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KS Stat § 17-6516 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 65 - Meetings, Elections, Voting And Notices|17-6516 Appointment of custodian or receiver of corporation on deadlock or for other cause; powers of custodian.

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 for the election of directors the stockholders are so divided that they have failed to elect successors to directors whose terms have expired or would have expired upon qualification of their successors;(2) the business of the corporation is suffering or is threatened with irreparable injury because the directors are so divided respecting the management of the affairs of the corporation that the required vote for action by the board of directors cannot be obtained and the stockholders are unable to terminate this division; or(3) the corporation has abandoned its business and has failed within a reasonable time to take steps to dissolve, liquidate or distribute its assets.(b) A custodian appointed under this section shall have all the powers and title of a receiver appointed under K.S.A. 17-6901, and amendments thereto, but the authority of the custodian is to continue the business of the corporation and not to liquidate its affairs and distribute its assets, except when the court shall otherwise order and except in cases arising under subsection (a)(3) or K.S.A. 17-7212(a)(2), and amendments thereto.(c) In the case of a charitable nonstock corporation, the applicant shall provide a copy of any application referred to in subsection (a) to the attorney general of the state of Kansas within one week of its filing with the district court.History: L. 1972, ch. 52, § 69; L. 2016, ch. 110, § 59; July 1.
KS Stat § 17-6517 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 65 - Meetings, Elections, Voting And Notices|17-6517 Powers of district court in certain proceedings; punishment for disobedience of orders.

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) Appoint a master to hold any election provided for in K.S.A. 17-6501, 17-6505 or 17-6515, and amendments thereto, under such orders and powers as it deems proper; (2) punish any officer or director for contempt in case of disobedience of any order made by the court; and (3) in case of disobedience by a corporation of any order made by the court, may enter a decree against such corporation for a penalty of not more than $5,000.History: L. 1972, ch. 52, § 70; L. 1973, ch. 100, § 4; L. 2004, ch. 143, § 41; L. 2016, ch. 110, § 60; July 1.
KS Stat § 17-6519 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 65 - Meetings, Elections, Voting And Notices|17-6519 Waiver of notice.

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 be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice or any waiver by electronic transmission unless so required by the articles of incorporation or the bylaws.History: L. 1972, ch. 52, § 72; L. 2004, ch. 143, § 43; January 1, 2005.
KS Stat § 17-6520 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 65 - Meetings, Elections, Voting And Notices|17-6520 Exceptions to notice requirements.

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 duty to apply to any governmental authority or agency for a license or permit to give such notice to such person. Any action or meeting which shall be taken or held without notice to any such person with whom communication is unlawful shall have the same force and effect as if such notice had been duly given. In the event that the action taken by the corporation is such as to require the filing of a certificate under any of the other sections of this act, the certificate shall state, if such is the fact and if notice is required, that notice was given to all persons entitled to receive notice except such persons with whom communication is unlawful.(b) Whenever notice is required to be given, under any provision of this act or the articles of incorporation or bylaws of any corporation, to any stockholder or, if the corporation is a nonstock corporation, to any member, to whom (1) notice of two consecutive annual meetings, and all notices of meetings or of the taking of action by written consent without a meeting to such person during the period between such two consecutive annual meetings, or (2) all, and at least two payments, if sent by first class mail, of dividends or interest on securities during a 12-month period, have been mailed addressed to such person at such person's address as shown on the records of the corporation and have been returned undeliverable, the giving of such notice to such person shall not be required. Any action or meeting which shall be taken or held without notice to such person shall have the same force and effect as if such notice had been duly given. If any such person shall deliver to the corporation a written notice setting forth such person's then current address, the requirement that notice be given to such person shall be reinstated. In the event that the action taken by the corporation is such as to require the filing of a certificate under any of the other sections of this chapter, the certificate need not state that notice was not given to persons to whom notice was not required to be given pursuant to this subsection.(c) The exception in subsection (b)(1) to the requirement that notice be given shall not be applicable to any notice returned as undeliverable if the notice was given by electronic transmission.History: L. 1972, ch. 52, § 73; L. 1988, ch. 99, § 33; Revived and amend., L. 1988, ch. 100, § 33; L. 2004, ch. 143, § 44; January 1, 2005.
KS Stat § 17-6522 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 65 - Meetings, Elections, Voting And Notices|17-6522 Notice to shareholders; consent to electronic transmission.

