AANSPRAKELIJKHEID OVERHEID ALS AANDEELHOUDER
Symposium 26 februari 2010
Op vrijdag 26 februari 2010 vond het symposium ‘Overheid en aansprakelijkheid‘ plaats. Het symposium was georganiseerd door het Centrum voor Postacademisch Juridisch Onderwijs van de Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen in samenwerking met de Universiteit van de Nederlandse Antillen.
Ik heb daar een verhaal mogen houden. De andere sprekers waren prof. mr P. van Schilfgaarde (emeritus hoogleraar Ondernemingsrecht Universiteit Utrecht en Universiteit Groningen, advocaat Hoge Raad der Nederlanden), mr. B.M. Mezas (General Counsel van de Bank van de Nederlandse Antillen) en prof.mr. S.C.J.J. Kortmann (Rector magnificus, tevens hoogleraar Burgerlijk recht, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen).
De dagvoorzitter was prof.mr. F.B.M. Kunneman …
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THE REPAYMENT OF SHARE PREMIUM IN THE NETHERLANDS CARIBBEAN
Net equity may not be or become negative
From the legal point of view in Netherlands Antilles, share premium (’agio’) forms part of the company’s free reserves, and does not qualify as share capital. If share premium is to be repaid, the company’s financial condition should at the time allow for it, i.e. the net equity of the company may not be or become negative as a result of such repayment. If the company has shares with a nominal value, the repayment may not result in the nominal capital exceeding the net equity of the company.
In addition to this …
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DECLARING DIVIDENDS IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
Resolutions only marginally examined by the court
Directly connected to the approval of annual accounts, the general meeting of the NV (or BV, as the case may be) or any other body designated in the articles of incorporation, shall resolve the distribution or reservation of profits according to aforementioned annual accounts and the payment of any other distributions flowing from the equity capital as apparent from the annual accounts. The general meeting, or any other body designated in the articles, may resolve to pay interim distributions for the account of the current financial year or for the account of a …
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