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AZ Rev Stat § 10-627 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-627 - Restriction on transfer of shares and other securities; definition

10-627.  Restriction on transfer of shares and other securities;  definition A. The articles of incorporation,  the bylaws,  an agreement among shareholders or an agreement between shareholders and the corporation may impose restrictions on the transfer or registration of transfer of shares of the corporation. A restriction does not affect shares issued before the restriction was adopted unless the holders of the shares are parties to the restriction agreement or voted in favor of the restriction. B. A restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of shares is valid and enforceable against the holder or a transferee of the holder if the restriction is authorized by this section and if its existence is noted conspicuously on the front or back of the certificate or is contained in the information statement required by section 10-626,  subsection B. Unless so noted,  a restriction is not enforceable against a person without knowledge of the restriction. C. A restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of shares is authorized: 1. To maintain the corporation's status if it is dependent on the number or identity of its shareholders. 2. To preserve exemptions under federal or state securities law. 3. For any other reasonable purpose. D. A restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of shares may: 1. Obligate the shareholder first to offer the corporation or other persons separately,  consecutively or simultaneously an opportunity to acquire the restricted shares. 2. Obligate or permit the corporation or other persons separately,  consecutively or simultaneously to acquire the restricted shares. 3. Require the corporation,  the holders of any class of its shares or another person to approve the transfer of the restricted shares,  if the requirement is not manifestly unreasonable. 4. Prohibit the transfer of the restricted shares to designated persons or classes of persons,  if the prohibition is not manifestly unreasonable. 5. Impose any other restriction on transfer or registration that is not manifestly unreasonable. E. For purposes of this section,  " shares"  includes a security convertible into or carrying a right to subscribe for or acquire shares.
AZ Rev Stat § 10-628 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-628 - Expense of issue

10-628.  Expense of issue A corporation may pay the expenses of selling or underwriting its shares and of organizing or reorganizing the corporation from the consideration received for shares.
AZ Rev Stat § 10-629 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-629 - Adjustment of terms of rights, options and warrants; conditions to exercise of rights, options and warrants

10-629.  Adjustment of terms of rights,  options and warrants;  conditions to exercise of rights,  options and warrants Rights,  options and warrants may include provisions that adjust the terms of the rights,  options and warrants on the occurrence of one or more events,  including acquisition of shares,  reorganization,  merger,  consolidation or sale of assets. Rights,  options and warrants may include conditions regarding the exercise of the rights,  options and warrants,  including conditions that prevent the holder of a specified percentage of the outstanding shares of the corporation,  including subsequent transferees of the holder,  from exercising those rights,  options and warrants.
AZ Rev Stat § 10-630 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-630 - Shareholders' preemptive rights; definition

10-630.  Shareholders' preemptive rights;  definition A. The shareholders of a corporation do not have any preemptive right to acquire the corporation's unissued shares except to the extent the articles of incorporation so provide. B. A statement included in the articles of incorporation that " the corporation elects to have preemptive rights"  or words of similar import means that the following principles apply except to the extent the articles of incorporation expressly provide otherwise: 1. The shareholders of the corporation have a preemptive right,  granted on uniform terms and conditions prescribed by the board of directors,  to provide a fair and reasonable opportunity to exercise the right to acquire proportional amounts of the corporation's unissued shares on the decision of the board of directors to issue them. 2. A shareholder may waive his preemptive right. A waiver evidenced by a writing is irrevocable even though it is not supported by consideration. 3. There is no preemptive right with respect to: (a) Shares issued as compensation to directors,  officers,  agents or employees of the corporation,  its subsidiaries or its affiliates. (b) Shares issued to satisfy conversion or option rights created to provide compensation to directors,  officers,  agents or employees of the corporation,  its subsidiaries or its affiliates. (c) Shares authorized in articles of incorporation that are issued within six months from the effective date of incorporation. (d) Shares issued in transactions for which shareholder approval is required by chapters 1 through 17 of this title. 4. Holders of shares of any class without general voting rights but with preferential rights to distributions or assets have no preemptive rights with respect to shares of any class. 5. Holders of shares of any class with general voting rights but without preferential rights to distributions or assets have no preemptive rights with respect to shares of any class with preferential rights to distributions or assets unless the shares with preferential rights are convertible into or carry a right to subscribe for or acquire shares without preferential rights. 6. Shares that are subject to preemptive rights and that are not acquired by shareholders may be issued to any person for a period of one year after being offered to shareholders at a consideration set by the board of directors that is not lower than the consideration set for the exercise of preemptive rights. An offer at a lower consideration or after the expiration of one year is subject to the shareholders' preemptive rights. C. For purposes of this section,  " shares"  includes a security convertible into or carrying a right to subscribe for or acquire shares.
AZ Rev Stat § 10-631 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-631 - Corporation's acquisition of its own shares

