Maine § 13-C §601 Authorized shares

Maine Statutes

§ 13-C §601 — Authorized shares

Maine § 13-C §601

Title 13-CMAINE BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT

Ch. 6SHARES AND DISTRIBUTIONS

This text of Maine § 13-C §601 (Authorized shares) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Maine primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 13-C, § 13-C §601 (2026).

Text

1.Classes and number of shares authorized. A corporation's articles of incorporation must set forth any classes of shares and series of shares within a class, and the number of shares of each class and series that the corporation is authorized to issue. If more than one class or series of shares is authorized, the articles of incorporation must prescribe a distinguishing designation for each class or series and must describe, prior to the issuance of shares of a class or series, the terms, including the preferences, rights and limitations of that class or series. Except to the extent varied as permitted by this section, all shares of a class or series must have terms, including preferences, rights and limitations that are identical with those of other shares of the same class or series. 2

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

1.
Classes and number of shares authorized.
A corporation's articles of incorporation must set forth any classes of shares and series of shares within a class, and the number of shares of each class and series that the corporation is authorized to issue. If more than one class or series of shares is authorized, the articles of incorporation must prescribe a distinguishing designation for each class or series and must describe, prior to the issuance of shares of a class or series, the terms, including the preferences, rights and limitations of that class or series. Except to the extent varied as permitted by this section, all shares of a class or series must have terms, including preferences, rights and limitations that are identical with those of other shares of the same class or series.
2.
Voting rights authorized.
A corporation's articles of incorporation must authorize one or more classes or series of shares that together have unlimited voting rights and one or more classes or series of shares, which may be the same class or classes or series as those with voting rights, that together are entitled to receive the net assets of the corporation upon dissolution.
3.
Designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights.
A corporation's articles of incorporation may authorize one or more classes or series of shares that:
4.
Rules of construction for preferred shares.
Unless otherwise provided by this Act or by a corporation's articles of incorporation or by resolution of the board of directors in the case of shares whose terms may be fixed as provided by section 602:
5.
Extrinsic facts.
Terms of shares may be made dependent upon facts objectively ascertainable outside the articles of incorporation in accordance with section 121, subsection 10.
6.
Variations among holders.
Any of the terms of shares may vary among holders of the same class or series of shares as long as the variations are expressly set forth in the articles of incorporation.