You have been appointed as a Company Secretary for a Company formed a month ago. As the secretary, you are required to list out the items of business for the agenda for first meeting of Board of the Company.

The first meeting of the board may contain the following agendas: 1. To appoint the Chairman of the Meeting, ascertain quorum and grant leave of absence, if any. 2. To note the Certificate of Incorporation of the company, issued by the Registrar of Companies. 3. To take note of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the company as registered. 4. To note the situation of the Registered Office of the company and ratify the registered document of the title of the premises of the registered office in the name of the company or a Notarised copy of lease/ rent agreement in the name of the company. 5. To note the first Directors of the company. 6. To read and record the Notices of disclosure of interest given by the Directors. 7. To consider appointment of Additional Directors, if any. 8. To consider appointment of the Chairman of the Board. 9. To consider appointment of the first Auditors. 10. To adopt the Common Seal of the company, if any. 11. To appoint Bankers and to open bank accounts of the company. 12. To authorise printing of share certificates and correspondence with the depositories, if any. 13. To authorise the issue of share certificates to the subscribers to the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the company on receipt of subscription money. 14. To approve and ratify preliminary expenses and preliminary agreements. 15. to take note of secretarial standards. 16. To authorise personnel for GST and other registrations. 17. To delegate powers for day-to-day operations of Company. 18. To approve the appointment of the Key Managerial Personnel, if applicable and other senior officers.