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2009 Kentucky Revised Statutes
Subtitle 8 Directors and Officers
271B.8.310 Director conflict of interest.
Download pdftransaction shall not be voidable by the corporation solely because of the director's
interest in the transaction if any one (1) of the following is true:
(a) The material facts of the transaction and the director's interest were disclosed or known to the board of directors or a committee of the board of directors
and the board of directors or committee authorized, approved, or ratified the
transaction; (b) The material facts of the transaction and the director's interest were disclosed or known to the shareholders entitled to vote and they authorized, approved,
or ratified the transaction; or (c) The transaction was fair to the corporation. (2) For purposes of this section, a director of the corporation shall have an indirect interest in a transaction if:
(a) Another entity in which he has a material financial interest or in which he is a general partner is a party to the transaction; or (b) Another entity of which he is a director, officer, or trustee is a party to the transaction and the transaction is or should be considered by the board of
directors of the corporation. (3) For purposes of subsection (1)(a) of this section, a conflict of interest transaction shall be considered authorized, approved, or ratified if it receives the affirmative
vote of a majority of the directors on the board of directors (or on the committee)
who have no direct or indirect interest in the transaction, but a transaction shall not
be authorized, approved, or ratified under this section by a single director. If a
majority of the directors who have no direct or indirect interest in the transaction
vote to authorize, approve, or ratify the transaction, a quorum shall be present for
the purpose of taking action under this section. The presence of, or a vote cast by, a
director with a direct or indirect interest in the transaction shall not affect the
validity of any action taken under subsection (1)(a) of this section if the transaction
is otherwise authorized, approved, or ratified as provided in that subsection. (4) For purposes of subsection (1)(b) of this section, a conflict of interest transaction shall be considered authorized, approved, or ratified if it receives the vote of a
majority of the shares entitled to be counted under this subsection. Shares owned by
or voted under the control of a director who has a direct or indirect interest in the
transaction, and shares owned by or voted under the control of an entity described in
subsection (2)(a) of this section, may not be counted in a vote of shareholders to
determine whether to authorize, approve, or ratify a conflict of interest transaction
under subsection (1)(b) of this section. The vote of those shares, however, shall be
counted in determining whether the transaction is approved under other sections of
this chapter. A majority of the shares that are entitled to be counted in a vote on the
transaction under this subsection shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of taking
action under this section. Effective: July 15, 1988
History: Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 23, sec. 86, effective January 1, 1989; and ch. 224, sec. 9, effective July 15, 1988. Formerly codified as KRS 271A.206.
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