Guam § 281402 - Dissolution by Board of Directors and Shareholders.
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 281402 — Dissolution by Board of Directors and Shareholders., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 281402. Dissolution by Board of Directors and Shareholders.
(a) A corporation’s board of directors may propose dissolution for
submission to the shareholders.
(b) For a proposal to dissolve to be adopted:
(1) the board of directors must recommend dissolution to the
shareholders unless the board of directors determines that because of
conflict of interest or other special circumstances it should make no
recommendation and communicates the basis for its determination to
the shareholders; and
(2) the shareholders entitled to vote must approve the proposal to
dissolve as provided in subsection (e).
(c) The board of directors may condition its submission of the proposal
for dissolution on any basis.
(d) The corporation shall notify each shareholder, whether or not
entitled to vote, of the proposed shareholders’ meeting. The notice must also
state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider
dissolving the corporation.
(e) Unless the articles of incorporation or the board of directors acting
pursuant to subsection (c) require a greater vote, a greater number of shares
to be present, or a vote by voting groups, adoption of the proposal to dissolve
shall require the approval of the shareholders at a meeting at which a quorum
consisting of at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast exists.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 281402 ("Dissolution by Board of Directors and Shareholders.") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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