Sec. 251.403. DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS. Subject to Sections 11.052 and 11.053 (a), the trustees designated under Section 251.401 shall distribute the cooperative association's assets in the following order: (1) by returning the par value of the investors' capital to investors; (2) by returning the amounts paid on subscriptions to subscribers for invested capital; (3) by returning the amount of patronage dividends credited to patrons' accounts to the patrons; (4) by returning to members their membership capital; and (5) by distributing any surplus in the manner provided by the certificate of formation: (A) among the patrons who have been members or subscribers of the cooperative association during the six years preceding the date of termination, on the basis of patronage during that period; (B) as a gift to any cooperative association or other nonprofit enterprise designated in the certificate of formation; or (C) by a combination of both methods of distribution.
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