Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 17:9A-8.14

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • 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.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
The conversion of a savings bank into a capital stock savings bank shall be effected in accordance with the plan of conversion adopted by two-thirds of the members of the board, and approved by the commissioner, pursuant to the provisions of this act. The plan shall provide:

a. That each depositor in the savings bank shall receive an equivalent type of account in the capital stock savings bank equal in amount to his account in the savings bank;

b. A record date for determining the respective interest of depositors in the savings bank, which date shall be established and published by the commissioner from time to time in his discretion;

c. That participation in the initial issuance of capital stock by officers, directors, and employees of the capital stock savings bank and their associates shall be in accordance with regulations promulgated by the commissioner. For the purposes of this subsection, the term “associate” of a person shall mean parents, spouse, sisters, brothers, children or anyone married to one of the foregoing persons; any corporation of which the person is an officer, director or owner of more than 10% of the outstanding voting stock; any trust of which the person is a trustee or substantial beneficiary; and any partnership in which the person is a general or limited partner;

d. That the interests of managers or directors, officers, employees and associates, as that word is defined in subsection c. of this section, shall be disclosed in the application for conversion filed with the commissioner;

e. That each depositor as of the record date shall receive any rights with respect to the capital stock of the capital stock savings bank as may be prescribed by the commissioner;

f. A date upon which the savings bank shall advise qualified depositors of their rights and elections with respect to conversion. The form and content of the notice shall be prescribed by the commissioner;

g. A provision for a liquidation account on terms established or approved by the commissioner.

L.1982, c. 9, s. 14, eff. March 4, 1982.