IC 27-15-8
Chapter 8. Distribution of Consideration to Members
IC 27-15-8-1
Forms of consideration
Sec. 1. The consideration to be distributed to the eligible members
shall be:
(1) cash;
(2) stock or other securities of the former mutual or of the
parent company;
(3) additional paid up insurance or annuity benefits;
(4) any combination of the forms of consideration listed in this
section; or
(5) other forms of consideration described in the plan of
conversion and approved by the commissioner.
As added by P.L.94-1999, SEC.3.
IC 27-15-8-2
Factors in determination of forms and amount
Sec. 2. The amount and the form or forms of consideration to be
distributed to a class, category, or group of eligible members may
differ from the amount and form or forms of consideration to be
distributed to another class, category, or group of eligible members.
The choice of the amount and form or forms of consideration to be
distributed to a class or category of eligible members may take into
account such factors as the type of policies with respect to which the
consideration is being distributed, the country or state of residence
or tax status of the eligible members, the length of time the eligible
members have been members of the converting mutual, or other
appropriate factors or circumstances described in the plan of
conversion.
As added by P.L.94-1999, SEC.3.
IC 27-15-8-3
Delay in distribution; time limitation
Sec. 3. Distribution of all or part of the consideration to some or
all of the eligible members may be delayed, or restrictions on sale or
transfer of any stock or other securities to be distributed to eligible
members may be required, for a reasonable period of time following
the effective date of the conversion. However, the period of time may
not exceed six (6) months except as permitted under IC 27-15-12.
As added by P.L.94-1999, SEC.3.
IC 27-15-8-4
Distribution of initial stock
Sec. 4. (a) A converting mutual using IC 27-15-2-2 or a
converting mutual using a simple plan of conversion under
IC 27-15-2-3 may satisfy the requirement to distribute the fair value
of the converting company to the eligible members by providing for
the distribution to the eligible members of all of the initial stock
without the payment by or to the eligible members of any additional
consideration.
(b) For purposes of this section, all of the initial issue of the only
class of voting common stock of the former mutual or a parent
company shall be considered distributed to the eligible members
even if the plan of conversion or the application for approval
provides for:
(1) the offer or sale, promptly following the effective date of the
plan of conversion, to the public or to other persons of
additional shares of the same class of voting common stock of
the former mutual or a parent company at a price not less than
the fair market value of that stock, with the proposed terms of
the transaction disclosed to the commissioner in the application
for approval;
(2) the distribution to or for the benefit of certain classes,
categories, or groups of eligible members of cash, additional
paid up insurance or annuity benefits, or other consideration in
lieu of initial stock of the former mutual or a parent company,
if:
(A) other consideration is required or appropriate as a result
of tax considerations, the country or state of residence of the
eligible members, the nominal value of the stock that those
eligible members otherwise would be entitled to receive, or
other factors or circumstances approved by the
commissioner;
(B) the value of the other consideration to be distributed to
those eligible members is substantially equal, as of the
effective date of the conversion, to the value of the stock
those eligible members otherwise would be entitled to
receive;
(C) the eligible members who receive any consideration
other than stock constitute not more than ten percent (10%)
of the total number of eligible members; and
(D) the classes, categories, or groups of those eligible
members, and the consideration they are to receive in lieu of
stock, are described in the plan of conversion, with all
additional material terms and conditions disclosed in the
application for approval; or
(3) a delayed distribution of consideration that is approved
under section 3 of this chapter or IC 27-15-12.
As added by P.L.94-1999, SEC.3.