{"law_id":"793176","section_number":"13.1-643","catch_line":"Issuance of shares","history":"Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 13-97, 13-98, 13.1-15, 13.1-17; 1956, c. 428; 1958, c. 564; 1964, c. 352; 1972, c. 580; 1975, c. 500; 1985, c. 522.","order_by":null,"metadata":false,"court_decisions":{},"official_url":"http:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/13.1-643\/","refers_to":false,"url":"\/13.1-643\/","token":"13.1\/9\/7\/13.1-643","structure":{"1":{"id":"898","name":"Shares And Distributions","identifier":"7","label":"article","url":"\/13.1\/9\/7\/"},"2":{"id":"511","name":"Virginia Stock Corporation Act","identifier":"9","label":"chapter","url":"\/13.1\/9\/"},"3":{"id":"43","name":"Corporations","identifier":"13.1","label":"title","url":"\/13.1\/"}},"referred_to_by":[{"id":"767195","section_number":"13.1-644","catch_line":"Liability for shares issued before payment","url":"\/13.1-644\/"}],"edition_id":"11","section_id":"793176","structure_id":"898","full_text":"A The powers granted in this section to the board of directors may be reserved to the shareholders by the articles of incorporation.\r\rB Any issuance of shares must be authorized by the board of directors. Shares may be issued for consideration consisting of any tangible or intangible property or benefit to the corporation, including cash, promissory notes, services performed, contracts for services to be performed, or other securities of the corporation.\r\rC A good faith determination by the board of directors that the consideration received or to be received for the shares to be issued is adequate is conclusive insofar as the adequacy of consideration relates to whether the shares are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. When the board of directors has made such a determination and the corporation has received the consideration, the shares issued therefor are fully paid and nonassessable.\r\rD The corporation may place in escrow shares issued for a contract for future services or benefits or a promissory note, or make other arrangements to restrict the transfer of the shares, and may credit distributions in respect of the shares against their purchase price, until the services are performed, the benefits are received or the note is paid. If the services are not performed, the benefits are not received or the note is not paid, the shares escrowed or restricted and the distributions credited may be canceled in whole or part.\r\rE Where it cannot be determined that outstanding shares are fully paid and nonassessable, there shall be a conclusive presumption that such shares are fully paid and nonassessable if the board of directors makes a good faith determination that there is no substantial evidence that the full consideration for such shares has not been paid.\r\r","text":{"0":{"id":"2559905","text":"The powers granted in this section to the board of directors may be reserved to the shareholders by the articles of incorporation.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1},"1":{"id":"2559906","text":"Any issuance of shares must be authorized by the board of directors. Shares may be issued for consideration consisting of any tangible or intangible property or benefit to the corporation, including cash, promissory notes, services performed, contracts for services to be performed, or other securities of the corporation.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1},"2":{"id":"2559907","text":"A good faith determination by the board of directors that the consideration received or to be received for the shares to be issued is adequate is conclusive insofar as the adequacy of consideration relates to whether the shares are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. When the board of directors has made such a determination and the corporation has received the consideration, the shares issued therefor are fully paid and nonassessable.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1},"3":{"id":"2559908","text":"The corporation may place in escrow shares issued for a contract for future services or benefits or a promissory note, or make other arrangements to restrict the transfer of the shares, and may credit distributions in respect of the shares against their purchase price, until the services are performed, the benefits are received or the note is paid. If the services are not performed, the benefits are not received or the note is not paid, the shares escrowed or restricted and the distributions credited may be canceled in whole or part.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1},"4":{"id":"2559909","text":"Where it cannot be determined that outstanding shares are fully paid and nonassessable, there shall be a conclusive presumption that such shares are fully paid and nonassessable if the board of directors makes a good faith determination that there is no substantial evidence that the full consideration for such shares has not been paid.