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NH Rev Stat § 293-A:16.04 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXVII - Corporations, Associations, and Proprietors of Common Lands|Title 293-A - New Hampshire Business Corporation Act|Section 293-A:16.04 - Court-Ordered Inspection.

    293-A:16.04 Court-Ordered Inspection. –||(a) If a corporation does not allow a shareholder who complies with RSA 293-A:16.02(a) to inspect and copy any records required by that subsection to be available for inspection, the superior court of the county where the corporation's principal office (or, if none in this state, its registered office) is located or the business and commercial dispute docket of the superior court (which court shall be deemed to have jurisdiction to hear such matter and to which the corporation shall be deemed to have consented) may summarily order inspection and copying of the records demanded at the corporation's expense upon application of the shareholder.||(b) If a corporation does not within a reasonable time allow a shareholder to inspect and copy any other record, the shareholder who complies with RSA 293-A:16.02(c) and (d) may apply to the superior court in the county where the corporation's principal office (or, if none in this state, its registered office) is located or the business and commercial dispute docket of the superior court (which court shall be deemed to have jurisdiction to hear such matter and to which the corporation shall be deemed to have consented) for an order to permit inspection and copying of the records demanded. The court shall dispose of an application under this subsection on an expedited basis.||(c) If the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded, it shall also order the corporation to pay the shareholder's expenses incurred to obtain the order unless the corporation proves that it refused inspection in good faith because it had a reasonable basis for doubt about the right of the shareholder to inspect the records demanded.||(d) If the court orders inspection and copying of the records demanded, it may impose reasonable restrictions on the use or distribution of the records by the demanding shareholder.|||Source. 2013, 142:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 293-A:16.05 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXVII - Corporations, Associations, and Proprietors of Common Lands|Title 293-A - New Hampshire Business Corporation Act|Section 293-A:16.05 - Inspection of Records by Directors.

    293-A:16.05 Inspection of Records by Directors. –||(a) A director of a corporation is entitled to inspect and copy the books, records and documents of the corporation at any reasonable time to the extent reasonably related to the performance of the director's duties as a director, including duties as a member of a committee, but not for any other purpose or in any manner that would violate any duty to the corporation.||(b) The superior court of the county where the corporation's principal office (or if none in this state, its registered office) is located may order inspection and copying of the books, records and documents at the corporation's expense, upon application of a director who has been refused such inspection rights, unless the corporation establishes that the director is not entitled to such inspection rights. The court shall dispose of an application under this subsection on an expedited basis.||(c) If an order is issued, the court may include provisions protecting the corporation from undue burden or expense, and prohibiting the director from using information obtained upon exercise of the inspection rights in a manner that would violate a duty to the corporation, and may also order the corporation to reimburse the director for the director's expenses incurred in connection with the application.|||Source. 2013, 142:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 293-A:16.06 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXVII - Corporations, Associations, and Proprietors of Common Lands|Title 293-A - New Hampshire Business Corporation Act|Section 293-A:16.06 - Exception to Notice Requirement.

    293-A:16.06 Exception to Notice Requirement. –||(a) Whenever notice would otherwise be required to be given under any provision of this chapter to a shareholder, such notice need not be given if:||(1) Notices to the shareholders of 2 consecutive annual meetings, and all notices of meetings during the period between such 2 consecutive annual meetings, have been sent to such shareholder at such shareholder's address as shown on the records of the corporation and have been returned undeliverable or could not be delivered; or||(2) All, but not less than 2, payments of dividends on securities during a 12-month period, or 2 consecutive payments of dividends on securities during a period of more than 12 months, have been sent to such shareholder at such shareholder's address as shown on the records of the corporation and have been returned undeliverable or could not be delivered.||(b) If any such shareholder shall deliver to the corporation a written notice setting forth such shareholder's then-current address, the requirement that notice be given to such shareholder shall be reinstated.|||Source. 2013, 142:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 293-A:16.20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXVII - Corporations, Associations, and Proprietors of Common Lands|Title 293-A - New Hampshire Business Corporation Act|Section 293-A:16.20 - Financial Statements for Shareholders.

