Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 23 - Statutory Close Corporations
Section 2337 - Option of shareholder to dissolve corporation


(a) General rule.--A bylaw of a statutory close corporation adopted by the shareholders may include a provision granting to any shareholder, or to the holders of any specified number or percentage of shares of any class of shares, an option to have the corporation dissolved at will or upon the occurrence of any specified event or contingency. Whenever the option to dissolve is exercised, the shareholders exercising the option shall give written notice thereof to all other shareholders. After the expiration of 30 days following the sending of the notice, the dissolution of the corporation shall proceed as if the required number of shareholders having voting rights had consented in writing to dissolution of the corporation as provided by Subchapter F of Chapter 19 (relating to voluntary dissolution and winding up).
(b) Amendment adding option.--If the bylaws do not contain a provision authorized by subsection (a), the bylaws may be amended to include such a provision if adopted by the unanimous vote of all the shareholders, regardless of any limitations stated in the bylaws on the voting rights of any class, unless the original bylaws, or bylaws adopted by such a unanimous vote, specifically authorize such an amendment to be adopted by a specified vote of shareholders, which shall not be less than the minimum vote.
(c) Notice on shares.--If the bylaws contain a provision authorized by this section, the existence of the provision shall be noted conspicuously on every share certificate issued by the corporation unless the certificate complies with section 2321(c) (relating to notice of statutory close corporation status).

Cross References. Section 2337 is referred to in sections 1504, 2333 of this title.

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