Board Meeting With Shorter Notice In Kings
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1 Under the Act, the minimum period of notice for any General Meeting is 14 clear days. The reference to "clear days" means that the notice period is deemed to begin on the day after the shareholder is deemed to have received the notice of General Meeting, and end on the day before the scheduled meeting date. 2.3.
(4)A general meeting may be called by shorter notice than that otherwise required if shorter notice is agreed by the members. (b)in the case of a company not having a share capital, together represent not less than the requisite percentage of the total voting rights at that meeting of all the members.
Shorter notice consent for AGM in case of public companies As per section 101 of the Act consent of not less than ninety-five per cent. of the members entitled to vote thereat is required to call an AGM by giving notice of less than 21 clear days.
- Meetings at shorter notices should be held only to transact emergency business. In such meetings the mandatory presence of at least one Independent Director should be required since this would ensure that only well considered decisions are taken.
A consent to short notice of a general meeting of a company limited by shares. This standard document is drafted based on all the relevant members signing one document. Alternatively separate documents may be sent to members for signature.
What does Short notice mean? Whereby the members of a private company or a public company (but not a traded or listed public company) agree to short notice of a general meeting.
In the case of an AGM, the meeting can be called by notice shorter than 21 days (as specified in section 571(1)(a)) if it is so agreed by all the members entitled to attend and vote at the meeting (section 571(3)(a)).
The notice of the AGM should be placed on the website of the company or any other website as may be mentioned by the government. An AGM can be called at a notice period shorter than 21 days if at least 95% of the members entitled to vote in the meeting agree to the shorter notice.
Set strict time limits for specific matters to ensure that the group does not get sidetracked or have a meeting go on for too long. Encourage all board members to come prepared, sending them the materials in advance.
