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HRS §414-358

After-acquired shares

This section lets a corporation hold back payment to a dissenting shareholder if the shareholder bought the shares after the company first announced the proposed action. If the corporation withholds payment, it must estimate the shares' fair value plus interest, offer that amount, and explain its calculation.

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The statute, as written — After-acquired shares

(a) A corporation may elect to withhold payment required by section 414-356 from a dissenter unless the dissenter was the beneficial owner of the shares before the date set forth in the dissenters' notice as the date of the first announcement to news media or to shareholders of the terms of the proposed corporate action. (b) To the extent the corporation elects to withhold payment under subsection (a), after taking the proposed corporate action, it shall estimate the fair value of the shares, plus accrued interest, and shall pay this amount to each dissenter who agrees to accept it in full satisfaction of the dissenter's demand. The corporation shall send with its offer a statement of its estimate of the fair value of the shares, an explanation of how the interest was calculated, and a statement of the dissenter's right to demand payment under section 414-359.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§414-356 When and how the corporation must pay a dissenting shareholder

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