RE: ORM at ODAC Toronto2 Mar 2020 19:01
As far as EGM requisitions go, it's straightforward. If you or a group of shareholders hold 5% of the company, you can serve a requisition notice on the directors to call an EGM. If you want to circumvent them and directly convene an EGM, you need 50%+ of the shares. Directors hold no shares so just a matter of gathering the votes. As an added bonus, I'd recommend running the notice by an Irish lawyer as the directors will look for any minor error/technicality to reject the requisition. Primary sources are the AOA (Article 51) and the Irish Companies Act (Section 178 and 1101 (which replaces 178(3) where a PLC is concerned).