35-14-808. Removal of directors by shareholders. (1) The shareholders may remove one or more directors with or without cause unless the articles of incorporation provide that directors may be removed only for cause.
(2) If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove that director.
(3) A director may be removed if the number of votes cast to remove exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove the director, except to the extent the articles of incorporation or bylaws require a greater number. However, if cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if, in the case of a meeting, the number of votes sufficient to elect the director under cumulative voting is cast against removal and, if action is taken by less than unanimous written consent, voting shareholders entitled to the number of votes sufficient to elect the director under cumulative voting do not consent to the removal.
(4) A director may be removed by the shareholders only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing the director, and the meeting notice must state that removal of the director is the purpose of the meeting.
History: En. Sec. 100, Ch. 271, L. 2019.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 35. Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations
Chapter 14. Montana Business Corporation Act
Part 8. Directors and Officers
35-14-801. Board of directors -- requirements -- functions
35-14-802. Qualifications of directors
35-14-803. Directors -- number -- election
35-14-804. Election of directors -- certain classes or series of shares
35-14-805. Terms of directors generally
35-14-806. Staggered terms for directors
35-14-807. Resignation of directors
35-14-808. Removal of directors by shareholders
35-14-809. Removal of directors by judicial proceeding
35-14-810. Vacancy -- board of directors
35-14-811. Compensation of directors
35-14-812. through 35-14-819 reserved
35-14-821. Action without meeting
35-14-825. Committees of board
35-14-826. Submission of matters for shareholder vote
35-14-827. through 35-14-829 reserved
35-14-830. Standards of conduct for directors
35-14-831. Standards of liability for directors
35-14-832. Director's liability for unlawful distributions
35-14-833. through 35-14-839 reserved
35-14-841. Functions of officers
35-14-842. Standards of conduct for officers
35-14-843. Resignation and removal of officers
35-14-844. Contract rights of officers
35-14-845. through 35-14-849 reserved
35-14-850. Definitions -- indemnification and advance for expenses
35-14-851. Permissible indemnification
35-14-852. Mandatory indemnification
35-14-853. Advance for expenses
35-14-854. Court-ordered indemnification and advance for expenses
35-14-855. Determination and authorization of indemnification
35-14-856. Indemnification of officers
35-14-858. Variation by corporate action -- application
35-14-860. Definitions -- director's conflicting interest transactions
35-14-863. Shareholders' action