H.F. _____ DIVISION I 1 PRINCIPAL PROVISIONS 2 Section 1. Section 490.140, subsections 3, 6, 9, and 26, 3 Code Supplement 2011, are amended to read as follows: 4 3. “Conspicuous” means so written , displayed, or presented 5 that a reasonable person against whom the writing is to operate 6 should have noticed it. For example, printing text in italics , 7 or boldface , or contrasting color, or typing in capitals , or 8 underlined , is conspicuous. 9 6. “Deliver” or “delivery” means any method of delivery 10 used in conventional commercial practice, including delivery in 11 person, by hand, mail, commercial delivery, and , if authorized 12 in accordance with section 490.141, by electronic transmission. 13 9. “Electronic transmission” or “electronically transmitted” 14 means any form or process of communication not directly 15 involving the physical transfer of paper that or another 16 tangible medium, which is suitable all of the following: 17 a. Suitable for the retention, retrieval, and reproduction 18 of information by the recipient. 19 b. Retrievable in paper form by the recipient through an 20 automated process used in conventional commercial practice, 21 unless otherwise authorized in accordance with section 490.141, 22 subsection 10. 23 26. “Sign” or “signature” means, with present intent to 24 authenticate or adopt a document, doing any of the following: 25 a. Executing or adopting a tangible symbol to a document, 26 and includes any manual, facsimile, or conformed , or electronic 27 signature. 28 b. Attaching to or logically associating with an electronic 29 transmission an electronic sound, symbol, or process, and 30 includes an electronic signature in an electronic transmission. 31 Sec. 2. Section 490.140, Code Supplement 2011, is amended by 32 adding the following new subsections: 33 NEW SUBSECTION . 7A. “Document” means any of the following: 34 a. A tangible medium on which information is inscribed, and 35 -1- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 1/ 70

H.F. _____ includes any writing or written instrument. 1 b. An electronic record. 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 7B. “Domestic unincorporated entity” means 3 an unincorporated entity whose internal affairs are governed by 4 the laws of this state. 5 NEW SUBSECTION . 8A. “Electronic” means relating to 6 technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, 7 optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. 8 NEW SUBSECTION . 8B. “Electronic record” means information 9 that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is 10 retrievable in paper form through an automated process used in 11 conventional commercial practice, unless otherwise authorized 12 in accordance with section 490.141, subsection 10. 13 NEW SUBSECTION . 11A. “Expenses” means reasonable expenses 14 of any kind that are incurred in connection with a matter. 15 NEW SUBSECTION . 21B. “Qualified director” means the same 16 as defined in section 490.143. 17 NEW SUBSECTION . 32. “Writing” or “written” means any 18 information in the form of a document. 19 Sec. 3. Section 490.141, Code 2011, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 490.141 Notice or other communication . 22 1. Notice under this chapter must be in writing unless oral 23 notice is reasonable under in the circumstances. Notice by 24 electronic transmission is written notice. Unless otherwise 25 agreed between the sender and the recipient, words in a notice 26 or other communication under this chapter must be in English. 27 2. Notice A notice or other communication may be 28 communicated in person; by mail or other given or sent by 29 any method of delivery ; or by telephone, voice mail, or 30 other , except that electronic means transmissions must be in 31 accordance with this section . If these forms of personal 32 notice methods of delivery are impracticable, a notice or 33 other communication may be communicated by a newspaper of 34 general circulation in the area where published; or by radio, 35 -2- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 2/ 70

H.F. _____ television, or other form of public broadcast communication. 1 3. Written notice by a domestic or foreign corporation to 2 its shareholder, if in a comprehensible form, is effective 3 according to one of the following: 4 a. Upon deposit in the United States mail, if mailed 5 postpaid and correctly addressed to the shareholder’s address 6 shown in the corporation’s current record of shareholders. 7 b. When electronically transmitted to the shareholder in a 8 manner authorized by the shareholder. 9 4. Written notice Notice or other communication to a 10 domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business 11 in this state may be addressed delivered to its registered 12 agent at its registered office or to the secretary of the 13 corporation or its secretary at its principal office shown in 14 its most recent biennial report or, in the case of a foreign 15 corporation that has not yet delivered a biennial report, in 16 its application for a certificate of authority. 17 4. Notice or other communications may be delivered by 18 electronic transmission if consented to by the recipient or if 19 authorized by subsection 10. 20 5. Any consent under subsection 4 may be revoked by the 21 person who consented by written or electronic notice to the 22 person to whom the consent was delivered. Any such consent is 23 deemed revoked if all of the following apply: 24 a. The corporation is unable to deliver two consecutive 25 electronic transmissions given by the corporation in accordance 26 with such consent. 27 b. Such inability becomes known to the secretary or an 28 assistant secretary of the corporation or to the transfer 29 agent, or other person responsible for the giving of notice 30 or other communications; provided, however, the inadvertent 31 failure to treat such inability as a revocation shall not 32 invalidate any meeting or other action. 33 6. Unless otherwise agreed between the sender and the 34 recipient, an electronic transmission is received when all of 35 -3- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 3/ 70

H.F. _____ the following apply: 1 a. The electronic transmission enters an information 2 processing system that the recipient has designated or uses 3 for the purposes of receiving electronic transmissions or 4 information of the type sent, and from which the recipient is 5 able to retrieve the electronic transmission. 6 b. The electronic transmission is in a form capable of being 7 processed by that system. 8 7. Receipt of an electronic acknowledgment from an 9 information processing system described in subsection 6, 10 paragraph “a” , establishes that an electronic transmission was 11 received but, by itself, does not establish that the content 12 sent corresponds to the content received. 13 8. An electronic transmission is received under this 14 section even if no individual is aware of its receipt. 15 5. 9. Except as provided in subsection 3 , written notice, 16 Notice or other communication if in a comprehensible form or 17 manner , is effective at the earliest of any of the following: 18 a. When received. If in physical form, the earliest of 19 when it is actually received or when it is left at any of the 20 following: 21 (1) A shareholder’s address shown on the corporation’s 22 record of shareholders maintained by the corporation under 23 section 490.1601, subsection 3. 24 (2) A director’s residence or usual place of business. 25 (3) The corporation’s principal place of business. 26 b. Five days after its deposit in the United States mail, 27 if If mailed postpaid by United States mail postage prepaid 28 and correctly addressed to a shareholder, upon deposit in the 29 United States mail . 30 c. On the date shown on the If mailed by United States 31 mail postage prepaid and correctly addressed to a recipient 32 other than a shareholder, the earliest of when it is actually 33 received or as follows: 34 (1) If sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt 35 -4- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 4/ 70

H.F. _____ requested , if sent by registered or certified mail, return 1 receipt requested, and the date shown on the return receipt is 2 signed by or on behalf of the addressee. 3 (2) Five days after it is deposited in the United States 4 mail. 5 d. If an electronic transmission, when it is received as 6 provided in subsection 6. 7 e. If oral, when communicated. 8 6. Oral notice is effective when communicated if 9 communicated in a comprehensible manner. 10 10. A notice or other communication may be in the form of 11 an electronic transmission that cannot be directly reproduced 12 in paper form by the recipient through an automated process 13 used in conventional commercial practice only if all of the 14 following apply: 15 a. The electronic transmission is otherwise retrievable in 16 perceivable form. 17 b. The sender and the recipient have consented in writing to 18 the use of such form of electronic transmission. 19 7. 11. If this chapter prescribes notice requirements for 20 notices or other communications in particular circumstances, 21 those requirements govern. If articles of incorporation or 22 bylaws prescribe notice requirements for notices or other 23 communications, not inconsistent with this section or other 24 provisions of this chapter , those requirements govern. The 25 articles of incorporation or bylaws may authorize or require 26 delivery of notices of meetings of directors by electronic 27 transmission. 28 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION . 490.143 Qualified director. 29 1. For purposes of this chapter, a “qualified director” 30 is a director who takes action under any of the following 31 provisions, if at the time action is to be taken any of the 32 following applies: 33 a. Under section 490.744, the director does not have any of 34 the following: 35 -5- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 5/ 70

H.F. _____ (1) A material interest in the outcome of the proceeding. 1 (2) A material relationship with a person who has such an 2 interest. 3 b. Under section 490.853 or 490.855, all of the following 4 apply: 5 (1) The director is not a party to the proceeding. 6 (2) The director is not a director as to whom a transaction 7 is a director’s conflicting interest transaction or who sought 8 a disclaimer of the corporation’s interest in a business 9 opportunity under section 490.870, which transaction or 10 disclaimer is challenged in the proceeding. 11 (3) The director does not have a material relationship with 12 a director described in either subparagraph (1) or (2). 13 c. Under section 490.862, the director is not any of the 14 following: 15 (1) A director as to whom the transaction is a director’s 16 conflicting interest transaction. 17 (2) A director who has a material relationship with another 18 director as to whom the transaction is a director’s conflicting 19 interest transaction. 20 d. Under section 490.870, the director would be a qualified 21 director under paragraph “c” , if the business opportunity was a 22 director’s conflicting interest transaction. 23 2. For purposes of this section, all of the following apply: 24 a. “Material interest” means an actual or potential 25 benefit or detriment, other than one which would devolve on 26 the corporation or the shareholders generally, that would 27 reasonably be expected to impair the objectivity of the 28 director’s judgment when participating in the action to be 29 taken. 30 b. “Material relationship” means a familial, financial, 31 professional, employment, or other relationship that would 32 reasonably be expected to impair the objectivity of the 33 director’s judgment when participating in the action to be 34 taken. 35 -6- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 6/ 70

H.F. _____ 3. The presence of one or more of the following 1 circumstances shall not automatically prevent a director from 2 being a qualified director: 3 a. Nomination or election of the director to the current 4 board by any director who is not a qualified director with 5 respect to the matter, or by any person that has a material 6 relationship with that director, acting alone or participating 7 with others. 8 b. Service as a director of another corporation of which a 9 director who is not a qualified director with respect to the 10 matter, or any individual who has a material relationship with 11 that director, is or was also a director. 12 c. With respect to action to be taken under section 490.744, 13 status as a named defendant, as a director against whom action 14 is demanded, or as a director who approved the conduct being 15 challenged. 16 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION . 490.144 Householding. 17 1. A corporation has delivered written notice or any 18 other report or statement under this chapter, the articles of 19 incorporation, or the bylaws to all shareholders who share a 20 common address if all of the following apply: 21 a. The corporation delivers one copy of the notice, report, 22 or statement to the common address. 23 b. The corporation addresses the notice, report, or 24 statement to those shareholders either as a group or to each 25 of those shareholders individually or to the shareholders in a 26 form to which each of those shareholders has consented. 27 c. Each of those shareholders consents to delivery of 28 a single copy of such notice, report, or statement to the 29 shareholders’ common address. Any such consent shall be 30 revocable by any of such shareholders who deliver written 31 notice of revocation to the corporation. If such written 32 notice of revocation is delivered, the corporation shall begin 33 providing individual notices, reports, or other statements 34 to the revoking shareholder no later than thirty days after 35 -7- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 7/ 70

H.F. _____ delivery of the written notice of revocation. 1 2. Any shareholder who fails to object by written notice 2 to the corporation, within sixty days of written notice by the 3 corporation of its intention to send single copies of notices, 4 reports, or statements to shareholders who share a common 5 address as permitted by subsection 1, shall be deemed to have 6 consented to receiving such single copy at the common address. 7 Sec. 6. Section 490.502, subsection 2, Code 2011, is amended 8 to read as follows: 9 2. If a registered agent changes the street address of the 10 a registered agent’s business office changes , the registered 11 agent may change the street address of the registered office of 12 any corporation for which the person is the registered agent by 13 notifying delivering a signed written notice of the change to 14 the corporation in writing of the change and signing, either 15 manually or in facsimile, and delivering to the secretary of 16 state for filing a signed statement that complies with the 17 requirements of subsection 1 and recites that the corporation 18 has been notified of the change. 19 Sec. 7. Section 490.620, subsection 4, Code 2011, is amended 20 to read as follows: 21 4. If a subscriber defaults in payment of money or 22 property under a subscription agreement entered into before 23 incorporation, the corporation may collect the amount owed 24 as any other debt. Alternatively, unless the subscription 25 agreement provides otherwise, the corporation may rescind the 26 agreement and may sell the shares if the debt remains unpaid 27 more than twenty days after the corporation sends a written 28 demand for payment to the subscriber. 29 Sec. 8. Section 490.624, Code 2011, is amended by adding the 30 following new subsection: 31 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. The board of directors may authorize one 32 or more officers to do all of the following: 33 a. Designate the recipients of rights, options, warrants, 34 or other equity compensation awards that involve the issuance 35 -8- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 8/ 70

H.F. _____ of shares. 1 b. Determine, within an amount and subject to any other 2 limitations established by the board and, if applicable, the 3 stockholders, the number of such rights, options, warrants, 4 or other equity compensation awards and the terms thereof to 5 be received by the recipients, provided that an officer shall 6 not use such authority to designate the officer or any other 7 persons the board of directors may specify as a recipient of 8 such rights, options, warrants, or other equity compensation 9 awards. 10 Sec. 9. Section 490.701, subsection 1, Code 2011, is amended 11 to read as follows: 12 1. A Unless directors are elected by written consent in 13 lieu of an annual meeting as permitted by section 490.704, a 14 corporation shall hold annually, at a time stated in or fixed 15 in accordance with the bylaws, a meeting of shareholders ; 16 provided, however, that if a corporation’s articles of 17 incorporation authorize shareholders to cumulate their votes 18 when electing directors pursuant to section 490.728, directors 19 shall not be elected by less than unanimous consent . 20 Sec. 10. Section 490.703, Code 2011, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 490.703 Court-ordered meeting. 23 1. The district court of the county where a corporation’s 24 principal office, or, if none in this state, its registered 25 office, is located may summarily order a meeting to be held 26 either: pursuant to any of the following: 27 a. On application of any shareholder of the corporation 28 entitled to participate in an annual meeting if an annual 29 meeting was not held or action by written consent in lieu 30 thereof did not become effective within the earlier of six 31 months after the end of the corporation’s fiscal year or 32 fifteen months after its last annual meeting. 33 b. On application of a shareholder who signed a demand for 34 a special meeting valid under section 490.702 if either any of 35 -9- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 9/ 70

