(a) Unless otherwise provided by the articles of organization or a
written operating agreement, a record member of the limited
liability company is entitled to dissent from, and obtain payment of
the fair value of his or her membership interest in the event of,
any of the following actions: (1) Consummation of a plan of merger to which the limited
liability company is a party if approval of less than all of the
members of the limited liability company is required for the
merger by the articles of organization or a written operating
agreement and the member is entitled to vote on the merger; (2) Consummation of a sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition
of all or substantially all of the property of the limited
liability company if approval of less than all of the members is
required by the articles of organization or a written operating
agreement and the member is entitled to vote on the sale, lease,
exchange, or other disposition, but not including a sale pursuant
to court order or a sale for cash pursuant to a plan by which all
or substantially all of the net proceeds of the sale will be
distributed to the members within one year after the date of sale; (3) An amendment of the articles of organization that materially
and adversely affects rights in respect of a dissenter's
membership interest in the limited liability company because it: (A) Alters or abolishes a preferential right of the member's
interest; (B) Creates, alters, or abolishes a right in respect of
redemption, including a provision respecting a sinking fund for
the redemption or repurchase, of the membership interest; (C) Alters or abolishes a preemptive right of the holder of the
membership interest to acquire additional interest or other
securities; (D) Excludes or limits the right of the member to vote on any
matter, other than a limitation by dilution through additional
member contributions or other securities with similar voting
rights; or (E) Cancels, redeems, or repurchases all or part of the
membership interest of the class; or (4) Any limited liability company action taken pursuant to a
member vote to the extent that the articles of organization or a
written operating agreement provides that voting or nonvoting
members are entitled to dissent and obtain payment for their
membership interests. (b) A member entitled to dissent and obtain payment for his or her
membership interest under this article may not challenge the limited
liability company action creating his or her entitlement unless the
limited liability company action fails to comply with procedural
requirements of this chapter, the articles of organization, or the
written operating agreement or if the vote required to obtain
approval of the limited liability company action was obtained by
fraudulent and deceptive means, regardless of whether the member has
exercised dissenters' rights. |