2011 Florida Statutes
TITLE XXXVI — BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
Chapter 607 — CORPORATIONS
607.0808 — Removal of directors by shareholders.
607.0808 Removal of directors by shareholders.—
(1) The shareholders may remove one or more directors with or without cause unless the articles of incorporation provide that directors may be removed only for cause.
(2) If a director is elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove him or her.
(3) If cumulative voting is authorized, a director may not be removed if the number of votes sufficient to elect the director under cumulative voting is voted against his or her removal. If cumulate voting is not authorized, a director may be removed only if the number of votes cast to remove the director exceeds the number of votes cast not to remove him or her.
(4) A director may be removed by the shareholders at a meeting of shareholders, provided the notice of the meeting states that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is removal of the director.
History.—s. 75, ch. 89-154; s. 22, ch. 97-102.
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