17-6522. Notice to shareholders; consent to electronic transmission. (a) Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders given by the corporation under any provision of this code, the articles of incorporation, or the bylaws shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the corporation. Any such consent shall be deemed revoked if: (1) The corporation is unable to deliver by electronic transmission two consecutive notices given by the corporation in accordance with such consent; and (2) such inability becomes known to the secretary or an assistant secretary of the corporation or to the transfer agent, or other person responsible for the giving of notice. The inadvertent failure to treat such inability as a revocation shall not invalidate any meeting or other action.(b) Notice given pursuant to subsection (a) shall be deemed given: (1) If by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (2) if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (3) if by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of: (A) Such posting; and (B) the giving of such separate notice; and (4) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder. An affidavit of the secretary or an assistant secretary or of the transfer agent or other agent of the corporation that the notice has been given by a form of electronic transmission, in the absence of fraud, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.(c) For purposes of this code, "electronic transmission" means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such a recipient through an automated process.(d) This section shall not apply to K.S.A. 17-6414, 17-6906, 17-7001 or 17-7002, and amendments thereto.History: L. 2004, ch. 143, § 46; L. 2016, ch. 110, § 63; July 1.
KS Stat § 17-6523 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 65 - Meetings, Elections, Voting And Notices|17-6523 Notice to stockholders sharing an address, effect; objection; limitations.

17-6523. Notice to stockholders sharing an address, effect; objection; limitations. (a) Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders given by the corporation under any provision of this chapter, the articles of incorporation or the bylaws shall be effective if given by a single written notice to stockholders who share an address if consented to by the stockholders at that address to whom such notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the corporation.(b) Any stockholder who fails to object in writing to the corporation, within 60 days of having been given written notice by the corporation of its intention to send the single notice permitted under subsection (a), shall be deemed to have consented to receiving such single written notice.(c) This section shall not apply to K.S.A. 17-6414, 17-6906, 17-7001, and 17-7002, and amendments thereto.History: L. 2004, ch. 143, § 92; L. 2016, ch. 110, § 64; July 1.
KS Stat § 17-6601 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 66 - Amendments Of Articles Of Incorporation; Change In Capital Or Capital Stock|17-6601 Amendment of articles of incorporation prior to receipt of any payment for stock; amendment of articles by nonstock corporation.

17-6601. Amendment of articles of incorporation prior to receipt of any payment for stock; amendment of articles by nonstock corporation. (a) Before a corporation has received any payment for any of its stock, it may amend its articles of incorporation at any time or times, in any and as many respects as may be desired, so long as its articles of incorporation, as amended, would contain only such provisions as it would be lawful and proper to insert in an original articles of incorporation filed at the time of filing the amendment.(b) The amendment of the articles of incorporation authorized by this section shall be adopted by a majority of the incorporators, if directors were not named in the original articles of incorporation or have not yet been elected, or, if directors were named in the original articles of incorporation or have been elected and have qualified, by a majority of the directors. A certificate setting forth the amendment and certifying that the corporation has not received any payment for any of its stock, or that the corporation has no members, as applicable, and that the amendment has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be executed and filed in accordance with K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-7908 through 17-7910, and amendments thereto. Upon the effectiveness of such filing, the corporation's articles of incorporation shall be deemed to be amended accordingly as of the date on which the original articles of incorporation became effective except as to those persons who are substantially and adversely affected by the amendment and as to those persons the amendment shall be effective from the filing date.(c) This section shall apply to a nonstock corporation before such corporation has any members, except that all references to directors shall be deemed to be references to members of the governing body of the corporation.History: L. 1972, ch. 52, § 74; L. 1988, ch. 99, § 34; Revived and amend., L. 1988, ch. 100, § 34; L. 1999, ch. 39, § 11; L. 2000, ch. 39, § 24; L. 2015, ch. 65, § 1; L. 2016, ch. 110, § 65; July 1.
KS Stat § 17-6603 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 66 - Amendments Of Articles Of Incorporation; Change In Capital Or Capital Stock|17-6603 Retirement of shares of capital stock; status of authorized or unissued shares; reissuance prohibited by articles of incorporation.

