Definitions for "Annual General Meeting"
(GB) or Annual Stockholders Meeting (US) - a yearly meeting to which companies have to invite all shareholders.
This is the yearly meeting of the members of an organisation which must be held to meet legal conditions. The annual accounts are presented for approval at this meeting.
This is the annual shareholder meeting. All companies apart from the very small are required to have an annual general meeting by law. The background to the company's annual accounts are normally covered in the AGM as well voting for new directors.