align with the emerging global economy, Taiwan promulgated the 2018 amendments to the Company Act, which became effective on November 1, 2018. The major amendments are summarized as follows: management more than 40 percent of its paid-in capital. if so provided in the articles of incorporation. with respect to resolutions regarding amendment of articles of incorporation, merger, dissolution and liquidation of limited companies, the threshold is lowered to two-thirds of the consenting votes of its shareholders instead of the original unanimous consent. directors, but rather put in place one or two directors, if so provided in the articles of incorporation. may be exempt from placing any supervisor, if so provided in its articles of incorporation. in capital to issue shares. Further, if a private company chooses to issue shares, it may elect to do so paperlessly. the directors may pass written resolutions on the proposals for the board meeting. employee incentive mechanism of a company may apply to the employees of its holding company or subordinate companies. A company limited by shares may stipulate in its articles of incorporation that, as part of the employee incentive mechanism, the shares, certificates of employee stock options, employee compensation, employee's subscription of new share, and issuing restricted stocks for employees, etc., may be applied to the employees of its holding company or subordinate companies as well. resolution of the shareholders' meeting. entrepreneurship and capital market of every quarter or every half fiscal year, if so provided in its articles of incorporation. transfer his/her shareholding within one year from the registration of the incorporation of company. articles of incorporation, issue the preferred shares with multiple voting rights, the preferred shares with veto rights on certain matters, preferred shares of which the holder is restricted or prohibited from being elected as a director or a shareholder, or the preferred shares whereby the holder thereof is ensured to a certain number of seats of directors or supervisor. Brothers, Attorneys-at-Law. As a trilingual attorney in Mandarin, Japanese and English, she offers tremendous experience and expertise in international corporate matters. 8F, No. 376 Section 4, Jen-Ai Road Taipei, 10693 Taiwan, R.O.C. fblaw.com.tw |