13-C §642. Corporation's acquisition of its own shares

13-C ME Rev Stat § 642 (2019) (N/A)
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§642. Corporation's acquisition of its own shares

1.  Acquisition.  A corporation may acquire its own shares. Shares so acquired constitute authorized but unissued shares.

[PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]

2.  Prohibition on reissuance.  If a corporation's articles of incorporation prohibit the reissue of the acquired shares, the number of authorized shares is reduced by the number of shares acquired.

[PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 2001, c. 640, Pt. B, §7 (AFF).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2001, c. 640, §A2 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 640, §B7 (AFF).