Indiana § 23-1-30-3 - Voting of shares; appointment of proxy

§ 23-1-30-3. Voting of shares; appointment of proxy

Sec. 3. (a) A shareholder may vote the shareholder's shares in person or by proxy.

(b) A shareholder may authorize a person or persons to act for the shareholder as proxy by any of the following:

(1) A shareholder or the shareholder's designated officer, director, employee, or agent may execute a writing by:

(A) signing it; or

(B) causing the shareholder's signature or the signature of the designated officer, director, employee, or agent of the shareholder to be affixed to the writing by any reasonable means, including by facsimile signature.

(2) A shareholder may transmit or authorize the transmission of an electronic submission. The electronic submission:

(A) may be transmitted by any electronic means, including data and voice telephonic communications and computer network;

(B) may be transmitted to:

(i) the person who will be the holder of the proxy;

(ii) a proxy solicitation firm; or

(iii) a proxy support service organization or similar agency authorized by the person who will be the holder of the proxy to receive the electronic submission; and

(C) must either contain or be accompanied by information from which it can be determined that the electronic submission was transmitted by or authorized by the shareholder.

(3) Any other method allowed by law.

(c) A copy, facsimile telecommunication, or other reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic submission created under subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2) may be used instead of the original writing or electronic submission for all purposes for which the original writing or electronic submission may be used if the copy, facsimile telecommunication, or other reproduction is a complete copy of the entire original writing or electronic submission.

(d) An appointment of a proxy is effective when received by the secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes. An appointment is valid for eleven (11) months unless a shorter or longer period is expressly provided in the appointment.

(e) An appointment of a proxy is revocable by the shareholder unless the appointment conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the appointment is coupled with an interest. Appointments coupled with an interest include the appointment of:

(1) a pledgee;

(2) a person who purchased or agreed to purchase the shares;

(3) a creditor of the corporation who extended it credit under terms requiring the appointment;

(4) an employee of the corporation whose employment contract requires the appointment; or

(5) a party to a voting agreement created under IC 23-1-31-2.

(f) The death or incapacity of the shareholder appointing a proxy does not affect the right of the corporation to accept the proxy's authority unless notice of the death or incapacity is received by the secretary or other officer or agent authorized to tabulate votes before the proxy exercises the proxy's authority under the appointment.

(g) An appointment made irrevocable under subsection (e) is revoked when the interest with which it is coupled is extinguished.

(h) A transferee for value of shares subject to an irrevocable appointment may revoke the appointment if the transferee did not know of its existence when the transferee acquired the shares and the existence of the irrevocable appointment was not noted conspicuously on the certificate representing the shares or on the information statement for shares without certificates.

(i) Subject to section 5 of this chapter and to any express limitation on the proxy's authority contained in the writing or electronic submission, a corporation is entitled to accept the proxy's vote or other action as that of the shareholder making the appointment.

As added by P.L.149-1986, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.107-1987, SEC.8; P.L.9-1998, SEC.1.