Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 1216 - Voting shares held by incorporated institutions and other corporations(a) An incorporated institution or other corporation which holds shares of an institution, or an incorporated institution which holds shares of a corporation, may vote the shares by: (i) Its president or a vice-president in the case of an incorporated institution or any of its officers in the case of any other corporation,(ii) A proxy appointed by its president or a vice-president in the case of an incorporated institution or by any officer in the case of any other corporation, or(iii) A person appointed its general or special proxy by resolution of its board of directors or trustees or a provision of its articles or by-laws, a copy of which, certified to be correct by one of its officers, shall have been filed before the vote is taken with the secretary of the institution or corporation in which the shares are held.(b) Treasury shares of an institution shall not be voted directly or indirectly at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding shares for voting purposes at any time.1965, Nov. 30, P.L. 847, No. 356, § 1216.