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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) At a meeting for which notice is given under AS 10.06.568(b) a vote of the shareholders shall be taken on the recommended sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition and the shareholders may fix, or may authorize the board to fix, the terms and conditions and the consideration to be received by the corporation. The transaction is approved if the recommendation of the board receives the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of the corporation, unless a class of shares is entitled to vote as a class, in which event the transaction shall be approved upon receiving the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of each class of shares entitled to vote as a class and of the total shares entitled to vote.
(b) If the buyer in a sale of assets under AS 10.06.568 is in control of or under common control with the seller, the principal terms of the sale must be approved by at least 90 percent of the outstanding shares of the seller unless the sale is to a domestic or foreign corporation in consideration for the nonredeemable common shares of the purchasing corporation or its parent.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Alaska Statutes Title 10. Corporations and Associations § 10.06.570. Approval of transaction by shareholders - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ak/title-10-corporations-and-associations/ak-st-sect-10-06-570/
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