Alaska Statutes 10.06.544 – Notice to and approval by shareholders
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 10.06.544
- board: means the board of directors of a domestic or foreign corporation. See Alaska Statutes 10.06.990
- 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.
- shareholder: means a holder of record of a share in a corporation. See Alaska Statutes 10.06.990
- shares: means the units into which the proprietary interests in a corporation are divided. See Alaska Statutes 10.06.990
- state: means any of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See Alaska Statutes 10.06.990
Upon approval by the board of each corporation of a plan of merger, consolidation, or exchange, each board shall, by resolution, direct that the plan be submitted for approval, at either an annual or special meeting, by the outstanding shares of each corporation. Written notice shall be given to each shareholder of record, whether or not the share or shares of the shareholder have voting rights under the articles of the corporation, not less than 20 days before the meeting, in the manner provided in this chapter for the giving of notice of meetings of shareholders. Whether the meeting is an annual or special meeting, the notice shall state that the purpose or one of the purposes of the meeting is to consider the proposed plan of merger, consolidation, or exchange. A copy or summary of the plan of merger, consolidation, or exchange, as well as a copy of Alaska Stat. § 10.06.574 and 10.06.576, concerning the rights of a dissenting shareholder, shall be included with the notice.