Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
(2007 edition)
Advantages:
1.easier to raise capital and to attract other persons as investors because of l
imited liability
2.it has the attribute of perpetual succession and a juridical personality indep
endent from its stockholders
3.managed by group of persons called the board of directors
4.transfer of interest is easier and will not dissolve the enterprise
Disadvantages:
1.it takes time to organize
2.business decisions may be stalemated by differences of opinion among the board
members
MINIMUM CAPITAL
Now, as a rule, there is no minimum required capital, although the law requires
the 25-25 rule which is that atleast 25% of the authorized shares(amount fixed i
n the articles of incorporation to be subscribed and paid by stockholder) must b
e subscribed, and at least 25% of that shares subscribed was already paid.
You need not have everybody paying 25% (since individual subscriber may pay less
than 25%, as long as the 25% of the aggregate amount of the subscribe shares is
already paid).
Although, the law says that paid-up capital should not be less than P5K, so you
can form a corporation with a paid-up capital of P80K subscription would be 20K
and paid-up would be 5K. But for certain lines of businesses, special laws requi
re minimum, authorized capital, like banks, insurance companies, financing compa
nies.
In computing 25-25 rule, subscriptions made by a corporation will be included. C
orporations can be subscribers, only that they can not be incorporators.
2006 notes:this 25-25 is only applicable in terms of par value shares since if n
o par value is involved, whatever is issued is fully paid.
CORPORATE TERM
It should have a corporate term which should not exceed 50 years. And it may be
extended for another 50 years. But you cannot incorporate today, then tomorrow,
extend the corporation life. You can only do that in the last 5 years of its exi
stence (except for justifiable reasons like in securing a loan of 8 yr life and
corp term remaining is only 7 yrs so dapat na i-amend for reason of securing a l
oan)
2006 notes:corporation cannot be granted a usufruct over 50 yrs.
Corporate name:
No corporation name may be allowed if it is identical or deceptively or confusin
gly similar to that of any existing corp. And that the way the jurisprudence has
developed, the name will not be allowed if it uses a dominant word in the name
of another corporation, and they are engaged in the same line of business.
On the other hand, the Court has said that Lyceum of the Phils. cannot prevent o
ther schools from using lyceum because lyceum is a generic name. It means a scho
ol. Like university, UE cannot prevent others from using university as part of t
heir name because it's a generic name. So Lyceum of the Phils. cannot have an ex
clusive right to use lyceum because it is a generic term for schools.
2006 notes: It may change its name by merely amending its Articles of Incorporat
ion in the manner prescribed by law.
2006 notes: Change of name has no more effect upon the identity of the corporati
on,since it is just a change of name, not of being. It remains and continues to
be the original corporation.
2006 notes: in corporation corp , incorp may be used and if it contain initials, an e
xplanation must be included.
2006 notes:in partnership the words company and ltd may be used.
2006 notes: words in ordinary language are not susceptible of appropriation ,but
words use together ,attained a 2nd meaning, they are subject to appropriation (
secondary meaning rule).
2006 notes:cannot use brgy, national, state and Philippines as part of a name.
2006 notes:if name only lacks even a single word/entry you may dismiss the case si
nce such constitute a substantial defect which would tantamount a lack of cause
of action.
2.Perpetual succession
Continued corporate existence irrespective of death or withdrawal of its compone
nt members, limited in duration to the pds stated in charter.
3.Acquisition of Property, contracting obligations and bringing of suits
Property of the corporation is not the property of its stockholders or members a
nd may not be sold by the stockholders or members without express authorization
from the corporation s board of directors.
Obligations incurred by the corporation acting through its directors ,officers a
nd employees are its sole liabilities. As such, corporate officers are not perso
nally liable for money claims of discharged corporate employees unless they acte
d with evident malice and bad faith in terminating their employment.
Stockholder is not directly ,individually and/or personally liable for the indeb
tedness of the corporation. Being the officer or stockholder of corporation does
not make one s property the property also of the corporation for they are separat
e entities.
Interest of stockholders in corporate property is purely inchoate, and will not
entitle them to intervene in a litigation involving corporate property(rights be
longing to corp cannot be enjoined by stockholder).
DOUBLE TAXATION. When a corporation earns profits, it pays income tax, when the
corporation distributes the profits to the stockholders, the income will again b
e subject to tax---as you know, dividends are subject to withholding tax.
EVERY CORPORATION INCORPORATED UNDER THIS CODE HAS THE POWER AND CAPACITY TO SUE
AND BE SUED IN ITS CORPORATE NAME.
--if party wants to intervene, it must used its corporate name as the law requir
es and not another name which it had not registered. (Laureano v CA)
(2000 BAR) suit will prosper against A Corp since it is the one renting the offi
ce space as lessee from the owner of building as the lessor but the suit will no
t prosper against Y,the President of A Corp since he has a legal personality dis
tinct and separate from that of the corporation.
4.Receipt and enjoyment in common of privileges and immunities
DOCTRINE OF PIERCING THE VEIL
When the separate juridical personality of a corporation is used to defeat publi
c convenience, to justify wrong, to protect fraud, to commit a crime, its separa
te juridical personality will be disregarded. BUT, time and again, the Court sai
d that the mere fact that one stockholder is the controlling stockholder of a co
rporation, is not sufficient for disregarding the separate juridical personality
. Mere control, in other words is not enough to constitute a ground for disregar
ding the separate personality.
It must be CONTROL + something else, like fraud.
For example, somebody is sued there is a judgment against him so what does he do----
he forms a corporation and transfers his properties to that corporation so that
they can t levy upon the property by saying that they belong to the corporation.
It is applicable when:
1.used as a cloak to cover fraud, illegality, or it results in injustice
2.defeat public convenience, justify wrong, defend crime
3.necessary to achieve equity or to protect creditors and other valid grounds
4.where two factories are made to appear as one and used as a device to defeat t
he ends of law or as a shield to confuse legitimate issues
5.where parent corp assumes complete control of its subsidiary s business
6.when corporation is an alter ego of one of the principal stockholders
7.forum shopping since the corporate veil cannot be used to shield an otherwise
blatant violation of the prohibition against forum shopping shareholders whether
suing as the majority in direct actions or as the minority in a derivative suit
cannot be allowed to trifle with the court processes.
2006 notes: Piercing applies to sale of stocks but not applicable to sale of ass
ets or properties.
4blue 95 notes: Doctrine can only come into play if summons is served on the cor
poration through any one of the persons named: President, Managing Partner, Corp
orate secretary, Treasurer, or in-house counsel (Rule 14)
Ways of proving corporate existence where this is put in issue are by producing:
1.original of the certificate of Incorporation with the seal of the SEC or a co
py of the same certified by the SEC
2.copy of the Articles of Incorporation certified by the SEC
3.copy of the Articles of Incorporation filed with some government office like t
he Register of Deeds ,and certified by the custodian of that document.
2. by board of directors :
In a stockholders meeting ,those representing at least 2/3 of the outstanding cap
ital stock approve a resolution delegating the power to amend or adopt new by la
ws to the board
The board ,by majority vote, then approves the amendments to the by-laws. The am
endments duly certified by a majority of the directors and countersigned by the
Secretary are then filed with the SEC.
In case of banks and other special corporations, the amendments should be accomp
anied by a certificate of the appropriate government agency. The amended or new
by laws become effective upon issuance by SEC of a certificate of filing.
2006 notes:amendment of by-laws cannot be used to defeat the security of tenure
of an individual
2006 notes: Proposal to restrict election to all holders of majority of outstand
ing cap stock is invalid since it deprives minority stockholders of right to ele
ction.
2006 notes:Corporation Code so states that it will not allow a non-stockholder t
o occupy President position whereby it requires among the directors elected by t
he stockholders.
4Blue 95 notes: Stockholder s right to inspection of books will have to bow to the
provisions of the Law on Non-Disclosure of Deposits ,which provides as a genera
l rule that the deposit account of a depositor in a bank cannot be inquired int
o by any person even including the government.
* The remedy of the stockholder is not an inquiry into the bank deposit but mere
ly an order to the bank to inform the court whether or not the defendant has a d
eposit therein
* As such, stockholder must secure a writ of execution from the court to be ser
ve on the bank.
Within 10 days from request of a stockholder or member ,the corporation shall fu
rnish him a copy of its most recent financial statements including a balance she
et and net income statement.(NCC)
Procedure:
a.approval of a plan of merger by the boards of directors or trustees of the con
stituent corporations setting forth the terms of the merger or consolidation and
a statement of changes in the articles of incorporation of the surviving/consol
idating corporation
b.approval of the plan by stockholders of each of the constituent corporations b
y a vote of at least 2/3 of the outstanding capital stock of each in stock corpo
rations, or 2/3 of the members in a non-stock corp in meetings separately held o
n at least 2 wks advance notice stating the purpose of such meeting
c.execution of the articles of merger/consolidation by each of the constituent c
orporations,signed by the Pres/Vice Pres of each and certified by their respecti
ve secretaries/asst secretaries.
d.submission of 4 copies of the duly executed articles of merger/consolidation t
o the SEC and issuance by the SEC of the certificate of merger/consolidation in
the proper case.
.
NATIONALITY OF A CORPORATION
Gen Rule: The country where the corporation was incorporated determines the nati
onality of a corporation (Domiciliary Test)
Foreign corporations classified under the domiciliary test are subject to the la
ws of the country of their creation on the ff matters:
1.creation,formation, organization or dissolution of corporations
2.relations, liabilities, responsibilities and duties of members, stockholders o
r officers of corporation to each other or to the corporation.
In times of war or national emergency , the control test is used, whereby if the
controlling stock of a corporation is owned by citizens of a particular country
which is at war with the Philippines then that corporation although organized i
n the Philippines is a foreign corporation.
