Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D § 7.21

Current through Chapters 1 to 249 and Chapters 253 to 255 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 156D:7.21 - Voting entitlement of shares
(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) or unless the articles of organization provide otherwise, each outstanding share, regardless of class, is entitled to 1 vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders' meeting. Pursuant to subsection (c) of section 6.04 each fractional share is entitled to a proportional vote. Only shares are entitled to vote.
(b) Absent special circumstances, the shares of a corporation are not entitled to vote if they are owned, directly or indirectly, by another entity of which the corporation owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of the voting interests.
(c) Subsection (b) shall not limit the power of a corporation to vote any shares, including its own shares, held by it, directly or indirectly, in a fiduciary capacity.
(d) Unless the articles of organization provide otherwise, redeemable shares are not entitled to vote after notice of redemption is given to the holders and a sum sufficient to redeem the shares has been deposited with a bank, trust company or other financial institution under an irrevocable obligation to pay the holders the redemption price upon surrender of the shares.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 7.21

Added by Acts 2003, c. 127, § 17, eff. 7/1/2004.