation or entity in a merger reorganization or is the acquired corporation or entity in an exchange reorganization and the surviving corporation in the merger or exchange reorganization is to be a benefit corporation or the articles of incorporation of the acquired corporation or entity are to be amended in the merger or exchange reorganization to provide that the newly formed corporation will be a benefit corporation, the reorganization is effective only if it is approved by the newly formed corporation or other entity by at least the minimum status vote.

(3) If any other entity is a party to a merger reorganization and the surviving corporation in the reorganization is to be a benefit corporation, the reorganization is effective only if the reorganization is approved by the other entity by at least the minimum status vote.

(4) If another entity is the converting entity in a conversion in which the converted corporation is a benefit corporation, the conversion is effective only if the conversion is approved by the other entity by at least the minimum status vote.

History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 306, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 242, Ch. 271, L. 2019.