Pennsylvania § 1704 Place and notice of meetings of shareholders

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 1704 — Place and notice of meetings of shareholders

Pennsylvania § 1704

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 15CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS

PartPART II

Ch. 17OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS

Subch.NOTICE AND MEETINGS GENERALLY

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Bluebook

15 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1704 (2026).

Text

(a)Place.--Meetings of shareholders may be held at such geographic location within or without this Commonwealth as may be provided in or fixed pursuant to the bylaws. Authority to provide for the location of a meeting of the shareholders includes the authority to determine to hold a meeting solely by means of electronic technology in accordance with section 1708 (relating to use of conference telephone or other electronic technology), notwithstanding that the authority may refer to one or more geographic locations. Unless otherwise provided in or fixed pursuant to the bylaws, all meetings of the shareholders that are not held solely by means of electronic technology shall be held at the executive office of the corporation wherever situated.

(b)Notice.--Notice in record form of every mee

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(a) Place.--Meetings of shareholders may be held at such geographic location within or without this Commonwealth as may be provided in or fixed pursuant to the bylaws. Authority to provide for the location of a meeting of the shareholders includes the authority to determine to hold a meeting solely by means of electronic technology in accordance with section 1708 (relating to use of conference telephone or other electronic technology), notwithstanding that the authority may refer to one or more geographic locations. Unless otherwise provided in or fixed pursuant to the bylaws, all meetings of the shareholders that are not held solely by means of electronic technology shall be held at the executive office of the corporation wherever situated.

(b) Notice.--Notice in record form of every meeting of the shareholders shall be given by, or at the direction of, the secretary or other authorized person to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting at least:

(1) ten days prior to the day named for a meeting that will consider a transaction under Chapter 3 (relating to entity transactions) or a fundamental change under Chapter 19 (relating to fundamental changes); or

(2) five days prior to the day named for the meeting in any other case.

(c) Contents.--In the case of a special meeting of shareholders, the notice shall specify the general nature of the business to be transacted, and in all cases the notice shall comply with the express requirements of this subpart. The corporation shall not have a duty to augment the notice.

(d) Alternative authority.--If the secretary or other authorized person does not give notice of a meeting within a reasonable time, a person calling the meeting may do so.

(e) Cross reference.--See section 2528 (relating to notice of shareholder meetings).

Legislative History

(Dec. 19, 1990, P.L.834, No.198, eff. imd.; Dec. 18, 1992, P.L.1333, No.169, eff. 60 days; June 22, 2001, P.L.418, No.34, eff. 60 days; July 9, 2013, P.L.476, No.67, eff. 60 days; Oct. 22, 2014, P.L.2640, No.172, eff. July 1, 2015; Nov. 3, 2022, P.L.1791, No.122, eff. 60 days) 2022 Amendment.Act 122 amended subsecs. (a) and (d). 2014Amendment.Act 172 amended subsec. (b)(1). 2013Amendment.Act 67 amended subsecs. (a) and (b) and added subsecs. (d) and (e). 1990Amendment.Act 198 amended subsec. (b) and added subsec. (c).