Effective - 28 Aug 2011
362.325. Charter amended — procedure — notice — duty of director — appeal. — 1. Any bank or trust company may, at any time, and in any amount, increase or, with the approval of the director, reduce its capital stock (as to its authorized but unissued shares, its issued shares, and its capital stock as represented by such issued shares), including a reduction of capital stock by reverse stock split, change its name, change or extend its business or the length of its corporate life, avail itself of the privileges and provisions of this chapter or otherwise change its articles of agreement in any way not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, with the consent of the persons holding a majority of the stock of the bank or trust company, which consent shall be obtained at an annual meeting or at a special meeting of the shareholders called for that purpose. A bank or trust company may, but shall not be obligated to, issue a certificate for a fractional share, and, by action of its board of directors, may in lieu thereof, pay cash equal to the value of the fractional share.
2. The meeting shall be called and notice given as provided in section 362.044.
3. If, at any time and place specified in the notice, stockholders shall appear in person or by proxy, in number representing not less than a majority of all the shares of stock of the bank or trust company, they shall organize by choosing one of the directors as chairman of the meeting, and a suitable person for secretary, and proceed to a vote of those present in person or by proxy.
4. If, upon a canvass of the vote at the meeting, it is ascertained that the proposition has carried, it shall be so declared by the president of the meeting and the proceedings entered of record.
5. When the full amount of the proposed increase has been bona fide subscribed and paid in cash to the board of directors of the bank or trust company or the change has been duly authorized, then a statement of the proceedings, showing a compliance with the provisions of this chapter, the increase of capital actually subscribed and paid up or the change shall be made out, signed and verified by the affidavit of the president and countersigned by the cashier, or secretary, and such statement shall be acknowledged by the president and one certified copy filed in the public records of the division of finance.
6. Upon the filing of the certified copy the director shall promptly satisfy himself or herself that there has been a compliance in good faith with all the requirements of the law relating to the increase, decrease or change, and when he or she is so satisfied he or she shall issue a certificate that the bank or trust company has complied with the law made and provided for the increase or decrease of capital stock, and the amount to which the capital stock has been increased or decreased or for the change in the length of its corporate life or any other change provided for in this section. Thereupon, the capital stock of the bank or trust company shall be increased or decreased to the amount specified in the certificate or the length of the corporate life of the bank shall be changed or other authorized change made as specified in the certificate. The certificate, or certified copies thereof, shall be taken in all the courts of the state as evidence of the increase, decrease or change.
7. Provided, however, that if the change undertaken by the bank or trust company in its articles of agreement shall provide for the relocation of the bank or trust company in another community, the director shall make or cause to be made an examination to ascertain whether the convenience and needs of the new community wherein the bank desires to locate are such as to justify and warrant the opening of the bank therein and whether the probable volume of business at the new location is sufficient to ensure and maintain the solvency of the bank and the solvency of the then existing banks and trust companies at the location, without endangering the safety of any bank or trust company in the locality as a place of deposit of public and private moneys, and, if the director, as a result of the examination, be not satisfied in the particulars mentioned or either of them, he or she may refuse to issue the certificate applied for, in which event he or she shall forthwith give notice of his or her refusal to the bank applying for the certificate, which if it so desires may, within ten days thereafter, appeal from the refusal to the state banking and savings and loan board.
8. All certificates issued by the director of finance relating to amendments to the charter of any bank shall be provided to the bank or trust company and one certified copy filed in the public records of the division of finance.
9. The board of directors may designate a chief executive officer, and such officer will replace the president for purposes of this section.
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(RSMo 1939 § 7973, A.L. 1941 p. 670, A.L. 1955 p. 266, A.L. 1961 p. 143, A.L. 1967 p. 445, A.L. 2000 S.B. 896, A.L. 2001 H.B. 738 merged with S.B. 186, A.L. 2011 H.B. 464)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 5378; 1919 § 11761; 1909 § 1108
(1974) Held that "convenience and needs of the community" is a broad term encompassing several other statutory requirements and that the term applies only to the area proposed to be served and not to the area which the bank seeks to move from. Blue Ridge Bank v. State Banking Board (A.), 509 S.W.2d 763.
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXIV - Business and Financial Institutions
Chapter 362 - Banks and Trust Companies
Section 362.010 - Definitions.
Section 362.015 - No private banks shall be established — who may incorporate — when.
Section 362.020 - Articles of agreement — contents.
Section 362.025 - Articles of agreement to be filed.
Section 362.030 - Director to examine as to character and capital.
Section 362.035 - Certificate of incorporation — issuance — to be filed.
