S.D. Codified Laws § 47-1A-1302
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Right to appraisal
Official statutory text
A shareholder is entitled to appraisal rights, and to obtain payment of the fair value of that shareholder's shares, in the event of any of the following corporate actions:
(1) Consummation of a merger to which the corporation is a party under either of the following circumstances:
(a) Shareholder approval is required for the merger by § 47-1A-1104 and the shareholder is entitled to vote on the merger, except that appraisal rights are not available to any shareholder of the corporation with respect to shares of any class or series that remain outstanding after consummation of the merger; or
(b) The corporation is a subsidiary and the merger is governed by §§ 47-1A-1105 to 47-1A-1105.2 , inclusive;
(2) Consummation of a share exchange to which the corporation is a party as the corporation whose shares will be acquired if the shareholder is entitled to vote on the exchange, except that appraisal rights are not available to any shareholder of the corporation with respect to any class or series of shares of the corporation that is not exchanged;
(3) Consummation of a disposition of assets pursuant to §§ 47-1A-1202 to 47-1A-1202.6 , inclusive, if the shareholder is entitled to vote on the disposition;
(4) An amendment of the articles of incorporation with respect to a class or series of shares that reduces the number of shares of a class or series owned by the shareholder to a fraction of a share if the corporation has the obligation or right to repurchase the fractional share so created;
(5) Any other amendment to the articles of incorporation, merger, share exchange, or disposition of assets to the extent provided by the articles of incorporation, bylaws, or a resolution of the board of directors;
(6) Consummation of a domestication if the shareholder does not receive shares in the foreign corporation resulting from the domestication that have terms as favorable to the shareholder in all material respects, and represent at least the same percentage interest of the total voting rights of the outstanding shares of the corporation, as the shares held by the shareholder before the domestication; or
(7) Consummation of a conversion of the corporation to an unincorporated entity pursuant to §§ 47-1A-950 to 47-1A-956 , inclusive.
Source: SL 2005, ch 239, § 281.
(1) Consummation of a merger to which the corporation is a party under either of the following circumstances:
(a) Shareholder approval is required for the merger by § 47-1A-1104 and the shareholder is entitled to vote on the merger, except that appraisal rights are not available to any shareholder of the corporation with respect to shares of any class or series that remain outstanding after consummation of the merger; or
(b) The corporation is a subsidiary and the merger is governed by §§ 47-1A-1105 to 47-1A-1105.2 , inclusive;
(2) Consummation of a share exchange to which the corporation is a party as the corporation whose shares will be acquired if the shareholder is entitled to vote on the exchange, except that appraisal rights are not available to any shareholder of the corporation with respect to any class or series of shares of the corporation that is not exchanged;
(3) Consummation of a disposition of assets pursuant to §§ 47-1A-1202 to 47-1A-1202.6 , inclusive, if the shareholder is entitled to vote on the disposition;
(4) An amendment of the articles of incorporation with respect to a class or series of shares that reduces the number of shares of a class or series owned by the shareholder to a fraction of a share if the corporation has the obligation or right to repurchase the fractional share so created;
(5) Any other amendment to the articles of incorporation, merger, share exchange, or disposition of assets to the extent provided by the articles of incorporation, bylaws, or a resolution of the board of directors;
(6) Consummation of a domestication if the shareholder does not receive shares in the foreign corporation resulting from the domestication that have terms as favorable to the shareholder in all material respects, and represent at least the same percentage interest of the total voting rights of the outstanding shares of the corporation, as the shares held by the shareholder before the domestication; or
(7) Consummation of a conversion of the corporation to an unincorporated entity pursuant to §§ 47-1A-950 to 47-1A-956 , inclusive.
Source: SL 2005, ch 239, § 281.
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