Article 75. Exercise of Voting Rights by Document

(Compare Article 180 of the former Commercial Code)

1. The exercise of voting rights by document is accomplished by entering necessary matters in the voting exercise document and submitting to the incorporator the said voting document by the time set by Ministry of Justice ordinance.

2. The number of votes exercised by document based on the provisions of the previous paragraph, shall be added to the number of votes of establishment shareholders attending.

3. The incorporators must store the voting exercise documents submitted based on the provisions of paragraph 1, for a period of 3 months from the date of general meeting of establishment at a location determined by the incorporators.

4. Establishment shareholders, at any time during a time period set by the incorporators, can demand to view the voting exercise documents submitted based on the provisions of paragraph 1, or demand copies thereof.

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