For California corporations, the general rule is that an act or decision done or made by a majority of the directors present at a meeting duly held at which a quorum is present is the act of the board. Cal. Corp. Code ยง 307(a)(8). This general rule is not without its exceptions. Two of these exceptions are found in the statute: Section 310 and Section 317(e). Other exceptions take a little digging to discover.
Section 311 requires that a resolution designating a committee of the board be adopted by a majority of the authorized number of directors. For example, the authorized number of directors may be 7. Assuming that the default quorum rule in Section 307(a)(7) applies, a quorum is four directors. If only a quorum of directors is present, most actions and decisions could be taken by as few a three directors. Under Section 311, however, four directors would be required to designate a committee of the board.
Section 307(a)(8) establishes the rules for meetings at which a quorum is present. Under Section 305(a), a vacancy (other than a vacancy created by removal) may be filled by "approval of the board". However, if the number of directors then in office is less than a quorum, the vacancy may be filled by:
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On Monday, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it had made a whistleblower award of $3.5 million.
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Update, I have corrected the example to change "5" to "4". Thanks to an attentive reader!