Mont. Code Ann. § 35-15-302
Stockholders' meetings -- place -- time -- call -- notice -- quorum
En. Sec. 872, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4212, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6377, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6377, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 273, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 342, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 14-203(2); amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 277, L. 2023.
- (1) Unless the bylaws provide otherwise, stockholders' meetings must be held at the principal office or another place as the board may determine.
- (2) An annual stockholders' meeting must be held at the time fixed in or pursuant to the bylaws. In the absence of a bylaw provision, the meeting must be held within 6 months after the close of the fiscal year at the call of the president or board.
- (3) Special stockholders' meetings may be called by the president, board, or stockholders having one-fifth of the votes entitled to be cast at the meeting.
- (4) Written or electronic notice stating the place, day, and hour, and in case of a special stockholders' meeting the purposes for which the meeting is called, must be given not less than 7 or more than 30 days before the meeting at the direction of the person calling the meeting.
- (5) At any meeting at which stockholders are to be represented by delegates, notice to the stockholders may be given by notifying the delegates and their alternates. Notice may consist of a notice to all stockholders or may be in the form of an announcement at the meeting at which the delegates or alternates are elected.
- (6) A quorum at a regular or special meeting must be as provided in the association's articles or bylaws. If the articles or bylaws do not define a quorum, 10% of the first 100 stockholders plus 5% of any additional stockholders present in person must constitute a quorum. Stockholders represented by signed vote may be counted in computing a quorum only on those questions as to which the signed vote is taken.
History: En. Sec. 872, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 4212, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 6377, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 6377, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 273, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 342, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 14-203(2); amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 277, L. 2023.