Shareholder meeting: proxy form

This form of proxy for shareholder meeting is a template proxy form for a general meeting of a private limited company. The proxy form is for the appointment of a single proxy.

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When do I use this document?

  • to accompany the notice of a general meeting of shareholders of a private limited company
  • for the appointment of a proxy by a shareholder to attend and vote at the general meeting

What are the key features?

  • option to appoint either a named individual or the chair of the meeting as the proxy
  • option to direct the proxy to vote either for or against each resolution
  • includes notes for completing and delivering the proxy form to the company in advance of the meeting

What else do I need to know?

Shareholders have a statutory right under the Companies Act 2006 to appoint one or more proxies to exercise all their rights at a shareholder meeting, including the rights to attend, speak and vote at the meeting.  The proxy appointment need not include voting instructions for the proxy.  However, if instructions are provided, the proxy must vote according to the member’s instructions.  If more than one proxy is appointed, each proxy must be assigned to exercise the rights attached to different shares.

How is a proxy appointed?

A proxy is appointed by the shareholder completing and delivering a written proxy notice to the company prior to the general meeting.  Each general meeting notice must include a statement of shareholders’ rights to appoint one or more proxies.  Typically, the form of proxy is included with the general meeting notice.

The Articles of Association may specify the form and contents of a proxy notice and the deadline for its delivery in advance of the general meeting.  This deadline cannot exceed 48 hours prior to the meeting, considering working days only.

What other documents are available?

Related documents for calling and holding general meetings include:

When do I use this document?

  • secured loan agreement for a secured loan of a fixed amount to be drawn in a single advance
  • for a borrower which is a company incorporated in England and Wales
  • for a loan repayable on a single repayment date or in instalments

What are the key features?

  • easy to edit, with 21 clauses over 13 pages
  • single advance of specified loan amount
  • regular interest payments at either fixed or floating interest rate by reference to specified bank’s base rate of interest
  • repayment either on a single repayment date or in instalments
  • undertakings from the borrower, including to provide information to the lender and prohibition on granting security and additional borrowings
  • events of default, including a failure by the borrower to repay the loan or interest, leading to the lender having the right to demand immediate repayment

What else do I need to know?

The security would need to be created and governed by a separate security document between the borrower and the lender, depending on the nature of the secured property or assets.  Examples of security documents include:

  • a charge over property
  • a charge over shares
  • a debenture, containing fixed and floating charges over all of the borrower’s assets and undertaking

What other documents are available?

For a form of unsecured loan document, see

For forms of unsecured and secured facility agreements, for advances of loans in several lump sums, see

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Updated by a lawyer on 15/08/2024

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