How many at a meeting?

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Limited company - one director and the company secretary. Do both need to be present at a board meeting and general meeting to create a quorum?

Does it make any difference if both are shareholders, or if only the director is shareholder?
Chris McLaren

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By cmclaren1978
31st Oct 2005 11:31

Thanks Martin
So the answer was in the question - thanks for the answers, I was looking for a definitive answer, and it looks like the memo/articles of association will provide me with the answers. Thanks again

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By martinfoley07
28th Oct 2005 20:49

..bit difficult to know where to start....
...Chris, but perhaps best to just look at the meaning of the words in your questions, which will get you 99% of the way there.

"Board meeting". What do you think a "board" is? Commonly it means the board of director(s). Not the board of director)(s) and the company secretary. So it's a bit difficult to see how the company secretary can contribute to a quorum. However the specific company's Articles of Association are the only place to find out what constitutes a quorum for a specific company's directors meeting - have a peek. Hopefully the company's articles do not specify there must be more than one director (in which case, there is a slight problem!!)

"General meeting". A general meeting of whom? Assuming you mean it in the commonly used sense, it is a general meeting of shareholder(s), not a general meeting of shareholder(s) and directors, nor a general meeting of shareholder(s) and company secretaries, nor a general meeting of shareholder(s), directors and company secretaries.............But again, you must check the specific company's Articles of Association.

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