The Law on Shareholders' Meetings in Malaysia

Salim, Mohammad Rizal; Ong, Yee Shyun

The Law on Shareholders' Meetings in Malaysia

This material was first published by Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited in Mohammad Rizal Salim, “The Law on Shareholders' Meetings in Malaysia” [2009] I.C.C.L.R., Vol. 20, Issue 12 p.436 and is reproduced by agreement with the Publishers.

13 Pages Posted: 29 Aug 2009 Last revised: 20 Mar 2017

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Mohammad Rizal Salim

Nottingham University Business School, Malaysia Campus

Yee Shyun Ong

Independent

Date Written: August 27, 2009

Abstract

Shareholders’ meetings provide links of communication between shareholders and management and enables members to exercise their votes. The law that governs these meetings is, therefore, an important aspect of corporate governance. This paper identifies critical weaknesses in the law on shareholders’ meetings in Malaysia and makes some suggestions to overcome these weaknesses.

Keywords: Shareholders' meetings, corporate governance, law, Malaysia

JEL Classification: K00, K20, K40

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Salim, Mohammad Rizal and Ong, Yee Shyun, The Law on Shareholders' Meetings in Malaysia (August 27, 2009). This material was first published by Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited in Mohammad Rizal Salim, “The Law on Shareholders' Meetings in Malaysia” [2009] I.C.C.L.R., Vol. 20, Issue 12 p.436 and is reproduced by agreement with the Publishers., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1462686