10A-2A-10.03
Section 10A-2A-10.03 Amendment by board of directors and stockholders. If a corporation has
issued stock, an amendment to the certificate of incorporation shall be adopted in the following
manner: (a) The proposed amendment shall first be adopted by the board of directors. (b) Except
as provided in Sections 10A-2A-10.05, 10A-2A-10.07, and 10A-2A-10.08, the amendment shall
then be approved by the stockholders. In submitting the proposed amendment to the stockholders
for approval, the board of directors shall recommend that the stockholders approve the amendment,
unless (i) the board of directors makes a determination that because of conflicts of interest
or other special circumstances it should not make a recommendation, or (ii) Section 10A-2A-8.26
applies. If either (i) or (ii) applies, the board of directors must inform the stockholders
of the basis for its so proceeding. (c) The board of directors may set conditions for the
approval of the amendment by the stockholders or the...
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10A-30-2.07
Section 10A-30-2.07 Agreements restricting discretion of directors; applicable to corporations
formed as close corporations or electing close corporation status prior to January 1, 1995.
A written agreement among the shareholders of a close corporation holding a majority of the
outstanding shares entitled to vote, whether solely among themselves or with a party not a
shareholder, is not invalid, as between the parties to the agreement, on the ground that it
so relates to the conduct of the business and affairs of the corporation as to restrict or
interfere with the discretion or powers of the board of directors. The effect of any such
agreement shall be to relieve the directors and impose upon the shareholders who are parties
to the agreement the liability for managerial acts or omissions which is imposed on directors
to the extent and so long as the discretion or powers of the board in its management of corporate
affairs is controlled by such agreement. (Acts 1980, No. 80-633, p....
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11-50-532
Section 11-50-532 Dissolution. When all obligations incurred by the corporation and all bonds
issued by it shall have been paid in full or provision for payment thereof shall have been
made by appropriate, segregation and deposit of funds sufficient for such purposes, then and
in such event the corporation may be dissolved by resolution adopted by vote of a majority
of the board, which resolution shall set out the plan of dissolution and shall designate three
directors who shall act as trustees in dissolution of the corporation. A copy of such resolution,
duly certified by the secretary of the corporation under its seal, shall be filed with the
Secretary of State, and, if it shows compliance with the foregoing requirements, it shall
be recorded by the Secretary of State with the certificate of incorporation. Upon such filing
and recording the corporation shall thereupon stand dissolved, and the trustees in dissolution
named in such resolution shall thereupon proceed to wind up the...
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27-29-3
Section 27-29-3 Acquisition of control of, or merger with, domestic insurers. (a)(1) No person
other than the issuer shall make a tender offer for or a request or invitation for tenders
of, or enter into any agreement to exchange securities for, seek to acquire, or acquire in
the open market any voting security of a domestic insurer if, after the consummation thereof,
such person would, directly or indirectly, or by conversion or by exercise of any right to
acquire, be in control of such insurer, and no person shall enter into an agreement to merge
with or otherwise to acquire control of a domestic insurer, or any person controlling a domestic
insurer unless, at the time any such offer, request, or invitation is made or any such agreement
is entered into, or prior to the acquisition of such securities if no offer or agreement is
involved such person has filed with the commissioner and has sent to such insurer a statement
containing the information required by this section and such...
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10A-2A-8.24
Section 10A-2A-8.24 Quorum and voting. (a) Unless the certificate of incorporation or bylaws
provide for a greater or lesser number or unless otherwise expressly provided in this chapter,
a quorum of a board of directors consists of a majority of the number of directors specified
in or fixed in accordance with the certificate of incorporation or bylaws. (b) The quorum
of the board of directors specified in or fixed in accordance with the certificate of incorporation
or bylaws may not consist of less than one-third of the specified or fixed number of directors.
(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 certificate of incorporation or bylaws
require the vote of a greater number of directors or unless otherwise expressly provided in
this chapter. (d) A director who is present at a meeting of the board of directors or a committee
when corporate action is taken is deemed to have...
