Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Minutes of Board of Directors’ Meeting



Sample Minutes of Board of Directors’ Meeting

MINUTES OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF
[NAME OF CORPORATION]

Held at [VENUE OF THE MEETING]
on [DATE]


PRESENT:                                                        ALSO PRESENT:

[DIRECTORS PRESENT]
[OTHER PERSONS PRESENT SUCH AS OFFICERS, SHAREHOLDERS, CORPORATE SECRETARY, COUNSEL]
                                   
1.         Call to Order

The Chairman of the Board of Directors, [NAME OF CHAIRMAN], called the meeting to order and presided over the same.  The Corporate Secretary, [NAME OF CORPORATE SECRETARY], recorded the minutes of the meeting.

2.         Certification of Quorum

The Corporate Secretary certified that a quorum was present for the transaction of business by the Board, there being present all the directors of the Company.

3.         Certification of Election of Directors

The Corporate Secretary certified that the following were elected directors of the Corporation for the year [PRESENT YEAR] until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified:

[NAMES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS]

4.         Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the directors approved the minutes of the organizational meeting of the Board held on [DATE].

5.         Election of Officers

The Chairman announced that the next item in the agenda is the election of the officers of the Corporation for the current year [PRESENT YEAR].  Upon motion duly made and seconded, the following were elected officers of the Corporation:

            President: [NAME]
Executive Vice-President and Treasurer: [NAME]
Executive Vice-President and Plant Manager: [NAME]
Vice-President for Production: [NAME]
Vice-President for Maintenance: [NAME]
Vice-President for Environment and External Affairs: [NAME]
Corporate Secretary: [NAME]
Asst. Corporate Secretary: [NAME]

[NAME] was designated by the Board of Directors to be the Corporation’s Assistant Treasurer.  

6.         Other Matters – Declaration of Dividends

The Chairman discussed with the Board the proposal to declare cash dividends after reviewing the result of the Corporation’s operations.  A copy of the audited financial statements as of December 31, 2020 was distributed among the directors.  The retained earnings of the Corporation as of December 31, 2020 is US$670,635,902.  Based on the financial statements presented by the Chairman to the Board, it was agreed that the Corporation is in a position to declare cash dividends in the total amount of US$600,000,000.

After due discussion, upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, it was:

RESOLVED, that the Corporation hereby declares cash dividends in the total amount of Six Hundred Million United States Dollars (US$600,000,000), to be distributed among shareholders of record as of December 31, 2020 pro-rata to their respective shareholdings, based on the number of shares held by them as of December 31, 2020.

RESOLVED FURTHER, that the cash dividends shall be paid not later than ____________.

RESOLVED FINALLY, that the Treasurer be and is hereby authorized and directed to arrange payment of the cash dividends (net of withholding tax, if any) on the due date to the shareholders entitled to the cash dividends.

7.         Adjournment

            There being no other business to transact, the meeting was thereupon adjourned.


ATTEST:


[NAMES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS]

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