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Corporate

Jan. 5, 2022

AB 663: Corporate law amendments address emergency powers and technological advances

Assembly Bill 663 amends the Corporations Code to provide additional flexibility for corporations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jeffrey H. Cohen

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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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Nicole M. Howell

Counsel
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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Assembly Bill 663 amends the Corporations Code to provide additional flexibility for corporations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including provisions clarifying what constitutes an emergency, expanding a board's emergency powers, and allowing fully remote shareholder meetings during emergencies. In addition, the amendments confirm procedures for hybrid (remote and in-person) shareholder meetings in non-emergencies.

The amendments ap...

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