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shareholders' meeting :: legal definition


Shareholders' meeting - n. a meeting, usually annual, of all shareholders of a corporation (although in large corporations only a small percentage attend) to elect the board of directors and hear reports on the company's business situation. In larger corporations top management people hold the proxies signed over to them by many of the shareholders to vote for them.

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board of directors :: n. the policy managers of a corporation or organiz ... he expertise. See also: corporation
corporation :: n. an organization formed with state governmental ... ation public corporation securities
cumulative voting :: n. in corporations, a system of voting by sharehol ... eholders with 1,001 or more shares.
derivative action :: n. a lawsuit brought by a corporation shareholder ... on director shareholder stockholder
director :: n. a member of the governing board of a corporatio ... lso: board of directors corporation
dividend :: n. a portion of profit, usually based on the numbe ... . See also: corporation shareholder
non-profit corporation :: n. an organization incorporated under state laws a ... harity corporation cy pres doctrine
preemptive right :: n. the right of a shareholder in a corporation to ... also: corporation shareholder stock
proxy :: n. 1) someone who is authorized to serve in one's ... d members and convention delegates.
quorum :: n. the number of people required to be present bef ... ly set by statute. See also: bylaws
shareholder :: n. the owner of one or more shares of stock in a c ... : corporation shareholders' meeting
shareholders' agreement :: n. an employment agreement among the shareholders ... re only three or four shareholders.
shareholders' derivative action :: n. a lawsuit by a corporation's shareholders, theo ... gement. See also: derivative action
voting trust :: n. a trust which solicits vote proxies of sharehol ... ation proxy shareholder stockholder

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