Texas Agriculture Code 56.007 – Stock Ownership
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, an agricultural finance corporation or any banking corporation or trust company, except a savings bank, may hold stock of:
(1) an agricultural finance corporation; or
(2) a corporation that is chartered under the laws of the United States or a state of the United States and that is principally engaged in financing ready marketable, staple, nonperishable agricultural products.
(b) The total amount of stock held in accordance with Subsection (a) of this section may not exceed an amount equal to:
(1) 10 percent of the capital and surplus of the acquiring corporation; or
(2) 10 percent of the capital stock of the corporation of which the stock is to be held.
Terms Used In Texas Agriculture Code 56.007
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) Except in payment of debt, a banking corporation or trust company may not acquire stock of an agricultural finance corporation unless it first obtains express written authorization for the purchase from the banking commissioner under rules adopted by the banking commissioner.
(d) If a banking corporation or trust company acquires stock of an agricultural finance corporation in payment of debt, it shall promptly dispose of the stock unless it obtains express permission from the banking commissioner to retain the stock.