of this Law and other cases of restriction specified in the company's charter. The restrictions on transfer of shares specified in the company's charter are only applicable if they are written in the certificates of the shares subject to restriction
Whether we need a Board of Controllers / Supervisory Board
1. Unless otherwise prescribed by securities laws, a joint stock company may choose one of the following models:
a) A joint stock company with the GMS, Board of Directors, Board of Controllers and Director/General Director. If the joint stock company has fewer than 11 shareholders and the shareholders that are organizations hold less than 50% of the company’s total shares, a Board of Controllers is not mandatory;
b) A joint stock company with the GMS, Board of Directors and Director/General Director. In this case, at least 20% of the members of the Board of Directors shall be independent members and there has to be an audit committee affiliated to the Board of Directors. The organizational structure, functions and duties of the audit committee shall be specified in the company's charter or the audit committee’s operating regulations promulgated by the Board of Directors.
2. If the company has only one legal representative, the President of the Board of Directors or the Director/General Director shall be the legal representative. The President of the Board of Directors shall be the company’s legal representative unless otherwise prescribed by the company's charter. If the company has more than one legal representative, the President of the Board of Directors and the Director/General Director shall be the company’s legal representatives
Founding shareholder
Enterprise Law 2020 Article 120
A new joint stock company shall have at least 03 founding shareholders
Unless being division, consolidation, acquisition
Right: can be transferred shares from other founding shareholders without accepted by the GMS
1. A new joint stock company shall have at least 03 founding shareholders. A joint stock company converted from a state-owned enterprise or limited liability company or after division, consolidation, acquisition of another joint stock company is not required to have founding shareholders. Instead, the company's charter in the enterprise registration application shall contain signatures of the company’s legal representatives or ordinary shareholders.
2. The founding shareholderstogether shall subscribe for at least 20% of the total authorized ordinary shares upon enterprise registration.
2. The founding shareholders shall subscribe for at least 20% of the total authorized ordinary shares upon enterprise registration.
3. Within 03 years from the issuance date of the Certificate of Enterprise Registration, the ordinary shares of founding shareholders may be transferred to other founding shareholders and may only be transferred to a person that is not a founding shareholder if the transfer is accepted by the GMS. In this case, the transferor does not have the right to vote on this transfer.
1. Shareholders shall fully pay for the subscribed shares within 90 days from issuance date of the Certificate of Enterprise Registration unless shorter time limit is specified by the company's charter or the shares registration contract. In case of capital contribution by assets, the time needed to transport or import the contributed assets and for completing ownership transfer procedures shall be added to this time limit. The Board of Directors shall supervise the shareholders fully and punctually paying for the subscribed shares.
2. During the period from the issuance date of the Certificate of Enterprise Registration to the deadline for paying for the subscribed shares mentioned in Clause 1 of this Article, the number votes of shareholders shall be proportional to their subscribed shares unless otherwise prescribed by the company's charter.
3. In case a shareholder fails to pay or to fully pay for the subscribed shares by the deadline specified in Clause of this Article:
a) The shareholder that fails to pay for the subscribed shares is no longer a shareholder of the company and must not transfer the right to purchase the shares to another person;
b) The shareholder that only pays for part of the subscribed shares will be entitled to a number of votes, dividends and benefits that are proportional to the paid shares and must not transfer the right to purchase the unpaid shares to another person;
c) The shares that are not paid for shall be considered unsold shares and may be sold by the Board of Directors;
d) Within 30 days from the deadline for paying for the subscribed shares mentioned in Clause 1 of this Article, the company shall register the change in charter capital, which shall be equal to the total face values of paid shares unless the unpaid shares are sold out during this period; and register the change of founding shareholders.