Statute · New York Banking Law
N.Y. Banking Law § 6008 — Quorum of stockholders
N.Y. Banking Law § 6008
- Type
- Statute
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- New York Banking Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 6008. Quorum of stockholders. 1. The holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote thereat shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of stockholders for the transaction of any business, provided that when a specified item of business is required to be voted on by a class or series, voting…
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N.Y. Banking Law § 6008 — Quorum of stockholders is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 6008. Quorum of stockholders. 1. The holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote thereat shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of stockholders for the transaction of any business, provided that when a specified item of business is required to be voted on by a class or series, voting as a class, the holders of a majority of the shares of such class or series shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of such specified item of business.
2. The organization certificate or by-laws may provide for any lesser quorum not less than one-third of the shares entitled to vote, and the organization certificate may, under section six thousand sixteen, provide for a greater quorum.
3. When a quorum is once present to organize a meeting, it is not broken by the subsequent withdrawal of any stockholders.
4. The stockholders present may adjourn the meeting despite the absence of a quorum.