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RA 8799 (The Securities Regulation Code) Section 20

Proxy Solicitations.

Section 20

SEC. 20. Proxy Solicitations. — 20.1. Proxies must be issued and proxy solicitation must be made in accordance with rules and regulations to be issued by the Commission; 20.2 Proxies must be in writing, signed by the stockholder or his duly authorized representative and filed before the scheduled meeting with the corporate secretary. 20.3 Unless otherwise provided in the proxy, it shall be valid only for the meeting for which it is intended. No proxy shall be valid and effective for a period longer than five (5) years at one time. 20.4 No broker or dealer shall give any proxy, consent or authorization, in respect of any security carried for the account of a customer, to a person other than the customer, without the express written authorization of such customer. 20.5 A broker or dealer who holds or acquires the proxy for at least ten per centum (10%) or such percentage as the Commission may prescribe of the outstanding share of the issuer, shall submit a report identifying the beneficial owner within ten (10) days after such acquisition, for its own account or customer, to the issuer of the security, to the Exchange where the security is traded and to the Commission.

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CitationRA 8799 (The Securities Regulation Code) Section 20 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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