Section 5622 Of Article 4. Issuance Of Stock And Certificates From California Financial Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 4.
5622
. Capital stock of a stock association shall be issued pursuant
to the following requirements:
(a) Except for stock issued pursuant to a stock dividend, stock
split, reverse stock split, reclassification of outstanding stock
into stock of another class, exchange of outstanding stock for stock
of another class or other change affecting outstanding stock or an
employee stock option plan or a plan of merger, consolidation,
conversion from a mutual to a stock association, or other type of
reorganization that has been approved by the commissioner, the
consideration for the issuance of capital stock shall be money paid,
debts or securities canceled or tangible or intangible property
actually received either by the association or by a wholly owned
subsidiary. The par value or stated value of stock shall be
maintained as the permanent capital of the association and any
additional amount paid in shall be credited to paid-in surplus.
(b) The aggregate par value or stated value of all outstanding
shares of capital stock shall be the permanent capital of the
association and except as otherwise specifically provided by this
division, capital stock shall not be retired until final liquidation
of the association.
(c) No association shall reduce the par or stated value of its
outstanding capital stock without first obtaining the written
approval of the commissioner, and approval shall be withheld if the
reduction would cause the par or stated value of outstanding capital
stock to be less than the minimum required by this division or would
result in less than adequate statutory net worth as the commissioner
may determine under Section 6475.
(d) No association shall retire any part of its capital stock
unless the retirement is approved by the commissioner.
(e) No association shall make loans secured by its capital stock.
(f) With the written approval of the commissioner, an association
may purchase its capital stock or may contract with a stockholder for
purchase of stock upon the stockholder's death. However, the
purchase shall not reduce the net worth accounts of the association,
or any of them, to an amount less than required by applicable law. An
association which agrees with a stockholder to purchase that
stockholder's capital stock upon death may purchase insurance upon
the life of the stockholder to fund or partially fund the purchase.