4Blue 95 notes: GOCC have personality of their own, separate and distinct from t
he government and their funds although considered to be public in character are
not exempt from garnishment (PNB v Pabalan)
There are distinctions between a corporation going public and a corporation going p
rivate
1.corporation going public allows its stocks to be issued to person other than i
ts registered stockholders
Going private restricts the issue of its stocks to its registered stockholders o
nly, and prevents transfers by stockholders of their stocks without first giving
the corporation and its stockholders the first opportunity of acquiring the sam
e.
2.going public may allow its stock to be sold in stock exchanges, going private
may not allow its stock already issued to be traded in stock exchanges/
3.articles of incorporation and by laws of a corporation going private usually c
ontains right of first refusal clause giving corp and its stockholders preferenc
e as against non-stockholders in the acquisition of stocks. The articles and or
by laws of a corporation going public would not contain the right of first refus
al.
New Corporation Code(NCC) classifies corporations into stock and non-stock corpo
rations. And those created by Special laws and those incorporated under the NCC.
NCC under scattered sections also provides for close corporations and special co
rporations. No mention was made of public corporation.
1.Stock Corporation
Capital stock divided into shares and are authorized to distribute profits on th
e basis of the shares thus held.
a.Par value is where latter is stated in the articles and which value remains ge
nerally unchangeable.
b.No Par value are those which have stocks where the issue value ,which changes
from time to time, is left to the discretion of the corporation to determine.jt
may be issued at different prices.
2005 notes: A holder of one share of no par value stock is entitled to the same
rights as another holder of one share of par value stock irrespective of the dif
ference in issue values of the two shares.
2005 notes: when articles or by-laws are silent, the corporation is deemed to h
ave the power to declare dividends.
2005 notes: prohibition in its articles that at dissolution the assets of the co
rporation shall be given to a charitable corporation does not prohibit the corpo
ration from declaring dividends before dissolution.
2.Non Stock Corporation
Corporation organized for non profit purposes, and primarily for charitable ,re
ligious, educational ,fraternal etc..
2006 notes:di pwede ang stock and profit (like manufacture soap and sell it ,di ya
n pwede pag non stock corporation)
1.EDUCATIONAL CORPORATIONS
For educational corporations, where the trustees should be divided into multiple
s of five. So you should have five, ten, or fifteen trustees if they are organiz
ed as non-stock corporation. And unless otherwise provided in the articles of in
corporation or by-laws, the terms of the trustees should be five years, and ever
y year only one fifth (1/5) is elected, again to provide for continuity in polic
ies. But you can provide that they will all be elected instead for a term of one
year, so every year, everybody has to be elected.
2.CLOSE CORPORATIONS
It is one whose articles provides :
a.that its shares shall not be held by a group of more than 20 persons
b.all of the issued stocks shall be subject to one or more restrictions on trans
fer
c.corporation shall not list in any stock exchange or make public offering of an
y of its stocks
If at least 2/3 of the voting stock of the above corporations is owned or contro
lled by another corporation which is not a close corporation, then the above cor
poration shall not be deemed a close corporation.
4blue 95 notes: In a close corporation, the restriction as to the transfer of sh
ares has to be annotated in the articles of incorporation ,the by-laws and the c
ertificate of stock. This serves as notice to the person dealing with such share
s ,as such, the person is bound by the pricing stated in the by laws.
3.RELIGIOUS CORPORATIONS
There are three (3) ways by which a religious organization can provide for the a
dministration of its properties:
1. by forming a non-stock corporation
2. by corporation sole
3. by religious aggregate or society
Corporation sole may constitute of one person only so the head of a religious se
ct would incorporate himself for the purpose of administering the properties of
a religious sect. To incorporate what you will file with the SEC is an affidavit
. The affidavit will state that the affiant is the head of a religious denominat
ion or sect and would want to become a corporation sole. and the rules of his re
ligion allow him to incorporate as a corporation sole and that he is charged wit
h the administration of its properties and in fact he will be required to submit
an inventory and the manner in which the successor will be chosen and the place
where he will hold his office.
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila is a corporation sole so if Cardinal Sin
dies the new archbishop will simply submit his appointment and he need not inco
rporate again because the corporation is different from the occupant of the posi
tion. The Iglesia ni Kristo is incorporated as a corporation sole.
The court has held in Roman Catholic Apostolic Adm. of Davao, Inc. v. Land Regis
tration Commission that although the Bishop was a foreigner, he could register a
parcel of land in his name because he is a mere administrator the property real
ly belongs to the faithful and since they are Filipinos they could register the
land in the administrator s name .
Under the law if a corporation sole wants to dispose of or mortgage real propert
y, he has to get authorization from the Regional Trial Court unless the rules of
the religious sect allow him to dispose of or mortgage real property and that i
s usually the case.
The last is the religious aggregate or religious society. It can incorporate for
the purpose of managing its properties and the articles would indicate that the
members constitute a religious order or society and that at least 2/3 of the me
mbers have agreed to incorporate, that the rules allow them to incorporate they
desire to incorporate to manage their properties in the place where located. The
recollects are incorporated to manage their properties, they are the single big
gest bloc of stockholder of San Miguel Corporation.
4.CORPORATION BY ESTOPPEL
It is a corp, which is a group of a persons, which is so defectively formed so t
hat it is not a de jure or a de facto corp but is considered as a corp with resp
ect to those who cannot deny its existence because of some agreement or admissio
n or conduct on their part.
This doctrine requires that there must be dealings among the parties on a corpor
ate basis.
And there are differences between a de facto corp and a corp by estoppel. A de f
acto corp has a real existence in law, while a corp by estoppel has none. A de
facto corp may exist even if there are no dealings among parties on a corporate
basis. In corps by estoppel, dealings on a corporate basis among the parties inv
olved are required. Also, where not all requisites for corp de facto are presen
t, you can have corp by estoppel.
2006 notes: The principle of estoppel can be invoked by the victim but not by th
e corporation as duly organized as against the victim of said misrepresentation.
Christian Children s Fund Case
There was a teacher hired by the CCF, which was unincorporated. She wanted to g
o after the one with money, the organization that was funding CCF, and she was c
laiming I m an employee of that org and not the CCF. But the court said that since
she accepted employment with CCF, she was estopped from claiming that CCF is not
a corp.
2006 notes:the people who represented themselves as forming that corp would be l
iable as general partners, they will be solidarily liable. That s why in one case
the court said the people who represented themselves as the officers of a corpo
ration that is really an unincorporated org they were illegally recruiting perso
ns the court said they were liable as general partners, solidarily liable for al
l claims.
5. DE FACTO CORPORATIONS
A de facto corporation is one that is defectively created so as not to become a
de jure corporation. It is the result of an attempt to incorporate under an exi
sting law coupled with the exercise of corporate powers.
(while a dejure on the other hand is a corporation formed with all of the requir
ements of law)
The existence of a de facto corporation can only be attacked directly by the sta
te through quo warranto proceedings. If the corporation does not qualify as a d
e facto corporation, its existence may be attacked collaterally. This doctrine
is based on public policy to ensure stability in business transactions.
4blue 95 notes: a corporation was created by special law, later, the law creatin
g it was declared invalid. May such corporation claim to be a de facto corporati
on? No, a private corporation may be created only under the corporation code. O
nly public corporation may be created under a special law.
2006 notes:where private corporation is created under a special law ,there is no
attempt at a valid incorporation, such cannot claim a de facto status.
2006 notes: where a person convinces others to form a corporation, which however
was not formed at all, the parties are partners inter se and are governed by th
e law on Partnerships .the relationship is not that of a de facto corporation.
There are different ways by which a foreign corporation can establish its presen
ce here. one is by setting a branch office, another is by setting up subsidiary,
for tax purposes there are no trade-offs because a branch and a subsidiary are
taxed in the same way but a subsidiary may be beneficial in the sense that it li
mits the exposure of the mother company to its subscription instead of risking a
ll the assets of the mother company. Another is the regional headquarters which
does not do business, it is just a coordinating and communication center. Foreig
n companies are setting up regional headquarters here because it has subsidiarie
s in Southeast Asia or licensees and franchisees and its function is to supervis
e and coordinate with those subsidiaries or franchisees so normally a regional
headquarters would have a one room office here probably with country manager an
d secretary, a telephone, computer and fax machine.
If a foreign corporation wants to do business here it has to appoint a resident
agent who may be a corporation, partnership or individual, if individual he must
be of good moral character, sound financial standing, although his only functio
n is to receive summonses in behalf of the corporation.
If a foreign corporation is being sued, the summons must be served on the reside
nt agent. The corporation is also required to file with the SEC a power of attor
ney or resolution which says that if it has no resident agent it agrees that the
summons be served with the SEC which will forward the summons and the complaint
to the foreign corporation. If no resident agent and any officer who will be in
the Philippines may be served with summons.
Section 133 says that if the foreign corporation will be doing business without
a license it cannot sue or intervene in any action in court or administrative ag
ency.
The SC had said that if a foreign corporation is doing business here without a l
icense, a contract it entered into is valid, it is not rendered void so the cour
t said the legislature made a judgment call that imposing penal sanctions and de
nying access to the courts are sufficient penalties for doing business without a
license. The legislature did not provide that the contract it entered into is v
oid. Although the foreign corporation did not have license to do business when i
t entered into in that contract, it could sue if later on it acquired a license
to do business.
(BAR) If a foreign corporation which has been licensed to do business in the Phi
lippines by the BOI and SEC ,wants to expand its business activities in the Phil
ippines, is further approval from the BOI necessary?
HELD: Board of Investments (BOI) approval of the expansion of business of a fore
ign corporation already licensed on or before the effectivity date of the forei
gn investments law(1968) to engage in business is not necessary. BOI approval i
s needed only in situations where foreign enterprise desires to exceed the permi
tted percentage of equity of its investments under the Foreign Investments Law.
