Indiana Code Title 15. Agriculture and Animals § 15-12-1-36

Sec. 36. If an association that is organized under or governed by this chapter with capital stock purchases:

of any person, firm, corporation, or association, the association may discharge the obligations incurred in the purchase, wholly or in part, by exchanging for the acquired interest, shares of the association's capital stock to an amount that at par value would equal the fair market value of the stock or interest purchased, as determined by the board of directors.  In that case, the transfer to the association of the stock or interest purchased must be equivalent to payment in cash for the shares of stock issued.