Singapore legislation

Section 175

of Companies Act 1967

Section 175

Annual general meeting

Amended byAct 24 of 2025 wef 06/05/202615/2017Act 24 of 2025 wef 06/05/202615/2017

(1)

Subject to this section and section 175A, a company must hold, in addition to any other meeting, a general meeting of the company to be called the “annual general meeting” after the end of each financial year within —

(a)

4 months in the case of a public company that is listed; or

(b)

6 months in the case of any other company.

Amended byAct 24 of 2025 wef 06/05/2026

(2)

The Registrar may extend the period mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b) —

(a)

upon an application by the company, if the Registrar thinks there are special reasons to do so; or

(b)

in respect of any prescribed class of companies.

Amended by15/2017

(3)

Subject to notice being given to all persons entitled to receive notice of the meeting, a general meeting may be held at any time and the company may resolve that any meeting held or summoned to be held is the annual general meeting of the company.

(4)

Where a company fails to comply with subsection (1) —

(a)

the company and every officer of the company who is in default shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 and also to a default penalty; and

(b)

the Court may on the application of any member order a general meeting to be called.

Amended byAct 24 of 2025 wef 06/05/2026

(5)

The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, specify such other period in substitution of the period mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b), or both.

Amended by15/2017