1. The board of directors of a state bank may, subject to the provisions of section 524.405, distribute pro rata to holders of common shares authorized but unissued common shares of the state bank.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 524.543

  • 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
  • Capital: means the sum of the par value of the preferred and common shares of a state bank issued and outstanding. 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. A distribution shall not be made in authorized but unissued shares of the state bank unless an amount equal to the total par value of the shares distributed is transferred to capital.