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NEW HAMPSHIRE BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT

RSA tit. XXVII, ch. 293-A
in effect

Contents

section293-A:1.01. Short Title.section293-A:1.02. Reservation of Power to Amend or Repeal.section293-A:1.20. Requirements for Documents; Extrinsic Facts.section293-A:1.21. Forms.section293-A:1.21-a. Online Filing.section293-A:1.22. Filing, Service, and Copying Fees.section293-A:1.23. Effective Time and Date of Document.section293-A:1.24. Correcting Filed Document.section293-A:1.25. Filing Duty of Secretary of State.section293-A:1.26. Appeal From Secretary of State's Refusal to File Document.section293-A:1.27. Evidentiary Effect of Copy of Filed Document.section293-A:1.28. Certificate of Existence.section293-A:1.29. Penalty for Signing False Document.section293-A:1.30. Powers.section293-A:1.35. Assessment and Collection of Annual Fees.section293-A:1.36. Penalties Imposed.section293-A:1.37. Administration.section293-A:1.38. Interrogatories by Secretary of State, Penalties.section293-A:1.39. Actions Prohibited.section293-A:1.40. Act Definitions.section293-A:1.41. Notices and Other Communications.section293-A:1.42. Number of Shareholders.section293-A:1.43. Qualified Director.section293-A:1.44. Householding.section293-A:2.01. Incorporators.section293-A:2.02. Articles of Incorporation.section293-A:2.03. Incorporation.section293-A:2.04. Liability for Preincorporation Transactions.section293-A:2.05. Organization of Corporation.section293-A:2.06. Bylaws.section293-A:2.07. Emergency Bylaws.section293-A:3.01. Purposes.section293-A:3.02. General Powers.section293-A:3.03. Emergency Powers.section293-A:3.04. Ultra Vires.section293-A:3.05. Trust Powers.section293-A:4.01. Corporate Name.section293-A:4.02. Reserved Name.section293-A:4.03. Registered Name.section293-A:5.01. Registered Office and Registered Agent.section293-A:5.02. Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent.section293-A:5.03. Resignation of Registered Agent.section293-A:5.04. Service on Corporation.section293-A:6.01. Authorized Shares.section293-A:6.02. Terms of Class or Series Determined by Board of Directors.section293-A:6.03. Issued and Outstanding Shares.section293-A:6.04. Fractional Shares.section293-A:6.20. Subscription for Shares Before Incorporation.section293-A:6.21. Issuance of Shares.section293-A:6.22. Liability of Shareholders.section293-A:6.23. Share Dividends.section293-A:6.24. Share Options.section293-A:6.25. Form and Content of Certificates.section293-A:6.26. Shares Without Certificates.section293-A:6.27. Restriction on Transfer of Shares and Other Securities.section293-A:6.28. Expense of Issue.section293-A:6.30. Shareholders' Preemptive Rights.section293-A:6.31. Corporation's Acquisition of Its Own Shares.section293-A:6.40. Distributions to Shareholders.section293-A:7.01. Annual Meeting.section293-A:7.02. Special Meeting.section293-A:7.03. Court-Ordered Meeting.section293-A:7.04. Action Without Meeting.section293-A:7.05. Notice of Meeting.section293-A:7.06. Waiver of Notice.section293-A:7.07. Record Date.section293-A:7.08. Conduct of the Meeting.section293-A:7.09. Remote Participation in Annual and Special Meetings.section293-A:7.20. Shareholders' List for Meeting.section293-A:7.21. Voting Entitlement of Shares.section293-A:7.22. Proxies.section293-A:7.23. Shares Held by Nominees.section293-A:7.24. Corporation's Acceptance of Votes.section293-A:7.25. Quorum and Voting Requirements for Voting Groups.section293-A:7.26. Action by Single and Multiple Voting Groups.section293-A:7.27. Greater Quorum or Voting Requirements.section293-A:7.28. Voting for Directors; Cumulative Voting.section293-A:7.30. Voting Trusts.section293-A:7.31. Voting Agreements.section293-A:7.32. Shareholder Agreements.section293-A:7.40. Definitions.section293-A:7.41. Standing.section293-A:7.42. Demand.section293-A:7.43. Stay