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10A-2-14.30
Section 10A-2-14.30 Grounds for judicial dissolution. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION
BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. The
circuit court of the county where a corporation's articles of incorporation are filed, or,
in the case of corporations created by an act of the Legislature prior to the adoption of
the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, or which have resulted from a merger or consolidation,
the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, may dissolve the corporation: (1) In a proceeding
by the Attorney General if it is established that: (i) The corporation obtained its articles
of incorporation through fraud; or (ii) The corporation has continued to exceed or abuse the
authority conferred upon it by law; (2) In a proceeding by a shareholder if it is established
that: (i) The directors are deadlocked in the management of the corporate affairs, the shareholders
are unable to break the deadlock, and irreparable injury to the corporation...
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10A-2-7.28
Section 10A-2-7.28 Voting for directors; cumulative 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 otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, directors are elected by a majority
of the votes cast by the shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum
is present when the vote is taken. (b) Shareholders do not have a right to cumulate their
votes for directors unless the articles of incorporation so provide. (c) A statement included
in the articles of incorporation that "[all] [a designated voting group of] shareholders
are entitled to cumulate their votes for directors," or words of similar import, means
that the shareholders designated are entitled to multiply the number of votes they are entitled
to cast by the number of directors for whom they are entitled to vote and cast the product
for a single candidate or distribute the product among two or more...
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10A-2A-1.49
Section 10A-2A-1.49 Notice requirements. (a) Unless stockholder approval is required under
Section 10A-2A-1.47(c), prompt notice of an action taken under Section 10A-2A-1.47 shall be
given to each holder of valid and putative stock, regardless of whether entitled to vote,
as of (i) the date of such action by the board of directors, and (ii) the date of the defective
corporate action ratified, provided that notice shall not be required to be given to holders
of valid and putative stock whose identities or addresses for notice cannot be determined
from the records of the corporation. (b) The notice must contain (i) either a copy of the
action taken by the board of directors in accordance with Section 10A-2A-1.47(a) or (b) or
the information required by Section 10A-2A-1.47(a)(1) through (a)(4) or Section 10A-2A-1.47(b)(1)
through (b)(3), as applicable, and (ii) a statement that any claim that the ratification of
the defective corporate action and any putative stock issued as a result of...
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10A-2A-14.02
Section 10A-2A-14.02 Dissolution by board of directors and stockholders. (a) The board of directors
may propose dissolution for submission to the stockholders by first adopting a resolution
authorizing the dissolution. (b) For a proposal to dissolve to be adopted, it shall then be
approved by the stockholders. In submitting the proposal to dissolve to the stockholders for
approval, the board of directors shall recommend that the stockholders approve the dissolution,
unless (i) the board of directors determines that because of conflict of interest or other
special circumstances it should make no recommendation or (ii) Section 10A-2A-8.26 applies.
If either (i) or (ii) applies, the board of directors shall inform the stockholders of the
basis for its so proceeding. (c) The board of directors may set conditions for the approval
of the proposal for dissolution by stockholders or the effectiveness of the dissolution. (d)
If the approval of the stockholders is to be given at a meeting, the...
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10A-30-2.08
Section 10A-30-2.08 Management by shareholders; applicable to corporations formed as close
corporations or electing close corporation status prior to January 1, 1995. The certificate
of formation of a close corporation may provide that the business of the corporation shall
be managed by the shareholders of the corporation rather than by a board of directors. So
long as this provision continues in effect: (1) No meeting of shareholders need be called
to elect directors; (2) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the shareholders of
the corporation shall be deemed to be directors for purposes of applying provisions of this
article; and (3) The shareholders of the corporation shall be subject to all liabilities of
directors. Such a provision may be inserted in the certificate of formation by amendment if
all incorporators and subscribers or all holders of record of all of the outstanding shares,
whether or not having voting power, authorize such a provision. An amendment to the...
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