Ohio Code § 1701.25

Ohio Code § 1701.25. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 1701.25.

(A) Each certificate for shares of a corporation shall state: (1) That 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 express terms, if any, of the shares represented by the certificate and of the

other class or classes and series of shares, if any, which the corporation is authorized

to issue;  or (b) A summary of such express terms;  or (c) That the corporation will send to the shareholder a copy of such express terms without

charge within five days after receipt of written request therefor;  or (d) That a copy of such express terms is attached to and by reference made a part of

such certificate and that the corporation will send to the shareholder a copy of such

express terms without charge within five days after receipt of written request therefor

if the copy has become detached from the certificate. (B) No restriction on the right to transfer shares and no reservation of lien on shares

shall be effective against a transferee of such shares unless there has been compliance

with section 1308.11 of the Revised Code , and unless, as to certificated securities, there is set forth on the face or the

back of the certificate therefor: (1) A statement of the terms of such restriction or reservation;  or (2) A summary of the terms of such restriction or reservation and a statement that the

corporation will send to the shareholder a copy of such restriction or reservation

without charge within five days after receipt of written request therefor;  or (3) If such restriction or reservation is contained in the articles or regulations of

the corporation, or in an instrument in writing to which the corporation is a party,

a statement to that effect and a statement that the corporation will send to the shareholder

a copy of such restriction or reservation without charge within five days after receipt

of written request therefor;  or (4) If such restriction or reservation is contained in an instrument in writing (other

than the articles or regulations of the corporation or an instrument in writing to

which the corporation is a party), a statement to that effect identifying the instrument

by title, date, and parties. (C) A corporation shall send to a shareholder without charge within five days after receipt

of written request therefor the copy or copies referred to in divisions (A)(5)(c)

and (d) and (B)(2) and (3) of this section by mail, overnight delivery service, or

any other means of communication authorized by the shareholder to whom the copy or

copies are sent.

Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 1701.25
  • Jurisdiction: Ohio
  • Code: Ohio Revised Code
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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