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A member’s right to appoint a Proxy is governed by the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). In addition to the statutory provisions, companies are entitled to confer more extensive rights in relation to the Appointment of proxies in their Articles of association.

A Traded company has to comply with additional requirements in the CA 2006 in relation to the appointment of proxies. This Practice Note also summarises those additional requirements.

For examples of different types of proxy form, see Precedents:

1. •

   Short-form proxy form for the general meeting of a private company/unlisted public company

2. •

   Long-form proxy form for a general meeting of a private company/unlisted public company

3. •

   Proxy form for a general meeting of a listed company

This Practice Note does not cover voting by proxy. See Practice Note: Voting by proxy.

For information on the appointment of a corporate representative as an alternative to a proxy see Practice Note: How to appoint one or more corporate representatives.