Companies Act 2014 section 1104

Right to put items on the agenda of the general meeting and to table draft resolutions

Section 1104 sets out the right of members of a traded public limited company (PLC) to add items to the agenda of a general meeting and to propose draft resolutions, subject to minimum shareholding thresholds and notice requirements.

• Members holding at least 3% of issued share capital (representing at least 3% of total voting rights) may add items to an annual general meeting agenda or table draft resolutions for any general meeting
• Requests must be submitted in writing or electronically at least 42 days before the relevant meeting date
• Where the agenda has already been circulated to members and must be revised, the PLC must reissue it in time for members to appoint a proxy or vote by correspondence
• The PLC must publish the date of its next annual general meeting on its website by the end of the previous financial year or at least 70 days before the meeting, whichever is earlier