(1) A transaction effected or proposed to be effected by a corporation or by any entity controlled by the corporation that is not a director’s conflicting interest transaction may not be enjoined, be set aside, or give rise to an award of damages or other sanctions, in a proceeding by a shareholder or by or in the right of the corporation, solely because a director, or any person with whom or which the director has a personal, economic, or other association, has an interest in the transaction.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 16-10a-851

  • 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.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Entity: includes :
         (19)(a) a domestic and foreign corporation;
         (19)(b) a nonprofit corporation;
         (19)(c) a limited liability company;
         (19)(d) a profit or nonprofit unincorporated association;
         (19)(e) a business trust;
         (19)(f) an estate;
         (19)(g) a partnership;
         (19)(h) a trust;
         (19)(i) two or more persons having a joint or common economic interest;
         (19)(j) a state;
         (19)(k) the United States; and
         (19)(l) a foreign government. See Utah Code 16-10a-102
  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Proceeding: includes :
         (26)(a) a civil suit;
         (26)(b) arbitration or mediation; and
         (26)(c) a criminal, administrative, or investigatory action. See Utah Code 16-10a-102
  • Shareholder: means :
              (34)(a)(i) the person in whose name a share is registered in the records of a corporation; or
              (34)(a)(ii) the beneficial owner of a share to the extent recognized pursuant to Section 16-10a-723. See Utah Code 16-10a-102
(2) A director’s conflicting interest transaction may not be enjoined, be set aside, or give rise to an award of damages or other sanctions, in a proceeding by a shareholder or by or in the right of the corporation, solely because the director, or any person with whom or which the director has a personal, economic, or other association, has an interest in the transaction, if:

     (2)(a) directors’ action respecting the transaction was at any time taken in compliance with Section 16-10a-852;
     (2)(b) shareholders’ action respecting the transaction was at any time taken in compliance with Section 16-10a-853; or
     (2)(c) the transaction, judged according to the circumstances at the time of commitment, is established to have been fair to the corporation.