California § 18138 - No person may acquire in the aggregate 10 percent or more of the capital stock of
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§ 18138. No person may acquire in the aggregate 10 percent or more of the capital stock of
(a) No person may acquire in the aggregate 10 percent or more of the capital stock of, or the capital of, an industrial loan company through purchase, foreclosure pursuant to a pledge or hypothecation, or other devices without the written consent of the commissioner. Prior to any person acquiring 10 percent or more of the capital stock of, or the capital of, an industrial loan company, or prior to any person acquiring additional capital stock or capital of an industrial loan company which would result in an aggregate acquisition of 10 percent or more of the capital stock or of the capital, that person seeking the acquisition shall make written application to the commissioner requesting written consent for the acquisition. (b) No person may acquire in the aggregate 10 percent or more of the capital stock or other securities that have voting power or control over the management of a holding company as defined in Section 18025 through purchase, foreclosure pursuant to a pledge or hypothecation, or otherwise without the written consent of the commissioner. Prior to any person acquiring 10 percent or more of the capital stock or other securities that have voting power or control over the management of a holding company as described herein, or prior to any person acquiring additional capital stock or other securities that have voting power or control over the management of a holding company as described herein which would result in an aggregate acquisition of 10 percent or more of the capital stock or other securities, or prior to any person acquiring 10 percent or more of the capital stock or other securities that have voting power or control over the management of a holding company as described herein, through the conversion of a security into another security or through the exercise of a right to purchase or subscribe to another security, that person seeking the acquisition shall make written application to the commissioner requesting written consent for the acquisition notwithstanding subdivision (e) of Section 25017 of the Corporations Code. (c) With respect to the application required to be filed under subdivisions (a) and (b), the commissioner shall consent in writing or decline to consent within 60 days of the filing of a completed application. (d) An application for consent under subdivision (a) or (b) shall be in the form and contain information as the commissioner may by rule or order require and shall be accompanied by a fee of four hundred dollars ($400).
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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