1. The shareholders of a state bank shall fix the reasonable compensation of directors for their services as members of the board of directors. Subject to approval by the shareholders at an annual or special meeting called for that purpose, the shareholders of a state bank may adopt a pension or profit-sharing plan, or both, or other plan of deferred compensation for directors, to which a state bank may contribute. Changes to such a pension or profit-sharing plan or other plan of deferred compensation, other than changes that affect eligibility requirements for directors under the plan, benefits provided to directors pursuant to the plan, and contributions required by the state bank or directors under the plan, may be adopted by the board of directors without shareholder approval.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 524.610

  • 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
  • Board of directors: means the board of directors of a state bank as provided in section 524. See Iowa Code 524.103
  • Shareholder: means one who is a holder of record of shares in a state bank. 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. Directors may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
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