504.833 Director conflict of interest.
1. A conflict of interest transaction is a transaction with the corporation in which a director
of the corporation has a direct or indirect interest. A conflict of interest transaction is not
voidable by the corporation on the basis of the director’s interest in the transaction if the
transaction was fair at the time it was entered into or is approved as provided in subsection 2.
2. A transaction in which a director of a corporation has a conflict of interest may be
approved if either of the following occurs:
a. The material facts of the transaction and the director’s interest were disclosed or known
to the board of directors or a committee of the board and the board or committee of the board
authorized, approved, or ratified the transaction.
b. The material facts of the transaction and the director’s interest were disclosed or known
to the members and they authorized, approved, or ratified the transaction.
3. For the purposes of this section, a director of the corporation has an indirect interest in
a transaction under either of the following circumstances:
a. If another entity in which the director has a material interest or in which the director
is a general partner is a party to the transaction.
b. If another entity of which the director is a director, officer, or trustee is a party to the
transaction.
4. For purposes of subsection 2, a conflict of interest transaction is authorized, approved,
or ratified if it receives the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors on the board or
on a committee of the board who have no direct or indirect interest in the transaction, but
a transaction shall not be authorized, approved, or ratified under this section by a single
director. If a majority of the directors on the board who have no direct or indirect interest in
the transaction vote to authorize, approve, or ratify the transaction, a quorum is present for
the purpose of taking action under this section. The presence of, or a vote cast by, a director
with a direct or indirect interest in the transaction does not affect the validity of any action
taken under subsection 2, paragraph “a”, if the transaction is otherwise approved as provided
in subsection 2.
5. For purposes of subsection 2, paragraph “b”, a conflict of interest transaction is
authorized, approved, or ratified by the members if it receives a majority of the votes entitled
to be counted under this subsection. Votes cast by or voted under the control of a director
who has a direct or indirect interest in the transaction, and votes cast by or voted under
the control of an entity described in subsection 3, paragraph “a”, shall not be counted in a
vote of members to determine whether to authorize, approve, or ratify a conflict of interest
transaction under subsection 2, paragraph “b”. The vote of these members, however, is
counted in determining whether the transaction is approved under other sections of this
chapter. A majority of the voting power, whether or not present, that is entitled to be counted
in a vote on the transaction under this subsection constitutes a quorum for the purpose of
taking action under this section.
6. The articles, bylaws, or a resolution of the board may impose additional requirements
on conflict of interest transactions.
2004 Acts, ch 1049, §92, 192; 2005 Acts, ch 19, §96, 97
Referred to in §504.302, 504.705, 504.832, 504.836
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