8. To entice a new Chief Operating Officer to leave her current job, a publicly

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8. To entice a new Chief Operating Officer to leave her current job, a publicly traded stock brokerage firm wants to extend credit to her in the following situations:

• The company will lend $100,000 to its COO at the prevailing fair rate of interest, after this loan has been approved by a majority vote of the company’s shareholders.

• The company will coordinate with a local bank to arrange a home relocation loan that will help the company attract a new COO by enabling her to afford to buy a home near company head- quarters.

• The company will permit the COO to charge up to $10,000 of business expenses to a widely used credit card guaranteed by the firm.

Which of these transactions is permitted under SOX? Explain?

Explanation / Answer

The below transaction is permitted under SOX

The company will lend $100,000 to its COO at the prevailing fair rate of interest, after this loan has been approved by a majority vote of the company’s shareholders.

Reason:

- SOX has been framed to protect share holders interest

- To protect them from fraudulent activities.

- In the above case, the company takes the shareholders approvals through voting.

- Also it is a loan and fair interest rates has been charged.

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