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BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 284 of 1972

450.1143 Mailing notice or communication; delivery; electronic transmission; "address" defined.

Sec. 143.

(1) If a notice or communication is required or permitted by this act to be given by mail, it shall be mailed, except as otherwise provided in this act, to the person to whom it is directed at the address designated by him or her for that purpose or, if none is designated, at his or her last known address. The notice or communication is given when deposited, with postage prepaid, in a post office or official depository under the exclusive care and custody of the United States postal service. Unless the corporation has securities registered under section 12 of title 1 of the securities exchange act of 1934, 15 USC 78l, the mailing shall be registered, certified, or other first-class mail except where otherwise provided in this act.

(2) If a corporation is required or permitted to provide its shareholders with a written notice or other written report, statement, or communication by this act, the articles of incorporation, or the bylaws, the corporation may provide that notice, report, statement, or communication to all shareholders that share a common address by delivering 1 copy of it to the common address if all of the following are met:

(a) The corporation addresses the notice, report, statement, or communication to the shareholders who share the common address as a group, individually, or in any other form to which any of those shareholders have not objected.

(b) At least 60 days before the first delivery of any delivery to a common address under this subsection, the corporation gives notice to the shareholders who share that common address that it intends to provide only 1 copy of notices, reports, statements, or other communications to shareholders that share a common address.

(c) The corporation has not received a written objection from any shareholder that shares a common address to deliveries under this subsection to that shareholder. If it receives a written objection under this subdivision, the corporation within 30 days shall begin providing the objecting shareholder with separate copies of any notices, reports, statements, or communications to the shareholders, but the corporation may deliver 1 copy of the notices, reports, statements, or communications to all of the shareholders at that common address that have not objected.

(3) If a notice is required or permitted by this act to be given in writing, electronic transmission is written notice.

(4) If a notice or communication is permitted by this act to be transmitted electronically, the notice or communication is given when electronically transmitted to the person entitled to the notice or communication in a manner authorized by the person.

(5) As used in subsection (2), "address" means a street address, post office box, electronic mail address for electronic transmissions by electronic mail, or telephone facsimile number for electronic transmissions by facsimile.


History: 1972, Act 284, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 57, Imd. Eff. July 23, 2001 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 47, Imd. Eff. Mar. 9, 2006

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Michigan > Chapter-450 > Act-284-of-1972 > 284-1972-1 > Section-450-1143

BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 284 of 1972

450.1143 Mailing notice or communication; delivery; electronic transmission; "address" defined.

Sec. 143.

(1) If a notice or communication is required or permitted by this act to be given by mail, it shall be mailed, except as otherwise provided in this act, to the person to whom it is directed at the address designated by him or her for that purpose or, if none is designated, at his or her last known address. The notice or communication is given when deposited, with postage prepaid, in a post office or official depository under the exclusive care and custody of the United States postal service. Unless the corporation has securities registered under section 12 of title 1 of the securities exchange act of 1934, 15 USC 78l, the mailing shall be registered, certified, or other first-class mail except where otherwise provided in this act.

(2) If a corporation is required or permitted to provide its shareholders with a written notice or other written report, statement, or communication by this act, the articles of incorporation, or the bylaws, the corporation may provide that notice, report, statement, or communication to all shareholders that share a common address by delivering 1 copy of it to the common address if all of the following are met:

(a) The corporation addresses the notice, report, statement, or communication to the shareholders who share the common address as a group, individually, or in any other form to which any of those shareholders have not objected.

(b) At least 60 days before the first delivery of any delivery to a common address under this subsection, the corporation gives notice to the shareholders who share that common address that it intends to provide only 1 copy of notices, reports, statements, or other communications to shareholders that share a common address.

(c) The corporation has not received a written objection from any shareholder that shares a common address to deliveries under this subsection to that shareholder. If it receives a written objection under this subdivision, the corporation within 30 days shall begin providing the objecting shareholder with separate copies of any notices, reports, statements, or communications to the shareholders, but the corporation may deliver 1 copy of the notices, reports, statements, or communications to all of the shareholders at that common address that have not objected.

(3) If a notice is required or permitted by this act to be given in writing, electronic transmission is written notice.

(4) If a notice or communication is permitted by this act to be transmitted electronically, the notice or communication is given when electronically transmitted to the person entitled to the notice or communication in a manner authorized by the person.

(5) As used in subsection (2), "address" means a street address, post office box, electronic mail address for electronic transmissions by electronic mail, or telephone facsimile number for electronic transmissions by facsimile.


History: 1972, Act 284, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 57, Imd. Eff. July 23, 2001 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 47, Imd. Eff. Mar. 9, 2006


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Statutes > Michigan > Chapter-450 > Act-284-of-1972 > 284-1972-1 > Section-450-1143

BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 284 of 1972

450.1143 Mailing notice or communication; delivery; electronic transmission; "address" defined.

Sec. 143.

(1) If a notice or communication is required or permitted by this act to be given by mail, it shall be mailed, except as otherwise provided in this act, to the person to whom it is directed at the address designated by him or her for that purpose or, if none is designated, at his or her last known address. The notice or communication is given when deposited, with postage prepaid, in a post office or official depository under the exclusive care and custody of the United States postal service. Unless the corporation has securities registered under section 12 of title 1 of the securities exchange act of 1934, 15 USC 78l, the mailing shall be registered, certified, or other first-class mail except where otherwise provided in this act.

(2) If a corporation is required or permitted to provide its shareholders with a written notice or other written report, statement, or communication by this act, the articles of incorporation, or the bylaws, the corporation may provide that notice, report, statement, or communication to all shareholders that share a common address by delivering 1 copy of it to the common address if all of the following are met:

(a) The corporation addresses the notice, report, statement, or communication to the shareholders who share the common address as a group, individually, or in any other form to which any of those shareholders have not objected.

(b) At least 60 days before the first delivery of any delivery to a common address under this subsection, the corporation gives notice to the shareholders who share that common address that it intends to provide only 1 copy of notices, reports, statements, or other communications to shareholders that share a common address.

(c) The corporation has not received a written objection from any shareholder that shares a common address to deliveries under this subsection to that shareholder. If it receives a written objection under this subdivision, the corporation within 30 days shall begin providing the objecting shareholder with separate copies of any notices, reports, statements, or communications to the shareholders, but the corporation may deliver 1 copy of the notices, reports, statements, or communications to all of the shareholders at that common address that have not objected.

(3) If a notice is required or permitted by this act to be given in writing, electronic transmission is written notice.

(4) If a notice or communication is permitted by this act to be transmitted electronically, the notice or communication is given when electronically transmitted to the person entitled to the notice or communication in a manner authorized by the person.

(5) As used in subsection (2), "address" means a street address, post office box, electronic mail address for electronic transmissions by electronic mail, or telephone facsimile number for electronic transmissions by facsimile.


History: 1972, Act 284, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 57, Imd. Eff. July 23, 2001 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 47, Imd. Eff. Mar. 9, 2006