Section 55-13-25 - Payment(a) Except as provided in G.S. 55-13-27, within 30 days after the form required by G.S. 55-13-22(b) is due, the corporation shall pay in cash to the shareholders who complied with G.S. 55-13-23(a) the amount the corporation estimates to be the fair value of their shares, plus interest.(b) The payment to each shareholder pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be accompanied by the following:(1) The following financial information:a. Annual financial statements as described in G.S. 55-16-20(a) of the corporation that issued the shares to be appraised. The date of the financial statements shall not be more than 16 months before the date of payment. If annual financial statements that meet the requirements of this sub-subdivision are not reasonably available, the corporation shall provide reasonably equivalent financial information and in any case shall provide a balance sheet as of the end of a fiscal year ending not more than 16 months before the date of payment, an income statement for that year, and a cash flow statement for that year.b. The latest interim financial statements, if any.(2) A statement of the corporation's estimate of the fair value of the shares. The estimate shall equal or exceed the corporation's estimate given pursuant to G.S. 55-13-22(b)(2)c.(3) A statement that the shareholders described in subsection (a) of this section have the right to demand further payment under G.S. 55-13-28 and that if a shareholder does not do so within the time period specified in G.S. 55-13-28, then the shareholder shall be deemed to have accepted payment in full satisfaction of the corporation's obligations under this Article.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55-13-25
Amended by 2021 N.C. Sess. Laws 106,s. 6-h, eff. 10/1/2021.Amended by 2011 N.C. Sess. Laws 347,s. 1, eff. 10/1/2011. 1925, c. 77, s. 1; 1943, c. 270; G.S., s. 55-167; 1955, c. 1371, s. 1; 1969, c. 751, s. 39; 1973, c. 469, ss.36, 37; 1989, c. 265, s. 1; c. 770, s. 69; 1997-202, s. 2.