(a) Upon the decrease of capital stock of a bank or trust company pursuant to amendment of its articles as provided in this chapter, the board of directors, subject to restrictions of the articles, may distribute to the shareholders of the bank or trust company an amount in cash equal to all or part of the amount of the decrease in capital stock, if immediately after such distribution the bank or trust company would have the capital stock required by this chapter and would have the paid-in capital and appropriated retained earnings required by Code Section 7-1-411.
(b) Any portion of the amount of a decrease in capital stock which is not distributed to shareholders in accordance with this Code section shall be transferred to paid-in capital.
(c) A bank or trust company, by resolution of its board of directors, may distribute to its shareholders amounts representing a reduction in its paid-in capital, provided that after such distribution the institution shall continue to have the paid-in capital and appropriated retained earnings required by Code Section 7-1-411 and provided that such distribution shall first be approved in writing by the department.
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