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1}},"ancestry":{"1":{"id":"898","name":"Shares And Distributions","identifier":"7","label":"article","url":"\/13.1\/9\/7\/"},"2":{"id":"511","name":"Virginia Stock Corporation Act","identifier":"9","label":"chapter","url":"\/13.1\/9\/"},"3":{"id":"43","name":"Corporations","identifier":"13.1","label":"title","url":"\/13.1\/"}},"structure_contents":{"0":{"id":"781869","structure_id":"898","section_number":"13.1-638","catch_line":"Authorized shares","url":"\/13.1-638\/","token":"13.1\/9\/7\/13.1-638"},"1":{"id":"767523","structure_id":"898","section_number":"13.1-639","catch_line":"Terms of class or series determined by board of directors","url":"\/13.1-639\/","token":"13.1\/9\/7\/13.1-639"},"2":{"id":"776889","structure_id":"898","section_number":"13.1-640","catch_line":"Issued and outstanding shares","url":"\/13.1-640\/","token":"13.1\/9\/7\/13.1-640"},"3":{"id":"793035","structure_id":"898","section_number":"13.1-641","catch_line":"Fractional shares","url":"\/13.1-641\/","token":"13.1\/9\/7\/13.1-641"},"4":{"id":"770967","structure_id":"898","section_number":"13.1-642","catch_line":"Subscription for shares before incorporation","url":"\/13.1-642\/","token":"13.1\/9\/7\/13.1-642"},"5":{"id":"793176","structure_id":"898","section_number":"13.1-643","catch_line":"Issuance of shares","url":"\/13.1-643\/","token":"13.1\/9\/7\/13.1-643"},"6":{"id":"767195","structure_id":"898","section_number":"13.1-644","catch_line":"Liability for shares issued before payment","url":"\/13.1-644\/","token":"13.1\/9\/7\/13.1-644"},"7":{"id":"792728","structure_id":"898","section_number":"13.1-645","catch_line":"Share dividends","url":"\/13.1-645\/","token":"13.1\/9\/7\/13.1-645"},"8":{"id":"793454","structure_id":"898","section_number":"13.1-646","catch_line":"Share options","url":"\/13.1-646\/","token":"13.1\/9\/7\/13.1-646"},"9":{"id":"785707","structure_id":"898","section_number":"13.1-647","catch_line":"Form and content of certificates evidencing shares and form of bonds","url":"\/13.1-647\/","token":"13.1\/9\/7\/13.1-647"},"10":{"id":"775806","structure_id":"898","section_number":"13.1-648","catch_line":"Shares without certificates","url":"\/13.1-648\/","token":"13.1\/9\/7\/13.1-648"},"11":{"id":"765713","structure_id":"898","section_number":"13.1-649","catch_line":"Restriction on transfer of shares and other securities","url":"\/13.1-649\/","token":"13.1\/9\/7\/13.1-649"},"12":{"id":"786738","structure_id":"898","section_number":"13.1-650","catch_line":"Expense of issue","url":"\/13.1-650\/","token":"13.1\/9\/7\/13.1-650"},"13":{"id":"786533","structure_id":"898","section_number":"13.1-651","catch_line":"Shareholders' preemptive rights","url":"\/13.1-651\/","token":"13.1\/9\/7\/13.1-651"},"14":{"id":"793147","structure_id":"898","section_number":"13.1-652","catch_line":"Corporation's acquisition of its own shares","url":"\/13.1-652\/","token":"13.1\/9\/7\/13.1-652"},"15":{"id":"770636","structure_id":"898","section_number":"13.1-653","catch_line":"Distributions to shareholders","url":"\/13.1-653\/","token":"13.1\/9\/7\/13.1-653"}},"previous_section":{"id":"770967","structure_id":"898","section_number":"13.1-642","catch_line":"Subscription for shares before incorporation","url":"\/13.1-642\/","token":"13.1\/9\/7\/13.1-642"},"next_section":{"id":"767195","structure_id":"898","section_number":"13.1-644","catch_line":"Liability for shares issued before payment","url":"\/13.1-644\/","token":"13.1\/9\/7\/13.1-644"},"references":[{"id":"770967","section_number":"13.1-642","catch_line":"Subscription for shares before incorporation","url":"\/13.1-642\/"},{"id":"767195","section_number":"13.1-644","catch_line":"Liability for shares issued before payment","url":"\/13.1-644\/"}],"formats":{"txt":"\/13.1-643.txt","json":"\/13.1-643.json","xml":"\/13.1-643.xml"},"dublin_core":{"Title":"Issuance of shares","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 13.1-643","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nISSUANCE OF SHARES (\u00a7 13.1-643)\n\nA. The powers granted in this section to the board of directors may be reserved\nto the shareholders by the articles of incorporation.\n\nB. Any issuance of shares must be authorized by the board of directors. Shares\nmay be issued for consideration consisting of any tangible or intangible\nproperty or benefit to the corporation, including cash, promissory notes,\nservices performed, contracts for services to be performed, or other securities\nof the corporation.\n\nC. A good faith determination by the board of directors that the consideration\nreceived or to be received for the shares to be issued is adequate is conclusive\ninsofar as the adequacy of consideration relates to whether the shares are\nvalidly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. When the board of directors has\nmade such a determination and the corporation has received the consideration,\nthe shares issued therefor are fully paid and nonassessable.\n\nD. The corporation may place in escrow shares issued for a contract for future\nservices or benefits or a promissory note, or make other arrangements to\nrestrict the transfer of the shares, and may credit distributions in respect of\nthe shares against their purchase price, until the services are performed, the\nbenefits are received or the note is paid. If the services are not performed,\nthe benefits are not received or the note is not paid, the shares escrowed or\nrestricted and the distributions credited may be canceled in whole or part.\n\nE. Where it cannot be determined that outstanding shares are fully paid and\nnonassessable, there shall be a conclusive presumption that such shares are\nfully paid and nonassessable if the board of directors makes a good faith\ndetermination that there is no substantial evidence that the full consideration\nfor such shares has not been paid.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 13-97, 13-98, 13.1-15, 13.1-17; 1956, c. 428; 1958, c.\n564; 1964, c. 352; 1972, c. 580; 1975, c. 500; 1985, c. 522."}