An act providing for the revised corporation code of the philippines

SEC. 85. Notation on Certificates; Rights of Transferee. – Within ten (10) days after 
demanding payment for shares held, a dissenting stockholder shall submit the certificates of stock 
representing the shares to the corporation for notation that such shares are dissenting shares. 
Failure to do so shall, at the option of the corporation, terminate the rights under this Title. If 
shares represented by the certificates bearing such notation are transferred, and the certificates 
consequently cancelled, the rights of the transferor as a dissenting stockholder under this Title 
shall cease and the transferee shall have all the rights of a regular stockholder; and all dividend 
distributions which would have accrued on such shares shall be paid to the transferee. 
 
TITLE XI 
 
NONSTOCK CORPORATION 
SEC. 86. Definition. – For purposes of this Code and subject to its provisions on dissolution, 
a nonstock corporation is one where no part of its income is distributable as dividends to its 
members, trustees, or officers: Provided, That any profit which a nonstock corporation may obtain 
incidental to its operations shall, whenever necessary or proper, be used for the furtherance of the 
purpose or purposes for which the corporation was organized, subject to the provisions of this 
Title. 
The provisions governing stock corporations, when pertinent, shall be applicable to 
nonstock corporations, except as may be covered by specific provisions of this Title. 
SEC. 87. Purposes. – Nonstock corporations may be formed or organized for charitable, 
religious, educational, professional, cultural, fraternal, literary, scientific, social, civic service, or 
similar purposes, like trade, industry, agricultural and like chambers, or any combination thereof, 
subject to the special provisions of this Title governing particular classes of nonstock corporations.