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(a) General rule.--The resolution shall be adopted upon receiving the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by all shareholders of the business corporation entitled to vote thereon and, if any class of shares is entitled to vote thereon as a class, the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast in each class vote. A proposal for the voluntary dissolution of a corporation shall not be deemed to have been adopted by the corporation unless it has also been recommended by resolution of the board of directors, regardless of the fact that the board has directed or suffered the submission of such a proposal to the shareholders for action.
(b) Termination of proposal.--Prior to the time when articles of dissolution are filed in the Department of State, the proposal may be terminated pursuant to provisions therefor, if any, set forth in the resolution.
(c) Action rescinding election to dissolve.--Prior to the time when articles of dissolution are filed in the department, any business corporation may rescind its election to dissolve in the same manner and by the same procedure as that provided in this subchapter for the election of a corporation to dissolve voluntarily.
(d) Amendment of winding-up election.--If the resolution with respect to voluntary dissolution so provides, an election to proceed under section 1975 (relating to predissolution provision for liabilities) or Subchapter H 1 (relating to postdissolution provision for liabilities) may be reversed by the board of directors prior to the time when articles of dissolution are filed in the department, notwithstanding the adoption by the shareholders of the proposal for voluntary dissolution.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 15 Pa.C.S.A. Corporations and Unincorporated Associations § 1974. Adoption of proposal - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-15-pacsa-corporations-and-unincorporated-associations/pa-csa-sect-15-1974/
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