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Practice question: Subscription Contract

Multiple Choice Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

Lina buys fully issued outstanding shares directly from shareholder Marco. The corporation issues no new stock in the transaction. Is this a section 59 subscription merely because the contract uses that word?
  1. Yes, any contract called subscription qualifies
  2. Yes, every share transfer creates new shares
  3. Yes, because a corporation exists
  4. Yes, because payment is made
  5. No, the described transaction transfers existing shares rather than acquiring unissued stock

Legal references

  • https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/86463 — RA 11232, sections 9, 35(f), and 59

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