(a)        A corporation shall hold a meeting of shareholders annually at a time stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws.

(b)        Unless the board of directors determines to hold the meeting solely by means of remote communication in accordance with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55-7-09(c), annual shareholders’ meetings may be held (i) in or out of this State at the place stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws, or (ii) if no place is stated in or fixed in accordance with the bylaws, at the corporation’s principal office.

(c)        The failure to hold an annual meeting at the time stated in or fixed in accordance with a corporation’s bylaws does not affect the validity of any corporate action. Upon such failure, whether from lack of quorum or otherwise, a substitute annual meeting may be called in accordance with the provisions of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55-7-02 and any meeting so called may be designated as the annual meeting.

(d)       Any matter relating to the affairs of a corporation that is appropriate for shareholder action is a proper subject for action at an annual meeting of shareholders, and unless required by some provision of this Chapter, the matter need not be specifically stated in the notice of meeting. ?(1901, c. 2, ss. 46, 49, 51; Rev., ss. 1179, 1188, 1190; C.S., ss. 1168, 1169, 1176; G.S., ss. 55-105, 55-106, 55-113; 1955, c. 1371, s. 1; 1959, c. 1316, ss. 21, 22; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 801, s. 44; 1989, c. 265, s. 1; 2021-162, s. 1(a).)