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Kinds of corporation ^Y mny natural person can become incorporators
except under the ural Banking mct in relation
1.Y tock corporation- dividends are received by the to the Development Cooperative Law. But a
stockholders as return of investment. corporation can become a subscriber of a
2.Y Non-stock corporation- organized for charitable corporation.
purposes and civic investments
Composition of articles of incorporation
^Y he articles of incorporation are binding within
the period of 6 months. 1.YName
^Y ust not be misleading
^Y he general rule is that a corporation is vested ^Y ust not be a name of a past
by law with a personality separate and distinct president
from the persons composing it, including its ^Y ust not be in resemblance with the
officers as well as from that of any other legal hil flag
entity to which it may be related. 2.YName of incorporators
3.Yaddress of incorporators
^Y mccordingly, corporate officers acting within the
scope of their authority are not personally liable ^Y he incorporators are the original signatories of
for damages or labor claims of its employees, the corporation
unless it is alleged and shown that such officers ^Y he capital of the corporation has no limit but
deliberately and maliciously designed to evade must not be less than hp 5,000.00.
the financial obligation of the corporation to its
employees, or used the corporate fiction as a ^Y Differentiate Corporators from Êncorporators
means to perpetrate an illegal act or as a vehicle
for the evasion of existing obligations, the ÊNCO O mO CO O mO
circumvention of statutes, or to confuse the tockholder of stock
legitimate issues, in which case the separate ignatory of mrticles corporation or member of
corporate personality is disregarded. non-stock corporation
Cease to be such if they are
^Y he by-laws are the governing rules and Do not cease to be such
no longer stockholders
regulations of the corporation. Number is limited to 5 to No restriction as to
15 number
^Y he members should not be less than 5 but not ust have contractual ay be such through his
more than 15. capacity guardian
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^Y he meeting of stockholders shall always be at the subscribed and 25% of the subscribed capital must
principal office of the corporation and held annually. be fully paid (treasurer¶s affidavit).
^Y he resident, secretary and treasurer are entitled to ^Y rust *und Doctrine
a salary that should be duly approved by the
stockholders provided they do not exceed 10% of the Êt is the obligation of the officers of the
net income before income tax. corporation to protect the fund of the corporation for
the benefit of the stockholders and the creditors
^Y *rom the issuance of certificate of incorporation
within 2 yrs, they must elect their officers from the Examples of cases involving rust *und Doctrine
start of their business.
a.Y hen the corporation releases or condones
NOm BENE: payment of the unpaid subscription
b.Y hen there is payment of dividends without
1.Ym corporation cannot donate to a political body unrestricted earnings
2.Yhe government cannot organize a private c.Y hen properties are transferred in fraud of
corporation but can create a corporation like the creditors
NB, ummit Bank and Land Bank of the d.Y hen properties are disposed or undue
hilippines. preference is given to some creditors even if the
corporation is insolvent
DOC ÊNE O* CO O mÊON Lm
^Y referred Creditors
^Y iercing the veil of a corporate entity
1.Y taxes for the government
mn agreement to organize a corporation is valid 2.Y creditors of the corporation
for 6 months and no one can withdraw without the 3.Y stockholders
consent of another.
^Y De Jure Corporation
Êf the corporation was organized to commit
fraud, to avoid any liability, hence the corporation m corporation duly organized in accordance with law
and the stockholders are one and the same person. is a de jure corporation
here is no maximum capital of the corporation, but corporate officer or director a business opportunity
the minimum is five thousand pesos ( hp for which the corporation is financially able to
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5,000.00). 25% of the capital stock must be undertake, is from its nature in line with the
corporations business and is of practical advantage
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expectancy, and by embracing the opportunity, the c.Y Êncidental/inherent owers ± those that
self ±interest of the officer or director will be are incidental to the existence of the
brought into conflict with that of the corporation, the corporation
law will not permit him to seize the opportunity for -Y same as express powers
himself.
