Okla. Stat. tit. 6, § 6-710
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Stockholders' meetings - Cumulative voting - Proxies -
Official statutory text
Voting trusts - Preemptive rights - Examination of stockbook.
A. Stockholders' meetings.
1. An annual meeting of shareholders shall be held for the
election of directors on a date and at a time designated by or in
the manner provided for in the bylaws. Any other proper business
may be transacted at the annual meeting.
Additional meetings shall be held as may be provided in the
bylaws.
2. Notice shall be mailed at least ten (10) days before a
meeting to every person who was a stockholder of record twenty (20)
days before the date of the meeting or at such longer period as may
be provided in the bylaws. Such notice shall be mailed to the
stockholder's address on the records of the bank. No business shall
be transacted at a special meeting which is not specified in the
notice thereof or necessary or proper in connection with, or
incidental to, the business specified.
3. If any meeting of the shareholders be adjourned to another
time or place, no notice as to such adjourned meeting need be given
other than by announcement at the meeting at which such adjournment
is taken, unless otherwise provided in the bylaws; provided,
however, that in the event such meeting be adjourned for thirty (30)
days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in
the case of an original meeting.
4. Notice of the time, place and purpose of any meeting of
shareholders, whether required by this Code, by the certificate of
incorporation, or by the bylaws, may be waived in writing by any
shareholder or by the attendance of the shareholder at such meeting.
Such waiver may be given before or after the meeting, and shall be
filed with the secretary or entered upon the records of the meeting.
5. The holders of a majority of the outstanding voting shares,
or their authorized representatives, shall constitute a quorum. In
the absence of a quorum, a meeting may be adjourned from time to
time without notice to the stockholders.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 6. Banks and Trust Companies Page 90
B. Voting - Cumulative voting - Bank or trust company may not
vote own shares - Exceptions. Except on the election of directors,
when cumulative voting is provided for in the certificate of
incorporation or as it may be amended, each share of common stock
shall have one vote which may be cast by the owner of record on the
record date, or the proxy of the owner, whether or not the owner of
record has the beneficial interest therein. The bank or trust
company may not vote shares which it holds in any capacity other
than as fiduciary.
C. Proxies. Each shareholder entitled to vote at a meeting of
shareholders or to express consent or dissent to corporation action
in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons
to act for the shareholder by written proxy, but no such proxy shall
be voted or acted upon after three (3) years from its date, unless
the proxy provides for a longer period.
D. Voting trust - Board approval required. No shares deposited
under a voting trust agreement shall be voted by the trustee unless
the agreement has been approved by the Board. Approval shall be
withheld, or, if previously granted, revoked whenever it appears
that the existence of the trust would tend to reduce competition
among lending institutions or to affect adversely the character or
competence of the management or the bank's policies or operating
procedures. In the absence of such approval, the record owner may
vote the owner's share. No shares held by a licensed securities
broker, or by any person, firm or corporation acting for such broker
or who is an owner, employee, associate shareholder or partner of a
licensed securities broker, shall be directly or indirectly voted
unless the bank's bylaws expressly authorized the voting of such
broker held shares.
E. Preemptive rights of shareholders. All voting shares of
capital stock of any bank or trust company shall vest preemptive
person, firm or corporation acting for such broker
or who is an owner, employee, associate shareholder or partner of a
licensed securities broker, shall be directly or indirectly voted
unless the bank's bylaws expressly authorized the voting of such
broker held shares.
E. Preemptive rights of shareholders. All voting shares of
capital stock of any bank or trust company shall vest preemptive
rights to subscribe for any additional shares or any obligations
convertible into shares to be allotted or used by such bank or trust
company unless specifically negated by the original certificate of
incorporation or unless the rights have been specifically waived at
the time of authorization of new offering. Any amendment to the
certificate of incorporation to remove preemptive rights must be
made pursuant to unanimous approval by the shareholders of the bank.
The preemptive rights of shareholders shall not extend to fractional
shares.
