This section defines when a person counts as a beneficial owner of shares or other securities, and it lists exclusions.
Sec. 21.603. BENEFICIAL OWNER OF SHARES OR OTHER SECURITIES. (a) For purposes of this subchapter, a person is a beneficial owner of shares or other securities if the person individually, or through an affiliate or associate, directly or indirectly beneficially owns the shares or other securities or has the right to: (1) acquire the shares or other securities immediately or after the passage of time according to an oral or written agreement, arrangement, or understanding, or on the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants, or options; (2) vote the shares or other securities according to an oral or written agreement, arrangement, or understanding; or (3) acquire, hold or dispose of, or vote the shares or other securities with another person who individually, or through an affiliate or associate, beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, the shares or other securities. (b) A person, however, is not considered a beneficial owner of shares or other securities for purposes of this subchapter if: (1) the shares or other securities are: (A) tendered under a tender or exchange offer made by the person or an affiliate or associate of the person before the tendered shares or securities are accepted for purchase or exchange; or (B) subject to an agreement, arrangement, or understanding that expressly conditions the acquisition or purchase of shares or securities on the approval of the acquisition or purchase under Section 21.606 if the person has no direct or indirect rights of ownership or voting with respect to the shares or other securities until the time the approval is obtained; or (2) the agreement, arrangement, or understanding to vote the shares: (A) arises solely from an immediately revocable proxy that authorizes the person named in the proxy to vote at a meeting of the shareholders that has been called when the proxy is delivered or at an adjournment of the meeting; and (B) would not be reportable on a Schedule 13D under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. Section 77b et seq.), as amended, or a comparable or successor report. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 139 (S.B. 748), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2011.