Terms Used In Missouri Laws 311.061

  • 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.
  • financial interest: as used in this chapter is defined to mean all interest, legal or beneficial, direct or indirect, in the capital devoted to the licensed enterprise and all such interest in the net profits of the enterprise, after the payment of reasonable and necessary operating business expenses and taxes, including interest in dividends, preferred dividends, interest and profits, directly or indirectly paid as compensation for, or in consideration of interest in, or for use of, the capital devoted to the enterprise, or for property or money advanced, loaned or otherwise made available to the enterprise, except by way of ordinary commercial credit or bona fide bank credit not in excess of credit customarily granted by banking institutions, whether paid as dividends, interest or profits, or in the guise of royalties, commissions, salaries, or any other form whatsoever. See Missouri Laws 311.060

Notwithstanding the definition of “financial interest” contained in section 311.060, service as a member of the board of directors of a corporation, the stock of which is traded on the New York or American Stock Exchange or NASDAQ, or ownership of less than ten percent of the outstanding shares in such corporation, shall not constitute a financial interest in such corporation or a subsidiary thereof.