Shareholders' Consent to Short Notice of General Meeting

This Consent to Short Notice of General Meeting is used to obtain the consent of the shareholders if a General Meeting is to be convened and held at shorter notice than the statutory period (or the period set out in the Articles).

A company’s Articles of Association can set any length of notice required for a General Meeting of its shareholders, but by Section 307 of the Companies Act 2006, notice must be at least 21 days for an AGM (for public companies only – private companies are not required to hold AGMs unless specified in the Articles of Association), or 14 days for other General Meetings - unless shareholders agree to a shorter notice period.

If a General Meeting is to be convened and held at shorter notice than the statutory period (or the period set out in the Articles) a consent form must be signed by shareholders holding at least 90% of the nominal value of shares giving a right to vote at such General Meeting (or a higher percentage specified in the company’s Articles, but not exceeding 95%) in the case of private companies. For public companies, the required percentage is 95% but short notice for AGMs can only be agreed unanimously.

Optional phrases / clauses are enclosed in square brackets. These should be read carefully and selected so as to be compatible with one another. Unused options should be removed from the document.

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