H.F. _____ the following applies : 1 (1) Notice of the special meeting was not given within 2 thirty days after the date the demand was delivered to the 3 corporation’s secretary. 4 (2) The special meeting was not held in accordance with the 5 notice. 6 2. The court may fix the time and place of the meeting, 7 ascertain the shares entitled to participate in the meeting, 8 specify a record date or dates for ascertaining shareholders 9 entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting, prescribe the 10 form and content of the meeting notice, fix the quorum required 11 for specific matters to be considered at the meeting or direct 12 that the votes represented at the meeting constitute a quorum 13 for action on those matters, and enter other orders necessary 14 to accomplish the purpose or purposes of the meeting. 15 Sec. 11. Section 490.704, Code 2011, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 490.704 Action without meeting. 18 1. Unless otherwise provided in the articles of 19 incorporation, any action required or permitted by this chapter 20 to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without 21 a meeting or vote, and, except as provided in subsection 22 5 , without prior notice, if one or more written consents 23 describing the action taken are signed by the holders of 24 outstanding shares having not less than ninety percent of the 25 votes entitled to be cast at a meeting at which all shares 26 entitled to vote on the action were present and voted, and are 27 delivered to the corporation for inclusion in the minutes or 28 filing with the corporate records. 29 2. A written consent shall bear the date of signature of 30 each shareholder who signs the consent and no written consent 31 is effective to take the corporate action referred to in 32 the consent unless, within sixty days of the earliest dated 33 consent delivered in the manner required by this section to the 34 corporation, written consents signed by a sufficient number 35 -10- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 10/ 70

H.F. _____ of holders to take action are delivered to the corporation. 1 A written consent may be revoked by a writing to that effect 2 received by the corporation prior to the receipt by the 3 corporation of unrevoked written consents sufficient in number 4 to take corporate action. The articles of incorporation may 5 provide that any action required or permitted by this chapter 6 to be taken at a shareholders’ meeting may be taken without 7 a meeting, and without prior notice, if consents in writing 8 setting forth the action so taken are signed by the holders of 9 outstanding shares having not less than the minimum number of 10 votes that would be required to authorize or take the action 11 at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote on the action 12 were present and voted. The written consent shall bear the 13 date of signature of the shareholder who signs the consent and 14 be delivered to the corporation for inclusion in the minutes or 15 filing with the corporate records. 16 3. If not otherwise fixed under section 490.703 or 490.707 , 17 the record date for determining shareholders entitled to take 18 action without a meeting is the date the first shareholder 19 signs the consent under subsection 1 . If not otherwise fixed 20 under section 490.707 and if prior board action is not required 21 respecting the action to be taken without a meeting, the 22 record date for determining the shareholders entitled to take 23 action without a meeting shall be the first date on which a 24 signed written consent is delivered to the corporation. If 25 not otherwise fixed under section 490.707 and if prior board 26 action is required respecting the action to be taken without 27 a meeting, the record date shall be the close of business on 28 the day the resolution of the board taking such prior action 29 is adopted. No written consent shall be effective to take 30 the corporate action referred to therein unless, within sixty 31 days of the earliest date on which a consent delivered to the 32 corporation as required by this section was signed, written 33 consents signed by sufficient shareholders to take the action 34 have been delivered to the corporation. A written consent 35 -11- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 11/ 70

H.F. _____ may be revoked by a writing to that effect delivered to the 1 corporation before unrevoked written consents sufficient in 2 number to take the corporate action are delivered to the 3 corporation. 4 4. A consent signed under pursuant to the provisions of this 5 section has the effect of a meeting vote and may be described 6 as such in any document. Unless the articles of incorporation, 7 bylaws, or a resolution of the board of directors provides for 8 a reasonable delay to permit tabulation of written consents, 9 the action taken by written consent shall be effective when 10 written consents signed by sufficient shareholders to take the 11 action are delivered to the corporation. 12 5. If this chapter requires that notice of proposed action 13 be given to shareholders not entitled to vote and the action 14 is to be taken by consent of the voting shareholders, the 15 corporation must give all shareholders written notice of the 16 proposed action at least ten days before the action is taken. 17 The notice must contain or be accompanied by the same material 18 that, under this chapter , would have been required to be sent 19 to shareholders not entitled to vote in a notice of meeting 20 at which the proposed action would have been submitted to the 21 shareholders for action. 22 6. Prompt notice of the taking of corporate action without 23 a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given 24 to those shareholders who have not consented in writing. If 25 the taking of that corporate action requires the giving of 26 notice under section 490.1320, subsection 2 , the notice of 27 the action shall set forth the matters described in section 28 490.1322 . 29 5. a. If this chapter requires that notice of a proposed 30 action be given to nonvoting shareholders and the action is 31 to be taken by written consent of the voting shareholders, 32 the corporation must give its nonvoting shareholders written 33 notice of the action not more than ten days after any of the 34 following: 35 -12- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 12/ 70

H.F. _____ (1) Written consents sufficient to take the action have been 1 delivered to the corporation. 2 (2) Such later date that tabulation of consents is completed 3 pursuant to an authorization under subsection 4. 4 b. The notice must reasonably describe the action taken and 5 contain or be accompanied by the same material that, under any 6 provision of this chapter, would have been required to be sent 7 to nonvoting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which the 8 proposed action would have been submitted to the shareholders 9 for action. 10 6. a. If action is taken by less than unanimous written 11 consent of the voting shareholders, the corporation must give 12 its nonconsenting voting shareholders written notice of the 13 action not more than ten days after any of the following: 14 (1) Written consents sufficient to take the action have been 15 delivered to the corporation. 16 (2) Such later date that tabulation of consents is completed 17 pursuant to an authorization under subsection 4. 18 b. The notice must reasonably describe the action taken 19 and contain or be accompanied by the same material that, under 20 any provision of this chapter, would have been required to be 21 sent to voting shareholders in a notice of a meeting at which 22 the action would have been submitted to the shareholders for 23 action. 24 7. The notice requirements in subsections 5 and 6 shall not 25 delay the effectiveness of actions taken by written consent, 26 and a failure to comply with such notice requirements shall 27 not invalidate actions taken by written consent, provided that 28 this subsection shall not be deemed to limit judicial power 29 to fashion any appropriate remedy in favor of a shareholder 30 adversely affected by a failure to give such notice within the 31 required time period. 32 Sec. 12. Section 490.705, subsections 1 and 5, Code 2011, 33 are amended to read as follows: 34 1. A corporation shall notify shareholders of the date, 35 -13- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 13/ 70

H.F. _____ time, and place of each annual and special shareholders’ 1 meeting no fewer than ten nor more than sixty days before 2 the meeting date. The notice shall include the record date 3 for determining the shareholders entitled to vote at the 4 meeting, if such date is different than the record date for 5 determining shareholders entitled to notice of the meeting. If 6 the board of directors has authorized participation by means 7 of remote communication pursuant to section 490.709 for any 8 class or series of shareholders, the notice to such class or 9 series of shareholders shall describe the means of remote 10 communication to be used. Unless this chapter or the articles 11 of incorporation require otherwise, the corporation is required 12 to give notice only to shareholders entitled to vote at the 13 meeting as of the record date for determining the shareholders 14 entitled to notice of the meeting . 15 5. Unless the bylaws require otherwise, if an annual or 16 special shareholders’ meeting is adjourned to a different date, 17 time, or place, notice need not be given of the new date, 18 time, or place if the new date, time, or place is announced at 19 the meeting before adjournment. If a new record date for the 20 adjourned meeting is or must be fixed under section 490.707 , 21 however, notice of the adjourned meeting must be given under 22 this section to persons who are shareholders as of the new 23 record date entitled to vote at such adjourned meeting as of 24 the record date fixed for notice of such adjourned meeting . 25 Sec. 13. Section 490.707, Code 2011, is amended to read as 26 follows: 27 490.707 Record date. 28 1. The bylaws may fix or provide the manner of fixing 29 the record date or dates for one or more voting groups in 30 order to determine the shareholders entitled to notice of a 31 shareholders’ meeting, to demand a special meeting, to vote, 32 or to take any other action. If the bylaws do not fix or 33 provide for fixing a record date, the board of directors of the 34 corporation may fix a future date as the record date. 35 -14- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 14/ 70

H.F. _____ 2. A record date fixed under this section shall not be more 1 than seventy days before the meeting or action requiring a 2 determination of shareholders. 3 3. A determination of shareholders entitled to notice of 4 or to vote at a shareholders’ meeting is effective for any 5 adjournment of the meeting unless the board of directors fixes 6 a new record date or dates , which it must do if the meeting is 7 adjourned to a date more than one hundred twenty days after the 8 date fixed for the original meeting. 9 4. If a court orders a meeting adjourned to a date more than 10 one hundred twenty days after the date fixed for the original 11 meeting, it may provide that the original record date continues 12 in effect or it may fix a new record date or dates . 13 5. The record date for a shareholders’ meeting fixed by 14 or in the manner provided in the bylaws or by the board of 15 directors shall be the record date for determining shareholders 16 entitled both to notice of and to vote at the shareholders’ 17 meeting unless, in the case of a record date fixed by the 18 board of directors and to the extent not prohibited by the 19 bylaws, the board, at the time it fixes the record date for 20 shareholders entitled to notice of the meeting, fixes a later 21 record date on or before the date of the meeting to determine 22 the shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting. 23 Sec. 14. NEW SECTION . 490.709 Remote participation in 24 annual and special meetings. 25 1. Shareholders of any class or series may participate in 26 any meeting of shareholders by means of remote communication to 27 the extent the board of directors authorizes such participation 28 for such class or series. Participation by means of remote 29 communication shall be subject to such guidelines and 30 procedures as the board of directors adopts, and shall be in 31 conformity with subsection 2. 32 2. Shareholders participating in a shareholders’ meeting 33 by means of remote communication shall be deemed present and 34 may vote at such a meeting if the corporation has implemented 35 -15- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 15/ 70

H.F. _____ reasonable measures to do all of the following: 1 a. Verify that each person participating remotely is a 2 shareholder. 3 b. Provide such shareholders a reasonable opportunity to 4 participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to 5 the shareholders, including an opportunity to communicate, and 6 to read or hear the proceedings of the meeting, substantially 7 concurrently with such proceedings. 8 Sec. 15. Section 490.720, Code 2011, is amended to read as 9 follows: 10 490.720 Shareholders’ list for meeting. 11 1. After fixing a record date for a meeting, a corporation 12 shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all its 13 shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders’ 14 meeting. The If the board of directors fixes a different 15 record date under section 490.707, subsection 5, to determine 16 the shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting, a corporation 17 also shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names of all 18 its shareholders who are entitled to vote at the meeting. A 19 list must be arranged by voting group and within each voting 20 group by class or series of shares, and show the address of and 21 number of shares held by each shareholder. 22 2. The shareholders’ list for notice must be available for 23 inspection by any shareholder beginning two business days after 24 notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared 25 and continuing through the meeting, at the corporation’s 26 principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice 27 in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholders’ 28 list for voting must be similarly available for inspection 29 promptly after the record date for voting. A shareholder, 30 or a shareholder’s agent or attorney, is entitled on written 31 demand to inspect and, subject to the requirements of section 32 490.1602, subsection 3 4 , to copy the a list, during regular 33 business hours and at the person’s expense, during the period 34 it is available for inspection. 35 -16- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 16/ 70

H.F. _____ 3. The corporation shall make the shareholders’ list of 1 shareholders entitled to vote available at the meeting, and any 2 shareholder, or a shareholder’s agent or attorney, is entitled 3 to inspect the list at any time during the meeting or any 4 adjournment. 5 4. If the corporation refuses to allow a shareholder, or a 6 shareholder’s agent or attorney, to inspect the a shareholders’ 7 list before or at the meeting, or copy the a list as permitted 8 by subsection 2 , the district court of the county where a 9 corporation’s principal office or, if none in this state, 10 its registered office, is located, on application of the 11 shareholder, may summarily order the inspection or copying at 12 the corporation’s expense and may postpone the meeting for 13 which the list was prepared until the inspection or copying is 14 complete. 15 5. Refusal or failure to prepare or make available the a 16 shareholders’ list does not affect the validity of action taken 17 at the meeting. 18 Sec. 16. Section 490.722, subsection 2, Code 2011, is 19 amended by striking the subsection. 20 Sec. 17. Section 490.724, subsection 4, Code 2011, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 4. The corporation and its officer or agent who accepts 23 or rejects a vote, consent, waiver, or proxy appointment in 24 good faith and in accordance with the standards of this section 25 or section 490.722, subsection 2 , are not liable in damages 26 to the shareholder for the consequences of the acceptance or 27 rejection. 28 Sec. 18. Section 490.728, Code 2011, is amended by adding 29 the following new subsection: 30 NEW SUBSECTION . 4. Shares otherwise entitled to vote 31 cumulatively shall not be voted cumulatively at a particular 32 meeting unless any of the following applies: 33 a. The meeting notice or proxy statement accompanying 34 the notice states conspicuously that cumulative voting is 35 -17- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 17/ 70

H.F. _____ authorized. 1 b. A shareholder who has the right to cumulate the 2 shareholder’s votes gives notice to the corporation not less 3 than forty-eight hours before the time set for the meeting of 4 the shareholder’s intent to cumulate votes during the meeting, 5 and if one shareholder gives this notice all other shareholders 6 in the same voting group participating in the election are 7 entitled to cumulate their votes without giving further notice. 8 Sec. 19. Section 490.742, subsection 2, Code 2011, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 2. Ninety days have expired from the date delivery of 11 the demand was made, unless the shareholder has earlier been 12 notified that the demand has been rejected by the corporation 13 or unless irreparable injury to the corporation would result by 14 waiting for the expiration of the ninety-day period. 15 Sec. 20. Section 490.744, Code 2011, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 490.744 Dismissal. 18 1. A derivative proceeding shall be dismissed by the court 19 on motion by the corporation if one of the groups specified 20 in subsection 2 or 6 5 has determined in good faith after 21 conducting a reasonable inquiry upon which its conclusions are 22 based that the maintenance of the derivative proceeding is 23 not in the best interests of the corporation. A corporation 24 moving to dismiss on this basis shall submit in support of the 25 motion a short and concise statement of the reasons for its 26 determination. 27 2. Unless a panel is appointed pursuant to subsection 6 5 , 28 the determination in subsection 1 shall be made by one any of 29 the following: 30 a. A majority vote of independent qualified directors 31 present at a meeting of the board of directors if the 32 independent qualified directors constitute a quorum. 33 b. A majority vote of a committee consisting of two or 34 more independent qualified directors appointed by majority 35 -18- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 18/ 70

