(a)(1) After approval from the Mayor, the board of directors shall, by resolution, direct that the plan of merger or of consolidation be voted upon at a meeting of the shareholders, the members, or the policyholders of record and entitled to vote.
(2) The vote may be conducted at either an annual or a special meeting.
(b) Written notice shall be delivered at least 20 days before the meeting, either personally or by mail, to each shareholder, member, or policyholder.
(c) The notice shall state the place, the time, and the purpose of the meeting, and a copy or a summary of the plan of merger or of consolidation shall be delivered with the notice.
(d) The notice shall also summarize dissenting shareholders’ rights under § 31-4450.
(June 19, 1934, ch. 672, ch. III, § 47; as added Mar. 14, 1985, D.C. Law 5-160, § 3(c), 32 DCR 39.)
1981 Ed., § 35-645.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 31 - Insurance and Securities
Chapter 44 - Domestic Life Companies
§ 31–4401. Formation — Required contents of articles of incorporation
§ 31–4402. Formation — Filing, notice and bond requirements
§ 31–4404. Formation — Authority to solicit stock subscriptions or insurance applications
§ 31–4405. Formation — Disposition of sums paid upon stock subscriptions
§ 31–4407. Formation — Time limitation for issuance of policies
§ 31–4408. Minimum capital and surplus requirements
§ 31–4409. Amendment of articles of incorporation
§ 31–4410. Increase of capital stock
§ 31–4411. Decrease of capital stock
§ 31–4412. Liability of stockholders; rights of fiduciary stockholders and persons pledging stock
§ 31–4413. Payments for capital stock
§ 31–4414. Capital stock transfers
§ 31–4415. Capital stock records
§ 31–4416. Mutual companies — Corporations, boards, or associations as agents or members thereof
§ 31–4417. Mutual companies — Requirements before doing business
§ 31–4418. Reincorporation of existing corporations
§ 31–4419. Conversion of stock companies into mutual life companies
§ 31–4420. Applicability of provisions to existing corporations
§ 31–4421. Directors — Annual election; qualifications; limitation on proxies
§ 31–4422. Directors — Power to make bylaws
§ 31–4423. Directors — General election procedure
§ 31–4424. Directors — Cumulative voting in stock company election
§ 31–4425. Voting powers under group policies
§ 31–4426. Liability of directors
§ 31–4427. Salaries to be authorized by directors
§ 31–4428. Limitation of payments to stockholders and policyholders
§ 31–4429. Election or appointment of officers; required security
§ 31–4430. Officers and directors not to be pecuniarily interested in transactions
§ 31–4431. Voting-trust agreements
§ 31–4432. Maximum and contingent premiums of mutual companies. [Repealed]
§ 31–4434. Power of mutual company to borrow or assume liability
§ 31–4435. Investments and loans. [Repealed]
§ 31–4436. Domestic company real-estate holdings. [Repealed]
§ 31–4437. Reinsurance by domestic companies in authorized companies. [Repealed]
§ 31–4438. Reinsurance of risks. [Repealed]
§ 31–4439. Vouchers or affidavits as evidence of disbursements
§ 31–4440. Manner of keeping books, records, accounts, and vouchers
§ 31–4441. Acquisition of own capital stock. [Repealed]
§ 31–4442. Variable or modified guaranteed contracts
§ 31–4443. Effect of merger or consolidation
§ 31–4444. Procedure for merger of domestic companies
§ 31–4445. Procedure for consolidating domestic companies
§ 31–4446. Merger or consolidation of domestic and foreign companies
§ 31–4447. Merger or consolidation — Approval by Mayor
§ 31–4448. Merger or consolidation — Procedures before voting
§ 31–4449. Merger or consolidation — Approval by shareholders
§ 31–4450. Merger or consolidation — Rights of dissenting shareholders