Sunday, 20 April 2014

12.11.5 (Class Meetings)

When it is proposed to alter, vary or affect the rights of particular class of shareholders (e.g., where accumulated dividends on cumulative preference shares is to be cancelled) and it is not possible to obtain the consent in writing, of the holders of ¾th  of the issued shares of that class, a meeting of the holders of those shares may be called. Such a meeting is commonly known as a 'class meeting'. It should be noted that all resolutions in a class meeting must be passed as special resolutions.

The holders of at least 10 percent of the issued shares of that class who did not consent in favour of the resolution m ay apply to the Court within 21 days to have the resolution cancelled and where such application is made, the resolution shall not have effect unless and until it is confirmed by the Court

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