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<section article="gca" article_name="Corporations and Associations" number="2-301" title_number="2" title_name="Corporations in General -- Formation, Organization, and Operation" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Capital Accounts, Dividends, and Retirement of Shares">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this subtitle, “distribution” means:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A direct or indirect transfer of money or other property of the corporation in respect of any of its shares; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>An incurrence or forgiveness of indebtedness by a corporation to or for the benefit of the corporation’s stockholders in respect of any of its shares.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Distribution” does not include a stock dividend or stock split authorized in accordance with § 2-309(c) of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A distribution may be in the form of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A declaration or payment of a dividend;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A purchase, redemption, whether or not at the option of the corporation or the stockholders, or other acquisition of shares; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>An issuance of evidence of indebtedness.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
