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Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 · Part B · Chapter 11

Section 298Payment to director for loss of office, or transfer of property illegal

(1)
If in connection with the transfer of the whole, or any part of the undertaking or property of a company, it is proposed to make any payment to a director of the company by way of compensation for loss of office, or as consideration for or, in connection with his retirement from office, the payment is unlawful unless particulars with respect to the proposal and the amount have been disclosed to members of the company and the proposal is approved by the company.
(2)
Where a payment declared by this section to be illegal is made to a director of a company, the amount received is deemed to have been received by him in trust for the company.
Cite as: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, section 298

What this section means

From the guide: Director pay, loans to directors and loss-of-office payments under CAMA 2020

  • Where the payment is connected with a transfer of the company’s undertaking or property, it is unlawful without that disclosure and approval, and the director holds the money in trust for the company (section 298).

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Source: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 (Act No. 3 of 2020), Official Gazette No. 124, Lagos, 10 August 2020. General information, not legal advice.