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.
601. (a) Whenever shareholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting a written notice of the meeting shall be given not less than 10 (or, if sent by third-class mail, 30) nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each shareholder entitled to vote thereat.
(1) Subject to subsection (2), at least 21 days notice must be given of a meeting of a company's members. However, if a company has a constitution, it may specify a longer minimum period of notice. (b) any other general meeting, if members with at least 95% of the votes that may be cast at the meeting agree beforehand.
Of course, shareholders have a legal right to attend annual meetings. It is, after all, the one time each year they have an opportunity to sit in the same room with representatives from the company.
A General Meeting is simply a meeting of shareholders and 21 days' notice must be given to shareholders, but this can be reduced to 14 days, or increased to 28 days, in certain situations.
While corporate board members are present at shareholder meetings, the main voice in these settings is that of the investors. Owning company stock provides holders with equity and, depending on the type of stock they own, the right to vote during shareholder meetings.
In order to have a legal meeting you must have a quorum of shareholders present. Typically, a quorum is defined as a representative of more than half of all shares outstanding. There are many other items that can be included on the agenda for an annual shareholder meeting.
Notices of all board meetings must be posted in a conspicuous place in the community at least 48 hours in advance of a meeting, except in an emergency.
Section 601 - Notice of shareholders' meeting or report (a) Whenever shareholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting a written notice of the meeting shall be given not less than 10 (or, if sent by third-class mail, 30) nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each shareholder ...
Generally, all shareholders, at the record date set by the board, may participate in the corporation's annual general meeting (AGM), and are entitled to vote (unless they hold non-voting shares) in person or by proxy (see DGCL, sections 212(b) and (c) and 213).
In short, yes. Non Board members can attend meetings. There are a number of reasons you might want to have this policy. Perhaps you need to invite senior staff members of your organisation.