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Ind. Code § 23-1-33-5

Terms of office

Known as the Indiana Business Corporation Law

The act spans §§ 23-1-17-1 to 23-1-55-3 (253 sections).

As added by P.L.149-1986, SEC.17

Sec. 5. (a) The terms of the initial directors of a corporation expire at the first shareholders' meeting at which directors are elected.

(b) The terms of all other directors expire at:

(1) the next; or

(2) if the director's terms are staggered in accordance with section 6 of this chapter, the applicable second or third;

annual shareholders' meeting following their election.

(c) A decrease in the number of directors does not shorten an incumbent director's term.

(d) The term of a director elected to fill a vacancy expires at the end of the term for which the director's predecessor was elected.

(e) Despite the expiration of a director's term, the director continues to serve until a successor is elected and qualifies or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.