Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.206
This is the official text of Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.206, part of Texas’s Business Organizations Code — governs the formation and operation of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships.
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§ 21.206. LIMITATION ON ACTION TO ENFORCE PREEMPTIVE RIGHT.
Official statutory text
(a) An action brought against a corporation, the board of directors or an officer, shareholder, or agent of the corporation, or an owner of a beneficial interest in shares of the corporation for the violation of a preemptive right of a shareholder under Sections 21.203 and 21.204 must be brought not later than the earlier of:
(1) the first anniversary of the date written notice is given to each shareholder whose preemptive right was violated; or
(2) the fourth anniversary of the latest of:
(A) the date the corporation issued the shares, securities, or rights;
(B) the date the corporation sold the shares, securities, or rights; or
(C) the date the corporation otherwise distributed the shares, securities, or rights.
(b) The notice required by Subsection (a)(1) must:
(1) be sent to the holder at the address for the holder as shown on the appropriate records of the corporation; and
(2) inform the holder that the issuance, sale, or other distribution of shares, securities, or rights violated the holder's preemptive right.
(1) the first anniversary of the date written notice is given to each shareholder whose preemptive right was violated; or
(2) the fourth anniversary of the latest of:
(A) the date the corporation issued the shares, securities, or rights;
(B) the date the corporation sold the shares, securities, or rights; or
(C) the date the corporation otherwise distributed the shares, securities, or rights.
(b) The notice required by Subsection (a)(1) must:
(1) be sent to the holder at the address for the holder as shown on the appropriate records of the corporation; and
(2) inform the holder that the issuance, sale, or other distribution of shares, securities, or rights violated the holder's preemptive right.
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