Sec. 21.906. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR RATIFIED DEFECTIVE CORPORATE ACT SUBMITTED FOR SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL. (a) If the ratification of a defective corporate act is required to be submitted to the shareholders for approval under Section 21.905, notice of the time, place, if any, and purpose of the meeting shall be given at least 20 days before the date of the meeting to:
(1) each holder of record, as of the record date of the meeting, of valid shares and putative shares, regardless of whether the shares are voting or nonvoting, at the address of the holder as it appears or most recently appeared, as appropriate, on the corporation's records; and
(2) each holder of record of valid shares and putative shares, regardless of whether the shares are voting or nonvoting, other than to a holder whose identity or address cannot be ascertained from the corporation's records:
(A) as of the time of the defective corporate act; or
(B) in the case of any defective corporate act that involved the establishment of a putative record date, as of that putative record date.
(b) The notice must contain:
(1) copies of the resolutions adopted by the board of directors under Section 21.903 or the information required by Sections 21.903(a)(1)-(5); and
(2) a statement that, on shareholder approval of the ratification of the defective corporate act or putative shares made in accordance with this subchapter, the holder's rights to challenge the defective corporate act or putative shares are limited to an action claiming that a court of appropriate jurisdiction, in its discretion, should declare:
(A) that the ratification not take effect or that it take effect only on certain conditions, if that action is filed with the court not later than the 120th day after the applicable validation effective time; or
(B) that the ratification was not accomplished in accordance with this subchapter.
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. 19, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 665 (S.B. 1971), Sec. 12, 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