United Artists Corporate Minutes (Jan-Dec 1933)

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The Chairman reported to the meéting certein negotiations with D. W. Griffith for the sele and purchese of 1,000 sheres of common stock held by D. §. Griffith of United artists Corporation, and stated that these negotietions were fully known to all of the directors of the corporation and had been presented to the annual meeting of the stockholders of the corporation, and thet e resolution hed been made, seconded and unanimously adopted approving the contract for the purchase of the aforesaid stock from D. ¥. Griffith submitted to the meeting, directing the perforsance of said contract on the part United Artists Corporation and of ell things necessary to be done incident thereto, subject to the legal directions from the attorney for the corporation. WHEREUPON, the following resolution wes made, seconded and umanimously sdopted: “RESOLVED that, in conformity with the resolution adopted by the stockholders of the United Artists Corporation at a duly celled ané held meeting of the stockholders, et which ea quorum was present, on the 17th day of April, 1936, the United artists Corporation, its Board of Directors, does hereby confirm the 8* of the officers of the corporation in enter — — 19335 with D. r. Griffith for the purchase from him of one thousand sheres of the common stock of United artists Gorporation, es set forth in said proposed agreement, and does further authorize the purchase from D.--W. Griffith of the said ene thousand shares of common stock of the United Artists Corporation for the consideration, and pursuant to the terms and provisions, set forth in said proposed agreement, and thet such stock when purchased and peid for shall become Treasury stock of the corporation; and does hereby authorize the Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer, in conjunction with any one of the Vice Presidents or the corporation, to execute all documents in connection with such agen sele and hase of said stock, including the notes of the corporation and the checks of the corporation to be used to pay for said stock, also the escrow agreement pursuant to which the said stock shall be held by an esarow agent as collateral security for deferred payments represented by the notes of the corporeation; and to do and perform all other acts in connection with such chese and sale es may be required in the ses to effectuate the purchase a