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AZ Rev Stat § 10-2703 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-2703 - Special meetings of shareholders

10-2703.  Special meetings of shareholders A. Special meetings of the shareholders of issuing public corporations may be called for any purpose or purposes under this chapter at any time by any of the following: 1. The president. 2. The secretary. 3. Two or more directors. 4. A person authorized in the articles of incorporation or bylaws to call special meetings. 5. A shareholder or shareholders holding ten per cent or more of the voting power of all shares,  except that a special meeting for the purpose of considering any action to directly or indirectly facilitate or effect a business combination,  including any action to change or otherwise affect the composition of the board of directors for that purpose,  must be called by twenty-five per cent or more of the voting power of all shares. B. A shareholder or shareholders holding the voting power specified in subsection A,  paragraph 5 may demand a special meeting of shareholders by written notice of demand given to the president or secretary of the issuing public corporation and containing the purposes of the meeting. Within thirty days after receipt of the demand by one of those officers,  the board shall cause a special meeting of shareholders to be called and held on notice no later than ninety days after receipt of the demand,  all at the expense of the issuing public corporation. If the board fails to call and hold a special meeting as required by this section,  the shareholder or shareholders making the demand may call the meeting by giving notice as required,  all at the expense of the issuing public corporation.
AZ Rev Stat § 10-2704 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-2704 - Limitation on share repurchases; definition

10-2704.  Limitation on share repurchases;  definition A. An issuing public corporation shall not,  directly or indirectly,  purchase or agree to purchase any shares from a beneficial owner of more than five per cent of the voting power of the issuing public corporation for more than the average market price of the shares if the shares have been beneficially owned by the beneficial owner for less than three years,  unless either: 1. The purchase or agreement to purchase is approved at a meeting of shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all shares excluding shares beneficially owned by the beneficial owner or its affiliates or associates or by any officer or director of the issuing public corporation. 2. The issuing public corporation makes an offer,  of at least equal value per share,  to all holders of shares of such class or series and to all holders of any class or series into which the shares may be converted. B. For the purposes of this section,  " average market price"  means the average closing sale price during the thirty trading days immediately preceding the purchase of the shares in question,  or if the person or persons have commenced a tender offer or have announced an intention to seek control of the issuing public corporation,  during the thirty trading days preceding the earlier of the commencement of the tender offer or the making of the announcement,  of a share on the composite tape for New York stock exchange listed shares or,  if the shares are not quoted on the composite tape or not listed on the New York stock exchange,  on the principal United States securities exchange registered under the securities exchange act of 1934 on which the shares are listed or,  if the shares are not listed on any such exchange,  on the national association of securities dealers,  inc. automated quotations national market system or,  if the shares are not quoted on the national association of securities dealers,  inc. automated quotations national market system,  the average closing bid quotation,  during the thirty trading days preceding the purchase of the shares in question of a share on the national association of securities dealers,  inc. automated quotations system or any system then in use,  or if the person or persons have commenced a tender offer or have announced an intention to seek control of the issuing public corporation,  during the thirty trading days preceding the earlier of the commencement of the tender offer or the making of the announcement,  except that if no quotation is available the average market price is the fair market value on the date of purchase of the shares in question of a share as determined in good faith by the board of directors of the issuing public corporation.
AZ Rev Stat § 10-2705 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-2705 - Compensation agreements

10-2705.  Compensation agreements During any tender offer or request or invitation for tenders of any class or series of shares of an issuing public corporation,  other than an offer,  request or invitation by the issuing public corporation,  the issuing public corporation shall not enter into or amend,  directly or indirectly,  agreements containing provisions,  whether or not dependent on the occurrence of any event or contingency,  that increase,  directly or indirectly,  the current or future compensation of any officer or director of the issuing public corporation. This section does not prohibit routine increases in compensation or other routine compensation agreements undertaken in the ordinary course of the issuing public corporation's business.
AZ Rev Stat § 10-2706 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-2706 - Application