10-631.  Corporation's acquisition of its own shares A. A corporation may acquire its own shares,  and shares so acquired constitute authorized but unissued shares. B. If the articles of incorporation prohibit the reissue of acquired shares,  the number of authorized shares is reduced by the number of shares acquired,  effective on amendment of the articles of incorporation. C. The board of directors may adopt a statement that is entitled " statement pursuant to section 10-631" ,  that constitutes an amendment to the articles of incorporation,  that is effective as provided in section 10-123 and that is effective without shareholder action. The statement must set forth all of the following: 1. The name of the corporation. 2. The reduction in the number of authorized shares,  itemized by class and series. 3. The total number of authorized shares,  itemized by class and series,  remaining after reduction of the shares.
AZ Rev Stat § 10-701 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-701 - Annual meeting

10-701.  Annual meeting A. A corporation shall hold a meeting of shareholders annually at a time stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws. B. Annual shareholders' meetings may be held in or out of this state at the place stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws. If no place is stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws,  annual meetings shall be held at the corporation's known place of business. C. The failure to hold an annual meeting at the time stated in or fixed in accordance with a corporation's bylaws does not affect the validity of any corporate action. D. Any water users' association may provide in its articles of incorporation or bylaws for any method of electing its governing body or bodies on a biannual or more frequent basis,  in which event the water users' association has no obligation to hold an annual meeting notwithstanding subsection A of this section and section 10-803. Whenever a meeting of shareholders is required or permitted under this chapter,  a water users' association,  without conducting such a meeting,  may accomplish the purpose of such meeting through an election by its shareholders pursuant to its articles of incorporation.
AZ Rev Stat § 10-702 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-702 - Special meeting

10-702.  Special meeting A. Except as provided in section 10-2703,  a corporation shall hold a special meeting of shareholders either: 1. On the call of its board of directors or the person or persons authorized to do so by the articles of incorporation or bylaws. 2. As provided in section 10-810,  subsection D. B. If not otherwise fixed under section 10-703 or 10-707,  the record date for determining shareholders entitled to demand a special meeting is the date the first shareholder signs the demand. C. Special shareholders' meetings may be held in or out of this state at the place stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws. If no place is stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws,  special meetings shall be held at the corporation's principal office. D. Only business within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice required by section 10-705,  subsection C may be conducted at a special shareholders' meeting.
AZ Rev Stat § 10-703 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-703 - Court ordered meeting

10-703.  Court ordered meeting A. The court in the county where a corporation's known place of business is located may summarily order either: 1. An annual meeting to be held on application of any shareholder of the corporation entitled to participate in an annual meeting if an annual meeting was not held within the earlier of three months after the date specified for the annual meeting in the bylaws or fifteen months after its last annual meeting. 2. A special meeting to be held on application of a shareholder who signed a demand for a special meeting valid under section 10-702,  if either: (a) Notice of the special meeting was not given within thirty days after the date the demand was delivered to the corporation's secretary. (b) The special meeting was not held in accordance with the notice. B. The court may fix the time and place of the meeting,  determine the shares entitled to participate in the meeting,  specify a record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting,  prescribe the form and content of the meeting notice,  fix the quorum required for specific matters to be considered at the meeting or direct that the votes represented at the meeting constitute a quorum for action on those matters and enter other orders necessary to accomplish the purpose or purposes of the meeting.
AZ Rev Stat § 10-705 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-705 - Notice of meeting

10-705.  Notice of meeting A. A corporation shall notify shareholders of the date,  time and place of each annual and special shareholders' meeting at least ten but not more than sixty days before the meeting date. Unless chapters 1 through 17 of this title or the articles of incorporation require otherwise,  the corporation is required to give notice only to shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting. B. Unless chapters 1 through 17 of this title or the articles of incorporation require otherwise,  notice of an annual meeting need not include a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. C. Notice of a special meeting shall include a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. D. If not otherwise fixed under section 10-703 or 10-707,  the record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at an annual or special shareholders' meeting is the day before the effective date of the first notice to shareholders. E. Unless the bylaws require otherwise,  if an annual or special shareholders' meeting is adjourned to a different date,  time or place,  notice need not be given of the new date,  time or place if the new date,  time or place is announced at the meeting before adjournment. However,  if a new record date for the adjourned meeting is or must be fixed under section 10-707,  notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given under this section to persons who are shareholders as of the new record date.
AZ Rev Stat § 10-706 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-706 - Waiver of notice

10-706.  Waiver of notice A. A shareholder may waive any notice required by chapters 1 through 17 of this title,  the articles of incorporation or the bylaws before or after the date and time stated in the notice. The waiver shall be in writing,  signed by the shareholder entitled to the notice and delivered to the corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. B. A shareholder's attendance at a meeting: 1. Waives objection to lack of notice or defective notice of the meeting,  unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting. 2. Waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice,  unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.
AZ Rev Stat § 10-707 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-707 - Record date

10-707.  Record date A. The bylaws may fix or provide the manner of fixing the record date for one or more voting groups in order to determine the shareholders entitled to notice of a shareholders' meeting,  to demand a special meeting,  to vote or to take any other action. If the bylaws do not fix or provide for fixing a record date,  the board of directors of the corporation may fix a future date as the record date. B. A record date fixed under this section may not be more than seventy days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of shareholders. C. A determination of shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a shareholders' meeting is effective for any adjournment of the meeting unless the board of directors fixes a new record date,  which it shall do if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than one hundred twenty days after the date fixed for the original meeting. D. If a court orders a meeting adjournment to a date more than one hundred twenty days after the date fixed for the original meeting,  it may provide that the original record date continues in effect or it may fix a new record date.
AZ Rev Stat § 10-708 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-708 - Participation in shareholders' meetings; remote communication

