New York § 5012 Purchase or redemption by a corporation of its own shares

New York Statutes

§ 5012 — Purchase or redemption by a corporation of its own shares

New York § 5012

Law BNKBanking

Title 5Corporate Finance

Art. 15General Provisions Applicable to Banking Stock Corporations, Limited Liability Investment Companies, and Limited Liability Trust Companies

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N.Y. Banking § 5012 (2026).

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  § 5012. Purchase or redemption by a corporation of its own shares. 1.\nA corporation may purchase its own shares, or pay stockholders entitled\nto receive payment for their shares, when permitted or required under\nany other provision of this chapter.\n  2. To effect retirement of its common shares reacquired under section\none hundred forty-a of this chapter, or of its preferred shares in\naccordance with any provision in its organization certificate, a\ncorporation may, with the written approval of the superintendent,\npurchase or redeem such shares out of undivided profits or surplus or,\nto the extent of the par value of such shares, out of capital stock.\n  3. Nothing in this title shall prevent a corporation from returning to\nstockholders any amounts made available for such purpos

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§ 5012. Purchase or redemption by a corporation of its own shares. 1.\nA corporation may purchase its own shares, or pay stockholders entitled\nto receive payment for their shares, when permitted or required under\nany other provision of this chapter.\n 2. To effect retirement of its common shares reacquired under section\none hundred forty-a of this chapter, or of its preferred shares in\naccordance with any provision in its organization certificate, a\ncorporation may, with the written approval of the superintendent,\npurchase or redeem such shares out of undivided profits or surplus or,\nto the extent of the par value of such shares, out of capital stock.\n 3. Nothing in this title shall prevent a corporation from returning to\nstockholders any amounts made available for such purpose by a reduction\nof capital stock in accordance with section eight thousand two.\n