NMSA 60-2E-25. Report of proposed issuance or transfer of ownership;

60-2E-25. Report of proposed issuance or transfer of ownership; report of change in corporate officers and directors; approval of board. A. Before a company licensee, other than a publicly traded corporation, may issue or transfer five percent or more of its ownership to a person, it shall file a report of its proposed action with the board, which report shall request the approval of the board. The board shall have ninety days within which to approve or deny the request. If the board fails to act in ninety days, the request is deemed approved. If the board denies the request, the company shall not issue or transfer five percent or more of its securities to the person about whom the request was made. B. A company licensee shall file a report of each change of the corporate officers and directors with the board within thirty days of the change. The board shall have ninety days from the date the report is filed within which to approve or disapprove such change. During the ninety-day period and thereafter, if the board does not disapprove the change, an officer or director is entitled to exercise all powers of the office to which the officer or director was elected or appointed. C. A company licensee shall report to the board in writing a change in company personnel who have been designated as key executives. The report shall be made no later than thirty days after the change. D. The board may require that a company licensee furnish the board with a copy of its federal income tax return within thirty days after the return is filed. History: Laws 1997, ch. 190, § 27; 2009, ch. 199, § 10.