H.F. _____ vote of independent qualified directors present at a meeting 1 of the board of directors, regardless of whether or not such 2 independent qualified directors constitute a quorum. 3 3. a. None of the following shall by itself cause a 4 director to be considered not independent for purposes of this 5 section : 6 a. The nomination or election of the director by persons 7 who are defendants in the derivative proceeding or against whom 8 action is demanded. 9 b. The naming of the director as a defendant in the 10 derivative proceeding or as a person against whom action is 11 demanded. 12 c. The approval by the director of the act being challenged 13 in the derivative proceeding or demand if the act resulted in 14 no personal benefit to the director. 15 4. If a derivative proceeding is commenced after 16 a determination has been made rejecting a demand by a 17 shareholder, the complaint shall allege with particularity 18 facts establishing one any of the following: 19 a. (1) That a majority of the board of directors did not 20 consist of independent qualified directors at the time the 21 determination was made. 22 b. (2) That the requirements of subsection 1 have not been 23 met. 24 b. All discovery and other proceedings shall be stayed 25 during the pendency of any motion to dismiss unless the 26 court finds upon the motion of any party that particularized 27 discovery is necessary to preserve evidence or prevent undue 28 prejudice to that party. 29 5. 4. If a majority of the board of directors does not 30 consist of independent directors at the time the determination 31 is made, the corporation If a majority of the board of 32 directors consisted of qualified directors at the time the 33 determination was made, the plaintiff shall have the burden of 34 proving that the requirements of subsection 1 have not been 35 -19- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 19/ 70

H.F. _____ met ; if not, the corporation shall have the burden of proving 1 that the requirements of subsection 1 have been met . If a 2 majority of the board of directors consists of independent 3 directors at the time the determination is made, the plaintiff 4 shall have the burden of proving that the requirements of 5 subsection 1 have not been met. 6 6. 5. The Upon motion by the corporation, the court may 7 appoint a panel of one or more independent persons upon motion 8 by the corporation individuals to make a determination whether 9 the maintenance of the derivative proceeding is in the best 10 interests of the corporation. In such case, the plaintiff 11 shall have the burden of proving that the requirements of 12 subsection 1 have not been met. 13 Sec. 21. Section 490.746, Code 2011, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 490.746 Payment of expenses. 16 On termination of the derivative proceeding, the court may 17 do either any of the following: 18 1. Order the corporation to pay the plaintiff’s reasonable 19 expenses , including attorney fees incurred in the proceeding, 20 if it finds that the proceeding has resulted in a substantial 21 benefit to the corporation. 22 2. Order the plaintiff to pay any defendant’s reasonable 23 expenses , including attorney fees incurred in defending the 24 proceeding, if it finds that the proceeding was commenced or 25 maintained without reasonable cause or for an improper purpose. 26 Sec. 22. NEW SECTION . 490.748 Shareholder action to appoint 27 custodian or receiver. 28 1. The district court may appoint one or more persons 29 to be custodians, or, if the corporation is insolvent, to 30 be receivers, of and for a corporation in a proceeding by a 31 shareholder where it is established that any of the following 32 applies: 33 a. The directors are deadlocked in the management of 34 the corporate affairs, the shareholders are unable to break 35 -20- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 20/ 70

H.F. _____ the deadlock, and irreparable injury to the corporation is 1 threatened or being suffered. 2 b. The directors or those in control of the corporation are 3 acting fraudulently and irreparable injury to the corporation 4 is threatened or being suffered. 5 2. a. The district court may issue injunctions, appoint a 6 temporary custodian or temporary receiver with all the powers 7 and duties the court directs, take other action to preserve the 8 corporate assets wherever located, and carry on the business of 9 the corporation until a full hearing is held. 10 b. The district court shall hold a full hearing, after 11 notifying all parties to the proceeding and any interested 12 persons designated by the court, before appointing a custodian 13 or receiver. 14 c. The district court has jurisdiction over the corporation 15 and all of its property, wherever located. 16 3. The district court may appoint an individual or domestic 17 or foreign corporation, authorized to transact business in this 18 state, as a custodian or receiver and may require the custodian 19 or receiver to post bond, with or without sureties, in an 20 amount the court directs. 21 4. The district court shall describe the powers and duties 22 of the custodian or receiver in its appointing order, which may 23 be amended from time to time. Among other powers, all of the 24 following apply: 25 a. A custodian may exercise all of the powers of the 26 corporation, through or in place of its board of directors, to 27 the extent necessary to manage the business and affairs of the 28 corporation. 29 b. A receiver may do any of the following: 30 (1) Dispose of all or any part of the assets of the 31 corporation wherever located, at a public or private sale, if 32 authorized by the district court. 33 (2) Sue and defend in the receiver’s own name as receiver in 34 all courts of this state. 35 -21- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 21/ 70

H.F. _____ 5. The district court during a custodianship may 1 redesignate the custodian as a receiver, and during a 2 receivership may redesignate the receiver as a custodian, if 3 doing so is in the best interests of the corporation. 4 6. The district court from time to time during the 5 custodianship or receivership may order compensation paid and 6 expense disbursements or reimbursements made to the custodian 7 or receiver from the assets of the corporation or proceeds from 8 the sale of its assets. 9 Sec. 23. Section 490.801, Code 2011, is amended to read as 10 follows: 11 490.801 Requirement for and duties functions of board of 12 directors. 13 1. Except as provided in section 490.732 , each corporation 14 must have a board of directors. 15 2. All corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the 16 authority of the board of directors of the corporation , and 17 the business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed 18 by or under the direction , and subject to the oversight, of , 19 its board of directors, subject to any limitation set forth in 20 the articles of incorporation, or in an agreement authorized 21 under section 490.732 . 22 Sec. 24. Section 490.805, subsection 2, Code Supplement 23 2011, is amended by striking the subsection and inserting in 24 lieu thereof the following: 25 2. The terms of all other directors expire at the next, 26 or if their terms are staggered in accordance with section 27 490.806 or 490.806A, at the applicable second or third, annual 28 shareholders’ meeting following their election, except to 29 the extent a shorter term is specified in the articles of 30 incorporation in the event of a director nominee failing to 31 receive a specified vote for the election. 32 Sec. 25. Section 490.805, subsection 2, Code Supplement 33 2011, as amended by this Act, is amended to read as follows: 34 2. The terms of all other directors expire at the next, 35 -22- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 22/ 70

H.F. _____ or if their terms are staggered in accordance with section 1 490.806 or 490.806A , at the applicable second or third, annual 2 shareholders’ meeting following their election, except to 3 the extent a shorter term is specified in the articles of 4 incorporation in the event of a director nominee failing to 5 receive a specified vote for the election. 6 Sec. 26. Section 490.805, subsection 5, Code Supplement 7 2011, is amended to read as follows: 8 5. Despite Except to the extent otherwise provided in 9 the articles of incorporation, despite the expiration of a 10 director’s term, the director continues to serve until a the 11 director’s successor for that director is elected and qualifies 12 or until there is a decrease in the number of directors. 13 Sec. 27. Section 490.807, Code 2011, is amended to read as 14 follows: 15 490.807 Resignation of directors. 16 1. A director may resign at any time by delivering a 17 written notice resignation to the board of directors , or its 18 chairperson chair , or to the secretary of the corporation. 19 2. A resignation is effective when the notice resignation 20 is delivered unless the notice resignation specifies a 21 later effective date or an effective date determined upon 22 the happening of an event or events . A resignation that is 23 conditioned upon failing to receive a specified vote for 24 election as a director may provide that it is irrevocable. 25 Sec. 28. Section 490.810, subsection 2, Code Supplement 26 2011, is amended to read as follows: 27 2. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by 28 a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of 29 that voting group are entitled to vote to fill the vacancy 30 if it is filled by the shareholders , and only the directors 31 elected by that voting group are entitled to fill the vacancy 32 if it is filled by the directors . 33 Sec. 29. NEW SECTION . 490.826 Submission of matters for 34 shareholder vote. 35 -23- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 23/ 70

H.F. _____ A corporation may agree to submit a matter to a vote of its 1 shareholders even if, after approving the matter, the board of 2 directors determines it no longer recommends the matter. 3 Sec. 30. Section 490.830, Code 2011, is amended by adding 4 the following new subsection: 5 NEW SUBSECTION . 2A. In discharging board or committee 6 duties a director shall disclose, or cause to be disclosed, to 7 the other board or committee members information not already 8 known by them but known by the director to be material to the 9 discharge of their decision-making or oversight functions, 10 except that disclosure is not required to the extent that the 11 director reasonably believes that doing so would violate a 12 duty imposed under law, a legally enforceable obligation of 13 confidentiality, or a professional ethics rule. 14 Sec. 31. Section 490.831, subsection 1, paragraph a, 15 subparagraph (1), Code 2011, is amended to read as follows: 16 (1) No defense interposed by the director based on any of 17 the following precludes liability: 18 (a) A provision in the articles of incorporation authorized 19 by section 490.202, subsection 2 , paragraph “d” , or the . 20 (b) The protection afforded by section 490.832 if 21 interposed as a bar to the proceeding by the director, does not 22 preclude liability 490.861 for action taken in compliance with 23 section 490.862 or 490.863. 24 (c) The protection afforded by section 490.870 . 25 Sec. 32. Section 490.831, subsection 3, paragraphs a and b, 26 Code 2011, are amended to read as follows: 27 a. In any instance where fairness is at issue, such 28 as consideration of the fairness of a transaction to the 29 corporation under section 490.832 490.861, subsection 2, 30 paragraph “c” , alter the burden of proving the fact or lack of 31 fairness otherwise applicable. 32 b. Alter the fact or lack of liability of a director 33 under another section of this chapter , such as the provisions 34 governing the consequences of an unlawful distribution under 35 -24- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 24/ 70

H.F. _____ section 490.833 or a transactional interest under section 1 490.832 490.861 . 2 Sec. 33. Section 490.841, Code 2011, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 490.841 Duties Functions of officers. 5 Each officer has the authority and shall perform the duties 6 functions set forth in the bylaws or, to the extent consistent 7 with the bylaws, the duties functions prescribed by the board 8 of directors or by direction of an officer authorized by the 9 board of directors to prescribe the duties functions of other 10 officers. 11 Sec. 34. Section 490.842, subsection 1, unnumbered 12 paragraph 1, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows: 13 An officer when performing in such capacity shall has the 14 duty to act in conformity with all of the following: 15 Sec. 35. Section 490.842, Code 2011, is amended by adding 16 the following new subsection: 17 NEW SUBSECTION . 1A. The duty of an officer includes the 18 obligation to do all of the following: 19 a. Inform the superior officer to whom, or the board of 20 directors or the committee thereof to which, the officer 21 reports of information about the affairs of the corporation 22 known to the officer, within the scope of the officer’s 23 functions, and known to the officer to be material to such 24 superior officer, board, or committee. 25 b. Inform a superior officer, or another appropriate 26 person within the corporation, or the board of directors, or a 27 committee thereof, of any actual or probable material violation 28 of law involving the corporation or material breach of duty 29 to the corporation by an officer, employee, or agent of the 30 corporation, that the officer believes has occurred or is 31 likely to occur. 32 Sec. 36. Section 490.850, subsection 2, Code 2011, is 33 amended to read as follows: 34 2. “Director” or “officer” means an individual who is or 35 -25- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 25/ 70

H.F. _____ was a director or officer, respectively, of a corporation or 1 who, while a director or officer of the corporation, is or was 2 serving at the corporation’s request as a director, officer, 3 partner, trustee, employee, or agent of another domestic 4 or foreign corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, 5 employee benefit plan, or other entity. A director or officer 6 is considered to be serving an employee benefit plan at the 7 corporation’s request if the director’s individual’s duties to 8 the corporation also impose duties on, or otherwise involve 9 services by, that director the individual to the plan or to 10 participants in or beneficiaries of the plan. “Director” or 11 “officer” includes, unless the context requires otherwise, the 12 estate or personal representative of a director or officer. 13 Sec. 37. Section 490.850, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2011, 14 are amended by striking the subsections. 15 Sec. 38. Section 490.850, subsection 5, Code 2011, is 16 amended to read as follows: 17 5. “Liability” means the obligation to pay a judgment, 18 settlement, penalty, fine, including an excise tax assessed 19 with respect to an employee benefit plan, or reasonable 20 expenses incurred with respect to a proceeding. 21 Sec. 39. Section 490.853, Code 2011, is amended to read as 22 follows: 23 490.853 Advance for expenses. 24 1. A corporation may, before final disposition of 25 a proceeding, advance funds to pay for or reimburse the 26 reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding 27 by a director an individual who is a party to a the proceeding 28 because the person is a director if the person that individual 29 is a member of the board of directors if the director delivers 30 all of the following to the corporation: 31 a. A signed written affirmation of the director’s good 32 faith belief that the director has met the relevant standard 33 of conduct described in section 490.851 has been met by the 34 director or that the proceeding involved conduct for which 35 -26- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 26/ 70

H.F. _____ liability has been eliminated under a provision of the articles 1 of incorporation as authorized by section 490.202, subsection 2 2 , paragraph “d” . 3 b. The director’s A signed written undertaking of the 4 director to repay any funds advanced if the director is not 5 entitled to mandatory indemnification under section 490.852 and 6 it is ultimately determined under section 490.854 or section 7 490.855 that the director has not met the relevant standard of 8 conduct described in section 490.851 . 9 2. The undertaking required by subsection 1 , paragraph “b” , 10 must be an unlimited general obligation of the director but 11 need not be secured and may be accepted without reference to 12 the financial ability of the director to make repayment. 13 3. Authorizations under this section shall be made 14 according to one any of the following: 15 a. By the board of directors as follows : 16 (1) If there are two or more disinterested qualified 17 directors, by a majority vote of all the disinterested 18 qualified directors, a majority of whom shall for such purpose 19 constitute a quorum, or by a majority of the members of a 20 committee of two or more disinterested qualified directors 21 appointed by such a vote. 22 (2) If there are fewer than two disinterested qualified 23 directors, by the vote necessary for action by the board 24 in accordance with section 490.824, subsection 3 , in which 25 authorization directors who do are not qualify as disinterested 26 qualified directors may participate. 27 b. By the shareholders, but shares owned by or voted under 28 the control of a director who at the time does not qualify as is 29 not a disinterested qualified director may shall not be voted 30 on the authorization. 31 Sec. 40. Section 490.855, Code 2011, is amended to read as 32 follows: 33 490.855 Determination and authorization of indemnification. 34 1. A corporation shall not indemnify a director under 35 -27- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 27/ 70