The Foreign Investment Act and its implementing regulations define what is doing
business. It includes:
* Soliciting orders. When we talk of soliciting orders we mean negotiations of
the specific terms and conditions of the contract. If you just advertise, that
is not doing business.
* Opening offices
* Appointing representatives or distributors
* Operating under full control of the foreign corporation
* Domiciled in the Philippines or who in any calendar year stay in the Philippin
es for at least 180 days
* Participating in the management, supervision or control of any domestic corpor
ate entity
* Any other acts that involve continuity of commercial dealings, and
* Performance of acts or functions incident to or in progressive prosecution of
commercial gain
The rules also state certain acts which do not constitute doing business like:
* Mere investment in a domestic corporation. This repudiates the ruling in the
Granger case where Justice Cruz said that being a mere investor is doing busines
s. That is wrong. It could have been just a passive investment. So that decis
ion is being repudiated here.
* Having a director to represent you in a corporation because of your investment
.
* Appointing a representative distributor which transacts business in the distri
butor s own name. The usual distributorship agreement will contain a provision so
mething like this, The relationship between the parties is that of seller and buy
er. This means that the local distributor has to pay for the goods he purchased
irrespective of whether he is able to resell them or not. And it is up to him t
o sell them for whatever price he can get. Now if the distributor is transactin
g business not in his own name, but as agent of the foreign corporation, then th
e foreign corporation will be doing business. This is what happened to BMW. Th
ey have a distributor here but if somebody wants to buy a car, the distributor w
ill merely forward the order to BMW in Bavaria and he will send the payment to B
MW in Bavaria and BMW in Bavaria will ship the car to him. So the court said th
at BMW was actually doing business here, because the agent was dealing with cust
omers in the name of BMW.
* Publication of advertisement. Like the advertisement in magazines which are s
old here.
* Maintaining stock of goods to have them processed like this garment business i
n the United States which send their textiles to be processed into dresses which
are then shipped back to United States or components for electronic products wh
ich are sent here to be processed and sent back to Silicon Valley.
* Consignment of the equipment to be used in processing the products for export.
So that if the foreign company sends its equipment to be used by the local pro
cessor, that is not doing business.
* Gathering information about the Philippines
* Performing service auxiliary to an isolated contract not in a continuing basis
such as installing in the Philippines machinery, servicing the same, and traini
ng workers to operate it.
2.action to protect good name ,good will and reputation of foreign corporation
3.where contract provides Philippine court as venue for controversies
4.license subsequently granted enables foreign corporation to sue on contracts e
xecuted before grant of license
5.recovery of misdelivered property
6.where the unlicensed foreign corporation has domestic corporation as co-plaint
iff
7.estoppel
GRANDFATHER RULE
The test being used here is the nationality/ citizenship of the stockholders. Ac
cording to the formula under the grandfather rule, if you have a corporation own
ed by another corporation, you trace who are the owners of this owning corp.
In other words, if a company is 60% Filipino and such 60% is acquired by compan
y w/c is 50%fil & 50% foreign, so it is 30% Filipino (60 x 50%); but if it the
acquiring company is 60% Filipino, so since lampas 50 then the whole 60% of the
acquired corporation is Filipino
2006 notes: in JG Summit v CA (2005 case)- the stockholders are not limited to t
ransfer their shares to another even if it is a foreigner, such limitation only
apply to the corporation.
An illustration is that you can sell your 60% shares to foreign corporation whic
h would not violate the 60-40 rule, the only effect of such undertaking is that
such foreign corporation cannot acquire real property.
4blue 95 notes: However, the Foreign Investment Act has disregarded the grandfa
ther rule. It adopted the liberalized interpretation of Filipino-ownership.
2006 notes: in concession theory the state concedes that you re a person (the corp)
and once it is created, it should be for public purpose.
As such, congress cannot enact law creating private corp with special charter.
All waterworks are public corp, exception to such is a de facto corporation whe
re it failed to comply in a fatal matter resulting to a fatal defect but once a
special law is enacted ,it is not anymore a defacto corp
COMPONENTS OF A CORPORATION.
3.PROMOTER Person who undertakes to form a conrporation and to produce for it the
rights ,instrumentalities,and capacity by which it is to carry out the purposes
set forth in its charter ,and to establish it as fully able to do its business.
2005 notes: a promoter although an agent of the incorporators is not an agent of
the corporation unless prevented by estoppel or ratification from honoring a co
ntract executed by the promoter in its behalf before incorporation, the corporat
ion may validly refuse to accept the sale.
2005 notes: corporation, if it accepts the sale, may validly claim the 30% commi
ssion. The acceptance by the corporation of the sale ratifies the agency relatio
nship and all benefits acquired by the agent inure to the corporation.
5.OFFICERS- President, Secretary and Treasurer. However ,law does not limit cor
porate officers to these three.(secretary of the president is not the secretary
mentioned by law)
2006 notes: suit for damages for illegal outster of a corporate officer prescrib
es in 4 years.
2006 notes:An officer appointed at the pleasure of the board, per the corporate
by-laws may be terminated at any time.
2006 notes: where a loan procured for corporate purposes and an official signed
for and in behalf of corporation solidarily with himself in his personal capacit
y, both corporation and official are solidarily liable.
A Corporate director, trustee or officer may be held personally liable with the
corporation under the ff circumstances:
a.when he assents to a patently unlawful act of the corporation
b.when he acts in bad faith or with gross negligence in directing the affairs of
the corporation ,or in conflict with the interest of the corporation resulting
in damages to the corporation, its stockholders or other persons.
c.when he consents to the issuance of watered stocks or who having knowledge the
reof ,does not forthwith file with the secretary his written objection
d.when he agrees to hold himself personally and solidarily liable with the corpo
ration
e.when he is made by a specific provision of law to personally answer for the co
rporate action.
(BAR) the trial court erred in holding D, President and General Manager of Turtl
e jointly and severally liable with Turtle Mercantile.
In issuing the check issued to SHAMRON and thereafter stopping payment thereof,
S was acting in his capacity as an officer of Turtle. He was not acting in his p
ersonal capacity.
Furthermore, no facts have been provided which would indicate that the action of
S was dictated by an intent to defraud SHAMRON by himself or in collusion with
Turtle. Having acted in what he considered as his duty as an officer of the corp
oration, S should not be held personally liable.
2006notes: there is no law which prohibits a corporate officer from binding hims
elf personally to answer for a corporate debt while the limited liability doctri
ne is intended to protect a stockholder by immunizing him from personal liabilit
y for corporate debts ,he may nevertheless divest himself of this protection by
voluntarily binding himself to the payment of corporate debts.
2006notes: corporate officer is not personally liable for the money claims of di
scharged corporate employees unless he acted with evident malice and bad faith i
n terminating their employment.
2006 notes:appointment/election of a corporate officer is with the board; the s
tockholders has no say in the election or appointment.
6.STOCKHOLDERS - corporators in a stock corporation.
MEMBERS - corporators in a non-stock corporation.
2006 notes:PROXY- only allowed if stockholder (di pwede sa board of director), a
nd as such it is only the stockholder who may revoke it either expressly or imp
liedly.
(BAR) for past 3 yrs , X Company has been earining tremendously in excess of 100
% of the corporation s paid in capital. All of the stockholders have been claiming
their share in the profits by way of dividends but the board of directors faile
d to lift its finger .
a. Is corporation guilty of violating the law?
It is guilty of violationg sec 43 of Corporation code since this provision prohi
bits stock corporations from retaining surplus profits in excess of 100% of thei
r paid-in capital
b. Are there instances when a corporation shall not be held liable for not decla
ring dividends?
1.when justified by definite corporate expansion projects or programs approved b
y the board of directors
2.when corporation is prohibited under any loan agreement with any financial ins
titution/creditor whether local or foreign ,from declaring dividends without its
consent and such consent has not yet been secured
3.when it can be clearly shown that such relation is necessary under special cir
cumstances obtaining in the corporation such as when there is need for special r
eserve for probable contingencies.
2005 notes:dividend has no existence until declared; profits are part of the ass
ets of a corporation and do not belong to the stockholders individually.
2005 notes: dividends are declared by the board, but in case of stock dividends
,approval by stockholders representing 2/3 of the outstanding capital stock is
necessary and in all cases only if unrestricted retained earnings exist.
2005 notes: corporation can pay cash dividends when declared by the board and ca
n have stock dividends when declared by the board and approved by stockholders o
wning 2/3 of the capital stock outstanding.
2005 notesDividends ,whether cash or stock can be paid only from unrestricted re
tained earnings. This fund is the balance of net profits, income and gains of a
corporation from the date of incorporation after deducting losses and contributi
ons of stockholders and transfers to capital stock accounts when made out of suc
h surplus.
2005 notes:If dividends was made from a source other than surplus profits, it wo
uld constitute a violation of sec 43 and of the trust fund doctrine and would
be a fraud against creditors.
B. APPRAISAL RIGHT
Right to withdraw is called Appraisal right and is available in favor of a stock
holder who dissents to the :
a.amendments of the articles to change ,restrict existing rights or to authorize
new preferences of stockholders
-extension/reduction of corporate term
b.sale or other dispositions of all or substantially all of the corporate assets
c.merger or consolidations
d.investment of corporation funds in another corporation or for a different purp
ose.
(BAR) X subscribed and paid for P10t worth of shares of stock of R Mines as an
incorporator and original subscriber. He was employed as the mine superintendent
. After some time, the corporation suffered a loss of which it accused X of infi
delity and breach of trust and confiscated his shares.
HELD: Action of Board is not legal. The rights of X as a stockholder and his ob
ligation as a mine superintendent are two different matters.Code provides for th
e manner by which the corporation may become owner of the stocks of a stockholde
r (like where the stockholder is declared delinquent, his stocks sold at auction
, and there is no person interested in the bidding as a consequence of which the
corporation becomes owner of the stocks).His being remiss as an employee in his
obligations is not a ground for the corporation to confiscate his shares.
