KYIV. Nov 7 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Shareholders can promptly hold meetings of a joint-stock company during martial law, if there are no more than five of them and if they own 100% of the shares, such an innovation was adopted by the National Securities and Stock Market Commission of Ukraine.
"In the event that shareholders who own 100% of voting shares have gathered in one place, they have the right to make any decision on issues falling within the competence of the general meeting of shareholders of such a company in accordance with the law and/or the charter of the joint-stock company," the Commission said in decision No. 1318 dated November 6, 2022.
According to it, for this, also at the end of the business day of the date of the general meeting, a register of shareholders shall be drawn up, and the minutes of the general meeting shall be signed by all shareholders.
As reported, until recently, the National Securities and Stock Market Commission allowed only remote meetings of shareholders during martial law.