    293-A:16.20 Financial Statements for Shareholders. –||(a) A corporation shall deliver to its shareholders annual financial statements, which may be consolidated or combined statements of the corporation and one or more of its subsidiaries, as appropriate, that include a balance sheet as of the end of the fiscal year, an income statement for that year, and a statement of changes in shareholders' equity for the year unless that information appears elsewhere in the financial statements. If financial statements are prepared for the corporation on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles, the annual financial statements must also be prepared on that basis.||(b) If the annual financial statements are reported upon by a public accountant, the report must accompany them. If not, the statements must be accompanied by a statement of the president or the person responsible for the corporation's accounting records:||(1) stating such person's reasonable belief whether the statements were prepared on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles and, if not, describing the basis of preparation; and||(2) describing any respects in which the statements were not prepared on a basis of accounting consistent with the statements prepared for the preceding year.||(c) Within 120 days after the close of each fiscal year, the corporation shall send the annual financial statements to each shareholder. Thereafter, on written request from a shareholder to whom the statements were not sent, the corporation shall send the shareholder the latest financial statements. A public corporation may fulfill its responsibilities under this section by delivering the specified financial statements, or otherwise making them available, in any manner permitted by the applicable rules and regulations of the United States Securities Exchange Commission.|||Source. 2013, 142:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 293-A:16.21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXVII - Corporations, Associations, and Proprietors of Common Lands|Title 293-A - New Hampshire Business Corporation Act|Section 293-A:16.21 - Annual Report for Secretary of State.

    293-A:16.21 Annual Report for Secretary of State. –||(a) Each domestic corporation, and each foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state, shall deliver to the secretary of state for filing an annual report that sets forth:||(1) the name of the corporation and the state or country under whose law it is incorporated;||(2) the address of its registered office and the name of its registered agent at that office in this state;||(3) the address of its principal office;||(4) names and business addresses of its directors and principal officers; and||(5) a brief description of the nature of its business.||(b) Information in the annual report must be current as of January 1 of the year the report is due.||(c) The first annual report must be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1 and April 1 of the year following the calendar year in which a domestic corporation was incorporated or a foreign corporation was authorized to transact business; provided, however, that a foreign corporation that has received its certificate of authority at any time between December 1 of the preceding year and April 1, or a domestic corporation which has received its certificate of incorporation during the same period shall not be required to file an annual report during that year. Subsequent annual reports must be delivered to the secretary of state between January 1 and April 1 of the following calendar years.||(d) If an annual report does not contain the information required by this section, the secretary of state shall promptly notify the reporting domestic or foreign corporation in writing and return the report to it for correction. If the report is corrected to contain the information required by this section and delivered to the secretary of state within 30 days after the effective date of notice, it is deemed to be timely filed.|||Source. 2013, 142:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 293-A:17.01 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXVII - Corporations, Associations, and Proprietors of Common Lands|Title 293-A - New Hampshire Business Corporation Act|Section 293-A:17.01 - Application to Existing Domestic Corporations.

    293-A:17.01 Application to Existing Domestic Corporations. –||This chapter applies to all domestic corporations in existence on its effective date that were incorporated under any general statute of this state providing for incorporation of corporations for profit if power to amend or repeal the statute under which the corporation was incorporated was reserved.|||Source. 2013, 142:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 293-A:17.02 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXVII - Corporations, Associations, and Proprietors of Common Lands|Title 293-A - New Hampshire Business Corporation Act|Section 293-A:17.02 - Application to Qualified Foreign Corporations.

    293-A:17.02 Application to Qualified Foreign Corporations. –||A foreign corporation authorized to transact business in this state on the effective date of this chapter is subject to this chapter but is not required to obtain a new certificate of authority to transact business under this chapter.|||Source. 2013, 142:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 293-A:17.03 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXVII - Corporations, Associations, and Proprietors of Common Lands|Title 293-A - New Hampshire Business Corporation Act|Section 293-A:17.03 - Saving Provisions.

    293-A:17.03 Saving Provisions. –||(a) Except as provided in RSA 293-A:17.03(b), the repeal of a statute by this chapter does not affect:||(1) the operation of the statute or any action taken under it before its repeal;||(2) any ratification, right, remedy, privilege, obligation, or liability acquired, accrued, or incurred under the statute before its repeal;||(3) any violation of the statute, or any penalty, forfeiture, or punishment incurred because of the violation, before its repeal;||(4) any proceeding, reorganization, or dissolution commenced under the statute before its repeal, and the proceeding, reorganization, or dissolution may be completed in accordance with the statute as if it had not been repealed.||(b) If a penalty or punishment imposed for violation of a statute repealed by this chapter is reduced by this chapter, the penalty or punishment if not already imposed shall be imposed in accordance with this chapter.||(c) In the event that any provisions of this chapter are deemed to modify, limit, or supersede the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. 7001 et seq., the provisions of this chapter shall control to the maximum extent permitted by Section 102(a)(2) of that federal Act.|||Source. 2013, 142:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 293-A:17.04 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXVII - Corporations, Associations, and Proprietors of Common Lands|Title 293-A - New Hampshire Business Corporation Act|Section 293-A:17.04 - Severability.

