股东提案权制度:美国的立法与启示

股东提案权制度使股东在一定条件下可向股东大会提出议案,从而更加积极地参与公司经营管理。美国是世界上最早确立该制度的国家,经过近70年的发展,很多规定已经颇为完善:对提案股东自身要求明确;对提案本身的形式有清晰的可操作性的界定;在公司对提案处理及违规的规定方面也形成了有力的约束。相比之下,我国关于股东提案权制度在提案股东资格限定、提案形式、提案排除及救济等方面存在缺陷。根据美国在相应方面的经验与启示,对我国股东提案权制度提出了改进建议。

Shareholder Proposal Right System:The USA Legislation and Inspiration

shareholder proposal right allows shareholders to propose in the general meetings of shareholders under certain circumstance,which let shareholders get more actively involved in company management.The United States is the first country in the world to establish such a system,and after nearly 70 years of development,many provisions have been quite perfect: the requirements for the shareholders who propose are clear;the form of the proposal itself is clearly and operationally defined;there is a strong constraint in proposal process and breach of the provisions for companies.In contrast,our shareholder proposal system has deficiencies in the aspects as shareholder proposal eligibility,proposal form,proposal exclusion and relief.Based on the U.S.experience and inspiration in the corresponding area,some suggestions to improve our shareholder proposal right system have been proposed in this paper.