                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

NET EARNINGS OR LOSSES; APPORTIONMENT, DISTRIBUTION, AND PAYMENT (§ 13.1-353)

A. The net earnings or losses of a worker cooperative shall be apportioned and
distributed at such times and in such manner as the articles of incorporation or
bylaws shall specify.

B. Net earnings declared as patronage allocations with respect to a period of
time, and paid or credited to members, shall be apportioned among the members in
accordance with the ratio that each member&#8217;s patronage during the period
involved bears to total patronage by all members during that period.

C. The apportionment, distribution, and payment of net earnings required by
subsection B may be in cash, credits, written notices of allocation, or shares
without voting rights issued by the worker cooperative.

HISTORY: 2020, c. 673.