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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>56699</law_id><section_number>13.1-691</section_number><catch_line>Director conflict of interests</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>13.1-603</reference><reference>13.1-619</reference><reference>13.1-691.1</reference><reference>13.1-729</reference><reference>13.1-741.1</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="13.1">Corporations</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="9">Virginia Stock Corporation Act</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="9">Directors and Officers</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> A <span class="dictionary">conflict of interests</span> transaction is a transaction with the <span class="dictionary">corporation</span> in which a director of the <span class="dictionary">corporation</span> has an <span class="dictionary">interest</span> that precludes the director from being a disinterested director. A <span class="dictionary">conflict of interests</span> transaction is not voidable by the <span class="dictionary">corporation</span> solely because of the director&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">interest</span> in the transaction if any one of the following is true: <a id="paragraph-207479" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-691/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The <span class="dictionary">material</span> <span class="dictionary">facts</span> of the transaction and the director&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">interest</span> were disclosed or known to the board of directors or a committee of the board of directors and the board of directors or committee authorized, approved, or ratified the transaction; <a id="paragraph-207480" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-691/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> The <span class="dictionary">material</span> <span class="dictionary">facts</span> of the transaction and the director&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">interest</span> were disclosed to the <span class="dictionary">shareholders</span> entitled to vote and they authorized, approved, or ratified the transaction; or <a id="paragraph-207481" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-691/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> The transaction was fair to the <span class="dictionary">corporation</span>. <a id="paragraph-207482" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-691/#A3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> For purposes of subdivision A 1, a <span class="dictionary">conflict of interests</span> transaction is authorized, approved, or ratified if it receives the affirmative vote of a majority of the disinterested directors on the board of directors, or on the committee. A transaction shall not be authorized, approved, or ratified under this section by a single director. If a majority of the disinterested directors vote to authorize, approve or ratify the transaction, a quorum is present for the purpose of taking action under this section. The presence of, or a vote cast by, a director who is not disinterested does not affect the validity of any action taken under subdivision A 1 if the transaction is otherwise authorized, approved or ratified as provided in that subsection. <a id="paragraph-207483" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-691/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> For purposes of subdivision A 2, a <span class="dictionary">conflict of interests</span> transaction is authorized, approved, or ratified if it receives the vote of a majority of the <span class="dictionary">shares</span> entitled to be counted under this subsection. <span class="dictionary">Shares</span> owned by or voted under the control of a director who is not disinterested may not be counted in a vote of <span class="dictionary">shareholders</span> to determine whether to authorize, approve, or ratify a <span class="dictionary">conflict of interests</span> transaction under subdivision A 2. The vote of those <span class="dictionary">shares</span>, however, shall be counted in determining whether the transaction is approved under other sections of this chapter. A majority of the <span class="dictionary">shares</span>, whether or not present, that are entitled to be counted in a vote on the transaction under this subsection constitutes a quorum for the purpose of taking action under this section. <a id="paragraph-207484" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-691/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 13.1-39.1; 1975, c. 500; 1980, c. 341; 1985, c. 522; 2005, c. 765.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
