IC 27-1-9
Chapter 9. Merger, Consolidation, and Reinsurance
IC 27-1-9-1
Authority to merge, consolidate, or reinsure
Sec. 1. Subject to the provisions of this article and IC 27-6-1.1,
any domestic corporation is authorized and empowered to:
(1) merge or consolidate with any other domestic company;
(2) merge or consolidate with any foreign company, including
any foreign company organized as a stock, mutual, nonstock,
nonprofit, fraternal benefit, mutual benefit, or medical or
hospital service company under the insurance or other laws of
the foreign company's state of domicile, if the surviving
company meets the requirements for authorization to engage in
the insurance business in this state, and provided such merger
or consolidation is authorized by the laws of the state, or
territory in which such foreign company is organized;
(3) subject to the requirements of IC 27-6-1.1-5, reinsure under
an agreement of assumption reinsurance all or a portion of its
risks with another domestic company or with any foreign or
alien company authorized to engage in the insurance business
in this state; and
(4) subject to the requirements of IC 27-6-1.1-5, reinsure under
an agreement of assumption reinsurance all or a portion of the
risks of another domestic company or of a foreign or alien
company whether such company is or is not authorized to
engage in the insurance business in this state.
(Formerly: Acts 1935, c.162, s.114; Acts 1941, c.115, s.1; Acts 1969,
c.164, s.2.) As amended by P.L.260-1983, SEC.2; P.L.185-1997,
SEC.3.
IC 27-1-9-2
Effect of article on corporate powers and kinds of business
Sec. 2. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to
enlarge the corporate powers of any insurance company, nor to
authorize any insurance company to engage in any kind or kinds of
insurance business not authorized by its articles of incorporation, nor
to authorize any foreign insurance company to engage in any kind or
kinds of insurance business in this state not covered by its certificate
of authority to do business in this state.
(Formerly: Acts 1935, c.162, s.115.) As amended by P.L.252-1985,
SEC.40.
IC 27-1-9-2.5
Definitions relating to merger
Sec. 2.5. (a) As used in section 3 of this chapter, "participating
shares" means shares that entitle the shareholders to participate
without limitation in distributions.
(b) As used in section 3 of this chapter, "voting members" means
members or policyholders entitled to vote unconditionally in the
election of directors.
(c) As used in section 3 of this chapter, "voting shares" means
shares that entitle the shareholders to vote unconditionally in the
election of directors.
As added by P.L.185-1997, SEC.4.
IC 27-1-9-3
Procedure for merger
Sec. 3. (a) Any domestic corporation may merge with any other
corporation or corporations, subject to the provisions of sections 1
and 2 of this chapter, in the following manner. The board of directors
of each corporation shall, by a resolution adopted by a majority vote
of the members of such board, approve a joint agreement of merger
setting forth:
(1) the names of the corporations proposed to merge, and the
name of the corporation into which they propose to merge,
which is designated in this section as the surviving corporation;
(2) the terms and conditions of the proposed merger and the
mode of carrying the same into effect;
(3) the manner and basis, if any, of converting the shares of
each stock corporation, other than the surviving corporation into
shares or other securities or obligations of the surviving
corporation, or, in whole or in part, into cash, property, shares,
or other securities or obligations of any corporation;
(4) a restatement of such provisions of the articles of
incorporation of the surviving corporation as may be deemed
necessary or advisable to give effect to the proposed merger;
and
(5) such other provisions with respect to the proposed merger
as are deemed necessary or desirable.
Unless shareholder, member, or policyholder approval is not required
by subsection (i), the resolution of the board of directors of each
corporation approving the agreement shall direct that the agreement
be submitted to a vote of the shareholders, members, or policyholders
of such corporation entitled to vote in respect thereof at a designated
meeting thereof, which may be an annual meeting of shareholders,
members, or policyholders, or a special meeting of the shareholders,
members, or policyholders entitled to vote in respect thereof. If the
designated meeting of any corporation at which the agreement is to
be submitted is an annual meeting, notice of the submission of the
agreement shall be included in the notice of such annual meeting. If
the designated meeting of any corporation at which the agreement is
to be submitted is a special meeting of the shareholders, members, or
policyholders entitled to vote in respect thereof, such special meeting
shall be called by the resolution designating the meeting, and notice
of such meeting shall be given at the time and in the manner provided
in IC 27-1-7-7.
