Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 25 - Registered Corporations
Section 2567 - Redemption


Unless prohibited by the terms of the articles of a registered corporation in effect before a control-share acquisition has occurred, the corporation may redeem all control shares from the acquiring person at the average of the high and low sales price of shares of the same class and series as such prices are specified on a national securities exchange, national quotation system or similar quotation listing service on the date the corporation provides notice to the acquiring person of the call for redemption:
(1) at any time within 24 months after the date on which the acquiring person consummates a control-share acquisition, if the acquiring person does not, within 30 days after consummation of the control-share acquisition, properly request that the issue of voting rights to be accorded control shares be presented to the shareholders under section 2565(a) or (b) (relating to procedure for establishing voting rights of control shares); and
(2) at any time within 24 months after the issue of voting rights to be accorded such shares is submitted to the shareholders pursuant to section 2565(a) or (b); and
(i) such voting rights are not accorded pursuant to section 2564(a) (relating to voting rights of shares acquired in control-share acquisition); or
(ii) such voting rights are accorded and subsequently lapse pursuant to section 2564(b) (relating to lapse of voting rights).
(Dec. 19, 1990, P.L.834, No.198, eff. imd.)

1990 Amendment. Act 198 amended and renumbered section 2566 to section 2567 and renumbered former section 2567 to section 2568.

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS

Chapter 25 - Registered Corporations

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 2501 - Application and effect of chapter

Section 2502 - Registered corporation status

Section 2503 - Acquisition of registered corporation status

Section 2504 - Termination of registered corporation status

Section 2511 - Financial reports to shareholders

Section 2512 - Dissenters rights procedure

Section 2513 - Disparate treatment of certain persons

Section 2521 - Call of special meetings of shareholders

Section 2522 - Adjournment or postponement of meeting of shareholders

Section 2523 - Quorum at shareholder meetings

Section 2524 - Consent of shareholders in lieu of meeting

Section 2525 - Appointment of custodian

Section 2526 - Voting rights of directors

Section 2527 - Authority of board of directors

Section 2528 - Notice of shareholder meetings

Section 2529 - Voting lists

Section 2530 - Qualifications of directors

Section 2535 - Proposal of amendment to articles

Section 2536 - Application by director for involuntary dissolution

Section 2537 - Dissenters rights in asset transfers

Section 2538 - Approval of transactions with interested shareholders

Section 2539 - Adoption of plan of merger by board of directors

Section 2541 - Application and effect of subchapter

Section 2542 - Definitions

Section 2543 - Controlling person or group

Section 2544 - Right of shareholders to receive payment for shares

Section 2545 - Notice to shareholders

Section 2546 - Shareholder demand for fair value

Section 2547 - Valuation procedures

Section 2548 - Coordination with control transaction

Section 2551 - Application and effect of subchapter

Section 2552 - Definitions

Section 2553 - Interested shareholder

Section 2554 - Business combination

Section 2555 - Requirements relating to certain business combinations

Section 2556 - Certain minimum conditions

Section 2561 - Application and effect of subchapter

Section 2562 - Definitions

Section 2563 - Acquiring person safe harbor

Section 2564 - Voting rights of shares acquired in a control-share acquisition

Section 2565 - Procedure for establishing voting rights of control shares

Section 2566 - Information statement of acquiring person

Section 2567 - Redemption

Section 2568 - Board determinations

Section 2571 - Application and effect of subchapter

Section 2572 - Policy and purpose

Section 2573 - Definitions

Section 2574 - Controlling person or group safe harbor

Section 2575 - Ownership by corporation of profits resulting from certain transactions

Section 2576 - Enforcement actions

Section 2581 - Definitions

Section 2582 - Severance compensation

Section 2583 - Enforcement and remedies

Section 2585 - Application and effect of subchapter

Section 2586 - Definitions

Section 2587 - Labor contracts preserved in business combination transactions

Section 2588 - Civil remedies