Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 21.457 · Subchapter J. FUNDAMENTAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS
GENERAL VOTE REQUIREMENT FOR APPROVAL OF FUNDAMENTAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by this code or the certificate of formation of a corporation in accordance with Section 21.365, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of the corporation entitled to vote on a fundamental business transaction is required to approve the transaction.
(b) Unless provided by the certificate of formation or Section 21.458, shares of a class or series that are not otherwise entitled to vote on matters submitted to shareholders generally are not entitled to vote for the approval of a fundamental business transaction.
(c) Except as provided by this code, if a class or series of shares of a corporation is entitled to vote on a fundamental business transaction as a class or series, in addition to the vote required under Subsection (a), the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares in each class or series of shares entitled to vote on the fundamental business transaction as a class or series is required to approve the transaction. Shares entitled to vote as a class or series shall only be entitled to vote as a class or series on the fundamental business transaction unless that class or series is otherwise entitled to vote on each matter submitted to the shareholders generally or is otherwise entitled to vote under the certificate of formation.
(d) Unless required by the certificate of formation, approval of a merger by shareholders is not required under this code for a corporation that is a party to the plan of merger unless that corporation is also a party to the merger.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BO/htm/BO.21.htm
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Business Organizations Code
- Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 21.452APPROVAL OF MERGER.Printed as Sections 21.457 and 21.459
- Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 21.453APPROVAL OF CONVERSION.Printed as Section 21.457
- Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 21.454APPROVAL OF EXCHANGE.Printed as Section 21.457
- Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 21.459NO SHAREHOLDER VOTE REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS.Printed as Section 21.457
- Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 21.954CERTAIN AMENDMENTS, MERGERS, EXCHANGES, AND CONVERSIONS; VOTER APPROVAL REQUIRED.Printed as Section 21.364, 21.457, or 21.458
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