Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 60 § 60.534 — Sale of
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 60 ·
Oregon Code § 60.534·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Sale of
assets other than in regular course of business.
(1) A corporation may sell, lease,
exchange or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property, with
or without the goodwill, other than in the usual and regular course of
business, on the terms and conditions and for the consideration determined by
the corporations board of directors, if the board of directors proposes and
its shareholders approve the proposed transaction.
(2) For a
transaction to be authorized:
(a) The board of
directors shall adopt a resolution directing that such sale, lease, exchange or
other disposition be submitted to a vote at a meeting of shareholders, which
may be either an annual or a special meeting; and
(b) The
shareholders entitled to vote must approve the transaction.
(3) The board of
directors may condition its submission of the proposed transaction on any
basis.
(4) The
corporation shall notify each shareholder, whether or not entitled to vote, of
the proposed shareholders meeting in accordance with ORS 60.214. The notice
must also state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to
consider the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially
all the property of the corporation and contain or be accompanied by a
description of the transaction.
(5) Unless the
articles of incorporation or the board of directors, acting pursuant to
subsection (3) of this section, require a greater vote or a vote by voting
groups, the transaction to be authorized must be approved by a majority of all
the votes entitled to be cast on the transaction.
(6) After a sale,
lease, exchange or other disposition of property is authorized, the transaction
may be abandoned, subject to any contractual rights, without further
shareholder action.
(7) A transaction
that constitutes a distribution is governed by ORS 60.181 and not by this
section. [1987 c.52 §123; 1989 c.1040 §29]
DISSENTERS RIGHTS
(Right to Dissent and
Obtain Payment for Shares)
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 60.534
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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