Form with which the secretary of a corporation notifies all necessary parties of the date, time, and place of a special meeting of the board of directors.
Form with which the secretary of a corporation notifies all necessary parties of the date, time, and place of a special meeting of the board of directors.
The special meeting aims to enable the shareholders to know the company's affairs and vote on the management's recommendations in the proposed resolution. The shareholders are equally essential in the decision-making process.
All shareholders must be notified of the format, date, time, and place of the meeting. How far in advance notices should be distributed may depend on your state, but generally, they should be sent out more than 10 days prior to the meeting, but less than 60 days.
Here are a few valid reasons for calling a special meeting: An urgent matter needs to be dealt with before the next regular meeting. There is a proposal to amend bylaws. Adopting or amending special rules of order.
Any meeting that is not a regular meeting of the governing body (i.e., that falls outside the time established for regular meetings and is not an adjournment or continuation of a regular meeting) is considered a “special meeting.” See RCW 42.30.
In general, companies require a letter or similar notification from investors having a sufficient number of shares, demanding a special meeting and stating the purpose for that meeting. The company can then set the date for the meeting, typically within a 30 to 90 day time period after receipt of the demand.
Hence the meeting of shareholders which is held under special circumstances is the Extraordinary General Meeting.
An Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) is an urgent meeting called to address pressing company issues or emergencies. These matters require the immediate attention of the board, shareholders and senior company executives. An EGM is also referred to as a special general meeting or an emergency general meeting.
In most cases, EGMs are called for the following reasons: Urgent corporate decisions – Sometimes, time-sensitive corporate decisions like approval of major mergers, acquisitions, or financial restructuring must be made quickly. EGMs allow for these decisions to avoid delays.
The authority to convene a General Meeting of the company shall either be with the Board itself or with a Director, Company Secretary, Manager or any other officer of the company under the authority of the Board.
Shareholders meetings (1) The board of a company, or any other person specified in the company's Memorandum of Incorporation or rules, may call a shareholders meeting at any time.