2019 Wyoming Statutes
Title 17 - Corporations, Partnerships and Associations
Chapter 18 - Wyoming Management Stability Act
Article 3 - Control Share Acquisitions
Section 17-18-306 - Voting Rights; Resolution.

Universal Citation:
WY Stat § 17-18-306 (2019)
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17-18-306. Voting rights; resolution.

(a) Control shares acquired in a control share acquisition have the same voting rights accorded the shares before the control share acquisition only to the extent granted by resolution approved by the shareholders of the issuing public corporation.

(b) The resolution required by subsection (a) of this section shall be approved both by a majority of:

(i) All outstanding voting shares, including interested shares; and

(ii) All outstanding shares, excluding interested shares.

(c) In addition to the vote required by subsection (b) of this section, in the event the holders of the outstanding shares of a class are entitled to vote as a separate voting group and the proposed control share acquisition would, if fully carried out, result in any of the changes described in W.S. 17-16-1004(a), the resolution required by subsection (a) of this section shall be approved both by:

(i) Each voting group entitled to vote separately on a proposal by a majority of all votes entitled to be cast by that voting group, including all interested shares; and

(ii) Each voting group entitled to vote separately on a proposal by a majority vote of all the votes entitled to be cast by that voting group excluding all interested shares.

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