F. Examination of stockbook. The stockbook and the minutes of
stockholders' meeting shall be available for examination by a
stockholder of the corporation at the principal place of business
during business hours.
A. Stockholders' meetings.
1. An annual meeting of shareholders shall be held for the
election of directors on a date and at a time designated by or in
the manner provided for in the bylaws. Any other proper business
may be transacted at the annual meeting.
Additional meetings shall be held as may be provided in the
bylaws.
2. Notice shall be mailed at least ten (10) days before a
meeting to every person who was a stockholder of record twenty (20)
days before the date of the meeting or at such longer period as may
be provided in the bylaws. Such notice shall be mailed to the
stockholder's address on the records of the bank. No business shall
be transacted at a special meeting which is not specified in the
notice thereof or necessary or proper in connection with, or
incidental to, the business specified.
3. If any meeting of the shareholders be adjourned to another
time or place, no notice as to such adjourned meeting need be given
other than by announcement at the meeting at which such adjournment
is taken, unless otherwise provided in the bylaws; provided,
however, that in the event such meeting be adjourned for thirty (30)
days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in
the case of an original meeting.
4. Notice of the time, place and purpose of any meeting of
shareholders, whether required by this Code, by the certificate of
incorporation, or by the bylaws, may be waived in writing by any
shareholder or by the attendance of the shareholder at such meeting.
Such waiver may be given before or after the meeting, and shall be
filed with the secretary or entered upon the records of the meeting.
5. The holders of a majority of the outstanding voting shares,
or their authorized representatives, shall constitute a quorum. In
the absence of a quorum, a meeting may be adjourned from time to
time without notice to the stockholders.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 6. Banks and Trust Companies Page 90
B. Voting - Cumulative voting - Bank or trust company may not
vote own shares - Exceptions. Except on the election of directors,
when cumulative voting is provided for in the certificate of
incorporation or as it may be amended, each share of common stock
shall have one vote which may be cast by the owner of record on the
record date, or the proxy of the owner, whether or not the owner of
record has the beneficial interest therein. The bank or trust
company may not vote shares which it holds in any capacity other
than as fiduciary.
C. Proxies. Each shareholder entitled to vote at a meeting of
shareholders or to express consent or dissent to corporation action
in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons
to act for the shareholder by written proxy, but no such proxy shall
be voted or acted upon after three (3) years from its date, unless
the proxy provides for a longer period.
D. Voting trust - Board approval required. No shares deposited
under a voting trust agreement shall be voted by the trustee unless
the agreement has been approved by the Board. Approval shall be
withheld, or, if previously granted, revoked whenever it appears
that the existence of the trust would tend to reduce competition
among lending institutions or to affect adversely the character or
competence of the management or the bank's policies or operating
procedures. In the absence of such approval, the record owner may
vote the owner's share. No shares held by a licensed securities
broker, or by any person, firm or corporation acting for such broker
or who is an owner, employee, associate shareholder or partner of a
licensed securities broker, shall be directly or indirectly voted
unless the bank's bylaws expressly authorized the voting of such
broker held shares.
E. Preemptive rights of shareholders. All voting shares of
capital stock of any bank or trust company shall vest preemptive
person, firm or corporation acting for such broker
or who is an owner, employee, associate shareholder or partner of a
licensed securities broker, shall be directly or indirectly voted
unless the bank's bylaws expressly authorized the voting of such
broker held shares.
E. Preemptive rights of shareholders. All voting shares of
capital stock of any bank or trust company shall vest preemptive
rights to subscribe for any additional shares or any obligations
convertible into shares to be allotted or used by such bank or trust
company unless specifically negated by the original certificate of
incorporation or unless the rights have been specifically waived at
the time of authorization of new offering. Any amendment to the
certificate of incorporation to remove preemptive rights must be
made pursuant to unanimous approval by the shareholders of the bank.
The preemptive rights of shareholders shall not extend to fractional
shares.
F. Examination of stockbook. The stockbook and the minutes of
stockholders' meeting shall be available for examination by a
stockholder of the corporation at the principal place of business
during business hours.
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