Iowa Code 524.532 – Meetings of shareholders
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 524.532
- 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
- month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" and the abbreviation "A. 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
Meetings of shareholders may be held at a place as provided in the articles of incorporation or the bylaws, or as fixed in accordance with their provisions. In the absence of any such provision, all meetings shall be held at the principal place of business of the state bank. An annual meeting of the shareholders shall be held during the specific month as shall be provided in the articles of incorporation, at the location, date, and time as stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws. Failure to hold the annual meeting during the month shall not work a forfeiture or dissolution of the state bank. Special meetings of the shareholders may be called by the president, the board of directors, the holders of not less than one-tenth of all the shares entitled to vote at the meeting, or other officers or persons as provided in the articles of incorporation or the bylaws. If a state bank holds a shareholder meeting at a location outside this state, the articles of incorporation or bylaws must permit any or all shareholders to participate by any means of communication as specified in section 524.533, subsection 4.