A consent to short notice of a general meeting of a company limited by shares. This standard document is drafted based on all the relevant members signing one document. Alternatively separate documents may be sent to members for signature.
Code § 6.202 provides that shareholders may act by the written consent of shareholders sufficient to have approved such action had a meeting been called, if such action by less-than-unanimous consent is permitted by the corporation's certificate of incorporation.
A Shareholders' Consent to Action Without Meeting, or a consent resolution, is a written statement that describes and validates a course of action taken by the shareholders of a particular corporation without a meeting having to take place between directors and/or shareholders.
“Written Consent in Lieu of Meeting” is a legal mechanism that allows the board of directors, shareholders, or members of an organization to make a decision or approve a resolution without actually convening a physical or virtual meeting.
A Stockholder Consent is the authorization of stockholders to carry out a specific corporate action. For example, a Stockholder Consent is used to elect or remove a member of the Board of Directors, approve a merger, and implement a Stock Incentive Plan (SIP).
Examples of changes that may require stockholder approval include increasing or decreasing the number of authorized shares, changing voting requirements or altering dividend policies.
Consent solicitations offer issuers the flexibility to make necessary changes to existing agreements or terms outside of formal shareholder or bondholder meetings.
A document with important information about a medical procedure or treatment, a clinical trial, or genetic testing. It also includes information on possible risks and benefits. If a person chooses to take part in the treatment, procedure, trial, or testing, he or she signs the form to give official consent.
The consent form provides potential research subjects sufficient written information to decide whether to participate in a research study or not based on an explanation of the proposed research and the nature of the participation that is requested of them.