Special Meeting

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Notice is given that a Special Meeting of the Society will be held on 15 July 2025 at 18:00pm to consider and, if thought fit, approve a change to Rule 10.1 of the Society’s Rules, as set out below:

"Rule 10.1

The Board shall consist of sixteen directors elected by the members of the Society . . . . .

The Board may, in exceptional circumstances, co-opt an independent external Director to the Board in addition to the number of Directors specified in these rules.To be eligible to serve as a co-opted Director an individual must be a member of the Society.

A co-opted Director shall serve for a fixed period determined by the Board at the time of co-option, and such period shall be subject to review by the Board at least every twelve months; can serve for no more than nine years in total; may be removed from office at any time by a resolution passed by a majority of the members of the Board; cannot be an employee or former employee of the Society; cannot serve as President or Vice-President of the Society; shall be remunerated in an amount (to be disclosed in the Society’s published accounts) as fixed by the Board.

A co-opted Director’s appointment must be ratified by members at each Annual General Meeting of the Society.

Rules 10.10a and 10.10b shall not apply to co-opted Directors."

The meeting will be held online.

An explanatory paper can be found at the email address below.

Please note, in accordance with the Rules of the Society, you must have been a member on or before 15 January 2025 in order to vote.

 

By order of the Board

Edward Parker

Edward.parker@midcounties.coop

Secretary & Head of Governance

The Midcounties Co-operative Limited