Corporation's acquisition of its own shares

13-C M.R.S. § 642, under Chapter 6.

13-C M.R.S. § 642

1. Acquisition. A corporation may acquire its own shares. Shares so acquired constitute authorized but unissued shares.

2. Prohibition on reissuance. If a corporation's articles of incorporation prohibit the reissue of the acquired shares, the number of authorized shares is reduced by the number of shares acquired.