Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 23 - Statutory Close Corporations
Section 2331 - Directors


(a) Agreements restricting discretion of directors.--A written agreement among the shareholders of a statutory close corporation entitled to cast at least a majority of the votes that all shareholders are entitled to cast for the election of directors, whether solely among themselves or with a party not a shareholder, is not invalid, as between the parties to the agreement or the shareholders of the corporation, on the ground that it so relates to the conduct of the business and affairs of the corporation as to restrict or interfere with the discretion or powers of the board of directors.
(b) Effect of agreement.--The effect of any such agreement shall be to relieve the directors and impose upon the shareholders who are parties to the agreement the liability for acts or omissions that is imposed by law on directors to the extent and so long as the discretion or powers of the board in its direction of the management of corporate affairs is controlled by the agreement. Shareholders upon whom the liabilities of directors are imposed by this section shall to that extent be entitled to the rights and immunities conferred by this part and other provisions of law upon directors of a corporation.

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS

Chapter 23 - Statutory Close Corporations

Extra - Chapter Notes

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 2308 - Issuance or transfer of shares of a statutory close corporation in breach of qualifying conditions

Section 2309 - Involuntary termination of statutory close corporation status; proceeding to prevent loss of status

Section 2321 - Shares

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 2331 - Directors

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