Note: there are express powers that are
^Y Corporation by Estoppel incidental powers like the power to acquire
property.
One, which has been issued a certificate of
registration, but is considered a corporation by m corporation can exercise not only powers
estoppel precluding either the person behind, or expressly conferred upon it by its charter but also
third parties dealing with it to deny its corporate those that may be reasonably necessary or proper to
existence. Êt is also known as ostensible corporation promote the interest or welfare of the corporation.
olutio indebiti- unjust enrichment Êf the act is one which is lawful in itself, and not
Negotiorium gestio-unauthorized management otherwise prohibited, is done for the purpose of
serving corporate ends, and is reasonably tributary
^Y Voting trust agreement to the promotion of those ends, is a substantial, and
not in a remote and fanciful sense, it may fairly be
a voting trust is a trust created by agreement considered within the charter powers. he test is
between a group of stockholders and the trustee or whether the act is in direct and immediate
by a group of identical agreements between furtherance of the corporation¶s business, fairly
individual stockholders and a common trustee, incident to the express powers and necessary to their
whereby it is provided that for a term of five years, or exercise. Êf so, the corporation has the power to do
for a period contingent upon a certain event, or until it; if otherwise, not.
the agreement is terminated, control over the stock
owned by such stockholders, either for certain ^Y ltra-vires ± mcts outside the powers of the
purposes or for all purposes, is lodged in the trustee, corporation
either with or without a reservation to the owners, or Kinds
persons designated by them, of the power 6to direct
how such control shall be used. 1.Y void per se (illegal act)- void abinitio
2.Y voidable- valid until annulled\ four (4) years
he law simply provides that a voting trust prescription
agreement in writing whereby one or more
stockholders of a corporation consent to transfer his 3 stages of voidable ultra vires acts
or her shares to a trustee in order to vest in the latter
voting for other rights pertaining to said shares for a 1.Y executory on both sides
period not exceeding five (5) years upon the 2.Y executory on one side/executed on other
fulfillment of statutory conditions specified in the side
agreement. he five year period may be extended in 3.Y already executed by both parties
cases where the voting trust is executed pursuant to
a loan agreement whereby the period is made Kinds of ltra Vires mcts
contingent upon full payment of the loan
1.Y executory on both sides ± this could be set
^Y Voting rights in a corporation aside.
2.Y Executor on one side and executed on the
Êt is a fundamental rule that a stockholder other side ± if the corporation has already
acquires voting rights only when the shares of stock received the benefits, it must honor the
to be voted are registered in his name in the contract
corporate books. mn unrecorded transferee cannot 3.Y Executed on both sides ± if both parties have
enjoy the status of a stockholder, he cannot vote nor already benefited, both should honor a
be voted for, and he will not be entitled to dividends contract
b.Y Êmplied powers ± those that can be Ên times of war, the corporations in the hilippines
inferred from or necessary for the are controlled by the enemies
exercise of the express powers
-Y those agreed upon Kinds of shares/stocks
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3.Y treasury share- reacquired by the corporation ^Y m call resolution is a resolution demanding the
from a stockholder by donation, when the payment of the balance of the subscription contract.
shares are delinquent, when the corporation
buys the share to make it even ^Y o validate the buying of a share of stock, the
owner/seller must surrender the certificate of stock
4.Y redeemable share- there is a stipulation in the to the buyer. he buyer must go to the stock and
contract transfer clerk of the corporation to cancel the
-hen there is one contract, the latter provision certificate of stock in the name of the seller and the
prevails stock and transfer clerk must issue another stock
certificate in the name of the buyer.
5.Y *ounder¶s share- it is good for 5 years.