4blue95 says: If I were a stockholder who did not vote to authorize the action o
f the board, I will compel the corporation to buy my stocks. To avail of this re
medy , I will have to do the following:
a.within 30 days after action was taken by corporation, I should object in writi
ng and demand payment of my shares.
b.if I and corporation agree with the price, or in case of disagreement(a 3-man
committee of disinterested persons is created within 60 days), where the committ
ee of appraisers fixes the price, the corporation pays me the price within 30 da
ys from agreement or from award (in case of disagreement).
c.upon payment, I will indorse my certificate of stock and deliver the same to t
he corporation.
(BAR) ABC Corp has an authorized capital stock of P1M divided into 50000 common
shares and 50000 preferred shares.At its inception, the Corporation offered for
subscription all the common shares.however, only 40000 shares were subscribed.R
ecently,the directors thought of raising additional capital and decided to offer
to the public all the authorized shares of the corporation at their market valu
e.Assuming a stockholder disagrees with the issuance of new shares and the prici
ng for the shares, may the stockholder invoke his appraisal rights?
Stockholder cannot exercise appraisal right since the matter that he dissented f
rom is not one of those where right of appraisal is available.
Obligation of a corporation to pay a withdrawing stockholder for his stocks avai
ling of his appraisal right is dependent on the existence of unrestricted retain
ed earnings otherwise the preference of creditors to corporate assets is violate
d
C.PRE-EMPTIVE RIGHT OF STOCKHOLDERS
Right at time of issue of capital stock, in preference to other persons and as
between themselves, to subscribe for , or purchase ,the unissued stocks in propo
rtion to the number of shares of the original stock held by them respectively.
It applies to all issues or disposition of shares of any class unless such right
is denied by the corporate articles or its amendments like in the following (de
nial of right):
1.shares to be issued in compliance with laws requiring stock offerings or minim
um stock ownership by the public
2.shares to be issued in good faith with the approval of stockholders representi
ng 2/3 of the outstanding capital stock in exchange for property needed for corp
orate purposes or in payment of debt.
2006 notes:The additional issue of unissued shares from the original stock may b
e made by the board without need of getting stockholder approval.
Shares will be offered at a price fixed by the board of directors but not less
than the par value of such shares.
A stockholder cannot invoke his appraisal right and demand payment for his share
holdings under the pre-emptive right.
The remedies of the stockholder in case his pre-emptive right is denied are:
1.he may maintain an action to compel the corporation to give him that right
2.if denial is by an appointment of the articles of corporation, he may exercise
his appraisal right.
(BAR) A,B &C are shareholders of X Corp. A has an unpaind subscription of P100T,
B s shares are fully paid up while Cowns only nominal but fully paid up shares an
d is a director and officer. X Corp becomes insolvent, and it is established tha
t the insolvency is the result of fraudulent practices within the company.
HELD: If I were counsel for a creditor of X Corp, I would advise my client that
his course of actions are:
1.he can claim against the unpaid subscription of A to answer for the company s li
ability by virtue of the Trust Fund.
2.he can no longer run after B since B s subscription have been fully paid up and
being a mere stockholder, his personality and liability is separate and distinct
from X Corp
3.he may hold C personally liable not as a stockholder but as director and offic
er for fraudulent practices in the company that produced its insolvency.
(BAR) A corp executed a promi note binding itself to pay its president who had t
endered his resignation a certain sum of money in payment of the latter s shares a
nd interest in the company. The corp defaulted in paying the full amount so that
said former President filed suit for collection of sum of money with the SEC.
HELD:Agreement is dependent on the existence of unrestricted retained earnings (
same fund available for dividends) otherwise, the disbursement would result in a
preference to persons other than the creditors of the corporation hence would c
onstitute a violation of trust fund doctrine.
1.Proxy has no legal title to the shares of the stockholder giving the agency
Trustee acquires legal title to the shares of the transferring stockholder
2.Proxy unless coupled with interest is revocable at any time while a voting tr
ust agreement if validly executed is irrevocable
3.Proxy can only act at the specified stockholder s or members meeting (if the prox
y is not continuing in nature) while a trustee is not limited to any particular
meeting.
4.Proxy votes only in the absence of the owner of the stock while a trustee can
vote and exercise all the rights of the transferring stockholder even when the l
atter is present
5.Proxy is usually of shorter duration than a voting trust agreement, although u
nder the law the maximum duration of both cannot exceed 5 years at any one time.
1.individual suit
One brought to assert a right by a stockholder peculiar to himself.
Suits brought by a stockholder for the issuance to him of a stock certificate ,
payment of his dividend, payment to him of the book value of his stocks , in tho
se instances where the law allows him the right of appraisal are individual suit
s.
2.representative suit
One brought by a stockholder in his own behalf and in behalf of other stockholde
rs similarly situated and having a common cause against the corporation.
3.derivative suit
Action brought by a minority shareholders in the name of the corporation to redr
ess wrongs committed against it for which the directors refuse to sue.
It is a remedy designed by equity and has been the principal defense of the mino
rity shareholders against abuses of the majority.
LIABILITIES OF STOCKHOLDERS
a. to corporation for unpaid subscription plus interest
b. to creditors for unpaid subscription
stockholder may be sued directly by creditors to the extent of their unpaid subs
cription to the corporation (Keller v COB)
c. to corporation for watered stock (sec 65)
7.BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The directors must be owners of at least one share of stock in a stock corporati
on, must be subsisting members in a non-stock corporation. Cessation as stockhol
ders or members, respectively automatically disqualifies them as directors. A ma
jority of them must be Philippine Residents.
The corporation law now provides that an incorporator must be a stockholder. Tha
t was not required before in the corporation law. Moreover, only natural person
may be incorporators, but a corporation may be a subscriber but not an incorpora
tor coz he is not a natural person.
Directors are elected by the SHs. And the law says they should be elected annua
lly except in the case of corps where the law allows directors to hold a longer
term like schools, non-stock corps. But for ordinary stock corps, they have to
be elected every year. So you cannot put a provision there that the outgoing pr
esident will automatically be a director because they must be elected.
2006 notes:like in case of Gokongwei v SEC, whereby former is hindered from bein
g Director of SMC, the SC said that before a stockholder is disqualified ,there
should be an opportunity to be heard.
2006 notes: A person cannot be a director because he ceased to be a stockholder
by the sale of all his stocks. A director is required to be owner of at least o
ne share of stock in a corporation, and the moment he totally disposes of his st
ocks, he automatically terminates his directorship.
2006 notes: A person cannot be a director since he was not elected as such, neit
her can he claim appointment as such to replace the person who sold his stocks t
o him since he was never appointed to the position by the remaining members of t
he board his basis of claim being that he acquired all of the shares of the stock
holder who sold his shares to him.
2006 notes: the acquisition by a person of all the stocks of an incumbent direct
or of a corporation will not make him (the transferee) a director of that corpor
ation.
2006 notes:In a board of nine members, the quorum would be 5 and it remains as s
uch inspite of the death of the two and the absence of one who is abroad.
2006 notes: The President of a corporation or the chairman of its board of direc
tors cannot bind the corporation because the powers of a corporation generally r
eside in the board unless the board delegates specific powers to the President .
Resolutions passed by the board of directors in a duly constituted meeting or a
person delegated by said board binds the corporation (and not by stockholders no
r a compromise agreement by its corporate lawyer) .
2 ways by which members of the board can be granted compensation apart from reas
onable per diems:
1.when there is a provision in the by-laws fixing their compensation
2.when the stockholders representing majority of the outstanding capital stock a
t a regular or special meeting agree to give it to them.
2005 notes: bonus or other forms of compensation not per diems should not exceed
10% of the net income before income tax of the corporation during the preceding
year.
DOCTRINE OF CORPORATE OPPORTUNITY:
Rule expressly provided for by the corporation code making the director account
to his corporation ,gains and profits from any transactions entered into by him
or another competing corporation or entity where he has a substantial interest W
HICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN a transaction undertaken by his corporation.
2006 notes:which means the officer should account any transaction which he enter
ed on his benefit whereby dapat sana it should be entered and for the benefit of
the corporation.
2006 notes: A corporation is authorized to prescribed qualifications for its dir
ectors (Gokongwei v SEC) A director stands in a fiduciary relation to the corpo
ration and its stockholders. The disqualification of competitor from being elect
ed as the board is a reasonable exercise of corporate authority.
2006 notes: ABC Pigery is engaged in the raising and selling of pigs in the loca
l market. The sale of pig skins for leather goods manufacture is different from
the business of ABC of raising and selling pigs.The act of Director de dios of o
rganizing another company to export pig skins does not violate the doctrine of c
orporate opportunity. (it is because it is a pig skin and not raising and sell
ing pigs which the former is not related to the primary business of the corporat
ion)
Consequences of the Board of Directors being the organ of management are:
1.stockholder cannot disapproved contract entered into by the board.
2.dismissal of a general manager is not with the stockholder (even if there is r
esolution passed), it is with the board.
2006 notes: a stock corporation may have not less than 5 nor more than 15 direct
ors (exception to such is under the General banking Law which allows 21 director
s in cases of merger and also another exception is in non stock corporation wher
eby it is more than 15)
2006 notes: a mere pledgee of stock is not a stockholder and therefore disqualif
ied to become a candidate, and to be elected a director of the corporation.
2006 notes: subsequent act of X,Y and Z of electing A as the sixth director(or p
resident) is invalid as only one of the 3 was a valid director.
