Annual meeting requirements in Wisconsin (WBCL)
Wisconsin corporations must hold an annual shareholders' meeting under Wis. Stat. § 180.0701 at a time fixed by the bylaws. The meeting can be replaced by majority written consent under § 180.0704.
| Wis. Stat. § 180.0701 | Annual meeting required |
|---|---|
| Wis. Stat. § 180.0704 | Action without meeting |
| Wis. Stat. § 180.0705 | Notice of meeting |
| Wis. Stat. § 180.0721 | Voting |
| Deadline | Each year as fixed by bylaws |
| Written consent | Majority sufficient for most actions |
- Annual meeting under Wis. Stat. § 180.0701 at time fixed by bylaws
- Wisconsin follows the MBCA framework
- Written consent under § 180.0704 permits majority for most actions
- Notice 10-60 days before the meeting under § 180.0705
- Court-ordered meeting available under § 180.0703
Wis. Stat. § 180.0701 requirements
Section 180.0701 of the Wisconsin Business Corporation Law requires every Wisconsin corporation to hold an annual shareholders' meeting at a time fixed by the bylaws. The meeting elects directors and addresses other proper business. Wisconsin adopted the MBCA, so the framework follows MBCA Chapter 7 closely.
Written consent under § 180.0704
Wisconsin's consent regime permits action by written consent signed by holders of the minimum votes required at a meeting. For most actions including director elections, majority consent is sufficient.
Notice under § 180.0705
Notice must be sent not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the meeting, consistent with MBCA conventions.
What's distinctive about Wisconsin
Wisconsin is largely MBCA-aligned for annual-meeting purposes. The state's distinctive features (DFI administration of corporate filings, quarterly-anchored annual report deadline) are concentrated in the corporate-filings framework, not the annual-meeting framework itself. The standard MBCA majority-consent regime applies.
Octelligence generates the annual unanimous written consent or meeting minutes for every corporation.
See Digital Corporate RecordsTracked deadlines, jurisdiction-specific templates, electronic written consents.