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PART VIII CORPORATE RECORDS AND REPORTS Requirement for 76. (1) Every corporation formed under this Ordinance shall keeping books keep correct and complete books and records of account of account, and shall keep minutes of all meetings of shareholders, of minutes and actions taken on consent by shareholders, of all meetings of records of the board of directors, of actions taken on consent by shareholders directors and of meetings of the executive committee, if any. (2) Every corporation formed under this Ordinance shall keep a record containing the names and addresses of all registered shareholders, the number and class of shares held by each and the dates when they respectively became the owners of record thereof In addition,.any such corporation which issues bearer shares shall maintain a record of all certificates issued in bearer form, including the number, class and dates of issuance of such certificates. (3) Any of the foregoing books, minutes or records may be in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable time. Shareholders’ 77. (1) Any shareholder or holder of a voting trust certificate, right to in person or by attorney or other agent, may, during the inspect books usual hours of business, inspect, for a purpose reasonably and records related to his interests as a shareholder, or as the holder of a voting trust certificate, and make copies or extracts from the share register, books of account, and minutes of all proceedings. (2) Any inspection authorized by subsection (1) may be denied to a shareholder or other person who within five years sold or offered for sale a list of shareholders of a corporation or aided or abetted any person in procuring for sale any such list of shareholders or who seeks such inspection for a purpose which is not in the interest of a business other than the business of the corporation or who refuses to furnish an affidavit attesting to his right to inspect under this section. (3) The right of inspection stated by this section may not be limited in the articles or bylaws. Directors’ right 78. Every director shall have the absolute right at any reasonable of inspection time to inspect all books, records, documents of every kind, and the physical properties of the corporation, domestic or foreign, of which he is a director, and also of its subsidiary corporations. Such inspection by a director may be made in person or by agent or attorney, and the right of inspection includes the right to make extracts. Enforcement of 79. Upon refusal of a lawful demand for inspection of records right of required to be maintained under this Ordinance, the person making inspection the demand may apply to the High Court for an order directing the corporation to show cause why an order should not be granted permitting such inspection by the applicant. Upon the return day of the order to show cause, the High Court shall hear the parties summarily, by affidavit or otherwise, and if it appears that the applicant is qualified and entitled to such inspection, the High Court shall grant an order compelling such inspection and awarding such further relief as the High Court may deem just and proper. On order of the High Court issued under this section, all officers and agents of the corporation shall produce such records ordered to be produced in their custody or power, under penalty of punishment for contempt of court. All expenses of the production shall be defrayed by the applicant unless the High Court orders them to be paid or shared by the corporation. Annual and 80. Upon the written request of any person who shall have been a interim reports shareholder of record for at least six months immediately preceding his request, or of any person holding, or thereunto authorized in writing by the holders of at least five percent of any class of the outstanding shares, the corporation shall give or mail to such shareholder an annual balance sheet and profit and loss statement for the preceding fiscal year, and, if any interim balance sheet or profit and loss statement has been distributed to its shareholders or otherwise made available to the public,.the most recent such interim balance sheet or profit and loss statement. The corporation shall be allowed a reasonable time to prepare such annual balance sheet and profit and loss statement.
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