(b) Unless shareholder, member, or policyholder approval is not
required by subsection (i), the agreement of merger so approved shall
be submitted to a vote of the shareholders, members, or policyholders
of each corporation entitled to vote in respect thereof at the meeting
directed by the resolution of the board of directors of such
corporation approving the agreement, and the agreement shall be
adopted by such corporation upon receiving the affirmative vote of
such proportion of the shareholders, members, or policyholders as
provided in section 8 of this chapter.
(c) Unless shareholder, member, or policyholder approval is not
required by subsection (i), within five (5) days after the agreement
of merger shall be adopted by any corporation, the secretary of such
corporation shall mail or deliver a written or printed notice of the
adoption of the agreement to each shareholder, member, or
policyholder of record of such corporation who was not present in
person or represented by proxy at the meeting at which the
agreement was adopted. And the corporation shall file an affidavit
with the department, signed by the president and secretary of such
corporation, that such notice was given.
(d) Unless shareholder, member, or policyholder approval is not
required by subsection (i), any shareholder, member, or policyholder
of any such corporation who did not vote in favor of the adoption of
the agreement of merger may object to such merger in the manner
and with the effect provided in sections 9 and 10 of this chapter.
(e) Unless shareholder, member, or policyholder approval is not
required by subsection (i), as soon as practicable after the expiration
of a period of thirty (30) days after the adoption of the agreement of
merger by the shareholders, members, or policyholders of that one
(1) of the merging corporations which is the last, in point of time, to
adopt the same, the agreement shall again be considered by the board
of directors of each corporation a party thereto, at a regular or special
meeting of such board, and if the board of directors of each such
corporation, by a majority vote of the members of such board, shall
again approve the agreement and shall authorize the execution
thereof, the agreement shall be signed on behalf of each such
corporation by its president or a vice president and its secretary or an
assistant secretary and shall have the corporate seal of each such
corporation thereto affixed.
(f) Upon the execution of the agreement of merger by all of the
corporations parties thereto, there shall be executed and filed, in the
manner provided in this section, articles of merger setting forth the
agreement of merger, the signatures of the several corporations
parties thereto, the manner of its adoption, and the vote, if any, by
which adopted by each of such corporations. The articles of merger
shall be signed on behalf of each such corporation by its president or
a vice president and its secretary or an assistant secretary, and
acknowledged before a notary public by the officers signing the
same, in such multiple copies as shall be required to enable the
corporations to comply with the provisions of this chapter with
respect to filing and recording the articles of merger, and shall then
be presented to the department at its office. The department is hereby
authorized to approve or disapprove the articles of merger. In the
event that the department shall approve the articles of merger, it shall
endorse its approval thereon in the manner provided in IC 27-1-6-8,
and it shall present the same to the secretary of state of the state of
Indiana at his office.
(g) Upon the presentation of the articles of merger, the secretary
of state, if he finds that they conform to law, shall endorse his
approval on each of the multiple copies of the articles and, when all
fees have been paid as required by law, shall file one (1) copy of the
articles of merger in his office and issue a certificate of merger and
shall return the remaining copies of the articles bearing the
endorsement of his approval, together with the certificate of merger,
to the surviving corporation or its representatives.
(h) The surviving corporation shall obtain a certified copy of the
certificate of merger from the secretary of state and file the same
with the department, accompanied by a copy of the articles of merger
bearing the endorsement and approval of the secretary of state.
(i) If a domestic corporation is the surviving corporation, action
by the shareholders, members, or policyholders is not required if the
articles of incorporation of the surviving corporation will not differ
(except for amendments enumerated in IC 27-1-8-3(b)) from its
articles before the merger and:
(1) if the corporation is a stock corporation:
(A) each shareholder of the surviving corporation whose
shares were outstanding immediately before the merger will
hold the same proportionate number of shares relative to the
number of shares held by all shareholders (except for shares
of the surviving corporation received solely as a result of the
shareholder's proportionate shareholdings in the other
corporations participating in the merger) with identical
designations, preferences, limitations, and relative rights,
immediately after the merger;
(B) the number of voting shares outstanding immediately
after the merger, including the number of voting shares
issuable as a result of the merger (either by the conversion
of securities issued under the merger or the exercise of rights
and warrants issued under the merger), will not exceed by
more than twenty percent (20%) the total number of voting
shares (adjusted to reflect any forward or reverse share split
that occurs under the plan of merger) of the surviving
corporation outstanding immediately before the merger; and
(C) the number of participating shares outstanding
immediately after the merger, including the number of
participating shares issuable as a result of the merger (either
by conversion of securities issued under the merger or the
exercise of rights and warrants issued under the merger),
will not exceed by more than twenty percent (20%) the total
number of participating shares (adjusted to reflect any
forward or reverse share split that occurs under a plan of
merger) outstanding immediately before the merger; or
(2) if the surviving corporation is an insurance company other
than a stock corporation:
(A) each member or policyholder of the surviving
corporation will retain the same contractual and other rights
to which the member or policyholder was entitled before the
merger; and
(B) the number of votes of voting members immediately
after the merger, including the number of votes of voting
members added as a result of the merger, will not exceed by
more than twenty percent (20%) the total number of votes of
voting members of the surviving corporation immediately
before the merger.
