23-1-44-12. Dissenters’ Notice; Contents
Sec. 12. (a) If proposed corporate action creating dissenters’ rights under section 8 of this chapter is authorized at a shareholders’ meeting, the corporation shall deliver a written dissenters’ notice to all shareholders who satisfied the requirements of section 11 of this chapter. (b) The dissenters’ notice must be sent no later than ten (10) […]
23-1-44-13. Demand for Payment and Deposit of Shares by Shareholder
Sec. 13. (a) A shareholder sent a dissenters’ notice described in IC 23-1-42-11 or in section 12 of this chapter must demand payment, certify whether the shareholder acquired beneficial ownership of the shares before the date required to be set forth in the dissenter’s notice under section 12(b)(3) of this chapter, and deposit the shareholder’s […]
23-1-44-14. Uncertificated Shares; Restriction on Transfer; Dissenters’ Rights
Sec. 14. (a) The corporation may restrict the transfer of uncertificated shares from the date the demand for their payment is received until the proposed corporate action is taken or the restrictions released under section 16 of this chapter. (b) The person for whom dissenters’ rights are asserted as to uncertificated shares retains all other […]
23-1-44-15. Payment to Dissenter
Sec. 15. (a) Except as provided in section 17 of this chapter, as soon as the proposed corporate action is taken, or, if the transaction did not need shareholder approval and has been completed, upon receipt of a payment demand, the corporation shall pay each dissenter who complied with section 13 of this chapter the […]
23-1-44-16. Failure to Take Action; Return of Certificates; New Action by Corporation
Sec. 16. (a) If the corporation does not take the proposed action within sixty (60) days after the date set for demanding payment and depositing share certificates, the corporation 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 […]
23-1-44-17. Withholding Payment by Corporation; Corporation’s Estimate of Fair Value; After-Acquired Shares
Sec. 17. (a) A corporation may elect to withhold payment required by section 15 of this chapter from a dissenter unless the dissenter was the beneficial owner of the shares before the date set forth in the dissenters’ notice as the date of the first announcement to news media or to shareholders of the terms […]
23-1-44-18. Dissenters’ Estimate of Fair Value; Demand for Payment; Waiver
Sec. 18. (a) A dissenter may notify the corporation in writing of the dissenter’s own estimate of the fair value of the dissenter’s shares and demand payment of the dissenter’s estimate (less any payment under section 15 of this chapter), or reject the corporation’s offer under section 17 of this chapter and demand payment of […]
23-1-44-19. Court Proceeding to Determine Fair Value; Judicial Appraisal
Sec. 19. (a) If a demand for payment under IC 23-1-42-11 or under section 18 of this chapter remains unsettled, the corporation shall commence a proceeding within sixty (60) days after receiving the payment demand and petition the court to determine the fair value of the shares. If the corporation does not commence the proceeding […]
23-1-44-20. Costs; Fees; Attorney’s Fees
Sec. 20. (a) The court in an appraisal proceeding commenced under section 19 of this chapter shall determine all costs of the proceeding, including the reasonable compensation and expenses of appraisers appointed by the court. The court shall assess the costs against such parties and in such amounts as the court finds equitable. (b) The […]
23-1-44-8. Right to Dissent and Obtain Payment for Shares
Sec. 8. (a) A shareholder is entitled to dissent from, and obtain payment of the fair value of the shareholder’s shares in the event of, any of the following corporate actions: (1) Consummation of a plan of merger to which the corporation is a party if: (A) shareholder approval is required for the merger by […]