Louisiana § RS 6:937 - Dividends; requirements
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§ RS 6:937. Dividends; requirements
A. The provisions of R.S. 6:1207, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, shall be applicable to associations in the same manner as they are to savings banks.
B. If a capital stock association results from conversion of a mutual association, a cash dividend shall not be declared to the holders of common stock of the association during the two-year period immediately following the conversion if the payment of a cash dividend would result in the reduction of the net worth account below the amount which existed in that account at the time of conversion.
Acts 1983, No. 675, §1; Acts 2003, No. 56, §1, eff. May 23, 2003.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 6:937 ("Dividends; requirements") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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