This is a precedent set of minutes of the first board meeting of the directors of a bespoke private company limited by shares. This Precedent should be amended to fit the circumstances of each individual case.

COMPANY NUMBER: [insert number]

[insert company name] LIMITED

Minutes of a meeting of the board of directors (the Meeting) of [insert full name of company] (the Company)

Some company boards may opt to hold their meeting on an electronic or virtual platform, or to hold a hybrid meeting where some participants gather in one or more physical locations, and others attend virtually. Companies may therefore wish to consider the most appropriate wording here.

Attendance at the meeting

As noted in relation to location, board meetings may take place in a physical and/or virtual context. The company’s constitution should be examined, and if necessary amended, to ensure that meeting formalities are constitutional. Pursuant to section 161(6) of the Companies Act 2014 (Ireland) (CA 2014 (IRL)), unless disapplied in the company’s constitution, it is not necessary for directors to attend