{"data":{"id":"us-pa/15-pa.c.s.-2521","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"15 Pa.C.S. § 2521","heading":"Call of special meetings of shareholders.","body":"(a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the shareholders of a registered corporation described in subsection 2502(1) (relating to registered corporation status) do not have the right to call a special meeting of the shareholders.\n(b) Exception.--An interested shareholder (as defined in section 2553 (relating to interested shareholder)) may call a special meeting of shareholders for the purpose of approving a business combination under section 2555(3) or (4) (relating to requirements relating to certain business combinations).\n(c) Contrary articles provision.--A provision of the articles of a registered corporation described in section 2502(1) that gives shareholders the right to call a special meeting of the shareholders and:\n(1) is adopted after July 1, 2015, may provide that a special meeting may be called only by shareholders entitled to cast 25% or more of the votes that all shareholders would be entitled to cast at the meeting; or\n(2) was adopted on or before July 1, 2015, is enforceable in accordance with its terms.","path":["Title 15 - CORPORATIONS AND UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS","PART II CORPORATIONS","SUBPART B BUSINESS CORPORATIONS","ARTICLE C DOMESTIC BUSINESS CORPORATION ANCILLARIES","CHAPTER 25 REGISTERED CORPORATIONS","SUBCHAPTER C DIRECTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=15\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=25\u0026sctn=21\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-28 (Statute Update stamp, 15 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:13Z","sha256":"1c8fdb9ad923793663c851c46e2811b9998c3e84f564c6af92fd5533880e71ca","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/15-pa.c.s.-2513","next":"us-pa/15-pa.c.s.-2522"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}