Wisconsin Statutes 180.1402 – Dissolution by board of directors and shareholders
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 180.1402
- 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.
- State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
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(a) A corporation‘s board of directors may propose dissolution for submission to the shareholders.
(b) The board of directors may condition its submission of the proposal for dissolution on any basis.
(2) The corporation shall notify each shareholder, whether or not entitled to vote, of the proposed shareholders’ meeting in accordance with s. 180.0705, except the notice shall state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider and to act upon dissolving the corporation.
(3) Unless this chapter, the articles of incorporation, bylaws adopted under authority granted in the articles of incorporation or, acting under sub. (1) (b), the board of directors requires a greater vote or a vote by voting groups, the proposal to dissolve is adopted if approved by a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on the proposal. Dissolution is authorized upon adoption of the proposal.