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§ 308B.705 Restatement Of Value Of Previous Contributions

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Subdivision 1. Definition.

As used in this section, an "old contribution" is a contribution reflected in the required records of a cooperative before the time the cooperative accepts a new contribution.

Subdivision 2. Restatement required.

Whenever a cooperative accepts a new contribution, the board shall restate, as required by this section, the value of all old contributions.

Subdivision 3. Restatement as to particular series or class to which new contribution pertains.

(a) Unless otherwise provided in the articles or bylaws, this subdivision sets forth the method of restating the value of old contributions that pertain to the same series or class to which the new contribution pertains. To restate the value:

(1) state the value the cooperative has accorded to the new contribution under section 308B.701, subdivision 3, clause (1);

(2) determine what percentage the value stated under clause (1) will constitute, after the restatement required by this subdivision, of the total value of all contributions that pertain to the particular series or class to which the new contribution pertains;

(3) divide the value stated under clause (1) by the percentage determined under clause (2), yielding the total value, after the restatement required by this subdivision, of all contributions pertaining to the particular series or class;

(4) subtract the value stated under clause (1) from the value determined under clause (3), yielding the total value, after the restatement required by this subdivision, of all the old contributions pertaining to the particular series or class;

(5) subtract the value, as reflected in the required records before the restatement required by this subdivision, of the old contributions from the value determined under clause (4), yielding the value to be allocated among and added to the old contributions pertaining to the particular series or class; and

(6) allocate the value determined under clause (5) proportionally among the old contributions pertaining to the particular series or class, add the allocated values to those old contributions, and change the required records accordingly.

(b) The values determined under paragraph (a), clause (5), and allocated and added under paragraph (a), clause (6), may be positive, negative, or zero.

Subdivision 4. Restatement method for other series or class.

Unless otherwise provided in the articles or bylaws, this subdivision sets forth the method of restating the value of old contributions that do not pertain to the same series or class to which the new contribution pertains. To restate the value:

(1) determine the percentage by which the restatement under subdivision 3 has changed the total contribution value reflected in the required records for the series or class to which the new contribution pertains; and

(2) as to each old contribution that does not pertain to the same series or class to which the new contribution pertains, change the value reflected in the required records by the percentage determined under clause (1). The percentage determined under clause (1) may be positive, negative, or zero.

Subdivision 5. New contributions may be aggregated.

If a cooperative accepts more than one contribution pertaining to the same series or class at the same time, then for the purpose of the restatement required by this section, the cooperative may consider all the new contributions a single contribution.

History: 2003 c 105 art 1 s 61

Notes & interpretation Not part of the law

Verified against sources: October 15, 2026Last edited: October 15, 2026

In plain language#

Whenever the cooperative accepts a new contribution, the board must restate the value of all old contributions (those already reflected in the required records) (subd. 2). Unless the articles or bylaws say otherwise, the statute supplies a formula so that the ownership percentages come out right after the new money comes in.

Subdivision by subdivision#

  • Subd. 1. An "old contribution" is one already in the required records before the new one is accepted.
  • Subd. 3 (same class or series as the new contribution). In outline: take the value the board accorded to the new contribution under § 308B.701 subd. 3(1); decide what percentage of the class's total (after restatement) it will make up; divide to get the class's post-restatement total; subtract the new value to get the old contributions' post-restatement total; subtract the old recorded value to find what must be allocated; allocate that amount proportionally among the old contributions and change the records. The amount may be positive, negative or zero. The numbered steps in the statute are the controlling text; follow them directly rather than this outline.
  • Subd. 4 (other classes or series). Change the recorded value of each old contribution in other classes by the same percentage by which the subd. 3 restatement changed the total for the new contribution's class (which may be positive, negative or zero).
  • Subd. 5. If several contributions to the same class or series are accepted at the same time, the cooperative may treat them as a single contribution for the restatement.

How it works in practice#

  • Subd. 3(a)(2) tells the board to determine the percentage the new contribution will represent after restatement, but does not say how. The statute lets the articles or bylaws supply a different method ("Unless otherwise provided in the articles or bylaws"), so fixing the method there avoids a fresh judgment call each time.
  • Keep a worksheet in the records showing each step.

Sources

  • P1 Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 308B (Cooperative Associations), Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. revisor.mn.gov (primary; accessed October 15, 2026)

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