Sec. 12. As used in this chapter, “preferred shares” means any class or series of shares of a resident domestic corporation that under the bylaws or articles of incorporation of the resident domestic corporation:

(1) is entitled to receive payment of dividends before any payment of dividends on some other class or series of shares; or

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 23-1-43-12

  • 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.
  • resident domestic corporation: means a corporation that has one hundred (100) or more shareholders. See Indiana Code 23-1-43-13
(2) is entitled in the event of any voluntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the corporation to receive payment or distribution of a preferential amount before any payments or distributions are received by some other class or series of shares.

As added by P.L.149-1986, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.5-1988, SEC.122.