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Corporate administration
Notice
Who must Every member and every director: s.310.
receive
notice?
Failure to give Accidental failure does not invalidate the meeting: s.313.
notice
Contents of Date, time and place of the meeting.
notice
The general nature of business to be transacted.
The text of any special resolutions.
Length of AGM – 21 days
notice period
Less if every member entitled to attend and vote agrees.
GM – 14 days
Less if the majority of members holding at least 90% of the shares
agree (this can be increased to 95% by the articles).
Special notice Requires 28 days’ notice.
Required for the removal of a director or auditor.
During this time the person in question can submit written
representations and require them to be circulated.
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