Sec. 4. (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 at least one (1) class or series. An issuance of shares under this subsection may be in the form of a share dividend or a share split, but shall be considered a share dividend for purposes of this article.
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 28-13-2-4
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
(1) the articles of incorporation so authorize;
(2) a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the class or series to be issued approve the issue; or
(3) there are no outstanding shares of the class or series to be issued.
(c) If the board of directors does not fix the record date for determining shareholders entitled to a share dividend, the record date is the date the board of directors authorizes the share dividend.
As added by P.L.14-1992, SEC.163.
