North Carolina § 106-986 - Limitations as to dividends.
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§ 106-986. Limitations as to dividends.
The shares of stock of corporations organized under this Article shall have a par value and, except as provided in G.S. 106-988 in respect to distributions in kind upon dissolution, no dividend shall be paid thereon at a rate in excess of six per centum (6%) per annum on stock having a preference as to dividends, or eight per centum (8%) per annum on stock not having a preference as to dividends, except that any such dividends may be cumulative without interest. History (1933, c. 178, s. 7; 2011-145, s. 13.25(cc), (dd).) Editor's Note. - This section was formerly codified as G.S. 113-67. It was recodified as G.S. 106-936 by Session Laws 2011-145, s. 13.25(cc), effective July 1, 2011, and renumbered as G.S. 106-986 at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Session Laws 2011-145, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2011.'" Session Laws 2011-145, s. 32.5 is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2011-145, s. 13.25(dd), effective July 1, 2011, updated the section reference.
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