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Tex. Bus. Orgs. Code § 21.161

AMOUNT OF CONSIDERATION FOR ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN SHARES

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff

(a) Consideration to be received by a corporation for the issuance of shares with par value may not be less than the par value of the shares.

(b) The part of the surplus of a corporation that is transferred to stated capital on the issuance of shares as a share distribution is considered to be the consideration for the issuance of those shares.

(c) The consideration received by a corporation for the issuance of shares on the conversion or exchange of its indebtedness or shares is:

(1) the principal of, and accrued interest on, the indebtedness exchanged or converted, or the stated capital on the issuance of the shares;

(2) the part of surplus, if any, transferred to stated capital on the issuance of the shares; and

(3) any additional consideration paid to the corporation on the issuance of the shares.

(d) The consideration received by a corporation for the issuance of shares on the exercise of rights or options is:

(1) any consideration received by the corporation for the rights or options; and

(2) any consideration received by the corporation for the issuance of shares on the exercise of the rights or options.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.