H.F. _____ section 490.851 unless authorized for a specific proceeding 1 after a determination has been made that indemnification of 2 the director is permissible because the director has met the 3 relevant standard of conduct set forth in section 490.851 . 4 2. The determination shall be made by any of the following: 5 a. If there are two or more disinterested qualified 6 directors, by the board of directors by a majority vote of all 7 the disinterested qualified directors, a majority of whom shall 8 for such purpose constitute a quorum, or by a majority of the 9 members of a committee of two or more disinterested qualified 10 directors appointed by such a vote. 11 b. By special legal counsel selected in one of the following 12 manners : 13 (1) Selected in the manner prescribed in paragraph “a” . 14 (2) If there are fewer than two disinterested qualified 15 directors, selected by the board of directors, in which 16 selection directors who do not qualify as disinterested are not 17 qualified directors may participate. 18 c. By the shareholders, but shares owned by or voted under 19 the control of a director who at the time does not qualify as a 20 disinterested is not a qualified director shall not be voted on 21 the determination. 22 3. Authorization of indemnification shall be made in 23 the same manner as the determination that indemnification 24 is permissible, except that if there are fewer than two 25 disinterested qualified directors or if the determination is 26 made by special legal counsel, authorization of indemnification 27 shall be made by those entitled under subsection 2 , paragraph 28 “b” , to select special legal counsel under subsection 2, 29 paragraph “b” , subparagraph (2) . 30 Sec. 41. Section 490.858, Code 2011, is amended by adding 31 the following new subsection: 32 NEW SUBSECTION . 1A. A right of indemnification or to 33 advances for expenses created by this division or under 34 subsection 1 and in effect at the time of an act or omission 35 -28- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 28/ 70

H.F. _____ shall not be eliminated or impaired with respect to such act 1 or omission by an amendment of the articles of incorporation 2 or bylaws or a resolution of the directors or shareholders, 3 adopted after the occurrence of such act or omission, unless, 4 in the case of a right created under subsection 1, the 5 provision creating such right and in effect at the time of 6 such act or omission explicitly authorizes such elimination or 7 impairment after such act or omission has occurred. 8 Sec. 42. Section 490.858, subsection 3, Code 2011, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 3. A Subject to subsection 1A, a corporation may, by a 11 provision in its articles of incorporation, limit any of the 12 rights to indemnification or advance for expenses created by or 13 pursuant to this part. 14 Sec. 43. NEW SECTION . 490.860 Part definitions. 15 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: 16 1. “Control” , including the term “controlled by” , means any 17 of the following: 18 a. Having the power, directly or indirectly, to elect or 19 remove a majority of the members of the board of directors 20 or other governing body of an entity, whether through the 21 ownership of voting shares or interests, by contract, or 22 otherwise. 23 b. Being subject to a majority of the risk of loss from the 24 entity’s activities or entitled to receive a majority of the 25 entity’s residual returns. 26 2. “Director’s conflicting interest transaction” means 27 a transaction effected or proposed to be effected by the 28 corporation, or by an entity controlled by the corporation to 29 which, or respecting which, any of the following applies: 30 a. To which, at the relevant time, the director is a party. 31 b. Respecting which, at the relevant time, the director 32 had knowledge and a material financial interest known to the 33 director. 34 c. Respecting which, at the relevant time, the director knew 35 -29- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 29/ 70

H.F. _____ that a related person was a party or had a material financial 1 interest. 2 3. “Fair to the corporation” means, for purposes of section 3 490.861, subsection 2, paragraph “c” , that the transaction 4 as a whole was beneficial to the corporation, taking into 5 appropriate account whether it was all of the following: 6 a. Fair in terms of the director’s dealings with the 7 corporation. 8 b. Comparable to what might have been obtainable in an arm’s 9 length transaction, given the consideration paid or received 10 by the corporation. 11 4. “Material financial interest” means a financial interest 12 in a transaction that would reasonably be expected to impair 13 the objectivity of the director’s judgment when participating 14 in action on the authorization of the transaction. 15 5. “Related person” means any of the following: 16 a. The director’s spouse. 17 b. A child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, 18 grandparent, sibling, step sibling, half sibling, aunt, uncle, 19 niece, or nephew, or spouse of any thereof, of the director or 20 of the director’s spouse. 21 c. An individual living in the same home as the director. 22 d. An entity, other than the corporation or an entity 23 controlled by the corporation, controlled by the director or 24 any person specified in this subsection. 25 e. A domestic or foreign person who is any of the following: 26 (1) A business or nonprofit corporation, other than the 27 corporation or an entity controlled by the corporation, of 28 which the director is a director. 29 (2) An unincorporated entity of which the director is a 30 general partner or a member of the governing body. 31 (3) An individual, trust, or estate for whom or of which the 32 director is a trustee, guardian, personal representative, or 33 like fiduciary. 34 f. A person that is, or an entity that is controlled by, an 35 -30- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 30/ 70

H.F. _____ employer of the director. 1 6. “Relevant time” means any of the following: 2 a. The time at which directors’ action respecting the 3 transaction is taken in compliance with section 490.862. 4 b. If the transaction is not brought before the board of 5 directors of the corporation, or its committee, for action 6 under section 490.862, at the time the corporation, or an 7 entity controlled by the corporation, becomes legally obligated 8 to consummate the transaction. 9 7. “Required disclosure” means disclosure of all of the 10 following: 11 a. The existence and nature of the director’s conflicting 12 interest. 13 b. All facts known to the director respecting the subject 14 matter of the transaction that a director free of such 15 conflicting interest would reasonably believe to be material in 16 deciding whether to proceed with the transaction. 17 Sec. 44. NEW SECTION . 490.861 Judicial action. 18 1. A transaction effected or proposed to be effected by the 19 corporation, or by an entity controlled by the corporation, 20 shall not be the subject of equitable relief, or give rise to 21 an award of damages or other sanctions against a director of 22 the corporation, in a proceeding by a shareholder or by or in 23 the right of the corporation, on the ground that the director 24 has an interest respecting the transaction, if it is not a 25 director’s conflicting interest transaction. 26 2. A director’s conflicting interest transaction may 27 not be the subject of equitable relief, or give rise to an 28 award of damages or other sanctions against a director of the 29 corporation, in a proceeding by a shareholder or by or in the 30 right of the corporation, on the ground that the director has 31 an interest respecting the transaction, if any of the following 32 apply: 33 a. Directors’ action respecting the transaction was taken in 34 compliance with section 490.862 at any time. 35 -31- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 31/ 70

H.F. _____ b. Shareholders’ action respecting the transaction was taken 1 in compliance with section 490.863 at any time. 2 c. The transaction, judged according to the circumstances 3 at the relevant time, is established to have been fair to the 4 corporation. 5 Sec. 45. NEW SECTION . 490.862 Directors’ action. 6 1. Directors’ action respecting a director’s conflicting 7 interest transaction is effective for purposes of section 8 490.861, subsection 2, paragraph “a” , if the transaction has 9 been authorized by the affirmative vote of a majority, but 10 no fewer than two, of the qualified directors who voted on 11 the transaction, after required disclosure by the conflicted 12 director of information not already known by such qualified 13 directors, or after modified disclosure in compliance with 14 subsection 2, provided that all of the following apply: 15 a. The qualified directors have deliberated and voted 16 outside the presence of and without the participation by any 17 other director. 18 b. Where the action has been taken by a committee, all 19 members of the committee were qualified directors, and any of 20 the following apply: 21 (1) The committee was composed of all the qualified 22 directors on the board of directors. 23 (2) The members of the committee were appointed by the 24 affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified directors on 25 the board. 26 2. Notwithstanding subsection 1, when a transaction is 27 a director’s conflicting interest transaction only because a 28 related person described in section 490.860, subsection 5, 29 paragraph “e” or “f” , is a party to or has a material financial 30 interest in the transaction, the conflicted director is not 31 obligated to make required disclosure to the extent that the 32 director reasonably believes that doing so would violate a 33 duty imposed under law, a legally enforceable obligation of 34 confidentiality, or a professional ethics rule, provided that 35 -32- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 32/ 70

H.F. _____ the conflicted director discloses to the qualified directors 1 voting on the transaction all of the following: 2 a. All information required to be disclosed that is not so 3 violative. 4 b. The existence and nature of the director’s conflicting 5 interest. 6 c. The nature of the conflicted director’s duty not to 7 disclose the confidential information. 8 3. A majority, but no fewer than two, of all the qualified 9 directors on the board of directors, or on the committee, 10 constitutes a quorum for purposes of action that complies with 11 this section. 12 4. Where directors’ action under this section does not 13 satisfy a quorum or voting requirement applicable to the 14 authorization of the transaction by reason of the articles of 15 incorporation, the bylaws, or a provision of law, independent 16 action to satisfy those authorization requirements must be 17 taken by the board of directors or a committee, in which action 18 directors who are not qualified directors may participate. 19 Sec. 46. NEW SECTION . 490.863 Shareholders’ action. 20 1. a. Shareholders’ action respecting a director’s 21 conflicting interest transaction is effective for purposes of 22 section 490.861, subsection 2, paragraph “b” , if a majority of 23 the votes cast by the holders of all qualified shares are in 24 favor of the transaction after all of the following occur: 25 (1) Notice to shareholders describing the action to be taken 26 respecting the transaction. 27 (2) Provision to the corporation of the information 28 referred to in subsection 2. 29 (3) Communication to the shareholders entitled to vote 30 on the transaction of the information that is the subject of 31 required disclosure, to the extent the information is not known 32 by them. 33 b. In the case of shareholders’ action at a meeting, the 34 shareholders entitled to vote shall be determined as of the 35 -33- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 33/ 70

H.F. _____ record date for notice of the meeting. 1 2. A director who has a conflicting interest respecting 2 the transaction shall, before the shareholders’ vote, inform 3 the secretary or other officer or agent of the corporation 4 authorized to tabulate votes, in writing, of the number of 5 shares that the director knows are not qualified shares under 6 subsection 3, and the identity of the holders of those shares. 7 3. For purposes of this section, all of the following apply: 8 a. “Holder” means and “held by” refers to shares held by 9 both a record shareholder, as defined in section 490.1301, 10 subsection 7, and a beneficial shareholder, as defined in 11 490.1301, subsection 2. 12 b. “Qualified shares” means all shares entitled to be 13 voted with respect to the transaction except for shares that 14 the secretary or other officer or agent of the corporation 15 authorized to tabulate votes either knows, or under subsection 16 2 is notified, are held by any of the following: 17 (1) A director who has a conflicting interest respecting the 18 transaction. 19 (2) A related person of the director, excluding a person 20 described in section 490.860, subsection 5, paragraph “f” . 21 4. A majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the 22 holders of all qualified shares constitutes a quorum for 23 purposes of compliance with this section. Subject to the 24 provisions of subsection 5, shareholders’ action that otherwise 25 complies with this section is not affected by the presence of 26 holders, or by the voting, of shares that are not qualified 27 shares. 28 5. If a shareholders’ vote does not comply with subsection 29 1 solely because of a director’s failure to comply with 30 subsection 2, and if the director establishes that the failure 31 was not intended to influence and did not in fact determine the 32 outcome of the vote, the court may take such action respecting 33 the transaction and the director, and may give such effect, 34 if any, to the shareholders’ vote, as the court considers 35 -34- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 34/ 70

H.F. _____ appropriate in the circumstances. 1 6. Where shareholders’ action under this section does 2 not satisfy a quorum or voting requirement applicable to the 3 authorization of the transaction by reason of the articles of 4 incorporation, the bylaws, or a provision of law, independent 5 action to satisfy those authorization requirements must be 6 taken by the shareholders, in which action shares that are not 7 qualified shares may participate. 8 Sec. 47. Section 490.870, subsection 1, paragraphs a and b, 9 Code 2011, are amended to read as follows: 10 a. Action by qualified directors disclaiming the 11 corporation’s interest in the opportunity is taken in 12 compliance with the procedures set forth in section 490.832 13 490.862 , as if the decision being made concerned a director’s 14 conflicting interest transaction. 15 b. Shareholders’ action disclaiming the corporation’s 16 interest in the opportunity is taken in compliance with the 17 procedure set forth in section 490.832 490.863 , as if the 18 decision being made concerned a director’s conflicting interest 19 transaction; except that, rather than making the disclosure 20 “required disclosure” as required defined in section 490.832 21 490.860 , in each case the director shall have made prior 22 disclosure to those acting on behalf of the corporation of all 23 material facts concerning the business opportunity that are 24 then known to the director. 25 Sec. 48. Section 490.1003, subsection 2, Code 2011, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 2. a. Except as provided in sections 490.1005 , 490.1007 , 28 and 490.1008 , after adopting the proposed amendment, the board 29 of directors must submit the amendment to the shareholders for 30 their approval. The board of directors must also transmit to 31 the shareholders a recommendation that the shareholders approve 32 the amendment, unless any of the following apply: 33 (1) The board of directors makes a determination that 34 because of conflicts of interest or other special circumstances 35 -35- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 35/ 70

H.F. _____ it should not make such a recommendation , in which case the . 1 (2) Section 490.826 applies. 2 b. If paragraph “a” , subparagraph (1) or (2), applies, the 3 board of directors must transmit to the shareholders the basis 4 for the determination so proceeding . 5 Sec. 49. Section 490.1104, subsection 2, Code 2011, is 6 amended to read as follows: 7 2. a. Except as provided in subsection 7 and in section 8 490.1105 , after adopting the plan of merger or share exchange 9 the board of directors must submit the plan to the shareholders 10 for their approval. The board of directors must also transmit 11 to the shareholders a recommendation that the shareholders 12 approve the plan, unless the any of the following apply: 13 (1) The board of directors makes a determination that 14 because of conflicts of interest or other special circumstances 15 it should not make such a recommendation , in which case . 16 (2) Section 490.826 applies. 17 b. If paragraph “a” , subparagraph (1) or (2), applies, the 18 board of directors must transmit to the shareholders the basis 19 for that determination so proceeding . 20 Sec. 50. Section 490.1106, subsection 1, unnumbered 21 paragraph 1, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows: 22 After a plan of merger or share exchange has been adopted 23 and approved as required by this chapter , articles of merger 24 or share exchange shall be executed signed on behalf of each 25 party to the merger or share exchange by any officer or other 26 duly authorized representative. The articles shall set forth 27 the following: 28 Sec. 51. Section 490.1108, subsection 2, Code 2011, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 2. If a merger or share exchange is abandoned under 31 subsection 1 after articles of merger or share exchange have 32 been filed with the secretary of state but before the merger 33 or share exchange has become effective, a statement that the 34 merger or share exchange has been abandoned in accordance with 35 -36- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 36/ 70

