Third major overhaul of corporate law in the Netherlands

The Dutch government has proposed clarifying legal provisions concerning the management and supervision of all non-governmental corporate forms regulated in the Netherlands, especially the one-tier board system and the two-tier board system.

Cees de Groot and Jelle Nijland • September 29, 2016 • 1 comment

Shareholders’ rights to have an item put on the agenda of the general meeting – revisited

The Division of Corporation Finance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a bulletin reflecting its views on whether a corporation may exclude a shareholder proposal from being put on the agenda of the general meeting.

Cees de Groot • November 23, 2015

Shareholders’ rights to have an item put on the agenda of the general meeting

The Dutch Civil Code gives shareholders of a corporation the right to have an item put on the agenda of the general meeting. A recent judgement of the district court in The Hague demonstrates that this right has a scope that is more limited than expected.

Cees de Groot • April 13, 2015

Repurchase of shares under Delaware corporate law

Under Delaware corporate law a shareholder agreement that gave a shareholder the opportunity to ask the closely held corporation to repurchase her shares was of little help as the agreement did not stipulate the repurchase price.

Cees de Groot • February 10, 2014

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Third major overhaul of corporate law in the Netherlands

Shareholders’ rights to have an item put on the agenda of the general meeting – revisited

Shareholders’ rights to have an item put on the agenda of the general meeting

Repurchase of shares under Delaware corporate law