2005 Montana Code Annotated - 35-1-630 — Corporation\'s acquisition of its own shares.

     35-1-630. Corporation's acquisition of its own shares. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a corporation may acquire its own shares, and those shares constitute authorized but unissued shares.
     (2) If provided by the corporation's articles of incorporation or bylaws, shares acquired pursuant to subsection (1) constitute authorized and issued shares. A corporation may at any time, by resolution of its board of directors, cancel all or any part of the shares acquired under this subsection, in which case the shares constitute authorized but unissued shares.
     (3) If the articles of incorporation prohibit the reissue of acquired shares, the number of authorized shares is reduced by the number of shares acquired, effective on amendment of the articles of incorporation.
     (4) Articles of amendment may be adopted by the board of directors without shareholder action, must be delivered to the secretary of state, for filing, and must set forth:
     (a) the name of the corporation;
     (b) the reduction in the number of authorized shares, itemized by class and series; and
     (c) the total number of authorized shares, itemized by class and series, remaining after reduction of the shares.

     History: En. Sec. 47, Ch. 368, L. 1991.