10A-30-2.05
Section 10A-30-2.05 Issuance or transfer of shares of a close corporation in breach of qualifying conditions; applicable to corporations formed as close corporations or electing close corporation status prior to January 1, 1995. (a) If shares of a close corporation are issued or transferred to any person who is not entitled under any provision of the certificate of formation permitted by Section 10A-30-2.02 to be a holder of record of shares of the corporation, and if the certificate for shares conspicuously notes the qualifications of the persons entitled to be holders of record thereof, such person is conclusively presumed to have notice of the fact of his or her ineligibility to be a shareholder. (b) If a certificate for shares of any close corporation conspicuously notes the fact of a restriction on transfer of shares of the corporation and the restriction is one which is permitted by the Alabama Business Corporation Law, the transferee of the shares is conclusively presumed to...
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10A-2-6.23
Section 10A-2-6.23 Share dividends. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020.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 provide otherwise, shares may be issued pro rata and without consideration to the corporation's shareholders of one or more classes or series. An issuance of shares under this subsection is a share dividend. (b) Shares of one class or series may not be issued as a share dividend in respect of shares of another class or series unless (1) the articles of incorporation so authorize, (2) a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the class or series to be issued approve the issue, or (3) there are no outstanding shares of the class or series to be issued. (c) An issuance of shares under this section must also meet the requirements of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as the same may be amended from time to time. (d) If the board of directors does not fix the record date for determining...
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10A-2-2.02
Section 10A-2-2.02 Supplemental provisions required or permitted in articles of incorporation. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) In addition to the information required to be set forth in a certificate of formation by Section 10A-1-3.05, articles of incorporation of a corporation formed under this chapter must set forth: (1) The number of shares the corporation is authorized to issue; (2) The names and addresses of the individuals who are to serve as the initial directors; and (3) The purpose or purposes for which the corporation is organized, which may be stated to be or to include the transaction of any lawful business for which corporations may be incorporated under this chapter. (b) The articles of incorporation may set forth: (1) Provisions not inconsistent with law regarding: (i) Reservation to the shareholders of the right to adopt the initial bylaws of the corporation; (ii) Managing the...
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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-2-7.32
Section 10A-2-7.32 Shareholder agreements. REPEALED IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) An agreement among the shareholders of a corporation that complies with this section is effective among the shareholders and the corporation even though it is inconsistent with one or more provisions of this chapter in that it: (1) Eliminates the authority of the board of directors or restricts the discretion or powers of the board of directors; (2) Governs the authorization or making of distributions whether or not in proportion to ownership of shares, subject to the limitations in Section 10A-2-6.40; (3) Establishes who shall be directors or officers of the corporation, or their terms of office or manner of selection or removal; (4) Governs, in general or in regard to specific matters, the exercise or division of voting power by or between the shareholders and directors or by or among any of them, including use of...
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10A-20-7.02
Section 10A-20-7.02 Incorporation. (a) Five or more financial institutions or persons, a majority of whom shall be residents of this state, who may desire to create an industrial development corporation under the provisions of this article for the purpose of promoting, developing, and advancing the prosperity and economic welfare of the state and, to that end, to exercise the powers and privileges provided in this article may be incorporated by delivering to the Secretary of State for filing a certificate of formation. The filing of the certificate shall be accompanied by a filing fee in the amount prescribed to be paid to the Secretary of State under Section 10A-1-4.31 in connection with the filing of a certificate of formation. The certificate of formation shall contain: (1) The name of the corporation which shall include the words "industrial development corporation of Alabama." (2) The location of the principal office of the corporation, but the corporation may have offices in...
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10A-2A-1.40
Section 10A-2A-1.40 Chapter definitions. Notwithstanding Section 10A-1-1.03, as used in this chapter, unless otherwise specified or unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) AUTHORIZED STOCK means the stock of all classes and series a corporation or foreign corporation is authorized to issue. (2) BENEFICIAL STOCKHOLDER means a person who owns the beneficial interest in stock, which is either a record stockholder or a person on whose behalf shares of stock are registered in the name of an intermediary or nominee. (3) CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION means the certificate of incorporation described in Section 10A-2A-2.02, all amendments to the certificate of incorporation, and any other documents permitted or required to be delivered for filing by a corporation with the Secretary of State under this chapter or Chapter 1 that modify, amend, supplement, restate, or replace the certificate of incorporation. After an amendment of the certificate...
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10A-1-8.01
Section 10A-1-8.01 Conversion of business and nonprofit entities. (a) A conversion of an entity may be accomplished as provided in this section: (1) CORPORATIONS. a. The terms and conditions of a plan of conversion of a corporation, other than a nonprofit corporation, must be approved in accordance with the procedures and by the stockholder vote required by Article 9 of Chapter 2A. If the governing documents provide for approval of a conversion by less than all of a corporation's stockholders, approval of the conversion shall constitute corporate action subject to appraisal rights pursuant to Article 13 of Chapter 2A. No conversion of a corporation to a general or limited partnership may be effected without the consent in writing of each stockholder who will have personal liability with respect to the converted entity, notwithstanding any provision in the governing documents of the converting corporation providing for less than unanimous stockholder approval for the conversion. b. The...
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10A-1-8.02
Section 10A-1-8.02 Mergers of entities. (a) A merger of two or more entities, whether the other entity or entities are the same or another form of entity, may be accomplished as provided in this section. (1) CORPORATIONS. a. In the case of a corporation, other than a nonprofit corporation, that is a party to a merger, a plan of merger must be approved in accordance with the procedures and by the stockholder vote required by Article 11 of Chapter 2A. If the governing documents of the corporation provide for approval of a merger by less than all of the corporation's stockholders, approval of the merger shall constitute corporate action subject to appraisal rights pursuant to Article 13 of Chapter 2A, as applicable. No merger of a corporation into a general or limited partnership may be effected without the consent in writing of each stockholder who will have personal liability with respect to the surviving entity, notwithstanding any provision in the governing documents of the...
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10A-30-1.15
Section 10A-30-1.15 Continuity of association independent of members or shareholders; applicable to professional associations formed prior to January 1, 1984. Unless the certificate of formation expressly provide otherwise, a professional association shall continue as a separate entity independent of its members or shareholders for all purposes for such period of time as provided in the certificate of formation or until dissolved by a vote of two thirds of the members, and shall continue notwithstanding the death, insanity, incompetency, conviction for felony, resignation, withdrawal, transfer of membership or ownership of shares, retirement, or expulsion of any one or more of the members or shareholders, the admission or transfer of membership or shares to any new member, members, shareholder, or shareholders or the happening of any other event which, under the law of this state and under like circumstances, would work a dissolution of the partnership, it being the aim and intention...
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