(a) If the articles of a corporation include a provision reading substantially as follows: “The liability of the directors of the corporation for monetary damages shall be eliminated to the fullest extent permissible under California law”; the corporation shall be considered to have adopted a provision as authorized by paragraph (10) of subdivision (a) of Section 204 and more specific wording shall not be required.

(b) This section shall not be construed as setting forth the exclusive method of adopting an article provision as authorized by paragraph (10) of subdivision (a) of Section 204.

Terms Used In California Corporations Code 204.5

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.

(c) This section shall not change the otherwise applicable standards or duties to make full and fair disclosure to shareholders when approval of such a provision is sought.

(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1203, Sec. 1.5. Effective September 27, 1987.)

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