    293-A:17.04 Severability. –||If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of the chapter are severable.|||Source. 2013, 142:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 293-B:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXVII - Corporations, Associations, and Proprietors of Common Lands|Title 293-B - Treatment of New Hampshire Investment Trusts|Section 293-B:1 - Purpose.

    293-B:1 Purpose. –||The general court finds that the revitalization of the state's economy and the development of business and investment in New Hampshire will be facilitated by making available a broad range of entities for investment enterprises. The statutory recognition of investment trusts, previously recognized only in common law, provides an alternative to conducting investment activity through entities such as corporations and partnerships and will introduce certainty as to treatment of investment trusts under state law, particularly with respect to the rights and duties of their trustees and beneficiaries. It is the intent of the general court to give the constituent members of investment trusts the widest discretion to fashion structures of such entities to meet their investment needs consistent with the provisions of this chapter.|||Source. 1991, 67:1, eff. May 9, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 293-B:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXVII - Corporations, Associations, and Proprietors of Common Lands|Title 293-B - Treatment of New Hampshire Investment Trusts|Section 293-B:3 - Organization; Purposes.

    293-B:3 Organization;  Purposes. –||A New Hampshire investment trust may be organized under this chapter for the purpose of carrying on any lawful investment activity within or outside this state, except that nothing contained in this chapter shall preclude a New Hampshire investment trust from engaging in the activities of a trust.|||Source. 1991, 67:1, eff. May 9, 1991.|
NH Rev Stat § 293-B:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXVII - Corporations, Associations, and Proprietors of Common Lands|Title 293-B - Treatment of New Hampshire Investment Trusts|Section 293-B:4 - Contributions by Beneficial Owners.

    293-B:4 Contributions by Beneficial Owners. –||I. A contribution of a beneficial owner to the New Hampshire investment trust may be in cash, property, or services rendered, or a promissory note or other obligation to contribute cash or property or to perform services; provided however, that a person may become a beneficial owner of a New Hampshire investment trust and may receive a beneficial interest in a New Hampshire investment trust without making a contribution or being obligated to make a contribution to the New Hampshire investment trust.||II. Except as provided in the governing instrument of the New Hampshire investment trust, a beneficial owner is obligated to the New Hampshire investment trust to perform any promise to contribute cash or property or to perform services, even if the beneficial owner is unable to perform because of death, disability, or any other reason. If a beneficial owner does not make the required contribution of property or services, the beneficial owner is obligated at the option of the New Hampshire investment trust to contribute cash equal to that portion of the agreed value (as stated in the records of the New Hampshire investment trust) of the contribution that has not been made. The foregoing option shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights, including the right to specific performance, that the New Hampshire investment trust may have against such beneficial owner under the governing instrument of applicable law.||III. A governing instrument of a New Hampshire investment trust may provide that the interest of any beneficial owner who fails to make any contribution that the beneficial owner is obligated to make shall be subject to specific penalties for, or specified consequences of, such failure. Such penalty or consequence may take the form of reducing or eliminating the defaulting beneficial owner's proportionate interest in the New Hampshire investment trust, subordinating the beneficial interest to that of nondefaulting beneficial owners, a forced sale of the beneficial interest, forfeiture of the beneficial interest, the lending by other beneficial owners of the amount necessary to meet the beneficiary's commitment, a fixing of the value of the defaulting beneficial owner's beneficial interest by appraisal or by formula and redemption or sale of the beneficial interest at such value, or any other penalty or consequence.|||Source. 2010, 149:2, eff. June 14, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 293-B:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXVII - Corporations, Associations, and Proprietors of Common Lands|Title 293-B - Treatment of New Hampshire Investment Trusts|Section 293-B:5 - Liability of Beneficial Owners and Trustees.

