Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:214

  • Articles: means the original articles of incorporation, and all amendments thereto including those contained in merger agreements, or if restated, the latest restatement thereof, except in those instances in which the context expressly refers to the original articles of incorporation only. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:201
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Treasury shares: means issued shares which have been acquired by and belong to the corporation, if not required by the articles to be cancelled, or if not cancelled by order of the board of directors. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 12:201

A.  A corporation shall reserve from its authorized but unissued shares, or its treasury shares, sufficient shares to meet its issuance obligations under subscription rights, warrants, options and conversion privileges.  

B.  Shares issuable pursuant to any such rights, warrants, options or privileges, grant or issuance of which was approved by such vote of the members as would have been required to amend the articles to increase the authorized number of the class of shares involved, shall, to the extent not available in the corporation’s treasury, be issued notwithstanding the fact that the articles do not by their terms authorize such issuance.  

Acts 1968, No. 105, §1.