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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, if a vacancy occurs on the board of directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors:
1. The shareholders may fill the vacancy;
2. The board of directors may fill the vacancy; or
3. If the directors remaining in office are less than a quorum of the board of directors, they may fill the vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors remaining in office.
B. Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, if the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group are entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders and only the remaining directors elected by that voting group, even if less than a quorum of the board of directors, are entitled to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the remaining directors.
C. A vacancy that will occur at a specific later date, by reason of a resignation effective at a later date under subsection B of § 13.1-679 or otherwise, may be filled before the vacancy occurs but the new director may not take office until the vacancy occurs.
D. The corporation may file an amended annual report with the Commission indicating the filling of a vacancy.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Virginia Code Title 13.1. Corporations § 13.1-682. Vacancy on board of directors - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/va/title-13-1-corporations/va-code-sect-13-1-682/
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