Right to attend General Meeting of Shareholders
Right to attend General Meeting of Shareholders
1. Shareholders, being individuals or authorized representatives of shareholders which are organizations, may attend the General Meeting of Shareholders in person or authorize another person in writing to do so. A shareholder being an organization which does not have an authorized representative pursuant to the provisions in article 96.3 of this Law may authorize another person to attend the General Meeting of Shareholders.
2. The authorization for a representative to attend the General Meeting of Shareholders must be made in writing on the form stipulated by the company and must bear signatures in accordance with the following provision;
(a) Authorization to represent a shareholder being an individual must bear the signatures of both that shareholder and the person authorized to attend the meeting;
(b) Authorization on behalf of a shareholder being a company which is the principal must bear the signatures of the authorized representative, of the legal representative of the company and of the person authorized to attend the meeting;
(c) In other cases the authorization must bear the signatures of the legal representative of the shareholder and of the person authorized to attend the meeting.
Any person authorized to attend a General Meeting of Shareholders must submit his written authorization prior to entering the meeting room.
3. In the cases stipulated in clause 4 of this article, the voting slip of the person authorized to attend a meeting within the scope of his authorization shall remain effective in one of the following cases;
(a) The principal dies, or his capacity for civil acts is lost or is restricted;
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(b) The principal terminates the authorization.
4. The provision in clause 2 of this article shall not apply if the company receives written notification about one of the circumstances stipulated in clause 3 of this article no later than twenty four (24) hours prior to the time of opening of the General Meeting of Shareholders.
5. Where shares are assigned between the date of completion of the list of shareholders and the opening date of the General Meeting of Shareholders, the assignee shall be entitled to attend the General Meeting of Shareholders in place of the assignor in respect of the assigned shares.
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Daiviet Law Firm
Daiviet Notary Office
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