2006 notes: director must not be convicted of final judgment of an offense carry
ing a penalty of 6 years and not disqualified by law and the by-laws (since latt
er may provide for additional requirement for the director but qualification in
the Code must first be met)
2006 notes:term of director is 1 yr and until his successor is elected and quali
fy( while waiting for successor,he is called HOLD OVER DIRECTOR)
Independent Directors:
The Securities Regulation Code so provides that there must be atleast 2 independ
ent directors on any of the ff grounds:
1.corporation is listed on the stock exchange
2.sold on open market
3.atleast P50 Million in assets whereby it has 200 or more stockholders, of whic
h 20% atleast owns 200 shares of stock.
2006 notes: the purpose of the independent directors are for the public (not for
the minority nor majority stockholders)
2006 notes: members of the board can be granted compensation when there is a pro
vision in the by-laws fixing their compensaton or when stockholders representing
majority of outstanding capital stock at a regular/special meeting agree to gi
ve it to them
2006 notes: aside from that he may receive a fee when they render services to th
e corporation in a capacity other than as a director/trustees and also per diem
(it usually signifies a reimbursement of expenses incurred in trade or professio
n)
2006 notes:compensation of all directors must not exceed 10% of income of corp (
applicable also to trustees of non-stock)
2006 notes: Proxies are not allowed in a board of director s meeting and also in c
onstitution of by-laws
However, in stockholder s meetings, pwede and proxy (except in a condominium corpo
ration)
2006 notes: in stock corporation, you cannot prohibit cumulative voting ( which
is no. of shares x no.of directors to be elected)
-- since it is the only way that the minority may have a chance to be represente
d.
In Non-stock corporation, if silent, no cumulative voting (it should be explicit
ly stated)
2006 notes: A director of the majority can be remove w/ or w/o cause by 2/3 vote
.
2006 notes:A director of the minority can be remove only with cause.
2006 notes: holders of non-voting shares and owners of delinquent shares are no
t allowed to vote
2006 notes:an officer appointed at the pleasure of the board per corporate by-la
ws may be terminated any time.
Liability of Directors:
As a general rule, the directors are not liable personally since obligations inc
urred by the corporation acting through its directors ,officers and employees ar
e its(corporation) sole liabilities .
Nevertheless , being a mere fiction of law, peculiar situations or valid grounds
can exist to warrant ,albeit done sparingly ,the disregard of its independent b
eing and the lifting of the corporate veil.
As a rule, it should only be the corporation, not the person acting for and on i
ts behalf ,that a property could be made liable under the ff questioned transac
tions:
1.a corporation is used to evade a just and due obligation or to justify a wrong
,
2.to shield or perpetrate fraud ,
3.to carry out similar other unjustifiable aims or intentions
4.as a subterfuge to commit injustice and so circumvent the law.
Exception to this is when corporation is no longer existing and is unable to sat
isfy judgment in favor of employee, the officers should be liable for acting on
behalf of the corporation.
Members of the board who acted in good faith and in behalf of the corporation ke
ep within the lawful scope of their authority in so acting do not become liable
whether civilly or criminally for the consequences of their acts which are consi
dered acts of the corporation itself.
Unauthorized used/distribution of the Central Bank certificate of indebtedness b
y a corporate officer cannot bind the said corporation ,not without the approval
of its board and the maintenance of the required reserve fund.
A director is not liable for the misconduct or dishonesty of his co-directors or
other officers of the corporation since a director is not an insurer of the fid
elity of agents of the corporation.
--he may be held liable if it is shown that he neglected his duty to supervise t
he business with attention or to use proper care in the appointment of agents.
CORPORATE POWERS
Corporate Powers exercisable through the Board of Directors fall under three cla
ssifications:
1.Express
Powers expressly vested in the corporation by purpose clause of its articles of
incorporation ,the corporation law and by special laws
2.Implied
Those which can be fairly inferred from the express powers and fall under 5 clas
sification to wit:
a.acts in the usual course of business
b.acts to protect debts owing to the corporation
c.embarking in different business
d.acts to aid employees
e.acts to increase business
3.Incidental
Powers inherent in all corporations as legal entities such as perpetual successi
on.
2005 notes: The concession theory is followed in the Philippines in the creation
of the corporations.Under this theory, a group of persons wanting to create a c
orporation will have to execute documents and comply with the requirements set b
y the state before the latter gives to the group corporate personality.
-- the grant being a privilege, the state provides for the causes and reasons by
which such privilege may later on be withdrawn by it.
2005 notes: However, just as a natural person may authorize another to do certai
n acts in his behalf, so may the board of directors of a corporation validly del
egate some of its functions to individual officers or agents appointed by it
2005 notes: corporation has no power except those expressly conferred on it by t
he corporation code and those that are implied or incidental to its existence.
CORPORATE LIABILITIES
Contractual
Corporation is bound by contracts entered into, or authorized to be entered into
by its board.
The residence of the corporation is the place where its principal office is esta
blished .It can be sued in that place not in the place where its branch is locat
ed (Clavecilla v Antillon)
Principal place of business of the suing corporation ,not the place of residence
of its President, determines venue for suits by the corporation.
Jurisdiction under the Civil Procedure, persons eligible to receive service of s
ummons for a domestic juridical entity are now limited to the
President
Managing Partner
General Manager
Corporate Secretary
Treasurer
In-house counsel
2006 notes: The requirement that the petitioner should sign the certificate of n
on-forum shopping applies even to corporations that the mandatory directives of
the circular and the Rules of Court make no distinction between natural and juri
dical persons.
2006 notes: Certification should have been signed by a duly authorized director
or officer of the corp who has knowledge of the matter being certified.
Torts
Corporation is liable for torts committed by its agents or subordinates in the p
erformance of their duties under the Principle of its negligence in the selectio
n or supervision of its employees.
A principal or master is liable for every tort which he expressly directs or aut
horizes and this is just as true of a corporation as of a natural persons.
Crimes
Criminal case can only be filed against the officers of a corporation and not ag
ainst the corporation itself. It does not follow however that the corporation ca
nnot be a real party in interest for the purpose of bringing a civil action for
malicious prosecution.
ACTS NEEDING STOCKHOLDER S VOTE
2.Franchise
Primary (Gen Franchise)- right to exist, as such it is vested on an individual w
ho compose the corp and not on the corp itself. Such is not subject to transfer
(sale)
Secondary(Special Franchise)- right granted by the state to use public property
for public use but with a private profit.it is a right/privilege confirmed on co
rp (like right to engage in business), it may be transferred so subject to levy,
execution etc..
The special corporate power referred to here is the secondary franchise. An exa
mple is the right to operate a messenger and delivery service by virtue of a leg
islative enactment.
3.Investment in other corporations for purposes other than those stated in artic
les
Corporation may invest its funds in another corporation only if they can comply
with the ff requirements(NCC):
a.investment must be approved by a majority of the board of directors or trustee
s
b.invetment must be ratified by the stockholders representing at least 2/3 of th
e outstanding capital stock or by at least 2/3 of the members in case of non sto
ck, in a meeting called for that purpose
c.written notice of the proposed investment and the time and place of the meeti
ng shall be addressed to each stockholder or member at his place of residence.
2006 notes:any stockholder who dissents shall have appraisal right to demand pay
ment of the fair value of his shares in case of sale or other disposition of all
or substantially all of the corporate property and assets
2006 notes:board may sell or dispose without authorization any of its property o
r assets if such is necessary in the usual and regular course of business & proc
eeds is appropriated for the conduct of its remaining business in case of its di
ssolution.(Approval of SH and right of appraisal is not required in case of ord
inary disposition)
SPECIAL LIMITATIONS ON CORPORATE POWERS
Corporations engage in agriculture are prohibited from having any interest in an
y other corporation organized for the purpose of engaging in agriculture. The s
ame extends to mining corporations
A Philippine corporation not a realty corporation can acquire real estate only u
p to the extent that the purpose for which the corporation may permit and up t
o the extent that the lawful business of the corporation may require .It cannot
engage in buying and selling of public lands.
2005 notes: contracts ultra vires entered into by board of directors are binding
upon the corporation and courts will not interfere unless such contracts are so
oppressive and unconscionable as to amount to a wanton destruction of the right
s of the minority.
An Ultra Vires act may be differentiated from illegal act in the ff manner:
1.ultra vires is an act not necessary unlawful but outside the purposes and auth
ority of the corporation to perform
Illegal act is an act which goes against the law,morals, public policy and publi
c order and therefore unlawful for the corporate to perform
2.ultra Vires Acts may be ratified, an illegal act cannot
3.unlta vires act ,if fully or partly executed ,can bind the parties to ti, an i
llegal act can never be binding.
(BAR) X,a domestic corp, owns and operates a sugar central. In 1965,President in
vested P1M of company funds in shares of A, a domestic corporation engage in the
manufacture of sugar bags out of bagasse as basic raw materials. X became the b
iggest consumer of the bags produced by A. In 1967, A shut down its operation du
e to high cost of production and huge losses already suffered. Stockholder B of
X Corp assailed the investment as violative of Corporation law.
Board of Directors of X then met and ratified the investment made by the Preside
nt.
HELD: Effect of such ratification by the board of the act of the President inve
sting the funds of the corporation did not operate to validate the President s act
.
* the investment of funds of a corporation in the equity of another corporation
is an extraordinary corporate power which can be exercised by its board of direc
tors only on authority from stockholders holding atleast 2/3 of the outstanding
capital stock of the corporation, the decision being made in a regular or specia
l meeting of said stockholders.
* Claim of B is not valid since corporations are expressly authorized by New Co
rporation Code (NCC) to invest in equity of other corporations. However, before
either boards can do so, they should be authorized by stockholders holding at l
east 2/3 of the outstanding capital stock. This authority for the stockholders i
s what is missing in the problem
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Section 32. A contract between a corporation and (one of its directors or trust
ees or) its officers is voidable at the option of such corporation, unless all t
he following (4) conditions are satisfied/ present:
1.That the presence of such director or trustee in the board meeting in which th
e contract was approved was not necessary to constitute a quorum for such meetin
g;
2.That the vote of such director or trustee was nor necessary for the approval o
f the contract;
3.That the contract is fair and reasonable under the circumstances; and
4.That in case of an officer, the contract has been previously authorized by the
board of directors.
