Sec. 36a-195. (Formerly Sec. 36-142dd). Issuance of preferred stock. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 36a-195. (Formerly Sec. 36-142dd). Issuance of preferred stock. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a reorganized savings bank may exercise any and all of the powers, rights and privileges of, and shall be subject to all of the limitations not inconsistent with sections 36a-192 to 36a-199, inclusive, and applicable to, a capital stock savings bank as provided under the laws of this state.

      (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a reorganized savings and loan association may exercise any and all of the powers, rights and privileges of, and shall be subject to all of the limitations not inconsistent with sections 36a-192 to 36a-199, inclusive, and applicable to, a capital stock savings and loan association as provided under the laws of this state.

      (c) A reorganized savings institution shall have the power to issue preferred stock in accordance with the procedures contained in section 36a-106. The voting rights of holders of shares of preferred stock of a reorganized savings institution shall be limited to those voting rights required under the provisions of chapter 601. Upon any liquidation of such reorganized savings institution, the priority of the holders of any shares of preferred stock shall be limited to repayment of their original investment in such shares and any dividends earned but unpaid prior to such liquidation.

      (d) A reorganized savings institution, other than that held by a subsidiary holding company, shall have the power to issue to persons other than the mutual holding company of which it is a subsidiary, an amount of common stock and securities convertible into common stock which in the aggregate does not exceed forty-nine per cent of the issued and outstanding common stock of such reorganized savings institution. For purposes of the forty-nine per cent limitation, any issued and outstanding securities that are convertible into common stock shall be considered as issued and outstanding common stock.

      (P.A. 85-330, S. 5, 14; P.A. 94-122, S. 86, 340; P.A. 96-271, S. 202, 254; P.A. 02-47, S. 12.)

      History: P.A. 94-122 made technical changes, effective January 1, 1995; Sec. 36-142dd transferred to Sec. 36a-195 in 1995; P.A. 96-271 amended Subsec. (c) to replace reference to Ch. 599 with Ch. 601, effective January 1, 1997; P.A. 02-47 amended Subsec. (d) by adding "other than that held by a subsidiary holding company", effective May 9, 2002.