Oregon Code § 65.269·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Quorum;
notice to shareholders of proposed ratification.
(1) Quorum and voting requirements
that applied to the board of directors at the time a corporation took a
defective corporate action apply also to the board of directors in taking an
action to ratify the defective corporate action.
(2)(a) Except as provided
in paragraph (b) of this subsection, if the members of a corporation must,
under ORS 65.266 (3), approve a ratification of a defective corporate action at
a meeting, the corporation shall send notice of the meeting to each person,
whether or not the person may vote, that is a member of the corporation on:
(A) The record
date for notice of the meeting; and
(B) The date of
the defective corporate action.
(b) A corporation
need not send notice to a person that is a member if the corporation cannot
determine from the corporations records the persons identity or contact
information for notice.
(3) A notice
under subsection (2) of this section must:
(a) State that
the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider an approval
of the ratification of a defective corporate action.
(b) Include a
copy of the action the board of directors took in accordance with, or
information required under, ORS 65.266.
(c)(A) Except as
provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, state conspicuously the
calendar date by which a person that wishes to challenge the ratification must
bring an action in a court of this state under ORS 65.281. The calendar date
must be within 120 days after the later of the effective date of validation or
the date of the notice.
(B) If at the
time that the corporation sends notice under this section the corporation
cannot state the calendar date by which a person must bring an action in a
court of this state under ORS 65.281, the notice must:
(i) State the
date on which the corporation anticipates that a person must bring an action;
or
(ii) State that a
person may contact the corporation to determine the exact date by which the
person must bring the action and provide the information necessary to contact
the corporation.
(4)(a) Except as
provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, if a board of directors
ratification of a defective corporate action under ORS 65.266 requires member
approval, the quorum and voting requirements that applied to members at the
time the members approved the defective corporate action apply also to the
members approval of the ratification of the defective corporate action.
(b) Member
approval of a ratification of an election of a director requires that at a
meeting at which a quorum is present the number of votes that members cast that
favor the ratification exceeds the number of votes that members cast that
oppose the ratification. [2019 c.325 §14]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 65.269
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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