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RCW 23B.06.310

Corporation's acquisition of its own shares.

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co. v. Quinn (In re Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co.) (2006)

Most recently applied in Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co. v. Quinn (In re Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co.) (August 2006)

2009 c 189 s 11; 1989 c 165 s 58.

(1) A corporation may acquire its own shares and shares so acquired constitute authorized but unissued shares.

(2) If the articles of incorporation prohibit the reissue of acquired shares, the number of authorized shares is reduced by the number of shares acquired, effective upon amendment of the articles of incorporation.

(3) The board of directors may adopt articles of amendment under this section without shareholder approval and deliver them to the secretary of state for filing. The articles must set forth:

(a) The name of the corporation;

(b) The reduction in the number of authorized shares, itemized by class and series; and

(c) The total number of authorized shares, itemized by class and series, remaining after reduction of the shares.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.