South Carolina Statutes
§ 35-2-212 — "Preferred stock" defined.
South Carolina § 35-2-212
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 35-2-212 (2026).
Text
As used in this article, "preferred stock" means any class or series of shares of a resident domestic corporation that under the bylaws or articles of incorporation of the resident domestic corporation:
(1)is entitled to receive payment of dividends before any payment of dividends on some other class or series of shares; or (2) is entitled in the event of any voluntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the corporation to receive payment or distribution of a preferential amount before any payments or distributions are received by some other class or series of shares.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 444, SECTION 5, eff April 22, 1988.
Nearby Sections
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§ 35-2-101
"Control shares" defined.§ 35-2-102
"Control share acquisition" defined.§ 35-2-104
"Issuing public corporation" defined.§ 35-2-105
Voting rights under Section 35-2-109.§ 35-2-106
Acquiring person statement.§ 35-2-107
Special meeting of shareholders.§ 35-2-108
Notice of shareholder meeting.§ 35-2-110
Redemption of acquired control shares.§ 35-2-201
"Affiliate" defined.§ 35-2-202
"Announcement date" defined.§ 35-2-203
"Associate" defined.§ 35-2-204
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 35-2-212, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/2/35-2-212.