(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
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