10A-2-1.01
Section 10A-2-1.01 Short title and applicability. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT
2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) This chapter
and Chapter 1, to the extent applicable to business corporations, shall be known and may be
cited as the "Alabama Business Corporation Law." (b) This chapter applies to a domestic
business corporation formed and existing under this title and to a foreign business corporation
that is transacting business in this state, regardless of whether the foreign corporation
is registered to transact business in this state. Without in any way limiting the generality
of any provision of this chapter or of any provision of Chapter 1, this chapter and the provisions
of Chapter 1 to the extent applicable to business corporations shall apply to banks, trust
companies, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, public utilities, and railroad
companies, except to the extent, if any, that any provision of this...
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10A-2-13.03
Section 10A-2-13.03 Dissent by nominees and beneficial owners. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR
SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.
(a) A record shareholder may assert dissenters' rights as to fewer than all of the shares
registered in his or her name only if he or she dissents with respect to all shares beneficially
owned by any one person and notifies the corporation in writing of the name and address of
each person on whose behalf he or she asserts dissenters' rights. The rights of a partial
dissenter under this subsection are determined as if the shares to which he or she dissents
and his or her other shares were registered in the names of different shareholders. (b) A
beneficial shareholder may assert dissenters' rights as to shares held on his or her behalf
only if: (1) He or she submits to the corporation the record shareholder's written consent
to the dissent not later than the time the beneficial shareholder asserts...
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10A-2-16.02
Section 10A-2-16.02 Inspection of records by 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 REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION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 shareholder of a domestic corporation or of a foreign corporation with its principal office
within this state is entitled to inspect and copy, during regular business hours at the corporation's
principal office, or if its principal office is outside this state, at a reasonable location
within this state, specified by the corporation, any of the records of the corporation described
in Section 10A-2-16.01(e) if he or she gives the corporation written notice of his or her
demand at least five business days before the date on which he or she wishes to inspect and
copy. (b) A shareholder of a domestic corporation or of a foreign corporation with its principal
office within this state who shall have been a holder of record of shares for 180 days immediately
preceding his or her demand or who is the holder...
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10A-2-6.21
Section 10A-2-6.21 Issuance 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) The powers granted
in this section to the board of directors may be reserved to the shareholders by the articles
of incorporation. (b) The board of directors may authorize shares to be issued for consideration
consisting of money, labor done or property actually received. (c) Before the corporation
issues shares, the board of directors must determine that the consideration received or to
be received before issuance for shares to be issued is adequate. That determination by the
board of directors is conclusive insofar as the adequacy of consideration for the issuance
of shares relates to whether the shares are validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable.
(d) When the corporation receives the consideration for which the board of directors authorized
the issuance of shares, the shares issued therefor are fully paid, and...
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10A-2-7.04
Section 10A-2-7.04 Action without meeting. 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 the articles of incorporation, action required or permitted by the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901 or by this chapter to be taken at a shareholders' meeting may be taken without a meeting
if the action is taken by all shareholders entitled to vote on the action. The action must
be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, signed by all the
shareholders entitled to vote on the action, and delivered to the corporation for inclusion
in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. (b) If not otherwise fixed under Section
10A-2-7.03 or 10A-2-7.07, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to take action
without a meeting is the date the first shareholder signs the consent under subsection (a).
(c) A consent signed under this section has the effect of a...
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10A-2-7.06
Section 10A-2-7.06 Waiver of notice. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) A shareholder may waive any
notice required by the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, this title or this chapter, the articles
of incorporation, or bylaws before or after the date and time stated in the notice. The waiver
must be in writing, be signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice, and be delivered
to the corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. (b)
A shareholder's attendance at a meeting: (1) Waives objection to lack of notice or defective
notice of the meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting objects to holding
the meeting or transacting business at the meeting; (2) Waives objection to consideration
of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described
in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to...
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10A-2-7.20
Section 10A-2-7.20 Shareholders' list for meeting. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY
ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) After
fixing a record date for a meeting, a corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the
names of all its shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders' meeting. The list
must be arranged by voting group, and within each voting group by class or series of shares,
and show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. (b) The shareholders'
list must be available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning two business days after
notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the
meeting, at the corporation's principal office or, if the corporation's principal office is
located outside this state, at its registered office. A shareholder, his or her agent, or
attorney is entitled on written demand to inspect and, for a proper purpose, to...
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10A-2-8.25
Section 10A-2-8.25 Committees. 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 provide otherwise, a board of directors may create one or more committees and appoint
members of the board of directors to serve on them. Each committee may have one or more members,
who serve at the pleasure of the board of directors. (b) The creation of a committee and appointment
of members to it must be approved by the greater of (1) a majority of all the directors in
office when the action is taken or (2) the number of directors required by the articles of
incorporation or bylaws to take action under Section 10A-2-8.24. (c) Sections 10A-2-8.20 through
10A-2-8.24, which govern meetings, action without meetings, notice and waiver of notice, and
quorum and voting requirements of the board of directors, apply to committees and their members
as well. (d) To the extent specified by the...
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10A-2-8.33
Section 10A-2-8.33 Liability for unlawful distributions. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION
BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a)
Unless he or she complies with the applicable standards of conduct described in Section 10A-2-8.30,
a director who votes for or assents to a distribution made in violation of this chapter or
the articles of incorporation is personally liable to the corporation for the amount of the
distribution that exceeds what could have been distributed without violating this chapter
or the articles of incorporation. (b) A director held liable for an unlawful distribution
under subsection (a) is entitled to contribution: (1) From every other director who voted
for or assented to the distribution without complying with the applicable standards of conduct
described in Section 10A-2-8.30, and (2) From each shareholder for the amount the shareholder
accepted knowing the distribution was made in violation of this chapter or...
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10A-2-11.04
Section 10A-2-11.04 Merger of subsidiary. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) Subject to the
limitations of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as the same may be amended from time to
time, a parent corporation owning at least 80 percent of the outstanding shares of each class
of a subsidiary corporation may merge the subsidiary into itself without approval of the shareholders
of the parent or subsidiary. (b) The board of directors of the parent shall adopt a plan of
merger that sets forth: (1) The names of the parent and subsidiary; and (2) The manner and
basis of converting the shares of the subsidiary into shares, obligations, or other securities
of the parent or any other corporation or into cash or other property in whole or part. (c)
The parent shall mail a copy or summary of the plan of merger to each shareholder of the subsidiary
who does not waive the mailing requirement in writing. (d)...
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