German word

Hauptversammlung

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈhaʊ̯ptfɛɐ̯ˌzamlʊŋ/

Meaning

feminine nounshareholders' meeting

Example

Das Protokoll der Hauptversammlung wurde gestern verteilt.

The minutes of the shareholders' meeting were distributed yesterday.

Illustration for Hauptversammlung (shareholders' meeting)

More examples

Ich bin zur Hauptversammlung eingeladen.

I have been invited to the shareholders' meeting.

Core concept

The official decision-making assembly in which a corporation's shareholders vote on important company matters.

Common phrases

bei der Hauptversammlung dabei sein
attend the shareholders' meeting
zur Hauptversammlung eingeladen sein
be invited to the shareholders' meeting
die Hauptversammlung absagen
call off the shareholders' meeting

Similar words

Gesellschafterversammlung: A meeting of company owners who decide profit distribution and management policy by ownership share.
Betriebsversammlung: A workplace meeting where employees and management discuss work issues and conditions.
Versammlung: A general gathering of people united by a common purpose.

Definition in German

Die Hauptversammlung ist das oberste Organ einer Aktiengesellschaft, in dem Aktionäre über Satzungsänderungen, Dividenden und andere zentrale Fragen entscheiden.

Word origin

The noun combines Haupt, 'main' or 'chief', with the deverbal noun Versammlung from versammeln, 'to gather', forming the term for the shareholders' central assembly.

Usage tips

Hauptversammlung concerns shareholders, whereas Betriebsversammlung refers to a meeting of employees within a workplace.

Other meanings

annual general meetingnoun
general shareholders' meetingnoun