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Define: Emergency Meeting

The meaning of “Emergency Meeting” differs based on where it is used. We list many below, then combine them into one or more market-standard definitions.

How is Emergency Meeting defined in a legal contract?

  • Emergency Meeting means a meeting initiated by a governing body with the intent of addressing an unexpected event that requires immediate attention due to its pressing nature. Seen in 8 SEC filings.
  • Emergency Meeting means a meeting of a governing body called to address issues that are unable to be resolved using regular processes or matters that must be addressed prior to the next scheduled meeting to maintain regular operations. Seen in 6 SEC filings.
  • Emergency Meeting means a meeting of a governing body that is held to consider any business that is deemed by the Chair to be of an emergent or extraordinary nature. Seen in 3 SEC filings.
  • Emergency Meeting means a meeting called under certain provisions of the Act to deal with an emergency or urgent situation where the timing requires that a matter be addressed as soon as possible. Seen in 3 SEC filings.

Note: pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

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Which definition should you use?

🤔 has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

Emergency Meeting means a meeting initiated by a [governing body] to swiftly address an urgent or unexpected event.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • When an unexpected event disrupts normal operations
  • When a crisis requires immediate management intervention
  • When an urgent decision is required that affects the entire organization

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Genie Definition 2

Emergency Meeting means a meeting called by a [governing body] to deal with issues unable to be solved regularly or that must be addressed swiftly to continue standard operations.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • When there are unresolved issues that impact operations
  • When time-sensitive decisions need to be made
  • When conventional problem solving is inadequate

Relevant Sectors

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Emergency Meeting means a meeting initiated by a [governing body] to swiftly address an urgent or unexpected event.