48-23-206 - Payment.

48-23-206. Payment.

(a)  Except as provided in § 48-23-208, as soon as the proposed corporate action is effectuated, or upon receipt of a payment demand, whichever is later, the corporation shall pay each dissenter who complied with § 48-23-204 the amount the corporation estimates to be the fair value of each dissenter's shares, plus accrued interest.

(b)  The payment must be accompanied by:

     (1)  The corporation's balance sheet as of the end of a fiscal year ending not more than sixteen (16) months before the date of payment, an income statement for that year, a statement of changes in shareholders' equity for that year, and the latest available interim financial statements, if any;

     (2)  A statement of the corporation's estimate of the fair value of the shares;

     (3)  An explanation of how the interest was calculated;

     (4)  A statement of the dissenter's right to demand payment under § 48-23-209; and

     (5)  A copy of this chapter if the corporation has not previously sent a copy of this chapter to the shareholder pursuant to § 48-23-201 or § 48-23-203.

[Acts 1986, ch. 887, § 13.25.]