Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
INSURANCE CODE |
Title 6. ORGANIZATION OF INSURERS AND RELATED ENTITIES |
Subtitle B. ORGANIZATION OF REGULATED ENTITIES |
Chapter 823. INSURANCE HOLDING COMPANY SYSTEMS |
Subchapter I. LIMITATIONS RELATING TO CONTROLLED INSURERS |
Sec. 823.402. PROHIBITION ON VOTING CERTAIN SECURITIES
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(a) A security that is the subject of an agreement or arrangement regarding an acquisition or that is acquired or to be acquired in violation of this chapter or a rule or order under this chapter may not be voted at a shareholders' meeting or counted for quorum purposes. An action of shareholders requiring the affirmative vote of a percentage of shares may be taken as though the security was not outstanding.
(b) An action taken at a shareholders' meeting is not invalidated by the voting of a security to which Subsection (a) applies unless:
(1) the action would materially affect control of the insurer; or
(2) a court of this state invalidates the action.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.