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18 GCA § 281601

Inspection of books and records

Guam Code AnnotatedTitle 18 — Business Structure and Function
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(a)Any stockholder, in person or by attorney or other agent, shall, upon written demand under oath stating the purpose thereof, have the right during the usual hours for business to inspect for any proper purpose the corporation’s stock ledger, a list of its stockholders, and its other books and records, and to make copies or extracts therefrom. A proper purpose shall COL372014 CH. 28 GUAM BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT mean a purpose reasonably related to such person’s interest as a stockholder. In every instance where an attorney or other agent shall be the person who seeks the right to inspection, the demand under oath shall be accompanied by a power of attorney or such other writing which authorizes the attorney or other agent to so act on behalf of the stockholder. The demand under oath shall be directed to the corporation at its registered office in Guam or at its principal place of business.

(b)If the corporation, or an officer or agent thereof, refuses to permit an inspection sought by a stockholder or attorney or other agent acting for the stockholder pursuant to Subsection

(a)of this Section, or does not reply to the demand within ten

(10)business days after the demand has been made, the stockholder may apply to the Superior Court of Guam for an order to compel such inspection.

(c)Any director shall have the right to examine the corporation’s stock ledger, a list of its stockholders and its other books and records for a purpose reasonably related to the director’s position as a director. The Superior Court of Guam is hereby vested with the exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether a director is entitled to the inspection sought. The Court may summarily order the corporation to permit the director to inspect any and all books and records, the stock ledger and the list of stockholder’s and to make copies or extracts there from. The Court may, in its discretion, prescribe any limitations or conditions with reference to the inspection, or award such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper including to protect trade secrets, proprietary information or the confidentiality of information concerning the corporation or third parties.

§ The story of this section

  1. Amended by P.L. 30-124 § 6 — introduced as Bill 325-30 · introduced by Vicente C. Pangelinan + 2 cosponsors

Reconstructed from the Guam Code Annotated. For the authoritative version, see the official PDF.