Delaware Code (Titles 8, 9, 25, 30)
8 Del. C. § 345
Limitations on continuation of close corporation status
A close corporation continues to be such and to be subject to this subchapter until:
# (1)
It files with the Secretary of State a certificate of amendment deleting from its certificate of incorporation the provisions required or permitted by § 342 of this title to be stated in the certificate of incorporation to qualify it as a close corporation; or
# (2)
Any 1 of the provisions or conditions required or permitted by § 342 of this title to be stated in a certificate of incorporation to qualify a corporation as a close corporation has in fact been breached and neither the corporation nor any of its stockholders takes the steps required by § 348 of this title to prevent such loss of status or to remedy such breach.
Amendment history
56 Del. Laws, c. 50.
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In this title (40 sections)
- 8-302 · Compromise or arrangement between corporation and creditors or…
- 8-303 · Proceeding under the Federal Bankruptcy Code of the United…
- 8-311 · Revocation of voluntary dissolution; restoration of expired…
- 8-312 · Revival of certificate of incorporation
- 8-313 · Revival of certificate of incorporation or charter of exempt…
- 8-314 · Status of corporation
- 8-321 · Service of process on corporations
- 8-322 · Failure of corporation to obey order of court; appointment of…
- 8-323 · Failure of corporation to obey writ of mandamus; quo warranto…
- 8-324 · Attachment of shares of stock or any option, right or interest…
- 8-325 · Actions against officers, directors or stockholders to enforce…
- 8-326 · Action by officer, director or stockholder against corporation…
- 8-327 · Stockholder’s derivative action; allegation of stock ownership
- 8-328 · Effect of liability of corporation on impairment of certain…
- 8-329 · Defective organization of corporation as defense
- 8-330 · Usury; pleading by corporation
- 8-341 · Law applicable to close corporation
- 8-342 · Close corporation defined; contents of certificate of…
- 8-343 · Formation of a close corporation
- 8-344 · Election of existing corporation to become a close corporation
- 8-345 · Limitations on continuation of close corporation status
- 8-346 · Voluntary termination of close corporation status by amendment…
- 8-347 · Issuance or transfer of stock of a close corporation in breach…
- 8-348 · Involuntary termination of close corporation status; proceeding…
- 8-349 · Corporate option where a restriction on transfer of a security…
- 8-350 · Agreements restricting discretion of directors
- 8-351 · Management by stockholders
- 8-352 · Appointment of custodian for close corporation
- 8-353 · Appointment of a provisional director in certain cases
- 8-354 · Operating corporation as partnership
- 8-355 · Stockholders’ option to dissolve corporation
- 8-356 · Effect of this subchapter on other laws
- 8-361 · Law applicable to public benefit corporations; how formed
- 8-362 · Public benefit corporation defined; contents of certificate of…
- 8-363 · Nonprofit nonstock corporations [For application of this…
- 8-364 · Stock certificates; notices regarding uncertificated stock
- 8-365 · Duties of directors
- 8-366 · Periodic statements and third-party certification
- 8-367 · Suits to enforce the requirements of § 365(a) of this title
- 8-368 · No effect on other corporations