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Miss. Code Ann. § 79-25-5: Voting requirements.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 79. Corporations, Associations, and Partnerships
- Chapter 25. Mississippi Shareholder Protection Act
In addition to any vote otherwise required by law, by the certificate of incorporation of the corporation, or by the bylaws of the corporation, a business combination shall be approved by the affirmative vote of at least:
(a) Eighty percent (80%) of the votes entitled to be cast by outstanding shares of voting stock of the corporation, voting together as a single class; and
(b) Two-thirds (2/3) of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of voting stock other than voting stock held by the interested shareholder who is (or whose affiliate or associate is) a party to the business combination or an affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder, voting together as a single class.
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