Guam § 28602 - Terms of Class or Series Determined by Board of Directors.
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§ 28602. Terms of Class or Series Determined by Board of Directors.
(a) If and to the extent the articles of incorporation so provide, the board
of directors may determine, in whole or part, the preferences, limitations, and
relative rights (within the limits set forth in § 28601) of:
(1) any class of shares before the issuance of any shares of that
class or
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(2) one or more series within a class before the issuance of any
shares of that series.
(b) Each series of a class must be given a distinguishing designation.
(c) All shares of a series must have preferences, limitations, and relative
rights identical with those of other shares of the same series and, except to
the extent otherwise provided in the description of the series, with those of
other series of the same class.
(d) Before issuing any shares of a class or series created under this
section, the corporation must deliver to the Director of Revenue & Taxation
for filing amended articles of incorporation, which are effective without
shareholder action as provided in § 281005. Such amended articles of
incorporation shall include provisions determining the terms of the class or
series of shares as duly adopted by the board of directors. When any shares
of a class or series created under this section are no longer outstanding, the
corporation may deliver to the Director of Revenue & Taxation for filing
amended articles of incorporation which are effective without shareholder
action, omitting the provisions determining the terms of the class or series of
shares no longer outstanding.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 28602 ("Terms of Class or Series Determined by Board of Directors.") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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