H.F. _____ this section , executed signed on behalf of a party to the 1 merger or share exchange by an officer or other duly authorized 2 representative, shall be delivered to the secretary of state 3 for filing prior to the effective date of the merger or share 4 exchange. Upon filing, the statement shall take effect and the 5 merger or share exchange shall be deemed abandoned and shall 6 not become effective. 7 Sec. 52. Section 490.1202, subsection 2, Code 2011, is 8 amended to read as follows: 9 2. a. A disposition that requires approval of the 10 shareholders under subsection 1 shall be initiated by 11 a resolution by the board of directors authorizing the 12 disposition. After adoption of such a resolution, the board 13 of directors shall submit the proposed disposition to the 14 shareholders for their approval. The board of directors shall 15 also transmit to the shareholders a recommendation that the 16 shareholders approve the proposed disposition, unless the any 17 of the following apply: 18 (1) The board of directors makes a determination that 19 because of conflicts of interest or other special circumstances 20 it should not make such a recommendation , in which case . 21 (2) Section 490.826 applies. 22 b. If paragraph “a” , subparagraph (1) or (2), applies, the 23 board of directors shall transmit to the shareholders the basis 24 for that determination so proceeding . 25 Sec. 53. Section 490.1301, Code 2011, is amended by adding 26 the following new subsection: 27 NEW SUBSECTION . 5A. “Interested transaction” means a 28 corporate action described in section 490.1302, subsection 1, 29 other than a merger pursuant to section 490.1105, involving an 30 interested person in which any of the shares or assets of the 31 corporation are being acquired or converted. As used in this 32 definition, all of the following apply: 33 a. “Beneficial owner” means any person who, directly 34 or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, or 35 -37- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 37/ 70

H.F. _____ understanding, other than a revocable proxy, has or shares the 1 power to vote, or to direct the voting of, shares; except that 2 a member of a national securities exchange is not deemed to be 3 a beneficial owner of securities held directly or indirectly 4 by it on behalf of another person solely because the member is 5 the record holder of the securities if the member is precluded 6 by the rules of the exchange from voting without instruction 7 on contested matters or matters that may affect substantially 8 the rights or privileges of the holders of the securities to 9 be voted. When two or more persons agree to act together for 10 the purpose of voting their shares of the corporation, each 11 member of the group formed thereby is deemed to have acquired 12 beneficial ownership, as of the date of the agreement, of all 13 voting shares of the corporation beneficially owned by any 14 member of the group. 15 b. “Excluded shares” means shares acquired pursuant to an 16 offer for all shares having voting power if the offer was made 17 within one year prior to the corporate action for consideration 18 of the same kind and of a value equal to or less than that paid 19 in connection with the corporate action. 20 c. “Interested person” means a person, or an affiliate of a 21 person, who at any time during the one-year period immediately 22 preceding approval by the board of directors of the corporate 23 action was or had any of the following: 24 (1) Was the beneficial owner of twenty percent or more of 25 the voting power of the corporation, other than as owner of 26 excluded shares. 27 (2) Had the power, contractually or otherwise, other than as 28 owner of excluded shares, to cause the appointment or election 29 of twenty-five percent or more of the directors to the board of 30 directors of the corporation. 31 (3) Was a senior executive or director of the corporation 32 or a senior executive of any affiliate thereof, and that 33 senior executive or director will receive, as a result of the 34 corporate action, a financial benefit not generally available 35 -38- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 38/ 70

H.F. _____ to other shareholders as such, other than any of the following: 1 (a) Employment, consulting, retirement, or similar benefits 2 established separately and not as part of or in contemplation 3 of the corporate action. 4 (b) Employment, consulting, retirement, or similar benefits 5 established in contemplation of, or as part of, the corporate 6 action that are not more favorable than those existing before 7 the corporate action or, if more favorable, that have been 8 approved on behalf of the corporation in the same manner as is 9 provided in section 490.862. 10 (c) In the case of a director of the corporation who will, 11 in the corporate action, become a director of the acquiring 12 entity in the corporate action or one of its affiliates, rights 13 and benefits as a director that are provided on the same basis 14 as those afforded by the acquiring entity generally to other 15 directors of such entity or such affiliate. 16 Sec. 54. Section 490.1302, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 17 2011, is amended by striking the paragraph and inserting in 18 lieu thereof the following: 19 a. Appraisal rights shall not be available for the holders 20 of shares of any class or series of shares which is any of the 21 following: 22 (1) A covered security under section 18(b)(1)(A) or (B) of 23 the federal Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 24 (2) Traded in an organized market and has at least two 25 thousand shareholders and a market value of at least twenty 26 million dollars, exclusive of the value of such shares held by 27 the corporation’s subsidiaries, senior executives, directors, 28 and beneficial shareholders owning more than ten percent of 29 such shares. 30 (3) Issued by an open-end management investment company 31 registered with the United States securities and exchange 32 commission under the federal Investment Company Act of 1940 and 33 may be redeemed at the option of the holder at net asset value. 34 Sec. 55. Section 490.1302, subsection 2, paragraph b, 35 -39- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 39/ 70

H.F. _____ subparagraph (1), Code 2011, is amended to read as follows: 1 (1) The record date fixed to determine the shareholders 2 entitled to receive notice of , and to vote at, the meeting 3 of shareholders to act upon the corporate action requiring 4 appraisal rights. 5 Sec. 56. Section 490.1302, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code 6 2011, is amended by striking the paragraph and inserting in 7 lieu thereof the following: 8 d. Paragraph “a” , shall not be applicable and appraisal 9 rights shall be available pursuant to subsection 1 for the 10 holders of any class or series of shares where the corporate 11 action is an interested transaction. 12 Sec. 57. Section 490.1302, subsection 2, paragraph e, Code 13 2011, is amended by striking the paragraph. 14 Sec. 58. Section 490.1302, subsection 4, Code 2011, is 15 amended by striking the subsection. 16 Sec. 59. Section 490.1320, Code 2011, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 490.1320 Notice of appraisal rights. 19 1. If Where any proposed corporate action described 20 specified in section 490.1302, subsection 1 , is to be submitted 21 to a vote at a shareholders’ meeting, the meeting notice must 22 state that the corporation has concluded that the shareholders 23 are, are not, or may be entitled to assert appraisal rights 24 under this part. If the corporation concludes that appraisal 25 rights are or may be available, a copy of this part must 26 accompany the meeting notice sent to those record shareholders 27 entitled to exercise appraisal rights. 28 2. In a merger pursuant to section 490.1105 , the parent 29 corporation must notify in writing all record shareholders of 30 the subsidiary who are entitled to assert appraisal rights 31 that the corporate action became effective. Such notice must 32 be sent within ten days after the corporate action became 33 effective and include the materials described in section 34 490.1322 . 35 -40- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 40/ 70

H.F. _____ 3. Where any corporate action specified in section 1 490.1302, subsection 1, is to be approved by written consent 2 of the shareholders pursuant to section 490.704, all of the 3 following apply: 4 a. Written notice that appraisal rights are, are not, or may 5 be available must be sent to each record shareholder from whom 6 a consent is solicited at the time consent of such shareholder 7 is first solicited and, if the corporation has concluded that 8 appraisal rights are or may be available, must be accompanied 9 by a copy of this chapter. 10 b. Written notice that appraisal rights are, are not, or 11 may be available must be delivered together with the notice to 12 nonconsenting and nonvoting shareholders required by section 13 490.704, subsections 5 and 6, may include the materials 14 described in section 490.1322 and, if the corporation has 15 concluded that appraisal rights are or may be available, must 16 be accompanied by a copy of this chapter. 17 4. Where corporate action described in section 490.1302, 18 subsection 1, is proposed, or a merger pursuant to section 19 490.1105 is effected, the notice referred to in subsection 1 20 or 3, if the corporation concludes that appraisal rights are 21 or may be available, and in subsection 2 shall be accompanied 22 by all of the following: 23 a. The annual financial statements specified in section 24 490.1620, subsection 1, of the corporation that issued the 25 shares that may be subject to appraisal, which shall be as of 26 a date ending not more than sixteen months before the date of 27 the notice and shall comply with section 490.1620, subsection 28 2; provided that, if such annual financial statements are not 29 reasonably available, the corporation shall provide reasonably 30 equivalent financial information. 31 b. The latest available quarterly financial statements of 32 such corporation, if any. 33 5. The right to receive the information described in 34 subsection 4 may be waived in writing by a shareholder before 35 -41- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 41/ 70

H.F. _____ or after the corporate action. 1 Sec. 60. Section 490.1321, Code 2011, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 490.1321 Notice of intent to demand payment. 4 1. If proposed a corporate action requiring appraisal 5 rights under specified in section 490.1302 , subsection 1, is 6 submitted to a vote at a shareholders’ meeting, a shareholder 7 who wishes to assert appraisal rights with respect to any class 8 or series of shares must do all of the following: 9 a. Deliver to the corporation before the vote is taken 10 written notice of the shareholder’s intent to demand payment if 11 the proposed action is effectuated. 12 b. Not vote, or cause or permit to be voted, any shares of 13 such class or series in favor of the proposed action. 14 2. If a corporate action specified in section 490.1302, 15 subsection 1, is to be approved by less than unanimous written 16 consent, a shareholder who wishes to assert appraisal rights 17 with respect to any class or series of shares must not sign a 18 consent in favor of the proposed action with respect to that 19 class or series of shares. 20 3. A shareholder who does not fails to satisfy the 21 requirements of subsection 1 or 2, is not entitled to payment 22 under this part. 23 Sec. 61. Section 490.1322, subsection 1, Code 2011, is 24 amended to read as follows: 25 1. If proposed corporate action requiring appraisal rights 26 under section 490.1302, subsection 1 , becomes effective, the 27 corporation must deliver send a written appraisal notice 28 and the form required by subsection 2 , paragraph “a” , to 29 all shareholders who satisfied the requirements of section 30 490.1321 , subsection 1, or section 490.1321, subsection 2 . In 31 the case of a merger under section 490.1105 , the parent must 32 deliver a written an appraisal notice and form to all record 33 shareholders who may be entitled to assert appraisal rights. 34 Sec. 62. Section 490.1322, subsection 2, unnumbered 35 -42- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 42/ 70

H.F. _____ paragraph 1, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows: 1 The appraisal notice must be sent delivered no earlier than 2 the date the corporate action specified in section 490.1302, 3 subsection 1, became effective and no later than ten days after 4 such date and must do all of the following: 5 Sec. 63. Section 490.1322, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 6 2011, is amended to read as follows: 7 a. Be accompanied by Supply a form that specifies does all 8 of the following: 9 (1) Specifies the first date of any announcement to 10 shareholders made prior to the date the corporate action became 11 effective of the first announcement to shareholders of the 12 principal terms of the proposed corporate action and requires , 13 if any. 14 (2) If such announcement was made, requires the shareholder 15 asserting appraisal rights to certify whether beneficial 16 ownership of those shares for which appraisal rights are 17 asserted was acquired before that date. 18 (3) Requires the shareholder asserting appraisal rights to 19 certify whether or not beneficial ownership of those shares for 20 which appraisal rights are asserted was acquired before that 21 date, and that the such shareholder did not vote for or consent 22 to the transaction. 23 Sec. 64. Section 490.1322, subsection 2, paragraph b, 24 subparagraph (2), Code 2011, is amended to read as follows: 25 (2) A date by which the corporation must receive the form, 26 which date shall not be fewer than forty nor more than sixty 27 days after the date the appraisal notice and form are is sent 28 under subsection 1 , and state that the shareholder shall have 29 waived the right to demand appraisal with respect to the 30 shares unless the form is received by the corporation by such 31 specified date. 32 Sec. 65. Section 490.1323, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2011, 33 are amended to read as follows: 34 1. A shareholder who receives notice pursuant to section 35 -43- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 43/ 70

H.F. _____ 490.1322 and who wishes to exercise appraisal rights must 1 certify on sign and return the form sent by the corporation 2 and, in the case of certificated shares, deposit the 3 shareholder’s certificates in accordance with the terms of 4 the notice by the date referred to in the notice pursuant to 5 section 490.1322, subsection 2, paragraph “b” , subparagraph 6 (2). In addition, if applicable, the shareholder must certify 7 on the form whether the beneficial owner of such shares 8 acquired beneficial ownership of the shares before the date 9 required to be set forth in the notice pursuant to section 10 490.1322, subsection 2 , paragraph “a” . If a shareholder fails 11 to make this certification, the corporation may elect to 12 treat the shareholder’s shares as after-acquired shares under 13 section 490.1325 . In addition, a shareholder who wishes to 14 exercise appraisal rights must execute and return the form and, 15 in a case of certificated shares, deposit the shareholder’s 16 certificates in accordance with the terms of the notice 17 by the date referred to in the notice pursuant to section 18 490.1322, subsection 2 , paragraph “b” , subparagraph (2). Once 19 a shareholder deposits that shareholder’s certificates or, in 20 the case of uncertificated shares, returns the executed signed 21 forms, that shareholder loses all rights as a shareholder, 22 unless the shareholder withdraws pursuant to subsection 2 . 23 3. A shareholder who does not execute sign and return the 24 form and, in the case of certificated shares, deposit the 25 shareholder’s share certificates where required, each by the 26 date set forth in the notice described in section 490.1322, 27 subsection 2 , shall not be entitled to payment under this 28 division . 29 Sec. 66. Section 490.1324, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 30 2011, is amended to read as follows: 31 a. (i) Financial The annual financial statements specified 32 in section 490.1620, subsection 1, of the corporation that 33 issued the shares to be appraised, consisting of a balance 34 sheet as of the end of a fiscal year which shall be of a date 35 -44- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 44/ 70

H.F. _____ ending not more than sixteen months before the date of payment , 1 an income statement for that year, a statement of changes 2 in shareholders’ equity for that year, and the shall comply 3 with section 490.1620, subsection 2; provided that, if such 4 annual financial statements are not reasonably available, the 5 corporation shall provide reasonably equivalent financial 6 information. 7 (ii) The latest available interim quarterly financial 8 statements of such corporation , if any. 9 Sec. 67. Section 490.1325, subsection 1, Code 2011, is 10 amended to read as follows: 11 1. A corporation may elect to withhold payment required 12 by section 490.1324 from any shareholder who was required to, 13 but did not certify that beneficial ownership of all of the 14 shareholder’s shares for which appraisal rights are asserted 15 was acquired before the date set forth in the appraisal notice 16 sent pursuant to section 490.1322, subsection 2 , paragraph “a” . 17 Sec. 68. Section 490.1331, Code 2011, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 490.1331 Court costs and counsel fees expenses . 20 1. The court in an appraisal proceeding commenced under 21 section 490.1330 shall determine all court costs of the 22 proceeding, including the reasonable compensation and expenses 23 of appraisers appointed by the court. The court shall assess 24 the court costs against the corporation, except that the court 25 may assess court costs against all or some of the shareholders 26 demanding appraisal, in amounts the court finds equitable, to 27 the extent the court finds such shareholders acted arbitrarily, 28 vexatiously, or not in good faith with respect to the rights 29 provided by this division . 30 2. The court in an appraisal proceeding may also assess the 31 fees and expenses of counsel and experts for the respective 32 parties, in amounts the court finds equitable, for either any 33 of the following: 34 a. Against the corporation and in favor of any or all 35 -45- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 45/ 70