Where any of the first two conditions set forth in the preceding paragraph is ab
sent, in the case of a contract with a director or trustee, such contract may be
ratified by the vote of the stockholders representing at least two-thirds (2/3)
of the outstanding capital stock or of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the members
in a meeting called for the purpose:
Provided, That full disclosure of the adverse interest of the directors or trust
ees involved is made at such meeting: Provided, however, That the contract is fa
ir and reasonable under the circumstances.
Now, if the presence of that director is needed to have a quorum or to approve t
he contract, to validate the contract, it should be ratified by the stockholders
. You would need the 2/3 vote of the stockholders to ratify the contract. When
the stockholders are asked to ratify the contract, there must be full disclosur
e. In other words, you must tell the stockholders that there s this contract, one
of our directors wants to buy this parcel of land and these are the terms and c
onditions.
2006 notes: As such, kung walang approval ng board, hindi valid ang transaction
in isang individual or president or chairman.
2006 notes: NCC provides that a corporation may conclude a management contract w
ith another corporation for a period not exceeding 5 years, which contract shoul
d be approved by the board of both corporations
-- and by the stockholders holding a majority of the outstanding capital stock o
r by majority of member of both. The majority requirement is increased to 2/3 in
case of interlocking directors or ownership by same person of at least 1/3 of
the stock in both corporations.
2.(BAR) C is a director of both P and K Corporations.He owns 1% of the outstandi
ng capital stock of P and 40% of K. P plans to enter into contract with K that w
ill make both companies earn very substantial profits. The contract is presented
at the respective board meetings of P and K.. In order the contract will not be
voidable, what conditions will have to be complied with?
HELD:At meeting of Board of Directors of P to approve the contract, C would have
to make sure that:
1.his presence as director at the meeting is not necessary to constitute a quoru
m for such meeting
2.his vote is not necessary for the approval of the contract
3.contract is fair and reasonable under the circumstances
At the meeting of Board of K, C would have to make sure that:
1.no fraud involved
2.contract is fair and reasonable under the circumstances
2006 NOTES:IF SOBRA SA PAR- - IT CAN ONLY BE DISTRIBUTED BY WAY OF STOCK DIVIDEN
D.
2006 notes: shares cannot be issued lower than the par value (only when selling
Treasury shares can it be lower than par since treasury shares are only bonus si
nce entire capital is still there,it is not impaired)
(BAR)
a.the name of the corporation should contain the word incorporated or corporation .
b.principal office should mention the town and province or the city where it is
located. The board by resolution cannot designate the principal office of the co
rporation or change the same from time to time.
c.the seventh article should not only mention the amount of capital stock, but a
lso the number of shares into which said capital stock is divided and the par va
lue for each shares, if the shares are of the par value type.
INCREASE OR DECREASE OF CAPITAL STOCK
It may be increased/decreased at a stockholder s meeting called for the purpose wh
erein 2/3 of the outstanding capital stock shall favor such increase or decrease
, after prior approval by a majority vote of the board of directors.
Three practical reasons for a corporation to increase its capital stocks are:
1.generate more working capital
2.to have more shares with which to pay for the acquisition of more assets like
acquisition of company car etc
3.to have extra shares with which to cover or meet the requirement for declarati
on of stock dividend.
Procedure
1.notice to stockholders specifying the purpose of the meeting
2.affirmative vote of 2/3 of the entire corporate capital stock
3.certificate signed by majority of the directors and countersigned by the chair
man and secretary of the stockholder s meeting
4.treasurer s certificate that 20% of the increase has been subscribed and 25% of
such subscription paid up.
Limitation on Power to Decrease or Increase Capital Stock:
1.a corporation cannot lawfully decrease its capital stock if such decrease will
have the effect of relieving existing subscribers from the obligation of paying
for their unpaid subscriptions w/o a valuable consideration for such release,as
such an act of the corporation constitutes an attempted withdrawal of so much c
apital upon which corporate creditors are entitled to rely.
2.corporation cannot issue stock in excess of the amount limited by its articles
of incorporation; such issue is ultra vires and the stock so issued is void eve
n in the hands of a bona fide purchaser for value
3.reduction or increase of the capital stock can take place only in the manner a
nd under the conditions prescribed by law.
(BAR) Action of the board is not correct and is not sufficient. The act to incre
ase capital stock from P800T to P1M is in effect an amendment to the seventh art
icle .The approval of the board of this increase of capital requires the furthe
r approval by stockholders representing 2/3 of the outstanding capital stock in
a meeting called for the purpose.
Furthermore, the setting aside by the board of P200T worth of shares (the whole
of the increase) in exchange for a 5 hectare land at the same time stipulating t
hat existing stockholders would have no preemptive right to said increase ,requi
res again the vote of approval of stockholders, representing at least 2/3 of the
outstanding capital stock in a meeting called for said purpose.
(BAR) Suppose X corp has an authorized capital stock of P1M divided into 100000
shares of stock with par value of P10 each.Give two ways whereby said authorize
d capital stock may be increased to about P1.5M
HELD:
1.increase the number of shares from P100000 to P150000 shares with the same par
value of P10 each.
2.increase par value of the 100000 shares to P15 each.
CASH DIVIDEND V STOCK DIVIDEND :
1.cash dividends withdraw assets from the corporation , stock dividends do not.
2.cash dividend, money is received by the stockholder ,stock dividend the stock
instead of money is received
3.cash dividend is taxable while stock dividend is not
4.cash dividend may be declared by the board alone , a stock is declared by .
(BAR) X Corporation has an authorized capital stock of P500T divided into 50000
shares with each share having a par value of P10. 30000 shares of which have be
en subscribed. The total payment on these shares is P200t only. As of July 16,
2005 (birthday ni 4blue95) ,the corporation had a surplus of P150t .May the corp
oration declare a stock dividend? If so, to what extent?
HELD: Yes, corporation can declare a stock dividend .it can do so up to the full
extent of its surplus of P150T or 15000 shares. Since the only limit is that
the stock dividend can be absorbed by the unissued shares of the corporation.
Only 30000 shares of the 50000 authorized number of shares were issued by the co
rporation, leaving a balance unissued of 20000 shares. 15000 shares only are ne
eded to absorb the P150000 stock dividend.
(BAR) A company was incorporated in 1999 with an authorized and paid-in capital
in cash of P1M .it has not engaged in business up to now and its cash of P1M is
intact at the PNB .may the board of directors declare dividends of P50t from th
at cash?
HELD: NO, board may not declare dividend from its paid in capital. The only f
und available for dividends is the unrestricted retained earnings .since such co
rporation not having engaged in business, then it cannot possibly earned profit.
(BAR) P Corporation has an authorized capital stock of P500t all subscribed and
outstanding as of Dec 31,2004. the corporation also has an unrestricted retaine
d earnings in its books amounting to P375T. Since the corporation needed the cas
h surplus to carry out its expansion projects, the board of directors, in its me
eting held on Jan 5,2005 approved a resolution declaring and ordering the issuan
ce of 50% stock dividends in lieu of cash dividends.
HELD: Resolution of the board declaring 50% stock dividend is invalid for the fo
llowing reasons
a. no unissued capital stock.
b. Stock dividend declarations need further approval of stockholders holding at
least 2/3 of the outstanding capital stock of the corporation.
In order that stock declaration may be implemented ,the following steps should b
e taken
a.articles should be amended to increase the capital stock by at least P250T,thi
s needs approval by a majority of the board and approval by stockholders holding
atleast 2/3 of the outstanding capital stock of the corp filed with the SEC
b.declaration of 50% stock dividend already approved by the board, should be ap
proved by stockholders holding atleast 2/3 of outstanding capital stock of the c
orporation
c.notice to stockholders
d.issuance of stockholders of stock certificates corresponding to the stock divi
dend.
NO PAR VALUE
When a corporation has no par value shares, no amount will be mentioned. Unlike
corporations with par value shares, for ex., the Authorized Capital Stock (ACS)
of the corporation shall be P1M consisting of 10,000 shares with a par value of
P100 each, if you have a corporation with no par value shares, it will simply be
, the ACS of the corporation consists of 10,000 no par value shares---no amount
is mentioned. That's why these banks, trust companies, etc. are not allowed to
have no par value shares because these are enterprises which are required by law
to have a minimum paid-up capital - so that you can easily see right away - ha
s it met the minimum paid-up capital, because if its shares have no par value -
you cannot see if it has satisfied the required minimum paid-up capital.
2006 notes: No par value shares are issued to allow flexibility in the price at
which they may be issued, the issue value being usually pegged to their book val
ue.
2006 notes: issue value of no par is fixed by the articles of incorporation. Any
updated value cannot be had especially so when there has been surplus at retain
ed earnings (usually no par by this time is issued at a premium w/c is higher th
an par value)
Following shares of stock may not be issued without a stated par value:
1.preferred shares
2.shares issued issued by the above stated corporations
PAID UP CAPITAL
Amount actually paid in money or property on account of the subscribed capital s
tock.It is the actual money paid or property delivered to the corporation on acc
ount of the subscription of a stockholder.
Founder s shares
these shares may be given rights and privileges not enjoyed by owners of other
stocks. Where however, the exclusive right to vote and be voted for in the elect
ion of directors is granted ,said right cannot exceed 5 yrs, subject to SEC appr
oval and counted from the date of said approval(not renewable).
II. Non-voting Shares
2006 notes: in cases of shortening or lengthening the life a notice for a meeting
should be had and in the meeting there should be atleast 2/3 vote that is requir
ed (no written assent is needed)
2006 notes:in cases where there is increase/decrease of number of directors there
should be a written assent (directors should be by odd numbers in order to preve
nt tie)
2006 notes: if corporation has no by-laws, then it is considered as de facto.
a.Par Value and No Par Value shares
Shares issued without par value are deemed fully paid and non assessable and the
ir holders are not liable to the corporation or to its creditors in respect ther
eto. They cannot be issued for a consideration less than P5 per share, and payme
nt thereon are treated as capital and are therefore not available for dividend d
istribution.
