Section 159

Procedure for election of directors.—(1) Subject to the provision of section 154, the existing directors of a company shall fix the number of directors to be elected in the general meeting, not later than thirty-five days before convening of such meeting and the number of directors so fixed shall not be changed except with the prior approval of the general meeting in which election is to be held.

(2) The notice of the meeting at which directors are proposed to be elected shall among other matters, expressly state—

(a) the number of directors fixed under sub-section (1); and

(b) the names of the retiring directors.

(3) Any member who seeks to contest an election to the office of director shall, whether he is a retiring director or otherwise, file with the company, not later than fourteen days before the date of the meeting at which elections are to be held, a notice of his intention to offer himself for election as a director:

Provided that any such person may, at any time before the holding of election, withdraw such notice.

(4) All notices received by the company in pursuance of sub-section (3) shall be transmitted to the members not later than seven days before the date of the meeting, in the same manner as provided under this Act for sending of a notice of general meeting. In the case of a listed company such notice shall be published in English and Urdu languages at least in one issue each of a daily newspaper of respective language having wide circulation.

(5) The directors of a company having a share capital shall, unless the number of persons who offer themselves to be elected is not more than the number of directors fixed under sub-section (1), be elected by the members of the company in general meeting in the following manner, namely—

(a) a member shall have such number of votes as is equal to the product of the number of voting shares or securities held by him and the number of directors to be elected;

(b) a member may give all his votes to a single candidate or divide them between more than one of the candidates in such manner as he may choose; and

(c)              the candidate who gets the highest number of votes shall be declared elected as director and then the candidate who gets the next highest number of votes shall be so declared and so on until the total number of directors to be elected has been so elected.

(6) The directors of a company limited by guarantee and not having share capital shall be elected by members of the company in general meeting in the manner as provided in articles of association of the company.

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