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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The terms and conditions of rights or options may include restrictions or conditions that:
(1) prohibit or limit the exercise, transfer, or receipt of the rights or options by certain persons or classes of persons, including:
(A) a person who beneficially owns or offers to acquire a specified number or percentage of the outstanding common shares, voting power, or other securities of the corporation; or
(B) a transferee of a person described by Paragraph (A); or
(2) invalidate or void the rights or options held by a person or transferee described by Subdivision (1).
(b) Rights or options created or issued before the effective date of this code that comply with this section and are not in conflict with other provisions of this code are ratified.
(c) Except as provided by Section 21.168, unless otherwise provided under the terms of rights or options or the agreement or plan under which the rights or options are issued, the authority to grant, amend, redeem, extend, or replace the rights or options on behalf of a corporation is vested exclusively in the board of directors of the corporation. A bylaw may not require the board to grant, amend, redeem, extend, or replace the rights or options.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Business Organizations Code - BUS ORG § 21.169. Terms and Conditions of Rights and Options - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/business-organizations-code/bus-org-sect-21-169/
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