An AGM (Annual General Meeting) is a mandatory yearly meeting of a company's shareholders, required under the Companies Act 2013. It must be held within 6 months of the financial year end (by 30 September for March year-end companies). Key business at an AGM includes:
- Adoption of audited financial statements
- Declaration of dividends
- Election/re-election of directors
- Appointment/reappointment of auditors
- Approval of related-party transactions
EGM (Extraordinary General Meeting)
An EGM is called outside the annual cycle for urgent shareholder decisions — like approving a fundraise, issuing CCPS, or major corporate restructuring. Both listed and unlisted companies can hold EGMs.
Why it matters for unlisted shares
AGM documents filed with the Registrar of Companies (MCA) are public record. For unlisted companies, the AGM filings — balance sheets, director reports, shareholder registers — are often the primary source of financial information available to you as a secondary buyer.
Example: An investor pulled an unlisted company's AGM filings from MCA to access 3 years of audited financials before making a purchase decision.