The meeting of Board of Directors (BOD) of Amarchand Lalchand Exports limited, a listed company was called on Sunday, the 9 th July, 2023 for consideration of quarterly financial results. One of the directors has recentl

CS Executive · Company Law · PYQS · December 2023
The meeting of Board of Directors (BOD) of Amarchand Lalchand Exports limited, a listed company was called on Sunday, the 9 th July, 2023 for consideration of quarterly financial results. One of the directors has recently shifted his residence and his present contact details have not been provided to the company. Referring to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 explain the period of notice, mode of service of notice to all directors including the director whose changed contact details are not available with the company and compliance requirement of intimating the stock exchange/s.

Answer & Explanation:

Period of Notice: According to Section 173(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Para 1.3.6 of SS-1, not less than 7 days of Notice in writing shall be given to every director at their address registered with the company and such Notice shall be sent by hand delivery or by registered post or by electronic means. Provided that a meeting of the Board may be called at shorter Notice to transact urgent business provided at least one independent director, if any, shall be present at the meeting. Mode of Notice: As the meeting of Board of Director (BOD) is scheduled on 9 th July, 2023, Sunday, the last date for giving Notice is 02 nd of July 2023 if the Notice is sent by electronic means like email or fax. If a director does not have an email id or the current email id of the director has not been furnished to the company, the Notice is to be sent two more days earlier by Registered Post or Speed Post by 30 th June 2023. In the absence of details of the postal or email address or any change thereto of a director, the notice of BOD meeting shall be sent by Registered Post or Speed Post by 30 th June 2023 to the address appearing in the DIN registration of the director. Compliance Requirement of Stock Exchange: As the company is a listed company, as per Regulation 29 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the company shall give prior intimation to the stock exchange at least 5 working days in advance excluding the date of intimation and the date of meeting of BOD. And such intimation shall include the date of such board meeting.

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