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§31D-6-630. Shareholders' Preemptive Rights

BY SHAREHOLDERS AND CORPORATION. §31D-6-630. Shareholders' preemptive rights. (a) The shareholders of a corporation do not have a preemptive right to acquire the corporation's unissued shares except to the extent the articles of incorporation provide. (b) A statement included in the articles of incorporation that "the corporation elects to have preemptive rights", or words of […]

§31D-6-631. Corporation's Acquisition of Its Own Shares

(a) Subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-one-a of this code and unless otherwise prohibited by law, a corporation may acquire its own shares and shares so acquired constitute authorized but unissued shares. (b) If the articles of incorporation prohibit the reissue of the acquired shares, the number of authorized shares is reduced by the […]

§31D-6-640. Distributions to Shareholders

§31D-6-640. Distributions to shareholders. (a) A board of directors may authorize and the corporation may make distributions to its shareholders subject to restriction by the articles of incorporation and the limitation in subsection (c) of this section. (b) If the board of directors does not fix the record date for determining shareholders entitled to a […]

§31D-6-628. Expense of Issue

A corporation may pay the expenses of selling or underwriting its shares, and of organizing or reorganizing the corporation, from the consideration received for shares.

§31D-6-623. Share Dividends

(a) Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, shares may be issued pro rata and without consideration to the corporation's shareholders or to the shareholders of one or more classes or series. An issuance of shares under this subsection is a share dividend. (b) Shares of one class or series may not be issued as […]

§31D-6-624. Share Options

A corporation may issue rights, options or warrants for the purchase of shares of the corporation. The board of directors shall determine the terms upon which the rights, options or warrants are issued, their form and content, and the consideration for which the shares are to be issued.

§31D-6-625. Form and Content of Certificates

(a) Shares may, but need not, be represented by certificates. Unless this chapter or another provision of this code expressly provides otherwise, the rights and obligations of shareholders are identical whether or not their shares are represented by certificates. (b) At a minimum each share certificate must state on its face: (1) The name of […]

§31D-6-626. Shares Without Certificates

(a) Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide otherwise, the board of directors of a corporation may authorize the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of its classes or series without certificates. The authorization does not affect shares already represented by certificates until they are surrendered to the […]

§31D-6-627. Restriction on Transfer of Shares and Other Securities

(a) The articles of incorporation, bylaws, an agreement among shareholders or an agreement between shareholders and the corporation may impose restrictions on the transfer or registration of transfer of shares of the corporation. A restriction does not affect shares issued before the restriction was adopted unless the holders of the shares are parties to the […]

§31D-6-603. Issued and Outstanding Shares

(a) A corporation may issue the number of shares of each class or series authorized by the articles of incorporation. Shares that are issued are outstanding shares until they are reacquired, redeemed, converted or canceled. (b) The reacquisition, redemption, or conversion of outstanding shares is subject to the limitations of subsection (c) of this section […]