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General meeting definition

What does General meeting mean? A general meeting is a meeting of a company’s members (shareholders) to consider and vote on business such as ordinary and special resolutions, including matters that cannot be passed by written resolution (for example, removing a director or auditor). It is the main forum for shareholder decision‑making and may be held at any time, subject to statutory notice and the company’s articles, with quorum, proxy and voting rules applying. In England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, general meetings are governed by the Companies Act 2006 (alongside the articles). directors may convene a meeting, members holding the prescribed threshold...

COVID-19: UK company meetings—CIGA 2020 flexibilities for AGMs and general meetings, hybrid/virtual participation and best-practice guidance (BEIS/FRC, CGI), 2020–2021 [Archived]

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Practice notes

This archived Practice Note monitored the evolving position on holding valid and effective General meetings and annual general meetings during the coronavirus pandemic, alongside the restrictions implemented to contain it.

For ongoing (post‑pandemic) guidance on convening and conducting hybrid general meetings and AGMs, see:

How to call and hold an effective hybrid general meeting
Holding entirely virtual or hybrid general meetings and AGMs

For general guidance on calling and holding company meetings, see:

Calling a general meeting (including an AGM)
Holding a general meeting of a private company or unlisted public company
Holding a general meeting of a listed public company
Holding an AGM of a private company or unlisted public company
Holding an AGM of a listed public company

Pre-pandemic hybrid general meetings and AGMs

Before the coronavirus pandemic, a number of FTSE 350 companies began webcasting their AGMs alongside a physical meeting, and 2016 saw Jimmy Choo plc host the first entirely virtual AGM. Thereafter, driven by pandemic restrictions and advances in technology, the conduct of meetings with...

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