Directors and officers need not be invited to the Shareholders meeting but often are. Corporations are required to hold certain formal meetings each year.A shareholders meeting is a meeting of the owners of a corporation. Owners choose directors at their meetings. (b) An annual meeting of shareholders shall be held for the election of directors on a date and at a time stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws. An annual meeting of shareholders shall be held for the election of directors on a date and at a time stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws. "Shareholder" is just the legal word for owner of a corporation. Shareholders on their own actually have fairly limited rights and responsibilities. In California, Section 600(b) of the Corporations Code requires the shareholders of the corporation to hold an annual meeting to elect corporate directors. Any action that may be taken at any annual or special meeting of shareholders may be taken without a meeting and without prior notice.