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KRS 271B.8-080

Removal of directors by shareholders

Known as the Kentucky Business Corporation Act

The act spans §§ 271B.10-010 to 271B.8-580 (197 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Suter v. Mazyck (2007)

Most recently applied in Suter v. Mazyck (July 2007)

Effective: November 15, 2002 History: Amended 2002 Ky

(1) The shareholders may remove one (1) or more directors with or without cause, unless the articles of incorporation provide that directors may be removed only for cause.

(2) If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him or her.

(3) If cumulative voting is authorized, a director shall not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect him or her under cumulative voting is voted against his or her removal. If cumulative voting is not authorized, a director shall be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove him or her exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him or her.

(4) A director shall be removed by the shareholders only at a meeting called for the purpose of removing him or her, and the meeting notice shall state that the purpose, or one (1) of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of the director.

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