Shareholders' meetings are divided into regular meetings and temporary meetings.
Regular meetings refer to shareholders' meetings that must be held within a certain period of time according to the provisions of the Company Law and the Articles of Association. Regular meetings shall be held on time in accordance with the provisions of the company's articles of association, generally once a year. When formulating the articles of association, you can freely agree on the time for holding regular meetings. For example, it is stipulated that "the regular meeting of shareholders will be held twice a year, on a certain day of a certain year and a certain day of a certain year"; Or it can be stipulated that it will be held within one month after the end of each fiscal year.
An interim meeting is a shareholders' meeting held when necessary due to legal reasons or according to the proposal of legal personnel and institutions, in addition to the designated meeting. Shareholders representing110 or more voting rights, directors and supervisors representing 1/3 or more, and supervisors of companies without a board of supervisors may propose to convene an interim meeting.
Legal basis:
Company Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 100 The shareholders' meeting shall hold an annual meeting every year. In any of the following circumstances, an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders shall be held within two months:
(1) When the number of directors is less than two thirds of the number stipulated in this Law or the articles of association.
(2) When the company's uncompensated losses reach one third of the total paid-in share capital;
(3) The request of shareholders who individually or collectively hold more than 0/0% of the shares of the company/KLOC.
(4) When the board of directors deems it necessary;
(5) The time proposed by the board of supervisors.
(6) Other circumstances stipulated in the Articles of Association.
Article 102 When convening a general meeting of shareholders, shareholders shall be informed of the meeting time, place and matters to be considered 20 days before the meeting. The extraordinary shareholders' meeting shall be notified to all shareholders fifteen days before the meeting; Where bearer shares are issued, the time, place and matters for deliberation of the meeting shall be announced 30 days before the meeting is held.
Shareholders who individually or collectively hold more than 3% of the company's shares may put forward an interim proposal and submit it to the board of directors in writing ten days before the shareholders' meeting; The board of directors shall notify other shareholders within two days after receiving the proposal and submit the interim proposal to the shareholders' meeting for consideration. The contents of the interim proposal shall fall within the terms of reference of the shareholders' meeting, with clear topics and specific resolutions.
The general meeting of shareholders shall not make resolutions on matters not listed in the notices in the preceding two paragraphs.
Holders of bearer shares attending the shareholders' meeting shall deposit their shares with the company five days before the shareholders' meeting and at the closing of the shareholders' meeting.