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Maryland Code, Corporations and Associations § 2-405

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, in case of failure to elect directors at the designated time, the directors holding over shall continue to serve as directors of the corporation until their successors are elected and qualify.

(2) If the number of directors to be elected at the designated time, together with the number of directors who otherwise would hold over, exceeds the number of directors who were to be elected, then the directors who will hold over and continue to serve as directors of the corporation until their successors are elected and qualify shall be determined:

(i) By a majority vote of the directors elected at the designated time and, if the board is classified, any directors whose terms did not expire at the designated time, whether or not sufficient to constitute a quorum; or

(ii) As otherwise provided in the charter or bylaws of the corporation.

(b) A director not elected annually in accordance with § 2-501(b) of this title shall be deemed to be continuing in office and shall not be deemed to be holding over under subsection (a) of this section until after the time at which an annual meeting is required to be held under § 2-501(b) of this title or the charter or bylaws of the corporation.

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