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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>64876</law_id><section_number>13.1-728.3</section_number><catch_line>Voting rights</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>13.1-728.2</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="14.1">Control Share Acquisitions</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this chapter, <span class="dictionary">shares</span> acquired in a <span class="dictionary">control share acquisition</span> have no voting rights unless voting rights are granted by resolution adopted by the <span class="dictionary">shareholders</span> of the <span class="dictionary">public corporation</span>. If such a resolution is adopted, such <span class="dictionary">shares</span> shall thereafter have the voting rights they would have had in the absence of this article. <a id="paragraph-236062" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-728.3/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> To be adopted under this section, the resolution shall be approved by a majority of all the votes which could be cast in a vote on the election of directors by all the outstanding shares other than <span class="dictionary">interested shares</span>. <span class="dictionary">Interested shares</span> shall not be entitled to vote on the matter, and in determining whether a quorum exists, all <span class="dictionary">interested shares</span> shall be disregarded. For the purpose of this subsection, the <span class="dictionary">interested shares</span> shall be determined as of the <span class="dictionary">record date</span> for determining the <span class="dictionary">shareholders</span> entitled to vote at the meeting. <a id="paragraph-236063" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-728.3/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> If no resolution is adopted under this section in respect of shares acquired in a <span class="dictionary">control share acquisition</span> and <span class="dictionary">beneficial ownership</span> of such shares is subsequently transferred in circumstances where the transferor no longer has <span class="dictionary">beneficial ownership</span> of such shares and the transferee is not engaged in a <span class="dictionary">control share acquisition</span>, then such shares shall thereafter have the voting rights they would have had in the absence of this article. <a id="paragraph-236064" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/13.1-728.3/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1989, c. 14; 2005, c. 765.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
