524.302A Articles of incorporation — limited liability company.
1. The articles of incorporation of a state bank organized as a limited liability company under this chapter shall be in the form prescribed by the superintendent, and shall set forth all of the following:
a. The name of the state bank, that it is organized for the purpose of conducting the business of banking, and that it is organized under the provisions of this chapter.
b. The street address of the limited liability company’s initial registered office and the name of its initial registered agent at that office.
c. The location of the state bank’s proposed principal office of the limited liability company, which may be the same as the registered office, but need not be within this state.
d. The duration of the state bank, which shall be perpetual.
e. The aggregate number of common and preferred shares which the state bank shall have authority to issue and the par value of such shares. If such shares are to be divided into classes or series, the number of shares of each class or series and a statement of the par value of the shares of each class or series.
f. The number of managers constituting the initial board of directors and the names and addresses of the individuals who are to serve as directors until successors are elected and qualify. A statement that the exclusive authority to manage the state bank is vested in a board of directors that is elected or appointed by the members, that operates in substantially the same manner as, and has substantially the same rights, powers, privileges, duties, and responsibilities as, a board of directors of a state bank chartered as a corporation under this chapter.
g. A provision that the articles of incorporation, operating agreement, or other organizational documents of the state bank shall not require the consent of any other owner in order for an owner to transfer membership interests in the state bank, including voting rights.
2. The articles of incorporation may set forth any or all of the following:
a. Provisions not inconsistent with law regarding management of the business and regulation of the affairs of the state bank.
b. Any provision required or permitted by this chapter to be set forth in the operating agreement.
3. The articles of incorporation need not set forth any of the organizational powers enumerated in this chapter.
2004 Acts, ch 1141, §50
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