Price at which no par value shares may be issued may be fixed by articles of inc
orporation or by the board or by law or in absence, by the stockholders at a mee
ting called for the purpose representing atleast a majority of outstanding capit
al stock.
Escrow stock is stock deposited with a third person to be delivered to the stock
holder or his assigns after complying with certain conditions usually the paymen
t of the full subscription price.
2006 notes:it occurs since dati, corporation would give option to management off
icers to buy such option at less than market value (not par). GAAP dictates that
it should be reported at cost. Option is not part of financial statement since
no payment of cash but only options. As such,instead of options, corporations is
sues escrow stock.
Over-issued stock is stock issued in excess of the authorized amount or number o
f shares of the capital stock hence null and void.
Watered stocks are issued by corporation gratuitously, for money or property or
services less than par value in form of dividends when no unrestricted retaine
d earnings exist. Liability of officer consenting (having knowledge)of issuance
of such stock is solidarily liable with the one who issued such as against the c
orp and the creditors for the difference between the fair value received at the
time of issuance of the stock and the par or issued value of the same
b.Preferred Shares
One which entitles the holder thereof to certain preferences like preference as
to dividend/assets upon dissolution.
However, preferred shareholders do not give them a lien upon the property of the
corporation nor make them creditors of the corporation since their right is sub
ordinate to the creditors.
Dividends are only payable where there are profits earned by the corporation and
as a general rule ,even if there are existing profits, the board of directors h
as the discretion to determine whether or not dividends are to be declared.
-Redeemable Shares
Usually preferred which by their terms are redeemable at a fixed date or at opti
on of either issuing corp or stockholder or both at a certain redemption price.
A redemption by the corp of its stock is in a sense a repurchase of it for cance
llation. The present code allows redemption of shares even if there are no unres
tricted retained earnings on the books of the corporation. Redemption may not b
e made where the corporation is insolvent or if such redemption will cause insol
vency or inability of the corporation to meet its debts as they mature.
Upon maturity, it should be paid by corporation even if latter has no unrestrict
ed retained earnings. It should be retired (since Capital stock is reduced) unlike
in treasury shares where latter do not reduce capital since it came from surplu
s of the shares.
2006 notes:redemption cannot be made if such would result to insolvency/inabilit
y of corp to pay its obligation.
2006 notes: Optional redeemable shares are option to redeem is vested on corp, a
nd stockholder cannot compel nor refuse redemption of the shares that he hold.
2006 notes: Compulsory redeemable shares pertains to the corporation ,it must re
deem after stated period or if demanded by the holder .It can be restricted by p
olice power.
-Treasury Shares
It is not classified as such,it only becomes as such due to what happens to it.
Stocks previously issued by corporation, fully paid for and reacquired by it by
lawful means( purchase, donation, forfeiture). It is not considered as outstandi
ng shares (so no dividends) ,but if there s surplus in retained earnings,its may b
e distributed as property dividend but not as stock dividend.
Conditions whereby a stock corporation empowered to acquire its own shares:
1. eliminate fractional shares
2. compromise an indebtedness arising out of unpaid subscriptions
3. purchase delinquent shares
4. exercise its right of appraisal
2006 notes:before corp may purchase or acquire its own shares,the ff must be pre
sent:
1.acquisition must be for a legitimate purpose
2.execise in cases allowed by law
3.corporation has unrestricted retained earnings to cover the shares to be purch
ased or acquired
2006 NOTES: STOCK SPLIT UP OCCURS LIKE IF IT IS FORMERLY P100/SHARE AFTER SPLIT UP
IT IS CHANGE TO 100 SHARES AT P1.
CERTIFICATE OF STOCK
Written acknowledgement by the corporation of the stockholder s interest in the co
rporation. It should be signed by the President or Vice President countersigned
by the secretary or assistant secretary and sealed with the corporate seal.
As soon as stockholder pay for the subscription, he is entitled to the issuance
of a certificate of stock.
Where stock certificate prepared by the corporation in the name of a registered
stockholder are claimed by another person who alleges that they are merely held
in trust by said registered stockholder,an interpleader filed by the issuing c
orp against the two claimants is a proper remedy.
2006 notes:stock certificate is not necessary for stockholder to exercise his ri
ghts as long as his name is listed in the corporate books.
2006 notes:if stated books closed by March 30 - - it means that it will not enterta
in any new stockholder after such date (so no voting right to the latter)
As a general rule, stockholder who pays partially his subscription is not entitl
ed to the issue of prescribed stock certificates to him, the requirement being t
hat the total par value of stocks subscribed by him should first be paid.
Exception:
1.by laws of corporation allows it
2.corporate board does not prohibit it.
2005 notes: Under the NCC, stock certificates issued in an and/or capacity may b
e voted upon by any of its joint owners, who can also appoint a proxy to vote fo
r the stocks.
a.Pledge of Shares
It is enough that the pledge to affect the third persons must be in a public ins
trument containing among others a description of the thing pledged and the date
of the pledge. Registration either with the Register of Deeds or with the books
of the corporation is unnecessary.
A pledge or chattel mortgagee does not have voting rights in stockholder s meeting
s unless such right is expressly given in the contract and recorded in the books
of the corporation.
b.Chattel Mortgage
Rules of Court and NCC do not require annotation in the corporation s stock and tr
ansfer books for the attachment of shares of stock to be valid and binding on th
e corporation and third parties.
To protect right of mortgagee, the chattel mortgage of the certificate should be
registered with the Register of Deeds of the province of the domicile of the mo
rtgagor ,and with the Register of Deeds of the province of the corporate domicil
e, the corporation should be notified of said mortgage and or furnished a copy o
f the contract.
Lost and Stolen Certificates
2006 notes:If certificate of stock is lost , then there should be an affidavit
of lost and state that it is lost beyond retrieval and there must be publication
. However, period is shorten by depositing with the corporation a bond or other
security in satisfaction of the board.
The moment it is issued, if certificate is lost (by stockholder or by the corpor
ation) then follow the above rule.
Finder or one who steals does not become owner and cannot vest in his transferee
a valid title, even if latter acquires it in good faith and for value.
Procedure for reconstitution:
1.stockholder executed an affidavit in triplicate stating the circumstances of t
he loss, destruction or stealing and submits the same to the corporation
2.corp shall publish in a newspaper of gen circulation once a wk for 3 wks.
3.if after lapse of one year from last publication, no contest is made by any th
ird person, the corp shall cancel from its book the said lost, stolen or destroy
ed certificate and issue a new one to the stockholder who will file a bond accep
table to the board in which case ,the certificate may be issued even before the
expiration of said period
4.if contest is presented to the corp or a case is pending in court, issuance sh
all be suspended until final decision is rendered.
2006 notes:Intracorporate controversy is now lodged with theRTC.
2006 notes: stock certificate are not negotiable instruments, but it is quasi-ne
gotiable since it can be transferred by delivery and indorsement.
2006 notes:a street certificate is indorsed in blank, as such the holder of whic
h is prima facie to be the owner of the same.
TRANSFER OF SHARES OF STOCK
A stockholder has an absolute and inherent right as an incident of ownership to
sell and transfer his stocks at will, except as may be restricted by the article
s, the general law, the by laws or the agreement between him and the corporation
.
Transfer of shares, it must be transferred by the selling stockholder with inten
t to make the purchaser the owner, and that the latter must bring to the secreta
ry of the corporation such certificate and demand issuance of new stock certific
ate.
Transfer be effected by
(1) indorsement of the certificate followed by delivery and
(2) sale or assignment evidenced by a notarial document.
Requisites to be valid:
(1)there must be delivery of stock certificate
(2)it must be endorsed by owner or atty in fact or other persons legally authori
zed to make transfer
(3)to be valid against third persons, transfer must be recorded in the books of
the corporation.
2006 notes:the person who acquires such share is already a shareholder, but he i
s not entitled to certificate if there is still a balance.
2006 notes:A corporation cannot refuse registration as such ,MANDAMUS can be mai
ntained in the RTC to compel a corporation to register stock transfer especially s
o if there is substantial compliance and if corp will not register it ,you may a
lso go to SEC and latter will give you a receipt w/c is equivalent to recording.
2006 notes: A stock certificate already delivered to the transferee recorded in
the stock and transfer book and reported to the SEC but returned to transferor f
or indorsement which he refused to make
-- it does not prevent the transferee from being owner of the stocks represented
by said unendorsed stock certificate.
A corporation cannot inquire into or pass upon the legality of the transaction n
or can it question the consideration upon which the transfer is made.
Stamping of cert as non-negotiable constitutes undue limitation on transfer
if shares are still unpaid, then,corp may refuse registration
EFFECT OF THE FAILURE TO REGISTER A TRANSFER OF SHARES:
1.as between the transferor and transferee valid and binding
2.as between the corporation and transferee -- invalid
3.between corporate corporation and transferor latter is still the stockholder b
ut he is the trustee of the real owner (transferee)
4.between corpo creditors and transferor transfer of shares is invalid, transfer
or is still liable to the corporation for any unpaid subscription
5.between transferee and transferor s creditors it is invalid as against the credi
tor of the transferor without the notice of transfer.
2006 notes: it is the corporate secretary(purely ministerial who will not decide
question of ownership) who is duly authorized to make entries in stock and tra
nsfer books and not the chairman or the owner since if they do it ,that would ta
ntamount to an invalid transfer.
(1) by subscription
If it is through subscription, then it must be fully paid before issuance.
