Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 25 - Registered Corporations
Section 2576 - Enforcement actions


(a) Venue.--Actions to recover any profit due under this subchapter may be commenced in any court of competent jurisdiction by the registered corporation issuing the equity security or by any holder of any equity security of the corporation in the name and on behalf of the corporation if the corporation fails or refuses to bring the action within 60 days after written request by a holder or shall fail to prosecute the action diligently. If a judgment requiring the payment of any such profits is entered, the party bringing such action shall recover all costs, including reasonable attorney fees, incurred in connection with enforcement of this subchapter.
(b) Jurisdiction.--By engaging in the activities necessary to become a controlling person or group and thereby becoming a controlling person or group, the person or group and all persons participating in the group consent to personal jurisdiction in the courts of this Commonwealth for enforcement of this subchapter. Courts of this Commonwealth may exercise personal jurisdiction over any controlling person or group in actions to enforce this subchapter. The terms of this section shall be supplementary to the provisions of 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 5301 (relating to persons) through 5322 (relating to bases of personal jurisdiction over persons outside this Commonwealth) and, for the purpose of this section, 42 Pa.C.S. § 5322(a)(7)(iv) shall be deemed to include a controlling person or group as defined in section 2573 (relating to definitions). Service of process may be made upon such persons outside this Commonwealth in accordance with the procedures specified by 42 Pa.C.S. § 5323 (relating to service of process on persons outside this Commonwealth).
(c) Limitation.--Any action to enforce this subchapter shall be brought within two years from the date any profit recoverable by the corporation was realized.
(Dec. 19, 1990, P.L.834, No.198, eff. imd.)

1990 Amendment. Act 198 renumbered section 2575 to section 2576.

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