Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 21.316 · Subchapter G. DISTRIBUTIONS AND SHARE DIVIDENDS
LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS FOR WRONGFUL DISTRIBUTIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Subject to Subsection (c), the directors of a corporation who vote for or assent to a distribution by the corporation that is prohibited by Section 21. 303 are jointly and severally liable to the corporation for the amount by which the distribution exceeds the amount permitted by that section to be distributed.
(b) A director is not liable for all or part of the excess amount if a distribution of that amount would have been permitted by Section 21.303 after the date the director authorized the distribution.
(c) A director is not jointly and severally liable under Subsection (a) if, in voting for or assenting to the distribution, the director:
(1) relies in good faith and with ordinary care on:
(A) the statements, valuations, or information described by Section 21.314; or
(B) other information, opinions, reports, or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, concerning the corporation or another person that are prepared or presented by:
(i) one or more officers or employees of the corporation;
(ii) a legal counsel, public accountant, investment banker, or other person relating to a matter the director reasonably believes is within the person's professional or expert competence; or
(iii) a committee of the board of directors of which the director is not a member;
(2) acting in good faith and with ordinary care, considers the assets of the corporation to be valued at least at their book value; or
(3) in determining whether the corporation made adequate provision for payment, satisfaction, or discharge of all of the corporation's liabilities and obligations, as provided by Sections 11.053 and 11.356, relies in good faith and with ordinary care on financial statements of, or other information concerning, a person who was or became contractually obligated to pay, satisfy, or discharge some or all of the corporation's liabilities or obligations.
(d) The liability imposed under Subsection (a) is the only liability of a director to the corporation or its creditors for authorizing a distribution that is prohibited by Section 21.303.
(e) This section and Sections 21.317 and 21.318 do not limit any liability imposed under Chapter 24, Business & Commerce Code, or the United States Bankruptcy Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
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- Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 11.053PROPERTY APPLIED TO DISCHARGE LIABILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS.Printed as Sections 11.053 and 11.356
- Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 11.356LIMITED SURVIVAL AFTER TERMINATION.Printed as Sections 11.053 and 11.356
- Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 21.303LIMITATIONS ON DISTRIBUTIONS.Printed as Section 21.303
- Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 21.314DETERMINATION OF SOLVENCY, NET ASSETS, STATED CAPITAL, AND SURPLUS.Printed as Section 21.314
- Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 21.317STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON ACTION FOR WRONGFUL DISTRIBUTION.Printed as Sections 21.317 and 21.318
- Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 21.318CONTRIBUTION FROM CERTAIN SHAREHOLDERS AND DIRECTORS.Printed as Sections 21.317 and 21.318
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