H.F. _____ shareholders demanding appraisal if the court finds the 1 corporation did not substantially comply with the requirements 2 of section 490.1320 , 490.1322 , 490.1324 , or 490.1325 . 3 b. Against either the corporation or a shareholder demanding 4 appraisal, in favor of any other party, if the court finds that 5 the party against whom the fees and expenses are assessed acted 6 arbitrarily, vexatiously, or not in good faith with respect to 7 the rights provided by this chapter . 8 3. If the court in an appraisal proceeding finds that the 9 services of counsel for expenses incurred by any shareholder 10 were of substantial benefit to other shareholders similarly 11 situated, and that the fees for those services such expenses 12 should not be assessed against the corporation, the court may 13 award to such counsel reasonable fees to direct that such 14 expenses be paid out of the amounts awarded the shareholders 15 who were benefited. 16 4. To the extent the corporation fails to make a required 17 payment pursuant to section 490.1324 , 490.1325 , or 490.1326 , 18 the shareholder may sue directly for the amount owed and, to 19 the extent successful, shall be entitled to recover from the 20 corporation all costs and expenses of the suit , including 21 counsel fees . 22 Sec. 69. NEW SECTION . 490.1340 Other remedies limited. 23 1. The legality of a proposed or completed corporate 24 action described in section 490.1302, subsection 1, shall not 25 be contested, nor may the corporate action be enjoined, set 26 aside, or rescinded, in a legal or equitable proceeding by a 27 shareholder after the shareholders have approved the corporate 28 action. 29 2. Subsection 1 does not apply to a corporate action that 30 meets any of the following conditions: 31 a. Was not authorized and approved in accordance with the 32 applicable provisions of any of the following: 33 (1) Division X, XI, or XII of this chapter. 34 (2) The articles of incorporation or bylaws. 35 -46- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 46/ 70

H.F. _____ (3) The resolution of the board of directors authorizing the 1 corporate action. 2 b. Was procured as a result of fraud, a material 3 misrepresentation, or an omission of a material fact necessary 4 to make statements made, in light of the circumstances in which 5 they were made, not misleading. 6 c. Is an interested transaction, unless it has been 7 recommended by the board of directors in the same manner as 8 is provided in section 490.862 and has been approved by the 9 shareholders in the same manner as is provided in section 10 490.863 as if the interested transaction were a director’s 11 conflicting interest transaction. 12 d. Is approved by less than unanimous consent of the 13 voting shareholders pursuant to section 490.704, if all of the 14 following apply: 15 (1) The challenge to the corporate action is brought by a 16 shareholder who did not consent and as to whom notice of the 17 approval of the corporate action was not effective at least ten 18 days before the corporate action was effected. 19 (2) The proceeding challenging the corporate action is 20 commenced within ten days after notice of the approval of the 21 corporate action is effective as to the shareholder bringing 22 the proceeding. 23 Sec. 70. Section 490.1402, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 24 2011, is amended to read as follows: 25 a. (1) The board of directors must recommend dissolution to 26 the shareholders unless the any of the following apply: 27 (a) The board of directors determines that because of 28 conflict of interest or other special circumstances it should 29 make no recommendation and communicates . 30 (b) Section 490.826 applies. 31 (2) If paragraph “a” , subparagraph (1) or (2), applies, 32 it must communicate the basis for its determination to the 33 shareholders so proceeding . 34 Sec. 71. Section 490.1430, Code 2011, is amended to read as 35 -47- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 47/ 70

H.F. _____ follows: 1 490.1430 Grounds for judicial dissolution. 2 1. The district court may dissolve a corporation in any of 3 the following ways: 4 1. a. A proceeding by the attorney general, if it is 5 established that either any of the following apply: 6 a. (1) The corporation obtained its articles of 7 incorporation through fraud. 8 b. (2) The corporation has continued to exceed or abuse the 9 authority conferred upon it by law. 10 2. b. A proceeding by a shareholder if it is established 11 that any of the following conditions exist: 12 a. (1) The directors are deadlocked in the management of 13 the corporate affairs, the shareholders are unable to break the 14 deadlock, and either irreparable injury to the corporation is 15 threatened or being suffered, or the business and affairs of 16 the corporation can no longer be conducted to the advantage of 17 the shareholders generally, because of the deadlock. 18 b. (2) The directors or those in control of the corporation 19 have acted, are acting, or will act in a manner that is 20 illegal, oppressive, or fraudulent. 21 c. (3) The shareholders are deadlocked in voting power 22 and have failed, for a period that includes at least two 23 consecutive annual meeting dates, to elect successors to 24 directors whose terms have expired. 25 d. (4) The corporate assets are being misapplied or wasted. 26 3. c. A proceeding by a creditor if it is established that 27 either any of the following apply: 28 a. (1) The creditor’s claim has been reduced to judgment, 29 the execution on the judgment returned unsatisfied, and the 30 corporation is insolvent. 31 b. (2) The corporation has admitted in writing that the 32 creditor’s claim is due and owing and the corporation is 33 insolvent. 34 4. d. A proceeding by the corporation to have its voluntary 35 -48- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 48/ 70

H.F. _____ dissolution continued under court supervision. 1 e. A proceeding by a shareholder if the corporation has 2 abandoned its business and has failed within a reasonable time 3 to liquidate and distribute its assets and dissolve. 4 2. Subsection 1, paragraph “b” , shall not apply in the 5 case of a corporation that, on the date of the filing of the 6 proceeding, has shares which are any of the following: 7 a. Listed on the New York stock exchange, the American stock 8 exchange, or on any exchange owned or operated by the NASDAQ 9 stock market, l.l.c., or listed or quoted on a system owned or 10 operated by the national association of securities dealers, 11 inc. 12 b. Not so listed or quoted, but are held by at least three 13 hundred shareholders and the shares outstanding have a market 14 value of at least twenty million dollars, exclusive of the 15 value of such shares held by the corporation’s subsidiaries, 16 senior executives, directors, and beneficial shareholders 17 owning more than ten percent of such shares. 18 3. As used in this section, “beneficial shareholder” has the 19 meaning specified in section 490.1301, subsection 2. 20 Sec. 72. Section 490.1431, subsection 4, Code 2011, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 4. Within ten days of the commencement of a proceeding 23 under section 490.1430, subsection 2 , to dissolve a corporation 24 that has no shares listed on a national securities exchange or 25 regularly traded in a market maintained by one or more members 26 of a national securities exchange under section 490.1430, 27 subsection 1, paragraph “b” , the corporation must send to all 28 shareholders, other than the petitioner, a notice stating that 29 the shareholders are entitled to avoid the dissolution of the 30 corporation by electing to purchase the petitioner’s shares 31 under section 490.1434 , and a copy of section 490.1434 . 32 Sec. 73. Section 490.1432, subsections 1 and 5, Code 2011, 33 are amended to read as follows: 34 1. A Unless an election to purchase has been filed under 35 -49- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 49/ 70

H.F. _____ section 490.1434, a court in a judicial proceeding brought to 1 dissolve a corporation may appoint one or more receivers to 2 wind up and liquidate, or one or more custodians to manage, 3 the business and affairs of the corporation. The court shall 4 hold a hearing, after notifying all parties to the proceeding 5 and any interested persons designated by the court, before 6 appointing a receiver or custodian. The court appointing a 7 receiver or custodian has exclusive jurisdiction over the 8 corporation and all its property wherever located. 9 5. The court from time to time during the receivership 10 or custodianship may order compensation paid and expense 11 disbursements or reimbursements made expenses paid or 12 reimbursed to the receiver or custodian and the receiver’s 13 or custodian’s counsel from the assets of the corporation or 14 proceeds from the sale of the assets. 15 Sec. 74. Section 490.1434, subsections 1, 2, 4, and 5, Code 16 2011, are amended to read as follows: 17 1. In a proceeding under section 490.1430, subsection 2 1, 18 paragraph “b” , to dissolve a corporation that has no shares 19 listed on a national securities exchange or regularly traded 20 in a market maintained by one or more members of a national or 21 affiliated securities association , the corporation may elect 22 or, if it fails to elect, one or more shareholders may elect to 23 purchase all shares owned by the petitioning shareholder at the 24 fair value of the shares. An election pursuant to this section 25 shall be irrevocable unless the court determines that it is 26 equitable to set aside or modify the election. 27 2. An election to purchase pursuant to this section may 28 be filed with the court at any time within ninety days after 29 the filing of the petition under section 490.1430, subsection 30 2 1, paragraph “b” , or at such later time as the court in its 31 discretion may allow. If the election to purchase is filed 32 by one or more shareholders, the corporation shall, within 33 ten days thereafter, give written notice to all shareholders, 34 other than the petitioner. The notice must state the name 35 -50- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 50/ 70

H.F. _____ and number of shares owned by the petitioner and the name and 1 number of shares owned by each electing shareholder and must 2 advise the recipients of their right to join the election to 3 purchase shares in accordance with this section . Shareholders 4 who wish to participate must file notice of their intention 5 to join in the purchase no later than thirty days after 6 the effective date of the notice to them. All shareholders 7 who have filed an election or notice of their intention to 8 participate in the election to purchase thereby become parties 9 to the proceeding and shall participate in the purchase in 10 proportion to their ownership of shares as of the date the 11 first election was filed, unless they otherwise agree or the 12 court otherwise directs. After an election has been filed by 13 the corporation or one or more shareholders, the proceeding 14 under section 490.1430, subsection 2 1, paragraph “b” , shall 15 not be discontinued or settled, nor shall the petitioning 16 shareholder sell or otherwise dispose of the shareholder’s 17 shares, unless the court determines that it would be equitable 18 to the corporation and the shareholders, other than the 19 petitioner, to permit such discontinuance, settlement, sale, or 20 other disposition. 21 4. If the parties are unable to reach an agreement as 22 provided for in subsection 3 , the court, upon application of 23 any party, shall stay the section 490.1430, subsection 2 1, 24 paragraph “b” , proceedings and determine the fair value of the 25 petitioner’s shares as of the day before the date on which the 26 petition under section 490.1430, subsection 2 1, paragraph 27 “b” , was filed or as of such other date as the court deems 28 appropriate under the circumstances. 29 5. Upon determining the fair value of the shares, the 30 court shall enter an order directing the purchase upon such 31 terms and conditions as the court deems appropriate, which may 32 include payment of the purchase price in installments, where 33 necessary in the interests of equity, provision for security 34 to assure payment of the purchase price and any additional 35 -51- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 51/ 70

H.F. _____ costs, fees, and expenses as may have been awarded, and, if 1 the shares are to be purchased by shareholders, the allocation 2 of shares among them. In allocating petitioner’s shares among 3 holders of different classes of shares, the court shall attempt 4 to preserve the existing distribution of voting rights among 5 holders of different classes insofar as practicable and may 6 direct that holders of a specific class or classes shall not 7 participate in the purchase. Interest may be allowed at the 8 rate and from the date determined by the court to be equitable, 9 but if the court finds that the refusal of the petitioning 10 shareholder to accept an offer of payment was arbitrary or 11 otherwise not in good faith, no interest shall be allowed. If 12 the court finds that the petitioning shareholder has probable 13 grounds for relief under section 490.1430, subsection 2 1 , 14 paragraph “b” or “d” “b” , subparagraph (2) or (4) , it may award 15 to the petitioning shareholder reasonable fees and expenses of 16 counsel and of any experts employed by the shareholder. 17 Sec. 75. Section 490.1508, subsection 2, Code 2011, is 18 amended to read as follows: 19 2. If a registered agent changes the street address of the 20 a registered agent’s business office changes , the registered 21 agent may change the street address of the registered office 22 of any foreign corporation for which the agent person is the 23 registered agent by notifying the corporation in writing of 24 the change , and signing , either manually or in facsimile, and 25 delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement of 26 change that complies with the requirements of subsection 1 and 27 recites that the corporation has been notified of the change. 28 Sec. 76. NEW SECTION . 490.1523 Transfer of authority. 29 1. A foreign business corporation authorized to transact 30 business in this state that converts to a foreign nonprofit 31 corporation or to any form of foreign unincorporated entity 32 that is required to obtain a certificate of authority or make 33 a similar type of filing with the secretary of state if it 34 transacts business in this state shall file with the secretary 35 -52- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 52/ 70

H.F. _____ of state an application for transfer of authority signed by 1 any officer or other duly authorized representative. The 2 application shall set forth all of the following: 3 a. The name of the corporation. 4 b. The type of unincorporated entity to which it has been 5 converted and the jurisdiction whose laws govern its internal 6 affairs. 7 c. Any other information that would be required in a filing 8 under the laws of this state by an unincorporated entity of the 9 type the corporation has become seeking authority to transact 10 business in this state. 11 2. The application for transfer of authority shall be 12 delivered to the secretary of state for filing and shall take 13 effect at the effective time provided in section 490.123. 14 3. Upon the effectiveness of the application for transfer of 15 authority, the authority of the corporation under this chapter 16 to transact business in this state shall be transferred without 17 interruption to the converted entity which shall thereafter 18 hold such authority subject to the provisions of the laws of 19 this state applicable to that type of unincorporated entity. 20 Sec. 77. Section 490.1601, subsection 4, Code 2011, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 4. A corporation shall maintain its records in written 23 the form of a document, including an electronic record, or in 24 another form capable of conversion into written paper form 25 within a reasonable time. 26 Sec. 78. Section 490.1602, Code 2011, is amended to read as 27 follows: 28 490.1602 Inspection of records by shareholders. 29 1. A shareholder of a corporation is entitled to 30 inspect and copy, during regular business hours at the 31 corporation’s principal office, any of the records of the 32 corporation described in section 490.1601, subsection 5 , if the 33 shareholder gives the corporation signed written notice of the 34 shareholder’s demand at least five business days before the 35 -53- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 53/ 70

