Guam § 28861 - (b)(1) if the transaction received the affirmative vote of a majority
Full text of Guam Guam Code Annotated § 28861 — (b)(1) if the transaction received the affirmative vote of a majority, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 28861. (b)(1) if the transaction received the affirmative vote of a majority
but no fewer than two (2) of those qualified directors on the board of
directors or on a duly empowered committee of the board who voted on the
transaction after either required disclosure to them (to the extent the
information was not known by them) or compliance with Subsection (b);
provided that action by a committee is so effective only if:
(1) all its members are qualified directors, and
(2) its members are either all the qualified directors on the board or
are appointed by the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified
directors on the board.
(b) If a director has a conflicting interest respecting a transaction, but
neither he nor a related person of the director specified in § 28860(c)(1) is a
party to the transaction, and if the director has a duty under law or
professional canon, or a duty of confidentiality to another person, respecting
information relating to the transaction such that the director may not make
the disclosure described in § 28860(d)(2), then disclosure is sufficient for
purposes of Subsection (a) if the director:
(1) discloses to the directors voting on the transaction the
existence and nature of his conflicting interest and informs them of the
character and limitations imposed by that duty before their vote on the
transaction, and
(2) plays no part, directly or indirectly, in their deliberations or
vote.
(c) A majority (but no fewer than two (2) of all the qualified directors
on the board of directors, or on the committee, constitutes a quorum for
purposes of action that complies with this Section. Directors’ action that
otherwise complies with this Section is not affected by the presence or vote
of a director who is not a qualified director.
(d) For purposes of this Section, “qualified director” means, with
respect to a director’s conflicting interest transaction, any director who does
not have either
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(1) a conflicting interest respecting the transaction, or
(2) a familial, financial, professional, or employment relationship
with a second director who does have a conflicting interest respecting
the transaction, which relationship would, in the circumstances,
reasonably be expected to exert an influence on the first director’s
judgment when voting on the transaction.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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