(Formerly: Acts 1935, c.162, s.116; Acts 1973, P.L.272, SEC.1.) As
amended by P.L.252-1985, SEC.41; P.L.185-1997, SEC.5.
IC 27-1-9-4
Procedure for consolidation
Sec. 4. Any domestic corporation may consolidate with any other
corporation or corporations, subject to the provisions of sections 1
and 2 of this chapter, in the following manner:
(a) Agreement of Consolidation. The board of directors of each
corporation shall, by a resolution adopted by a majority vote of the
members of such board, approve a joint agreement of consolidation
setting forth:
(1) The names of the corporations proposing to consolidate, and
the name of the new corporation into which they proposed to
consolidate, which is hereinafter designated as the new corporation;
(2) The terms and conditions of the proposed consolidation and
the mode of carrying the same into effect;
(3) The manner and basis, if any, of converting the shares of each
stock corporation into shares of other securities or obligations of the
new corporation, or, in whole or in part, into cash, property, shares,
or other securities or obligations of any other corporation;
(4) With respect to the new corporation, all of the statements
required by IC 1971, 27-1-6-4 to be set forth in original articles of
incorporation for corporations formed under this article; and
(5) Such other provisions with respect to the proposed
consolidation as are deemed necessary or desirable;
(b) Adoption of Agreement. The agreement of consolidation shall
then be submitted to a vote of the shareholders, members or
policyholders entitled to vote in respect thereof of each corporation
in the same manner as provided in section 3 of this chapter and this
agreement shall be adopted by such corporation upon receiving the
affirmative vote of such proportion of the shareholders, members or
policyholders, as provided in section 8 of this chapter; and the
adoption thereof by directors and by the shareholders, members or
policyholders shall be followed by the same notice to shareholders,
members or policyholders as hereinabove provided in paragraphs (a),
(b) and (c) of section 3 of this chapter in case of a merger.
(c) Objections. Any shareholder, member or policyholder, of any
such corporation who did not vote in favor of the adoption of the
agreement of consolidation, may object to such consolidation in the
manner and with the effect provided in sections 9 and 10 of this
chapter.
(d) Reapproval and Execution of Agreement. Upon the adoption
of the agreement of consolidation it shall again be considered by the
board of directors of each corporation a party to the agreement, and,
if again approved and the execution of the agreement authorized by
such board, the agreement shall be signed and filed, all in the same
manner and within the same time as provided in subsection (e) of
section 3 of this chapter.
(e) Articles of Consolidation. Under the execution of the
agreement of consolidation by all of the corporations parties thereto,
articles of consolidation shall be executed and filed, accompanied by
the fees prescribed by law in the same manner and form and in such
multiple copies as provided in subsection (f) of section 3 of this
chapter.
(f) Certificate of Consolidation and Incorporation. Upon the
presentation of the articles of consolidation, the secretary of state, if
he finds that they conform to law, shall indorse his approval on each
of the multiple copies of the articles, and, when all fees have been
paid as required by law, shall file one (1) copy of the articles of
consolidation in his office and issue a certificate of consolidation and
incorporation, and shall return the remaining copies of the articles
bearing the indorsement of his approval, together with the certificate
of consolidation and incorporation, to the new corporation, or its
representatives.
(g) Filing Certificate. The surviving corporation shall obtain a
certified copy of the certificate of consolidation and incorporation
from the secretary of state and file the same with the department,
accompanied by a copy of the articles of consolidation bearing the
indorsement of the approval of the secretary of state.
(Formerly: Acts 1935, c.162, s.117; Acts 1973, P.L.272, SEC.2.)
IC 27-1-9-5
Effective time of merger or consolidation
Sec. 5. Upon the issuance of a certificate of merger or a certificate
of consolidation and incorporation by the secretary of state, the
merger or consolidation, as the case may be, shall be effected,
subject to the rights of dissenting shareholders, members, or
policyholders, as provided in sections 9 and 10 of this chapter.
