Definitions. In this Article:

(a)“Affiliate” means a person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another person or is a senior executive thereof. For purposes of § 281302 (b)(4), a person is deemed to be an affiliate of its senior executives.

(b)“Beneficial shareholder” means a person who is the beneficial owner of shares held in a voting trust or by a nominee on the beneficial owner’s behalf.

(c)“Corporation” means the issuer of the shares held by a shareholder demanding appraisal and, for matters covered in sections 281306-281312, includes the surviving entity in a merger.

(d)“Fair value” means the value of the corporation’s shares determined:

(1)immediately before the effectuation of the corporate action to which the shareholder objects excluding any appreciation or depreciation in anticipation of the corporate action objected to;

(2)using customary and current valuation concepts and techniques generally employed for similar businesses in the context of the transaction requiring appraisal; and

(3)without discounting for lack of marketability or minority status except, if appropriate, for amendments to the articles pursuant to § 281302 (a)(5).

(e)“Interest” means interest from the effective date of the corporate action until the date of payment, at the rate of interest on judgments in Guam on the effective date of the corporate action.

(f)“Preferred shares” means a class or series of shares whose holders have preference over any other class or series with respect to distributions.

(g)“Record shareholder” means the person in whose name shares are COL372014 CH. 28 GUAM BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT registered in the records of the corporation or the beneficial owner of shares to the extent of the rights granted by a nominee certificate on file with the corporation.

(h)“Senior executive” means the chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, and anyone in charge of a principal business unit or function.

(i)“Shareholder” means both a record shareholder and a beneficial shareholder.