Form with which the secretary of a corporation notifies all necessary parties of the date, time, and place of the annual stockholder's meeting.
Form with which the secretary of a corporation notifies all necessary parties of the date, time, and place of the annual stockholder's meeting.
A request to the directors to call a general meeting must: be in writing. be given to the corporation. state any resolutions to be put to the meeting (why you want a general meeting) be signed by the required number of members. nominate a contact member on behalf of the members making the request.
A general meeting can be called (ie initiated) either by the company directors or requested by the company shareholders. Different periods of notice are required depending on how a general meeting is being called, the type of company calling it, and whether or not the meeting is an AGM.
A public company must call an AGM each year within the period of six months beginning with the day following its accounting reference date. A private company is not required to hold an AGM, but it may choose to do so or it may have provisions in its articles of association that require it to do so.
The directors must call a general meeting if so requested by the holders of 5% of the voting shares (or 5% of the voting rights if there are no shares). (The figure was reduced from 10% to 5% by the Companies (Shareholders' Rights) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1632), reg. 4(2).
As the name implies, an annual general meeting (AGM) is a yearly meeting where shareholders and board members converge to discuss business matters, review financial reports, and vote on the election or removal of company directors. AGMs are mandatory for both public and private companies.
There are many types of general meetings in a company, which are – Annual general meeting, Extra Ordinary general meeting, meetings of members, meetings of creditors or debenture holders.