The provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 22:691.20 through 691.22 shall not apply to such equity securities of a domestic stock insurance company if either of the following apply:

(1)  Such securities shall be registered or shall be required to be registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(2)  Such domestic stock insurance company shall not have any class of its equity securities held of record by one hundred or more persons on the last business day of the year next preceding the year in which equity securities of the company would be subject to the provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 22:691.20 through 691.22 except for the provisions of this Paragraph.

Acts 2012, No. 294, §1.