Effective - 28 Aug 2013
351.210. Paid-in surplus — its distribution and restrictions. — 1. Paid-in surplus, whether created by reduction of stated capital or otherwise, may be distributed in cash or in kind to the shareholders entitled thereto, subject to the following restrictions:
(1) No such distribution shall be made to any class of shareholders unless all cumulative dividends accrued on preferred or special classes of shares entitled to preferred dividends shall have been fully paid;
(2) No such distribution shall be made to any class of shareholders when the net assets are less than its stated capital or when such distribution would reduce the net assets below the stated capital.
2. The corporation may by resolution of its board of directors apply any part or all of its paid-in surplus to the reduction or elimination of any deficit arising from operating or other losses, or from diminution in value of its assets.
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(L. 1943 p. 410 § 61, A.L. 1945 p. 696, A.L. 2013 H.B. 498)