Section 362.040 - Notice of refusal of certificate — appeal.
Section 362.042 - Restated articles of incorporation may be amended at time of restatement, manner.
Section 362.044 - Stockholders' meetings — notice — business by proxy, cancellation of meetings.
Section 362.046 - Bylaws, who may make, amend or repeal.
Section 362.048 - Emergency bylaws — when.
Section 362.050 - Cash capital required.
Section 362.055 - Capital stock — par value.
Section 362.060 - Change of par value — notice of meeting — when change effective.
Section 362.063 - Power to close transfer books.
Section 362.067 - Stock option plan for officers and employees — increase in shares — consideration.
Section 362.070 - Compensation for organizing bank or trust company prohibited — penalty.
Section 362.075 - Issuance and sale of preferred stock shares — subject to director's approval.
Section 362.080 - Stockholders may authorize issuance and sale, when — manner.
Section 362.090 - Par value of preferred stock issued and offered for sale.
Section 362.105 - Powers and authority of banks and trust companies.
Section 362.106 - Additional powers.
Section 362.107 - Branch banking allowed, requirements — director of finance to approve, appeals.
Section 362.109 - Restrictions on orders and ordinances of political subdivisions.
Section 362.111 - Fees and service charges permitted, when, conditions.
Section 362.112 - Bank or trust company may act as custodian, when.
Section 362.117 - State bank may become trust company — procedure.
Section 362.118 - Trust company may become state bank — procedure.
Section 362.119 - Investment in trust companies by bank, limitations — definitions.
Section 362.120 - Capital notes may be issued and sold by banks and trust companies.
Section 362.130 - Extension of time for retirement of capital notes.
Section 362.135 - Liquidation of assets — funds held in trust.
Section 362.140 - Branch offices in foreign countries — how established — amount to be invested.
Section 362.145 - Content of application — director may approve or reject — examination of branches.
Section 362.150 - Director may investigate branches — require banks to dispose of holdings.
Section 362.155 - Accounts of branches to be kept separately.
Section 362.165 - Restrictions on taking and holding real estate.
Section 362.169 - Population defined for legal loan limit.
Section 362.171 - Bank officer making excessive loan — penalty.
Section 362.172 - Investment in stock of banks or bank holding companies — limitations.
Section 362.173 - Investments in small business investment companies.
Section 362.180 - Who may make Federal Housing Act loans.
Section 362.185 - Financial institutions may invest securities under Federal Housing Act.
Section 362.190 - May be used as security.
Section 362.195 - Applicability of sections 362.180 to 362.195.
Section 362.200 - Money not to be employed in trade or commerce.
Section 362.205 - Account books, requirements — property, how carried.
Section 362.207 - Securities held in name of nominee.
Section 362.220 - Agreements to pay time deposit before maturity prohibited — penalty.
Section 362.222 - Checks to be paid at par — exceptions — penalty.
Section 362.225 - Reserve depositaries.
Section 362.230 - No new loans until depleted reserves are restored.
Section 362.231 - Reserve requirements, federal regulation to take precedence, when.
Section 362.235 - National bank may become state bank or trust company — procedure, effect.
Section 362.240 - Change from state to national bank.
Section 362.250 - Oath of directors to be subscribed and certified — retained by board — penalty.
Section 362.253 - Two or more directors to constitute an executive committee — when.
Section 362.255 - Tenure of office of directors.
Section 362.260 - Vacancies in board of directors.
Section 362.265 - Change of number of directors.
Section 362.270 - Organizational meeting of directors.
Section 362.290 - Communications from director shall be submitted to directors and noted in minutes.
Section 362.295 - Reports to director — publication — penalty.
Section 362.310 - Surplus fund — composition — purposes.
Section 362.325 - Charter amended — procedure — notice — duty of director — appeal.
Section 362.330 - Bank may sell whole or any part of its assets or business — procedure.
Section 362.336 - Fraudulent checks and drafts issued by bank or agent — penalty.
Section 362.337 - Bank officer concealing loans, misdemeanor — penalty.
Section 362.340 - Employees to give bond — insurance — publication of minimum levels of coverages.
Section 362.345 - Penalties for receiving deposits when insolvent.
Section 362.350 - Officers, how sued — evidence of knowledge.
Section 362.355 - Administrators of deceased officers liable.
Section 362.360 - Interpleader in certain actions — funds may remain in bank — costs.
Section 362.385 - Rate of interest.
Section 362.405 - Assessments by director of finance paid to director of revenue.
Section 362.410 - Preservation of books and records.
Section 362.415 - Prohibitions against encroachments upon certain powers of banks.
