Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 23B Washington Business Corporation Act - Chapter 23B.07 Shareholders

• 23B.07.010 Annual meeting
  (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (5) of this section, a corporation shall hold a meeting of shareholders annually for the election of ...
• 23B.07.020 Special meeting
  (1) A corporation shall hold a special meeting of shareholders: (a) On call of its board of directors or the person or persons authorized to ...
• 23B.07.030 Court-ordered meeting
  (1) The superior court of the county in which the corporation's registered office is located may, after notice to the corporation, summarily order a meeting ...
• 23B.07.035 Inspectors to act at meetings -- Appointment -- Duties -- Certain corporations
  (1) A corporation having any shares listed on a national securities exchange or regularly traded in a market maintained by one or more members of ...
• 23B.07.040 Action without meeting
  (1)(a) Action required or permitted by this title to be taken at a shareholders' meeting may be taken without a meeting or a vote if ...
• 23B.07.050 Notice of meeting
  (1) A corporation shall notify shareholders of the date, time, and place of each annual and special shareholders' meeting. Such notice shall be given no ...
• 23B.07.060 Waiver of notice
  (1) A shareholder may waive any notice required by this title, the articles of incorporation, or bylaws before or after the date and time of ...
• 23B.07.070 Record date
  (1) The bylaws may fix or provide the manner of fixing the record date for one or more voting groups in order to determine the ...
• 23B.07.080 Shareholder participation by means of communication equipment
  If the articles of incorporation or bylaws so provide, shareholders may participate in any meeting of shareholders by any means of communication by which all ...
• 23B.07.200 Shareholders' list for meeting
  (1) After fixing a record date for a meeting, a corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all its shareholders on the ...
• 23B.07.210 Voting entitlement of shares
  (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section or unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, each outstanding share, regardless of ...
• 23B.07.220 Proxies
  (1) A shareholder may vote the shareholder's shares in person or by proxy. (2) A shareholder or the shareholder's agent or attorney-in-fact may appoint a ...
• 23B.07.230 Shares held by nominees
  (1) A corporation may establish a procedure by which the beneficial owner of shares that are registered in the name of a nominee is recognized ...
• 23B.07.240 Corporation's acceptance of votes
  (1) If the name executed on a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment corresponds to the name of a shareholder, the corporation, if acting in ...
• 23B.07.250 Quorum and voting requirements
  (1) Shares entitled to vote as a separate voting group may take action on a matter at a meeting only if a quorum of those ...
• 23B.07.260 Action by single and multiple voting groups
  (1) If the articles of incorporation or this title provide for voting on a matter by all shares entitled to vote thereon, voting together as ...
• 23B.07.270 Greater or lesser quorum or voting requirements
  (1) The articles of incorporation may provide for a greater or lesser quorum, but not less than one-third of the votes entitled to be cast, ...
• 23B.07.280 Voting for directors -- Cumulative voting
  (1) Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, shareholders entitled to vote at any election of directors are entitled to cumulate votes by multiplying ...
• 23B.07.300 Voting trusts
  (1) One or more shareholders may create a voting trust, conferring on a trustee the right to vote or otherwise act for them, by signing ...
• 23B.07.310 Voting agreements
  (1) Two or more shareholders may provide for the manner in which they will vote their shares by signing an agreement for that purpose. A ...
• 23B.07.320 Agreements among shareholders -- Acquisition of shares after agreement
  (1) An agreement among the shareholders of a corporation that is not contrary to public policy and that complies with this section is effective among ...
• 23B.07.400 Derivative proceedings procedure
  (1) A person may not commence a proceeding in the right of a domestic or foreign corporation unless the person was a shareholder of the ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009