The shares of the savings and provident institutions may only be held by the local savings companies. The Articles of Association of the savings and provident institutions and of the local savings companies provide that, in the event of a bank resolution or court-ordered liquidation of a savings and provident institution, the net proceeds of share subscriptions available on the members’ current accounts held by the local savings companies are incorporated into the share capital of the savings and provident institution.
The Articles of Association of the savings and provident institutions may provide that the number of votes held by each local savings company depends on the number of shares it holds. When the share of capital held by a local savings company in the savings and provident institution with which it is affiliated exceeds 30% of the total voting rights, the number of votes allocated to it is reduced accordingly. The percentage of votes that may be held by local savings companies with a majority of legal entities may not exceed 49%.