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Utah Code § 16-10b-305: Right of action.

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  1. Title 16 Corporations
  2. Chapter 16-10b Benefit Corporation Act
  3. Part 16-10b-3 Accountability

(1) Except in a benefit enforcement proceeding, a person may not bring an action or assert a claim against a benefit corporation or its directors or officers with respect to:

(a) failure to pursue or create general public benefit or a specific public benefit set forth in its articles of incorporation; or

(b) violation of an obligation, duty, or standard of conduct under this chapter.

(2) A benefit corporation may not be liable for monetary damages under this chapter for a failure of the benefit corporation to pursue or create general public benefit or a specific public benefit.

(3)

(a) A benefit enforcement proceeding may be commenced or maintained only:

(i) directly by the benefit corporation; or

(ii) derivatively by:

(A) a person or group of persons that owns beneficially or of record at least 2% of the total number of shares of a class or series outstanding at the time of the act or omission complained of;

(B) a director;

(C) a person or group of persons that own beneficially or of record 5% or more of the outstanding equity interests in an entity of which the benefit corporation is a subsidiary at the time of the act or omission complained of; or

(D) other persons as specified in the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the benefit corporation.

(b) A benefit corporation may provide in its articles of incorporation a greater degree of ownership by a person or group of persons than those listed under Subsection (3)(a) to bring a derivative action.

(4) For purposes of this section, a person is the beneficial owner of shares or equity interests if the shares or equity interests are held in a voting trust or by a nominee on behalf of the beneficial owner.

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