1. Unless directors are elected by written consent in lieu of an annual meeting as permitted by section 490.704, a corporation shall hold a meeting of shareholders annually, at a time stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws, at which directors shall be elected.

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Terms Used In Iowa Code 490.701

  • Corporate action: means any action taken by or on behalf of the corporation, including any action taken by the incorporator, the board of directors, a committee of the board of directors, an officer or agent of the corporation, or the shareholders. See Iowa Code 490.145
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Principal office: means the office, in or out of this state, so designated in the biennial report required by section 490. See Iowa Code 490.140
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • written: means any information in the form of a document. See Iowa Code 490.140
 2. Unless the board of directors determines to hold the meeting solely by means of remote communication in accordance with section 490.709, subsection 3, annual meetings may be held as follows:

 a. In or out of this state at the place stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws.
 b. If no place is stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws, at the corporation’s principal office.
 3. The failure to hold an annual meeting at the time stated in or fixed in accordance with a corporation’s bylaws does not affect the validity of any corporate action.