This document summarizes several provisions related to boards of directors and trustees for corporations:
1) In the event of an emergency that prevents a quorum, the remaining directors can temporarily fill a vacancy from officers to take emergency action and must notify the SEC within 3 days.
2) Any new directorships must be filled by election at a regular or special shareholder meeting.
3) Directors cannot determine their own compensation but per diems are allowed up to 10% of net income before taxes if performing other functions.
This document summarizes several provisions related to boards of directors and trustees for corporations:
1) In the event of an emergency that prevents a quorum, the remaining directors can temporarily fill a vacancy from officers to take emergency action and must notify the SEC within 3 days.
2) Any new directorships must be filled by election at a regular or special shareholder meeting.
3) Directors cannot determine their own compensation but per diems are allowed up to 10% of net income before taxes if performing other functions.
This document summarizes several provisions related to boards of directors and trustees for corporations:
1) In the event of an emergency that prevents a quorum, the remaining directors can temporarily fill a vacancy from officers to take emergency action and must notify the SEC within 3 days.
2) Any new directorships must be filled by election at a regular or special shareholder meeting.
3) Directors cannot determine their own compensation but per diems are allowed up to 10% of net income before taxes if performing other functions.
> Emergency Board: When the - EXCEPTION: Per diems/ by laws,
vacancy prevents the remaining Not to exceed 10% of NI before
directors from constituting a tax, if performing other functions quorum and emergency action is - Requires corporations vested required to prevent grave, with public interest to submit to substantial, and irreparable loss or their shareholders and SEC, an damage, the vacancy may be annual report of the total TEMPORARILY FILLED from among compensation of each of their the officers of corporation by directors/trustees unanimous votes of the remaining directors or trustees - Self-Dealing Directors: An additional requisite is provided for - The action shall be LIMITED to transactions of self-dealing the emergency action necessary, and directors of corporations vested the term shall cease within a with public interest reasonable time from the termination of the emergency or > Approval of: upon the election of replacement a. At least 2/3 of the entire director. Notify SEC within 3 days membership of the board from creation of the board b. At least majority of the > Increase in the Number of independent directors Directors: Any directorship or trusteeship to be filled by reason of - Committees: Sec. 34 which used to increase in the number of directors cover only Executive Committees, or trustees shall be filled only by an now likewise covers management and election at a regular or at a special other committees. meeting of a stockholders or > Provides for the authority of the members BOD to create special committees > Compensation of Directors or of temporary or permanent nature Trusteed: Sec. 29 prohibits the and to determine the members term, Director/Trustee from composition, compensation, powers, participating in the fixing of their and responsibilities own per diems or compensation - Director’s Meetings: Sec. 52 - GENERAL RULE: NO compensation a. Notice requirement: 2 DAYS prior to the date of the meeting