Delaware Code
Subchapter V. Stock and Dividends
§ 159. Shares of stock; personal property, transfer and taxation.

The shares of stock in every corporation shall be deemed personal property and transferable as provided in Article 8 of subtitle I of Title 6. No stock or bonds issued by any corporation organized under this chapter shall be taxed by this State when the same shall be owned by nonresidents of this State, or by foreign corporations. Whenever any transfer of shares shall be made for collateral security, and not absolutely, it shall be so expressed in the entry of transfer if, when the certificates are presented to the corporation for transfer or uncertificated shares are requested to be transferred, both the transferor and transferee request the corporation to do so.

Structure Delaware Code

Delaware Code

Title 8 - Corporations

Chapter 1. GENERAL CORPORATION LAW

Subchapter V. Stock and Dividends

§ 151. Classes and series of stock; redemption; rights.

§ 152. Issuance of stock; lawful consideration; fully paid stock.

§ 153. Consideration for stock.

§ 154. Determination of amount of capital; capital, surplus and net assets defined.

§ 155. Fractions of shares.

§ 156. Partly paid shares.

§ 157. Rights and options respecting stock.

§ 158. Stock certificates; uncertificated shares.

§ 159. Shares of stock; personal property, transfer and taxation.

§ 160. Corporation's powers respecting ownership, voting, etc., of its own stock; rights of stock called for redemption.

§ 161. Issuance of additional stock; when and by whom.

§ 162. Liability of stockholder or subscriber for stock not paid in full.

§ 163. Payment for stock not paid in full.

§ 164. Failure to pay for stock; remedies.

§ 165. Revocability of preincorporation subscriptions.

§ 166. Formalities required of stock subscriptions.

§ 167. Lost, stolen or destroyed stock certificates; issuance of new certificate or uncertificated shares.

§ 168. Judicial proceedings to compel issuance of new certificate or uncertificated shares.

§ 169. Situs of ownership of stock.

§ 170. Dividends; payment; wasting asset corporations.

§ 171. Special purpose reserves.

§ 172. Liability of directors and committee members as to dividends or stock redemption.

§ 173. Declaration and payment of dividends.

§ 174. Liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividend or unlawful stock purchase or redemption; exoneration from liability; contribution among directors; subrogation.