Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0780 - Commerce and Insurance
Subtitle 0780-01 - Insurance Division
Chapter 0780-01-41 - Tennessee Captive Insurance Companies
Section 0780-01-41-.11 - ACQUISITION OF CONTROL OF OR MERGER WITH DOMESTIC COMPANY

No person other than the issuer shall make a tender offer for or a request or invitation for tenders of, or enter into any agreement to exchange securities for, seek to acquire, or acquire in the open market or otherwise, any voting security of a domestic company if, after the consummation thereof, such person would, directly or indirectly (or by conversion or by exercise of any right to acquire) be in control of such company; and no person shall enter into an agreement to merge with or otherwise to acquire control of a domestic company without the prior written approval of the commissioner. In considering any application for acquisition of control or merger with a domestic company, the commissioner shall consider all of the facts and circumstances surrounding the application as well as the criteria for establishment of a company set out in this chapter.

Authority: 2011 Public Acts, Chapter 468, T.C.A. §§ 56-13-101 through 56-13-418, 56-13-107, 56-13-108, 56-13-115, and 56-13-121.