Montana § 35-9-401 - Merger -- Share Exchange -- Sale Of Assets

Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 35-9-401 — Merger -- Share Exchange -- Sale Of Assets, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 35-9-401. Merger -- Share Exchange -- Sale Of Assets

Merger -- share exchange -- sale of assets. (1) A plan of merger or share exchange: (a) that if effected would terminate statutory close corporation status must be approved by the holders of at least two-thirds of the votes of each class or series of shares of the statutory close corporation, voting as separate voting groups, whether or not the holders are otherwise entitled to vote on the plan; and (b) that if effected would create the surviving corporation as a statutory close corporation must be approved by the holders of at least two-thirds of the votes of each class or series of shares of the surviving corporation, voting as separate voting groups, whether or not the holders are otherwise entitled to vote on the plan. (2) A sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the property of a statutory close corporation, with or without the good will, if not made in the usual and regular course of business, must be approved by the holders of at least two-thirds of the votes of each class or series of shares of the corporation, voting as separate voting groups, whether or not the holders are otherwise entitled to vote on the transaction.

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

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What does Montana Code Annotated § 35-9-401 cover?

Section 35-9-401 ("Merger -- Share Exchange -- Sale Of Assets") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. 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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