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A shareholders' agreement defines the roles of the shareholders and their responsibilities to each other and the company. Bylaws establish the vision and values of the company and how a corporation is to be run.
There's also the fact that if you don't list the number of directors in your Articles of Incorporation, you're legally required to list that information in your bylaws (see California Corp Code § 212). The bottom line: corporate bylaws are not legally required, but they're pretty much essential for your corporation.
Common Shareholders' Main Rights Voting power on major issues. Ownership in a portion of the company. The right to transfer ownership. Entitlement to dividends. Opportunity to inspect corporate books and records. The right to sue for wrongful acts.
A Shareholder cannot generally be forced to sell shares in a company unless you have either agreed to a process resulting in that outcome, or the court orders that outcome.
Basic Rights of Shareholders In addition to California minority shareholder rights, investors generally have voting power, ownership, the right to transfer ownership, a claim to dividends, the right to inspect corporate documents and the right to sue for wrongful acts.
(a) A listed corporation may, by amendment of its articles or bylaws, adopt provisions to divide the board of directors into two or three classes to serve for terms of two or three years respectively, or to eliminate cumulative voting, or both.
There's also the fact that if you don't list the number of directors in your Articles of Incorporation, you're legally required to list that information in your bylaws (see California Corp Code § 212). The bottom line: corporate bylaws are not legally required, but they're pretty much essential for your corporation.