Arkansas § 4-27-703 - Court-ordered meeting.

Full text of Arkansas Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 4-27-703 — Court-ordered meeting., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 4-27-703. Court-ordered meeting.

The circuit court of the county where a corporation's principal office is located or the Pulaski County Circuit Court, if the corporation does not have a principal office in this state, may summarily order a meeting to be held: on application of any shareholder of the corporation entitled to participate in an annual meeting if an annual meeting was not held within the earlier of six (6) months after the end of the corporation's fiscal year or fifteen (15) months after its last annual meeting; or on application of a shareholder who signed a demand for a special meeting valid under § 4-27-702, if: notice of the special meeting was not given within thirty (30) days after the date the demand was delivered to the corporation's secretary; or the special meeting was not held in accordance with the notice. The court may fix the time and place of the meeting, determine the shares entitled to participate in the meeting, specify a record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting, prescribe the form and content of the meeting notice, fix the quorum required for specific matters to be considered at the meeting (or direct that the votes represented at the meeting constitute a quorum for action on those matters), and enter other orders necessary to accomplish the purpose or purposes of the meeting.

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

Frequently Asked Questions About Arkansas § 4-27-703

What does Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated § 4-27-703 cover?

Section 4-27-703 ("Court-ordered meeting.") 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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