{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-156d-6.03","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156D, § 6.03","heading":"Issued and outstanding shares","body":"Section 6.03. ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING SHARES\n(a) A corporation may issue the number of shares of each class or series authorized by the articles of organization. Shares that are issued are outstanding shares until they are reacquired, redeemed, converted or canceled.\n(b) The reacquisition, redemption or conversion of outstanding shares is subject to the limitations of subsection (c) and to section 6.40.\n(c) At all times that shares of the corporation are outstanding, 1 or more shares that together have unlimited voting rights and 1 or more shares that together are entitled to receive the net assets of the corporation upon dissolution shall be outstanding.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 156D"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter156D/Section6.03","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:40Z","sha256":"324af03acb32d0ef45c328b10dc0e374d4378b08050f516bb03a57936bc22e60","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-156d-6.02","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-156d-6.04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}