Meetings of shareholders may be held either within or without this State, as may be provided in the by-laws or in a resolution of the board of directors. The term of a director elected to fill a vacancy expires at the next annual shareholders' meeting at which his or her predecessor's term would have expired.If the corporation has only one shareholder, it only needs one director who shall be the shareholder and serves as president, secretary, and treasurer. They serve until the shareholders hold their first meeting and elect their successors. Thereafter, directors serve until the next annual shareholders' meeting. The first step to beginning a corporation is filing your articles of incorporation. Do this with the Illinois Secretary of State. There is usually no specific state requirements for how to conduct these meetings. The first shareholder meeting is an organizational meeting where shareholders ratify and approve the actions of the incorporators. All corporations (corporations that elect for S Corporation tax treatment included) in the United States must hold an annual meeting.