Subdivision 1. Certificated; uncertificated. The shares of a corporation shall be either certificated shares or uncertificated shares. Each holder of certificated shares issued in accordance with section 302A.405, subdivision 3, paragraph (a) is entitled to a certificate of shares.
Subd. 2. Certificates; signature required. Certificates shall be signed by an agent or officer authorized in the articles or bylaws to sign share certificates or, in the absence of an authorization, by an officer.
Subd. 3. Signature valid. If a person signs or has a facsimile signature placed upon a certificate while an officer, transfer agent, or registrar of a corporation, the certificate may be issued by the corporation, even if the person has ceased to have that capacity before the certificate is issued, with the same effect as if the person had that capacity at the date of its issue.
Subd. 4. Form of certificate. A certificate representing shares of a corporation shall contain on its face:
(a) the name of the corporation;
(b) a statement that the corporation is incorporated under the laws of this state;
(c) the name of the person to whom it is issued; and
(d) the number and class of shares, and the designation of the series, if any, that the certificate represents.
Subd. 5. Limitations set forth. A certificate representing shares issued by a corporation authorized to issue shares of more than one class or series shall set forth upon the face or back of the certificate, or shall state that the corporation will furnish to any shareholder upon request and without charge, a full statement of the designations, preferences, limitations, and relative rights of the shares of each class or series authorized to be issued, so far as they have been determined, and the authority of the board to determine the relative rights and preferences of subsequent classes or series.
Subd. 6. Prima facie evidence. A certificate signed as provided in subdivision 2 is prima facie evidence of the ownership of the shares referred to in the certificate.
Subd. 7. Uncertificated shares. Unless uncertificated shares are prohibited by the articles or bylaws, a corporation may provide that some or all of any or all classes and series of its shares will be uncertificated shares. Such an action does not apply to shares represented by a certificate until the certificate is surrendered to the corporation. Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated shares, the corporation shall send to the new shareholder the information required by this section to be stated on certificates. This information is not required to be sent to the new shareholder by a publicly held corporation that has adopted a system of issuance, recordation, and transfer of its shares by electronic or other means not involving an issuance of certificates if the system complies with section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Except as otherwise expressly provided by statute, the rights and obligations of the holders of certificated and uncertificated shares of the same class and series are identical.
1981 c 270 s 60; 1997 c 10 art 1 s 16; 1999 c 85 art 1 s 8; 2006 c 250 art 1 s 22
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 300 - 323A — Business, Social, And Charitable Organizations
Chapter 302A — Business Corporations
Section 302A.011 — Definitions.
Section 302A.015 — Legal Recognition Of Electronic Records And Signatures.
Section 302A.021 — Application And Election.
Section 302A.031 — Transition.
Section 302A.041 — Reservation Of Right.
Section 302A.105 — Incorporators.
Section 302A.115 — Corporate Name.
Section 302A.117 — Reserved Name.
Section 302A.121 — Registered Office; Registered Agent.
Section 302A.131 — Amendment Of Articles.
Section 302A.133 — Procedure For Amendment When No Shares Are Outstanding.
Section 302A.135 — Procedure For Amendment After Issuance Of Shares.
Section 302A.137 — Class Or Series Voting On Amendments.
Section 302A.139 — Articles Of Amendment.
Section 302A.141 — Effect Of Amendment.
Section 302A.151 — Filing Articles.
Section 302A.153 — Effective Date Of Articles.
Section 302A.155 — Presumption; Certificate Of Incorporation.
Section 302A.163 — Corporate Seal.
Section 302A.165 — Effect Of Lack Of Power; Ultra Vires.
Section 302A.171 — Organization.
Section 302A.191 — Forum Selection Provisions.
Section 302A.205 — Qualifications; Election.
Section 302A.209 — Acts Not Void Or Voidable.
Section 302A.211 — Compensation.
Section 302A.213 — Classification Of Directors.
Section 302A.215 — Voting For Directors; Cumulative Voting.
Section 302A.221 — Resignation.
Section 302A.223 — Removal Of Directors.
Section 302A.231 — Board Meetings.
Section 302A.233 — Absent Directors.
Section 302A.237 — Act Of The Board.
Section 302A.239 — Action Without Meeting.
Section 302A.241 — Committees.
Section 302A.251 — Standard Of Conduct.
Section 302A.255 — Director Conflicts Of Interest.
Section 302A.301 — Officers Required.
Section 302A.305 — Duties Of Required Officers.
Section 302A.311 — Other Officers.
Section 302A.315 — Multiple Offices.
Section 302A.321 — Officers Deemed Elected.
Section 302A.331 — Contract Rights.
Section 302A.341 — Resignation; Removal; Vacancies.
Section 302A.351 — Delegation.
