(a) A corporation may issue rights, options or warrants for the purchase of shares or other securities of the corporation. The board of directors shall determine (1) the terms upon which the rights, options or warrants are issued, and (2) the terms upon which, including the consideration for which, the shares or other securities are to be issued. The authorization by the board of directors for the corporation to issue such rights, options or warrants constitutes authorization of the issuance of the shares or other securities for which the rights, options or warrants are exercisable.

(b) The terms and conditions of such rights, options or warrants, including those outstanding on October 1, 2003, may include, but are not limited to, restrictions or conditions that: (1) Preclude or limit the exercise, transfer or receipt of such rights, options or warrants by any person or persons owning or offering to acquire a specified number or percentage of the outstanding shares or other securities of the corporation or by any transferee or transferees of any such person or persons; or (2) invalidate or void such rights, options or warrants held by any such person or persons or any such transferee or transferees.

(c) The board of directors may authorize one or more officers to (1) designate the recipients of rights, options, warrants or other equity compensation awards that involve the issuance of shares, and (2) determine, within an amount and subject to any other limitations established by the board and, if applicable, the shareholders, the number of such rights, options, warrants or other equity compensation awards and the terms thereof to be received by the recipients, provided an officer may not use such authority to designate himself or herself, or any other persons as the board of directors may specify, as a recipient of such rights, options, warrants or other equity compensation awards.

(P.A. 94-186, S. 47, 215; P.A. 03-158, S. 8; P.A. 10-35, S. 3.)

History: P.A. 94-186 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 03-158 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), amended same by adding provisions re other securities, deleting provision re form and content, adding provision re authorization by the board of directors and making technical changes, and added Subsec. (b) re restrictions on or conditions of rights, options or warrants; P.A. 10-35 added Subsec. (c) re designation and determination of rights, options, warrants or other equity compensation awards.