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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
No approval of the shareholders of a corporation is required for any of the following actions, unless the articles of incorporation otherwise provide:
(1) To sell, lease, exchange, or otherwise dispose of any or all of the corporation's assets in the usual and regular course of business.
(2) To mortgage, pledge, dedicate to the repayment of indebtedness, whether with or without recourse, or otherwise encumber any or all of the corporation's assets, whether or not in the usual and regular course of business.
(3) To transfer any or all of the corporation's assets to one or more corporations or other entities all of the shares or interests of which are owned by the corporation.
(4) To distribute assets pro rata to the holders of one or more classes or series of the corporation's shares, provided that the distribution does not violate the rights of any class or series of shares.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 12, § 1-1201. Disposition of assets not requiring shareholder approval - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-12-sect-1-1201/
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