10-2706.  Application A. This chapter applies only to issuing public corporations and to corporations which elect pursuant to subsection C of this section to be subject to: 1. All of the provisions of this article. 2. All of the provisions of article 2 of this chapter. 3. All of the provisions of article 3 of this chapter. 4. Any combination of paragraph 1,  2 or 3. B. A corporation may not elect to be subject to less than all of the provisions in any article of this chapter. A corporation which elects to be subject to all or part of this chapter pursuant to subsection C of this section,  for purposes of applying the provisions of this chapter or part of this chapter,  shall be deemed an issuing public corporation. C. An election by a corporation pursuant to subsection A of this section must be contained either: 1. In its articles of incorporation at the time of incorporation. 2. In an amendment to its articles of incorporation or bylaws which is approved by the shareholders holding a majority of the outstanding voting power of all shares.
AZ Rev Stat § 10-2721 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-2721 - Control share acquisitions; exemption from article

10-2721.  Control share acquisitions;  exemption from article A. This article does not apply to a control share acquisition if any of the following applies: 1. The articles of incorporation or bylaws of the issuing public corporation contain a provision adopted before it became an issuing public corporation and not subsequently amended expressly electing not to be subject to this article. 2. An amendment to the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the issuing public corporation is approved by the shareholders which hold a majority of the outstanding voting power of all shares,  excluding shares beneficially owned by interested shareholders and their affiliates and associates,  expressly electing not to be subject to this article and the amendment provides that it does not apply to any control share acquisition made on or before the effective date of the amendment to the articles of incorporation or bylaws. 3. The control share acquisition was consummated before,  or a binding agreement to make the control share acquisition was entered into before,  July 23,  1987. 4. The control share acquisition was inadvertent and the acquiring person,  as soon as practicable,  divests itself of a sufficient amount of the shares so that it no longer is the beneficial owner,  directly or indirectly,  of shares within the range specified in section 10-2722,  subsection A that resulted in the control share acquisition. 5. The corporation,  by action of its board of directors,  adopts an amendment to its bylaws within forty-five days of the effective date of this section expressly electing not to be governed by this article. B. An amendment to the bylaws adopted pursuant to subsection A,  paragraph 2 of this section shall not be further amended by the board of directors without the approval of the shareholders which hold a majority of the outstanding voting power of all shares excluding shares beneficially owned by interested shareholders and their affiliates and associates. C. An amendment to the bylaws adopted pursuant to subsection A,  paragraph 5 shall not be further amended by the board of directors without the approval of shareholders which hold a majority of the outstanding voting power of all shares excluding shares beneficially owned by interested shareholders and their affiliates and associates.
AZ Rev Stat § 10-2723 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-2723 - Meeting of shareholders

10-2723.  Meeting of shareholders If the acquiring person so requests in writing at the time of delivery of an information statement pursuant to section 10-2722 and has made,  or has made a bona fide written offer to make,  a control share acquisition and gives a written undertaking to pay or reimburse the issuing public corporation's expenses of a special meeting,  except the expenses of the issuing public corporation in opposing approval of the control share acquisition,  within thirty days after receipt by the issuing public corporation of the information statement,  a special meeting of the shareholders of the issuing public corporation shall be called pursuant to section 10-2703,  for the purpose of considering the voting rights to be accorded to shares referred to in section 10-2725,  subsection A acquired or to be acquired pursuant to the control share acquisition. The special meeting shall be held no later than ninety days after receipt of the information statement,  unless the acquiring person agrees to a later date. If no request for a special meeting is made,  consideration of the voting rights to be accorded to shares referred to in section 10-2725,  subsection A acquired or to be acquired pursuant to the control share acquisition shall be presented at the next special or annual meeting of the shareholders,  unless the matter of the voting rights becomes moot. The notice of the meeting shall be accompanied at a minimum by a copy of the information statement and a copy of any amendment to the information statement previously delivered to the issuing public corporation and a statement disclosing that the board of directors of the issuing public corporation recommends approval of,  expresses no opinion and is remaining neutral toward,  recommends rejection of or is unable to take a position with respect to according voting rights to shares referred to in section 10-2725,  subsection A acquired or to be acquired in the control share acquisition. The notice of any meeting required by this section shall be given at least thirty days before the meeting.
AZ Rev Stat § 10-2724 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-2724 - Financing

