Texas § BO.200.206 - LIMITATIONS ON SHARE DIVIDENDS
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § BO.200.206 — LIMITATIONS ON SHARE DIVIDENDS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ BO.200.206. LIMITATIONS ON SHARE DIVIDENDS
LIMITATIONS ON SHARE DIVIDENDS. (a) A real estate investment trust may not pay a share dividend in authorized but unissued shares of any class if the surplus of the real estate investment trust is less than the amount required by Section 200.208 to be transferred to stated capital at the time the share dividend is made. (b) A share dividend in shares of any class may not be made to a holder of shares of any other class unless: (1) the real estate investment trust's certificate of formation provides for the dividend; or (2) the share dividend is authorized by the affirmative vote or the written consent of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of the class in which the share dividend is to be made. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
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Section BO.200.206 ("LIMITATIONS ON SHARE DIVIDENDS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. 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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