Montana Code Annotated
Part 7. Shareholders
35-14-721. Voting entitlements of shares

35-14-721. Voting entitlements of shares. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (4) or unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, each outstanding share, regardless of class or series, is entitled to one vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders' meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote.
(2) Shares of a corporation are not entitled to vote if they are owned by or otherwise belong to the corporation:
(a) directly; or
(b) indirectly through an entity of which a majority of the voting power is held directly or indirectly by the corporation or that is otherwise controlled by the corporation.
(3) Shares held by the corporation in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of any person are entitled to vote unless they are held for the benefit of or otherwise belong to the corporation:
(a) directly; or
(b) indirectly through an entity of which a majority of the voting power is held directly or indirectly by the corporation or that is otherwise controlled by the corporation.
(4) Redeemable shares are not entitled to vote after delivery of written notice of redemption is effective 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.
(5) For purposes of this section, "voting power" means the current power to vote in the election of directors of a corporation or to elect, select, or appoint governors of another entity.
History: En. Sec. 71, Ch. 271, L. 2019.

Structure Montana Code Annotated

Montana Code Annotated

Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations

Chapter 14. Montana Business Corporation Act

Part 7. Shareholders

35-14-701. Annual meeting

35-14-702. Special meeting

35-14-703. Court-ordered meeting

35-14-704. Action without meeting

35-14-705. Notice of meeting

35-14-706. Waiver of notice

35-14-707. Record date for meeting

35-14-708. Conduct of meeting

35-14-709. Remote participation -- shareholder's meetings

35-14-710. through 35-14-719 reserved

35-14-720. Shareholders' list for meeting

35-14-721. Voting entitlements of shares

35-14-722. Proxies

35-14-723. Shares held by intermediaries and nominees

35-14-724. Acceptance of votes -- other instruments

35-14-725. Quorum and voting requirements -- voting groups

35-14-726. Action by single and multiple voting groups

35-14-727. Modifying quorum or voting requirements

35-14-728. Voting for directors -- cumulative voting

35-14-729. Inspectors of election

35-14-730. Voting trusts

35-14-731. Voting agreements

35-14-732. Shareholder agreements

35-14-733. through 35-14-739 reserved

35-14-740. Definitions -- derivative proceedings

35-14-741. Standing

35-14-742. Demand

35-14-743. Stay of proceedings

35-14-744. Dismissal

35-14-745. Discontinuance -- settlement

35-14-746. Payment of expenses

35-14-747. Applicability to foreign corporations

35-14-748. Shareholder action to appoint custodian or receiver

35-14-749. Judicial determination -- corporate offices -- review of elections and shareholder votes