The General meeting of shareholders of Swiss Stock Corporations as of 2023
The revised Swiss Corporation Law which comes into force on January 1, 2023, increases the flexibility of the board of directors with regard to organizing general meetings of shareholders. The general meeting does no longer have to be held in person – instead, general meeting of shareholders with different venues, hybrid general meetings, purely written general meetings or even completely virtual meetings are finally (and irrespective of COVID) permitted. The following article sets out the essential aspects of the various implementation options and points out unique features.