Section 362.420 - Prohibition of banking business.
Section 362.421 - Advertising as bankers, prohibited, when — penalty.
Section 362.425 - Use of sign or words indicating bank by unauthorized persons prohibited.
Section 362.435 - Foreign banking corporation may transact business in this state, when.
Section 362.440 - Licenses to foreign corporations — renewal.
Section 362.445 - Process defined — director of finance to accept service of process, when — fee.
Section 362.450 - Revocation of authorization certificate or license in certain cases.
Section 362.460 - Reports of foreign banking corporations — penalties.
Section 362.462 - Relocation of main banking house in another state.
Section 362.463 - Out-of-state bank may relocate to this state.
Section 362.465 - Deposits of minors.
Section 362.466 - Applicability of law — rights, powers, protections.
Section 362.470 - Joint deposits.
Section 362.471 - Pay-on-death accounts — form — effect — payments from.
Section 362.475 - Deposits of deceased trustee shall be paid to beneficiary.
Section 362.480 - Deposits of trustee, how paid out.
Section 362.485 - Special remedies available to banks doing a safe deposit business.
Section 362.488 - Death of lessee, duties of lessor — additional duties by contract.
Section 362.490 - Banks exempt from furnishing security for insured deposits.
Section 362.495 - When payment and withdrawals may be suspended.
Section 362.500 - Shall notify finance director of suspension — duties of commissioner.
Section 362.505 - Audit of bank by director — approval of reopening plans.
Section 362.510 - When director shall liquidate.
Section 362.515 - Special deposits — nature — use.
Section 362.520 - Banks may close, when — bank holiday, effect of.
Section 362.530 - Contributions to charitable agencies.
Section 362.560 - Trust guaranty fund.
Section 362.570 - Application of trust guaranty fund.
Section 362.575 - Personal representatives and other persons not liable as stockholders.
Section 362.580 - Common trust fund authorized.
Section 362.590 - Bond not required of banks and trust companies, when acting as fiduciaries.
Section 362.600 - Reciprocal corporate fiduciary powers — certificates of reciprocity.
Section 362.610 - Banks and trust companies may merge or consolidate.
Section 362.620 - Agreement for consolidation.
Section 362.630 - Agreement for merger.
Section 362.640 - Agreement for merger or consolidation.
Section 362.650 - Certified copies evidence.
Section 362.670 - Finance director shall certify finding within thirty days.
Section 362.680 - Agreement to be submitted to stockholders, when — exceptions, procedures.
Section 362.690 - Agreement binding, when.
Section 362.700 - Agreement for merger becomes effective, when.
Section 362.710 - Agreement for consolidation becomes effective, when.
Section 362.720 - Receiving or consolidated company shall issue new certificates for old, when.
Section 362.760 - Cost of proceedings, how taxed.
Section 362.770 - Corporate existence of old merged into new company — title to property.
Section 362.780 - New company succeeds to fiduciary relations of old.
Section 362.790 - New company liable for obligations of old.
Section 362.800 - Pending actions not to abate — substitution.
Section 362.810 - Trust and fiduciary relations of old companies continue in new.
Section 362.900 - Declaration of intent.
Section 362.910 - Definitions.
Section 362.915 - Limitation on bank holding company — total deposits, how computed.
Section 362.920 - Procedure to obtain order allowing acquisition — duty of director.
Section 362.930 - Injunctive relief, when.
Section 362.935 - Director of finance to administer — rules and orders authorized.
Section 362.940 - Disclaimer as to implied repeal of other law.
Section 362.1010 - Citation of law.
Section 362.1015 - Definitions.
Section 362.1020 - Inapplicability of certain sections, when.
Section 362.1035 - Capital account, minimum required — company's duty to maintain, requirements.
Section 362.1037 - Management authority, exclusively vested.
Section 362.1040 - Organizational instruments, requirements.
Section 362.1055 - Annual registration report, contents, filing fee.
Section 362.1060 - Permissible acts — foreign companies, exercise of trust powers.
Section 362.1065 - Commercial banking, engagement in prohibited.
Section 362.1075 - Fiduciary capacity — oath, affirmation, affidavit, or acknowledgment.
Section 362.1080 - Advertising prohibited.
Section 362.1085 - Examination and investigation of company, procedure.
Section 362.1090 - Cease and desist order — notice of charges, when, procedure.
Section 362.1100 - Order of removal — notice of charges, when, procedure.
Section 362.1110 - Principal place of business — retention of records — in camera inspection, when.
Section 362.1115 - Information exempt from sunshine law — disclosure, when — violation, penalty.