of Proceedings.section293-A:7.44. Dismissal.section293-A:7.45. Discontinuance or Settlement.section293-A:7.46. Payment of Expenses.section293-A:7.47. Applicability to Foreign Corporations.section293-A:7.48. Shareholder Action to Appoint Custodian or Receiver.section293-A:8.01. Requirement for and Functions of Board of Directors.section293-A:8.02. Qualifications of Directors.section293-A:8.03. Number and Election of Directors.section293-A:8.04. Election of Directors by Certain Classes of Shareholders.section293-A:8.05. Terms of Directors Generally.section293-A:8.06. Staggered Terms for Directors.section293-A:8.07. Resignation of Directors.section293-A:8.08. Removal of Directors by Shareholders.section293-A:8.09. Removal of Directors by Judicial Proceeding.section293-A:8.10. Vacancy on Board.section293-A:8.11. Compensation of Directors.section293-A:8.20. Meetings.section293-A:8.21. Action Without Meeting.section293-A:8.22. Notice of Meeting.section293-A:8.23. Waiver of Notice.section293-A:8.24. Quorum and Voting.section293-A:8.25. Committees.section293-A:8.26. Submission of Matters for Shareholder Vote.section293-A:8.30. Standards of Conduct for Directors.section293-A:8.31. [Reserved.]section293-A:8.32. [Reserved.]section293-A:8.33. Directors' Liability for Unlawful Distributions.section293-A:8.40. Officers.section293-A:8.41. Functions of Officers.section293-A:8.42. Standards of Conduct for Officers.section293-A:8.43. Resignation and Removal of Officers.section293-A:8.44. Contract Rights of Officers.section293-A:8.50. Subdivision Definitions.section293-A:8.51. Permissible Indemnification.section293-A:8.52. Mandatory Indemnification.section293-A:8.53. Advance for Expenses.section293-A:8.54. Court-Ordered Indemnification and Advance for Expenses.section293-A:8.55. Determination and Authorization of Indemnification.section293-A:8.56. Indemnification of Officers.section293-A:8.57. Insurance.section293-A:8.58. Variation by Corporate Action; Application of Subdivision.section293-A:8.59. Exclusivity of Subdivision.section293-A:8.60. Subdivision Definitions.section293-A:8.61. Judicial Action.section293-A:8.62. Directors' Action.section293-A:8.63. Shareholders' Action.section293-A:8.70. Business Opportunities.section293-A:9.01. Excluded Transactions.section293-A:9.02. Required Approvals.section293-A:9.20. Domestication.section293-A:9.21. Action on a Plan of Domestication.section293-A:9.22. Articles of Domestication.section293-A:9.23. Surrender of Charter Upon Domestication.section293-A:9.24. Effect of Domestication.section293-A:9.25. Abandonment of a Domestication.section293-A:9.50. Entity Conversion Authorized; Definitions.section293-A:9.51. Plan of Entity Conversion.section293-A:9.52. Action on a Plan of Entity Conversion.section293-A:9.53. Articles of Entity Conversion.section293-A:9.54. Surrender of Charter Upon Conversion.section293-A:9.55. Effect of Entity Conversion.section293-A:9.56. Abandonment of an Entity Conversion.section293-A:10.01. Authority to Amend.section293-A:10.02. Amendment Before Issuance of Shares.section293-A:10.03. Amendment by Board of Directors and Shareholders.section293-A:10.04. Voting on Amendments by Voting Groups.section293-A:10.05. Amendment by Board of Directors.section293-A:10.06. Articles of Amendment.section293-A:10.07. Restated Articles of Incorporation.section293-A:10.08. Amendment Pursuant to Reorganization.section293-A:10.09. Effect of Amendment.section293-A:10.20. Amendment by Board of Directors or Shareholders.section293-A:10.21. Bylaw Increasing Quorum or Voting Requirement for Directors.section293-A:10.22. Bylaw Provisions Relating to the Election of Directors.section293-A:11.01. Definitions.section293-A:11.02. Merger.section293-A:11.03. Share Exchange.section293-A:11.04. Action on a Plan of Merger or Share Exchange.section293-A:11.05. Merger Between Parent and Subsidiary or Between