- Manage shareholder meetings and resolutions
- Prepared by solicitors
Board meeting and shareholder resolution are key management areas for companies and company boards. Board Minutes are the written record of the decisions made and resolutions passed at the regular board of directors’ meetings. The shareholder resolutions are recommendations to the board of directors that are introduced and voted upon at the annual meeting and via proxy vote. There are specific requirements as to which shareholders will have a say in the creation of resolutions. Generally, a shareholder must have owned or been the beneficial owner of at least 2,000 pounds’ worth of common stock for a minimum of one year in order to introduce a shareholder resolution. There is a one per year limit on the number of resolutions that a shareholder can file per year. There are two kinds of resolutions: special and ordinary.
Board minutes and Shareholder Resolution are needed to comply with regulations for corporations in reference to meetings and voting, for the issuance of stock to shareholders, for approval of certain real estate matters: long-term leases and purchases, for the adoption of a retirement plan and stock options. They are also needed in order to authorize a line of credit or a large loan. The minutes and resolutions serve to solidify the corporation’s limited liability status
Shareholders resolutions may be needed to change the board of directors and to make amendments to the articles of incorporation.
The board minutes include the following:
The Shareholders Resolution should include the following:
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