(a) General rule.--If the corporation does not otherwise have the right to acquire all the shares of a shareholder who becomes a disqualified person or of a deceased shareholder, the corporation shall nevertheless have an option to acquire the shares, subject to the provisions of subsection (c), at a price that is agreed upon by the parties or, if no agreement is reached, at their fair value as determined under Subchapter D of Chapter 15 (relating to dissenters rights).
(b) Dissolution of corporation.--If the corporation or a licensed person fails to acquire, or if the corporation fails to commence proceedings under subsection (a) to acquire, all of the shares of a shareholder who becomes a disqualified person or of a deceased shareholder within 90 days following the date of disqualification or within 13 months following the date of death of the shareholder, as the case may be, then that failure shall constitute a ground for the forfeiture of the charter of the corporation and its dissolution. When the failure of a professional corporation to comply with this section is brought to the attention of the court, department, board, commission or other government unit regulating the profession in which the corporation is engaged, the government unit shall certify that fact to the Attorney General for institution of proceedings under section 503 (relating to actions to revoke corporate franchises) to dissolve the corporation.
(c) Nominal consideration transactions.--If section 1551 (relating to distributions to shareholders) would otherwise prohibit an acquisition of shares under this section, a professional corporation shall have the right to purchase its own shares for a nominal consideration.
Cross References. Section 2907 is referred to in section 1571 of this title.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS
Chapter 29 - Professional Corporations
Section 2901 - Application and effect of chapter
Section 2902 - Definitions and index of definitions
Section 2903 - Formation of professional corporations
Section 2904 - Election of an existing business corporation to become a professional corporation
Section 2905 - Election of professional associations to become professional corporations
Section 2906 - Termination of professional corporation status
Section 2907 - Proceedings to terminate breach of qualifying conditions
Section 2922 - Stated purposes
Section 2923 - Issuance and retention of shares