-given to the founders of the corporation ^Y Baltazar Doctrine- if a stockholder has not fully paid
his share, the corporation will only issue a certificate
Distinction of share of stock and certificate of stock of sock equivalent to the amount paid. However, this
doctrine is no longer in effect, the EC will only
hare of stock Certificate of stock serve or issue a certificate of stock until the shares
nit of interest in a Evidence of the are fully paid.
corporation holder¶s ownership of
the stock and of his ^Y Doctrine of equality of shares
right as a shareholder
and up to the extent Êt provides that where the mrticles of
specified therein Êncorporation do not provide for any distinction of
Êt is an incorporeal or Êt is concrete and the shares of stock, all shares issued by the
intangible property tangible corporation are presumed to be equal and enjoy the
Êt may be issued by the ay only be issued same rights and privileges and are also subject to the
corporation even if the only if the same liabilities.
subscription is not subscription is fully
fully paid paid ^Y Vote required in board resolution
1.Y majority vote as a general rule
^Y atered stock 2.Y all other vote, 2/3 vote
atered stock is those issued not in exchange ^Y one-man corporation- one man controls the
for its equivalent either in cash, property, share, corporation in terms of voting in the following:
stock dividends, or services; thus, the issuances 1.Y extension of corporate life
of such stocks are prohibited. 2.Y investment in other corporation
hese include stocks: 3.Y merger
a.Y Êssued without consideration (bonus 4.Y consolidation
share) 5.Y dissolution
b.Y Êssued as fully paid when the
corporation has received a lesser sum of ^Y he Board of Directors is the governing body of the
money than its par or issued corporation composed of 15 members.
value(discounted share)
c.Y Êssued for consideration other than ^Y Only natural persons can become incorporators
actual cash (i.e. property or services), exception is the ural Bank mct in relation to the
the fair valuation of which is less than its Cooperative Development mct for which the
par or issued value cooperative can borrow money from the rural bank,
d.Y Êssued as stock dividend when there are therefore, the rural bank may become an
no sufficient retained earnings or incorporator.
surplus to justify
^Y equirements for corporation
Note: Directors or officers who consented to its 1.Y not less than 5 persons but not more than 15
issuance is solidarily liable to the corporation for the 2.Y agreement is good for 6 months
difference in value 3.Y articles of incorporation
4.Y by laws
^Y tock and transfer books are the responsibility of the 5.Y treasurer¶s affidavit
secretary who is in-charge of transferring shares for
which he must file a surety bond to protect the ^Y roxy Voting
stockholders.
Êt is not allowed in meeting of directors but it is
^Y m corporation by prescription is a corporation that allowed in stockholders annual meeting, it is also
need not to be registered because they already allowed if there is an m
existed before the effectivity of the corporation code,
they antedated the corporation code (churches) ights of a stockholder
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2.Y to inspect the books of the corporation- ^Y mn open corporation is a corporation for which the
there must be no conflict of interest, under shares of stock are open to the public.
doctrine of corporate opportunity
3.Y to sell his shares without consent of others- ^Y m religious sole is a corporation formed by head of
delectus personae churches. m corporation sole can buy land in the
hilippines because it is owned by the head of the
Kinds of dividends church.
1.Y cash dividend- mandatory if there is an ^Y m foreign company must register to the EC in order
excess of 100% on net surplus to validly do business in the hilippines.
2.Y stock dividends- not taxable
^Y m call resolution to pay subscription must be enacted ^Y m religious sole/religious corporation cannot sell
by the Board of Directors their property without the approval from the C,
except, when approved by their parish church, to
^Y he declaration of dividends can be revoked by the protect the rights of the members of the church
Board of Directors if it is not yet announce to the
stockholders. *oreign Corporation
^Y Êf the dividends are deposited in a bank, the 1.Y m foreign corporation must secure a license
resolution cannot be revoked. and appoint a resident agent before it is
allowed to do business in the hilippines
^Y m foreigner can be a stockholder in a nationalized 2.Y here is a contract of reciprocity between
corporation provided that the shares shall be 60% the hilippines and the country where the
*ilipino and 40% foreigner. corporation was organized.
