Form with which the secretary of a corporation notifies all necessary parties of the date, time, and place of the first stockholder's meeting.
Form with which the secretary of a corporation notifies all necessary parties of the date, time, and place of the first stockholder's meeting.
Ordinary resolutions are used for routine business decisions like paying dividends and require more than 50% of votes in favour. Special resolutions are used for more complex business matters like changing articles of association and require at least 75% of votes in favour.
(1) Anything that may be done by a resolution of a company in general meeting may be done, without a meeting and without any previous notice being required, by a written resolution of the members of the company.
Resolutions are typically proposed and passed during formal meetings such as the Annual General Meeting (AGM). However, companies also have the option to pass resolutions in writing. Written resolutions are typically used when directors and shareholders are unable to meet in person for any reason.
Passing a resolution Voting at general meetings is normally taken by a show of hands or a poll. If the vote is taken as a show of hands, the percentage is worked out as one vote per shareholder.
A private company need not hold AGMs if all the members pass a resolution to dispense with the holding of annual general meetings. Companies may pass written resolutions for matters that would have been tabled at an AGM and may include the resolutions during Annual Return filings.
An AGM may be waived in some jurisdictions, only if a written resolution is passed. The resolution must be unanimously approved and signed by all members. Shareholders must be notified, and the financial statements need to be accepted.
Many body corporate decisions have to be made at a general meeting. A decision is made at a general meeting if a motion is included on the agenda, and owners vote to pass the motion. This is called a resolution.
Where the draft of the resolution and necessary papers are sent by email or any other electronic mode, a hard copy of the same should be sent by post. 3.1 The resolution is passed, when it is approved by a majority of directors entitled to vote on the resolution other than interested directors.
Members must approve a resolution to accept the report. This resolution can be very simple, for example: “Be it resolved that the annual report of THE CO-OP be accepted as presented.”