(1)  If proposed corporate action creating dissenters’ rights under Section 16-10a-1302 is authorized, the corporation shall give a written dissenters’ notice to all shareholders who are entitled to demand payment for their shares under this part.

Terms Used In Utah Code 16-10a-1322

  • Address: includes :
(i) a post office box number;
(ii) a rural free delivery route number; and
(iii) a street name and number. See Utah Code 16-10a-102
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Notice: is a s provided in Section 16-10a-103. See Utah Code 16-10a-102
  • Receive: when used in reference to receipt of a writing or other document by a domestic or foreign corporation, means the writing or other document is actually received by:
    (a) the corporation at its:
    (i) registered office in this state; or
    (ii) principal office;
    (b) the secretary of the corporation, wherever the secretary is found; or
    (c) another person authorized by the bylaws or the board of directors to receive the writing or other document, wherever that person is found. See Utah Code 16-10a-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • (2)  The dissenters’ notice required by Subsection (1) shall be sent no later than 10 days after the effective date of the corporate action creating dissenters’ rights under Section 16-10a-1302, and shall:

    (a)  state that the corporate action was authorized and the effective date or proposed effective date of the corporate action;

    (b)  state an address at which the corporation will receive payment demands and an address at which certificates for certificated shares shall be deposited;

    (c)  inform holders of uncertificated shares to what extent transfer of the shares will be restricted after the payment demand is received;

    (d)  supply a form for demanding payment, which form requests a dissenter to state an address to which payment is to be made;

    (e)  set a date by which the corporation must receive the payment demand and by which certificates for certificated shares must be deposited at the address indicated in the dissenters’ notice, which dates may not be fewer than 30 nor more than 70 days after the date the dissenters’ notice required by Subsection (1) is given;

    (f)  state the requirement contemplated by Subsection 16-10a-1303(3), if the requirement is imposed; and

    (g)  be accompanied by a copy of this part.

    Amended by Chapter 378, 2010 General Session