Virginia § 6.2-1023 Acquisition of stock; application

Virginia Statutes

§ 6.2-1023 — Acquisition of stock; application

Virginia § 6.2-1023

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 6.2FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND SERVICES

Subtitle IIDEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS AND TRUST ORGANIZATIONS

Ch. 10ENTITIES CONDUCTING TRUST BUSINESS

Art. 2TRUST COMPANIES

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Va. Code Ann. § 6.2-1023 (2026).

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A.Except as provided in this section, no person shall acquire, directly or indirectly, 10 percent or more of the voting shares of a trust company unless such person first:

1.Files an application with the Commission in such form as the Commission may prescribe;

2.Delivers such other information to the Commission as the Commission may require concerning the financial responsibility, background, experience, and activities of the applicant, its directors, senior officers, and principals and of any proposed new directors, senior officers, and principals of the trust company; and

3.Pays such application fee as the Commission may prescribe.

B.Upon the filing and investigation of an application, the Commission shall permit the acquisition, subject to § 6.2-1024, if it finds that the appli

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A. Except as provided in this section, no person shall acquire, directly or indirectly, 10 percent or more of the voting shares of a trust company unless such person first:

1. Files an application with the Commission in such form as the Commission may prescribe;

2. Delivers such other information to the Commission as the Commission may require concerning the financial responsibility, background, experience, and activities of the applicant, its directors, senior officers, and principals and of any proposed new directors, senior officers, and principals of the trust company; and

3. Pays such application fee as the Commission may prescribe.

B. Upon the filing and investigation of an application, the Commission shall permit the acquisition, subject to § 6.2-1024, if it finds that the applicant and (i) its members if applicable, (ii) its directors, senior officers, and principals, and (iii) any proposed new directors, senior officers, and principals, have the financial responsibility, character, reputation, experience, and general fitness to warrant belief that the business will be operated efficiently and fairly, in the public interest, and in accordance with law. The Commission shall grant or deny the application within 60 days from the date a completed application, accompanied by the required fee, is filed, unless the period is extended by order of the Commission reciting the reasons for the extension. If the application is denied, the Commission shall notify the applicant of the denial and the reasons for the denial.

C. The foregoing provisions of this section shall not apply to a person owning 51 percent or more of the capital stock of the trust company at the time of the proposed acquisition; however, such person shall give the Commission 30 days advance written notice of the proposed acquisition and provide such additional information as the Commission may require.