Georgia § 7-1-419 Subordinated securities

Georgia Statutes

§ 7-1-419 — Subordinated securities

(a)A bank or trust company may issue notes, debentures, or other obligations in the form of "subordinated securities," provided that they:

(1)Are subordinated in right of payment, in the event of insolvency or liquidation of the bank or trust company, to the prior payment of all deposits of the bank or trust company and of all claims of other creditors of the bank or trust company except the holders of securities on a parity therewith and the holders of securities expressly subordinated thereto;

(2)Are authorized by the same votes of directors as those required for authorization of an increase in capital stock or any instrument convertible into capital stock of the bank or trust company;

(3)Contain provisions for amortization, serial maturities, transfers to a sinking fund, allocation

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(a) A bank or trust company may issue notes, debentures, or other obligations in the form of "subordinated securities," provided that they: (1) Are subordinated in right of payment, in the event of insolvency or liquidation of the bank or trust company, to the prior payment of all deposits of the bank or trust company and of all claims of other creditors of the bank or trust company except the holders of securities on a parity therewith and the holders of securities expressly subordinated thereto; (2) Are authorized by the same votes of directors as those required for authorization of an increase in capital stock or any instrument convertible into capital stock of the bank or trust company; (3) Contain provisions for amortization, serial maturities, transfers to a sinking fund, allocation of reserves, or other provisions sufficient to pay or to have paid at maturity all amounts due thereon; (4) Furnish disclosures to investors of the risks associated with the subordinated securities prior to investment; and (5) Include notice that, if the bank or trust company becomes subject to a regulatory action, then the bank or trust company may be prohibited from paying or retiring the subordinated securities. (b) The aggregate amount of the obligations of a bank or trust company in the form of subordinated securities shall at no time exceed 50 percent of the sum of the unimpaired capital stock and unimpaired paid-in capital of the bank or the trust company. (c) Subordinated securities shall not be considered in determining the amount of ad valorem taxes payable by the bank or trust company.

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