10-2724.  Financing No call of a special meeting of the shareholders of the issuing public corporation is required to be made pursuant to section 10-2723 and no consideration of the voting rights to be accorded to shares referred to in section 10-2725,  subsection A acquired or to be acquired pursuant to a control share acquisition shall be presented at any special or annual meeting of the shareholders of the issuing public corporation unless at the time of delivery of the information statement pursuant to section 10-2722 the acquiring person has entered into and has delivered to the issuing public corporation a copy or copies of a definitive financing agreement or agreements with one or more responsible financial institutions or other entities having the necessary financial capacity for any financing of the control share acquisition not to be provided by monies of the acquiring person.
AZ Rev Stat § 10-2725 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-2725 - Voting rights

10-2725.  Voting rights A. Shares of an issuing public corporation that are acquired by an acquiring person in a control share acquisition and that exceed the threshold of voting power of any of the ranges prescribed in section 10-2722,  subsection A,  paragraph 4 have the same voting rights as other shares of the same class or series for all elections of directors but do not have the right to vote on other matters unless approved by a resolution of shareholders of the issuing public corporation at a special or annual meeting of shareholders pursuant to section 10-2723. B. The resolution of shareholders must be approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all shares,  excluding all shares beneficially owned by the acquiring person or its affiliates or associates or by any officer or director of the issuing public corporation. C. A class or series of shares of the issuing public corporation is entitled to vote separately as a class or series if any provision of the control share acquisition would,  if contained in a proposed amendment to the articles of incorporation,  entitle the class or series to vote separately as a class or series. D. To have the voting rights accorded by approval of a resolution of shareholders,  any proposed control share acquisition not consummated before the time of the shareholders' approval must be consummated within one hundred eighty days after the shareholders' approval. E. Any shares referred to in subsection A of this section acquired in a control share acquisition that do not have voting rights accorded to them by approval of a resolution of shareholders shall regain their voting rights on transfer to a person other than the acquiring person or any affiliate or associate of the acquiring person unless the acquisition of the shares by the other person constitutes a control share acquisition,  in which case the voting rights of the shares remain subject to the provisions of this article.
AZ Rev Stat § 10-2726 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-2726 - Rights of action

10-2726.  Rights of action An acquiring person,  an issuing public corporation and shareholders of an issuing public corporation may sue at law or in equity to enforce the provisions of this article.
AZ Rev Stat § 10-2727 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-2727 - Redemption

10-2727.  Redemption A. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the articles of incorporation or in bylaws approved by the shareholders of an issuing public corporation,  the issuing public corporation may call for redemption of all but not less than all shares referred to in section 10-2725,  subsection A acquired in a control share acquisition at a redemption price equal to the market value of the shares at the time the call for redemption is given if either: 1. An information statement has not been delivered to the issuing public corporation by the acquiring person by the tenth day after the control share acquisition. 2. An information statement has been delivered but the shareholders have voted not to accord voting rights to such shares pursuant to section 10-2725,  subsection B. B. If exercising its redemption right pursuant to this section,  the issuing public corporation shall give the acquiring person written notice of the call for redemption within thirty days after the event giving the issuing public corporation the option to call the shares for redemption and the shares shall be redeemed within sixty days after the call is given.
AZ Rev Stat § 10-2743 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-2743 - Business combinations; exemptions

