(a) This part shall be applicable to any corporation as defined in § 48-103-302 whose charter or bylaws contain an express declaration that control share acquisitions respecting the shares of the corporation are governed by and subject to this part.

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-103-310

  • Bylaws: means the code or codes of rules (other than the charter) adopted pursuant to chapters 51-68 of this title for the regulation or management of the affairs of the corporation irrespective of the name or names by which such rules are designated. See Tennessee Code 48-51-201
  • Charter: includes amended and restated charters and articles of merger. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201
  • Control: means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a person whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. See Tennessee Code 48-103-302
  • 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.
  • Corporation: means a corporation organized under the laws of Tennessee which has become subject to this part pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 48-103-302
  • Share: means the unit into which the proprietary interests in a corporation are divided. See Tennessee Code 48-11-201
(b) Sections 48-103-308 and 48-103-309, or either of them, shall apply to such corporation only if the charter or bylaw declaration under subsection (a) explicitly so provides.