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Law:

3/30/22

Flow: Sec 22 - 26 - 27 - 22 (Independent Directors) - Sec 23

Read Sec 22

What is the Board of Directors/Trustees?


- Top governing body of a corporation. Although a corporation has separate juridical personality, it can
only act through human agents or individuals elected by the stockholders or members.

Governing body of a stock corporation?


- Board of Directors

Governing body of a non - stock corporation?


- Board of Trustees

What can the BOD/T exercise?


- They conduct all the business and control the properties of a corporation
- much coveted position

Term of office?
- Stock corporation - 1 year
- Non stock - not exceeding 3 years

What are the qualifications for stock and non-stock corporations? Asa book

Read Sec 26 Disqualification of Directors, Trustees or Officers

Sec 27 Removal of Directors or Trustees

What are board of directors or trustees?


-they are the top governing body of a corporation, as it can only act through human agents or
individuals selected by stockholders or members.

What is the governing body of a stock corporation?


-Board of Directors

what is the governing body of a non-stock corporation?


-board of Trustees

What is the Extent of the Powers of the board of directors:


-to exercise corporate powers
-to conduct all business of the corporation
-to control and hold corporate property
What are the Term of Office of a stock and non stock corporation:
*Stock Corporation- directors shall be selected for a term of 1 year
*Non-Stock Corporation- Trustees not morethan 3 years
*Non-Stock Educational Corporation- term of 5 years, with the first trustees so classifying themselves
that the term of 1/5 of their number shall expire every year.

What are the Qualifications of directors or trustees?


Stock Corporation- director must be the owner of at least 1 share of stock
Non-stock- a trustee must be a member thereof. except independent trusteesvested with public interest
who may not be a member of the corporation.

Independent Director- a person who, apart from his or her fees and shareholdings, is independent of
management and free from business or other relationship which could, or could reasonably be
perceived to, materially interfere with his or her exercise of independent judgement carrying his or her
responsibilities as a director.

Oualifications of directors or trustees


0) Stock corporations, - The qualifications of directors of stock corporation:
are as follows:
0 Every director (including an incorporating director) must own at least one
share of the capital stock
c. The share of stock held by the director must be registered in his name on the
books of the corporation,"
is Every director must continuously own at least a share of stock during his term;
otherwise, he shall automatically cease to be a director, and
(4 A majority of the directors must be residents of the Philippines. (Dejoke, wala
na to sa new code)
(e) Non:-stock corporations. - Trustees of non- stock corporations must be,
members in good standing thereof and like in stock corporations

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