Standard of conduct for managers and officers.

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  • (1) Each manager of a manager-managed benefit company shall consider the interests and factors described in Subsections 48-4-301(1) and (2) when discharging the manager's duties under this chapter and the operating agreement.
  • (2) If a benefit company has a person serving as an officer, the person shall consider the interests and factors described in Subsections 48-4-301(1) and (2) when discharging the person's duties under this chapter and the operating agreement if:
    • (a) the officer has discretion to act with respect to the matter; and
    • (b) it reasonably appears to the officer that the matter may have a material effect on the benefit company's creation of a general public benefit or a specific public benefit identified in the benefit company's certificate of organization.
  • (3) A manager's consideration of the interests and factors described in Subsections 48-4-301(1) and (2) does not constitute a violation of Section 48-3a-409.
  • (4) A manager or officer does not have a duty to a person who is a beneficiary of the benefit company's general public benefit purpose or a specific public benefit purpose arising from the person's status as a beneficiary.




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