221.0518 Shareholders' list for meeting.

(1) Preparation of list. After fixing a record date for a meeting, a bank shall prepare a list of the names of all its shareholders who are entitled to notice of a shareholders' meeting. The list shall be arranged by class or series of shares and show the address of and number of shares held by each shareholder.

(2) Availability prior to meeting. The bank shall make the shareholders' list available for inspection by any shareholder, beginning 2 business days after notice of the meeting is given for which the list was prepared and continuing to the date of the meeting, at the bank's principal office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held. A shareholder or his or her agent or attorney may, on written demand, inspect and copy the list, during regular business hours and at his or her expense, during the period that it is available for inspection under this subsection.

(3) Availability at meeting. The bank shall make the shareholders' list available at the meeting. A shareholder or his or her agent or attorney may inspect the list at any time during the meeting or an adjournment.

(4) Refusal to allow inspection. If the bank refuses to allow a shareholder or his or her agent or attorney to inspect the shareholders' list before or at the meeting, or to copy the list as permitted by sub. (2), on petition of the shareholder, the circuit court for the county where the bank's principal office is located may, after notice to the bank and an opportunity to be heard, order the inspection or copying at the bank's expense. The court may also postpone the meeting for which the list was prepared until the inspection or copying is complete.

(5) Effect of failure to comply. Refusal or failure to prepare or make available the shareholders' list does not affect the validity of action taken at the meeting.

History: 1995 a. 336.