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Wyoming Statutes Title 26. Insurance Code § 26-24-133. Dividends to stockholders

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(a) No domestic stock insurer shall pay any cash dividend to stockholders except out of that part of its available and accumulated surplus funds which is derived from realized net operating profits on its business and realized capital gains.

(b) A cash dividend otherwise lawful may be payable out of the insurer's earned surplus even though its total surplus is then less than the aggregate of its past contributed surplus resulting from issuance of its capital stock at a price in excess of the par value thereof.

(c) A stock dividend may be paid out of any available surplus funds in excess of the aggregate amount of surplus advanced to the insurer under arrangements authorized in W.S. 26-24-131 and then remaining unpaid by the insurer.

(d) Payment of a stock dividend is otherwise subject to W.S. 17-16-623.

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