1. A contract or other transaction between a corporation and its director or a member of the family of its director; a director of a related organization, or a member of the family of a director of a related organization; or an organization in or of which the corporation's director, or a member of the family of its director, is a director, officer, or legal representative or has a material financial interest, is not void or voidable because the director or the other individual or organization are parties or because the director is present at the meeting of the members or the board or a committee at which the contract or transaction is authorized, approved, or ratified, if at least one of the requirements of subsection 2 is satisfied. 2. A contract or transaction described in subsection 1 is not void or voidable if: a. The contract or transaction was, and the person asserting the validity of the contract or transaction has the burden of establishing that the contract or transaction was, fair and reasonable as to the corporation when it was authorized, approved, or ratified; b. The material facts as to the contract or transaction and as to the director's interest are fully disclosed or known to the members and the contract or transaction is approved in good faith by two -thirds of the members entitled to vote, not counting any vote that the interested director might otherwise have, or the unanimous affirmative vote of all members, whether or not entitled to vote; c. The material facts as to the contract or transaction and as to the director's interest are fully disclosed or known to the board or a committee, and the board or committee authorizes, approves, or ratifies the contract or transaction in good faith by a majority of directors or committee members currently holding office . However, the interested director or directors may not vote and are not considered for purposes of a quorum. If as a result the number of remaining directors is not sufficient to reach a quorum, then a quorum for the purpose of considering the contract or transaction is the number of remaining directors or committee members, not counting any vote that the interested director might otherwise have, and not counting the director in determining the presence of a quorum; or d. The contract or transaction is a merger or consolidation described in section
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