Oregon Statutes 60.367 – Liability for unlawful distributions
(1) Unless the director complies with the applicable standards of conduct described in ORS § 60.357, a director who votes for or assents to a distribution made in violation of this chapter or the articles of incorporation is personally liable to the corporation for the amount of the distribution that exceeds what could have been distributed without violating this chapter or the articles of incorporation.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 60.367
- Articles of incorporation: means the articles described in ORS § 60. See Oregon Statutes 60.001
- 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.
- Distribution: means a direct or indirect transfer of money or other property, except of a corporation's own shares, or a corporation's incurrence of indebtedness to or for the benefit of the corporation's shareholders in respect of any of the corporation's shares, in the form of a declaration or payment of a dividend, a purchase, redemption or other acquisition of shares, a distribution of indebtedness, or otherwise. See Oregon Statutes 60.001
- Shareholder: means a person in whose name a share is registered in the records of a corporation or the beneficial owner of a share to the extent of the rights granted by a nominee certificate on file with a corporation. See Oregon Statutes 60.001
(2) A director held liable for an unlawful distribution under subsection (1) of this section is entitled to contribution:
(a) From every other director who voted for or assented to the distribution without complying with the applicable standards of conduct described in ORS § 60.357; and
(b) From each shareholder for the amount the shareholder accepted knowing the distribution was made in violation of this chapter or the articles of incorporation. [1987 c.52 § 88]
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