MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972
As Amended

SEC. 79-4-6.02. Terms of class or series determined by board of directors.

(a)  If the articles of incorporation so provide, the board of directors is authorized without shareholder approval, to:

          (1)  Classify any unissued shares into one or more classes or into one or more series within a class;

          (2)  Reclassify any unissued shares of any class into one or more classes or into one or more series within one or more classes; or

          (3)  Reclassify any unissued shares of any series of any class into one or more classes or into one or more series within a class.

(b)  If the board of directors acts pursuant to subsection (a), it must determine the terms, including the preferences, rights and limitations, to the same extent * * * permitted under Section 79-4-6.01 of:

          (1)  Any class of shares before the issuance of any shares of that class, or

          (2)  Any series within a class before the issuance of any shares of that series.

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(c)  Before issuing any shares of a class or series created under this section, the corporation must deliver to the Secretary of State for filing articles of amendment setting forth the terms determined under subsection (a).

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SOURCES: Laws,  1987, ch. 486, § 6.02; Laws, 2001, ch. 435, § 2, SB 2452; Laws, 2004, ch. 495, § 5, HB 972, eff from and after July 1, 2004.

PREVIOUS VERSIONS:  Pre-2004


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