2019 Wyoming Statutes
Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations
Chapter 19 - Wyoming Nonprofit Corporation Act
Article 18 - Transition Provisions
Section 17-19-1807 - Transition of Mutual Benefit Corporations to for Profit Status.
17-19-1807. Transition of mutual benefit corporations to for profit status.
(a) Any corporation organized under this chapter which is a mutual benefit corporation may become a corporation organized under the Wyoming Business Corporation Act by filing amended articles of incorporation complying with the Wyoming Business Corporation Act, providing that the corporation shall become a for profit corporation upon filing the amended articles or on a specific date set in the articles if:
(i) The members are entitled to reasonable notice of the impending change;
(ii) Any members dissenting from the change are entitled to the benefits dissenting shareholders would be entitled to under W.S. 17-16-1320 through 17-16-1331 in proportion to the members' rights to assets in the event of dissolution of the corporation;
(iii) The transition to for profit status shall not impair the obligation or liability of the corporation to others existing at the time of the transition of the corporation; and
(iv) The corporation is not a cooperative utility pursuant to the Wyoming Cooperative Utilities Act.