Communications with members

The Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) prescribes how documents or information may be sent or supplied to, or by, a company and other bodies corporate in CA 2006, ss 1144–1148, Schs 5, 6 (the company communications provisions). The scope of the company communications provisions is set out in CA 2006, s 1143. They particularly impact the way in which a company may communicate with its members, but communications with others also fall within their scope.

In addition, the UK Listing Rules (UKLRs) and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (DTRs) each contain provisions dealing with how documents or information may be sent or supplied in electronic form, which a