Sec. 1. 13-B MRSA §102, sub-§§4-A, 5-C and 11-A are enacted to read:

4-A.__Deliver; delivery. "Deliver" or "delivery" means any method of delivery used in conventional commercial practice, including delivery by hand, mail, commercial delivery and electronic transmission.

5-C.__Electronic transmission. "Electronic transmission" means any process of communication that does not directly involve the physical transfer of paper and that is suitable for the retention, retrieval and reproduction of information by the recipient.

11-A.__Sign; signature. "Sign" or "signature" includes any manual, facsimile, conformed or electronic signature.

Sec. 2. 13-B MRSA §104, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 1997, c. 376, §17, is further amended to read:

B. In the case of other documents:

(1) By the clerk or secretary;

(2) By the president or a vice-president and by the secretary or an assistant secretary, or such other officer as the bylaws may designate as a 2nd certifying officer chair of the board of directors of a foreign corporation or a domestic corporation, by its president or by another of its officers; or

(3) If there are no such officers, then by a majority of the directors or by such directors as may be designated by a majority of directors then in office; or

(4) If there are no such directors, then by the a specific member or members or such of them as may be designated by the members at a lawful meeting;

Sec. 3. 13-C MRSA §1102, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2003, c. 344, Pt. B, §97, is further amended to read:

6. Amend plan prior to filing articles of merger. The plan of merger may also include a provision that the plan may be amended prior to filing the articles of merger with the Secretary of State under section 1106, subsection 2. If the shareholders of a domestic corporation that is a party to the merger are