    293-B:5 Liability of Beneficial Owners and Trustees. –||I. Except to the extent otherwise provided in the governing instrument of the New Hampshire investment trust, the beneficial owners shall be entitled to the same limitation of personal liability extended to stockholders of business corporations.||II. Except to the extent otherwise provided in the governing instrument of a New Hampshire investment trust, a trustee, when acting in such capacity, shall not be personally liable to any person for any act, omission, or obligation of the New Hampshire investment trust or any trustee thereof, other than any liabilities to the New Hampshire investment trust or a beneficial owner which arise under the terms of the governing instrument of the New Hampshire investment trust.||III. Except to the extent otherwise provided in the governing instrument of a New Hampshire investment trust, an officer, employee, manager, or other person acting pursuant to RSA 293-B:8, II(i), when acting in such capacity, shall not be personally liable to any person other than the New Hampshire investment trust or a beneficial owner for any act, omission, or obligation of the New Hampshire investment trust or any trustee thereof.|||Source. 2010, 149:2, eff. June 14, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 293-B:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXVII - Corporations, Associations, and Proprietors of Common Lands|Title 293-B - Treatment of New Hampshire Investment Trusts|Section 293-B:11 - Applicability of Trust Law.

    293-B:11 Applicability of Trust Law. –||Except to the extent otherwise provided in the governing instrument of a New Hampshire investment trust or in this chapter, the laws of this state pertaining to trusts are hereby made applicable to New Hampshire investment trusts.|||Source. 2010, 149:2, eff. June 14, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 293-B:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXVII - Corporations, Associations, and Proprietors of Common Lands|Title 293-B - Treatment of New Hampshire Investment Trusts|Section 293-B:16 - Collection of Fees; Administration.

    293-B:16 Collection of Fees;  Administration. –||I. The secretary of state shall collect all fees required under this chapter and shall pay them to the treasurer to be deposited in the general fund as unrestricted revenue, except as provided in paragraph II.||II. The state treasurer shall pay the expense of administering this chapter out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated until the fees collected pursuant to RSA 293-B:15, I, have been received. Thereafter, the expenses of administering this chapter shall be paid out of the fees collected under RSA 293-B:15, I, and the treasurer shall reimburse the treasury for the previous expenses paid. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for the sums authorized by this section out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.|||Source. 2010, 149:2, eff. June 14, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 293-B:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXVII - Corporations, Associations, and Proprietors of Common Lands|Title 293-B - Treatment of New Hampshire Investment Trusts|Section 293-B:19 - Derivative Actions.

    293-B:19 Derivative Actions. –||I. A beneficial owner may bring an action in the right of a New Hampshire investment trust in the same state court of New Hampshire as derivative proceedings with respect to corporations under RSA 293-A:7.40 through RSA 293-A:7.47 to recover a judgment in its favor if trustees with authority to do so have refused to bring the action or if an effort to cause those trustees to bring the action is not likely to succeed.||II. In a derivative action, the plaintiff shall be a beneficial owner at the time of bringing the action:||(a) At the time of the transaction of which he or she complains; or||(b) His or her status as a beneficial owner had devolved upon him or her by operation of law or pursuant to the terms of the governing instrument of the New Hampshire investment trust from a person who was a beneficial owner at the time of the transaction.||III. In a derivative action, the complaint shall set forth with particularity the effort, if any, of the plaintiff to secure initiation of the action by the trustees, or the reasons for not making the effort.||IV. If a derivative action is successful, in whole or in part, or if anything is received by a New Hampshire investment trust as a result of a judgment, compromise, or settlement of any such action, the court may award the plaintiff reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees. If anything is so received by the plaintiff, the court shall make such award of plaintiff's expenses payable out of those proceeds and direct plaintiff to remit to the New Hampshire investment trust the remainder thereof, and if those proceeds are insufficient to reimburse plaintiff's reasonable expenses, the court may direct that any such award of plaintiff's expenses or a portion thereof be paid by the New Hampshire investment trust.|||Source. 2010, 149:2, eff. June 14, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 293-B:20 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXVII - Corporations, Associations, and Proprietors of Common Lands|Title 293-B - Treatment of New Hampshire Investment Trusts|Section 293-B:20 - Indemnification.

    293-B:20 Indemnification. –||I. Subject to such standards and restrictions, if any, as are set forth in the governing instrument of a New Hampshire investment trust, a New Hampshire investment trust shall have the power to indemnify and hold harmless any trustee or beneficial owner or other person from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever.||II. The absence of a provision for indemnity in the governing instrument of a New Hampshire investment trust shall not be construed to deprive any trustee or beneficial owner or other person of any right to indemnity which is otherwise available to such person under the laws of this state.|||Source. 2010, 149:2, eff. June 14, 2010.|