South Carolina § 33-13-220 Dissenters' notice.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 33-13-220 — Dissenters' notice.

South Carolina § 33-13-220

Title 33CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS

Ch. 13DISSENTERS' RIGHTS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 33-13-220 (2026).

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(a)If proposed corporate action creating dissenters' rights under Section 33-13-102 is authorized at a shareholders' meeting, the corporation shall deliver a written dissenters' notice to all shareholders who satisfied the requirements of Section 33-13-210(a).

(b)The dissenters' notice must be delivered no later than ten days after the corporate action was taken and must:

(1)state where the payment demand must be sent and where certificates for certificated shares must be deposited;

(2)inform holders of uncertificated shares to what extent transfer of the shares is to be restricted after the payment demand is received;

(3)supply a form for demanding payment that includes the date of the first announcement to news media or to shareholders of the terms of the proposed corporate action a

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(a) If proposed corporate action creating dissenters' rights under Section 33-13-102 is authorized at a shareholders' meeting, the corporation shall deliver a written dissenters' notice to all shareholders who satisfied the requirements of Section 33-13-210(a). (b) The dissenters' notice must be delivered no later than ten days after the corporate action was taken and must: (1) state where the payment demand must be sent and where certificates for certificated shares must be deposited; (2) inform holders of uncertificated shares to what extent transfer of the shares is to be restricted after the payment demand is received; (3) supply a form for demanding payment that includes the date of the first announcement to news media or to shareholders of the terms of the proposed corporate action and requires that the person asserting dissenters' rights certify whether or not he or, if he is a nominee asserting dissenters' rights on behalf of a beneficial shareholder, the beneficial shareholder acquired beneficial ownership of the shares before that date; (4) set a date by which the corporation must receive the payment demand, which may not be fewer than thirty nor more than sixty days after the date the subsection (a) notice is delivered and set a date by which certificates for certificated shares must be deposited, which may not be earlier than twenty days after the demand date; and (5) be accompanied by a copy of this chapter.

Legislative History

HISTORY: Derived from 1976 Code SECTION 33-11-270 [1962 Code SECTION 12-16.27; 1952 Code SECTIONS 12-459 to 12-462, 12-633 to 12-635; 1942 Code SECTIONS 7706, 7759; 1932 Code SECTIONS 7706, 7759; 1925 (34) 246; 1926 (34) 1052; 1962 (52) 1996; 1963 (53) 327; 1981 Act No. 146, SECTION 2; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444, SECTION 2]; 1988 Act No. 444, SECTION 2.