10-708.  Participation in shareholders' meetings;  remote communication A. Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide otherwise,  the board of directors may permit any or all shareholders to participate in an annual or special shareholders' meeting by or conduct the meeting through use of any means of remote communication. If the board of directors elects to permit participation by means of remote communication,  the notice of the meeting shall specify how a shareholder may participate in the meeting by means of remote communication. Participation may be limited by the board of directors to specified locations or means of communication. B. Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide otherwise,  if authorized by the board of directors and subject to such guidelines and procedures as the board of directors may adopt,  shareholders not physically present at a meeting of shareholders,  by means of remote communication,  may both: 1. Participate in a meeting of shareholders. 2. Be deemed present in person and vote at a meeting of shareholders,  whether the meeting is to be held at a designated place or solely by means of remote communication if the corporation does all of the following: (a) Implements reasonable measures to verify that each person deemed present and permitted to vote at the meeting by means of remote communication is a shareholder. (b) Implements reasonable measures to provide shareholders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the shareholders substantially concurrently with the proceedings. Participation may be through verbal,  written or other suitable means of communication as described by this section. (c) Maintains a record of the vote or other action if any shareholder votes or takes other action at the meeting by means of remote communication. C. All votes of shareholders must be in writing,  unless otherwise provided for in the articles of incorporation or bylaws. If authorized by the articles of incorporation,  bylaws or board of directors,  the requirement of a writing may be satisfied by a vote submitted by electronic transmission if the electronic transmission is either set forth or is submitted with information from which it can be determined that the electronic transmission was authorized by the shareholder.
AZ Rev Stat § 10-720 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-720 - Shareholders' list for meeting

10-720.  Shareholders' list for meeting A. After fixing a record date for a meeting,  a corporation shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all of its shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders' meeting. The list shall be arranged by voting group,  and within each voting group by class or series of shares,  and shall show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder. B. The shareholders' list shall be available for inspection by any shareholder,  beginning two business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing through the meeting,  at the corporation's principal office,  the office of the corporation's transfer agent if specified in the meeting notice or at another place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder,  its agent or its attorney on written demand may inspect and,  subject to the requirements of section 10-1602,  subsection C,  may copy the list,  during regular business hours and at his expense,  during the period it is available for inspection. C. The corporation shall make the shareholders' list available at the meeting,  and any shareholder,  its agent or its attorney may inspect the list at any time during the meeting or any adjournment. D. If the corporation refuses to allow a shareholder,  its agent or its attorney to inspect the shareholders' list before or at the meeting or copy the list as permitted by subsection B of this section,  the court in the county where a corporation's principal office,  or,  if none in this state,  its known place of business,  is located,  on application of the shareholder,  may summarily order the inspection or copying at the corporation's expense and may postpone the meeting for which the list was prepared until the inspection or copying is complete. E. Refusal or failure to prepare or make available the shareholders' list does not affect the validity of action taken at the meeting.
AZ Rev Stat § 10-721 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-721 - Voting entitlement of shares

10-721.  Voting entitlement of shares A. Except as provided in subsections B and C of this section or section 10-728 or 10-2725 or unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise,  each outstanding share,  regardless of class,  is entitled to one vote on each matter voted on at a shareholders' meeting. Only shares are entitled to vote. B. Absent special circumstances,  the shares of a corporation are not entitled to vote if they are owned directly or indirectly by a second corporation,  domestic or foreign,  and the first corporation owns directly or indirectly a majority of the shares entitled to vote for directors of the second corporation. C. Subsection B of this section does not limit the power of a corporation to vote any shares,  including its own shares,  held by it in a fiduciary capacity. D. Redeemable shares are not deemed to be outstanding and are not entitled to vote after notice of redemption is mailed to the holders and an amount sufficient to redeem the shares has been deposited with any bank,  trust company or other financial institution under an irrevocable obligation to pay the holders the redemption price on surrender of the certificates representing the shares,  in the case of certificated shares. E. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section,  a water users' association may provide in its articles of incorporation the qualifications of shareholders to vote,  eliminate the right to vote by proxy,  specify the locations where votes may be cast and limit voting to natural persons. A water users' association may adopt bylaws for the registration of voters and the method of holding elections.
AZ Rev Stat § 10-723 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 10 - Corporations and Associations|§ 10-723 - Shares held by nominees

10-723.  Shares held by nominees A. A corporation may establish a procedure by which the beneficial owner of shares that are registered in the name of a nominee is recognized by the corporation as the shareholder. The extent of this recognition may be determined in the procedure. B. The procedure may set forth: 1. The types of nominees to which it applies. 2. The rights or privileges that the corporation recognizes in a beneficial owner. 3. The manner in which the procedure is selected by the nominee. 4. The information that must be provided when the procedure is selected. 5. The period for which selection of the procedure is effective. 6. Other aspects of the rights and duties created.