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Sunrise Foods Ltd, a company, holds shares in Kaveri Agro Ltd. A general meeting of Kaveri Agro is to be held. Sunrise Foods wants to attend and vote. What is the correct way for it to be represented?

A body corporate that is a member may, by a resolution of its Board of Directors or other governing body, authorise any person it thinks fit to represent it at the company's meeting. That person exercises the same rights as an individual member.

  1. AIts Board of Directors or other governing body may by resolution authorise any person it thinks fit to act as its representative at the meetingCorrect
  2. BIt cannot attend, because only natural persons can be members' representatives
  3. COnly its managing director can attend, and no resolution is needed
  4. DIt must obtain approval from the Registrar before authorising a representative

Explanation

A body corporate that is a member can, by resolution of its Board or other governing body, authorise such person as it thinks fit to represent it at a company meeting. Such a person has the same rights as an individual member could exercise, including voting by proxy and postal ballot. No Registrar approval is required.

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