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In light of John Gokongwei, Jr. v. SEC, a minority stockholder of Orion Life Sciences, Inc., a Philippine corporation with common shares, holding 5.2% of the outstanding shares, seeks access to the following corporate records: (i) minutes of the board and governance committee meetings; (ii) the stock ledger; (iii) the annual financial statements; (iv) internal audit reports; and (v) correspondence between the board and external counsel regarding governance and related-party matters. The board refuses, citing confidentiality and potential harm to strategic negotiations. Which of the statements best states the controlling rule and its application to these facts?

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The fundamental right implicated is the stockholder's information; Controlling rule: disclosure is limited to the stock ledger and annual financial statements only, and other records are not accessible. The fundamental right implicated is the stockholder's right to information and to inspect corporate records; Controlling rule: stockholders may inspect books and records reasonably necessary to protect their rights, subject to restrictions to protect confidential business information; In applying, the court should generally order disclosure of the requested records with protective measures. The fundamental right implicated is the stockholder's information; Controlling rule: the court may compel disclosure, but only after an in-camera review to determine relevance and to redact attorney-client communications or other privileged material. The fundamental right implicated is the stockholder's information; Controlling rule: the court shall grant full access to all requested records irrespective of confidentiality concerns; The remedy is immediate judicial disclosure.

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