17-6603. Retirement of shares of capital stock; status of authorized or unissued shares; reissuance prohibited by articles of incorporation. (a) A corporation, by resolution of its board of directors, may retire any shares of its capital stock that are issued but are not outstanding.(b) Whenever any shares of the capital stock of a corporation are retired, they shall resume the status of authorized and unissued shares of the class or series to which they belong unless the articles of incorporation otherwise provides. If the articles of incorporation prohibits the reissuance of such shares, or prohibits the reissuance of such shares as a part of a specific series only, a certificate stating that reissuance of the shares, as part of the class or series, is prohibited, identifying the shares and reciting that their retirement shall be executed and filed and shall become effective in accordance with K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-7908 through 17-7911, and amendments thereto. When such certificate becomes effective, it shall have the effect of amending the articles of incorporation so as to reduce accordingly the number of authorized shares of the class or series to which such shares belong or, if such retired shares constitute all of the authorized shares of the class or series to which they belong, of eliminating from the articles of incorporation all reference to such class or series of stock.(c) If the capital of the corporation shall be reduced by or in connection with the retirement of shares, the reduction of capital shall be effected pursuant to K.S.A. 17-6604, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1972, ch. 52, § 76; L. 1986, ch. 399, § 9; L. 1988, ch. 99, § 36; Revived and amend., L. 1988, ch. 100, § 36; L. 2000, ch. 39, § 26; L. 2016, ch. 110, § 67; July 1.
KS Stat § 17-6604 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 66 - Amendments Of Articles Of Incorporation; Change In Capital Or Capital Stock|17-6604 Reduction of capital.

17-6604. Reduction of capital. (a) A corporation, by resolution of its board of directors, may reduce its capital in any of the following ways by:(1) Reducing or eliminating the capital represented by shares of capital stock which have been retired;(2) applying to an otherwise authorized purchase or redemption of outstanding shares of its capital stock some or all of the capital represented by the shares being purchased or redeemed, or any capital that has not been allocated to any particular class of its capital stock;(3) applying to an otherwise authorized conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of its capital stock some or all of the capital represented by the shares being converted or exchanged, or some or all of any capital that has not been allocated to any particular class of its capital stock, or both, to the extent that such capital in the aggregate exceeds the total aggregate par value or the stated capital of any previously unissued shares issuable upon such conversion or exchange; or(4) transferring to surplus: (A) Some or all of the capital not represented by any particular class of its capital stock; (B) some or all of the capital represented by issued shares of its par value capital stock, which capital is in excess of the aggregate par value of such shares; or (C) some of the capital represented by issued shares of its capital stock without par value.(b) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, no reduction of capital shall be made or effected unless the assets of the corporation remaining after such reduction shall be sufficient to pay any debts of the corporation for which payment has not been otherwise provided. No reduction of capital shall release any liability of any stockholder whose shares have not been fully paid.History: L. 1972, ch. 52, § 77; L. 1988, ch. 99, § 37; Revived and amend., L. 1988, ch. 100, § 37; L. 2004, ch. 143, § 47; January 1, 2005.
KS Stat § 17-6710 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 67 - Merger Or Consolidation|17-6710 Issuance of stock, bonds or other indebtedness by corporation surviving or resulting from merger or consolidation.

