A company’s memorandum of association sets out the formation of a company, including the authorized range of the company’s activities, its state of incorporation, the type of company, the capital clause, the liability clause, and so on. It may be necessary to amend a company’s memorandum of association when changing a company name, as well as changing the head office from one state to another. clause of modification of objects, clause of modification of the capital or increase of the authorized capital. Amendments to a corporation’s deed require the adoption of a special resolution and shareholder consent.