Current through Supplement No. 394, October, 2024
1. A stock offering by an insurance company
subsidiary of a mutual insurance holding company, an intermediate holding
company subsidiary of a mutual insurance holding company, or an insurance
company subsidiary of an intermediate holding company subsidiary to a mutual
insurance holding company may not occur without the prior written approval of
the commissioner secured through the application and hearing process under this
chapter. An application for approval of a stock offering must contain the
following:
a. A description of the stock
intended to be offered by the applicant, including a description of all
shareholder rights.
b. The total
number of shares authorized to be issued, the estimated number the applicant
requests permission to offer, the intended date or range of dates for the
offer, and the manner in which the offer is to be conducted.
c. A justification for a uniform planned
offering price or a justification of the method by which the offering price
will be determined.
d. The name of
any underwriter, syndicate member, or placement agent involved and, if known,
the name of each entity, person, or group of persons to whom the offering is to
be made who will, as a result of the offering, directly or indirectly control
five percent or more of the total outstanding class of shares. If any involved
underwriter, syndicate member, or placement agent is a corporation, or other
entity, the name of each member of its board of directors or equivalent
management team, with the names of the offeror's board of directors, must be
provided. A copy of any offering documents, including any filing with the
securities and exchange commission or a state securities regulator, must be
included in the application.
e. A
description of any subscription rights to be afforded a member of the mutual
insurance holding company.
f. A
detailed description of all expenses projected to be incurred in connection
with the offering.
g. A statement
as to the intended use of the funds raised by the offering.
h. A description of any fee, commission, or
other valuable consideration earned by a director, officer, agent, or employee
of the mutual insurance holding company or its affiliates specifically for
aiding, promoting, or assisting in the structuring or placement of the
offering. The commissioner may disallow any fee, commission, or other valuable
consideration deemed to be unreasonable. This subdivision does not apply to the
payment of reasonable fees and compensation to attorneys at law, accountants,
actuaries, and investment bankers for services performed in the independent
practice of their professions, even though the underwriters of such services
are also directors of the mutual insurance holding company, its subsidiaries,
or affiliates.
i. A statement that
the mutual insurance holding company, either directly or indirectly through an
intermediate holding company of a mutual insurance holding company, shall
retain ownership of at least a majority of the voting shares of the capital
stock of the subsidiary stock insurance company as required by North Dakota
Century Code section 26.1-12.1-02.
j. Such other information as the commissioner
shall require.
2. An
application for a stock offering must include the following provisions:
a. A restriction prohibiting an officer,
director, employee, or other interested person of the mutual insurance holding
company or its subsidiaries or its affiliates from the purchase or ownership of
a share of the offering or receipt of an option to or for the benefit of an
officer, director, employee, or other interested person, for a period of at
least six months following the conclusion of the offering. This subdivision
does not limit the rights of an officer, director, or other interested person
from exercising a subscription right generally accorded a member of the mutual
insurance holding company, except that, pursuant to such subscription right, an
officer, director, or other interested person of the mutual insurance holding
company or its subsidiaries or affiliates may not purchase or own, in the
aggregate, directly or indirectly, more than five percent of the securities
offered in the offering for a period of at least six months following the
conclusion of the offering.
b. A
provision that an entity created under a plan of reorganization may issue more
than one class of securities provided, however, that at all times a voting
majority of each class must be held, directly or indirectly, by the mutual
insurance holding company and, provided further, that no class of common stock
may receive a dividend or other right greater than the class held, directly or
indirectly, in the mutual insurance holding company.