35-1-1408. (Temporary) Termination -- reorganization -- other actions affecting benefit corporation. (1) A benefit corporation may terminate its status as a benefit corporation and cease to be subject to this part by deleting from the benefit corporation's articles of incorporation the statement and identification of public benefits required under 35-1-1405. The amendment is effective only if the amendment is adopted by at least the minimum status vote. If the amendment is adopted, a shareholder of the corporation may require the corporation to purchase at fair market value the shares owned by the shareholder as provided for in 35-1-827.
(2) If a reorganization of a benefit corporation would terminate the status of the corporation as a benefit corporation, the reorganization is effective only if the reorganization is approved by at least the minimum status vote.
(3) If a benefit corporation is the converting corporation in a conversion, the conversion is effective only if the conversion is approved by at least the minimum status vote.
(4) A sale, lease, conveyance, exchange, transfer, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of a benefit corporation, unless the transaction is in the usual and ordinary course of business of the benefit corporation, is effective only if the transaction is approved by at least the minimum status vote. If a transaction described in this subsection is not in the usual and ordinary course of business and is approved, a shareholder of the corporation may require the corporation to purchase at fair market value the shares owned by the shareholder as provided in 35-1-827.
35-1-1408. (Effective June 1, 2020) Termination -- reorganization -- other actions affecting benefit corporation. (1) A benefit corporation may terminate its status as a benefit corporation and cease to be subject to this part by deleting from the benefit corporation's articles of incorporation the statement and identification of public benefits required under 35-1-1405. The amendment is effective only if the amendment is adopted by at least the minimum status vote. If the amendment is adopted, a shareholder of the corporation may require the corporation to purchase at fair market value the shares owned by the shareholder as provided for in 35-14-1302.
(2) If a reorganization of a benefit corporation would terminate the status of the corporation as a benefit corporation, the reorganization is effective only if the reorganization is approved by at least the minimum status vote.
(3) If a benefit corporation is the converting corporation in a conversion, the conversion is effective only if the conversion is approved by at least the minimum status vote.
(4) A sale, lease, conveyance, exchange, transfer, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of a benefit corporation, unless the transaction is in the usual and ordinary course of business of the benefit corporation, is effective only if the transaction is approved by at least the minimum status vote. If a transaction described in this subsection is not in the usual and ordinary course of business and is approved, a shareholder of the corporation may require the corporation to purchase at fair market value the shares owned by the shareholder as provided in 35-14-1302.
History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 306, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 243, Ch. 271, L. 2019.
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