BANKING CODE OF 1999 (EXCERPT)
Act 276 of 1999
Part 6
SHAREHOLDERS
487.13601 Meeting of shareholders.
Sec. 3601.
(1) The annual meeting of the shareholders of every bank shall be held on the day in each year that is provided in the bylaws of the bank. Special meetings of shareholders shall be called and held as provided in the bylaws of the bank.
(2) At any meeting, each shareholder entitled to vote shall be entitled to 1 vote for each share held by the shareholder. A shareholder may vote at any meeting of the bank by proxy in writing signed by the shareholder.
(3) A bank may provide in the initial articles of incorporation or by amendment to the articles by a vote of shareholders owning a majority of the total number of shares of each class of its outstanding capital stock, that in an election of directors each shareholder may cast as many votes as the number of shares owned by the shareholder multiplied by the number of directors to be elected. In the shareholder's discretion, the shareholder may distribute his or her total number of votes cumulatively for 1 or more of the candidates.
(4) A person holding shares of the capital stock of a bank in a fiduciary capacity shall be entitled to vote the shares unless otherwise provided in the trust instrument. A person whose shares are pledged shall be entitled to vote unless the pledgor has expressly empowered the pledgee to vote the shares and the pledge of the stock and the empowerment to vote are recorded by the issuing bank or its agent, in which case only the pledgee or his or her proxy may vote the shares.
(5) A shareholder shall have the right to vote in person or by proxy, except that a bank shall not vote shares it holds under section 3804(4) or 4304(4).
History: 1999, Act 276, Eff. Mar. 1, 2000
487.13602 Meeting called by commissioner.
Sec. 3602.
The commissioner may call a meeting of the shareholders of any bank by giving at least 3 days' notice of the time, place, and purposes of the meeting to the shareholders by registered or certified mail sent to their last known addresses as shown on the records of the bank or by another appropriate method reasonably designed to provide adequate notice.
History: 1999, Act 276, Eff. Mar. 1, 2000
487.13603 Names and addresses of shareholders; record.
Sec. 3603.
(1) A bank shall keep and maintain an accurate record of the name and address of each shareholder of the bank, the number of shares held by each, the date when the shareholders acquired the shares, and the name of the transferor.
(2) In lieu of the requirements under subsection (1), the board of directors of a bank may designate a corporation authorized by law to act as transfer agent or registrar of shares of corporations, to act as transfer agent or transfer agent and registrar of the shares of the bank, but the same corporation shall not be designed to act in both capacities at the same time.
(3) Upon demand by the commissioner, a bank shall submit to the commissioner a list containing the name and address of each shareholder of the bank together with the number of shares held by each according to its records as of the close of business on the date of issuance of the demand.
(4) Within 2 calendar weeks of any demand made for a purpose reasonably related to the requestor's interest as a shareholder or as a representative of a group of shareholders by any shareholder being the record owner of at least 5% of the issued shares of the bank or by any person representing any group who are the record owners of at least 5% of the issued shares of the bank, the bank shall prepare and furnish the requestor a list containing the name and address of each shareholder of the bank together with the number of shares held by each according to its records as of the close of business on the date of receipt of the demand.
History: 1999, Act 276, Eff. Mar. 1, 2000
487.13604 Provisions applicable to voting stock.
Sec. 3604.
If a vote of the holders of shares of stock is required in this act, those provisions shall apply only to the voting stock in the bank, out-of-state bank, national bank, association, or savings bank, voting by classes.
History: 1999, Act 276, Eff. Mar. 1, 2000
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