Bharat’s Virtual Meetings under Companies Act, 2013 By Gaurav Pingle – 2nd Edition July 2021.

Bharat’s Virtual Meetings under Companies Act, 2013 By Gaurav Pingle – 2nd Edition July 2021.

About Virtual Meetings under Companies Act, 2013

Chapter 1       Introduction to Meetings & Virtual Meetings under Companies Act

Chapter 2       Powers of the Board of Directors & Board approval process under Companies Act

Chapter 3       Shareholders’ Meetings under Companies Act

Chapter 4       Board Meetings through video conferencing

Chapter 5       FAQs on board meeting conducted through video conferencing

Chapter 6       Checklist for drafting of minutes of board meeting conducted through VC

Chapter 7       Principles governing disclosures & obligations of listed entity vis-à-vis provisions of virtual meetings

Chapter 8       Role of securities market intermediaries in voting & conducting virtual meetings of shareholders

Chapter 9       Annual General Meetings conducted  through video conferencing

Chapter 10     Scrutinizers Report for General Meetings conducted through video conferencing

Chapter 11     Extra-ordinary General Meetings  conducted through video conferencing

Chapter 12     FAQs on General Meeting conducted through video conferencing

Chapter 13     Checklist for drafting of minutes of  general meeting conducted through  VC or OAVM

Chapter 14     Declaration by Chairman of General Meeting

Chapter 15     Script & Guidelines for Conducting General Meeting through VC

Chapter 16     Postal Ballot vs. Shareholders meetings through Video Conferencing

Chapter 17     Future of Virtual Meetings under Companies Act

Annexure 1    Table of relevant sections [Companies Act, 1956 & 2013]

Annexure 2    General Circular No. 14/2020, dated 8-4-2020

Annexure 3    General Circular No. 17/2020, dated 13-4-2020

Annexure 4    General Circular No. 20/2020, dated 5-5-2020

Annexure 5    Additional relaxation in relation to compliance with certain provisions of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015  Covid-19 pandemic

Annexure 6    Clarification/Guidance on applicability of Secretarial Standards on Meetings of the Board of Directors (SS-1) and General Meetings (SS-2)

Annexure 7    Clarification/Guidance on applicability of Secretarial Standards on Meetings of the Board of Directors (SS-1) and General Meetings (SS-2)

Annexure 8    SS-1: Secretarial Standard on Meetings of the  Board of Directors

Annexure 9    SS-2: Secretarial Standard on General Meetings

Annexure 10  Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers)  Amendment Rules, 2021

Annexure 11  Clarification on passing of ordinary and special resolutions by companies under the Companies Act, 2013 read with rules made thereunder on account of COVID-19-Extension of time – reg.

Annexure 12  Clarification on passing of ordinary and special resolutions by companies under the Companies Act, 2013 read with rules made thereunder on account of COVID-19 — Extension of time – reg

Annexure 13  Clarification on holding of annual general meeting (AGM) through video conferencing (VC) or other audio visual means (OAVM)

Annexure 14  Relaxation from compliance with certain provisions of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 due to the  COVID -19 pandemic

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