(Formerly: Acts 1935, c.162, s.118.) As amended by P.L.252-1985,
SEC.42.
IC 27-1-9-6
Recording certified copies of certificate of merger or consolidation
Sec. 6. The surviving or new corporation, as the case may be,
resulting from a merger or consolidation, shall within ten (10) days
after such merger or consolidation has become effective as
hereinabove provided, file for record with the county recorder of
each county in which the principal office of any of the corporations
parties to the agreement is located, and of each county in this state in
which any of such corporations shall have real property at the time
of such merger or consolidation the title to which will be transferred
by the merger or consolidation, a certified copy of the certificate of
merger or certificate of consolidation and incorporation, as the case
may be, accompanied by one (1) of the copies of the articles of
merger or articles of consolidation, bearing the indorsement of the
approval of the secretary of state, as the case may be.
(Formerly: Acts 1935, c.162, s.119.)
IC 27-1-9-7
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.260-1983, SEC.8.)
IC 27-1-9-8
Voting at meeting of shareholders, policyholders, or members;
proxies; vote required
Sec. 8. At any meeting of the shareholders, members, or
policyholders held pursuant to the resolution of the board of directors
for the purpose of adopting an agreement of merger or consolidation,
as provided for in sections 3 and 4 of this chapter, the shareholders,
members, or policyholders entitled to vote in respect thereof may
vote in person or by proxy. Each shareholder entitled to vote at such
meeting shall have one (1) vote for each share of voting stock held
by him, and each member or policyholder entitled to vote at such
meeting shall have one (1) vote regardless of the amount of insurance
or number of policies held by him. The affirmative votes
representing two-thirds (2/3) of all outstanding capital stock in case
of purely stock companies, or two-thirds (2/3) of all outstanding
capital stock, if any, and two-thirds (2/3) of the votes cast by the
members or policyholders represented at the meeting in person or by
proxy in the case of other companies, shall be necessary for the
adoption of such proposed articles of merger or consolidation.
(Formerly: Acts 1935, c.162, s.122; Acts 1941, c.115, s.4.) As
amended by P.L.252-1985, SEC.43.
IC 27-1-9-9
Dissenting shareholders; payment of value of shares; appraisal
Sec. 9. (a) If any shareholder of any corporation a party to a
merger or consolidation who did not vote in favor of such merger or
consolidation at the meeting at which the agreement of merger or
consolidation was adopted by the shareholders of such corporation
shall, at any time within thirty (30) days after the filing of the
affidavit of notice of the adoption of the agreement of merger or
consolidation as provided for in sections 3 and 4 of this chapter,
object thereto in writing and demand payment of the value of his
shares, the surviving or new corporation shall, in the event that the
merger or consolidation shall be made effective, pay to such
shareholder upon surrender of his certificates therefor, the value of
such shares at the effective date of the merger or consolidation. If
within thirty (30) days after such effective date, the value of such
shares is agreed upon between the shareholder and the surviving or
new corporation, as the case may be, payment therefor may be made
within ninety (90) days after the effective date. If, within thirty (30)
days after such effective date, the surviving or new corporation, as
the case may be, and the shareholder do not so agree, either such
corporation or the shareholder may, within ninety (90) days after
such effective date, petition the judge of the circuit or superior court
of the county in which the principal office of the corporation is
located, to appraise the value of such shares, and payment of the
appraised value thereof shall be made within sixty (60) days after the
entry of the judgment or order finding such appraised value. The
practice, procedure, and judgment in the circuit or superior court
upon such petition shall be the same, so far as practicable, as that
under the eminent domain laws in this state, and the judgment of
such circuit or superior court in such matter shall be final.
(b) Upon the effective date of the merger or consolidation, any
shareholder who has made such objection and demand shall cease to
be a shareholder and shall have no rights with respect to such shares
except the right to receive payment therefor. Every shareholder who
did not vote in favor of such merger or consolidation and who does
not object in writing and demand payment of the value of his shares
at the time and in the manner provided in this section shall be
conclusively presumed to have assented to such merger or
consolidation.
(Formerly: Acts 1935, c.162, s.123; Acts 1941, c.115, s.5.) As
amended by P.L.252-1985, SEC.44.
