C.R.S.
Section 7-106-205
Share options and other rights
- definitions
(1)
For purposes of this section:(a)
“Rights” means rights, options, warrants, or convertible securities entitling the holders thereof to purchase, receive, or acquire shares or fractions of shares of the corporation or assets or debts or other obligations of the corporation.(b)
“Significant shareholder” means any person owning, or offering to acquire, directly or indirectly, a number or percentage, as stated by the board of directors, of the outstanding voting shares of a corporation, or any transferee of such person.(2)
A corporation may create and issue rights, except as precluded or limited by provisions contained in the articles of incorporation at the time of such creation or issuance. The board of directors shall determine the terms upon which the rights are issued, their form and content, and the consideration, if any, for which shares or fractions of shares, assets, or debts or other obligations of the corporation are to be issued pursuant to the rights. In the absence of fraud in the transaction, the judgment of the board of directors as to the adequacy of consideration received for such rights shall be conclusive.(3)
Notwithstanding any other provision of articles 101 to 117 of this title, the terms determined by the board of directors pursuant to subsection (2) of this section for rights issued before, on, or after January 1, 1994, to any shareholders, by way of distribution or otherwise, may, without limitation:(a)
Preclude or limit any significant shareholder from exercising, converting, transferring, or receiving rights;(b)
Impose conditions upon the exercise, conversion, transfer, or receipt of rights by any significant shareholder that differ from those imposed on other holders of the same class of rights; or(c)
Provide that, upon exercise or conversion, any significant shareholder shall be entitled to receive securities, obligations, or assets, the terms or nature of which may differ from the securities, obligations, or assets to be received by the other holders of the same class of rights.(4)
Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to effect a change in the fiduciary duties of directors.
Source:
Section 7-106-205 — Share options and other rights - definitions, https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-07.pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).
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