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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
To approve a voluntary winding up, a reinstatement, a cancellation of an event requiring winding up, a revocation of a voluntary decision to wind up, or a distribution plan, a corporation must follow the following procedures:
(1) if the corporation has no members or has no members with voting rights and the corporation:
(A) holds any assets or has solicited any assets or otherwise engaged in activities, the corporation's board of directors must adopt a resolution to wind up, to reinstate, to cancel the event requiring winding up, to revoke a voluntary decision to wind up, or to effect the distribution plan by the vote of directors required by Section 22.164(b)(3); or
(B) does not hold any assets and has not solicited any assets or otherwise engaged in activities, a majority of the organizers or the board of directors of the corporation must adopt a resolution to wind up, to reinstate, to cancel an event requiring winding up, to revoke a voluntary decision to wind up, or to effect the distribution plan by the vote required by Section 22.164(d);
(2) if the management of the affairs of the corporation is vested in the corporation's members under Section 22.202, the winding up, reinstatement, cancellation of event requiring winding up, revocation of voluntary decision to wind up, or distribution plan:
(A) must be submitted to a vote at an annual, regular, or special meeting of members; and
(B) must be approved by the members by the vote required by Section 22.164(b)(2); or
(3) if the corporation has members with voting rights:
(A) the corporation's board of directors must approve a resolution:
(i) recommending the winding up, reinstatement, cancellation of event requiring winding up, revocation of a voluntary decision to wind up, or distribution plan; and
(ii) directing that the winding up, reinstatement, cancellation of event requiring winding up, revocation of a voluntary decision to wind up, or distribution plan of the corporation be submitted to a vote at an annual or special meeting of members; and
(B) the members must approve the action described by Paragraph (A) in accordance with Section 22.303.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Business Organizations Code - BUS ORG § 22.302. Certain Procedures for Approval - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/business-organizations-code/bus-org-sect-22-302/
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