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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 6, § 251. Classes of shares; fractional shares

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. The shares of a state bank may be divided into classes with such designations, voting powers, preferences, dividend or other relative rights or restrictions, limitations, or qualifications as may be provided in the articles, with the prior approval of the commissioner. The state bank may issue shares with optional or conversion rights according to the provisions of R.S. 6:254. The state bank may issue shares of any preferred or special class in series with such designations of series and such variations in the relative rights and preferences as between series as fixed in the articles.

B. All of the shares shall have a par value as provided in the articles.

C. Except as provided in the articles and referred to in the certificate of stock, each share shall be in all respects equal to every other share.

D. (1) Except as otherwise provided in the articles, a state bank may, but shall not be obliged to, issue certificates for fractional shares and by action of its board of directors may, but shall not be obliged to, issue in lieu thereof scrip in registered or bearer form which may be void if not exchanged for full shares within a limited time stated therein or may provide that after a limited time stated therein the aggregate shares represented by scrip will be sold for account of the holders thereof.

(2) The holder of fractional-share certificates or scrip shall be entitled to receive a certificate for a full share upon the surrender, within any limited time stated therein, of fractional-share certificates or scrip aggregating a full share. Unless otherwise provided in the articles, the holder of a fractional-share certificate shall, but the holder of scrip shall not, have all rights of a stockholder except voting rights.

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