2011 Code of Virginia
Title 13.1 CORPORATIONS.
Chapter 9 Virginia Stock Corporation Act (13.1-601 thru 13.1-792)
13.1-732 Notice of appraisal rights

13.1-732. Notice of appraisal rights.

A. Where any corporate action specified in subsection A of 13.1-730 is to be submitted to a vote at a shareholders' meeting, the meeting notice shall state that the corporation has concluded that shareholders are, are not or may be entitled to assert appraisal rights under this article.

If the corporation concludes that appraisal rights are or may be available, a copy of this article and a statement of the corporation's position as to the availability of appraisal rights shall accompany the meeting notice sent to those record shareholders entitled to exercise appraisal rights.

B. In a merger pursuant to 13.1-719, the parent corporation shall notify in writing all record shareholders of the subsidiary who are entitled to assert appraisal rights that the corporate action became effective. Such notice shall be sent within 10 days after the corporate action became effective and include the materials described in 13.1-734.

C. Where any corporate action specified in subsection A of 13.1-730 is to be approved by written consent of the shareholders pursuant to 13.1-657:

1. Written notice that appraisal rights are, are not, or may be available must be given to each record shareholder from whom a consent is solicited at the time consent of such shareholder is first solicited and, if the corporation has concluded that appraisal rights are or may be available, must be accompanied by a copy of this article; and

2. Written notice that appraisal rights are, are not, or may be available must be delivered together with the notice to nonconsenting and nonvoting shareholders required by subsections E and F of 13.1-657, may include the materials described in 13.1-734, and, if the corporation has concluded that appraisal rights are or may be available, must be accompanied by a copy of this article.

D. Where corporate action described in subsection A of 13.1-730 is proposed, or a merger pursuant to 13.1-719 is effected, the notice referred to in subsection A or C, if the corporation concludes that appraisal rights are or may be available, and in subsection B shall be accompanied by:

1. The annual financial statements specified in subsection A of 13.1-774 of the corporation that issued the shares that may be subject to appraisal, which shall be as of a date ending not more than 16 months before the date of the notice and shall comply with subsection B of 13.1-774; provided that, if such annual financial statements are not reasonably available, the corporation shall provide reasonably equivalent financial information; and

2. The latest available quarterly financial statements of such corporation, if any.

E. The right to receive the information described in subsection D may be waived in writing by a shareholder before or after the corporate action.

(1985, c. 522; 2005, c. 765; 2007, c. 165.)