Transfer of stock and other ownership interests.
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 13-2-304
in effect(a) The shares of stock of banks are personal property and shall be transferred on the books of the bank in such manner as the bylaws may provide. A transfer of stock in a bank is invalid until any impairment of its capital stock has been restored.
(b) Transfers of voting ownership interests of a bank or of a bank holding company shall be reported to the commissioner not less than ten (10) days prior to being made if the transfer:
(i) Equals or exceeds ten percent (10%) of the bank's or the bank holding company's voting ownership interests; or
(ii) Is made to a person owning or controlling ten percent (10%) or more and less than eighty percent (80%) of the bank's or the bank holding company's voting ownership interests.
(c) The state banking commissioner may disapprove any transfer of stock required to be reported if he finds that the transferee:
(i) Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 115, § 3.
(ii) Has been convicted of a felony; or
(iii) Has been removed from a position as director, officer or employee of a bank or other financial institution pursuant to an order of the state banking commissioner or appropriate federal regulatory authority.
Source: WY Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title13.pdfFetched: 10/4/2026