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The Vermont Statutes Online

The Vermont Statutes Online have been updated to include the actions of the 2023 session of the General Assembly.

NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.

Title 11A : Vermont Business Corporations

Chapter 012 : Sale of Assets

(Cite as: 11A V.S.A. § 12.01)
  • § 12.01. Sale of assets in regular course of business and mortgage of assets

    (a) A corporation may, on the terms and conditions and for the consideration determined by the board of directors:

    (1) sell, lease, exchange, or otherwise dispose of all, or substantially all, of its property in the usual and regular course of business;

    (2) mortgage, pledge, dedicate to the repayment of indebtedness (whether with or without recourse), or otherwise encumber any or all of its property whether or not in the usual and regular course of business; or

    (3) transfer any or all of its property to a corporation all the shares of which are owned by the corporation.

    (b) Unless the articles of incorporation require it, approval by the shareholders of a transaction described in subsection (a) of this section is not required. (Added 1993, No. 85, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.)