How does a Director Vote

How does a Director Vote


How does a Director Vote?

Unlike shareholders, whose number of votes is based on the number and class of shares that they hold at a given time, directors usually have only one vote per person at board of directors' meetings. Sometimes the chairman of the board of directors has a preponderate vote. Directors are not typically entitled to vote by proxy at a board of directors' meeting.


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