(a) A corporation may acquire its own shares and shares so acquired constitute authorized but unissued shares.
(b) If the certificate of incorporation prohibits the reissue of the acquired shares, the number of authorized shares is reduced by the number of shares acquired.
(P.A. 94-186, S. 54, 215; P.A. 96-271, S. 44, 254; P.A. 03-18, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 94-186 effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 96-271 amended Subsec. (b) to replace “articles” of incorporation with “certificate” of incorporation and amended Subsec. (c) to replace “articles” of amendment with “a certificate” of amendment, effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 03-18 amended Subsec. (b) to make a technical change and delete provision re reduction effective upon amendment of the certificate of incorporation and deleted former Subsec. (c) re adoption, filing and contents of certificate of amendment, effective July 1, 2003.