Notice of Meetings — Annual Benefit Reports — Use of Third-Party Standard or Certification Addressing Promotion of Public Benefit or Benefits

1. Law
2. Tennessee Code
3. Securities, Corporations and Associations
4. For-Profit Benefit Corporation Act
5. Notice of Meetings — Annual Benefit Reports — Use of Third-Party Standard or Certification Addressing Promotion of Public Benefit or Benefits

1. A for-profit benefit corporation shall include in every notice of a meeting of shareholders a statement to the effect that it is a for-profit benefit corporation subject to this chapter.
2. No later than four (4) months after the close of a for-profit benefit corporation's fiscal year, the for-profit benefit corporation shall deliver to its shareholders an annual benefit report covering the immediately preceding fiscal year. The annual benefit report shall state the name of the for-profit benefit corporation and contain, with regard to the period covered by the report, a narrative description of:
   1. The ways in which the corporation pursued the public benefit or public benefits stated in its charter;
   2. The extent to which that public benefit purpose or purposes were pursued and achieved; and
   3. Any material circumstances that hindered efforts to pursue or achieve the public benefit or public benefits.
3. A for-profit benefit corporation is not required to have its annual benefit report audited, certified, or otherwise evaluated by a third party.
4. A for-profit benefit corporation shall post its annual benefit reports on the public portion of its website, if any; provided, the compensation paid to directors and financial or proprietary information may be omitted from the posted annual benefit reports.
5. If a for-profit benefit corporation does not have a website, the for-profit benefit corporation shall provide a copy of its most recent annual benefit report, without charge, to any person who requests a copy; provided, the compensation paid to directors and financial or proprietary information may be omitted from the provided annual benefit reports.
6. The charter or bylaws of a for-profit benefit corporation may require that the corporation use a third-party standard in connection with or attain a periodic third-party certification addressing the corporation's promotion of the public benefit or public benefits identified in the charter or the best interests of those materially affected by the corporation's conduct.

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