IC 27-1-9-10
Hearing on petition of members or policyholders of mutual
company in opposition to merger or consolidation; revocation of
approval
Sec. 10. If not less than five percent (5%) of the members or
policyholders in a mutual corporation who did not vote in favor of
such merger or consolidation at the meeting at which the agreement
of merger or consolidation was adopted by the members or
policyholder of such corporation shall, at any time within thirty (30)
days after the filing of the affidavit of notice of the adoption of the
agreement of merger or consolidation as provided for in sections 3
and 4 of this chapter, file a petition with the department for a hearing
upon the adoption of such agreement or merger or consolidation, the
department shall order a hearing upon said petition and give notice
fixing the time and place of such hearing to the corporations which
are parties to the merger or consolidation fifteen (15) days before the
date of such hearing. The company whose policyholders file such
petition shall give notice by mail to each member or policyholder of
such company, at least ten (10) days before such hearing. At the time
and place fixed in such notice, or at the time or times and place or
places to which such hearing shall be adjourned, the commissioner
shall proceed with the hearing and make or order such examination
into the affairs and condition of each of such corporations as he may
deem proper. The commissioner shall have the power to summon and
compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production
of books and papers before him at such hearing. Any member or
policyholder, as the case may be, of the corporation so petitioning
may appear before the commissioner and be heard with reference to
said contract. If, upon such hearing being had, the commissioner is
not satisfied that the interests of the members or policyholders, as the
case may be, of such company are properly protected, or if he finds
that any reasonable objection exists to such contract, he shall revoke
the approval already given, and the said agreement of merger or
consolidation shall thereupon become null and void. The
commissioner shall have like power to revoke any approval of any
such agreement of merger or consolidation if any officer, director, or
employee of either corporation party to such agreement of merger or
consolidation shall, after reasonable notice, fail or refuse to attend
and testify at such hearing, or to produce any books or papers called
for by said commissioner.
(Formerly: Acts 1935, c.162, s.124; Acts 1941, c.115, s.6.) As
amended by P.L.252-1985, SEC.45.
IC 27-1-9-11
Effect of merger or consolidation
Sec. 11. When such merger or consolidation has been effected as
provided in this chapter, the following apply:
(a) The several corporations parties to the agreement of merger
or consolidation shall be a single corporation, which shall be:
(1) in case of a merger, the surviving corporation a party to
the agreement of merger into which it has been agreed the
other corporations parties to the agreement shall be merged,
which surviving corporation shall survive the merger; or
(2) in case of a consolidation, the new corporation into
which it has been agreed the corporations parties to the
agreement of consolidation shall be consolidated.
(b) The separate existence of all of the corporations parties to
the agreement of merger or consolidation, except the surviving
corporation in the case of a merger, shall cease.
(c) Such single corporation shall have all of the rights,
privileges, immunities, and powers and shall be subject to all of
the duties and liabilities of a corporation organized under this
article.
(d) Such single corporation shall thereupon and thereafter
possess all the rights, privileges, immunities, powers, and
franchises of a public as well as of a private nature of each of
the corporations so merged or consolidated, and all property,
real, personal, and mixed, and all debts due on whatever
account, including subscriptions to shares of capital stock, and
all other choses in action and all and every other interest, of or
belonging to or due to each of the corporations so merged or
consolidated shall be taken and deemed to be transferred to and
vested in such single corporation without further act or deed,
and the title to any real estate, or any interest therein, under the
laws of this state vested in any of such corporations shall not
revert or be in any way impaired by reason of such merger or
consolidation.
(e) Such single corporation shall thenceforth be responsible and
liable for all the liabilities and obligations of each of the
corporations so merged or consolidated in the same manner and
to the same extent as if such single corporation had itself
incurred the same or contracted therefor; any claim existing or
action or proceeding pending by or against any of such
corporations may be prosecuted to judgment as if such merger
or consolidation had not taken place, or such single corporation
may be substituted in its place. Neither the rights of creditors
nor any liens upon the property of any of such corporations
shall be impaired by such merger or consolidation, but such
liens shall be limited to the property upon which they were liens
immediately prior to the time of such merger or consolidation,
unless otherwise provided in the agreement of merger or
consolidation.
(f) In case of a merger, the articles of incorporation of the
surviving corporation shall be supplanted and superseded to the
extent, if any, that any provision or provisions of such articles
shall be restated in the agreement of merger as provided by
section 3 of this chapter, and such articles of incorporation shall
be deemed to be thereby and to that extent amended; and in case
of a consolidation, the statements set forth in the agreement of
consolidation as provided in section 4 of this chapter shall be
deemed to be articles of incorporation of the new corporation
formed by such consolidation.
(Formerly: Acts 1935, c.162, s.125.) As amended by P.L.252-1985,
SEC.46.