Section 302A.361 — Standard Of Conduct.
Section 302A.401 — Authorized Shares.
Section 302A.402 — Share Dividends, Divisions, And Combinations.
Section 302A.403 — Subscriptions For Shares.
Section 302A.405 — Consideration For Shares; Value And Payment; Liability.
Section 302A.409 — Rights To Purchase.
Section 302A.413 — Preemptive Rights.
Section 302A.417 — Share Certificates; Issuance And Contents; Uncertificated Shares.
Section 302A.419 — Lost Share Certificates; Replacement.
Section 302A.423 — Fractional Shares.
Section 302A.425 — Liability Of Subscribers And Shareholders With Respect To Shares.
Section 302A.429 — Restriction On Transfer Or Registration Of Securities.
Section 302A.431 — Regular Meetings Of Shareholders.
Section 302A.433 — Special Meetings Of Shareholders.
Section 302A.436 — Remote Communications For Shareholder Meetings.
Section 302A.437 — Act Of The Shareholders.
Section 302A.439 — Contractual Requirement To Submit Matter To Shareholders.
Section 302A.441 — Action Without A Meeting.
Section 302A.445 — Voting Rights.
Section 302A.447 — Voting Of Shares By Organizations And Legal Representatives.
Section 302A.453 — Voting Trusts.
Section 302A.455 — Shareholder Voting Agreements.
Section 302A.457 — Shareholder Control Agreements.
Section 302A.461 — Books And Records; Inspection.
Section 302A.463 — Financial Statements.
Section 302A.467 — Equitable Remedies.
Section 302A.471 — Rights Of Dissenting Shareholders.
Section 302A.473 — Procedures For Asserting Dissenters' Rights.
Section 302A.501 — Loans; Guarantees; Suretyship.
Section 302A.521 — Indemnification.
Section 302A.551 — Distributions.
Section 302A.553 — Power To Acquire Shares.
Section 302A.557 — Liability Of Shareholders For Illegal Distributions.
Section 302A.559 — Liability Of Directors For Illegal Distributions.
Section 302A.601 — Merger, Exchange, Transfer.
Section 302A.611 — Plan Of Merger Or Exchange.
Section 302A.613 — Plan Approval.
Section 302A.615 — Articles Of Merger Or Exchange; Certificate.
Section 302A.621 — Merger Of Subsidiary.
Section 302A.626 — Merger To Effect A Holding Company Reorganization.
Section 302A.631 — Abandonment.
Section 302A.641 — Effective Date Or Time Of Merger Or Exchange; Effect.
Section 302A.651 — Merger Or Exchange With Foreign Corporation Or Limited Liability Company.
Section 302A.661 — Transfer Of Assets; When Permitted.
Section 302A.671 — Control Share Acquisitions.
Section 302A.673 — Business Combinations.
Section 302A.675 — Takeover Offer; Fair Price.
Section 302A.682 — Conversion.
Section 302A.684 — Action On Plan Of Conversion By Converting Corporation.
Section 302A.686 — Filings Required For Conversion; Effective Date And Time.
Section 302A.691 — Effect Of Conversion.
Section 302A.692 — Restrictions On Approval Of Conversions.
Section 302A.701 — Methods Of Dissolution.
Section 302A.711 — Voluntary Dissolution Before Issuance Of Shares.
Section 302A.721 — Voluntary Dissolution After Issuance Of Shares.
Section 302A.723 — Filing Notice Of Intent To Dissolve; Effect.
Section 302A.725 — Procedure In Dissolution.
Section 302A.7291 — Dissolution Procedure For Corporations That Do Not Give Notice.
Section 302A.731 — Revocation Of Dissolution Proceedings.
Section 302A.734 — Effective Date Of Dissolution; Certificate.
Section 302A.741 — Supervised Voluntary Dissolution.
Section 302A.751 — Judicial Intervention; Equitable Remedies Or Dissolution.
Section 302A.753 — Procedure In Involuntary Or Supervised Voluntary Dissolution.
Section 302A.755 — Qualifications Of Receivers; Powers.
Section 302A.757 — Action By Attorney General.
Section 302A.759 — Filing Claims In Proceedings To Dissolve.
Section 302A.761 — Discontinuance Of Dissolution Proceedings.
Section 302A.763 — Decree Of Dissolution.
Section 302A.765 — Filing Decree.
Section 302A.781 — Claims Barred; Exceptions.
Section 302A.783 — Right To Sue Or Defend After Dissolution.
Section 302A.791 — Omitted Assets.
Section 302A.821 — Minnesota Corporate Renewal.
Section 302A.901 — Service Of Process On Corporation.
Section 302A.917 — State Interested; Proceedings.
Section 302A.92 — Selection Of Trustees Or Directors By A Corporation Created By Special Act.