7 Pa. Stat. § 206

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-111
Section 206 - Interested directors and shareholders; quorum
(a) Voting requirements-- Any transaction authorized under Chapter 16 of this act between an institution or subsidiary thereof and a shareholder of such an institution, or any transaction authorized undersection 1803 of this act in which a shareholder is treated differently from other shareholders of the same class (other than any dissenting shareholders under section 1607 of this act), shall require the affirmative vote of the shareholders entitled to cast at least a majority of the votes which all shareholders other than the interested shareholder are entitled to cast with respect to the transaction, without counting the vote of the interested shareholder. For the purposes of the preceding sentence, interested shareholder shall include the shareholder who is a party to the transaction or who is treated differently from other shareholders and any person, or group of persons, that is acting jointly or in concert with the interested shareholder and any person who, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the interested shareholder. An interested shareholder shall not include any person who, in good faith and not for the purpose of circumventing this subsection, is an agent, bank, broker, nominee or trustee for one or more other persons, to the extent that such other person or persons are not interested shareholders.
(b) Exceptions--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a transaction:
(i) which has been approved by a majority vote of the board of directors or trustees without counting the vote of directors or trustees who:
(A) are directors, trustees or officers of, or have a material equity interest in, the interested shareholder; or
(B) were nominated for election as a director or trustee by the interested shareholder, and first elected as a director or trustee, within twenty-four months of the date of the vote on the proposed transaction; or
(ii) in which the consideration to be received by the shareholders for shares of any class of which shares are owned by the interested shareholder is not less than the highest amount paid by the interested shareholder in acquiring shares of the same class.
(c) Approvals required--The approvals required by this section shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other approval required by this act, the articles of the institution, the bylaws of the institution or otherwise.

7 P.S. § 206

1965, Nov. 30, P.L. 847, No. 356, § 206, added 1986, Dec. 18, P.L. 1702, No. 205, § 3, effective in 60 days.