绝对多数条款(Super-Majority Vote Clause)、分层董事会条款等是我国上市公司目前在其公司章程中添加较多的反收购条款。其是指在公司章程中规定,公司进行并购、重大资产转让或者经营管理权的变更必须取得绝对多数股东同意才能进行,并且对该条款的修改也需要绝对多数的股东同意才能生效。
绝对多数条款的英文释义如下:
A supermajority voting provision, an amendment to a company's corporate charter, is a provision that states that certain corporate actions require much more than a mere majority – typically 67%-90% – approval from its shareholders to pass.
该条款一方面大大增加了公司控制权转移的难度,有助于防止损害本公司及股东利益的敌意收购,从而阻碍敌意收购的进行;另一方面也减轻了市场对管理层的压力,客观上有利于巩固管理层对公司的控制权。
以下为相关双语条款示例,供参考:
示例一:
Super-Majority Vote Clause
绝对多数条款
AAA’s by-laws will be amended, as of the first board of directors meeting following the effective date of this Letter Agreement, to afford the Series C Directors, the ability to form a blocking coalition with respect to the items listed in items (i) - (xiv) of such Section 6 (copies of which are attached as Exhibit A hereto) and the items listed on Exhibit B hereto by voting against any proposed action referred to in such items along with any two directors of AAA, of whom not more than one may be a designee of BBB (“BBB”) and not more than one may be any of Mr. C, Mr. D or Mr. E or any person who fills a vacancy arising from the resignation, death, removal or expiration of the term of any of Mr C, Mr. D or Mr. E.
AAA的章程将于本协议书生效日后首次召开的董事会会议上修订,以使C系列董事能够通过与AAA的任何两位董事一同对该第6节第(i)项-第(xiv)项中列出的各项事宜(已附于本协议书附件A)以及本协议书附件B中列出的各项事宜中拟定的任何行动作出反对表决的方式,针对该等事宜组成反对联盟;该两位董事中,仅一位可由BBB(“BBB”)指定,且仅一位可由以下人员中的任何一位担任:C先生、D先生、E先生,或者在C先生、D先生、E先生辞任、死亡、免职或任期届满后填补其职位空缺的任何人。
示例二:
Super Majority Vote. Other issues that require resolutions by the ------------------- Board may be raised at a duly convened meeting of the Board and must be adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present in person, or by proxy at such meeting where a quorum is present; provided that the affirmative vote of at least one director appointed by PARTY B is required.
绝对多数条款。其他需要由董事会决议的事项可在经正式召集的董事会会议上提出,且必须获得亲自或通过代表出席该会议(出席董事人数达法定人数)之董事的多数赞成表决;但前提是需要获得至少一名由乙方指定的董事的赞成表决。