10-2743.  Business combinations;  exemptions A. This article does not apply to any business combination of an issuing public corporation if any of the following applies: 1. The articles of incorporation or bylaws of the issuing public corporation contain a provision adopted before it became an issuing public corporation and not subsequently amended expressly electing not to be subject to this article. 2. An amendment to the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the issuing public corporation is approved by the shareholders holding a majority of the outstanding voting power of all shares,  excluding shares beneficially owned by interested shareholders and their affiliates and associates,  expressly electing not to be subject to this article and such amendment provides that it does not apply to any business combination of the issuing public corporation with an interested shareholder whose share acquisition date is on or before the effective date of the amendment to the articles of incorporation or bylaws. 3. The business combination was consummated before,  or a binding agreement for the business combination was entered into before,  July 23,  1987. 4. The business combination of the issuing public corporation is with an interested shareholder whose share acquisition date is on or before July 22,  1987,  if the business combination is approved by a simple majority vote of a committee of the board of directors of the issuing public corporation which is formed in accordance with section 10-2741,  subsection D. 5. The business combination of the issuing public corporation is with an interested shareholder of the issuing public corporation who became an interested shareholder inadvertently,  if the interested shareholder both: (a) As soon as practicable,  divests itself of a sufficient amount of the shares so that it no longer is the beneficial owner,  directly or indirectly,  of ten per cent or more of the outstanding shares of the issuing public corporation. (b) Would not at any time within the three year period preceding the announcement date with respect to the business combination have been an interested shareholder except for the inadvertent acquisition. 6. The issuing public corporation is an insurance company regulated under title 20,  unless the company elects to be subject to this article in whole or in part pursuant to section 10-2706. B. A bylaw adopted or amended pursuant to subsection A,  paragraph 2 of this section shall not be amended or further amended without the approval of the shareholders which hold a majority of the outstanding voting power of all shares excluding shares beneficially owned by an interested shareholder or their affiliates or associates.
AZ Rev Stat § 10-3101 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-3101 - Short title

10-3101.  Short title Chapters 24 through 40 shall be known and may be cited as the Arizona nonprofit corporation act.
AZ Rev Stat § 10-3102 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-3102 - Reservation of power to amend or repeal

10-3102.  Reservation of power to amend or repeal The legislature has the power to amend or repeal all or part of this act at any time and all domestic and foreign corporations subject to this act are governed by the amendment or repeal.
AZ Rev Stat § 10-3121 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-3121 - Forms

10-3121.  Forms A. Certificates,  reports and statements required by section 10-3202,  subsection D and sections 10-11622 and 10-11623 to be delivered to and filed by the commission shall be made on the forms that are prescribed and furnished by the commission. B. The commission may prescribe and furnish on request forms for other documents required or permitted to be filed by chapters 24 through 40 of this title,  but their use is not mandatory.
AZ Rev Stat § 10-3123 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-3123 - Effective time and date of document

10-3123.  Effective time and date of document A. Except as provided in subsections B and C of this section,  a document delivered to the commission for filing is effective when the document is delivered to the commission for filing. B. A document may specify a delayed effective time or date,  or both,  and if so,  the document is effective at the time and date specified. If a delayed effective date but no time is specified,  the document is effective at 12:01 a.m. mountain standard time on that date. A delayed effective date for a document may not be later than the ninetieth day after the date it is delivered. C. Subject to section 10-3124,  if the commission determines that the requirements of chapters 24 through 40 of this title for filing have not been met,  the document shall not be filed and,  except as provided in section 10-3203,  the delivery of the document is ineffective. If the commission determines that the requirements for filing have been met,  the commission shall file the document as provided in section 10-3125 and the filing is effective as of the date and time determined pursuant to subsection A or B of this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 10-3124 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-3124 - Correcting filed document; articles of incorporation; application for authority to conduct affairs

10-3124.  Correcting filed document;  articles of incorporation;  application for authority to conduct affairs A. A domestic or foreign corporation may correct a document that has been filed by the commission if the document either: 1. Contains an incorrect statement and the correction does not materially alter a substantive provision. 2. Was defectively executed,  attested,  sealed,  verified or acknowledged. B. A document is corrected by both: 1. Preparing articles of correction that: (a) Describe the document or attach a copy of it to the articles. (b) Specify the date the document was delivered to the commission. (c) Specify the incorrect statement and the reason it is incorrect or the manner in which the execution was defective. (d) Correct the incorrect statement or other defect. 2. Delivering the articles to the commission for filing. C. Articles of correction are effective on the effective date of the document they correct except as to persons who rely on the incorrect statement or other defect and who are adversely affected by the correction. As to those persons,  articles of correction are effective as provided in section 10-123. D. If articles of incorporation,  articles of domestication or an application for authority to conduct affairs is rejected for filing by the commission,  the articles or application may be resubmitted within thirty days after the date of rejection. If the resubmitted articles or application cures the defect that caused the rejection,  the resubmitted articles or application shall be filed by the commission and is effective on the date that would have been the effective date of filing the articles or application if the articles or application had not been rejected.