A shareholder of a bank or trust company shall have the right to dissent from any sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition of all, or substantially all, the property and assets of a bank or trust company pursuant to Code Section 7-1-571, except for a sale wholly for cash pursuant to a plan by which all, or substantially all, of the net proceeds of the sale will be distributed to the shareholders in accordance with their respective interests within one year after the date of the sale. The shareholders’ right of dissent shall be exercised as provided in Chapter 2 of Title 14, known as the “Georgia Business Corporation Code.”
History. Code 1933, § 41A-2603, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 705, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 946, § 69; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1257, § 18; Ga. L. 2019, p. 828, § 16/HB 185.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, in the first sentence of this Code section, substituted “pursuant to a plan by which” for “where the shareholders’ approval thereof is conditional upon the distribution of”and inserted “will be distributed” in the middle.
Editor’s notes.
The amendment to this Code section by Ga. L. 1989, p. 946, § 69, was superseded by the amendment by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1257, § 18, which was enacted later.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 1 - Financial Institutions
Article 2 - Banks and Trust Companies
Part 16 - Sale and Other Disposition of Assets
§ 7-1-570. Secured Transactions and Other Dispositions of Assets Not Requiring Shareholder Approval
§ 7-1-571. Sale, Lease, Exchange, or Other Disposition of Assets Requiring Shareholder Approval