Missouri Laws 362.265 – Change of number of directors
1. The stockholders at any annual or special meeting, provided notice of the proposed change be given in the notice of the meeting, may, by a majority of all the votes of the stockholders of the bank or trust company, change by resolution the number of its directors to such number, not less than five nor more than thirty-five, as they may decide.
2. The directors at any regular or special meeting of directors, by a two-thirds majority vote of the total number thereof, may increase the number of directors by adding not more than two additional directors during any one year unless the added directors would increase the total number of directors to more than thirty-five. The increase shall be effective only until the next regular stockholders’ meeting, at which time the stockholders shall approve or reject such increase.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 362.265
- Bank: means any corporation soliciting, receiving or accepting money, or its equivalent, on deposit as a business, whether the deposit is made subject to check, or is evidenced by a certificate of deposit, a passbook, a note, a receipt, or other writing, and specifically a commercial bank chartered under this chapter or a national bank located in this state. See Missouri Laws 362.010
3. A copy of every stockholders’ or directors’ resolution changing the number of directors shall be immediately filed in the office of the director of finance.