Companies Act 2014 section 180

Persons entitled to notice of general meetings

Section 180 sets out who is entitled to receive notice of a company's general meetings, how that notice may be delivered in certain circumstances, and the rights of statutory auditors in relation to general meetings.

• Notice of every general meeting must be given to all members, personal representatives of deceased members who would have had voting rights, assignees in bankruptcy of bankrupt members with voting rights, and the company's directors and secretary.
• For joint shareholders, notice need only be given to the joint holder whose name appears first in the register; where a member has died or become bankrupt, notice can be sent by prepaid post to the entitled persons at an address they have supplied, or by any means that would have applied before the death or bankruptcy if no address has been provided.
• Unless the company's constitution states otherwise, only those persons specified in the section are entitled to receive notices of general meetings.
• Where a company has statutory auditors (i.e. it has not availed of the audit exemption), those auditors are entitled to attend any general meeting, receive all related notices and communications, and be heard on any matter that concerns them in their capacity as auditors.