Common use of Quorum of Shareholders Clause in Contracts

Quorum of Shareholders. Unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation, the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of shareholders, but in no event shall a quorum consist of the holders of less than one-third (1/3) of the shares entitled to vote and thus represented at such meeting. The vote of the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote and thus represented at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the shareholders' meeting, unless the vote of a greater number is required by law, the articles of incorporation of the by-laws.