10A-2-6.40
Section 10A-2-6.40 Distributions to shareholders. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) A board of directors may authorize and the corporation may make distributions subject to restriction by the articles of incorporation and the limitation in subsection (c). (b) If the board of directors does not fix the record date for determining shareholders entitled to a distribution other than one involving a repurchase or reacquisition of shares, it is the date the board of directors authorizes the distribution. (c) No distribution may be made if, after giving it effect: (1) The corporation would not be able to pay its debts as they become due in the usual course of business; or (2) The corporation's total assets would be less than the sum of its total liabilities plus, unless the articles of incorporation permit otherwise, the amount that would be needed, if the corporation were to be dissolved at the time...
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10A-2A-17.03
Section 10A-2A-17.03 Certain amendments and transactions; votes required. (a) Unless the certificate of incorporation requires a greater vote, in addition to any other approval of stockholders required under this chapter, the approval of at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast thereon, and, if any class or series of stock is entitled to vote as a separate group thereon, the approval of at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by that voting group, shall be required for a corporation that is not a benefit corporation to: (1) amend its certificate of incorporation to include a statement that it is subject to this article; or (2)(i) merge with or into another entity, or effect a conversion, if, as a result of the merger or conversion, the stock of any voting group would become, or be converted into or exchanged for the right to receive, stock of a benefit corporation or stock or interests in an entity subject to provisions of organic law analogous to those in this...
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10A-3-4.01
Section 10A-3-4.01 Procedure to amend certificate of formation of a nonprofit corporation. (a) Amendments to the certificate of formation of a nonprofit corporation shall be made in the following manner: (1) If there are members entitled to vote thereon, the board of directors shall adopt a resolution setting forth the proposed amendment and directing that it be submitted to a vote at a meeting of members entitled to vote thereon, which may be either an annual or a special meeting. Written notice setting forth the proposed amendment or a summary of the changes to be effected thereby shall be given to each member entitled to vote at the meeting within the time and in the manner provided in this chapter for the giving of notice of meetings of members. The proposed amendment shall be adopted upon receiving at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by members present or represented by proxy at the meeting. (2) If there are no members, or no members entitled to vote thereon, or...
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10A-3-4.04
Section 10A-3-4.04 Restated certificate of formation. (a) A domestic nonprofit corporation may at any time restate its certificate of formation as theretofore amended, in the following manner: (1) If there are members entitled to vote thereon, the board of directors shall adopt a resolution setting forth the proposed restated certificate of formation and directing that they be submitted to a vote at a meeting of members entitled to vote thereon, which may be either an annual or a special meeting. (2) Written notice setting forth the proposed restated articles or a summary of the provisions thereof shall be given to each member entitled to vote thereon, within the time and in the manner provided in this chapter for the giving of notice of meetings of members. If the meeting is an annual meeting, the proposed restated articles or a summary of the provisions thereof may be included in the notice of the annual meeting. (3) At the meeting a vote of the members entitled to vote thereon shall...
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10A-2-7.25
Section 10A-2-7.25 Quorum and voting requirements for voting groups. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those shares exists with respect to that matter. Unless the articles of incorporation or this chapter provide otherwise, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter by the voting group constitutes a quorum of that voting group for action on that matter, but in no event shall a quorum consist of less than one-third of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter by the voting group. (b) Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting, it is, unless established to the contrary, presumed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting. (c) If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, action on a matter, other than the election of directors, by a voting...
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10A-2-7.21
Section 10A-2-7.21 Voting entitlement of shares. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) or unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, each outstanding share, regardless of class, is entitled to one vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders' meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote. (b) The shares of a corporation are not entitled to vote if they are owned, directly or indirectly, by a second corporation, domestic or foreign, and the first corporation owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of the shares entitled to vote for directors of the second corporation, unless a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the voting of the shares is not for the purpose of perpetuation of management or other improper purpose. (c) Subsection (b) does not limit the power of a corporation to vote any shares, including its own shares, held by it...
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10A-2-8.24
Section 10A-2-8.24 Quorum and voting. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws require a greater number, a quorum of a board of directors consists of: (1) A majority of the fixed number of directors if the corporation has a fixed board size; or (2) A majority of the fixed number of directors prescribed, or if no number is prescribed the number in office immediately before the meeting begins, if the corporation has a variable-range size board. (b) The articles of incorporation or bylaws may authorize a quorum of a board of directors to consist of no fewer than one-third of the fixed or prescribed number of directors determined under subsection (a). (c) If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the board of directors unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws require the vote of a...
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10A-3-6.01
Section 10A-3-6.01 Sale, lease, exchange, or mortgage of assets. A sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge or other disposition of all, or substantially all, the property and assets of a nonprofit corporation may be made upon the terms and conditions and for the consideration, which may consist in whole or in part of money or property, real or personal, including shares of any corporation for profit, domestic or foreign, as may be authorized in the following manner: (1) If there are members entitled to vote thereon, the board of directors shall adopt a resolution recommending the sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge or other disposition and directing that it be submitted to a vote at a meeting of members entitled to vote thereon, which may be either an annual or a special meeting. Written notice stating that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, or other disposition of all, or substantially all, the property...
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10A-2-6.30
Section 10A-2-6.30 Shareholders' preemptive rights. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) The shareholders of a corporation have a preemptive right to acquire the corporation's unissued shares except to the extent the articles of incorporation otherwise provide. (b) The following principles govern a shareholder's preemptive rights under this section, except to the extent the articles of incorporation expressly provide otherwise: (1) The shareholders of the corporation have a preemptive right, granted on uniform terms and conditions prescribed by the board of directors to provide a fair and reasonable opportunity to exercise the right, to acquire proportional amounts of the corporation's unissued shares upon the decision of the board of directors to issue them. (2) A shareholder may waive his or her preemptive right. A waiver evidenced by a writing is irrevocable even though it is not supported by...
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10A-2-7.02
Section 10A-2-7.02 Special meeting. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) A corporation shall hold a special meeting of shareholders: (1) On call of its board of directors or the person or persons authorized to do so by the articles of incorporation or bylaws; or (2) If the holders of at least 10 percent of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at the proposed special meeting sign, date, and deliver to the corporation's president or secretary one or more written demands for the meeting describing the purpose or purposes for which it is to be held, who shall, within 21 days of the receipt of demand, cause notice to be given of the meeting to be held within the minimum time following the notice prescribed by Section 10A-2-7.05(a); or (3) On call of the holders of at least 10 percent of the votes entitled to be cast at the proposed special meeting who signed a demand...
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