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Under section 177, when directors are on both sides of a proposed contract, for example where a person owns a business selling iron chairs to the company in which he is a director, [17] it is a default requirement that they disclose the interest to the board, so that disinterested directors may approve the deal.
The FTSE 100 Index, here between 1984 and 2013, indicates value that traders in the stock market perceive the UK's top 100 companies to have, given the dividends they will pay out. Dividends can only be paid on profits above a company's "legal capital": the initial total shareholders contributed when they bought their shares.
By statute, a private company must have at least one director and until April 2008 also had to have a secretary. The company's articles of association may require more than one director. At least one director must be an individual, not another company. Anybody can be a director, subject to certain exceptions.
directors owe duties to the corporation, [1] and not to individual shareholders, [2] employees or creditors outside exceptional circumstances; directors' core duty is to remain loyal to the company, and avoid conflicts of interest; directors are expected to display a high standard of care, skill or diligence
The Companies Act 1862 [1] (25 & 26 Vict. c. 89) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom regulating UK company law, whose descendant is the Companies Act 2006. Provisions [ edit ]
The Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Directors’ Report) Regulations 2013 amended the Act with effect from 1 October 2013 and in respect of reporting years ending on or after 30 September 2013, creating a duty for large companies to prepare a "strategic report" which includes "a fair review of the company’s business", and describes ...
In setting dividend policy, management must pay regard to various practical considerations, [1] [2] often independent of the theory, outlined below. In general, whether to issue dividends, and what amount, is determined mainly on the basis of the company's unappropriated profit (excess cash) and influenced by the company's long-term earning power: when cash surplus exists and is not needed by ...
The duty of directors to produce a directors' report once a year is found in the Companies Act 2006 section 415. Under section 416, the contents must include the directors' names and the company's principal activities. The critical requirement is found in section 417(1). A business review must be carried out, though this is only for large ...