Tennessee Statutes

§ 45-3-109 — Capital stock - Nature

Tennessee § 45-3-109

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 45-3-109 (2026).

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(a)Capital stock shall constitute a reserve out of which losses shall be paid after all other available reserves have been exhausted, and shall have a par value, or if the capital stock has no par value, then a stated value, of one dollar ($1.00) per share or another amount that the charter may prescribe.
(b)(1) Nonwithdrawability. Capital stock shall be nonwithdrawable, except as otherwise specifically provided by this chapter, or by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, compiled in title 48, chapters 11-27.
(2)Dividends. Capital stock shall be entitled to dividends, unless limited by this chapter, or by the Tennessee Business Corporation Act, compiled in title 48, chapters 11-27.

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Legislative History

Acts 1978, ch. 708, § 1.09; T.C.A., § 45-1309; Acts 1994, ch. 551, § 19.

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