H.F. _____ date on which the shareholder wishes to inspect and copy. 1 2. For any meeting of shareholders for which the record date 2 for determining shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting 3 is different than the record date for notice of the meeting, 4 any person who becomes a shareholder subsequent to the record 5 date for notice of the meeting and is entitled to vote at 6 the meeting is entitled to obtain from the corporation upon 7 request the notice and any other information provided by the 8 corporation to shareholders in connection with the meeting, 9 unless the corporation has made such information generally 10 available to shareholders by posting it on its website or by 11 other generally recognized means. Failure of a corporation to 12 provide such information does not affect the validity of action 13 taken at the meeting. 14 3. A shareholder of a corporation is entitled to inspect and 15 copy, during regular business hours at a reasonable location 16 specified by the corporation, any of the following records 17 of the corporation if the shareholder meets the requirements 18 of subsection 3 4 and gives the corporation a signed written 19 notice of the shareholder’s demand at least five business days 20 before the date on which the shareholder wishes to inspect and 21 copy any of the following: 22 a. Excerpts from minutes of any meeting of the board of 23 directors , records of any action of or a committee of the board 24 of directors while acting in place of the board of directors 25 on behalf of the corporation, minutes of any meeting of the 26 shareholders, and records of action taken by the shareholders , 27 or board of directors , or a committee of the board without 28 a meeting, to the extent not subject to inspection under 29 subsection 1 of this section . 30 b. Accounting records of the corporation. 31 c. The record of shareholders. 32 3. 4. A shareholder may inspect and copy the records 33 described in subsection 2 3 only if all of the following apply : 34 a. The shareholder’s demand is made in good faith and for 35 -54- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 54/ 70

H.F. _____ a proper purpose. 1 b. The shareholder describes with reasonable particularity 2 the shareholder’s purpose and the records the shareholder 3 desires to inspect. 4 c. The records are directly connected with the shareholder’s 5 purpose. 6 4. 5. The right of inspection granted by this section shall 7 not be abolished or limited by a corporation’s articles of 8 incorporation or bylaws. 9 5. 6. This section does not affect either any of the 10 following: 11 a. The right of a shareholder to inspect records under 12 section 490.720 or, if the shareholder is in litigation with 13 the corporation, to the same extent as any other litigant. 14 b. The power of a court, independently of this chapter , to 15 compel the production of corporate records for examination. 16 7. For purposes of this section, “shareholder” includes a 17 beneficial owner whose shares are held in a voting trust or by 18 a nominee on the shareholder’s behalf. 19 Sec. 79. Section 490.1603, subsection 3, Code 2011, is 20 amended to read as follows: 21 3. The corporation may comply at its expense with a 22 shareholder’s demand to inspect the record of shareholders 23 under section 490.1602 , subsection 2 , paragraph “c” , by 24 providing the shareholder with a list of shareholders that was 25 compiled no earlier than the date of the shareholder’s demand. 26 Sec. 80. Section 490.1604, subsection 2, Code 2011, is 27 amended to read as follows: 28 2. If a corporation does not within a reasonable time 29 allow a shareholder to inspect and copy any other records, the 30 shareholder who complies with section 490.1602 , subsections 2 31 and 3 may apply to the district court in the county where the 32 corporation’s principal office or, if none in this state, its 33 registered office is located for an order to permit inspection 34 and copying of the records demanded. The court shall dispose 35 -55- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 55/ 70

H.F. _____ of an application under this subsection on an expedited basis. 1 Sec. 81. Section 490.1606, subsection 1, Code 2011, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 1. Whenever notice is would otherwise be required to be 4 given under any provision of this chapter to any a shareholder, 5 such notice shall need not be required to be given if either 6 any of the following applies apply : 7 a. Notice Notices to the shareholders of two consecutive 8 annual meetings, and all notices of meetings during the period 9 between such two consecutive annual meetings, have been sent to 10 such shareholder at such shareholder’s address as shown on the 11 records of the corporation and have been returned undeliverable 12 or could not be delivered . 13 b. All, but not less than two, payments of dividends on 14 securities during a twelve-month period, or two consecutive 15 payments of dividends on securities during a period of more 16 than twelve months, have been sent to such shareholder at 17 such shareholder’s address as shown on the records of the 18 corporation and have been returned undeliverable or could not 19 be delivered . 20 Sec. 82. Section 490.1620, Code 2011, is amended by striking 21 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 22 490.1620 Financial statements for shareholders. 23 1. A corporation shall deliver to its shareholders 24 annual financial statements, which may be consolidated or 25 combined statements of the corporation and one or more of its 26 subsidiaries, as appropriate, that include a balance sheet as 27 of the end of the fiscal year, an income statement for that 28 year, and a statement of changes in shareholders’ equity for 29 the year unless that information appears elsewhere in the 30 financial statements. If financial statements are prepared for 31 the corporation on the basis of generally accepted accounting 32 principles, the annual financial statements must also be 33 prepared on that basis. 34 2. If the annual financial statements are reported upon by a 35 -56- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 56/ 70

H.F. _____ public accountant, the report must accompany them. If not, the 1 statements must be accompanied by a statement of the president 2 or the person responsible for the corporation’s accounting 3 records which does all of the following: 4 a. States such person’s reasonable belief whether the 5 statements were prepared on the basis of generally accepted 6 accounting principles and, if not, describing the basis of 7 preparation. 8 b. Describes any respects in which the statements were 9 not prepared on a basis of accounting consistent with the 10 statements prepared for the preceding year. 11 3. Within one hundred twenty days after the close of each 12 fiscal year, the corporation shall send the annual financial 13 statements to each shareholder. Thereafter, on written 14 request from a shareholder to whom the statements were not 15 sent, the corporation shall send the shareholder the latest 16 financial statements. A public corporation may fulfill its 17 responsibilities under this section by delivering the specified 18 financial statements, or otherwise making them available, in 19 any manner permitted by the applicable rules and regulations of 20 the United States securities and exchange commission. 21 Sec. 83. Section 490.1703, Code 2011, is amended by adding 22 the following new subsection: 23 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. In the event that any provision of this 24 chapter is deemed to modify, limit, or supersede the federal 25 Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 26 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq., the provisions of this chapter shall 27 control to the maximum extent permitted by section 102(a)(2) of 28 that federal Act. 29 Sec. 84. REPEAL. Section 490.832, Code 2011, is repealed. 30 Sec. 85. AMENDMENTS PREVAIL OVER REPEAL. The sections of 31 this division of this Act amending section 490.805, subsection 32 2, Code Supplement 2011, and section 490.805, subsection 2, 33 as amended by this Act, shall prevail over the repeal of the 34 enactment of and amendment to that provision by 2011 Iowa Acts, 35 -57- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 57/ 70

H.F. _____ chapter 2, section 4, pursuant to 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 2, 1 section 9, subsection 1. 2 Sec. 86. EFFECTIVE DATES. 3 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, this division of this 4 Act takes effect July 1, 2012. 5 2. The section of this division of this Act amending section 6 490.805, subsection 2, Code Supplement 2011, as amended by this 7 Act, takes effect December 31, 2014. 8 DIVISION II 9 FUTURE PROVISIONS 10 Sec. 87. Section 490.140, subsection 21A, Code Supplement 11 2011, is amended by striking the subsection and inserting in 12 lieu thereof the following: 13 21A. “Public corporation” means a corporation that has 14 shares listed on a national securities exchange or regularly 15 traded in a market maintained by one or more members of a 16 national securities association. 17 Sec. 88. Section 490.732, subsection 4, Code 2011, is 18 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu 19 thereof the following: 20 4. An agreement authorized by this section shall cease to be 21 effective when the corporation becomes a public corporation. 22 If the agreement ceases to be effective for any reason, the 23 board of directors may, if the agreement is contained or 24 referred to in the corporation’s articles of incorporation or 25 bylaws, adopt an amendment to the articles of incorporation or 26 bylaws, without shareholder action, to delete the agreement and 27 any references to it. 28 Sec. 89. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act takes 29 effect upon the repeal of 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 2, as 30 provided in section 9, subsection 1, of that Act. 31 EXPLANATION 32 BACKGROUND. The “Iowa Business Corporation Act” (Code 33 chapter 490), a model Act adopted by the American Bar 34 Association, governs the requirements for the creation, 35 -58- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 58/ 70

H.F. _____ organization, and operation of corporations and the 1 relationship between shareholders, directors, and officers of 2 the corporation. Generally, the Act’s provisions establish 3 default requirements and procedures which may be modified by a 4 corporation’s articles of incorporation or bylaws. 5 PUBLIC CORPORATIONS. A public corporation is a corporation 6 that has a class of voting stock that is listed on a national 7 securities exchange or held of record by more than 2,000 8 shareholders (Code section 490.140). The bill amends the 9 definition to eliminate the reference to a class of shares 10 or number of shareholders. It provides that a corporation 11 is public if traded in a market maintained by a member of 12 the national securities association. The bill also amends 13 a provision regulating shareholder agreements that govern a 14 corporation’s corporate affairs including by eliminating or 15 restricting the powers of its board of directors (Code section 16 490.732). Specifically, the bill provides that a shareholder 17 agreement is automatically terminated when the corporation 18 becomes public. These provisions take effect January 1, 2015. 19 NOTICES, DOCUMENTS, AND COMMUNICATION. A notice must be 20 in writing unless oral notice is reasonable (Code section 21 490.141). The bill requires that notices be in English. 22 It provides for the electronic transmission and receipt 23 and acknowledgment of information. The bill replaces the 24 requirement that documents be executed with a requirement 25 that they be signed, including documents associated with 26 the adoption or abandonment of articles of merger or share 27 exchange (Code sections 490.1106 and 490.1108). The bill also 28 authorizes a corporation to keep its records in an electronic 29 form so long as it can be converted into a paper form (Code 30 section 490.1601). The corporation is required to deliver a 31 written notice, report, or statement to shareholders who share 32 a common address, complies with delivery requirements, by 33 delivering to that address, unless a shareholder makes a timely 34 objection (Code section 490.144). 35 -59- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 59/ 70

H.F. _____ QUALIFIED DIRECTORS. In a number of circumstances a 1 director must be considered “disinterested” when taking an 2 action affecting the welfare of the corporation. The bill 3 eliminates the term “disinterested” and replaces it with 4 “qualified” (Code section 490.143; see Code sections 490.853 5 and 490.855). The bill requires a director to be qualified 6 under different circumstances which may involve board action 7 or court proceedings. For purposes of dismissing a derivative 8 proceeding by a court based on a good-faith determination of 9 directors (Code section 490.744), directors are qualified if 10 they do not have a material interest in the outcome of the 11 proceeding or a material relationship with a person who has 12 such an interest. For purposes of advancing expenses to a 13 board member before the disposition of a case (Code section 14 490.853) or later indemnifying a director (Code section 15 490.855), the authorization must be made by directors who are 16 qualified because they are not parties to the proceeding, do 17 not have a conflicting interest in the related transaction, 18 and do not have a material relationship with a director 19 who is a party or has a conflicting interest. For purposes 20 of voting to excuse a director from a conflicting interest 21 transaction (Code section 490.862), the vote must be taken 22 by directors who are qualified because they do not have a 23 conflict or have a material relationship with the director who 24 does have a conflict. For purposes of determining whether a 25 director may take advantage of a business opportunity because 26 other directors disclaimed the corporation’s interest in the 27 opportunity (Code section 490.870), the directors are qualified 28 if the business opportunity was a conflicting interest 29 transaction for those directors. 30 DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS —— FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES. Generally, 31 a corporation must have a board of directors, unless dispensed 32 with pursuant to a shareholder agreement (Code sections 490.801 33 and 490.732). The bill provides that the business affairs of a 34 corporation may be subject to the directors’ oversight rather 35 -60- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 60/ 70

H.F. _____ than direct management. It authorizes a corporate officer to 1 designate recipients of compensation awards (e.g., rights, 2 options, or warrants associated with shares) (Code section 3 490.624). The bill substitutes the term “functions” in lieu 4 of “duties” in some places when referring to an officer’s 5 obligations (Code section 490.841). 6 SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS —— WRITTEN CONSENT IN LIEU OF HOLDING 7 MEETINGS. Shareholders are allowed to act by written consent 8 without holding a meeting if the action is taken by unanimous 9 written consent (Code section 490.704). The bill provides 10 that a corporation’s articles of incorporation may provide for 11 shareholder action by less than unanimous written consent, 12 if a written consent is signed by shareholders having the 13 minimum number of votes that would be required to authorize the 14 action at a shareholder meeting assuming that all shareholders 15 entitled to vote were present. It creates a corresponding 16 exception to the requirement that a corporation must hold at 17 least one annual shareholder meeting, presumably to elect 18 directors (Code sections 490.701 and 490.803), by providing 19 that the annual meeting is not necessary when directors are 20 elected by the written consent of shareholders. The bill 21 also provides a number of procedures for providing notice to 22 shareholders and tabulating written consents delivered to the 23 corporation. 24 SHAREHOLDER MEETING —— RECORD DATE. A corporation 25 establishes procedures for providing notice to and voting by 26 shareholders at a meeting (or by written consent) according to 27 a record date. The record date determines both shareholders 28 who are entitled to notice of the meeting and to vote at 29 the meeting. The catch-all provision states that the record 30 date is the date before notice is mailed to a voting group or 31 shareholders (Code section 490.705), although a record date 32 may be established by court order (Code section 490.703) or 33 according to the corporation’s bylaws or board of directors 34 (Code section 490.707). The bill provides that there may be 35 -61- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 61/ 70

H.F. _____ more than one record date. According to the bill, the record 1 date for a shareholder meeting may be established by the 2 corporation’s bylaws or by the board unless the board provides 3 a different date to determine shareholders entitled to vote at 4 the meeting (Code section 490.707). The bill provides that 5 the corporation may be required to provide a list of names of 6 shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting, to be available 7 for inspection (Code section 490.720). The record date is 8 also used to determine when appraisal rights of shareholders 9 apply (Code section 490.1302). The bill requires shareholders’ 10 appraisal rights to be triggered on the record date by tying 11 it only to when a shareholder is entitled to receive notice 12 and not when entitled to vote on the matter. The bill also 13 provides that the board may fix a record date for determining 14 when a shareholder is entitled to vote that is different than 15 the record date for determining when a shareholder is entitled 16 to notice of the meeting. A person who becomes a shareholder 17 after the record date for the notice, and is otherwise entitled 18 to vote at the meeting, may obtain the notice and other 19 information provided to the shareholders in preparation for the 20 meeting (Code sections 490.1602 and 490.1606). 21 SHAREHOLDER MEETINGS —— REMOTE PARTICIPATION. The bill 22 authorizes shareholders to participate in a meeting of 23 shareholders by means of remote communication to the extent 24 approved by the board (Code section 490.709). 25 ELECTIONS AND VOTING —— CUMULATIVE VOTING. Generally, 26 directors are elected by a plurality of votes cast unless the 27 corporation’s articles of incorporation provide for cumulative 28 voting allowing shareholders to cast all their votes for a 29 single candidate (Code section 490.728). The bill provides 30 that shareholders otherwise entitled to vote cumulatively 31 cannot so vote unless the meeting notice authorizes it, or a 32 shareholder who has that right gives notice to the corporation 33 before the meeting. 34 LEGAL PROCEEDING —— DERIVATIVE ACTIONS. As a result of a 35 -62- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 62/ 70

