(1) A dissolved corporation continues its corporate existence but may not carry on any business except that appropriate to wind up and liquidate its business and affairs, including:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 16-10a-1405

  • Articles of incorporation: include :
         (4)(a) amended and restated articles of incorporation;
         (4)(b) articles of merger; and
         (4)(c) a document of a similar import to those described in Subsections (4)(a) and (b). See Utah Code 16-10a-102
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bylaws: includes amended bylaws and restated bylaws. See Utah Code 16-10a-102
  • Corporate name: means :
         (10)(a) the name of a domestic corporation or a domestic nonprofit corporation as stated in its articles of incorporation; or
         (10)(b) the name of a foreign corporation or a foreign nonprofit corporation as stated in its articles of incorporation or document of similar import. See Utah Code 16-10a-102
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Proceeding: includes :
         (26)(a) a civil suit;
         (26)(b) arbitration or mediation; and
         (26)(c) a criminal, administrative, or investigatory action. See Utah Code 16-10a-102
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Share: means the unit into which the proprietary interests in a corporation are divided. See Utah Code 16-10a-102
     (1)(a) collecting its assets;
     (1)(b) disposing of its properties that will not be distributed in kind to its shareholders;
     (1)(c) discharging or making provision for discharging its liabilities;
     (1)(d) distributing its remaining property among its shareholders according to their interests; and
     (1)(e) doing every other act necessary to wind up and liquidate its business and affairs.
(2) Dissolution of a corporation does not:

     (2)(a) transfer title to the corporation’s property;
     (2)(b) prevent transfer of its shares or securities, although the authorization to dissolve may provide for closing the corporation’s share transfer records;
     (2)(c) subject its directors or officers to standards of conduct different from those prescribed in Part 8, Directors and Officers;
     (2)(d) change:

          (2)(d)(i) quorum or voting requirements for its board of directors or shareholders;
          (2)(d)(ii) provisions for selection, resignation, or removal of its directors or officers or both; or
          (2)(d)(iii) provisions for amending its bylaws or its articles of incorporation;
     (2)(e) prevent commencement of a proceeding by or against the corporation in its corporate name;
     (2)(f) abate or suspend a proceeding pending by or against the corporation on the effective date of dissolution; or
     (2)(g) terminate the authority of the registered agent of the corporation.