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10A-30-2.12
Section 10A-30-2.12 Shareholders' option to dissolve corporation; applicable to corporations
formed as close corporations or electing close corporation status prior to January 1, 1995.
(a) The certificate of formation of any close corporation may include a provision granting
to any shareholder, or to the holders of any specified number or percentage of shares of any
class of shares, an option to have the corporation dissolved at will or upon the occurrence
of any specified event or contingency. Whenever any such option to dissolve is exercised,
the shareholders exercising the option shall give written notice thereof to all other shareholders.
After the expiration of 30 days following the sending of the notice, the dissolution of the
corporation shall proceed as if the required number of shareholders having voting power had
consented in writing to dissolution of the corporation as provided by the Alabama Business
Corporation Law. (b) If the certificate of formation as originally filed...
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10A-2A-6.01
Section 10A-2A-6.01 Authorized stock. (a) The certificate of incorporation must set forth any
classes of stock and series of stock within a class, and the number of shares of stock of
each class and series, that the corporation is authorized to issue. If more than one class
or series of stock is authorized, the certificate of incorporation must prescribe a distinguishing
designation for each class or series and, before the issuance of stock of a class or series,
describe the terms, including the preferences, rights, and limitations, of that class or series.
Except to the extent varied as permitted by this section, all shares of stock of a class or
series must have terms, including preferences, rights, and limitations, that are identical
with those of other shares of stock of the same class or series. (b) The certificate of incorporation
must authorize: (1) one or more classes or series of stock that together have full voting
rights, and (2) one or more classes or series of stock (which...
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2-10-98
Section 2-10-98 Organization with capital stock. Incorporated associations may be organized
under this article with capital stock at the option of the organizers. In that event the association
shall be organized by the same method and for the same recording fee as in the case of those
associations organized without capital stock, except that the articles of association shall
set forth also that the association is organized with capital stock and the amount of capital
stock authorized with particulars as to the class or classes thereof and the par value of
shares. There shall be no individual liability on the part of shareholders, members, officers
or directors for the obligations of the corporation. The articles of association may provide
for preferred stock as well as common stock, but all shares shall have a definite par value,
and all shares of the same class shall have the same par value. If so divided, the articles
of incorporation must contain a statement of the number of shares...
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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-2-1.40
Section 10A-2-1.40 Definitions applicable to business corporations. In this chapter: REPEALED
IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2019-94 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT
CODE SUPPLEMENT. (1) "Articles of incorporation" include amended and restated articles
of incorporation and, in the case of a corporation existing on January 1, 1981, its certificate
of incorporation, including any amended certificate, and also include, except where the context
otherwise requires, articles of merger. The term "articles of incorporations" as
used in this chapter is synonymous with the term "certificate of formation" employed
in Chapter 1. (2) "Authorized shares" means the shares of all classes a domestic
or foreign business corporation is authorized to issue. (3) "Corporation" or "domestic
corporation" means a business corporation, which is not a foreign corporation, incorporated
under or subject to the provisions of this chapter. (4) "Distribution" means a direct
or indirect...
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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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10A-1-1.06
Section 10A-1-1.06 Synonymous terms. To the extent not inconsistent with the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, and other statutes of this state wherein the terms may be found, and as the
context requires, in this title or any other statute of this state: (1) a reference to certificate
of formation includes, in the case of a corporation, articles of incorporation, certificate
of incorporation, and charter; in the case of limited partnership, a certificate of limited
partnership and a certificate of formation; in the case of a limited liability company, certificate
of formation and articles of organization; and in the case of a business trust or a real estate
investment trust, declaration of trust and, similarly, a reference to articles of incorporation,
certificate of incorporation, charter, certificate of limited partnership, or articles of
organization includes a certificate of formation; (2) a reference to articles of dissolution
includes statement of dissolution and certificate of...
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10A-2-7.22
Section 10A-2-7.22 Proxies. 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 vote his or her
shares in person or by proxy. An electronic transmission must contain or be accompanied by
information from which one can reasonably determine that the shareholder authorized the transmission
and that it is the shareholder who actually votes or corresponds on the transmission. (b)
A shareholder or his or her agent or attorney-in-fact may appoint a proxy to vote or otherwise
act for him or her by signing an appointment form or by means of an electronic transmission.
An electronic transmission must contain or be accompanied by information from which one can
determine that the shareholder, the shareholder's agent, or the shareholder's attorney-in-fact
authorized the transmission. (c) An appointment of a proxy is effective when a signed appointment
form or an electronic transmission of the appointment is...
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10A-2-6.01
Section 10A-2-6.01 Authorized 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 articles of incorporation
must prescribe the classes of shares and the number of shares of each class that the corporation
is authorized to issue. If more than one class of shares is authorized, the articles of incorporation
must prescribe a distinguishing designation for each class, and, prior to the issuance of
shares of a class, the preferences, limitations, and relative rights of that class must be
described in the articles of incorporation. All shares of a class must have preferences, limitations,
and relative rights identical with those of other shares of the same class except to the extent
otherwise permitted by Section 10A-2-6.02. (b) The articles of incorporation must authorize
(1) one or more classes of shares that together have unlimited voting rights, and (2) one
or more classes of shares, which may be the...
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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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