Code § 9222. Current through the 2024 Legislative Session. Section 9222 - Removal of directors (a) Except as provided in the articles or bylaws and subject to subdivision (b) of this section, any or all directors may be removed without cause if the removal is approved by the members (Section 5034).
In many companies, the power to remove a director from office is granted to the board of directors or to most of the shareholders under the company's articles of association. For these companies, removing a director will require the board or most of the shareholders to serve written notice on the director in question.
As per the 2013 Act, the removal of a director can only take place during a general meeting through the approval of an ordinary resolution. Notably, this condition is applicable unless the director in question was appointed either through proportional representation or under section 163.
Shareholder Vote - In many jurisdictions, directors can be removed by a majority vote of the shareholders. If the company's bylaws allow, shareholders can call a meeting and vote to remove the director, even if they do not consent.
How is a director removed in a proprietary company? A proprietary company may by resolution of the members remove a director from office and may by resolution appoint another person as a director instead (s 203C, Corporations Act). This is a replaceable rule and a propriety limited company may have other requirements.
A director can be removed without their consent under certain conditions, usually, governed by a company's bylaws, shareholders' agreements, and local jurisdiction. Here are common methods for director removal: Shareholder Vote - In many jurisdictions, directors can be removed by a majority vote of the shareholders.
Section 168 provides that a company can remove a Director by passing an ordinary resolution at a meeting. Special notice is however required. On receipt of notice of an intended resolution to remove a Director, the company must send a copy of the notice to the Director concerned.
Unless there is a special provision in the company's Articles of Association a director cannot be removed from office by the Board of Directors, and only the shareholders can remove a director. The Articles may provide a procedure for this; otherwise the statutory procedure must be used.
Special notice is however required. On receipt of notice of an intended resolution to remove a Director, the company must send a copy of the notice to the Director concerned. The Director is entitled to be heard on the resolution at the meeting and it may be contested.