Pennsylvania § 1974 Adoption of proposal

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 1974 — Adoption of proposal

Pennsylvania § 1974

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 15CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS

PartPART II

Ch. 19FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES

Subch.VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION AND WINDING UP

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15 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1974 (2026).

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(a)General rule.--The resolution shall be adopted upon receiving the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by all shareholders of the business corporation entitled to vote thereon and, if any class of shares is entitled to vote thereon as a class, the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast in each class vote. A proposal for the voluntary dissolution of a corporation shall not be deemed to have been adopted by the corporation unless it has also been recommended by resolution of the board of directors, regardless of the fact that the board has directed or suffered the submission of such a proposal to the shareholders for action.

(b)Termination of proposal.--Prior to the time when articles of dissolution are filed in the Department of State, the proposal may be termina

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(a) General rule.--The resolution shall be adopted upon receiving the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by all shareholders of the business corporation entitled to vote thereon and, if any class of shares is entitled to vote thereon as a class, the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast in each class vote. A proposal for the voluntary dissolution of a corporation shall not be deemed to have been adopted by the corporation unless it has also been recommended by resolution of the board of directors, regardless of the fact that the board has directed or suffered the submission of such a proposal to the shareholders for action.

(b) Termination of proposal.--Prior to the time when articles of dissolution are filed in the Department of State, the proposal may be terminated pursuant to provisions therefor, if any, set forth in the resolution.

(c) Action rescinding election to dissolve.--Prior to the time when articles of dissolution are filed in the department, any business corporation may rescind its election to dissolve in the same manner and by the same procedure as that provided in this subchapter for the election of a corporation to dissolve voluntarily.

(d) Amendment of winding-up election.--If the resolution with respect to voluntary dissolution so provides, an election to proceed under section 1975 (relating to predissolution provision for liabilities) or Subchapter H (relating to postdissolution provision for liabilities) may be reversed by the board of directors prior to the time when articles of dissolution are filed in the department, notwithstanding the adoption by the shareholders of the proposal for voluntary dissolution.

Legislative History

(Dec. 19, 1990, P.L.834, No.198, eff. imd.; Dec. 18, 1992, P.L.1333, No.169, eff. 60 days) 1992 Amendment.Act 169 added subsec. (d). 1990 Amendment.Act 198 amended subsec. (a). Cross References.Section 1974 is referred to in section 1972 of this title.