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the vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors remaining in office.B\n\nUnless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, if the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the shareholders of that voting group are entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders and only the remaining directors elected by that voting group, even if less than a quorum of the board of directors, are entitled to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the remaining directors.C\n\nA vacancy that will occur at a specific later date, by reason of a resignation effective at a later date under subsection B of &#xA7; 13.1-679 or otherwise, may be filled before the vacancy occurs but the new director may not take office until the vacancy occurs.D\n\nThe corporation may file an amended annual report with the Commission indicating the filling of a vacancy.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":268663,"text":"Unless the articles of 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It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1956, chapter 428; in 1985, chapter 522; in 1991, chapter 124; in 2007, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?071+ful+CHAP0165\">165<\/a>; in 2019, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0734\">734<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":57845,"section_number":"13.1-679","catch_line":"Resignation of directors","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-679\/"}],"permalink":{"id":151211,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74760,"identifier":"13.1-682","token":"13.1\/9\/9\/13.1-682","url":"\/13.1-682\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/13.1-682\/","token":"13.1\/9\/9\/13.1-682","dublin_core":{"Title":"Vacancy on board of directors","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-682","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Unless the <span class=\"dictionary\">articles of incorporation<\/span> provide otherwise, if a vacancy occurs on the board of directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors: <a id=\"paragraph-268663\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-682\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">shareholders<\/span> may fill the vacancy; <a id=\"paragraph-268664\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-682\/#A1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> The board of directors may fill the vacancy; or <a id=\"paragraph-268665\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-682\/#A2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> If the directors remaining in office are less than a quorum of the board of directors, they may fill the vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors remaining in office. <a id=\"paragraph-268666\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-682\/#A3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> Unless the <span class=\"dictionary\">articles of incorporation<\/span> provide otherwise, if the vacant office was held by a director elected by a <span class=\"dictionary\">voting group<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">shareholders<\/span>, only the <span class=\"dictionary\">shareholders<\/span> of that <span class=\"dictionary\">voting group<\/span> are entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the <span class=\"dictionary\">shareholders<\/span> and only the remaining directors elected by that <span class=\"dictionary\">voting group<\/span>, even if less than a quorum of the board of directors, are entitled to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the remaining directors. <a id=\"paragraph-268667\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-682\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> A vacancy that will occur at a specific later date, by reason of a resignation effective at a later date under subsection B of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Resignation of directors\" href=\"\/13.1-679\/\">13.1-679<\/a> or otherwise, may be filled before the vacancy occurs but the new director may not take office until the vacancy occurs. <a id=\"paragraph-268668\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-682\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">corporation<\/span> may file an amended annual report with the <span class=\"dictionary\">Commission<\/span> indicating the filling of a vacancy. <a id=\"paragraph-268669\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/13.1-682\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVACANCY ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS (\u00a7 13.1-682)\n\nA. Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, if a vacancy occurs\non the board of directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the\nnumber of directors:\n\n   1. The shareholders may fill the vacancy;\n\n   2. The board of directors may fill the vacancy; or\n\n   3. If the directors remaining in office are less than a quorum of the board of\n   directors, they may fill the vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of\n   the directors remaining in office.\n\nB. Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, if the vacant office\nwas held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the\nshareholders of that voting group are entitled to vote to fill the vacancy if it\nis filled by the shareholders and only the remaining directors elected by that\nvoting group, even if less than a quorum of the board of directors, are entitled\nto fill the vacancy if it is filled by the remaining directors.\n\nC. A vacancy that will occur at a specific later date, by reason of a\nresignation effective at a later date under subsection B of &#xA7; 13.1-679 or\notherwise, may be filled before the vacancy occurs but the new director may not\ntake office until the vacancy occurs.\n\nD. The corporation may file an amended annual report with the Commission\nindicating the filling of a vacancy.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 13.1-38; 1956, c. 428; 1985, c. 522; 1991, c. 124; 2007,\nc. 165; 2019, c. 734.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}