(Effective January 1, 2027) Action of ratification

Va. Code Ann. § 13.1-814.5
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A. The quorum and voting requirements applicable to a ratifying action by the board of directors under subsection A of § 13.1-814.4 shall be the quorum and voting requirements applicable to the corporate action proposed to be ratified at the time such ratifying action is taken. B. If the ratification of the defective corporate action requires approval by the members under subsection C of § 13.1-814.4 , and if the approval is to be given at a meeting, the corporation shall notify each member as of the record date for notice of the meeting and as of the date of the occurrence of defective corporate action, provided that notice shall not be required to be given to members whose identities or addresses for notice cannot be determined from the records of the corporation. The notice shall state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting, is to consider ratification of a defective corporate action and shall be accompanied by (i) either a copy of the action taken by the board of directors in accordance with subsection A of § 13.1-814.4 or the information required by subdivisions A 1 through 4 of § 13.1-814.4 and (ii) a statement that any claim that the ratification of such defective corporate action should not be effective, or should be effective only on certain conditions, shall be brought within 120 days from the applicable validation effective time. C. Except as provided in subsection D with respect to the voting requirements to ratify the election of a director, the quorum and voting requirements applicable to the approval by the members required by subsection C of § 13.1-814.4 shall be the quorum and voting requirements applicable to the corporate action proposed to be ratified at the time of such member approval. D. The approval by members to ratify the election of a director requires that the votes cast within the voting group favoring such ratification exceed the votes cast opposing such ratification of the election at a meeting at which a quorum is present. 2026, cc. 393 , 394 .
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