Sections 5103, 5104 and 5105 of this title shall not apply to equity securities of a domestic stock insurer if:

(1) Such securities shall be registered or shall be required to be registered, pursuant to § 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended [15 U.S.C. § 78l]; or if

(2) Such domestic stock insurer shall not have any class of its equity securities held of record by 100 or more persons on the last business day of the year next preceding the year in which equity securities of the insurer would be subject to the provisions of §§ 5103, 5104 and 5105 of this title except for the provisions of this clause.

18 Del. C. 1953, § ?5108; 56 Del. Laws, c. 380, § ?1;