Indiana § 28-13-2-8 Shares subject to registration or transfer restrictions; previously issued
shares; enforcement of restrictions against holder or transferee

Indiana Statutes

§ 28-13-2-8 — Shares subject to registration or transfer restrictions; previously issued shares; enforcement of restrictions against holder or transferee

Indiana·Art. 13 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE·Ch. 2 Issuance of Shares

(a)For purposes of this section, "shares" includes a security convertible into or carrying a right to subscribe for or acquire shares.

(b)The articles of incorporation, bylaws, an agreement among shareholders, or an agreement between shareholders and the corporation may impose restrictions on the transfer or registration of transfer of shares of any class or series of shares of the corporation. A restriction does not affect shares issued before the restriction was adopted unless the holders of the shares are parties to the restriction agreement or voted in favor of the restriction.

(c)A restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of shares is valid and enforceable against the holder or a transferee of the holder if the restriction is authorized by this section and the restri

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(a) For purposes of this section, "shares"
includes a security convertible into or carrying a right to subscribe for
or acquire shares.
(b) The articles of incorporation, bylaws, an agreement among
shareholders, or an agreement between shareholders and the
corporation may impose restrictions on the transfer or registration of
transfer of shares of any class or series of shares of the corporation. A
restriction does not affect shares issued before the restriction was
adopted unless the holders of the shares are parties to the restriction
agreement or voted in favor of the restriction.
(c) A restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of shares
is valid and enforceable against the holder or a transferee of the holder
if the restriction is authorized by this section and the restriction's
existence is noted conspicuously on the front or back of the certificate
or is contained in the information statement required by section 7(b) of
this chapter. Unless so noted, a restriction is not enforceable against a
person without knowledge of the restriction.
(d) A restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of shares
is authorized:
(1) to preserve exemptions under federal or state securities law;
or
(2) for any other reasonable purpose.
(e) A restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of shares
may do any of the following:
(1) Obligate the shareholder first to offer the corporation or other
persons separately, consecutively, or simultaneously an
opportunity to acquire the restricted shares.
(2) Obligate the corporation or other persons separately,
consecutively, or simultaneously to acquire the restricted shares.
(3) Require the corporation, the holders of any class of its shares,
or another person to approve the transfer of the restricted shares,
if the requirement is not manifestly unreasonable.
(4) Prohibit the transfer of the restricted shares to designated
persons or classes of persons, if the prohibition is not manifestly
unreasonable.

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