Shareholders have the right to inspect a corporation’s articles of incorporation and bylaws, but only limited rights to inspect accounting books and no right to inspect corporate communications and contracts.
The main documents of interest to shareholders will be the company’s annual report and accounts. Each shareholder has the right to receive these when they’re issued generally and on request. Shareholders also have the right to receive a copy of any written resolution proposed by either the directors or shareholders.
Shareholders have the right to know what the organization’s financial state is and whether the board and executives are managing money effectively for the best interests of the business. … Under the law, it should be a simple process to get corporate financial records as a shareholder.
Common shareholders are granted six rights: voting power, ownership, the right to transfer ownership, dividends, the right to inspect corporate documents, and the right to sue for wrongful acts.
What information and documents are shareholders entitled to receive? Shareholders are entitled to receive: Notice of shareholder meetings. The company’s report and accounts (which, for quoted companies (and some unquoted traded companies, see Question 22), include the directors’ remuneration report).
A company is legally obliged to prepare full accounts for shareholders, and it is those accounts that minority shareholders are entitled to see. … This is subject to any contrary provisions in a Shareholder Agreement or the company’s Articles of Association.
Can shareholders inspect books of accounts? The members of the company are not vested with any such right to inspect the books of account anywhere specifically in the Companies Act, 2013. However, the articles of the company can provide for such right of inspection for its shareholders and the timing for it.
Shareholders have the right to inspect a corporation’s articles of incorporation and bylaws, but only limited rights to inspect accounting books and no right to inspect corporate communications and contracts.
In order to make better decisions, it is important for them to analyze their stocks using a variety of measurements, rather than just a few. Some of the metrics available include profitability ratios, liquidity ratios, debt ratios, efficiency ratios, and price ratios.
Common shareholders may be given preemptive rights. If so, this is noted in the company charter and the shareholder should receive a subscription warrant.
Question: Can shareholders insist on seeing management accounts, bank statements or other detailed financial information? Answer: No. Their rights to see financial information are limited to the company’s annual filed accounts.
Rights of shareholders possessing at least 10% of shares
Right to demand a poll – in general, members holding 10% of voting shares (or five members who have the right to vote) can demand a poll in respect of a proposed resolution (s. 321).
Is a director entitled to see accounts?
So, in summary, the law is clear that a director has the right to access accounting records, unless he is seeking to access them for an improper purpose, and the burden is on the company seeking to deny access to prove that the director’s motives are “improper”.
At a general meeting, the shareholders can also pass a resolution telling the directors how they must act when it comes to a particular matter. If this is done, the directors must then take the action that the shareholders have decided upon.
When can shareholders inspect the records and bookkeeping of the corporation? Shareholders can inspect records and books only if they ask in advance and have a proper purpose.