3.Y hat with respect to Êntra- corporate
^Y Election of Board of Directors- cumulative voting is Controversy, the law of the foreign
mandatory in the election corporation where it is organized shall
govern.
Qualifications: 4.Y Ên stockholders¶ meeting, all preferred and
1.Y legal age common stockholders should be notified to
2.Y have knowledge in corporation law vote, although as a general rule, a preferred
stockholder is not entitled to vote.
Disqualifications:
Can all the stockholder in a corporation be foreigners?
1.Y conviction of a crime involving moral
turpitude and the penalty is more than 6 years es, except in fully or partly nationalized
2.Y Violation of corporation code in 5 years corporations. *or example, a manufacturer that exports
prior to the election. all its products can be wholly-owned by foreigners
^Y nder the doctrine of cumulative voting, the shares hat are the fully and partly nationalized corporations?
of stockholders shall be multiplied to the number of
candidates to determine how many votes a 1.Y here no foreign stockholder is allowed.
stockholder will have.
a.Y ass edia except recording (mrt
^Y m corporation is not entitled to moral damages XVÊ, ec 11, Constitution)
except in violations of the intellectual property law b.Y etail trade enterprises with paid-
where the hilippines is a member. up capital of less than 2.5
illion (ec 5, m No 8762)
Kinds of Damages c.Y rivate security agencies (ec 4, m
No 5487)
1.Y moral d.Y mall scale mining(ec 3, m No
2.Y liquidated 7076)
3.Y nominal e.Y tilization of natural resources (mrt
4.Y actual XÊÊ, ec 2, Constitution)
5.Y exemplary f.Y Cockpits (ec 5, D 449)
g.Y anufacture, repair, stockpiling
^Y re-emptive right is the right of first refusal, the and/or distribution of nuclear
stockholder sells his shares first to co-stockholders weapons (mrt ÊÊ, ec 8, Constitution)
before selling to the public h.Y anufacture of firecrackers and
other pyrotechnic devices (ec 5, m
^Y mppraisal right is the right of the stockholder to No 7183)
determine the price of his share. Êf there is a conflict
in the decision, they shall form a 3-man committee 2.Y p to twenty percent (20%) foreign equity
to determine the price, the decision of the 3-man
committee is final. a.Y rivate radio communications
network ( m No 3846)
^Y m close corporation is a family corporation
composed of the members of the family, non- 3.Y p to twenty-five percent (25%) foreign
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a.Y rivate ecruitment, whether local corporation shall pay the expenses of the
or overseas employment (mrt 27, D conservator
No 442) 3.Y eceivership ± when the corporation is bankrupt
b.Y Construction and repair of locally and cannot pay its debts, the EC will assign an
funded works (ec 1, Cm 541) administrator or receiver to collect all the assets
and debts owning in the corporation to pay the
4.Y up to forty percent (40%) foreign equity debtors.
^Y hen there is no meeting in the corporation a he corporation code is a penal law as provided for
petition must be filed to the EC to become an acting in ec 144. m share of stock is a chattel and if foreclosed
president for the purpose of conducting a meeting. must be redeemed before its foreclosure
1.Y referred stockholder- an investor of the ^Y Cuentas in participation- not registered, two or more
corporation. Not entitled to vote, when the persons are partners but only one appears as owner
corporation is dissolved, return of investment is and is the one liable
first given to the preferred stockholder ^Y atered stock- the consideration given is below the
2.Y common stockholder- with voting rights value of the shares of stock or consideration is over
valued
^Y both are required to vote in the following instances: ^Y Ên case of overvalued consideration, the one who
issued the certificate and the buyer is liable solidarily
1.Y dissolution of corporation (2/3) for claims of creditors and other stockholders.
2.Y merger/consolidation
3.Y shortening or extending corporate life `
4.Y management contract
5.Y investment of funds
6.Y amendments of incorporation
^Y tages of dissolution