17-6501. Meetings of stockholders; remote communication; annual meeting; failure to hold annual meeting or elect directors; special meetings; election of directors by written ballot. (a) (1) Meetings of stockholders may be held at such place, either within or without this state, as may be designated by or in the manner provided in the articles of […]
17-6502. Voting rights of stockholders; proxies, limitations. (a) Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation and subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 17-6503, and amendments thereto, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder. If the articles of incorporation provide for more or less […]
17-6503. Establishment of record date for determining stockholders of record. (a) In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the board of directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the […]
17-6504. Cumulative voting. The articles of incorporation of any corporation may provide that at all elections of directors of the corporation, or at elections held under specified circumstances, each holder of stock or of any class or classes or of a series or series thereof shall be entitled to as many votes as shall equal […]
17-6505. Voting rights of members of nonstock corporations; proxies; quorum; election of governing body; failure to hold election; ballots submitted by electronic transmission. (a) The provisions of K.S.A. 17-6501 through 17-6504 and 17-6506, and amendments thereto, shall not apply to nonstock corporations, except that K.S.A. 17-6501(a) and 17-6502(c), (d) and (e), and amendments thereto, shall […]
17-6506. Quorum; votes necessary to transact business. Subject to the provisions of this code with respect to the vote that shall be required for a specified action, the articles of incorporation or bylaws of any corporation authorized to issue stock may specify the number of shares or the amount of other securities, or both, having […]
17-6507. Voting rights of fiduciaries, pledgors and joint owners of stock. (a) Persons holding stock in a fiduciary capacity shall be entitled to vote the shares so held. Persons whose stock is pledged shall be entitled to vote, unless in the transfer by the pledgor on the books of the corporation such person has expressly […]
17-6508. Voting trusts and other voting agreements. (a) One or more stockholders, by agreement in writing, may deposit capital stock of an original issue with or transfer capital stock to any person or persons, or entity or entities authorized to act as trustee, for the purpose of vesting in such person or persons, entity or […]
17-6509. List of stockholders entitled to vote at stockholders’ meeting; preparation; examination, when, where; refusal to produce list; evidentiary status of stock ledger. (a) The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of a corporation shall prepare and make, at least 10 days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders […]
17-6510. Stockholder’s right of inspection; refusal by corporation to permit inspection; director’s right of inspection. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Stockholder” means a holder of record of stock in a stock corporation, or a person who is the beneficial owner of shares of such stock held either in a voting trust or by […]
17-6511. Rights of holders of bonds, debentures and other obligations of corporation. In its articles of incorporation, every corporation may confer upon the holders of any bonds, debentures or other obligations issued or to be issued by the corporation the power to vote in respect to the corporate affairs and management of the corporation to […]
17-6512. Notice of meetings and adjourned meetings. (a) Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall be given which shall state the place, if any, date and hour of the meeting, the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy […]
17-6513. Vacancies and newly created directorships. (a) (1) Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws: (A) Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors elected by all of the stockholders having the right to vote as a single class may be filled by a majority […]
17-6514. Form of records. Any records maintained by a corporation in the regular course of its business, including its stock ledger, books of account and minute books, may be kept on, or by means of, or be in the form of any information storage device or method provided that the records so kept can be […]
17-6515. Contested election of director or officer or any other contested vote of stockholders or members; proceedings to determine validity. (a) Upon application of any stockholder or director, or any officer whose title to office is contested, the district court may hear and determine the validity of any election, appointment, removal or resignation of any […]
17-6516. Appointment of custodian or receiver of corporation on deadlock or for other cause; powers of custodian. (a) The district court, upon application of any stockholder, may appoint one or more persons to be custodians and, if the corporation is insolvent, to be receivers, of and for any corporation when: (1) At any meeting held […]
17-6517. Powers of district court in certain proceedings; punishment for disobedience of orders. (a) The district court, in any proceeding instituted under K.S.A. 17-6501, 17-6505 or 17-6515, and amendments thereto, may determine the right and power of persons claiming to own stock to vote at any meeting of the stockholders. (b) The court may: (1) […]
17-6518. Actions taken without meeting, notice or vote, if written consent given; procedures and consent form; certification of consent. (a) Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, any action required by this code to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of a corporation, or any action which may be taken […]
17-6519. Waiver of notice. Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of this act or the articles of incorporation or bylaws, a written waiver, signed by the person entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein shall […]
17-6520. Exceptions to notice requirements. (a) Whenever notice is required to be given, under any provision of this act or of the articles of incorporation or bylaws of any corporation, to any person with whom communication is unlawful, the giving of such notice to such person shall not be required and there shall be no […]
