Meetings and resolutions under CAMA 2020: sections 235 to 268
Chapter 10 covers company meetings and resolutions: annual general meetings, notice, voting, proxies and written resolutions.
Chapter 10 of Part B has 34 sections. Every section is listed below with its title.
Guides in this chapter
- Voting, proxies, quorum and minutes at company meetings under CAMA 2020Sections 248 to 268 explain how votes are taken at a general meeting, who can attend, proxies, quorum and minutes.ss. 248-257
- When must a company hold its annual general meeting under CAMA 2020?Section 237 sets the annual general meeting timetable. Here are the deadlines, what counts as ordinary business, and the rules on statutory and extraordinary meetings.ss. 235-240
- How much notice does a company meeting need under CAMA 2020?Sections 241 to 246 set how long notice must be, what it says, who gets it and how it is served. Here is each rule.ss. 241-247
- Ordinary, special and written resolutions under CAMA 2020Sections 258 to 263 explain how a company passes resolutions: majorities, notice, written resolutions and filing.ss. 258-263
Key rules in this chapter
- An annual general meeting must be held within 15 months of the last one, and the first within 18 months of incorporation (section 237).
- Notice of a meeting is 21 days (section 241).
- A proxy must be deposited at least 48 hours before the meeting (section 254).
- The quorum is one-third of the members or 25, whichever is less (section 256).
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Source: the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 as published in the Official Gazette.