Tennessee § 48-103-205 Business combination prohibited for five-year period - Exceptions

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§ 48-103-205 — Business combination prohibited for five-year period - Exceptions

Tennessee § 48-103-205

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 48-103-205 (2026).

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Notwithstanding any other applicable provisions which may be contained in the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, compiled in chapters 11-27 of this title, or other Tennessee statutes to the contrary, no resident domestic corporation shall engage in any business combination, or vote, consent, or otherwise act to authorize a subsidiary of the resident domestic corporation to engage in any business combination, with, with respect to, proposed by or on behalf of, or pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) with any interested shareholder of such resident domestic corporation or any affiliate or associate of such interested shareholder for a period of five (5) years following such interested shareholder's share acquisition date unless:

(1)Such busine

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Notwithstanding any other applicable provisions which may be contained in the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, compiled in chapters 11-27 of this title, or other Tennessee statutes to the contrary, no resident domestic corporation shall engage in any business combination, or vote, consent, or otherwise act to authorize a subsidiary of the resident domestic corporation to engage in any business combination, with, with respect to, proposed by or on behalf of, or pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) with any interested shareholder of such resident domestic corporation or any affiliate or associate of such interested shareholder for a period of five (5) years following such interested shareholder's share acquisition date unless: (1) Such business combination or the transaction which resulted in the shareholder becoming an interested shareholder is approved by the board of directors of such resident domestic corporation prior to such interested shareholder's share acquisition date, and the proposed business combination satisfies any additional applicable requirements imposed by law and by the charter or bylaws of such resident domestic corporation; or (2) The business combination is not subject to regulation under this part by virtue of § 48-103-207 .