SUBSCRIPTION CONTRACT
Contract for acquisition of an unissued share (since corporation is still to be
formed.) This is a pre-incorporation subscription w/c is irrevocable for atleast
6 months unless all other subscribers consent to the revocation or the corpor
ation fails to materialize.
A subscription for shares of stock of a corporation may be revoked either by the
subscriber or by the corporation, provided that(sec61):
1.all of the other subscriber consent to the revocation or
2.if the incorporation of the corporation fails to materialize within the said p
eriod or within a longer period as may be stipulated in the contract of subscrip
tion unless in either case, the articles of incorporations has already been subm
itted to SEC in which case the pre-incorporation is irrevocable.
(BAR) S bought shares of stock from a stock broker who delivered a street certif
icate to S. As security for a loan, S delivered the certificate to R who in turn
pledged the certificate to a bank to secure his own loan. After S paid R,S dema
nded the return of the certificate from R and from the bank. Can S recover the c
ertificate?
HELD: NO, a street certificate is a stock certificate endorsed by the registered
holder in blank and upon its face, the transferee is entitled to demand its tra
nsfer into his name from the issuing corporation .When so indorsed in blank,the
certificate is transferable by mere delivery.
When delivered by R to the bank still with the blank indorsement,the latter had
perferct right to assume that R was its holder.Hence, until the bank returns it
to R after R has paid in full his loan ,S cannot recover it.If it is in possessi
on of R ,S can recover it because of their contract.
COLLECTION OF UNPAID SUBSCRIPTION
A stockholder cannot ask to be release from his subscription(if he has still an
unpaid balance), such is illegal and violating the trust fund doctrine. Even if
he is released, the assignee of the insolvent corp or the creditor can still col
lect from the released holder the unpaid balance of his subscription.
3.board shall fix the date ,time and place of SALE which shall not be less than
30 nor more than 60 days from the date the stocks became delinquent.
4.notice is sent to all delinquent stockholders and publication of the declarati
on of delinquency and fixing the date, time and place of sale ,is made in a news
paper of general circulation, once a week for two weeks.
5.sale at auction and award to highest bidder. The highest bidder is the one who
bidsthe lowest number of shares (in it ,the delinquent subscriber has a share i
f there is excess in the proceeds)
4Blue 95 notes: if no bidder, the corporation may buy back all subscription (w/c
would make it Treasury shares), therefore delinquent subscriber has no share in
the proceeds.
Or corporation, if they don t want to buy the shares, may file in court asking the
subscriber to pay the unpaid amount then execute it against latter s personal pro
perty.
3.Collection from cash dividends and other amounts due to the stockholder, if al
lowed by the by-laws or agreed by him.
2006 NOTES:if there is no interest stated in the by-laws, then the subscriber mu
st not pay interest, but if it becomes delinquent, then subscriber must pay inte
rest even if not stated in the by-laws.
2006 notes:as a general rule, the corporation will not release subscriber from s
ubscription,an exception is when shares become delinquent as declared by the boa
rd.
DISSOLUTION OF A CORPORATION
Publication is needed and SEC will require to get a tax clearance from the BIR
and the stockholders will be required to sign an undertaking that they will answ
er for the claim of the creditors to the extent of the liquidating dividends the
y will receive.
Once dissolution is approved, the Board of Directors is dissolved and so the cor
poration have either an assignee dissolution or a receiver dissolution.
Effect of dissolution is that there is a transfer of legal titles of property to
stockholder, and corporation exist for 3yr period for it to liquidate (it is no
t anymore conducting business since no Board of Directors anymore) however, wit
h regard cases filed by Corporation for sum of money, it would still goes on and
if it goes beyond 3 years, the lawyer of corporation becomes the assignee for
the successful recovery of the money.
Then you can have a voluntary dissolution. This could be done by filing a quo wa
rranto case under rule 66 of the ROC on the ground mentioned there or a corporat
ion can be dissolved for certain violation of the corporation code as mentioned
in the Corporation Code or PD 902-A and also a minority stockholder may file a p
etition to dissolve the corporation where the majority is mismanaging the assets
of the corporation, dissipating its assets, and fraudulently disposing of its p
roperties and a receiver may be appointed in an action for involuntary dissoluti
on.
Board of Directors cannot pass a resolution to extend corporate life after the c
orporation was dissolved since:
1.corporate life terminates , so there is no more life to extend
2.if board is given 3 years grace period after its dissolution to wind up and li
quidate, that grace period can be utilized for nothing more than a liquidation.
Board cannot pass resolution not germane to the liquidation process.
3.even if extension was done by the board before its dissolution, the extension
and filing of an amendment to the articles of incorporation need the approval of
stockholders holding atleast 2/3 of the outstanding capital stock of the corpor
ation.
2.INVOLUNTARY
Upon verified complaint filed w/ SEC
Grounds:
a.continuous inactivity of the corporation for a period of at least 5 years.
b.commission by the corporation of ultra vires/illegal acts
c.corporation was illegally organized
d.serious dissension in the corporation
The Court said the employees of a railroad are required to wear uniform indicati
ng their positions in their nameplate, now you mean tell me if one employee did
not have such a nameplate you are going to dissolve a corporation because that i
s a legal requirement, it has to be a serious violation.
But in one case, the SC dissolved a corporation which was engaging in banking wi
thout authorization from the monetary board, it was accepting deposits from the
public, the court considered that as a serious violation.
When a minority stockholder files a case and asks to dissolve the corporation, t
he court said that that is a harsh remedy unless the situation is really beyond
redemption you should not impose that remedy.
WINDING UP OR LIQUIDATION
The corporation has three years after it should have been dissolved for the purp
ose of winding up its affairs. The SEC has said the three year period should be
counted from the time the dissolution was approved by the SEC even if the direct
ors and stockholders pass a resolution dissolving the corporation that is not ef
fective until it has been approved by the SEC.
For three years , the corporation will continue to exist it will no longer be a
going concern but only for the purpose of winding up that is why the SC has said
that the corporation cannot for example renew its contract of lease because it
is no longer a going concern.
During the three year period, it should devote its time prosecuting and defendin
g law suits, winding up its affairs disposing its properties so they can be used
to pay off its creditors and to distribute balance to the stockholders.
2005 notes:As such, cases can still be pursued even beyond the date when its cor
porate existence is terminated for a period of 3 years. As such ,prosecution of
cases within the 3 year period of liquidation is allowed.
Partition of Properties:
1.physical division or partition based on the proportion of values of their stoc
kholdings
2.selling the property to a third person and dividing the proceeds among themsel
ves in proportion to their stockholdings.
3.after determination of value of property, by assigning or transferring the pr
operty to one stockholder with the obligation on the part of said stockholder to
pay the other stockholders the amounts in proportion to value of their stockho
ldings.
2005 notes: lawyer who handled the case in the trial court may be considered as
trustee for the dissolved corporation, with respect to the matter in litigation
only ,although no appointment as such was extended to him.
Corporation taking over the assets of a dissolved corporation becomes liable for
the obligations of the dissolved corporation ,even if the charter of a corpora
tion taking over limits its liabilities with respect to obligations of the diss
olved corporation (Gonzales v SRA)
How assets distributed:
1.creditors starting with the preferred and continuing with all common if the as
sets can pay all
2.refund of the par value of stocks of preferred stockholders
3.refund of the par value to common stockholders
4.if assets still remain, then they are proportionately distributed to all stock
holders ,common or preferred.
There can be no distribution of assets to stockholders without first paying the
creditors.
Assets distributable to any creditor ,stockholder or member who is unknown or wh
o cannot be located shall be escheated to the city or municipality where such as
sets are located (Sec 122)
Other Modes of Dissolution:
1.expiration of term (involuntary)
2.shortening of corporate term
3.failure to organize and commence business within 2 yrs from date of issuance o
f certificate of incorporation
The effect of non use of corporate charter and continouos inoperation of the cor
poration within 2 yrs from the date of its incorporation, its corporate powers s
hall cease and the corporation shall be deemed dissolved (not automatically sinc
e there should be a notice and hearing)
However, if a corporation has commenced the transaction of its business but subs
equently becomes continouosly inoperative for a period of at least 5 yrs, the sa
me shall be a ground for the suspension or revocation of its corporate franchise
or certificate of incorporation.
2006 notes:this is not applicable if failure to organize or commence is due to c
auses beyond the control of the corporation as may be determined by SEC.
4.legislative dissolution
INSOLVENCY, REHABILITATION & DISSOLUTION
INSOLVENCY (BANKRUPTCY)
Objective is to discharge a corporation from debt since there is still intention
that corporation can still continue its transactions
PROCEEDINGS INVOLVED:
1.suspension of payments
Occurs when a corporation has sufficient assets but latter do not mature at same
time with the debt.
As such ,it operates whereby the amount of debt is not reduced, only the payment
is postponed
However, it must involved publication and authentication of debts and that after
debts are proven, the plan of repayment are approve by the regular court.
In this scenario, the corporation or the person do not have sufficient assets to
meets its obligation.
Since the liabilities are greater than assets, then the law followed is the conc
urrence and preference of credit.
But there must be publication for 60 days.
REHABILITATION
Objective is for the approval of the plan of rehabilitation and its implementati
on.
If court finds it adequate that a plan of rehabilitation must be carried out, th
en it orders that no creditors can touch property of the corporation (even those
already foreclose by creditors and applied shall be stop ,as such, even secured
creditors are covered by suspension of payments---- so there is automatic stay)
Once plan of rehabilitation is approved, it is subject to its implementation / e
xecution.
DISSOLUTION
Objective is to liquidate since corporation is already dead(read the corporatio
n lectures by 4blue 95).
In voluntary dissolution ,it is the debtor who files it on grounds of fraud or c
orporate officers mismanage the corporation resulting to depletion of its assets
.
As such, if liabilities is greater than assets, it can be a ground for insolvenc
y or the creditors may propose for rehabilitation.