New York § 515 - 515Dividends prohibited; certain distributions of cash or property authorized

§ 515. 515Dividends prohibited; certain distributions of cash or property authorized

§ 515. Dividends prohibited; certain distributions of cash or property authorized. (a) A corporation shall not pay dividends or distribute any part of its income or profit to its members, directors, or officers. (b) A corporation may pay compensation in a reasonable amount to members, directors, or officers, for services rendered, and may make distributions of cash or property to members upon dissolution or final liquidation as permitted by this chapter. No person who may benefit from such compensation may be present at or otherwise participate in any board or committee deliberation or vote concerning such person's compensation; provided that nothing in this section shall prohibit the board or authorized committee from requesting that a person who may benefit from such compensation present information as background or answer questions at a committee or board meeting prior to the commencement of deliberations or voting relating thereto. Nothing in this section or in paragraph (h) of section seven hundred fifteen of this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a director from deliberating or voting concerning compensation for service on the board that is to be made available or provided to all directors of the corporation on the same or substantially similar terms. (c) A corporation may confer benefits upon members or nonmembers in conformity with its purposes, may redeem its capital certificates or subvention certificates, and may make other distributions of cash or property to its members or former members, directors, or officers prior to dissolution or final liquidation, as authorized by this article, except when the corporation is currently insolvent or would thereby be made insolvent or rendered unable to carry on its corporate purposes, or when the fair value of the corporation's assets remaining after such conferring of benefits, or redemption, or other distribution would be insufficient to meet its liabilities.