Have you stopped to ask yourself, "as owners, what rights and advantages do shareholders obtain?", This is the type of question you might have if you are the partial owner of any business via shares . You are entitled to many rights when you purchase your shares, and you can and should exercise those [. . .]
Read More →There are special Delaware shareholder information rights that you might not even yet be aware of. It turns out that the state of Delaware is very serious about providing its citizens with every opportunity possible to get the information they require regarding the companies that they invest in. Their [. . .]
Read More →As a shareholder of any corporation, you have certain rights described by the Delaware Corporations Code and Section 220. However, it may not always be clear which parts of the Section 220 Delaware Corporation Law applies to your situation. Whether you are a new shareholder or considering whether it [. . .]
Read More →Which Types of Information Requests Can Shareholders Make Under Delaware Law? Anyone who is a shareholder, director, or officer of a Delaware corporation can use Section 225 of the Delaware General Corporation Law if they want to challenge the results of a vote for directors or the appointment, removal, [. . .]
Read More →As a stockholder or director of a Delaware corporation, you have rights to inspect certain corporate documents. Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) specifies your rights to see and inspect the contents of those documents. Most interested parties want access for many reasons. The most common ones [. . .]
Read More →Knowing how to file a Delaware Section 220 request correctly on a Delaware corporation is the difference between getting all the information you want and need and not getting it. It is that simple. When you file your Delaware Section 220 request, you are making what the Delaware Court of Chancery calls [. . .]
Read More →There has been a definite upswing in stockholders and directors filing a Section 220 books and records demand. Delaware's DGCL Section 220 gives stockholders and directors the right to seek information from a Delaware corporation. These rights apply to situations where plaintiffs have what the Court [. . .]
Read More →Any shareholder of a corporation is entitled to receive a copy of the minutes of board meetings. Companies that are incorporated in Delaware offer shareholders an extra layer of transparency when it comes to access to corporate records, under Section 220 of the Delaware General Corporate Law (DGCL) [. . .]
Read More →You may be a shareholder in some serious blue-chip corporations. If you contribute to your company-sponsored 401(k) plan, or invest in mutual funds, chances are pretty good that you own stock in companies like Apple, Exxon, or more of the thousands of publicly traded corporations in the US. Did you know [. . .]
Read More →The state government in Delaware has passed a law that establishes shareholders' right to financial information. This means that if you are a resident of the state of Delaware and you own shares in a public company, you have rights to certain pieces of financial information from that company. In fact, [. . .]
Read More →When you put money in the stock market, you are essentially buying a small portion of the companies you're investing in. Think of a company like Facebook or GM as the world's biggest pie, and when you purchase a share, you are an owner of the company. Sure, it takes millions of shares to have any real [. . .]
Read More →Under section 220 of Delaware corporate law, shareholders have the right to examine the books and records of a corporation for a "proper purpose." But it can be challenging to determine exactly what advantages that gives a shareholder. It is clear that under code 220, a shareholder has certain information [. . .]
Read More →If you become a shareholder for a large corporation, you may expect to get a lot of a return from it. However, this may not always be the case. There may be various levels of shareholders and different benefits. Therefore, discovering what rights do shareholders have can be tricky. You must first know [. . .]
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