Sec. 21.707. EXISTING CLOSE CORPORATION. (a) This section applies to an existing corporation that elected to become a close corporation before the mandatory application date of this code and has not terminated that status.
(b) A close corporation existing before the mandatory application date of this code is considered to be a close corporation under this code.
(c) A provision in the articles of incorporation of a close corporation authorized under former law is valid and enforceable if the corporation's status as a close corporation has not been terminated.
(d) An agreement among the shareholders of a close corporation in conformance with former law and Sections 21.714-21.725 before the mandatory application date of this code is considered to be a shareholders' agreement.
(e) A certificate representing the shares issued or delivered by the close corporation after the mandatory application date of this code, whether in connection with the original issue of shares or a transfer of shares, must conform with Section 21.732.
(f) In this section, "mandatory application date" has the meaning assigned by Section 401.001.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 688 (H.B. 1737), Sec. 86, eff. September 1, 2007.
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