IC 27-1-9-12
Execution of articles of merger or consolidation by foreign
corporations; approval by foreign regulatory authority;
appointment of commissioner as attorney for service of process on
foreign corporation
Sec. 12. (a) In case of a merger or consolidation between a
domestic and a foreign company, the articles of merger or
consolidation shall be regarded as executed by the proper officers of
said foreign company when such officers are duly authorized to
execute same through such action on the part of the directors,
shareholders, members, or policyholders of said foreign company as
may be required by the laws of the state where the same is
incorporated; and upon execution, said articles of merger or
consolidation shall be submitted to the commissioner of insurance or
other officer at the head of the insurance department of the state
where such foreign company is incorporated. No such merger or
consolidation shall take effect until it shall have been approved by
the insurance official of the state where said foreign company is
incorporated nor until a certificate of his approval has been filed in
the office of the department of insurance of the state of Indiana. Such
submission to and approval by the proper official of such other state
shall not be required unless the same are required by the laws of such
foreign state. The domestic company involved in such merger or
consolidation shall not through anything contained in this section be
relieved of any of the procedural requirements enumerated in the
preceding sections of this article.
(b) No merger or consolidation between a domestic and a foreign
company shall take effect, unless and until the surviving or new
company, if such is a foreign company, shall file with the department
a power of attorney appointing the commissioner and his successors
in office, the attorney for service of said foreign company, upon
whom all lawful process against said company may be served. Said
power of attorney shall be irrevocable so long as said foreign
company has outstanding in this state any contract of insurance, or
other obligation whatsoever, and shall by its terms so provide.
Service upon the commissioner shall be deemed sufficient service
upon the company.
(Formerly: Acts 1935, c.162, s.127; Acts 1941, c.115, s.8.) As
amended by P.L.260-1983, SEC.3.
IC 27-1-9-13
Transfer of deposit covering policies assumed by foreign
corporation to foreign state
Sec. 13. If the state in which a foreign, new, surviving or
accepting company, is incorporated or organized, shall require the
maintenance with any official of such state of a deposit of the legal
reserve on the policies so assumed and such foreign company shall
maintain such deposit, then the commissioner is authorized to deliver
to the proper custodian of such funds in the state in which the said
foreign company is incorporated or organized, such deposits as he
may hold pertaining to the policies so assumed by the new, surviving
or accepting company. If a surviving, new or accepting domestic
company assumes all or a substantial number of the risks of a foreign
company incorporated in a state which requires the maintenance with
a state official of a deposit of the legal reserve on policies so
assumed, then the commissioner is hereby authorized to receive from
such official such deposits as he may hold pertaining to the policies
so assumed. Such surviving, new or accepting company shall, within
sixty (60) days after the transfer of such deposit, notify the holder of
every policy secured by such transferred deposit that the transfer has
been made; and the president and secretary of such company shall,
within thirty (30) days thereafter, file with the commissioner an
affidavit of the fact that due notification to policyholders, as
provided for herein, has been given. The amount of deposit to be
maintained from time to time for each policy on which liability is
assumed shall be at least equal to the amount which would be
required in the state where such deposit has theretofore been
maintained.
(Formerly: Acts 1935, c.162, s.128.)
IC 27-1-9-14
Statement of compensation to persons securing, aiding, promoting,
or assisting in merger, consolidation, or reinsurance
Sec. 14. Whenever articles of merger, consolidation or
reinsurance are filed with the department, there shall also be filed a
certificate, executed by the president or a vice-president and attested
by the secretary or an assistant secretary, and under the corporate
seal of each of the corporations parties to the agreement of merger,
consolidation and reinsurance, verified by the affidavits of all such
officers, setting forth all fees, commissions or other compensations,
or valuable considerations paid or to be paid, directly or indirectly,
to any person or persons, firm or firms, limited liability company or
limited liability companies, corporation or corporations whomsoever,
which in any manner secured, aided, promoted or assisted in any
such merger, consolidation or reinsurance.
(Formerly: Acts 1935, c.162, s.129.) As amended by P.L.8-1993,
SEC.412.
IC 27-1-9-15
Undisclosed compensation; violations
Sec. 15. (a) No director, officer, or member of any such
corporation or corporations, except as fully expressed in the
affidavits described in section 14 of this chapter, may receive any
money or other property for aiding, promoting, or assisting in such
a merger, consolidation, or reinsurance.
(b) A person who violates this section commits a Class A
misdemeanor.
(Formerly: Acts 1935, c.162, s.130.) As amended by Acts 1978,
P.L.2, SEC.2709.