South Carolina § 33-13-260 - Failure to take action.
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§ 33-13-260. Failure to take action.
(a) If the corporation does not take the proposed action within sixty days after the date set for demanding payment and depositing share certificates, the corporation, within the same sixty-day period, shall return the deposited certificates and release the transfer restrictions imposed on uncertificated shares.
(b) If, after returning deposited certificates and releasing transfer restrictions, the corporation takes the proposed action, it must send a new dissenters' notice under Section 33-13-220 and repeat the payment demand procedure.
HISTORY: Derived from 1976 Code SECTION 33-11-270 [1962 Code SECTION 12-16.27; 1952 Code SECTIONS 12-459 to 12-462, 12-633 to 12-635; 1942 Code SECTIONS 7706, 7759; 1932 Code SECTIONS 7706, 7759; 1925 (34) 246; 1926 (34) 1052; 1962 (52) 1996; 1963 (53) 327; 1981 Act No. 146, SECTION 2; Repealed, 1988 Act No. 444, SECTION 2]; 1988 Act No. 444, SECTION 2.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 33-13-260 ("Failure to take action.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. 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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