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Indiana Code Title 28. Financial Institutions § 28-1-8-3

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 3. (a) Before a proposed disposition described in section 1 of this chapter is submitted to a vote of the shareholders, the resolution proposing the disposition shall be submitted for the approval of the department.

(b) Subject to section 5(d) of this chapter, and any approvals required under federal law, the department may approve a resolution if the corporation has and will have assets in excess of the corporation's liabilities and either of the following applies:

(1) The corporation intends to merge out of existence under IC 28-1-7-1 or IC 28-7-1-33, as applicable.

(2) The corporation intends to voluntarily dissolve under IC 28-1-9 or IC 28-7-1-27.1, as applicable.

(c) An officer or a director of a corporation whose proposed disposition is approved by the department under subsection (b) may not negotiate for or receive any economic benefit in connection with any sale of assets under this chapter, except for:

(1) compensation and other benefits paid to the officer or director and to officers and directors of the purchasing institution in the ordinary course of business;

(2) any economic benefit realized by all shareholders as a result of the disposition;  or

(3) any economic benefit received as part of a compensation or benefit plan existing at the time of the disposition and approved before the initiation of sale negotiations.

(d) If the department approves a resolution submitted under this section, the department shall:

(1) write or stamp on the resolution:

(A) the words “Approved by the Department of Financial Institutions of the State of Indiana”;  and

(B) the date of the approval;  and

(2) place the impression of the seal of the department and the signature of the director or the director's authorized designee beneath the approval stamp.

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