§ 103.210. Proxy Statement Filing.
10 CA ADC § 103.210Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
10 CCR § 103.210
§ 103.210. Proxy Statement Filing.
(a) No copies of the proxy statement, form of proxy, or any other soliciting material shall be furnished to stockholders or shareholders unless copies thereof, in triplicate, are filed either as a part of the application or separately with the Commissioner for approval and approved fifteen (15) days prior to the date that copies of such material are first sent or given to stockholders or shareholders or such shorter period prior to that date as the Commissioner may authorize upon good cause therefor.
Each association with prepares its proxy statement in accordance with the proxy regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission shall also include the material in subsection 103.210(e)(7) required of other associations.
(c) The proxy statement of each association which is not prepared in accordance with the proxy regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission shall contain all information and disclose all material facts necessary for the making of an informed judgment on the advisability of the merger and ordinarily shall contain substantially all of the following information:
(7) Brief description under separate heading of the nature of any material relationship of the association and its officers, directors and five percent (5%) owners and their associates to each of the other constituent associations, its officers, directors and five percent (5%) owner and their associates:
(5) A statement that an Internal Revenue Service ruling or opinion of tax counsel on federal income tax consequences to stockholders, members and associations will be sought and the merger consummated only if it is determined to be a tax-free reorganization from the standpoint of the association and stockholders. Normally, an IRS ruling should be applied for if the transaction is being treated as a tax-free reorganization. If transaction is not tax-free either as to the association or the stockholders, it should be stated, including a summary of the tax consequences.
(1) A statement of condition of each constituent association as of a date within ninety (90) days prior to the date of the proxy statement. In addition, the constituent associations shall include an audited statement of conditions as of a date within one (1) year of the date of the proxy statement unless the fiscal year of the constituent association has ended within ninety (90) days prior to the date of the proxy statement, in which case the statement of condition as of the end of the preceding fiscal year.
(2) An audited statement of operations of each constituent association for each of the last three (3) fiscal years and an interim unaudited statement of operations for the period between the end of the last fiscal year and the date of the latest statement of condition in the proxy statement. If the last fiscal year ended within ninety (90) days prior to the date of the proxy statement and an audited statement is not available for that fiscal year, there shall be included with the proxy statement audited statements of operations for the latest three (3) years available, and an unaudited statement of operations for the last fiscal year and following interim period.
(3) A pro forma statement of condition and statement of operations giving effect to the proposed merger. The pro forma statement of condition shall be as of a date within ninety (90) days prior to the date of the proxy statement and as of the end of the preceding fiscal year. The pro forma statement of operations should cover the year to date period ended within ninety (90) days prior to the date of the proxy statement and for the prior fiscal year.
(8) If the constituent association is a subsidiary of a corporate holding company, as defined by Section 11500 of the Financial Code, the proxy statement shall include both unconsolidated statements of the parent holding company and consolidated financial statements of the parent holding company and its subsidiaries as follows:
(A) A statement of condition as of a date within ninety (90) days prior to the date of the proxy statement and an audited statement of condition as of a date within one (1) year of the date of the proxy statement unless the fiscal year for the constituent has ended within ninety (90) days prior to the date of the proxy statement, in which case to latest statement of condition may be unaudited, but the proxy statement shall also contain an audited statement of condition as of the end of the preceding fiscal year.
(B) An audited statement of operations covering a fiscal year ended within one (1) year of the proxy statement date; provided that if the fiscal year of the constituent has ended within ninety (90) days prior to the date of the proxy statement, the audited statement of operations may cover the preceding fiscal year. An interim unaudited statement of operations shall also be included for the period, if any, between the close of the latest fiscal year and the date of the latest statement of condition.
(9) The audited financial statements shall be accompanied by the report of the independent accountant who examined such financial statements and by a letter from each independent accountant, dated not more than five (5) days prior to the date of the proxy statement, consenting to the use of his accountant's report in the proxy statement.
(10) When unaudited financial statements are used as the basis for determining the purchase price or value for the exchange, or when requested by the Commissioner, the independent accountant shall perform certain specified procedures with respect to the unaudited financial statements and issue a separate letter to the Commissioner describing the procedures performed. Such procedures as a minimum shall include:
(5) Nature and amount of any material interest of any of the persons named in subsections (c) and (f) of this section and his associates in any loan from or material transaction with a constituent association during the current and preceding three (3) calendar years, including description of the transaction or loans.
(A) Describe the nature and total dollar amount of business or financial transaction occurring within the past three (3) years between each constituent association with each affiliate, as defined in Section 5075 of the Financial Code, (including a description of the nature of such affiliate relationship), and with the holding company where the amount involved in the transaction or series of similar transactions exceed the sum of $30,000 in any one year.
The foregoing schedule of required information is not intended as a required form of presentation. This order of items need not be followed so long as the information is clearly presented under appropriate subject headings. The Commissioner may require additional information or for good cause shown waive the inclusion of certain of the forgoing items in a particular case.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Section 5255, Financial Code. Reference: Sections 9200-9218, Financial Code.
History
1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering former Section 205 to Section 103.210 (Register 87, No. 14). For prior history, see Registers 77, No. 11 and 71, No. 48.
This database is current through 5/10/24 Register 2024, No. 19.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 10, § 103.210, 10 CA ADC § 103.210
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