17-6710. Issuance of stock, bonds or other indebtedness by corporation surviving or resulting from merger or consolidation. When two or more corporations are merged or consolidated, the corporation surviving or resulting from the merger or consolidation may issue bonds or other obligations, negotiable or otherwise, and with or without coupons or interest certificates thereto attached, to an amount sufficient with its capital stock to provide for all the payments it will be required to make, or obligations it will be required to assume, in order to effect the merger or consolidation. For the purpose of securing the payment of any such bonds and obligations, it shall be lawful for the surviving or resulting corporation to mortgage its corporate franchise, rights, privileges and property, real, personal or mixed. The surviving or resulting corporation may issue certificates of its capital stock or uncertificated stock if authorized to do so and other securities to the stockholders of the constituent corporations in exchange or payment for the original shares, in such amount as shall be necessary in accordance with the terms of the agreement of merger or consolidation in order to effect such merger or consolidation in the manner and on the terms specified in the agreement.History: L. 1972, ch. 52, § 88; L. 1973, ch. 100, § 8; L. 1986, ch. 399, § 13; L. 2016, ch. 110, § 76; July 1.
KS Stat § 17-6711 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 67 - Merger Or Consolidation|17-6711 Effect of merger or consolidation on pending actions.

17-6711. Effect of merger or consolidation on pending actions. Any action or proceeding, whether civil, criminal or administrative, pending by or against any corporation which is a party to a merger or consolidation shall be prosecuted as if such merger or consolidation had not taken place, or the corporation surviving or resulting from such merger or consolidation may be substituted in such action or proceeding.History: L. 1972, ch. 52, § 89; July 1.
KS Stat § 17-6713 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 67 - Merger Or Consolidation|17-6713 Merger or consolidation in accordance with business entity transactions act.

17-6713. Merger or consolidation in accordance with business entity transactions act. (a) A domestic corporation may merge or consolidate with or into any other entity in accordance with the business entity transactions act, K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-78-101 et seq., and amendments thereto.(b) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas general corporation code, K.S.A. 17-6001 et seq., and amendments thereto.History: L. 2009, ch. 47, § 42; July 1, 2010.
KS Stat § 17-6802 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 68 - Dissolution And Disposition Of Corporate Assets|17-6802 Mortgage or pledge of assets.

17-6802. Mortgage or pledge of assets. The authorization or consent of stockholders to the mortgage or pledge of a corporation's property and assets shall not be necessary, except to the extent that the articles of incorporation otherwise provide.History: L. 1972, ch. 52, § 92; July 1.
KS Stat § 17-6803 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 17 - Corporations|Article 68 - Dissolution And Disposition Of Corporate Assets|17-6803 Dissolution prior to issuing shares or commencing business; procedure.

17-6803. Dissolution prior to issuing shares or commencing business; procedure. If a corporation has not issued shares or has not commenced the business for which the corporation was organized, a majority of the incorporators, or, if directors were named in the articles of incorporation or have been elected, a majority of the directors, may surrender all of the corporation's rights and franchises by filing in the office of the secretary of state a certificate, executed by a majority of the incorporators or directors, stating that: (a) No shares of stock have been issued or that the business or activity for which the corporation was organized has not been begun; (b) no part of the capital of the corporation has been paid or, if some capital has been paid, that the amount actually paid in for the corporation's shares, less any part thereof disbursed for necessary expenses, has been returned to those entitled thereto; (c) if the corporation has begun business but it has not issued shares, all debts of the corporation have been paid; (d) if the corporation has not begun business but has issued stock certificates, all issued stock certificates, if any, have been surrendered and canceled; and (e) all rights and franchises of the corporation are surrendered. Upon such certificate becoming effective in accordance with K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-7911, and amendments thereto, the corporation shall be dissolved.History: L. 1972, ch. 52, § 93; L. 2000, ch. 39, § 36; L. 2016, ch. 110, § 79; July 1.