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 REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR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-2A-7.25
Section 10A-2A-7.25 Quorum and voting requirements for voting groups. (a) Stock entitled to
vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum
of those shares of stock exists with respect to that matter. Unless the certificate of incorporation
provides otherwise, stock representing 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.
Whenever this chapter requires a particular quorum for a specified action, the certificate
of incorporation may not provide for a lower quorum. (b) Once a share of stock is represented
for any purpose at a meeting, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of
the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be
fixed for that adjourned meeting. (c) If a quorum exists, action on a matter (other than the
election of directors) by a voting group is approved if the votes cast...
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10A-2A-1.48
Section 10A-2A-1.48 Action on ratification. (a) The quorum and voting requirements applicable
to a ratifying action by the board of directors under Section 10A-2A-1.47(a) shall be the
quorum and voting requirements applicable to the corporate action proposed to be ratified
at the time such ratifying action is taken. (b) If the ratification of the defective corporate
action requires approval by the stockholders under Section 10A-2A-1.47(c), and if the approval
is to be given at a meeting, the corporation shall notify each holder of valid and putative
stock, regardless of whether entitled to vote, as of the record date for notice of the meeting
and as of the date of the occurrence of defective corporate action, provided that notice shall
not be required to be given to holders of valid or putative stock whose identities or addresses
for notice cannot be determined from the records of the corporation. The notice must state
that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting, is to...
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10A-2-7.26
Section 10A-2-7.26 Action by single and multiple 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) If the articles of incorporation or this chapter provide for voting by a single voting
group on a matter, action on that matter is taken when voted upon by that voting group as
provided in Section 10A-2-7.25. (b) If the articles of incorporation or this chapter provide
for voting by two or more voting groups on a matter, action on that matter is taken only when
voted upon by each of those voting groups counted separately as provided in Section 10A-2-7.25.
Action may be taken by one voting group on a matter even though no action is taken by another
group entitled to vote on the matter. (Acts 1994, No. 94-245, p. 343, §1; §10-2B-7.26; amended
and renumbered by Act 2009-513, p. 967, §110.)...
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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-2-10.06
Section 10A-2-10.06 Articles of amendment. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. A corporation amending
its articles of incorporation shall deliver to the judge of probate for filing articles of
amendment setting forth: (1) The name of the corporation; (2) The text of each amendment adopted;
(3) If an amendment provides for an exchange, reclassification, or cancellation of issued
shares, provisions for implementing the amendment if not contained in the amendment itself;
(4) The date of each amendment's adoption; (5) If an amendment was adopted by the board of
directors without shareholder action, a statement to that effect and that shareholder action
was not required; (6) If an amendment was approved by the shareholders: (i) The designation,
number of outstanding shares, number of votes entitled to be cast by each voting group entitled
to vote separately on the amendment, and the number of votes of...
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10A-2-11.03
Section 10A-2-11.03 Action on plan. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) After adopting a plan of
merger or share exchange, the board of directors of each corporation party to the merger,
and the board of directors of the corporation whose shares will be acquired in the share exchange,
shall submit the plan of merger, except as provided in subsection (g), or share exchange for
approval by its shareholders. (b) For a plan of merger or share exchange to be approved: (1)
The board of directors must recommend the plan of merger or share exchange to the shareholders,
unless the board of directors determines that because of conflict of interest or other special
circumstances it should make no recommendation and communicates the basis for its determination
to the shareholders with the plan; and (2) The shareholders entitled to vote must approve
the plan. (c) Subject to the corporation's articles of...
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10A-2-14.02
Section 10A-2-14.02 Dissolution by board of directors and 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 corporation's board of directors may propose dissolution for submission
to the shareholders. (b) For a proposal to dissolve to be adopted: (1) The board of directors
must recommend dissolution to the shareholders unless the board of directors determines that
because of conflict of interest or other special circumstances it should make no recommendation
and communicates the basis for its determination to the shareholders; and (2) The shareholders
entitled to vote must approve the proposal to dissolve as provided in subsection (e). (c)
Subject to the corporation's articles of incorporation, the board of directors may condition
its submission of the proposal for dissolution on any basis, except that the board of directors
may not decrease the vote required for approval under subsection (e)....
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10A-2-12.02
Section 10A-2-12.02 Sale of assets other than in regular course of business. 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 corporation may sell, lease, exchange, or otherwise
dispose of all, or substantially all, of its property, with or without the good will, otherwise
than in the usual and regular course of business on the terms and conditions and for the consideration
determined by the corporation's board of directors, if the board of directors proposes and
its shareholders approve the proposed transaction. (b) For a transaction to be authorized:
(1) The board of directors must recommend the proposed transaction to the shareholders unless
the board of directors determines that because of a conflict of interest or other special
circumstances it should make no recommendation and communicates...
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10A-2A-11.04
Section 10A-2A-11.04 Action on a plan of merger or stock exchange. In the case of a corporation
that is a constituent organization or the acquired entity in a stock exchange, the plan of
merger or stock exchange shall be adopted in the following manner: (a) The plan of merger
or stock exchange shall first be adopted by the board of directors. (b) Except as provided
in subsections (h), (j), and (l) and in Section 10A-2A-11.05, the plan of merger or stock
exchange shall then be approved by the stockholders. In submitting the plan of merger or stock
exchange to the stockholders for approval, the board of directors shall recommend that the
stockholders approve the plan or, in the case of an offer referred to in subsection (j)(2),
that the stockholders tender their stock to the offeror in response to the offer, 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...
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