Printable Format17-6423. Dividends; method of payment. No corporation shall pay dividends except in accordance with this act. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property or in shares of the corporation's capital stock. If the dividend is to be paid in shares of the corporation's theretofore unissued capital stock, the board of directors shall, by resolution, direct that there be designated as capital in respect of such shares an amount which is not less than the aggregate par value of par value shares being declared as a dividend and, in the case of shares without par value being declared as a dividend, such amount as shall be determined by the board of directors. No such designation as capital shall be necessary if shares are being distributed by a corporation pursuant to a split-up or division of its stock rather than as payment of a dividend declared payable in stock of the corporation.
History: L. 1972, ch. 52, § 50; L. 1988, ch. 99, § 20; Revived and amended, L. 1988, ch. 100, § 20; L. 1992, ch. 270, § 9; L. 2004, ch. 143, § 22; January 1, 2005.
Source or Prior Law:
17-3506; 8 Del. C. § 173.
Cross References to Related Sections:
Dividends on preferred or special stock, see 17-6401 (c).
Consideration for stock, see 17-6402, 17-6403.
Declaration of dividends on partly paid shares, see 17-6406.
Declaration and payment of dividends, see 17-6420.
Special purpose reserves, see 17-6421.
Reliance by directors or designees upon books and records of corporation in declaring and paying dividends, see 17-6422.
Liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividend, see 17-6424.