Issuance of fractional shares or scrip

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  1. (a) A corporation may, but shall not be obliged to, issue a certificate for a fractional share and, by action of its board of directors, may issue, in lieu thereof, a scrip in registered or bearer form which shall entitle the holder to receive a certificate for a full share upon the surrender of such scrip aggregating a full share.

  2. (b) A certificate for a fractional share shall, but scrip shall not unless otherwise provided therein, entitle the holder to exercise voting rights, to receive dividends thereon, and to participate in any of the assets of the corporation in the event of liquidation.

  3. (c) The board of directors may cause such scrip to be issued subject to the condition that it shall become void if not tendered to be exchanged for certificates representing full shares before a specified date, or subject to the condition that the shares for which the scrip is exchangeable may be sold by the corporation and the proceeds thereof distributed to the holders of the scrip, or subject to any other conditions which the board of directors may deem advisable.


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