181.1180(3)(d)(d) If no agreement for the purchase of the interest of the member pursuant to this section is reached within 120 days of the date of the transaction, the corporation, or the surviving, acquiring, converted, or domesticated entity, as the case may be, shall pay, or cause to be paid, in money to the member the amount it estimates to be the purchase price and accrued interest, reduced by any offsets under par. (b).
181.1180(3)(e)(e) The payment required by par. (d) must be accompanied by all of the following:
181.1180(3)(e)1.1. A statement of the corporation’s assets and liabilities as of the date of the transaction.
181.1180(3)(e)2.2. The latest available corporate balance sheet and income statement, if any.
181.1180(3)(e)3.3. An explanation of how the estimated amount of the payment was calculated.
181.1180(3)(e)4.4. Written notice that the payment is in full satisfaction of the obligation to purchase unless, not later than 120 days after the written notice, the member commences an action to determine the purchase price, any offsets and accrued interest under par. (b), or other terms of the obligation to purchase.
181.1180(4)(4)The member may maintain an action against the corporation, pursuant to s. 181.0302 (1), to determine the purchase price of the member’s interest, any offsets and accrued interest under sub. (3) (b), or other terms of the obligation to purchase. The action must be commenced not later than 120 days after the corporation has made payment in accordance with sub. (3) (d) or within one year after written demand for payment if no offer is made in accordance with sub. (2). The court shall determine the purchase price of the member’s interest, any offset due under sub. (3) (b), and accrued interest, and enter judgment for any additional payment or refund. The court may assess reasonable attorney fees and the fees and expenses of appraisers or other experts for a party to the action, in amounts the court finds equitable, against a party that the court finds acted arbitrarily, vexatiously, or not in good faith. The finding may be based on the corporation’s failure to make an offer or payment or to comply with sub. (3).
181.1180(5)(5)A member does not give the consent required by sub. (1) merely by consenting to a provision of the bylaws that permits the bylaws to be amended with the consent of fewer than all the members.
181.1180 HistoryHistory: 2021 a. 258.
subch. XII of ch. 181SUBCHAPTER XII
SALE OF ASSETS
181.1201181.1201Sale of assets in regular course of activities and mortgage of assets.
181.1201(1)(1)Role of board. A corporation may, on the terms and conditions and for the consideration determined by the board, do any of the following:
181.1201(1)(a)(a) Sell, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of all, or substantially all, of its property in the usual and regular course of its activities.
181.1201(1)(b)(b) Sell, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of less than substantially all of its property whether or not in the usual and regular course of activities.
181.1201(1)(c)(c) 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 its activities.
181.1201(2)(2)Role of members. Unless required by the articles of incorporation or bylaws, approval of the members or any other person of a transaction described in sub. (1) is not required.
181.1201 HistoryHistory: 1997 a. 79.
181.1202181.1202Sale of assets other than in regular course of activities.
181.1202(1)(1)When permitted. A corporation may sell, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of all, or substantially all, of its property, with or without the goodwill, other than in the usual and regular course of its activities on the terms and conditions and for the consideration determined by the corporation’s board if the proposed transaction is authorized under sub. (2).
181.1202(2)(2)Approval requirements in general. Unless this chapter, the articles of incorporation or the bylaws require a greater vote or voting by class, the proposed transaction to be authorized must be approved by all of the following:
181.1202(2)(a)(a) Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide otherwise, the board.
181.1202(2)(b)(b) The members with voting rights, if any, by two-thirds of the votes cast or a majority of the voting power, whichever is less.
181.1202(2)(c)(c) A 3rd person, in writing, whose approval is required by a provision of the articles of incorporation.
181.1202(3)(3)Corporation without members. If the corporation does not have members the transaction must be approved by a vote of a majority of the directors in office at the time the transaction is approved. In addition the corporation shall provide notice of any board meeting at which such approval is to be obtained in accordance with s. 181.0822 (3). The notice must also state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all, or substantially all, of the property or assets of the corporation and contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of a description of the transaction.
181.1202(4)(4)Notice requirements. If the corporation seeks to have the transaction approved by the members at a membership meeting, the corporation shall give notice to its members of the proposed membership meeting in accordance with s. 181.0705. The notice must also state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of all, or substantially all, of the property or assets of the corporation and contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of a description of the transaction.
181.1202(5)(5)Written consents or ballots. If the board needs to have the transaction approved by the members by written consent or written ballot, the material soliciting the approval shall contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of a description of the transaction.
181.1202(6)(6)Abandonment of transaction. After a sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of property is authorized, the transaction may be abandoned, subject to any contractual rights, without further action by the members or any other person who approved the transaction in accordance with the procedure set forth in the resolution proposing the transaction or, if none is set forth, in the manner determined by the board.
181.1202 HistoryHistory: 1997 a. 79.