Subsidiaries.section293-A:11.06. Articles of Merger or Share Exchange.section293-A:11.07. Effect of Merger or Share Exchange.section293-A:11.08. Abandonment of a Merger or Share Exchange.section293-A:12.01. Disposition of Assets Not Requiring Shareholder Approval.section293-A:12.02. Shareholder Approval of Certain Dispositions.section293-A:13.01. Definitions.section293-A:13.02. Right to Appraisal.section293-A:13.03. Assertion of Rights by Nominees and Beneficial Owners.section293-A:13.20. Notice of Appraisal Rights.section293-A:13.21. Notice of Intent to Demand Payment and Consequences of Voting or Consenting.section293-A:13.22. Appraisal Notice and Form.section293-A:13.23. Perfection of Rights; Right to Withdraw.section293-A:13.24. Payment.section293-A:13.25. After-Acquired Shares.section293-A:13.26. Procedure if Shareholder Dissatisfied With Payment or Offer.section293-A:13.30. Court Action.section293-A:13.31. Court Costs and Expenses.section293-A:13.40. Other Remedies Limited.section293-A:14.01. Dissolution by Incorporators or Initial Directors.section293-A:14.02. Dissolution by Board of Directors and Shareholders.section293-A:14.03. Articles of Dissolution.section293-A:14.04. Revocation of Dissolution.section293-A:14.05. Effect of Dissolution.section293-A:14.06. Known Claims Against Dissolved Corporation.section293-A:14.07. Other Claims Against Dissolved Corporation.section293-A:14.08. Court Proceedings.section293-A:14.09. Director Duties.section293-A:14.20. Grounds for Administrative Dissolution.section293-A:14.21. Procedure for and Effect of Administrative Dissolution.section293-A:14.22. Reinstatement Following Administrative Dissolution.section293-A:14.22-a. Late Reinstatement.section293-A:14.23. Appeal From Denial of Reinstatement.section293-A:14.30. Grounds for Judicial Dissolution.section293-A:14.31. Procedure for Judicial Dissolution.section293-A:14.32. Receivership or Custodianship.section293-A:14.33. Decree of Dissolution.section293-A:14.34. Election to Purchase in Lieu of Dissolution.section293-A:15.01. Authority to Transact Business Required.section293-A:15.02. Consequences of Transacting Business Without Authority.section293-A:15.03. Application for Certificate of Authority.section293-A:15.04. Amended Certificate of Authority.section293-A:15.05. Effect of Certificate of Authority.section293-A:15.06. Corporate Name of Foreign Corporation.section293-A:15.07. Registered Office and Registered Agent of Foreign Corporation.section293-A:15.08. Change of Registered Office or Registered Agent of Foreign Corporation.section293-A:15.09. Resignation of Registered Agent of Foreign Corporation.section293-A:15.10. Service on Foreign Corporation.section293-A:15.20. Withdrawal of Foreign Corporation.section293-A:15.21. Automatic Withdrawal Upon Certain Conversions.section293-A:15.22. Withdrawal Upon Conversion to a Nonfiling Entity.section293-A:15.23. Transfer of Authority.section293-A:15.30. Grounds for Revocation.section293-A:15.31. Procedure for and Effect of Revocation.section293-A:15.32. Appeal From Revocation.section293-A:16.01. Corporate Records.section293-A:16.02. Inspection of Records by Shareholders.section293-A:16.03. Scope of Inspection Right.section293-A:16.04. Court-Ordered Inspection.section293-A:16.05. Inspection of Records by Directors.section293-A:16.06. Exception to Notice Requirement.section293-A:16.20. Financial Statements for Shareholders.section293-A:16.21. Annual Report for Secretary of State.section293-A:17.01. Application to Existing Domestic Corporations.section293-A:17.02. Application to Qualified Foreign Corporations.section293-A:17.03. Saving Provisions.section293-A:17.04. Severability.
Source: New Hampshire General Court (gc.nh.gov)URL: https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/NHTOC/NHTOC-XXVII-293-A.htmFetched: 10/20/2026

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