Calling a general meeting

A company is required by the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) to obtain the approval of its members by special or ordinary resolution in order to carry out certain actions, eg to change its articles of association or to alter its status by re-registering as a public or private company.

For information relating to all aspects of calling a general meeting, including notice, short notice, proxies and corporate representatives, see Practice Note: Calling a general meeting—fundamentals.

Calling a general meeting

The members of a private company can pass resolutions at general meetings of the company or by way of written resolution. The members of a public company can pass resolutions at general meetings of the company only.

There are two forms of general meeting under the CA 2006: an annual general meeting (AGM) and a general meeting.

An AGM is a general meeting that certain companies are required to hold each year:

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a public company must hold an AGM each year within the period of six months beginning with the date following its accounting reference date, and
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a private company is

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