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HomeCorporations CodeCh. 11.5§ 1153 Corporate Conversion Filing Requirements

§ 1153 Corporate Conversion Filing Requirements

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§ 1153 Corporate Conversion Filing Requirements

This law explains how a company can change its type, like turning into a different kind of business. It says what papers the company must file to make the change official.

Key Takeaways

  • •A company must file certain papers to change its type.
  • •The change becomes official once the papers are approved.
  • •The government will give proof that the change happened.

Example

A small local business wants to become a bigger company that can sell shares to the public.

The business must file the right papers with the government to make the change official. Once approved, the business is now a different type of company.

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§ 1153 Corporate Conversion Filing Requirements

(a) After the approval, as provided in Section 1152, of a plan of conversion by the board and the outstanding shares of a corporation, the converting corporation shall cause the filing of all documents required by law, including, in the case of a corporation converting into a foreign corporation or foreign other business entity, the laws of the state or place of organization of the foreign corporation or foreign other business entity, to effect the conversion and create the converted entity, which documents shall include a certificate of conversion or a statement of conversion as required by Section 1155, and the conversion shall thereupon be effective, or, in the case of a corporation converting into a foreign corporation or foreign other business entity, shall be effective in accordance with the laws of the state or place of organization of the foreign corporation or foreign other business entity. (b) A copy of the statement of partnership authority, certificate of limited partnership, or articles of organization, or certificate of conversion complying with Section 1155, duly certified by the Secretary of State on or after the effective date, is conclusive evidence of the conversion of the corporation. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 237, Sec. 4. (SB 49) Effective January 1, 2023.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

plan of conversioncertificate of conversionstatement of conversionconverted entityforeign corporationforeign other business entity

Related Statutes

  • § 1157 Entity Conversion Requirements
  • § 3303 Social Purpose Corporation Conversion
  • § 1151 Corporate Conversion Requirements
  • § 3304 Social Purpose Corporation Conversion
  • § 1150 Business Entity Conversion Definitions

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Corporations Code. Section 1153.
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