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Describe the procedure and timing for conducting a delinquency sale.

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Describe the procedure and timing for conducting a delinquency sale. The board of directors initiates a delinquency sale by resolution, which must specifically state the amount due on each subscription, including all accrued interest (SEC. 67, Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines). The resolution must also fix the date, time, and place of the sale, […]

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Who is the winning bidder at a delinquency sale, and how are the resulting shares transferred?

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Who is the winning bidder at a delinquency sale, and how are the resulting shares transferred? The delinquent stock is sold at public auction to the bidder who offers to pay the full amount of the balance due, together with accrued interest, costs of advertisement, and expenses of sale, for the smallest number of shares

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What are the necessary conditions and deadline for a court action seeking to question a delinquency sale?

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What are the necessary conditions and deadline for a court action seeking to question a delinquency sale? No action to recover delinquent stock sold can be sustained on the ground of irregularity or defect in the notice or in the sale itself, unless the party first pays or tenders to the current holder the sum

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What stockholder rights are suspended for the holder of delinquent stock?

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What stockholder rights are suspended for the holder of delinquent stock? No delinquent stock shall be voted for, be entitled to vote, or be represented at any stockholder’s meeting (SEC. 70, Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines). Consequently, the holder of delinquent stock is also denied any of the rights of a stockholder that are

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What is the procedure for a registered owner to obtain a new certificate of stock to replace one that is lost, stolen, or destroyed?

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What is the procedure for a registered owner to obtain a new certificate of stock to replace one that is lost, stolen, or destroyed? The registered owner or their legal representative must first file an affidavit in triplicate with the corporation, detailing, if possible, the circumstances of the loss, the number of shares, the serial

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What must a corporation carefully preserve at its principal office regarding records and resolutions?

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What must a corporation carefully preserve at its principal office regarding records and resolutions? Every corporation is mandated to keep and carefully preserve at its principal office a range of important information relating to its operations (SEC. 73, Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines). This includes a record of all business transactions, ensuring a complete

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What specific unlawful purposes are prohibited for entering into a voting trust agreement?

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What specific unlawful purposes are prohibited for entering into a voting trust agreement? No voting trust agreement shall be entered into for the purposes of circumventing the laws against anti-competitive agreements, abuse of dominant position, or anti-competitive mergers and acquisitions (SEC. 58, Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines). Furthermore, voting trusts are prohibited if their

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What is the rule concerning the irrevocability of a pre-incorporation subscription?

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What is the rule concerning the irrevocability of a pre-incorporation subscription? A subscription of shares in a corporation still to be formed, known as a pre-incorporation subscription, shall be irrevocable for a period of at least six (6) months from the date of subscription (SEC. 60, Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines). This irrevocability applies

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Name two types of consideration that are explicitly prohibited for the issuance of shares of stock.

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Name two types of consideration that are explicitly prohibited for the issuance of shares of stock. Stocks shall not be issued for a consideration less than their par or issued price, a principle known as prohibiting “watered stock” (SEC. 61, Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines). The Code then explicitly prohibits the issuance of shares

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When consideration for stocks is other than cash, who determines the valuation, and whose approval is required?

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When consideration for stocks is other than cash, who determines the valuation, and whose approval is required? Where the consideration for the issuance of stock is something other than actual cash, such as property, or consists of intangible property like patents or copyrights, the initial valuation thereof is determined by the stockholders or the board

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