Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 60 § 60.273 — (2), a corporations board of directors may ratify a defective corporate
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 60 ·
Oregon Code § 60.273·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
(2), a corporations board of directors may ratify a defective corporate
action only in accordance with this section. In a notice of a proposal to
ratify the defective corporate action, the corporation shall:
(a) Identify the
defective corporate action the proposal seeks to ratify and, if the defective
corporate action involved an issuance of putative shares, the number and type
of putative shares the corporation purportedly issued;
(b) State the
date on which the defective corporate action occurred;
(c) Describe the
nature of the failure of authorization or overissue that resulted in the
corporate action becoming a defective corporate action; and
(d) State that
the board of directors intends to ratify the defective corporate action.
(2) If the board
of directors proposes to ratify a defective corporate action that relates to
the election under ORS 60.057 of the initial board of directors, a majority of
the individuals who are exercising the powers of the corporations directors,
in a notice of the proposal to ratify the defective corporate action, shall:
(a) Identify the
person or persons who first took action in the name of the corporation as the
initial board of directors;
(b) State the
date on which, as appropriate, the person or persons:
(A) First took
the action; or
(B) Were
purportedly elected as the initial board of directors;
(c) Describe the
nature of the failure of authorization that resulted in the corporate action
becoming a defective corporate action; and
(d) State that
the board of directors intends to ratify the defective corporate action.
(3) If the board
of directors takes action to ratify a defective corporate action, the board
shall submit the ratification to the shareholders for approval in accordance
with ORS 60.279 if a provision of this chapter, the corporations articles of
incorporation or bylaws, a resolution or any plan or agreement to which the
corporation is a party requires shareholder approval of the ratification or
would have required shareholder approval of the defective corporate action on
the date of the defective corporate action.
(4) Unless the
proposal for ratification under subsection (1) of this section provides
otherwise, after the board of directors ratifies the defective corporate action
and the shareholders, if required, approve the ratification, the board of
directors may abandon the ratification at any time before the effective date of
validation without further action from the shareholders. [2019 c.325 §4]
Plain English Explanation
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 60.273
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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