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Cal. Corporations Code § 185 (2026)

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“Shareholder” means one who is a holder of record of shares.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2004–2023 · leading case: Haah v. Kim, 175 Cal. App. 4th 45 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009).
Haah v. Kim, 175 Cal. App. 4th 45 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009). “(Corp. Code, § 185, added by Stats. 1975, ch.”
Kline Hawkes California SBIC, L.P. v. Superior Court, 2004 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2694 (Cal. Ct. App. 2004). “Code, § 184) and “ ‘[shareholder’ means one who is a holder of record of shares” (Corp. Code, § 185). The plain text of subdivision (a)(2) of section 1800 gives shareholders, and not others, the right to file a petition for dissolution.”
Dux Captial Mgt v. Yageo, 481 F.3d 661 (9th Cir. 2007). “Cal. Corp.Code § 185 (shareholder is “one who is a holder of record of shares”); see also id.”
Anton Toutov v. Curative Labs Inc. (C.D. Cal. 2023). “2007) (citing Cal. Corp. Code § 185 ). A corporation’s books and 4 records are “prima facie evidence of the facts shown by the entries therein,” including 5 that certain individuals do or do not hold shares of the stock of the corporation.”
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