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Definition
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Some corporation are not created by operation of law some are created by law
itself
o By law there is a specific law creating a corporation
Example: GOCC (specific law : their charter)
XPN: GOCC created by operation of law
o PNCC ( former cdcp, developer of nlex and slex)
*It became a GOCC because it incurred lot of
obligations toward Government Financial Institutions
(GFIs) since the CDCP could not pay the controlling
stockholder gave up their shares to the GFIs.
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2. Name
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3. Purpose
4. Term
- In Partnership, partners may agree on any term.
- In Corporation can have a maximum only of 50 years
5. Number of organizers
- In Partnership min of 2. No max
- In Corporation min of 5, max of 15
6. Management
- In partnership the decisions are made by partner/s having the
controlling interest not majority of the partners
- In corporation
o GR: Board ( decisions are made by a majority of the quorum
in a meeting of the board)
Directors vote- only one vote regardless of the shares
XPNS
Corporation sole (religious corp managed by
head of sect or denomination.no board)
Close corporation ( where the incorporators or
the stockholders agreed to manage directly the
affairs of the corp)
7. Contributions
- P: money, property or industry.
- C: money and property only.
8. Right of Succession
- P: no right of succession
- C: right of succession (a corporation has an independent existence
from that of the stockholder. If the latter died the corp continues to
exist.
9. Sharing of profits
- P: accdng to agreement by the parties ( profits and losses are
shared by the partners)
- C: dividends are distributed pro rata meaning accdng to the
participation in the capitalization. Always distributed pro rata
regardless of the form of dividends ( cash, prop or new shares of
stock)
10.Extent of liabilities
- P: In general partnership, partners are obliged to contribute some
more even though they have fully paid their subscription if there
are unpaid creditors.
- C: once fully paid for subscription. He could not be obliged to
contribute some more.
11. Capital
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12.Dissolution
P: by the will of any partner, no matter how insignificant his interest
might be.
Illustration:
4 partners contribute 1m each. 1 partner promised to
contribute P1. Later the P1 contributor decided to withdraw from
the partnership. The effect of his withdrawal dissolves the
Partnership.
FORMING A CORPORATION
1. Question: how do you call the persons forming a corp?
Ans: Incorporator
NOTE: The incorporators at the time of incorporation are also corporators. But later on these
incorporators may leave the corp. in which case the incorporators ceased to be corporators but
remains incorporators.
Note: Articles of incorporation are signed only once even though there has been an amendment
on such.
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4. Modus Operandi : brief statement of how the non-stock corp would operate
a. Example: Members shall contribute an amount that BOD to acquire equipment for
their activities.
5. By-laws
a. It could be filed simultaneously with the other docs or 30 days from the issuance of
the certificate if the By-laws is not yet ready.
FOUNDATION non stock corpo
SEC: minimum total contributions =? All organizers
Incorporation Process
Note: Incorporators (prepare all the documents (Minimum of 5. Max of 15)
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Natural Persons
Not minor (guardian)
Legal age
Capacity to contract
Majority of the incorporators are resident of the Philippines
Not necessarily citizen of the Phil UNLESS there is a law requiring it
atleast 10 articles
Stipulate more than what is required (additional stipulations)
Articles
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Corporate Name
a. Rules:
1. Not similar/identical or confusingly similar with the name of other existing
corporation or partnership
2. Words corporation incorporation whether full words or abbreviated.
3. What may not be used?
a. Philippines or Republic ( as first word) national, state (gdcc)
b. Bank monetary board
c. Insurance, insurer if not insurance company
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Purpose
a. Rules:
1. Only one primary purpose
a. Not in a very short statement
b. Must be expressed in a long statement
2. Secondary purpose
a. No limit on members
b. Must be compatible on primary purpose and of one another
c. General Banking Act bank assurance, gross selling ( bank may
engage in selling policy.
d. Insurance company doing banking transactions
e. Example:
i. to acquire real property
Term
NOTE:
1. Maximum term of 50 years at any one time
2. Maybe extended before it expires
3. No limit to the number of extensions of the corporate term (perpetual
existence)
4. Extension: not earlier than 5 years before it expires Unless there is a
justifiable reason.
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Incorporators
3 matters
1. Full name
2. Nationality
3. Complete address
VI.
No. of Directors
a. 2 parts
i. First Part
1. Non-stock : 15 no limit
2. Stock: 5 -15
ii. Second Part
1. Complete name
2. Nationality
3. complete address of incorporating directors : names stated in the AOI
as the first set of BOD of Corporation
STOCK CORPORATION
a. 1 st Part
i. Amount (expressed in pesos) of authorized capital stock
ii. Number of shares r + s
iii. The value assigned to every share
Par Value:
b. 2nd part
1. P5 each
2. All subscription should be immediately paid up. ( fully paid)
3. Payment is considered capital contribution; may not be used in
payment of dividends
4. Certain corporations not allowed to issue non par value shares; bank,
insurance companies, trust corp, public utilities, and bldng and loan
assoc.
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VIII.
Stock corporation
a. Full namAre of the subscribers
b. Amount individually paid
c. 25% total amount subscribe
IX.
Name of Treasurer
X.
By laws
House rules: may be filed simultaneously
Signed by the majority of the incorporators
Within 30 days from the issuance of Certificate of Registration
NOTE: proxy may be revoked implied or express while VTA may not be revoked because it is
pursuant to a contract.