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Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 21.562

APPLICATION TO FOREIGN CORPORATIONS

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case In Re Crown Castle International Corp. (2008)

Most recently applied in J. C. Penney Company, Inc. and Myron E. Ullman III v. Everett M. Ozenne, Derivatively on Behalf of J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (December 2014)

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff

(a) In a derivative proceeding brought in the right of a foreign corporation, the matters covered by this subchapter are governed by the laws of the jurisdiction of formation of the foreign corporation, except for Sections 21.555, 21.560, and 21.561, which with respect to foreign corporations are procedural provisions and do not relate to the internal affairs of the foreign corporation, unless applying the laws of the jurisdiction of formation of the foreign corporation requires otherwise with respect to Section 21.555.

(b) In the case of matters relating to a foreign corporation under Section 21.555, a reference to a person or group of persons described by Section 21.554 refers to a person or group entitled under the laws of the jurisdiction of formation of the foreign corporation to make the determination described by Section 21.554(a). The standard of review of a determination made by the person or group shall be governed by the laws of the jurisdiction of formation of the foreign corporation.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.