Showing posts with label refunding of profits. Show all posts
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Friday, September 25, 2015

What Is The Effect Of Disloyalty Of A Director In A Corporation?

What is the effect of the disloyalty of a director in a corporation?

In SEC. 34 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 68 "The Corporation Code of the Philippines" refers to the Disloyalty of a director with details as follows:

SEC. 34. Disloyalty of a director. - Where a director, by virtue of his office, acquires for himself a business opportunity which should belong to the corporation, thereby obtaining profits to the prejudice of such corporation, he must account to the latter for all such profits by refunding the same, unless his act has been ratified by a vote of the stockholders owning or representing at least two-thirds (2/3) of the outstanding capital stock. This provision shall be applicable, notwithstanding the fact that the director risked his own funds in the venture.