South Carolina Statutes

§ 35-2-212 — "Preferred stock" defined.

South Carolina § 35-2-212
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 35SECURITIES
Ch. 2CONTROL SHARE ACQUISITIONS; BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

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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.

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