Section 5621 Of Article 4. Issuance Of Stock And Certificates From California Financial Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 4.
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. (a) With the approval of the commissioner, a mutual
association may amend its articles of incorporation to authorize the
issuance of stock and may issue stock. Any amendment to the articles
of incorporation and bylaws of an association which for the first
time authorizes it to issue stock shall be approved by the vote or
written assent of a majority of the total votes of members
outstanding, except that the amendment shall require approval only of
the commissioner and board of directors of an association if the
commissioner finds that grounds exist for the appointment of a
conservator for the association pursuant to subdivision (a) of
Section 8225.
(b) An amendment to the articles of incorporation of an
association pursuant to this section may include provisions with
respect to the surplus, reserves, and undivided profits of the
association and in that case the surplus, reserves, and undivided
profits shall be retained and disposed of in accordance with those
provisions.
(c) The corporate existence of a mutual association which amends
its articles of incorporation pursuant to this section to authorize
the issuance of stock and which issues stock shall continue to be,
and the resulting stock association shall be deemed to be, a
continuation of the mutual association. The Legislature finds and
declares that Section 563b.41 (d)(3) of Title 12 of the Code of
Federal Regulations sets forth the law of this state with regard to
the continuity of corporate existence in mutual association to stock
association conversions and that this section has reflected that law
from the time of the original adoption of Section 563b.41 of Title 12
of the Code of Federal Regulations.