Holding a general meeting of a private company or unlisted public company


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Holding a general meeting of a private company or unlisted public company


Published by a ÑÇÖÞÉ«ÇéÍø Corporate expert

Practice notes
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This Practice Note summarises the law, guidelines and market practice in relation to holding a general meeting of a Private company or an unlisted public company.

A general meeting of the members of a company can be called and held at any point, and any number of times, in a year in order for the members to pass resolutions to carry out certain changes or approve certain actions. Detailed Requirements as regards the convening and holding of a general meeting are set out in the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). A company must also comply with any requirements in its articles of association in relation to convening general meetings.

The CA 2006 imposes additional requirements on a public company which is also a Traded company.

This Practice Note deals with the law and practice in relation to holding a general meeting of a private company or an untraded public company. For a discussion on the law, guidelines and market practice in relation to holding a general meeting of a listed public

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Private company definition
What does Private company mean?

A private company is not a public company within the meaning of the Companies Act 2006 and is prohibited from making any offer of securities of the company to the public.

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