Tennessee § 43-38-123 Management of property and assets

Tennessee Statutes

§ 43-38-123 — Management of property and assets

Tennessee § 43-38-123

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 43-38-123 (2026).

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(a)A cooperative may, by affirmative vote of a majority of the board present, upon those terms and conditions and for those considerations, which may be money, securities, or other instruments for the payment of money or other property, as the board of directors considers expedient, and without member approval:

(1)(A) Sell, lease, transfer, or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property and assets in the usual and regular course of its business;

(B)Grant a security interest in all or substantially all of its property and assets whether or not in the usual and regular course of its business; or (C) Transfer any or all of its property to a business entity all the ownership interests of which are owned by the cooperative.

(2)Unless the articles require it, approval by th

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(a) A cooperative may, by affirmative vote of a majority of the board present, upon those terms and conditions and for those considerations, which may be money, securities, or other instruments for the payment of money or other property, as the board of directors considers expedient, and without member approval: (1) (A) Sell, lease, transfer, or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property and assets in the usual and regular course of its business; (B) Grant a security interest in all or substantially all of its property and assets whether or not in the usual and regular course of its business; or (C) Transfer any or all of its property to a business entity all the ownership interests of which are owned by the cooperative. (2) Unless the articles require it, approval by the members of a transaction described in subdivision (a)(1) is not required. (b) A cooperative, by affirmative vote of a majority of the board of directors present, may sell, lease, transfer, or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property and assets, including its good will, not in the usual and regular course of its business, upon those terms and conditions and for those considerations, which may be money, securities, or other instruments for the payment of money or other property, as the board of directors considers expedient, when approved at a regular or special meeting of the members by the affirmative vote of the owners of a majority of the voting power of the interests entitled to vote. Written notice of the meeting must be given to all members whether or not they are entitled to vote at the meeting. The written notice must state that a purpose of the meeting is to consider the sale, lease, transfer, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the cooperative. (c) Confirmatory deeds, assignments, or similar instruments to evidence a sale, lease, transfer, or other disposition may be signed and delivered at any time in the name of the transferor by its current chair of the board of directors or authorized agents. (d) The transferee is liable for the debts, obligations, and liabilities of the transferor only to the extent provided in the contract or agreement between the transferee and the transferor or to the extent provided by the statutes of this state.