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(a) The president or, if provided in the bylaws, some other executive officer of each corporation shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, annually a full and correct statement of the affairs of the corporation, to include a balance sheet and a financial statement of operations for the preceding fiscal year.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the statement of affairs shall be submitted at the annual meeting of stockholders and, within 20 days after the meeting:
(1) Placed on file at the corporation's principal office or at any other office or agency specified in the bylaws of the corporation, in written form; or
(2) Otherwise maintained by or on behalf of the corporation in any other form that complies with § 2-114 of this title.
(c) If a corporation is not required to hold an annual meeting of stockholders under a charter or bylaw provision adopted in accordance with § 2-501 of this title, within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year, the statement of affairs shall be:
(1) Placed on file at the corporation's principal office or at any other office or agency specified in the bylaws of the corporation in written form; or
(2) Otherwise maintained by or on behalf of the corporation in any other form that complies with § 2-114 of this title.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maryland Code, Corporations and Associations § 2-313 - last updated December 31, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/md/corporations-and-associations/md-code-corp-and-assns-sect-2-313/
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