H.F. _____ derivative action, the court may order a corporation to pay 1 the plaintiff’s expenses (defined in Code section 490.140) 2 if the court determines that the proceeding has resulted in 3 substantial benefit to the corporation and alternatively may 4 order the plaintiff to pay the defendant’s expenses if it 5 finds the proceeding was commenced without reasonable cause 6 or for an improper purpose (Code section 490.746). The bill 7 eliminates the court’s statutory authority to order the payment 8 of attorney fees. 9 PROCEEDINGS —— COURT APPOINTMENT OF A CUSTODIAN OR RECEIVER. 10 The bill provides that a shareholder may obtain relief from a 11 court, due to an injury suffered by the corporation due to the 12 action or inaction of the board (through deadlock or fraud) or 13 because the corporation is insolvent (Code section 490.748). 14 The custodian or receiver appointed by the court has all 15 authority to manage the corporation as provided by court order. 16 ELECTIONS AND VOTING. The bill provides for the directors’ 17 terms of office including when the board’s terms are staggered 18 (Code sections 490.806 and 490.806A). The bill provides that a 19 corporation’s articles of incorporation may govern situations 20 in which a nominated director fails to receive the requisite 21 votes for election (Code sections 490.805, 490.806, 490.806A, 22 and 490.807). The bill also provides that in the case of a 23 director’s vacancy, where a director was elected by a voting 24 group of shareholders, and the vacancy is to be filled by the 25 remaining directors, only directors elected by that voting 26 group may vote to fill the vacancy (Code section 490.810). 27 RIGHT OF SHAREHOLDERS TO VOTE. The bill provides that a 28 corporation may agree to submit a matter to a vote of its 29 shareholders even if the board determines not to recommend 30 the matter (Code section 490.826). It expressly authorizes 31 such vote on an amendment to the corporation’s articles of 32 incorporation (Code section 490.1003), an action on a plan of 33 merger or share exchange (Code section 490.1104), the approval 34 of a plan of merger or share exchange (Code section 490.1106), 35 -63- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 63/ 70

H.F. _____ and the dissolution of the corporation (Code section 490.1402). 1 DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS —— STANDARDS OF CONDUCT. A director 2 must perform all required duties in good faith and in a 3 manner that the director reasonably believes to be in the 4 corporation’s best interest (Code section 490.830) and an 5 officer has the same duty to act in good faith (Code section 6 490.842). The bill expressly obligates a director to disclose 7 relevant material regarding the corporation to the board. It 8 also provides that an officer has an obligation to inform a 9 superior officer or the board (or a committee of the board) 10 about the affairs of the corporation or a probable material 11 violation of law or a material breach of duty involving an 12 officer or other person connected to the corporation. 13 PROCEEDINGS —— ADVANCING FUNDS TO A DIRECTOR OR INDEMNIFYING 14 A DIRECTOR FOR EXPENSES. A corporation may advance funds to a 15 director or indemnify the director for legal expenses incurred 16 in the course of a director’s defense of an act or omission 17 (Code sections 490.850, 490.853, 490.855, and 490.858). The 18 bill provides that in the case of advances, writings required 19 to be submitted to the board (e.g., an affirmation that the 20 director acted in compliance with applicable standards of 21 conduct or a promise to repay advanced funds) must be in 22 writing (Code section 490.853). It also provides that when 23 the board authorizes an advance or indemnification, the voting 24 directors must be qualified rather than disinterested (Code 25 sections 490.853 and 490.854). Finally, the bill provides that 26 the defending director’s right to an advance or indemnification 27 in effect prior to the director’s act or omission cannot be 28 eliminated or impaired after the conduct occurred, unless that 29 right was expressly qualified in the authorization (i.e., in 30 the articles of incorporation, bylaws, or board’s resolution) 31 (Code section 490.858). 32 DIRECTOR’S CONFLICT OF INTEREST —— GENERAL. Generally, a 33 director is prohibited from taking action on a matter which 34 would be detrimental to the interests of the corporation. The 35 -64- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 64/ 70

H.F. _____ bill replaces the current provision addressing a director’s 1 conflict of interest (Code section 490.832) with four 2 provisions (Code sections 490.860 through 490.863) that 3 govern conflicting interest transactions. In order to be so 4 classified, a transaction must be effectuated or proposed to 5 be effectuated by the corporation or an entity controlled 6 by the corporation. In addition, the director must be in a 7 special position to take personal advantage of the transaction, 8 as a party to the transaction or by virtue of the fact that 9 the director, or a related person, has a material financial 10 interest in the transaction. The bill provides that a director 11 is related to a person if the person is a close family member, 12 an individual who lives in the same home, or another entity 13 controlled by the director. The bill provides that in order 14 for a court to invalidate a transaction or otherwise provide a 15 legal or equitable remedy, such conduct must fall within the 16 statutory parameters (Code section 490.861). The definition 17 of “director’s conflicting interest transaction” requires 18 knowledge of the transaction, except where the director is a 19 party. In addition, the transaction must occur at a relevant 20 time, meaning the time at the which the director’s action is 21 required (e.g., a board vote) or when the director’s action 22 somehow consummates the transaction (Code section 490.862). 23 DIRECTOR’S CONFLICT OF INTEREST —— EXCUSED TRANSACTIONS 24 (SAFE HARBOR EXCEPTION). The bill excuses a director’s 25 conduct, and consequently validates the transaction, even if 26 there exists a conflicting interest transaction (Code section 27 490.861), sometimes referred to as “safe harbor”, in certain 28 circumstances. First, it may be excused if a majority of 29 qualified directors (but not less than two) vote to approve 30 the transaction or the action is approved by an authorized 31 committee in which all members are qualified directors (Code 32 section 490.862). The director who has the conflict must 33 disclose information regarding the conflict to the extent that 34 the information is not required to be protected under law or 35 -65- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 65/ 70

H.F. _____ some ethical rule of confidentiality (Code section 490.862). 1 The transaction is excused if the shareholders later ratify 2 the transaction according to specific procedural requirements 3 (Code section 490.863) after disclosure (but no provision for 4 limited disclosure). Finally, the transaction is excused if 5 the transaction is fair to the corporation, although neither 6 directors’ nor shareholders’ action was taken. The bill 7 provides that in any legal action attacking a director, the 8 plaintiff has the burden of proof (Code section 490.831). 9 DIRECTOR’S BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY (SAFE HARBOR EXCEPTION). 10 An analogous situation to a conflicting interest transaction 11 is when a director seeks a corporation’s permission prior to 12 the director’s action. The bill allows qualified directors 13 or shareholders to disclaim the corporation’s interest before 14 the director proceeds in taking advantage of the business 15 opportunity (see Code section 490.870). Instead of making a 16 “required disclosure” as provided for conflicts (Code sections 17 490.860 and 490.862), the director must provide the corporation 18 material facts concerning the business opportunity then 19 known. The qualified directors or shareholders disclaiming 20 the corporation’s interest must be done in the same manner 21 as if the matter concerned a director’s conflicting interest 22 transaction (Code sections 490.862 and 490.863). However, a 23 director’s decision not to use the procedures for disclaimer 24 does not create a negative inference or alter a burden of 25 proof in a subsequent action alleging an improper taking of a 26 corporate opportunity. 27 SHAREHOLDER APPRAISAL RIGHTS —— GENERAL RULE. A number of 28 corporate actions may trigger the right of a shareholder to 29 obtain an appraisal of the corporation and obtain fair payment 30 of shares, including mergers, share exchanges, disposition 31 of assets, amendments to the articles of incorporation, and 32 conversion of the corporation to another entity (Code section 33 490.1302). A corporation must pay shareholders the amount the 34 corporation estimates to be the fair value of the shares plus 35 -66- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 66/ 70

H.F. _____ interest (Code section 490.1324). 1 SHAREHOLDER APPRAISAL RIGHTS —— LIMITATION ON THE GENERAL 2 RULE (MARKET-OUT EXCEPTION). The general rule is limited in 3 the case where there are at least 2,000 shareholders and the 4 market value of the shares equals at least $20 million (the 5 so-called “market-out” exception), presumably because the true 6 value for the shares can be obtained on the market. However, 7 the amount does not include shares held by the corporation’s 8 subsidiaries, senior executives, directors, and beneficial 9 shareholders owning more than 10 percent of the shares. 10 “Beneficial ownership” refers to the control of shares by a 11 person who does not own them including the power to vote, or to 12 direct the voting of the shares (Code section 490.1302). 13 SHAREHOLDER APPRAISAL RIGHTS —— NEW MARKET-OUT EXCEPTIONS. 14 The bill provides two new categories under the market-out 15 exception: (1) when the shares are classified as a covered 16 security regulated by the United States securities exchange 17 commission under the federal Securities Act of 1933, and (2) 18 when the shares are issued by an open-end management investment 19 company registered by the securities and exchange commission 20 under the federal Investment Company Act of 1940 (Code section 21 490.1302). 22 SHAREHOLDER APPRAISAL RIGHTS —— LIMITATIONS ON THE 23 MARKET-OUT EXCEPTIONS. The bill eliminates a provision 24 which allows shareholder appraisal rights notwithstanding 25 the market-out exception in cases where the corporation’s 26 shares or assets are being acquired or converted, whether by 27 merger, share exchange, or otherwise (Code section 490.1302). 28 Instead, the bill allows such rights in cases where the 29 corporate action involves an interested transaction, which is a 30 corporate action, other than a merger, involving an interested 31 person in which the shares or assets of the corporation are 32 being acquired or converted. A person is “interested” if 33 the person is a beneficial owner of 20 percent or more of 34 the corporation’s voting shares, controlled the appointment 35 -67- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 67/ 70

H.F. _____ or election of 25 percent or more of the directors, or was a 1 senior executive or director of the corporation entitled to 2 receive certain financial benefits (Code section 490.1301). 3 SHAREHOLDER APPRAISAL RIGHTS —— NOTICE. A corporation must 4 notify shareholders of their appraisal rights when a corporate 5 action is submitted to a vote at a shareholder meeting (Code 6 section 490.1320). The bill provides for notice when approval 7 is performed by written consent in lieu of a meeting (Code 8 section 490.704). A shareholder must provide notice of an 9 intent to exercise appraisal rights before the corporate action 10 (vote) is taken (Code section 490.1321). In order to remain 11 eligible to exercise those rights, the shareholder must not 12 vote on the matter. A shareholder who plans on asserting 13 appraisal rights cannot likewise exercise rights after signing 14 a consent in favor of the proposal (Code section 490.1321). 15 If a corporate action requiring appraisal rights becomes 16 effective, the corporation must deliver a written appraisal 17 notice and form (Code section 490.1322). The bill provides for 18 the contents of the notice, including information regarding 19 an announcement to shareholders made prior to the date the 20 corporate action became effective and requires a shareholder 21 asserting appraisal rights to certify beneficial ownership. 22 The bill provides for perfecting shareholder appraisal rights 23 by signing and returning the form (Code section 490.1323). The 24 bill provides an estimated (prepaid) payment to shareholders 25 exercising their appraisal rights after the form’s due date 26 (Code section 490.1324). The bill provides for a financial 27 statement required to accompany the payment (Code section 28 490.1620), and allows the corporation to substitute another 29 document in lieu of a financial statement if it is unavailable. 30 SHAREHOLDER APPRAISAL RIGHTS —— COURT COSTS. As part of 31 a shareholder appraisal rights proceeding, the court must 32 determine the court costs of the proceeding, and may assess 33 such costs against the corporation or shareholders demanding 34 appraisal (Code section 490.1331). The bill amends the 35 -68- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 68/ 70

H.F. _____ provision to eliminate a court’s discretion to assess fees 1 associated with attorneys and experts. 2 SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS —— LIMITATION ON OTHER REMEDIES. The 3 bill provides that a corporate action triggering a right to 4 appraisal (Code section 490.1302) cannot be enjoined, set 5 aside, or rescinded by a shareholder after the shareholder 6 has approved the corporate action (Code section 490.1340). 7 However, this limitation does not apply to four situations: 8 (1) where the process of approving the corporate action was 9 flawed (e.g., unauthorized in the corporation’s articles of 10 incorporation), (2) the corporate action was procured by fraud, 11 (3) the corporate action was an interested transaction in the 12 same manner as a director’s conflicting interest transaction 13 (Code section 490.860), or (4) the transaction was approved, 14 but without a meeting (Code section 490.704) and by less 15 than unanimous consent and the challenge is brought by a 16 nonconsenting director. 17 JUDICIAL DISSOLUTION —— LIMITATION ON ACTIONS. A court may 18 dissolve a corporation in a proceeding brought by shareholders 19 on a number of grounds, including the directors are deadlocked, 20 the directors are acting fraudulently, the shareholders 21 are deadlocked, or there is waste of corporate assets (Code 22 section 490.1430). The bill adds a new ground, that the 23 corporation has abandoned its business and failed to liquidate 24 and distribute its assets and dissolve. The bill also 25 provides that the right of a shareholder to bring the action 26 does not apply to a corporation listed on the New York stock 27 exchange, the American stock exchange, an exchange owned or 28 controlled by NASDAQ, or listed on a system owned or controlled 29 by the national association of security dealers (NASD). 30 Alternatively, it does not apply to a corporation having 300 31 or more shareholders holding shares valued at $20 million 32 or more, again excluding shares held by the corporation’s 33 subsidiaries, senior executives, directors, and beneficial 34 shareholders owning more than 10 percent of the shares (Code 35 -69- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 69/ 70

H.F. _____ section 490.1302). 1 FOREIGN CORPORATIONS —— TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY. The bill 2 provides for the conversion of a foreign business corporation 3 authorized to do business in this state into a domestic 4 corporation by applying to the secretary of state (Code section 5 490.1523). 6 REPLACEMENT OF FUTURE REPEALED PROVISIONS. In 2011, the 7 general assembly enacted SF 325 (2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 8 2) carving out a special provision which provided for the 9 staggered terms of directors of public corporations and 10 providing for the repeal of the Act on December 31, 2014. This 11 bill amends one of those provisions, Code section 490.805, 12 subsection 2, and consequently the bill provides that the 13 provision of this Act amending that Code section prevails over 14 the repeal. However, a reference to Code section 490.806A, 15 which is to be repealed by that Act, in the provision amended 16 in this bill, is also stricken by the bill effective December 17 31, 2014. 18 The bill provides that once the provisions in SF 325 are 19 repealed, provisions in the model Act referring to public 20 corporations are enacted. 21 -70- LSB 5446YC (1) 84 da/nh 70/ 70