{"id":33754,"date":"2020-03-10T10:31:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T02:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zegal.com\/?p=33754"},"modified":"2024-12-27T18:06:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T10:06:51","slug":"annual-general-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zegal.com\/en-sg\/blog\/post\/annual-general-meetings\/","title":{"rendered":"The ABCs of Annual General Meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Here you’ll find a comprehensive overview of the rules on annual general meetings in the different jurisdictions of Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, UK, Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/h5>\n

What is an annual general meeting?<\/span><\/h4>\n

In many countries, an annual general meeting (<\/span>\u201c<\/span>AGM<\/span>\u201d<\/span>) is a statutory requirement for a company<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s directors and\/or shareholders to gather and discuss the company<\/span>\u2019<\/span>s financial report, overall business performance and strategy. Most jurisdictions have laws and ordinances that govern how companies are run, and alongside the company’s own articles of association (written rules about running the company agreed by the shareholders directors and the company secretary), set out the requirements surrounding AGMs. In my personal view, AGMs increase in importance the more directors, shareholders and interested parties a company has as it allows those who have a stake in the company to be kept in the loop.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some examples of ordinary business at an AGM:<\/span><\/h5>\n