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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55-6-31: Corporation's acquisition of its own shares.
Where this section sits in the code
- Chapter 55. North Carolina Business Corporation Act.
- Article 6. Shares and Distribution.
- Part 3. Subsequent Acquisition of Shares by Shareholders and Corporation.
(a) A corporation may acquire its own shares and shares so acquired constitute authorized but unissued shares.
(b) If the articles of incorporation prohibit the reissue of the acquired shares, the number of authorized shares is reduced by the number of shares acquired, effective upon amendment of the articles of incorporation.
(c) Repealed by Session Laws 2005-268, s. 1, effective October 1, 2005. (1955, c. 1371, s. 1; 1957, c. 1039; 1959, c. 1316, s. 19; 1963, c. 666; 1967, c. 1163; 1969, c. 751, ss. 23-27, 45; 1973, c. 1067; 1985, c. 117, s. 3; 1989, c. 265, s. 1; 2005-268, s. 1.)
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