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Texas Business Organizations Code - BUS ORG § 21.710. Effect of Termination of Close Corporation Status

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A close corporation that terminates its status as a close corporation and becomes an ordinary corporation is subject to this chapter as if the corporation had not elected close corporation status under this subchapter.

(b) The effect of termination of close corporation status on a shareholders' agreement is governed by Section 21.724.

(c) When the termination of close corporation status takes effect, if the close corporation's business and affairs have been managed by an entity other than a board of directors as provided by Section 21.725, governance by a board of directors is instituted or reinstated:

(1) if provided by a shareholders' agreement, in the manner stated in the agreement or by the persons named in the agreement to serve as the interim board of directors;  or

(2) if each party to a shareholders' agreement agrees to elect a board of directors at a shareholders' meeting.

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