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<section article="gfi" article_name="Financial Institutions" number="9-320" title_number="9" title_name="Savings and Loan Associations" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Organization and Capitalization">
  <text>A capital stock association:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>Shall obtain the prior written approval of the Division Director for each prospectus, offering circular, or advertisement offering capital stock for sale or subscription;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>Shall include in each prospectus offering capital stock a statement that shares of capital stock are not insured by the State of Maryland Deposit Insurance Fund Corporation or the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>Except for stock issued under a plan of consolidation, merger, or reorganization approved under § 9-627 of this title, shall require that the consideration for its capital stock be paid in cash and in an amount not less than the par value of the stock;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>May issue stock options under a stock option plan approved by the Division Director;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="5">
    <text>May not grant any loan which is secured in whole or in part by shares of its capital stock; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="6">
    <text>Unless the Division Director has given prior written approval, may not repurchase shares of capital stock for its own account.</text>
  </level>
</section>
