Extraordinary General Meeting
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Related to extraordinary general meetings: Annual general meeting, stockholders meeting, Emergency General Meeting, Annual Shareholder Meeting
Extraordinary General Meeting
Any shareholders meeting other than the annual general meeting. Extraordinary general meetings are usually called to deal with an urgent matter, such as the replacement of an executive or perhaps some legal trouble with the company. Any decision that shareholders must make but cannot wait until the next annual general meeting is made at an EGM.
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