§ 10A-2A-1.43 — Qualified Director

Alabama § 10A-2A-1.43

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 10A: Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code
• Ch. 2A: Alabama Business Corporation Law
• Art. 1: General Provisions
• Div. C: Definitions

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(a) A “qualified director” is a director who, at the time action is to be taken under:
(1) Section 10A-2A-2.02(b)(6), is not a director (i) to whom the limitation or elimination of the duty of an officer to offer potential business opportunities to the corporation would apply, or (ii) who has a material relationship with any other person to whom the limitation or elimination would apply;
(2)
Section 10A-2A-8.53 or Section 10A-2A-8.55, (i) is not a party to the proceeding, (ii) is not a director as to whom a transaction is a director’s conflicting interest transaction or who sought a disclaimer of the corporation’s interest in a business opportunity under Section 10A-2A-8.60, which transaction or disclaimer is challenged, and (iii) does not have a material relationship with a director described in either clause (i) or clause (ii) of this subsection
(a)(2)
; or
(3)
Section 10A-2A-8.60, is not a director (i) as to whom the contract or transaction is a director’s conflicting interest transaction, (ii) who has a material relationship with another director as to whom the transaction is a director’s conflicting interest transaction, (iii) pursues or takes advantage of the business opportunity, directly, or indirectly through or on behalf of another person, or (iv) has a material relationship with a director or officer who pursues or takes advantage of the business opportunity, directly, or indirectly through or on behalf of another person.
(b) For purposes of this section:
(1) “material relationship” means a familial, financial, professional, employment, or other relationship that would reasonably be expected to impair the objectivity of the director’s judgment when participating in the action to be taken; and
(2) “material interest” means an actual or potential benefit or detriment (other than one which would devolve on the corporation or the stockholders generally) that would reasonably be expected to impair the objectivity of the director’s judgment when participating in the action to be taken.
(c) The presence of one or more of the following circumstances shall not automatically prevent a director from being a qualified director:
(1) nomination or election of the director to the current board of directors by any director who is not a qualified director with respect to the matter (or by any person that has a material relationship with that director), acting alone or participating with others;
or
(2) service as a director of another corporation of which a director who is not a qualified director with respect to the matter (or any individual who has a material relationship with that director), is or was also a director
.

Legislative History

(Act 2019-94, §1; Act 2023-503, §3.)