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...the articles, the regulations, or the bylaws of a corporation, or a resolution of its shareholders or directors, the day on which the notice is given shall be excluded, and the day when the act for which notice is given is to be done shall be included, unless the instrument calling for the notice otherwise provides. If notice is permitted to be given by mail, the notice shall be deemed to have been given when deposit...

...ation of purposes for which individuals lawfully may associate themselves, except that, if the Revised Code contains special provisions pertaining to the formation of any designated type of corporation other than a professional association, as defined in section 1785.01 of the Revised Code, a corporation of that type shall be formed in accordance with the special provisions. (2) The purpose for which a corporation...

...rporation is formed is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be formed under this chapter, and all lawful acts and activities of the corporation are within the purposes of the corporation; (3) Any priority or other method for balancing the purposes for which the corporation is formed; (4) Any lawful provision for the purpose of defining, limiting, or regulating the exercise of the au...

...(A) As used in this section, "critical infrastructure," "disaster response period," "disaster work," a nd "qualifying employee" have the same meanings as in section 5703.94 of the Revised Code. (B) No person shall be required to file articles of incorporation or any other documents or applications with the secretary of state as established in sections 111.16, 1329.01, 1701.04, or elsewhere in the Revised Code or ot...

...(A) Except as provided in this section, and in sections 1701.75, 1701.78, and 1701.82 of the Revised Code, which sections relate to the reorganization, merger, and consolidation of corporations, the corporate name of a domestic corporation shall comply with all of the following: (1) It shall end with or include the word or abbreviation "company," "co.," "corporation," "corp.," "incorporated," or "inc." (2) It s...

...denied, except as otherwise required by law; (6) Pre-emptive rights, or the denial or limitation of them; (7) Conversion rights; (8) Restrictions on the issuance of shares; (9) Rights of alteration of express terms; (10) The division of any class of shares into series; (11) The designation and authorized number of shares of each series; (12) The right of the directors, subject to any limitations that may be st...

... office under this section or any other law of this state that authorizes service upon the secretary of state, and shall record the time of the delivery and the action thereafter with respect thereto. (J) This section does not limit or affect the right to serve any process, notice, or demand upon a corporation in any other manner permitted by law. (K) Every corporation shall state in each annual report filed by i...

...(A) When articles of incorporation and other certificates relating to the corporation are submitted to the secretary of state, the secretary of state shall, after finding that they comply with the provisions of sections 1701.01 to 1701.98 of the Revised Code, accept the articles and other certificates for filing and make a copy of the articles and other certificates by microfilm or by any authorized photostatic or di...

...med or attempted to be formed under the laws of this state then in effect to file in the office of the secretary of state a certificate of subscription required by those laws to be filed does not make the existence of the corporation or any of its acts subject to question.

...(A) After incorporation, all of the following apply: (1) If the initial directors are named in the articles, the initial directors shall hold an organizational meeting, at the call of a majority of the directors, to complete the organization of the corporation by receiving subscriptions, appointing officers, adopting regulations, and carrying on any other business brought before the meeting. (2) If the initial dire...

...f the shares by directors based on a determination by the directors of the best interests of the corporation and its shareholders, consent to an acquisition of the shares by shareholders, and reasonable sanctions for a violation of those requirements, including the right of the corporation to refuse to transfer, to redeem, or to deny voting or other shareholder rights appurtenant to shares acquired in an acqui...

...If an initial stated capital is set forth in its articles and a corporation commences business before there has been paid in the amount of that initial stated capital, no corporate transaction shall be invalidated thereby, but incorporators participating in such transaction before the election of directors, and directors participating therein, shall be jointly and severally liable for the debts of the corporation up ...

...Except as otherwise provided by law, the articles, or the regulations, the directors of a corporation may: (A) Determine the time when, the terms under which, and the considerations for which the corporation issues, disposes of, or receives subscriptions for, its shares, including treasury shares; (B) Determine, subject to the limitations provided in section 1701.35 of the Revised Code in the case of purchase of sh...

...(A) The shareholders of a corporation do not have a pre-emptive right to acquire the corporation's unissued shares except to the extent the articles so provide. If the articles provide that the holders of the shares of any class, other than shares that are limited as to dividend or distribution rate and liquidation price, have pre-emptive rights, those holders, upon the offering or sale for cash of shares of the same...

...e) Restrictions upon the declaration or payment of dividends or distributions; (f) Conditions on the exercise or redemption of the options, including, subject to the limitation specified in division (B)(2) of this section, conditions that preclude the holder or holders of at least a specified number or percentage of the outstanding common shares of a corporation from exercising or redeeming the options. (2) The exp...

...chased, which plans may provide for the payment for such shares at one time or in installments or for the establishment of special funds in which employees may participate. Shares otherwise subject to pre-emptive rights may be offered or sold under these plans only when released from pre-emptive rights. (B)(1) The directors, or a committee of the directors, may delegate the authority described in division (A) of thi...

...bscriber or purchaser do not constitute payment for shares. (C) An agreement by a person to perform services as the consideration for shares does not, of itself, constitute payment for such shares prior to the performance of the services. (D) Except in the case of convertible shares or obligations, shares with par value shall not be issued or disposed of upon change of shares, share dividends or distributions, reo...

...(A) When a determination of the fair value to a corporation is made by the incorporators, directors, or shareholders with respect to consideration, other than cash, paid or to be paid to the corporation for shares; or made by the directors with respect to property voluntarily contributed to the corporation; or made by the directors with respect to physical assets of the corporation that are reckoned by the director...

...(A) When no provision as to time of payment for shares of a corporation is made in the contract of subscription or purchase, they shall be paid for on the call of the directors. (B) In case of default in the payment of any contract of subscription or purchase, the corporation may collect the amount unpaid, and in addition to other remedies, unless the contract of subscription or purchase otherwise provides, the corp...

...nd restrictions upon the declaration or payment of dividends or distributions. Such express terms may also include statements, not inconsistent with the provisions of section 1701.30 of the Revised Code, to provide that upon the exercise of conversion rights the stated capital of the corporation shall be created, increased, reduced, or eliminated in the manner, at the rate, or to the extent provided therein. (B) The...

...nd restrictions upon the declaration or payment of dividends or distributions. Such terms may also include statements, not inconsistent with the provisions of section 1701.30 of the Revised Code, to provide that upon the exercise of conversion rights the stated capital of the corporation shall be created or increased in the manner, at the rate, or to the extent provided therein. (B) If the shares into which such obl...

...(A) By the express terms of shares of any class or series, such shares may be redeemable, in whole at one time or in part from time to time, at the option of the corporation, or at a specified time or event, in such manner and upon such conditions, price, and notice as are provided in said express terms. The exercise of such right of redemption shall, however, be subject to the limitations provided in section 1701.35...

...cidents of a joint estate as at common law, including the right of survivorship, may be created in shares by registering the same in the case of uncertificated securities, or by executing and delivering a certificate in the case of certificated securities to two or more persons with the words "as joint tenants" or "as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common" following their names. ...

... the corporation is organized under the laws of this state; (2) The name of the person to whom the shares represented by the certificate are issued; (3) The number of shares represented by the certificate; (4) If the shares of the corporation are classified, the designation of the class, and the series, if any, of the shares represented by the certificate; (5) On the face or the back of the certificate: (a) The ...

...A corporation may open transfer books in any state for the purpose of transferring shares issued by it, and it may employ agents to keep the records of its shares, or to transfer or to register shares, or both, in any state, and the acts of such agents shall be binding on the corporation. The duties and liabilities of such agents shall be such as are agreed to by the corporation. If no such transfer agent is appoint...