Part XIU.K. Company administration and procedure

Chapter IVU.K. Meetings and Resolutions

MeetingsU.K.

370 General provisions as to meetings and votes.U.K.

(1)The following provisions have effect in so far as the articles of the company do not make other provision in that behalf.

(2)Notice of the meeting of a company shall be served on every member of it in the manner in which notices are required to be served by Table A (as for the time being in force).

(3)Two or more members holding not less than one-tenth of the issued share capital [F1(excluding any shares in the company held as treasury shares)] or, if the company does not have a share capital, not less than 5 per cent. in number of the members of the company may call a meeting.

(4)Two members personally present are a quorum.

(5)Any member elected by the members present at a meeting may be chairman of it.

(6)In the case of a company originally having a share capital, every member has one vote in respect of each share or each £10 of stock held by him; and in any other case every member has one vote.

Textual Amendments

F1Words in s. 370(3) inserted (1.12.2003) by The Companies (Acquisition of Own Shares)(Treasury Shares) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1116), reg. 4, {Sch. para. 21}