Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 4990 – Prohibition on acquisitions of control
Except as otherwise specifically provided in § 4975 of this title, from the date a plan of conversion is adopted by the governing body of a mutual company until 3 years after the effective date of the plan of conversion, no person shall directly or indirectly offer to acquire, make any announcement to acquire or acquire in any manner, including making a filing with the Department for such acquisition under a statute or regulation of this State, the beneficial ownership of 10% or more of a class of a voting security of the converted stock company or of a person which controls the voting securities of the converted stock company, unless the converted stock company or a person who controls the voting securities of the converted stock company consents to such acquisition and such acquisition is otherwise approved by the Commissioner.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 4990
- Commissioner: means the Insurance Commissioner of this State. See Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 4972
- Converted stock company: means a stock insurer that converted from a mutual insurer under this chapter, or under the laws of any other jurisdiction, or any successor thereto provided that not less than a majority of the shares of voting stock of such successor are owned by a mutual holding company. See Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 4972
- Department: means the Department of Insurance of this State. See Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 4972
- Mutual company: means a mutual insurer that is seeking to convert to a stock insurer under this chapter, including a captive insurance company (notwithstanding § 6916 of this title) that is incorporated as a nonstock corporation and including a foreign mutual insurer that has applied to redomesticate to this State with an intent to file an application to convert from mutual to stock form under this chapter. See Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 4972
- Person: means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, an unincorporated organization, a similar entity, or a combination of the foregoing acting in concert. See Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 4972
- plan: means a plan adopted by a mutual company's governing body to convert the mutual company into a stock company in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. See Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 4972
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Stock company: means a stock insurer that meets all of the current requirements for admission to do business as a domestic Delaware insurer. See Delaware Code Title 18 Sec. 4972