Utah § 16-10a-721 Voting entitlement of shares.

Utah Statutes

§ 16-10a-721 — Voting entitlement of shares.

Utah § 16-10a-721

Title 16Corporations

Ch. 16-10aUtah Revised Business Corporation Act

Part 16-10a-7Shareholders

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Utah Code Ann. § 16-10a-721 (2026).

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(1)Except as otherwise provided in Subsections (2) and (4), in Section 61-6-10, or in the articles of incorporation, each outstanding share, regardless of class, is entitled to one vote, and each fractional share is entitled to a corresponding fractional vote, on each matter voted on at a shareholders' meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.

(2)Except as otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction upon a finding that the purpose of this subsection would not be violated in the circumstances presented to the court, the shares of a corporation are not entitled to be voted or to be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares eligible to be voted if they are owned, directly or indirectly, by a second corporation, domestic or foreign, and the first corporation

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(1) Except as otherwise provided in Subsections (2) and (4), in Section 61-6-10, or in the articles of incorporation, each outstanding share, regardless of class, is entitled to one vote, and each fractional share is entitled to a corresponding fractional vote, on each matter voted on at a shareholders' meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.
(2) Except as otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction upon a finding that the purpose of this subsection would not be violated in the circumstances presented to the court, the shares of a corporation are not entitled to be voted or to be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares eligible to be voted if they are owned, directly or indirectly, by a second corporation, domestic or foreign, and the first corporation owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of the shares entitled to vote for directors of the second corporation.
(3) Subsection (2) does not limit the power of a corporation to vote any shares, including its own shares, held by it in a fiduciary capacity.
(4) Redeemable shares are not entitled to be voted after notice of redemption is mailed to the holders and a sum sufficient to redeem the shares has been deposited with a bank, trust company, or other financial institution under an irrevocable obligation to pay the holders the redemption price on surrender of the shares.