Texas § BO.21.161 - AMOUNT OF CONSIDERATION FOR ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN SHARES

§ BO.21.161. AMOUNT OF CONSIDERATION FOR ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN SHARES

AMOUNT OF CONSIDERATION FOR ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN SHARES. (a) Consideration to be received by a corporation for the issuance of shares with par value may not be less than the par value of the shares. (b) The part of the surplus of a corporation that is transferred to stated capital on the issuance of shares as a share distribution is considered to be the consideration for the issuance of those shares. (c) The consideration received by a corporation for the issuance of shares on the conversion or exchange of its indebtedness or shares is: (1) the principal of, and accrued interest on, the indebtedness exchanged or converted, or the stated capital on the issuance of the shares; (2) the part of surplus, if any, transferred to stated capital on the issuance of the shares; and (3) any additional consideration paid to the corporation on the issuance of the shares. (d) The consideration received by a corporation for the issuance of shares on the exercise of rights or options is: (1) any consideration received by the corporation for the rights or options; and (2) any consideration received by the corporation for the issuance of shares on the exercise of the rights or options. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.