COMPANIES PART 1 Introduction Citation, commencement and interpretation 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Companies (Tables A to F) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 1st October 2007. 2 In these Regulations, references to Tables A and C are to those tables in the Companies (Tables A to F) Regulations 1985 . PART 2 Amendments applicable to all companies limited by shares Interpretation 3 1 Regulation 1 of Table A is amended as follows. 2 Omit the definition of “the Act” and insert the following definition— “ the Act ” means the Companies Act 1985 including any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force and any provisions of the Companies Act 2006 for the time being in force; . General meetings 4 Regulation 36 of Table A ceases to have effect. 5 1 Regulation 37 of Table A is amended as follows. 2 After the words “proceed to convene” omit the words “an extraordinary” and insert the word “a”. 3 After the first reference to “general meeting” omit the words “for a date not later than eight weeks after receipt of the requisition” and insert the words “in accordance with the provisions of the Act”. Proceedings at general meetings 6 Regulation 53 of Table A ceases to have effect. Winding up 7 1 Regulation 117 of Table A is amended as follows. 2 After the words “with the sanction of” omit the words “an extraordinary” and insert the words “a special”. PART 3 Amendments applicable to private companies limited by shares only 8 Regulations 9 to 18 amend Table A only so far as it relates to private companies limited by shares. Notice of general meetings 9 1 Regulation 38 of Table A is amended as follows. 2 Omit the words “An annual general meeting and an extraordinary general meeting called for the passing of a special resolution or a resolution appointing a person as a director shall be called by at least twenty-one clear days’ notice. All other extraordinary”. 3 Omit paragraph (a). 4 In paragraph (b), omit the words “in the case of any other meeting” and “- five”. 5 Omit the words “and, in the case of an annual general meeting, shall specify the meeting as such”. Proceedings at general meetings 10 1 Regulation 40 of Table A is amended as follows. 2 At the beginning of the second sentence insert the words “Save in the case of a company with a single member”. Votes of members 11 1 Regulation 60 of Table A is amended as follows. 2 After the words “our behalf at the” omit the words “annual/extraordinary”. 12 1 Regulation 61 of Table A is amended as follows. 2 After the words “our behalf at the” omit the words “annual/extraordinary”. Appointment and retirement of directors 13 Regulations 73 to 75 of Table A cease to have effect. 14 1 Regulation 76 of Table A is amended as follows. 2 After the words “No person” omit the words “other than a director retiring by rotation”. 15 1 Regulation 77 of Table A is amended as follows. 2 After the words “meeting of any person” omit the words “(other than a director retiring by rotation at the meeting)”. 16 1 Regulation 78 of Table A is amended as follows. 2 Omit the words “Subject as aforesaid,”. 17 1 Regulation 79 of Table A is amended as follows. 2 Omit the second and third sentences. 18 Regulation 80 of Table A ceases to have effect. PART 4 Amendments applicable to public companies limited by shares only 19 Regulations 20 to 22 amend Table A only so far as it relates to public companies limited by shares. Notice of general meetings 20 1 Regulation 38 of Table A is amended as follows. 2 After the words “annual general meeting” omit the words “and an extraordinary general meeting called for the passing of a special resolution or a resolution appointing a person as a director”. 3 After the words “All other” omit the word “extraordinary”. Votes of members 21 1 Regulation 60 is amended as follows. 2 After the words “our behalf at the annual/” omit the word “extraordinary” and insert the words “any other”. 22 1 Regulation 61 is amended as follows. 2 After the words “our behalf at the annual/” omit the word “extraordinary” and insert the words “any other”. PART 5 Amendments applicable to companies limited by guarantee and not having a share capital Meaning of Table A 23 Before Article 1 of Table C insert the following— A1 References in these Articles to Table A are to that Table so far as it relates to private companies limited by shares. . Stephen Timms Minister of State for Competitiveness, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 3rd September 2007