Code of Alabama - Title 10A: Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code - Section 10A-2A-13.21 - Notice of intent to demand payment and consequences of voting or consenting

Section 10A-2A-13.21 - Notice of intent to demand payment and consequences of voting or consenting.

(a) If a corporate action specified in Section 10A-2A-13.02(a) is submitted to a vote at a stockholders' meeting, a stockholder who wishes to assert appraisal rights with respect to any class or series of stock:

(1) shall deliver to the corporation, before the vote is taken, written notice of the stockholder's intent to demand payment if the proposed action is effectuated; and

(2) shall not vote, or cause or permit to be voted, any stock of the class or series in favor of the proposed action.

(b) If a corporate action specified in Section 10A-2A-13.02(a) is to be approved by written consent, a stockholder who wishes to assert appraisal rights with respect to any class or series of stock shall not sign a consent in favor of the proposed action with respect to that class or series of stock.

(c) If a corporate action specified in Section 10A-2A-13.02(a) does not require stockholder approval pursuant to Section 10A-2A-11.04(j), a stockholder who wishes to assert appraisal rights with respect to any class or series of stock (i) shall deliver to the corporation before the stock is purchased pursuant to the offer written notice of the stockholder's intent to demand payment if the proposed action is effected; and (ii) shall not tender, or cause or permit to be tendered, any stock of the class or series in response to the offer.

(d) A stockholder who fails to satisfy the requirements of subsection (a), (b), or (c) is not entitled to payment under this Article 13.

(Act 2019-94, §1.)

Last modified: May 3, 2021