1. The shares of a state bank incorporated as a stock corporation shall be represented by certificates signed by such officers, employees, or agents as are authorized by the articles of incorporation or bylaws to sign. If no contrary provisions are made in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, the certificates shall be signed by the president or a vice president and the cashier or an assistant cashier of the state bank.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 524.523

  • Articles of incorporation: means the original, amended, or restated articles of incorporation and all amendments thereto and includes articles of merger. See Iowa Code 524.103
  • Bank: means a corporation organized under this chapter, a national bank, a federal savings association, or an out-of-state bank. See Iowa Code 524.103
  • Board: means the engineering and land surveying examining board provided by this chapter. See Iowa Code 542B.2
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Person: means as defined in section 4. See Iowa Code 524.103
  • seal: shall include an impression upon the paper alone, or upon wax, a wafer affixed to the paper, or an official stamp of a notarial officer as provided in chapter 9B. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Shareholder: means one who is a holder of record of shares in a state bank. See Iowa Code 524.103
  • Shares: means the units into which the proprietary interests in a state bank incorporated as a stock corporation are divided. See Iowa Code 524.103
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • State bank: means any bank incorporated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter after January 1, 1970, and any "state bank" incorporated pursuant to the laws of this state and doing business as such on January 1, 1970, or a bank organized as a mutual corporation under this chapter. See Iowa Code 524.103
 2. At a minimum, each share certificate must state on its face all of the following:

 a. The name of the issuing state bank and that it is organized under the laws of this state.
 b. The name of the person to whom issued.
 c. The number and class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, which the certificate represents.
 d. The par value of each share represented by the certificate.
 3. a. If the state bank is authorized to issue different classes of shares or series of shares within a class, the front or back of each certificate must summarize all of the following:

 (1) The preferences, rights, and limitations applicable to each class and series.
 (2) Any variations in preferences, rights, and limitations among the holders of the same class or series.
 (3) The authority of the board of directors to determine the terms of future classes or series.
 b. Alternatively, each certificate may state conspicuously on its front or back that the state bank will furnish to the shareholder the information in paragraph “a” on request in writing and without charge.
 4. Each share certificate must be signed by two officers as set forth in subsection 1, and may bear the corporate seal or its facsimile.
 5. If the person who signed a share certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate is nevertheless valid.
 6. A certificate shall not be issued for any share until such share is fully paid.
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