Holger spamann is professor of law at harvard law school. The board of directors of the company has taken all actions so that a the restrictions contained in section 203 of the dgcl applicable to a business combination as defined in such section 203 will not apply to the execution, delivery or performance of this agreement or the voting agreement or to the consummation of the. It has been the most important jurisdiction in united states corporate law since the early 20th century. Be it enacted by the general assembly of the state of delaware twothirds of all members elected to each house thereof concurring therein. Delaware corporation and business entity laws this page contains links that pertain to the delaware corporation law annotated. The delaware general assembly has adopted, and delawares governor has signed into law, several important amendments to the states general corporation law the dgcl and limited liability company act the dllca. The delaware code appearing on this site is prepared by the delaware code revisors and the editorial staff of lexisnexis in cooperation with the division of research of legislative council of the general assembly, and is considered an official version of the state of delaware statutory code.
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