Arkansas § 4-26-705 - Shareholders' meetings — Quorum — Adjournment.

Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 4-26-705 — Shareholders' meetings — Quorum — Adjournment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 4-26-705. Shareholders' meetings — Quorum — Adjournment.

Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, a majority of the shares entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of shareholders, but in no event shall a quorum consist of less than one-third (1/3) of the shares entitled to vote at the meeting. If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the majority of the shares represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be the act of the shareholders, unless the vote of a greater number or voting by classes is required by this chapter or the articles of incorporation or bylaws. In the absence of a quorum at the opening of any meeting of the shareholders, the meeting may be adjourned by the vote of a majority of the shares entitled to vote at the meeting which are represented at the meeting by the holders thereof in person or by proxy. Any adjourned meeting may be readjourned in like manner. When any one (1) adjournment is for thirty (30) days or more, a fifteen-day notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given by mailing as provided in § 4-26-703. When any one (1) adjournment is for less than thirty (30) days, it is not necessary, unless the bylaws provide otherwise, to give notice of the time and place of the adjourned meeting or of the business to be transacted there other than by announcement at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken.

Source: official Arkansas text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 4-26-705 ("Shareholders' meetings — Quorum — Adjournment.") is part of the Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Arkansas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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