Minnesota Statutes Business, Social, and Charitable Organizations (Ch. 300-323A) § 302A.031. Transition

Subdivision 1. Continuation of legal acts. The continuation or completion of any act by a corporation that has not incorporated under, but has become governed by, this chapter, and the continuation or performance of any executed or wholly or partially executory contract, conveyance, or transfer to or by the corporation, shall, if otherwise lawful before the corporation became governed by this chapter, remain valid, and may be continued, completed, consummated, enforced, or terminated as required or permitted by a statute applicable prior to the date on which the corporation became governed by this chapter.

Subd. 2. Transition of preemptive rights. For purposes of denial of preemptive rights undersection 302A.413, subdivision 1, the articles of a corporation formed under chapter 301 shall be construed to deny completely preemptive rights for all shares, rights to purchase shares, securities other than shares or rights to purchase securities other than shares, if those articles deny shareholders the preemptive right to purchase or subscribe to shares.