(1) Sections 16-10a-701, 16-10a-702, 16-10a-705, 16-10a-721, 16-10a-724, 16-10a-726, and 16-10a-728 apply to the meetings, notices, quorums, and voting of stock corporations. Except where a greater percentage is required or allowed under this title, the articles of incorporation of domestic insurers may not require more than 50% of the shares represented for the approval of an action requiring shareholder approval.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-5-402

  • articles of incorporation: means :
         (11)(a) the original articles;
         (11)(b) a special law;
         (11)(c) a charter;
         (11)(d) an amendment;
         (11)(e) restated articles;
         (11)(f) articles of merger or consolidation;
         (11)(g) a trust instrument;
         (11)(h) another constitutive document for a trust or other entity that is not a corporation; and
         (11)(i) an amendment to an item listed in Subsections (11)(a) through (h). See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Insurance: includes :
              (96)(b)(i) a risk distributing arrangement providing for compensation or replacement for damages or loss through the provision of a service or a benefit in kind;
              (96)(b)(ii) a contract of guaranty or suretyship entered into by the guarantor or surety as a business and not as merely incidental to a business transaction; and
              (96)(b)(iii) a plan in which the risk does not rest upon the person who makes an arrangement, but with a class of persons who have agreed to share the risk. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
  • Trustor: The person who makes or creates a trust. Also known as the grantor or settlor.
(2) Sections 16-10a-707 and 16-10a-720 apply to the closing of transfer books, the fixing of the record date, and the voting lists of stock corporations.
(3) Section 16-10a-731 applies to stock corporations. The transfer of shares to a voting trust does not preclude the trustor, or trustee, from being subject to Chapter 16, Insurance Holding Companies.