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 Oklahoma Statutes (Last Updated: September 18, 2014)
 Title 18. CORPORATIONS

  § 18-1061. Quorum and required vote for stock corporations.  

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  • QUORUM AND REQUIRED VOTE FOR STOCK CORPORATIONS

    Subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma General Corporation Act, in respect of the vote that shall be required for a specified action, the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of any corporation authorized to issue stock may specify the number of shares and/or the amount of other securities having voting power the holders of which shall be present or represented by proxy at any meeting in order to constitute a quorum for, and the votes that shall be necessary for, the transaction of any business, but in no event shall a quorum consist of less than one-third (1/3) of the shares entitled to vote at the meeting, except that, where a separate vote by a class or series or classes or series is required, a quorum shall consist of no less than one-third (1/3) of the share of that class or series or classes or series.  In the absence of such specification in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation:

    1.  A majority of the shares entitled to vote, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of shareholders;

    2.  In all matters other than the election of directors, the affirmative vote of the majority of shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be the act of the shareholders;

    3.  Directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors; and

    4.  Where a separate vote by a class or series or classes or series is required, a majority of the outstanding shares of such class or series or classes or series, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter and the affirmative vote of the majority of shares of such class or series or classes or series present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting shall be the act of such class or series or classes or series.

Added by Laws 1986, c. 292, § 61, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.  Amended by Laws 1988, c. 323, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; Laws 1999, c. 421, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.