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PUBLIC CORPORATION CLASSIFICATIONS OF A CORPORATION

- A political subdivision 1. Close Corporation


- E.g. cities, barangays, provinces, - Not more than 20
etc. stockholders
- Charter - created thru the issuance - There are restrictions and
of a law. limitations
- Cannot be listed in the
limited stock exchange
GOVERNMENT OWNED OR - Limit the ownership (e.g.
CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS family owned)
- A hybrid of both.
- For proprietary functions 2. Closely held Corporations
- Private in nature but mostly owned - Wherein at least 50% of the
by the state. capital stock of all classes
- E.g. napocor, sss, pagibig, lbp. are owned by not more than
20 individuals.
PRIVATE CORPORATION
- R.A no. 11262 (Sec 2 page 203) 3. Corporation by Estoppel
- Can only be created by a general - Pose themselves as a
law. stockholder even though
- “Artificial being” created by they’re not
operation of law - Liability to third persons are
- A separate person with properties, as if they’re general partners
rights, and obligations of its own.
- It has the right of succession COMPONENTS OF A CORPORATION

PAP - authorized by law 1. Incorporator


- All of them are stockholders
- Persons originally forming the
EXPRESS Already provided and given
by law: Articles of corporation
Incorporation & by-laws. - Names signed in the AOI
Requisite:
IMPLIED Necessary to function a. Any person: natural or juridical
b. 2 - 15 incorporators
INHERENT inherent
c. Of legal age
d. Subscribe to atleast one share

2. Corporators
- Person composing the corporation
- Stock : stockholders
- Non-stock: members
DOCTRINE OF PIERCING THE VEIL OF
3. Board of Directors / Board of trustees CORPORATE FICTION
- Serves as the governing body - To serve the ends of justice
- Can extend term - Only happens when: perpetuate
- At the first year of operation, initially, fraud, justify a wrong, defend a
the board is composed of the crime and defeat public
incorporators. conveniences.
- Pierces the barrier separating the
4. Corporate Officers separate personality of the
- Positions stated in the Revised corporation and its shareholders
Corporation Code, AOI and by-laws. - Duty of the court

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION GRANDFATHER RULE


- Basic charter - Applies in nationalized industry
Contains: - In order for a corporation to venture
a. Name of the corporation in that industry, it must be at least
b. Purpose 60% or fully owned by a filipino
c. Address - The test for ultimate filipino
d. Names of the incorporators ownership
e. ACS - maximum no. of shares - Breaks down equity structure of the
they’re allowed to issue shareholders of the corporation
f. SCS - actually subscribed portion of - To determine if it is a philippine
ACS national
g. PC - portion of SCS that is actually
paid. TRUST FUND
- Subscribed capital of a corporation
BY-LAWS - Used for payment of debts
- Rule of conduct
HOW TO BECOME A SHAREHOLDER?
STOCK & TRANSFER BOOK 1. Subscription agreement
- Shows the flow of stocks 2. Purchase from the corporation of
treasury shares
COVER SHEET 3. Acquiring the existing shares
- Provided by the Securities and
Exchange Commission
VALID CONSIDERATION FOR SHARES WATERED STOCK
1. Cash A situation:
2. Property 1. Shares are issued without any
3. Labor/services - future services not consideration
valid 2. Below par value
4. Previously incurred debt 3. In exchange of a property (below par
5. Amounts transferred from value of the shares)
unrestricted retained earnings 4. Insufficient retained earnings (stock
(whenever stock dividends are dividend)
issued) to stock capital
6. Outstanding shares exchanged for Issuance liability for watered stock - the
stocks - reclassification of shares director/shareholder who issued it would be
SOLIDARILY LIABLE along with the buyer.
REDEEMABLE SHARES
- Issued by the corporation DIVIDEND
- Corporation must be solvent - cash , property, stock contributed in
- Once it is redeemed, then it is their equity shares
retired. - Issued by the Board of the Directors
EXCEPT: if stated in the AOI that it would *** sole discretion of the board
be included in treasury shares
EXCEPT: If surplus profit is more than 100%
TREASURY SHARES paid up capital
- Fully paid but subsequently
reacquired by the corporation QUALIFICATIONS OF A
through legal means DIRECTOR/TRUSTEE
- Not retired shares 1. Legal age
- Not included in the corporation’s 2. 1 share per member
outstanding capital stock 3. Majority resident in PH (not
- Not owned by another necessarily all of them)
4. Should not be convicted by a crime
PAR VALUE SHARE 6 years punishable
- Has a specific monetary value fixed 5. Not violated the revised corporation
in AOI code 5 years prior
- Nominal amount 6. Others stated in by-laws
- Minimum amount

NO PAR VALUE
- No face value
- Banks, issuance and etc
- Not less than 5 pesos
- Cannot be issued as preferred
shares

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