Extraordinary General MeetingEGM

A shareholder meeting called outside the annual cycle to decide urgent or special company business.

Also called EGM, special general meeting, extraordinary shareholders meeting.

An extraordinary general meeting handles matters that cannot wait for the next AGM, or that law and the articles treat as special business: large acquisitions, capital changes, mergers, or removing a director. Notice periods and voting thresholds are often stricter than for routine AGM items.

Key takeaways

EGMs are event driven; read the circular before you vote.
Special resolutions may need higher majority thresholds than ordinary ones.
Proxies matter even more when the outcome can reshape the company.
Not every EGM is a crisis, but each one deserves attention from serious holders.

Related terms

Annual General MeetingThe yearly meeting where shareholders receive accounts, vote on directors and other ordinary company business.
Proxy VoteA vote cast on your behalf at a shareholder meeting by someone you appoint when you cannot attend yourself.
TakeoverWhen one company gains control of another, usually by buying enough shares or agreeing a purchase of the whole firm.
Board of DirectorsThe group elected by shareholders to oversee management, set strategy direction and protect the company's long term interests.

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