180.0623 (4), 180.0640 (2), 180.0702 (2), 180.0704 (4), 180.0705 (3) or 180.0707 on which a corporation determines the identity of its shareholders for purposes of this chapter. (13m) “Registered agent” means an agent of a corporation or foreign corporation that is authorized to receive service of any
May 22, 2026, are designated by NOTES. (Published 5-22-26)
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process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the corporation or foreign corporation. (14) “Shareholder” means the person in whose name shares are registered in the records of a corporation or the beneficial owner of shares to the extent of the rights granted by a nominee certificate on file with a corporation. (15) “Shares” means the units into which the proprietary interests in a corporation are divided. (16) “Signed” or “signature” includes the execution or adoption of a manual, facsimile, conformed, or electronic signature, or any symbol, with intent to authenticate a writing. (16m) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. (17) “Subscriber” means a person who subscribes for shares in a corporation, whether before or after incorporation. (17g) “Transfer” includes all of the following: (a) An assignment. (b) A conveyance. (c) A sale. (d) A lease. (e) An encumbrance, including a mortgage or security interest. (f) A gift. (g) A transfer by operation of law. (17m) “Treasury shares” means shares of a corporation that have been issued, that have been subsequently acquired by and belong to the corporation and that have not been canceled or restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares. (18) “United States” includes an authority, bureau, commission, department and any other agency of the United States. (19) “Voting group” means any of the following: (a) All shares of one or more classes or series that under the articles of incorporation or this chapter are entitled to vote and be counted together collectively on a matter at a meeting of shareholders. (b) All shares that under the articles of incorporation or this chapter are entitled to vote generally on a matter. History: 1989 a. 303; 1991 a. 16, 221; 1993 a. 112; 1995 a. 27, 271; 1999 a. 9; 2001 a. 44, 104; 2005 a. 387, 441; 2015 a. 196; 2017 a. 156; 2021 a. 258.