(a) General rule.--In addition to the provisions otherwise required by this subpart, the articles of a statutory close corporation shall provide that neither the corporation nor any shareholder shall make an offering of any of its shares of any class that would constitute a "public offering" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933.
(b) Number or qualifications of shareholders.--The articles of a statutory close corporation may set forth:
(1) The maximum number of persons who are entitled to be record holders or beneficial owners of its shares.
(2) The qualifications of shareholders, either by specifying classes of persons who shall be entitled to be holders of record of shares of any class or by specifying classes of persons who shall not be entitled to be holders of shares of any class or both.
(c) Aggregation of holdings.--Except as otherwise provided in the articles, for purposes of determining the number of holders of record or beneficial owners of the shares of a statutory close corporation, shares that are held jointly or in common or in a trust, by two or more persons, as fiduciaries or otherwise, or that are held by spouses, shall be treated as held by one shareholder.
(Dec. 19, 1990, P.L.834, No.198, eff. imd.)
1990 Amendment. Act 198 amended subsec. (a).
Cross References. Section 2304 is referred to in sections 2303, 2305, 2306, 2308, 2309, 2322 of this title.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS
Chapter 23 - Statutory Close Corporations
Section 2301 - Application and effect of chapter
Section 2302 - Definition of minimum vote
Section 2303 - Formation of statutory close corporations
Section 2304 - Additional contents of articles of statutory close corporations
Section 2305 - Election of an existing business corporation to become a statutory close corporation
Section 2306 - Limitations on continuation of statutory close corporation status
Section 2307 - Voluntary termination of statutory close corporation status by amendment of articles
Section 2322 - Share transfer restrictions
Section 2323 - Transfer of shares in breach of transfer restrictions
Section 2324 - Corporation option where a restriction on transfer of a security is held invalid
Section 2325 - Sale option of estate of shareholder
Section 2332 - Management by shareholders
Section 2333 - Appointment of custodian for statutory close corporation
Section 2334 - Appointment of provisional director in certain cases
Section 2335 - Operating corporation as partnership
Section 2336 - Fundamental changes
Section 2337 - Option of shareholder to dissolve corporation