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Interlocking directorate refers to the practice of members of a corporate board of directors serving on the
boards of multiple corporations. A person that sits on multiple boards is known as a multiple director. Two firms
have a direct interlock if a director or executive of one firm is also a director of the other, and an indirect
interlock if a director of each sits on the board of a third firm.
SEC.32:Dealings of directors, trustees or officers with the corporation. unless all the following conditions are
present:
1. That the presence of such director or trustee in the board meeting in which the contract was approved
was not necessary to constitute a quorum for such meeting;
2. That the vote of such director or trustee was not necessary for the approval of 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.
IF BOTH SUBSTANTIAL OR NOMINAL IN CORP NO NEED TO APPLY SEC.32 BUT CONTRACT SHOULD
BE VALID AND FAIR & REASONABLE.
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GUILTY DIRECTOR WILL BE EXEMPTED FROM LIABILITY TO CORP IF HIS DISLYAL ACT SI
RATIFIED.
HE SHOULD ACCOUNT TO THE LATTER FOR ALL PROFITS BY REFUNDING THE SAME,
UNLESS RATIFIED BY VOTE OF STOCKHOLDERS OWNING AT LEAST 2/3 OF OUTSTANDING
CAPITAL STOCK. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FACT THAT DIRECTOR RISKED HIS OWN FUNDS
IN VENTURE.
SEC.35
SAID COMMITTEE MAY ACT, BY MAJORITY VOTE OF ALL ITS MEMBER, ON SUCH SPECIFIC
MATTER WITHIN COMPETENCE OF BOARD, AS MAY DELEGATED BY-LAWS OR ON MAJORITY
VOTE OF THE BOARD.
EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO: