# The Companies (Model Articles) Regulations 2008, Paragraph 40: Attendance and speaking by directors and non-shareholders

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Directors may attend and speak at general meetings, whether or not they are shareholders.
(2) The chairman of the meeting may permit other persons who are not—
(a) shareholders of the company, or
(b) otherwise entitled to exercise the rights of shareholders in relation to general meetings,
to attend and speak at a general meeting.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3229/schedule/1/paragraph/40 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/companies-model-articles-regulations-2008/schedule-1/paragraph-40
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