Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 17 - Officers, Directors and Shareholders
Section 1704 - Place and notice of meetings of shareholders


(a) Place.--Meetings of shareholders may be held at such geographic location within or without this Commonwealth as may be provided in or fixed pursuant to the bylaws. Authority to provide for the location of a meeting of the shareholders includes the authority to determine to hold a meeting solely by means of electronic technology in accordance with section 1708 (relating to use of conference telephone or other electronic technology), notwithstanding that the authority may refer to one or more geographic locations. Unless otherwise provided in or fixed pursuant to the bylaws, all meetings of the shareholders that are not held solely by means of electronic technology shall be held at the executive office of the corporation wherever situated.
(b) Notice.--Notice in record form of every meeting of the shareholders shall be given by, or at the direction of, the secretary or other authorized person to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting at least:
(1) ten days prior to the day named for a meeting that will consider a transaction under Chapter 3 (relating to entity transactions) or a fundamental change under Chapter 19 (relating to fundamental changes); or
(2) five days prior to the day named for the meeting in any other case.
(c) Contents.--In the case of a special meeting of shareholders, the notice shall specify the general nature of the business to be transacted, and in all cases the notice shall comply with the express requirements of this subpart. The corporation shall not have a duty to augment the notice.
(d) Alternative authority.--If the secretary or other authorized person does not give notice of a meeting within a reasonable time, a person calling the meeting may do so.
(e) Cross reference.--See section 2528 (relating to notice of shareholder meetings).
(Dec. 19, 1990, P.L.834, No.198, eff. imd.; Dec. 18, 1992, P.L.1333, No.169, eff. 60 days; June 22, 2001, P.L.418, No.34, eff. 60 days; July 9, 2013, P.L.476, No.67, eff. 60 days; Oct. 22, 2014, P.L.2640, No.172, eff. July 1, 2015; Nov. 3, 2022, P.L.1791, No.122, eff. 60 days)

2022 Amendment. Act 122 amended subsecs. (a) and (d).
2014 Amendment. Act 172 amended subsec. (b)(1).
2013 Amendment. Act 67 amended subsecs. (a) and (b) and added subsecs. (d) and (e).
1990 Amendment. Act 198 amended subsec. (b) and added subsec. (c).

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS

Chapter 17 - Officers, Directors and Shareholders

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 1701 - Applicability of subchapter

Section 1702 - Manner of giving notice

Section 1703 - Place and notice of meetings of board of directors

Section 1704 - Place and notice of meetings of shareholders

Section 1705 - Waiver of notice

Section 1706 - Modification of proposal contained in notice

Section 1707 - Exception to requirement of notice

Section 1708 - Use of conference telephone or other electronic technology

Section 1709 - Conduct of shareholders meeting

Section 1711 - Alternative provisions

Section 1712 - Standard of care, justifiable reliance and business judgment rule

Section 1713 - Personal liability of directors

Section 1714 - Presumption of assent

Section 1715 - Exercise of powers generally

Section 1716 - Alternative standard

Section 1717 - Limitation on standing

Section 1718 - Inconsistent articles ineffective

Section 1719 - Renunciation of business opportunities

Section 1721 - Board of directors

Section 1722 - Qualifications of directors

Section 1723 - Number of directors

Section 1724 - Term of office of directors

Section 1725 - Selection of directors

Section 1726 - Removal of directors

Section 1727 - Quorum of and action by directors

Section 1728 - Interested directors or officers; quorum

Section 1729 - Voting rights of directors

Section 1730 - Compensation of directors

Section 1731 - Executive and other committees of the board

Section 1732 - Officers

Section 1733 - Removal of officers and agents

Section 1734 - Officer's standard of care and justifiable reliance

Section 1735 - Personal liability of officers

Section 1741 - Third-party actions

Section 1742 - Derivative and corporate actions

Section 1743 - Mandatory indemnification

Section 1744 - Procedure for effecting indemnification

Section 1745 - Advancing expenses

Section 1746 - Supplementary coverage

Section 1747 - Power to purchase insurance

Section 1748 - Application to surviving or new corporations

Section 1749 - Application to employee benefit plans

Section 1750 - Duration and extent of coverage

Section 1755 - Time of holding meetings of shareholders

Section 1756 - Quorum

Section 1757 - Action by shareholders

Section 1758 - Voting rights of shareholders

Section 1759 - Voting and other action by proxy

Section 1760 - Voting by fiduciaries and pledgees

Section 1761 - Voting by joint holders of shares

Section 1762 - Voting by corporations

Section 1763 - Determination of shareholders of record

Section 1764 - Voting lists

Section 1765 - Judges of election

Section 1766 - Consent of shareholders in lieu of meeting

Section 1767 - Appointment of custodian of corporation on deadlock or other cause

Section 1768 - Voting trusts and other agreements among shareholders

Section 1769 - Minors as securityholders

Section 1770 - Interested shareholders (Repealed)

Section 1781 - Derivative action

Section 1782 - Eligible shareholder plaintiffs and security for costs

Section 1783 - Special litigation committee

Section 1784 - Proceeds and expenses

Section 1791 - Corporate action subject to subchapter

Section 1792 - Proceedings prior to corporate action

Section 1793 - Review of contested corporate action