Section 8Sec./Art. 8

To provide supplemental capital to any rural bank until it has accumulated enough capital of its own or stimulate private investments in rural banks, the Land Bank of the Philippines or any government-owned or controlled bank or financial institution shall subscribe within thirty (30) days to the capital stock of any rural bank from time to time in an amount equal to the total equity investment of the private shareholders which shall be paid in full at the time of the subscription of such amount as may be necessary to promote and expand rural economic development: Provided, however, That shares of stock issued to the Land Bank of the Philippines, the Development Bank of the Philippines or any government-owned or -controlled bank or financial institution, may, pursuant to this section, at any time, be paid off at par and retired in whole or in part if the rural bank has accumulated enough capital strength to permit retirement of such shares; or if an offer is received from private sources to replace the equity investment of the Land Bank of the Philippines, the Development Bank of the Philippines or any government-owned or controlled bank or financial institution with an equivalent investment or more in the equity of such bank.

In case of retirement of stock or replacement of equity investment of the Land Bank of the Philippines, the Development Bank of the Philippines or any government-owned or controlled bank or financial institution, the registered private shareholders of the rural bank shall have the right of preemption within one (1) year from the date of offer in proportion to their respective holdings.

Stock held by the Land Bank of the Philippines, the Development Bank of the Philippines or by any government-owned or controlled bank or financial institution, under the terms of this section, shall be made preferred only as to assets upon liquidation and without power to vote and shall share in dividend distribution from the date of issuance in the amount of four percent (4%) on the first and second years, six percent (6%) on the third and fourth years, eight percent (8%) on the fifth and sixth years, ten percent (10%) on the seventh and eighth years and twelve percent (12%) on the ninth to the fifteen years without preference: Provided, however, That is such stock of the Land Bank of the Philippines, the Development bank of the Philippines or any government-owned or controlled bank or financial institution is sold to private shareholders, the same may be converted into common stock of the class provide for in Section 10 hereof: Provided, further, That pending the amendment of Articles of Incorporation of the rural bank, if necessary, for the purpose of reflecting the conversion into common stock of preferred stock sold to private stockholders, the transfer shall be recorded by the rural bank in the stock and transfer book and such shareholders shall thereafter enjoy all the rights and privileges of common stockholders.

The preferred stocks so transferred shall be surrendered and cancelled and the corresponding common stocks shall be issued.

The corporate secretary of the rural bank shall submit to the Central Bank and the Securities and Exchange Commission a report on every transfer of preferred stock to private shareholders, and such report received by the Securities and Exchange Commission shall form part of the corporate records of rural bank. When all the prepared shares of stock of a rural bank have been sold to private shareholders, the Articles of Incorporation of the rural bank shall be amended to reflect the conversion of the preferred shares of stock into common stock. For this purpose, the President, the corporate secretary, and a majority of the Board of Directors, shall be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which shall attach the same to the original Articles of Incorporation on file with said office.

The Securities and Exchange Commission shall not register and amended Articles of Incorporation unless accompanied by the Certificate of Authority required under Section 9 of Republic Act No. 337, as amended.

All supervised past due and restructured past due loans, including those covered under existing rehabilitation programs of the Central Bank, and fifty percent (50%) of non-supervised past due and restructured past due loans including accrued interest thereon on rural banks organized under Republic Act No. 720, as amended, as of December 31, 1986, shall be converted into preferred stocks, of the rural bank and issued in favor of the Land Bank of the Philippines, the Development Bank of the Philippines or any government-owned or controlled bank or financial institution: Provided, That penalties thereon are hereby warned except accrued interest on arrearages: Provided, further, That rural banks that prefer to settle their arrearages under a plan or payment or a combination of both plan of payment and conversion may do so in accordance with existing regulations and provisions of this Act: Provided, furthermore, That rural banks shall match these preferred stocks with private equity in equal annual installments over a period of fifteen (15) years to begin three (3) years after conversion: Provided, finally, That the Central Bank, the Land Bank of the Philippines, the Development Bank of the Philippines and any government-owned and controlled bank or financial institution shall continue to rediscount subject to their respective programs, policies and guidelines against papers evidencing a loan granted by a rural bank in order to achieve the declared policy and promote the objectives of this Act.