AS 06.05.441: Conditions precedent to dividend declaration and payment.

(a) Before a bank dividend is declared or the net profits for the period covered by the dividend disposed of, and after the restoration of any undivided profits or surplus under AS 06.05.442, not less than one-fifth of these net profits shall be carried to the bank surplus account until the surplus account equals 100 percent of the paid-in capital of the bank.

(b) The department may require a bank to suspend the payment of any dividends until all orders or requirements of this section and AS 06.05.442 have been complied with.