Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.1772 (2026)

Demand for payment of dissenter's estimate or rejection of corporation's offer and demand for payment of fair value and interest due; waiver.

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BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT


Act 284 of 1972


450.1772 Demand for payment of dissenter's estimate or rejection of corporation's offer and demand for payment of fair value and interest due; waiver.

Sec. 772.

    (1) A dissenter may notify the corporation in writing of his or her own estimate of the fair value of his or her shares and amount of interest due, and demand payment of his or her estimate, less any payment under section 769, or reject the corporation's offer under section 771 and demand payment of the fair value of his or her shares and interest due, if any 1 of the following applies:

    (a) The dissenter believes that the amount paid under section 769 or offered under section 771 is less than the fair value of his or her shares or that the interest due is incorrectly calculated.

    (b) The corporation fails to make payment under section 769 within 60 days after the date set for demanding payment.

    (c) The corporation, having failed to take the proposed action, does not return the deposited certificates or release the transfer restrictions imposed on shares without certificates within 60 days after the date set for demanding payment.

    (2) A dissenter waives his or her right to demand payment under this section unless he or she notifies the corporation of his or her demand in writing under subsection (1) within 30 days after the corporation made or offered payment for his or her shares.

History: Add. 1989, Act 121, Eff. Oct. 1, 1989

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2000–2019 · leading case: Krieger v. Gast, 122 F. Supp. 2d 836 (W.D. Mich. 2000).
Krieger v. Gast, 122 F. Supp. 2d 836 (W.D. Mich. 2000). “§ 450.1772(1). If the parties cannot agree ' on fair value, the corporation must commence a proceeding in the circuit court within 60 days after receipt of the payment demand, petitioning the court to determine the fair value accrued interest.”
Donald L Harkins v. Sun Pharm. Indus. Inc (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “Harkins and Mila Harkins) [“the Plan”],” stated that he “is making demand under MCL 450.1772 as a dissenter, in which he is rejecting the corporation’s offer and -3- demanding payment of his own estimated fair market value in the amount of $47.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 450.1772(1) — 1 case
Krieger v. Gast, 122 F. Supp. 2d 836 (W.D. Mich. 2000). “§ 450.1772(1). If the parties cannot agree ' on fair value, the corporation must commence a proceeding in the circuit court within 60 days after receipt of the payment demand, petitioning the court to determine the fair value accrued interest.”
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