Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS |
TITLE 2. CORPORATIONS IN GENERAL -- FORMATION, ORGANIZATION, AND OPERATION |
SUBTITLE 3. CAPITAL ACCOUNTS, DIVIDENDS, AND RETIREMENT OF SHARES |
§ 2-304. Application of capital surplus
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(a) Permitted uses. -- By resolution of its board of directors, a corporation may apply any part of its capital surplus for:
(1) The reduction or elimination of a corporate deficit arising from a loss, however incurred, or from diminution in the value of its assets, but only after earned surplus is exhausted; or
(2) Any other proper corporate purpose.
(b) Disclosure to stockholders. -- An application of capital surplus under subsection (a) of this section shall be disclosed to the stockholders of the corporation in its next annual report.