Measures in respect of Company filings AGMs and other general meetings during Covid-19

News types: Codes and Standards Announcements, Company Specific, Corporate Reports, Generic Announcement, Guidance, Operating Procedures, Policies and Responsibilities

Published: 17 April 2020

On 28 March 2020, the Secretary of State for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma MP, announced that the Government would, as soon as possible, bring forward legislation to assist those companies for which COVID-19 restrictions make it difficult to meet statutory obligations to hold meetings and to file documentation on the Companies Register.  Those measures are being developed urgently.  The following Q&A is designed to provide companies with additional information upon which to plan activities over the coming months.

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