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

  § 18-1145. Control shares - definition.  

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  • CONTROL SHARES; DEFINITION

    As used in Sections 1145 through 1155 of this title, "control shares" means issued and outstanding shares of an issuing public corporation that, except for Sections 1145 through 1155 of this title, would have voting power, when added to all other shares of the issuing public corporation owned of record or beneficially by an acquiring person or in respect to which that acquiring person may exercise or direct the exercise of voting power, that would entitle the acquiring person, immediately after acquisition of the shares, directly or indirectly, to exercise or direct the exercise of the voting power of the issuing public corporation in the election of directors within any of the following ranges of voting power:

    1.  One-fifth (1/5) or more but less than one-third (1/3) of all voting power;

    2.  One-third (1/3) or more but less than a majority of all voting power; or

    3.  A majority or more of all voting power.

Added by Laws 1987, c. 146, § 15, emerg. eff. June 24, 1987.  Amended by Laws 1991, c. 53, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.