Sec. 21.905. SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL OF RATIFIED DEFECTIVE CORPORATE ACT REQUIRED; EXCEPTION. Each defective corporate act ratified under Section 21.903 must be submitted to shareholders for approval as provided by Sections 21.906 and 21.907, unless:
(1)(A) no other provision of the corporate statute, no provision of the corporation's governing documents, and no provision of any plan or agreement to which the corporation is a party would have required shareholder approval of:
(i) the defective corporate act to be ratified at the time of that defective corporate act; or
(ii) the type of defective corporate act to be ratified at the time the board of directors adopts the resolutions ratifying that defective corporate act under Section 21.903; and
(B) the defective corporate act to be ratified did not result from a failure to comply with Subchapter M; or
(2) as of the record date for determining the shareholders entitled to vote on the ratification of the defective corporate act, there are no valid shares outstanding and entitled to vote on the ratification, regardless of whether as of that record date there exist any putative shares.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 32 (S.B. 860), Sec. 30, eff. September 1, 2015.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 75 (S.B. 1518), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 665 (S.B. 1971), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 21 - For-Profit Corporations
Subchapter R. Ratification of Defective Corporate Acts or Shares; Proceedings
Section 21.902. Ratification of Defective Corporate Act and Putative Shares
Section 21.903. Ratification of Defective Corporate Act; Adoption of Resolutions
Section 21.904. Quorum and Voting Requirements for Adoption of Resolutions
Section 21.905. Shareholder Approval of Ratified Defective Corporate Act Required; Exception
Section 21.907. Shareholder Meeting; Quorum and Voting
Section 21.908. Certificate of Validation
Section 21.909. Adoption of Resolutions; Effect on Defective Corporate Act
Section 21.910. Adoption of Resolutions; Effect on Putative Shares
Section 21.911. Notice to Shareholders Following Ratification of Defective Corporate Act
Section 21.912. Valid Shares or Putative Shares
Section 21.913. Ratification Procedures or Court Proceedings Concerning Validation Not Exclusive
Section 21.914. Proceeding Regarding Validity of Defective Corporate Acts and Shares