(1) A dissenter who has not accepted an offer made by a corporation under Section 16-10a-1327 may notify the corporation in writing of his own estimate of the fair value of his shares and demand payment of the estimated amount, plus interest, less any payment made under Section 16-10a-1325, if:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 16-10a-1328

  • 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.
  • Notice: is a s provided in Section 16-10a-103. See Utah Code 16-10a-102
  • Receive: when used in reference to receipt of a writing or other document by a domestic or foreign corporation, means the writing or other document is actually received by:
         (28)(a) the corporation at its:
              (28)(a)(i) registered office in this state; or
              (28)(a)(ii) principal office;
         (28)(b) the secretary of the corporation, wherever the secretary is found; or
         (28)(c) another person authorized by the bylaws or the board of directors to receive the writing or other document, wherever that person is found. See Utah Code 16-10a-102
  • Writing: includes :
         (48)(a) printing;
         (48)(b) handwriting; and
         (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
     (1)(a) the dissenter believes that the amount paid under Section 16-10a-1325 or offered under Section 16-10a-1327 is less than the fair value of the shares;
     (1)(b) the corporation fails to make payment under Section 16-10a-1325 within 60 days after the date set by the corporation as the date by which it must receive the payment demand; or
     (1)(c) the corporation, having failed to take the proposed corporate action creating dissenters’ rights, does not return the deposited certificates or release the transfer restrictions imposed on uncertificated shares as required by Section 16-10a-1326.
(2) A dissenter waives the right to demand payment under this section unless he causes the corporation to receive the notice required by Subsection (1) within 30 days after the corporation made or offered payment for his shares.